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Local miners lament Chinese‘take-over’ at Imbaimadai P. 2

One of the mining pits created by the Chinese

Rohee cusses Still nothing…second Kaieteur News for Two more well abandoned uncovering fraud ranks under amidst safety fears in Police Force close arrest - but Repsol said that oil found P. 6

Submachine gun/drug bust…

P. 3

P. 6

No ads on procurement website for multi-million $$$ laboratory P. 3

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Local miners lament ‘Chinese take-over’ at Imbaimadai

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iners who operate at Imbaimadai have voiced their concern that the Chinese are taking over the mining industry which is the profitable operation at Imbaimadai and most interior locations.

The miners said that the Chinese are seemingly having more privileges than them who are born and bred Guyanese.

This issue was raised at a village meeting facilitated by the Guyana Women Miners Organization (GWMO) on Sunday.

Miners spoke of victimization as the Chinese were granted permission to operate on the same lands that were denied to the locals.

This, they believe, is another attempt to stifle small and medium scale miners.

They said that some time ago, residents of Imbaimadai had an operation at the said location. However, they were reportedly told by a mining officer that the area could not have been located on the map; therefore they could have no longer continued mining on those lands.

They were ordered to immediately remove.

“Then, all of a sudden, dem locate it on de map and dem say how it is a PL (prospecting license); now we hear dem say how dem turn it into blocks.

“Next thing, de Chinese come and get de whole thing.

We can’t understand dem thing this; we can’t go to China and take over but look…”

The miners said that before the Chinese, the industry was flooded by Brazilians and Spanishspeaking nationals but on a smaller level. “Now the government find new friends and Robert (Persaud) doing he own thing”.

The miners said that what is of equal concern is the fact that even when nationals

other than the Chinese go into the mining community, the residents there still benefit even if it is in a minute way.

“The difference between the Brazilians and Chinese is that the Brazilians would employ one, one Guyanese, so we would still catch a li’l hand even though it is not we dredge; but not these Chinese. Dem does do everything dem self.”

Further, the residents said that the Chinese bring in all their supplies and hardly support any of the village shops. “…What we really concern about is how we couldn’t mine pun dem same lands that de Chinese get,” said one of the miners.

It was raised that the medium and small scale miners are being stifled as they are not being given lands to mine. “Apparently that is one of the reasons the Chinese getting so many advantages because they doing it big.”

The miners said that it sometimes takes years for allocation of blocks to be approved by the Guyana Geology and Mines Corporation (GGMC).

One miner said that he paid for a block and when given, he realized that mining could not have been executed there.

This newspaper understands that GGMC has a policy that once plots that can’t be of use are distributed, one can apply for relocation. The man said that quite some time ago he submitted for relocation yet, (Continued on page 19)

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Submachine gun/drug bust…

No advertisement on Two more TSU ranks procurement website under close arrest for multi-million lab The non-placement of an advertisement for bids on the government’s procurement website has once again raised questions about the manner in which the government procures goods and services.

Last Tuesday, three bids, from foreign companies, were opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and training in the use of laboratory equipment for the Government Analyst - Food and Drug Department, food chemistry and microbiology laboratories.

The procurement is being done under the Agriculture Diversification Project, which is being funded by the InterAmerican Development Bank, and would end up costing millions of dollars.

Bids were received from two Trinidad companies and one from a United Kingdom company.

Kaieteur News understands that the advertisement for bids was placed once in the Guyana Chronicle and was also advertised internationally.

However, the advertisement was not placed on the government’s

procurement website. The government had said that the w e b s i t e (www. e p r o c u r e . g o v. g y ) would be the principal means it would use to issue invitations for bids and tenders and vacancies.

Kaieteur News understands that the advertisement for the laboratory equipment was sent to the Government Information Agency (GINA), which is responsible for uploading the website.

However, GINA claimed that because of the cuts to the 2012 budget, it did not have personnel to upload the website.

One local importer said that the non-placement of the advertisement of bids puts local importers at a disadvantage, because they would rely on the procurement website for information regarding bids and tenders.

Western Scientific Company Limited, from Trinidad, put in a bid of US$65,349.08 for Lot 1 of the Project and US$366,617.36 for Lot 2 of the project.

Analogic Solutions of Trinidad put in a bid of US$399, 161.46 for two lots.

Inte Trade of United Kingdom put in a bid of

US$106, 408.25 for Lot 1 and US$330, 746.84 for Lot 2.

Lot 1 of the project is for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Training in use of High Performance Liquid Chromatograph for a Drug Chemistry Laboratory and Lot 2 is for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Training in use of Laboratory Equipment for the Food Chemistry and Microbiology Laboratories.

According to the international advertisement, bidding would be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the Inter-American Development Bank’s Policies for the Procurement of Works and Goods financed by the I n t e r - A m e r i c a n Development Bank, and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the policies.

The bidding documents for procurement of goods have been prepared by the Inter-American Development Bank to be used for the procurement of goods through International Competitive Bidding (ICB) in projects that are financed in whole or in part by the IDB.

Hotel, furniture business busted for electricity theft The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has arrested 122 persons for the year as its campaign against electricity theft, countrywide, intensifies.

The company noted recently that Emerson’s Hotel in Timehri and ND&S Furniture Store in La Jalousie, West Coast Demerara were caught stealing electricity.

Other woodworking establishments were also caught stealing electricity earlier in the year.

GPL operatives disclosed that constant checks are being made at premises of individuals and business establishments who have outstanding balances for the power company.

According to the power company, GPL, those arrested were the result of raids carried out during the day and night.

GPL is determined to send a strong message to persons who insist on stealing

electricity. The company stressed that it was taking a number of steps to curb the theft of electricity. One measure is the use of a special type of meter – the Itron meter – that is being used for large consumers in a secure environment.

For small customers, the company is offering the prepaid meter, which discourages consumers from accessing it with the intention of tampering.

The penalty for stealing electricity is a fine of $50,000 and a mandatory sentence of one year imprisonment.

This determined stance by GPL comes as the company intends to drastically reduce its losses associated with electricity theft.

The power company stated that its personnel intend to seek out all those persons who are directing criminal activity at GPL and will have them face the full force of the law.

Two more ranks of the Tactical Services Unit are under close arrest for allegedly taking $360,000 to release a man with a Beretta submachine gun and drugs.

Kaieteur News understands that the ranks were detained yesterday after turning up for duty.

Three other TSU ranks, including a cadet officer, have been under close arrest since Friday in connection with the same investigation.

An official said that investigators are likely to arrange a confrontation between the cops and the civilian who was allegedly found with the illegal firearm.

The civilian has not been detained. Kaieteur News understands that ballistic tests are to be conducted on the Beretta submachine gun.

Meanwhile, attorney-atlaw James Bond, who is representing the civilian, yesterday denied that his

client had been found with marijuana and a firearm.

“It’s false. No report was made that my client was found with these items.”

Bond said that he took his client to the police on Saturday and yesterday “to clear up some misconceptions.”

A police official confirmed that they have no statement from either the civilian or the police that the man was found with the firearm. However, Kaieteur News understands that one of the ranks claimed that the man had a substance, suspected to be marijuana, in his possession.

It is alleged that on Thursday, a gold dealer asked an acquaintance to pick up $360,000 for him at a Kitty location. After collecting the money, the goldsmith’s acquaintance reportedly went on an illegal transaction.

While doing this, he was allegedly nabbed by five TSU

ranks. However, instead of taking the man into custody, the policemen allegedly took the loaded Beretta and the $360,000. They then released the man.

Kaieteur News was told that the cops ‘drove around’ attempting to sell the firearm.

After failing to find a buyer, they informed their superiors that they had found the firearm in an empty house in Charlestown.

Meanwhile, the gold dealer’s friend returned to the businessman and alleged that he had been robbed.

However, the suspicious gold dealer made the acquaintance accompany him to the Brickdam Police Station to report the ‘robbery’.

It was then that the acquaintance allegedly admitted to the dealer that he had been forced to hand over the money to the policemen.

The ranks were subsequently detained.

Guyana not close to abolishing the death penalty Guyana is nowhere closer to abolishing the death penalty. Yesterday, Human Services Minister Jennifer Webster, said that nothing in her address could be construed to mean that Guyana had succumbed to pressure from the United Nations and was on the verge of abolishing the death penalty.

She said that at the meeting at which she and Education Minister Priya Manickchand represented Guyana on July 10, last, she presented a paper in which she said, “The commitments made by Guyana at the UNHRC UPR to hold consultations with regard to the abolition of corporal punishment, the abolition of the death penalty and the decriminalizing of consensual adult same-sex relations are on-going.”

Minister of Education, Manickchand has been holding consultations across the country on the issue of the abolition of corporal punishment, she said.

“The Cabinet has decided to take these three issues to the National Assembly before it goes into recess and to send them to a Parliamentary Special Select Committee which will invite and hear the

views of the public.”

Minister Webster said that things like the abolition of corporal punishment and the death penalty are sensitive issues. The public feels strongly about them, she added.

Presidential Adviser Gail Teixeira will determine the way forward leading to the presentation of what is likely to be a motion to the Parliamentary Select Committee.

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EDITORIAL

The contradictions in our midst The law is often in conflict with the rights of an individual giving the impression that at any given there are two laws concerning a single episode. There is a law which precludes men from wearing women’s clothing and vice versa. The result is that from time to time men are charged with cross dressing. In fact, not so long ago a city magistrate imposed a fine in keeping with the law.

Correspondingly, women are never ever charged with appearing in public in men’s clothing. This was attempted nearly four decades ago but a group of women, among them the wife of the then Prime Minister, the Minister of Information and other women politicians, donned pants suits, a common wear among women, walked into the court where this matter was being heard and took their seats. Never again was any woman challenged about wearing men’s apparel.

But the way is still not clear for men to do so even the constitution stipulates that there should be no discrimination and the constitution is the supreme law. Therefore, while the law is clear, it conflicts with the constitution.

The alternative in this case is for the victim to move to the High Court with a constitutional motion to get any conviction overturned. For reasons rooted in financial embarrassment the people so affected do not challenge the lower court ruling or conviction and they come from the lower end of the economic scale.

This situation is now repeated in the issue of corporal punishment. There is no law that says that corporal punishment is illegal and indeed, over the years many parents have not hesitated to spare the rod in an effort to curb a child from his or her errant ways.

Corporal punishment was also a part of the education system to the point that an instrument for whipping was in every school including the nation’s premier Queen’s College.

The sentencing policy in the courts included a whipping for certain offences. The law had already been amended to remove the cat-o-nine tails from the punishment regime on the grounds that it represented unnecessary cruelty. Whipping, however, still remains on the statutes but the courts rarely impose sentences accompanied by whipping.

Then came the United Nations and the issue of the rights of children. There was the argument that children have rights. Further, non-governmental organizations, supporting the move by the United Nations to stamp out violence began to produce arguments that corporal punishment was a means of perpetuating violence in the society. The argument that children exposed to violence were likely to become violent adults began to take root.

Correspondingly, the move to have corporal punishment removed from the statutes gained momentum. But the police have been known to visit criminals with a violence often known to reside in the armoury of the criminals themselves. The offshoot is that parents have been overheard to say that they would rather visit their children with the punishment rather than to allow them to go astray and have the police impose the punishment.

However, there is now a development that conflicts with the law and this has to do with the Rights of the Child Commission.

The commission says that no child should be exposed to violence.

This seems to be the law because the courts are sending parents to prison for administering corporal punishment.

This seems unfair because during a spate of consultations even children objected to the abolition of corporal punishment.

Parents are now the victims of trying to ensure that their children do not lapse into anti-social behaviour.

So where do we go from here. The law does not rule out corporal punishment but the rights of the child rules out such a punishment against the child and the courts seem to be coming down on the side of those rights.

Parents cannot appeal any sentence, except perhaps on the grounds of severity. What we fear is that the same thing will happen as did in the school system when the Education Ministry when it announced a policy that no child would be left behind.

Children, concerned only with being promoted from one class to another, refused to work and there was precious little teachers could do. Now parents feel that they are being placed in a similar bind.

It is not Dev’s domain to determine the behaviour/strategy I enlist DEAR EDITOR, Reference is made to Ravi Dev’s July 15, 2012 column “Anger issues.”

To his remark as to what my style would achieve, while said achievements benefit him, they also pose a threat to the agenda he currently pursues. Consequently, some achievements are herein outlined:1) Repelling his and the PPP bigotry; 2) Negotiated Guyana’s first redundancy package which unions at home and across the Caribbean strive to match; 3) Repelled the PPP’s effort to destroy the Critchlow Labour College and bury the Guyana Trades Union Congress; 4) Won tax-free overtime for bauxite workers which was extended to sugar workers under the PNC administration and now denied bauxite workers under the PPP; 5) Negotiated a contract for bauxite workers that allowed for one percent of the production of calcine bauxite to be assigned for the purchasing of food for workers and their family; 6) The 1992 success by GB&GWU on redundancy payment influenced the 1 9 9 7 Te r m i n a t i o n o f Employment and Severance Pay Law. 7) The 2004 victory by the union which improved redundancy conditions to the level of hours worked, rather than years and months, based on the work operation unique characteristics –an

unmatchable feat in the Caribbean; 8) Sustained the valiant 3½ years struggle by GB&GWU against BCGI and the Government of Guyana to ensure the respect for the rights of workers to freedom of association and collective bargaining as enshrined in the Guyana Constitution and Trade Union Recognition Law; 9) Developed the Caribbean Labour Platform which is being used throughout the Region as Labour’s bible for workers’ development and a concept embraced by CARICOM; 10) Negotiated a grant from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to pursue the Caribbean Labour M o v e m e n t ’s Decent Work Agenda; 11) Member of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Technical Committee that developed the convention on safety in open cast mines.

Now that Dev has some information as what to my anger; pugnacious and confrontational style have achieved, let him stand up and show this nation what his style has achieved.

I will set the ball rolling by pointing him to the July 2, 2012 Chronicle editorial and its supporting letters, the discriminatory management and wanton corruption by this government, intra and inter group atrocities, all of which his depraved mind and bigoted writings are seeking to give legitimacy to under the guise of being an Indian rights

activist.

Let him prove to this nation how his current style is not hindrance to peaceful co-existence, equitable development and good governance.

On my part there is no apology for my style. And to Dev’s comment that such “can have wide repercussions,” he is advised said repercussions will adversely affect his agenda for racial dominance. For head on I challenge those who violate the laws and trample citizens’ rights; and work to protect and advance these rights.

Similarly, I confront those who plunder and rape this nation, fabricate our history, create racial disunity, hinder peaceful co-existence and equitable development; and the enablers of wrongdoing. I challenge them and will continue to so do with all the fibre in my being. Not one to be enamoured by the cowardly style of leading from behind, my tactic has delivered for this nation, the Caribbean and workers around the world.

Further, he is put on notice that his tricks of clutching to his philosophers/thinkers lifeline as avoidance in dealing with matters will not fool, faze or impress.

He does not fool with his claim to have done something in 2004. This is 2012, governance is at its lowest ebb, the world still turns, and he continues to write, but chooses to perpetuate disrespect for Africans, rather

than stand up like others within his group and be counted for taking the side for what is just and right.

Clearly he is not interested in this, but more in his penchant for sowing seeds of division and hatred among the races on falsehoods such as: a) if Indians did not come to Guyana, the country would have reverted to mangroves; and b) Africans are violent and aggressive towards authority figures. He displays such effrontery in this enlightened age and in the presence of what’s taking place in this society.

Dev is reminded no right-thinking African will be offended if criticisms and condemnations are universal and honest.

E q u a l l y, n o w r o n g thinking African who is considered a leader will be allowed to perpetuate what he gets away with. He is no victim here.

The society is the victim of his bigotry. For he knows all human beings are capable of good and bad, but remains silent to this universal truth. And in an insidious way he perpetuates bad behaviours by his group against each other; and his group against the other(s) and the State.

Finally, it is not Dev’s domain to determine the behaviour/strategy I enlist in the struggle for the creation of a just society. The universal declarations, international conventions and Guyana Constitution shall be the only determinant!

Lincoln Lewis

GRA responds to a ‘Disgusted Worker’ DEAR EDITOR, Reference is hereby made to the letter captioned ‘Key positions within Customs were given to selective ‘saints and elites’, which appeared in the Monday, July 16, 2012 edition of the Kaieteur News, and was purportedly written by a ‘Disgusted Worker’.

This letter accused the Management of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) of among other things, making appointments on the basis of favouritism, gross mismanagement, and claimed that specific divisions are incompetent. The letter which was clearly aimed at undermining the agency also raised the issue of Customs Officers not receiving in a timely manner, payments for overtime work.

In response to the accusations leveled against the agency, the GRA wishes to publicly state the following:

1. Management’s function is to ensure that the vision and mission of the agency is achieved efficiently and effectively, that should not be confused with being subservient.

2. Appointments to senior positions within the agency are decided upon by the Governing Board; as such, these appointments cannot be manipulated by any staff of the agency. Further, these positions are filled through competition.

3. There are established guidelines regarding the payment of overtime. These guidelines require that all claims for overtime be verified before payments are made.

The verification aspect of same is dependent on the number of claims made: as such, there are instances when the payment of overtime is delayed.

Additionally, Section 173 - 177 of the Customs Regulations

deal with the overtime requests from Merchants.

The fees collected are paid into the Consolidated Fund, and subsequent procedure for payment follow the financial regulations set out by policies.

The Management of GRA was forced to put stringent measures in place to monitor merchant overtime after investigations proved that Officers were claiming payment for hours they never worked; many of them were suspended. The letter writer, who purports to be a GRA Officer, is obviously not aware of these facts, or wants Management to turn a blind eye to fraudulent activities.

4. The accusations leveled at specific Divisions and training issues raised are obvious indicators of someone who bears a grudge.

Selections for overseas training are based on the requirements/criteria

stipulated by funding agencies and are for persons within all three operational areas of the GRA. The letter writer has however, neglected to mention that the Management of the GRA is constantly battling against elements who are geared at damaging the image of the agency and who are bent on corrupt practices. It is often when internal investigations are close to unveiling sinister acts, or when the agency is being restructured to ensure transparency, that we find such letters being penned.

Despite the attempt to cast doubt on the agency, the Management of the Guyana Revenue Authority will continue its thrust to make the organization one that is in keeping with its mandate of promoting compliance while maintaining its integrity.

Khurshid Sattaur Commissioner-General

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The Attorney General could at least have An embarrassment to anyone taken the time to better inform himself who has standards at UG intervention in the matter, prides himself on accurate and DEAR EDITOR, Attorney General Anil Nandlall’s letter in the Stabroek News “The squabble over conflict of interest in the Audit Office is much ado about nothing”: July 13, 2012 refers. Mr. Nandlall accuses those who have taken a position on what he dubs as a “concocted’ and ‘politically inspired” matter involving Dr. Ashni Singh as Minister of Finance and his wife Ms. Gitanjali Singh of the Audit Office of not subjecting the relevant facts and surrounding circumstances to mature analysis.

I respond to make the following points not because I think Mr. Nandlall’s letter has any validity or merit, but because of the position he holds as leader of the Bar of Guyana, and to counteract the mischief his letter created.

1. I wonder if the Attorney General considered the propriety of his public

citing some weak and discarded legal authorities, while the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Guyana is considering formal complaints over the same issues.

2. If Mr. Nandlall had apprised himself of the relevant facts he would not have misled the country about Mrs. Singh’s service at the Audit Office. She could not and did not commence her career at the Auditor General’s Office in 1992 and work continuously since then in that office. Mr. Nandlall and his colleagues might wish to believe that everything began in 1992, but the fact is that in 2001/2 Mrs. Singh was Director, Internal Audit at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.

3. And for Mr. Nandlall’s further information, Mrs. Singh left that position because a conflict of interest question arose.

4. For someone who

precise language, not once in his several references to Mr. Deodat Sharma did Mr. Nandlall acknowledge that the current Auditor General is an acting appointee – no trivial matter.

As the country’s Attorney General tasked with advising the President and the Government, Mr. Nandlall may wish to confirm whether the holder of that important constitutional office was appointed to the acting position in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution which require the advice of the Public Service Commission.

5.

Completely disregarding the principles and authorities on bias, Mr. Nandlall asserts that there is no scintilla of evidence of an actuality of conflict. May I respectfully refer Mr. Nandlall to the Pinochet extradition case in which a decision of (Continued on page 7)

Despite our pluralism and diversity, we are basically a cohesive society DEAR EDITOR, Guyana is today a democratic society characterized by political and ideological pluralism, multiculturalism, cultural and ethnic diversity, and the rule of law. There is also freedom of expression and freedom of the press.

This is what makes us unique and distinct from most countries in the Englishspeaking Caribbean which in the main are homogenous and mono-cultural. Despite our pluralism and diversity, we are basically a cohesive society in which all ethnic groups exist and co-exist in a harmonious state. There is full appreciation and respect of our cultural and religious diversity and there is full separation of state and religion.

In other words, there is no state-sponsored religion and the constitution makes provision for complete

freedom of worship, or for that matter, freedom not to belong to any religion if so inclined.

There is separation of powers among the three arms of the state-the Executive, the Legislative and the Judiciary.

These are indeed the hallmarks of a modern and rules-based society, which unfortunately was not always the case.

Guyana has advanced over the past two decades from authoritarian and undemocratic rule to one in which there is complete freedom of expression and, more fundamentally, freedom to elect a government of one’s choice in elections that are not only free and fair but also free from fear.

This is why we have to

guard against those in our society who seek to downplay our achievements and create the impression that we are worse off as a nation than we were in past years.

This smacks not only of intellectual dishonesty but represents a clear attempt at distorting historical facts regarding our political and constitutional evolution.

We are not, admittedly, a perfect society, which makes it imperative for us all to continue the search for a more inclusive and participatory democracy where every Guyanese, regardless of ethnic or political affiliation, becomes an active participant in this exciting task of nationbuilding.

Hydar Ally

DEAR EDITOR, I read with amusement the letter written by a Sherwood Lowe in KN (Tuesday, July 10, 2012). I am hoping that Mr. Lowe (heaven forbid, Dr. Lowe) is nowhere close to UG in terms of teaching or learning. And let’s hope for our children’s sake that he is far from any administrative position. If he is on any of these fronts—teaching, learning, administration at UG—then it is no surprise that UG (Turkeyen) has become a laughing stock.

I am no lecturer, but this letter under the name of Lowe should cause embarrassment to anyone who has standards at UG. Lowe draws from Ernest Boyer—and correctly so.

But then he draws conclusions about KN’s editorial as to what it does not say. KN’s editorial does not ignore anything, including “stakeholders who are more interested in the ability of universities to produce more graduates who can apply knowledge and perform at the workplace.”

Lowe goes on: “In developed societies, a huge market exists in the economy for research output.

Universities have the financial incentive to chase private and government research contracts and grants. No such market exists in Guyana” But Mr. Lowe never asks why or why not? So much for critical thinking. So you blame something for not happening,

but do not have the basic thinking of asking why is it not happening? And if it is not happening, then how can UG make it happen? Or would they do the usual and sit by and wait for someone else to do it for them?

Now we all know that UG is a failed enterprise—precisely because people like Lowe cannot move beneath the surface. Here is Lowe’s “evidence” that “useful research is done at UG: “As Exhibit A, I point to the University’s Research Day Conference where whole days are devoted to presentations of staff research.”

Now, as a layman, I am wondering this: what good does it do if a set of 40 (say) UG lecturers sit around and speak at each other? What is the quality of what is done? Has any of it been published in international, scholarly refereed journals? If any has been published, where was it published? Anything could be called research, but

valid research is made valid only when it is published.

Is this Lowe’s idea of excellence? Importantly, this is Lowe’s only evidence of useful research. In my uneducated mind, Exhibit A should be followed by Exhibit B, C, D, and so on. Excellence indeed.

And then Mr. Lowe asks that airy question: “What should be the justification for UG?...should it focus more on producing graduates (learning) or research?” But poor Mr. Lowe should return to that which he quotes from Ernest Boyer.

Incidentally, a real scholar has already identified these variables and has gone beyond Boyer in implementation of the variables at UGBC). But Lowe returns us to the simplicity of either teaching or research.

If Lowe is an example of UG scholarship, we have lots to worry about. And please, do not use my tax dollars for this stuff.

Mark London

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Still nothing…second well abandoned Rohee cusses KN amidst safety fears - but Repsol said that oil found for uncovering fraud The country’s second attempt to drill for oil offshore has ended prematurely with CGX Energy Inc, a partner in the consortium, announcing yesterday that technicians were forced to plug the Jaguar-1 well amidst safety fears.

The news came almost two months after CGX had announced failing to find oil in commercial quantities…dashing the country’s hopes, at least temporarily, of cashing in on the black gold.

The partners to the Georgetown PPL in which the Jaguar-1 was being drilled are Repsol Exploración S.A (15%), as operator, along with YPF Guyana Limited (30%), Tullow Oil plc (30%) and CGX Resources Inc. (25%).

According to the statement from CGX Energy Inc. yesterday, drilling operations at the Jaguar-1 well have ended and the well will be plugged at a depth of 4,876 metres without reaching the primary objective in the Late Cretaceous geologic zone.

“The decision to stop drilling at this point was unanimously agreed by all

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partners based on safety criteria and was taken after reaching a point in the well where the pressure design limits for safe operations prevented further drilling to the main objective. Jaguar-1 was a high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) well which was spudded in February 2012 using the Atwood Beacon jack-up rig.”

CGX said that while the primary Late Cretaceous objective was not reached, samples of light oil were successfully recovered from two Late Cretaceous turbidite sands.

But the consortium is not giving up hope that there is oil in commercial quantities in the same area.

According to Kerry Sully,

CGX President and CEO, “Based on hydrocarbons recovered during the drilling of Jaguar-1, CGX is confident that a new well targeting the same prospect would hold significant promise and is therefore committed to seek a re-drill utilizing a new well design.”

Commenting on the company’s plans in the Guyana Suriname basin, Dr Suresh Narine, Chairman, reiterated CGX’s near-term goals stating that “in addition to our commitment well on the Corentyne Block, we are planning a 3D seismic programme later this fall with our ultimate goal being to commit to a rig for a three to five well program. Added to this would be the re-drill of

the Late Cretaceous target addressed by the Jaguar-1 well.” According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment yesterday, the decision to bring the drilling operations at the Jaguar-1 well to a close was communicated to Minister Robert Persaud on Sunday.

The Jaguar-1 well was targeted to be drilled to 6,541 meters with actual drilling commencing on February 7 with the Atwood Beacon Drill Rig. The Ministry explained that the drilling of the well was estimated to be completed in approximately six months and progress was “steady”.

“However, down-hole (Continued on page 16)

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee opted to abuse the messenger than to deal with the issue. At hand was the issue of corruption within the Guyana Police Force. Kaieteur News had reported that the hierarchy in the Guyana Police Force had opted to cover up reports of corruption.

Kaieteur News had reported that there was massive fraud at the auction held by the Force. There was misrepresentation of amounts paid for the articles and items sold. In many cases the money paid was less than the final bidding price.

A businessman, whom the Home Affairs Ministry dubbed a ‘whistleblower,’ had come forward to report on the illegality. He said that his decision was prompted by the fact that he recognized that the people involved would stop at nothing to carry out the activity.

He spoke of approaching Minister Rohee, first, with the news that people were paying less than the final sum bid. He said that instead of reaching the Minister, he was given a ‘royal runaround’ by the Minister’s Secretary.

He said that when this happened he went to Kaieteur News to get the story out. The man also approached Office of the President and it was there that he noticed that action was taken.

Indeed, after the intervention of Office of the President, the Ministry of Home Affairs mounted an investigation.

“As far as the Ministry of Home Affairs is concerned whether, the expose resulted from a “whistle blower”, Facebook, the Office of the President; the Ministry of Home Affairs or the Media; the fact of the matter is that information surfaced alleging wrongdoing at the auction of vehicles belonging to the

Guyana Police Force.”

Minister Rohee then launched an attack against Kaieteur News.

In a statement from the Home Affairs Ministry, yesterday, Rohee said, “Monday’s Kaieteur News front page story exposed once again its cloven hooves.

It was a brazen attempt by Kaieteur News to cover up for those who were involved in the wrong doing and those who are paid in exchange for information about the Guyana Police Force.

It is no secret that the Kaieteur News pays cash in exchange for information about happenings within the Force.

While the Kaieteur News wants people to believe it is fighting corruption, it is in fact encouraging corruption within the Force by offering “big bucks” in exchange for information about happenings within the Guyana Police Force.

“Try as desperately, cynically or cleverly as it may, every reader of the Kaieteur News knows that that newspaper offers cash for information about the Guyana Police Force. To try now to cover up for its corrupt concubinage with some ranks within the Force by floating its “whistle blower” and by making the public claim that the Ministry of Home Affairs attempted to cover up the matter will convince no one.”

It was only yesterday that Minister acknowledged the existence of the whistleblower. In a previous statement he blamed “disloyal ranks within the Force” who he said “make it appear as if the Kaieteur News is an anti-corruption tribune and a paragon of virtue.”

Yesterday, Minister Rohee stated, “The Ministry of Home Affairs wishes to emphasize that the Kaieteur News’ “whistle blower” is no mystery man. He is well known at the Ministry of Home Affairs. Only a few weeks ago he was on the phone to the Ministry enquiring about the status of the investigation into the alleged wrong doings in connection with the same auction.’

And even as Rohee was accusing policemen of leaking information the ‘whistleblower said,” The police are not leaking information to the Kaieteur News. I was the person who was in contact with the newspaper because I wanted to expose what was taking place.

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Understanding the motives of the racist editorial DEAR EDITOR, Despite growing condemnation of the fear politics conceived, Parvati Persaud-Edwards penned, Guyana Chronicle published racist editorial there are those who believe that a mountain has been chiselled from a molehill.

There are those as well – as we have seen in the comments in various sections of social media – who are of the conviction that Mrs. Persaud-Edwards was in fact in good order and, in some ways, is a victim. Mrs. Persaud-Edwards herself has not been shy in commenting on facebook and, without the slightest hint of remorse, has been belligerent in doing so.

Most repugnant about Mrs. Persaud-Edwards’ editorial is that she uses her personal experiences and selective other incidents to daub an entire ethnic group into criminality.

She purposely chose not to even pause to consider the thousands upon thousands of outstanding examples of Afro-Guyanese successes in every sphere of life. Needless to say, these far outweigh the minority criminal elements who are not confined to any single ethnic group in

Guyana.

There is though, a further salient lesson for the nation in this editorial abhorrence.

All is not well in the republic and there are unmistakable and undeniable signs that what is ahead is not necessarily the best of times.

To ignore what is at play here, the background to this editorial and the end game of the protagonists, is to flirt dangerously with national instability and (re)commit Guyana to an entrenchment of the politics of fear.

At the core is that violence profits only one political entity in Guyana.

There is expanding evidence of the notion that there is, among the upper echelons of a certain political party, the unwritten creed, that – hand selected tokenism aside – Afro-Guyanese must never be entrusted with leadership in Guyana and measures must be taken to ensure that this be prohibited, whatever the costs. This group has managed to prevail upon their supporters that this rancid thinking is worthy of embrace. And so it has been for election after election.

They have perpetuated a shallow, stereotypical argument as a convenient

teaching aid in their syllabus of racist rottenness administered to their electoral subjects. They exploit the fact that some Afro-Guyanese young men have been caught in a cycle of crime.

They magnify this, package it and distribute among their legions of the willing. Of course, they conveniently overlook, that these men are often forced into crime through lack of economic opportunities, marginalization and discriminatory practices. It does not suit their purposes to inform their people of the orchestrated reasons for AfroGuyanese young men being involved in crime.

Neither have they bothered to educate their followers that the proceeds of crime perpetrated by AfroGuyanese are infinitesimal in contrast to the officially endorsed, white collar crimes, mainly perpetrated by those of another group who remain untouchable by the law.

There is yet greater depth to this foul editorial.

Following November 28, 2011 that party recognized that whereas it once was able to exercise absolute control over its followers through group think, that segments

The Attorney General could at least...

From page 5 the House of Lords was overturned after it emerged that Lord Hoffmann was a director of Amnesty International, a party to the case. A second strong House of Lords court, without Hoffmann, came to the same decision during which time the senior law lord, Lord Browne-Wilkinson, and four other law lords criticised Lord Hoffmann for flouting the basic principle that “justice must not only be done but must be seen to be done”.

6. And as for Mr. Nandlall’s “actuality of bias”, may I refer him to the case of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited No. 13-M/1999, in which Justice Carl Singh as he then was, said “whenever a test is

required to be applied for the determination of allegations of bias, the test [is] whether a fair minded observer might reasonably suspect the existence of bias”. I assume Mr. Nandlall knows about Justice Singh’s ruling, but I prefer not to speculate about his reason for disregarding it.

7. Amazingly and with no legal foundation to support him, Mr. Nandlall seeks to apply the practice of one profession by analogy with the written Code of another, a sin of commission that is beyond l e g a l h e r e s y. A s a n accountant and Attorneyat-Law, I submit that Mr. Nandlall’s analogy between the legal and accounting professions is misinformed, misconceived, misleading and

unworthy of the learned Attorney General.

Practitioners of the two professions are subject to entirely different Codes of Ethics. Lawyers describe the circumstances under the rubric “bias”: for accountants, it is an independence issue.

In penning his letter, Mr. Nandlall must have recognised that it would be seen as self-serving, opportunistic and less than honourable.

With that burden, he could at least have taken the time to better inform himself of all the relevant rules and apply them to the factual circumstances, as he erroneously and misleadingly accused others of not doing.

Christopher Ram

have and are becoming disentangled from the bête noir it preached with fastidious zeal. That fear has become diluted and is being annulled in the minds of the people who have found shards of enlightenment through various means. It has been through media, wider access to information via the internet and the tireless work of the third political force, in particular, that such numbers of the previously indoctrinated have been disabused of their defective doctrine.

The party of power has recognized that not only has it lost its way as an electoral force but its once battlehardened fear formula for victory has become faulty. It scraped through by the skin of its teeth, registering its weakest results at the polls since its inception and formed a wounded minority government.

The party knows that it must rekindle the flame of fear.

The party knows that it is this

self-inflicted fear of leadership by Afro-Guyanese which had galvanized its supporters into pouring in the votes for the famed drinking utensil. The party knows that it must therefore create the conditions to allow this fear to be palpable to herd the flock home en masse; that those gone astray and those thinking of going astray must be cowed into reinstating the rule which allows the party to run rampage across the land.

Never has the party been bashful in exploiting the fear factor. It is what caused the results to be what they were in 2001. The parading of the suffering and stories of the Indo-Guyanese victims of the post-Mash Day jailbreak crime wave accrued into the landslide of 2006. There was a concomitant effort to repress and diminish news of the hundreds of AfroGuyanese young men who, for nearly two years, were rounded up like cattle never to be seen again. It remains a gross travesty that no inquiry

has been commissioned into this national tragedy.

November 28 was different. By then the fear had subsided and what was now at the forefront of the nation’s collective mind was the executive corruption gone mad. The incremental evidence suggests that the party now thinks it is time to kick into reverse and take the nation back into the treacherous unenlightened times when it was able to rule through the manufacture, imposition and exploitation of fear.

And so the editorial is not to be taken as the maverick writings of a lone crusader. It is by design, not coincidence.

Mrs. Persaud-Edwards’ miscalculation has been that in willingly allowing herself to be partied to a conniving plan she did not understand that she is easily dispensable. But where one is removed another will soon surface in her place to incite and enrage.

They are playing a perilous Continued on page 8

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Woman seeks help against abusive partner - fears police will again accept bribe Lynette Hinds, 48, is seeking a fair hearing against her abusive reputed husband, whom she fears will once again evade the law and come after her.

Hinds said that the man, a fruit vendor, is in usual contact with many influential people. She said that these people help keep him out of jail.

The woman said that she has made several reports to the La Grange Police Station against the man with whom she shared an 18-year long relationship.

The man reportedly got off a few years ago with a stern warning from the Magistrate for physically abusing Hinds. However, for this recent matter, the two made their last Court appearance on Friday.

Hinds says she is convinced that the case would be dismissed since the Police are not calling the main witness.

She said that the man’s son was at home at the time of the attack which occurred after midnight in early December last year, at the couple’s Canal #2 Polder home.

According to the mother of two, she had just returned from seeing her daughter-inlaw in the Hospital, and had

Lynette Hinds taken up a seat beside her reputed husband in their hammock inside the bottom flat of their home, when she realized what he was up to.

“Ah come home like around seven and he was sitting in the hammock, so I went and sit with he. But then when I realized he looking around, I know he de looking fuh something fuh beat or chop me with. So, I didn’t say anything. I get up easy, walk outside and bolt the door”.

Hinds said that after she realized that the man would get to her through the back door which could not have been locked from the outside, she ran and hid in the “outside bathroom”.

And as she sensed that the man was approaching from the right side of the

bathroom wall, Hinds said she pushed the door and ran back into the house.

The woman admitted that she then had a “busing out” with the man, before falling asleep.

She recalled it being some time after midnight when the man started calling out to her.

Assuming that he had sobered up, Hinds said she opened up the door to let him in, but before she could make her second step back into the house, he began to beat her in the head with a “clothes beater.”

The woman said that she injured both of her hands as she put up a fight.

She added that it was only when her stepson rushed downstairs that the man stopped hitting her.

Her stepson was the one, she explained, who made a report to the La Grange Police Station on her behalf.

She added that the boy, who is a teenager like her daughter, ensured that she received treatment for her wounds, and returned home safely.

But by then, Hinds said her common law husband was nowhere to be seen.

Nonetheless, the woman said that her relatives spoke to the man, and made him (Continued on page 19)

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Understanding the motives...

From page 7 game of light-the-fuse. The strength and salvation of the opposition will be in unrelenting militant political pressure but with restraint and a single-minded focus.

The regime will exploit the slightest hint of hostility as

they preposterously attempted to do in advertisement with the APNU Green Wave March to City Hall on Nomination Day. What the regime itself dreads is political pressure the likes of which have been applied through the budget cuts,

through activism in Linden, through non-violent protests around the city and the sporadic peaceful uprising of oppressed peoples all across Guyana. It is this concerted non-violent action which renders the regime weakened, vulnerable and fractured. The dividends of this strategy are already evident.

By every means necessary, violence must be condemned and rejected by every soul engaged in righting the wrongs wrought upon Guyana.

Our Indo-Guyanese brothers and sisters who do not subscribe to racism and the politics of fear must also stand in unwavering solidarity with our AfroGuyanese brothers and sisters as we, together, seek to advance our nation in a state of mutual respect, justice and equal opportunity for all races, creeds, religions, political persuasions, sexual orientations and differences of all kinds.

Any other course of action will leave Guyana wounded, divided and disgraced.

Imran Khan

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TIME FOR UNCLE DONALD TO MOVE MORE QUICKLY One of the campaign promises of the PPPC was a review of the VAT. And one of the first significant policy acts of the Donald Ramotar administration was to appoint a three-man committee to examine this issue.

Unfortunately, no review has been completed because one of the members of the three man team took ill. These things happen; they are part of the unpredictability of life and therefore we have to accept the reality that the work of the committee was stymied because of the illness of one of the appointees.

In the circumstances, the campaign promise remains unfulfilled. The promise was not for a reduction but for a review. It therefore needs to be asked, ‘a review towards what end?’

Since the basic premise behind the decision to review the VAT was the perception that VAT was fueling the high cost of living, then ways of ensuring that VAT brings further relief to the poor man should be the primary term of reference for the committee entrusted with reviewing this tax system.

It would be inexcusable if the private sector were to end up as the winners of any review of the VAT. It simply is not going to sit well with the general public.

Any overall reduction in the VAT rate will benefit the rich far more than the poor and

the working class needs a guarantee that any review will be aimed at helping them and not the rich.

It is therefore hoped that in writing the terms of reference of the review committee, priority attention will be given towards cost of living relief for the poor. It is also hoped that a review will be undertaken of the efficiency of the collection of this tax to see whether the Guyana Revenue Authority has been effective in enforcing the relevant laws.

In addition, it needs to be determined whether there are any loopholes that the rich businessmen can exploit.

It is against this background that there is a need to appoint someone with an academic and working class background to replace the member of the review team that has fallen ill. A name that immediately springs to mind is Dr. Clive Thomas. He should be asked to replace the gentleman who has fallen ill.

He is a capable choice. He has the academic qualifications for the job and he has written a fair bit on the tax system. His background as an economist will also bring a new perspective to the review team which formerly comprised accountants and a business executive. A person of Dr. Thomas’s background will also ensure that working class interests are not shut out from consideration.

If on the other hand Dr. Thomas refuses, then the government may consider another eminent Caribbean economist, Dr. Compton Bourne to fill the void. If he too refuses, then it should ask Mr. Ramon Gaskin.

The committee to review the VAT needs to be fully constituted and begin its work. The government is going to come under serious criticism if after one year after the PPPC took office this review of the VAT has not been completed. There is no need for this issue to become another controversy.

Already there is

have to fall.

There is need for this issue to join the many others over which the PPP’s handling should be brought under the microscope. If it was mishandled in the past, then the past needs to be put behind and steps should be taken to ensure that the right thing is done.

This can only happen through the establishment of a credible probe team.

Perhaps Mr. Ramon Gaskin can be asked to head such a probe so as to ensure there is no further controversy over this matter.

The President has

warmed the seat of Executive power for near to eight months during which time little has been accomplished.

It is time for decisive action.

It is time for the President to step out and take some risks. The country is looking for strong, firm and decisive action from the President. It is about time he quickens his steps and get things moving.

Mc Doom stabbing murder PI commences Four persons offered their evidence yesterday as the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the death of 154 Non Pareil Street, Albouystown resident, 36-year-old Mark Solomon, called ‘Tantie’ commenced. Approximately 14 police witnesses are scheduled to give their testimony in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The pre-trial matter is being presided over by Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry.

Mark Solomon was said to have lost his life in what was described as a brawl between himself, Sheldon Bowen, 26, and Leon Munroe, 29, the two men who are answering the murder charge. The incident

Dem boys seh...

CGX find one bottle cooking hile Competition does really show who got money. Dem boys seh that dem gun really see who can spend when Delta reduce its airfare.

When de Easy Plane come it start fuh offer really cheap fares. Right away people realize that it operating at a loss.

But that was de trick because after a time dem big airline woulda drop out. De people backing de Easy Plane really got money fuh challenge anything and anybody.

Now Delta plan fuh sell tickets fuh US$360 round trip later in de year. When that happen de Easy Plane gun match dem by offering free flights.

Dem boys really believe that Bharrat Ramroop and Babbie Jagdeo got money fuh mek that possible. Dem can match Donald Trump and dem was really planning fuh build a Trump Plaza but dem name it Marriott instead.

Dem even got more money than CGX. CGX still looking fuh hile. De other day dem claim how dem drill and find hile. When dem boys check was one bottle cooking hile and li’l kero.

something brewing over the issue of an investigation into alleged irregularities involving the procurement of a boat for the Guyana Police Force.

President Donald Ramotar needs to take this matter in hand and constitute a small probe team to investigate the circumstances of why this matter has allegedly been hushed up and who was behind any such action.

There is equally no need for this matter to also become another controversy. The President should allow the chips to fall wherever they

De cooking hile was fuh Duckie who want hiling.

Dem boys seh that dem two money people can’t run out of money. Dem getting from de Chinee people who dem bring in and who tekking over everything.

Dem tek over suh much that when Uncle Donald come he think he woulda been running Guyana. He find out that de country name change to Chiana. And dem don’t have Guyanese no more. Everybody is Chianese.

Things meet de stage wheh dem Chinee deh in de bush and dem running out de local porkknockers. Dem local people complaining and Donald telling dem that he can’t help dem.

He advising dem fuh learn de language fuh find out is wha dem really doing.

He seh he ain’t give dem permission fuh do nutten but dem wukking. Dem boys hear that Rob Earth already tek Chinee lessons.

Uncle Donald ain’t got fuh ask is who give dem permission. And more Chinee coming.

Talk half and try learn li’l Chinee.

took place at McDoom, East Bank Demerara on June 12.

Amongst those to take the stand yesterday were the uncle of the deceased and mother. Rudolph Austin gave his evidence-in-chief while being led by prosecutor Denise Griffith.

The witness said that he was the uncle and gave evidence about his knowledge of his nephew’s death. He explained what he had done and whom he had contacted.

Esmay Austin, the dead man’s mother also gave her evidence as to what she knew about her son’s death. She also explained what she had done and who she had contacted in connection with (Continued on page 19)

Sheldon Bowen

Leon Munroe

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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===

In April 2004, the internal affairs department of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) initiated a probe into duty free concession letter for vehicles. It was driven by the discovery of a SUV that had no proper documents. The inquiry revealed that the Secretary of the Treasury, Nirmal Rekha, signed over fifty duty free letters that did not have bureaucratic legitimacy. In other words the letters were fraudulent. Mr. Rekha is still in that identical occupation.

Why was he not sanctioned even with a token

transfer? Is it possible that Mr. Rekha did nothing wrong in terms of personal gain but merely signed what was put on his desk by his political superiors - Mr. Big , Mr. Bigger and Mr. Biggest? Why would Mr. Big, Mr. Bigger and Mr. Biggest seek to discipline and in the process disgrace Mr. Rekha when he actually did nothing wrong from his own standpoint but had to accede to powerful but venal people?

Do we have an identical situation with Parvati Persaud-Edwards and the racist Chronicle editorial? She has not been dismissed. All

that happened is that she will no longer write editorials.

And how do we know that?

Persaud-Edwards is still working at the Chronicle.

Why? We probably have a repetition of the Nirmal Rekha drama. I was interviewed by the media during a demonstration outside the Ministry of Finance directed against Juan Edghill. My specific statement then was that I did think PersaudEdwards wrote that editorial.

Why disgrace PersaudEdwards when all she did was accede to a request from Freedom House? I contend it

was for this reason; Parvati Persaud-Edwards is very much alive and well at the Chronicle. But in this drama, there is something that no one has put one’s fingers on.

Why would the Chronicle have Persaud- Edwards as a free lance journalist when the Chronicle has its quota of journalists? The Chronicle’s journalistic staff is larger than that of the other three daily newspapers.

What news can a state paper’s journalists not bring in that Persaud-Edwards could? It just does not make sense. The Chronicle

essentially transmits governmental business. It follows the Ministers and the President, the PPP hierarchy and high state officials wherever they go and reports what they do. In addition, PPP bigwigs and the Ministers are always calling the Chronicle to get their faces in the pages.

Why then would the Chronicle need to have Persaud-Edwards working as a freelance reporter? My question is not centered on a denial of her part-time status.

I simply want to know what type of void is she filling when one considers the nature of the news the Chronicle is engaged in.

Gerhard Ramsaroop of the Alliance for Change in a public exchange with Persaud-Edwards accused her of writing anonymous columns for the Chronicle and told her he has the proof. This makes the story of Parvati Persaud-Edwards a bit macabre. Parvati PersaudEdwards is a dyed-in the wool PPP supporter and mentally is in the same league with people like Ravi Dev and Rickey Singh. Why would someone so openly embracing of a powerful government whose Ministers she adores hide her name when writing in support of her own government?

You have to call in the Freudian expert here? Why would Dr. David Hinds obscure his name when praising APNU? I know him.

He wouldn’t do that? Why would Gerhard Ramsaroop mask his real identity when eulogizing the AFC? I know him. He wouldn’t do that?

Frederick Kissoon Why would Lincoln Lewis use a pen name when showering panegyrics on the labour hero, Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow. I know him. He would never do that.

So it brings us to the fascinating question; why a fanatical admirer of the PPP would comfort herself in the deception of a pen name when praising her own government in the government’s own newspaper? In political theory, we call it the Nazi syndrome.

These people are afraid that if one day the tyranny is toppled then they cannot live in guilt because of the exposure and permanent degradation that would follow. So they do their nasty thing while hiding their name.

Do you know, there is a pure Indian racist in Guyana who does columns for the Guyana Times under a pseudonym? I will give you a clue as to who he is. This guy writes about me and resents me because he thinks I am stupid to criticize my fellow East Indians. No, you are wrong. He is not Vishnu Bisram. Bisram is far less poisonous than this man. I’ll give you another clue. Since 1990, no one knows how he gets his income.

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Bernice Mansell foundation receives millions of dollars in donations

T

he Bernice M a n s e l l foundation yesterday received US$180,000 worth of materials from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. The two-container donation consisted of hygiene kits, clothing, toys, shoes, and school kits among other items. “Among the items are ladies clothing, men’s clothing, clothing for youths, shoes and baby kits all contributed by church members, which passed through customs on duty free concessions� she said.

At the handing over ceremony Bernice Mansell, originator of the foundation, which was established in 1999, said that the vision was to initially assist school dropouts, but it has since expanded. She said that the donation made by the church

Bernice Mansell and representatives of the church.

will be redistributed to charities and schools along the coast, Linden and various hinterland communities.

Ms Mansell said that she is appreciative of the donation, which is made annually. She said that she hopes to continue the

partnership with the organization in the future.

Another representative of the foundation, Zarina De Costa, said that it is important to note that the items are not for sale, but distribution to underprivileged. De Costa added that such persons can

also access the items from the centre which is located in Houston. Elder Val Cook, a representative of the contributing organization, held that the church has been involved in humanitarian outreach in Guyana for more than 15 years. Cook said that over the years the Ministry

has been involved in a number of small projects to help the less fortunate.

He noted that one such project is the provision of chickens and constructing of coops for persons who otherwise could not afford the business venture.

Cook said that the

o rg a n i z a t i o n h a s a l s o partnered with Government by providing wheelchairs for the physically challenged.

He said that one of the most recent undertakings is to engage in serving to educate youths in depressed communities.

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Centenarian dies hours after birthday

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ours after he had celebrated his 100th birth anniversary, John Adolphus, a/k Dallo, who was hospitalized briefly, died on his hospital bed.

Several days before Adolphus approached his century, doctors at the Suddie Public Hospital admitted him after he was complaining of contracting a cold and of routine pains about his body.

Adolphus was flanked by his family and well wishers who visited him at the hospital on Sunday. Up to the time of his death he was still taking care of his incapacitated 94-year-old wife and his poultry.

One of his many granddaughters said that her grandfather was all excited about spending his birthday at home with his large family and asked them to prepare a special meal for him.

Sadly, despite Adolphus was 100 years old, no one expected him to die, especially hours after attaining such a rich milestone. He was commonly known for riding

John Adolphus

his Big Ben bicycle.

On Sunday, during the visiting hours, he however spoke less and seemed to be worse, but he briefly sat up, before complaining of feeling extremely hot.

Mr. Adolphus was born July 15, 1912, at Queenstown Village, on the Essequibo Coast and worked as a service man in Pomeroon and also as a carpenter.

At his age, he was still active and had a good memory. John Adolphus recalled getting married at age 25 to his now 94-yearold wife Agatha Adolphus.

The union bore five children, two of whom have died.

The Adolphuses’ were blessed with70 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren and 30 greatgreat grandchildren.

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Mocha deplorable roads spark minibus strike

A section of the deplorable road

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ocha minibus operators decided to s t r i k e yesterday to demonstrate their frustration over the “appalling” road conditions.

The operators said that the road condition has severely affected their trade. They are calling upon the Works Ministry to ensure that the road is suitably mended.

Work being done to the road Yesterday, commuters who had been stranded along the roadways were being facilitated by a minibus that operates in a nearby village.

Some machines were placing “crush and run” on the road.

“We are not working.

Most of the vehicles are not going out the village; we strike three times in the past six months. Two cars even

run off the road over a twomonth period but right now it is overbearing to a point where you just can’t drive,” one operator said.

“Is only when we strike or block off the road then they does come grade the road and throw crush and run pun it. But when the rain fall and de big truck drive up and down is back to square one.

The holes in road again,”

another said.

Kevin Thomas a private car operator said: “We are burning extra gas to reach the road head and every time I carry my car to service I got to pay additional money for damaged parts.”

Thomas noted that in the e v e n t o f e m e rg e n c i e s persons are being put at a disadvantage because it is time consuming to

manoeuvre the holes in the thoroughfare to get to the main road.

The operators claimed that the last protest action against the road conditions resulted in an altercation between residents and workers attached to the Works Ministry.

They said that the strike will continue and they vow that their actions will intensify if the issue is not addressed. The angry residents and minibus operators together criticized work being done to fix the road.

They said that Minister of Works, Robeson Benn, had promised to maintain the road and put temporary measures in place while trucks traversed the area to facilitate the nearby housing development projects.

However, the operators said that the mechanism used to fix the road can be considered “a lick and a promise.” The minibus operators said that they had

patched the holes in the roads in the past but that the present state of the road will require skilled work.

“When they throw that stuff on the road the dust affecting us. We can’t see when we driving.

Passengers complain about respiratory problems; that crush and run does only last two days and de road get even worse. Some passengers even vomit with the shake up going out to the road,” a driver stated.

The residents said that even the roads in the village are in a deplorable state but the council never attempted to fix them.

The work done to address problems in the village is basically self-help work by concerned residents.

“We does do all we talk to the chairman but he ain’t doing nothing.”

Efforts made to contact the Ministry of Public Works for a comment were fruitless.

Tuesday July 17, 2012

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Tuesday July 17, 2012

New Amsterdam Catholic body CANU to take condemns Chronicle Editorial

Police narco dept. shake up…

over probe

As investigation continues into the major shake up at the Police Narcotics Unit, this publication has been informed that the investigation has been handed over to the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit.

The Unit will now be spearheading the investigation into allegation that a high ranking officer of the Narcotics Unit and three other ranks had collected $12M in bribes to influence the outcome of a cocaine probe.

Initial reports are that the officers had collected the money in return for assisting in favour of certain persons in a cocaine bust which occurred in Canada a few months ago.

Although no concrete evidence has been obtained to support criminal charges against the cops fingered, a source said that there is enough to arouse the

suspicion of the Force’s administration that all was not right with the local segment of the investigation.

Reliable sources have indicated that at least one of the ranks fingered in the recent scandal was involved in another questionable act regarding the disappearance of cocaine evidence.

One source disclosed that the rank was implicated in the disappearance of a kilogram of cocaine from a quantity of the drug that was seized by the law enforcement agency near Bartica a year ago.

Although, there was an investigation into that disappearance, no one was held responsible and the matter was covered up by the Force’s administration at the time.

Recently, Acting Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell had warned that he was adopting a non compromising approach to corruption in the Force.

Still nothing…second...

From page 6 conditions became very challenging and despite the resort to technical and engineering solutions by the consortium, Government accepts the consortium’s decision to close operations, safety being the primary consideration.”

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission is preparing work with the parties on a full analysis and determinations from information gathered so far.

“But evidence of petroleum occurrences was encountered, which were encouraging to all the parties.

Government and operator for

the consortium Repsol, continue to be engaged on the way forward, which could include a second well to achieve the intended objective of the Jaguar-1.

These discussions have started as it is our intention to see an early restart of early exploration drilling by all the approved parties.”

CGX’s share plunged by over 40 per cent yesterday following the announcement that the well will be plugged.

CGX reportedly said that it was spending around US$500,000 daily to have Ocean Saratoga rig anchored in the Corentyne concession.

A group of Catholics, part of the Parish Pastoral Council of the Roman Catholic Church of the Ascension in New Amsterdam is the latest body to condemn the July 3 Editorial in the Guyana Chronicle. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown’s Justice and Peace Commission had also criticized the editorial.

In a statement issued by that church’s governing body and signed by Monsignor Terrence Montrose, the parish priest, states, “We write in support of all likeminded Guyanese to further condemn the Editorial in the State’s newspaper which was unfortunately funded by taxpayers’ money.

We see this as an abomination and as a total insult to all our Indian and African brothers in Guyana”.

The council added that it is a shame that the writer of the editorial has “created a profile of the black race based on criminal elements” and questioned what results the “racial profiling” would bring.

“As a church, we do not want to stand for such hurtful statements to our Afrobrothers”. The statement went on to say that the editorial piece unjustly labeled Afro- youths as criminals— “young, promising youths”— and it dampens the spirits of such youths in Guyana.

“We believe that such editorial would send the wrong signals at a point when there is an upsurge in criminal activities. Unfortunately, many Indian homes are robbed and this is perceived to be done by Africans.

Such an editorial by the state- owned newspaper would serve to strengthen this perception at this much tense time when there is loggerhead between political parties on critical governance matters particularly pervasive corruption”.

The pastoral council added that “we do not want to think that this was a political ploy used as a diversion from the critical issues of the day to get Indians to come out in full support of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) to win a snap election, which is widely suspected”.

Our country, the statement added, could only move forward if we work as a united people and it is imperative that all political parties take a zero- level tolerance on matters advocated by a group that attempts to preach race politics.

“We look forward for political leadership that inspires and motivates our

…Juan Edghill is an embarrassment to the clergy The R.C. Church of the Ascension, New Amsterdam

people to work for the advancement of our collective good”, the statement added.

The council noted that it was beyond comprehension that a Government Minister and former Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) could have publicly endorsed such a statement (in the editorial). “He is a total embarrassment to the religious community in this country and should be condemned by all religious bodies.

“We believe this Minister should be immediately fired as an example to all others who are contemplating making such assertions”.

The statement added that the Minister must have known that there are many Black youths who are struggling, who have been

honest, working hard, and “to label all of them as thieves and brigands, could be very disconcerting”.

It was frightening, the statement added that the contents of the raciallyinciting editorial were “frightening that people would think in those terms and to lump a group of people in our society altogether as pathological racists”.

The council is demanding a public apology by the President of Guyana on the front pages of all the newspapers in the country and that the “Editor-in-Chief of the Guyana Chronicle should be fired immediately, as suspension will not emphasize the magnitude of this matter to all concerned Guyanese”.

Freelance journalist Parvati Persaud-Edwards

penned the Guyana Chronicle editorial that sparked outrage over its alleged racist content.

The incendiary editorial, which was published on July 3, 2012, claimed that young African Guyanese youths are “socialized” by the opposition to rob and murder Indian Guyanese. The editorial concluded that “hatred of Indians is ingrained in their psyche.”

Its publication caused condemnation from several organizations and prominent citizens, with some calling for a boycott of the state-owned entity.

The editorial had been condemned by several segments of society including the Justice and Peace Commission of the Roman Catholic Church, Working People’s Alliance and Alliance for Change.

Duo freed in10.1 kilo cocaine drug bust

Two men who were charged in connection with the 10.1 kilo cocaine bust on Monday November 14, last at Line Path, Skeldon, Corentyne have been freed.

The two businessmen, Tito Sancho, 28, and Winston Wade, 29, both of New Amsterdam, Berbice, had the two charges of possession of narcotics dismissed after no case submission by their lawyers. The submissions were upheld by Magistrate Krisendat Persaud at the Springlands Magistrate court, yesterday.

The men were represented by attorneys at law Mursalene Bacchus who appeared for Sancho and Peter Hugh who represented Wade.

The case for the prosecution was that on the day in question at 10:30hrs, ranks on patrol stopped motor car PMM 9535 at Moleson Creek. However, the driver, who was the only occupant of the car at the time, drove away.

The police pursued the vehicle which crashed at Line Path, Skeldon, and the driver

escaped. The motor car was taken to the Springlands Police Station where a search of the vehicle unearthed a total of 10.1 kilograms of cocaine which had an estimated street value of $10M. The drug was concealed beneath the front fender and the back bumper of the car. The two men and two women were subsequently arrested by the police after investigations. The men were charged with possession of 10.1 kilograms of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. A second charge was for possession of four grams of cannabis.

In no case submissions the lawyers, Bacchus and Hugh, contended that during the trial no evidence was put forward by the prosecution that the men were in possession of the drugs.

They also submitted that the vehicle when stopped was being driven by one Dexter. There was also no evidence that the men were in the vehicle when the drugs were found.

Prosecutor Sergeant Michael Grant had presented the state’s case.

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Hanged lad’s PM raises Edghill targets homosexuality …says Statutes on the Books for a reason more questions than answers A post mortem examination on the remains of 11-year-old Marcelo Gladston Jnr has raised a number of questions. The lad was found hanging last Friday night.

Family members who witnessed the post mortem yesterday said that they were told that the knot on the electrical cord used by the lad in the hanging was not consistent with one “normally” used.

The knot was “very open and very loose”, and family members are now not ruling out possibilities that the lad might have been “monkeying” around.

Speaking with this newspaper yesterday, the boy’s parents said that it was pointed out to them by persons who witnessed the post mortem that hanging can take three forms: suicide, accidental or murder. They added that for their son it could have been a case where he was playing or experimenting with the electrical cord and that led to his demise.

Last Friday evening the family of the lad became griefstricken after his body was discovered hanging from one of the rafters of the twobedroom wooden home by his sister at their Westminster home, West Bank Demerara.

According to the lad’s mother, Marcia Walton, he was sent to his room earlier in the day, by his father to rest while they were preparing dinner.

“I tell he go to he room and wait and when we done cook we gon call cause he said he head hurting; he wasn’t vex or anything he jus get up and went quietly to he room,” said Walton.

The grieving mother said

The rafter from which the lad hanged himself . the last time she saw him alive was when he came out to use the bathroom.

She added that around 19:00hrs, she sent the boy’s sister for him after they were finished cooking. It was then that her eldest daughter made the shocking discovery.

“She tell me to come quick and see what she brother do.

I ask her what he do and she seh that he hang himself.”

Walton said that she scolded her daughter for making what she thought was a bad joke.

However, the continued screams from the sister caused her to run to the bedroom door where the shocking sight of her son’s hanging body greeted her.

Dead: Marcelo Gladstone two years ago

While he personally considers “homosexuality to be an abomination,” Junior Finance Minister Juan Edghill also holds the belief that there must not be discrimination against Guyanese when it comes to accessing services such as healthcare or employment.

The former Chairman of the Guyana Council of Churches, has been a religious leader in the Christian community for several years. Recently he said that while Cabinet has not taken a position “for or against” homosexuality or the death penalty laws, it has “committed to consultations.”

Edghill was at the time asked about his opinion on the intention on the part of Government to “review” its Death Penalty and Homosexual Laws.

Edghill urged all and sundry whether for or against the legislation to avail themselves to use the opportunity to have their voices heard.

He was adamant that regardless of whether a member of society is for or against the measure, that member is required to voice his position so that an informed decision can be made in the end.

According to the Government Minister, this is the only way the society will be able to fashion a menu of measures beneficial to all, on whether to repeal, keep or amend the relevant legislation.

Confronted with the scenario that developed countries may be pressuring Guyana to amend its homosexuality and death penalty laws in exchange for aid, Bishop Edghill says that while “it is a real concern,” he

Brother on bond after threatening to lash out sister’s teeth with hammer An angry big brother was yesterday placed on a oneyear bond to keep the peace after he pleaded guilty to threatening to lash out his sister’s teeth with a hammer and then escape to neighbouring French Guiana.

Shawn Anthony of South Cummingsburg, Georgetown, was charged for abusive and threatening language against Wendy Anthony, his sister.

The man who police said was under the influence of alcohol at the time appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive- Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The police’s information stated that on July 10 at Georgetown, Anthony breached the peace when he

engaged in the unlawful act.

To the charge the unrepresented defendant pleaded guilty.

The court prosecutor said that the defendant is the victim’s brother and they both reside in the same home.

On the day in question about 21:00 hours, the sister was asleep in her room when the defendant came home under the influence of alcohol.

The police said that the sister had engaged in conversation with her brother rebuking him for the way he kept his bedroom.

The police said that Anthony became annoyed and threatened to lash out his sister’s teeth with a hammer.

He further assured her that afterward he would escape to Cayenne.

The prosecutor said that the complainant became annoyed and made a report to the Water Street Police mobile outpost.

Anthony was later arrested, told of the offence he had committed and was charged at the Brickdam Police Station.

Anthony in his defence told the court that he lived in his room and his sister wanted to take it over.

Anthony continued that he and his sister had an exchange of words and he told her that he would beat her up but he never touched her.

The court asked Anthony

whether he frequented Cayenne and he answered in the affirmative.

Anthony said both him and his sister exchanged words and she also told him filthy things.

The court then placed the defendant on the one year bond which would provide for him to keep the peace and be of good behaviour.

The court advised that if possible, the brother should apologise to his sister.

The Magistrate reasoned that they are brother and sister and “teeth and tongue must bite”; she said that it is a fact of life that siblings clash. This she however said was no reason for the brother to abuse his sister.

Junior Finance Minister Bishop Juan Edghill

personally has not had any such engagement during his time as a Government Minister.

Speaking to the issue of abolishing the death penalty, Bishop Edghill told this publication that “the Bible is not inconsistent on the matter.”

He says that the Bible does allow for the death penalty but was adamant that there has to be a “fair judicial system in place that is free from corruption and manipulation.”

Bishop Edghill said that as in the case where the Bible caters for accidental killings as well as premeditated killings, so too does the law but it is the system that has to be working properly.

It cannot be a case where wrong persons are executed, according to Bishop Edghill.

On the issue of the cross dressing laws, Bishop Edghill reiterated his stance on homosexuality.

According to Edghill, it is a wrong practice where human beings misrepresent themselves for sexual favours.

He posits, “Why else would a man dress like a woman and approach a man.”

Edghill says that this in itself can lead to confrontations which can escalate into violence.

Homosexuality and the laws criminalizing such practices “are well known.”

The Bishop was adamant that the Laws are in the Statute Books “for a good reason.”

Cross dressing is meant to deceive a person’s identity, argues Edghill who reiterated his belief that homosexuality is an abomination.

He warned that it would be undesirable for such a law to be amended only to having persons traversing the country teaching especially young children, that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality.

Bishop Edghill says that he is in no way arguing against equal rights for human beings and points to the trend in the US. Edghill says first it was about equal rights to services, now it is about marriage and wanting to adopt children.

He said that even if one were to argue that “buggery’ can be called consensual sex between two male adults, “it is still wrong.”

The Muslim Community has also voiced consternation to the move to legitimise homosexuality but its public representatives say it is too early to definitively pronounce on the matter.

President of the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) Fazal Feroze has said that while he has not been presented with any formal proposal from the (Continued on page 18)

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Tuesday July 17, 2012

New Amsterdam There are police ranks involved in corrupt activities Rotary club installs Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, while meeting with the private sector of the Corentyne, has said that there is no perfect Police Force in the world.

He questioned which country in the world has a “perfect police force. Name me the perfect families; the perfect individuals...and then I will ask you, if you don’t have perfection in a family...Then I will ask you, you tell me why we expect to have a perfect police force.”

Just as families have the so-called ‘black- sheep’ and wayward ones, similarly we should accept that the Police Force cannot be perfect.

“And the police force has admitted that; over and over they have said it perfectly; the Commissioner has said it, that there are bad eggs, bad apples and rotten mangoes in the force—a force with thousands of people.

“How (do) you expect to have every member of the force to be this perfect policeman? It is a mass organisation and everyone that comes into that organisation comes from a different background, different upbringing and values”.

They do go through training, he stated, to change

- says Rohee those values and make them have police values and police philosophy, he added.

Guyanese will have imperfections in a mass organisation of this type, he said, and the imperfection is where “you will find the individual situations...that a few policemen, here and there, are engaged in corrupt activities— I have never denied that”.

It is indeed true, he said, that out of the thousands of police, “a few individuals are corrupt— but the point is, don’t take those few that are corrupt and brand and label the whole organisation as corrupt”.

He noted, too, that he usually asks people for evidence when they come to him and report bribes being solicited by the police. “They say they don’t want any trouble...just to bring the evidence to prove that this policeman is corrupt, even that they don’t want to do.

“And you know why? It is self- preservation—-They don’t want to get involved, but what they do get involved in is their mouths a run like Kaieteur News”.

When it comes to giving the hard evidence that this

person is corrupt, people are not prepared to do that, Rohee said. “But we are prepared to go on the basis of hear say— a hear— they say— but we ain’t got no evidence”.

If indeed there is evidence that there are corrupt persons in any public organisation, “don’t only get involved in what is called rumour mongering”.

He said that people are fed with the “juicy and sex stories that the media put out and they (the people) believe”.

“Somebody just got to say, in a rum shop or in a cake shop or bus stop, that last night, I see Clement Rohee been pissing pon a lantern post; it ain’t happen, never happened, but somebody just got to tell somebody that— and it gone- -from one tongue to the next and don’t be surprised if you see it in ‘Dem Boys Seh’ or a newspaper”.

This is the extent, he said, to which we have dropped in the society. “As long as it sounds denigrating, bad on the person, this is where the evil in us is. People don’t like to hear good things of other people...they like to hear the worst of another person and to add insult to injury, when the person dead and lie down in his coffin, the people turn

up like saints and they talking good things when he died”.

Bring the evidence, he urged the public, “because it just can’t be Kaieteur News seh, or Stabroek News seh, or somebody seh or Dem boys seh... it cannot be that!”

He also noted that persons making corruption allegations have to be prepared to go to court and not only sit down and talk.

Numerous allegations are always leveled against the members of Government agencies especially the Guyana Police Force, but people would never make corruption allegations against institutions like the U.S. or Canadian Embassies, since they place those agencies in high esteem, Rohee said.

Rohee was asked by the Central Corentyne Chambers of Commerce to be present and address several issues raised by the chamber, including corrupt traffic cops, traffic speed limits, and animals on the roadway.

Rohee met with the stakeholders of the business community at the Nand Persaud Rice Mill Complex at Number 36 Village on the Corentyne. The meeting was deemed a failure by the businessmen since they said Rohee failed to address the issues.

Edghill targets homosexuality From page 17 Guyana Government as it relates to amending the Laws, he is aware of a promised consultation on the matter.

He said that he is cognizant of the fact that Guyana has signed on to several international conventions that would speak on the matter of homosexuality and the death

penalty among others.

According to Feroze, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the CIOG had been informed some time back of a promised consultation on the matters at hand.

According to the CIOG head, while the Muslim Community would not support such homosexual postures, it will not

discriminate.

He says that the Islamic teachings would not allow the community to discriminate.

“We still don’t know the full ramifications,” said Feroze, who added also that on the issue of the death penalty, Islamic law does provide for interpretations.

He said that he is fully cognizant of the fact that Guyana is not an Islamic State and reminded that the Muslim community will wait and see what proposals are being made by the Guyana Government.

There has been intimation on the part of the administration, to commence some sort of consultation process with a view to soliciting the views of Guyanese on the matters.

The United Nations has over the years been pressing the country to repeal its homosexuality laws as well as the death penalty provisions.

Human Services and Social Security Minister, Jenifer Webster says that the matter will be dealt with at the level of a Special Parliamentary Select Committee.

new executive

Sookraj receiving his Presidential pin from Past President David Armogan New Amsterdam businessman, Robindra Persaud Sookraj, of the R. Sookraj and Sons General store and Supermarket at Main and Church Streets, New Amsterdam, was recently installed as the new President of the New Amsterdam Rotary Club for the 2012-2013 year. The ceremony which was held at State House in New Amsterdam was attended by a number of dignitaries including Past President and Regional Chairman, David Armogan, who installed the board and delivered the charge to the members.

Immediate Past President Tajpaul Adjodhea gave an account of the achievement of the club during the past year under his steward.

Sookraj thanked the members for electing him to such a high office. He stated that “It is indeed an honour and a privilege to have the opportunity bestowed upon me to serve as the President of such a prestigious organisation as the Rotary Club of New Amsterdam.

He thanked Past President Tajpaul Adjodhea and the other Past Presidents and executive members for their leadership and contributions to the success of the organisation so far.

He promised to work diligently with his fellow members towards the development and enhancement of the Rotary Club of New Amsterdam, so that they can continue to honour and execute the goals of Rotary International and the Objectives of Rotary.

Sookraj who hails from East Canje is a father of three and came from a family known for their contribution to service organisations. His father is a founding member of the East Canje Lions Club while his brothers are high ranking members of the East Canje Lions Club.

Sookraj, who was inducted into the Rotary Club in 2000, has also served as a club director and treasurer.

He mentioned the motto “service above self” which he stated means helping others and stressed that it is one reason why people commit their lives to helping others in need.

He called on members to team up with other brotherly associations to band together and put their best foot forward to develop more civic, cultural, and community awareness so that they can achieve their goals to help others in need.

He called on fellow Rotarians to work together to initiate more charitable programmes such as cosponsoring with other Rotary Clubs to build a home for handicapped persons.

He called on his fellow members to help attract new blood to the organisation to ensure that it keeps growing and for them to work together to promote more awareness.

Two new members, businessmen Clement DeNobrega and Roger Greenidge were inducted during the ceremony.

The NewAmsterdam Rotary Club is 25 years old. The club was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Georgetown.

During the year the club received many awards, notably among them the “Best Club” Award in the Rotary District 7030 which was presented in Guadeloupe in 1993.

In 1994 the club was awarded in Barbados for outstanding work in the four avenues of service. From 1995 to 2001 the club received Presidential Citations from Rotary International for outstanding work in the community. It also sponsored the Rotary Club of Corriverton and the Rotaract Club of New Amsterdam (Youth Arm).

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Mc Doom stabbing murder... Granger reiterates APNU’s four-point plan for Linden

From page 9 her son’s death.

Two police witnesses took the stand on behalf of the prosecution. Sergeant Maguire and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Morgan Chalmers reported what they had done in investigating the matter.

Attorney-at-law Simone MorrisRamlall is representing Bowen and she cross examined Maguire. The other witnesses who were not cross examined are expected to return to court today.

In earlier reports, the dead

man’s co-workers told this newspaper that the altercation between the accused and the deceased had started on the day before the incident. They alleged that on the day in question the deceased and the accused had another exchange in the work place where Solomon reportedly received a cuff to the mouth.

The eyewitnesses claimed that they later saw Solomon in a confrontation with two men and they somehow ended up on the eastern side of the East Bank

Demerara Public Road.

The melee, they said, continued into Middle Street, McDoom, where Solomon reportedly received his fatal wounds.

It was reported that Solomon was stabbed in his left side neck and right side chest. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital around 19:30hrs.

It is still unclear what was the purpose of the alleged confrontation between the three men.

Tuesday July 17, 2012 ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Invite friends over. Romance can develop; however, it will most probably be short-lived.

You can help them with difficult projects.

TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) Sudden romantic encounters are quite likely, but discretion will be a must. Don't be too quick to judge. Investments will cost more than you anticipated.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Don't rely on others to handle the workload. Your mate may not have been honest with you.

Be careful not to take on other people's problems. You may find yourself in a financial bind.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Don't let your partner get away with spending too much of your money. Don't trust coworkers with important or personal information. You will impress new friends and acquaintances with your intellectual wit.

LEO (July 23-Aug 22) You may want to tell someone how you really feel. People you live with will not be terribly happy with you regardless of what you do today. Your charm will be captivating.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) It may not be the best time to socialize with clients or colleagues today. Secret affairs will only lead to heartache.

Trips, educational pursuits, or projects that could lead to new outlooks should be on your agenda.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) Deal with the needs of children and get into groups that deal with self awareness. Try not to hurt your partner's feelings. Look into the cost factor, but don't try to get backing yet.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Problems with colleagues are likely. Finish projects that have been hanging over your head. You'll look guilty if you don't lay your cards on the table.

SAGIT (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) You may want to stay in the background today. Your fight for those less fortunate is not likely to end in sweet victory.

Your tendency to overreact could get you into trouble.

CAPRI (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Travel could be in order.

Trouble could be brewing at home. You need to make your environment a better place, with more comforts and a better entertainment center.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19)

You won't be well received by superiors or by your spouse.

Go on business trips if at all possible. Refrain from arguing with your mate.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Learn some new skills that will increase your income. For best results get out of the office and do your job en route.

Your ability to charm others will bring added popularity.

Speaking at a ‘fourcorners’ public meeting in Wismar on Saturday night, Brigadier Granger repeated his four-point plan to deal with the issue of the electricity tariff hike.

He called on President Donald Ramotar to meet right away with the Regional Democratic Council and other stakeholders of Linden; to commit resources to implement a serious economic recovery programme; to introduce a menu of measures to address the environmental, broadcasting, health and other problems plaguing Region 10 and to cancel any

Woman seeks help...

From page 8 believe that “they would settle the story”, before handing him over to the police.

Hinds further told this publication that she does not even know of what charges have been brought against the man, since it was never even announced in the court.

As far as the “crown witness” is concerned, the woman believes that the court should have summoned the man’s son, who was there when the incident occurred.

She however, made it clear that she has no issue with the man’s son, and does not want him to get into any trouble, but still needs to get justice.

- cites economic crisis in the Upper Demerara-Berbice Region increase to the electricity tariff in Linden.

Brigadier Granger further called on the PPP/C administration to acknowledge that there is an economic crisis in the Region.

He emphasized that A Partnership for National Unity will continue to show solidarity with Lindeners and will demand that the Central Government not proceed with the hike in electricity rates.

Local miners lament Chinese‘take-over’...

From page 02 on to now GGMC has him “on hold.”

Other miners said that they lost millions because of the unavailability of areas to work.

“Sometimes when you bring your dredge to a point and start operation, de mines officer come and stop you. You just got to pack your traps and go. We need our own lands and we willing to pay. We not asking for it free.”

The miners added that there were instances where they set up operations, and found gold and were told that the block belonged to someone else.

The mining community has asked for the GWMO to make representations on their behalf to the Minister of Natural Resources since complaints to the mining officers and GGMC are proving to be of no avail.

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Jamaica sends Guyana downhill 124-8 in AFNA Championship

By Juanita Hooper Guyana’s National Netball Team, last evening suffered another defeat from Caribbean giants, Jamaica despite goal shooter Angeline McCarthy’s effort with 8 goals in the American Federation of Netball Associations (AFNA) Championships at the Jean Pierre Complex, Port-of-Spain.

Guyana went downhill to the Jamaicans who knew exactly what they were about, taking advantage of the Guyanese disadvantages.

The majority of the Guyanese players were 5 feet in height.

The Jamaicans scored 124 out of their attempted 129 which was fashioned by the attackers and defence players who displayed their talent to the spectators.

McCarthy being the tallest player on the team managed to net 8 out of her 12 attempted goals throughout the game, which

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saw the Jamaicans players aggressively attacking Guyana.

Interviewing National Coach of Team, Lavern Fraser-Thomas after the defeat on the team’s performance on the third night of the Championship, it was revealed that the players have improved to an extent from the previous two games against Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia. “I thought that the team performed a little better than they would have done in the previous matches in the Championships,” she said.

The coach who was encouraging the players throughout the game stated that she thinks the players were intimidated by their opponents who intercepted most of the balls, “I still think that we were somewhat intimidated by the Jamaicans height and size, in the fact that they are the power house in the Caribbean.”

Continuing, she added

that the team was working on the field, stating that some of the players excelled above their level of play, “The fact that the team is able to score is an indication that they were working and some of the players really excelled above their level of play. Though I think they still allowed that intimidation to prevent them to giving of their best.”

The Coach who feels that the team surpassed the hurdle is hoping that they can increase their scoring level, “It is my only hope that now we have gone pass this hurdle which was really the highest hurdle I think, we can settle down and get to raise the level of our score.”

Two players were also injured resulting in the team losing some of its strength.

R o b i n T h o m a s , Wi n g Attack/Defence, was the latest to be added to the injury list.

Fraser-Thomas commenting on Robin Thomas situation disclosed

Serena wins at Stanford in final Olympic tuneup STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Serena Williams has spent most of her career matching and often breaking - older sister Venus’ records. After tying Venus for the most WTA Tour titles among active players, there’s little left for her to equal.

Except Olympic gold.

Williams overcame a shaky start and two service breaks to beat lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-3 Sunday for her second straight Bank of the West Classic title in a final tuneup before the London Olympics.

Serena and Venus won gold in doubles in 2000 and 2008 and will go for a third again this year when play begins July 28 on Wimbledon’s grass. While Venus took home gold in singles in 2000, Serena has never medaled on her own. ‘’It would mean a lot to me, but I can’t lay all my hopes and dreams on just that,’’ she said. ‘’But it would mean a lot.

I would like to try to get one.’’

Sustaining the moment has been a big reason behind Williams’ busy schedule.

Eight days after winning Wimbledon, Williams saved a set point and won the final four games of the opening set.

It was the 43rd WTA Tour championship of Williams’ career, tying older sister

Venus for the most among active players.

Williams even summoned her father, Richard, all the way from Europe for her final two matches to soak in the moment. ‘’I haven’t won a tournament without him or my mom here,’’ she said. ‘’I just felt like I didn’t want to go out (without him). Plus, he’s going to be at home watching everything here anyway.’’

The first all-American WTA final on home soil in eight years was hardly a onesided affair.

The 20-year-old Vandeweghe, who failed to make it out of qualifying and got into the main draw when Bojana Jovanovski withdrew with an injury, moved the 14time Grand Slam champion and her highlighter-yellow outfit all over the court to give Williams her only real challenge of the week.

Vandeweghe was aiming to be only the second ‘’lucky loser’’ to win a WTA tournament and first since Andrea Jaeger in 1980 in Las Vegas. ‘’There’s happiness that I’m in the final and there’s sadness that I lost,’’ Vandeweghe said. ‘’I just have to kind of put it on the back burner and move on.’’

The final result remained the same for both.

Guyana goal defender tries to stop the Jamaican shooter from netting. that she was apprehensive about the player’s injury.

“I am right now apprehensive about Robin, she has gone to the Medical Centre and I am hoping that the injury is not as dangerous because if we are unable to get her services for the duration of the tournament that would be a really terrible thing for us, because we have been using her in both the attacking and defence on the

court and I think it would be really hard for us to fill her role.”

However if the situation turns out to be that she will be unable to play today then the other players will have to fill in for the remanding of the Championships.

Tasnica Lovell, Centre player was one of the outstanding players on the team, despite her short build structure; she was still able

to maneuver herself on the court creating productive passes.

Speaking with Lovell briefly after the game she stated that she placed all her effort into the game knowing that it was a team game, “I put my all into the game, it was difficult but I knew that my effort would have counted.”

Guyana will be facing Barbados today at the Jean Pierre Complex.

Amir Khan has dismissed suggestions that he should retire after losing his WBA light-welterweight title with a fourth-round defeat by Danny Garcia.

IBF super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch said he would quit boxing if he had been knocked out in similar style to Khan. But the Bolton fighter, 25, told BBC Sport: “I’m not talking about retiring, I’m still young, I’ve got a lot in me. “I’m still hungry and I’ll come back a lot better and a lot stronger.”

It was the third setback of Khan’s career following a first-round knockout against Breidis Prescott in 2008 and the loss to Lamont Peterson in December. Froch said at the weekend: “Khan’s been knocked out by someone who is not touted for the top level.

It’s very damaging. I would retire if that happened to me.”

But Khan responded: “Carl’s always got his little things to say and I’ll leave it to that really. If he wants to retire he can retire. “I’m in a tougher division, I’m fighting

better opposition and I’m a bigger name than him. That’s what burns him really.

“People are going to say things after this fight, but people said things after the Prescott fight and you see how I came back from there.”

Prior to the fight, Khan had talked about stepping up to welterweight for a meeting with unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather.

But he now admits it is more likely he will remain at light-welterweight for at least one more bout.

Amir Khan rules out retirement

GKRS supports GTTA in overseas...

From page 22 association has gained a reputation of being proactive in spreading the game throughout the length and breadth of Guyana and has worked hard in ensuring that our young players are given the opportunity to represent Guyana.

Luthers wished the local squad well and expressed hope that they will be victorious in the championships. Receiving the cheque on behalf of the

Association Assistant Treasurer Deidre Edghill expressed gratitude at Western Union’s continued support for the game.

The team is expected to challenge Trinidad, Barbados, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Aruba, St. Martin and St. Kitts for top honors at these championships.

The team is currently practicing daily at the Cliff Andersons Sports Hall under the watchful eyes of

the National Coaches.

The team named by the GTTA: 11yrs & Under Boys: Jeremy Singh, Tyriq Sunders, Niron Bissu and Terrance Rausch. 11yrs & Under Girls: Salanas Jackman, Nevaeh Clarkston, Simran Bissu and Abigail Martin; 13yrs & Under Boys: Elishaba Johnson, Kyle Edghill, Rajiv Muneshwar, Miguel Wong; 13yrs & Under Girls: Priscilla Greaves, Jamaali Homer and Kristie Lopes.

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Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition...

Giving back to a fraternity that has shaped one’s sporting life is indeed a thrilling feeling and Loris Nathoo, a chess player who has benefitted from numerous corporate gestures during his active days, has decided to reciprocate and has donated a hefty package towards the success of the inaugural Red Cherry Café Ladder Chess tournament starting on Sunday July 22 at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club, Hadfield Street, Georgetown.

The Red Cherry is partnering with Kei-shar’s and the Guyana Chess Federation to invest a total of $500,000 in this development drive.

The ladder tournament, a relatively new format that challenges players to score wins and remain on the top rungs of the chess ladder, is open to all male and female chess players and registration begins at 09:30hrs at the venue. The first round starts one hour later. Registration fee is $100 for members and

$300 for non-members of the GCF. Meanwhile, shortly before handing over the cheque to facilitate the success of the tournament, CEO of The Red Cherry Café, Loris Nathoo, said that he felt obliged to support the sport since Chess has been instrumental in his general development.

The businessman further opined that a concerted effort should be made to introduce the sport to persons of all ages and vocations. “Chess trains you to think ahead and gives you the opportunity to reflect on the consequences of each decision you make and to my mind, provides one with the opportunity to practice important life skills,” said Mr. Nathoo. He further pointed out that this format presents players with a novel way to compete in a dynamic, fast paced and highly competitive tournament while honing their skills with the added incentive of winning

the inaugural Ladder Chess tournament.

Players will compete for lucrative prizes and at the end of the first day’s activities, outstanding players will receive cash prizes as well as Red Cherry vouchers. The first place winner will get $5,000 cash, a voucher worth $5,000 and a trophy, while the second place finisher receives a voucher worth $4,000 and medal. The third prize is a voucher worth $3,000 and a medal. Similar prizes will be awarded at the end of each day’s play of the 32 rounds championship.

Subsequently, the top four finishers from the 32 matches will meet in a double round robin clash scheduled for Saturday August 11. The top four will each have only 10 minutes on the clock and the winner of that encounter will receive $50,000 cash, a gift voucher of similar value and a trophy. The other three participants will also receive vouchers and medals.

Canal 6 wins Jeet Brothers New York Dominoes tourney Canal 6 took top honours in the three way dominoes tourney sponsored by Jeet Brothers of New York which also featured International 6 and Wild Bunch; all the action unfolded on Saturday last at Canal No. 1, West Bank Demerara.

The first round which was

evening.

Wild Bunch came out on top in the second leg which was played at Everest Sports Club Pavilion, tallying 77 games edging out Canal 6 on 74 games and International 6 in the cellar with 68 games.

Ian Moore of Wild Bunch

winners while Avie Persaud of Canal 6 made 15 games.

Jermain Jackson contributed 17 games while Rondell Charles and Junior Ramchurejee made 15 and 14 respectively for Wild Bunch. Ian Moore of Wild Bunch was the lone player strolling down lover’s lane.

Somdat Jeet (right) hands over trophy to the Captain of Canal 6 in the presence of his fellow elated team members. played at Strikers Sports Club on Thursday last, Canal led the way with 74 games ahead of Wild Bunch and International 6 with 70 and 67 games respectively.

Basdeo Persaud marked 16 games for the winners while Terrence Damon, Rondell Charles and Ian Moore had 14 apiece for Wild Bunch. Jermain Jackson of Wild Bunch and Edmund Sammy of International 6 were the lovebirds of the

marked 17 games with support from Jermain Jackson with 14.

Scotty Ramroop and Sue Paul of Canal 6 had 15 apiece; Martin Permaul of International 6 led with 17 in a losing cause.

International 6 rebounded in the final leg to amass 78 games ahead of Canal 6 with 72 games and Wild Bunch bringing up the rear on 69 games. Ron Callender and Manniram Shew made the maximum 18 games for the

The final aggregate scores: Canal 6 - 220 games, Wild Bunch 216 - games and International 6 213 - games.

MVP of Canal 6 was Basdeo Persaud with 40 games, while Jermaine Jackson of Wild Bunch made 41 games while Martin Permaul led International 6 with 40 games. Designer caps and sports watches were handed over to the top players of each team by sponsor Somdat Jeet.

Christianburg / Wismar use speed, strength to deny Waramadong

By Rawle Welch Their speed, strength and stamina were not in question, but rather their resilience and when the final whistle sounded to signal the end of another successful year of the Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition, newly-crowned champions Christianburg / Wismar had answered that query in emphatic fashion after defeating a technically skilled Waramadong team 5-2 in the final on Sunday evening at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

Played before a capacity crowd that included Digicel’s CEO Gregory Dean, Marketing Executive Jacqueline James, Chief Education Officer Olato, Acting President of the Guyana Football Federation Franklin Wilson, staff members of Digicel and a host of supporters from the Region 7 community, the two teams, undoubtedly the best in the school system treated the fans to a high class exhibition of football and sadly at the end of a bruising affair there was only one winner.

Tournament Highest Goalscorer Christianburg / Wismar ’s Marmalique Davidson once again showcased his immense talent, netting four goals in the 43 rd, 48th, 54th and 83rd minutes, while Leon Hohenkirk added the other on the stoke of full time.

Waramadong, who many rallied with to grab the coveted prize, got their goals from the prolific Cirilo George, who netted in the 31st minute and Whazir Bascombe in the 62nd.

In the third place playoff, St. Ignatius proved too strong for Bygeval, hammering them 6-2 in a onesided encounter.

On target for the winners were Shefar Sanichar, who blasted in a helmet-trick in the 40th, 51st, 69th and 87th minutes, while Mark Joseph booted in a brace in the 47th and 61st.

Marvin Smith in the 10th and Samuel Charles 43 rd scored the consolation goals for Bygeval.

The much hyped feature clash lived up to its billing as the two teams created early opportunities to take the lead, but excellent goalkeeping supported by alert defending thwarted their offensive forays.

However, Christianburg / Wismar had the best chance to gain the ascendancy when they won a penalty after a player was fouled inside the ‘danger’ zone, but the spot

A Digicel staffer presents Most Valuable Player Marmalique Davidson of Christianburg / Wismar Secondary School with his prize Sunday evening. kick produced a magnificent diving save from goalkeeper Gerald Isaacs, who palmed the ball into touch for a corner kick.

Shortly after, they got another chance to take the lead, but Isaacs was there, tipping the ball onto his knees, before it bounced into touch for another corner.

Those two misses seemed to ignite Waramadong and they took the lead through George, who reached on to a cross from the left side that had eluded defenders and goalkeeper Daniel English and nonchalantly side-footed it into an empty goal as the partisan band of supporters erupted into ecstasy.

Christianburg / Wismar despite falling behind never relented and got the equalizer twelve minutes later off the boots of Davidson to keep the proceedings level at the break.

Gaining confidence all the while, the Lindeners got two more goals from Davidson, before Waramadong responded through Bascombe from the penalty spot, but Davidson was not done as he duly completed his tally which gave them a 4-2 cushion with time running out for the Region 7 team.

To add icing on the cake, Hohenkirk shortly before the whistle sounded added his

name to the score-sheet to emphasise their dominance during the encounter.

The three top finishers will receives $500,000, $300,000 and $200,000 respectively to go towards a Project of their choice.

Dean speaking during the presentation ceremony thanked all the schools that participated in the monthlong competition, promising to make the event bigger and better next year.

“You have the commitment from us, we are here to stay and help in the development and showcase of young talent through the staging of this tournament,” Dean assured.

Sam, who seemed quite excited with the talent on display, said after watching the matches that football was the winner because of the quality of the teams on show.

In reference to the final, Sam stated how proud he was with the two teams talent, adding that from what was witnessed he is optimistic that high school sports is now poised and ready for takeoff.

“Guyana’s football is going to benefit from this process and I want to extend thanks to all those responsible for putting together this tournament,” Sam said.

Brilliant Narine bowls...

From back page caught at deep mid-wicket off Ellis in the 38th over before Windies captain Darren Sammy was caught behind off Kyle Mills for two in the following over.

The Caribbean side were stumbling on 160 for seven, but Russell took charge late

in the innings, clubbing six fours and three sixes from 40 deliveries, helping West Indies collect 77 in the last 10 overs.

Scores: West Indies 241 for 9 (Russell 59*, Bravo 53, Mills 3-40, Southee 3-37) beat New Zealand 221 (Williamson 69, Narine 5-27) by 20 runs.

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Female All Star football squad begin preparation for international duties Popular football coach, Joseph Wilson is currently in charge of a female All Star Team that commenced training sessions on Saturday June 14 last. The veteran coach will be ably assisted by Andrea Fredericks in a programme under the auspices of the Scotia Bank

Lawrence Griffith.

Activities were organized with a bifurcated objective, among them the improvement of the skill level of the females.

The forum will also enhance the participant’s knowledge base of the laws of the game in preparation for participation in future

encounters at home and abroad. Some players will also be identified for possible scholarship awards in the UK, USA, Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica and other selected territories.

The various stakeholders of this programme are the Guyana Sports Development

The female footballers participate in drills under Coach Bill Wilson (3rd right) during the session and dubbed ‘The Scotia Bank/Pepsi Female School Football Academy. Players are drawn from schools that had participated in the just concluded Scotiabank/Pepsi School Football Academy Tournament.

At the conclusion of Saturday’s sessions parents were briefed of the format and future plans for the programme by coordinator,

tournaments organized by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).

Mr. Wilson is further tasked with the responsibility of preparing his charges for international duties in the U17 squad gearing up for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) 2014 World Cup Qualifiers. The players will subsequently engage several international teams in friendly

Foundation, Scotia Bank, DDL and the GFF. Organizers are also planni n g t o approach officials of the Ministry of Education as well as the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports for additional support.

Sessions continue on We d n e s d a y s and Saturdays at the GFC Ground starting at 09:00 hrs daily.

GKRS supports GTTA in overseas Championships

Even as preparations for the 7th Caribbean Junior Cadet Table Tennis championships intensify,

Corporate entity, Grace Kennedy Remittance Services (Guy) Ltd has again contributed to ensuring that

Grace Kennedy Marketing Assistant Ms. Nadine Luthers (left) hands over the cheque to GTTA Assistant Treasurer Deidre Edghill.

Team Guyana is well equipped to take on the competition in Jamaica from July 20-25, 2012.

Under its Western Union Brand, the company handed over an undisclosed sum to the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA). This amount will ensure that one of its young prospect’s airfare to the tournament is secured.

In addition the company donated a quantity of water bottles to the team.

Making the presentation at the Water Street Head Office Marketing Assistant Ms. Nadine Luthers said that Table Tennis is one of the sporting activities in Guyana that has gained the attention of many.

“It is becoming a sport everyone loves and the GTTA over the years has shown us that it can produce players who have medaled at these championships. The Continued on page 20

As the executive of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) continue preparations for the Caribbean Championship slated for the Bank of Guyana Sports Club between August 23rd- 26th, another corporate entity has responded to pleas for assistance. This time, following close on the heels of a similar gesture by Serious off- Roaders, Nexlink Communications of Church

office and national players Leon Belony and Moen Gafoor received the donation on behalf of GASP. A representative of the sponsors, Amanda DeFreitas, handed over the gift and informed the duo that her Managing Director, Kavim Bhaichandeen, is only too happy to support the scrabble players in their quest to win the impending championships. “Scrabble is

the Malteenoes Sports Club on Thursdays at 18:00hrs.

Players are asked to make a special effort to attend as this could enhance the local team’s chances of winning the tournament.

Eight players will lead Guyana’s charge in an attempt to upset reigning team champions, Trinidad and Tobago, which is expected to field a strong contingent.

Barbados will also field a

Leon Belony gratefully accepts the sponsorship package from Amanda DeFreitas in the presence of Moen Gafoor Street, Georgetown has acquiesced to a similar donation and Friday afternoon last, presented a sizeable monetary donation to the executive of GASP to offset the huge monetary demands for a successful tournament.

The ceremony took place at the sponsor’s downtown

an educational game and serves to keep the mind active,” said Mr. Bhaichandeen. “My firm is indeed happy to be associated with such a big tournament,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, senior players are reminded that practice sessions for the imminent championships continue at

co m p e t e n t t e a m w h i c h should add to the competitiveness of the tournament.

Former national champion, Fred Collins is currently the Caribbean individual champion and he is keen on retaining that accolade.

India to host Pakistan for ODI series in December-January ESPNcricinfo - India and Pakistan will resume bilateral ties with a “short series”, comprising three ODIs and two Twenty20 internationals, in December and January. The matches will be held between the Test and one-day legs of England’s tour of India and will form the first bilateral series between the two sides since Pakistan toured India in end-2007.

The decision was taken by the BCCI at its working committee meeting on Monday. Rajiv Shukla, a senior BCCI official, said the plan was to hold the three ODIs in Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata, and the Twenty20 matches in Ahmedabad and Bangalore.

“The BCCI was firm that no India-Pakistan series will be held at a neutral venue so it was decided to invite them [Pakistan] after December 22 when the England team

leaves after playing the Twenty20 Internationals,” Shukla said.

“This was the slot where the tour could have been accommodated and we did that accordingly. I have spoken to the home minister and he has said his ministry has no objection. The Ministry of External Affairs [India’s foreign ministry] has also agreed to this tour.”

Bilateral cricketing ties were snapped following the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008, though the two countries have played each other in the World Cup, Champions Trophy and Asia Cup. The decision comes after prolonged, high-level consultations between officials of the two boards and, latterly, of the two governments. BCCI president N Srinivasan and PCB chief Zaka Ashraf have held

several discussions this year regarding resumption of ties, with Pakistan hoping to fit in a series at the end of the year, during the Christmas break in England’s tour of India.

It is Pakistan’s turn to host a bilateral series between the two. But there has been no international cricket in the country between Full Members since the March 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka team bus and it is understood that India are not keen to play at a neutral venue, as has been the case with all Pakistan’s ‘home’ series since the attack.

Subsequently, Ashraf said India had the prerogative to decide on the dates and host the series, but the PCB would want the BCCI to share revenue because the PCB has apparently not yet recovered from the financial loss suffered when India pulled out of their planned tour in 2009.

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Julian Cadogan prevails in close GASP novice scrabble tourney

Fedrigo wins Tour 15th stage, Wiggins keeps yellow AFP – French rider Pierrick Fedrigo gave the hosts their fourth win of the Tour de France when he beat American Christian Vande Velde to win the 158.5 km 15th stage between Samatan and Pau on Monday.

Race leader Bradley Wiggins of Britain and the

Novice Champion, Julian Cadogan (l) poses with runner up Jennelle Cadogan (c) and Ronald Joseph at the conclusion of the tournament Julian Cadogan scored three points and a positive spread of 498 to emerge victorious when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) staged a Beginners tournament at the Malteenoes Sports Club Sunday morning last.

Jennelle Cadogan came in second with a similar number of games but a lower positive spread of 444, while Ronald Joseph also accrued three points but with a still lower positive spread of 45 to seal off the final podium spot.

Julian Cadogan conceded her third round encounter to Tevin Skeete by a 30 spread margin but defeated Joseph Osei (422), Jennelle Cadogan (64) and Ricaldo Purnwasy (42).

Jennelle Cadagon then rebounded with wins over Loren Black (303), Timothy

Chester (85) and Tevin Skeete (120).

Joseph conceded his inaugural game to Ricaldo Purnwasy (86) but clinched his other three games to Winella Cameron (102), Delese Richmond (23) and Timothy Chester (6).

Skeete also accrued three points but finished with a negative spread of 16. He defeated Timothy Chester (17), Purnwasy (57) and Julian Cadogan (30) but stumbled to Jennelle Cadogan by a spread of 120.

Meanwhile, Tournament Director, Leon Belony lauded the standard of play and said that it augers well for the development of the sport. He complimented the players and urged the involvement of others since GASP will be planning other tournaments of this nature to encourage broad based

UK Government has strong words for cursing in soccer LONDON (AP) — Britain’s culture secretary is asking for a little decorum.

He says cursing on the soccer field has ‘’gone too far’’ and he wants the sport to do something about it.

Secretary Jeremy Hunt says he has some experience with this problem because he’s been on the receiving end of such language as an amateur referee.

Hunt spoke on British television Monday and said he ‘’would like to see the football authorities do more,’’ but ‘’we do need footballers to set an example.’’

Chelsea captain John Terry was cleared last week of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match in October.

What an admirable leader....: "Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.

Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves."Nelson Mandela

participation. The top seed also thanked the sponsors and said that the GASP would be looking forward to similar support from the corporate community as it continues to introduce the sport to communities countrywide.

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main peloton came over the finish line nearly 12 minutes behind a five-man breakaway that had fought hard to form in a frantic opening to the race.

Wiggins, who took the race lead at the end of stage seven, came under no threat during the undulating stage from the Gers department to the foot of the Pyrenees where the peloton will spend the race's second rest day today.

The Team Sky leader still has a 2min 05sec lead over teammate Chris Froome, with Italian Vincenzo Nibali in third at 2:23 and Australian Cadel Evans fourth at 3:19.

Fedrigo attacked with 6.5 km remaining and after being countered by Vande Velde he dominated the Garmin rider in a two-up sprint for the finish.

It is his fourth victory in the race, but first since 2010 and his return to cycling after

Bradley Wiggins a six-month spell on the sidelines. It is also the second for his FDJ team after Thibaut Pinot won stage e i g h t h i n P o r r e n t r u y, Switzerland.

The race resumes tomorrow when the mountainous 197 km 16th stage takes the peloton over two unclassified and two category one climbs to a downhill finish in Bagneres-de-Luchon.

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Brilliant Narine bowls WI to victory BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – A career-best spell from Sunil Narine swept West Indies to a confidenceboosting 20-run victory over New Zealand in the final Digicel One-day International on Monday.

The Mohawk-shaven off-spinner captured five wickets for 27 runs from his

Sunil Narine allotment of 10 overs, as New Zealand failed to successfully chase a victory target of 242 from their

allocation of 50 overs on another docile Warner Park pitch in steamy conditions.

Narine finished with the best bowling analysis by a West Indian against New Zealand in an ODI and the best ODI figures at this venue to earn the Man-ofthe-Match award, making him a shoo-in for the Manof-the-Series prize.

Dwayne Bravo ended with two for 30 from six overs and Tino Best finished with two for 58 from 10 overs, as several New Zealand batsmen got starts, but failed to carry on with Kane Williamson leading the way with 69, Martin Guptill and Brendan McCullum 33 apiece, and Ross Taylor and Andrew Ellis 28 each.

The result was formalised, when Bravo had tail-ender Trent Boult caught at long-on off the last very last ball of the ODI series.

It meant the Windies won the five-match series 4-1, after taking an unbeatable 31 lead last Saturday with a 24-run victory in the penultimate Digicel ODI here.

West Indies also won the first Digicel ODI by nine wickets under the

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Duckworth-Lewis Method two Thursdays ago at Sabina Park in Jamaica, where they also won the second Digicel ODI by 55 runs two Saturdays ago before losing the third Digicel ODI by 88 runs last Wednesday here.

Half-centuries from Andre Russell and Bravo had propped up West Indies batting, helping them to a respectable total of 241 for nine from their 50 overs, after they chose to bat.

Russell led the way with a typically stroke-filled, unbeaten 59, Bravo scored 53, Marlon Samuels supported with 43 and Devon Thomas made 20, helping West Indies to recover after they stumbled to 37 for three in the ninth over.

Best then gave West Indies another early breakthrough, when he had opener Rob Nicol brilliantly caught at mid-wicket by a leaping Bravo for two in the first over of the chase.

We s t I n d i e s m e t resistance, when McCullum came to the crease and put on 62 for the second wicket with Guptill to put New Zealand on a good trajectory.

Narine disrupted the

Black Caps' flow, when he had McCullum caught at slip in the 12th over and trapped Guptill lbw in the 18th over,

staged a late fight-back with stands of 31 with Tom Latham and 68 with Andrew Ellis.

two vital stands with Samuels and Thomas that breathed life back into the West Indies innings. He

Andre Russell

Dwayne Bravo

leaving the visitors on 77 for three.

West Indies were made to work again, but the wickets of New Zealand captain Ross Taylor and lefthander Daniel Flynn in the space of eight deliveries swung the tide the Caribbean side's way, leaving the Black Caps 109 for five.

B u t We s t I n d i e s continued to face resistance, as Williamson was the hub around which New Zealand

When Narine had Williamson, whose innings contained five fours and one six from 84 balls, spectacularly caught onehanded by a diving Chris Gayle at mid-wicket in the 46th over, New Zealand needed 34 from the last 26 balls – and that proved a mountain.

Earlier, Bravo, dropped on 14, when he offered a return chance to Andrew Ellis in the 22nd over, shared

struck three fours and one six from 93 balls.

He started the recovery operation with Samuels, putting on 60 for the fourth wicket, and continued to lead the salvage job, adding 53 for the sixth wicket with Thomas.

Samuels was caught at cover, trying to force a delivery from Tim Southee off the back-foot in the 26th over, and Thomas was Continued on page 21

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Digicel's CEO Gregory Dean seen addressing the teams and fans during the presentation ceremony when he promised the Company's future support for the tournament.

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The large gathering of football fans who came out on Sunday to witness the future stars during the staging of the final of the Digicel Nationwide Schools Competition.

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