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Suggestions for naming the Providence stadium MILITARIZATION EDITORIAL
OF THE STATE We are a democratic nation, and regardless of our differences of opinion or party affiliations, the people have a specific and vital role in the governance of the country. Whether or not they have accused the government of missteps or not being accountable or transparent, the government is morally and legally obliged to serve and protect them. Simply put, it is democracy in action. Whether we like it or not, democracy and the constitutional roles of the government should not be conveniently manipulated to suit situations and personal prejudices. Unfolding allegations by some that democracy is giving way to the militarization of the state by the government are serious. The public is aware of the situation, but the government has remained silent on the allegations. When in opposition, the government hounded the previous administration for answers pertaining to alleged wrongdoings, nepotism and corruption. Today, the obligation of providing information to the public is seemingly being stymied by the government. Suffice it to say, good governance requires objectivity, transparency and accountability. Although there is a trend towards the apparent militarization of the government, it is unlike the military dictatorships which have been a characteristic feature of Latin America’s political history since the beginning of the 19th century. Since taking office, it appears that the government has been recruiting retired members of the Guyana Defense Force (GDF). As a former Brigadier of the GDF, the President seems to have a proclivity for appointing retired army ranks to head Commission of Inquiries (COI) and to senior positions in government. The recent appointment of an army officer to head the newly created Department of National Events under the Ministry of the Presidency should not surprise anyone. Army officers have been appointed to manage the D’Urban Park Jubilee project, to investigate various allegations including the one against CANU officials by the drug dealer, Barry Dataram, mining disasters and the deaths of two brothers at the Children Drop-in-Centre on Hadfield Street. The opposition is arguing that the appointments point to a blatant disregard and lack of confidence and trust in the civilian population albeit qualified to perform such functions. However, it is not the first time governments have appointed army officers to senior government positions. The PPP government had appointed an army officer as the Minister of Home Affairs and as the High Commissioner to India. The PPP went further, it appointed numerous other retired officers to top positions. Among those appointed were Major General Joe Singh, Col Chabilal Ramsarup, Brigadier Michael Atherly, Maj General Norman McLean and the list goes on. The PPP also insisted on rehiring retired police officers. When former President Bharrat Jagdeo reshuffled the army hierarchy, he transferred those officers to the public service without a comment about militarization of the public service. The appointments of military personnel to such high level positions suggest that either they are more intellectually qualified than the civilians or that they possess distinct skills and talents needed to ensure the smooth running of the government. But then again, the retired military officers have re-entered civilian life. Indeed, there are those who say that the tenet “Once a soldier, always a soldier” holds true. There is also the view that most military officers are elitist, people who are out of touch with the masses. This could create a barrier between the government and the people, especially the youths. Such actions by the government could have serious consequences. No explanation has been given and no one knows what is behind the militarization strategy. One can only imagine.
Dear Editor; The ongoing responses by Regional crowds to the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has once again, if there was any doubt, unequivocally demonstrated the passion West Indians have for cricket With the overwhelming interest seen across the Region, it is clear that the crowds are an integral part of the CPL’s matrix. What remains unsurprising is the knowledge fans have of the players; local, regional and overseas. This exacerbates interest and support. Having witnessed over time the outpouring of support to players, I remain a bit concerned over the general recognition for past cricketers. I am cognizant there are various mechanisms which were mooted before to recognize former local players of
which some have been realized and are ongoing. These should be commended. Guyana has gifted the cricketing world a plethora of outstanding cricketers of which, in my opinion, only a few make it to related conversations today. While evolution through time is undeniable, a designated space to document and preserve our cricketing history seems more relevant now. I cautiously say overdue. I believe that the thousands of young fans and aspiring cricketers must be afforded the opportunity to benefit from historical data r e g a r d i n g G u y a n a ’s cricketing evolution and its players. While it’s a daunting task, the benefit in the longterm must the catalyst for such motivation. Here are my humble suggestions. First and foremost would be the ambitious suggestion
for a cricketing museum. While population may impact on feasibility, pride is abundant. For Such a venture to be effective, its design must be contemporary and aesthetically pleasing; its content must be a comprehensive and access to the information must be easily facilitated through modern acceptable devices within. There is no shortage of a related prototype from other countries. Museums are generally attractive places where families gravitate whether for the arts, science etc. If accepted and designed correctly, it has the potential to not only attract the locals, but tourists, whose numbers would increase when matches are played here. Guyana can be exemplary in this regard and can better what some Caribbean States would have done. I believe this is a venture
that the government can assist with but would need partners. This is another opportunity for collaboration with the Private Sector, the Guyana Cricket Board and if possible, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), CPL and the International Council (ICC). One may argue why just a cricket museum when there other sporting fraternities that would claim to qualify for such recognition. While in my opinion, cricket is a more dominant sport, I would welcome a National Sports Museum which includes cricket. In addition to this ambitious project, I wish to reiterate the sentiments expressed by others in the past for the National Stadium reflecting the pride in recognizing former players. While there is a long list, all (Continued on page 7)
Rex McKay wants the Augean Stables cleaned Dear Editor; The residents of Queenstown who own and live in their properties East of Oronoque Street Queenstown, Georgetown, await anxiously and welcome the decision of the City Councillors to set up a National Capital Planning Commission to guide the development of the city (SN July 8, 2016). It has come not a day too early, in fact the City Council and its relevant departments have given the “Nelson eye,” to the egregious violations which have taken place in recent times. There have been past, present and very recent examples of the total disregard for the Georgetown building by-laws aided and abetted by supervisory government authorities like the Mayor and City Council, the City Engineer and the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). It is noted that the decision to set up the commission was influenced by and
“in keeping with President Granger’s vision.” “The objective of the commission would be to create policies that would chart urban renewal in the city.” Whatever the Terms of Reference of the commission will be, they must first direct their attention to clearing the stench from “the Augean Stables” in areas like Queenstown, Georgetown where there are brazen violations of the Laws of Guyana, compendiously to be found in the Constitution, the Municipal and District Councils Act and the Georgetown Building By-Laws, the City Government By-Laws. The Georgetown Building By-laws prohibit any building on any lot east of Oronoque Street, Queenstown from being used for “manufacturing trade or business”. By-Law 67 provides: “67. (1) By-laws 68 to 70 inclusive shall in addition to the other by-laws herein, apply to that part of the City east
of Oronoque Street. (2) No by-law herein repugnant to by-laws 68 to 70 inclusive shall have any application in that part of the City.” By-Law 70 provides: “No building to be used as a spirit shop or provision shop or for any manufacturing, trade or business purpose shall be erected or built on any lot, and no such building shall be used for any such purpose aforesaid.” The intention of the framers of the By-Laws is clear. It is fundamental that every person to whom an Act of Parliament applies is under a legal duty to obey it. There is a list of the prevailing violations in the residential area regulated by the Georgetown Building by-laws and known to the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) and the City Engineer. Rex McKay Attorney-at-Law
Rename the bridge after my father Dear Editor; My interest peaked recently with Phillip Allsopp’s letter to the Editor. It was published on July 4, 2016. It dealt with the renaming of the Denham Bridge and who authorised the name change. I wish to provide some historical facts in relation to the construction of the bridge. The job was awarded to expatriate engineer, Mr. John Aldie. This was after previous attempts by other engineers had failed.
Mr. Aldie was also a gold miner. He recruited a team of men to be the backbone of his construction efforts. A member of the construction team was the late Mr. Gershom 0. Browne. He was my father and a World War I veteran. He originated from the village of Bagotville, West Bank Demerara. The facts about the bridge were told to me by my father long before he passed away. He died on December 6, 2000 at the age of 102. He had been the
last surviving Guyanese World War I veteran. I have only seen pictures of the bridge. My two older sisters, the late Mrs. Gwen Felix and Claudia Browne were fortunate to have traversed the bridge. With all that has been said so far, I wish to recommend that my father, Mr. Gershom Browne be considered in the renaming of the bridge. The Guyana Legion can be instrumental in moving such a request forward. Maurice F. Browne
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The Coalition Govt. has lost steam Plea for help from Corentyne fishermen DEAR EDITOR; The URP took a team to the Black Bush Polder last week and what we saw and learned were saddening. We saw broken dams and damaged roads. We saw a proliferation of unemployed youths and distraught faces. The farmers were complaining that they cannot get to their farms because of the conditions of the roads. When they approached the representatives for the area, they were told that they will not be assisted in fixing the dams. The farmers are now forced to pay an additional cost to boats, in order to have their fertilizers and workers taken into their farms. Many of the folks we spoke to have said that they had decided to move away from the PPP and give the AFC a chance. They are now regretting it. One man, with deep sadness on his face and a breaking voice, remarked; “we did not expect this! Not this!” The disillusionment of the
Guyanese is further complicated by the fact that they are absolutely fed up with both the PNC (Coalition) and the PPP. The URP has been traversing the country and meeting with the ordinary man and woman, seeking to find out how we could help alleviate the sufferings in the areas that have been predominately affected over the last several years. The folks in Essequibo, Wales and the Corentyne have been crying out bitterly. From the lost of their jobs in the sugar sector to the stagnation in the rice industry, the hopelessness is stark. Compounding the issue is the fact that the government seems at a complete lost as to where to go next. Instead of easing the plight of the broke and broken citizens, every day the administration is showing their selfish lack of concern, by imposing more and more austere measures on the poor
folks. There have now added a tax on the importation of manufacturing materials and goods. This will cause a reduction of growth in the sector, or at least, it will drive up cost which will be passed on to the already financially strapped consumer. It is obvious that this new government is completely aloof from the needs of the Guyanese people who elected them, and completely ignorant as to how to please their supporters. In 13 short months, this government has run out of steam and is now just drifting along. The PPP was voted out of office because of the same behavior; they had lost touch with the people, additionally, they had become corrupt. Guyana can ill afford to have governments which take us for granted. Hopefully, next time around there will be real, genuine, change. Dr. Vishnu Bandhu Leader, URP
COST EFFECTIVE VACANCY ADVERTISEMENTS DEAR EDITOR; Many vacancy advertisements in the local media seem to ignore some basic criteria of cost effective advertising such as the need to catch the attention of potential candidates and to attract a sufficient number of applicants to facilitate a competitive selection process. Newspaper advertising is undoubtedly the most popular but is not the only method for achieving such objectives; trade journals, radio, TV, in-house and word of mouth come readily to mind; and, in today’s fastpaced, ubiquitous, electronic communication, we cannot ignore the cost-free social media route as perhaps the best means of getting our messages across. Newspaper Ads are expensive and must therefore be selectively used to achieve cost-benefit effectiveness. A review of all the Vacancy Ads appearing in all the local newspapers last Sunday reveals many ‘mal-practices’. For example: using the routine ‘clerical’ or ‘defensive’ approach by replicating
details from the Job Descriptions and regurgitating the Job Specifications instead of studiously internalizing and smartly projecting the essential aspects of the job and applying some ‘marketing’ techniques/ approaches to sell it. In this context, it must be realized that people who are happy and challenged in their current positions do not normally ‘look out’ for vacancy Ads, yet these are the very people who should be targeted in any serious Ad; hence the need for the ‘marketing’ versus the ‘bureaucratic’ approach. (notwithstanding, it must also be cautioned that the essential focus of an Ad must not be lost in verbiage that is confusing; there is a clear example of such confusion in a lengthy Ad appearing in last Sunday’s Chronicle where a major corporation confused the search for ‘a person’ to market an asset with ‘the asset’ itself!). Another trend from the review of last Sunday’s Ads is the insensitivity to ‘balance’ in that Ads for routine clerical functions
were given the high prominence and costly space typically reserved for relatively senior professionals heading up major organizational functions. Another major corporation, guilty of this remiss, has been repeating the said Ad all of this week. A rather offensive practice is to include at the bottom of Ads a note to the effect that “only shortlisted applications will be acknowledged”! What is the purpose or value of such an insulting, off-putting, note? I can think of no better way to deter good applications. It cannot be that the cost or burden of acknowledging all applications is a factor in this e-mail age. It is also worth noting that sometimes (for example for confidentiality/or to avoid undue speculations) it might be better to use a professional ‘head-hunter’ or for the HR Manager and other senior executives to assume the role of typical head hunters instead of always adopting the conventional recruitment processes. Nowrang Persaud
In support of the death penalty Dear Editor; I beg to disagree with the learned ambassadors from the UN on abolition of the death penalty. The vast majority if not all countries in the world have the death penalty. It is carried out every day by terrorists, robbers, drug traffickers, rapists, etc. and is imposed on men, women, children, babies, the elderly, the sick, lame, and many other categories of victims. People all over the world receive the death penalty which is carried out on them for
being in their homes, walking in the street, flying in a commercial aircraft, walking their babies, having a few dollars in their pockets etc. The executioners have all human rights, the rest of us have NO HUMAN RIGHT TO LIFE.!! When they execute our men, women and children, we are required to host them the best we can. Feed them well, love them, forgive them, then give them another chance to go out and execute some more. Malcolm Gilkes
DEAR EDITOR, Please grant me space in your newspaper to publish this open letter from the CARRIBBEAN NETWORK OF FISHERFOLK ORGANISATION, the GUYANA NATIONAL FISHERFOLK ORGANISATION and the SURINAME FISHERFOLK ORGANISATION. We the fishers from Guyana and Suriname have been the most affected by these pirates’ attacks. Two months ago four fishermen from the Upper Corentyne Fishermen’s Co-op in Berbice were thrown overboard by pirates and left to die. They were from the same Berbice area. One body was found and he was given a decent funeral; the other three fishermen’s bodies were not found. According to the confessions, they anchored the bodies. The loved ones and relatives of these could not
even do a proper burial for them. When the relatives of one of the men was asked if they had received assistance from the NIS to which he had been making contributions, they said NIS required a death certificate. His body was not found so there can be no death certificate. Mr Editor, we the fishers from Guyana and Suriname are the only ones that are robbed, beaten and killed by pirates. It does not happen in other Caricom countries. We do not know what to do or who to ask for help. Many promises are made but nothing much is done. On Monday 18th July, a fisherman in Suriname was tied to a car battery and thrown overboard by pirates. When will this madness and cruelty stop. Pamashwar Jainarine
Open Letter to EU Ambassador DEAR EDITOR; With reference to the caption above, I wish to bring to your agencies’ attention a troubling development which involves the use of tax payers monies within the European Union and those of the membership of the InterAmerican Development Bank. As you would recall, The Government of Guyana has secured a loan totaling USD 60 Million for the Guyana Power and Light. A proportion of this money is from the EU. As such, I wish to bring to your attention matters which I think would be of interest to you. At the opening of the tender for the bid for the GPL Transmission line project, several contractors submitted bids including 3 Chinese companies, 1 local company and 1 Colombian company. The latter two submitted prices which were below those of the Chinese companies and whose difference in price from that of the Chinese company amounts to just over one billion Guyana dollars.
This tender since its opening over 5 months ago has still not seen a bidder selected, although the evaluators have completed their work over 3 months ago. This is mainly because a few people are pushing for a particular company to be awarded the contract, even though they are not among one of the lowest bidders and the specifications they submitted do not meet that of the tender (this can easily be verified). It is for this reason, some of the persons who are in charge of the process are pushing for this particular company to be awarded the project and are in back and forth discussions with the IDB to accept their evaluation of this big company even though they failed both the price and technical specification. These persons are also pushing the IDB to reallocate funds within the loan to ensure that this particular company is awarded the project. These efforts run counter to a transparent process and are saturated with corruption only intended
to make the Government of the day look bad. Should any of the companies wish to take this matter to the court I cannot see any-reason why they should not win the case and in the process stall a very important and needed project. It is also against procurement rules to shift or fiddle with any budget in order to justify awarding a contract to a high bidder after the tender would have been closed, I would have taught that the persons in the IDB looking at this project would have known that. It is important that the institutions giving monies uphold and safeguard transparency. It is the only way countries such as ours can develop. I would like to urge the EU Ambassador to pay keen attention to this project and the use of his fellow countrymen tax dollars and also be the watchdog for transparency within our country. If we allow corruption to continue it will be a runaway train to the detriment of our people. Observer
The pleasure and reward of reading Dear Editor, There is not a better time for me, as an individual when I pick up a book or newspaper and sink myself so deeply, that I become transfixed in that moment of delight, where the author takes me on a journey while being unaware of my wife’s beckoning. Two people vying for my attention; on the one hand it’s my wife, on the other it’s the author. Many times it’s the Stabroek News Sunday edition reading Ian McDonald or the editorial. It is my fervent belief that this Author/Poet is very distinct and should I say inspirational or motivational? I say both! He brings to the mature reader’s mind a certain kind of class in the artistry and aesthetic delivery of thoughts. And in many
instances, thoughts that form our actions also determine our knowledge of things, yes things that relates to life itself. Be it is politics, homiletics, dialectics or simple domestics, we all gain knowledge and understanding through reading. Many people today detest reading poetry, but truth be told, poetry sharpens the mind and improve our thinking ability. For the past two weeks the local media has been inundated with editorials of analysis of educational items of interest to the reading public. But not one of these editorials stresses or emphasizes the reading of poetry as a springboard to creative thinking. Creative or innovative thinking must be
intricately factored to bring about the kind of success we all desire as students of life. Your success, my success will depend on how much and what content we read daily. Of recent I was invited to a graduation ceremony at the National Culture Centre. This graduation featured children of age five moving from kindergarten and going over to primary. On stage, were eleven [11] children doing an item on the program. An acronym with the letters spelling out KINDERGARTEN was featured in the item. On listening to the children speak out each letter, the child with the first R spoke emphatically of what was the intended symbolism of that (Continued on page 7)
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Anil Nandlall says SOCU has an infamous list DEAR EDITOR; Just last week, I examined the causal connection between taxation and fear and economic decline in the context of the Guyanese economy. In so doing, I made reference to the operations of The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) and The State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU). I also made reference to a tax which the Georgetown Mayor and City Council intends to levy on containers. These three issues have dominated the news over the past week. As a result, I feel compelled to continue the discourse. Readers will recall that as one of the persons engaged in the establishment of SOCU, I had cause on several previous occasions to explain its genesis, nature, and functions as originally conceived. It is worth repeating. The SOCU is supposed to be part of Guyana’s AML/CFT apparatus, staffed with an elite and well trained grouping of personnel, including investigators, accountants, financial analysts, auditors, attorneys at law, and persons with like expertise in relevant fields, to whom the Financial Intelligent
Unit (FIU) will transmit information, data and other evidentiary materials for their analysis, examination, and investigation with a view to institute criminal charges in respect of offenses created by Guyana’s AML/CFT laws. Necessarily, for such a unit to function competently and effectively, its staff must be endowed with, inter alia, powers of arrest search seizures. This unit was intended to have its own legal framework regulating its operations and empowering it to discharge its functions. However, the PPP/C Administration did not have a majority in the National Assembly at the time. During this same period, the Joint Opposition had already demonstrated its reluctance to support the AML/CFT Bills of 2012 and 2013. To take another Bill to the National Assembly of a kindred nature, obviously would have presented them with another opportunity to kick it around like a political football, as they did with the other two Bills to which I have made reference. In those circumstances, we were forced to use existing laws to authorize SOCU to lawfully function. The solution was to
situate SOCU within the Guyana Police Force and swearing in its staff as police officers, thereby, conferring them with the powers conferred by the Police Act. It was contemplated that whilst this unit will have its own head, it will operate in accordance with the Police Act, Regulations and accompanying Standing Orders. Therefore, this unit necessarily falls under the superintendence of the Commissioner of the Police. Significantly, as part of the police force, it is insulated from the political directorate and only the subject minister can offer directions, but only on policy matters and nothing else. In short, no politician can direct it on operational matters. When we left government, this unit was merely in its embryonic stages. Under this government, this unit has evolved into something radically and fundamentally different. It is public knowledge that it is not answerable to and takes no directions from the Commissioner of Police; it is housed in the Ministry of the Presidency and funded from the budget of that Ministry; it engages in operational
Suggestions for naming the... From page 04 could not be recognized by this one facility. The acceptance in life is that while all are important, some impacted more than others. Barbados, among others, has done an admiral job is using the Kensington Oval to recognize some of their outstanding players. My suggestions for Guyana would be as follows: - Name the Providence facility the Lloyd/Chanderpaul Stadium. Clive Lloyd, whipped the West Indies into a dominant force while winning two World Cups and Shivnarine Chanderpaul is the Guyanese with the highest aggregate of Test runs, one of the few in the world with over 11,000 with an average of over 50 and who played the most Test matches for the West Indies. Rename the three stands, Red, Green & Orange, as (not in any preference of colours), the Fredericks/Kallicharran (after Roy Fredericks and Alvin Kallicharran); Kanhai/ Butcher (after Rohan Kanhai and Basil Butcher and the Fernandes/Solomon stands; the latter after Maurice Fernandes, the first Guyanese to represent the West Indies and to captain the Regional team, along with Joe Solomon who was integral in the historic first tied Test match.
Name the Media Pavilion after Joseph “Reds” Pereira. Name the VIP stand the Christiani/Pairaudeau Pavilion after Robert Christiani and Bruce Pairaudeau, two Guyanese who represented the West Indies in the 50s. Name the Players stand the Hooper/Sarwan Pavilion after Carl Hooper and Ramnaresh Sarwan, both former captains of the West Indies cricket team. Name the bowling approaches the Gibbs/Butts and the Croft/Harper Ends after Lance Gibbs, the Guyanese with the highest number of Test wickets and Clyde Butts, a former Test player and who was a dominant force in Regional cricket. Colin Croft was a feared bowler of one of Lloyd’s pace quartets and Roger Harper, spin bowler, outstanding fielder and former Coach of the West Indies team. Name the Venue Operation Centre (VOC) the Camacho/Singh Centre/Pavilion after Stephen Camacho and Chetram Singh, two outstanding cricket Administrators. The facility which houses the ground staff and the scoreboard be named after a Grounds man or an umpire who would have contributed to the development of the
game. Consideration could also be given to naming the entrances (the turnstiles) possibly after Clayton Lambert and Leonard Baichan respectively. Both played a limited number of Test matches but gave yeoman service to Guyanese cricket. While there are many others who have made tremendous contributions to Guyanese and West Indian cricket, unfortunately, as mentioned earlier, the limited facilities at the National Stadium, or any facility, would not allow for recognition of all. Here is where the proposed Museum becomes the medium for such recognition. A National Cricket Hall of Fame can be introduced with inductions possibly every two years. Finally, the NDCs can derive mechanisms either through street names, busts, billboards etc. to recognize players from within their areas. I am sure a special fund for such recognition would not be too farfetched. These proposed efforts not only recognize the players, but would foster interest among the young within the community. We are all proud; maybe the time has come to demonstrate more profoundly, how much. Neaz Subhan
matters and conducts investigations into matters wholly unrelated to the FIU, money laundering, or terrorism; indeed there is no FIU in place from which it can get instructions or functional directions; and recently, we have now learned that it is investigating leaders of the People’s Progressive Party, former Ministers of the PPP/ C Government, Members of Parliament of the PPP/C, and friends and supporters of the PPP/C. I have read and heard denials emanating from the government and from SOCU itself, contending that it has no political agenda. But I have seen a letter signed by Sydney James, requesting from a state agency information regarding the property ownership of a list of persons fitting the above mentioned description. There is no FIU in place. The Police Commissioner did not compile this list. So from whence did this list originate? My information is that it came from the Office of the President. My information is that similar requests were made of commercial banks requesting confidential financial information regarding these persons’ bank accounts. None of these persons have been informed that they are being
investigated. None of them have been informed for what they are being investigated. None of these persons have been informed that they are suspects in any investigation. So from all indications this list was compiled to target the People’s Progressive Party. This is nothing but political witch hunting. As for the information that is being requested, this information is submitted annually to the Integrity Commission and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in accordance with the law. In fact it is the Joint Opposition who, over the last fifteen years, has repeatedly refused to make such disclosures to the Integrity Commission as they are mandated to do by law and despite dozens of calls for them to do so by the PPP/C, while in government. Earlier this year, they refused to support a motion in the National Assembly, piloted by us in the Opposition, calling upon all Members of Parliament to publicly disclose their assets and sources of income over the last ten years. Yet, their names are not on the SOCU’s list. My information is that SARU is the intellectual author of this infamous list. SARU continues to be a legal
bastard. It has no legal powers to conduct any type of investigation. Its head, Dr. Clive Thomas is clueless in respect of how investigations are to be lawfully conducted. From all his public utterances, it is clear that he comes to conclusions first and then he investigates. His overt and discernible dislike for the PPP by itself disqualifies him from investigating. It is reported in the press that he told the Parliament Committee that SARU is a department within the Ministry of the Presidency (MOP). This goodly professor obviously does not recognize that this fact alone renders SARU incapable of conducting any lawful investigation into the affairs of a citizen, more so, one who is a political opponent to the President. He blissfully explains that SARU will soon migrate from the MOP, as if that will change anything. He and that unit are a group of politicians and are already tarnished, and will never be viewed as being capable of doing any objective investigating work. It is clear therefore that SOCU and SARU are two groups wielding a political hatchet but masquerading as law enforcement agency. Anil Nandlall
The achievements of President Obama Dear Editor; There have been times over the last seven years when the hope-and-change song that propelled Barack Hussein Obama to the presidency seemed like a cruel fiction. Yet despite taking the reins of a war-weary nation in the midst of an economic disaster and having to endure the unrelenting hostility of a stubborn opposition party, President Obama has brought enormous changes during what has been the most transformational presidency in eighty years. He has executed far-reaching reforms in a dysfunctional health-care system, raised school academic standards, legislated pay parity for women, transformed the way we produce energy through harnessing renewable resources, fought back against global warming, taken on the widespread
occurrence of childhood obesity with his First Lady, provided deportation relief to young immigrants, and opened new opportunities for women in the military. In addition, President Obama saved the United States auto industry, has added nearly four million jobs, reduced unemployment to five percent and the deficit by two thirds to a tiny two point five percent of GDP, engineered democratic tax reforms and removed the most usurious of credit card abuses, while today the United States is a country of relative calm amid the global financial crisis. He also took out Osama bin Laden, isolated President Vladimir Putin, normalized relations with Cuba, steadied relations with Iran and also ended the war in Iraq. What an achievement, despite an uncooperative congress! Rooplall Dudhnath
The pleasure and reward of reading... From page 5 very important letter, making it very clear, it was vital to understand what reading at that level of education is, to the child. In my opinion that particular item on the afternoon proceeding, more so the emphasis on reading stood out above the other items. Editor, reading will always be the pivotal dynamics in a child’s ability to comprehend and understand the various concepts in the process of learning. I recall some years ago a parent invested in buying a book for a four year old to read every day. One book a day reading turned that young boy into a Guyana scholar [honor student] and prepared the way for him to win scholarships to study overseas. Many
parents today never practice reading in their personal life, yet they want their child to excel in reading when they should be the example the child need to love reading. I read a book written by SYDNEY POITIER entitled, “The Measure of a man.” He is a black American from the Caribbean who became a famous film star in the late sixties. This man, uneducated and unlearned began his education on the streets of New York. His only means of educating himself in a White man’s country, was reading left back daily newspapers either in a public space or club or sometimes in a library. Reading brought purpose to him and made him to rise above others, when he had nothing going for him. Pastor Vanrick Beresford
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Student Loan Agency audit report submitted to Cabinet ...Recommendations made to enable agency to recover balances The audit report on students’ loan that was revealed a few months ago had caused a stir among the populace since the names of several prominent Guyanese including lawyers and politicians had appeared on the List of Defaulters. Cabinet is now in possession of a report that has the workings of a Parliamentary SubCommittee which recommends several steps that will be taken to enable the agency to recover loan balances. This was revealed last Thursday by the Minister of Natural Resources and the Environ m e n t , R a p h a e l Trotman, during the PostCabinet Press Briefings. The Minister stated that the Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, during this week, submitted to Cabinet, a report of the Sub-Committee which he chaired. The Committee that was set up to examine the forensic audit reports of the Government’s Student Loan Agency. In his report, Minister Trotman said that the SubCommittee recommended a review of the organisational structure and business processes of the agency to make it compliant with auditing and accounting frameworks. He added that included in the report also, were a number of recommendations for short and medium term measures to streamline the agency and to set “clear” conditions for loan applications. Interest waivers likely Trotman subsequently stated that the Government is hoping to be ‘generous’ in the Jubilee year. He indicated that there are considerations for
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waiving interests, or not insisting on payments. However, more details will be given by Minister Jordan soon. The Minister was asked if the waivers would be granted even though there was a number of highprofile persons listed as debtors. The Minister responded, “We are not looking at the profile they hold now. We are looking at the fact that they are now students of the Institution known as the University of Guyana and should be treated fairly and equally.” M e a n w h i l e , commenting also on the approximately 40 audit reports already completed, Trotman said that Cabinet is overwhelmed by the scale of the findings. He added that the Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan and the Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Jaipaul Sharma, will be going through those reports, which can be brought forward earlier rather than later. This process, he said, is o n g o i n g . Wi t h i n a f e w weeks, Guyana will see some action. The forensic audit into the University of Guyana’s Student Loan Agency (SLA) has revealed that from 1994 to May 2015, some 17,567 or 69.4% of 25,335 student loans were deemed delinquent because students were not honouring their indebtedness. The report stated that during that period, the
Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman. Government approved $9,489,453,973 through the National Budget. Loans issued during the audit period (academic years 2011-2012 to 2014-2015) amounted to $1,581,422,277 of which $1,432,669,005 was issued to students at Turkeyen Campus and $148,753,272 was issued to s t u d e n t s a t t h e Ta i n Campus. The total number of students who would have obtained loans up to December 31, 2014 was 25,335 and the total value of the loans was $9,159,644,463. Of the total number of students who have received loans (25,335) 4,713 or 18.6% are recent graduates or are still students; 1,776 or seven per cent were able to repay their loans totalling $ 6 7 9,918,794 including principal and interest. Five students had their loans written off while 1,278 or five percent have been paying.
A look at the death penalty By Oscar Ramjeet To hang or not to hang has been a topic in Guyana, the Caribbean and the entire free world for several decades. It became a hot debate in Guyana following the visit of Justice Navi Pillay of the International Commission against Death Penalty, and his discussions with government officials and workshop with Judges and Magistrates. The Commission is calling on the Guyana Go v e r n m e n t t o r e m o v e the death penalty from the statute books, and President David Granger, responded, that he would be guided by the decision taken by lawmakers and if possible, from all Guyanese by way of referendum. It is not an easy decision to make because there are strong arguments for and against the death penalty. “Thou shall not kill” is the sixth commandment. “An eye for an eye” is in Genesis in the Old Testament, but Jesus said according to Matthew 5.37 “turn the other cheek”.. in other words no retaliation. I am not in favour of the death penalty, so much so, that in the 1990s while I was Chief Prosecutor (Acting DPP) in St. Vi n c e n t I p r o s e c u t e d several murder cases. Three persons in two cases were convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. Although I won the cases I was not all happy that they were sentenced to death by hanging. The Judge had no
choice, but to impose the mandatory death sentence. I had a restless night when the first one, a 21-yearold was sentenced. I later made recommendation to the Mercy Committee for the death sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment. All three were spared the hangman’s noose. As a matter of fact, although the death penalty remains in the statute books in most Caribbean Community states, there was no execution for the past two decades in the region. Barbados removed capital punishment a few years ago and there is no death penalty in the dependent states of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands, and Bermuda, but Jamaica recently passed legislation retaining the death penalty while the Co-operative Republic of Guyana retained capital punishment only in certain cases.
Statistics show that 105 countries which are members of the United Nations have abolished the death penalty for all crimes, and six abolished but retain it for exceptional or special circumstances. Perhaps I should state that 47 countries which retained it have not used it for at least 10 years. Muslim countries which abide by Sharia law prescribe various forms of capital punishment for certain offences. The punishment includes decapitating, stoning and execution by firing squad. China also imposes the death penalty as do several states in the US. If the Guyana government decides to deal with the issue by way of a referendum which is a very expensive exercise, it should seek to amend the Constitution to deal with a few burning issues including the appointment of Chancellor and Chief Justice.
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Death penalty…
UN Human Rights Representative welcomes President’s call for national consensus
President David Granger in discussion with Mr. Ivan Simonovic and Ms. Navi Pillay, during their visit to the Ministry of the Presidency. President David Granger, during a recording of his weekly television interview programme, “The Public Interest”, had reiterated his position that he does not intend to order the execution of anyone. Instead, he said, he will be guided by advice from the National Assembly and public consensus and even hinted at the possibility of a Referendum. The President’s statement was welcomed by the leader of a delegation from the United Nations, Mr. Ivan Simonovic and the Assistant
Secretary-General of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations Headquarters, who met with the President at the Ministry of the Presidency on Thursday. He expressed satisfaction with the President’s stance on the death penalty in Guyana. Mr. Simonovic said that t h e P r e s i d e n t ’s s t r o n g statements against assenting to c apital punishment and seeking public consultation in the matter must be respected and appreciated.
The President stated yesterday morning, “I am advised by Cabinet; I am advised by my coalition partners, I am advised by the National Assembly and in the final analysis, by the people of Guyana. Guyana is an independent sovereign state and it is not for me to get ahead of what the people want. “I do not envisage any circumstance under which I would be willing to assent to the death penalty even though it remains on the books. There has been a moratorium of over two decades, and what I would say is that if the Cabinet were to consider it, if the National
President David Granger meets with UN team Assembly were to consider it and even if there was a deadlock, we can go to a Referendum. “Let the people say what they want to occur in this jurisdiction; in the state of Guyana. That is transparency; that is openness; that is consultation. What do the people want? So that is my approach,” Mr. Simonovic said that he is especially appreciative of the President’s insistence on taking a decision only after the citizens of the country have been consulted, and their views made known.
“ [ T h e ] P r e s i d e n t ’s statement that we have heard recently that during his tenure there will not be any execution is very encouraging. I would think t h a t a l s o , it is very encouraging that the government is thinking in terms of establishing a committee that will be reflecting on the issue of death penalty. “It is extremely good because experience in other countries have proven that the more you raise information, the more discussion about the death penalty, there is a strengthening of the trend of moving away from it so we welcome this development very much. We also think that this d i s c u s sion is a good opportunity to make a formal
decision,” he said. Mr. Simonovic was accompanied to the meeting by Ms. Khadija Musa, Resident Representative of the United Nations; Baron Marc Bossuyt, President Emeritus of the Constitutional Court and Member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; Ms. Navi P i l l a y, F o r m e r United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former Judge of the International Court of Justice; Mr. Rajiv Narayan, Senior Policy Adviser, Secretariat of the International Commission against the Death Penalty and Mr. Derek Lambe, Head of Political Press and Information Section, Delegation of the European Union in Guyana.
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The container tax threatens the livelihoods of a number of ordinary workers. If this tax is consented to, it could see less work for these persons because the business community is going to try to cut corners to reduce the overall costs of clearing a container. The unpacking of a container after it leaves a wharf provides work for about ten labourers. These guys who come from the poorer sections of the city depend on the unpacking of the containers to provide an income for them. The initial fee being charged for the container tax may not seem that high, but that is only a fraction of the costs that importers have to pay to have their containers cleared. There are other costs which have to be paid. The importers usually have to grease public officials’ palms
to expedite the clearance of the containers otherwise it could end up on the wharf for weeks. Importers have to pay custom duties and brokerage fees. They have to pay storage fees for the container while the customs processes the documents. They have to pay the shipping company for transporting the container. They have to pay demurrage charges. They have to pay landing fees on top of local handling charges. When the container reaches the storage bonds, they have to hire labourers to unpack the container and then another set to take account of it. The $25,000 container fee may not seem much but it adds up to all the other costs that the importer has to pay. The business community will be forced to cut corners and the axe is going to fall on those young men who, for a
fee, are employed to empty the containers. For these guys the work they get unpacking the container puts food in their mouths. They make a decent amount for a few hours work. That will soon end. It was disappointing to learn that the Shipping Association withdrew the case against the City Council. The Shipping Association may be hoping that the government will intervene and ask the Council to withdraw this tax. If this is what the Shipping Association has in mind it should think again. The present political forces that control City Hall have always controlled it, including during the twenty-three years of the PPP/C governments. The only reason why City Hall did not go ahead and implement this tax in the past is that they knew that the PPP/C government would not
Bound in wardrobe…
Cops detain villager, recover computer, other stolen items Police have detained a suspect in connection with the murder of 53-year-old Terry Lakhan, whose nude body was found around 23.30 hrs on Thursday in his Back Street, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara home. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said that detectives have recovered a computer and other items that were taken from the slain man’s home. A relative of Lakhan’s said that the detained man is a villager. At press time, there were reports that police were
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questioning three more individuals. Lakhan, a Manager at Gafoor’s, was found hanging by a cord in his wardrobe, but police have since ascertained that he was manually strangled. Kaieteur News understands that a few packets containing tablets were in one of his hands and family photographs were strewn near the corpse. There was reportedly no sign of forced entry. A relative said that Lakhan, who has a son,
recently lost his keys and was to have his locks changed. A woman who lives in the flat below said that she was relaxing at home when she heard strange noises coming from Lakhan’s apartment around 23.30 hrs. She then heard someone opening the gate and on looking outside, saw a strange man, who was carrying a bag, hurriedly leaving the yard. She immediately became suspicious and on checking Lakhan’s (Continued on page 23)
Dem boys seh...
De madness tekking over It looks like if de whole world going mad. Since dem boys wake up dem hear somewhere that some crazy people doing some bad things to people. One morning dem hear suicide bombers blow up some airport in Turkey. Then dem hear couple in de United States do some stupidness and kill a lot of people. And when that happen everybody does remember how everybody does issue travel advisory when it comes to Guyana. People just snatch couple thing or get vex and stab somebody or rob two shop and dem got big notice to people that dem must watch how dem visiting Guyana. Dem boys want to know why Guyana don’t issue notice to its own people. Instead, de more de trouble in a country, de more Guyanese running toward it. Is de same thing dem does do at home. People hear a gunshot and dem gone running toward de shot. But talk fuh rain and talk fuh sun, Guyana so nice that people coming back home. All of dem complaining how dem can’t tek de cold no more. Dem was de people who use to wake up soon morning, before bird wife wake, and
bundle up even wid sleep still in dem eyes to go to work. In Guyana is rain and sun. If de morning too dark people ain’t getting up; if de rain barely drizzle people not going to work but dem was de same people who go and now coming back wid all de complaining about de cold. Yet, fuh all wha happening around de world one can’t help but think that de mad people getting more plentiful. In this country three men go to de back dam because a man set up some people to get dem to go to de back dam. When de people go to de back dam somebody hide and shoot dem. One was a li’l boy who ain’t trouble nobody. When dem get ketch and try in court, all of dem gun claim how dem got a right to life; that nobody should hang dem. And to think that dem got people who believe that. Soulja Bai done mek up he mind. He seh that once he is president nobody ain’t gun get hang. He playing wid ee wuk. Talk half and watch how people can’t tek do back.
have allowed it. The only difference between then and now is that City Hall knows that it has a sympathetic government. This is why it is doing what it is doing. It knows that political forces running the country will not put pressure on City Hall to reverse the measures that it is implementing in relation to parking meters, and the container tax. City Hall knows that it has licence from Government to implement these taxes and it will not be dissuaded from doing do. City Hall is being allowed to do what it wants while a masquerade is taking place in Region Five because somebody’s ego was bruised, because the Regional Chairman did not turn up to a ‘partisan’ rally held by the
APNU+AFC government. The City Hall officials have freedom and autonomy, but the Regional Administration of Region Five is being held hostage to political bullyism. The Shipping Association lost an opportunity to have the court pronounce on the legality and constitutionality of the container tax. It probably is hoping to open discussions with City Hall, but it will discover that City Hall will not be persuaded by its arguments. The $25,000 container tax is an oppressive tax. It will be passed on to consumers. The business community in Guyana does not absorb losses or bear the cost of taxes. They pass it on. They will pass on the container tax. They will also cut corners and displace those labourers
who they normally employ. They will use their own staff to unpack the containers. The business community will have a rude awakening. The container tax is at the moment pegged at $25,000. It will increase. And more burdens will be passed on to consumers. The business class does not like to be bullied. And they are being bullied at the moment. But once they are consulted they will not give a hang if the container fee is raised within a year to $50,000. They have nothing to lose. They will pass it on and cut more corners.
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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===
Things stagnate then they fall apart My late friend Dale Andrews from the Kaieteur News said to me about a month before he passed away, “Maan, Freddaay, write something positive bout Guyana huh!” I replied, “Show me where the negative things I write about are not factual.” As a columnist, I have no interest in praising the Government because it cleaned up Georgetown. That was what was obligatory of it after the PPP dictatorship fell. Why should a government get praise from commentators for cleaning the capital city? I once saw a ‘60 Minutes’ programme (which you can Google) that describes how the French authorities wash and clean downtown France every night after midnight, not once a week but each night. Citizens do not offer panegyrics to their rulers for doing things that civilized
society ought to do. What commentators are interested in are exposing the backwardness of countries whose citizens deserve modern customs, modern laws, modern practices and civilized service. When these necessities and requirements are absent, the press and the citizenry need to write. Why should I not write about the pervasive backwardness of this country? I am a father; I am an uncle. The young ones in my family deserve 21st century life. Those diaspora patriots that exhale about what they see when they come here do not endure what we have to put up with here. They come, dine, socialize and then they leave. And as soon as they deplane in their adopted lands, they jump into a waiting car and stop at the red light that is working so they
are spared the heartburn we, Guyanese drivers suffer at busy junctions where the lights do not function. Those diaspora champions who come here and wax lyrical about how nice Guyana is getting should live on the street where I dwell. To get to my home, I have to cross over the Railway Embankment where the traffic signals do not function properly. Last Sunday the traffic was so heavy, that it was the nearest to date, I came to getting hit. Honestly! I was scared to cross over. No one was stopping. These diaspora enthusiasts that come home and champion the greatness of their homeland, go back to where they live and call 911 when they see a burglar at their gate. In Guyana, by the time 911 is answered, the burglar enters your home, murders you, packs his loot into the
suitcase he brought with him, then sits down and feasts on the food stuff you have in your fridge, uses your washroom, then nonchalantly walks away with his stolen items. This column was motivated by a letter in the Kaieteur News yesterday written by Rev. Cecil Gideon. When I read this letter, titled, “Unpleasant treatment at two city banks,” thoughts of plagiarism flew into my mind. The pastor wrote; “I then walked over to Republic Bank to be greeted with a longer line of about sixty people. It was around 1:30 in the afternoon. I joined the line that was not moving. It was very hot and no one cared if the line was like a stagnant trench full of bushes. “I counted eighteen booths but only six staffers were working; it seems the others were on a long lunch
but the supervisors do not care to fill those empty booths with many other staff I see just walking around and gaffing. The six staffers were working for the twelve that were gone to a very long lunch. All of this incompetence I see at all these major banks in Guyana is caused by very poor administration. The CEO and Managers have no respect for our Guyanese citizens who have to stand for hours in these lines.” I described a very similar situation in a letter to the Stabroek News in 1988. I thought the pastor had lifted my letter. He couldn’t have done that (just joking about the plagiarism) but his missive portrays an identical situation I encountered at the same bank 28 years ago. When I read this description, crazy thoughts ran through my mind. This man is writing
Frederick Kissoon about an ordeal that I endured and wrote about 28 years ago. My friend, Dale, is not alive to read this and I wondered what he would have said. I wonder what those diaspora fanatics have to say about the 28-year-old stagnation of services to the Guyanese people. How interesting that the pastor’s letter appeared in the same edition of Kaieteur News (yesterday) where my column looked at the reasons why the young leave Guyana. I wonder if Rev. Gideon talks to God about saving Guyana. I know I do.
CoI found need to revamp CANU- says Granger - But no merit in Barry Dataram allegations In the wake of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) that was set up to look into allegations of corruption within the ranks of Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU), made by self confessed drug dealer Barry Dataram on live television, President David Granger has reported on the findings. According to Granger, during the weekly televised show ‘The Public Interest’, while the CoI, which was conducted by Col. Bruce Lovell, made sweeping recommendations for administrative changes in CANU, it found no merit in allegations Dataram made. Dataram, who is no stranger to the law, had gone public accusing CANU of being corrupt, with seized drugs being returned to the streets. Dataram had been fighting extradition to the United States and is currently
The CoI report as it was handed over to Minister of State Joseph Harmon by Col. Bruce Lovell facing the courts on charges relating to a major drug bust at a home in Diamond. “It was a one person Commission of Inquiry, to investigate the allegation made by one person,” Granger said. “And I would say generally that Mr. Dataram’s allegations of
corruption were without foundation.” “The COI pointed to the need for administrative changes to be made in the architecture of Guyana’s programme,” he said. “So I would say that is one of the benefits of the Commission. But as far as the specific
President David Granger
Barry Dataram
allegations, the Commission found that they were without merit.” “But he did discover other weaknesses in our antinarcotics unit. For instance, he found that funding is insufficient. As you know, they are policing the borders so they need better equipment to detect, (such as) surveillance equipment. We need ATV, better trained staff, aircraft.”
“So it needs a new, fresh look. So the report was very helpful in telling us what needs to be done. It is not a witch-hunt.” Granger pointed to advances that have been made in the fight against drugs. He noted the establishment of National Anti- Narcotics Agency (NANA), which he said was an umbrella body to look after the countrywide anti-
narcotics program. However, he acknowledged that there was a lot of smuggling. “We know a lot of smuggling of narcotics has been detected. It (involves) the Guyana Revenue Authority, the Customs and Trade organisation. “It involves the Police narcotics branch and it involves the customs narcotics unit. So, at present the Head of NANA, Major General Michael Atherly, attends our weekly national security committee meetings.” “We have agreed to publish the national drug strategy master plan. So that is the direction in which we are aiming to go. So I expect there is going to be a higher level of coordination.” Dataram, during an interview on a local television station, confessed to “doing drugs”. However, he boasted of never having been convicted on a criminal charge. Dataram accused CANU of being the “most corrupted, rogue security force in Guyana”. The businessman went on to accuse a high ranking (Continued on page 23)
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Bandits elude police Government has a right to seek after exchange of gun fire KN Grenade Attack...
international help – Trotman
Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman, during a recent PostCabinet Press Briefing, defended the Government’s request to seek international help over the grenade attack on Kaieteur News back in June. The Minister was asked by the media why was the Government asking for international help and not the Guyana Police Force (GPF). He responded, “Normally with these matters, it is called fugitive offenders, and there’s an act that is not triggered by the institution but is triggered by state. So it is the responsibility of the state to seek another state’s intervention.” He added, that the Police Forces of the respective states could be deputised or could delegate the function of going through the details, but the whole process of extradition is a state function that comes under treaties. It requires government and not the police. According to reports, the Government of Guyana has appealed for international help to track the ‘intellectual authors’ behind the attack on the Media House. The appeal was made even as police seek the whereabouts of Shemar Wilson, who is believed to have fled overseas. Outgoing Deputy Chief of Mission, Bryan Hunt, had commended the Government for trying to ascertain the identities of the perpetrators and having them prosecuted. He had also said that finding the intellectual authors will be an important test of Government’s commitment to protect press freedom.
In a statement shortly after the attack, government had described the incident as an “act of domestic terrorism which was attempted against the newspaper.” Three men have since been charged with lobbing a grenade at a vehicle belonging to Kaieteur News publisher, Glenn Lall. Alfie Garraway, 36, of Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown; Janeil Howard, 20, of Lot 322 Section ‘C’ Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara and Leroy Williams, 25, of Lot 11 D’Urban Backlands, are accused of conspiring with other persons
to cause an explosion by way of grenade likely to endanger lives and cause damage to property. The offence occurred on June 4, last, at Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown. At a July 7 court hearing, Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones had told the court that the police file was still incomplete and that they were seeking advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the way forward. Jones had explained that a ballistics report was still outstanding from the file, even though it was completed by a ballistics expert.
Three armed masked bandits on Wednesday, eluded capture, after exchanging gunshots with police moments after committing an armed robbery at Palmyra, East Coast Berbice. According to information, about 20:00 hrs the Permaul family was at home when they were attacked by the three bandits who were all dressed in black and armed with handguns. The thieves first jumped the fence and attacked the patriarch of the home, Tameshwar Kissoon,
who was relaxing in a hammock in the verandah of the one flat house. The men proceeded to gun-butt Kissoon. While one of them stayed with him on the verandah, two went into the house and attacked his wife Nadira and son Vijai. The bandits ransacked the house before escaping. They took a shoulder bag which was in the bedroom and contained over $500,000. They also escaped with a quantity of jewelry and two cell phones. The men then escaped
into the backlands. The police were informed and a number of patrols responded within minutes. One of the patrols reportedly confronted three men dressed in black in a heavy overgrown area close to a burial ground, about a few miles away from the robbery scene. The men reportedly opened fire on the police and disappeared into the darkness. The police have since arrested a number of persons. The investigation continues.
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CXC set to launch Green Engineering syllabus The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will launch its latest New Generation Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) subject, Green Engineering, on
Thursday 28 July in Guyana. The Green Engineering syllabus is divided into two Units with each containing three modules. Unit 1 is titled Introduction to Green Engineering. The three
modules are Concepts and Issues, Theoretical Framework of Green Engineering and Green Engineering in Practice. Unit 2 is titled Application of Green Engineering
Principles and the three modules are Utilisation of Sustainable Materials and Energy, Sustainable Designs and Green Engineering Solutions. The syllabus outlines 10 objectives. Among these objectives are that the subject will enhance students’ awareness of the broad environmental, social and economic impact of engineering; create an understanding of how to incorporate the principles of sustainability into engineering practices; promote an understanding of the principles of Green Engineering and Industrial Ecology; develop an understanding of the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary nature of environmental problems related to engineering; promote awareness of the global challenges related to environment and the impact of our decisions on present and future generations; apply the principles of Green Engineering and Industrial Ecology to manage and solve environmental problems related to engineering in the Caribbean context; apply Scientific, Technological, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) principles to improve the environment at the local, regional and global levels; design solutions to address
environmental problems related to engineering; develop the capacity for critical thinking, creativity and innovation, problem solving, contextual learning, collaboration, emotional intelligence, entrepreneurial skills and technological competence through authentic learning experiences; and, integrate information, communication and technological (ICT) tools and skills. This course of study will
enable students to apply Scientific, Technological, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) principles to improve their environment at the local, regional and global levels. The study of Green Engineering will enhance quality of life for present and future generations, while providing wealth creation through new and innovative job opportunities and other economic possibilities (Continued on page 23)
Migrating tertiary-educated Guyanese, a National Tragedy – Minister Roopnaraine The 2016 report by the World Bank on Migration and Remittances has shown that 93 per cent of all persons leaving Guyana have obtained a tertiary education. Minister of Education Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine considers this reality a national tragedy. According to the Minister, it is an extremely painful fact the country has to deal with, whereby persons who would have been educated locally proceed to leave the country after graduating. Dr. Roopnaraine said that there are several factors which can be responsible for persons leaving the country. According to him persons leave to obtain better remuneration, better working conditions and facilities. He said that Government needs to try to stem the outflow of educated professionals, particularly those who leave due to elements which can be controlled and improved by the state. Additionally, he said that there has to be improvements not only financially but also an upgrade of non-financial incentives offered to workers.
He said that there needs to be an improvement of the total employment package which is being offered to people. The Education Minister is of the view that if an examination into the issue is done it may very well show that there are other factors unrelated to working conditions that are responsible for persons making the decision to leave. He opined that in some cases persons leave for health reasons or to reside with their family members. On the issue of trained teachers leaving the country the Minister said that it is disheartening to see teachers trained at the Cyril Potter College of Education leave to go to the Bahamas for work. At a recent press conference held at Freedom House, People’s Progressive Party Civic member Gail Teixiera said that during her party’s time in office there was a programme conducted which revealed that there was a skills mismatch within the country. She said that this was done by the National Working Group on Public Private Partnership for the Millennium Development
Minister of Education, Rupert Roopnaraine Goals. The group was a partnership between the government, private sector and educational institutions. When asked if this would still be a viable path for the present administration to take on, Minister Roopnaraine said that it makes good sense. He said that the issue is not simply a ministerial problem but would require the input from all stakeholders to come up with a strategic plan to remedy the problem.
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Guyana‘s first robotics youth training camp gets underway To harness the power of information technology, the next generation must take a bold step towards equipping themselves with the skills needed to do so. This is the notion expressed by United Statesbased Guyanese, Karen Abrams, who is spearheading Guyana’s first robotics training camp which opened at St. Rose’s High School on Thursday. Abrams explained that the Camp is a method of introducing young people to computer programming in a fun and interesting way. “There are no special skills required to do this really. You just have to be bold enough to want to learn about technology.” On the first day, the class attracted some 30 students between 10 years and 14 years old. Coordinators had initially planned for 18 youths but owing to the demand, the classes have increased to almost twice that size. When Kaieteur News visited the camp, some of the students had already constructed their first robots and were watching in awe as they moved. Abrams, her husband Leon Christian, and their four children, the creators of K12Youthcode, a national virtual coding league for k-12 students, homeschoolers, clubs and national organizations based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, are the pioneers behind the project. And this project is a collaborative effort between First Lady Sandra Granger, the
Youth participants at Guyana’s first robotics training Camp at St. Rose’s High School
Ministry of Education’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Department. According to Adams, the Robotic Camp instructors are applying the simple techniques used in Mathematics, Engineering and Programming “from a basic level to harness world class potential of Guyana’s youth”. At the end of the programme, a championship tournament, exhibition and prize giving ceremony is slated to be held. “We are teaching them how to solve problems, respond to challenges, be creative and work together,” she added. Stressing the importance of the techniques, Abrams noted that the demand for innovative technology has been on the rise globally. “It is important for the future of Guyana, especially
with the introduction of Egovernance. The Guyana we see today will not be the same Guyana in the next 10 or 20 years. Coding (programming) technology is already literally everywhere; in every sector, the gold mining, agriculture and oil industry. What we are doing here, is helping to prepare Guyana’s youth for the future,” the coordinator added. According to Abrams, the idea was derived from conversations she had with two of her children, Ima and Asha, about offering a robotics programming course in Guyana. In the US last year, the mother of four related the idea to Mrs. Granger, who in turn expressed her enthusiasm at having the project materialise. Hence, the Christians will be in Guyana for the next few weeks, instructing groups of young people on how to use
Corrupt practices by contractors... From page 3 for procurement. “We found that, because of that, there was a need for this seminar. It is my job to ensure that there is change,” he stressed. He added that the procurement process faces a number of hurdles, including distrust of the system and ignorance on the part of contractors. Therefore, he said, the symposium was geared towards empowering contractors in every facet. Patterson emphasized, too, that the Ministry of Public Infrastructure is committed to transparency and would therefore work stridently towards improving the procurement process. “We are starting the process today and it is a continuing process,” he said. He added that there will be a focus on improving interactions between contractors and ministry officials. For the morning session, participants were privy to information on the Procurement Act; the prequalification pro-
cess; and compliance with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA); the National Insurance Scheme (NIS); and insurance companies. The afternoon session included a discussion on bid submission; information on the bid evaluation process; and the contract award/protest process. While the Ministry of Public Infrastructure is moving to enhance the public procurement sector through various initiatives, the Ministry of Finance is also making some strides in this regard. Just recently, Finance Minister Winston Jordan announced that the area of public procurement is expected to face greater scrutiny. According to Jordan, he intends to provide a greater degree of assurance about the transparency and fairness needed in the award of contracts. The economist wants to ensure greater confidence from all stakeholders in the system. He insists that this becomes paramount since there is no Public Procure-
ment Commission (PPC) in place. Jordan said that this is also part and parcel of his efforts to bring transparency to the national budgets, as more than 70 percent of it deals with public procurement. The Finance Minister noted that there will also be compliance with principles laid out in the Inter-American Convention against Corruption and United Nations Convention against Corruption, to which Guyana is a signatory. Jordan promised that the government will review and revise, where necessary, the Procurement Act and its Regulations, and present these to the National Assembly by December 2017. He said, too, that the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) will establish complaints mechanisms and debarment procedures that take account of international best practices. The deadline for this is also December 2017.
Lego Mindstorms technology to construct robots. And given their keen interest for en r i c h i n g G u y a n a ’s youth with skills needed for an effective future in the area of information technology, the team‘s efforts will not stop there. K12Youthcode has established several camps towards training the various IT techniques, particularly computer programming and coding. According to information obtained from
K12YouthCode website, the team has spearheaded training for 15 leaders representing churches, high schools, and community groups in robot building, programming and technology use in the world. The camps will be set up in Buxton, Lusignan, and several other communities across the country. K12YouthCode hopes to inspire the creation of competitive robotics clubs throughout all regions of Guyana.
“Our goal is to teach robot building and programming, and to inspire an interest in ‘STEM’ careers in young people.” “We envision all clubs continuing to recruit and train the most dedicated students who will in turn propel technology development throughout Guyana. We’d also like to develop the talent for the first robotics team to represent Guyana in the wildly popular international First Lego League,” the team said.
$21.5M contracts inked to improve river defence- NAREI The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) on We d n e s d a y i n k e d t w o contracts totaling $21.5M with S&K Construction Services to improve river defence on the coastland. A total of 265 metres of brushwood dam would be constructed along the Walton Hall, Essequibo Coast, Region Two foreshore. The project which cost $11,529,100 involves the construction of two dams measuring 140m and 225m for the southern reach exposed to wave energy. Construction of this structure is expected to begin in August with a two-month duration. The contractor will begin mobilizing resources new week. The defects liabil-
ity period is also two months. Meanwhile, the contractor would commence construction of 240 metres of brushwood dam at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, Region Four in September. The contract duration is two months. The defects liability period is also two months. This project involves the construction of one dam measuring 60metres perpendicular to and 180metres parallel to the foreshore for the eastern reach exposed to wave energy. The brushwood dams would be placed one metre from the sea defences and 240 metres away from the sluice outlet. According to NAREI the groynes are expected to reduce the amount of wave velocities, allowing sling mud to
settle out on the lee side of the structure. Over time, the elevation of the foreshore will increase to an elevation suitable for mangrove restoration. It is anticipated that the groynes will accelerate the restoration of this area by creating a larger footprint of suitable foreshore elevations over a much shorter timeframe than what would naturally occur in the absence of the groynes. The construction of brushwood dam is not new to NAREI. In 2015, the Institute’s Mangroves Department completed the construction of 100m brushwood to form a groyne at Walton Hall in 2015. The department has a full-time engineer who will be monitoring the projects closely.
Number of people fleeing South Sudan violence hits one-day record, officials say NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than 8,300 refugees fled violence in war-torn South Sudan and crossed into neighbouring Uganda in a single day this week, setting a one-day record for this year, United Nations officials said yesterday. The refugees, nearly all women and children, were escaping stepped-up fighting between forces loyal to South Sudan’s president and
those loyal to its former vice president, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said. More than two years of ethnically charged fighting, triggered when President Salva Kiir fired Vice President Riek Machar in 2013, has killed more than 10,000 people and forced more than 2 million others to flee their homes. This week overall, more than 24,000 South Sudanese travelled south to Uganda, pushing the limits of humanitarian groups
working in the region, UNHCR said. Days of torrential rain have created muddy roads that complicate deliveries, and the rain and crowded conditions heighten risks of disease spreading, UNHCR said. “At the moment humanitarian organizations are coping, but just about,” Charles Yaxley, a UNHCR spokesman, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation from Kampala.
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LAND FOR SALE Land @ La Grange Public Road to Sea Dam, 4 Acres, could be use for commercial /Housing Scheme-Call: 625-1514 La Parfaite Harmonie -$1.1M, $1.6M, $2.5M; Tuschen School Street -$2.5M, New Road Vreed-en-Hoop -$26M, $30M. Call: 604-6724 Eccles - $5M, Herstelling$5M, Tuschen front-$5.5M, Leonora -$3M, Zeelugt, Uitvlugt -$2.5M, Zeeburg $5M Call: 604-6724 Land for sale at Eccles and Diamond. Call: 609-7766 We have interest in buying lands at Farm & Herstelling. Call: 266-0693
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Teepee Suites Apartments: Lot 7 Princes Street, Charlestown, Guyana. Call: 592-223-7903/email: teepeesuites@yahoo.com 2 Bedrooms flat house with 1 self contained room & A/C, parking space @129 Diamond Housing Scheme (Street after G3 building). Call: 688-2141; 642-96216 1-3 Bedrooms apartment for rent at100 D’Andrade Street, Newtown Kitty. Call: 6851769 or 671-6860 2 Bedrooms bottom flat for rent -$40,000 per month. Call: 628-7337
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One two bedrooms apartment at lot 1031 ‘B’ field Sophia. Call Maureen: 6508827 & Colin: 621-5781 One business place to rent at Stewartville opposite Stewartville Primary School WCD. Call: 613-5261 Newly renovated; 2 bedrooms bottom flat with parking in LBI. Call: 220-3394; 628-8210 One 2 bedroom apartment located at Section ‘A’ Block ‘X’ Great Diamond, E.B.D. For more information, please call: 643-9286; 603-0067 Apartment in Eccles, rooms in Albertown, short & long term. Call: 225-3234; 698-7807 1-3 Bedrooms house in 1st Field S/E Cummings Lodge $50,000 monthly. Call: 2259748 Business to rent ideal top flat spot for: restaurant/bar/ nightclub/day or night business, Georgetown. Call: 694-7266 Commercial space @ Regent Road Bourda & event space for rent. Starting at $50,000. Call 683-3609 Continue page 23
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Cops detain villager, recover computer... apartment, observed that all the lights were off. She subsequently tried the front door and found it open. Upon checking the apartment, she noticed that several items were missing.
She eventually found Lakhan’s nude body in his wardrobe. One relative told Kaieteur News that she got a phone call from a n e i g h b o ur and she
immediately left her West Ruimveldt home and rushed to the scene. Upon arriving, she was informed of the discovery. Other relatives surmised that the stranger
who was seen leaving the yard was known to the victim. Neighbours said that Lakhan was seen at a Chinese restaurant imbibing earlier in the night.
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CoI found need to revamp CANU... From page 10 CANU official of being involved in the drug trade, adding that the individual would take millions of dollars to turn a blind eye. Dataram also alleged that the majority of the drugs seized by the unit would return to the streets. How he knew about this,
he said, was due to his direct and indirect involvement in the trade. “I know what is going on in the streets… I know what is going on in CANU. Dem is the enemies, and they have to know that just like how they got things on me I got things on them,” he said.
Dataram said he decided to go public, according to reports, after CANU officers conducted a raid on his nephew’s house on West Demerara and allegedly removed $13M, of which only $10M was accounted for. Dataram, his 20-year-old reputed wife Anjanie Boodnarine, and their two
friends, Trevor Gouveia and Komal Charran, are currently before the courts, accused of having 129.23 Kg of cocaine in their possession on April 16, 2015 for the purpose of trafficking at Lot 661 Fourth Avenue, Block X Diamond, East Bank Demerara. They are currently out on High Court bail
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two based on each module. The SBA for Unit 1 will be in the form of a report. The report should be based on an industry or an engineering infrastructure such as buildings, roads and bridges in the student’s territory. It should examine sustainability issues such as conservation and efficiency and provide recommendations for improvement. For Unit 2, the SBA is a design project. The project will consist of a written design report and a scaled model that is representative of the product. This model should be made from readily available materials and should be
based on a problem that has been identified, and should seek to solve that problem by creating a product following the stages of the design process. The launch will take place at 10:00 hours on Thursday at the Theatre Guild in Georgetown. Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, is slated to deliver the feature address, while Dr. Paulette Bynoe, a member of the Green
Engineering Subject Panel, will speak about the development of the syllabus. Mr. Howard Campbell, Senior Assistant Registrar, Syllabus and Curriculum Development Division, at CXC will speak on the philosophical underpinnings of the new subject. Green Engineering will be available for teaching in schools in September 2016 and the first examination will be offered in May/June 2017.
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CXC set to launch Green Engineering... From page 12 including entrepreneurship. By pursuing this course, students will develop twentyfirst century engineering skills and ethics required for sustainable development. The assessment will comprise the external and internal components. The external assessment will be valued at 70 per cent of the grade, while the internal assessment, the School Based Assessment (SBA) is worth 30 per cent of the grade. The external assessment comprises two papers; Paper one has 45 compulsory, multiple-choice questions, 15 questions based on each module. Paper two comprises six compulsory questions,
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VACANCY Vacancies exist for workers @ Ice Factory and Meadow Bank Wharf. Call: 231-1408; 642-9191 8am-2pm Popular East Coast Gas Station (Non-Pareil) Day/ Night: pump attendants, sales clerk & office assistant. Contact: 695-9880 1 Male Janitor/Cleaner. Apply in person @ Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling. 1 Female Accounts Clerk. Apply in person @ Alabama Trading Georgetown, Ferry Stelling. 1 Maid for East Bank AreaCall: 614-4358 Cashier 6am-3pm & 3pm12pm. Submit application to Shell Station Providence East Bank Demerara, shellramsburg@gmail.com Janitorial Staff with experience, able to work flexible hours. Applications must be sent to PO.BOX 12329
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Jamaican delegation to visit T&T Trinidad Guardian - It has not yet been made public, but word on the ground is that a Jamaican delegation will visit T&T in the coming weeks to continue talks aimed at resolving the strained relationship between the Caricom superpowers. Trinidad’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and a delegation did a five-day official visit to Kingston for bilateral talks aimed at the easing the strained relationship between the two countries. Addressing three of Jamaica’s manufacturing bodies at a luncheon at the Terra Nova Hotel, Dr Rowley himself alluded to a return visit saying he looked forward to receiving the Jamaican delegation and T&T was opening doors for collaboration between the two countries. The luncheon was the first time the PM came face to face with the man said to have
William Mahfood
Dr Keith Rowley
made the call to boycott T&T goods in early 2016—William Mahfood. The Prime Minister’s comments seemed to be directed to past statements and positions expressed by Mahfood, who is also the director of one of Jamaica’s largest manufacturing and distributing company Wysinco Group. Take for instance the dis-
parity in the price fuel is sold to Jamaica and other Caricom countries as opposed to that enjoyed by those out of Caricom. Mr Mahfood has long contended that T&T uses the Caricom’s Common External Tariff (CET) subjected to fuel products outside of Caricom to price its own fuel products at a “predatory level.”
Venezuela’s govt. accepts Vatican mediation in crisis CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro has accepted a proposal by the opposition to ask the Vatican to facilitate dialogue with Venezuela’s socialist government. The Union of South American Nations’ Secretary General Ernesto Samper met late Thursday with Maduro
and afterward announced he would ask Pope Francis to send a representative to Venezuela. Samper was in Caracas along with former Spanish President Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero in an effort to revive a two-month-old attempt to bring the sides together to resolve the country’s economic and po-
litical crisis. The opposition has pushed for Pope Francis’ intervention but also conditions its support for dialogue on the release of people it considers political prisoners and a commitment by Maduro to hold a recall referendum this year. The Holy See did not immediately comment.
Dominica Takes Lead in Renewable Energy Use in CARICOM ROSEAU, Dominica – With renewables accounting for 28 per cent of electricity generation, Dominica is the CARICOM member which consumes the largest proportion of its energy from renewable sources, according to the newly released ECLAC study ‘Barriers to Identification and Implementation of Energy Efficiency Mechanisms and Enhancing Renewable Energy Technologies in the Caribbean’. In the wake of the 20082011 financial crisis, and recognizing that its dependency on fossil energy increased its vulnerability to supply and price fluctuations, Dominica decided to pursue sustainable energy strategies that support the promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives. Today, Dominica is at the forefront in the use of renew-
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able sources of energy among the OECS countries, having achieved 28 per cent of its present electricity generation from hydropower and wind. Dominica aims to become energy self-sufficient by 2020. As much as US$20 million in investments have already been made to develop the island’s geothermal energy potential. Solar and wind energy sources also exhibit high potential to satisfy this country’s energy needs. The new ECLAC study forms part of a series of reports on Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean commissioned jointly with the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation. The studies recognize that there are many barriers to the development of renewable energy technology in the Caribbean. Some of the areas noted
are the lack of regulatory frameworks and legislation for private investors, gaps between policy targets and implementation, high initial investment costs and high transaction costs, lack of incentives or subsidies, and small markets. According to the reports, countries that have made the most efforts towards promoting energy efficiency – Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines – have up to three policies currently implemented, while six out of 16 countries are currently considering new measures to promote efficiency in their energy sector. The reports represent the latest in a series of successful outcomes of the on-going collaboration between ECLAC and GIZ, in the context of a wider project on ‘Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean’. (Caribbean News)
Phillips calls on PM to urgently address crime issue FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Opposition Finance spokesman Dr Peter Phillips is calling on Prime Minister Andrew Holness to urgently address the crime issue affecting the country. “...And we need now the prime minister to step in and get a grip, especially as it was a central part of his proclamations before the elections,” Dr Phillips charged. He argued that currently the conflicting voices on crime coming from Government do not inspire much confidence. “... but even more frightening is that we have a Government in disarray. The attorney general, who has no responsibility with respect to policy, is pronouncing on policy; and the minister of justice, whose responsibility it is, says he doesn’t agree, and we are treated to this confusion at the same time when our people are dying daily from the onslaught of criminals,” stated Dr Phillips, who is a former national security minister. “This is not something that generates confidence, is not something that gives the average citizen comfort.” He was speaking Sunday
Dr Peter Phillips night at the People’s National Party (PNP) North Trelawny Annual Constituency Conference, hosted at the Falmouth All Age School by Member of Parliament Victor Wright. Meanwhile, speaking just ahead of Dr Phillips, Dr Wykeham McNeill, who noted that during his tenure as tourism minister in the previous People’s National Party Administration, funding was disbursed from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) to support the security portfolio for the purchasing of police service vehicles, among other assistance for the police; he called for a similar ap-
proach by the JLP regime. “I did work with Peter Bunting as minister of national security. Every year when we were in office we gave them cars to make them more mobile. We did work on the police stations, we did work to help them with the marine police; it was a constant programme and I am calling now on the minister of tourism and the minister of national security. You have to come together because one of the biggest problems facing Jamaicans and our visitors is the issue of crime, and they must look into the Tourism Enhancement Fund and determine how they are going to support the fight against crime,” Dr McNeill appealed. However, Dr Phillips conceded that the fight against crime is challenging. “What has happened since February in relation to crime… and crime is a difficult problem…it has been with us, it has proven intractable, but there is no doubt that it was trending downwards and then it is exploding upwards,” Dr Phillips remarked. (Jamaica Observer)
Trinidad PM Makes It Into Park Of Honour KINGSTON, Jamaica – Trinidad and Tobago’s leader Dr. Keith Rowley has been inducted into the Prime Minister’s Park of Honour located at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. The park is used to honour UWI graduates who have been or are serving as Heads of Government. The addition of Dr. Rowley’s name brings to 17 the number of heads who have been added to the monument at the park. Dr. Rowley, who is the seventh Prime Minister of the twin-island republic, earned his first degree in Geology and Geography at the Mona Campus before completing a Master’s in Volcanic Stratigraphy at the St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago. He later obtained a Doctorate in Geology, specialising in Geochemistry. He thanked the UWI for acknowledging his presence at the institution, adding that he would continue to play his part in ensuring that the institution remains a “star in the crown of the Caribbean nation”. “I am so grateful to so many people that everything that is said about me and my
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley (centre) is congratulated by Sir Hilary Beckles (right) following Dr. Rowley’s induction in the Prime Minister’s Park of Honour. At left IS Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid. (Credit: JIS) attainment… I share with all those persons at UWI where I spent most of my life,” Dr. Rowley said, adding that he was proud of the achievements of the university. Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Mona, Professor Archibald McDonald congratulated Dr. Rowley on his outstanding contribution to Caribbean development. “You are a true monument to what hard work and dedication is capable of achieving, but you also illustrate to our entire society that a commitment to nation building and facilitating societal growth are important virtues of any true leader,” he said. He noted that the signifi-
cance of the park goes beyond honouring individuals, who have become exceptional leaders throughout the Caribbean. “This park illustrates to the students who pass by it every day that they too are capable of setting forth positive change in our society, and that they too can become leaders of growth and development for the Caribbean,” Professor McDonald said. He added that Caribbean Prime Ministers, particularly those who are UWI graduates, act as an inspiration for the many young children who have similar dreams of greatness. (Caribbean360)
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Erdogan announces army overhaul in latest post-coup shakeup Reuters - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan pledged to overhaul the army in response to last week’s failed coup, a sign that a newly imposed state of emergency would be used to press on with a purge that has alarmed the West. In a sign of Turkey’s dismissal of outside criticism over how it has responded to the coup, the justice minister said Turkey would not bow to pressure from the European Union to rule out restoring the death penalty to execute the plotters. Western countries backed Turkey’s government during last week’s failed putsch, but are increasingly worried about Turkey’s subsequent crackdown against thousands of members of the security forces, judiciary, civil service and academia. On Wednesday Erdogan announced a state of emergency, a move he said would allow the government to take swift action against those who plotted the coup that killed more than 246 people and wounded more than 2,100 before it collapsed
within hours. The possibility of Turkey bringing back capital punishment for the plotters has put further strain on Ankara’s relationship with the EU, which Turkey seeks to join but which demands candidates forego the death penalty. Turkey outlawed capital punishment in 2004 as part of its bid to join the bloc and European officials have said backtracking on that would effectively put an end to the EU accession process. But crowds at rallies have demanded the coup plotters be executed, and the government says it must at least consider it. “People demand the death penalty and that demand will surely be assessed. We have to assess that demand from the standpoint of law, and not according to what the EU says,” Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag told broadcaster CNN Turk. Western governments worry about instability and human rights in the country of 80 million, which plays an important part in the U.S.-led fight against
Islamic State and in the European Union’s efforts to stem the flow of refugees from Syria. Erdogan accuses Fethullah Gulen, a charismatic U.S.-based cleric, of masterminding the plot against him. In a crackdown on Gulen’s suspected followers, more than 60,000 soldiers, police, judges, civil servants and teachers have been suspended, detained or placed under investigation. In an interview with Reuters late on Thursday, Erdogan compared the Gulen movement to a cancer and said he would restructure the military to give it “fresh blood”. Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in the United States for years, has denied any role in the attempted putsch, and accused Erdogan of orchestrating it himself. Turkey wants the United States to extradite him, but U.S. President Barack Obama repeated Washington’s stance on Friday when he said that Ankara must first provide clear evidence of his involvement.
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Gunmen kill at least eight in Munich shopping mall, shooters on the run
A scrren grab taken from video footage shows special forces police officers walking along a street outside the Olympia shopping mall following a shooting rampage in Munich. REUTERS/REUTERS TV Reuters - Gunmen opened fire in a busy mall in the German city of Munich yesterday evening, killing at least eight people and sending shoppers running for their lives in the third attack against civilians in Western Europe in eight days. Authorities told the public to get off the streets as the city Germany’s third biggest - went into lockdown with transport halted and highways sealed off. A police spokesman said up to three gunmen were on the run after the initial shooting. The Bavarian capital was placed under a state of emergency as police hunted for them and special forces deployed in the city. “We are telling the people of Munich there are shooters
on the run who are dangerous,” he said. “We are urging people to stay indoors.” Police said eight people had been killed and an undetermined number wounded. A ninth body had also been found about 1 km (0.6 miles) from the scene and they were checking to see it was one of the gunmen. Munich newspaper TZ said one of the shooters was dead. German news magazine Focus said a gunman had shot himself in the head. At the height of the incident, people in the Olympia shopping centre either fled or sought to hide. “Many shots were fired, I can’t say how many but it’s been a lot,” said a shop worker hiding in a store room inside
the mall. It was the third major act of violence against civilians in Western Europe in eight days. Previous attacks in France and Germany were claimed by the Islamic State militant group. A police spokesman said there was no immediate indication that it was an Islamist attack but it was being treated as a terrorist incident. Yesterday is also the fifth anniversary of the massacre by Anders Behring Breivik in Norway in which he killed 77 people. Breivik is a hero for far-right militants in Europe and America. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the motive for the attack was not yet clear.
IMF’s Lagarde to stand trial in Tapie case Reuters - France’s highest appeals court ruled yesterday that International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde must stand trial for her role in a 400 million euros ($440 million) state payout in 2008 to businessman Bernard Tapie. She was French finance minister at the time when she signed off on the decision to seek a extremely rare out-ofcourt settlement in a dispute between the state and Tapie, costing tax-payers dearly. The court rejected her appeal against a judge’s order in December for her to stand trial at the Cour de Justice de la Republique, a special court that tries ministers for crimes in office. The trial will be only be the fifth in the history of the tribunal, which is made up of three judges and six lawmakers from both the lower and upper houses of parliament. Her case may go to trial before the before the end of
the year if a date can be found that suits all of the judges and lawmakers, a judicial source said. Her lawyer Patrick Maisonneuve expressed regret over the decision and said he was convinced that the trial would show she was innocent. IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said that its executive board had been briefed on the matter and continued to have confidence in Lagarde’s capacity to carry out her functions. Lagarde is accused of negligence with the result that public funds were misused by improperly approving the decision to allow an out-ofcourt arbitration in the dispute with Tapie, a supporter of conservative former president Nicolas Sarkozy. The arbitration judges later ruled in Tapie’s favour and ordered the state payout to him, but appeals courts have since thrown out that
settlement decision. A Paris appeals court has ordered Tapie to reimburse the state, but the businessman has lodged an appeal, which is still pending. The case goes back to when Tapie sued the state for compensation after selling his stake in sports company Adidas to Credit Lyonnais in 1993. He claimed the bank had defrauded him after it later resold his stake for a much higher sum. The judge seeking the trial had argued in December that Lagarde’s decision to allow an out-of-court settlement amounted to more than an unfortunate case of carelessness, a judicial source said. “The multiple oversights by a minister experienced with financial disputes and arbitration procedures are difficult to explain unless it was to impose a certain outcome in advance,” according to the judge’s argument, the source said.
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Bardet lights up Tour, Froome crashes but retains lead SAINT-GERVAIS-LESBAINS, FRANCE (Reuters) Chris Froome hit the deck but retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey in the Tour de France on the 19th stage, a crash-marred 146-km mountain trek won by Frenchman Romain Bardet in vintage style on Friday. The Briton fell about 13.5km from the finish on a slippery descent and ended the stage on a team mate’s bike with cuts and bruises on his back and right elbow. Shortly after the 25-yearold Bardet then lit up the race with an attack on the tricky descent towards the foot of the final ascent to Le Bettex, Froome crashed on a righthand bend. He was quickly back on Geraint Thomas’s bike and
competitive stage left on Saturday, a 146.5-km mountain ride from Megeve to Morzine. “I’m on cloud nine. That’s instinctive bike racing. There was no plan. I rode up the climb as fast as I could,” said Bardet, whose move forced his rivals to take risks in the descent. LAST CLIMB With the help of team mate Mikael Cherel, Bardet led the other big guns by 25 seconds at the foot of the last climb. “Mika told me we should try something in the descent from Domancy and we just went. Bike racing is a whole. You need to climb with the best but also to descend well,” said Bardet, one of the best in the world when it comes to downhill racing.
held firm in the favorites’ group. AG2r-La Mondiale rider Bardet, who gave France their first win on this Tour, quickly caught early attacker Rui Costa in the climb, a 9.8km effort at an average gradient of eight percent and went solo with 3.5km left. Froome, who crossed the line 36 seconds behind Bardet, now leads the Frenchman, who moved up from fifth to second overall, by 4:11 minutes. Dutchman Bauke Mollema, who started the day in second place overall, also crashed and eventually lost a massive 4:25. Colombian Nairo Quintana, runner-up in 2013 and 2015, is now third overall, 4:27 off the pace with one
AG2R La Mondiale rider Romain Bardet of France cycles during the individual time trial (REUTERS/JUAN MEDINA) Seeing that Froome, who wore a bandage on his right knee on the podium after the stage, was struggling, several rivals attacked but the Briton
gritted his teeth and limited the damage, losing only 10 seconds or less on Italian Fabio Aru and Quintana. Australian Richie Porte,
Froome’s former lieutenant at Team Sky who now rides for BMC, also attacked several times but on each occasion sat up as if waiting for his ex boss. Dutchman Tom Dumoulin, one of the favorites for the Olympic time trial in Rio next month, also crashed with about 62km left before pulling out with a “severe wrist trauma”, according to a race doctor. Pole Rafal Majka virtually secured the polka dot jersey for the mountain classification when he was first at the top of the Montee de Bisanne, a 12.4km climb averaging 8.2 per cent. Frenchman Pierre Rolland and Swiss Sebastien Reichenbach were also among those who crashed on slippery roads.
Fund raising 10/10 Softball... Saturday July 23, 2016 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) You need to concentrate on the areas where you can make a difference. Don't let any small misunderstandings get in the way. You may need a physical outlet that will help you relieve your tension. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Extravagance will be a problem. Changes to your self image will be to your benefit as long as you don't over pay. You can complete any projects efficiently, especially if you put the effort in yourself. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Travel opportunities must be taken advantage of. Be confident in your endeavors and others will believe in your efforts. Do not travel unless absolutely necessary. Be careful. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Control your emotions and everything will fall into place. You will be emotional about your personal life. Think before you act if you wish to avoid friction. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Travel if it's needed to start the ball rolling. Your romantic inclination should lead to a committed relationship. You should regain some of your self esteem if you get involved in organizational functions. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Fitness or weight loss programs will help your self esteem. Money may slip through your fingers. Emotional upset may prevail on
the domestic scene if you have neglected your duties or your mate. LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Travel, although enticing, will cost more than you expect. Don't say something you'll live to regret. Such over indulgence due to emotional upset will be your downfall. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) You may find yourself in a predicament with family members. Get involved in groups that are creative in nature. Be careful when dealing with investments. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Don't be too quick to voice your opinion. Listen to others carefully. Fitness or weight loss programs will help your self esteem. You could find yourself caught in a one sided relationship. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) Sudden changes could result in estrangements. Take care of your personal needs. Shopping could cost more than you bargained for. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Your health may suffer if you don't control your present situation. Your nerves are frazzled. Someone you care about may let you down or criticize your methods. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Someone may not be thinking of your best interests. Romantic opportunities are evident if you get involved in large groups or organizations. Stick to travel or do things in conjunction with groups.
(From page 27) Branded T-Shirts and Meals for each player. Teams that bring out 100 or more supporters, would be winning an “Extra $25,000”. Every Supporter that owns a motor vehicle will be given a Paul‘s Importer/Dis-
Bolt wins but... (From page 29) posting a world-leading 49.55 to win the women’s 400metres, setting up a mouth-watering one-lap showdown with Allyson Felix. There was plenty to cheer for the home fans in the Olympic Stadium now decked out in the claret and blue of its new tenants, West Ham United soccer club. Britain’s women’s 4x100m relay team opened proceedings by triumphing in a national record 41.82 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year. Laura Muir also channelled the spirit of 2012’s “Super Saturday” when the crowd roared her home in a gutsy front-running victory in the women’s 1500m for a huge personal best and another British record of 3:57.49 – knocking Olympic champion Kelly Holmes off top spot. Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut won a disappointing 100 metres final in 10.02, having been the only man to dip under 10 seconds with a 9.96 in the heats. The action continues today, with the day’s highlight being the 5,000m, featuring home favourite Mo Farah.
tributor coupon to fill out to shop for any of their “BRANDING PRODUCTS” and enjoy a 10% discount within the month of august 1st to 31st of 2016. A Raffle will also be drawn and tickets cost $200 each. The Prizes include 2 Cases of Stag beer,
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Caribbean Junior Squash Championships 2016 Centurions Cook and Root dazzle for England Guyana on course to retain title
England’s Alastair Cook celebrates his century with Joe Root in the Second Test against Pakistan at Emirates, Old Trafford. (Action Images via Reuters / Jason CairnduffLivepic) (Reuters) Alastair Cook and Joe Root made centuries to lift England to a commanding 314 for four at the close on the first day of the second test against Pakistan on Friday. The pair shared a smooth second-wicket partnership of 185 in excellent batting conditions at Old Trafford to frustrate the Pakistanis who won the first test at Lord’s. Cook was bowled by Mohammad Amir for 105 on the stroke of tea but Root continued to flay the tiring attack to all corners of the ground and finished unbeaten on 141 with Chris Woakes two not out.
Pakistan started well after losing the toss when fast bowler Amir bowled Alex Hales for 10 with a rapid full-pitched delivery. Cook and Root carried the hosts to 95 for one at lunch and the skipper, mixing watchful defence with crisp drives and cuts that brought him 15 fours, calmly advanced to his 29th test hundred and first of the year. It was a surprise when Amir produced a ball that kept low and crashed into Cook’s stumps off the bottom of the bat. Root also looked in excellent touch after his
recent barren patch and went to his 10th test century by clipping spinner Yasir Shah to the mid-wicket boundary, one of his 18 fours. James Vince played some well-timed strokes on his way to 18 but, as so often before in his fledgling test career, he was undone by a full ball outside off stump and edged Rahat Ali to wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed. Gary Ballance then made a careful 23 before he chopped a lifting ball from Rahat on to his stumps. Scores: England 314 for 4 (Root 141*, Cook 105) v Pakistan.
11th annual GBTI cycle road race set for Berbice tomorrow The Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) through its coach and Organising Secretary, Randolph Roberts continues to keep the sport of cycling on the move in Berbice as it organise yet another cycling event in the ancient county. The club will tomorrow stage the 11th Annual Guyana Bank for Trade and
Industry (GBTI) cycle road race along the Corentyne Coast. The 50-mile event will see the cyclists riding off from in front of the Bank at Corriverton and journey to Adventure on the Corentyne Coast before returning to its place of origin. The race which is for Berbicians only is expected to see all the top
cyclists from Berbice participating. Defending champions Romello Crawford is expected to face stiff challenge from the rest of the field. Prizes which will include trophies cash and other incentives will be awarded to the first six finishers in the open category. There will also be incentives for the top junior category, top female top veteran and juvenile riders. A number of prime point prizes will also be awarded. The race will be started by officials of the bank who will also be on hand to present prizes to the winners. Randolph Roberts is the coordinator. (Samuel Whyte)
On the penultimate day of the team championships it has boiled down to a straight fight between Team Guyana and Barbados to decide who will be the Overall Team Champions. I n t h e G i r l s Te a m championships both teams have won their three matches played so far with the fourth set of matches being scheduled for yesterday, while in the Boys Team championships both teams won their respective pools with Guyana scheduled to play the OECS in one semifinals and Barbados scheduled to play Cayman Islands in the other also yesterday. In the latest set of matches played, Guyana defeated Trinidad & Tobago by four matches to one in the Girls Team event, while the Boys team defeated the Cayman Islands by a similar score to come out on top of their pool. In the Girls team match against Trinidad & Tobago
the Girls Under-19 No 2’s were on court first and Larissa Wiltshire easily took care of Marie Claire Barcant 11-7, 11-3, 11-1. Abosaide Cadogan made it two matches to nil as she easily disposed of Chloe Walcott in their girls Under 13 tie winning 11 – 2, 11 – 5, 11 – 5. The girls Under 19 No 1’s were next on court and it was expected that Taylor Fernandes would quickly wrap up her match against Faith Gillizeau but this was not to be as Taylor dropped the first game 9 – 11 but quickly recovered her composure to take the next three games 11 – 5, 11 – 8, 11 – 2. Makeda Harding made it four matches to love when she defeated Jinan Al Rawl 11- 7, 11 – 4, 11 – 4 in their girls under 15 tie but Guyana would drop one match when Rebecca Low was beaten by Alexandria Yearwood 11 – 3, 11 – 4, 11 – 4 in their Girls Under 17 tie. In the Boys team match between Guyana and
Cayman Islands to decide the pool winner, Guyana No 1 Under-19 Ben Mekdeci was slightly injured so the team order was adjusted to play one of the reserve players. Rithew Saywack took to the court first in the Under 19 No 2 tie against Christian Dube and quickly won the first two games 12 – 10, 11 – 8, dropped the third 7 – 11 but then wrapped up the fourth game 11 – 9. Shomari Wiltshire quickly made it two love when he disposed of Jace Jervis 11 – 5, 11 – 1, 11 – 1 in their Boys under 13 match, but Julian Jervis pulled one back for Cayman Islands when he defeated Alec Melville 11 – 3, 11 – 1, 11 – 4 in the Boys Under 19 No 1 tie. Daniel Islam secured victory for Guyana when he defeated David Pitcairn 11 – 6, 11 – 3, 11 – 8 in the Boys Under-15 match. Alex Cheeks ensured that the victory would be four one when he beat Jason Sairsingh 11 – 7, 11 – 8, 11 – 8 in their Boys Under-17 tie.
IOC announces 45 failed tests from Beijing and London (Reuters) Forty-five athletes have failed dope tests after their samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games were reanalyzed, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday. The results are from a second wave of retests and take the total number of athletes who tested positive for prohibited substances to 98, the IOC added in a statement. Of the 45 failed tests announced on Friday, 30 were from Beijing, including 23 medalists, and 15 were from London. The IOC did not say if any of the London athletes had won medals. “The new reanalysis once again shows the commitment of the IOC in the fight against doping,” IOC President Thomas Bach said. The IOC stores samples for a decade in order to retest using newer methods or to look for new drugs. The results are part of the IOC’s re-testing of samples from past Games to keep cheats from competing at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August. The athletes are being informed, after which
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach gives a news conference after the Olympic Summit on doping in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 21, 2016. (REUTERS/DENIS BALIBOUSE) proceedings against them can begin. All athletes found to have infringed anti-doping rules will be banned from competing at the Rio Olympics. The failed tests will raise further speculation about the extent of doping at the Games, just weeks before the Rio Olympics starts. Doping scandals have plagued the build-up to the world’s biggest multi-sports event with Russia potentially facing a complete Games ban following the publication of the McLaren report on Monday.
The report revealed evidence of a systematic and widespread state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. The second wave of retests included 386 samples from Beijing, involving four sports and eight countries. There were 138 samples r et e s t ed f r o m L o n d o n 2012, involving athletes from two sports and nine countries. The third and fourth waves of tests are expected to continue throughout and after the Rio Games.
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XXXIX Caribbean Football Union Ordinary Congress on today GFF President, Wayne Forde, pursues CFU Executive position President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, arrived in Miami USA yesterday and will contest for an executive Committee Member position
when affiliates of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) convene at the Sheraton Airport Hotel for the XXXIX Caribbean Football Union Ordinary
Congress today. Forde is accompanied by second vice-president of the GFF, Rawlston Adams. In addition to electing a president, members will also
vote for four vice-presidents and four executive committee members; Forde, is among nine candidates seeking one of the four positions. He has said that
Kohli, Ashwin put India on top untidy Windies N O RT H S O U N D , Antigua, CMC – An errorstrewn performance, coupled with Virat Kohli’s maiden Test double hundred and a third Test hundred by Ravi Ashwin, left West Indies facing a massive fight for survival in the opening Test against India here Friday. Kohli struck exactly 200 and Ashwin, 113, as India amassed 566 for eight declared in their first innings on the second day of the contest at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground. Amit Mishra deepened the Windies misery with a breezy 53 while wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha chipped in with 40. Left with just over an hour to negotiate, West Indies lost Rajendra Chandrika for 16, to be 31 one for one at the close – still 535 runs behind the Indians heading into a challenging day three. Vice-captain Kraigg Brathwaite was unbeaten on 11 at the close and was partnered by nightwatchman Devendra Bishoo, who was yet to score. Brathwaite and Chandrika batted solidly to add 30 before the righthanded Chandrika lost concentration and was caught behind by Saha, flirting with one from pacer Mohammed Shami that bounced and swung. Much of the damage had been done earlier, however, when captain Kohli and Ashwin gathered runs at will against a toothless Windies attack, which went unsupported by fielders who grassed as many as four chances on the day. Resuming on 302 for four, India dominated the first session without losing a single wicket as Kohli moved from his overnight 143 to his double hundred in the last over before the lunch break, when he clipped offspinner Roston Chase to mid-wicket for a single. He had reached his 150 in style in the third over of the morning, pulling captain
and seamer Jason Holder around to the long leg boundary, and he eased to his next fifty with little alarm to become the first Indian captain to score a double century overseas. Kohli, who put on 168 for the fifth wicket with Ashwin, perished in the first over after the break when he dragged on a wide ball from pacer Shannon Gabriel, without adding to his lunch time score. All told, he faced 283 balls in 6-1/4 hours at the crease and counted 24 fours. Ashwin, unbeaten on 22 at the start, rode his luck when he was dropped on 43 by wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich in the morning’s eighth over after nicking a drive at Gabriel. He reached his halfcentury about 35 minutes before lunch with a delightful backfoot punch to the point boundary off seamer Carlos Brathwaite and was unbeaten at the interval on 64. Following the loss of Kohli, Ashwin then anchored two successive half-century stands to push India past the 500-run mark. He put on 71 for the sixth wicket with Saha, whose innings required 88 balls and included a four and six, and then added a further 51 with Mishra, who blasted six fours in a 58-ball knock. Ashwin eventually brought up his third hundred – all remarkably coming against West Indies – eight minutes before tea with a single to mid-wicket off legspinner Devendra Bishoo. Saha was the only casualty of the second session, when he came down to part-time off-spinner Kraigg Brathwaite, missed his stroke and was stumped by Dowrich at 475 for six. Unbeaten on 106 at tea, Ashwin finally departed, holing out in the deep off Kraigg Brathwaite in the fourth over after the resumption, as India chased quick runs with the declaration in mind. He struck 12 fours in an
innings spanning 253 balls and just under 5-3/4 hours. We s t I n d i e s d i d themselves no favours, however. Holder dropped a sitter when Mohammed Shami (17 not out) skied Kraigg Brathwaite into the deep on seven, in an over that gushed 19 runs. Chase then put down Shami on the ropes at deep mid-wicket in Kraigg Brathwaite’s next over – the last of the innings – and a few
balls later, Carlos Brathwaite missed a sharp chance at slip off Mishra, who collected four to bring up his fourth Test half-century. Mishra then picked out Holder at mid-wicket off the very next delivery, to trigger the declaration. Kraigg Brathwaite proved West Indies’ best bowler with three for 65 while Bishoo claimed three for 163 and Gabriel, two for 65.
though not oblivious to the stiff competition, he is confident of winning the post so as to enhance the fortunes of local ball weavers. Forde is resting his confidence on the fact that several influential persons within the other member associations/federations, all members of the electorate, have pledged their support for his ascension to the post. Earlier, he had intimated that after he had weighed the pros and cons he had decided against contesting the top post since such a decision would distract him from the arduous task of rebuilding local football. “My sole purpose for seeking office is to give Guyana a strong voice and to use my influence to pioneer governance policies that will create greater balance and access to opportunities to all members of the CFU family,” Forde had said. He also noted that the development of the local infrastructure is somewhat lagging. “I believe the main reason for this is because Guyana never had a significant voice on the CFU executive committee to discuss its goals and objectives and this might have inhibited our growth as a football nation,” he surmised. There were other factors that aided in Forde’s decision to contest the post; “I have noted opportunities for development being inequitably distributed which, in essence, undermined the pursuit of genuine unity within the CFU family.” He went on to explain that his main purpose for seeking office is
Wayne Forde to strengthen the chances of local ball weavers on the international platform. The other contesting executives are Grenadian, Cheney Joseph and Osiris Guzman of the Dominican R e p u b l i c ( 1 s t Vi c e President) while Rignaal Francisca (Curacao) and Anton Sealy (Bahamas) are vying for the 2nd Vice President position. Fabrice Baly (St. Martin) and Lyndon Cooper (St. Lucia) are vying for the 3rd Vice President position, while Raymond Anderson (Jamaica), Richard Dijkhoff (Aruba) and Hillaren Frederick (USVI) are contesting the 4th Vice President position. Forde’s rivals for the position of Executive Committee Members are Bruce Blake (Cayman Islands), Vernold Coombs ( S t . Vi n c e n t a n d t h e Grenadines), Hillaren Frederick (USVI), Randolph Harris (Barbados), Eric Labrador (Puerto Rico), Alain Mijdt (French Guiana), Maurice Victoire (Martinique) and Jeaninne Wong Loi Sing (Bonaire).
Fund raising 10/10 Softball cricket fixed for GCC July 30 and 31 P a u l ‘ s Importer/Distributor in association with the Georgetown Cricket Club will stage a 10/10 Softball Cricket Competition at the GCC, Ground Bourda on July 30th and 31st featuring 16- Teams vying for over half of million dollars and trophies. The winning team will collect $125,000+Trophy, R u n n e r - u p :
$75,000+Trophy and Third placed:$50,000+Trophy. The individual prizes will see the Best Batsman claiming: $10,000+ Trophy; Best Bowler: $10,000+ Trophy and Best Player: $10,000+Trophy. Registration Fees is $30,000 per team. F i r s t s i x Te a m s registered would be provided with Company (Continued on page 25)
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Pan American Junior Badminton Championships, Peru 2016 - day 3
Guyanese players succumb at quarter-finals hurdle Guyana’s leading Male & Female Badminton Players, SUNBURST Narayan Ramdhani & Priyanna Ramdhani both lost in the Quarter Finals at the Pan American Junior B a d m i n t o n Championships at the C e n t r o d e A l t o Rendimiento Lima Peru. Guyana’s Pan Am four time medalist Priyanna Ramdhani again performed at her best in the QuarterFinals Singles against No. 2 Seeded player Sharon Au of Canada who was extremely tough to pass. Priyanna lost the first game at 21-9, fought valiantly in the second game but eventually lost 21-19. In the Girls Doubles with her partner Sara Michelle Barrios of Guatemala, they lost in the Quarter-Finals to the No.1 seeded doubles pair
Doubles action in the Pan American Junior Badminton Championships in Lima, Peru.
Sharon Au & Rebecca lee of Canada: 21-11, 21-19. In the Boys Doubles Narayan Ramdhani & Shea Martin lost to Ricky Liuzhou
& Cadmus Yeo of USA: 217, 21-9. The GBA extends thanks to The Guyana Olympic Association & National
Sports Commission, Mr. Ye s u P e r s a u d o f D e m e r a r a B a n k , M r. Philip DaSilva, Mr. Neville Osman & Continental Group
o f C o m p a n i e s (SUNBURST) for their contribution in making the To u r p o s s i b l e . The Guyana Junior Team
will now focus on preparing for the Caribbean Badminton Championships (CAREBACO) in Aruba, August 18-27.
Caribbean football in ‘dire financial straits’ as election looms As the Caribbean Football Union elects a new president, Steve Menary reports on the dire financial situation the new leader will inherit. The Caribbean Football Union elects a new president in Miami today and whoever wins an increasingly bitter election takes on a body in ‘dire financial straits.’ T h a t i s h o w CONCACAF described the CFU’s affairs after a financial audit obtained by World Soccer, which shows liabilities of more than U$1 million. The audit was carried out after the CFU told CONCACAF in December 2015 and January 2016 that it was unable to make what the confederation describes as ‘timely repayment’ of a $230,000 loan. CONCACAF responded with the audit, which unearthed that monthly payments of $45,000 to s u p p o r t t h e C F U ’s administrative and overhead expenses had been made into a different account set up in Antigua & Barbuda on November 10 2015. According to more documentation seen by World Soccer, CONCACAF
suspended the monthly CFU subvention – or grant – and began paying the union’s staff directly. On March 10 2016, CONCACAF acting g e n e r a l s e c r e t a r y Te d Howard wrote to the CFU’s Antiguan president Gordon Derrick insisting any documentation relating to grants must be sent by May 2015 to New York law firm, Sidley Austin. Howard specifically insisted documentation relating to CONCACAF grants was not to be destroyed and threatened unspecified ‘sanctions’ for non-compliance. On May 31 2016, Derrick and CFU general secretary Neil Cochrane met with CONCACAF representatives in Miami but had only provided ‘some of the documentation’ according to a letter dated June 14 2016. In the second CONCACAF letter, also obtained by World Soccer, Howard described the CFU’s current financial situation as ‘grave’ after the confederation produced a financial statement review, which posed a number of serious questions. CONCACAF asked the
CFU to identify ‘miscellaneous payables’ of $247,514 and queried unidentified ‘bonus payments’. Details of annual eventsrelated expenses of $934,044 were also requested by CONCACAF, which wanted details on expenses of $317,500 on the Club Championship, $ 2 9 5 , 4 2 4 o f M e n ’s Caribbean Cup, and $250,000 of television rights payments. In this review dated June 3, CONCACAF asked for details on the ‘timing of the $1.2m of Deferred Liability’, for audited financial statements for the
last two fiscal years and details of an ‘un-planned’ cost of $750,000 for a CFU women’s tournament. ‘CONCACAF is certain that just restoring the historical practices of the monthly subvention (grant) won’t resolve the root causes of the problem,’ wrote Howard on June 10, when he described the liabilities as of an ‘urgent and alarming nature’. On June 28, CFU vice president Cheney Joseph also sent an email to Cochrane and Derrick, which has also been obtained by World Soccer, saying: “It has been brought to my attention that the CFU is
facing Tax Liabilities issues in Jamaica and that the CFU is indebted to the government of Jamaica some $80,000 on taxes. If there is any truth in this matter, I wish to have some clarity on this.” David John-Williams, president of the Trinidad & Tobago Football Association, who is vying with Derrick for the CFU presidency, said the audit showed “poor financial management.” He adds: “The key is to restore confidence and transparency so as to bring back sponsors, secure a television contract for all our competitions, manage the new grant that FIFA will be giving to the Union in a proper manner and most of all plug the leakage of funds. ”One example I will give. FIFA purchased a building for a CFU Headquarters in Jamaica for over $500,000 some three years ago but we are still paying thousands of dollars in rent annually.” The CFU has previously defended the opening of a new bank account in the name of ‘Caribbean Football Union, Inc’. The union said this was
because the previous account was held in the Cayman Islands, home to disgraced former CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb, who faces racketeering charges in the US. Derrick did not respond to World Soccer’s requests for a comment but in a recent article for Play The Game accused CONCACAF of trying to dilute the CFU’s power. In May 2016, CONCACAF elected the Canadian Victor Montagliani as its third president in a year but Derrick was unable to run after falling foul of a new ethics check only brought in four months earlier. Derrick was ruled out by FIFA’s ethics committee after being censured for his role in the 2011 Bin Hamman bribery scandal and a notorious Antiguan FIFA Goal project, which has swallowed up $1.3 million of FIFA money since 2000 without ever being built. The incumbent CFU president is appealing against this ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Bolt wins but hurdler Harrison takes the glory LONDON (Reuters) Usain Bolt delivered on his top billing by winning the 200metres at the London Diamond League on Friday but the Jamaican was upstaged for once as American sprint hurdler Kendra Harrison broke one of the oldest world records in the book. Bolt, running his first 200metres race for a year in his last outing on the track before the Olympics, struggled for his usual rhythm as he laboured to victory in 19.89 seconds. However, having pulled out of the Jamaican trials last month with a hamstring strain, he was delighted to get through Friday’s race uninjured and can now go away and fine-tune for his attempt at the triple-triple of 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay golds in Rio. Harrison, however, will be watching the Games on TV having finished sixth in the 100m hurdles at the U.S. trials after breaking the national record in May. She earned some
USA’s Kendra Harrison poses with her time as she celebrates winning the Women’s 100m Hurdles final and breaking the World Record. (Reuters / Eddie Keogh Livepic) consolation - as well as a $50,000 bonus - on Friday with a stunning world record. After delivering a silky smooth performance to win, the clock initially showed a modest 12.58 seconds. However, it was quickly corrected to 12.20, one
hundredth of a second faster than the mark set by B u l g a r i a ’ s Yo r d a n k a Donkova in 1988 - four years before Harrison was born. Brianna Rollins (12.57), Kristi Castlin (12.59) and Ali Nia (12.63), all Rio-bound after finishing 1-2-3 in the U.S. trials, finished in the
same order, behind Harrison on Friday. “I wanted to come out here with a vengeance to show that even though I won’t be going to the Olympics I had to give it all I had,” said Harrison, who collapsed to the track in tears when she saw the revised
time. There was a more muted celebration for Bolt, who nevertheless delighted the crowd by winning then spending his usual remarkable amount of time signing autographs, posing for photos and giving endless media interviews.
After a steady start he led halfway round the bend, but only just. As he hit the straight and the crowd expected the sort of surge that brought him three Olympic golds on the same track four years ago, it didn’t happen. Rocking noticeably, he had to work all the way to the line for a time considerably shy of American LaShawn Merritt’s season-leading 19.74. Panama’s Edward Alonso was second in 20.04 with Briton Adam Gemili third in 20.07. “I tried to hold my form. I’m not fully in shape and I don’t think I executed well - I need more work,” said Bolt, who turns 30 next month. “I don’t want to see it again. I wasn’t that impressed,” he added of his performance. “But I’m feeling good and happy I could run and finish the race without any injuries.” Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas will also head to Rio in confident mood after (Continued on page 25)
Day 2 WICB Women’s t20 By Sean Devers An unbeaten 62 from West Indies player and Barbados Skipper Shaquana Quintyne powered her team to a second consecutive victory by beating Guyana by 49 runs on day two of the WICB Regional Wo m e n ’s t 2 0 c r i c k e t tournament at Providence yesterday. A five-wicket haul by Jamaican left-arm spinner Shanel Daley and an unbeaten 35 from Skipper Stafanie Tailor, who took her aggregate to 97 runs, fired Jamaica to emphatic eightwicket win over the Leewards in the opening game. In the night match T&T made 134 for 4 off 20 overs with Brittany Cooper top scoring with 51 and Merissa Aguilleira supported with 50. Akeria Peters had 3 for 36 for the Windwards who could only reach 66 in 18.3 overs. Juliana Nero top scored with 10. Shayelle
Jamaica, B’dos & Trinidad win on day two Lord, Anisa Mohamed and Karishna Ramharack took two wickets each for T&T to hand them a 73 runs victory. Player-of-the-Match, 20year-old Quintyne reached the ropes twice and cleared it two times in her attractive knock which lasted 43 balls. She got support from Kycia Knight (29) and Shamilia Connell (19) as the Bajans galloped to 140-6 from 20 overs. West Indies Left-arm pacer Erva Giddings continued her good form by following up her 4-17 on Thursday night with 2-34 for Guyana who laboured to 91-5 when their overs expired. Wes t Indies player Shemaine Campbelle became the first batter to reached 100 runs in the tournament with her undefeated 43 from 40 balls with four fours and a six but nobody else reached 15 as the Guyanese wasted too many dot balls. This was Guyana first defeat after
Guyana go down to Bajans by 49 runs
West Indies batter Shemaine Campbelle clips Deandra Dottin for four in her undefeated 43 at Providence yesterday. (Sean Devers photo) beating the Leewards on Thursday night. Deandra Dottin had 220, while off-spinner Haley Matthews (4-1-7-1) kept the shackles on the batters. Barbados opted to bat in glorious sunshine and lost Matthews (3) when she pulled Skipper Tremayne Smartt to short mid wicket at 13-1 in the third over. Kycia Knight was bowled by a no-ball from pacer Akaze Thompson and struck the free hit over cover for four in an over which cost
10 runs as the Bajans stepped on the gas as 19 runs came in five balls bowled by Giddings and Thompson. Dottin (6) was LBW to Giddings at 31-2 in the next over as Umpire Athol Hamilton took a very long time to make the decision. Knight who hammered four fours and a six in her 18-ball cameo, then edged a catch to the Keeper off Giddings in the sixth over to leave the score 49-3. The 50 was posted in the
MoPH Soft Shoe Football Competition winners receive prizes
Representatives of the three top finishers Tucville, North East La Penitence and Broad Street pose with their monetary rewards along with Petra Organisation’s Mark Alleyne yesterday, at the Guinness Bar on D’Urban Street. Winners of the recently concluded Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) ‘Stop Gender-based Violence’ Soft Shoe Football Competition received their respective prizes yesterday during a simple ceremony that was conducted, at the Guinness
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Bar on Durban Street. In the final, Tucville won 2-1 in a penalty shootout against North East La Penitence after regulation and extra time failed to break a 2-2 deadlock. For their efforts, Tucville took home $300,000 and the
winning trophy, while North East La Penitence took home $200,000, Sparta Boss $100,000 and Broad Street $50,000. Tu c v i l l e ’s D e n n i s Edwards won the Most Valuable Player award, while Gregory Richardson captured the Highest
Goalscorer accolade. Among the other sponsors of the event were GTT, Lucky Dollar, Nigel S u p e r m a r k e t , J u n i o r ’s Jewellery, Star Party Rentals and 2-J’s General Store. The event was organised by Petra Organisation.
next over before Reshelle Griffith (1) was run out and Kaysia Shultz removed Charlene Taitt (4) as two wickets fell in the space of five runs to leave the score on 60-5. The Barbados Captain, who played 32 ODIs since making her debut Pakistan in 2011, continued to play her shots and reached her 50 with a huge six off Smartt. Her 50 came from 40 balls decorated with two fours and two sixes. Quintyne shared in partnerships of 35 with Aaliyah Alleyne (12) before Alleyne was run out at 95-6 and 45 runs with Shamila Connel, who hit a couple of boundaries in her undefeated 19. When Guyana, who replaced Sabrina Munroe with Heema Singh, began their reply, Melaine Henry (10) was run out at 15-1 and Latoya Smith (13) was bowled by Dottin at 28-2. Lashuna Toussaint (0) was bowled one run later by Matthews as Campbelle struggled to g e t t h e b a l l a w a y, although she swiveled and pulled Shamilia Connell for fours and disdainfully clipped Dottin for another boundary. Smartt (5) was bowled at 46-4 by Dottin and with the asking rate mounting the result was never in question. Campbelle moved from 25 to 43 with two fours and a six off the last ball of the final over from Alleyne as Thompson (10*) shared in the unfinished 38-run partnership. In the opening game, the 27-year old Daley, who played the first of her 64 ODIs against Sri Lanka in 2008, spun webs around the batters to finish with 5-11 from four overs to exploit a spin friendly track as the Leewards crawled to 61-9 from 20 overs. Jenisen Richards, the 29-
Shanel Daley (Jam) year-old Antigua, top-scored with 16 while Amanda Edwards (16) hit the only six in the game. But nobody else reached double figures as four Leewards batters failed to score. Jamaica raced to 63-2 from 5.2 overs with the speed of Usain Bolt as Taylor and Jodian Morgan added 51 for the first wicket at over 10 runs per over. Morgan reached the ropes on three occasions in her 19 before she was run out, while two runs later Natasha McLean (0) tried to take on Rozel Liburd and was taken at mid-wicket to leave Jamaica on 53-2. Taylor, who faced just 18 balls in her attractive 35, stroked the ball to the boundary seven times as the West Indies Captain was mindful of the benefits of increasing her teams net run rate with positive batting and finished the contest with delightful straight driven boundary. Guyana play T&T in their final preliminary round game tomorrow from 14:00hrs, while the Windwards and Leewards face-off at 09:00hrs and unbeaten teams Barbados and Jamaica meet in the night game from 19:00hrs.
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YBG will complete Fitness Paradise set to host 3rd Gym Expo at NSBF in October Yo u t h B a s k e t b a l l 13 this year; and in both the Princess Hotel next Sunday Guyana (YBG) has issued a U-14 and 16 male divisions, Ganpat and Vincent to Guest Pose
Allain Vincent
Flashback! Kavita Ganpat as seen on stage at Gym Expo 2015 when she won the Miss Bikini and Best Legs contest’s.
The date is Sunday July 31st next and the venue is the Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel from 19:00hrs when the 3rd edition of Fitness Paradise Gym Expo is held. This event showcases in a competitive atmosphere, the members of Fitness Paradise competing for bragging rights as the best in the respective competition categories. The athletes set to compete at that event were announced and presented at a simple appreciation ceremony held in honour of their counterparts who participated in the recently held Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) senior competition. Traditionally the Fitness Paradise Gym organised event is contested by its members and its partner establishment Studio Body Shape of Paramaribo, Suriname. This year, while
the Suriname establishment will not be able to field a team, there has been a large number of first-time contestants from the home gym who will be taking the stage. These competitors will be in contention in the Miss Expo Best Legs, the Miss Expo Bikini, the Mr. Expo Hot Body, the Mr. Expo a n d M r. E x p o B e s t Abdominals. At the appreciation ceremony which was attended by President of the GABBFF Mr. Keavon Bess, GABBFF Secretary Ms. Stacey McKinnon and Senior GABBFF judge Mr. Frank Tucker, the competing athletes were presented to cheers from their appreciative gym colleagues. Competing in the female competitions will be Addis Castello, Delice Adonis, Adiola Frank, Sharon Mohan, Vanessa Small and Xamara Kippins. The male competitors are Dwane Chung, Jamaul Tinnie, OnaiVasconcellos, Paul Meusa, Carlos Oviedo,Vickram Jhailu, Darrin Noble, Jaleel Weekes and Jaryl Moore. The Guest Posers will be the GSABBFF Miss Bikini 2016 and Gym Expo 2015 Miss Bikini and Best Legs champion Kavita Ganpat
along with the 2014 Hot Body runner-up Allain Vincent.
statement where it says that it will now put the completion of the 2016 National Schools’ Basketball Festival (NSBF) into priority, announcing new dates for the restart of the competition. The 2016 YBG Regional Tournament and NSBF Championships, tipped off on April 23, and continued until June 12 in three conference zonesGeorgetown, East Coast and Berbice, and four competitive divisions: Under-14, Under-16, Under19 and Girls. Following the Regional Quarter-Finals, the tournament was suspended to give way to Guyana’s Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) hosting the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) U-16 Championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. “We are very pleased with the level of competition and increase in participation, which we have seen so far this year. The female tournament has grown from only three teams last year, to
participation has doubled,” YBG said in a statement. “The YBG tournaments, no doubt continues to lay the foundation for the future of the game of basketball in Guyana. This was clearly evident with the vital role YBG played in the selection and preparation processes of the national teams for the CBC U16 Championships, and ultimately the success of the Guyana teams during the tournament,” the statement continued. Guyana’s male team placed second, moving them on to the Centro Basketball Championships next year, a f i r s t f o r G u y a n a ’s basketball. On the other hand, the women placed seventh, laying a good foundation to drive future development. The new dates for the NSBF Regionals (All Zones) are September 1729; Regional Finals, Sept. 30 and the NSBF and National Championships, October 19. “We are obviously very excited about the much
YBG Director, Chris Bowman improved playing facilities a t t h e C A S H , accommodation at the Gymnasium and the overall boost that the Festival will now get from the tremendous success of the CBC U16,” the statement noted. “This will no doubt also raise the value of the tournament experience for our student-athletes, as well as the return of the value on the investment of our main sponsors Digicel Guyana, Edward B. Beharry & Company Ltd and Banks DIH,” the document continued. YBG said that a great deal of credit must be given to Nigel Hinds for driving this effort, and to all the willing partners who have made this possible.
Pepsi Hikers Annual Hockey Camp opens Monday The Hikers Hockey Club will stage its Annual twoweek Hockey Camp from July 25 (Monday) to August 6 , 2016 at St. Stanislaus College on Brickdam. The Camp is opened to children between the ages of 6 and 16 years and will be sponsored by Pepsi. Training sessions will take place daily from Monday to Friday with the participants divided into two categories - The beginners group will be coached from 9:00 to 11:00am, while sessions for the intermediates will be conducted from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00pm. The camp will end with a mini tournament, where participants will be given the opportunity to showcase their skills. Robert Fernandes, Junior Development Co-ordinator of the Hikers Hockey Club has described the camp as v i t a l t o t h e c l u b ’s development. “This camp is the lifeblood of the club, it not only gives youngsters the chance to experience the game for th
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Youngsters being taken through their paces in the previous camp.
the first time, it is also where our junior coaches develop their skills by giving back to the sport which has helped shape their lives,” he disclosed. Fernandes said the Club conducted a coaching clinic
for the advanced juniors who will be assisting during the Camp and he was pleasantly surprised by the level of enthusiasm shown by the players to take up the challenge. Meanwhile, the Club has
expressed gratitude to Demerara Distillers Limited under their Pepsi brand for sponsoring the Camp. Admission is free and parents and interested youths can register by calling 6855003.
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Bolt wins but hurdler Harrison takes the glory
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