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Letters... Where your views make the news Letters... Where your views make the news
At no time was there any effort at bringing a new constitution into effect DEAR EDITOR, The recent decision by acting Chief Justice Ian Chang in case of Cedric Richardson v Attorney General and Raphael Trotman comes at an interesting time in Guyana’s political history. During the run-up to the recent elections, there was considerable debate about the nature of our 1980 amended constitution and democracy in Guyana. Therefore, it is not surprising that the one-man constitutional court’s decision by the acting Chief Justice would generate significant discussions and controversy, in and out of Guyana. As part of that public debate, a letter appeared in your letter column (‘Why not a referendum on the whole constitution? ‘SN, July 13), the author Vishnu Bisram posited that the time has come to examine the entire amended 1980 constitution, and, not some of its parts. It is a position I suspect that would find general
acceptance by all Guyanese in and outside of Guyana. As we seek to enhance and deepen our fragile democratic framework, the original 1980 constitution and its amended features, continue to prove deficient, or, in some instances, an impediment to the full democracy project. However, the writer’s call for a new constitution is betrayed by the narrative appearing within his letter. Firstly, the continued use of “Burnham constitution,” reveals the true intent of the author. As far as I am aware, Burnham departed to the after-life some thirty years ago. During that period, there was the seven-year Hoyte administration, and, twenty three years of successive PPP administrations. Editor, at no time, was there any effort at bringing about a new constitution into effect. We were prepared to go down the road of amendments rather than replace the old instrument. All of the political parties and actors endorsed that process.
Therefore, it is time Bisram stops his deliberate linking of the amended constitution with Forbes Burnham. In 2015, the constitution is ours, we preserved it but for some amendments. If Bisram is uncertain about the presence of Forbes Burnham, maybe he should do one of his ubiquitous polls requiring citizens to answer the question, is Burnham dead? Secondly, the letter advances the argument that the process to alter or change a declared fundamental right of a constitution can only occur by way of electorate voting to do so. The Chief Justice and Bisram somehow view a process whereby twothirds of an elective legislature, acting as agents for the electorate, is an undemocratic process. For all practical purposes, this argument asserts the supremacy of fifty plus one over agents acting on behalf of sixty-six percent of the electorate. Leroy Nelson Brooklyn, NY
DEAR EDITOR, With reference to a headline in Sunday’s (July 12) edition of the Kaieteur News, ‘GRA Deputy Commissioner General sent packing’, I am appalled by the seemingly biased reporting by whichever reporter was covering this story. The report that was given by the Revenue Authority is that Mr. Sealey’s contract had expired and a decision was taken not to renew it. The Kaieteur News report goes on to say that Mr. Sealey’s rehiring was met with some opposition in the then PPP/C-led administration. Now a person could be accused of wrongdoing but without substantial evidence to try in a court of law or that would be in violation of one’s contract, the individual is considered innocent until
proven guilty. This sort of reporting reminds me of the dogmatic subjectivity that has been long associated with the Kaieteur News. Addressing someone’s termination of service as sent packing when in fact his contract is merely not renewed is an attempt to hint at sensationalised reporting or a biased view towards an organisation or individual. Even though I fully understand the frustration that has built up with the previous administration due to alleged corruption and the optimism felt by the election of a new administration, we must not forget our responsibility to continue to act decently and professionally in the standards we set for ourselves.
Journalism is a very important profession in terms of educating the public of the issues relating to them, but if approached from a biased point of view, it has the power to incite varying reaction from the uninformed public. In light of the progress made recently in our country’s history, let us continue to embrace this wave of positivity. We have commissions of inquiry conducting investigations into wrongdoing in the previous administration, and should allow this process to be respected and desist from allowing our political agenda (if any), biases and preferences to cloud or judgment and awareness for responsible reporting. It is my hope that my opinion is taken in good stead Adrian Sukhram
Sensationalised reporting
Tackle crime or senselessly lose citizens DEAR EDITOR, As a citizen I am deeply concerned about the crime situation which seems to be spiraling out of control in this dear land of ours. The rate at which crime is increasing is quiet alarming. It is almost two months since the change in Administration and we are still awaiting the strategies to be implemented, to tackle this social problem in our society. Editor, I reside in the West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme which is being affected with the surge in criminal activities. Every other night, and even broad daylight, individuals are being mugged and beaten by unknown persons. These unknown robbers would usually traverse areas where
persons have to frequent to go home, and attack them. In most of these areas there is no street lighting during the nights. Despite there exists a Police Station nearby, I am of the view that it is understaffed with the necessary law enforcers to deal with the escalating crimes in this community. I believe quicker action is needed by the Ministry of Public Security to combat and arrest this problem as soon as possible. I am also of the view that there is a need for more officers to frequent not only the West Ruimveldt Community, but other nearby areas where criminal activities are steadily increasing. It is discouraging to know
that you cannot venture out late at nights or even be safe in your own homes because of fear of being robbed and killed by these callous individuals. It seems as though the criminals are no longer afraid of the law, and have become more blatant with their acts. How much longer do citizens have to suffer at the hands of these criminals? When will we be guaranteed public safety? Through this column of your newspaper I would like to appeal to the new Minister of Public Security to act swiftly to implement the crimefighting strategies or else Guyana will continue to senselessly lose its citizens to crime. Concerned resident
From page 4 But if after a parliamentary majority vote to amend the Constitution, the next step is for Parliament to prescribe a manner in which the passed vote reaches the people in the form of a referendum, did the original framers of the 1980 Constitution deliberately insert the word ‘may’ after ‘Parliament’ to indicate it is an option? I ask the question because after the unanimous parliamentary vote supporting 1999-2001 constitutional reforms, including presidential term limit, Parliament did not send its ‘yes’ vote in the form of a referendum to the people. I close by urging my fellow Guyanese to always be
cognizant of the fact that the 1980 Constitution was not written for the people of Guyana, but for Forbes Burnham and his PNC government, so that certain constitutional articles that appear controversial, are controversial because of their intent and not mere content. That was why the entire 1980 Constitution should have been shelved instead of tink-
ered with in 1999-2001. I now look forward to the coalition government’s promise to make genuine, people-based constitutional reform a priority issue going forward, while stymieing Mr. Jagdeo’s third term bid. He had his chance 15 years ago to get it right and he blew it. Emile Mervin
Jagdeo had his chance to get it right...
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Committee to guide CPCE and UG’s collaboration in the making – Education Dean Even as the University of Guyana (UG) and the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) work towards forging closer collaborations to offer the Associate Degree in Education and Bachelors Degree in Education Programme, plans are apace for the setting up of a strategic committee to help guide the way forward. This is according to Dean of the Faculty of Education and Humanities, Mr. Alim Hosein. “We are forming a small committee which will engage in regular meetings with CPCE probably once per month and we will probably work on a few specific goals and objectives that we can achieve semester by semester or year by year so that tangible things can be done.” Already the committee members from the University sides have been identified, said Hosein, as he asserted “there is much to look forward to.” His disclosure was forthcoming at a handing over ceremony on Thursday in the University’s Education Lecture Theatre where books and equipment were presented to the University, compliments of the Guyana Improving Teachers Project (GITEP). The GITEP programme, which has Mr. Tota Mangar
Educators examine some of the books recently donated by GITEP to the UG Library. as its Coordinator, has been in existence for a number of years. Its stated objective is to improve the learning achievement of Guyana’s school children by improving the effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of teacher education. The objective is one that was deemed consistent with the Ministry of Education’s Strategic Plan for 2008-2013 which aims to raise the standard of living in Guyana through improving education in its overall effectiveness. Based on information out of the Education Ministry the
total project cost is US$5.12 million with US$4.2 million being a loan from the World Bank and the remainder from Government and the Commonwealth of Learning and Local Sources. However, the GITEP programme is swiftly coming to an end. The challenge, therefore, according to Hosein, would be for UG and CPCE to work together in order to show the benefits of the programme in the years ahead. On Thursday both UG and CPCE were the beneficiaries of a quantity of
books and equipment from GITEP which were handed over by Mangar. At a ceremony at UG, Hosein observed that over
the last few years there has been a transition in terms of the modes of learning. He said that internet technologies have transferred many things including the delivery of education. “We can no longer depend on chalk and talk but you know also that the University is challenged for resources and what we have through the GITEP programme is a very good way of improving our resources,” noted Hosein. Recently, too, the Education Faculty was the recipient of a computer laboratory and it is set to shortly benefit from a smart classroom. Among the support from GITEP has been the provision of projectors and digital cameras which, according to Hosein, will be of direct benefit not only in the material sense but should redound to the improvement
in the general delivery of education. But in order to see the desired results he pointed to the need for educators to revamp the delivery and ways of teaching to gradually and probably not so gradually make use and incorporate these technologies into our teachings. He nevertheless stressed that “we cannot escape the value of books in the hand.” GITEP has provided the UG library with in excess of 50 book titles in a wide range of education disciplines including management, linguistics, technology, guidance and counselling. “This considerably enhances our resources. So we must be thankful for all of these in helping to move the University unto a different plain of education delivery,” asserted Hosein.
Woman, 52, years seeks financial aid for heart surgery Fifty-two year-old Zabeeda Yassin of 26 Vriesland, West Bank Demerara, is seeking the public’s assistance to raise funds to facilitate her surgery at the Caribbean Heart Institute scheduled for next month. Due to Zabeeda’s heart condition she is forced to
have a Coronary Angiogram which is and X-ray imaging to view the heart’s blood vessels and an Angioplasty which is a coronary intervention to dilate narrow arteries along with other tests. Those procedures are estimated to cause almost US$10,000 for her to be restored to good health.
Yassin is a single parent who worked as a domestic for over 25 years. Due to family constraints she was unable to pay NIS and therefore cannot rely on that to sustain her medical expenses. Anyone willing to assist Zabeeda Yassin is asked to make contributions through Republic Bank Account # 790-4261
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U.S. steps up air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq
Members of Iraq’s Shi’ite paramilitaries launch a rocket towards Islamic State militants in the outskirts of the city of Falluja, in the province of Anbar, Iraq (REUTERS/STRINGER) U.S.-led forces stepped up air operations in Iraq against Islamic State positions, with 29 of 39 air strikes in the country on Sunday coming near the Anbar provincial capital Ramadi, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air operations said in a statement yesterday. There also were nine air strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State forces with bomber, fighter-attack and
drone aircraft, seven coming near Al Hasakah and one each near Raqqah and Kobani, according to the statement. Iraqi troops and Shi’ite Muslim militia forces attacked Islamic State fighters on several fronts on Monday in Anbar province at the start of what is likely to be a long and fiercely contested offensive. The U.S. military statement said air strikes were conducted in Iraq on Sunday
near seven cities using bomber, attack, fighter-attack and drone aircraft. Most came near Ramadi, according to the statement, targeting Islamic State staging areas, excavators, an armored personnel carrier and another vehicle. Other air strikes in Iraq came near Al Huwayjah, Habbaniyah, Hit, Makhmur, Sinjar and Tal Afar, the statement said.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari sacked his army, navy, air force and defence chiefs yesterday in a widely expected move to boost the fight against Boko Haram militants who have killed hundreds of people in the past few weeks. Buhari, a former general, swiftly replaced all four men and named a new national security adviser in the latest of a series of moves to end the six-year-old jihadist insurgency. Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin, previously head of army training, was named Chief of Defence Staff. The new Chief of Army Staff, T.Y. Buratai, comes from Borno state, one of those worst hit by Boko Haram attacks, and was previously in charge of a multinational joint task force against the insurgents. “I think it will have a positive impact on the military offensive in the northeast over the next few months because the military from midlevel and up have been awaiting a change in leadership,” said Thomas Hansen, an analyst at consultancy Control Risks. “That has created a ‘wait and see’ situation, which has caused decision-making to
suffer. It has likely been one source of distraction for the military.” Since his inauguration in May, Buhari has moved Nigeria’s defence command centre to Maiduguri, the birthplace of the jihadi sect, and is setting up the headquarters of the multinational force in Chad’s capital N’Djamena. In June, Amnesty International accused Nigeria’s military of systemic human rights abuses and the deaths of 8,000 prisoners and called for an investigation into many top military officials including the army and air force chiefs. Former President
Goodluck Jonathan was heavily criticized for his inability to crush Boko Haram and rescue some 200 schoolgirls abducted by the group in April 2014. The militants, operating mainly in the northeast of Africa’s biggest oil producer, have killed thousands of people and displaced around 1.5 million. Army morale hit an all time low under Jonathan and it was not until the start of 2015 that the militants were finally pushed out of most areas with the help of foreign mercenaries, troops from neighboring countries and new equipment.
Nigeria’s president purges defence top brass to take on Boko Haram
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Greece faces tough conditions under deal with euro zone Euro zone leaders made Greece surrender much of its sovereignty to outside supervision yesterday in return for agreeing to talks on an 86 billion euro bailout to keep the near-bankrupt country in the single currency. Just hours after the deal was settled in marathon allnight talks, doubts were already emerging about whether leftwing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras would be able to hold his government together long enough to implement any bailout. The terms imposed by international lenders led by Germany in all-night talks at an emergency summit obliged Tsipras to abandon promises of ending austerity and could fracture his government and cause an outcry in Greece. “Clearly the Europe of austerity has won,” Greece’s Reform Minister George Katrougalos said. “Either we are going to accept these draconian measures or it is the sudden death of our economy through the continuation of the closure of the banks. So it is an agreement that is practically forced upon us,” he told BBC radio.
An anti-EU protester unfurls a Greek national flag next to riot police on the steps in front of the parliament building during a demonstration of about five hundred people in Athens, Greece yesterday. (REUTERS/JEAN-PAUL PELISSIER) If the summit on Greece’s third bailout had failed, Athens would have been staring into an economic abyss with its banks on the brink of collapse and the prospect of having to print a parallel currency and exit the euro.
“The agreement was laborious, but it has been concluded. There is no Grexit,” European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told a news conference after 17 hours of bargaining. He dismissed suggestions
that Tsipras had been humiliated even though the summit statement insisted repeatedly that Greece must now subject much of its public policy to prior agreement by bailout monitors. “In this compromise, there
are no winners and no losers,” Juncker said. “I don’t think the Greek people have been humiliated, nor that the other Europeans have lost face. It is a typical European arrangement.” Tsipras himself, elected five months ago to end five years of suffocating austerity, said he had “fought a tough battle” and “averted the plan for financial strangulation”. But to get the accord through parliament by the deadline on Wednesday, Tsipras will have to rely on votes from pro-European opposition parties, raising big question marks over the future of his government and opening the prospect of snap elections. Leftwing rebels in the ruling Syriza party and his junior coalition partner, the right-wing Independent Greeks party, indicated they would not tear up election pledges that brought them to power in January. “We cannot agree to that,” Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos told reporters after meeting Tsipras. “In a parliamentary democracy there are rules and we uphold them.”
Greece won conditional agreement to receive a possible 86 billion euros ($95 billion) over three years. As part of the deal, euro zone finance ministers discussed how to keep Greece financed during the time it will need to agree a bailout, but none of the options appear easy, officials said. Athens must meet a tight timetable for enacting unpopular reforms of value added tax, pensions, budget cuts, bankruptcy rules and an EU banking law that could be used to make big depositors take losses. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she could recommend “with full confidence” that the Bundestag authorize the opening of loan negotiations once the Greek parliament has approved the entire program and passed the first laws. The Bundestag is due to vote on Greece on Friday. Merkel’s allies meanwhile defended the deal, with her chief of staff, Peter Altmaier, saying Europe had won and Germany “was part of the solution — from the beginning until the end!”
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THE ASSET RECOVERY UNIT An asset-recovery unit is to be established in Guyana. In theory this sounds commendable. All countries should attempt to recover as much assets that have been stolen from them. However there are number of preliminary points which have to be settled. Firstly, there has to be some basis, other than academic or intellectual conjecture, to establish that the State has been denuded of large amounts of State assets. If a few dozen cars are stolen, then there are state agencies like the Guyana Police Force whose function is to investigate such disappearances. There is no need for a special assets recovery unit. It has been said that one academic has posited that as much as $300B may have been stolen from Guyana. I do not know if this is a cumulative figure or it is an
annual figure. If it is an annual figure then it would be larger than the total Budget of the country and therefore would have to involve misappropriation of private funds. The methodology as to how this sum, whether it is cumulative or annually, needs to be examined. But even if such is presented, there has to be some tangible evidence that would be necessary to justify establishing such a unit. The first hurdle to be crossed is therefore whether there is a basis for the establishment of the unit. The second hurdle to be crossed is the likely total sum to be recovered. If the sum to be recovered cannot meet the expenditure involved in tracking down the assets, it makes little sense to go after the alleged disappeared assets. You may end up spending millions of dollars to recover hundreds of dollars in assets.
The third hurdle is the legal framework. If the stolen assets are in Guyana, it needs to be asked whether there is a strong enough legal framework to facilitate their recovery. The regulatory laws in Guyana are generally weak and it is doubtful whether they can support effective asset recovery. It is suspected that if indeed there was massive stealing of public resources them much of these resources may have found their way into foreign jurisdictions. How does the unit to be established hope to go after these assets. It certainly does not have extra- jurisdictional reach and it is doubtful whether foreign powers are going to assist unless the crimes involved have corrupted their economic or social systems. The fourth hurdle, and perhaps the most important of all, concerns the
Dem boys seh...
Guyana contractors can barely dig a latrine pit Mexico put de most powerful drug lord in a maximum security prison. De first time dem ketch de man was in 2001. Of course dem lock up de man but was only fuh a short time because de man get away from de jail. It tek dem thirteen years fuh ketch back de man. This is de man dem call El Chapo or Short man. Guyana had its own Short man and he too end up in jail, but not in Guyana. He end up in a jail in de States and he can’t get away till now. Dem boys don’t even think he try. But El Chapo get away again. He drop from he prison floor to a tunnel and walk or ride a mile to freedom. Now dem boys seh that is contractors who build that tunnel. Dem dig it straight as an arrow from some place to right under El Chapo jail floor. Is no ordinary thing fuh dig fuh one mile and come up straight under a floor that is only a couple feet wide. If was in Guyana and Bee Kay did get that contract, he woulda dig de tunnel but
fuh sure, instead of ending up under de camp Street jail it woulda end up in Ohh Pee. Some other contractor would end up somewhere pun de East Coast. But only if dem had a 200-year contract. De best thing dem coulda do would be to dig a latrine pit. None of dem contractor woulda meet de first deadline. If anyone of dem did tek on de job fuh dig El Chapo out of jail, from de time dem start to de time dem finish de prisoner woulda dead; he son woulda be an old man and he grandson woulda done graduate from high school. That is why dem boys seh that is a good thing that no Guyanese contractor gone to Mexico. From de time dem tek de money fuh dig de tunnel dem was signing dem death warrant. And like two miserable people, Guyana and Venezuela kiss and make up again. Venezuela tekking back Guyana rice and Guyana tekking de oil. Talk half and don’t compare de Mexicans and de Guyanese contractors
perception that this assets recovery unit to be established may be used as a vehicle or witch- hunting persons in society. This is a unit which is likely to be given tremendous powers to investigate not just government officials but also private citizens. The powers would likely have to be highly intrusive. It is important therefore that the functions of this unit be made clear to the public. It is important also that the legal powers of the unit be established and that some oversight be put in place to ensure that this u n i t d o e s n o t abuse its powers or does not use its powers to pursue with private or political vendetta. The persons appointed to this unit should themselves
be subject to scrutiny. They should be required to declare their assets to the Integrity Commission before they commence work and their assets should be regularly monitored. This is not small money that is pursued; it is from all accounts hundreds of billions of dollar. This requires a specialized and highly trained
unit with persons of impeccable character who can withstand public scrutiny.
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== THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN ==
Today President Obama makes an announcement that Guyana must listen to Today President Barack Obama addresses the annual conference of the oldest civil rights organization in the US – National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP). African-Americans no longer use the term “coloured” which they find pejorative. Out of a mark of deep respect for the greatness of the NAACP, AfricanAmericans have allowed it to retain the word, “coloured” in its name. In his address today, President Obama will touch on the need to reform mandatory minimum sentence for non-violent crimes. He is expected to describe the
disproportionate effect it has on the non-white people in the US. Later this week, Obama will achieve the distinction of shortening the sentences of more convicts of non-violent crimes than any other President gone before him. President Gerald Ford had pardoned more convicted people but these were mostly draft-dodgers during the Vietnam War. Obama’s words have huge implications for Guyana. Every Guyanese should read or listen to Obama today. This country is destroying its youths through mandatory prison sentences for the possession of small amounts of marijuana
and cocaine. One does not have to be a journalist or an academic to know that per week this country charges and remands five persons accused of drug possession. The figure is roughly twenty per month. In a population of just under 800,000 this is a horror show. The imprisonment of young men for small amounts of marijuana in Guyana tells a story that every politician is scared of confronting - it has an ethnic dimension. Obama will not be afraid to identify African-Americans as the main victims of mandatory prison sentence for drugs. Here in Guyana no one wants to make that sociological observation. In this country we have an African-rights organization named ACDA. It is yet to pay attention to this tragedy. The PNC’s biology comes from the African-Guyanese community but the PNC has stayed away from the subject. The AFC is too middle class to stray in that direction. The WPA may be divided on the issue but then again you can count the number of
leaders the WPA has on your fingers and you wouldn’t reach ten. The trade unions seem to think that it is not an industrial vexation. The churches are too conservative to even contemplate changes in the legislation. The PPP will see it as none of its business. The PPP’s physiology comes from Indians and the percentage of Indian youths jailed for marijuana is very small compared to Afro-Guyanese. But make no mistake; the PPP is an energetic party when it comes to defending the interests of its constituencies. This columnist believes that if conviction for small amounts of marijuana was a perversity pronounced in the Indian community, the PPP would have already created a tsunami of condemnation in Guyanese society. This country is in for a surprise with the PPP in opposition. The PPP plays opposition politics very well. The PPP may have to face dangerous moments over its
semi-fascist rule during the Jagdeo/Ramotar reign but as an opposition party the PPP is going to create nightmares for the APNU-AFC Government. It will simply pick on very small mistakes. You may hate the PPP, you may wish the PPP does not exist but what you will have to face is the reality of a truculent PPP that will give the government no space to breathe. The law for small possession of drugs has to change and it should be a priority for the Cabinet. The culprits are bail requirements and mandatory minimum sentence. It is asinine to jail an eighteen year old who is a first offender for a tiny amount of marijuana. Since President Hoyte brought in his silly legislation in 1988, thousands of young lives have been destroyed in this country. The policy of pardoning sixty young offenders every year through presidential prerogative is a step in the right direction. I suspect this move by Present Granger is designed
Frederick Kissoon to help those young men convicted of smoking marijuana but as President, Mr. Granger may have been shy of wanting to condemn the law. After all, he may say I am the President; it is up to others to do so. The latest country to legalize possession of small amount of marijuana is Chile but here in Guyana the subject is taboo. One of the most macabre aspects of the marijuana tragedy in Guyana is the attitude of the Magistrates. There is scope in the law to grant bail and to order community service. But Magistrates are inflexible about avoiding that direction. With the stupidity and asininity that characterize the Magistracy, don’t expect commonsense to prevail.
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PPP identifies Chief Whip, but no Deputy Speaker
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Tough gun control measures for mining sector announced
…Remains non-committal on entry to parliament The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday remained non-committal about its entry into Parliament. The party did, however, clarify its position on the posts of Deputy Speaker and Chief Whip. General Secretary, Clement Rohee, said that while a Deputy Speaker had not been identified, the Chief Whip had. This debunked the report that former Attorney General Anil Nandlall had been identified for the post of Deputy Speaker. This came out of the party’s weekly press briefing at Freedom House yesterday. General Secretary Rohee was responding to queries of when the PPP would show up in Parliament. Asked whether the PPP had a date in mind for entering parliament, Rohee replied in the negative. Reminded of several issues that the PPP said it had a vested interest-- the Presidential benefits Bill, the budget discussions, the debate over whether Parliament would go into recess- Rohee remained noncommittal. “There is a position. But that position will not be disclosed until the appropriate time,” the PPP General Secretary declared. One of the daily
Gail Teixeira newspapers also reported that Nandlall had been tapped for the post of Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly in the 11th Parliament. The newspaper had also reported that the decision had been made at the level of the Party’s Central Committee and subsequently ratified by the Executive Committee in the aftermath of the elections. Yesterday, Rohee categorically denied that such a decision had ever been made and he slammed the article and the supposed ‘source’ that the information had been derived from. “It’s not true. We have identified a candidate to be
our Chief Whip. But insofar as the Deputy Speaker is concerned, that is a far cry from the truth.” Former Presidential Advisor on Governance, Gail Teixeira, served as Chief Whip during the ninth and tenth Parliaments. Her name has been floated to return to the Post when the PPP enters Parliament. Asked about her returning to the post during a recent Press conference, Teixeira had expressed willingness to serve but had also refused to commit herself to the position. Nandlall had also been touted as a possible Deputy Speaker, but there have been criticisms from certain quarters that the former Minister of Legal Affairs was unfit for the position following the controversial release of a taped conversation with a senior Kaieteur News Journalist last year, during which he warned of an imminent attack on Kaieteur news. The PPP has already identified its Parliamentary list, with former President Bharrat Jagdeo slated to lead the list as Opposition Leader. Former President Donald Ramotar and Prime Ministerial candidate Elizabeth Harper were also left off of the list in a shocking twist.
Minister Khemraj Ramjattan meeting with miners’ reps yesterday. Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, is taking a comprehensive approach to ensure safe communities. This includes addressing the security of mining communities. The disclosures were made yesterday when the Minister met with representatives from the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association (GGMDA). Minister Ramjattan said that the meeting, which was held at the Ministry’s conference room, sought to highlight security challenges faced by the mining sector
and ways of overcoming them. Among the areas discussed were the high incidence of crimes in mining areas, the need for more timely processing of work permits, the issuance of firearm licences to miners and the need for better enforcement of traffic laws in these areas. According to the Minister, the ministry will definitely be addressing the issues. He said that there is need for more enforcement of laws and support to the sector by the Guyana Police Force (GPF). In relation to the granting of firearm to legitimate miners,
Minister Ramjattan noted that while there should be a quickening of the processing of individual licences and the processing of private security personnel, there are some very big mining companies and firms that have lots of workers and these do not simply want private person guns, they would like a security licence.” He explained that the processing of applications for individual firearm licences will always be fast-tracked but this does not mean that all applicants will be granted a licence. “I have already expressed Continued on page 21
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US arrest two Guyanese crewmen, seize vessel in 215-lb coke bust
US authorities have detained this Guyana fishing vessel after cocaine was found on board.
The seized coke Two Guyanese crew members have been arrested and a fishing vessel seized after US authorities found a significant quantity of cocaine during a high seas bust. According to a statement of Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS), a media and public relations operation run by the United States Third Army, the arrests took place on July 2, about 170 nautical miles south of the Dominican Republic.
Involved in the seizure was the Coast Guard Cutter, Dauntless. Officials boarding the Chrispoph found approximately 215 pounds of cocaine and apprehended three Jamaican and the two Guyanese smugglers. The vessel, drugs and crew were all taken to San Juan, Puerto Rico on Saturday where special agents from the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force are now preparing to lay charges.
Almost three months into ‘slap and strip’ probe…
Cops contact former Health Minister Almost three months after former Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran spoke of slapping and having female activist Sherlina Nageer stripped, the investigation into those threats appears to be finally moving forward. A senior police official disclosed last week that police recently contacted Dr. Ramsaran about the allegations against him, a n d the former Health Minister has promised to submit a statement to investigators. Prior to this, “We are still investigating,” was all former Crime Chief Leslie James would say about the state of the probe. James had also declined to say what has been preventing them from completing what appeared to be a simple investigation, even after Nageer had submitted a statement and a recording of the incident. It was on April 20, that Dr. Ramsaran was recorded outside the Whim Magistrate’s Court telling Nageer to “F off”, and referring to her as a “little piece of s**t.” He was also recorded saying that he would have her “slapped for the fun of it,” and saying he could “have some of my women strip her.” Dr. Ramsaran was Health Minister at the time, and the
activist had queried his presence outside the Whim Magistrate’s Court with other PPP supporters, after former President Bharrat Jagdeo was charged for allegedly making racially divisive statements at Babu Jaan, Corentyne. Even after issuing an apology for his comments, Dr. Ramsaran was later recorded labeling Nageer a “miscreant,” and saying that she was in need of “psychiatric help.” He was roundly condemned for his statements and the outburst led to former President Donald Ramotar eventually relieving Dr. Ramsaran of his Ministerial duties. But Nageer had continued to picket outside various public offices, including the Ministry of Health, and the Chambers of the former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall. She received a hostile reception at Lusignan when she went to a large PPP/C rally with a sign stating that “all miscreants in power must go.” Nageer had maintained that there are too many other Ministers and public officers who indulge in the abuse of power and menacing behaviour that are yet to be sanctioned by the administration.
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Four now on custody for East Canje chopping incident The police have now held a fourth man as investigations continue in the brutal chopping of cane cutter Michael Dorway, 32, of Main Street, Cumberland, East Canje Berbice. Dorway and another friend were imbibing alcohol at a rum shop at the nearby Canefield Village when he requested a change in the type of music. Some others who were in the shop were not pleased with his request and this led to an altercation. Dorway and his friend subsequently left the premises and were hunted down by the others. The other group subsequently ambushed and chased Dorway, caught and severely chopped him about his body. It was understood that a lance was also used to inflict injuries on the man. However Kaieteur News also understands that the feud stemmed from an old grievance between the victim and the perpetrators some time ago. The man’s wife, Kimmy, had told Kaieteur News that
she was at home when she received a call and was told that her husband wanted to see her immediately, that he was at the hospital. She said that when she arrived at the New Amsterdam Hospital, her husband was in a terrible state, with chops all over his body, including his head, foot and hand. The wounds to his hand and foot are more severe than the others. When she arrived at the hospital he was being prepared to be transferred to the Georgetown Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he underwent emergency treatment. He is still hospitalized in a critical condition. The woman had also stated that whilst her husband was on the road, three pickup trucks filled with men and women armed with cutlasses pulled up alongside him and the attack began. Three persons were initially arrested, and after further investigation a fourth was taken into custody. Charges are likely soon.
Tough gun control measures... From page 11 in public that I wanted a criterion change and not simply because you are an applicant you get.” Further, the Public Security Minister pointed out that very big criteria will be miners are paying their taxes... “A lot of people say they are mining. When you ask them how much in taxes they have paid, I understand they pay nothing! But, they want a firearm licence...” The minister explained that there will be other criteria. “…good behavior within the mining sector and that means plenty. If we get information from the Divisional Commander or from police officers that these (applicants) are not persons who have been behaving well in communities, they are not going to be granted licences,” Ramjattan declared. The minister said that a number of persons who are licenced firearm holders have left the mining sector but still continue to bear arms. This, the Minister believes should not be the case and will be an area of focus for his Ministry. “We understand that a huge number of firearm licences have been granted to people who are undeserving. They indicated that some persons went into the mining industry and managed to get firearm
licences. I will be reviewing these when their application for renewal comes up next year, because very many of them have left the industry. It is my opinion at this stage that th o s e s h o u l d b e t a k e n back if they (licence holders) are out of the industry.” On the issue of the enforcement of traffic laws in mining communities, the Minister said this is very important since the heavy trucks that are traversing the areas are constantly damaging the road ways. “We will be working with the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), as to what were some of the rules and regulations or what we understand were road users agreements that they (miners) had signed on to, what are some of the terms and conditions so that we can start enforcing those.” Wi t h r e g a r d t o t h e processing of work permits, Ramjattan used the opportunity to inform the members of the association that that responsibility no longer lies with the Ministry of Public Security but is now under the Ministry of Citizenry. The Ministry will also continue to do random sweeps in the interior to search for guns and drugs.
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Territorial controversy…Out with the Good Officer process - Greenidge By Abena Rockcliffe Guyana no longer has faith in the United Nations’ (UN) Good Officer Process as the means to bring an end to the ongoing territorial controversy with neighbouring Venezuela. So said Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, yesterday. He said that Guyana is yet to reap real benefits from this line of action. The Minister made these comments when he entertained a few questions from the media at the end of a signing ceremony. Greenidge was stern in his decision not to reveal too much information as it relates to whether or not Guyana would reject a new Good Officer if one is to be appointed by the UN. However, he said that as far as the new government is concerned, judicial action is the next best step to be taken. Still, the Minister made it clear that because of the 1966 Geneva agreement—which Guyana vows to stand by— the UN Secretary General (SG)Ban Ki-Moon is the one who has full authority to advise on the next step to be taken by both Guyana and Venezuela. But, as he highlighted the options, Minister Greenidge said that other revenues under the Geneva agreement have already been exhausted. Zeroing in on the Good Officer route, the Minister told reporters, “The Good Officer process has run its course; it can no longer take us anywhere constructive.” This sort of response comes even as Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro sent a letter on Friday last to the U.N. Secretary General asking that a new Good Officer be appointed to diplomatically address the territorial issue. Since the 1966 Geneva agreement, two persons have served as Good Officers. The post became vacant in April, 2014. In his letter, Maduro said that he expects the person selected for the post to hold the same attributes as the previous ones, including great ethical attributes, deep academic specialization, and the ability to understand both the culture and the historical moment in the region is undergoing in order to positively contribute to the negotiation process between the two countries. But Minister Greenidge told reporters yesterday that Venezuela has been using the Good Officer process as a cover to keep its illegal claim alive. With that declaration made, Greenidge was asked
Venezuela President, Nicolas Maduro
Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge
whether, Guyana recognizing such, would still approve the appointment of a new Good Officer since such an appointment needs consensus; Greenidge declined to answer. Even as he refrained from confirming G u y a n a ’s possible rejection of a new Officer, Greenidge said, “We have indicated very c l e a r l y t o t h e Secretary General that the Good Officer Process to which we have adhered faithfully does not seem to offer any prospect of moving forward.” The Minister added that notwithstanding the fact that the UN Secretary General has the last say in this regard, Guyana believes that key to putting an end to the border controversy lies with judicial action. Any judicial solution on this matter, Greenidge noted, will have to be addressed in the International Court of Justice. “I don’t know what else you can do in terms of mediation when you think in terms of what has been
happening over the years. The only option that is left would be for a judicial resolution of this matter,” said the Minister. While it is the UN Chief who has to determine whether the controversy should be sent to the ICJ, Greenidge said that unlike what is needed for the appointment of a new Good Officer, there is no need for consensus by Guyana and Venezuela for court action. “The Secretary General may opt for judicial action whether or not he depends on both parties will depend on what exactly the question is he puts to the court,” he said. Guyana, he said, has decided to take up an offer by Ban Ki-Moon to send an emissary on a fact-finding mission to this country and Venezuela, in the wake of the renewed border row. In Greenidge’s first address to the National Assembly as Foreign Minister he said, “For 49 years we have lived in the shadow of Venezuela’s illegal claim and its attempts to despoil our country.
The sword of Damocles, for the most part unseen, hangs over our heads. Unless removed, it will be the legacy that will be inherited by our children. It is time to end this cycle. A definitive solution has to be found that will put to rest Venezuela’s contention of nullity.” “Clearly, we all underestimated Venezuela’s appetite for territory,” said Greenidge. The Minister told the House that efforts at getting Venezuela to do the logical and reasonable thing, namely, sitting down to discuss the issue of maritime delimitation have to date proved futile. Greenidge said that for more than 25 years, “the Good Offices Process, as one of the chosen means of peaceful settlement, has been in operation. Unhappily, it has signally failed to resolve the issue.” Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on May 27, 2015 issued a decree, extending Venezuela’s claim to Guyana’s territorial waters. A map which was issued, accompanying the decree, shows that the claim includes the area where the US giant oil company, ExxonMobil is currently drilling for oil. Greenidge had said that the decree has given notice that Venezuela intends to continue increasing the pressure on Guyana and to weaken this country’s resistance to Venezuela’s illegal claim. “We will not waiver in our resistance,” he said. The 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) has criticized Venezuela’s actions; so has the Commonwealth and other nations including Columbia.
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PROPERTY FOR SALE FOR RENT PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY, ETC. CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 216-1043; 677-6620 Oceanicvillas air conditioned, apartments/ fridge/stove/washer/dryer/ microwave. Contact Shiv: 678-6887 or email: oceanicvillas@yahoo.ca Property for rent at #2 Canal Polder- Tel: 613-1860 Vreed-En-Hoop Junction: Storage bond, office, lessons place & other- Call: 680-9905 One 2 bedrooms apartment @ 35 Howes Street- Contact Pet Boy Shop, between the hours 11am-6pm - $40,000 monthly Offices to rent @220 South Road near High Court $50,000 per office- Tel: 2271042; 601-3369 Newly constructed business spot located on public roadCall: 613-0448, 672-8625 2 bedrooms apartment at West Bank Demerara- Call: 674-6080, 267-1446 One barber station for rent at Time Square Mall, GroveTel:669-4390 One 2 bedrooms bottom flat at L.B.I, E.C.D- Tel: 226-7585 Executive type house, for residence, beautifully and centrally located in Bel-Air Springs- Georgetown. Phone: 226-6229; 226-5903
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UGSS President elected Chairman of Commonwealth student group ... Highlights needed reforms in education system The Commonwealth Students Association has found its new Chairman for its Steering Committee in University of Guyana Student Society President, Joshua Griffith. This comes on the heels of the 19th Commonwealth Education Ministers’ Meeting, recently held in the Bahamas. Griffith’s election was part of the meeting of the Youth Affairs Division, which addressed issues surrounding education policies both regionally and internationally. During a recent interview with the newly elected Chairman and Commonwealth Regional Representative, Tricia Teekah, the two related the issues highlighted at the multinational conference. Some of the main points that came out of the meeting, according to Teekah, were the
maintenance of teaching standards among the teachers in the region. The youth portion of the conference recommended the reintroduction of the remigrant teachers training programme. “We viewed this as critical to accessing and providing quality education,” said Teekah. Moreover the group highlighted issues such as mental health, physical disability and “male marginalisation” as areas which needed to be addressed on a systemic level. On the topic of male marginalisation, Teekah said that such a problem needs to be addressed, specifically in the Caribbean. According to the representative, male marginalisation has to do with the dropout rate of male students in the region, which she regarded as being very high.
However, while male marginalisation is noticeably high, it was discovered that it contributed to the issue of reintegrating school dropouts into the education system. Teekah contended that educational reintegration is an issue that affects students of both genders, especially female students who had to discontinue their studies due to pregnancy. Factors which would more directly help to resolve these issues, Teekah said, would be institutional reform, access to educational materials, classroom appropriation and revising the curriculum. Revising the curriculum would include reevaluating how standardised tests are administered to students, given that the educational capability of each student varies. This would
CSA Steering Committee Chairman, Joshua Griffith flanked by Guyana’s Commonwealth Representative Rosemary Ramitt (left) and Tricia Teekah (right) require that the format of the current curriculum be more “student friendly” instead of academically based on standardised tests. “This would be catering for every student in the school system to ensure that no one is left out or left behind,” said Teekah. She added that this
approach would directly involve those who are “not academically inclined”, while adopting a holistic education technique. Commenting on the curriculum revision, CSA Chairman added that such reform is meant to target the individual needs of every student from the primary to the tertiary level.
“This calls for students to be respected as individuals with specific needs and to consider that in curriculum reform. In moving away from standardised tests it is more of an effort to understand each individual student’s value and working towards bringing out the best in them,” said Griffith.
Stewartville goldsmith faces court for killing father A neighbour of the Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, (WCD) businessman, who is on trial for killing his father, has testified that she heard noises which sounded like cries coming from next door the night her elderly neighbour, allegedly met his demise. Bramanand Singh, called Dharmendra or Daro, a goldsmith from Lot 57 Middle Street, Stewartville, West Coast Demerara was charged for the unlawful killing of his father, Manseh Singh, in January 2005.
He is currently facing trial for manslaughter before Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire at the High Court in Georgetown. According to the allegation, Singh inflicted injuries to his father which resulted in his death sometime between January 27 and 28, 2005 at their Stewartville, West Coast Demerara residence. Singh is currently on $50,000 bail. Last week, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charge at the commencement of his trial before Justice George and a mixed jury. Attorney–at –Law Sonia
Parag is providing legal representation to the accused. Attorneys–at-Law Shawnette Austin, Stacy Gooding and Diana Kaulesar are presenting the case. On Friday, Savita Christmah, who lives next door to the Singhs recalled that she was at home when she heard what sounded like the voice of her elderly neighbour yelling, “Ow son nah beat me” and another voice, she perceived to be his son, Dharmendra inquiring about a ring. The woman said that she did
Neighbour overheard dispute between accused and his father not know exactly who was involved in the confrontation since the place was dark and she could not have seen anything. Under cross examination by Attorney-at-Law Sonia Parag, the witness held out that she had an accurate and precise recollection of the event. Christmah maintained that she did not neglect to tell the court anything. The woman noted that she could have even recalled what she cooked for dinner that day. The Attorney pointed out to the witness that this was some 10 years ago but the witness maintained her story. She told the court that she
had cooked squash and chicken with roti for dinner that day. Former Police Sergeant Yvonne Manget, also testified. Manget told the court that she is a friend of Christmah’s and that she was at her friend’s residence, when the incident is alleged to have occurred. Manget’s testimony’s mirrored what Christmah had previously told the court. However, the former police officer told the court that when she heard the cries and the argument, she did not intervene because her friend advised against it. Yesterday, Government Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh testified. He told the court that the victim died as a result of a
ruptured spleen and liver due to multiple blunt trauma to the abdomen. Last week, Assistant Superintendent of Police, (ASP), Joel David, previously read the caution statement taken from Singh, aloud to the court. According to the Caution Statement, (CS) which was admitted into the trial, the accused had related that he had an altercation with his father who had stolen a gold ring about two to three days before the incident. Singh in his statement to the police related that his father stole the gold ring from his sisterin- law Ruth, who resides at Agricola, East Bank Demerara.
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Bunting flays JLP, Smith over crime statistics (Jamaica Observer) Minister of National Security Peter Bunting on Sunday fired a political salvo at the Opposition for what he described as underhanded tactics being used to gain political traction.
Bunting added that he would make a comprehensive statement to Parliament tomorrow, outlining the support coming from his ministry, in addition to the operational strategies recently outlined by the police
Minister of National Security Peter Bunting Speaking at the People’s National Party (PNP) St Andrew Eastern conference at the University of the West Indies, Bunting said that despite his attempts to keep national security outside the partisan political fray, the Opposition has been making the issue of crime a central plank for their political platform. “Some in the JLP [Jamaica Labour Party] leadership have been behaving like a set of john crows, like vultures, gleefully reacting to every loss of life as an opportunity to gain political mileage,” Bunting told Comrades. “Like the cowards that they are, they wait until my back is turned, until I’m out of the country, to launch their most recent attacks. So they leave me no choice but to respond to their underhanded tactics,” he said.
commissioner. “But this evening I will give you the political response,” he said. “There is one man who is out there jumping up and down every day, excited, trying his best to panic the society. That man is Derrick Smith, the perennial Opposition spokesman on national security, I believe, the longest-serving Opposition spokesman on national security in the history of Jamaica,” he said. “The way he speaks, you would think that if only he became minister of national security Jamaica’s crime problem would be solved. Well he was minister, for an eight-month period when there was an average of nearly seven murders per day. This is the same man now jumping up and down
over three murders per day, less than half of what occurred when he was in office,” said Bunting. Continuing his onslaught against Smith, Bunting further stated that during the Opposition spokesman’s final month in office there were over 200 murders. “The man has no credibility, and his own prime minister concluded that he was a bag of hot air and fired him unceremoniously”. Bunting added: “The man had not tabled a single piece of legislation nor initiated a single new policy during his tenure. Derrick Smith’s brief stint as security minister can only be described as an unmitigated disaster. Yet that is who the JLP has recycled and has representing them in the important portfolio of national security, someone they rejected, discarded and have now recycled.” “I suppose they are the green party, so they have to support recycling. Meanwhile, in regard to the reported 19 per cent increase in murders, B u n t i n g said that his Administration is working towards having the situation improved. But he continued to flay the Opposition saying that since 2011 there has been an average of 1100 murders per year in comparison to what he described as the all time high of 1,700 murders during the last JLP Administration in 2009. The national security minister added that last year the country was below that average and said if the rate of the first half of the year is maintained, “we will be above that average and end up about the same number of murders as in 2013”.
Barbados PM: It’s blackmail!
Barbados PM Freundel Stuart (Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has given a strong hint of a legislative response to any industrial action by trade unions that might shut down Barbados. Speaking to the media at
Accra Beach Hotel today, the Prime Minister said Section 48 of the Constitution of Barbados “makes very clear that Parliament can make laws for the peace, the order and the good governance of Barbados” as he observed
there was a “new wine of industrial relations which we are being asked to drink” in a new style of trade unionism he characterised as “bluster, bullying and blackmail.” “We have relied on the maturity, the conscientiousness the civicminded ness and the goodwill of our trade union leaders to manage this process and it has worked very, very well for us over the years.” The Prime Minister said “what I now have to do, since I have deliberately allowed Barbadians to see what is possible if you allow elements that have no respect for process… (is) to take control of the national situation in the industrial relations arena.”
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US donates further US$50,000 to fight crime The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Letter of Agreement Three Point One was signed yesterday by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge and Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S Embassy, Bryan Hunt. This document constitutes an amendment to the original agreement signed between the two countries on April 8, 2011 under the framework of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) and will allow for the continuation of the programmed activities under that Agreement. Guyana has received US$850,000 under this arrangement since the beginning of the Agreement in 2011. The new agreement signed yesterday will provide funds in the amount of US$50,000, taking the total funding for projects under the CBSI to a grand total of US$900,000. This sum will be channeled towards the funding of three projects in Guyana, namely the Law E n f o r c e m e n t Professionalisation and Support, Strengthening Counter Narcotic Control
From left: Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S Embassy, Bryan Hunt and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge Capabilities, and the Rule of Law and Anti- Corruption. Hunt yesterday told the media that the new A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) administration has been lucid on its political commitment to taking the
steps necessary to ensure that Guyana’s law enforcement agencies are able to prevent the country from being used as a safe haven by international criminal elements. He said that as a result of the new government’s strong stance on crime the
US government has decided to invest further in the initiative. Through the CBSI, the United States of America and the Caribbean states have agreed to undertake cooperative efforts to reduce illicit trafficking, advance public safety and security as
well as promote social justice. The projects will target the Security and Judicial sectors in the areas of gender-based violence, trafficking in persons (TIP), policing techniques, crime scene investigations and interrogation techniques as well as Port of Entry
interrogation and interdiction techniques among others. The US also intends to help Guyana build capacity to collect, analyse and present forensic evidence by providing training, equipment and techniques on crime scene investigation and evidence collection. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, expressed gratitude on behalf of the Guyana government for the assistance by the US government which he explained will also result in the strengthening of the judicial sector’s ability to address narcotics trafficking and transnational crime. He said that it is the government’s hope that in the long-term the project will help to improve the quality and integrity of law enforcement officers. “I’d like to indicate our appreciation to the U.S for their continued support and emphasize the fact that this project is geared towards funding our efforts in strengthening the public security sector, a very important dimension of our policies today,” said Greenidge. (Abena Rockcliffe)
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Jamaica not seeking debt relief (Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican authorities say the country, despite having a $2 trillion debt, and a debt-toGDP ratio of 130 per cent, is not now seeking to get debt relief from its international creditors. Jamaica is now reviewing proposals made by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which among other things involves getting multilateral institutions, would gradually write off 100 per cent of their debt to small states, contingent on the approval of donors. “Jamaica hasn’t necessarily signed off on this. I don’t want anybody to be saying that Jamaica is seeking debt relief, no, no. We are not there yet,” Foreign Minister A.J. Nicholson said. “It is something we are putting forward to the international community. We are not saying we are going to renege on any debt payment of anything like that,” the minister added. Nicholson, in a statement to the Senate on Friday, pointed out that on the eve of the 36th regular Conference of CARICOM Heads of State and Government held in Barbados from July 2 to 4, 2015, a high-level strategic dialogue was convened where the issue of debt relief was discussed. Nicholson said that using data from research undertaken by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Caribbean Development Bank, the Commission pointed out the need for a paradigm shift in how the challenges of
Foreign Minister A.J. Nicholson countries in the region are viewed. “The UN, through the Commission, has come to the realisation that it is not possible to use only domestic resources to move Caribbean countries from debt to growth, and with only one per cent of global debt, the region’s debt burden is not enough to generate much international concern,” Nicholson said. He said for the five most indebted countries in the Caribbean, including Jamaica, there is no global debt reduction system in place. In 2013, the total debt burden for the Caribbean was US$46 billion. “This burden has been exacerbated by incidents of natural disasters, which account for US$30 billion between 1990 and 2014. This means that some 65 per cent of that debt is due to the impact of natural disasters. The debt is therefore not exclusively a matter of bad financial management,” he
said. Nicholson said the proposal by ECLAC for a debt-relief strategy, which would create more fiscal space and assist member governments in adapting to social, economic and climatic challenges, is welcomed and deemed worthy of serious consideration. “It will be given the most serious consideration by the Government of Jamaica,” Nicholson said. Opposition Senator Dr Christopher Tufton said he is pleased that the issue of the debt “is at centre and focus of a regional effort and that is a positive thing.” Jamaica’s stock of public debt is budgeted to decrease to $2.05 trillion in this fiscal year which represents a reduction of 1.1 per cent when compared to the estimate of $2.07 trillion at the end of March 31, 2015. The projected total debt comprises domestic debt of $1.03 trillion and external debt of $1.02 trillion.
Former Dominican AG freed for second time ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – A magistrate yesterday threw out a case against former attorney general Bernard Wiltshire after indicating that the court had “bent over backwards” to accommodate the prosecution that had been unable to prepare its case. Wiltshire and four other people - Harolda Henry, Nash Mitchel, Lyndon Marie and Kimana James – had been
charged in June 2011 for conspiring to sell Dominican passports with persons unknown and deception. The matter was first struck off on July 21, last year, for lack of prosecution, but the charges were reinstated at the Magistrate’s Court on July 30. But when the five defendants appeared before Magistrate Bernard Pacquette yesterday, the prosecution sought an adjournment on
the grounds that it was not ready to proceed. But the magistrate, who had earlier given three previous adjournments, said that court had “bent over backwards” to accommodate the prosecution but it had failed to prepare its case. Magistrate Pacquette said the prosecution had enough time to be prepared for the trial and as such he dismissed the case for want of prosecution.
T&T murder toll rises to 220
The country recorded its 220 murder or the year, 20 less than the corresponding period last year. According to police sometime after 9 pm, Sunday night Jamie FitzWorme, 37 of Building 14, Unit 5, Rosewood Avenue, Malabar, was at home when two gunmen stormed in and murdered her.
…as woman shot dead in front of husband Police said the woman’s husband Gregory FitzWorme, 40 was at home when the killers pushed him aside and killed his wife. The lawmen said they had no motive for the killing. At the Forensics Science Centre today relatives refused to speak with members of the
media. One man was overheard telling another that he warned Fitz-Worme about her life insurance policy. “ Yu h s e e t h a t I t e l l aunty about that life insurance. You see what them thing does do,” the man said.
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Fitness Paradise Gym Expo 2015...
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NRA 146th Imperial Meeting...
Rashleigh Bentick is Light and Persaud holding his own Overall winner; Kavita Ganpat in testing conditions is Bikini & Best Legs queen By Franklin Wilson Rashleigh Bentick was crowned Mr. Gym Expo 2015 while Ms. Kavita Ganpat walked away with the Miss Best Legs and Miss Bikini top trophies on Sunday night in the Savannah Suite at the Pegasus Hotel when the 2015 edition of Fitness Paradise’ Gym Expo was held. Fans and supporters were treated to a fine evening of muscle flexing displayed by athletes of the host Gym and their counterparts from Studio Body Shape of Suriname, the two gyms officially formalizing their link. Bentick, who had earlier won the Mr. Fitness Paradise (Light) returned to stave off stiff opposition from the Mr. Fitness Paradise (Heavy) winner, Suriname’s Jermaine Karg in the Overall showdown between the two
winners. Bentick defeated Jamaul Tinnie (2014 winner) and Tae Eusibio in that order in the Light division, while Karg was the clear winner in another three-way contest that saw Caerus Cipriani having to settle for second, while Paul Meusa placed third. Another Surinamese, Daes Burgzorg won the Mr. Hot Body contest leaving his colleagues from Fitness Paradise in his wake. Akil Gittnes took the second place followed by Dwayne Chung and Devon Wray. On the distaff side, Ms. Kavita Ganpat was unstoppable in the Miss Best Legs and Miss Bikini competitions where the competitors contested over two-rounds in each instance. Ganpat, was very relaxed and did a fine job in wowing the crowd as she strolled away
with the top spots from Ms. Kenita Wilkinson in both competitions. Ms. Tamika Henry had to settle for the third place in the Miss Bikini contest while sisters, Tishana and Diana Persaud claimed third and fourth in the Miss Best Legs competition. All the participants received trophies compliments of GT&T, while the Overall winner was also presented with a trophy by The Trophy Stall of Bourda Market as well as a supplement hamper donated by Fitness Express. Declaring open the competition was GOA Executive Committee Member Dr. Karen Pilgrim who congratulated Fitness Paradise for bringing off such a show whilst also complimenting them for the initiative of linking with Studio Body Shape of Suriname.
Tuesday July 14, 2015 ARIES (MAR. 21APRIL 20) Don't start a dispute unless you're prepared to accept irreversible results. You could be blind to the defects of those you love.
LIBRA (SEPT. 24 -OCT. 23) Your involvement in groups will be favorable for meeting new and exciting individuals. Go out with friends.
TAURUS (APR. 21MAY 21) Stop telling others about your problems. You will have to control the way you feel. Self-deception is likely.
SCORPIO (OCT. 24 NOV. 22) Moneymaking opportunities will surface. Don't lend to people who have given you negative vibes.
GEMINI (MAY 22JUNE 21) Your ideas are right on the mark and your work commendable. You'll find it easy to charm members of the opposite sex today.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 23 -DEC. 21) Invite friends over. Deceit around you is evident. Get on with business.
CANCER (JUNE 22JULY 22) Not the best day for business trips. Visitors are likely to drop by and chances are, they may even stay a little longer than you want them to. LEO (JULY 23-AUG 22) Your position may be in question if you haven't been pulling your weight. You can accomplish a lot if you work out of your home today. VIRGO (AUG. 23 SEPT. 23) You can beautify your surroundings by renovating or redecorating.
CAPRICORN (DEC 22.- JAN. 20) Money can be made if you use your ingenuity. You could meet an interesting individual you'll want to get to know better. Don't involve yourself in the emotional problems of those you work with. AQUARIUS (JAN. 21 FEB. 19) Debates will stifle passion and result in estrangement. You will have good ideas for home improvement projects. PISCES (FEB. 20-MAR. 20) Good friends will give you honest answers. You can pick up some overtime today.
Captain of the Guyana National Rifle Association (Guyana NRA) Fullbore section, Mahendra Persaud, has been holding his own at the 146th Imperial Meeting which is currently being held at Bisley Shooting Centre, Surrey, England and hosted by The National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom (NRA) which is the governing body of fullbore rifle and pistol shooting sports in the United Kingdom. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport from his base in England, Persaud who has been attending this event for many years now said that conditions are very challenging and Windy with winds up to 25 MPH, changing swiftly at times. He also noted that rain is forecasted for the next two days, yesterday and today. This competition which runs from June 18 to July 18 has attracted a total of 1049 shooters. Competing in the Individuals (A-Class) Persaud was placed at 69th as at Sunday last, July 12. In the Daily Telegraph 500 yard shoot on Saturday, Persaud recorded a score of 72.11v out of a field of 831 shooters. The Daily Mail on Sunday last where a total of 825 persons were entered for the 500 yard shoot, Persaud returned a total of 72.4v. Also on Sunday in the Alexandra which saw a total of 841 marksmen and women, Persaud shot 49.5v at 600 yards; And in the Duke of Cambridge shoot which attracted 823 competitors, Persaud returned a score of 49.6v. So far he has a total of 242 .26v as at Sunday July 12.
Mahandra Persaud
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Practice continues for local marksmen on Horseracing returns WI team ahead of World Shooting C/ships to Bush Lot United Turf Club Sunday 26 July Banks DIH Limited leads a number of sponsors on board
Guyanese members on the West Indies Shooting team during practice at the 900 yards range on Sunday last at the Timehri Ranges. Guyana’s members on the West Indies team for this year’s Palma Match, Team and Individual World Shooting Championships set for Camp Perry, Ohio, USA from August 3rd to 14th continued preparations on Sunday last at the Guyana Defence Force, Timehri Ranges. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport at the Timehri Ranges on Sunday last, Guyana and Caribbean Individual Champion Lennox Braithwaite informed that they shot at 300, 900 and 1000
yards, rain intervening towards the end of the 900 yards shoot but that apart, things are going well. He noted that they are trying to get familiar with the format that would be used at the World Championships which is not the usual two or three shooters to a target like they are accustomed to. He explained that they would be shooting one after the other (String Shooting) in the USA but not together. “We are now trying to familiarize ourselves with this
format and sequence as well as the rules which are also slightly different. The time for shooting at the various ranges will also differ from what we know.” Competition will be at the 300, 800, 900 and 1000 yards ranges. Braithwaite said that plans have been going good so far, noting that the weather pattern at Timehri is not what they would have been accustomed to; lots of rain even whilst sun is blazing in on the East Bank and the City. “It’s not the kind of
weather pattern that we are accustomed to where you get winds going right or left. The flags are doing one thing and the mirage is doing another so you have to determine which one is true.” Training will continue for the next two Sundays before the eight Guyanese members on the West Indies Team leave on July 29 to join the other team members from Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Antigua & Barbuda and Barbados in the USA. (Franklin Wilson)
After a much deserved break of close to three months, horseracing is set to resume on Sunday 26th July when the Bush Lot United Turf Club (BLUTC) stages their first race meet for the year 2015. The one day meet is expected to be held at the club’s entity at Sea View Park, Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice. Seven races are carded for the day with close to $5.5M up for grabs. A number of sponsors have already come on board in support of the lucrative event with Banks DIH leading the way. Among the others already on board are Inshan Bacchus Hard Running Trucking Service, Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Racing Stables, Hand In Hand Insurance, Q Trex International Shipping, Paghoo General Store, Choke Gas Station, Tony Auto Sales, Lakeram ‘Buddy’ Sookdeo and Sandra Indian Fashion of Bush Lot. The Feature race will be for horses classified ‘C’ and lower for a whopping first
prize of $1M and trophy over 1600M and a total package of $2M. There is an event for horses classified E 1 and lower over 1300M for a first prize of $400,000 and trophy. Horses classified G2 and lower will be running for a winners money of $350,000 and trophy over 1300M. The 1000M race for two year old Guyana and West Indies bred and born animals has winning money of $300,000 and trophy. The H1 and lower horses will get their opportunity to race for the winning purse of $250,000 and trophy over 1300M. The final two races are for animals classified J and lower and K and lower over 1300M for winning takes of $180,000 and $150,000 and trophies respectively. Interested persons can make enquiries with Coordinator and Treasurer Lakeram B. Sukhdeo on Number 232-0558 or 672-0810. The event will be conducted under the rules of the Guyana Horse racing Authority. Race time is 12:30 hrs. (Samuel Whyte)
Chris Froome says A Division PYG hosts football game in Linden pressure is on rivals
Members of the A Division side after the game. With the aim of keeping the youths meaningfully occupied, the A Division
Police Youth Group (PYG) on Sunday last successfully hosted a football game at the
Victory Valley ground in the mining town of Linden. The fair sized crowd that turned
up to witness the action saw A Division and E Division played to a 1-1 stalemate.
BHS take Region-six title with 2-1 win over... From page 33 scored the first goal in the 13th minute to open the flood gates much to the delight of the large and vocal crowd which created a party-like atmosphere. By the time the half time whistle was blown
Dion Rodrigues had scored another goal and Ashton Ward had netted in two more to leave the score 4-nil at the half way stage as the Region five champs had little answer to the visitor’s strike force. The second half began
with Waramadong continuing from where they had left off and although Ken Gonsalzes registered Bush Lot’s only goal in the 59th minute, Oswald Medina responded for the Region Seven unit in the 79th to make it 5-1 and
with pulsating music coming from the sound system at the venue, a defence error resulted in an own goal in the 90th minute as Bush Lot lost 6-1. Digicel’s Sponsorship and Events Manager Gavin Hope was present at both venues.
BBC Sport - Britain’s Tour de France leader Chris Froome says the pressure is on his rivals ahead of the first mountain stage today. The 2013 champion leads American Tejay van Garderen by 12 seconds after nine stages. Froome, 30, has also built leads over two-time winner Alberto Contador, Nairo Quintana and defending champion Vincenzo Nibali. “It’s for the other guys to try to get the jersey from me now,” he said. The Team Sky rider added: “This next phase of the race the pressure’s certainly not on my shoulders to be making the race and to be having to try to take time back from anyone.” The Tour had a rest day yesterday before moving to the Pyrenees and Tuesday’s ascent to La Pierre SaintMartin. Froome says the race “couldn’t have gone better” following the first week, despite Team Sky finishing
second to van Garderen’s BMC Racing during Sunday’s 28-kilometre ninth stage team time-trial. He leads Contador by 63 seconds while Quintana is one minute 59 seconds back and Nibali two minutes 22 seconds off the pace. “It’s one thing not to lose any time to your rivals, but to actually gain quite substantial amounts of time on quite a lot of contenders has really put us in a fantastic position,” Froome added. Van Garderen, 26, who finished fifth overall last year, admits he is “irritated” to not be considered a major contender for the title alongside Froome, Nibali, Contador and Quintana. He said: “Those guys have that tag, the fab four, which is getting a little irritating. “All those guys in the fab four have won Grand Tours. If I’m not spoken about as much as those guys are, I understand. “That doesn’t mean I’m going to be intimidated by them.”
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Kwakwani Secondary bounce away with three NSBF titles - Mackenzie High win historic first title By Edison Jefford Kwakwani Secondary School continued its dominance of schools’ basketball Sunday night when the institution won its fifth National Schools’ Basketball Festival (NSBF) title, bouncing away as winners in three categories at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. In addition, more history was created on the final night of the 2015 national competition when an enterprising Mackenzie High School won its first NSBF title in the U-14 category which ensured that Region 10 took home the four titles that were up for grabs. Mackenzie High thrashed St. Rose’s High 49-30 with Yonnick Tappin pouring in 19 points with nine rebounds. Isaiah Adams supported with 10 points. For St. Rose’s, guard Kwesi Roberts had 13 points and eight rebounds while Anthony Yansen had six points. Then in the Under-16 competition, Kwakwani
squeezed pass Mackenzie High School 46-41 with guard, Ronaldo Patoir pouring in 18 points, and forward, Jamal Gilkes adding 12 points, coupled with eight rebounds. Tyrese Mitchell had 19 points for Mackenzie High. Kwakwani continued its march with a 23-4 rout of Marian Academy in the Girls’ competition as Jenelle Belle scored nine and A. Gladstone eight points in the win. Georgina Vyphuis and Jada Mohan were the scorers for Marian Academy. Kwakwani won its third title in the featured U-19 game when it thrashed St. Rose’s High 80-65 with shooting guard, Stanton Rose pouring in 21 points that included five three-pointers. Kerrol Phillips scored 13 points, while Troy David had 10 points. Despite his heroics, National junior player and Pacesetters guard, Nathan Saul could not avoid a defeat with 32 individual points. Shemar Huntley scored 11 points, while Anfernee Jervis added 10 points and nine
rebounds. The first half of the featured game gave the spectators the impression that they were in for some special treat after Kwakwaki assumed a 35-30 lead at halftime. However, that hope diminished when Kwakwani went on a 13-6 run in the first five minutes of the second half as David nailed a huge three-point jumper to extend the advantage. Rose further pushed the lead to 53-36 with another jumper from ‘downtown’. Saul went to work for St. Rose’s, which helped reduced the lead. However, Kwakwani kept scoring with Rose and Floyd Edmond entertaining patrons with impressive moves. St. Rose’s, despite an 8-4 mini run in the closing minutes, just could not quell the offence of the Kwakwani unit on the defensive end. The efficiency of Kwakwani ensured that they remain the most dominant NSBF participant in the 10-year history of the competition.
Bobb, Hyman land gold in T&T Troy Bobb and Dellon Hyman continued to impress in the Martial Arts arena when they both copped gold in the Eastern Classics tournament held recently at Meloney Indoor facility in Trinidad and Tobago. Bobb of the Guyana Police Force took the top podium spots in the masters’ weapon display free style kata and masters’ traditional kata. Hyman of the National Martial Arts Academy took first place in the traditional kata, second in the freestyle kata and fourth in the sparring, competing in the over 35 category. Guyana’s other representative at the tournament Kevin Wilson of the Harpy Eagle Martial Arts Academy took the runner up spot in sparring.
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Police, Running Braves dominate AAG RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS - Perry leads GDF to 4x100m win
Rupert Perry (left) powers home in the national championships last month. Police Progressive Youth Club and Running Braves Athletics Club ran away with the lion share of the spoils at the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Relay Championships at the National Track and Field Centre on Sunday. Police capped their excellent showing on the day when it defeated Running Braves in the Men’s 4x400, which brought the curtains down. The Police team comprised Winston Dumment, Kevin Bailey, Carlwyn Collins and Kareem Purch, clocked 3:20.5s to win. Running Braves’ team comprised Jason Yaw, who only a few weeks ago was injured for AAG’s National Youth and Junior Championships but was picked for Pan Am Juniors in Canada, Devon Barrington, Quacy Clementson and Cleveland Thomas. Running Braves ran away with wins in the Men’s Distance Medley, 4x800m and female 4x100m with Alicia Fortune anchoring. They also won the 4x200m relay in 1:42.14s. Clementson started the Men’s 4x400m race
for Running Braves before passing the baton to Yaw, who barely managed to maintain a lead with Police’s Bayley on his heel. Police pursued Running Braves as Thomas took over the baton from Yaw. On the third leg for Police was Carlwyn Collins. It was down to the anchors with Purch against Barrington. Barrington took the lead on the final straight, but Purch never gave up pursuit for the Police, overtaking Barrington for a narrow victory. Police won the Women’s 4x100m in 4:06.01s, with Iesha Parris, Tiffany Carto, Jevina Sampson and Kezia Bess. The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) won the Men’s 4x100m, in 42.17 seconds with Rupert Perry at the helm. Davin Fraser, Leslain Baird and Akeem Stuart were the other members of the all-star cast for the soldiers. The Defence Force also took home the Women’s Sprint Medley (1:45.77s), as well as the Men’s Sprint Medley (1:33.6s), and the Men’s 4x200m (1:27.37s).
Dolphin Secondary overcome Lodge to secure final berth in South GT zone
FROM LEFT Kevin Wilson, Dellon Hyman and Troy Bobb display their prizes.
Blatter to face media for first time since stepping down
ZURICH (Reuters) Sepp Blatter is set to face the media on July 20 for the first time since he announced last month that he would step down as president of soccer’s governing body FIFA. Blatter and secretary general Jerome Valcke will both take part in a media conference after an executive committee meeting which will set the date for the extraordinary FIFA Congress and presidential election, FIFA said on Monday. The 79-year-old was elected for a
fifth term as FIFA president on May 29 but announced four days later that he would lay down his mandate and call a fresh election where he would not be a candidate. The announcement came with FIFA in turmoil after 14 sports marketing executives and soccer officials, including several from FIFA, were indicted in the United States in late May on bribery, money laundering and wire fraud charges involving more than $150 million in payments.
Second half goals from Shawn Mohamed and Malachi Nelson handed Dolphin a 2-1 victory over Lodge when the semi final of the South Georgetown zone of the Digicel National Schools football championships was contested yesterday at Tuvcille ground. Mark Reece gave Lodge the lead in the 29th minute when he netted from inside the area before Dolphin rebounded in the second half to earn a spot in the final. Mohamed found the equaliser in the 58th minute; the striker converted from the spot after Cosmos DeSantos handled the ball inside area following a cross from Nelson. Nelson then provided his team with the winner through a brilliant solo
Malachi Nelson (left) and Shawn Mohamed goal in the 64th, beating three defenders in the process before firing home from inside the 18-yard box. Lodge made
some valiant attempts to draw level in the closing stages, but couldn’t pierce their opponents’ defence.
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Jamaican Russell Kamal and Guyanese Edmond DeClou in the money Contender 2015 Boxing Series...
Richard Holmes (right) in one of his defenseless moments against the power of Kemahl Russell. (PHOTOS: HURBUN WILLIAMS)
Edmond DeClou
Quincy Gomes Jamaican, Russell Kamal defeated Richard ‘The Frog’ Holmes and carted off the Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum Contender 2015 Boxing Series when activities concluded at the National Indoor Sports Arena, Jamaica, last Saturday evening. Reports out of Jamaica informed that the muscular Jamaican utilized his vast
experience and long reach to batter ‘The Frog’ and forcing his handlers to throw in the towel midway into the fourth round. For his efforts, the burly Jamaican took home two million dollars ($2,000,000) while his adversary pocketed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). Kamal will best be remembered for his win over Guyanese Winston Pompey
Triple gold for Seaton as GASA July Sprint and Goodwill trials conclude Leon Seaton stole the spotlight when the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) July Sprint and Goodwill trials concluded on Sunday at the National Aquatic Centre. Seaton captured the boys 9-10 200m freestyle in 2 minutes, 35.63 seconds ahead of Noel Raekwon who finished second in 2 minutes 45.13 seconds. Seaton also ruled the pool in the 100m butterfly and 50m backstroke, clocking 1 minute, 25.22 seconds and 38.34 seconds respectively. Lian Winter won the girls 9-10 200m freestyle in a time of 3 minutes, 04.10 seconds and the 50m backstroke in 41.08 seconds. The girls 11-12 200m freestyle event went to Jadyn George in 2: 50.11, while Keannle Inniss copped the 50m backstroke in the said category in a time of 41.40 seconds. Tzedeq Sekhel copped gold in the boys 11-12 200m freestyle in 2 minutes 49.15 and the 50m backstroke in
38.37 seconds. The girls 1314 200m freestyle was taken by Shannon Welcome in 2: 26.77. Welcome also captured the 100m butterfly in 1: 16.16 while Kenita Mahaica clocked 37.41 seconds to take the 50m backstroke. Daniel Scott was outstanding in boys’ 13-14 division, winning the 200m freestyle and 100m butterfly in 2:16.00 and 1:10.18 in that order. Nathan Hacket won the 50m backstroke in 31.13 seconds. In the girls 15 and over segment, Sorroya Simmons grabbed the 200m freestyle in 2:23.83 and Accalia khan took the honours in the 50m backstroke in 33.43 seconds. Hannibal Gaskin took gold in the boys 15 and over 200m freestyle in 2: 06.13 and the 100m butterfly in 1:04.37, while Joseph De Nobrega won the backstroke event in 31.15 seconds. Aleka Persaud claimed the girls 8 and under 50m backstroke in 41.85 while Paul Mahaica won boys equivalent in 44.21 seconds.
in a 6 rounds middleweight affair that was a slugfest. The Jamaican also clinched a TKO decision over Romeo Norville on a Guyana Fight Night card last year and had participated in last year’s ‘Contender’ Series, albeit unsuccessfully. Guyanese boxer, Edmond DeClou, continued his winning ways following a prolonged absence from the ring where he was nursing a broken jaw, with a lopsided unanimous points victory over Kevin Hylton, while another Guyanese, Quincy Gomes, failed to get past last year’s Contender champion,
Sakima Mullings when the two clashed in a welterweight encounter. Kaieteur Sport spoke with referee, Eon Jardine, who is also on duties in Jamaica. He said that despite being a late substitute, Gomes fought well. Indeed, Gomes arrived in Jamaica merely two days prior to the fight and fought against the odds since he was not engaged in intense training before the fight. “He was holding his own against Mullings but it was obvious that he was poorly conditioned,” said Jardine. This is Gomes’ second
loss after surrendering a points decision to Frenchman, Arnold Martinez at the Georges Donzenac Centre Sportif Departmental, Cayenne French Guiana on Saturday March 14. His record has dipped to 5 fights with 3 wins and 2 losses. While there has been no confirmation so far, DeClou might have earned quite a bit with Mullings once again cashing in since the third and fourth place finishers were to have received $250,000 and $200,000 respectively. Meanwhile, several other
Guyanese had been involved in the tournament with mixed fortunes. Dereck Richmond was an early casualty, while Kevin Pompey’s fight was cancelled though he had been in Jamaica during the early stages of the competition. Another Guyanese, Jermaine King, who had tipped the scales as a welterweight before migrating to the United States but had ballooned to an out of proportion weight. As such, he was not enrolled in the tournament though he was also in Jamaica at the early stages.
Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition...
GITC and Chase Academy advance in emphatic fashion
Action in the clash between GITC and North Georgetown yesterday at the GFC ground. Government Industrial Training College (GITC) inflicted a 7-0 drubbing on a shorthanded North Georgetown team as play in the Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition continued yesterday with a doubleheader, at the GFC Ground, Bourda. On target for GITC were Juan Bailey, who
lashed in a brace in the 62nd and 68th minutes, while Robby McCleggon in the 26th, Hakeem Clarke 49th, Raffiel Bollers 59th, Ackeem Adams own goal in the 60th and Paul Chang 75th completed their tally. They now move on to play Morgan’s Learning Centre for
a place in the North Zone of the Georgetown Division final where Chase Academy awaits the winner. Meanwhile, Chase Academy, one of the favourites to win the Georgetown title gave more credence to their favourite tag after crushing a hapless St. Joseph’s High 9-0
with Kelsey Benjamin slamming in seven goals, while there was one apiece for Jaleel Hamilton and Sese Norville. Benjamin goals came in the 3rd, 23rd, 34th, 56th, 70th, 73rd and 90th minutes, while Hamilton and Norville netted in the 20th and 57th minutes respectively.
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BHS take Region-six title with 2-1 win over Orealla Waramadong hammer Bush Lot 6-1 in play-off at No 5 ground
Unite. Develop. Excel. By Sean Devers IN BERBICE In sultry conditions at the Burnham Park in New Amsterdam, Berbice High School (BHS) captured the Region-six title with a hard fought 2-1 win against Orealla Secondary on Sunday in the Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Tournament, while Waramadong Secondary hammered Bush Lot Secondary 6-1 under lights at the Bush Lot ground in West Coast Berbice in a play-off game later in the evening. In Guyana’s oldest town and one of three Towns in Berbice, a double on each side of the half by BHS’s Captain Derick Taylor piloted his school to its first Zone title after defending Champions Vrymans Erven Secondary were knocked out in the preliminary rounds. Ta y l o r w a s w e l l supported up front by National under-17 player and the team’s leading Goal scorer Shemar Arrindell. But it was the Orealla team, which traveled over 50 miles from their Amerindian Community in the Berbice River, who enjoyed the slightly higher percentage of ball possession and displayed better ball control with their neat ‘one-touch’ passing. Donnel France ‘Headed in’ a corner kick from his cousin Andre France to open the scoring for Orealla in the 14th minute and large support group who filled the only stand at the venue to capacity, celebrated with plenty of noise. The two teams matched skills and played competitive football as their strikers attacked each other’s goal. More goals could have been scored in the first stanza had it not been for the good work of both Goalkeepers, Joel Gomes from BHS and Delon Lowe from Orealla. With two minutes to go in the opening half, Taylor, with both of his elbows heavily strapped, produced the equalizer when he beat Lowe from the penalty spot
Captain of BHS Derick Taylor collects the Region 6 Trophy from a Digicel Rep while his team and their Headmistress Tracey Helligar (at Taylor’s right) share the moment
with one that just evaded the Goalie’s diving effort. With the Head Teachers of both schools watching, the talented Taylor turned and from close range found the back of the net in the 62nd minute as BHS took the lead at 2-1, a score-line that the New Amsterdam school maintained for the rest of the match as they shifted their focus on defence. Toza Aaron hammered one powerfully from the left side just outside the 18-yard box but found Orealla’s Custodian, Lowe in the way. Looking a tired bunch,
BHS survived the dying moments of a very competitive game in which Orealla looked the fitter team although they were generally the smaller group. Over on the other side of the River, three times defending Region seven champions and last year’s National Runner-up to Linden’s Wismar/ Christianburg Secondary, Waramadong Secondary, dominated an outclassed Bush Lot Secondary in their own backyard from start to finish. Collyer Daniels (Continued on page 30)
Derick Taylor scored a double to give BHS a 2-1 victory
Goal scorers (from left) Ashton Ward, Collyer Daniels, Devon Rodrigues & Oswald Medina all had a good night for Waramadong Secondary.
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Minister Henry tells participants they will learn the skill of teamwork - NSC annual swimming camp opens
Minister Henry with the participants at the Colgrain Pool yesterday. The annual swimming camp organised by the National Sports Commission, in partnership with the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association was officially opened yesterday by Minister in the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport in the E d u c a t i o n M i n i s t r y, Nicolette Henry at the Colgrain Swimming Pool on Camp Street. The minister told the large turnout of eager youngsters and their parents that she trust that 120 registered participants would have a very productive six
weeks. The camp which started in 2003 will conclude on August 21 and caters for youths between ages six and 16. “As you heard in the overview, this programme was initiated quite a few years ago and it’s one that has continued over the years,” Henry noted. She added, “It has served us in very good stead, lots of children would have come and benefitted from this programme. I suppose this year’s programme will be no different.” Henry told the gathering of parents and children that apart from being edified on
the basics of the sport, the participants will also be exposed to certain skills like teamwork and operating in a group. She promised to visit the camp before it ends to see for herself the progress made by the youngsters. Wi t h p l a c e s b e i n g allocated on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis, a large influx of young prospective swimmers are now engaged in the activity, which has over the years become the nursery of swimming in Guyana. The event is being conducted by Cuban coach Isabel Maria Cousa Fals,
with assistance from four local coaches and a lifeguard. Over the years the coaches attached to the association have been tutoring the young swimmers on the fundamentals of the sport. It is from this programme that potential swimmers are then assigned to clubs, where they can potentially begin a life in competitive swimming. Those who impressed the talent spotters will then be afforded the opportunity to continue their training at the National Aquatic Centre at Liliendaal. (Sean Devers)
The Minister speaking during yesterday’s opening of the NSC Annual Swimming Camp.
Guyanese Professor Ken Danns is now a World Martial Arts Champion
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uyanese Sociologist and former University of Guyana Lecturer Dr. George Kenford Danns has now added a new title to his illustrious career. Dr. Danns competed last weekend in the World Champion of Champions Martial Arts Tournament at the Littlerock Statehouse & Convention Centre in Arkansas, USA and came out as the best of the Karate Masters who participated. Dr. Danns competed in the traditional forms, sparring, traditional weapons and combat weapons, sparring against the best from around the world and copped the Gold Medal in the end. The Professor started his martial arts career in Guyana under Sensei Winston Dunbar at PSU and later at the University of Guyana before settling at the Banks DIH Club before migrating. This is the first time a Guyanese has won the world championship at Ken Danns stands atop the presentation podium after emerging as Martial Arts World champ in the company of other participants. the Tournament of Champions.
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‘We ready for the Biggest Party in Sports’ Guyana on track for four CPL home matches
By Sean Devers It’s the biggest party in sports and Guyanese are expected to pack the Providence Stadium to its capacity for tomorrow’s clash against Chris Gayle’s 2013 champions Jamaica Tallawahs and two times runners-up Guyana Amazon Warriors from 18:00hrs and according the local CPL committee they are ready to successfully host the mega event. Kurt Douglas informed the media that prior to match day a lot goes into planning for the event and informed since the latest win by the Wa r r i o r s a g a i n s t t h e Tallawahs in Jamaica, there has been a tremendous increase in the sale of tickets for tomorrow’s opening game. Douglas explained some of the aspects that have to be dealt with are Branding and Sponsorship, the sale of merchandise and tickets, ensuring that facilities for the fans, the players and the Media are in place and most importantly that everyone feels safe. George Vyphuis, who is in charge of security and safety, informed that the Guyana Police Force will be supported by a private Security Firm and stressed that the aim is not to deprive fans of their enjoyment but to ensure they do not contravene any regulations that are in place for their safety. He listed the prohibited and restricted items that cannot be brought into the ground and also touched on what systems would be put in place to combat the anticipated traffic build up on match days. Among the prohibited items are Firearms, Weapons, Knives and imitation weapons, fireworks, e x p l o s i v e s , Flammable Items, mace and gas containers. No glass bottles, no branded plastic bottles other than CPL sponsors are allowed in the Stadium. No Alcohol, illegal drugs or narcotics or Video Cameras while the restricted items include no large umbrellas, no Cooler larger
(FROM LEFT) Troy Peters, Sabrina Panday, Kurt Douglas, Commander Clifton Hickens & George Vyphuis at yesterday’s briefing. than 12x12x12 and no flags and banners smaller than 5x3. The Warriors will play in all four of the games here and after tomorrow’s clash will come up against the St Lucia Zouks on Friday from 20:00hrs, the Barbados Tridents from 16:00hrs on Saturday and T&T Red Steels from 18:00hrs next Tuesday. Sabrina Panday who is the Stadium Staff Coordinator said that 125 staff members have been hired including 22 ticketing staff and tickets which are
going ‘fast’ can be bought at Courts stores on Main Street, New Amsterdam, Parika and Linden. Tickets can also be bought at booths outside the Stadium. Panday informed that Hits & Jams and their DJs have been hired to provide musical entertainment which will last an hour after each game ends, while Chow-Pow is the MC on the public address system. The seats are all numbered with corresponding digits on the tickets. Panday further stated that for the Red Steel game a
large amount of overseas visitors are expected. Commander Clifton Hickens pointed out that the Guyana Fire Service and an Ambulance from the Red Cross will be in attendance. He also explained that Police will start monitoring traffic from Mandela Avenue right up to the stadium, while Cars could be parked outside the ground between the Stadium and the Princess Hotel for a fee $500 and inside the Stadium for a fee of $1,000. VIPs will use the second Gate on the East Bank Public
Road, while the VVIPs which include the President, Ministers and other dignitaries and a limited number of specially invited Guest will need the use the ‘back gate’ to get into the venue. Hickens disclosed that Police will be standing both in the front and at the back of the stands as they aim to maintain crowd control at a venue that could accommodate 15,000 fans. Troy Peters dealt with the Media Issues and declared that only accredited Media workers will be allowed in
the Media Centre, while photographers will need a ‘Pitch pass’ to be allowed on the ground to take photos. Guyana are 5th on the points table with 6 points from 6 matches but all of the other teams except T&T (5 points from 5 matches) and St Kitts and Nevis (8 points from 9 matches) have played 8 games with Barbados leading the points table with 10 points from 8 matches. Three wins from the four matches at home will see the Warriors marching into the semi-finals in Trinidad.
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Kwakwani Sec. bounce away with three NSBF titles - Mackenzie High win historic first title
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Digicel’s Events and Sponsorship Manager, Gavin Hope (standing, 2 right) joins the victorious Kwakwani Girls’, U-16 and U-19 teams in celebration along with Coaches, Dave Causway (left) and Ann Gordon (right) Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall after collecting prizes from winning the respective categories.
Rashleigh Bentick is Light and Overall winner; Kavita Ganpat is Bikini & Best Legs queen
Fitness Paradise Gym Expo 2015...
Jermaine Karg of Suriname Mr. Fitness Paradise (Heavy).
Kavita Ganpat - Miss Bikini and Best Legs.
Rashleigh Bentick Mr. Fitness Paradise (Light and Overall).
Mr. Hot Body Daes Burgzorg of Suriname receives his trophy.
Overall winner of Gym Expo 2015 Rashleigh Bentick being presented with a supplement hamper by Jamie McDonald of Fitness Express.
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