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EDITORIAL
Revolution and Economics The army-installed Prime Minister of Egypt has just installed a new Cabinet, even as the ousted legally-elected President is in detention. There is not a single Islamicist in the Cabinet, whether from the Muslim Brotherhood or elsewhere. So much for the lack of “inclusivity” that purportedly brought out the protests, which culminated in the army coup d’etat. We can therefore expect little change in the political atmosphere in the foreseeable future. But while most analysts have focused on the political aspects of the ouster of Mubarak and now President Morsi, the importance of economic factors cannot be underestimated. Not surprisingly, the western press is most riveted by the political: their governments are most concerned that whatever regime emerges in Egypt, their interests will be secured. From their perspective, the acceptance of the primacy of the army in the “transition” is salutary, since they are confident the latter institutionwillnotrocktheboat. ThevisitbytheUSDeputySecretaryof State, their refusal to label the coup a “coup”, and the continuation of theUS$1.3billioninaidtothearmythereforecontinues. Looking at the short and medium term, therefore, it is doubtful that apart from some minor reforms in the political sphere, anything fundamental will be altered in the economic realm. Like Guyana, Egypt’s economy in the last few decades has been guided by the IMF/World Bank’s neo-liberal, one-shoe-fitsall basket of policies dubbed the “Washington Consensus”. This liberalisation or “intifah” was successful by the IMF/World Bank’s standards and they routinely gave the Egyptians kudos for raising GDP and keeping inflation under control. But all this just served to prove the old complaint that “growth” does not automatically translate into “development”. Apart from a tight circle of friends – especially from within the army - enjoying insider benefits, Egypt’s economy was not nurtured by private economic activities. It depended primarily on its own oil production, transfers from Egyptian workers in the oil-rich Arab countries, Suez Canal fees and external aid, mainly from the US. Too little of these revenues were invested in infrastructure, agriculture or the modernisation of the industry; too much went into services, were spent on armaments, or were dissipated on import-driven consumption. Egypt became a classic “rentier economy”: where the state undertakes all the resource mobilisation and infrastructure development functions, but captures the surplus of its own activities, a substantial portion of private-sector profits and external rents (such as remittances of Egyptians living abroad) in order to finance its own expansion. The control and distribution of economic resources gave the regime the opportunity to control most of Egypt’s public and private economic activity. The regime could build up a veritable clientelistic network through the allocation of economic means. This tiny elite lived high off the hog. However, behind the old superficial glitter that quickly wore off under Morsi’s one-year tenure is a story of ever-worsening poverty for even greater numbers of people coupled with huge rises in food costs. Initially, the Egyptian government did not apply the full, draconian IMF adjustment programmes; it chose a softer version; subsidies were covertly cut, and the state gradually retired more and more from public services. This policy avoided sudden deep cuts, but it worsened the quality of public services and affected mainly those social groups which were dependent on the state’s welfare services. One of the comprehensible consequences of the regime’s policies was the decreasing quality of the Egyptian education system. For most young Egyptians’ attendance at paid, private courses has been indispensable for completing school education. As a consequence of the state’s slow and covert withdrawal from public services, private and mainly Islamic civil associations emerged to fill the vacuum. The youths that came out into the streets to topple Mubarak, and then Morsi, are the products of this dysfunctional educational system, which in the end could not deliver jobs. The aid that is pouring in from anti-Islamist governments of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia will only go so far. Expect more unrest – and not only from Morsi supporters.
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The PPP created the criminal environment MR EDITOR, My brother, Elijah, is the funniest person I know. His wit is quick and sharp and extremely intelligent if at times, like mine, politically incorrect. At sixteen-years-old, he can deliver a perfectly timed one-liner, or ad-lib, for an uninterrupted half hour, the plot of some epic cinematic trilogy parodying some aspect or the other of anything from the quirks of particular family members to the shortcomings of the OLPF. He regularly turns family time together into an hourslong sitcom. He has a brilliant career of satire ahead of him if he so chooses. A few nights ago, he went to a neighbourhood shop to buy something and was stranded when rain began to fall. While waiting for a lull in the downpour, three young men calmly walked into the shop, put on masks and one of them grabbed Elijah by his lapels, put a gun to his head and ordered him back into the shop. A few minutes later, Guyhoc Park resident, Heron Dennis was on the floor of the shop, shot dead, right in front of my brother. I didn’t know Heron personally but I knew his face from the area and it saddens me that his children will be denied their father, forever. It could easily have been my brother, a light that would have been snuffed out senselessly and there is no dispensation of justice that could have filled the abyss his absence would have left in all of us who love him. The spiraling violent crime in this place has everything to with the
environment that the PPP has created or contributed to over the past two decades. It has to do with massive disparities in income and the intense poverty that is fostered by the rabid and unprecedented corruption of Freedom House and its facilitators. It has to do with the undermining of the Guyana Police Force where competent, honest and professional officers like David Ramnaraine and Paul Slowe are sidelined for speaking out. It has to do with the narco-trafficking that has flourished under the PPP, and the trickling down of illegal weapons as the various cartels enhance their respective armories. The leadership of the PPP, those who benefit from the corruption and those pontificating in support of Freedom House from the comfort of their homes overseas obviously see this place in some of abstract and clinical way. It doesn’t affect them directly so everything that anyone has to say about what is indecent about governance and citizen security automatically equates to zero. Meanwhile, my sixteenyear-old brother was exposed to the sort of experience that grown men go through entire tours of duties in war and still manage to miss, and if they are subject to it, many are indelibly scarred – My nineyear-old son who looks up to Elijah and likes to follow him around could easily have been there. The Commissioner of Police, in light of the recent spate of violent robberies has given the sterling advice that the general public should, as
a safety precaution, avoid whispering men in corner shops. He has failed, however, to recommend what measures to ensure personal safety that a teenager sheltering from the rain should take. Meanwhile, his boss – to whom he has publicly sworn and reaffirmed his fealty – the Minister of Home Affairs sees corruption as a nonissue, as does the Minister’s boss, the President of Guyana. The reason that the government of Guyana cannot associate with the reality of the majority of the people here is because the prevailing ethos in Freedom House is a blind and unrepentant parasitism, complete with all the logical and moral disconnection inherent. Like a bloated tick upon a dying pup, the only reason and morality that the PPP knows is an entitlement of blood, a hyper-nourishment at the expense of the collective body and soul of all the rest of us, including
the mass of its own supporters. The young man shot dead in Enmore for a few dollars bleeds the same as the young man shot dead in Guyhoc Park for his cell phone, but that is okay as long as the contracts keep coming, the river of money keeps flowing and the children of Freedom House are safe in their guarded mansions. More than ten years ago, I made the decision to stay here and write from here because I believe that literature has a role in changing society for the better. But ten years ago, I wasn’t yet a father. I will remain here as long as is possible, but the incident with my brother has made me certain that this country under the shadow of the PPP is not a place that I will risk raising my son. I love my country a great deal, and I have endured tremendous sacrifice to remain here, but that pales in comparison to the love I have for him. Ruel Johnson
That vote in GECOM DEAR EDITOR, I am of the strong view that the Chairman of GECOM voted against the Chief Elections Officer mainly because he was told to do so. If my memory serves me right, just after the Election results were released the Opposition parties were calling for the resignation of both the Chair and CEO. I can even remember the protest reaching the home of the Chair. I believe the chair voted with the Opposition in anticipation that the
Opposition will now relax and at least ease the public call for his resignation. Permit me to make this prediction. I predict that a PPP crony will get the job as CEO of GECOM. I believe the commissioners will have to vote on who gets the job and of course the votes will read three for, and three against. And we all know where the Chairman will put his vote. Another prediction. The position of Bursar at UG will be treated the same. (Name and Address provided)
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Partisan politics aid municipal decay DEAR EDITOR, The municipalities across Guyana are an aging and decaying evidence of the neglect of a partisan politics across the political parties in Guyana. His Worship, Hammy Green is probably the longest serving Mayor in Guyana – in office almost as long as the PPP is in office. Any he and his office have become a political football. Why can’t we have local government elections in Guyana? More than 18 years have passed; many persons were born and grew to adult life WITHOUT having a change in local government – or the administration of the municipalities. And the municipalities, as well as the
city of Georgetown, speak loudly in its ludicrous decay. The stinking, cluttered, flooded city, once known as the Garden City is indeed a legacy of the Government of Guyana. Even the call for “reformed not deformed” policies by Ramjattan has not been followed by any proactive stance by the AFC or any of the opposition. The APNU’s verbiage is not assuring. The city and towns are crumbling while the political parties twiddle their thumbs. Well, here is the truth – each of the political parties is hiding behind the call for “reform” BUT each is unwilling to risk the outcome of a local government poll since that would be an
indicator of how the Guyanese electorate is maturing. None of them wants local government elections since that would be a “real” poll! And while none of the parties want to risk election play, the ploy is hurting us all badly as our city decays further and the various municipalities are declining. Isn’t it time to just get the necessary done and have local government elections? Maybe – just maybe— the usual order of business for parliament must take a break to deal with these important issues that are crucial to Guyana’s development - REGARDLESS of your Party Politics. Yog Mahadeo
Is Nigel Hughes inciting civil unrest? DEAR EDITOR, From a man in the legal profession who aspires to become Senior Counsel, practising good professional ethics has taken a back seat to enhancing his political ambition at all costs. At a public meeting held last Friday at the corner of William and Alexander Streets in Kitty, Nigel Hughes reportedly called for mass street protests to oust the democratically elected government of President Donald Ramotar. But this is not the first time that this lawyer appears to be instigating civil unrest through protest. In his “Open letter to the people of Linden” (Kaieteur News, March 4), Hughes reminded Lindeners that “The COI is now over and your wounds are still raw and perhaps even more so. “The question is where do you go from here. That is a matter only you the people of Linden can determine after you have deliberated on the contents of the report. The awards for damages for the loss of the lives of three of your citizens are appallingly low and the report has attributed fault for their deaths to the Guyana Police Force. If Nigel Hughes feels that justice was not done to the victims of the Linden shooting during the so-called “peaceful protest” of July 2012, he failed them. The Commissioners clearly were not impressed with most of the testimonies given by the witnesses he advised. It is public knowledge that Nigel Hughes offered legal consultation to the victims and the families of the three dead protestors in preparation for their testimonies before the Commission of Inquiries -COI. The question
must be asked: Did Hughes advise the witnesses to inflate their incomes and falsify employment status to justify a higher level of compensation as the Commissioners believed they did in their report? For if he did, wouldn’t this be a dishonest attempt at corruption, something he accuses the Administration of? Hughes is impatient, and is anxious to grab power long before the constitutionally scheduled date for national election in Guyana. He’s now openly calling for mass street protest to oust the People’s Progressive Party / Civic from power. According to Demerara Waves (July 13), Hughes is reported to have said, “I don’t care what they say that marching down the street does cause disruption and marching down the street- people does get frighten and they send people to infiltrate. Well understand that the strongest weapon you have is the weapon of mass protest…These are radical times. You are facing extraordinary problems and it requires extraordinary solutions.” And with obvious reference to the mass demonstrations in Egypt that resulted in the overthrow of the government there, Hughes said, “At the end of the day, we the people will have to take the streets to change and get the things that we want. There is no other way.” This inappropriate, unethical behavior displayed by a leading attorney, who ought to know better than to incite the overthrow of a constitutionally elected government, ought to be taken very seriously by the Attorney General and the Guyana Bar Association. Nigel Hughes must be sanctioned for his reckless cowboy approach to the rule of law, and must be held fully accountable for any violence in his attempt to gain power. Harry Gill
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Govt. defends Boodoo - Says GECOM’s checks and balances worked The government yesterday came out in defence of Former Chief Elections Officer Gocool Boodoo, saying that the decision of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) not to renew his contract was “odd”. Some Commissioners argued that Boodoo’s flawed mathematical formula would have seen him declaring the PPP as the majority winners in the last elections. Yesterday, the government’s chief spokesperson Dr Roger Luncheon said the fact that this was picked up and Boodoo was not allowed to carry through with his formula meant that the checks and balances of the Commission worked. It is claimed that the same formula Mr Boodoo attempted to use in the last
elections was used in the 2006 elections, robbing the Alliance for Change of a seat in the National Assembly. Dr Luncheon said that the entire elections commission made mistakes before. “It was incontrovertible that the same Commission was prepared to disenfranchise over 7,000 Guyanese voters in its abortive attempt to close claims and objections. “You might recall the strenuous objections made to overtake…overcome Chairman [Steve] Surjubally’s intention to close claims and objections that led to the extension, during which 7,000 additional Guyanese voters were enfranchised,” Dr. Luncheon said. “Should the Commission have resigned? Should the Secretariat have been sacked
or removed?” Luncheon questioned. Vincent Alexander, a Commissioner of GECOM, had stated that what Mr Boodoo attempted was not a “mistake” but a planned action to manipulate the results of the 2011 General and Regional elections. The actual results of the elections saw the PPP losing majority power in the National Assembly, which it had held on to since 1992, in four successive elections. If Mr Boodoo was allowed to have his way, Alexander claimed, the PPP would have been handed the majority in the House. “It required a sustained exchange; reference to the legal provisions that provide for the formula; and my insistence that he had used an incorrect formula that caused Mr Boodoo to resort to the correct and only available formula to recalculate the allocation of seats.”
Scores participate in “Journey to Freedom” march In observance of Nelson Mandela International Day 2013 over 500 young individuals yesterday participated in Guyana’s first “Journey to Freedom” march. Off to late start due to bad weather, the marchers assembled at the Plaza Bridge before they marched along Mandela Avenue to reach the National Cultural Centre Tarmac for a ceremony. Sharing his personal experience with Nelson Mandela, Eric Phillips said that it was an honour for him to speak on the former South African leader’s birthday. Phillips said he first met Mandela in January 1991 while on assignment for
USAID. He recounted that while at an event in South Africa, Mandela broke from the protocol of the event. “I remembered he looked around and picked out the two youngest men who were I and a guy by the name of Ed Rice who is now a four star General in the US army.” Phillips added that he sat next to Mandela for six hours and during that time there were many questions that he asked. “He gave very simple but deep answers and I remember asking him why he did that and he said youth is our present and youth is our future.”
He said that while Mandela was in jail for 27 years in Robben Island, he was only allowed to receive letters and see one visitor every six months. Phillips said that one of the greatest legacies that Mandela left was that he prevented South Africa from going to civil war. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony in his brief remarks said that in the world of today things are not equal. He added that what happened in South Africa back in 1948 took a lot from citizens. He encouraged everyone to read books about Mandela’s fight against oppression. At the end of the event, balloons were let into the air to mark Mandela’s 95th birthday.
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Jagdeo/ Kissoon libel case...
Defence seeks Dr. David Hinds as political science expert By Zena Henry Attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes is seeking to have Dr. David Hinds deemed an expert in the area of political science in the Jagdeo/ Kissoon libel case. It was indicated that the defence witness will be referred to for his academic achievement, experience and extensive work in the area of race and ethnicity, and race and racism, in the Caribbean and African Diasporas. Hinds proceeded to give his evidence before Justice Brassington Reynolds at the Supreme Court yesterday. Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos and his junior sat in representation of the plaintiff, former President Bharrat Jagdeo. The former president sued columnist Frederick Kissoon, the National Media and Publishing Company, publishers of Kaieteur News, and Editor-in-Chief Adam Harris for over $10M, claiming libel in a Kaieteur News article which he claimed exhibited him as an “ideological racist.” Hinds told the court that he lives in the United States of America; Arizona. He is a professor at the Arizona State University teaching in the areas of Caribbean and African Diasporas. He has a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from the University of the District of Columbia in Washington DC. He has a Masters Degree and a PhD in the area of Political Science from Howard University in Washington DC. The courses he teaches at Arizona University are Race and Racism in the African Diaspora and Race and Racism and Ethnicity and Politics in the African Diaspora. In these areas, he said he published two books: Race and Political Discourse in Guyana, published in 2004; and Ethno- Politics, Power Sharing in Guyana: History and Discourse. He mentioned other academic pieces such as his thesis done at Howard University in 1998. Other pieces, he said, could be found (not in their entirety) published in the Caribbean,
USA and England. The methodology used in his academic research involved the historical process of race, Hinds said. He also used the comparative method for his studies. The studies were done on different countries, he pointed out, before mentioning that the comparative method in this case deals with “occurrences of sameness and difference”. These methodologies, he continued, were used before the books on Guyana were published. Hinds told the court that studies in the mentioned fields were conducted during the Jagdeo era and it has been cited in the second book he published. Hinds said he has lectured on the areas of political science and issues of race, racism, ethnicity and politics in different countries, including the USA and Trinidad and Tobago. These lectures he said have included “takes on the Jagdeo presidency”. Hughes asked Hinds whether he had considered the socio-political and economic analysis of African Guyanese people in Guyana, and this raised an objection by Senior Counsel De Santos. De Santos was of the opinion that Hinds’s consideration of those three elements was irrelevant to the matter at hand and has nothing to do with establishing the position of the witness, particularly his expertise. In essence, the lawyer felt it was too early in the witness’s testimony to dabble in such evidence. Hughes, however, shot back that he was merely trying to find out the work of the witness, since the issues of racism, ethnicity, and so on would be a part of political science. Hughes said he is not yet asking for the findings of the research, but just to establish that work was done. To strengthen his point, he cited parts of the statement of claim which stated the plaintiff’s interpretation of the article written by Kissoon and what it sought to paint him (Jagdeo) as. After more arguments by De Santos, the court overruled his objection citing that the question would go to the work of the witness. Hinds continued that he had done studies in political science
Dr. David Hinds with other ethnic groups which entailed comparative methodology of research. Hughes subsequently asked that Hinds be deemed an expert, but De Santos was on his feet again because he was unaware as to what Hinds is an expert in. The Senior Counsel said that according to Section 16 of the Evidence Act, the witness had to be an expert in the area of arts or science. He (De Santos) wanted to know what aspect of studies he specializes in. Hughes said that Hinds should be deemed an expert in political science. This is necessary, he said, since the whole concept is a political one, and racism itself can fall into several disciplines, politics being one. Hughes said that given Hinds’s work in Guyana, he (Hinds) can give his opinion on concepts of ideology of racism as “Section 16 speaks of science and a PhD deals with that by definition”. De Santos started his cross examination of Hinds and asked more questions on his qualifications and experiences. This pertained to publications and lectures done by Hinds. De Santos then asked about Hinds’s affiliation with the Working People’s Alliance (WPA). He asked Hinds if there was any time he was not opposed to the People’s Progressive Party. Hinds refuted several claims about having a problem with the PPP. De Santos, however, stopped short in his cross examination since the witness’ work will have to be presented to the court and questions will be asked on it. The libel case will reconvene on September 19.
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The punitive damages must be substantial DEAR EDITOR, This government continues to trample on the rights of our citizens. Yesterday I heard a horror story of a young lady, who cannot now find employment, since she was dismissed from GEA for failing to pass a polygraph test, a wholly illegal affair. As long as we Guyanese file claims against the government asking for paltry compensations and damages, even when deliberately killed by trigger happy police, the abuses will continue. Unless there is a committed attempt by competent attorneys, who are prepared to go all the way to the CCJ if necessary, to demand massive punitive damage when the government violates our rights, the abuses will continue. A little over 13 years ago, it had to be at least that, since the lawyer for the plaintiff, Derek Jagan died in October 2000, the plantation Houston truck which was transporting the labourers accidently killed a pedestrian. I have tried to recover the court documents to no avail but the case does exist. I remember it because my family had to pay this compensation. The family of the deceased took Houston to court. Their lawyer, as I have stated, was Mr. Derek Jagan. Our lawyer is considered by many to be the best in our generation, but at the end of this trial Houston was required to
pay the family of the deceased $25 million. This case established that once the defendant has the capacity to pay, he would have to pay heavy punitive damages. The government in this country has deep pockets and the legal system has an obligation to enforce the rights of the people in this country. Until the government is called to pay massive punitive damages for their actions, the abuses will continue. Offering $3 million for the deliberate shooting to death of three people at Linden is an insult to all of us and if we condone it, all of us will expose ourselves to similar abuses. If Houston Estate was penalised for its truck killing a pedestrian, accidently, through negligence, then the government should be called upon to pay more than $100 million in punitive compensation to the families of the Lindeners killed deliberately. Until we do so, the abuses will continue. Until they are forced to pay the GEA workers massive compensation for violating their fundamental rights and in the process destroying their lives, the abuses will continue. It is our obligation to force this issue since unless the government is called upon to pay heavy damages when it uses its power to deliberately penalise and victimise us wrongly, none of us living here will be safe from violation of our fundamental rights. If any of us is not safe then none of us is, and the abuses will continue. Tony Vieira
Some aids to fighting crime DEAR MR. EDITOR In response to your editorial in today’s edition captioned ‘Tackling the crime situation’ I am in agreement with your submission. However, I will go further in saying that there is a need to have a more comprehensive approach in reducing crime. The three crime prevention measures situational, social and tertiary crime prevention must work together in helping to reduce crime. You mention CCTV. This is one measure of situational crime prevention and it works to some extent as you mention that some of the cameras are of very poor quality and that some are badly position. Although this might be true, research has shown that CCTV are more effective when an impulse crime occur that is a petty thief ran into a business establishment grab money or a item and run this is where CCTV is known to be more effective. The thief is not aware that CCTV is installed on the premises therefore more than likely he will be caught on camera. On the other hand where you have the professional criminal who will stake out a business establishment to the see how many cameras are installed how they are position before they commit the crime. When entering the building the bandits know how to position themselves not to be captured on camera. This is one of the ways how
CCTV is less effective in crime prevention. Alarms systems are very important also in preventing or even helping in capturing the bandit. This system must be properly monitored by an response team who upon receiving the alarm contact the business place quickly gather the most import information and relay that information to their rapid response team and the police. Training of staff in security awareness is important and in my opinion one of the best situational crime prevention measure. Well alert staff will be able to spot a suspicious persons and raise the necessary alert will prevent a robbery. The hiring of private security is another aspect. Many smaller businesses might not be in a good financial position to hire private security. The police must be more proactive as you mentioned. Plainclothes police should be in the hotspot areas and uniform officers could be making visits in and out of stores randomly. There are other situational crime prevention measures that can be adopted and these will depend on the situation. Social crime prevention is very important. Government cannot do all in reducing crime. The government of the day has a social responsibility to its citizens. However, expenditure at some times will not allow for wide social programmes. This
is where the business sector should play a more active role. In some run down communities businesses should, through their marketing departments, be willing to enter these communities and sponsor certain activities for the youth such as cricket, football, netball or any other activity. This has helped reduce crime, especially if the business is located near the depressed community. Wherever possible businesses should engage in many clean up exercise within the more depress communities and where ever possible give jobs to those in the area. The various social clubs should make donations in helping the various youths who have been marginalized to have some form of technical skill. Finally tertiary crime prevention is our judicial system which plays a very pivotal role in our society in helping to reduce crime. In your last paragraph you mention that victims are reluctant in identify the criminal when they are caught. There are many reasons why victims refuse to identify the bandit. They believe that the wheels of justice are too slow. Some victims believed that the courts see them as the bandit and the bandit as the victim. Person should be educated in how the judicial systems works in order that that can fully appreciate the way our legal system works. Morris Springer
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THE MAKING OF A HERO- part 2 (Continued from yesterday) After his non-eventful appearance at the book launch, he became more desperate. It had been two months since he had arrived back home but he was still to make any inroads into the upper social circles of the society. He decided that the next approach would be to get some introductions to the crème de la crème of the society. This, he presumed, had to be done through contacts, something that he knew was quite pronounced in England from whence he had come. The only thing is that he hardly knew anyone who knew anyone of significance. The family with whom he was staying knew no one of importance. The rest of persons that he knew were in a similar predicament. He soon met a dead end with this approach. One day he heard about a cocktail at which a number of prominent persons were to attend. He decided then and there that too should be in attendance. He calculated that if he dressed his best, if he wore a jacket and tie, he would gain admission easily since he would fit into the crowd. On the appointed evening, he took a cab and arrived at the hall where the cocktail was being held. He walked confidently to the entrance where there were ushers greeting invitees. He kept his eyes ahead and strode right past all of them. When he heard no protests, he hesitated, but then continued walking. The next thing he was in a large room in which there were hundreds of guests. He felt slightly intimidated but stood his ground. No one, however, looked in his direction. He felt alone and
lost. Then he noticed a bar at the end of the room and decided that he should get a drink. He began to move in that direction. As he was halfway there, he felt someone come up next to him, then he heard a voice. He turned around and noticed a large security officer standing next to him. The officer said, “Do you mind showing me your invitation.” He was momentarily lost for words, then he gathered himself and in loud voice, loud enough for persons nearby to hear he replied, “How presumptuous of you. Don’t you know who I am?” The officer replied, “No sir, I do not know who you are. But if you give me your name, I will check the invitation list to verify that you should be here.” “I will do no such thing,” he replied. Leave me alone.” “I am afraid that is not possible sir,” said the officer. “This is an invitation only affair and if you do not have an invitation you will have to leave.” “Or what?” he said sternly “Or I will have to remove you sir,” said the officer. Persons were beginning to stare. He decided to call the man’s bluff. “I dare you. The British ambassador will hear about this.” Within seconds he was thrown out of the hall. He picked himself up, grumbled and walked away in abject humiliation. As he was making his way to catch a cab, he noticed a boy selling a newspaper. Then the idea struck him that perhaps he should try writing a few letters to the newspaper. He would be read and taken seriously. Then he did not have to worry about being thrown out of parties; he would be welcome to all that
he attended because he would be famous. The next day he took out his writing pad and began to write furiously. When he was finished with the first letter, he was quite pleased. He mailed it off to the newspaper. The next few days he checked the newspaper, but to his utter disappointment the letter never appeared. In fact, none of the letters that he subsequently wrote was ever published. One day he decided to take things into his own hands. He went to see the editor. He entered the man’s office and inquired of the secretary whether he could meet with the editor. She took his name, asked about the nature of his visit and disappeared behind a door, returning very quickly to indicate that the editor was busy and could not speak with him, but wished to encourage him to continue sending his letters. He left disconsolate. As he was on his way home, he wandered into a protest demonstration. A man on seeing him pushed a placard into his hands. He looked at the placard, and at the man, and did not know what to do. It had happened so suddenly. He stood his ground trying to figure out what had happened. Just then a vehicle with rough-looking thugs came up. The rest of the protestors scattered. He still stood there not knowing what all the confusion was about. One of the thugs approached him menacingly. The thug raised a stick to lash him. Instinctively, he lifted the placard. The next thing he knew he was in hospital. When he came to his senses he saw a large group of smiling persons beside his bed. He asked what had happened. They showed him
the newspapers of the day. On the front page was a picture of him, holding his placard, with blood streaming down his face. The headlines read, “Brave leader stands alone against goons.” He read on. “Yesterday, one man decided to stand up to the thugs hired to break up an industrial demonstration. One man decided that he would not yield to intimidation. He refused to leave the picket line. While he was badly beaten by the thugs, and is still unconscious in hospital, his bravery has inspired hundreds of workers throughout the country to go on strike against industrial exploitation. “The strike has virtually crippled the country. In the meantime prayer vigils are being held all over the
country for the recovery of the brave man who defied the thugs.” He was now a working class hero. He had found his rightful place, fighting for the downtrodden and exploited workers. When he left the hospital thousands of persons were there to meet him. The newspapers were also there. The editor who was too busy to see him was there too. He introduced himself and said that the newspaper would be running all the letters that he had sent. He felt good. The crowd lifted him on their shoulders and took him back to the protest line where he shook hands before asking to be excused. There was a loud roar when he left. He felt like a King. The next day a few of his
letters appeared in the newspaper. He had forgotten about their contents until he saw them in print. They were in support of the big business, the very big business that had sent goons to break up the protest demonstration. He was no longer a hero. The very persons who the day before were hailing his heroics were angry with him. Thank goodness, he thought, that they did not know where he lived. The family he was staying with was, however, not taking any chances. They asked him to leave. It was time to leave, to go back to his insignificant life in England.
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
POL 500: A History of the PPP The University of Guyana should introduce a fourth year history course numbered and titled – POL 500: A History of the PPP. Every sin, vice, venality, depravity, perversity, profanity, immorality and abomination that came from the hands of the rulers of this county since the Dutch arrived, including the arrival the British plantation economy with its forced slavery system, right up to the day Dr. Jagan became President in 1992, the PPP Government has practiced, perpetrated and perpetuated on and in this country. The latest was its defence and acceptance of Gocool Boodoo, a man the majority of Guyanese feel should not
be trusted to preside over national elections. But wait a minute! Did I write the words, “national elections?” If I did pen those words it has to be a mistake. If it is not then it means history is destroying the PPP. Some would argue that history has already mashed up the face and body of the PPP. The PPP’s strongest claim to history in Guyana was its righteous denunciation of rigged elections. From the first day the result of the 1968 national elections was announced, until the day President Jagan was sworn in as president in 1992, the PPP’s sacred place in history rested on its cries to the world that Guyana did not have free and
fair elections since 1966 and that the PPP was the rightful party to lead the country. The devil in the eyes of the PPP since 1968 was a man named Sir Harold Bollers, the Chairman of the Elections Commission. The last person in the world from every part of the globe to be seen wearing a swastika would be a Jew. The symbol of the swastika is the anti-Christ to the Jewish race. That was the symbol of the Nazi Party in Germany that perfected the art of genocide against the Jewish race. The last person in the world you would expect to defend rigged elections would be a member of a political party named the PPP in a Caribbean country named Guyana. And
why? From 1968, the PPP’s biology was driven by a crusade to inform the world that national elections were not properly conducted. Today, this very party which inundated the homes of its members with the tears that came from their cries of rigged elections for almost thirty years now stands proud beside a man the opposition claims cannot be trusted to preside over fair elections. History is indeed a crazy thing. It becomes crazy when you look back at it. What do we see on the clothes of Guyanese history when our eyes gaze upon it? The PPP denouncing tampered elections. Look in 2013 who votes for the Chief Elections
Crime fight should focus on city hot spots If the Guyana Police Force is to win the battle on crime they will have to focus more on the city and its many hot spots. This observation was made during a recent presentation to a joint Meeting with Senior Management of the Guyana Police Force, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Policy analysts at the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police Force, as well as the Crime and Social Observatory. The presentation, which was evidence-based, pointed to certain “hot spots” in the city as well as other areas where crime can be anticipated and where, from an operational perspective, the Police should deploy its ranks and moveable assets to effectively deal with those specific areas fraught with potential criminal threats. This disclosure comes at a time when the Police Force is adjusting its strategies in a valiant attempt to curb the rising crime situation. So far this year there has been a total of 14 persons who were killed during armed robberies, while within the past two weeks alone, the force has recorded six murders, five of which occurred during robberies. The recent spike in criminal activities has not been lost on the Ministry of
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Officer to remain in charge of national elections – the PPP. What goes through your mind when you pick up Cheddi Jagan’s famous autobiography, “The West on Trial” and see the contemptuous words used by Dr. Jagan and his party against the Elections Commission Chairman, Harold Bollers? How different is Boodoo from Bollers? PPP stalwarts tell the nation that when Dr. Jagan was Premier in the sixties, public servants were coerced to take to the streets and demonstrate against the Kaldor Budget. In 2012, public servants told me they were rounded up by PPP ministers and forced to go outside of Parliament and shout down the AFC and APNU Parliamentarians for cutting the budget. PPP writers point to the bad days of the PNC reign when Jinnah Rahman and three others were charged with treason. The PPP Government in 2011 hauled a man, his wife and their family friend from their Christmas Day celebrations and charged them with treason. PPP leaders were glad when South Africa withdrew the Oliver Tambo Award from Forbes Burnham. They say
Frederick Kissoon that he was involved in the murder of Walter Rodney. Who killed Ronald Waddell? PPP leaders tell young people that UG under Burnham refused to employ Walter Rodney But they are now doing at UG what Burnham did to Rodney. The PPP in their writings lament what the Chronicle had become under the PNC regime. Since 1992, the Chronicle has been turned into a larger rubbish bin. President Burnham sued the PPP newspaper for libel. We all know that the Kaieteur News and Stabroek News were sued by President Jagdeo for libel. We could go on with the “jobs for the boys” accusation the PPP pelted at the PNC Government, but it is worse today. Burnham had his House of Israel goon squads, the PPP Government has its own, of which this writer had a taste of them. The moving hand of history has destroyed the PPP. What next?
Dem boys seh...
Arrogance and deceit mek hydro sink The police are being urged to deploy resources to areas fraught with potential criminal threats. Home Affairs. In a statement issued last Wednesday, the Ministry said that it is deeply concerned over this development. According to the Ministry, during the recent joint meeting it was emphasized that the Police will win or lose the battle against crime in “A” Division particularly. Georgetown is part of “A” Division. “At the end of the presentation, there could not have been a clearer message to the hierarchy of the Guyana Police Force,
particularly to the Commissioner of Police (ag), Deputy Commissioner, Law Enforcement, Assistant Commissioner Operations and the Commanders of all “A” Divisions.” The Ministry said that the Commissioner of Police (ag), Leroy Brumell, has been requested to adopt the appropriate operational posture to conform with the conclusions of the presentation with which all had agreed. Further, the Commissioner of Police (ag) with the support of the Deputy Commissioner of Law Enforcement (DCLE), Assistant Commissioner Operations and particularly Commander “A” Division has been advised to inform the general public about actions contemplated by Police to bring the situation once again under control. On Wednesday, Commissioner Brumell sought to explain the force’s response to the country’s
crime scenario. The Commissioner assured that the Force has in place various strategies in the fight against crime and has been grappling with the situation to ensure the maintenance of public safety and security in keeping with its mandate. “I met this morning (Wednesday) with the DCLE (Crime Chief) and Divisional Commanders and we have revisited and made adjustments to our strategies to effectively police the divisions,” Brumell told the media. He, however, noted that while the Force shares the concern being expressed, particularly by the business community, the overall crime situation is not at a level as the perception being outlined in sections of the media. “For the year so far we have recovered 49 firearms that comprise 19 revolvers, 18 shotguns, 10 pistols, one sub-machine gun, and one rifle.”
When Bharrat announce that he gun get hydro fuh Guyana some people was glad. De blackout was killing dem and dem was glad fuh anything that woulda give dem lights. And Bharrat play dem fuh every cent dem had. He announce that de hydro woulda cost US$550 million. That wasn’t bad but before de month done de cost of de project jump up. People start fuh ask question but Bharrat didn’t tell dem everything. He know that once he in power he didn’t have to answer questions. But dem boys seh that de Man Above don’t sleep. He create de condition fuh mek dem had to talk and expose all wha dem was doing. It call transparency. But Bharrat and Brazzy and Ash Knee believe in secrecy. And dem also believe in stubbornness. Dem give Fip de contract, knowing full well that he couldn’t build de road. Dem boys talk but was like throwing water pun duck back. Donald had to chase Fip. Now nearly two years after de project start dem going to parliament. After nearly two years dem boys hearing that de project ain’t really pass and that de IDB calling fuh certain things. De opposition who now calling de shots got dem crying like babies. All who collect kickback in advance got to give it back if de project flop and that is wha causing de headache. Dem boys use to beg dem fuh come clean but like de powerhouse dem think dem was, dem ignore people and when dem boys press, de same government people cuss dem. Now de opposition insisting that de government come clean. And poor Sam now telling people that if de opposition don’t vote fuh de project is dead de whole hydro dead. Money gun waste. But some of dem thief more money than de hydro gun waste. In any case, is better fuh de money waste now and de country save some expense than to spend all that money and end up like Skeldon. But all this coulda been avoided if only dem did answer dem boys when dem ask fuh details about de hydro project. Talk half and learn not to be too arrogant.
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Bills to reform local govt. deferred again The opening session of a critical sitting of the National Assembly, yesterday, was one characterized by an unusual silence, as the Government refused to participate after the Opposition successfully suspended proposed legislation for local government reforms. The Opposition’s move to have the Fiscal Transfer Bill of 2012; the Municipal and District Councils (Amendment) Bill of 2012; the Local Government (Amendment) Bill of 2012 and the Local Government Commission Bill of 2012, dealt with later in the sitting, raised questions from the Government side as to whether the rules of the House could allow it. The bills had been lingering for a while now in a Special Select Committee of Parliament for changes to be made before it was returned to National Assembly. There
have been an increasing number of calls for local government elections to be held at the soonest, with even the diplomatic community chipping in. According to Government’s Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira, the Opposition in pushing back the debate of the Bills was guilty of attempting to disrupt the proceedings and violate the Government’s right to bring its business. Describing it as a very serious matter, Teixeira said that it is unheard of in any Parliament for Government business, without acquiescence, to be “eroded” in this manner. She made it clear that the matter is not about the local government Bills. Rather, it is a dangerous move. However, House Speaker Raphael Trotman interrupted, noting that while the move by the Opposition can be viewed as “unpalatable”,
“distasteful” and “unprecedented”, it is allowed under Parliament’s Standing Orders, once the Speaker gives the leave. Soon after, when it came time for the Bills to be considered, the Government’s Local Government Minister, Ganga Persaud, remained seated and silent. A recess for a meeting between members of the Opposition and the Government-side failed to arrive at a consensus. The 10th Parliament, since the 2011 General Elections, has been struggling to find its footing after the Opposition gained a one-seat majority in the National Assembly, the highest law-making forum there. The national budget has been cut twice in the past two years with several Bills, tabled by both sides, still in limbo. The Opposition, comprising A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC), has withheld almost $30B in funding to key projects. The Opposition has been demanding more transparency, and the Government has been moving to release more information on the projects, even taking Members of Parliament to project sites.
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CCTV cameras not set up to help with rapid response Availability of footage is unquestioned - Luncheon The government has come out with a sharp response to statements by the country’s Crime Chief that he must put in an application to the Office of the President before he can access footage from those CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) cameras around the city. “Nonsense” is how the government’s chief spokesperson Dr Roger Luncheon described as “the notion that the Office of the President gets footage and sticks it ‘in you know where’.” “What are we going to do with it, play with it?” Crime Chief Seelall Persaud on Wednesday said there is an effort to have feeds from those cameras directly to the police so that they can “independently research and use what evidence is collected” from the camera. He said the Police can only access the feed from the cameras by lodging an application with the Office of the President. “I don’t like that word ‘apply’,” said Luncheon at the Office of the President yesterday. “He ain’t mean it that way. Even if he seh suh, dah nah wah he mean,” Luncheon said. “I don’t want it bandied around that… as though (the Crime Chief) got to cap he head and seh ‘ow HPS, give me piece ah de action, show me a piece a footage.’ This is
nonsense; doesn’t happen.” Luncheon said that availability of the CCTV footage is “unquestionable”. And what is more, Dr Luncheon said, those cameras were never set up to help the Police respond to crimes as they are being committed. On Wednesday, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud announced that the Police are not the ones who keep their eyes on what is happening around the city as captured by camera set at various points. That footage is captured from the Central Intelligence Centre and the Crime Chief said that to get it, he must first put in a request. Dr Luncheon said that that intelligence gathering is not the province of the Police, and in fact, the footage captured and stored at the Central Intelligence Agency is accessible to the Police and other agencies. Luncheon said that the cameras were not set up so that the Police can see what is happening in real time and respond to crimes as they happen. As to when the Police would be able to look at what is being captured by the cameras and have rapid response units at strategic points to go into action as crimes are being committed, Luncheon quipped that that would probably be when the
Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon country hits oil or when the Amaila Falls Hydro Project starts producing power. “Instead of 140 cameras, if you had rapid response, you would have had to put three cameras,” Luncheon stated. The Central Intelligence Centre, where the footage is being captured, is being manned mainly by the Office of the President, with some staffing coming from the Police and Army whose officers were seconded to help run the agency. Persaud said that the programme, with respect to the surveillance cameras, needs to be expanded to give the police direct access to the footage derived from them. “I think it’s a programme that needs to be expanded. It has helped in some incidents of crime, it has helped a whole lot in traffic investigations as well,” Crime Chief Persaud told the media.
EU Delegation inspects... (From page 3) that would kill seedlings. The plan encompassed a Geotextile tube-like structure, filled with sand that was anchored into the water bed. As a result of the break in harsh waves and support of soil elevation, the mangrove plants came back naturally. Also, to support the natural regeneration of the man-
grove plants, spartina grasses were planted. According to Mosely, the grass was shown to support the accretion of the soil as well as making way for the plants to regenerate naturally. The technique will most likely be replicated at other reserves facing similar issues of regeneration. Apart from the apparent benefits derived from the
mangrove restoration project, further positive results included a Management Plan and a Nursery Manual that was derived from the programme; community involvement, where communities were tasked with both protecting and monitoring the growth of the plants and the formation of the Mangrove Reserve Producers Cooperative Society (MRPCS), which allowed for men and women, particularly unemployed mothers, to generate alternative livelihoods and sustained incomes by means of the production of mangrove-by products. Following the presentation, members of the media along with Ambassador Kopecký; EU Programme Officer, Susana Fernández Rodríguez; Benedict Madl of the European Commission Delegation in the Philippines; and European Union Delegation Chargé D’ Affaires Derek Lambe were given an informative tour of the reserve.
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APNU, AFC members and House Speaker Raphael Trotman in an emergency meeting. (From page 3) in place. Officials of the IDB were observing the proceedings last evening. The bank has been approached to plug US$175M. DRAMA The vote came down 3231 on the first Bill, but then there was drama again. Member of Parliament of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), James Bond, was not in his seat when the vote was taken and it was pointed out by Government Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira. His vote was cancelled. However, the tied 31-31 vote still did not change the results. The Speaker, during the prolonged break, on resumption of the sitting, said that meetings between the two opposition parties and the Government had failed to achieve an agreement. He also said the Opposition would not be participating in the debate of the Bills. Urging the Opposition to support the Bill, Natural Resources Minister, Robert Persaud said that the economic, social and environmental survival of the nation hinges on the hydro project, as current power costs are way too high, making competing difficult. “There are eyes looking
and people will look at the National Assembly with disappointment unless the right things are done,” Persaud said. He made it clear that his party, the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic, will continue to make the 165 megawatts, earmarked for the Kuribrong River, Region Eight, a reality…if not today or tomorrow, then sometime in the future. The Bills are designed to ensure that Guyana complies with international requirements that there are environmental safeguards in place. Public Works Minister, Robeson Benn, stressed that the hydro power, a cheap form of energy, is the missing aspect of the country’s development. “Our country will remain poor and backward if there is no cheap power soon,” he said. Benn said that any stoppage of the project would send serious negative signals to investors in terms of future developments. The Minister said that government was prepared to “beg” to get what is needed to be done in the national interest. Benn, an outspoken official, also lashed out at the track record of the 10th Parliament, which he said has failed, with the right decisions not being
made, and whatever decisions are made, they are done in petulance. FIVE TO 10 YEARS In appealing to the Opposition for its backing, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, who also holds the portfolio for power, warned that if not passed, the Bills will push the hydro project back by another five or 10 years, as it would take that time to put it together again and attract investors. And according to Housing Minister, Irfaan Ali, the hydro facility has the potential to save Guyana US$3.5B over a 20year period, and the Opposition will have to take full blame for any negative fallout. For poor residential customers, savings will accrue to $2.5B annually, Ali said. Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, speaking on the “Guarantee of Loans (Public Corporations and Companies) Act”, made it clear that Blackstone Group, which is funding the project, and other similar companies will think twice with a vote against hurting the country’s potential to attract investors. And Chief Whip Teixeira said the country’s image would be damaged and its “trustworthiness” irreparable in terms of future engagements with the investors. No hydro project will also damage the people of the country and have an impact on the political environment, she stressed. Of the US$840M for the hydro facility, US$100M is coming from the Government in Guyana; US$175M from IDB; US$152M from Sithe Global while US$413M will be coming from China Development Bank. Earlier this year, the Opposition blocked almost $20B in funding for the project, citing concerns over costs, among other things. The two Bills that have to be passed before July 30 are the “Guarantee of Loans (Public Corporations and Companies) Act and “HydroElectric Power (Amendment) Bill 2013”. On the “Guarantee of Loans (Public Corporations and Companies) Act”, the Opposition used its majority to block it.
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Lusignan massacre trial....
Accused told arresting officer he had wrong man By Zena Henry Superintendent Ravindra Boodram was the first and only witness in yesterday’s hearing of the Lusignan massacre trial. He told the court that he arrested the number one accused, Mark Royden Williams, called ‘Smallie’ on June 15, 2008. At the time, he was the Officer in Charge at the Ruimveldt Police Station. He said when he arrested Williams, the suspect stated that the police were apprehending the wrong man. Williams is jointly charged with the number two accused, James Anthony Hyles, known as ‘Sally’, for the murder of 11 persons who were shot in their homes at Track ‘A’, Lusignan, on January 26, 2008. The matter is being heard by Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court. The state is represented by Senior Prosecutor Judith GildharieMursalin. Boodram said he was in a vehicle with other officers in Cummings Lodge when they received information. The ranks proceeded to South Cummings Lodge to the home of one Sheldon Williams. There they entered the yard and made contact with the number one accused. They said the allegation of murder was put to him. He was then cautioned and read his rights before being escorted to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at Eve Leary. Boodram said that, after being cautioned, the accused said, “Bigga, yuh get de wrong man”. He later pointed out the accused (Williams), who sat next to his coaccused, facing the well of the
Murder accused: James Hyles (left) and Mark Williams being escorted to the courtroom court, for identification purposes. Boodram added, when questioned by Williams’ lawyer, Roger Yearwood, that during the arrest, there were persons in the yard where the accused was apprehended. He said the front door of the house was open and persons could be seen inside the house and on the verandah of the building. Williams was in the house when the officers went to the location, but he was told of the allegation in the yard. The witness said that no force or threat was used towards the accused. He said the officers were being professional. Boodram said too that Williams did not resist arrest. The officer was then excused when attorney Nigel Hughes, lawyer for the number two accused, refused cross-examination and the prosecution denied re-
examination. The afternoon hours, however, saw Boodram’s return, since Yearwood wanted to ask just a few more questions that would have some impact on another Voir Dire that had commenced in the morning. Boodram said that the closest police station to Cummings Lodge is at Sparendaam. The accused was not taken to that station after being arrested because the Lusignan matter had engaged the attention of CID, Boodram told the court. He could not remember telling the police officer at CID’s inquiry desk who the detained man was or what he was apprehended for. He, however, answered that it is not the modus operandi (mode of operation) for a detainee to be handed over without giving his particulars. (Continued on page 29)
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CCTV cameras must be directly accessed by law enforcement Although the government may wish to acquire CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) cameras for various reasons, the police need to have direct access to the cameras for effective law enforcement. This assertion was made by Parliamentarian and former Police Commissioner, Winston Felix, who currently holds the portfolio of Public Security & Human Safety for A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). Felix was at the time responding to questions about the revelation by Crime Chief Seelall Persaud that the CCTV camera recordings are not actively manned by the police themselves but by intelligence operatives located at the Office of the President. According to Felix, it “does not do well for an investigation” if the police have to be running to someone else for the information. He opined that the police ought to have cameras they can access directly. “Fair enough if the government wants their cameras, but the police need their own and these should be at all the major police stations,” Felix asserted. He told Kaieteur News that he was concerned with the location of the cameras. “With all those cameras around the city, they have not had any recordings from them, except the one at
- Felix Bourda Market, and that was privately owned. When police officer Romain Cleto was killed, none of the cameras in the area could provide proper images…robberies are being committed daily in Georgetown and the cameras don’t pick up anything. On a majority of occasions when people hear of camera recordings they end up being privately-owned. And the (Govt.-operated) cameras in the city are not positioned strategically. On Wednesday, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said the feed was going to an organization other than the Guyana Police Force which falls under the Office of the President. Persaud said that the programme, with respect to the surveillance cameras, needs to be expanded to give the police direct access to the
footage derived from them. “I think it’s a programme that needs to be expanded. It has helped in some incidents of crime, it has helped a whole lot in traffic investigations as well,” the Crime Chief told the media. “There is an effort right now to have feeds directly to the police so that we can independently research and use what evidence is collected there,” Persaud said. At present, the police can only access the feed from the cameras upon request. The disclosure adds more fuel to the suspicions expressed by members of the opposition. The opposition had expressed concern about what is being done with the captured footage and the impact of the initiative in the local crime fight. The disclosure also comes against the backdrop of a charge by Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee for the police to make more use of the cameras.
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Couple charged after scrap with cops at Pak/WI match A confrontation with police ranks over the use of hand-held horns at the National Stadium, Providence has left a businessman and his wife badly bruised and facing charges in court. Rovin Ramsarup and his wife were slapped with three charges: disorderly behaviour, resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer, stemming from a fracas at the stadium following the game between the West Indies and Pakistan last Tuesday. Kaieteur News understands that the altercation stemmed from the police confronting the businessman and his wife after their children were seen with the hand-held horns, a prohibited item in the ground, almost at the conclusion of the game. According to an eyewitness, the couple had brought the items into the ground, but had put it away during the entire game, after they were cautioned by the police. But just before the game climaxed and the family was packing up to leave the ground, their two children stumbled upon the horns and began blowing them. This caused a police rank to approach the businessman and his family, ordering the children to desist. It was during this initial engagement that tempers began to flare, causing more ranks to get involved. But although that episode ended amicably, when the family was leaving they were reportedly intercepted by some other police ranks. The eyewitness said that there were some verbal exchanges that led to a female police rank grabbing Ramsarup’s wife by her hair and a confrontation ensued. “The police bang de
woman head to a concrete post. Although people start videoing de thing and shouting at de police woman, she still hold on pon de lady, who had she two children with she,” the eyewitness told this newspaper. Seeing what was happening to his wife, the businessman tried to intervene, but he was restrained by some male police ranks. “He was asking the police, ‘Why are you pulling my wife by her hair?’ But the police handcuff he and force he to de ground,” the eyewitness added. By this time a large crowd had gathered and began hurling abuses at the police, demanding that they release the couple. According to the eyewitness, this apparently angered the ranks who quickly hauled the couple off to the nearby temporary police outpost that was set up at the stadium. The crowd continued to taunt the police, forcing them to hurriedly leave the venue with the couple in a vehicle. Ramsarup and his wife were taken to the Providence Police Station where they were detained for almost four hours before being granted bail in the sum of $10,000 each, and told to report to court today to answer charges. “Imagine it is the people who get injuries and the police turn back and charge dem,” the eyewitness told this newspaper. Kaieteur News understands that the police had also seized Ramsarup’s
camera with which he was taking photographs of the incident, and deleted the contents.
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ONE YEAR LATER… Noise nuisance Linden remembers slain protesters charge against Seeta’s Bar dismissed After witnesses and the officer who instituted the charge continued to be a “noshow,” the presiding Magistrate was forced to dismiss the charge of noise nuisance against Seeta Gursahai, proprietor of Seeta’s Bar in Station Street, Kitty. The charge was instituted after residents made several reports at the Kitty Police Station about the loud music at a Phagwah Day event that was held at the popular bar. According to police reports, the residents stated that they experienced a lot of discomfort due to the loud music and added that the owner shows no regard for their complaints. When Gursahai first appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry, she
was granted bail to the tune of $15,000 and the matter was transferred to the court of Magistrate Geeta ChandanEdmond. When the matter first called before Magistrate Chandan-Edmond, it was adjourned due to the absence of seven to eight witnesses. Yesterday, for a second time, the witnesses, who claimed they wanted relief against the owner who was charged for the said offence, once again were no-shows. Given the circumstance, the Magistrate had no choice but to dismiss the case. The matter, it was stated, was thrown out due to lack of prosecution; witnesses being no-shows and the absence of the officer who was instrumental in placing the matter before the court.
Yesterday, heavy showers pounded Linden and created the view in some quarters that, even after one year, the gods were still angry for the reckless acts committed by the police at the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge on July 18, 2012. The day marked one year to the date that Allan Lewis, Shemroy Bouyea and Ron Somerset were shot to death by police, during a protest over the threatened increase in electricity tariffs for the mining town. The Parliamentary opposition had slashed some of the budgetary allocation to the electricity sector industry by the government in what it said was a quest to save money for the electricity sector. Yesterday’s persistent showers reflected the pain and tears one year later.
Throughout the town residents reflected on the events of that fateful day. At the Bamia cemetery where relatives, friends and important stakeholders gathered to pay homage to the three slain protesters, the mood was somber, poignant and reflective. Among those in attendance were Leader of the Opposition, Brigadier David Granger; Regional Chairman, Sharma Solomon; IMC Chairman, Orrin Gordon; Member of Parliament, Vanessa Kissoon; and former parliamentarian Aubrey Norton. Although reportedly invited, there was no representative from the government. There were reflections on the events leading up to July 18, 2012; there were also
words of encouragement from Granger, Solomon, Kissoon, Gordon and Norton. Relatives and friends of the victims who cried openly during the proceedings were exhorted to “stay strong”. Allan Lewis’s mother, Daphne Lewis, broke down in tears and members of the Bouyea family were also very emotional. Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon said that the scars of the tragedy are still fresh. Solomon in his brief words of encouragement, committed to ensuring that “we stay solidly with the families, and see that they get the justice they deserve. “We have been supporting them throughout, and we will continue to pursue justice for them, and we know that what is not
delivered by man will be delivered by the Almighty.” Referring to the deaths of the three men, Solomon said that we should never take for granted what their lives represented, “but know that these people had their relatives, and friends - people who cared for them - and we should all become cognizant of the fact that it could have been any of us.” On the eve of the first anniversary of the tragedy, hundreds of Lindeners congregated at the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge for a candlelight vigil. Solomon said in reference to the vigil that it was “moving, inspiring and uplifting”. He added that Lindeners demonstrated in their numbers that they are prepared to stay mobilized.
Speeding driver destroys parked vehicle
The mangled vehicle that was parked in front of the restaurant The driver of a Toyota Allion is in police custody after slamming into a parked vehicle yesterday, causing it to flip into the air, landing several feet away in a nearby drain on the Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) Public Road. The car was also impounded at the Grove Police Station.
Eyewitnesses told this publication that several persons were in the Toyota Allion (PRR 3600) that was heading to the city and in the vicinity of Tank Street, Grove. Another Toyota Allion (PPP 6421), while exiting the same street, was clipped by the driver who was heading to
Toyota Allion (PRR 3600) outside the compound of Grove Police Station Georgetown. The rate at which the driver of PRR 3600 was going caused the car to slam into a parked vehicle (PFF 5378), then into a utility pole, and subsequently crashing into another vehicle (PEE 6347) that was parked on the parapet. “This car was going real fast. It almost
uproot the lantern post and it even damaged two other cars,” an eyewitness said. “Imagine that car was parked in front of the ‘Full Luck’ restaurant, pitch up into the air and landed a yard away in a drain. If someone was in that vehicle they would have died. That driver had to be drunk!”
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Malaria patients on the N/A Constabulary decline - Vector Control Director celebrates 39 years - development linked to intensified operations
Vector Control Director, Dr Reyaud Rahman, (standing) discusses strategy with Senior Officers at his Middle Street, Georgetown office. There has been a noticeable reduction of malaria patients, a development that has been linked to ongoing work by the country’s Vector Control Services Unit to address the impact of the disease. This is according to the unit’s Director, Dr Reyaud Rahman, who noted that having stepped up its operation since the commencement of the year, the entity has been able to facilitate outreach operations in Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine, the locations that are ‘malaria- prone’. The ongoing efforts, according to Dr Rahman, are done in collaboration with the respective Regional Vector Control Services and have yielded “quite an impact”. “If we were to use our malaria clinics as a gauge we would see that the number of patients that come on a daily basis have actually decreased to some extent...So I think that our interventions and programmes are making a small dent in the state of malaria.” Nevertheless, he noted that there will be sustained efforts to combat the disease in order to ensure that the gains made are not lost. “We have to continue, because the name of the game is vector control, and we have to continue doing these operations that we are doing at the moment; if we stop then the situation could escalate and become worse.” However, the Vector Control Director explained that although there has been a decrease in patients, this does not necessarily suggest a decline in the disease. He speculated that fewer patients could be a direct correlation to the fact that “we are
actively controlling the problem. We have teams out there who are seeing the people before the disease actually progresses”. Dr Rahman noted that the dispatched teams are able to do prompt follow-ups, even as he added that patients are able to visit the various health centres and health posts for follow-up treatment too. Speaking to the efficiency of the teams, the Director noted that “our guys go directly into the mining camps...that is how we are handling it, we are in their faces; in person...taking the smears in the mining pits, on the floating dredges...wherever the miners are we go to them and deal with cases”. However, targeting this threatened faction of the population continues to be a major challenge as, according to Dr Rahman, “although we have intensified our operation, because we can’t control when and where these miners go, we cannot always keep track of them”. Moreover, Dr Rahman and his team of officers are
urging that all miners continue to make use of the treated bed nets provided to them, free of cost, wherever they may venture. The Health Ministry had earlier this year linked an increase in malaria to the growing gold mining activities in sections of the hinterland. Moreover, intensified measures were engaged to address the threatening health situation. Relating the tedious process of taking malaria prevention and treatment measures to the hinterland, particularly mining areas, Dr Rahman explained the work of vector control workers, even as he emphatically outlined that, “the malaria workers work very, very hard to take treated bed nets and treatment to the (mining) camps”. It was explained that challenges often surface when the workers arrive in the mining areas since getting to these camps entails malaria workers trekking for miles through inaccessible areas such as sections of Mowasi, Region Eight.
Deputy Mayor of New Amsterdam, Harold Dabydeen, has appealed for an end to what he termed as “total lawlessness” in the town, whereby roadside vending has become a norm. He also urged officers of the Mayor and Town Council (M&TC)’s Constabulary to exercise their authority when necessary and bring errant persons to justice, as catered for in the town’s by-laws. Dabydeen was addressing the Constables at their 39th anniversary celebrations at the Town Hall on Monday. It was said to be the first celebration of its kind in the town. Georgetown’s Mayor & City Council (M&CC) planned a similar exercise, too, recently. Dabydeen told the gathering that the Pitt Street area has been overtaken by roadside vending, which creates daily, lengthy traffic jams and difficulty for pedestrians to move about. He informed the Constables that they don’t have to seek permission from the Council or Town Clerk to get the vendors off the street. “Stop the lawlessness within the town! Use your Standing Orders powers and authority to prosecute, charge, and fine those that defile the law—create your Municipal Codes! Clear the obstacles in the town and everything that is within your authority in the Standing Orders,” he stated. The Town’s Constabulary was declared open on July 1, 1974, by former Barrister-atLaw, Bhairo Persaud, who served as Mayor from 1974-
1976. Dabydeen recalled popular names of dedicated men who led the town and the Constabulary back in those days and ensured it worked, including Errol Alphonso, Maurice Haniff, Senior Counsel Fraser, and David Armogan. “The Mayor’s visionary thoughts conceived to use a Constabulary Unit for good governance for the municipality and recruited two able-minded retired police officers to restructure the formation and establish the Town Constabulary— Supt. McLennan who employed 24 Constables, 4 Sergeants, 4 Corporals and 1 CIA officer.” The Deputy Mayor noted that the body was established for its purpose, “with its role
and functions enshrined in the Standing Orders drafted by the able Superintendent, Mr. Clouts, accepted by the full council with its full authority and powers”. He outlined the powers and authority of the body such as to provide security for municipal purposes, and “to prevent lawlessness within the town. Council workers found guilty of any demeanor must be brought before the court, and charged and tried for action,” he stated. Pastor Winifred Haywood was the guest speaker at the event and gave words of encouragement to the workers, whom she urged to put their trust in God, despite the troubles and even small salaries. (Leon Suseran)
Accused told arresting... (From page 21) He said that it is likely that he would have done so. Cross examination concluded with Boodram stating that Williams, at the time of his arrest, did not complain about being unwell or having injuries. Yearwood had made an application for a Voir Dire yesterday morning since he was not comfortable with police evidence the prosecution intended to use in the case. It is the second Voir Dire since the trial commenced on Tuesday. Wednesday’s hearing was taken up by the mini trial. Two separate issues pertaining to evidence were debated on at the time. This type of trial requires that the jury be out of sight. But as the matter fired up and arguments over evidence intensified, the Judge cleared the court room. The matter will continue today.
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Hairdresser, nail technician, barbers & tattoo artist to work at a new Hair Salon, located @ 6 Alexander streetCall:644-5362 Carpenters, Painters, A/C installation Technician, House Electrician & Labourers with own tools: Apply @ 38 Cummings & Middle St- Call:225-4631 City Taxi Service: Contract Cars Needed- Call:660-1100 Female Domestic & Office Employees For An Expanding Company In Trinidad, 18-35yrs: Email:rattan.david @yahoo.com- Call:690-1855/ 1-868-389-8454
Porters/ Bond Attendants: Survival Shopping Complex 173 Sheriff St. Call: 227-5286-90 Salesgirl: requirements Computer Literate, English & Mathematics, & Porter: Apply @ Best B u y F o o d Supplies, Dennis & Middleton Street Campbellville. One cosmetologist required with pleasing personality and good experienceCall:227-4799 One live-in or live out maidcall:668-3985/264-3355/6837936 Porters: Apply at Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling, Stabroek Experienced Roti/Puri cooks, Pastry Makers, Curry Cooks, Cleaners & Handy boy. Apply@ Hack’s Halaal, 5 Commerce St. Experienced Drivers & Contract Cars needed for taxi service. Call 699-1522 1 Spanish Translator to work on boat. Tel 227-8529; 626-8003 Attractive live in waitress. Call 327-0252/674-4665 Sales Girls and Accounts Clerk, apply at Alabama Trading G/Town Ferry Stelling Stabroek
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1 Complete 4" Dredge 16 & 32HP engines $1.2M negTel: 647-1291/661-9447 S & N Mining Inc. Large Quantity Of Virgin Mining Mercury: Best In Guyana: $14,500LB, Wholesale Negotiable- Contact Carol: 649-8505 Male & Female English Mastiff dogs: $300,000 for both- Call:678-2814/699-2322 Desktop Computers: Lenovo, Windows 7 $40,000Call:223-1719/600-0036 1 Yamaha 150 HP four stroke outboard engine, new condition- Call:649-8324 Plants: Carmichael street, Georgetown (opposite the Oasis)- call:666-2863 One complete Dell Computer Desktop 17" flat screenCall:662-6151 Pure bred German Shepherd puppy, 2 months oldCall:231-9419/617-7577
TO LET Fully furnished short term apartments @ Eccles call: 689-6668 Latchman- Racktoo Office Complex: 43 Croal street Stabroek- Call: 225-3269/6219741 Two Bedrooms Complete House- Call: 265-4867 2-Bedroom bottom flat @ Alexander Village. Call 6897708 2-Bedroom apartment at 143cc Eccles, Pk $50,000. Call 233-2219/ 604-1788 Diamond $35,000; Ogle $80,000; Bel-Air $100,000; Queenstown $120,000. Call Diana: 227-2256/626-9382 Pelican Inn Hotel Restaurant & Bar: Selfcontained rooms with A/C, 49 Hadfield Street, Werken-Rust, Georgetown. Call 592-231-6322 Harmonie Inn: Apartments fully furnished, airconditioned apartments: $5000 per night- Call:6680306/602-8769/694-7817
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1- 215 BLC Excavator, 1 German double steel wheel roller, 1 low bed (hauler & trailer)- call:681-2995/6471615 Dell laptops & desktops complete computers from $55,000 Futuretech call: 2312206 3 Fiber Glass Boats And Trailer $1.4M (Negotiable) Can Be Sold Separately, Best Offer Accepted- Call: 699-1711 2 Plots of land adjoining 21 acres @ Hauraruni, Linden/ Soesdyke Highway Price: $7M- Call: 226-9485 Mon-Fri (9am-4pm) House & Land @ 47 miles, Mabura road, 2 acres of fenced yard Price: $10M- Call: 226-9485 Mon-Fri (9am-4pm) Removal (1) two storey Wooden Building located in 76 Queen Street, Kitty: Negotiable- Contact Mrs. Beryl Haynes @ 222-5928 225HP Yamaha Outboard engine and 23ft ×6ft boat seats 17, Price $1.6M- Call 226-9485 Mon-Fri- 9am-4pm
First Alert Safe: Model #2702DF $180,000 and Portable money counter $18,000- Call:664-8660 Pure Bred Rottweiler pupsCall:650-8496 Zack’s Lumber Yard Georgetown: Millcut form board $115 per BM, Softwood & H/wood $180 per BM- Call:687-5361/674-0013 PLAYSTATION 3 With 2 Games (your choice): Game discs for PS2 & 3, X-Box360Call:609-8132/672-8569 Original games for sale call: 265-3231 Games for PS 2, $900,PSP $900, Xbox360 $2600, PS 3 $2600, call:672-2566 Shop & Guest house @ Kurupung landing Price $5M- Call 226-9485 Mon-Fri (9am-4pm) 2 Garette Gold Detectors $220,000- Call:675-7292 Flock Goats- Call: 696-8103 Shop/Bar & 11 rooms Guest House @ Barlow Landing, Eping Price: $5M-Call:2269485 Mon-Fri (9am-4pm) 1 Pontoon, dimension 200×50×12, 1-500 Ton cargo vessel haul both as is where is- Call:623-4045/689-4864
VEHICLE FOR SALE Toyota IST, PPP series: Lady driven: Excellent condition $1.8M Neg- Call:601-8083 Mitsubishi Galant $1.1MCall:645-3605 2- 07 Toyota Avensis- Call: 698-0674 1 Toyota Harrier $3M: Excellent conditionCall:231-7831 To y o t a P r e m i o : P N N series: C D / D V D / T V, Chrome rims, accessories, fully loaded: Excellent condition- Call:616-3686 1- 8340 (4) Wheel drive Ford and 135 MF tractor: In excellent condition: Please call:601-7535 Mercedes Benz S300 armored luxury Sedan, full leather seats, CD player $3.2M cash call:621-4000, 690-6000 Mitsubishi 3000GT sports car, 5 speed, CD player,18" rims, HID lights, $2.8M cash: excellent condition- call:6214000, 690-6000 Stretched Limousine Lincoln Town car, automatic, seats 12 persons, perfect for rentalsCall:621-4000/ 690-6000 Cherokee Jeep, automatic, 4 doors, projection & LED lights, 15" mag wheel, good condition $1.7M cashCall:621-4000/ 690-6000
Model M truck 4×4 with winch, barely used. GRR series- Call: 226-9485 MonFri (9am-4pm) House & Land for sale @ Naamryck, Parika, Price $5M Call: 226-9485 Mon-Fri (9am4pm) 10.7 Cubic feet Ultrasound Freezer- Call:227-5421 New Craftsman Gas pressure washer 2200 PSI $100,000Call:680-6374 853 Bobcat & Massey Ferguson Tractor: Reasonably Priced, No time wasters. Call 442-4325/667-5292 1-Generator GX160, 5.5HP. Call 618-1828/668-9850 Uni-float Pontoon 56’×21’, 27 Pieces. Interested persons please contact 667-2934 Gold & Diamond land at Kurupung, Middle Mazaruni. Call 694-1707 Toyota Ipsum Vanette, Mitsubishi single cab pickup. Call 225-3557 15HP Yamaha Engine & 40HP Yamaha Engine. Call 2253557 Iphone5 $180,000, iphone 4s $105,000, Samsung Note2 $180,000, Playstation2 $50,000, wii system with games $65000- Call:225-4631
VEHICLE FOR SALE We buy & sell vehicles for cash & we do trading-in of vehicles: 30 Seater Buses. Call: 680-3154 1 Ford F150 4×4 (3) doors: Working condition $700,000: Spacio, Raum, Premio: We finance @ low ratesCall:641-6516/264-2232 2004 Ford F150, unregistered: Accessoriesrims- Call:682-8817/649-4265 1 Toyota- AT212, AT192, AT170, Ceres, Vitz, Hilux Pick-up Solid DEF, EP82 & 71 Starlet- Call:644-5096/ 697-1453 1 RZ Bus EFI: BMM 1286 long base: Price $1.7M neg: Owner leaving country- Call: 685-6415 One black Titan (2005) 4 wheel drive, fully loaded: $4.2M negotiable- Call:6782814/699-2322 1 Toyota G-Touring wagon PHH series $900,000, 1 Toyota AE 192 PHH series $800,000 (negotiable) owner migrating- Call:673-9138/ 641-6239 1 Leyland DAF 60 single axle & dump- Call:613-6615/ 216-1315 2 Ford F150: Price $4.5M & $3.5M- Call: 643-5249 / 2654979 Toyota Fielder $2.1M, Premio $2.6M, Axio $2.9M: Vehicles fully loaded & unregistered- call: 617-2891 1 Toyota Raum 2000 model, late PPP series $1.850MCall:626-9590
FOR SALE 1 Ransom, price negotiableCall:265-7306 Generator 28KVA silent with storage tank SDMO Mitsubishi engine, need repairs $500,000- Call:6214000/ 690-6000 Generator 10KVA Lister Pitter (English) with exhaust system $750,000- Call:6214000/ 690-6000 Generac generator 15KVA, in perfect working condition $850,000Call:621-4000/ 690-6000 3D 73" HD Mitsubishi DLP television, multiple input/ output built in surround sound $1M-Call:621-4000 73" Mitsubishi TV- DLP, bulb needs checking: Sold as is $425,000 (2 to choose from)- Call:621-4000 50" Panasonic Plasma TV, multiple input/output next to new: Price $225,000Call:621-4000 German Shepherd pups. Tel: 619-6086/699-7077
1 Toyota Land-cruiser Prado PMM series- call:225-0188/ 225-6070 RZ mini-buses BMM & BNN series, AT192, 212, AT170, Tacoma, Canters, NZE & cheap carscall:680-3154 1-55 Leyland DAF for sale: Excellent working condition: Price negotiable- Call:6568346 1-Raum, PMM Series $950,000. Call 618-1828/6689850 1-F150 (Ford) in Excellent Condition, 1-AA 60 Carina. Tel 690-6520/642-0110 One Mitsubishi Canter, GRR-5201- 15ft tray. Call 2540247/613-2150 Stanley’s Auto Sales: New models Raum $2,150,000; Spacio $2,350,000; Premio $2.6M: Unregistered: Call Now @ 264-2644 or 641-6516 1 Toyota Premio, old model, A/C, fully powered: Excellent condition $1.2MCall:613-5308 (Continued on page 35)
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OVER 70 HORSES ENTERED FOR RCMTC&SF, PMTC HORSERACE MEET The long wait is almost over and within days horseracing action will get underway again when the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF) and the Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC) hold their long awaited one day horserace meet on Sunday 21st of July at the Port Mourant Turf Club. The event will mark the beginning of the second half of the 2013 season. The two year old horses will feature for the first time this year. Coordinator Rajendra ‘Jingo’ Jagdeo said the Port Mourant track in good condition despite the
inclement weather and workers are there the entire day to spruce up the facility and keep the track in excellent shape. The entire arena was recently given a face lift and with all the ingredients in place a scintillating and action pack day of racing is anticipated. Over 70 horses have been entered with nine pulsating events listed for the day and a whopping $6M up for grabs in cash and trophies. Most of the top horses in the country including some new imports are in the line up to compete. The B and lower 1200M
event with a first prize of $700,000 and trophy with a total purse of $1.5M will see the likes of Score’s Even, Mission King, Renia Del Café, Got to Go, Country Armagh and will see the return of Ellies Vision and new Imports C.P Got Even and Africianise among others. The E and lower 1300M sprint will have a first prize of $400,000 with horses such as War Craft, Dubai Duchess, The Bailiff, Bridal Stone Corner, Traditional man, Appealing Harvest and Captain Crook. Among other horses lined up to compete are Summer
Friday July 19, 2013 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19): No matter what you face on the road ahead you don’t need to do anything out of the ordinary today except believe in yourself. Naturally, your faith isn’t a guarantee of success; it’s merely your entry ticket. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20): You’re ready to harness your creativity and make it work to your advantage. However, this is not just a one-day project; it could be your main focus for months to come. GEMINI (May 21–June 20): You are usually on the move, yet paradoxically, it seems as if you make more progress today by staying in one place. The irony is you must sink deeper into your emotions to gain the knowledge that you seek. CANCER (June 21–July 22): Be ready for someone to enter your life promising you fame, fortune or simply an opportunity to get ahead. Thankfully, you have the mental acuity now to ascertain if this is the real deal or just a passing pipe dream. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22): Although you may think that waiting is a smart idea now, don’t turn down an offer just because it doesn’t seem good enough. Even the most amazing opportunities won’t shock and awe you with their potential today; nevertheless, they still could be very promising. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): Although you long for a more relaxing schedule today, your efforts may be rewarded beyond your expectations.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): You may feel a distinct contrast between doing what you know needs to be done today and your desire to pass the time lost in pleasant daydreams. Being aware of this dilemma is the first step, but you must remind yourself more than once that this is no time for escapist behavior. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21): You are all about keeping to yourself today, unless you’re required to interact with others to fulfill a previous commitment. SAGIT (Nov. 22–Dec. 21): Honoring your goals in life is a smart idea today, whether or not they are part of your practical career plan. It’s best to widen your visions of the future because a singular focus on getting ahead can have a negative impact on your personal life. CAPRICORN(Dec.22–Jan.19): Opportunities may fall out of the sky today, yet you could easily miss them unless you are looking up. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18): It might appear as if you’ve lost interest in your goals today, but this is certainly not the case. It’s just that you’re in the process of redefining what’s most important in your life and it may differ from other people’s fixed assumptions. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20): You could be ready to surrender if you are in a standoff with someone at work. However, backing down is not advisable today; it’s smarter to persistently express what’s in your heart.
Classic, Top of the Line, Joyful Victory, Rock Sonia, Quiet Storm, Cat Messiah among others. There will be a race for 3yrs old Guyana and West Indies Bred horses, for a winning take of $350,000 over 1300M. The two, two year old events, which will see the horses competing for the first time, also has a number of entries with the race for West Indies bred horses having a winner’s purse of $300,000 and the one for Guyana bred horses having a first prize of $220,000 both over 1000M. There are also two G class races with the winning take being set at $300,000. One for those classified G1 and lower and G3 and lower with the G1 horses competing over 1300M and the G3 race racing over 1200M. The ‘I’ and lower race will be a 1200M affair with a first prize of $200,000 with over 14 horses entered so far. The J and K class event which has a winning prize of $150,000 over 1200M also has over 14 entries. Outstanding individual performers including top
Jockey, trainer and stable will be presented with accolades compliments of the Trophy Stall Bourda Market and the organisers. Among the sponsors on board so far are Banks DIH Limited, Omai Transportation, Trophy Stall of Bourda Market, Toolsie Persaud Limited, South Land Incorporated, Sharon Incorporated, Mohamed Rahim and Sons, Balram Shane General Store, Friends of Port Mourant, Bobby and Indranie Misir, R and C Poonai and Delmur Shipping Company, Crown Spot Lemonade, Krishna Auto Sales, Terrence Laljit,
Guinness Bar Rose Hall Town and Attorney at Law Tajenarine Ramroop. Interested persons can contact the RCMTC&SF office at Number 13 Hermitage East Coast Berbice (19 Road), Bobby Vaughn on 624-6788, Loresa Mohabir on numbers 333-0290 or 3330301, Francis Chichester on 233-2984 or 690-1943 or Rajendra Jagdeo 618-7278, or 322-0369 or any member of the PMTC. The race will be run under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA). Race time is 12:30 hrs. (Samuel Whyte)
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(From page 30) SERVICES Permanent & Visitors Visa Applications, Professional Immigration Consultant Room D5 Maraj Building Call:225-6496,6626045,223-8115 Repairs, sales & spares air conditioning, microwaves, washer, fridges & stoves. Ultra Cool. Call: 225-9032, 647-2943 House Plans, estimates and construction- Contact T.Boodhoo 625-9883 / 6759296 We repair fridge, freezer, AC, washer, dryer. Call:2310655, 683-8734 Omar
Cyclist and secretary of the FACC (left) receives the sponsorship cheque from Wiencel Vanbrook and Natay Bates Grandchildren of MR Felix and his son Russell. The second annual Grenville Felix cycle road race in honour of Guyana’s oldest living engineer, Ninety six year old Grenville Augustus Felix of Canefield East Canje, Berbice will pedal off on Sunday. Felix was born in Betsy Ground, East Canje and resided for most of his life at his present address. Felix or “Uncle Gren” as he is known worked for most of his life with the Guyana Sugar Corporation, almost all of which was spent at the nearby Rose Hall Estate where he worked up the ladder from an apprentice to the positions of Senior Engineer, Engineering Manager and Factory Manager before retiring. During his tenure, training countless engineers across the country to sharpen as well as master their skills in the field. He also toured many parts of the world on numerous work commitments. Felix, who was always a member of a number of community and religious organisations, occupied most of his spare time doing cycling, cycle repairs and furniture making. The father of eight, all of whom lives overseas, had a passion for sporting activities and was an ardent cycling fan but never had the opportunity to participate competitively due to work and other commitments. As such, he with the blessing of his children is using the opportunity to organize the event and do something for the youths. The race, which is being organised by the Flying Ace Cycle Club, is only for club members. The 40 miles event pedals off at 09:00 hrs from in front of Felix residence and journey to Adventure and back to its place of origin. Prizes will be awarded to
the first four finishers, the first two juniors, the first two veterans and the first juvenile to cross the finishing line. The sponsorship amount was recently handed over at a simple presentation ceremony held in New Amsterdam by one of his son Russell Felix and two of his granddaughters, Weincel Vanbrook and Natay Bates to Secretary of the club Neil Reece and coach Randolph Roberts. The race coordinator is Randolph Roberts. VEHICLE FOR SALE Mercedes Benz A-140 PMM series, automatic, fully powered, need repairs, sold as is- $2.3M- Call:621-4000/ 690-6000
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For all your GPS Surveying, Compass Boundary line Establishment, Prospecting, Sampling, Road Tracking, etc-Call:672-2920 Computer Repairs in homes. Call 675-7292 Do you need a Car/Van Driver with over 5 years experienced? Call:615-5609 TV repairs, DVD, Microwaves, Amplifiers, Stereos, Washing machines etc. Call:693-2683
LAND FOR SALE At Blankenburg W.C.D: 50ft×350ft- Tel: 265-6019, 696-3505, 261-6501, 718-7571106, 718-629-5141 100 Acres on the left Bank of Mahaica River suitable for cattle or rice- Call:617-5406 House lot for sale: Friendship EBD & drafting of house plans call:223-0733, 223-0730 Coverden: Waterfront: 70×512ft $75M Neg: Eligible for wharf building: Call:6762128/673-0010 NEP Enterprises: Norman Phillips C.E.O Land @ Amelia’s Ward Linden $1M- Call:613-1810/ 697-2550
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Progressive Auto Rental cars from $4000 per day. Call 643-5122, 225-8711; email www. progressive autorental. com Premio, Vitz call: 689-6668 Aidan’s Car Rental & Pickup. Call 645-7981/ 698-7807
Short Term Furnished Apartments/ Rooms available - Call:687-3017
2- Acres cultivated, 2-1 Acres cultivated, 7 Acres cultivated, citrus, house, fish pond, storage at Parika. Call 226-7968
One bedroom apartments to rent $55,000 GYD- Contact: D&J Investments @ 2238479 or 647-3768
Parfaite Harmony, $1.3M. Call 675-7292
Executive Apartments and Houses to Rent, From $500 USD upwards-Contact: D&J Investments @ 223-8479/ 647-3768 Two bedrooms house @ Haslington, E.C.D-Tel: 663-9816 Houses & Apartments: $55,000, $35,000- Call:6757292
DRESSMAKING Classes in Designing and Sewing. Call Sharmela (Canadian-Trained) @ 6410784/626-2629
VEHICLE FOR SALE Mecedes Benz- 190E, automatic, flair kits, mag wheels, need repairs, sold as is $400,000- Call:621-4000/ 690-6000
PROPERTY FOR SALE Property for Contact:699-9926
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Versailles 5 Bedroom House with modern facilities and beautiful landscape- Call: 592-684-9203 / 592-624-8704 Houses and Land for SaleContact: D&J Investments @ 223-8479/647-3768 3 two storey houses- 3 rooms each, 1 master $40M each Grandville Park- Call:6287605/676-5537/611-7004/6215327/223-5204/223-8059 3 Properties with pool, residential area. Regent street US$600,000- Call:628-7605/ 676-5537/611-7004/621-5327/ 223-5204/223-8059 Grove public road $50M, $27M: Bel-Air $60M, $45M- Call:628-7605/6765537/611-7004/621-5327/ 223-5204/223-8059 Grove public road $50M, $27M: Diamond $34MCall:628-7605/676-5537/ 611-7004/621-5327/2235204/223-8059
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Kaieteur News
Friday July 19, 2013
IAN BELL HITS CENTURY BEFORE ENGLAND FALTER AT LORD’S Steve Smith was the surprise late package on the opening day (Getty Images)
Ian Bell scored his third hundred in consecutive Ashes Tests (Getty Images) BBC Sport - Steve Smith took three late wickets to swing the momentum towards Australia despite a third consecutive Ashes hundred from England batsman Ian Bell on the opening day of the second Test. Leg-spinner Smith, who did not bowl in Australia’s 14run defeat at Trent Bridge last
week, removed Bell, Jonny Bairstow and Matt Prior as England slipped from 271-4 to 289-7 by the close at Lord’s. England, who won the toss, had fallen to 28-3 in the first hour of play but were hauled out of trouble by Bell’s superb 109 and half centuries from Jonathan Trott and Bairstow. Smith’s dramatic late intervention, however,
ensured Australia will be the more satisfied of the teams as they look to level the fivematch series. England’s predicament could have been worse had Bairstow not enjoyed a significant stroke of luck midway through the afternoon session. The Yorkshire batsman was bowled by Peter Siddle
RBC/Bryden’s cycling at Seawall Bandstand on Sunday The Kingston area will be a hive of activity on Sunday when the Roraima Bikers Club (RBC) stages its fifth event for the year around the Seawall Bandstand, pedaling off at 10:00 hours. The club will be collaborating for the first time with Bryden and Fernandes, a subsidiary of the John Fernandes Group of Companies, to stage the 10race event. President of the RBC, Brian Allen, said the aim of utilising the Seawall
Bandstand is to generate spectators’ interest in the sport, and he’s pleased that Bryden and Fernandes has seen it fit to assist in this regard. Earlier this month, the RBC, in partnership with the National Milling Company (Namilco), attracted a massive crowd for the 10th annual Caricom Day event, held around the Seawall Bandstand for the first time, and Allen is confident Sunday’s activity will be just as successful.
GCUC thank sponsors The Guyana Cricket Umpires Council would like to thank all those who have contributed towards making their trip to the West Indies Cricket Umpires Association (WICUA) convention, which was recently held in Trinidad, a success. The convention lasted for one week and Jamaican Cecil Fletcher was retained as President of WICUA. Secretary of the GCUC Nigel
Dugid said the council is pleased with the support from the business community. Among the sponsors are Bakewell, Guyana Cricket Board, Good Wood Racing Service, Everest Cricket Club, Regal Stationery and Computer Centre, Rohan Auto Sale, Nigel’s Super Market, Vickram Seubarran, Barakat Brothers, Banks DIH, Prem Electrical and Umrow.
Leading cyclists from across the country will compete in the main event, the Bryden and Fernandes Classic, which will go for 30laps, and carries a top prize of $10,000. The top six finishers will receive cash incentives, according to Allen. Other races carded for the day include the 12-14 Juveniles (three laps), Junior/ Category Four (five laps), Category 1-3 (five laps), Veteran Over-50 (five laps), Veteran Under-50 (five laps), Team Time Trial (four laps), Win and Out (eight laps), Mountain Bike Open (five laps) and Female Open (five laps). The top three finishers in these races will collect cash awards. At a simple presentation ceremony, Marketing Director of John Fernandes Group, Bernie Fernandes, handed over a cheque for an undisclosed as his company’s sponsorship to Allen, noting that they are pleased to partner for the development of cycling.
for 21 but reprieved when television replays revealed a no-ball by the narrowest of margins. He went on to score a further 46 in a fifth-wicket partnership of 144 with Bell that looked to have put England in control. Other than a run-out chance, Bell had not offered a chance as he followed up his crucial innings in Nottingham with another century at a time of need for his team. At Trent Bridge, a sluggish pitch forced the Warwickshire man to play late and score a large proportion of his runs behind square on the off side, but on a quicker Lord’s track he was on the front foot much more often, driving through the covers and punishing anything too full as he passed 1,000 Test runs at the home of cricket. The arrival of Smith looked unlikely to trouble Bell as he lashed a full toss through mid-on for his 16th four. The next ball, however, gripped and turned before taking the edge of Bell’s bat on the way through to Michael Clarke at slip. Sensing an opportunity, Clarke delayed taking the second new ball to give Smith
another over, and the decision paid off in style as Bairstow drove a low full toss back to the bowler. Prior was deceived by a ball that skidded through a bit quicker, edging an attempted cut to wicketkeeper Brad Haddin. Tim Bresnan, picked ahead of Steven Finn, was seven not out at the close, with James Anderson - a nightwatchman for Stuart Broad - on four. The rapid fall of three wickets mirrored the start of the day when England, following a presentation of both teams to Her Majesty the Queen, lost Alastair Cook, Joe Root and Kevin Pietersen in the space of 11 balls. Cook, who chose to bat first on a scorching day, was drawn across his stumps and trapped lbw by a Shane Watson inswinger, justifying Clarke’s decision to throw the ball to the all-rounder for the fifth over of the day. In the next over, Root was lbw to the recalled Ryan Harris, and failed with a review when replays suggested the ball struck his pad marginally before bat. Four balls later, Kevin Pietersen got a thin edge to a ball that shaped away from him and England were listing badly on 28-3.
With Harris on a high and the new ball moving around in the air, a repeat of the frenetic opening day at Trent Bridge - when 14 wickets fell looked on the cards, but Trott and Bell saw off the threat to take England through to lunch. As the Australia bowling became more ragged after the interval, England plundered eight fours in seven overs. Trott was particularly fluent, bringing up his fifty in 77 balls, only for his commitment to attack to prove his undoing. A delivery from Harris sat up on leg stump and asked to be hit but Trott flicked off his hips and placed a simple catch in the hands of Usman Khawaja at deep square leg. England needed a partnership and were granted their wish by Bell and Bairstow, who scored his fourth Test half century, three of which have come at Lord’s. With Bell scoring heavily off a struggling James Pattinson, they took England to within sight of the close of play, only for Clarke’s gamble in throwing the ball to Smith to deliver a telling twist. Scores: England 289 for 7 (Bell 109, Bairstow 67, Smith 3-18) v Australia.
Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club gets help from Baksh Travel Service
Mrs. Maria Baksh hands over the uniforms to Blairmont’s Nick Ramsaroop as members of the club and sponsors look on. The Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club (BCCCC) was recently the recipient of financial assistance and a new set of uniforms compliments of Baksh Travel Service (BTS) of West Berbice. Manager of the BTS, Maria Baksh, recently handed over a cheque valued $50,000 and the uniforms to the members of the BCCCC at a simple presentation ceremony held at the business’s office. Ms. Baksh in making the presentation stated, “We are pleased to be associated with the club and is pleased with how the team has performance over the years.” She also noted the rapid growth the club has made over the past few years, stating that, “We are proud to give back to the community and support activities that keep youths away from social
ills.” She expressed confidence in the BCCCC and challenged the members of the club to maintain their high level of performance. She also urged the members that for 2013 they should continue with projects that will target and assist youths, the elderly and the less fortunate. In expressing gratitude, Mr. Angad Ganesh, First Vice President of the club, thanked the principals of the Baksh Travel Service for their foresight and continued confidence in the club. He also took the opportunity to call on other business entities to come forward and support the club. He and the other members gave the assurance that the donations will be used for its intended purpose. (Samuel Whyte)