Thursday July 21, 2016
The WPA/TUF factor in the 1992 election results DEAR EDITOR, My late maternal grandmother left with me an erudite message that clearly instructs that in choosing one’s thoughts and actions one should base them on a set of core-character values not dollars or fame. The core values by which I choose to live are embodied in the concept that one must be fully accountable for one’s thoughts and actions. If an apology is necessary for one’s past thoughts and past actions when it is found to be inaccurate or inappropriate, then it must be had. That for me is integrity. I had a communication with Wazir Mohammed on July 13, 2016, one month exactly after the death anniversary of Walter Rodney. The main underpinning of our communication was my letter in the press of the said day, captioned “Information was extracted from the Carter Center” as published in the SN. What he shared with me caused me to relook at the entire Carter Center Report on the 1992 elections, plus the Odeen Ishmael Report (which
Wazir kindly shared with me) and then the Frank Narine Report on historical parliamentary information (2007), which I then independently sourced and which can be found here http://parliament.gov.gy/ G U Y A N A % 2 0 PA R L I A M E N T %20HISTORY%202009-1.pdf. So, first of all, I want to thank Wazir for conducting himself with much equanimity and lucidity as he shed valuable light on the issues at hand. Secondly, after reading these three reports collectively, I acknowledge that there is enough NEW verifiable information that has come to my attention with regard to my original letter on the results of the 1992 elections, to cause me to make the following statement. The Carter Center Report on the 1992 elections is patently inaccurate on Page 116. I was extremely surprised that such a reputable institution abdicated its responsibility to double check and triple check its facts. This inaccuracy fed into my letter since this Carter Center Report
was my main source document. On Page 116 of the Carter Center Report it stated that Matteson Williams was a PPP MP and Bagot Paul was a WPA MP. I now have enough new primary and secondary evidence at my disposal to correct my original assertion that was sourced from the Carter Center Report and agree with Wazir that former MP Matteson Williams was actually a WPA representative in Parliament and former MP Bagot Paul was a PPP representative. Let the records stand corrected. Wazir shared with me some primary source information on the negotiations he had with Harripersaud Nokta from the PPP in a follow-up to the principal adopted by the then 1992 WPA leadership to ensure that the PPP secure a comfortable majority in Guyana’s first free and fair elections since 1968. This primary sourced information highlighted that the 1992 WPA leadership took a principled stance not to leverage any opportunity to embarrass the new Jagan government and committed to providing it with as much support as it needed, both in and out of Parliament, in order Continued on page 6
Biden, the Obamas and Clinton also plagiarized DEAR EDITOR, Mr. Alves wrote a letter dated 10-20-16 accusing Mr. Donald Trump’s wife of plagiarism, to which he has the right to share his opinion. That being said, I too, have the right to respond when the whole truth is not divulged with your readers. It should be noted that Mrs Trump simply joined the likes of Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, Mrs. Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama, in lifting lines (plagiarism) from other people.
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Had Mr. Alves done a proper research before he jumped the gun, he would have discovered that Vice President Joe Biden was accused of plagiarism which brought down his 1988 Presidential campaign, and he lost. It was further discovered that Biden committed plagiarism when he was attending Law School. Michelle Obama in 2008 lifted lines for her DNC Speech from the book “Rules for Radicals”, written by Saul Alinsky (President Obama’s radical hero). Hillary Clinton stole lines in her 2008 campaign from
then Senator John Edwards. She again was recently accused by the Bernie Sanders campaign of stealing lines from Bernie. In his 2008 Presidential campaign, Barack Obama plagiarized two lines in his stump speech from Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick. If my intuition is correct and Malcom Alves does reside in the US, his disdain for Donald Trump will see him moving back to Guyana, should Trump win the Presidency. Jagmohan
Revision of the Mining Act should not disadvantage Indigenous people DEAR EDITOR, I was enlightened by the media about the announcement by the Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman of plans to revise the Mining Act. This will pave the way for Guyana to become a modern society by updating legislations and implementing new laws. I would like to assume that the recent discovery of oil by one of the world’s most powerful corporations has prompted the government to make changes to include International Laws. On the other hand, I would also like to assume that changes are being made to put systems and penalties in place to prevent smuggling of gold and precious stones, mining accidents, trafficking in persons and contamination of state forests and waterways among others. However, the government must make its intention clear or its actions will become questionable. Editor, as a youth from the Middle Mazaruni Region, I am optimistic that with the revision of the Amerindian and Mining Acts, if some sections are made crystal clear it will be suitable with present day situations and not based the laws of an era that has long gone by. I am also compelled to raise a few questions because I would like to live in a society where everyone is considered equal in economic, social, cultural and political matters.
The Amerindian and Mining Acts are soon to be revised but will they comprise the following; (1) Provide jobs for youths by establishing more field stations in hinterland areas? (2) Make river and creeks that pass through Indigenous communities safe and free of mining concessions? (3) Allow Indigenous communities to develop their own resources without possible harassment by state agencies? (4) Abolish the state policy of “All minerals belong to the state” that lies beneath top soil, including private lands” which may include Amerindian Titled Lands? (5). Uphold and respect Indigenous rights where our people may not consent to large scale mining? (6) Respect that village rules must be upheld when any state agency needs to carry out an assessment of activities on Amerindian Lands? There are many more questions that I would have liked to raise but I will not abuse the space limits because others need to express their concerns. Editor, we are living in a world where changes become realities and I wish to make a correction to one of Kaieteur News columnist distasteful and sometimes amateur
writings which I see as a disrespectful and a false assertion of Indigenous people and the way they live. Indigenous communities like mine and many others have carved and choose their own economic paths and do not depend solely on the government to provide financial resources. I have one wish each for the Ministers and the columnist. (1) For the Ministers of Natural Resources and the Minister of Indigenous Peoples Affairs, I wish you continuous support from villages like Isseneru and others who have waited long for a change in mining policies and the way State Agencies transact their business. (2) For the columnist, to take a visit to Isseneru and other villages to write about their concerns and experience firsthand what Amerindians can do when they are given support, rather than making false assertions that all Amerindians depend on patrons. Dwight Larson. Isseneru Village
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The idiotic contents of Clement Rohee’s letter DEAR EDITOR, As a Commissioner of GECOM I received a copy of a letter of protestation: “Recent actions by GECOM on access to its database” which was sent to GECOM by the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party. The content of the letter has since been referred to, and elaborated on, in Mr Rohee’s weekly press conference. That letter contains the most idiotic and ludicrous pronouncements I have heard, in recent times. Idiotic because it lacks any thought based on fact. It is all contrived thinking. It is ludicrous because it is nonsensical, absolutely baseless and far from the truth. It is founded on fabrications. One of the bases of Rohee’s contention is that Commissioner Alexander, presumably on behalf of the Ministry of Education, was seeking access to GECOM’s database. What Commissioner Alexander requested are read-only CDs, of the Official List of Voters (OLV), to be used for addressverification by the Ministry’s school placement officers. That can never be considered to be access to the database. What was requested is that GECOM provide a report generated from the database,
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which is quite separate from the database, once produced. Rohee’s contention, therefore, demonstrates either ignorance of such matters or an attempt to misrepresent the reality and mislead the gullible. Another basis is that no formal request was made to GECOM. That is an absolute falsehood. GECOM’s decision was that the CDs would be made available upon a formal request. That request was made by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, in response to which GECOM availed the CDs. Of note is that a similar report, on each iteration of the voters’ list, with much more information, is always available to GECOM commissioners and the political parties. Not to mention that the said information and more is accessible on line @ www.gecom.org.gy/_2016. How then does the availability of less information in the same format (read-only CDs, not the database) to the Ministry of Education, suddenly present the opportunity for padding of the voters’ list as Mr Rohee contends? That a senior political figure can seek to create such hysteria out of a non-issue, on such a sensitive matter, based on fabrications, is a matter of grave concern. On the other hand that it
cannot, apparently be perceived how we can make the best use of our national assets, such as the voters’ list or the National Register of Registrants, is an indication of the backward nature of our politics, which seems to stymie progress and create division rather than foster unity and development. In other countries, national databases are developed as integrated systems rather than the disparate, silo approach which seems to be the Guyana approach. One is left to wonder whether we are visionless or whether our politicians see things through the prisms of negativity, given their own machinations and the fear that others may also have those machinations, hence their unwillingness to embrace change and or modernization, if they are not in charge or stand to derive partisan benefits. In employment law, fidelity is considered to be a fundamental condition of a contract and obligation of the holders of senior positions. Shouldn’t this also apply to state officials/holders of public offices, who are paid taxpayers’ monies in return for the proper conduct of the people’s affairs, rather than subject us to sinned souls in the name of politics, more aptly referred to as politricks. Vincent Alexander GECOM Commissioner
17 reasons why the PPP is out of... From page 4 there was need for a change. 6) Uninspiring Presidential and Prime Ministerial candidates! The choice of Ms. Harper (notwithstanding her absolutely charming nature and expertise in the Foreign Affairs Ministry) did in fact create discord within the PPP and its supporters, especially when Ms. Carolyn Rodrigues (who was identified as an Amerindian vote getter) was shunted aside and replaced by a weak non-Party candidate. 7) Mr. Ramotar’s Party received 32 seats in 2011. What massive inputs and activities since then could Mr. Ramotar pinpoint that would make his Party obtain more votes and therefore more seats, than in 2011. 8) Corruption in government was perceived to have reached unprecedented high levels of practice. 9) A perceived unwillingness to replace several extremely failing and non-functioning Ministers and Members of Parliament. 10) An obvious (as seen by many, including PPP supporters) unwillingness/failure to remove several odious, intemperate and excessively indulgent high-ranking party officials. 11) Long-serving and genuinely loyal pro-Party
cadre and Executive Committee/Central Committee members were treated shabbily. This may be linked with the re-emergence of Bharrat Jagdeo just before May 2015 as a major voice in the PPP. Even though many Party supporters rallied behind Jagdeo’s gutter diatribes, also many Party supporters were uncomfortable with this development, and were dissatisfied with this breach of faith/trust against tested and proven comrades. 12) An unwillingness and almost instinctive aversion to cultivate cordiality and fellowship with the media. In fact, the opposite seemed to be the modus operandi, whereby antagonisms, disaffection and antipathy were nurtured and openly expressed against media practitioners and media house proprietors. 13) An analysis of the results shows that there was an actual cross-over vote, in addition to the disinclination by many to vote at all (the “turn-out” rate 71% was of the registered electorate/potential voters). 14) The Party’s historical vexation with the USA, Canada and the UK seemed (seems) to be ineradicable from the psyche of the Party leadership, so much so that no greatly visible effort at rapprochement with ABC countries was
made; in fact, hostilities were palpable and objectively cultivated. 15) Migration of PPP (Indian?) supporters, perhaps facilitated (visa-wise and God knows what else?) by those countries which are favoured destinations for migrants. One non-partisan author actually documented that the attrition human (= voter) loss brought about by migration over a protracted period had/has transformed the PPP-endorsing majority into something closer to 40% of the electorate. 16) The APNU was not baited to take protests to the streets to display dissatisfaction with what they considered to be the PPP - Government’s callous and disrespectful activities visà-vis APNU. 17) APNU was able to lure supporters of other political parties e.g. the AFC, the United Force, the Justice for All Party and a host of small parties into their political ambit. The reader will notice that many of the possible causes have already been singularly documented by patriotic Guyanese. I have now tried to put all their opinions together with my own, simply because it hurts to see an erstwhile vanguard political Party fall into such disrepute and be an object of such derision. Political and social analyst
The WPA/TUF factor in the 1992... From page 5 to facilitate a smooth and seamless transition from an anti-democratic system of governance to democracy. This brings me to an important point – what if the WPA had chosen to support the PNC or stay independent in 1992, would this have caused the Jagan government to fall? My response remains a consistent NO once the TUF support was in place. If the WPA did not support the PPP and if the PNC Regional Chairman in the North West (Region 1) did not accidentally mis-vote, then the results would more likely have seen the PNC securing 30 seats, and the PPP securing
33 seats. In such a scenario, the 1980 Constitution would have granted the right to Dr. Jagan to form the government. Please note that even if both the NCLDO seats were given to the PNC, which seems a bit extreme with a 5 vs. 5 split in the regional parliamentary seats, the PPP would have still earned that 33 seats with support from the TUF in Region 9. Irrespective of the above probable outcome, we cannot discount the crucial role played by the WPA in the restoration of democracy in Guyana in the run up to the 1992 elections. Legally and administratively, the only viable impediment to Dr. Jagan
not assuming power in 1992 was former President Desmond Hoyte. If Hoyte had had chosen to wrap himself in constitutional gymnastics to stay in power, a transition of power might very well not have happened. Hoyte took the high ground, he is duly recognized for it and the rest is history. Thirdly, I am aware that my letter might have been very jarring to the 1992 leadership of the WPA including Wazir Mohammed. In my celerity to respond to a rather personal accusatory and calumnious letter from Ali Majeed, who I am told is a battle-scarred WPA activist from the Burnham era, I recognize in retrospect that I may have unfortunately taken a very broad swipe at the 1992 WPA leadership. I specifically referred to my comment about the 1992 WPA leadership as a “political dead force” who are trying today to “unwind fact and history with figments of their imagination”. It was an inappropriate and unacceptable comment for which I take full responsibility. I am therefore withdrawing this comment and humbly apologizing to the WPA 1992 leadership for penning such a statement. Sase Singh
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Passed Telecoms Bill 2016…
-GT&T welcomes increased competition from Digicel By Jarryl Bryan With the passage of the Telecoms (amendment) Bill of 2016 on Monday, opportunities for investors have been increased. It also means that companies such as Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) will have to stay on top of their game, against the competition likely to come as the sector becomes more liberalized. According to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GTT, Justin Nedd, this is a challenge that the company is preparing to meet.
During a press conference called by the company yesterday at its head office, he expressed “happiness” at the passage of the legislation and promised a clearly defined strategy for the company within two months. Nedd was optimistic at the prospect that Digicel Guyana, GTT’s main competitor in Guyana for mobile phone service, may also expand and apply for the requisite licences. For years Digicel lamented the telecoms monopoly and had called for
legislation that would allow it to provide increased service. “It is certainly a positive step and a significant move to bring better and improved service to the people of Guyana. And in order to have liberalization, GT&T and the government have to engage in discussions.” “It means positive economic benefits for Guyana and we are ready, right now, to engage the government. Last week, I had a discussion with the Minister of Telecommunications. And we got a commitment that we will
be moving, very quickly, to engage the government so we could get liberalization and open the market.” Nedd also emphasized that GTT will not be making a case for the monopoly to remain in place, since the company “wanted” the liberalization of the sector. The CEO stated that instead, GTT will be ensuring that proper negotiations are conducted. “But I am confident and I have been given assurances by the government that our contract rights will be
The gathering that assembled to hear what GT&T had to say about the passage of the Telecoms bill.
GHRA remembers Bishop Randolph George The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has expressed sympathy and condolences on the recent death of Bishop Randolph George. The expressed condolences have been offered to the widow, Mrs Sheila George, their family and the Anglican community. Bishop George, who was once head of the Anglican Diocese, died on Monday. He was 92. Although he spent almost the last two decades of his long life in relative privacy, his leadership of civic resistance to oppression in Guyana from the late 1970s to the early 1990s was pivotal and historic. As one of the first trio of Co-Presidents of the GHRA, Bishop G e o rg e ’s astuteness and wisdom lent dignity and a sense of purpose in challenging the widespread repression of the late ‘70s and ‘80s, the GHRA said in a statement issued yesterday. “His courageous and unflappable spirit was reassuring to human rights and political activists in times of tension.
Bishop George’s willingness to be the voice of the voiceless was unwavering in an era of rationed newsprint, seized publications, disabled gestofax machines, raided printing enterprises and nonexistent private radio or television.” The GHRA noted that the three notable contributions made by Bishop George to defend human rights violations were rooted in freedom of expression, the independence of the courts and countering abuses generated by the paramountcy of the ruling party. Bishop George provided leadership in the struggle for
free and fair elections. His role in the Guyanese Action for Reform and Democracy (GUARD) consolidated his stature as a trusted national figure whose influence reached well beyond the religious and civic community, without the slightest inclination on his part to seek leadership or the limelight. “It was predictable after the restoration of democratic space in 1992, for a man for whom social justice was a dimension of his larger religious calling, rather than a political inclination, that Bishop George would have no difficulty slipping away from a prominent role in public life.”
GTT CEO Justin Nedd respected,” Nedd revealed. “We’re in talks right now, so I don’t want to get into details.” Wide range of services According to Nedd, with the opening up of the sector, GTT will be looking to bring a wider range of services to the country over the coming months. In addition, he stated that the legislation will clarify
certain gray areas. Nedd also said that the legislation had nothing to do with the 4G service which GTT had rolled out for the Jubilee celebrations in May of this year. He stated that the licence for this was granted after years of pushing for it. “We were able to push Continued on page 8
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Minister instructs GPHC Board to resolve ‘Matron issue’ ...as possible strike action looms The delivery of service at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has on occasions been tainted with complaints of neglect and unprofessional conduct. But Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton, is not prepared to let this presumed state of affairs persist at the country’s premier health institution or any other public health facility for that matter. For this reason, Minister Norton is insisting that a developing problem at the GPHC be addressed forthwith. The problem in question is one that has resulted in 150 health professionals (doctors and nurses) attached to the institution signing a petition to have the service of the hospital’s Director of Nursing
Service (Matron) terminated. There are reports that the Matron, Sister Collene Hicks, has been opposed to a number of progressive measures at the GPHC, and has reportedly been unsupportive of the doctors of the institution. This publication was reliably informed that the Matron has been refusing to provide the various departments headed by doctors with sufficient nurses to support the delivery of care to patients. In fact there are reports that Hicks has not been supportive of a move, embraced by the Minister himself, to have nurses of the institution exposed to specialist training. The Chairman of the Hospital Board had earlier this
week told this publication that the matter would have been addressed at a Board meeting and the way forward would have been highlighted at a press briefing yesterday. That press briefing did not materialise yesterday. However, Dr. Hanoman informed this publication yesterday that he decided to postpone the briefing until he receives a report of the findings of a forensic audit from Junior Finance Minister, Jaipaul Sharma. He, however, did not specify how the findings of the audit could be connected to the situation with the Matron. Kaieteur News was reliably informed that some of the medical personnel who have signed the petition are convinced that the Board,
Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton
Embattled Matron, Sister Collene Hicks
Dr. Carl ‘Max’ Hanoman
including its Chairman, are not willing to intervene in the matter. Moreover, some of them (both doctors and nurses), this publication understands, have threatened to resign or even engage strike action if the Matron is not terminated, since they are convinced that the prevailing situation will make the efforts at improving health care delivery an exercise in futility. It was perhaps against this background that the Minister of Health, who is currently attending the 17th Inter-American Ministerial Meeting on Health and Agriculture (RIMSA 17) in Paraguay, insisted that the matter be swiftly resolved. The Minister when asked about the situation yesterday said, “I would have instructed the Board to resolve the issue. If they don’t, then I will.” When asked if he was opposed to the call for the Matron to be terminated, Minister Norton’s response was, “The Matron is one person who had difficulties with the previous administration, the CEO, (Chief Executive Officer), now there seems to be a problem
with a very large percentage of the hospital staff including doctors, nurses and other staff members. The situation needs to be investigated...and urgently, in order to prevent the doctors from going on strike...This can cause patients to die.” The Minister is also very opposed to a press conference being held ahead of a resolution. “I am of the opinion that a press conference might not be the best thing to have at this stage unless there will be an agreement on the way forward.” According to Minister Norton, too, “For some reason there seems to be a tendency to rush to the press for whatever reason. I advised against it, especially since I was not contacted on that issue.”The Matron when contacted on two occasions to comment on the petition for her removal during the past few days said that she wasn’t au fait with reports on the matter, and she informed that she was too busy with important meetings to do so at the time of interaction with this publication. The Matron under the
headship of former CEO of the hospital, Mr. Michael Khan, was given a letter of termination because of “gross insubordination” which she refused to accept. Hicks had insisted that she couldn’t be fired by Khan. She was vehemently supported by the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) and was subsequently reinstated. Currently acting in the capacity of CEO at the GPHC is Mr. Allan Johnson. There are reports that the termination then was also rooted in the fact that the Matron allegedly failed to work with the doctors of the institution as it relates to the strategic placement of nurses to improve the delivery of services. Chairman of the Board, Dr. Hanoman, however, told this publication that while the Matron is an individual with sophisticated views that could work well in first world countries, a shortage of nurses at the institution has over time forced the GPHC to cut around the corners. “She has high standards, but the methods may not be ideal for us, but we will try to come to a resolution.”
From page 7 out a significant portion of our network in a few weeks,” Nedd said. “We are still working on expanding that network, but liberalization and 4G are two separate issues.” Nedd was asked why so many customers were experiencing glitches with the 4G service. While he did not confirm that the company was unprepared at the time for the service it was delivering, he stated that the normal nine months before the roll out of a project of that magnitude was waived. “We continue to upgrade our networks and make things better. With the 4G service, it was introduced in May with two weeks’ notice. So we are still working out
more service and some teething problems. Generally a project like that would be nine months. And we did it in two weeks.” Nedd also affirmed that work was ongoing on not only bettering the 4G service, but also broadband internet services. Back in the 1990s, GTT was given an exclusive licence to provide a myriad of services. These services included radio and pay station telephone, private line services and international voice and data transmission. This was a 21-year licence, with an option for renewal for another 20 years. GTT’s licence did not allow the company carte blanche over cellular networks and thus
Digicel Guyana was able to establish itself. While other Caribbean countries have made strides in liberalizing their telecommunications sectors, Guyana was a notable exception for years. The Telecoms Bill was at the level of a special select committee back in 2014 when former President Donald Ramotar prorogued parliament. Hence, the Bill was one of several items on the agenda that were put into limbo at the time. On Monday, the People’s Progressive Party again made attempts to have the Bill sent to a special select committee, which would have delayed the passage as the Bill would have had to be examined. These efforts were voted down.
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Forward to the past With each passing day, Guyana is moving forward, slowly but surely, into the past. Guyana is returning to the dreadful and frightening days of dictatorship when the people felt they were oppressed by acts of bullying. This past week barricades were placed at the exits of two of the country’s main wharves. The owners were reportedly told that they had to pay a container tax of $25,000 for each container leaving the facility. The tax was said to be for usage of heavy duty vehicles towing the containers on the city’s roads. One of the companies was even told that this was provided for under the by-laws. His lawyer said he could not find any such authority under the section quoted by the city official. The Shipping Association has reportedly filed an action in the High Court challenging this decision. One city official was quoted in the media as saying that the barricades were to allow for the maintenance of the roads since the engineers
were on the ground. This contradicted what another official said. The situation got even more confusing when a third official is reported as saying that no containers were prevented from leaving the wharves. This proliferation of contradictory explanations is familiar to Guyanese who lived through the days of dictatorship in Guyana. Back then there numerous attempts to run roughshod over people. High-handed action was not unknown back then. The City of Georgetown had previously failed in its attempts to institute a container tax or fee or whatever else they wanted to call it. The City was forced to withdraw a number of cases which it had filed against persons who had refused to pay the tax. The City has quickly regrouped. It put up barriers in front two of the city wharves and pictures in the media showed council guards not far away. This was totally unnecessary. The City has not seen the wisdom in consulting or dialoguing with the business
community on the imposition of this tax. It has taken the high handed action to go ahead despite the actions of last week where it was forced to withdraw a number of charges. Why would the City not give the wharves advance notice of the actions that it proposed to collect the container tax? Why could they not have simply issued a letter to the wharves indicating that it would now be collecting the tax when the containers leave the wharves. The actions of the City resemble a show of strength. It was almost as if they were saying that we have the power and we will exercise it. Well, they are wrong. There is a higher power and it is not the President. It is called the rule of law. The City did give notice to wharf owners. Could it be because it felt that the wharf operators would have bowed to their pressure? Could it be also that the City felt that because it has a sympathetic government in power it could ram the container tax down the throats of the business
Dem boys seh...
Sherod plan to boss Park King De deputy Mayor feel that he got to fight all de big ones in de council. Is like boxing. Dem have a champion, then dem have de number one and so on. De Deputy Mayor deh all de way down de rating and de Mayor and Park King mek he realize wheh he deh. Dem tell de man that he wuk is voluntary but de rest of dem in de ratings getting pay. De Duncan boy claim how he had no choice but to ride he Big Ben. Dem tell him that he got to sit down in de office all day. Now that is one volunteer who don’t have a choice. He can’t do no other wuk and all he getting is a stipend. After he talk he mind yesterday, de Mayor decide to give he a chance to sit down in she chair. She leffing de country. Dem boys seh that Sherod can park he bicycle where de Mayor does park she car. He don’t know if he can sit in she office but he know that he can give instructions to Park King.
He can even sign as Chase-Green. And he can call emergency meeting. That is what dem boys want to see. Just like how dem boys want to see when de Assistant Superintendent gun get charge fuh telling lies to de police. This is de man who tell de big ones that he check de computer hard drive and he see how certain people mek all dem minutes pun a certain day. Everybody seh that is time jail pass. One woman faint because dem boys call she name. Now she smiling. Somebody get de same Assistant Commissioner to seh how he ain’t sure wha he see when he check de computer. De Chief investigator ask him if he change he spectacles. He seh “No”. Dem ask him if he was sleeping when he check de computer de first time and he seh he not sure. Dem boys believe that somebody slip him a bright change. Money can affect anybody memory and it affect this fella memory. Talk half and wait fuh de bombshell.
community? Guyanese are getting a taste of what to expect in the future. They are getting a taste of what it was like to live in a dictatorship. What will be next? The business community is already burdened by high taxation. The playing field is not level. There is unfair competition from vendors. Licence fees have increased. Now the City wants to impose a container tax. Parking fees will cripple their businesses
come September. Business is already slow, It will grind to halt when motorist have to pay to park in front of stores. What next? Is the City going to implement a head tax on residents? Will they erect barriers and charge pedestrians for using the pavements? Will persons have to pay to park their cars on the parapets in front of their homes? The City went on spending spree for the 50th
Anniversary of Guyana’s Independence. They now are struggling to find the money to sustain the work they undertook. And so the pressure is going to come down. Let us hope that they do not take to barricading the premises of businesses who owe them money.
La Penitence man disappears after saying “Christ is coming soon” A 19-year-old West La Penitence man disappeared a month ago after telling his brother that “Christ is coming soon.” The young man, Romain Retemiah, of Lot 47 West La Penitence, Georgetown was last seen wearing only black pants. His mother, Denise, said that since her son disappeared, he was spotted once at La Penitence Market. He has not been seen or heard from since. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Romain Retemiah can call 227-4999 or contact the nearest Police Station.
Missing: Romain Retemiah
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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===
The dress code and my impending visit to President Granger I have done about eight columns in my journalistic career on the unbearable stupidity of the dress code enforcement in backward Guyana. Here are a few extracts from my writings on the asininity of the draconian dress code. On August 26, 2013, under the caption, “A thing that bothers my primary school teacher,” I wrote the following, “The primitive dress code that is stipulated in many, many public institutions, the worst manifestation of it is at the High Court. People who have cases in front of Judges and
those that have to give evidence have been turned away. “Many of us have witnessed these cruel acts. For example, your shirt or Tshirt or jersey cannot have a marking on it. I have seen too many instances of these wrong things. Where is this backed by law and why are policemen permitted to be the aesthetic judges of what Guyanese must wear.” In another column on the same subject I wrote, “In one instance, Leonard Craig refused to tuck his shirt in his pants because he argued that
the fashion of the shirt which resembles a shirt-jac was not made to be inside his pants. The policeman was annoyed and threatened him with arrest. In many public places, women are not allowed with sleeveless tops or dresses. What is wrong with such a top or dress? And to think the feminist society in Guyana has not protested that absurdity.” In yet another column, under the title, “Speaker Trotman’s dress code and his barricades,” I wrote; “I journeyed down to the House (Parliament) where I enquired about the treatment of Leonard Craig. It turned out that the enforcer was not the security official but a telephone operator. She said she knows the dress code drafted by the Speaker and it excludes blue jeans, not jeans
in general but blue jeans (I was wearing black jeans at the time which is what I testified with in court earlier in the day in my Jagdeo libel trial.)” In another column of Thursday, April 21, 2016, with the heading, “One simply gives up on this silly country,” here is what I penned; “On Tuesday morning, I dropped into the GRA’s office to collect a driver’s licence application. While waiting for the metal detector, the lady in front of me was refused entry. I saw the security rank holding her shirt sleeve indicating it was inappropriate. After I passed through the scanner I asked why she was barred. I was told her shirt sleeve was too exposing. I did not agree. I asked to see the dress code, was directed to it and it unambiguously stated:
“sleeveless shirts.” The lady’s shirt had a short sleeve to her elbow with a split in the middle. Her shoulder blades were not exposed. Her arm pit was not exposed.” It is not only the dress code nonsense that makes a mockery of this country but so many other things like the signing of a Life Certificate for UG pensioners and NIS pensioners. I did two columns on this moronic aspect of living in Guyana. Only ten categories of people, the NIS accepts as signatories on a pension form. They are Justice of the Peace, Commissioner of Oaths, Notary Public, Minister of Religion, Medical Practitioner, Head Teacher, Senior Public Servant, Superintendent of Police, Bank Manager and Trade Union Secretary. In the case of the UG pension form only seven categories can sign it. Those are the seven listed above minus Trade Union Secretary, Justice of the Peace, Senior Public Servant. One day I walked into the bank to check on my pension from both NIS and UG. I was informed that for four months there was no submission by NIS. On enquiry, NIS told me they did not accept the
Frederick Kissoon signature of my form. But the NIS didn’t inform me. Had I not gone to the bank, my pension would have stopped coming in. The signature on my form was a UG lecturer who held a doctorate in International Relations with ten years service at UG. What this stupidity, asininity and backwardness mean is that even though I am a columnist at Kaieteur News, the Editor or the Publisher cannot sign my form. An army officer, lawyer, engineer, computer expert, private business owner, cannot sign. Even President Granger cannot sign because he does not fall within the ten stipulated categories. President Granger knows me. He knows I am alive, so next week I am going to his house or office to ask him to sign my form. I know he will. I want to see if UG and the NIS will refuse his signature.
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Pradoville Two Case…
Lack of evaluation of lands, strong paper trail stall case –Police Legal Advisor
SARU Head, Dr. Clive Thomas By Kiana Wilburg In order to move forward on the Pradoville Two fiasco which implicates former President Bharrat Jagdeo and others, a key loophole needs to be closed. According to Police Legal Advisor, Justice Claudette Singh, that gaping hole in the case is the fact that there is no valuation of the lands which investigators allege to be undersold by Jagdeo and former Cabinet members. Singh said she made it clear to the investigators that if their claim is that the public officials got state lands at a “next to nothing” price, and then resold it for a fortune, they must first determine what the original cost of the lands was at that time. In doing this, Justice Singh said she would be able to evaluate by how much the lands were undersold. The Police Legal Advisor said, “If they get the valuation of the lands at that time
then we can move forward. I made that clear to them weeks now and I am still waiting on that valuation.” Justice Singh made it pellucid that while investigators may want to pursue the criminal route on this matter, it would be incumbent on them to ensure that all the necessary, concrete evidence is available to put forward a “tight case” in the court. “They need to have a tight case with this matter and they have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that embezzlement or fraud took place. While there is not enough at the moment to move forward with criminal proceedings, I did explain that the option of civil proceedings is still open to the investigators.” She said, too, that the lack of a proper paper trail is another aspect that is affecting the construction of a bullet proof case. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has since advised the State Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) of this state of affairs. But SARU's Head, Dr. Clive Thomas insists that he will continue to push for criminal charges to be brought against those implicated in the scheme. The SARU Head believes that there is a strong case
where the Pradoville 2 matter is concerned. In early October 2015, SARU completed a report which stated that in 2010, the Bharrat Jagdeo Cabinet made a decision authorizing the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) to privatize State lands. NICIL is the body tasked with overseeing the privatization of State assets. It reportedly spent more than $200M to develop the sea front community without the knowledge and blessings of the National Assembly and other relevant bodies. The said lands were then secretly sold to the former Ministers and known friends and associates of the previous regime. At the time of the sale, the report said, the lands were grossly undervalued and sold at a price substantially below the market value, thereby depriving the state of its full benefits. SARU said, “There is a direct link between the misconduct and the abuse of powers and duties of their position. The former Cabinet members knew they were doing a wrong in transferring State lands to their names and that of their acquaintances for undervalued market prices for the land. The lands were sold for $114 per square foot at the
time.” “Public officers ought to carry out their duties, not for the benefit of themselves, but for the benefit of the public as a whole. If they neglect or misconduct themselves by their actions in the course of their duties, this may lead to a breach or abuse of the public's trust. The act of the Cabinet members for their benefit is serious enough to amount to an abuse of the public's trust.” In a letter addressed to Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, SARU had said that based on its findings, it is requesting that
Ramjattan's Office proceed to further investigate unlawful aspects of this matter, with the aim of establishing whether criminal action should be instituted. “It is the duty of this Unit in the Ministry of the Presidency to ensure that no Minister of Government in Guyana would be the beneficiary from any acts of misconduct or unlawful conduct while being holders of Public Office.” SARU had also informed the Public Security Minister that it has also forwarded its report to the Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, along
Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo with a copy of a Legal Opinion on the potential misconduct in Public Office by the former Ministers. The document on the Legal Opinion says that there is legal scope for the argument of willful neglect by (Continued on page 19)
Cops detain two in search for missing miner Two people were in custody yesterday as police in ‘F’ Division intensified their search for Shawn Clarke, the 47-year-old miner who disappeared on July 10, last. One of the detained men is said to be the individual ‘Marlon’, who was allegedly last seen with Clarke at North Fork, Mahdia. Police have received reports that a body that might
be Clarke’s was spotted at Mahdia on Tuesday, but searches by detectives revealed no trace of the ‘corpse’ or any of his belongings. Clarke left his Lot ‘C’ Norton Street, Lodge home on June 15 for North Fork, Mahdia in Region Seven, where he had been working as a gold miner for over 20 years.
His wife and daughter have received reports that Clarke’s body was later seen in the area, but someone moved the remains. They were also told that some of Clarke’s belongings were burnt and that maggots were seen at the spot from which the corpse had been shifted. Clarke would normally communicate daily with his Continued on page 23
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Deputy Mayor not entitled to transportation, Ministry cautions schools about fees other benefits by law - Mayor - issues acceptable guidelines
Mayor Patricia ChaseGreen said, yesterday, that under the City Bylaws, the Council does not provide for a vehicle to be designated to the Deputy Mayor. She noted that during her tenure as Deputy Mayor she was never issued a vehicle. Her comment came in the wake of a recent article in Kaieteur News that since coming into office on April 1, Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan had not been granted a vehicle or a driver. Instead he has been forced to do his duties on a bicycle. Mayor Chase-Geen said that she is not aware of a miscellaneous items allowance or a phone bill allowance for the Deputy’s Office but instead mentioned that every three months, $60,000 is approved for the Mayor’s Office to purchase toiletries, stationery and refreshments. These items, she maintained, are normally shared with the Deputy Mayor’s Office. The couch which was said to be discarded by former Mayor Hamilton Greene but ended up being placed into Duncan’s office was always in the Mayor ’s Office, according to Mayor ChaseGreen. She continued that the
Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan
Town Clerk Royston King
Mayor Patricia Chase-Green
couch that is in Duncan’s office is much better that the one she had during her tenure as Deputy Mayor. The issue of security not being provided at the residence of Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan was pointed out by this publication. Chase-Green replied that since the Deputy Mayor does not own the property on which he currently resides, permission would have to be granted by the landlord. She said that this issue was discussed at the orientation of all Councillors. The Deputy was told to get the necessary permission needed for a security hut and
bathroom facilities to be constructed at his residence. The Mayor said that to date, the Deputy has not brought in any form of permission in order for the facilities to be put in place. She posited that perhaps the Deputy Mayor had come into office with too many expectations. Town Clerk Royston King speaking to this publication via telephone said that he made it clear to all Councillors that their job is a voluntary one and that they should never believe that they are entitled to any kind of benefits. He further said that the
vehicles that are used by the City Treasurer, Solid Waste Management Director, Chief Constable and City Engineer are all departmental vehicles designated for those respective departments ever since they were purchased. He added that in the presence of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor is an ordinary Councillor. “The service of City Councillors is embedded in voluntarism.” He refuted that the Deputy Mayor is being victimised because of his opposition to the controversial Parking Meter deal.
No child should be denied registration to any school due to their inability to pay associated fees. This is according to an advisory issued by the Ministry of Education yesterday. The Ministry was inclined to release a statement to this effect after it noted with concern that some school administrators have been requesting significant sums of money for the registration of new students to Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools. According to the Ministry, the request for this payment is being made under the pretext that such sums were previously agreed upon by the Parent Teacher Association (PTA). The Ministry, moreover, pointed out that it has given great consideration to the needs of schools and has therefore provided guidelines for non-Budgetary costs. Among them is that no child should be denied registration, as children have a right to schooling and must be registered. The PTA for each school, according to the Ministry, has been authorized to conduct fundraising activities to support school administration to offset non-budgetary costs including: badges, PTA dues, report booklets and miscellaneous. Such activities, according to the Ministry, must be promoted to strengthen the partnership between schools and the community. It was also noted that if the activities, planned and executed by the PTA do not generate the income to offset non-budgetary costs, then stipulated guidelines must be followed. Detailed in the guidelines is that children at Nursery level schools should not be charged more than $2,500 per year. At the Primary level, the cost should not surpass $3,000 and be no more than $5,000 at the Secondary level. For National Secondary Schools or specified sixth form schools, including Queen’s College, The Bishops’ High, St. Stanislaus College, St. Rose’s and St. Joseph, no more than $8,000 per year should be charged. According to the Ministry, “These sums were carefully considered for all non-budgetary costs, as such, no additional request must be made from parents.” “There must be no compulsion for students to purchase P. E. clothes, aprons for Home Economics, Lab Coats, Tiepin inter alia from the school. Parents of nursery children should not be issued with any list of supplies to be purchased,” the Ministry has advised.
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Trump could seek new law to purge government of Obama appointees Reuters - If he wins the presidency, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump would seek to purge the federal government of officials appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama and could ask Congress to pass legislation making it easier to fire public workers, Trump ally, Chris Christie, said on Tuesday. Christie, who is governor of New Jersey and leads Trump’s White House transition team, said the campaign was drawing up a list of federal government employees to fire if Trump defeats Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 presidential election. “As you know from his other career, Donald likes to fire people,” Christie told a closed-door meeting with dozens of donors at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, according to an audio recording obtained by Reuters and two participants in the meeting. The Trump campaign did not respond to requests for comment. Trump’s transition advisers fear that Obama may convert these appointees to
Donald Trump civil servants, who have more job security than officials who have been politically appointed. This would allow officials to keep their jobs in a new, possibly Republican, administration, Christie said. Christie was referring to pranks committed during the presidential transition from Bill Clinton to George W. Bush in 2001. During that period, some White House staffers removed the W key on computer keyboards and left derogatory signs and stickers in
offices, according to a report by the General Accounting Office, an investigative arm of Congress. The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employee union in the United States, said while it was concerned about the practice of “burrowing,” current law protected most federal employees from at will firing. “The federal government is a serious undertaking. It’s not a reality TV show, with ‘You’re fired!’” said Jacqueline Simon, policy director at AFGE. “Just as we don’t want to hire anybody for political reasons, we don’t want anybody to be fired for political reasons,” she said. As of March 2016, there were a total of 3,164 political appointees, 852 of whom were presidential appointees. In its most recent report on the topic, the Government Accountability Office said in 2010 that 143 former political appointees and congressional employees converted to career positions between May 1, 2005, and May 30, 2009.
EU support surges in big European countries after Brexit vote
People hold banners during a ‘March for Europe’ demonstration against Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, in central London. REUTERS/TOM JACOBS Reuters - Support for the European Union has surged to multi-year highs in the bloc’s biggest countries following last month’s Brexit vote, according to a poll that will disappoint Eurosceptic parties hoping to usher their own nations out of the EU. In an IFOP poll taken between June 28 and July 6, a few days after Britain’s vote to leave the EU, support for EU membership jumped to 81 percent in Germany, a 19 point increase from the last time the
question was asked in November 2014. In France, support surged by 10 points to 67 percent. In both countries, that was the highest level of support since at least December 2010, when IFOP started asking the question. “Brexit shocked people in the EU,” Francois Kraus, head of the political and current affairs service at IFOP, told Reuters yesterday. “Seeing the Eurosceptics’ dream come true must have triggered a reaction in people
who usually criticise the EU and blame it for decisions such as austerity measures. “But when people realise the real implications of an exit, there’s new-found support for the European project,” he said. In the euro zone’s thirdlargest economy, Italy, support also rose 4 points, to 59 percent, the highest since June 2012. In Spain, some 81 percent of those polled said EU membership was a good thing, a 9 point increase in 21/2 years.
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Guyana lost over US$25M from Norway deal... - Government in discussions to make amendments to the Agreement Guyana has lost more than US$25M under its Forest Protection Agreement with Kingdom of Norway. This was an agreement signed in 2009. This was revealed by the Head of the Project Management Unit of the Office of Climate Change (OCC), Marlon Bristol, as he accompanied the Minster of State, Joseph Harmon, to the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Natural Resources yesterday. Bristol was responding to queries by the Chairman of the Committee and Member of Parliament, Odinga Lumumba, about the state of the Guyana+REDDS Investment Fund (GRIF). Bristol sated that currently there is at least
US$30M with the Trustee – the World Bank, and they also have outstanding, US$40M from the fifth payment which the Norwegians have not transferred as yet. Additionally, there is US$80M with the Inter Development bank (IDB) which did not pass through the GRIF but went straight to the IDB for the Amaila Falls Project, Bristol said. “We have US$40M to US$41M existing currently in the projects which have been implemented. We have the sixth payment to negotiate with the Norwegians and we have lost just over $25M from that Norway agreement because we had some penalties I think, on the second or third payment
some years ago,” Bristol added that Guyana almost lost at least a further US$10M due to exchange rates fluctuations over the five years because the agreement was signed in Norwegian Crone “even though we quoted it in US dollars.” In terms of where the money is going to be spent, Bristol outlined some of the projects that the Government is working which include: the sustainable land development and management project; the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Project; the institutional strengthening; a project with the Hydrometerlogical Office to increase the prediction of the weather; and a Tourism
Project. Meanwhile, in responding to queries by Lumumba on whether any changes have been made to the Norway agreement, Minister Harmon, told the Committee that the Government is seeking to make some amendments to the agreement. Harmon said yesterday that when A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) went in to office in May 2015, the coalition immediately made contact with the Minister of Environment in Norway and a commitment was made to the Norway fund and the agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the Cooperative Republic of Government of Guyana. “We did say that we are
Cops detain two in search for missing miner From page 9 relatives in Georgetown via phone. However, his wife, Rachael Clarke, suspected that something was wrong after he failed to answer several calls on July 10. The distraught wife recalled that she spoke to her husband at around 06:00hrs in relation to some items she had sent to the interior for him with a bus. “Apparently that Sunday (July 10) night he was heading to the bus for the package. He called the bus man around quarter to nine (that’s the information I get from the bus man) and he tell the man that he coming out from North Fork to go to Mahdia. That’s the last time the bus man heard from him.”
She said that after she called her husband’s phone on July 12, and got no response, she called the same bus driver who said that her husband did not come to collect anything. The woman related that she began enquiring from some of her husband’s friends in the interior about his whereabouts. The information that the friends got is that my husband and a man named “Marlon” left North Fork and walked to another back dam. “They (Marlon and her husband) were seen there and then they were heading to Mahdia. That was the last time somebody saw my husband alive.”
Across-the-board increases for public servants cannot be a solution to, or getting toward the solution that is required, hence the decision to have differentiated increases for this category of workers, Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan said. Government has proposed differentiated salary increases which will contribute to more meaningful reward for labour for public sector employees. Government’s offer will be in workers’ best interest, since there will be a higher degree of certainty for increases based on an annual confidential report among other benefits. “It’s about wages, allowances, merit increment and also de-bunching so some people will end up getting even more because to de-bunch you may have to give one increment or two
increments. It’s an entire package,” Minister Jordan said. Across-the-board payments for public sector employees contribute to the blurring of salary scales and widens the gap in public sector wages and salaries, Minister Jordan said. “The union asked for across-the-board (increases); we said we are not going down that road. I don’t know whether the union has accepted it or not. What I’m saying is that across-the-board has widened the divide. It has literally destroyed scales and all these things. I give you 40 percent across the board, you are earning $1M, the increase is $400,000. I give you the same percent increase, you are earning $100,000 - how much is the increase? Look at the gap,” Minister Jordan explained.
Shawn Clarke and his wife Rachael in happy times.
interested in continuing with this agreement, and I believe that at the United Nations in the margins of the Paris Agreement, our President met with the delegates of the Kingdom of Norway and gave them that clear undertaking that we were prepared to deal with this agreement. He made it clear also, that we will like to look at it to make some amendments to it. “Harmon said. He added that all of the exchanges since then, between the Kingdom of Norway and the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, are being done at the level of the Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan; Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman and himself. Harmon was asked by the Chairman of the Committee and Member of Parliament, Odinga Lumumba, if he had informed the public about this development and at what stage was he going to bring the matter to the Committee. The Minister responded that the exchanges are currently ongoing. Harmon was later asked if the Government had made any moves to facilitate consultations with stakeholders. Harmon responded that there were some consultations already and the Government will be moving along this direction since it recognises the involvement of all stakeholders. It will be reaching out to these persons and entities as long as it has to do with national patrimony.
Graduated salary increases proposed for public servants - Finance Minister Jordan said, “We have also offered to look at the allowances as soon as we are finished with the salary negotiations. We have already named our members for the allowances’ committee, we have also offered to look at merit increment,” the Minister said. Finance Minister added that the minimum wage set for the private sector some three years ago was intended to protect workers from exploitation. The time has come for the revision of that minimum wage; since in the public sector (the minimum wage) is now $50,000 and the private sector uses public sector wages as a benchmark for wages and salaries. However, Minister Jordan hastened to point out that it is important that Government takes care in establishing minimum and other levels of
wages and salaries because there are long-reaching consequences attached to them . “I agree with all the unions and so on to make a big pitch for their workers, but at the same time policy makers have to be wary of what it would do to the broader macroeconomic fundamentals of the country, especially competitiveness, and its impact on inflation and exchange rate deterioration. “All of that could retard growth and at the end of the day, instead of promoting welfare, it can reduce welfare of the citizens,” Jordan pointed out. Addressing reports of underpayment in some departments in the public sector, among them the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs), the Minister said this is contrary to the law and must be addressed since especially in
the case of the NDCs “… each one gets a transfer and I would think it should be at least enough for them to pay the minimum wage.” The Minister further advised that wherever the minimum public sector wage is not being paid to public sector employees an approach should be made to the Ministry of Labour. “As government bodies, they ought to be complying with the national public service minimum wage, and if it is not so they ought to have a chat with the Labour Ministry for them to do whatever investigations they should,” Jordan said. The minimum wage for public sector employees is $50,000 while that set for private sector employees is $35,000. Minister Jordan said the time has come for the private sector minimum wage to be revisited. (GINA)
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Jamaica and Trinidad PMs meet to discuss critical issues
Jamaican Prime Minister, Andrew Holness (right), makes a point to Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, before the official start of a bilateral meeting. Dr Rowley ends his four-day official visit today. KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Jamaican prime minister, Andrew Holness, said a bilateral meeting with prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, on Monday, has led to a deeper understanding of critical issues between the two countries. Making a brief statement following the meeting, Holness said he and Rowley have developed a good friendship and understanding. The Trinidadian prime minister, in turn, declared the meeting a productive one, noting that a foundation has been laid for further discussion and work in other areas. Follow-up discussions will be conducted throughout the rest of Rowley’s official visit, after which a more indepth statement will be made in a press conference today. Minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, Kamina Johnson Smith, said the brief
meeting between the prime ministers set a tone of strong cooperation, deepening friendships and expanded partnerships. “It was made quite clear that both prime ministers had the common objective of ensuring that at the end of this sitting, our bilateral relations would be strengthened and that our commitment to resolving the issues which have arisen between the countries would be resolved or mechanisms would have been agreed to have them resolved,” she explained in a statement delivered at the press conference. She said implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) regime was a substantial part of discussions at the bilateral meeting, which she said will lead to further talks on trade relations between the two countries. Among other issues ex-
plored were the implementation of the Shanique Myrie ruling, the matter of air and sea transportation and cooperation in respect of culture, film, fashion and the creative industries. Rowley is scheduled to meet with the chairman of Jamaica’s CARICOM/ CARIFORUM Review Commission, Bruce Golding; as well as pay a courtesy call on the leader of the opposition, Portia Simpson Miller, and the vice chancellor, University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles. Additionally, he will engage heads of private-sector organisations and entities in discussions on trade and business development issues. Rowley will also address the 22nd Session of the General Assembly of the International Seabed Authority at the Jamaica Conference Centre. (Caribbean News)
Missing miner’s body... From page 3 the man that he coming out from North Fork to go to Mahdia. That’s the last time the bus man heard from him.” She said that after she called her husband’s phone on July 12, and got no response, she called the same bus driver who said that her husband did not come to collect anything. The woman related that she became worried and began enquiring from some of her husband’s friends in the interior about his whereabouts.
“I asking if anybody see he or if he stop at any other backdam. But everybody say they ain’t see he.” According to Mrs. Clarke, two of his friends ventured into the area on Sunday and began investigating. “When they take this thing serious was Sunday morning when they realize he missing.” The information that the friends got is that my husband and a man named “Marlon” left North Fork and walked to another backdam. “They (Marlon and her
husband) were seen there and then they were heading to Mahdia. That was the last time somebody saw my husband alive.” Clarke’s wife and his 22year-old daughter Natalia McKenzie said that they are hoping that his body would be found to get closure. McKenzie said that even though her father ’s body has not been recovered, she has accepted that the body spotted is his. The young woman described her father as a very loving and easy going individual.
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Turkey’s Erdogan declares state of emergency after coup bid Reuters - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency yesterday as he widened a crackdown against thousands of members of the security forces, judiciary, civil service and academia after a failed military coup. Erdogan said the state of emergency, which would last three months, would allow his government to take swift and effective measures against supporters of the coup and was allowed under the constitution. The state of emergency would go into force after it is published in Turkey’s official gazette and would allow the president and cabinet to bypass parliament in passing new laws and to limit or suspend rights and freedoms as they deem necessary. Erdogan made the announcement during a live television broadcast in front of government ministers after a nearly five-hour meeting of the National Security Council. “The aim of the declaration of the state of emergency is to be able to take fast and
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference following the National Security Council and cabinet meetings at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, yesterday. REUTERS/Umit Bektas effective steps against this threat against democracy, the rule of law and rights and freedoms of our citizens,” Erdogan said. About 60,000
soldiers, police, judges, civil servants and teachers have been suspended, detained or are under investigation since Friday’s military coup attempt.
In Germany, May seeks to reassure on Brexit, warned over ‘limbo’ Reuters - Prime Minister Theresa May sought to reassure Germany yesterday over Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, stressing her desire to deepen ties with neighbouring countries in her first foreign visit as leader. But while Angela Merkel agreed with May that Britain needed time to put together a negotiating stance before triggering a formal divorce from the bloc, the German chancellor was clear that no one wanted “a long period of limbo”. May, appointed a week ago after David Cameron resigned over the result of the EU vote, has appealed for time to work out how best to attack the unprecedented and complex negotiation for Brexit, with the other leaders in the bloc offering little sign they will make things easy for Britain. By heading to Germany and then later to France, May is keen to sound out the EU’s two most powerful leaders, Merkel and President Francois Hollande, as, officials expect, the EU’s biggest member states will take a lead in the talks. “(The visit) underlines my personal commitment to bring a strong and constructive partnership ... a partnership that works for the benefit of people here in Ger-
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May shake hands after a news conference following talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany yesterday. REUTERS/Stefanie Loos many and people back home in Britain,” May told a news conference standing next to Merkel. “I also want to be clear here today, and across Europe in the weeks ahead that we are not walking away from European friends.” Merkel reiterated that there could be no formal negotiations on the terms for a post-Brexit Britain before London invokes Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty to trig-
ger the formal exit procedure. She urged May not to wait too long. “Nobody wants a long period of limbo. Neither the British people nor the European member states,” Merkel said. “Everyone has an interest that the preparations are conducted in a thorough manner, that the positions are clear, and I think it is absolutely understandable that Britain needs a certain amount of time for this.”
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Haiti’s Interim President Privert Orders October 9 Poll PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - (CMC) - Haiti’s Interim President Jocelerme Privert has issued a decree ordering voters to elect a new head of state on October 9, according to a statement issued by the National Palace. It said that Privert, who came to office in February after President Michel Martelly left withou t a successor being elected, had called on the estimated 5.8 million voters to elect a new president by that date. T h e s t a t e m e n t said that the issue had been widely discussed during the Cabinet meeting yesterday and quoted Privert as saying that “under no circumstances can we miss the deadline”. He described the October 9 poll as “a key event for the country’s political future”. Last Thursday, the Haitian parliament failed to meet for a fourth consecutive occasion to decide on the future of Privert, whose term expired more than a month ago. As had been the case on previous occasions, there was no consensus regarding a quorum among the six political groups represented in the Parliament. “The quorum is not found at the Chamber of Deputies so the session is again put in continuation,” said Cholzer Chancy, the President of the National Assembly. He gave no indication
as to when the next session of Parliament will be held. Privert came to office under the so-called February 5 agreement that was brokered after then President Michel Marelly left office without a successor being elected. Under the terms of the agreement, Parliament had to elect an interim president for a term of 120 days and confirm a consensus prime minister. Continuation of the elections process to the second round was scheduled to take place on April 24 and the new president, elected by that process, would have been installed on May 14, 2016. But the election has not taken place and is now most likely to be held on October 9 and if a candidate does not receive the necessary amount of votes to prevent a second round, then that will take place on January 8, 2017 and the final election results will be published January 30, next year. The October elections would also include voting for one-third of the Senate. Under Haiti’s electoral law, only a president can convene voters to the polls. The country has missed several elections deadline since the October 25, 2015, presidential contest triggered allegations of fraud. On Tuesday, Privert met with elections officials as well as the heads of the Office of National Identifi-
cation and Haiti National Police to discuss voter registration and elections security. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Jean Charles said the government would bear the cost of the October 9 presidential and legislative chamber elections after the United States and the European Union said they were not in a position to do so. “The government will pay for the elections. So far, we have a large part of the money; now it is to complete the administrative work to allow the full financing of elections,” Charles said. Charles said Haitian authorities had n o t s o u g h t the US financial support for the preparation of the elections, even as it recognised that assistance from the international community would be beneficial to meet the funds required to conduct the polls. Last month, Washington said it would suspend funding to Haiti for the upcoming round of presidential and legislative elections even as it said that the decision should not be seen as a “reduction in US support for the development of Haiti.” Haiti’s Foreign Minister is expected to address the Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council on the situation in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
Family of Late T&T PM Declines Posthumous National Award PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Late Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning refused his country’s highest national honour when he was alive. And his family says it has no intention of accepting it on his behalf now that he’s gone. Just last week, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley said he would make a recommendation this year that Manning be conferred the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT). It was an honour Manning declined just two years ago – in 2014 – when a similar recommendation came from the then Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. “My family would be unwilling to accept a national award on my father’s behalf,” the late leader’s son, Brian Manning said Tuesday.
Patrick Manning “He had declined the award when he was alive and we will continue to respect that decision now that he has passed.” The young Manning reiterated that one of the best ways the country could
honour his father’s life would be to establish the Patrick Manning Development Fund at the International Finance Centre. He first made that call at his father’s State funeral on July 9, a week after he died. Manning had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia just two days before his passing. Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said Government did the proper thing in making the offer because Manning was deserving of the award. And he said no offence was taken by the family’s refusal. “We felt that it was proper to make the invitation of offer of the award and it has gone to his family and his family has spoken and I don’t think there is a real issue in relation to that.” (Caribbean360)
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Govt. Proposing More Frequent Actuarial Audits Of NIS The Gleaner - The government is moving to increase the frequency with which actuarial audits of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) are carried out. The Cabinet has given approval for amendments to the National Insurance Act to allow for audits to be conducted every three years instead of the current five-year cycle. The bill, the National Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2016, is to be tabled in the Parliament to give effect to the change. Last month, Labour and Social Security Minister Shahine Robinson indicated that the most recent actuarial report shows that the NIS will
Shahine Robinson run out of money by 2033. As a result, Robinson said a reform committee would be set up to examine the recom-
mendations of the report and to explore ways to improve the financial position of the NIS. The NIS is a mandatory scheme which is funded by contributions from all working Jamaicans. It provides a range of retirement and employment benefits to Jamaicans. NIS contributions are used to fund the National Insurance Fund, from which pensions and other benefits are paid. The labour and social security minister disclosed that during the 2015/2016 financial year, more than 109,000 persons received benefits from the NIS totalling over $15.4 billion.
Constitution Amendment Bill Fails
Daily Nation - Government failed Tuesday to secure support from the opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) for a change to the Constitution to correct “an oversight”. The Freundel Stuart administration needed a two-
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thirds majority to bring into law the Constitution (Amendment) Bill to adjust the retirement age of the holders of the office of Auditor General and Director of Public Prosecutions from 62 to 67. The failure of the bill was decided by
a division, when individual votes are registered. Seventeen MPs, including the two independents Owen Arthur and Dr Maria Agard, voted “yes” with the Government, while the 11 Opposition members present abstained.
Venezuelan opposition says hurdle cleared in Maduro recall CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition said yesterday that officials have validated enough signatures to proceed to the next phase of a referendum to recall unpopular President Nicolas Maduro. Opposition leader Jesus Torrealba said election officials confirmed the validity of some 407,000 signatures that were under review, more than double the 200,000 signatures required. “There is no formal, legal or technical excuse for them not to immediately convoke the next phase” of the referendum process, Torrealba told The Associated Press. The National Election Council has not confirmed the validation of the signatures, but Torrealba said he expects an announcement soon. If confirmed, the opposition can begin collecting the roughly 4 million signatures needed to hold the referendum. If a vote is held, the president would be removed only if the number of antiMaduro votes exceeded the 7.6 million votes he received in the 2013 election. In December’s par-
liamentary elections, opposition candidates mustered 7.7 million votes even and currently control the legislature. Opposition leaders blame Maduro’s socialist policies for rampant inflation and shortages of food, medicine and other basic goods. They are also demanding the release of jailed activists they call political prisoners. Maduro denies there are political prisoners and blames the shortages on an “economic war” by his enemies. In May, the opposition turned in petitions that it said carried the signatures of 1.8 million voters seeking the removal. But Maduro alleged there was fraud in the process, and many of the signatures were under review by election authorities. Government officials have also presented legal claims against the recall drive to the Attorney General’s Office and the National Election Council. Opposition leaders accuse government officials of dragging their feet on the referendum. Maduro’s term expires in 2019.
Nicolas Maduro “The road to the referendum will no longer be a circuitous route but a highway to change,” said Torrealba, hoping the plebiscite can be held this year. Polls indicate that Maduro’s popularity is around 23 percent. A study by the Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict said there were an average of 24 protests a day in June, about a third of them triggered by food shortages.
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Guyana Amazon Warriors name Rayad Emrit Tallaawahs thump Tridents as captain for remainder of Hero CPL in game 20 of Hero CPL
(CPL) Guyana Amazon Warriors have named Rayad Emrit as captain in place of New Zealander Martin Guptill for the remainder of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign, with in-form Australian batsman Chris Lynn stepping up to assume the vice captaincy. The experienced Emrit, 35, has played in 36 Hero CPL games since 2013, having also previously featured for Barbados Tridents, and has been a key performer in Guyana Amazon Warrior’s ascent up the league table with nine wickets to date in seven matches to date this season. Capped twice for the West Indies at One-Day International level, the rightarm medium-fast bowler has displayed strong leadership skills this season.
Emrit said: “I am delighted and extremely honoured to be given this opportunity to lead the Guyana Amazon Warriors team for the rest of the tournament. Martin did a fantastic job and I just want to continue in that vein by leading the team to more victories and consolidating our position on top of the table. I want to thank the franchise owner and management for having the faith in me to lead such a great group of players and our aim is to go all the way.” Chris Lynn, meanwhile, has been in devastating form with the bat for the Amazon Warriors and has so far scored 246 runs in seven innings at an average of 49.2, and an impressive strike rate of 130.2. The 26-year-old Australian international
captained the Brisbane Heat in last year’s Big Bash and was selected as the Player of the Tournament having finished the competition as the tournament’s leading run-scorer and six-hitter. Guyana Amazon Warriors will next face St. Lucia Zouks in the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium on Sunday, 24 July (5pm). G U YA N A A M A Z O N WARRIORS: Sohail Tanvir, Nic Maddinson, Dwayne Smith, Chris Lynn (vice captain), Rayad Emrit (captain), Adam Zampa, Devendra Bishoo, Jason Mohammed, Christopher Barnwell, Veerasammy Permaul, Orlando Peters, Assad Fudadin, Anthony Bramble, Paul Wintz, Steven Jacobs, Steven Katwaroo, Ali Khan, Shimron Hetmyer
KINGSTON, Jamaica,– A belligerent batting performance by the Jamaica Tallawahs after being sent in by Barbados Tridents, saw them record a commanding win to head to the final stage of the Caribbean Premier League at Sabina Park here Wednesday. Led by Chadwick Walton with 97, Kumar Sangakkara 50 and Rovman Powell 34 not out down the order, the Tallawahs reached 195 for five off their 18 allotted overs in a game that was reduced to 18 overs per side after rain at the start. Ravi Rampaul 2-35 and David Wiese 2-45 were the pick of the bowlers for the Tridents. In reply, tight bowling by the home team resulted in wickets falling at intervals and the run rate being behind what was required. Nicolas Pooran took on the home side bowlers but it turned out to be too big a task. He made 51,
Chadwik Walton slaps plays a cut shot, Jamaica Tallawahs v Barbados Tridents, CPL 2016, Jamaica, July 20, 2016 ©Getty Images being run out. Barbados Tridents ended on 159 all out off 17.4 overs to lose by 36 runs. Dale Steyn took 4-27 to lead the Tallawahs bowling. Timroy Allen supported with 2 wickets. Scores: TALLAWAHS
195 for five off 18 overs (Chadwick Walton 97, Kumar Sangakkara 50, Rovman Powell 34 not out; Ravi Rampaul 2-35, David Wiese 245). TRIDENTS 159 all out off 17.4 overs (Nicholas Pooran 51; Dale Steyn 4-27).
Digicel Schools Football Championships Thursday July 21, 2015 ARIES (MAR. 21APRIL 20) Be extra careful with your valuables; loss and theft are evident today. Travel or short trips will probably be your best outlet. TAURUS (APR. 21MAY 21) Children may be demanding, and entertainment could cost a lot more than you can really afford. You're eager to learn. GEMINI (MAY 22-JUNE 21) You might have some problems balancing your books. Finish those changes you've been talking about making to your residence. CANCER (JUNE 22-JULY 22) You could be blind to the defects of those you love. Don't try to deal with important issues or make changes that will upset the apple cart. LEO (JULY 23-AUG 22) You may be experiencing emotional turmoil in regard to your mate. Try to understand both sides of the issue before taking sides. VIRGO (AUG. 23 -SEPT. 23) Friends and relatives may be hard to take today. You must look into your options. You can gain approval, get kudos, and ask for help if you put a little heart into your speech or request.
LIBRA (SEPT. 24 -OCT. 23) Don't bang your head against a wall. You may need a physical outlet that will help you relieve your tension. SCORPIO (OCT. 24 - NOV. 22) You can win if you're open and up front with your boss. Your energetic personality will make you the center of attention at social gatherings. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 23 -DEC. 21) You may not see your situation clearly. Monitor your budget carefully to avoid unnecessary stress. It is time to clear your decks. CAPRICORN (DEC 22.- JAN. 20) Do you really want to start something with someone you can't reason with? Y AQUARIUS (JAN. 21 -FEB. 19) Yo u w i l l b e a c c i d e n t prone if you aren't careful today. You must act quickly. Don't let your anger consume you and don't allow important matters go unattended to. PISCES (FEB. 20-MAR. 20) M o n i t o r y o u r b u d g et carefully to avoid unnecessary stress. Discuss your objectives with partners or peers.
Champs survive in sudden death penalty shoot out In a game that provided high drama for the huge turnout of fans, defending champion Christianburg/ Wismar beat host North West Secondary in sudden death penalty shoot out to advance to the quarter finals of the Digicel Schools Football Championship yesterday in Mabaruma. After a lackluster display by both teams in the opening period which failed to produce any goals, the game increased in intensity in the final stanza with the champs forcing the opposition to make a brilliant save, tipping the ball over the bar to keep the proceedings level. Shortly after he was required to make another important save following a one on one situation, diving to his right to gather a tame shot by Brian Johnson. North West Secondary created a few chances of their own but poor finishing erased those efforts. Attacking with menace Christianburg / Wismar threatened frequently but when the final whistle sounded no team had managed to score forcing a penalty shootout. It was then that the frame started as the home team took a 2-1 lead. However, at the end of five kicks the teams re-
mained deadlocked at 4-4 prompting sudden death which the champs won to set
up a date with Region 6 champs Tutorial on Sunday in Linden. (Rawle Welch)
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Guyana start team honours on positive note Team Guyana started off on a winning note in its quest to retain the Overall team title. The Girls team had a convincing five matches to nil win in their match up with Jamaica in the first of their five round matches in the Girls Team event, while the Boys team had a narrow three games to two win in their Pool A match against Jamaica. In the first Girls Team match in the Under 13 category, Abosaide Cadogan easily defeated Alia Haddad 11 – 1, 11 – 1, 11 – 1. Next on court was the Under 17’s Rebecca Low against Mira Handa. Rebecca had a tougher fight but also won in straight games 11- 2, 11 – 8, 12 – 10. Next on court was the match everyone was waiting to see again, Taylor Fernandes against Alyssa Mullings. Even though Larissa Wiltshire had won the Under 19 category, the Guyana team had already been declared with Taylor Fernandes as the No 1 player. Alyssa Mullings had only lost three times in the last five years and one of the losses was to Taylor in the semi – finals of the individual event.
Taylor had game ball in the first game but lost it 10 - 12. After that Taylor took control of the match with her tactical play and comfortably won the next three games 11 – 8, 11 – 7, 11 – 6. In the Under 15 category Makeda Harding was made to work hard in her match with Mia Lake. She easily won the first game 11 – 4, but dropped the second 12 – 10. She then managed to win the crucial third game 12 – 10 and then took the fourth 11 – 5. In the final match of the tie the Under 19 No 2’sLarissa Wiltshire defeated Mia Mahfood 11 – 1, 11 – 6, 11 – 4 to secure a five nil victory for Guyana. In the Boys Team event the Under 13 were on court first and Shomari Wiltshire dropped just three points in his match against Tobias Levy winning 11 – 1, 11 – 1, 11 – 1. Next on court were the Under 19 No 2’s and this would prove to be a crucial match for team Guyana. In the individual event Alec Melville had lost to Stephan Morrison and they were again matched up. Alec won a close first game 12 – 10, but then lost
the second game 4 - 11. Alec however was playing very well and won the third game 11 – 7 and the fourth game 11 – 6. In the Under 19 no 1’s Ben Mekdeci was playing Tahjia Lumley. Ben had beaten Taj in the individuals so was very confident of winning. Ben won the first game 11 – 5 but then lost a close second game 10 – 12. When Taj won the third game 11 – 7, Ben was in trouble and eventually lost the fourth game also 10 – 12. In the Boys Under 15 tie Anthony Islam made things look easy with his straight sets win over Sebastian Levy 11 – 3, 11 – 1, 14 – 12. The final match of the day featured the Boys Under 17’s with Alex Cheeks playing Jonathan Walker. Alex won the first game 11 – 7 but then lost the next three games 6 – 11, 8 – 11, 6 – 11. In the girls team match in the evening session, Guyana defeated the Cayman Islands by four matches to one with wins from Madison Fernandes, Larissa Wiltshire, Taylor Fernandes and Rebecca Low with a loss by Makeda Harding. The action is continuing.
Bush Lot Secondary cut... From page 31 have gone to sudden death penalty kicks but that was not to be. Scoring for Bush Lot were Titus Webster, Eli Nurse, Kevin Felix and Shaqueel De Harte; Kevon Mars sent his schools fifth shot outside the right upright. For Mahdia, the players on target were Dominique Rodrigues, Troy Baker and Raynard James with their first three kicks whilst missing the fourth and fifth were Osafa Simpson (outside the right upright) and Captain Travis Caesar whose shot was tipped over the bar. During regulation time, Bush Lot floored numerous opportunities from as early as the first minute. They were faster to the ball and got into Mahdia’s final third almost at will but, like as been the consistent problem, finishing was miserable. Mahdia too, had their fair share of spoilt chances es-
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Trenton Dundas, Bush Lot Secondary School goalkeeper pecially in the second half where they displayed a high level of energy. Two goal mouth scrimmages did not go
their way as Bush Lot defended for all their worth to keep the home team and their energetic supporters at bay. Dundas too was able to bring off some fine saves including one from point blank range off the boot of the nagging Elsworth John who tried his utmost but just could not trump the Bush Lot defence. Bush Lot have now earned a quarter final date against Soesdyke, that match would be played on Sunday at a venue to be decided.
Guyana to host 4th Caribbean Cup Karate Championships October 22nd to 23rd Director for the event Sensei Nadia Rohoman, the delegate for the World United Karate Organization (WUKO) in Guyana, has been very active with other instructors in promoting Guyana karate and has such informed that the 4th Caribbean Cup Karate Championships (CC4) will be staged here in Guyana from October 22nd to 23rd. Sensei Rohoman is a former Pan American Kumite
and Kata champion and represented her country many times at inte r n a t i o n a l events. The CC4 is the first major karate event to take place in Guyana and many clubs in the region are all excited and pledged attending. Among the countries attending are Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Bahamas, Panama, St. Lucia, St. Vincent,
Haiti, Dominican Republic Grenada and Barbados. WUKO-Guyana and USA Karate International (USAKI) will be co-hosting the event in collaboration with Trinidad and Tobago Karate Federation (TTKF). For more information contact Sensei Rohoman at nadia_rohoman@yahoo.com or call 011-592-684-5411 or USAKI at usakarateintl@gmail.com.
Samuels named West Indies Cricketer of the Year Guyana cop four awards ESPNCRICINFO Marlon Samuels was named the ODI Player of the Year and Cricketer of the Year in W I C B ’s a n n u a l a w a r d s function in Antigua on Tuesday. Samuels has scored 859 runs in 22 ODIs since 2015, including three centuries. With 258 runs at an average of 36.85, he finished as the second-highest run-getter behind Australia captain Steven Smith in the tri-series in West Indies last month. Prior to that, Samuels had played a starring role in West Indies’ World T20 t it l e w i n i n I n d i a . H e smashed an unbeaten 85 off 92 balls in West Indies’ chase of 156, which fetched him his second Man-ofthe-Match award in a World T20 final. St a f a n i e Ta y l o r scooped the Women’s T20 Player of the Year and ODI Player of the Year awards. Taylor, who was appointed captain in September 2015, led West Indies Women to their first World T20 title in April. She was the leading run-getter in the tournament, with 246 runs in six matches, including 59 in the final against Australia Women. Her ODI form since the start of 2015 has also been excellent: 491 runs in 10 matches at 70.14. Darren Bravo was named the Test Player of the Year while Dwayne Bravo took the
Marlon Samuels won big in WICB’s annual awards function © WICB Media Caribbean T20 Player of t h e Ye a r a w a r d . C h r i s Gayle, meanwhile, bagged the T20 Player of the Year award. Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, who collected six wickets on Test debut against Sri Lanka at the P Sara Oval in October 2015 was named Emerging Player of the Year. Shimron Hetmyer, who led West Indies to Under19 glory in Bangladesh earlier this year, won the Under-19 Player of the Year award. He made 158 runs in six matches in the tournament at an average of 26.33. Guyana and Under-19 and senior teams and Veerasammy Permaul also claimed awards for their outstanding performances.
Fixtures for CPL matches Thursday 21st Match: Zouks v Patriots at Gros Islet on Jul 21, 2016 (18:00 local | 22:00 GMT)
Saturday 23rd Match: Zouks v Amazon at Gros Islet on Jul 24, 2016 (17:00 local | 21:00 GMT)
Friday 22nd Match: Zouks v Tridents at Gros Islet on Jul 23, 2016 (12:00 local | 16:00 GMT)
Sunday 24th Match: Zouks v T&T Riders at Gros Islet on Jul 26, 2016 (18:00 local | 22:00 GMT)
WIPA/WICB award winners · Under-19 Team of the Year: Guyana · Under-19 Player of the Year: Shimron Hetmyer · First-class Team of the Year: Guyana · PCL 50-over Player of the Year: Jason Mohammed · PCL Four-day Player of the Year: Veerasammy Permaul · Caribbean T20 Player of the Year: Dwayne Bravo · ODI Player of the Year: Marlon Samuels · Women’s ODI Player of the Year: Stafanie Taylor · Test Player of the Year: Darren Bravo · T20 Player of the Year: Chris Gayle · Women’s T20 Player of the Year: Stafanie Taylor · Emerging Player of the Year: Jomel Warrican · WICB Lifetime Achievement Award: Clarvis Joseph · WIPA Lifetime Achievement Award: Ralston Otto · Women’s Player of the Year: Stafanie Taylor · Cricketer of the Year: Marlon Samuels
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West Indies v India, 1st Test, Antigua
Teams set for battle of attrition
ESPNcricinfo - Ajinkya Rahane has said it will be the key. R Ashwin has said this series will be all about it. West Indies coach Phil Simmons has said his side will harp on the word throughout the series. All signs so far point to a test of “patience” on what have become quintessential slow and low Caribbean pitches. The physicality of winning a Test in the West Indies, no matter how weak t h e r e g i o n a l Te s t s i d e might have become, cannot be overstated. The outfields are heavy, which will mean a lot of running. Over the last 10 years, only Zimbabwe and the UAE have produced runs at a slower clip. This is an uneven contest with the best West Indies players not available through problems with the administration and other lucrative options available, the CPL in this case, which will clash with the Test series. As much as for the
bowlers and the batsmen, this will be a test for the watching public of the Caribbean islands; many will be choosing between the modern stadiums sans the character of old hosting attritional Test cricket and the CPL matches full of life in the cooler and colourful evenings. I f We s t I n d i e s c a n manage to make time a factor with good attritional Test cricket, it could be a fascinating series. Make the Indian bowlers earn every wicket, make their batsmen go uneasy in an attempt to give the bowlers enough time, absorb the punches and land one when India leave themselves open in trying too hard. If it works in Antigua, in Jamaica they could even try to blindside India with a green seamer. At a time when West Indies, the World T20 champions, are on the mend in ODIs and have their own T20 party going on, the Test side will need to tell their fans why
they should give them their patience. On the other end will be a side looking to break away from its limited ambition of the past. India have claimed they don’t want to win series 1-0 anymore. They want to win every Test. Their captain has said he won’t entertain tired bowlers in the final sessions of long days. Their new coach is an epitome of relentlessness. They won’t be shy of sacrificing a batsman for an allrounder or a bowler in order to claim 20 wickets. From their two warm-up games in St Kitts, they have realised they will have to stretch every sinew to take 20 wickets: batsmen might have to score quicker, and bowlers will have to peg away for long hours. In the spotlight Man of World T20 final. Averages 44.69 in ODIs since 2013. Yet Marlon Samuels as boring as possible in terms of trying to plug away all day
long.” R Ashwin is not used to being boring. He gas already bagged five Man-ofthe-series awards in Tests, the joint most by an Indian. He takes a wicket every 52 balls 46 at home, where he has been at his most effective. He takes a five-for every other Test. If West Indies do manage to hold India off, Ashwin will have to show he can be boring and persistent and, every once in a while, magical. Team news West Indies will have one new opener, a new wicketkeeper, a new pace attack and a new spinner from the last time they played a Test. Five men from their last Test XI are not even in this 13-man squad. Expect a debut for Miguel Cummins, Rajendra Chandrika to open alongside Kraigg Brathwaite, and Devendra Bishoo and Shannon Gabriel to make comebacks. West Indies (probable) 1 Kraigg Brathwaite, 2 Rajendra Chandrika, 3 Darren Bravo, 4
Marlon Samuels, 5 Jermaine Blackwood/ Leon Johnson/ Roston Chase, 6 Carlos Brathwaite, 7 Shane Dowrich (wk), 8 Jason Holder (capt.), 9 Shanon Gabriel, 10 Miguel Cummins, 11 Devendra Bishoo India go in with a much more settled team; seven months since they last played a Test in a different continent. Nobody will bat an eyelid if they retain the XI. Kohli admitted it was a difficult choice to pick one out of Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul, although he hinted Dhawan might retain his place. With the pitch expected to be flat, India are likely to continue with five bowlers, but the decision will be whether that fifth bowler should be a spinner, a pure seamer or an allrounder. Kohli has been known to prefer Stuart Binny in the role outside India. Mohammed Shami, who has taken the new ball on each of the three occasions
that India have bowled in the warm-ups, should walk right back into the XI after injury kept him out for most of 2015. India (probable): 1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 M Vijay, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt.), 5 Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja/Stuart Binny, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Amit Mishra, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Mohammed Shami Pitch and conditions There was some grass on the surface, but it seemed dry underneath on the eve of the match. Kohli felt that the grass was only to hold the pitch together, and it would behave like an Indian track. The ball might not bounce much, with conditions favouring the batsmen initially. There have been brief, sharp showers on the days leading up to the Test, and more rain is forecast for days three and four. It’s hurricane season all over the Caribbean, but Antigua is usually one of the drier islands.
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WICB Women’s T20 bowls off today at Providence Guyana play Leewards tonight under lights By Sean Devers After Trinidad & Tobago won the rain affected West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Women’s senior Super50 Tournament last Sunday at Everest after the Final against defending Champions Barbados was washed out, the action now shifts to the t20 format from today at Providence. All of the games will be played at the Providence Sta-
dium with three games being contested on the same day. The competition will be run over four days ending with the semi-finals and final a n d M o n d a y. T h e f i r s t match commences from 09:00hrs, the second from 14:00hrs and the final game under lights from 19:00hrs. No t20 tournament was played last year. The feature game for lo-
cal fans is set for tonight and involves Guyana and the Leeward Islands, who will play for the first time in a Regional t20 match. Barbados battle T&T in the opening game, while the Windwards come up against Jamaica in the 14:00hrs encounter. Guyana’s batting will hinge on openers Melanie Henry and Latoya Smith, while West Indies player
Shemaine Campbelle could play a crucial role as the team’s best batter at number three. Lashuna Toussaint, Heema Singh and all-rounders Skipper Tremayne Smartt and Akaze Thompson are also capable batters for the home team. Guyana’s pace quartet of left-arm pacer Erva Giddings, Sabrina Munroe, Smartt (all with Windies experience) along with the powerful Thompson should all produce with the ball tonight while talented o f f - s pinner Plaffiana Millington and Mandy Mangru should enjoy the Providence track which should assists the spinners. Leewards’ Skipper Shawnisha Hector has good pace and along with Mellisa Clarke, who captured the first wicket in Regional cricket by a Leewards female player, are hard workers. Saneldo Willett, the daughter of Elquemedo Willett, the first Test Cricketer from the Leewards and sister of First-Class player Tonito Willett and Amanda Edwards who is capable of some big hitting in the lower order, could be Guyana’s biggest threat. The opening game sees Barbados and T&T, two of the most experienced teams in the competition, going head to head in what is expected to be the most competitive game today. T&T with 10 players with West Indies experience in their side including Skipper and former Windies Captain Merissa Aguilleira, Britney Cooper and top ranked International off-spinner Anisa Mohamed, along with Openers Shenelle Lord and LeeAnn Kirby would be expected to provide the girls from Carnival Country a good platform to launch from. Barbados will depend on skipper Captain Shaquana Quintyne and her West Indies Women’s teammates, opener Hayley Matthews and all-rounder Deandra Dottin to produce today for a team that has six players with West Indies experience. The second match pits the Windwards against last year’s 50-over runners-up Jamaica. The Windwards failed to play a single game in the rain ruined 50 overs format is led by West Indies player Afy Fletcher and Coached by Guyanese born Vincentian Clayton Burnette, while the powerful J a m a i c a n s a r e Captained by number one ranked International batter Stefani Taylor who would be keen to show her class after she only managed 5 in the 50-over game against
Tremayne Smartt (Guy)
Stefani Taylor (Jam)
Merissa Aguilleira (T&T)
Afy Fletcher (W/W)
Shaquana Quintyne (Bar) Guyana. Vice-Captain and West Indies player Chedean Nation and Rashada Williams looked good in their last game while Shanel Daley, Tameka
Sanford, Natasha McLean, Jodian Morgan and Vanessa Watts have shown in the past that they are quality performers for the lasses from the land of Wood & Water.
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Celina Yong excels at Olympic Day Taekwondo Championship T h e G u y a n a Taekwondo Association (GTA) on Sunday last held the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) sponsored Olympic Day Taekwondo Championship in observance of the Olympic Day 2016. The competition saw athletes participating in various divisions of the Poomsae (forms), combat (self defence), Aerial Kicks and Gyrugi (fighting) categories. I n t h e c h i l d r e n ’s Gyrugi division Akil St. Hill and Sasha Singh battled for the first and second place, with St. Hill emerging victorious. Steven Singh was third, while Ezekiel Kellmon and four year old Vivic Bassoo shared fourth place. Leading the charts in the Junior Boys division was Randy Ali. In the Poomsae, combat, Aerial Kicks and G y r u gi (fighting) young Randy Ali lead the all the way, while his brother Brandon Ali settled for the second place position. The Beginners category resulted in Randy Deochan being top in the Aerial Kicks followed by Harry Solomon second with Chaves Greaves third. Deochan again dominated in the Gyrugi division whilst Dishon John took second and Chaves Greaves came in third place. T h e M i x e d Intermediate 1 division: Poomsae (forms) and Aerial Kicks resulted in sixteen years old Celina Yong shocking even the judges with her outstanding performances, followed by Ronaldo Fernandes who came in second, just a few points behind, while Romaul
Participants gather for a photo following the successfully held event. Persaud took third place and Kevic Lall settling for fourth place. This division got even more excited as the athletes battled it out in the Gyrugi category. Celina Yong and Ronaldo battled in a keen contest as Fernandes dug in to eventually dug win the title. Kevic Lall and Romaul Persaud took third and fourth places respectively. In the Intermediate 2 division: Poomsae (forms), Combat and Aerial Kicks, David Brown claimed first place followed by Ray Samaroo in second and Jason Haywood in third. In the fighting category, the action heated once more as David Brown and Ray Samaroo fought for the title. However, it was Brown who captured the crown relegating Samaroo to second place,
with Shakeel Rahat in third and Jason Haywood in fourth place. At the end of the competition, with a unanimous vote by all the judges, the most coveted prize, overall champion, was awarded to Miss. Celina Yong. Miss. Yong who competed with a disadvantage but rose above all odds with her remarkable performances. She will indeed have much to celebrate as she will be celebrating her sixteen birthday in a few days. This competition was successfully coordinated and pulled off by Coach – Ms. La Toya Herbert, who was excited to work with all the participants, judges and coaches. She conveyed her thanks to all the instructors who came out and offered their support and
would like to say a special thanks the Guyana Olympic Association, Coach / Master Ramjeet Ramphal, Coach / Master Roy Bacchus , Coach Alim Azimullah, Coach Trevor Bassoo, Athletes Stefan Wong, Wayne Forde, Orlando Van-Rossum, Kieren Dennison and all others who helped to make this event a success. Meanwhile, the public is being reminded that the G u y a n a Ta e k w o n d o Association training f a c i l i t y i s l o c a t e d in Woolford Avenue upstairs of the Guyana Teacher’s Union Hall. Classes are held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5:00PM to 7:00PM. For further details contact can be made with Mr. Roy Bacchus on 6444402 or Ms. La Toya Herbert on 670-2615.
3rd Rock Entertainment hosts 2nd Annual Knockout Basketball Tournament Seven teams will battle for supremacy in the 3rd Rock Entertainment 2nd Annual Basketball Tournament beginning August 06th, 2016 at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground. A c c o r d i n g t o Coordinator Colin Adams a seventh team is added. “Kwakwani team for the first time will be playing in this competition. The KK team will bring
extra hype to the tournament because of the ability of the players and the Linden teams will have a stronger challenge.” Adams noted that there will be three referees per game instead of two in the previous competition. Two of the referees are Georgetown based. “Each game will have Georgetown referees because we don’t want players to have any feud with
referees.” The teams are Retrieve Raiders, Bankers trust Falcons, Amelia’s ward Jets, Victory Valley Royals, Block 22 Flames, Half Mile Bulls the reigning Champions and Kwakwani. The tournament will be played on five days August 06th, 07th, 13th, 14th and the finals will be played on the 20th. Adams would like to thank the sponsors Office of
t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r, RDC#10, MP Jermaine Figueria, Trophy Stall, Banks DIH, Somerset Grocery, Clint’s Fashion, Linmine Secretariat, South Girl Mall and Chill Spot and New Step for coming on board to make this tournament a success. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, MVP and the most disciplined team. (Jacquey Bourne)
Ogle SC disappointed at the omission of Samaroo, Pooran from U15 team Ogle Sports Club of East Coast Demerara has expressed their disappointment at the omission of batsman Andrew Samaroo and left arm spinner Michael Pooran from the national U15 team selected for the upcoming Regional tournament. A release from the club stated that the players were included in the squad that was submitted to the Guyana Cricket Board but the club later learnt that they were not on the final team selected. The release indicated that other members of the club as well as the young cricketers are disappointed since they would have performed creditably in the inter-county tournament which was used to select the team. Samaroo got among the runs, while Pooran picked up 4-24 in the final against Berbice. Additionally a reliable source from the club informed that spinner Daniel Mootoo and Andre Seepersaud who both turned in commendable performances in the inter-county competition were also not selected and questioned their omission.
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Preparations picking up for 10th Annual Guyana Cup Horserace event With just under a month to go before race day the o rg a n i s e r s a r e u p p i n g preparations for the 10th Annual Guyana Cup Horserace meet which is slated for Sunday August 14th at the Port Mourant (Big Yard) Turf Club, Corentyne Berbice. The event is organized by the Jumbo Jet Business Enterprise in collaboration with the Port Mourant Turf Club. Already renovation and other preparatory works are being undertaken at the venue including the track being graded and rolled constantly to keep it in good order. The mega event which is undoubtedly the biggest horserace event in Guyana has so far attracted prize monies which include cash, trophies and other benefits soaring past the $22M mark. The event also forms part of G u y a n a J u b i l e e Independence Anniversary
celebrations. A c c o r d i n g t o Coordinator Nazrudeen “Jumbo Jet” Junior, the organisers are bent on making this event the best in its 10 years history. Joining the slew of sponsors already on board with the organisers for the much anticipated event is the popular Phaghoo General Store situated at Bush Lot, West Coast, Berbice. The cheque was presented at a simple ceremony at the Company’s Bush Lot Office. Mr. Phaghoo like others before is happy to be a part of the prestigious event and also relished the hype and publicity garnered from being a part of the event. They now join the Assuria Insurance Company, Prem’s Grocery and Beer Garden of Wiredam, Bush Lot, West Coast, Berbice, Fix It Vulcanizing and Tire Shop
of West Coast, Berbice, Hand In Hand Insurance Company, Colours Boutique of Georgetown, Banks DIH Limited, Trophy Stall, BM Soat Auto Sales, Jameel Bar and Entertainment Lounge, the Muneshwar Store and the Hyper Malt Beverage C o m p a n y . There are a number of top class event list for the day’s meet with the feature slated for animals classified “A” and lower over 1600M for a winning money of $4M and the Guyana Cup Trophy from a total package of $8M. The is a co-feature event for 3yrs old horses, bred and born in Guyana and the West Indies, for a hefty $2M and trophy also over 1600M. Then there is the event for two year old West Indies Bred horses for a $1M and trophy over 1000M. The E class event has $1M and trophy for the winner over 1300M. Other events on the day are for G3 and lower
animals, H and lower horses, another race for animals classified J and K and a final one for L class horses. A number of added attractions and incentives have been made available including for the winners of the A class, the three year old and the two year old races. They will get an extra $500,000, $400,000 and $200,000 bonuses r e s p e c t i v e l y . The jockeys riding the respective animals in those events will all ride away with an extra $50,000. The top Jockey along with the runner up, the top stable and champion trainer will all be presented with trophies and other incentives compliments of the organizers and Trophy S t a l l . The coordinator is Nasrudeen (Jumbo Jet) Mohamed Jnr. Bugle time is 12:00 hrs. (Samuel Whyte)
A Representative of the Phaghoo General Store, Priya, presents the entity’s contribution to Rovin De Souza of the Guyana Cup organising committee.
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PAN AMERICAN JUNIOR BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS PERU 2016
Ramdhani siblings battle through opening rounds despite Narayan injury
Priyanna Ramdhani and Sara Michelle Barrios Chiong of GUATEMALA (foreground) battles Andera Flores & Ariana Airi Moromisato of PERU in the doubles. Guyana’s Top Male & Female Badminton Players SUNBURST Narayan Ramdhani & Priyanna Ramdhani are currently attending the Pan American Junior Badminton Championships July 19 - 23, 2016 at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Lima, Peru. Both players are not only playing in the tournament but up against High Altitude and Cold conditions as its Peru’s W i n t e r P e r i o d . Tuesday, 4-Times Panam Medalist Priyanna Ramdhani started in great form by winning her First Round Matches in
both Under-15 Girl Singles and Girls D o u b l e s . In the Girls Singles she defeated Beien Trocoso of CHILE: 21-11, 16-21, 21-16. In the Girls Doubles she reached into the Quarterfinals teaming up again as last year with Sara Michelle Barrios Chiong of GUATEMALA to defeat Andera Flores & Ariana Airi Moromisato of P E R U : 2 1 - 1 2 , 2 1 - 8 . Narayan Ramdhani seeded No.2 in the Singles Draw due to a muscle Injury lost his Singles to Nicardo Reid of JAMAICA. Narayan won the first game
Narayan Ramdhani serves during his Singles match against Jamaica’s Nicardo Reid. at 21-14, during the second game leading at 14-6, he picked up a muscle injury and lost 21-14. In the third game although he tried mentally to get back in the game his physical injury prevented him. The next match he had to play later in the evening was the Mix Doubles with Priyanna but again he could not overcome his injury and they lost to Sane Wilson & Alana Bailey of JAMAICA: 2 1 - 1 1 , 2 1 - 1 1 . The tournament continued yesterday with Priyanna Ramdhani down to play
against Adriana Bernales Pinillos in Singles and Narayan Ramdhani & Shea Martin of Barbados playing against Ailton Josue Correa Martinez & Francisco Rafael Trevino of Mexico in D o u b l e s . The GBA would like to thank The Guyana Olympic Association & National Sports Commission, Mr. Yesu Persaud of Demerara Bank, Mr. Philip DaSilva, Mr. Neville Osman & Continental Group of Companies (SUNBURST) for their contribution to help make this Tour possible.
Digicel Schools’ Football Championships – National Playoffs
Bush Lot Secondary cut down Mahdia on Pks to advance to quarter finals By Franklin Wilson in Mahdia Bush Lot Secondary marched into the quarter finals of the Digicel Schools Football Championship on account of a nerve racking 43 shootout from the penalty mark yesterday at the Campbell Town ground after regulation time failed to spate the two schools as it e n d e d 0 - 0 . The colourful and vociferous home school supporters left the venue very disappointed due to the result as the Berbicians celebrated in style by chanting, “Who are the winners, Berbice; who did we beat, Mahdia.” The hero for Bush Lot was their goalkeeper Trenton Dundas who turned
in a sterling performance despite picking up an injury towards the backend of the match and during a period that the home team were all over their opponents. Mahdia’s Captain and central defender Travis Caesar had a wonderful game during regulation time as he stood tall in defence but he ended up being the man to let his team down when it mattered as his kick from penalty mark, which would have tied the scores at 4 was tipped over the bar by Dundas to spark wild celebrations by the visiting team and officials. Up to that point, both teams had missed once and had Caesar scored, it would (Continued on pag 25)
Bush Lot Sec. goalkeeper Trenton Dundas tips Mahdia’s Captain’s Travis Caesar’s shot over the crossbar to send his school into the quarter finals.
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India will have to make a tough choice between Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul to partner M Vijay © AFP
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Champs survive in sudden death penalty shoot out
Four time champions Christianburg / Wismar pose for a photo op after defeating North West Secondary yesterday in Mabaruma.
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