Friday July 31, 2015
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Warner to pay Anand $894,000 for defamation
Victory: Senior counsel Anand Ramlogan speaks with members of the media outside the Hall of Justice yesterday Trinidad Express - Former Attorney General in the People’s Partnership administration Anand Ramlogan has won his defamation case against Jack Warner. Justice Robin Mohammed, in a 57-page judgement delivered in the Hall of Justice yesterday, ordered that Warner pay Ramlogan a total of $894,000. Warner is to pay $600,000 in general damages, $200,000 in exemplary damages, and $94,000 in prescribed costs. The defamatory statements revolved around claims by Warner that Ramlogan was the owner of a number of properties. Warner has not
denied making the statements but claims he was simply repeating what Ramlogan had told him in 2012. Ramlogan has denied ever informing Warner of his personal business. Ramlogan was represented by attorneys Gerald Ramdeen, Kelvin Ramkissoon and Varun Dabideen. Asha Watkins-Montserin appeared alongside Keith Scotland for Warner. In a social media post shortly after judgement was delivered, Ramlogan said he felt vindicated. He wrote: “Victory is sweeter than the bitter taste of injustice, when God is on your side.“Two years ago Jack Warner went on a politi-
cal platform and accused me of corruption. He said I had corruptly acquired over 51 properties. I sued for defamation because my father taught me that when you die all you take with you is your character and reputation. “Today, the Supreme Court of Justice rejected Jack’s defences and ruled in my favour. Justice Mohammed found the allegations were fabricated and concocted and awarded close to $1 M. It is one of the highest compensation awards for defamation in our legal history and I stand vindicated by the truth.
After Rowley raises bribery claims against PM on platform, CoP finally orders probe Trinidad Guardian - Hours after Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley criticised police for not investigating an $8.3 million bribery claim against Prime Minister Kamla PersadBissessar in connection with the Section 34 fiasco, acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams assigned the Anti-Corruption Investigations Bureau to probe the allegations. The claims, which were made by Independent Liberal Party leader and former People’s Partnership MP J a c k Wa r n e r a t a n e w s conference on July 13, allege Persad-Bissessar received cheques from United National Congress (UNC) financiers— Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson—in exchange for their freedom on pending criminal charges. Speaking by telephone Wednesday, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Operations) Glenn Hackett said it was only Wednesday that Williams received the correspondence relating to the alleged conspiracy. However, he said he had not read
Kamla Persad-Bissessar the details of the matter. “Only this morning the Commissioner of Police received that correspondence and he has assigned it to the AntiCorruption Investigations Bureau. “I was there with the commissioner when he received it but I did not read or see the details so I cannot comment further,” Hackett said. At the People’s National Movement’s regional meeting at Harris Promenade, San Fernando, on Tuesday night,
Rowley demanded that Williams initiate an investigation into Warner’s claims. At the new conference at the Hotel Normandie, St Ann’s, on July 13 Warner showed a sworn affidavit which alleged PersadBissessar received the cheques at the Tunapuna home of businessman Ralph Gopaul in May 2010. Warner claimed that Persad-Bissessar told him that the Ministry of Justice would “help our friends” and Section 34 was allegedly created to ensure both men walked free. I n response,Persad-Bissessar said the allegations were all lies and the process of law was followed with respect to Galbaransingh and Ferguson’s case. She added that Section 34 was passed unanimously with the support of all sides of the House. Galbaransingh and Ferguson were indicted by the US for cons p i r a c y, w i r e f r a u d , money laundering and bidrigging in relation to the construction of the Piarco International Airport project between 1996 and 2001.
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Jamaicans urged to be on alert for Venezuela Seizes Nestle, Polar human trafficking in their communities Warehouse as Food Shortages Mount KINGSTON, Jamaica – Chairman of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) Carol Palmer is urging Jamaicans to be on alert for signs of human trafficking and report known or suspected cases to the police. She made the plea as local authorities say they are working to take the profit out of human trafficking. “Persons may identify victims by bruises or any other signs of physical abuse. Victims are often not in control of themselves and appear to be
under someone else’s control and are unable to move around any location freely,” Palmer told a recent JIS Think Tank. She said victims often lack identification or immigration documents and live with many persons, usually in a small space. “They can be found at the massage parlours, bars, escort services, strip and nightclubs, resort and hotel areas, some homes, hair and nail shops, drug sale, restaurants, commercial sex areas, engaged in pornography and forced begging,” she noted.
But Palmer advised against persons dealing with the matter on their own. She offered tips on how persons can protect themselves against being victims of human trafficking. “Are you being promised lots of money, a great life and many other tempting gifts? Are you being chosen because you are young, good looking and of a particular gender? Will someone get travel identification and documents for you? Are you being urged to lie? These are the warning signs,” Palmer said.
Member of national guard patrols a supermarket in Caracas. Photographer: Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images Venezuelan soldiers seized a food distribution center rented by companies including Nestle SA, PepsiCo. Inc and Empresas Polar in Caracas as the government looks to boost support ahead of elections. The companies were given 60 days to remove equipment at the La Yaguara industrial park, which will be converted to social housing, workers said. Several dozen workers of Polar, the largest Venezuelan food company, remain on the premises in
protest against the expropriation. “I’m scared not just for my job but for the entire country,” Beatrice Pellicer, a 24-year-old Polar corporate relations worker, said outside the warehouse sealed by armed police and National Guards. “We all just found out this morning that we have 60 days to leave.” The government of President Nicolas Maduro has attempted to strengthen control over food distribution to alleviate chronic shortages of basic items ahead of
congressional elections on Dec. 6. Maduro has limited the preferential dollar exchange rate to state food importers, while forcing local producers such as Polar and PepsiCo to deliver food to governmentrun supermarkets. Expropriation of rented facilities affects about 10 percent of Nestle’s distribution in Venezuela, the company’s spokesman Andres Alegrett said by telephone from Caracas Thursday. (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Friday July 31, 2015
Kaieteur News
Sean Hinds released on $100,000 bail
JUICY WEDNESDAYS Wednesdays are revelation days. Each Wednesday, the government takes to a press conference and the main attraction is some alleged act of wrongdoing committed by the former government. People now eagerly look forward to these weekly press briefings to hear what will be the next revelation. There are other things reported, but the main billing is the little juicy story (or stories) about who did what during the time of the previous administration. There is a pattern to these revelations. They are given in small doses. Audits are going on, but while these audits are going on the government is stumbling on things, or so we are told. First, there was the case of a large number of vehicles in which there were attempts to transfer. So far charges have been laid only in relation to a few. So what has happened to the others? Then we read that the Lands Registry was in a mess. The Head of that unit was sent off. One would have assumed that there would have first been an investigation and findings before any action was taken against anyone. The following week, we learnt that there was an alleged scam involving fuel from GuyOil. Later someone
was sent home. Persons were asked to repay for the illegal fuel they took. To date no update has been given as to if this has been done or whether charges are to be laid. Then the next week we read about the PetroCaribe Fund. The resignation of a member of the Guyana Rice Development Board was accepted. It is still to be explained what the Guyana Rice Development Board had to do with the uses or misuses of the PetroCaribe Fund. Then the next week we heard that some persons connected with the Guyana Power and Light had made large payments to themselves. One of those persons was sent on leave. I am not convinced that persons at GPL could have, without proper authorization, transferred large amounts of money to themselves. There has to be some explanation. Hopefully that will come soon. Now, we are reading that some audit has found that a large sum of money was transferred from the Public Service Ministry into an account. I do not understand how something like that could have happened. Anyone familiar with government accounting knows that for this to happen, a cheque would’ve had to have been issued by the Ministry of Finance. It is hard
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to see how this could have happened. A great many of these revelations seem premature. It would have been much better if the government had waited on the completion of the audits that are taking place and then acted on the reports. If these little snippets are emerging out of the audits, then this would raise a number of other questions. By the way, were these audits publicly advertised? Or were they handed out to handpicked individuals? I have not heard the country’s accounting bodies make any comments on this. The National Procurement Act provides that there has to be bidding for the provision of government services. So was there bidding for the provision of these forensic audits that are taking place all around? Hopefully, some of our enthusiastic journalists can ask these questions, as the media corps awaits the latest piece of juicy news as to what other act of maladministration was discovered.
Still refusing to cooperate with investigators, selfconfessed hired killer Sean Hinds was yesterday released from custody on $100,000 station bail. But he will have to face a further grilling today on his recent televised statements about the role that he and others played in a ‘death squad’ which he claimed took orders. Kaieteur News was told that Hinds has been ordered to return to CID Headquarters, Eve Leary today. Hinds, accompanied by Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, turned himself in at CID Headquarters, Eve Leary on Monday; after being informed that he was wanted for questioning. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum had stated that the former bodyguard of fired acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba, was wanted in connection with a “serious offence.” He was reportedly questioned about claims that he was spotted in a car near the home of Prime Minister and First Vice President Moses Nagamootoo on Tuesday, July 14.
Sean Hinds He was reportedly also questioned about his alleged links to a ‘death squad,’ which reportedly operated with the knowledge of senior police ranks. Police said that he had refused to cooperate with them. Breaking his silence on allegations that have swirled around him for years, Hinds recently revealed on television that he was a member of a ‘death-squad’ which was set up to target criminals who were behind a spate of killings following the February 23, 2002 Mash Day jailbreak. He claimed that the ‘death
squad’ worked with members of the Police Force and he was among members who uplifted arms from CID Headquarters, Eve Leary. It was headed by the late Axel Williams who had close links to former Home Affairs Minister, Ronald Gajraj. Hinds claimed that he decided to spill his secrets after attempts were made to implicate him in the killing of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing. He also said that he has taken the precaution of “making two or three tapes” which would be distributed to the media in the event that he was killed.
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== THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN ==
During the election campaign a person got slapped because of me The Stabroek News had a very good editorial on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. It alluded to the attitude of secretaries of Ministers. Secretaries and security personnel providing protection for politicians are working people earning a modest income. People should not be arrogant with them. But they are some of the world’s most irritating humans. Even the most laidback human, the most introverted, the most reticent, would get angry with secretaries and security personnel. In my long activism, some of the stupidest people I have met are secretaries and security personnel. It has to do with the nature of their job. They are perhaps the most regimented humans in daily life. Secretaries and security
personnel are also among the most barefaced liars in the human species. A secretary would not know how important is your visit, but with a straight Pavlovian face say to you; “He is out at a meeting” when in fact her boss is at his desk looking at cricket. Security personnel are silly people most of the time. They act as if they own the politicians. They engage in silly bravado. An expatriate Guyanese who is one of the biggest dealers in cell phones was generous to me during the election campaign. He gave me a number of Samsung Galaxy phones and an expensive surge protector for the AFC election campaign. I took Adrian Cole, the AFC’s transportation manager, to buy his phone from this business place, I asked for a discount. Adrian was given forty percent off. This man told me that last week he went to see the Prime Minister and two of the Prime Minister’s security detail treated him as if he was a dog. This businessman told me he was almost in tears. I know Moses Nagamootoo very, very well. He would not condone such insults. I plan to speak with Moses when I see him. The only Minister of the Government of Guyana that I have spoken with on a personal level for about five minutes since the election campaign is David Patterson, and that was last Sunday at
the wake for Denise Walcott. I was at the same table with Basil Williams and Rupert Roopnaraine at the brunch of the Burnham Foundation, but nothing substantially political in nature was said. I believe it is going to be like that. Please forgive my recurring chauvinistic outburst when I say that because of my studies in philosophy, I know what human nature is like. I will keep my distance. I know some of the Ministers very closely, but I will keep my distance. My training in philosophy instructs me that power is the world’s most dangerous thing. The further you keep away from people with power, the better you are able to safeguard your psychic integrity. During the 2015 election campaign, I came face to face with the kind of people secretaries and security personnel are. I was speaking at an APNU-AFC public meeting at the Timehri junction. As soon as I took the mike, after Trevor Williams had spoken, this gentleman began to heckle me. It was as if he was sent to target me. You have to know how to deal with hecklers. Don’t ever respond to them. That is what they want, and they will disrupt your delivery. Try to persuade them or if it becomes unbearable call in the police. The heckler was across the road behind a group of listeners. An AFC security detail with us, secretly took him
away, and slapped him twice. I was extremely upset with this unnecessary act. That is not my style. It will never be my style. The next day I told Michael Carrington of how strongly I felt at what happened. For the rest of the election campaign, all the AFC’s security personnel knew how I felt about that man. That night at Timehri was the last occasion that fellow and I were at an AFCAPNU election meeting I remember telling Vincent Alexander when he was
Registrar at UG that his secretary tells people he is not there when in fact he is. Vincent rarely shows anger. But he bowed his head briefly, then raised it up and quickly said, “Nah, I don’t train them to behave like that.” Vincent’s secretaries were not like that, but I don’t know how many in the ministries right at this minute are not like that. I am naming Dr. David Hinds in this column, because I told him I received complaints about the way an AFC-APNU Minister’s
Frederick Kissoon secretary is treating members of the public. Since then, I have received many more complaints about many more Ministers. Trust me! Philosophy is a good thing to study.
Dem boys seh...
Jordan tek way Jagdeo Balgobin Balgobin was always de fall guy in class. He always smart everybody including ee teachers. Jagdeo know dem Balgobin story very good, suh he hire a Balgobin and guess wheh ee put dis man fuh wuk? In de Ministry of Finance. This Balgobin use to tell every contractor that it gun cost dem four to 25 per cent on every contract. Jagdeo filthy rich now and Jordan, de new kid on de block, could start collecting he piece soon, if he want. Soulja Bai talking bout code of conduct, but by de time de code come in, de conduct gun lef and carry Jordan wid him. Berry Berry had he own code. He accustom to slap and strip woman. That is why de police slap a charge in him. He now join GT Barbie, de gyal that skin she BT pun Freddie. Dem boys happy that slap and strip gone in front of de same nice gyal magistrate who tame Jagdeo. She gun tame Slap and Strip too. He gun be suh tame that if he want pee he gun ask permission. Sean Hinds had to do that fuh three days. He walk in to de police station and as soon as he sit down pun de bench he start crying that he ain’t know wha going on in ee head. He tell Seeall that Jagdeo, Ramotar and Sooba put jumbie pun him. Now he talking pun TV, he
talking pun radio by heself and now he talking out he head. He guh pun TV and talk how he see who kill Waddell. He seh that he did waiting wid he gun pun a dark, dark night fuh shoot Waddell. He seh a dark blue car bank de corner and he hear ‘dut, dut, dut dut’ and he duck. But although he duck he still see is who. He claim how he got video. Dem boys seh that he had to be Superman fuh see a dark blue car in a dark night; then see through a car door after he duck and identify de two men who been in de car. He seh he know one is an officer and one is a lower rank. Dem boys seh don’t be surprised if you hear pun TV that he see dem name tag and dem number. Sean Hinds investigation not finished yet. He get send on bail. Other Ministers gun deh in Sean Hinds position just now. De one wid de swimming pool in de yard by de waterfront, and is not Jagdeo, will feel de heat very soon. A lot of things tunning up. Now dem boys hear that a really big one, in more ways than one— he got a big appetite, he got a big waist plus a big face, a big mouth wid a fine voice—planning fuh run way. He gun use backtrack. Talk half and watch if he carrying Marcie wid him.
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Social Protection Minister urges citizens to join TIP fight
A section of the exhibition held at Parliament Building By Shyon Hoppie As the world comes together in the fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP), the Ministry of Social Protection in observance of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons held an awareness exhibition yesterday in the compound of Parliament Building. Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence urged Guyanese to join the fight against Human Trafficking as the government will be recommitting to consistent enforcement of the Trafficking in Persons Act of 2005, and added that severe action will be taken against perpetrators. “Trafficking in persons is a result of poverty, oppression, and lack of human rights, lack of social or economic opportunity,
political instability, civil strife and other occurrences that push and pull people in search of a better life. “The people who perpetuate this crime against humanity are those who are trusting and promise to provide a better life. The better life then becomes a nightmare for many,” the minister stated. She emphasised that Guyana joins the rest of the world in registering its voice and committing to action against trafficking in persons. Minister Lawrence told those gathered that trafficking in persons is one of the most despicable acts against humanity and is usually described as modernday slavery. She emphasised that TIP strips persons, especially women and children, of their dignity, and profits organized
crime syndicates. “All around the world, men, women and children are kidnapped, tricked, blackmailed and manipulated into this form of slavery that includes prostitution, forced labour, and organ removal.” In addition, the Minister pointed out that the United Nations estimates that at any given time, there are about 2.5 million people - many of whom are children - that are trapped in this global industry. “Such a revelation warrants immediate action from government, society and individuals to raise awareness worldwide and end human trafficking. In an ideal world, we would be able to eliminate this scourge.” According the 2005 Act, persons associated with the trade will be exposed and punished according to the
law. The act states that persons charged for such a crime, should stand the cost of medical and psychological treatment, necessary housing, transportation, lost income, attorney fees and compensation for emotional distress and pain among others. Also, victims are to be supported in their recovery and reintegration into society at the expense of those convicted of this heinous crime. The minister shared that the government intends to enforce the law but will need the commitment and assistance of many to bring an end to human trafficking. “We need citizens and the national security organizations to more vigilant and responsive, and the judiciary to be fair and just, and to also address these
matters in a timely manner.” She stated that trafficking in persons is a threat to the fundamental human rights of freedom and human dignity, and the country’s counter measures must therefore be at least as strong as the threat. The Minister declared that the government intends to boost the capacity of the responsible department to improve its operations and expand its reach, and noted that “it is a matter of urgency and we must further decentralize our efforts to allow for wider geographic coverage and strengthen networks to prevent this crime”. Lawrence stated that “it is crucial that the government forms partnerships with civil society groups and communities to identify and report suspected cases, and mobilize greater resources, especially trained human resources to strengthen the response from the time we receive a report to the time of rescue”. The Awareness Exhibition presented by the Ministry of Social Protection will conclude today and strives to impart greater knowledge of Human Trafficking and ways the issue can be brought to an end in Guyana. The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Global Plan of Action to combat Trafficking in Persons in 2010. This is to urge governments, worldwide, to take coordinated and consistent measures to defeat this plague.
Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence The integration of this plan is widely needed for the UN’s broader programmes in order to boost development and strengthen security worldwide. One of the crucial provisions in the plan is the establishment of a UN Voluntary Trust Fund for victims of trafficking, especially women and children. Tanisha Williams, acting Coordinator of the countertrafficking unit of the Ministry of Social Protection told Kaieteur News that TIP awareness will be implemented in schools, especially on the secondary level. Williams added that even though it is important to bring awareness of all forms of human trafficking, Guyana is more susceptible to forced labour and sexual slavery. As it relates to the other forms of TIP, child exploitation is one of the many hot spots for the Ministry and they will continue to work on eradicating all forms.
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Protestors repulsed by Jagdeo as Opposition Leader, call for removal By Shenice Blackman The protest action attracted the likes of social activist and popular columnist Frederick Kissoon opposite Parliament yesterday, and was the scene of discontent as calls were made for the removal of former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, as the new Opposition Leader. “I’m a historian and I have researched my country’s history from the time of slavery. My Master’s thesis in history was on Emancipation. There has not been a politician that has uttered such shameless, brazen and patent racism as Mr. Jagdeo.” The “divisive” language used by the former President on the campaign trail leading up to the May 11 Regional and General Elections, was cited among several reasons why those protesting were demanding the PPP/C remove Jagdeo and several other “questionable” individuals from their list of MPs. Jagdeo’s utterance has since resulted in the former President being sanctioned by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)’s Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) for being racially charged and insensitive. He has also faced a charge related to an action brought against him by attorney at law Christopher Ram. In speaking to members of the media, Kissoon explained that the role of institutions such as the Presidency and Prime Minister are responsible for the running of the country, regardless of race, culture and
demographics. According to Kissoon, the purpose of the Opposition Leader is to ensure that the President and Prime Minister are adhering to their duties of “distributing justice and enacting policies across demographic sectors, culture, age and ethnicity”. However, Kissoon added that during the campaign, Jagdeo used inflammatory language which insinuated that the country’s armed services would “invade the homes” of the PPP/ C’s Indo-Guyanese supportbase and “rob them”, under the current administration. He noted that since then, the statements have been condemned by various Non-Governmental Organisations and Human Rights groups in addition to GECOM’s MMU. Kissoon added that Forbes Burnham, Cheddi Jagan, WPA, Desmond Hoyte and others, have been accused of racial sentiments, but they themselves have avoided making such dangerous utterances at any public forum. “This man (Jagdeo) has no moral authority to speak for the nation as an Opposition Leader. He will be funded by the taxpayers; the Opposition Leader is no flyby-night. They check the government and speak for the people,” said Kissoon. “We are calling on the PPP/C to remove Jadgeo; the nation has no confidence in the PPP/C being a watchdog for the nation’s interest.”
Friday July 31, 2015
Elderly woman cheats death as house collapses
The Lamaha Street house that Elaine Chu once occupied Eighty-year-old Elaine Chu could be considered as having cheated death yesterday afternoon. The octogenarian was the only person in a Lamaha Street double-flat house which collapsed with her residing on the lower flat. This occurred around 3pm. Chu had been occupying the wooden structure for more than 12 years with her son and
daughter in law who live on the upper flat. She and her grandson live on the lower flat. The elderly woman told Kaieteur News that she had just finished taking her pressure medication and was sitting at the front of the house when it collapsed. She recounted that her daughter came over to visit her and said that she heard a strange noise coming from
the house, but Chu said that she “didn’t take it for anything” since cats usually run about the premises making lots of noise. The daughter who was in the yard at the time said that she had come out of the house to investigate where the noise was coming from leaving her mother in the building, but within minutes the structure collapsed. Chu told this publication that she can’t recall if she tried to jump out of the way of collapsing wood, but she fell on her belly and some rice that was being cooked fell on her foot, but it was “nothing major”. Upon hearing the crashing sound, neighbours and public-spirited persons rushed to the elderly
woman’s aid and pulled her from the rubble. Chu said that she is not quite mobile and is unable to move at a fast pace, which made it very difficult for her. According to the elderly woman she is not sure what her next move is since just a few of her belongings are still good enough to be used again. The owners of the property are overseas-based and were preparing to renovate the premises since it was in dire need of repairs. Chu’s son was reportedly strengthening the main columns of the house, but this proved not to be enough. The other occupants of the premises were not present. Chu was unable to give an estimate of her losses.
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Another ex-Minister hits the court steps Former Minister of Health under the PPP administration, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran yesterday appeared before Magistrate Charlyn Artiga at the Whim Magistrate’s Court to answer a charge of use of insulting language. The court heard that on Monday 20th April, 2015, whilst outside the Whim Magistrate’ Court, Ramsaran used insulting language towards Women’s Rights Activist, Sherlina Nageer. Ramsaran pleaded not guilty. His lawyer, Adrian Anamayah, stated that his client is 55 years old and lives at Lot 141 Block B Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara. He said that Ramsaran is single and is a medical doctor. He is a former Minister of Health. The attorney said that it was his client’s first appearance in court for a matter of such nature. Anamayah said that his client is well known and was only told by the police the day before that he had to be in court, and was present. He asked that his client be placed
Attorney-at-law Adrian Anamayah on his own recognizance. The Virtual Complainant, Sherlina Nageer, was not present in court when her name was called. Stand-in prosecutor Sergeant Welch had no objection for bail when the matter was put to him. Ramsaran was then released on his own recognizance (self-bail). He is scheduled to return to the Whim Magistrate’s Court on September 21.
The lawyer also hinted that his client will be exploring all possibilities of filing cross against Ms Nageer. He made an application for the statements filed in the matter to be made available to the defence. The lawyer also asked the magistrate to warn the media that photographs should not be taken of his client in court. The former Health Minister sat quietly in the front row of the court for about 45 minutes before his matter was called. After the conclusion of proceedings, he was escorted to sign the recognizance form. Ramsaran had no noticeable following, with two persons accompanying him to court. In a comment to the media, his lawyer said that his client is innocent of the charge and will be vindicated. He said that the charge is politically motivated and is an effort to embarrass Ramsaran. The controversial former Health Minister has been embroiled in a number of matters over the years.
Stabroek Market vendor remanded on drug trafficking charge Police have been very proactive within recent days in conducting drug raids around the city. This has resulted in scores of persons being arrested and charged for trafficking. One such individual was 25-year-old Junior Maloney, of Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara. His stall at ‘Donkey City’, Stabroek Market was searched by police, who allegedly found a quantity of marijuana. Yesterday, Maloney was arraigned before City Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, after being slapped with a drug trafficking charge. Compelling bail objections, made by Police Prosecutor Corporal Deniro Jones, resulted in him being remanded to prison. It is alleged that on July 29, at Donkey City, Stabroek Market, Maloney had 53 grammes of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Prosecutor Jones told the court that on the day in question, police went to a stall at Donkey City, where they saw the defendant throwing something on the ground concealed in a black plastic bag. Jones noted that the police retrieved the bag and found a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems inside suspected to be cannabis. He pointed out that at the time of the search the area was cordoned off and the defendant had no place to evade the lawmen. The prosecutor added that the illicit drug was also weighed in Maloney’s presence and amounted to the amount mentioned in the charge. Subsequently he was arrested and the charge was instituted. Maloney’s lawyer, Adrian Thompson, asked the magistrate for his client to be granted reasonable bail. In doing so, he argued that special circumstances arose in relation to the charge. The attorney contended
Junior Maloney that his client is being victimized because he is “Rasta”. Thompson explained that the police placed several persons in custody after the raid and showed them a plastic bag. He also pointed out that the police are alleging the same offence against the other persons. Further, he contested that the police cannot establish a nexus between his client and the drugs because it was not found in his possession. This matter will be called again on August 17.
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Gold miners breathe easier as Govt. promises relief As miners continue to agitate for measures to help them deal with a crippling drop in the world prices of gold, it appears that Government is considering a drop in fuel tax. Members of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) said that they have been assured that priority areas affecting the industry will be addressed, as the administration has committed to working with the association to deal with these issues. The association, the largest mining body, also disclosed that it has been assured that it will be represented on the regulatory Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC). This was following a meeting yesterday with President David Granger and several ministers to discuss the way forward. Attending the meeting for the body at the Ministry of the Presidency were Patrick Harding, and other members. Members of Cabinet present at the meeting were Minister of State, Joseph Harmon; Minister of Business and
Investment, Dominic Gaskin; Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence and Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman. According to Harding, President Granger indicated that he will stand by the commitments he made during the elections campaign. “He noted our concerns and we are to continue discussions further with the relevant Ministers in the industry. We are going to meet early next week, where we will discuss these concerns further in order to agree on the incentives that will keep the industry alive,” he said. Some priority areas which the GGDMA and the Government will be working to address include exploring possible concessions that can support the reduction of production costs for mining operations. “We are looking at ways to bring down the cost of production and that hopefully will aid miners in coping with the drop in the price of gold,” Harding said. “Our main input is the price of fuel, and we are hoping that we will get concessions on the import
President Granger and his team of ministers meeting with miners yesterday. taxes and duty on fuel which will immediately bring assistance to the industry.” The GGDMA is also looking forward to the reconstituting of the Board of Directors of GGMC. The association has been asked to submit two names for membership on the board and have committed to doing so by today. Another sore point for the association is the condition of access roads to mining areas. “As you know, we are coming out of the rainy season and we have
impassable roads.” The association is calling for repairs and regular maintenance to those roads so that miners can get back to work. In the interim, Harding said that the GGDMA will continue to purchase gold from miners at the world market price so that the effects of the decline in prices are cushioned as they await
GECOM, Ombudsman, other constitutional bodies now financially independent
In keeping with a year-old ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Guyana will today stop collecting tax on nonreturnable beverage containers, even as it stands to lose $1B annually. As he presented arguments for an amendment to the Customs Act yesterday, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan told the National Assembly that the billion-dollar loss would have a significant impact on the treasury. He explained that the time has come for a properly structured environmental tax to be considered, and there should be wide-ranging consultations that would eventually make way for those who pollute to bear the brunt of the burden. The Finance Minister said that the environment is precious and it must be protected for generations to come. Before, the Customs Act imposed an environmental tax - $10 per each non-returnable container - on companies whose products Guyana imports. The manner in which the law was imposed, however, was met with a challenge by Suriname company, Rudisa Beverages and Juices. The company had taken Guyana to the CCJ because it felt that the $10 per bottle environmental tax that was being charged when importing its soft drinks (Thrill) to Guyana, was in contravention of the Revised
A significant piece of legislation geared at allowing key bodies financial independence was yesterday passed in the National Assembly. No longer depending on the relevant subject ministers for money will be the Public Service Commission, the Police Service Commission, the Office of the Ombudsman, Parliament and the Guyana Elections Commission, among others. The Fiscal Management and Accountability (Amendment) Bill 2015 was passed unopposed in the absence of the Opposition, allowing for lump sum payments to be made to them free from the automatic obligations and the discretionary powers exercised by the Minister of Finance. Minister of Finance Winston Jordan explained
that there are checks and balances in place to ensure that abuse does not take place, as annual reports and audited financial statements will be required to be prepared and presented. Jordan made it clear that the bodies must enjoy fiscal autonomy so that they can serve the Guyanese people. It will prevent the executive from micro-managing the finances of budgetary agencies. Under previous arrangement, the bodies were at the mercy of the ministries, having to apply for simple things like monies to travel. Jordan made it clear that the drawing of the monies for the bodies from the Consolidated Fund as a direct charge is not outside of the national budget, nor is it trampling on or fiddling with it. The new arrangements will serve to boost public confidence in the offices.
There have been accusations that the previous administration had used the budget dependency as a means to control the constitutional bodies. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, noted that the proposed legislation, once implemented, will strike down provisions which sought to undermine the independence of those bodies. He added that an examination of the Bill in its previous state would find that it was ill-conceived, as Article 222 A of the Constitution was not respected. Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Jaipaul Sharma, in his presentation indicated that the Bill in its previous state contravened Article 8 of the Constitution, and he voiced his support for the legislation.
Government’s intervention. Gold, the biggest foreign currency earner, had been breaking declaration records in recent years but fell from its high perch two years ago when world prices fell. This year, declaration has been down at least 20 percent, with banks clamping down on operators who owe them for loans. Many miners have
walked away. Mining has fallen behind rice and sugar in terms of earnings. GGDMA has been meeting with the previous administration and now the new coalition administration on the situation, asking for relief on the fuel tax, help with road repairs, reduction of taxes on spare parts and concessions on pickups.
Gov’t will pay US$6.2M to Surinamese company …estimates $1B annual losses as it ditches environmental tax Treaty of Chaguaramas which outlines free trade to signatory countries. The company had argued that the tax was discriminatory, since local importers did not have to pay it and the CCJ had ruled in Rudisa’s favour, citing that Guyana had to honour its treaty obligations and ordered that the claimants are entitled to repayment. The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), who governed at the time, had refused to pay the monies owed, but the new government yesterday assured that US$6.2M will be given to the company. Further, the CCJ ruling had, in fact, forced the hand of the Guyana Government to stop charging the tax on Treaty colleagues, and the amended Bill that Jordan presented looks to repeal a section of the Bill which allows the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to collect the said environmental tax. The National Assembly yesterday heard that the government recently came to an agreement with the company for the payment of damages awarded by the court since May 2014. While he said that the CCJ judgment is final and must be respected, Jordan said Guyana had, in its defence, argued that the company
shouldn’t be awarded damages, since they had passed on the tax to the citizens of Guyana by increasing the prices of beverages. According to the Finance Minister, it was an attractive argument which the court acknowledged, but Guyana failed to provide any evidence to substantiate its claims. In terms of the impact paying will have on the Treasury, the Finance Minister said “we would be hard-pressed to do it by a treasury that is burdened by both direct and indirect expenditures.” Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams said Guyana would cease levying the tax from today (July 31). According to him, Guyana would inform the CCJ during a videoconference hearing today that the damages of US$6.2 million would be paid in full and a final discharge to the Surinamese company. “Unlike the previous administration, we will pay,” Williams said of the money owed to Rudisa. Guyana has until January 31, 2016, to complete the payment. Passage of the Bill ensured that Guyana meets the deadline (July 31) for the removal of the tax in keeping with the CCJ judgment. Also speaking on the (Continued on page 29)
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August 10 is Budget Day Bandit’s gun trigger snaps in Guyanese will on August 10 learn how much the new government plans to spend to carry out the country’s business for the rest of this year. Minister of Finance Winston Jordan revealed plans to table the proposed Fiscal Budget of 2015 on that day, as government Members of Parliament (MPs) convened for the fifth sitting of the National Assembly yesterday. The announcement came even as the Opposition People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C), which was engaged in budget talks with the government just last week, continues to boycott the National Assembly. This year’s budget should have been introduced and passed in the House by April 2015, but the process was d e l a y e d b y a s eries of events. First the prorogation of the 10th Parliament last year, and its subsequent dissolution, paved the way for General and Regional Elections on May 11, which essentially stymied the process. As the year creeps closer to an end, however, the new government is hoping that the package of revenue and expenditure will be debated and passed by September 1. Customarily, Parliament goes into recess between August 10 and October 10, but the government’s Members of Parliament (MPs) moved to delay the break by way of motion yesterday. Without the suspension of the two-month parliamentary recess, the Minister of Finance would
Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan have been unable to lay the budget, the House heard yesterday. Last week, the Minister met with members of the opposition to discuss the 2015 Budget. He had said earlier that while he inherited some preparations for the budget, the focus has since changed to reflect the agenda of the new APNU+AFC Administration. The budget, he assured, will not be an extravagant one. A draft of the National Budget was considered last week by the Cabinet of Ministers, in advance of its presentation to the National Assembly next month. Pressed by this newspaper after the announcement, for answers as it relates to features that could be expected in the budget, the Finance Minister would go only as far as to say that a reduction in the Berbice Bridge toll and the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on certain food items will be introduced. The APNU+AFC’s action
programme for the first 100 days in office had promised “significant salary increases for government workers.” Tax reductions were also promised. Given the worrying performance of the country’s traditional revenue earners, such as sugar and gold, the Finance Minister had said that the budget cannot be expected to be anything close to the $220B one which was presented to the House in 2014 by Former Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh. Jordan said that such an extravagant budget is also not possible given that the nation is already in the seventh month of the fiscal year. He emphasized that a “modest” budget is in the making. In the area of infrastructure, attention will be paid to dredging of the Demerara Harbour and the development of road links including the Timehri to Georgetown to East Coast Demerara link, the Linden to Lethem Road and the East Bank Essequibo to Bartica Road. The Finance Minister had suggested that a team be put together through the Ministry of Business and Investment to look at a PublicPrivate Partnership for the dredging of the Harbour. Jordan has already made it clear that Government does not intend to proceed with the Amaila Falls project in its current form. Also, plans under review to boost the economy are also expected to be incorporated in the 2015 budget. The National Assembly is adjourned until August 10.
GPHC represented at CARPHA Research Conference A team of doctors attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), recently returned from Grenada after representing Guyana at the 60th Annual Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Research Conference. At the forum, GPHC’s Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr. Jorge Tomas Balseiro Estevez and Dr. Indhira Harry presented a paper titled, “Profile of suicidal behaviour in Guyana: A retrospective from 2010 to 2012,” which was received with keen attention. The main objective of the conference was to share experiences and engage in discussions surrounding the theme of the event; “Violence and Injuries: An Urgent Public Health and Development Issue.” The team from Guyana benefited significantly from
the active participation and discussions at the scientific conference and as such, they will now transmit the knowledge and new experiences acquired and apply it to fit Guyana’s health care system. This activity highlights the GPHC’s continued emphasis and support of research and other scientific methods among its professionals. The CARPHA Conference is the largest health research conference in the Englishspeaking Caribbean.
Participants usually comprise researchers, policy makers and health care providers. The CARPHA is a merger of five previous regional health institutions (RHIs) namely the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC), Caribbean Health Research Council (CHRC), Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI), Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) and the Caribbean Research Drug Testing Laboratory (CRDTL). Next year’s CARPHA Conference will be held in the Turks and Caicos.
attempt to shoot homeowner Three armed bandits who attempted to rob a family a short distance from the Coast Guard base in Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, had their luck run out when one of them was captured. In fact, the trigger of one of the gunmen’s weapon snapped as he attempted to shoot the homeowner, forcing his other two colleagues to flee. As he attempted to also make his getaway, he was pelted with a cutlass forcing him to fall. The bandit whose name was given as Michael Embrack called “Duckman or Mike,” 30, of Fort Ordnance Housing Scheme, East Canje, Berbice, is a known felon and was out on bail for a number of misdemeanours. He was found with one Smith and Wesson 40 Pistol, and six (6) live 9mm rounds. Police say that the offence was committed on 48-yearold Gordon Gomes of Lot 54 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice, by three unidentifiable masked men armed with handguns and a cutlass. According to information, Gomes lives with his wife Janice La Rose, a
housewife, and two daughters, Kyrandra Gomes and Kacya Gomes, in a oneflat concrete house. The family was at home when the premises was invaded by three masked men. They first attacked Kyrandra Gomes who was on one of the verandahs. She was held at gunpoint and taken into the house through an open door of the verandah. The men started to demand money and jewellery. The bandits subsequently held her mother, who was in the kitchen, at gunpoint, and continued their demand for valuables. In the meantime, Gordon Gomes who was in another part of the house had observed what was happening and started to shout for thief, alerting Coast Guard ranks, who are based nearby. One of the bandits dealt him a chop to the left side of his head after which he pointed his gun at Gomes and pulled the trigger, which snapped. Upon seeing that, the other two bandits then ran
out of the house and made good their escape. In the meanwhile Kacya Gomes, who was in the bedroom ran out of the house towards the Coast Guard Base and informed them of what had happened. The bandit who chopped the father also ran out of the house and while running down the stairway Kyrandra Gomes pelted him with a cutlass, which hit him on his right foot causing him to fall to the ground. By then some members of the Coast Guard had arrived and manage to arrest the thief. He was later identified as Michael Embrack. The injured Gomes and Embrack were both escorted to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where they were seen by a doctor on duty and admitted. Gomes’ condition has been regarded as serious but stable. Embrack, sustained injuries to his right foot and left hand. He is being held under guard at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital. His condition is said to be stable. Investigations are continuing.
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Past and present discrimination by APNU+AFC evident - Luncheon By Desilon Daniels Even while pointing out the past and present discrimination displayed by the APNU+AFC Government, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) member Roger Luncheon has opined that his party’s past discriminatory acts must be forgotten. Luncheon made the assertion during a press conference held at the PPP’s headquarters, Freedom House. According to Luncheon, the Granger-led administration is currently conducting rampant “ethnopolitical discrimination”. Furthering the PPP’s allegations, Luncheon spewed once more yesterday that government employees, because of their ethnicity or political affiliation, have been subjected to discriminatory
...but PPP’s past discriminations must be forgotten
Dr. Roger Luncheon practices. He further said that the attacks have not only continued since the PPP first complained months ago, but has actually worsened. He went on to say that the discriminatory acts are being carried out under a guise. Noting that a number of
persons had been ordered by the new government to use their accumulated leave, Luncheon said that if the coalition’s logic is to be used then at least 20 of its parliamentarians ought to be sent on leave as well. Luncheon took things a step further by opining that there was particular focus on the Afro-Guyanese supporters of the PPP. “We’ve made the point that Black members of the PPP party supporters are unusually exposed and treated to the rampant discrimination of this Granger administration,” Luncheon stressed. F u r t h e r m o r e , discrimination was not only
present with the current administration, Luncheon said. Deeming the ethnopolitical discrimination as “historical”, Luncheon said that it had been witnessed in the “olden days of the PNC [People’s National Congress]”. The PNC is the largest party forming the new coalition under APNU. However, while the PNC’s past mistakes were clearly fair game to speak on, Luncheon did not feel similarly about his own party; when questioned on discriminatory practices employed by the PPP while it was in power, Luncheon stated that these ought to be forgiven and forgotten. “This opportunity is not being used to revisit the past,” Luncheon said, though only moments before he had
revisited the PNC’s past. Bringing his Christian faith into the fray, he continued, “When the Good Lord sent his son here, the essence of the Old Testament – ‘an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth’ – we disposed of that. Twenty-three years later, if you’re going to insulate our political evolution in what happened 23 years, Heaven help us.” He said that he was simply making the observation of tolerance in employment. According to him, persons who were working with the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) went on to become parliamentarians. He admitted that this had happened on both sides, “whether it was Government or the Opposition”. “That is why the term tolerance is used but it is morphing now into intolerance,” he added. He further emphasised that any ethno-political
cleansing currently on going must not be condoned or justified because it happened decades ago under the PPP. Meanwhile, Luncheon said that though the discrimination has been drawn to the attention of the PPP, it seemed to be the only body speaking out against it. In fact, he said, “the silence is deafening”. He added that the silence has extended itself to civil society, which is normally vocal. “For some strange reason they have lost their way and by the silence they are condoning and even being a part of this travesty visited on Guyanese,” Luncheon said. Luncheon’s claim of discrimination is nothing new; since the coalition government came into power in May, the PPP has repeatedly accused it of stridently attacking perceived supporters of the party and removing these persons from their jobs.
Family seeks help for overseas surgery for teen By Phylicia Richardson A family is in desperate need of help for saving the life of their 15-year-old relative who is suffering from Papilloma of the vocal cords. After years of running in and out of the hospital with the teenager, Stephon Welch of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/ Linden Highway, the family did some rigorous research and they recently located a health facility in Colombia (Clinica Colsanitas) to administer the required treatment. Although there is not a deadline for the surgery, the family has received a quotation from the Colombian facility which is valid for only thirty days. With the condition obviously becoming worse, the family has the desire of having three surgeries done as soon as possible. The estimated total for the treatment is US$20,461.83 (approx G$4,239,748). Not being able to come up with such amount of money, the family was left with no choice but to seek public assistance. The teen’s sister, local artiste Tennicia De Freitas has been campaigning even on social media to solicit help for her younger brother who is a student of Friendship Secondary School. According to a release by
Stephon Welch the sister, “at the tender age of 8 he was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation with a hoarse voice as he has been that way from the time he learned to speak.” After carrying out some tests, doctors then discovered that he had a growth on his vocal cords; Papilloma with Sq. epithelium. He was subsequently treated and sent home. Just two months later, the then eight year old had to be rushed back to the hospital with stridor (a harsh vibrating noise when breathing, caused by obstruction of the windpipe or larynx) and an emergency tracheotomy was done. The histology showed that his vocal cord was chronically inflamed with polyp and web formations.
He was placed on antiviral treatment and doctors had advised that a treatment be done. Since then his tracheotomy tube has been changed repeatedly and the Papilloma on his laryngeal inlet excised twice with excision of web formation, but it recurs. Due to recurrence of the disease and web formation at Glottic Level, he has been again advised to go for Laser Excision of the Papilloma and the Web. However, the Laser treatment is not available in Guyana. Hence the family did their research and finally got the breakthrough, compliments of the JIPA Network, where they were able to locate a suitable facility. For seven years, since the insertion of the tracheostomy tube, Stephon has been unable to breathe and speak on his own, and as such he is desperately in need of this special Laser treatment as the condition worsens as he gets older. The family is seeking the kind assistance of the public in any way possible to help accumulate the required amount for his treatment. Donations can be made to the Scotia Bank account (A/C 283150) or by contacting his mother, Christela De Freitas on 592-670-4077 or 592-261-5994.
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Three receive professorial status as UG promotions announced Three members of the University of Guyana (UG) faculty have been elevated to the rank of professor, an achievement that has not occurred in over 15 years. This is according to a statement issued by the University, which indicated that its Council recently approved the promotion of three members of the academic staff – Dr. Abdullah Adil Ansari, Dr. Raymond Jagessar and Dr. Gomathinayagam Subramanian - to the rank of professor. This is the first time in more than a decade that a member of the academic staff has earned the distinction of achieving professorial status. Doctors Ansari and Jagessar are from the Turkeyen campus, while Dr. Subramanian is from the Berbice campus. Their promotions took effect on June 19, 2015. Dr. Ansari completed his undergraduate studies at the New College (Madras University) in 1993 and received his MSc Life Sciences Education from Regional College of Education (Utkal University) and PhD degree in Life
Dr. Gomathinayagam Subramanian
Dr. Abdullah Adil Ansari
Science-Zoology from Madras University. He was a research associate for three years at Uttar Pradesh Land Development Corporation (World Bank Project), Lucknow in association with IRSBB, Chennai, India. He assumed a position in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Guyana in January 2005, serving as a lecturer for period of three years before he was appointed Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biology. He also served as Head of Department Biology in 2012 and later took over as Dean. Since 1998 his research profile includes
vermitechnology, soil biology and ecology, land reclamation, organic farming, organic solid waste management, earthworm taxonomy, soil microbiology and environmental pollution. He teaches several courses in Biology at the University and is responsible for supervision of research at undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD levels. He has several publications in Journals of repute. Dr. Jagessar obtained his BSc (Distinction) in Chemistry/Biology from the University of Guyana (1992) and his PhD from the UK (1995). He held three postdoctoral Research
Fellowships at the University of South Carolina, Wichita State University and the University of the West Indies (1996-1999). He has also won several international awards; amongst them are Chartered Chemist, CChem and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC, UK. He joined the University of Guyana in 2000 and his research interests are broad, covering the spectrum of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry. He has published over 65 articles. Prior to his recent promotion he served as Reader in Chemistry at the University of Guyana. Dr. Gomathinayagam, joined the university in 2005 as Lecturer ll and has been progressively promoted to Senior Lecturer and Reader. He is the current Director of the Berbice campus. Among his publications are two books and 41 research publications. His research interest includes the diagnosis and control of Black Sigotoka and Moko disease in banana and plantain, and the development and molecular
Gov’t will pay US$6.2M to... (From page 14) issue, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge said the Bill had attracted a considerable amount of controversy and there were several dimensions that needed to be explained. He noted that the Customs Act had violated the free movement of goods
as provided under the CARICOM Treaty. The then PPP government, he insisted, knew that it infringed on the Treaty. “We accept no responsibility for the burden,” Greenidge declared. He said it took the government from 2001 to 2012
to decide it would examine the Bill, despite continuous meetings during that period. He said the government “took its own time” and in the end hadn’t amended it
appropriately. It is unclear how much money from that tax had been spent on cleaning up the environment over the years.
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characterisation of fungicide resistance in plant pathogens and Isolation, Purification and Characterisation of protein. He is the recipient of several awards including the Special Merit award for outstanding teaching and research, 2008, University of Guyana, Berbice Campus; and the Research Associate of Life Science Award in Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (2003-2004) He is a member of several professional organisations including the Board of Bio info Publications, CARISCIENCE, the International Plant Proteomics Organization (INPPO) (2011) and a life Member of the International Society of Conservation of
Natural Resources (ISCON) India (2005) The professors have made significant contributions to academia. They have built strong research profiles in their respective fields, each having more than 25 research publications, evident by outstanding quality, productivity, and scholarly impact. Meanwhile, the Council also approved additional promotions of faculty in the following categories: one Reader, nine Senior Lecturers, 16 Lecturer ll and nine Indefinite Tenures. The University congratulated all the deserving staff members whose achievements are being recognised by their well-deserved promotions.
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PPP/C continues boycott of National Assembly
Charles Ramson Jr. (centre) on the picket line outside the Ministry of Education yesterday. The parliamentary opposition, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/ C) yesterday continued its boycott of the National Assembly. Many had expected that the party would have attended the sitting, in light of the fact that its members identified for Parliament, together with members of the Government side, had on Wednesday attended a briefing at Parliament Building. The PPP/C’s attendance of that briefing, according to aspiring Member of Parliament, Charles Ramson Junior, represented the party’s willingness to “take up our seats, to conform to parliamentary norms, rules, procedures, etc.” He however disclosed yesterday that a decision was made by the party to not attend yesterday’s sitting. “In terms of actually taking up our seats from today (yesterday) it has been decided by our party that it is not going to do it today (yesterday).” While intimating that the General Secretary of the Party, Clement Rohee, would be the most suitable person to comment on the reason for the continued boycott, Ramson did observe that “when you look at the Order Paper it doesn’t deal with anything of national importance that requires input to the degree that it is absolutely crucial that we attend.”
This issue was not addressed at a PPP press briefing yesterday. Ramson however, intimated that “our first sitting is probably going to be when the budget is laid...” His remarks were forthcoming as he, along with yet another would-be parliamentarian for the PPP/ C, Gillian Burton, and other party supporters picketed outside the Brickdam, Georgetown, Ministry of Education. The reason for the picket, Ramson said, was to voice concerns about Government’s decision to stop the $10,000 “Because We Care” cash grant which was afforded to public school children. According to him, the availability of the grant, which was implemented last year by the PPP/C while in Government, was one that served to help reduce the financial burden of vulnerable families. “We believe that the $10,000 grant is an important contribution to the most vulnerable people of our society, giving them an opportunity to send their kids to school without having to worry about finding additional money...it was all part of a combination of initiatives which included the uniform grant, school meals for parents who are the least able to afford to send their kids to school,” underscored Ramson.
From page 5 security consultants and protectors. He was referring to the senseless assassination of Late Indian Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi; and that of former Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa, all of whom went against the advice of their protectors, which ultimately led
to their ignominious demise. But stubborn disobedience also claimed the lives of prominent persons outside of the Indian subcontinent; these include the late Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt, Prime Minister Olof Palme of Sweden and Lord Louis Mountbatten of the United Kingdom. Clairmont Featherstone
The Sean Hinds affair
He went on to slam Government’s “fiscally unsustainable” rationale for halting the programme and also shared his conviction that the ideal approach should have been to continue the programme until the completion of a means test to ascertain who needed the financial support the most. “Not only was it (the decision to stop the programme) too abrupt, but it was inconsiderate, because you are not caring about the people...while you set up a programme what happens to those people? It is not the doctors and the lawyers and the businessmen that are accessing their programmes,
it is the (single) mother who has four kids...” In light of the fact that “children are the future of our country” Ramson yesterday dared the ruling A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change coalition to “put your money where your mouth is.” At the time of picketing, Ramson displayed a placard which stated “extravagant living for the big ones – cruel denial of $10,000 for the children.” In offering an explanation for the slogan, Ramson stressed that “we don’t want a Government that just says we are going to take care of what we can when we can. We want a Government that takes care of the poor.” He noted too that while it is good to see people living well, “their (Government) lifestyle is extravagant when you compare it to the ones that are very poor...and those are the ones that actually need it (the cash grant)...” Government had qualified its decision to put a hold on the cash grant initiative in order to facilitate a review of its viability. This was in light of the Government’s claims that there were three critical flaws associated with it, including: a lack of monitoring and evaluation, the fact that it was economically unsustainable and that it pressured the existing human resource capacity.
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Young Africans to Obama: ‘Clean your own house first’
Young Ethiopians at a coffee shop in Addis Ababa President Obama came to Africa to deliver a “blunt message” to its politicians. But young people in Kenya and Ethiopia had plenty to say to Mr Obama about the state of America. “Tough love” has been a theme of President Obama’s visit to East Africa. The moments where he really came alive on this trip were not just when he talked of his love for Africa, but also when he spoke passionately about human rights. Standing beside the Kenyan president he likened the pursuit of gay rights in Africa to the civil rights struggle in the US. To an enthralled crowd in a stadium in Nairobi he talked of the importance of women in
society. He talked of the need to eradicate corruption and treat fairly minority communities, including Muslims in Kenya. “Progress requires that you see the differences and diversity of this country as a strength, just as we in America try to see the diversity of our country as a strength,” he said. “I always say that what makes America exceptional is not the fact that we’re perfect, it’s the fact that we struggle to improve. We’re self-critical. We work to live up to our highest values and ideals.” Kenyans and Ethiopians were overwhelmingly enthusiastic, even fanatical, about their returning East African son, but there were
many who felt America, even Barack Obama, was not in a position to lecture others on some of these points. “Most Americans think about what needs to change in other countries but they need to solve their own problems,” Shiferaw Tilahun, 31, tells me in a coffee shop in Addis Ababa. “They are interested in other people’s problems but they don’t care about black people in their own country,” Shiferaw says. “Most of our black brothers and sisters are suffering in the US,” It was clear in both countries that the issue of race, more than any other, had damaged people’s perceptions of the US. “When I speak to my friends and family here in Kenya, their feeling about America is ‘clean your own house first’,” says Teresa Mbagaya, 28. Teresa is a KenyanAmerican entrepreneur we met at the summit in Nairobi attended by President Obama. (BBC News)
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Iran says will ban US experts from UN nuclear inspections TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will not allow American or Canadian inspectors working for the U.N. nuclear watchdog to visit its nuclear facilities, an official said in remarks broadcast by state TV yesterday. Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran will only allow inspectors from countries that have diplomatic relations with it. The previously undisclosed remarks were made during a Sunday meeting with parliamentarians. “American and Canadian inspectors cannot be sent to Iran,” said Araghchi. “It is mentioned in the deal that inspectors should be from countries that have diplomatic relations with Islamic
Abbas Araghchi republic of Iran.” He also said inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency will not have
access to “sensitive and military documents.”Iran and world powers reached a historical deal earlier this month aimed at curbing Tehran’s disputed nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions. Western nations have long suspected Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons alongside its civilian atomic program, allegations denied by Tehran, which insists its nuclear activities are entirely peaceful.The U.S. and Iran severed diplomatic relations after the 1979 Islamic revolution and the hostage crisis at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Canada closed its embassy in Tehran and suspended diplomatic relations in 2012.
Indian Ocean debris almost certainly from Boeing 777 – Malaysia
French gendarmes and police inspect a large piece of plane debris which was found on the beach in Saint-Andre. Reuters - Plane debris washed up on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion is almost certainly part of a Boeing 777, a Malaysian official said, potentially providing some closure for families of those aboard last year’s vanished flight MH370. Malaysian investigators are due in Reunion today and the object, identified by numerous aviation experts as part of a wing, is then due to be sent to a French military laboratory near Toulouse for checks, French police sources said. National carrier Malaysia Airlines was operating a Boeing 777 on the ill-fated flight, which disappeared in March last year en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in one of the most baffling mysteries in aviation history. It was carrying 239 passengers and crew. The debris was found on
Wednesday washed up on Reunion, a volcanic island of 850,000 people that is a full part of France known as an “overseas department”, located in the Indian Ocean near Africa. It is roughly 3,700 km (2,300 miles) away from the broad expanse of the southern Indian Ocean off Australia, where search efforts have focussed, but Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said currents could have carried wreckage that
way.“ The location is consistent with the drift analysis provided to the Malaysian investigation team, which showed a route from the southern Indian Ocean to Africa.” Aviation experts who have seen widely circulated pictures of the debris said it may be a moving wing surface known as a flaperon, situated close to the fuselage.“It is almost certain that the flaperon is from a Boeing 777 aircraft.
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CCJ shoots down state’s request in Barbados (Barbados Today) Government’s attempts to prevent four convicted drug traffickers from taking their case to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) received a fatal blow yesterday when the country’s highest court shot down the state’s request. The CCJ today said it would grant the four Guyanese, Omwattie Persaud, Lemme Campbell, Gavin Greene and Rohan Rambarran leave to challenge the local Court of Appeal’s decision to dismiss their appeal on the grounds that they had given notice three weeks after their conviction instead of after the sentencing date. The regional court said it wanted to clarify this matter, as well as the local appellate court’s decision not to entertain applications from the convicts for an extension of time to lodge their appeal because it had no jurisdiction to hear those applications. The four men were found guilty in 2009 and sentenced to concurrent jail terms of between 15 and 30 years. They gave notice of appeal three weeks after their convictions and, in dismissing the appeal, the Barbados
appellate court ruled on April 5, 2015 that the notices had been filed on the wrong date. The state attempted to block their appeal to the CCJ on the same grounds, but in handing down their judgment from Trinidad via video conference today, the regional jurists said they disagreed with the main reasons advanced for not wanting the CCJ to hear the convicts’ appeal. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Charles Leacock, Principal Crown Counsel Anthony Blackman and attorneys for the prisoners gathered in a special room at the Supreme Court in Bridgetown for the ruling which was delivered by Justice Nelson on behalf of colleagues Justices Wit and Hayton. “We think that the issue whether the time for appealing against a conviction . . . runs from the date of conviction or the date of sentence is crucial for proper functioning of the administration of criminal justice in Barbados, and therefore, a point of law of great public importance which needs to be settled in Barbados by
the authoritative ruling of a fuller Bench of this court,” Justice Nelson said. He said the CCJ also needed to answer once and for all, the question as to if the time for appealing against the conviction did not run from the date of sentence, as asserted by the applicants . . .”there is a further point of law that needs to be fully dcecided by an expanded panel of this Court”. “The applicants’ appeals against conviction having been dismissed as being out of time; was the Court of Appeal correct to hold that it could not hear applications from the applicants . . . for an extension of time to appeal against conviction because it had no jurisdiction to hear such applications which, in any event, were an abuse of process?” asked the regional court. “We grant special leave to cover these points only. We also grant leave to the applicants (other than Rohan Rambarran) to appeal as poor persons,” the judgement added. The CCJ has set November 9 to hear submissions on the appeals.
Teachers being trained for trafficking in persons curriculum Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) – Some secondary school teachers are being trained through the Ministry of Education, in preparation for the integration of the Trafficking in Persons curriculum into different subject areas for the upcoming school year. Last year, the Ministry of Justice handed over the curriculum, developed by the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, to the Education Ministry for it to be introduced at the grade seven to nine level in high schools. The curriculum, to be rolled out in a group of pilot schools this academic year, is to promote greater awareness among students and teachers
about human trafficking. According to Assistant Chief Education Officer in the Core Curriculum Unit, Dr Clover Hamilton-Flowers, the Trafficking in Persons curriculum will be treated as support material in the new National Standards Curriculum. “So, it means we would be identifying those areas in the National Standards Curriculum that would provide the space to strategically treat that phenomenon,” she explained in an interview with JIS News. She said the unit has identified areas in Social Studies, Religious Education, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Physical Education and Sports, as well as in History, in which topics from the curriculum will be integrated during lessons. “We do the training with our teachers to help them understand the focus of the curriculum, the methodology they are supposed to use and then they will (incorporate it), based on their context,” Dr Hamilton-Flowers said. The Trafficking in Per-
sons curriculum is geared towards helping persons see the issue as a global crime, as well as getting persons to identify means of preventing it and helping to reduce the vulnerability of persons, especially children and young people. Dr Hamilton-Flowers said the impact of the curriculum is dependent on the approach that teachers use to bring the topics across to students. “If you push more of a reflective approach, the impact can be great, as opposed to just the knowledge of it. It is going to be dependent on how it is done, how often it is brought into the discussions and whether or not we have other supporting activities,” she said. Statistics from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) show that nearly half of the 1.2 million children trafficked each year are from Latin America and the Caribbean.Human trafficking is considered a modern-day form of slavery involving victims being forced, defrauded or coerced into exploitative circumstances.
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Steven Finn puts England on brink of victory BBC Sport - Steven Finn took a five-wicket haul as England moved to the brink of victory over Australia on another barely believable day of Test cricket at Edgbaston. The Middlesex fast bowler continued his remarkable resurgence as England tore through Australia’s batting for the second time in as many days on a sun-kissed Birmingham afternoon. Only David Warner’s swashbuckling 77 and Peter Nevill’s gutsy 37 not out off 117 balls spared Australia the ignominy of a two-day defeat but the tourists perilously poised on 168-7, 23 runs ahead of England with just three second innings wickets in hand. England, who earlier scored 281 all out for a first innings lead of 145, will now expect to wrap up a victory inside three days that would put them 2-1 ahead in the series with two matches to play. Alastair Cook’s men must triumph outright to win back
the Ashes, while Australia only need to draw to retain the urn. The sole negative from England’s point of view was the sight of James Anderson leaving the field mid-over in the evening session to receive treatment on a tight side. Change of ends transforms Finn’s fortunes Setting about the business of bowling out Australia midway through the afternoon session, England made an early breakthrough when Stuart Broad removed Chris Rogers lbw for six to reach 299 Test wickets. But where there is Warner there is danger. The lefthander’s 35-ball half-century - equalling Graham Yallop’s record for the quickest Ashes fifty - saw Australia race to 62-1 and threaten to make major inroads into England’s lead. A clever piece of captaincy from Alastair Cook turned the tide England’s way. After Finn’s first over went for 14 runs, Cook responded by switching him
from the City End to the Pavilion End, and his decision brought immediate reward. For the second time in the match, Finn dismissed Steve Smith, with the Australia batsman top-edging a pull shot high into the Birmingham sky and leaving Jos Buttler with the straightforward task of watching the ball into his gloves. Aussies crumble after tea Better was to follow for Finn and England after tea as the Middlesex fast bowler ripped through Australia’s middle order with three wickets for 12 runs in 17 balls. Out-of-form duo Michael Clarke and Adam Voges edged to keeper and slip respectively in successive balls before Mitchell Marsh was clean bowled. Anderson, whose 6-47 on the opening day set England rolling, then took the crucial wicket of Warner, who looped a catch to cover off a leading edge to leave Australia on 111-6. Nevill leads resistance With nearly two hours remaining in the day’s play,
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Steven Finn was on a hat-trick after removing Adam Voges first-ball, England v Australia, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 2nd day, July 30, 2015 ©Getty Images
Australia were staring at a two-day defeat. But a partnership of 42 between Nevill and Mitchell
Johnson took the match deep into the final session and ensured England would have to bat again.
Finn, whose 5-45 was his first five-wicket haul since March 2013, showed his golden touch once again, when he had Johnson caught at backward point for 14. But wicketkeeper Nevill, whose retention ahead of Brad Haddin, has reportedly caused disquiet in the Australia camp, found another willing ally in Mitchell Starc as they battled through the final 8.5 overs of the day. England counter after Johnson double strike Australia had actually made the perfect start to the second day when Mitchell Johnson removed Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes in the space of three balls to pass 300 Test wickets. Both deliveries were short, fast and rearing up t o w a r d s t h e b a t s m e n ’s throat, and were gloved through to Nevill. When 145-5 became 1907 as Joe Root and Jos Buttler fell in quick succession, Australia were back in the game, only for Moeen and Broad to swing the momentum back England’s way. Their counter-attacking partnership of 87 off 117 balls featured 14 boundaries, 11 from the blade of Moeen, who reached his fifty off 66 balls. By the time both were dismissed in successive over from Josh Hazlewood, Australia’s downbeat body language told of a side who knew they were beaten. Scores: Australia 136 and 168 for 7 (Warner 77, Nevill 36*, Finn 5-45) lead England 281 (Root 63, Moeen 59, Bell 53, Lyon 336) by 23 runs.
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FORMER JUDO EXECUTIVES DEBUNKS CURRENT EXECUTIVES’ CLAIM By Michael Benjamin Just two days after President of the Guyana Judo Association, Raoul Archer and several members of his executive committee have painted a glorious picture of the works of that organization two former members of that entity have debunked those claims while proclaiming that the current executives are illegal. The former treasurer and secretary, Andy Moore and William Blackman respectively, are adamant that the current entity is illegal following arbitrary actions by the then Geoff Sankies led executive a few years ago to change the name of the organization from the Guyana Judo Association (GJA) to its current name, Judo Association of Guyana (JAG). The two former executives were responding to certain statements of the Raoul Archer led executives in an article that appeared in Wednesday’s edition of Kaieteur News and headlined, ‘Challenges abound but Judo Federation executives press on determinedly.’ Mr. Moore is adamant that the GJA is
Adamant that all is not well in the sport illegal based on what transpired a few years ago. “Under the (Geoff) Sankies Presidency the Guyana Judo Association was arbitrarily changed to the Judo Association of Guyana and it was never reverted, so naturally Mr. Archer cannot lay claims to legality of the Presidency,” exhorted Mr. Moore. He explained that Mr. Sankies had opted for the name change which placed the organization under the auspices of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) as against the Friendly Society. The ploy also necessitated constitutional changes. Mr. Moore said that even before Mr. Archer ascended to the Presidential seat he (Moore) had advised him to hold a referendum to effect any such changes. “This was not done and when Mr. Archer travelled to Brazil he would have done so as the President of the JAG,” explained Mr. Moore. He said that the officials of the ruling body refused to recognize the JAG and so Archer is illegally occupying the post.
Mr. Archer debunks this claim saying that the officials of the International Judo Federation (IJF) have endorsed his presidency when he (Archer) had ventured to Rio de Janiero, Brazil, in 2013, to attend a congress hosted by the parent body. Mr. Archer said that his executive recognized that the name change was illegal and he had attended the Brazil forum as a representative of the Guyana Judo Association. “That is dishonest; Mr. Archer was never elected to that position but rather to the Presidency of the JAG,” contends Mr. Moore. The former treasurer pointed out that Mr. Sankies had been the President of the JAG in 2012 but had subsequently declined a nomination at the Annual General meeting that year which saw the ascension of Mr. Archer to the top post. “At no time was there a reversion to the former GJA and I am challenging the current President to provide the evidence that he was duly elected under the umbrella of the GJA and not the JAG.”
GCF name team for 10th Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships The recently installed executive of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) will have a taste of its first international competition when the 2015 edition of the Caribbean Junior Cycling Championships are staged in the Dominican Republic from August 7-9, next. An experienced four-member team was named to by the federation that will seek to bring glory to this nation. The selectees have all been doing well for the past 12 months and are looking forward to doing well for Guyana. Romello Crawford, Jamal John, Andrew Hicks and Raphael Leung have been selected by the GCF to represent the Golden Arrowhead. Both Hicks and Leung made their
debuts as juveniles last year in Suriname and are looking forward to riding in the junior category this year. The lone medal Guyana got last year was a bronze in Road Race from Alanzo Ambrose in his final year. GCF Vice President, a former national cyclist who is still active, Paul Choo-Wee-Nam will Coach and Manage the team. Businesses and individuals who are interested in contributing towards the cyclists participation can make contact with GCF President Mr. Horace Burrowes on email prince3023@aol.com or Secretary Ms. Maria Leung on tel# 676 5940 or email mariaaleung@gmail.com. (Franklin Wilson)
Umroa, Singh lead Guyana... From page 38 behind the Windwards in a game in which the winner would take championship honours. Guyana had registered wins against Jamaica (who fell for a record low 27) and the Leewards but their games against T&T and Barbados being washed out. Coach Julian Moore, in his third year as Coach and whose father Carl Moore was the Manager when Guyana won in 1998 & 99, said he was
elated with the victory. “Although we had two rained out games and only had two games at the Stadium the guys remained focused and determined to retain the title and played good cricket in the three matches,” said Moore, himself a former Guyana U-15 left-handed batsman. He said his team possessed the strongest bowling attack in the tournament and was aided by
the return from the U-17 competition in Tobago of leftarm spinner Ashmead Nedd. “Bookie, Qumar Torrington, Walters and today (yesterday) Umroa, all bowled well for us while Singh, who scored 83 runs from the two times he batted, Singh, St Clair, Williams and Anderson all contributed with the bat.” The official closing ceremony was scheduled for last night at the GCC pavilion.
There are also added concerns and both Blackman and Moore are also questioning the disappearance of the $5 million grant by the IJA. Both said that the money was deposited in the organization’s accounts but disappeared devoid of the requisite accountability. Moore further pointed out that as the treasurer he was then a main signatory to the account along with another identified executive. He said that the name change (of the organization) coupled with his resignation, dictated that the bank be informed of the changes, while putting the modalities in place to accommodate the new signatories. “I was approached to affix my signature for a withdrawal but refused to be a part of such skullduggery,” maintains Mr. Moore. He could not say how the money was withdrawn from the account but is adamant that something was amiss. Meanwhile, Mr. Blackman said that while on the executive body he had agitated for the construction of a Dojo to facilitate training sessions and other practical activities. “The plan was already approved and a site was identified in George Street Werk-en-Rust but the project never reached to fruition,” said Mr. Blackman. So, where did the $5 million grant disappear to? “I would advise that you direct that question to the present administration,” said Mr. Blackman. In response, Treasurer, Hilbert Archer, explained that upon ascension into office the new executive set about rectifying their financial issues. He said that in 2010, the IJF had assisted the local entity with five million dollars to offset the financial demands towards a developmental programme but accountability issues had cast a dark shadow over the sports body. Consequently, upon assuming office Mr. Archer said that they sought the services of accounting firm Ram & McRae and conformed to auditing procedures for the years 2010 through 2012. He said that in keeping with the accountability process they had dispatched electronic copies to several affiliates including the
(former) Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, the Guyana Olympic Association, the Pan American Judo Confederation, the International Judo Federation and the Friendly Society. Mr. Moore said that to his knowledge the Association was solvent by some $700,000. In an earlier discussion Mr. Archer had said that he had ventured to Rio de Janiero, Brazil, in 2013, to attend a congress hosted by the International Judo Federation (IJF). He also said that he had attended the forum as the President of the GJA. He also said that the Judo Federation President was able to set the record straight and the JAG was reinstated as the GJA. “Nonsense!” exclaimed Mr. Moore, “Mr. Archer could not have attended the Brazil forum as the President of the GJA since he was elected as President of the JAG,” explained Mr. Moore. To support his contention Mr. Moore challenges Mr. Archer to provide the requisite evidence to his claim to the
William Blackman Presidency (GJA). “He must state the date of the AGM and also provide the minutes of the meeting,” said Mr. Moore. He also explained that one of the prerequisites dictated that the AGM be advertised at least three weeks prior to the actual date. “I challenge Mr. Archer to provide evidence that this statute was adhered to,” Moore said. When contacted yesterday afternoon Mr. Archer denied most of Moore’s claims. He further suggested that this journalist enquire of Mr. Moore what his contribution to the sport is.
Positives outweigh…. From page 41 cost millions of dollars to run and participation free and there must be a more severe penalty for schools that deliberately chose to flout the laws that govern the tournament. After five years, Head teachers and personnel tasked with the responsibility of submitting names of eligible players must understand the harm that they are causing by displaying intent to
cheat. Despite the assurances, the tournament continues to suffer from the absence of tangible support from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF). Except for a few matches, it has been reported by most members of the media that the rich talent that reside within the competition has often times gone unnoticed. This development contradicts the real purpose of staging the tournament.
Guyanese World... From page 39 members of the West Indies team. Guyanese based shooters, Sigmund Douglas and John Fraser will join the others for an approximately 8 hour drive from New York to Ohio tomorrow morning ahead of what is anticipated to be intense rivalry against
the best shots in the world. August 1st and 2nd will be practice days while competitive action will shoot off on August 3-5 with the US National Fullbore Championships at all ranges simultaneously with the ICFRA Veterans Individual Championships.
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Umroa, Singh lead Guyana to 4th Regional U-15 title By Sean Devers Watched by a handful of diehard fans under clear blue skies in glorious sunshine Guyana, led by 5-32 from Kelvin Umroa and an attractive 45 from the consistent Sachin Singh, defeated the Windward Islands by 98 run yesterday at the Providence Stadium in the final round of the rain hit West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) 50-over Under-15 cricket tournament to claim their fourth title at this level. The left-handed Singh, who plays for DCC, scored 45 from 52 balls and reached the boundary three times on the large ground. He added 77 for the fourth wicket with Kelvin Anderson (37) after Robin Williams (38) and Junior St Clair (25) had shared in a 73run opening stand as the South Americans reached 199-9 from 50 overs. Dominican off-spinner Jahsean Alexander (4-41) and 13-year-old St Lucian left-arm back-of- the-hand bowler Simieon Gerson (3-54) did the damage with the ball for the Islanders who crashed to 101
Windwards go down by 98 runs at Providence all out from 38.1 overs despite a painstaking 106-ball 38 from opener Dhanraj Cepaul who was ninth out. Umroa got prodigious turn from a slow Providence track that kept very low to capture 5-32 and got excellent support from seamer Haifa Walters (2-5). The win was a repeat of the sequence of 1998 and 1999 when Guyana won titles in Jamaica and Guyana in the competition which was first played in 1996. Last year Guyana won the title in Jamaica before winning it again yesterday. Guyana won the toss and were given a firm foundation by Williams, who reached the boundary six times in his responsible 92-ball innings and the more subdued St Clair, who hit a couple of fours in his 25 from 66 balls before he edged Mika Joseph to the Keeper in the 25th over. The left-handed Singh, who was surprisingly not selected for the Inter-County U-15 competition, joined
Williams, who was LBW to Gerson, who was not much taller than the stumps, to leave the home team on 86-2 in the 27th over. It was soon 86-3 when Gerson, who flighted the ball beautifully, trapped Alphius Bookie for a duck before Singh, who made 38 in the last match against the Leewards, and Anderson whose 37 lasted 50 balls, featured in a 77-run stand before Singh was bowled by Gerson at 1634 and Anderson followed six runs later when he was stumped off Alexander. Guyana lost their way as only National U-17 player Ashmead Nedd (14 with 2 fours) and Pradesh Bellkishun (12) reached double figures as Alexander, bowling with an action similar to his country man Shane Shillingford, ran through the Guyana lower order as Guyana slumped from 163-3 to 199-9. And with the reputation of possessing the strongest batting line-up in the tournament, the Windwards,
who had the most matches (3) at the Stadium in the middle of unseasonal rain here, they lost their first wicket on 10 and never really recovered, as Cepaul who displayed good temperament and a strange stance, watched as wickets tumbled around him. Cepaul scored just three runs from his first 62 balls and when he tried to accelerate with wickets falling like nine pins around him he got one from Umroa that kept very low to bowl him at 101-9. Only Rene Montoute (12) and Razim Elehie (11) got into double figures as Umroa, who plays for Albion in Berbice,
Left arm spinner Kelvin Umroa gets his MOM award for Selector Nazimul Drepaul after taking 5-32 against the Windwards yesterday. confused the visitors and got excellent support from all the bowlers. Guyana ended with
the most points after starting the final round five points (Continued on page 37)
Tanvir helps Pakistan secure easy T20 win over Sri Lanka
I never thought I’d take 400 test wickets, says Steyn Dale Steyn was the joint second fastest bowler to 400 Test wickets, Bangladesh v South Africa, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 1st day, July 30, 2015 ©AFP
DHAKA, (Reuters) Fast bowler Dale Steyn was delighted after becoming the second South African to reach 400 test wickets on the opening day of the second and final match against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Thursday. The world’s top-ranked test bowler brought up the milestone when he had opener Tamim Iqbal caught at first slip by Hashim Amla for six and his next target is Shaun Pollock’s national
record of 421 wickets. “I would’ve been happy if I had taken just one wicket in my international career,” Steyn told reporters after picking up three for 30 as Bangladesh ended the day on 246 for eight. “It’s enough to play and take wickets for South Africa and then I managed to get 400. I never thought that would happen ... ever in my life.” Steyn, who is as laid back off the field as he is fiery on it, said he would not dwell on
his personal landmark. “I have never been a stats person,” added the 32-yearold. “It’s nice to have these numbers but I have had a lot better moments in my cricketing career. “Winning games for my country has always been objective number one so the job’s not over yet.” Steyn bowled 16.1 overs in searing heat and on a wicket that offered little pace and bounce. “I love what I am doing right now, even if it’s in 40 degree heat and the ball is staying ankle high,” he said. “It’s not bouncing and ... it’s very slow but I would rather be here than anywhere else.” Steyn was disappointing in the 2015 Indian Premier League for Sunrisers Hyderabad but said he had benefited from spending some time away from the game. “There was a period when I actually didn’t want to have a ball in my hand, I think I just needed maybe two or three weeks off to get that love back again,” he explained. Score: Bangladesh 246 for 8 (Mushfiqur 65, Steyn 330, Duminy 3-27) v South Africa
Pakistan’s captain Shahid Afridi (2nd L) congratulates his teammates after they won their first Twenty 20 cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo July 30, 2015. (Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte) COLOMBO (Reuters) Pakistan continued their impressive tour of Sri Lanka by comprehensively beating the hosts by 29 runs in the first Twenty20 International of the two-match series on Thursday. Opting to bat first, the tourists, who had clinched the preceding test as well as the ODI series, posted a strong total of 175-5 with Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal and Shoaib Malik contributing 46 runs each. Shahid Afridi’s team then restricted Sri Lanka to 146-7 at the R Premadasa Stadium to ensure Pakistan would not lose any of the three series on their tour of the island
nation. Set an imposing target, Sri Lanka had lost both openers by the second over and were never really in the chase. Milinda Siriwardana (35) and Dhananjaya de Silva (31), two of the four players who made their 20-over debut for Sri Lanka in this match, tried their best while Chamara Kapugedera (31) clobbered three sixes in his unbeaten 16ball blitz but it was not enough. Left-arm paceman Sohail Tanvir was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers, claiming 329, which also earned him the man-of-the-match award. After losing his opening partner Mukhtar Ahmed in the second over, Pakistan’s
Shehzad added 42 runs with Mohammad Hafeez to lay the foundation for a big total. Malik and Akmal plundered 81 runs in 7.3 overs and took Pakistan past the 150-mark which made it a difficult chase for the hosts. Akmal hit three sixes and as many boundaries in his 24ball cameo while Malik remained not out after his breezy 31-ball knock. The teams return to the same venue for the second and final Twenty20 on Saturday. Scores: Pakistan 175 for 5 (Malik 46*, U Akmal 46) beat Sri Lanka 146 for 7 (Siriwardana 35, Tanvir 329, Anwar 2-27) by 29 runs.
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Guyanese World Championships bound riflemen link two former nationals in NYC By Franklin Wilson In New York compliments of Ringbang, NAMILCO, Crown Mining Supply, Fazia’s Collection and Queensway
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he Guyanese members of the We s t I n d i e s Fullbore Shooting Team that will contest the International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations (ICFRA) 2015 Palma Match and Team a n d I n d i v i d u a l Wo r l d Championships, arrived in New York on Wednesday en route to Camp Perry, Ohio where all the action will unfold from August 3-14. The Guyanese members will join the other members of the West Indies team and will compete against 13 other countries in Individual and Team competitions. Led by local Captain, Mahendra Persaud, Caribbean Individual and Guyana’s Individual Champion Lennox Braithwaite, Ransford Goodluck, Dylan Fields, Leo Romalho, Ryan Sampson, Peter Persaud and Sherwin Felicen on Wednesday evening met with two former National marksmen. Mohamed Haniff and Derrick Narine were the toast of the evening which was spent at the Guyanese owned and operated Johnny’s Restaurant and Bar on Rockaway Boulevard. Captain Persaud in remarks said that it was a great feeling for the current
Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) to have met with two individuals that would have represented Guyana with pride over the years. “It is very great feeling to rekindle and reminisce with you guys the great moments we have had over the years when you were active. Gatherings of this nature is also for the younger shooters to have an appreciation of who some of the wonderful shooters were that would have contributed to our dominance of the Caribbean over the years.” Persaud reminisced that the last time the duo shot for Guyana was back in 2000 in Jamaica along with Braithwaite as Captain, Goodluck, Claude Duguid, Paul Slowe, Romahlo and himself. That year, Guyana won both the Short and Long Range championships as well as a total of 60 medals. “Our performance in 2000 started the tradition of Guyana winning both Short and Long Range championships which was replicated in 2005, 2008 and 2014 in Jamaica alone.” Braithwaite recalled that the duo were very good shooters who were committed to the team. Both Haniff and Narine expressed gratitude to the GNRA for organizing such a nostalgic evening whilst wishing their colleagues the best for the World Championships as (Continued on page 37)
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Former national fullbore shooters, Mohamed Haniff (4th left) and Derrick Narine (3rd right) with some current members of the GNRA team, from right, Ransford Goodluck, Dylan Fields,Leo Romalho, Mahendra Persaud, Ryan Sampson and Lennox Braithwaite.
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Clive Gobin Memorial tourney to commence on August 9 on the Essequibo Coast The Zorg Commemoration Committee continues with its preparation for their Clive Gobin Memorial competition which is e x p e c t e d t o
commence on August 9 on the Essequibo Coast. Chairman of the Zorg CC Raul Ruplall said that tournament will be played on
a round robin basis comprising U15 teams from North, South and Central Essequibo as well as a female open team from
Region Two at Zorg ground and will be of 25 overs duration. He stated that the aim of the committee is to make the competition an annual event. “Business entrepreneurs around the area are very pleased with the work the committee has been doing and hence we have received numerous support for which we are thankful,� he said. The final will be played on August 30 at the said venue where the committee will also be hosting a village day. Meanwhile, Dereck Gobin Agri Spares has thrown their support behind the competition. The entity yesterday presented a cheque of an undisclosed amount to Ruplall who
Zorg CC chairman Raoul Ruplal accepts the cheque from Reya Jawahirlall of Dereck Gobin Agri Spares. thanked them for their input. He is calling on other business entities to do
likewise so both the cricket competition and village day can be successful.
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Positives outweigh negatives, but…. A section of the large crowd that witnessed a game in this year’s competition in Lethem.
Unite. Develop. Excel.
By Rawle Welch This Sunday will mark the completion of another year of the Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition and while the Organisers and the Committee responsible for
the planning and logistical execution of the event will no doubt be eagerly anticipating its conclusion, fans are the ones who would be missing the action. Fairly considered to be amongst the biggest junior sporting spectacle, perhaps
pipped out for the top spot only by the National Schools Athletics Championships, the event which is played for just under two months, showcases the cream of the c o u n t r y ’s b e s t j u n i o r footballers who come from far and wide, participating in
their regional circuits, before progressing to the national playoffs in a battle for overall supremacy. This enormous sporting spectacle allows players, spectators, families, media and members of the Organising Committee the
opportunity to traverse the country offering them a rare opportunity to witness the custom, way of life, geography of this beautiful country and its people comprised of six different races. This feature is perhaps the one aspect of the tournament that has no equal and while the whole aim of the event is to help discover and later develop new talent, the above mentioned benefits cannot be underestimated, especially when there is ample evidence of a lack of understanding of each other’s custom, culture and geography. It simply means that Digicel, the company that conceptualised the tournament, has been sticking to its social responsibility. While the cost of staging this huge undertaking must be staggering, the Company has stood firm in its commitment for the past five years and the early forecast
is suggesting that the tournament is a success. The rivalry between the teams has intensified, while the all-round standard has improved and these two features must encourage Digicel to do it all over again come next year. No doubt in the tournament’s review, areas of weakness will surface and solutions arrived at, but all the stops should be pulled out to ensure that the tournament remains alive for the benefit of the youths of this country. The positives clearly outweigh the negatives and every effort should be made to sanitise the areas that reek of unpleasantness. A few schools chose to take the route of dishonesty, a situation that threatened to create confusion, but because of the astute work of members of the Organising Committee, those acts were detected and the perpetrators justifiably penalised. This is a competition that (Continued on page 37)
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GSCL Inc Emancipation Faye Joseph Birth Anniversary Cup set for Sunday Dominoes tournament With the aim of promoting the game, the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL Inc) will be hosting their Emancipation Cup on Sunday. The competition will be played in the open and over-40 categories and action will get underway at 09:00 hrs at the Everest CC and GNIC SC.
Regal will battle Wolf Warriors in the lone open game which will be of 15-over duration, while Success Warriors, Regal Masters, Savage and Frontline will vie for supremacy in the over-40 division which will last for 20-overs. The finals will be played on the same day and the winners will receive trophies. Among the players expected to be on show in the open segment are Richard Latiff, Chien Gittens, Privnauth Motilall, Safraz Esau and Ricky Sargeant of Regal, Amir Nizamudeen, Amrit Rai, Mark Harold, Vishnu Tammechandra and Azaad Azeez of Wolf’s Warriors. Meanwhile, a release from the GSCL Inc stated that the organisation will continue in its efforts to develop the game not only in Demerara, but throughout the country.
to commence tomorrow
President of the Georgetown Dominoes Association (GDA) Faye Joseph will be hosting her birth anniversary tournament this weekend at her residence Gaulding Place, South Ruimveldt. Entrance fee is $10,000 and the winning team will take home a trophy and $200,000, the runner up a trophy and $100,000 and third place a trophy and $50,000. The Most valuable player will pocket $10,000 and one re-entry will be allowed. Joseph told Kaieteur Sport that the tournament will be used to fine tune preparation for the players that will be heading to Puerto Rico for a competition in September. She added that they be looking to continue their dominance on the world stage and encouraged the players to enter with their respective teams. Joseph stated that the GDA will organize a tour around Guyana to interact with players and promote the game. The preliminary round will commence on Saturday at 15:00 hrs while the finals will be contested on Sunday.
Faye Joseph displays the winning trophy.
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Guyanese medal at Special Olympics World Games T
he Guyana Delegation to the Special Olympics Wo r l d G a m e s i n L o s Angeles California which consists of four athletes and two officials, made a good start to their sojourn at these games. Three athletes have won medals in their events on Wednesday July 29, 2015. The athletes are competing in athletics which are held at the Locker
Stadium/Cromwell Field, University of South California. Aneisa Bowman won silver in her 400M Division2 event, while Deandra David won bronze in her 400M division 4 event and Kevin Pryce placed 4th in the 400M and won a silver medal in the 200M division 8 event. Yesterday Calvin Thomas gave Guyana a silver medal by placing 2nd
Soldiers confident of winning Boyce/Jefford Track and Field title
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ead Coach of the G u y a n a Defence Force (GDF) Track and Field Club, Robert Chisholm exuded all the confidence that will be required to win the upcoming Boyce & Jefford Track and Field Classic in an interview yesterday ahead of the August 15-16 Championships. Chisholm said that he has already shortlisted the team that will represent the GDF in the competition, following their Inter-Unit Championships two weeks ago. He said that when he surveys the current landscape, he believes he has the best team. “I think we will win because when you look around and you see the athletes that are in all the events, we stand the best chance,” Chisholm said, adding that he believes that they have “put together a reasonable team” to challenge for the title. The soldiers placed second last year to Police and are definitely looking to improve on that performance for the upcoming event. The GDF performance at the Classic will precede their entry into the 2015 Joint Services Championships. Chisholm’s confidence perhaps comes from the fact that they have in their inventory sprint ace Rupert Perry, who is the current double sprint champion, among several others. Aniqah Powley should also be one to watch from the Defence Force. Davin Fraser should also be impressive for the army. In the field events, Leslain Baird has been on top of his game for the past three years
Robert Chisholm in the Javelin Throw while Patrick King, barring any injury, should feature in the male Long Jump, which he won last year. To add to the might of the soldiers, they have recruited middle distance queen Andrea Foster and allrounder, Natrena Hooper, who competes in the 200m and 400m events as well as in the Long and Triple Jump events. “ We a r e l o o k i n g reasonably good. I am confident in my team. In terms of preparations, we had a setback with the weather, so we did not get to put in the kind of work we wanted to, but it is not us alone, all the teams are on a level playfield,” Chisholm asserted. The coach indicated that with the quality team he has, there is no reason why he should not run away with the overall first place prize of $600,000. The second place team will pocket $400,000 while third and fourth gets $250,000 and $150,000 respectively.
in the 3000M, Division 5 event. Guyana has so far 3 silver and 1bronze medal. Because of extremely hot sunny conditions the 3000M in which Calvin Thomas competed in, had to be postponed to yesterday. Thomas’s next event will be 5000M which is scheduled for today along with the 200M events for the females. The team will compete in mixed 4x400M relay tomorrow.
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Windwards go down by 98 runs at Providence
Guyana won the WICB U-15 cricket tournament for the fourth time when they defeated the Windwards by 98 runs at Providence yesterday.
GCF name team for 10th Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships
Andrew Hicks
Romello Crawford
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