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Use funds seized from criminals to fund fight against crime DEAR EDITOR, Members of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) are doing wonderful work by apprehending drug dealers and smugglers at Guyana’s official ports of exit and entry, especially airports. I compliment them for doing great service to our country and I urge them to pay the same attention to other wellknown hot spots for smuggling, such as stellings and landings along rivers and creeks. I believe the huge amounts of cash and valuables seized from drug dealers and smugglers should be used to find new ways to reach the heart of criminal operations. I strongly suggest that a significant portion of seized assets should be used as reward money or to pay informers and engage private investigators to help in CANU crackdowns with extremely secure confidentiality.
Every citizen knows the names of the ‘Big-Bosses’ linked to drug dealing and smuggling, inside and outside Guyana. Find ways to recruit undercover agents or informers; pay them well and ensure they are not identified. Residents in every area know who are the drug users, dealers and smugglers living among them. Follow the users to the dealers; follow the dealers to the smugglers and so on until you get to the Big Bosses. Furthermore, when persons are convicted, the authorities can consider using them as informers to track the bigger dealers and suppliers in exchange for reduced sentences or forgiveness provided that the information provided is useful and leads to further arrests. It hurts me terribly to see the negative impact the drug trade has on crime and the way it destroys the lives of my people, their families and communities. Many youths
start with excessive use of marijuana then get addicted to cocaine. When they become addicts they will steal, hurt and even kill over and over again to get drugs. Some have even murdered their own parents and burned down family homes. Drug dealers also do anything to secure their business and profits and do whatever it takes to protect themselves and their interests. The criminals who do these things get exposed sooner or later. Even the ‘big bosses’ eventually lose their honour, dignity, respect and even their lives just for piles of dirty money. Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar, was once the biggest drug boss in the world, but he was shot down like an animal and died in disgrace as a sick scoundrel. After his death, his family wanted to go into exile and no country wanted them. Escobar was called “The King of Cocaine” and some foolish Guyanese used to
A SAD DAY FOR LABOUR DEAR EDITOR, The defeat of the Motion, by the votes of the APNU+AFC in the National Assembly on Friday 20th July, which called for the renaming of the Ministry of Social Protection to that of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection is an assault to workers who made it possible for those who today sit in the hallowed halls of Parliament. My grandmother would have fittingly described the Government’s vote as ‘ingratitude is worse than witchcraft.’ What is instructive in the Government’s argument, led by Minister of Social Protection Amna Ally, is that the issues used to justify voting against had nothing to do with the merit or demerit of the Motion. The excursion
Guyana’s turning... From page 4 the development of their new country of residence. So what is it that causes us to glorify the achievements of other countries while disregarding our own? Is it a lack of interest in the new sector? Is it misinformation peddled about the sector or Guyana’s revenue share? Is it an inherent propensity to downplay anything local, or does the oil just seem brighter on the other side of the well? Regards, Andrew McBean
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into political meanderings and the displays of intellectual paucity that have come to characterise the approach to serious discourses and conduct in the House is most troubling. The Motion brought by the PPP/C, on behalf of the united trade union community, was not “an attack” on President David Granger’s decision to not have a ministry that gives equal prominence to Labour as done for other sectors and interests in society. It sought to draw attention to what Labour/ trade union community considers an anomaly in the governance and has been trying to correct since 2015 when the Granger/Moses Nagamootoo Administration abolished the Ministry of Labour. For Minister Ally to even entertain, much less vocalise, the thinking that citizens should not question the decision of their elected representative, including the President who is Chief Public
Servant, reflects contempt for the citizenry and the system of governance we have. Whereas the minister takes umbrage to the citizens’ right to question, her administration was supplicant to the intervention of a foreigner, former U.S president Jimmy Carter, calling on the President and Leader of the Opposition to come to the table and begin the process of dialogue on issues relating to governance. The two leaders have since complied. Has mental slavery not fled the corridors of power- how can it be wrong for citizens to hold their leaders to account but right for foreigners to do? Further, the various themes advanced by the minister such as debunching for teachers, non-resolution of the impasse between the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) and the workers, muzzling of the trade unions, and the sweeper/ cleaner issues under the PPP/ C administration when a Continued on page 6
admire him. He had billions of US dollars and he used to run Columbia through bribery and murder. Such criminals lose their humanity by hurting others severely and this curses them and they end up dying in prison or being killed cruelly. Escobar ended up running and hiding, but he was cornered and shot dead without mercy. The illegal drug trade is one of the greatest evils ever inflicted upon humanity. It destroys persons caught up in it, the societies that get overrun by it and it infects the core of civilization. Drugs do horrendous damage to the body and soul. Users are not only killing themselves with drugs, they are also are murderers or potential murderers because they will do anything to satisfy their craving. I respect the work of CANU for bringing constant pain to those trying to get rich quick through smuggling and drugs. I want CANU to continue to go after these criminals relentlessly and continue to bring great grief upon those who want to enjoy a big life by poisoning people and destroying society for generations. Alcohol is a legal drug that I think should be illegal. For their own profit, big companies encourage excessive consumption of alcohol despite clear evidence that alcohol abuse is causing enormous destruction. Lives have been lost, serious injuries have been suffered and countless families have been destroyed as a result of crimes committed by persons under the influence of alcohol. Punishment for serious crimes is too mild in Guyana. When major drug dealers are convicted, too many of them get off with a slap on the wrist. I think 20 years’ imprisonment should be the minimum penalty for serious drug offences, and fines should be triple the value of the drugs involved with long Continued on page 6
Abusive Relationships Scar children for life DEAR EDITOR, Very often victims of gender based abuse say that they choose not to walk away because of the children. The fact is that staying in an abusive relationship because of the children will cause the children to be scarred for life as growing up in such a home is one of the most terrifying and traumatic experience a child can go through. Children in abusive relationships may blame themselves for the abuse, thinking if they had not done or said a particular thing, the abuse would not have occurred. They may also become angry at their siblings or their mothers for triggering the abuse and may display increased aggression towards peers or mothers. Such children may feel rage, embarrassment, and humiliation. They generally feel isolated and vulnerable and can easily engage in selfharm or even become suicidal. They are starved for attention, affection and approval as they become physically, emotionally and psychologically abandoned. Thus, they can also be continually angry and act out or they can become depressed and withdraw, too frightened and embarrassed to speak out and easy to be bullied. Also they can be anxious to please and thus become easy to manipulate and be taken advantage of. Since children have a natural tendency to identify with strength, they may ally themselves with the abuser and lose respect for their seemingly helpless mother. In fact, there is a definite correlation between violence and child abuse. Growing up in a violent home can set patterns for children – patterns that can cause them to commit violence and abuse thereby
continuing that cycle. In effect, witnessing domestic violence is the single best predictor of juvenile delinquency and adult criminality. As well females can also become accepting of abuse thinking that it is normal, as they grew up seeing it happen continually, with the victim staying rather than leaving. And so they will not only tolerate intimate-partner abuse as they get older but may actually think such abuse is normal. Children in abusive relationships may experience developmental delays in speech, motor or cognitive skills. They are also more apt to use poor judgment, have health problems, social and emotional issues, higher risks of alcohol/drug abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder. They are also more apt to become school dropouts, pregnant teens and gun users. They grow up to suffer from low selfesteem, stay in dead end jobs or worse…not being able to keep a job. According to a 2002 US Department of Justice Special report, children who grow up in homes where violence is present are: - 6 times more likely to take their lives - 24 times more likely to be sexually assaulted - 67 times more likely to engage in delinquent behavior as adolescents - 100 times more likely to be abusers themselves - 500 times more likely to be abused or neglected In effect children should be the most critical reason NOT TO STAY in an abusive relationship. Sincerely The Caribbean Voice
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CCJ ruling would ensure Jagdeo remains Opposition Leader for a PPP 2020 victory DEAR EDITOR, After the 2011 elections Dr. Jagdeo’s term of office came to an end as a result of the term limit amendments to the constitution piloted by the Dr. Jagdeo government and signed into law by Jagdeo himself. This created a two-term limit for anyone elected President after 2000. Since the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice on the issue of Presidential term limits in the Guyana Constitution we have seen
analysts, commentators, politicians and even the working class giving their views. Recently, Tacuma Ogunseye said that the ruling has brought tremendous relief for a large number of the populace but that assumption by him is only from a few haters of Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo and his personal views. Based on a recent survey the majority of the Guyanese population is shattered with the CCJ ruling against
Jagdeo because of his popularity and support among ordinary working class Guyanese, his commitment, dedication, simplicity, experience and the political capabilities to managed Guyana efficiently. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo’s selfless devotion to serve the people is the major factor why the Guyanese people will continue to support him as a leader irrespective of him being the Presidential candidate or not. The APNU/
Attempting to keep out the rotten apples DEAR EDITOR, I am happy that the management of the Guyana Prison Service is attempting to recruit fit and proper persons for the prison service. According to Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels, applicants are now required to do drug tests before recruitment. Some have failed the tests. In addition, I recently saw in the daily papers the names, addresses and photographs of some aspirants for the job. All these recruitment tactics and perhaps many more are designed to induct suitable ranks in the system: To curb the ridiculous ease with which illicit items are entering the various prisons and to suppress the rampant corruption in that institution. However, although this is a commendable and giant step in the right direction much more needs to be done to bring the existing sad state of affairs at the prisons under control. There must be a broader and deeper shift in the paradigm. In the recruitment process the authorities should establish assessment centers where applicants would be assessed by trained assessors. Some time ago I recommended this course of action as part of the Guyana Police Force recruitment strategy— no movement yet in that direction. It is even more apposite
for the Guyana Prison Service. An assessment centre is widely accepted for recommending personnel actions in a variety of occupations, including the prison service. It is a place where a series of events, exercises or scenarios take place. It is one of the best methods available for selecting suitable candidates for either employment or advancement in law enforcement agencies. A brief analysis of the recruitment system in the GPS revealed that as long as an applicant passed the written examination, is medically fit, produced a clean police record, is drug free and cleared by simple background checks he is guaranteed entry into the prison system. However, there is no testing for unacceptable behavioral traits. No evaluation for psychological behaviour. Hence, undesirables including psychopaths and others coming from the society with real hustlers’ mentality can easily become prison officers. Over the years the GPS has come under heavy scrutiny and criticism from Commissions of Inquiry and elsewhere. Noncompliance with some of the COI’s recommendations has resulted in fiery and deadly consequences in the prisons. Several persons in authority have posited
statements to the effect that: there are just a few rogue elements that we have to get rid of; If they cannot do the job properly, they should just leave; It is just some rotten apples in the barrel that we have to deal with. Those statements are nothing more than selfserving, superficial facade, intended to draw attention away from their own failure. The real issue might not be the rotten apples but the barrel. Perhaps, it is the barrel that is causing the apples to spoil. There might be the need to change some of the staves, the hooples and or the quality of materials that make up the barrel. The task of corruption control is to examine the barrel, not just the apples, the organisation not just the individuals in it because corrupt prison officers are made, not born. Perry puts the issue succinctly, “Those who serve the public must be held at higher standard of honesty and care for the public good than the general citizenry. A higher standard is not a double standard. Persons accepting position of public trust take on new obligations and are free not to accept them if they do not want to live up to the higher standard.” Yours faithfully Clinton Conway Assistant Commissioner of Police (Retired)
Use funds seized from criminals... From page 5 jail sentences to be applied immediately if the fines are not paid. I believe the property and assets of persons convicted of serious drug crimes should be confiscated immediately upon their conviction. And the authorities should scrutinize their estate and, if it can be proved that they transferred any financial or property assets obtained through crime to their relatives, friends, associates or companies, these should be confiscated also. Large-scale smuggling and drug dealing have expanded and diversified into a number of fake businesses around the country. These criminals have become very vicious because their money gives them the power to penetrate the highest levels of law enforcement agencies, the legal system, political parties,
civic organizations and even Government. Criminals get enormously wealthy from crime and they use it to form companies and corporations to make it easier for them to do crime on an even bigger scale and pass it off as legitimate business while laundering money at the same time. This is what drives the constant smuggling of items in the country, including drugs, while foreign currency goes out of the country. I support CANU every step of the way as they fight against these vagabonds. Use funds seized from criminals to fund CANU’s fight against crime. When the big criminals are caught, jail them for life because their criminal activities have given so many others a life sentence of pain and misery. Sincerely, Roshan Khan Snr.
AFC coalition government and Jagdeo’s critics are so fearful of him because he has the largest diverse support based across every region in Guyana . The business community during Jagdeo’s tenure must have seen the best growth in their businesses since there was major economic and social reforms resulting in five consecutive years of strong economic growth bettering other countries in South America. It is a known fact that Jagdeo was never interested in a third term as was publicly stated but what is factual is because of his leadership thousands of Guyanese lives were changed to be better and as such wanted him to be the President again. As such they can sacrifice any amount of money or time to ensure that Bharrat Jagdeo returns to the Presidency. I would like to challenge all the critics that if ever there would be a referendum Jagdeo will definitively emerge victorious
for a third term presidency. The critics of Jagdeo should ask the government to inform taxpayers the total cost that was expended to stop Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo from a third term presidency and when the sum is being made public, based on the sum expended taxpayers would be able to determine the level of fear that the APNU/AFC coalition government has for Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo. Bharrat Jagdeo is the longest serving President of Guyana under which unprecedented investment in social services took place, significant improvement in the access to education, drastically improved the health sector, massive expansion in the housing sector, improved the sanitation and access of the water systems, improved road river and air transport network etc. which transformed Guyana to a vibrant modernized Guyana. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo’s vision, programmes, policies, and initiatives continue to
benefit Guyana to present day and will never stop in the future . The service that is being given by Jagdeo to Guyana compared to Tacuma Ogunyese is like chalk to cheese. Just imagine Jagdeo not being the opposition leader and General Secretary of the PPP the APNU/AFC coalition government would have being more relaxed. As history unravels Jagdeo would be considered the greatest Guyanese President ever. We must be forever grateful to a leader who has made tremendous sacrifice and continue to do so despite all the challenges. The people’s hopes would be destroyed if Cde Jagdeo doesn’t continue to be the opposition leader and party General Secretary of the PPP. Despite the CCJ ruling Dr Bharrat Jagdeo would continue to be the people’s President . Regards Zamal Hussain
A SAD DAY FOR LABOUR From page 5 Ministry of Labour existed, the named situations have not been righted with the now non-existence of a Ministry of Labour, making the argument mute. Debates in the hallowed House, that workers made possible for those who sit in it, have moved from substance and dealing with issues in a cogent manner to that of silly disruption, noise and wishy-washy presentations. If this has come to exemplify the quality of thinking that is guiding the ship of state today no wonder the country is floundering at every front and the education standard is in decline, for our children and observers could take nothing of substance away other than what they ought not to be or become. The contention by the minister that Labour and Social Protection go hand-inhand thereby not needing the name Labour to be placed in naming of a ministry I refuse to believe had any of her students, when she was in classroom, demonstrated this sense of reasoning that student would not have been reprimanded. Labour has 189 Conventions, cutting across issues and demographics, of which Social Protection is an element, represented by 17. The remaining more than 170 conventions cannot be subsumed by the 17. Commonsense fled the minister in her debate preparation and presentation.
Even as I pen this letter there is recall of her performance at the last Labour Day March and Rally. The minister, accompanied by Minister Keith Scott, walked out of the National Park because she was not listed to speak at the Rally. This sense of entitlement ignored that Forbes Burnham, Cheddi Jagan and Desmond Hoyte were allowed to speak by virtue of being trade unionists and the premier leaders of their respective unions. Ministers Ally and Scott are neither. Minister Ally is the General Secretary of the PNC, the party whose government under the leadership of Prime Minister Burnham joined the International Labour Organisation in 1966, the same year this country attained political independence. Friday 20th July will not only go down as a day of infamy for Guyana, but also the PNC who under successive governments had established and gave preeminence to a Ministry of Labour. The day will also record, while historically Burnham and Jagan irrespective of their differences converged on matters relating to the working class, that it was Jagan’s party, the PPP/C, that stood in defence of Labour and the working class. Amna and her colleagues could not see the forest from the trees. The ill thinking or advice that pursued the path that the Motion was “an attack” on the President and “political
mischief,” saw the coalition members, like sheep, followed the Minister down the proverbial rabbit hole. By the coalition’s vote it has given the PPP/C a political talking point on a golden platter because they could not or refused to see the wisdom in sharing it. The WPA vote surprised because this party in its formation and activism over the years sought to distinguish itself as the true champion of the working class. The AFC led this society to believe it entered politics to be an agent of change but proved, in this instance, once the living is good it is capable of stomping on its professed changeagent credential. The talks by this administration about national unity has to be taken with a grain of salt for unity is hinged on respecting diversity, fundamental rights and freedoms, including that to question, and equal treatment in society. The working class is in for rougher times and we have to be prepared to band our bellies and shoulder on, for there is nothing worse than having to live in an environment where ignorance and intolerance override. Workers have power and exercise this power in various forms, including at the ballot box. We shall not forget 20th July 2018. Lincoln Lewis General Secretary Guyana Trades Union Congress
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AFC pushing for police report into Broomes parking lot fiasco
Successful governance of oil sector hinges on clear policies and accountability - Chatham House
The photo released by Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) President Rickford Burke yesterday that purportedly shows Minister Broomes (right) and her driver (third from right) at the Brickdam Police Station. The Alliance For Change (AFC), the smaller faction in the coalition government, wants police to expedite their investigation into the July 8th parking lot incident involving Junior Minister of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes, her driver and two security guards. Party Leader, Raphael Trotman told Kaieteur News that he has inquired about the delay in the police report from Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan. Investigators have taken statements as part of their probe into the incident which stemmed from the decision by the guards not to allow the minister to park in a restricted area in the Amazonia Mall parking lot. The minister was said to be on her way to the New Thriving Chinese Restaurant which is housed in the upper floors of the building. Trotman said that the AFC has been deliberate in not commenting on the incident and will await the police report before doing so. “We have taken the decision to await the police report which we have been informed is imminent and we are pushing for that report to come in. We now recognize that it is one of our own in terms of a coalition minister who is caught up in this and so one has to be deliberate and judicious when one goes out to
make a statement,” Trotman said. In her initial report on the incident, the minister indicated that one of the guards ‘cocked’ his gun and pointed it at her. A police media report stated that a thorough investigation had been launched following allegations of abuse and threats against a minister of the Government and her driver. The guards who are attached to KGM Security Firm were detained by police for some 16 hours and were released on their own recognizance without charges being laid. CCTV footage of the incident released by the establishment provided additional information as to what transpired in the parking lot. Broomes, who is the recipient of a Global Peace Award from iChange Nations (ICN), could be seen in the footage exiting her vehicle and tossing down the signs after her driver was prevented from parking in the location. Robert Goodluck, the guard accused of pointing his gun at the minister, has denied the Minister’s version of the incident. Josh Ramroop, the other guard, has since received an apology from Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence. Broomes has received widespread condemnation for her actions while her Govern-
SARA still to bring a... (From page 3) we are courting and discussing agreements with because some cases would be brought in Guyana and others outside, depending on where the evidence is found.” The Deputy Director said that SARA hopes to rest several cases at the same time. “We are pretty close to doing that albeit we have said that lots of times. We are the first agency doing this kind of work and we want to do it properly. We want to ensure that when we take them before the court, they are properly done and ready.”
ment colleagues have withheld statements until the police complete their report. Last week, investigators were unable to get a confrontation between the two sides, which is a standard process. Yesterday, Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) President Rickford Burke released a photo of the Minister and her driver at the Brickdam Police Station, an indication that they were ready for the confrontation. However, the security guards have indicated that investigators have communicated with their lawyer that the confrontation will be held with the minister’s driver and not the minister. According to the guards, they were advised by their lawyer not to attend the confrontation if the minister was not part of it. Apart from her initial comments to the media, Broomes has remained silent since the CCTV fotage surfaced.
If Guyana intends to be successful with the governance of its oil sector, it must ensure that there are clear oil related policies and systems to ensure accountability of the oil wealth to come. This was recently noted by Chatham House, an international transparency body that helps countries with the governance of their extractive sectors. The London based body recommended that policies for the oil and gas sector be guided by a clear vision for the development of the country and a strategic view of how the petroleum sector will deliver that vision. Speaking to other guidelines, Chatham House warned that the rush to adopt international best practices may not always be appropriate in the case of emerging producers in the oil and gas sector. Instead, Chatham House said that the government should aim for more appropriate practices, taking account of the national context. Chatham House said, “In order to attract the most qualified oil company to a country with an unproven resource base, the host government
can invest in geological data, strengthen its prequalification criteria and ensure transparency. It should also plan for success and anticipate the implications of hydrocarbon discoveries in its tax code, and be robust through declining oil and gas prices.” As for the aspect of licensing, Chatham House said that this is a key mechanism whereby government can reap early revenues and maximize long-term national benefits. It said that government must ensure that it simplifies both negotiations and tax structures to mitigate knowledge asymmetries with oil companies. It said, too, that the government and industry must engage and share information
with communities to manage local expectations regarding the petroleum sector and build trust. It said, “In emerging producers, budgets for local content may be small and timelines for building capacity short. In this context, the focus should be on the potential for repeat use of any local capacity developed. Additionally, meaningful participation of national organizations in resource development is a central objective of many emerging producers.” The international body said that once the aforementioned are followed, Guyana would be well on its way to laying a strong foundation for the protection of the oil sector.
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Professor Thomas, Retemeyer occupying SARA offices illegally - Nandlall
Financial laws need amending to facilitate exchange of information - Central Bank Governor
Opposition Member, Anil Nandlall Director of the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA), Professor Clive Thomas and SARA’s Deputy Director, Aubrey HeathRetemyer are holding their respective posts illegally, says former Legal Affairs Minister, Anil Nandlall. In a missive to the media, Nandlall said that the SARA Act provides very clearly that the Director and Deputy Director of the agency shall be appointed through a parliamentary process. Since that Act came into force last year, Nandlall said that that process was never activated. The Opposition Member said that a transition provision in the Act allowed the Director who operated in the agency before the Act came into force, to continue to act in that office for a limited period. Nandlall noted however that that period has long expired. He said, “Neither was appointed by the National Assembly process mandated by the Act. Therefore, Mr. Retemeyer and Dr. Thomas are unlawfully holding offices and receiving public monies as remuneration. Why is this crime and unlawful conduct not being investigated by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU)? But of course, that
SARA Deputy Director, Aubrey Heath-Retemyer will not happen.” CORRUPTION Since taking over as head of SARU, Professor Thomas has on numerous occasions, spoken to the importance for attention to be placed on recovering stolen public assets. He said that the “rampant corruption under the 23-year rule of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) should not be ignored.” Dr. Thomas has stated that any new government pursuing good governance would seek to recover the nation’s assets, which were mismanaged in “some of the most despicable and corrupt ways.” He had said, “A clear line must be drawn against past illicit/corrupt behaviour in order to prevent their future repetition.” He asserted that the corruption that has been taking place in Guyana can be deemed public and not private, because it is based on fraudulent public procurement contracts; illegal capital flow, particularly illicit mis-invoicing of exports and imports and illicit financial transactions; and an underground economy that is driven principally by criminal endeavours and the evasion of taxes. Dr. Thomas believes that
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SARA Director, Professor Clive Thomas the new administration can make bountiful gains by eradicating certain practices. The economist projected that the APNU+AFC government could rake in $21B in total revenues, once illicit siphoning off practices are halted. Professor Thomas also said that those who held authority over state assets under the previous administration will be subject to “rigourous” audits, preparations for which are already underway. The Economist said that this comes in light of the “hundreds upon hundreds of complaints” that come in daily to the Asset Recovery Agency regarding individuals who held high office and abused or allegedly stole state assets. Dr. Thomas said that by all legal means necessary, his entity’s mandate to return or regain what rightfully belongs to the state, will be achieved. He noted that under the previous regime, the assets of the state were “misused and in some cases stolen in unconscionable ways.” He said that he will make it his duty to see that due process is followed and that justice is served. “I cannot begin to tell you the amount of complaints we get on a daily basis on persons under the previous government who abused assets of the state and in some cases, the evidence would strongly suggest that they stole it for their own benefit or the benefit of a third party. So we have our job cut out for us.”
Central Bank Governor, Dr. Gobind Ganga is of the view that Guyana’s laws need amending to allow for the exchange of information among supervisory entities of the financial market. He told Kaieteur News that indeed there is no specificity in the laws on how Central Bank should go about accessing information from banks as well as sharing that information with bodies such as the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). He said, “We have to change our legislation to accommodate that. The next time we go for amendments we have to put that in place. I would say that is a priority.” SECURITIES COUNCIL HINDERED The Guyana’s Securities Exchange Council is a key agent in monitoring the financial market. One of its main responsibilities is to ensure that the economy is protected from anti-money laundering activities. But the Council is unable to effectively fulfill its mandate if it does not have direct access to crucial information from banks. Because of this, it was denied membership to a key transparency body, “The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). This was noted in the Council’s 2017 Annual Report. In that document, it was noted that the Council had applied since September 2005 to become a member of the body. The Council noted that the IOSCO Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation and Consultation and the Exchange of Information (the MMoU), provides a global framework for enforcement co-operation
between securities regulators. It explained that the MMoU therefore helps to ensure effective global regulation as well as the preservation of the strength of securities markets. The Council said that it is a critical IOSCO workstream, and is rightly regarded as the benchmark for international cooperation in enforcement matters. The Council also listed the main impediments preventing Guyana from becoming a signatory to the MMoU. It said, “The Council does not have direct access to bank records, depending on the Bank of Guyana to obtain this information when a bank is not a market participant or a reporting issuer. Additionally, Guyana’s legislation is not specific with respect to how to acquire information from banks. The Bank of Guyana is limited by law in sharing of information; the Council depends on the Finance Minister of Finance or any lawful order of Court for obtaining banking information.” Currently, becoming an ordinary I0SCO member is conditional upon signing the MMoU, a prerequisite of which is the ability to obtain, and disclose to other regulators, certain specific information that may be critical to enforcement cases. IOSCO has noted that very often, acquiring that ability may require significant legislative change within an applicant’s jurisdiction. The MMoU envisages that signatories will provide to each other comprehensive assistance in the investigation and prosecution of securitiesrelated crime and misconduct. The Council said that in increasingly globalised markets, the ability to obtain information and exchange it with overseas counterparts, as facilitated by the MMoU, is
Central Bank Governor, Dr. Gobind Ganga critical to Regulators’ success in this field. It pointed out that MMoU signatories, and the markets to which they belong, benefit from international recognition in that they adhere to robust standards in the investigation of cross-border crime, and that they are participants in a global enforcement regime, which contributes to maintaining fair and efficient markets. The Council said that that recognition may inform the perceptions of international organisations involved in global regulation. It said for example, that the Financial Stability Board and other standard-setters use the MMoU as a benchmark when conducting their own assessments. Moreover, the Council stressed that whether or not a jurisdiction is a signatory to the MMoU, it may influence the perceptions of international investors as to market credibility. There are now 91 signatories to the MMoU, representing approximately 94% of the world’s securities markets. IOSCO is determined to ensuring global coverage is therefore becoming essential for all regulators to sign the MMoU, not only to ensure effective international enforcement, but for their reputation and the economic health of the jurisdictions to which they belong.
Cybercrime Bill toughens fight against sexual predators - Attorney General The Cybercrime Bill of 2016 which was passed in the National Assembly on Friday is just the beginning of Guyana’s battle against criminals operating in cyberspace. This is according to Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams who in presenting the Bill pointing to its overall strength in protecting children from sexual predators. “This Bill provides for the offences of child pornography and child luring which are much needed to protect the children of our society. The use of ICT, particularly the internt, has provided
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams child predators with easy access to children upon whom
they prey and sexually solicit without even taking one step outside their homes,” Williams stated. The Bill provides that a person who produces child pornography or offers to make available, distributes or transmits child pornography through a computer system commits an offence. Additionally, a person who uses a computer system to arrange a meeting with a child with the intent of abusing or engaging in sexual activity with a child or producing child pornography, whether or not the person takes any steps to effect such a meeting, (Continued on page 24)
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No ethnic discrimination in cricket When the APNU+AFC assumed office in 2015, it undertook the task of sweeping away the remnants of the PPPC rule. One of its first acts was the purging of the state sector of persons whom it felt were aligned to the PPPC. The second task was the reconstitution of Boards of the State, an act which showed how venomous and controlling the APNU+AFC intended to become. The lists of reconstituted Boards were published. And immediately there was a strong reaction and rejection, including from within the coalition, that the nominated Boards lacked gender and ethnic balance. It was the first signal of what was to be expected of APNU dominance of the coalition and of the government. The outcry was so vociferous that the coalition was forced to reconstitute its original lists to ensure greater balance. Since then things have not improved. Rather it has
gotten worse. The need for ethnic balance, in particular, has been thrown out with the bathwater. A more detailed analysis of ethnic imbalance within the government will be done at a later date but a good measure of the imbalance with the government is the ethnic makeup of permanent secretaries, regional executive officers and heads of government agencies. No one is protesting this imbalance. In fact, the need to dismantle what is seen as the ethnocentric PPP state is often cited as a justification for the present imbalance. Ethnic balance within sport cannot take precedence over ethnic balance of the government. Ethnic balance is one of the ways in which the government can demonstrate that it committed to an economic, political and social inclusiveness. It will demonstrate that the government is firmly on the path to ensuring fairness within government. Yet, this is the one area
where the government has failed palpably. Daily the newscast carries stories of government officials interfacing with the public. And the imbalance of government teams at head tables is staggering. And this, unfortunately, is the image which is presented to the public and the outside world. It is more often than not a onesided image. This is not the sort of image that is going to promote confidence. It is not the type of image that will allow Guyana to banish, once and for all, the bogey of race. Yet, the government seems oblivious for greater ethnic balance in the state. It is rushing headlong into a collision with those who will argue that there is ethnic imbalance of the state. The nonsense that is being peddled about cricket being a national sport and that certain clubs and players feel marginalized and discriminated is pure poppycock. This is the line
that has been peddled, after all others have failed, to allow for a change in the administration. It was therefore shocking and disgraceful that instead of dealing with the challenges of ethnic balance within the state, that putrid nonsense can be spewed about ethnic imbalance in cricket administration. Perhaps, if those making such silly claims take the time to carefully observe cricket, they will realize that there are lessons in cricket for the state. Cricket administration in Guyana operates at various levels. There are clubs at the levels of associations and these cubs are represented by their associations and it is the associations that eventually vote at the national level. Cricket has proven, time and time again, that it is a
unifying force. When the Guyana cricket team plays in regional tournaments, they enjoy the support of all races of Guyanese. No one player has been denied a place in the team on the grounds of ethnicity. This has never been the case in Guyana. There will obviously be differences of opinion as to selections for the team. Some players will feel that they ought to have been on the team. But there was never a case whereby any player has said that he was not selected because of his ethnicity. He may claim that the selectors have their favorites but never the claim of ethnic discrimination. So if players are not suffering from ethnic discrimination, why the preoccupation with the ethnicity of those who administer cricket? The
reason as previously pointed out is that this is the last straw of desperate men. There is a petty power struggle taking place within cricket administration. The PPP were the instigators of this power struggle because they wanted to get control not just of Guyana cricket but also West Indian cricket as part of the grand plan to control the commercial aspects of the regional game. The PPP went as far as bringing back a West Indian legend whom they had hoped would eventually head the West Indies Cricket Board. The PPP failed to hijack the administration of cricket. The APNU+AFC must not be encouraged to do the same.
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Indigenous bodies playing part in revision of Amerindian Act - APA I n d i g e n o u s representative bodies have been helping to facilitate the revision of the Amerindian Act 2006. This was expressed recently by the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) “Contrary to position taken by the Legal Advisor to the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs (MoIPA), David James, at the National Toshaos Conference (NTC), that the Ministry is unaware of any other consultations happening on the revision Amerindian Act 2006, the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) would like to clarify that it has in fact been supporting training sessions on the revision of the Act at the district council level through the Steering Committee for the Revision of the Amerindian Act 2006 (SCRAA),” the Association stated. “On Thursday, the Legal Department of the MoIPA provided an update on the revision process for the Amerindian Act 2006, which the government has
committed to amending since taking office in 2015.” During his presentation, James explained that the government is currently undertaking cluster consultations in select villages to gather recommendations on strengthening the 2006 Act. Following his presentation, the attorney-atlaw was asked by a Toshao to clarify whether separate consultations were being conducted by other indigenous organisations to the knowledge of the Ministry. James responded that he was unaware of any other organisations conducting consultations on the Act. “I am not aware that there are separate consultations from the government,” said the attorney while explaining that civil societies and organisations can work with village constituencies to formulate recommendations for the Act. However, the APA stated that in April, the Ministry met with the SCRAA, a body
MOU signed between Health Ministry and Peace Corps The Ministry of Public Health and Peace Corp Guyana on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding maximizing volunteer work in adolescent health initiatives. This MOU comes to an end in 2025. Present at the signing were Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, US Ambassador Perry Holloway and Peace Corp Country Director, Kury Cobham. For the next seven years, the Peace Corp volunteer group will continue the work being executed in Guyana’s social sectors including adolescent health and wellbeing, environmental education and early childhood literacy. Cobham said the MOU is a timely move in targetting Guyana’s future generation. “Youth in Guyana face a range of adolescent health problems. For example, suicide and other mental health issues among adolescents are complex and deeply rooted in the household environment, family dynamics and general pressures placed on youth. Compounding this complex environment, youth are faced with problems such as bullying, poor body image, low self-esteem, inadequate coping mechanisms and lack of psychosocial support.” The peace corps health volunteers will support a wide range of adolescent health initiatives from teaching the Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) curriculum to leading health clubs in schools and connecting adolescents to Ministry of Public Health’s youth-friendly health services. Minister Lawrence noted that adolescent health is among the priorities of the ministry and assured that while the focus Continued on page 22
comprising National Toshaos Council, indigenous organisations, and district councils, to discuss synergies for the implementation of the revision process. Despite commending the Committee for its revision process strategy, which included hosting Amerindian Act training sessions at the District Council meetings to familiarise villages on the Act, the Ministry decided that it would pursue a revision process separate from the SCRAA. “Therefore, James’s claim that he is unaware of any other organisations conducting consultations on the revision of the Amerindian Act, without acknowledging the efforts of indigenous representative bodies aiming to facilitate the process, raises serious questions from the
standpoint of the APA. The committee, which is dedicated to ensuring that villages understand the Amerindian Act 2006 within a legal and human rights framework before submitting their recommendations to the government, has made a concerted effort to collaborate with the MoIPA as consultations take place. “For the month of July, the APA has already supported the revision process of Amerindian Act 2006 with three training sessions completed in the villages of Santa Rosa, Moruca SubDistrict, Region 1, Kako, Upper Mazaruni Sub-District, Region 7 and Kopinang, North Pakaraimas SubDistrict, Region 8. These sessions included several other villages from the respective sub-districts. The aim of these sessions was to
build communities’ capacity in reading and analyzing the 2006 legislation in order to make their own recommendations to the Ministry for amendments to the Act. So far, the APA, with assistance from SCRAA, has collaborated with the Moruca District Council (Region 1), Upper Mazaruni District Council (Region 7) and North Pakaraimas District Council (Region 8) to conduct these sessions with the help of facilitators from each region who are trained to understand the current Act as well as international and Constitutional human rights guarantees. Once sessions are completed, villages will make their own recommendations on the revision of the Act which are expected to be submitted in written form to
the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs after a team of lawyers has framed the recommendations in legal language. The Committee’s plan is to ensure that as many as possible Indigenous Villages and communities, through collaboration with their District Councils, are prepared to make recommendations that are informed by actual knowledge of what the current Act says and what their rights are under international law and the Constitution. “Although the Ministry has already started their consultations, separate from the activities of the APA and SCRAA, the Committee is still open to collaborating with the government to ensure the mutual and just advancement of our indigenous peoples.”
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A word and a blow… Thirteen cases of attempted murder at City Courts in six months In just seven months 13 persons have been charged with attempted murder at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The accused in these matters include miners, labourers, fisherman and even a businesswoman. Knives, pieces of wood, a hammer and a bicycle chain are among the weapons used to allegedly hurt their victims. In these cases, most accused are granted bail, but there are others who are remanded to prison depending on the severity of the injuries to the victim. In the most recent case, a teenager of Philippine Village, Kamarang appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Ron Lehman, 18, was charged with the intention of committing murder by allegedly wounding Terrily Fredrick. Similarly, 21-year-old Akeem Lammy of 685 Section ‘B’ Block X Great Diamond, East Bank Demerara, is on trial for fracturing a man’s skull with a piece of wood following a disagreement. The incident occurred on June 10, last, at Norton Street, Werk-en-Rust. Lammy and the victim, Johnny Ramdeen are known to each other. The two had an argument and Lammy allegedly became annoyed and struck Ramdeen several times about his head with a piece of wood. Ramdeen was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was admitted and later released. Also making the list is a Cummings Lodge miner, who allegedly stabbed his friend several times after seeing him with one his female friends. Chatterpaul Singh, also known as Kevin Singh, ap-
Charged with attempted murder: Hemchand Kenswil
Charged with attempted murder: Ron Lehman
Charged with attempted murder: Calvin George
Charged with attempted murder: Akeem Lammy
Charged with attempted murder: Maryann Daby
peared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. He was not required to plead to the charge which alleged that on July 4, last, at Sheriff Street, with intent to murder, he wounded Chatanand Persaud. According to information, Persaud was at a restaurant with a female friend when Singh approached him from behind with a knife and began to stab him about his face, neck and shoulders before making good his escape. The wounded man was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital before being transferred to a private hospital where he was admitted a patient. The victim then underwent surgery and was hospitalised for a few days. Another teen before the court on an attempted murder charge is Calvin George, 19, of 859 Grove, East Bank Demerara. He was recently committed to stand trial in the High Court for attempting to murder Orwin Peters, whom he allegedly stabbed several times to his abdomen after an argument.
The Chief Magistrate ruled that after revision of the evidence, she found sufficient evidence to commit him to stand trial before a judge and jury. According to reports, on the day in question, the victim and the accused who are known to each other had an argument after George allegedly used his toilet, which is situated in the victim’s yard. As a result of the argument, George became annoyed and armed himself with a knife and dealt the victim several stabs to his abdomen. The victim was picked up by public-spirited persons and was rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre before being transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he underwent surgery. Also charged is 21-yearold Kyle Goddette, a labourer of Charity Housing Scheme Essequibo Coast. It is alleged that on February 3, last, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Susan Culpepper with intent to commit murder. According to information, the incident occurred on February 3 last, at Lot 702 Charity Housing Scheme; it was re-
ported that at the time of the incident Culpepper was at the time in a one-flat two-bedroom home at Charity with her boyfriend. Culpepper is the former lover of Goddette. While at the house the couple smelt smoke emanating nearby. They immediately got up, at which point they noticed the bed was on fire. Culpepper was severely burnt about her body and was admitted at GPHC. Another labourer, who allegedly bludgeoned another man with a piece of wood, is currently on remand for attempted murder. Twenty-three-year-old Hemchand Kenswil unlawfully and maliciously wounded Trevor Spencer. According to reports, on the day in question the accused and the victim had an exchange of words after the victim told him to remove from a stairway. Kenswil allegedly refused, which caused the victim to make a police report. While the victim was returning from the station, Kenswil allegedly dealt him a lash to his head with a piece of wood, causing him internal injuries. Twenty-six year-old Julian
Knox appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for unlawfully wounding Keith Dalton with intent to murder him. The incident occurred on April 11 last, at Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara. Meanwhile businesswoman Maryann Daby, 25 of 127 D’Aguiar Park, Houston, Georgetown also made the list for attempting to kill a police officer. The matter is before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Daby, the daughter of a popular city businessman, is accused of pointing a loaded gun to the police officer’s head and pulling the trigger, in an attempt to kill him on May 13, at Albert Street, Thomas Lands Georgetown. She aimed her gun and pulled the trigger at Police Constable Christopher Kissoon, with intent to kill him. According to reports, on the day in question Daby and her friends were at the Georgetown Motor Racing and Sports Club. Constable Kissoon, who was off-duty and was at the Club at the time, reportedly heard what appeared to be gunshots. Upon checking for the source of the gunfire, he reportedly saw Daby firing rounds into the air. He confronted her. Daby allegedly became annoyed and allegedly pointed her firearm to the officer’s head and pulled the trigger. Fortunately, there were no more rounds left in the gun. Morris Khan, 19 of Lot 1 Old Road, Craig, East Bank Demerara, allegedly took a bicycle bar and dealt a man several lashes about his body; he is also before the court on an attempted murder charge. He appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. It is alleged that on February 15, last at Old Road Craig, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Oswald O’Brien with intention to murder him. According to information,
on the day in question the two had a disagreement and the defendant picked up a bicycle chain and dealt him several lashes about his body. The victim fell to the ground and was picked up in an unconscious state and rushed to the hospital. Also before the court is a fisherman who allegedly dealt the mother of his child several stabs about her body after she refused to allow him to kiss his son. On June 28 at Cornelia Ida, 27 year-old Ramsowan Singh unlawfully and maliciously wounded Geeta “Pinky” Deochand with intent to murder her. The court heard that at the time of the incident, Deochand had taken out a restraining order against Singh. He breached that order. As such, Singh was remanded to prison. Andre Ferdinand, 29 of 348 Cummings Street, Alberttown is charged for attempting to kill Terry Clement. Reports suggested that Ferdinand attacked him with a piece of wood and dealt him several lashes about his body. Meanwhile, a teenager from Moruca who allegedly hit a man several times with a hammer about his head and body is also on trial for the intent to murder. On May 10 at North West District, Chavez Torres, 19, attempted to murder Daryl Gomes. And on April 2 at Saffon Street, Georgetown, a bicycle bandit reportedly shot at Albouystown market vendor Doodnauth Danasri in the head. Doodnauth, 62 and his wife were attacked at about 17:30 hrs on the day in question at their stall outside Twin’s Drug Store, Saffon Street by four unmasked men, one was armed with a suspected .38 revolver. The vendor was however lucky, the bullet only grazed his face. Jason Jupiter, 23 the alleged shooter was later charged for the crime.
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From page 11 is on engaging all adolescents, special attention will be given to those in hinterland regions. “The Ministry of Public Health has made adolescent health a priority and more particularly for Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine where adolescent pregnancy is rife. The ministry welcomes the involvement and support of the peace corps in this programme as we target this vulnerable group.” This new project framework, focusing on adolescent health initiative will place peace corps volunteers in areas where a particular impact is expected to be made. Volunteers will work directly with Guyanese adolescents providing them with the necessary information, services, support and inspiration they need as they grow and develop. The country director added that “young people often face barriers to sexual and reproductive health information and services. The absence of age-appropriate sexual and reproductive health education for in and out of school adolescents leaves teens making uninformed or misinformed and often risky decisions.” One-eighth of a cohort of about 80 volunteers in Guyana has been assigned to the health sector. Volunteers currently under training will be deployed to various areas including Charity, Wakenaam, Parika, Fort Wellington, Bush Lot, Port Mourant and Skeldon other volunteers will be deployed to Bartica and other villages in Region Seven and Nine. The Last MOU signed between Ministry of Public Health and Peace Corps Guyana was in 2012.
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Iran’s Rouhani warns Trump about ‘mother of all wars’ DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday cautioned U.S. President Donald Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran, saying “war with Iran is the mother of all wars”, but did not rule out peace between the two countries. Iran faces increased U.S. pressure and looming sanctions after Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from a 2015 international deal over Iran’s nuclear programme. Addressing a gathering of Iranian diplomats, Rouhani said: “Mr Trump, don’t play with the lion’s tail, this would only lead to regret,” the state new agency IRNA reported. “America should know that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace, and war with Iran is the mother of all wars,” Rouhani said, leaving open the possibility of peace between the two countries, at odds since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. “You are not in a position to incite the Iranian nation against Iran’s security and interests,” Rouhani said, in an apparent reference to reported efforts by Washington to destabilize Iran’s Islamic government. In Washington, U.S. officials familiar with the matter told Reuters that the Trump administration had launched an offensive of
President Hassan Rouhani speeches and online communications meant to foment unrest and help pressure Iran to end its nuclear program and its support of militant groups. Current and former U.S. officials said the campaign painted Iranian leaders in a harsh light, at times using information that is exaggerated or contradicts other official pronouncements, including comments by previous administrations. Rouhani scoffed at Trump’s threat to halt Iranian oil exports and said Iran has a dominant position in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping waterway. “Anyone who understands the rudiments of politics doesn’t say ‘we will stop Iran’s oil exports’...we have been the guarantor of
the regional waterway’s security throughout history,” Rouhani said, cited by the semi-official ISNA news agency. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday backed Rouhani’s suggestion that Iran may block Gulf oil exports if its own exports are halted. Rouhani’s apparent threat earlier this month to disrupt oil shipments from neighbouring countries came in reaction to efforts by Washington to force all countries to stop buying
Iranian oil. Iranian officials have in the past threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for any hostile U.S. action. Yesterday, Iran’s ground forces commander became the latest military figure to back Rouhani’s apparent threat, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported. “The Strait of Hormuz region must either be safe for all or be insecure for everyone,” said General Kioumars Heydari, quoted by Tasnim. Separately, a top Iranian military commander
warned that the Trump government might be preparing to invade Iran. “The enemy’s behaviour is unpredictable,” Tasnim quoted military chief of staff General Mohammad Baqeri as saying. “Although the current American government does not seem to speak of a military threat, according to precise information it has been trying to persuade the U.S. military to launch a military invasion (of Iran),” Baqeri said. Iran’s oil exports could fall by as much as two-thirds by
the end of the year because of new U.S. sanctions, putting oil markets under huge strain amid supply outages elsewhere. Washington initially planned to shut Iran out of global oil markets completely after Trump abandoned the deal that limited Iran’s nuclear ambitions, demanding all other countries stop buying Iranian crude by November. But the United States has somewhat eased its stance, saying it may grant sanction waivers to some allies that are particularly reliant on Iranian supplies.
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British reject May’s Brexit plan, some turn to Boris and far right: poll LONDON (Reuters) Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to leave the European Union are overwhelmingly opposed by the British public and more than a third of voters would support a new right-wing political party committed to quitting the bloc, according to a new poll. May’s political vulnerability was exposed by the survey which found voters would prefer Boris Johnson, who quit as her foreign minister two weeks ago, to negotiate with the EU and lead the Conservative Party into the next election. Only 16 percent of voters say May is handling the Brexit negotiations well, compared with 34 percent who say that Johnson would do a better job, according to the poll conducted by YouGov for The Sunday Times newspaper. With a little more than eight months to go before Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29, 2019, May’s government, parliament, the public and businesses remain deeply divided over what form Brexit should take. May’s plans to keep a close trading relationship with the EU on goods thrust her government into crisis this month and there is speculation she could face a leadership challenge after two of her most senior ministers, including Johnson, resigned in protest. Only one in 10 voters
Boris Johnson would pick the government’s proposed Brexit plans if there were a second referendum, according to the poll. Almost half think it would be bad for Britain. The new Brexit minister Dominic Raab said yesterday the prime minister was still trying to persuade members of the cabinet that her strategy was the best way forward. Raab also warned that Britain could refuse to pay a 39 billion pound ($51 billion) divorce bill to the EU if it does not get a trade deal - a threat used before by ministers. Speaking to the BBC, Raab refused to deny reports the government is planning to stockpile food or use a section of motorway in England as a lorry park to deal with increased border checks if Britain leaves the EU without a deal. Asked about a story in The Sun newspaper that the government was planning to
stockpile processed food, Raab initially replied “no” and then added: “That kind of selective snippet that makes it into the media, to the extent that the public pay attention to it, I think is unhelpful.” The possibility of leaving without a trade deal has increased with May facing rebellions from different factions in her party. She only narrowly won a series of votes on Brexit in parliament last week. The Sunday Times poll found voters are increasingly polarized, with growing numbers of people alienated from the two main political parties. Thirty-eight percent of people would vote for a new right-wing party that is committed to Brexit, while almost a quarter would support an explicitly far-right anti-immigrant, anti-Islam party, the poll found. Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage and U.S. President Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon are in discussions about forming a new right-wing movement, according to The Sunday Times. Half of voters would support remaining in the EU if there were a second referendum, the poll found, a level of support found in other surveys this year. YouGov spoke to 1,668 adults in Britain on July 19 and 20, according to The Sunday Times, which did not provide other details about how the poll was conducted.
Trump says his campaign was spied upon illegally, offers no evidence (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday that documents released by the FBI relating to a former adviser’s ties to Russia showed that his campaign for the 2016 presidential election had been illegally spied upon by U.S. law enforcement, but offered no evidence to support his assertion. In a series of Twitter posts, Trump also accused the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice of misleading the courts during a probe of Russian interference in the election, but did not elaborate. TheFBIdocumentsreleasedon Saturday showed how in 2016 the bureau requested surveillance of the former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page, as part of that investigation, saying the bureau believed he had been collaborating with the Russian government.”Lookingmore & more like the Trump Campaign for President was illegally being spied upon (surveillance) for the
President Donald Trump political gain of Crooked Hillary Clinton and the DNC,” Trump wrote on Twitter, referring to the Democratic National Committee. “Republicans must get tough now. An illegal Scam!” A White House spokeswoman referred questions on why Trump believed the documents proved the FBI and DOJ demonstrated illegal conduct or were misleading courts to
Trump’s personal counsel. His lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, did not respond to a request for comment. The DOJ did not immediately respond to requests to comment on Trump’s allegation. The FBI declined to comment. Page told CNN yesterday he was never an agent of a foreign power, and that the documents overstated his ties to Russia. Page could not immediately be reached for comment by Reuters. A spokesman for Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is now leading the probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, declined to comment on the president’s tweets. Trump has repeatedly criticized U.S. law enforcement agencies that are investigating allegations of Russian meddling in the vote, and he has insisted there was no collusion with members of his campaign. Russia denies any interference.
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‘Griffith the choice for top cop’ …T&T Govt. rejects nomination of Stephen Williams
Dr. Keith Rowley
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - CMC – Gary Griffith, 53, the man who senior Government sources Saturday confirmed is the choice for Police Commissioner, was uncharacteristically quiet when the Sunday Express contacted him. “Absolutely no comment,” Griffith said, refusing to be engaged in any way on this issue. Griffith was national security minister between 2013 and 2015. But senior Government sources said the pathway is now clear for the former minister in the UNC-led former People’s Partnership administration to be become the next CoP. The Dr. Keith Rowley led administration has rejected a notification from the Police Service Commission (PSC) for acting Police Commissioner, Stephen Williams to be confirmed in the post. In Parliament on Friday, Rowley made the declaration, stating that the matter surrounding the post of Commissioner now returns to the PSC. Williams, is the third person rejected from the
former commission’s merit list of candidates for the job. The Government recently rejected DCPs Deodat Dulalchan and Harold Phillip, the first and second-ranked candidates, taking issue with the commission’s process According to Rowley, the Government would await notification from the President whenever she’s advised by the PSC. “If there’s another name on the merit list and until the merit list is exhausted we’re not able to escape this process. The PSC doesn’t advise the President or Government of who’s on the list or how many are on it; we await the notification from the PSC, as it might very well be that there are others on the list who may find favour with this House (of Representatives).” The Prime Minister also said that Williams’ nomination for the post also came before Parliament 10 years ago when Williams was “10 years younger and 10 years less tired”. He noted Parliament’s position then was Williams wasn’t ready for the responsibility of the post. Rowley said the current Parliament can’t say Williams
isn’t ready now either. “But what we have now is the benefit of evidence which, with the best analysis in the world and the best marking of the score, we all in Trinidad and Tobago must conclude the fight against crime isn’t where we’d like it to be,” Rowley added while thanking the acting Police Commissioner for his service. “As we thank Mr Williams for his service and treat with this nomination, confirmation of him as Commissioner of Police, in the view of the Government, is not going to make the change the country requires at this time. “Therefore, Government would not accept this notification, as we expect to respond in a way that will bring about some element of change and after seven years we don’t believe that just a confirmation – of not the incumbent, but the holder of an acting position – will change it. “We cannot make a confirmation here and tomorrow it’s ‘business as usual’- that’s not what T&T requires now. We require an intervention of change to give ourselves a chance to get the upper hand,” Rowley said.
Jamaica’s Ambassador to US appointed to chair CARICOM Caucus WASHINGTON - CMC – Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Audrey Marks, has assumed chairmanship of the CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors here. Marks’ assumption took place last week at a special sitting of the 14-member Caucus, at OAS headquarters. The Ambassador said she is honoured to serve in this new role at this very important juncture in Caribbean history. She noted that there are several important issues that the body will tackle over the next six months, such as trade, security, energy and immigration.
As it relates to immigration, the Ambassador pointed out that, very shortly, the Embassy of Jamaica will host state-wide town hall meetings, given the importance of this topic to the Jamaican Diaspora. “There are many changes relating to immigration that members of the Jamaican Diaspora need to be aware of,” she said. Outgoing Chairman, Ambassador Leon Charles, Haiti’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, congratulated the Ambassador on her elevation to the new role. He lauded Jamaica for the important role the nation continues to play in CARICOM, adding that he has no doubt that
Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris Industry; Enhanced Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Due Diligence; Best Practices for CBI and RBI Programmes; Emerging
Trends in Residency by Investment Programmes; and Understanding the CBI Marketplace. The 2018 Uglobal Immigration Convention will be attended by a wide range of investment immigration professionals including migration agencies, foreign intermediaries, project developers, service providers and international marketing agents. According to government officials, the convention, with an excellent platform for expanding the Federation’s citizenship by investment reach among the movers and shakers of the industry. It also provides St. Kitts and Nevis with unique access to new
Ambassador Marks will perform an excellent job at the helm of the grouping. Marks will occupy the chair for six months, concurrently with Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, who is Chairman of CARICOM.
Increased access to small business loans through new project
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - CMC - Haitians will have increased access to small business loans as the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Global Affairs Canada and Desjardins International (DID) of Canada have partnered to
increase services for Micro and Small Enterprises (MPE) in the French speaking Caribbean nation. The project entitled “Support for the Establishment of a Specialised Micro and Small Business Financing Assessment Unit, within the
Prime Minister to deliver address Immigration convention in US BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris, is scheduled to make a powerful address on the successes, challenges and opportunities for the citizenship by investment industry when he delivers the keynote speech at the 2018 Uglobal Immigration Convention in the United States this week. Harris, accompanied by the CEO of the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU), Les Khan, will add international leaders in the economic citizenship industry in Los Angeles, Califonia Convention attendees will discuss and deliberate on Changes Impacting the
Audrey Marks
potential markets. St. Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme is rated by several independent and objective observers and analysts as one of the best performing countries in the world on several indices, including in the economic citizenship industry, with its Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme, regarded internationally as the platinum brand. The country’s CBI programme, the longestrunning citizenship programme in the world, was ranked as one of the top global economic citizenship programmes in the 2018 Henley Passport Index, which
looked at major trends affecting travel, migration and visa policy. That index also ranked St. Kitts and Nevis’ passport 24th in the world and number one amongst Caribbean jurisdictions that offer Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programmes. The 2018 conference will feature interactive panels moderated by experienced investment immigration professionals and in-depth workshops designed specifically for global citizenship by investment and residency by investment programme professionals. The Prime Minister of Malta, Dr. Joseph Muscat, is also expected to deliver a keynote speech tomorrow.
Le Levier Fédération (a network of savings and credit cooperatives)” will support the Federation in implementing place of a unit specializing in finance for MEPs. The project provides for an investment of US $3.04 million, which includes a $500,000 loan component for on-lending, to Le Levier’s first-rate credit and savings cooperatives, which use the Center’s model. Affiliate for Financial Entrepreneurs (CFE) for the financing of MSEs. The remaining resources will be used to support the establishment and implementation of the CFE model in participating financial cooperatives. The CBD will focus specifically on underserved and un-served MSEs in Haiti, committing up to US$500,000 for funding activities related to the establishment of CFE in northern and southern Haiti. “Providing credit and savings support for MSEs will contribute to enterprise growth and sustainability, while improving the living and economic conditions of several rural householders in Haiti, who otherwise would experience financial exclusion” said Peter Blackman, Portfolio Manager and Guillermo Aguilar Rios, Operations Officer of the Private Sector Development Unit at CDB.
Someone once said that division is caused more by impatience than by a conflict in creed.
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Golf: Molinari plots course Hamilton retakes F1 lead with through the mayhem to win Open ‘miracle’ victory in Germany HOCKENHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton raced from 14th to first to seize a “miracle” German Grand Prix victory in a Mercedes onetwo yesterday and retake the Formula One championship lead from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who crashed. Vettel, now 17 points behind the Briton after starting eight ahead, led his home race from pole position until rain caused chaos in the closing laps, with the German sliding off and into the barriers. Hamilton, the reigning world champion, took the chequered flag for a recordequalling fourth German Grand Prix win, ahead of his Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. “I’ve never had a race
career. Hamilton, who threw himself across the pitlane wall into the arms of his mechanics and also got a bear-hug from delighted Mercedes-Benz boss Dieter Zetsche, seemed about as stunned as anyone. “I really feel that the rain has come down and just washed away any negativity and its a glorious day,” Hamilton said, his voice wobbling. “It couldn’t have been a better day for me and one that I will always remember.” FERRARI NIGHTMARE Beaten by Vettel in his home British Grand Prix at Silverstone two weeks ago, where he went from pole to the back of the field and up to second, he had turned the tables completely. “Love conquers all,”
tyre wall, the lap 52 incident bringing out the safety car. “I had it in my hands — small mistake, big disappointment,” said the German. “It was just one of those moments. It was my mistake so apologies to the team. They did everything right.” Hamilton, who was already up to fifth after 14 laps, had made his first set of soft tyres last for 42 laps but pitted before the rain came and went to ultrasofts. He still had to defend from an attacking Bottas, with the two going wheel to wheel when the safety car came in before they received orders to hold position. It was the Finn’s fifth second place in 11 races. Ferrari had also earlier applied team orders of their
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the race alongside second placed Valteri Bottas (left) of Mercedes and third placed Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari. (REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay) like this,” said the four-times champion, who was summoned to stewards after the race for a pitlane infringement but escaped with a reprimand and the victory intact. “Today I feel like I drove the best that I can remember driving. I didn’t make any mistakes.” It was the 66th win of his F1 career, and Mercedes’ 80th, and minutes after the finish, the skies opened with an array of thunder and lightning and a torrential downpour that would have stopped any race. “Miracles do happen, mate,” Hamilton’s race engineer Pete Bonnington told him over the radio after a slow-burner that turned into one of the great comebacks of the Briton’s already stellar
declared Hamilton, who had reacted defiantly on Instagram to the booing and hostility from a partisan crowd after his car broke down in Saturday’s qualifying. “It’s obviously very, very difficult from that position and highly unlikely but you’ve always got to believe,” added the fourtimes champion, who said a long prayer before the race started. “I really manifested my dream today.” For Vettel, it was simply a nightmare — the chance to make big gains slipping through his hands in an instant. He now has 171 points to Hamilton’s 188. He pummelled the steering wheel angrily after the car crumpled against the
own, telling Raikkonen to move over for Vettel when the German found himself behind the Finn after the pitstops. Max Verstappen was fourth for Red Bull, but his Australian team mate Daniel Ricciardo retired with an engine failure after rising from the back of the field to sixth. German driver Nico Hulkenberg was fifth for Renault, with Romain Grosjean sixth for Haas ahead of Mexican Sergio Perez and Frenchman Esteban Ocon for Force India in seventh and eighth positions. Sweden’s Marcus Ericsson put Sauber in the points with ninth and New Zealander Brendon Hartley was 10th for Toro Rosso — only his second scoring finish.
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (Reuters) - Francesco Molinari kept the coolest head in Carnoustie as he steered a steady course through a wild afternoon of nailbiting tension at the British Open yesterday to become the first Italian major champion. With a strong breeze causing mayhem at the top of the leaderboard which a charging Tiger Woods had topped with nine holes to play, the 35-year-old Molinari buckled down to produce a flawless 69 and claim victory by two strokes. Overnight leaders Xander Schauffele and Kevin Kisner ended two shots back in fourway tie for second place with England’s Justin Rose and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy. Molinari ended a compelling four-day drama on eight-under 276 — the lowest combined score in the eight Carnoustie Opens. Huge crowds descended on the seaside links and the majority were willing Woods to claim a fairytale 15th major a decade after his last one. But it was the American’s playing partner Molinari who wrote his own script to claim his major breakthrough at the 36th time of asking. With defending champion Jordan Spieth, Woods, English duo Rose and Tommy Fleetwood and McIlroy in the Sunday mix, the Molinari subplot was almost overlooked as the leading groups went out. Yet his recent form, two wins and two runners-up finishes in his last five tournaments, should have served as a warning on a day when a steady hand was needed on the tiller. While Spieth, Schauffele and Kisner endured a rollercoaster ride across the sun-blasted links, as if spooked by the presence of a resurgent Woods, Molinari cranked out 13 consecutive pars before making his move. He rolled in a birdie on the par-five 14th to move into the lead on seven-under. With Rose and McIlroy in the clubhouse on six-under, Schauffele fought back from a 40-stroke outward nine to get to seven-under but Molinari was unflappable. Carnoustie’s 18th hole has witnessed its fair share of horror shows but Molinari safely negotiated the snaking Barry Burn with his tee shot before planting his second to six feet. Molinari was a picture of calm as he walked up to his putt and only after it disappeared into the cup did he allow his mask to slip — turning to punch the air.
Italy’s Francesco Molinari celebrates with the Claret Jug after winning the 147th Open Championship. (REUTERS/Paul Childs) MOST ANXIOUS The most anxious he looked all day was sitting watching Californian Schauffele play the 17th and 18th. When Schauffele’s par putt stayed out on the 17th the Italian puffed out his cheeks knowing only an eagle for the American at the last could deny him. The moment Schauffele’s approach stopped short on the 18th green the celebrations could start. “It is absolutely amazing,” Turin-born Molinari, who went bogey-free from the 17th hole of his second round, said. “The course bit me a few times the first couple of days, but then to go bogey-free over the weekend on a course like this is incredible. For the first time I felt like I was ready for it. “Playing with Tiger makes it even more special. I couldn’t have written it any better.” Molinari broke a sequence of five majors won by Americans and for a while Woods looked like making it six. In his trademark red shirt the 42-year-old looked in complete control as he birdied
the fourth and sixth holes. He reached the turn in 34 strokes and with Spieth and Schauffele imploding a few holes back Woods was suddenly clear at the top of the leaderboard on sevenunder. A miss-hit flop shot at the 11th ended cost him a doublebogey that stopped him in his tracks and although he birdied the 14th to stay in the hunt he fell just short, finishing in a tie for sixth on five-under. Spieth’s hopes of emulating Woods by winning the Claret Jug for a second successive year withered away as he slumped to a finalround 76 on a desperately hard scoring day. He had looked assured as he began with four pars but a bogey at the fifth rattled him and the wheels fell off when a trip to a gorse bush ended with a double-bogey at the sixth. McIlroy had struggled to make any headway but when he eagled the 14th he rocketed to the top of the leaderboard. Rose also eagled the parfive 14th — the only hole that was offering any gifts as a course so docile on Saturday bit back.
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Cort Nielsen takes win, Thomas in Mural of LeBron respecting yellow ahead of Tour de France rest day Lakers greats also vandalized CARCASSONNE, France (Reuters) Denmark’s Magnus Cort Nielsen claimed victory on the Tour de France when he prevailed in a three-man sprint at the end of a long breakaway in the 15th stage yesterday. The Astana rider was the overwhelming favorite as a sprint specialist in the finale and he duly delivered, comfortably beating Spain’s Ion Izagirre and Dutchman Bauke Mollema, who were second and third, respectively. It is Cort Nielsen’s third grand tour win after he won two stages in the Vuelta a Espana in 2016, and Astana’s second in this year’s Tour after Omar Fraile won Saturday’s 14th stage. “Everything went very well ... it’s the best victory of my career,” said Cort Nielsen. “I was feeling good in the finale and felt confident. I did exactly what I wanted to do in terms of strategy.” Briton Geraint Thomas retained the overall lead after a 181.5-km hilly ride from Millau through the vineyards of Minervois, Corbieres and Cabardes in Southwestern France. He leads Team Sky team mate and defending champion Chris Froome by 1:39 and Dutchman Tom Dumoulin by 1:50 before Monday’s rest day as the race heads to the Pyrenees. A 29-man breakaway took shape early on, and after they had built an advantage of more than 10 minutes to make sure the win would be decided between them, the fireworks started. Tour debutants Fabien Grellier and Julien Bernard, the son of Jean-Francois, third overall in the 1987 race, attacked with 70 kilometers left. But Poland’s Rafal Majka, who has three Tour stage wins to his name, jumped away from the group and chased the duo down, whizzing past them to reach the top of the Pic de Nore, a 12.3-km climb at an average gradient of 6.3 percent, in first position. He had a 30-second lead, but with a flat, crosswind-exposed stretch leading to the line,
Astana Pro Team rider Magnus Cort Nielsen of Denmark wins the 181.5-km Stage 15 from Millau to Carcassonne. (REUTERS/Stephane Mahe) his chances were slim and he was caught by a group of seven chasers. France’s Lilian Calmejane, in his home region, had no team mate in the group unlike Cort Nielsen, Mollema and Izagirre. He was isolated when things heated up and had to concede defeat, breaking down in tears after crossing the line in seventh place, 34 seconds off the pace. The peloton crossed the line 13:11 behind. France’s Romain Bardet, fifth overall, attacked in the descent from the Pic de Nore and went off the road, in a desperate attempt to unsettle his rivals. “That was crazy,” said Thomas.
Batting main reason for Guyana... From page 31 gratitude to all who contributed towards the success of the tournament including the match officials and CEO acting of TTCB Doodnauth Ramkissoon and Nawshad Mohammed. Director of Physical Education and Sport of the Twin Island Republic, Patrice Charles, thanked the CWI and TTCB for their tremendous effort in hosting a successful tournament. “Sports and Education is a testament of the caliber of persons involved in coordinating this tournament. I understand the pivotal and critical roles sports play in youth development and look forward to its continued success. By participating in sports young person’s can develop mental, physical and social skills that will carry them throughout their life. Our youths need sports like cricket to give them a sense of focus and purpose which will development them into strong and confident leaders.” “The only person that could limit you is you and I quote America athlete Jackie Joyner Kersey who said ‘age is no barrier, it is a limitation you put on your mind and the only limitation you have is the limitation what you put on yourself’,” he reminded the youths. Charles stated that the CWI U17 tournament has over the years laid a foundation for many young cricketers whose aim is to move ahead and excel in the sport. “Many of our local athletes who have played here before have reached international status and I am sure many of you will achieve similar success. It is undeniable this tournament will promote regional integration, social and economic perspective which will unite us as a
Caribbean nation.” President of the TTCB Azim Bassarath said that it is a privilege for them to host the tournament which was a success, adding that there was some competitive cricket despite the unpredictable weather. “In the end we have much to be pleased about as we close another memorable chapter of regional cricket. “Despite the many challenges the TTCB posses the human resources necessary to handle a tournament of this magnitude. Each age group tournament presents an opportunity for the players to develop their skills for they are the most important group of cricketers in the region.” “The future of West Indies is well represented, having graduated from these tournaments you will look to transfer your success to the test, One Day International and T20 arena and place West Indies cricket back on top of the international ladder,” he lamented. “As we have seen recently the Region continues to produce cricketers of a very fine caliber from Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean. Every territory has an undisputed claim to a rich legacy of producing stars who have brightened the world’s stage so there is no barrier for you to replicate the glory of yesteryear and bring pride and glory to the Region as you strive to make a lifelong career in cricket.” Dario Barthley, project officer of CWI, urged the players to keep working on their game and said the tournament will go from strength to strength. He thanked the TTCB, all others involved in the tournament as well as parents present.
Los Angeles artist Gustavo Zermeno, who produced the latest mural depicting LeBron James coming to the Los Angeles Lakers, hoped a depiction of James showing respect for past Lakers greats would keep the vandals away. Zermeno was wrong. They struck on Friday night. The mural, at Melrose and Fairfax in Los Angeles, shows James facing a handful of Lakers legends looming over Staples Center, where Los Angeles plays its home games, and over the Great Western Forum, which the team formerly called home. The retired Lakers shown included Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal, along with late broadcaster Chick Hearn. Zermano said he and five friends devoted 45 hours over five days to producing the mural. On Friday night, vandals threw white paint on it. As Zermano was working on restoring it Saturday
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts to not getting a foul called. (Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo) morning, several dozen Lakers fans helped out, Zermano said, adding that he was surprised the vandalism happened in the first place. The image, he said, was to “just show LeBron paying homage to not only past Lakers legends but the whole organization. Him showing up to the Lakers and knowing he has some big shoes to fill,” according to ESPN. A previous mural touting James’ decision to join the Lakers earlier this month also drew the wrath of vandals. The artwork, by Jonas
Never, depicted James in a Lakers jersey with the message “King of LA” on a wall at the Baby Blues BBQ restaurant in Venice. The mural was first hit with a spray-painting of “We Don’t Want You” and “No King,” as well as “3-6” — an apparent reference to James’ record in the NBA Finals. James won two titles while with the Miami Heat and another upon his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he began his career in the 2003-04 season. (Field Level Media)
Mixed results for Guyana on... From page 32 stunned the confident Guyanese just two minutes into the match when Francisco Garcia deflected in a pass from the right after the Dominicans capitalized on a Guyanese defensive mix-up deep in their scoring circle. The game then wore on with the Guyanese enjoying greater possession with stoical defence from the Dominicans until the 39th minute when Aroydy Branford converted a penalty stroke. The Dominicans then resorted to physical play to neutralize the skilful Guyanese forwards but in the 49th and then 50th minutes, Guyana managed to convert two p e n a l t y c o r n e r s through Marvin Dannet and a bullet of a shot from the outstanding Jamarj Assanah that granted an eventual 3-1 victory for the Golden Arrowhead at full time. Guyana men will match skills with Mexico today at 13:00hrs. SQUASH Guyana’s top seeded men’s player, Sunil Seth opened his CAC bid with a victory over David Gonzalez of Panama. Seth however lost in the next round against #3 seed Arturo Salazar of Mexico 3-0. Young talented JasonRay Khalil also started on a good note by defeating Nku Patrick of Trinidad and Tobago but lost his next bid
against #2 seed Cesar Salazar of Mexico3-0. In the women’s draw, Mary Fung-a-fat got the better of Charlotte Knaggs of T&T in her opening match but ran into the number one seed, Samantha Teran the following day to whom she lost 3-0. Former Caribbean Champion Taylor Fernandes, just elevating from the junior ranks to senior competition lost a hard-fought match to Amanda Haywood of Barbados 3-2. In Men’s doubles, Guyana’s Sunil Seth and Jason-Ray Khalil won against St Vincent & the Grenadines pair of Jason Doyle and Othneil Bailey 2-0. The Guyanese pair faced the herculean task of the second seeded Arturo and Cesar Salazar on and lost 2-0 yesterday afternoon. Women’s doubles team of Guyana’s Ashley Khalil and Taylor Fernandes defeated
Amada Haywood and Jada Smith-Padmore of Barbados 2-1 yesterday morning. TABLE TENNIS The Lady’s team results saw the team of Natalie Cummings, Chelsea Edghill and Trenace Lowe beating Barbados 3-0 but losing El Salvador and tournament favourites Cuba both 3-0. The men have played one game so far where they lost to the number one seeded Cuba by a 3-0 margin. The individual battles saw Christopher Franklyn, Shemar Britton, Trenace Lowe, Chelsea Edghill and Nigel Bryan have all advanced from the group stage to the knockout rounds. Trenace Lowe has won all three of her games played so far, while Chelsea Edghil lost to Mabelyn Enrique of Guatemala 3-1 but bounced back to defeat Linda Partap of Trinidad and Tobago 3-0.
Senior, NAMILCO U-17 & Pele... From page 33 was rewarded with a trophy and $100,000 cash. Plaisance Panthers for their third place finish collected a cash prize of $75,000 while fourth placed Golden Stars was presented with $50,000. The Most Valuable Player and the league’s Highest Goal Scorer was Kofi Major of the champion team and he collected one pair of football boots. Named as the Best Goalkeeper was Shawn Adonis also of the champions and his prize was two pairs of goalkeeping gloves. Mahaica’s Orland Ali copped a trophy for being named the Best Defender, while Sherman Thomas of Buxton Stars was named the Best Coach and rode away with a brand new Motor Cycle for his exploits.
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Bangladesh whip Windies by 48 runs in first ODI despite Hetymer’s half-century
Shimron Hetmyer plays through the off side. By Sean Devers In the first ever International Cricket match in Guyana without Radio Commentary, Windies slumped to a 48 –run defeat to Bangladesh at Providence in the first ODI in the three match series as the hosts began their 2019 World Cup preparations inauspiciously. Tamim Iqbal’s unbeaten 130 lasted 160 and included 10 fours and three sixes and was the slowest ton in ODIs by a Bangladesh batsman but his 207-run second wicket stand with Shakib Al Hassan, whose 97 from 121 balls with six fours on a slow track, was important to helping Bangladesh to their highest total against the Windies in the West Indies. Mushfiqur Rahim’s pugnacious 11-ball 30 was decorated with three fours and two sixes and along Tamim ensured that 53 runs came from the three overs as the visitors reached 275-4 off 50 overs. Guyanese leg-spinner Devendra
Bishoo took 2-52 for the Windies who could only reach 231-9 from 50 overs. Only Chris Gayle who hit a subdued 60-ball 40 with a four and two sixes and 21-year-old Guyanese Shimron Hetymer who made 52 from 78 balls with five fours, offered prolonged resistance to Mashrafe Mortaza (4-37) and Mustafizur Rahman (2-27). Watched by a disappointing turn out which could get less for Wednesday’s Day/Night game which starts at 14:30hrs, Evin Lewis got going with a six off Mortaza before hammering Mehidy Miraz, who opened the bowling with his off-spin, for a scorching boundary. Gayle started slowly and put pressure on Lewis who made 17 before he succumbed to Mortaza while Rubel Hossain had Shai Hope (6) LBW at 41-2 to bring Hetymer to the crease. Gayle hit Mehidy for a six, while
Hetymer pulled Rubel Hossain with disdain for six to post the 50 in the 15th over and together they were building a partnership until Gayle ran himself out when 10 away from his 49th fifty. Gayle, who turns 39 in September, dispatched Rubel Hossain for a six over long-off but when Hetymer dabbed a ball to short third man Gayle charged down the pitch for what would have been a suicidal single and was run out at 81-3 in the 22ndover. Jason Mohammed (10) did not last long and perished at 111-4 and when Hetmyer was removed by Rahman after reaching his second score of over 50 in ODI Cricket after converting his first into a ton, the visitors were large and in charge in the hosts own back yard. The Bangladesh bowlers had very little resistance from those that followed as none of them reached 20 in another embarrassing batting performance as they slumped to another defeat despite an entertaining unbroken 59 run last wicket stand between Alazzari Joseph and Devendra Bishoo who made 29. Earlier, Bangladesh elected to bat in overcast conditions and Anamul Haque (0) pushed forward to a ball that left him in the second over from Holder and edged a catch to second slip with just a run on the board. Rain at 09:50hrs stopped play after 4.4 overs at 10-1 and after a delay of 30 minutes play resumed and the left- handed pair of 29-yearold Tamim and Shakib, who is 31, joined forces in hazy sunshine on a slow outfield and were not separated until the 45th over. Tamim stroked Russell for three boundaries in an over which cost 13 runs, but when Ashley Nurse was introduced he got the ball to spin
Chris Gayle smashes a six.
past his edge three times and the best batsmen in the Bangladesh side was dropped by the Keeper and surprisingly looked uncomfortable to the off-spinner as the sun returned in all its glory. Shakib was dropped by Gayle off Joseph who was cut past point for four as the pair brought up the 50 in the 15th over. Bishoo was given the ball in t h e 2 1 s t o v e r, w h i l e Ta m i m dumped Nurse for the first six of the game. Tamim raised the 100 partnership and his 42nd fifty (which came from 87 balls) and celebrated the landmarks with an imperious insideout cover driven boundary off Mohammed and the Windies were already paying for dropping him twice. Shakib blasted Mohammed for four to post his 40th ODI fifty from 68 balls and the pair was looking well set. Shakib flicked Holder for four to
bring up the 150 before dancing into the Bajan to hit him over mid-off for another boundary as the second wicket stand flourished. Shakib (82) was dropped at short backward square as Shimron Hetymer floored an easy catch off Bishoo as the ordinary catching continued. When three away from his 8th ton, Shakib top-edged a sweep off the 31 year-old Bishoo and taken by Hetymer to leave the score on 208-2 before Tamim reached his 10 ODI hundred from 146 ball with seven fours and a six. Bishoo soon had Sabbir Rahaman (3) stumped at 221-3 before Rahim launched a vicious attack on Holder; taking 21 off of the penultimate over. Tamim in a belated show of aggression, blasted back-to-sixes off Russell in the final over after their 50-run stand was achieved from just 19 balls before Russell dismissed Rahim in the last over.
UG crowned Brij Parasnath National College Athletics...
Front Row: Triumphant University of Guyana Team coach Mark Scott (second from left, front row) receives the BRIJ PARASNATH National College Athletics Championships Trophy from Brij Parasnath (second from right). Champion Male athlete Osafa Dos Santos is at extreme left while Champion Female Athlete Ruth Sanmoogan is at extreme right.
From page 31 over fellow UG teammate Tramaine Beckles who heaved it to 13.64m, while Rich Skinner (CPCE) was third with 12.98m. Dos Santos hurled the discus for a winning distance of 37.92m but had to settle for second to Beckles in the javelin with a throw of 47.45m. Beckles won the gold with 54.58m. In the high jump, Dos Santos cleared the bar at 1.70m for silver, while Tortique Boyce of Leonora Technical Institute took the gold with 1.95m. In the 100-metre dash, Sanmoogan was unchallenged and posted a winning time of 12.41 secs. She finished ahead of Tonya Rawlins (Leonara TI) 12.51 and Kim Chan (UK) 13.40. Sanmoogan clocked 25.27 seconds in the 200m and 58.84 seconds in the 400m. Guyana’s latest sprint sensation Archibald missed the 100 metres dash which was won his UG teammate Owen Adonis in 10.87 secs. But the speedy Archibald showed his class with a comfortable victory in the 200 metres gold by cruising home in 21.49 secs ahead of Daniel Williams (21.59) and Adonis (21.83). He eased off the pace with sixty metres to go after he had blazed the first 100 and the curve to lead his rivals by over ten metres as they straightened for the drive to the line. In his specialty, Archibald scaled to 8.07m to claim the gold in the High Jump. Bright predictably won the high, long and triple jump events with leaps of 1.67m, 6.27m and 12.23m respectively. UG’s Tamar Charles won the women’s middle-distance with a time of 6 min 14 seconds in the 1500m and 13minutes 47 seconds in the 3000m. Cindy Fraser (New Amsterdam TI) took double gold in the shot put (8.68m) and discus (27.48m.
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Changes made to Grenville Felix Memorial cycle race A number of changes have been made to the Fifth Annual Grenville Felix Memorial cycle road set for Sunday 29 July in Berbice as the organisers and donors strive to make the event bigger. The race which is organised by the Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC) will be held in collaboration with the Felix family. The event which is coordinated by cycling coach Randolph Roberts is being held in honour of the late engineer who passed away five years ago at the age of 96. The event will now begin with a rolling start from his childhood place of residence at Betsy Ground, East Canje Berbice which is a further
three miles from his former place of residence at Canefield East Canje. At Canefield the cyclists will get the starters flag. They will then proceed to the No 51 Police Station before turning back to finish at his former residence at Canefield, East Canje, covering a total of 62 miles. All the top cyclists in the country are expected to be on show since lucrative prizes will be up for grabs. Defending champion Paul De Nobrega will be hard pressed to retain his crown. Prizes will be awarded to the first 10 finishers, while the first three juniors instead of juveniles and the first three 12-14 riders will be rewarded. The first four FACC cyclists will also be rewarded. There
will be no veterans and females prizes. There will also be 10 sprint prizes up for grabs. The BMX riders will also have an opportunity to compete. The Grenville Felix Memorial Trophy is a lien trophy and will be given to the first person who gets their name on it three times. Felix who was one of Guyana’s first and oldest engineer’s at the time of his demise, worked with the Bookers and Guyana Sugar Corporation in Guyana and various parts of the world. This is the seventh cycling event held in his honour. The first two was held in honour of his birthday. It was changed to a memorial event after he passed away. Race time is 12:00noon.
‘Keep ya five alive’ street-ball championship
Quarterfinalists decided after last Thursday’s action Sparta Boss, Leopold Street, Rhythm Star and Showstoppers sealed their berths to the quarterfinal round, when the sixth GTBeer ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Street-ball Championship continued on Thursday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. Sparta Boss overcame a 1-0 deficit to defeat a dogged Sophia unit 3-1. Eusi Phillips, Sheldon Shepherd and Jermin Junior scored in the 36th, 37th and 40th minutes respectively for the victors. On target for the losers was Desmond Cottam in the 33rd minute. Leopold Street edged Dave and Celina All-Stars 3-2. Okeeny Fraser fashioned a double in the fourth and 26th minutes, while Job Caesar fired home in the 23rd minute. For Dave and Celina, Rudy Halley and Emmanuel Atkins were on the score sheet in the ninth and 18th minutes respectively. M e a n w h i l e , Showstoppers defeated Agricola 4-1. Luiroy Nievelder bagged a brace in the eighth and 28th minutes, while Marvin Josiah and Emmanuel Thomas scored in the 25th and 30th minutes each. On the losing side, Anthony Barrow netted in the fifth minute. Dorville Stewart banged in four goals to guide Rhythm Stars to a 7-4 victory over
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Swag Entertainment. Stewart’s goals came in the eight, 19th, 26th and 33rd minutes, while Stephon Ramsay added a brace in the 17th and 20th minute while Kevon Gordon was responsible for the opening goal in the 10th minute for the winners. Clarence Huggins netted twice in the seventh and 18th minute, while Colwyn Drakes and Shane Luckie scored in the 15th and 29th minute each for Swag Entertainment. The event continues on Thursday at the same venue with quarterfinal round. The winner of the competition will pocket $600,000 and a trophy, with the runner-up copping $300,000 and the respective accolade. On the other hand, the third place finisher will collect $150,000 and a trophy, while the fourth place unit receives $75,000 and a trophy Complete Results Game-1 Showstoppers-4 vs Agricola-1 Showstoppers Scorers Luiroy Nievelder-8th and 28th Marvin Josiah-25th Emmanuel Thomas-30th Agricola Scorer Anthony Barrow-5th Game-2 Rhythm Stars-7 vs Swag Entertainment-4 Rhythm Scorers Dorville Stewart-8th, 19th, 26th and 33rd Stephon Ramsay-17th
and 20th Kevin Gordon-10th Swag Scorers Clarence Huggins-7th and 18th Colwyn Drakes-15th Shane Luckie-29th Game-3 Leopold Street-3 vs Dave & Celina All-Stars-2 Leopold Scorers Okeeny Fraser-4th and 26th Jobe Caesar-23rd Dave & Celina Scorers Rudy Halley-9th Emmanuel Atkins-18th Game-4 Sparta Boss-3 vs Sophia-1 Sparta Scorers Eusi Phillips-36th Sheldon Shepherd-37th Jermaine Junior-40th Sophia Scorer Desmond Cottam-33rd
GUINNESS CAGE SET FOR AUG. 8 KICKOFF Chetsons already on board
Competition in a previous Guinness Cage tournament. The need to integrate communities all across Guyana has been the recurring theme among politicians, village leaders and the wider society for a long time now and many initiatives have been advanced to do so. Sports has been one of the vehicles advocated to break down age old barriers that prevented cohesion among villages and communities and when ‘Three Peat Promotions’ stages its second Annual Guinness Cage Competition on the Haslington Tarmac on August 8, it will mark another opportunity to aid in fostering camaraderie and understanding among the various communities. The promotional group which hosted its inaugural tournament last year at the National Gymnasium will visit the Haslington Market Tarmac on the East Coast of Demerara on this occasion in response to the overwhelming request from teams that are based on the East Coast. Co-principal Rawle Welch said the staging of this year’s tournament on the East Coast is due in large measure to the
request by several teams that are based along the East Coast corridor, informing that the bulk of the invited teams will come from those communities. “ We h a v e i n v i t e d a total of twenty-four teams and a minimum of twelve will come from the East Coast villages, while the remainder will comprise teams from Georgetown, Linden and West Demerara and they will compete in the tournament which we have dubbed ‘The East Coast Best against the Rest’,” Welch disclosed. The fans he said are the best anywhere, well-behaved and very supportive of events and according to the organizer, the team had no hesitation in its decision to reward the communities for their support and love over the years. Many feel that the East Coast teams are not on par with teams from the other communities, but the time has arrived for all to put up or shut up because as someone who has had the privilege to witness all the communities across the various regions, “I can confirm that the East
Coast teams have improved immensely and should not be considered pushovers anymore,” Welch stated. He said he anticipates some riveting rivalries over the five days of competition as the hosts look to repel the challenges of visiting teams. Over $800, 000 in prize monies and trophies will be up for grabs, while lucky fans will have the opportunity to win prizes over the five nights of competition for their support at the Bar. “Every night we will have a winner among the fans and this will be awarded to the fan that buys the most buckets of the sponsor’s beverage”. Clarks footwear giant, Chetsons, has already pledged its support, while commitment of support has come from Queensway Security Services, ENetworks Inc., KSM Investments, Yhip’s Bakery, Brass Aluminum & Cast Iron Foundry (BACIF), Ray’s Auto Sales, Y.K. Investments, Trophy Stall, Woodpecker Products, National Sports Commission, ‘C’ Division of the Guyana Police Force, Julius Variety Store and C & C Prestigious Styles.
Association of Guyana (AAG). With the official documents inviting schools from all 10 regions of Guyana being forwarded, the organisation is very grateful for the support it is receiving. At this year’s games, athletes will be in for a time of their lives while for some it will be the beginning of their careers. The KMPA Foundation will also be adding the 13-16 years age group 4x100m and the 17-20 years 4x400m for
both boys and girls to the already packed four-day programme. The organisers would like to advise all coaches and teachers that registering online at www.meetregister.org has many benefits, including the fact that the competition can have heat sheets generated. The KMPA Foundation would like to advise the out of town athletes that there would be accommodation and lunch available for them so the
teachers/coaches must notify the organisation about the number of athletes from each region so as to better serve you. The curtains will come down on the four-day event with the road race on the 23rd of September with the 1K beginning at Annandale Market Road. The 2K beginning around Vigilance, the 3K will begin at Strathspey while the 5K will start at Bachelor’s Adventure at 18:00hrs sharp.
KMPA Junior Olympic Games given green light by authorities The 2018 King-Medas Pansy Adonis (KMPA) Classic road race, Guyana’s second Junior Olympic Games set for the 20th to the 23rd of September at the Lusignan Community Center ground on the East Coast Demerara (ECD) has been given the green light by the relevant authorities including the National Sports Commission (NSC), Ministry Of Education Allied Arts Division and the Amateur Athletics