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Letters... Where your views make the news... Letters... Where your views make the news
The Police Complaints Authority An absurdity does not usurp any role by APNU+AFC DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the recent letter of retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Clinton Conway which appeared in your newspaper of Thursday 4th June, under the caption, “ There is a grey area that needs to be cleared up about this system .” I would suggest that my friend Conway look at Sections 6, 11 (1) & 20 of the Police Complaints Authority Act, CAP. ’17:02 of the Laws of Guyana as well as the Discipline Forces Commission Report of 2003, which was headed by Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang. That report adequately dealt with the issue commencing from Page 130 of the said report. Section 6 9' The police Complaints Authority Act provides:- The Minister shall provide the Authority with a Secretary and such other
officers and employees as are required for the proper performance of his functions” The Investigators attached to the PCA do not conduct any disciplinary hearing. What they do is gather information from all relevant sources after a complaint is made to the PCA, including obtaining a response from the ranks against whom the complaint was lodged. After all the relevant information is obtained by the Investigator, the file is submitted to the Chairman for his perusal. If the Chairman determines that the rank concerned should face disciplinary charge, the matter is referred to the Commissioner of Police, for him to cause an investigation to be conducted under the Police Discipline Act by a member of the force against the rank concerned, in cases
of ranks from Constable to Sergeant. However, in case of a rank from Inspector to Assistant Commissioner of Police, the matter is referred to the Police Service Commission for an investigation to be conducted. From what I have been saying, the Investigators at PCA do not conduct a hearing or investigation under the Police Disciplined Act. What they do is to gather information for the Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority after a complaint has been lodged, with him. I may point out that the Discipline Forces Commission had clearly recommended that the Police Complaints Authority should have its own team of Investigators in order to assist the Chairman to properly perform his functions. As a consequence of the
The Bold and Righteous DEAR EDITOR, One of the APNU-AFC coalition banners boldly proclaimed, “It is time for Righteousness”. I strongly supported that call and I believed God has changed the direction of Guyana. As Christian labourers, we’ve had to deal with street corner parties on Sundays, lots of unchurched people and children, non-attendance to Sunday School, bible clubs, prayer meetings, etc. How can Guyana chose to forget that these institutions were and continue to be the fabric of our nation. We’ve also seen the lack of involvement and maturity with the simplest communityrelated activism. A simple clean-up campaign in our
communities brought animosity and stress. In Friendship, East Bank Demerara, we are grateful for what is being done about the river defences, however how can the contractor hire four or more members from one family for various jobs? These are the issues that bring constant dissension and disunity. I call on every community leader and resident to be bold and righteous in this new Guyana. We must continuously clean
our yards, drains and community. We must get back to spiritual values which mean attending church and sending our children to Sunday School. We must support righteous leaders, stay active in your communities, walk around and get to know everyone living in the community. Guyana will never survive without righteous and God-fearing people. Denise Murray
recommendation, the Investigators were appointed by former Minister of Home Affairs Mr. Clement Rohee earlier this year. The Discipline Forces Commission, after referring to Section 6 of the Police Complaints Authority Act (previously referred to) states: “It is recommended that these officers and employees should include persons drawn from the pool of retired police officers (particularly from the CID) and others with the requisite skills-related competence”. Among the recommendations made by the said Commissions were:1. The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) should be provided with an investigative team consisting trained police Investigators who are directly responsible and accountable to the Authority. 2. Staffing of the PCA should be completed in accordance with its legislation utilizing retired police officers and others with requisite skills and competence. Continued on page 25
DEAR SIR, The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has noted with interest the recent absurd claims about hundreds of billions of dollars being siphoned off annually. The mere absurdity of this statement should be obvious too all. In a country where the national budget is $200 billion, the mere illogicality and impracticality of $500 billion being siphoned off every year should be obvious to all. The de facto APNU/AFC government can provide no sensible explanation of where this money was being sourced, how it was being siphoned off, and by whom and to whom. Put simply, where did this $500 billion a year come from, how was it siphoned off, who siphoned it off, where did it go, and who benefited from it? The simple fact of the matter is that the APNU/AFC is now caught with a serious problem on its hands. Never having intended to deliver any of the promises in the manifesto, the party now needs to concoct an explanation as to why they will not be meeting those promises. As a result, they are now making the most outrageously absurd claims, with one aim in mind, to justify their total and complete failure to deliver on any of their false and empty promises. The plain truth is that the political dishonesty of the de facto APNU/AFC government is about to be disclosed by their failure to deliver any of their first 100 day promises. And the stage is being carefully for this great betrayal to be perpetrated on the Guyanese people. People’s Progressive Party
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Yarrowkabra murder…
Axe-wielding killer claims he put reputed wife to rest
The house where Carol Shako was slain Neighbours of 42-yearold Carol Miriam Shako, who was brutally hacked to death with an axe on Monday, have related that the woman lived a life of abuse and misery at the hands of her alleged killer, Wallace Stuart, with whom she shared common-law relationship for a number of years. But there were the usual tales of the woman running away to escape the beatings then returning to re-unite with her abuser, even though he would threaten to kill her. Police said that Shako had an argument with a man with whom she shared a relationship when he chopped her on the neck with an axe at Yarrowkabra, off the Soesdyke/Linden highway. She was pronounced dead on arrival at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, while police detained her killer. There are reports that the couple was seen fighting on Sunday night. Yesterday, neighbours revealed that the woman had
been a victim of constant beatings by the suspect in custody who was ironically nicknamed “Killer” because of his constant bragging of being a killer in the past. According to neighbours the man constantly threatened to kill the woman and her elderly mother who sometimes resides with them at the home. There are reports that the woman’s mother had to sleep under a structure of tarpaulin not too far from the home because of the man’s vicious behaviour. “He used to beat them, the mother too, but mostly the girl would get the licks,” a neighbour told this newspaper. It was just Sunday night that the two were spotted having one of their many encounters but neighbours took it for granted as it had become a customary behaviour. A known alcoholic in the sparsely populated community had alerted the neighbours that the woman was being killed but he was
ignored because many regarded him as a ‘junkie’. It was not until the suspect, covered in bloodstains, went over to a neighbour’s home and told them “I just put her (Shako) to rest” that it was realized what had occurred. He also said that he had doused the home with kerosene and was going to set it ablaze. A neighbour who the man had invited to collect a bag of rice ,which he claimed was the only thing he did not douse with kerosene, called the police and the man was apprehended in the house, before he could burn it down. They found Shako, a mother of two, lying dead with blood pouring from a large wound in her neck. When this newspaper visited the location yesterday, the house was tightly locked from the outside with padlocks. A neighbour, who requested that her identity be kept withheld, said “people were willing to help her (Continued on page 15)
Murder charge withdrawn against Main St. shooting accused After spending almost one month on remand at the Georgetown Prisons, on a murder charge, Andre Gomes walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts a free man, following the withdrawal of the charge. Gomes also known as ‘Zip’ was accused of fatally shooting Nigel Isaacs on May 10, at Main Street, Georgetown. Based on advice given by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), it was determined that there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the allegation, and the court was informed of the withdrawal by Police Prosecutor Bharat Mangru. Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry presided over the matter. Gomes, who stood
shackled in the prisoner’s dock, could be heard thanking the magistrate after the announcement was made in the presence of his attorney, Mark Waldron. During Gomes’ first court appearance, the prosecutor had told the court that a spent shell was recovered from the crime scene the day after the incident. He had also explained that the spent shell recovered matches the gun of the accused. Isaacs, 40, of Roxanne Burnham Gardens, was shot at around 00.25 hrs, during an altercation between Gomes and a taxi driver whose vehicle had struck a parked car. Isaacs later succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). According to reports the shooting occurred minutes
after Isaacs and Gomes had left a Main Street night club. This publication was told that after the vehicle was damaged, the licenced firearm holder struck the taxi driver with the firearm. It was reportedly then that a round was accidentally discharged, and it struck Isaacs. When the round was discharged the taxi driver reportedly tried to flee the scene, and Gomes pursued him, unaware that Isaacs had been shot. A police release had stated that at approximately 00:25 hrs on May 10, the driver of HB 4024 accidentally struck motor car PPP 7994 that was parked in Main Street, Georgetown. A confrontation ensued between the driver and the owner of the car, during which a gunshot was fired.
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First Germanwings crash victims’ bodies repatriated
Marignane (France) (AFP) - The first bodies from the Germanwings plane that was deliberatelycrashed in the French Alps were repatriated to Germany on Tuesday. A special flight operated by Lufthansa carried the remains of 44 Germans, among the 150 onboard when the jet crashed on March 24, from the southern French city of Marseille to Duesseldorf in western Germany. The coffins were loaded into the Lufthansa MD-11 cargo plane as rain fell at Marseille’s Marignane airport and the flight landed in Germany shortly after 2030 GMT, a spokesman for the airline
said. Lufthansa is the parent company of budget airline Germanwings. A total of 72 Germans had been onboard the doomed Airbus A320, which was heading from Barcelona to Duesseldorf when it crashed in the French Alps. Brice Robin, the French prosecutor who is leading the investigation into the crash, is due to meet Thursday with relatives of some of the other victims to discuss the identification and repatriation of remains. Last week the families of some of the 16 teenage victims from the same German high school angrily com-
plained to Lufthansa after they were told the repatriation would be delayed due to problems with the issuing of death certificates. Lufthansa later said the flight would go ahead as initially planned. The teenagers, from the northwest German town of Haltern, had been flying back from an exchange trip to Spain. “After this first special flight to Duesseldorf, the other victims will be gradually transferred to their home countries in the coming weeks,” Lufthansa said. “The French authorities are working hard in order to create the formal conditions for the transfer of the victims as soon as possible.” “Lufthansa is in close contact with the relatives to ensure that the transfer of the victims is carried out according to the relatives’ wishes.” Investigators last month finished identifying the remains of all 150 people aboard Germanwings Flight 4U 9525. They say that 27-year-old German co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who had a history of severe depression, intentionally downed the plane.
Convicted killer in New York prison break on third escape attempt A daring weekend escape from a New York state maximum-security penitentiary, the facility’s first prison break, marked at least the third time convicted murderer Richard Matt had moved to bust out from behind bars. As authorities searched for a fourth day for Matt, 48, and his fellow convicted killer David Sweat, 34, details emerged showing that the older inmate had twice tried to escape prison, once successfully. Large numbers of officers converged on Tuesday on the town of Willsboro, New York, about 40 miles (64 km) south of the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, from which they had escaped, following a reported sighting of the pair. “We are continuing to pursue that lead down in Willsboro but it would be inaccurate to say they are cornered,” said Beau Duffy, spokesman for New York State Police. Duffy declined to comment on whether anyone was being questioned. Police investigating Matt’s getaway from the prison, just 20 miles (30 km)
from the Canadian border, were questioning a woman who worked in the prison tailor shop where the men had menial jobs. She was identified in various media outlets, including ABC News, as Joyce Mitchell. According to her Facebook page, Mitchell is an industrial training supervisor at the prison. She was hospitalized with “severe chest pains” on Saturday, the day the prison break was discovered, her son Tobey Mitchell told NBC News. Matt’s son, Nicholas Harris, 23, of Angola, New York, told the Buffalo News his father had a history of prison escapes. “He has escaped before,” he was quoted as saying. Matt fled upstate New York’s Erie County Correctional Facility in 1986. He scaled a wall and gate topped with razor wire that slashed his forearms and remained on the loose for five days before he was caught at a family apartment in Tonawanda, New York, near Buffalo, his son told the newspaper. ‘IT’S LIKE THEY CAN’T KILL HIM’ A decade later, to avoid
arrest for the 1997 torture, murder and dismemberment of his boss in Tonawanda, Matt fled to Mexico, where he was soon locked up for a fatal barroom fight. He tried to escape, making it to the roof of a Mexican prison before he was shot in the shoulder, his son told the newspaper. “This guy has bullet holes on his body. He’s been shot like nine times. It’s like they can’t kill him,” Harris was quoted as saying in the Buffalo News. Matt was eventually convicted in the beating death of his boss, William Rickerson, in a trial that took place under heightened court security, with a police sniper posted outside the courthouse and Matt forced to wear an electric stun belt. He was sentenced to 25 years to life. The Clinton escape, the first in the prison’s 170-year history, involved cutting through steel walls at the back of their adjoining cells, crawling through a steam pipe and emerging from a manhole in a residential community. They left behind a note saying “Have a nice day.”
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Why do you take off a hat indoors? I was taking a friend’s son to the son of another friend’s birthday party. As we entered the house where the party was being held, I noticed that the boy still had on his cap. I politely suggested that he take it off as he entered the house. He gave me a rude look and strutted off. I caught up with him and this time more firmly told him that he should take off his cap. He bluntly refused and asked why he should do so. I said to him, “Don’t you know that when you go indoors you should take off your headwear?” “I did not know that. When was that rule made up? he asked. “How can you say that you do not know that you are
supposed to take off your cap or hat when you enter indoors?” I queried. I presumed he was just trying to be difficult, but when I looked around I noticed that quite a few children in the room had on their caps. In fact, quite a few adults were doing the same. That suggested to me that there are quite a few persons in Guyana who do not know or care to know about hat etiquette. These little things that older folks take for granted are now coming under scrutiny. Persons are questioning why certain things are done. So why exactly is someone required to take off their headwear when they go into someone
else’s home or office? Well, for one if you are outdoors, especially during the day, your head is going to perspire a great deal. The hat will therefore most likely have a little dampness inside. It will also be a little smelly. Taking off your hat or cap avoids you the embarrassment of someone having to get a whiff of that smell. If you live in a cold country, your hat is likely to be wet when it is snowing. You certainly do not wish to be wearing a wet hat or cap indoors. It is uncomfortable, therefore, in certain climates to be wearing a cap indoors. Of course in those very climates it is unhealthy to be going without headwear
Dem boys seh...
Some live in hell while dem boss live like kings Dem got some women who when dem pass by you dem looking good and smelling good. You think de best of dem till you go in and see how dem live. Jagdeo go to Bartica and he see de police station after a fire nearly bun it down. Right away he tell Gajraj fuh build a new police station. Well Bartica got a police station that look good from outside, but go inside. De police ain’t got bed fuh sleep on and de chair that dem does sit down on is to train dem to balance. De chair ain’t got seat, suh dem police got to behave like if dem wukking at Kissoon. Dem got to tek piece sponge from somebody old bed and a piece of board from de sawmill. Dem boys want to know if Rohee never check fuh see how dem police had to exist. But he was quick to run to Berbice and get a whole police station transfer because de people who live nearby didn’t want dem police. Don’t talk ‘bout de kitchen. How de pot balance pun de table wha balancing de stove dem boys want to know. One man seh that there was a time when a man coulda carry a woman to he barracks. Now de woman got to carry him to she barracks because de policeman bed can’t even tek he own weight. And de man who dem boys use to call See-all got to name Blindall, because he ain’t never see de conditions under which he police dem had to live. And he give strict order that police mustn’t beg fuh nutten, suh even if people did want to give dem ranks a bed or a chair dem police had to refuse. Is only de big ones
coulda tek things from dem Chinese and de Brazilians. Dem boys cry when dem see how de people who got to protect dem got to live. And is now dem boys know why See-All, who can’t see nutten, couldn’t solve any crime when he was Crime Chief. But de police ain’t de only ones who get ignore. Brassington was busy spending money, but couldn’t see how dem GPL people was living at Bartica. He tek de money to give Jagdeo and he couldn’t tek money to mek de Bartica
workers happy. De men got to eat in grease water, use a toilet that can’t flush in this day and age, and de place got a fan that de men can’t wuk because it gun only stir up de germs. Now dem workers singing de praises of Hapnew and Hay Heff See. Dem claim that de coalition save dem and is now dem believe that de Creatah don’t give people more than dem can bear. Of course is not easy to bear Brassington. Talk half and hope that Brassington end up living like dem Bartica workers.
when you are outdoors. Hats do have purposes, but those are for outdoors. You do not need a hat indoors, do you? Taking your hat off when going indoors is an appropriate way to greet another person. This is how it was done back in the days of old. It is a convention that has been passed down. It is no different from shaking someone’s hand when meeting them or giving him a friendly hug. When you take off your headwear while meeting someone indoors it is saying to them, “I greet you. I respect you.”
If you keep your hat on you are saying the very opposite. Taking off your hat when you enter a building is also a sign of manners. It is considered ill-mannered to not do this. And because of this there are lots of ill-mannered persons in Guyana; illmannered not by choice, but because they do not know the rule about hats. In the old days, folks used to be attached to their hats. If you lost your hat you grieved. I remember this story about a boy and
his grandmother. One day they were walking along the beach when a huge wave came and swept the boy a w a y. The grandmother was terrified, but just then another wave came and dropped the boy right back on the shore. The grandmother took one look at him and then angrily shouted to the receding wave, “When he came, he had a hat.”
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
I drove up to Anil Nandlall’s wife The PPP Government fell on the stroke of midnight of May 11, so that would be the morning of May 12. It was a silly defeat, because astute politics could have carried the PPP into a second minority government in 2016. There would not have been a no-confidence intention if the Ramotar minority government had dealt with APNU behind the back of the AFC and made concessions to the AFC behind the back of APNU. Both opposition parties had things on their respective minds that they wanted and commonsense and realpolitik had to be employed by the minority government to keep its power intact. The AFC made it pellucid;
it wanted the Procurement Commission in exchange for voting for Amaila Falls. APNU wanted the local government Bills to be passed. In fact, the Ramotar administration got some generosity from APNU without APNU getting any goody in return. For example, APNU voted for the Cricket Administration Bill. What would have happened is that from 2014 to 2016, both AFC and APNU would have been in a concessionary relationship with the PPP and there would have been a three-way race once again. It is very likely that against a landscape of compromise the PPP would have won in 2016, but again as a minority. What the PPP didn’t know
in 2011 it has now discovered in June 2015 – the meaning of democracy. So Anil Nandlall and Molly Hassan of NCN are speaking up about what democracy is all about. One hopes that PPP supporters are listening and will frown upon these Christopher Columbuses. Take Molly Hassan. She berates the coalition government for lack of professionalism. Does Hassan know the meaning of the word? According to her close colleague, Raymond Azeez, who rang me last Saturday morning, Mrs. Hassan needs to be exposed. My advice to him is that he should do so and do it immediately. If he doesn’t then I may be inclined to play
the tape. I would urge Azeez through this page to go public with what he described to me. Hassan has called into question the integrity of the new Guyana Government. From what Azeez told me how Hassan operated as his boss at NCN, then he too should go public. Then we have Anil Nandlall. He chastised the Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, for ordering the dismissal of Corporal Dolai from the police force for torturing an accused youth. Where was Nandlall when his government was doing more than just firing public servants? If Molly Hassan and Anil Nandlall had advised their superiors in government of
observing the rules of justice and fair play, then the PPP regime might still be in power today. According to Nandlall, he is speaking out on the Dolai dismissal in defence of the principles of natural justice and the rule of law. When did Nandlall discover these sacred values? I had a very good relation with Nandlall when he was my student at UG. I say without hesitation that he was one of the brightest students that I had at UG. I knew his wife long before he married her. She too was a student at UG. After he became a lawyer he did free human rights work for me which I will always remember him for. I was really surprised that such a man with the potential to be a very erudite lawyer would join the PPP. One day I drove behind his wife on Sheriff Street and I pulled up after she came out of her car at her home. She asked me in, but I told her I preferred to speak outside. My talk was on the abrupt termination of my UG contract five months before its expiration by the PPP Council members at UG. I expressed disappointment that Anil
Frederick Kissoon Nandlall did not advise the Ramotar Government against it, since it was a nasty violation of the principles of natural justice, the very words Nandlall employed in denouncing the firing of Dolai. She was sympathetic to me and I think it is best not to repeat what she told me. Nandlall could ask her after he reads this article. It would help the future credibility of Anil Nandlall, Molly Hassan, Raymond Azeez and others if they can go public with their denunciations of what happened to people like me, attorney Gino Persaud, former Chief Education Officer Genevieve Whyte-Nedd, and thousands of others like us whom the PPP denied justice for over twenty-two years. If only the PPP over those years knew what justice was, Nandlall would have still been the Attorney-General.
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APNU+AFC’s claim of $$B siphoned off is absurd - PPP
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon
PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee
Recent claims by Minister of State Joseph Harmon, that billions of dollars were being siphoned off annually during the reign of the previous administration, were sternly denounced yesterday by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). The opposition party said by way of a statement to the media, that in a country where the national budget is $200 billion, the mere illogicality and impracticality of $500 billion being siphoned off every year should be apparent to all. It said that the de facto APNU/AFC government can provide no sensible
Bidding for rehab of drainage and water supply systems commence Bids were opened yesterday by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for projects aimed at rehabilitating drainage pumps in Region No. 6, under the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Association (NDIA). The project involves three lots. There were three bids for rehabilitation of drainage pumps for Lot 1, the engineer’s estimate of which was $2.5M.
Bids for Lot 2 came with an engineer’s estimate of $1.7M
The engineer’s estimate for Lot 3 was $3.8M. The bids were as follows:
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) also received bids for management of the water supply system in Mabaruma, Region No 1. The engineer’s estimate for this undertaking was $23,182,096.
And the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment received a solitary bid for the provision of consultancy services aimed at prioritizing hotspots for monitoring and enforcing of gold mining activities.
explanation of where this money was being sourced, how it was being siphoned off, and by whom and to whom. Put simply, the PPP is saying once again, “Show me the evidence.” The PPP said, “The simple fact of the matter is that the APNU/AFC is now caught with a serious problem on their hands. Never having intended to deliver any of the promises in their manifesto, they now need to concoct an explanation as to why they will not be meeting those promises. As a result, they are now making the most outrageously absurd claims, with one aim in mind, to justify their total and complete failure to deliver on any of their false and empty promises.” Harmon in an interview with the state media on Saturday last, said that
according to a “World Bank report” some $500B was being siphoned off annually. This is $200B more than what economist Dr. Clive Thomas had estimated. The Minister had also said that the coalition Government is on its way to establishing what it calls the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU). The issue of corruption and bribery had been a major one in recent years with both APNU and AFC, while in Opposition, promising a host of interventions to reduce theft by public servants and by extension contractors. SARU, in keeping with promises of the new administration, will likely be independent, away from the political direction of the administration. It is likely to comprise
representatives drawn from the Guyana Bar Association, the business community and the Guyana Human Rights Association. It will be reporting directly to the National Assembly. The new administration, Harmon said, will also be looking to also carry out audits of state companies. The decisions were all taken last week during the first full meeting of the new Cabinet. Already, the Ministry of Finance has started the process of transferring monies lying in several accounts outside of the central account, the Consolidated Fund. Government is also linking up with international organisations and looking at models of similar units that have been established abroad. Help has been offered.
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CH&PA wanted free rein on $3B GGMC loan - documents reveal Details are emerging over the attempts by the former Government to transfer $3B from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) back in January. The High Court in early May had blocked the GGMC transaction with the Central Housing and Planning
Authority (CH&PA) ruling that the loan agreement struck to transfer the money was null and void. Documents now reveal that CH&PA had wanted restrictions lifted on the money, allowing the entity to use it for other purposes. The proposal had sparked protests and criticisms that the transfer was highly unlawful. Opposition members had accused the PPP/C of wanting the money to run its elections campaign. In mid-January, days before announcing May 11 date for general elections, the previous Government under the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) in a Cabinet decision informed
GGMC that it had approved a $3B loan. The money was said to be for CH&PA to invest in the housing sector. The Cabinet of Ministers, after facing flak, then amended the approval on March 3, saying that the loan was to support CH&PA for housing projects in mining communities. However, the transaction became public knowledge not only because of the huge amount involved, but the fact that it was highly unusual. Former Opposition Member of Parliament, Desmond Trotman, and CH&PA’s director, Ranwell Jordan, took the matter to court, with GGMC engaging law firm, Cameron and
Shepherd, to offer its advice on the legality of the transaction. The law firm, through attorney-at-law Ralph Ramkarran, S.C, in early February, cleared the loan. However, a purported correspondence dated February 27 and addressed to Natural Resources Minister, Robert Persaud, by GGMC’s Chairman, Clinton Williams, indicated that CH&PA wanted a deletion of conditions in a revised loan agreement which blocked it using it to do other things with the money. NOT ME! Updating Persaud on the transaction, Williams disclosed that the Commission on January 29,
GGMC Chairman, Clinton Williams
Former Natural Resources Minister, Robert Persaud
2015 approved the loan in principle. A draft loan agreement was returned to CH&PA for revisions and amendments. GGMC demanded that CH&PA submit a repayment schedule, a loan guarantee from the Ministry of Finance, and a detailed loan investment proposal. But by February 27, CH&PA, which is the body charged with Government’s housing development, had failed to submit the requested documents. Williams told the former minister that GGMC’s Board of Directors was not budging from its stance on the requested documents. Williams insisted that he was not an executive chairman and it would be virtually impossible for him to deviate from the mandate of the Board. He said even if he approved the transaction with the Board’s authority, the $3B transfer could be rejected by the Commissioner as it would be illegal. “The signing of the agreement by me would mean that I am engaging in an action that is not sanctioned by the board, illegal and could have adverse effects on my reputation, credibility and integrity with the end result being a loss of confidence of the Board of Directors,” Williams said in his correspondence to Persaud. GGMC and CH&PA in a joint statement issued a month before (in late January) on the $3B transfer, said that the money was to be used for allocating 30,000 lots under the Adequate and Affordable Housing Programme in several areas on the East and West Demerara.” GGMC, which reportedly spent over $7M in legal fees asking for legal advice, had reportedly approached Senior Counsel Edward Luckhoo and former Attorney General, Sir Shridath Ramphal, for advice, but they declined,
citing conflicts of interest. GGMC then settled on attorneys-at-law, Sir Fenton Ramsahoye and Timothy Jonas. INDEPENDENT BODY In his March 18th opinion, Sir Fenton pointed out that the Commission is an independent statutory corporation with its own legal personality and powers. It is not a creature of the Cabinet. While the Cabinet can make recommendations, the Commission is not obliged to be directed. “The Cabinet directive of March 3rd, 2015 cannot lawfully impose an obligation on the Commission to transfer $3B out of its funds and resources to CH&PA.” “The Cabinet as an institution is responsible for the general direction and control of the Government, but when Parliament in its wisdom has removed control from Central Government and vested it in a corporation of its own creation, the Cabinet cannot govern or engage in acts of governing the Corporation.” He noted that once transferred, GGMC would have lost control and ownership on the money. The transfer of the money as requested by the Cabinet in effect would make GGMC a mere rubber stamp. He said that the transfer would have lacked legality and left the Commission at risk and liable to be made to account for the money. “I am therefore of the opinion that the Cabinet decision of March 3rd, 2015, contravenes the principle of legality and the Commission cannot lawfully implement it,” Sir Fenton said. On his March 19 advice, attorney-at-law, Timothy Jonas, of De Caires, Fitzpatrick and Karran law firm opined that from the two decisions by Cabinet, it can be deduced that the real purpose of the loan is not the advancement of mining.
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Rice Producers’ Action Committee claims GRDB owes $1.9B to millers By Nicholas Peters Guyana’s rice industry is in crisis, according to Chairman of the Rice Producers’ Association Action Committee (RPAAC), Jinnah Rahman, and milling specialist Dr. Turhane Doerga, with the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) owing approximately $1.9B to millers throughout the country. Further, as it stands, future projections show that the industry will not recover soon enough, without drastic changes in how it is managed. These claims would be contrary to the assurances made during the period in office of the previous administration, which projected that the rice industry was prosperously progressing in the past few years. According to the duo, they were informed of the rice industry’s state by a senior official of the GRDB during a meeting, yesterday morning. They said that the GRBD official confirmed their suspicions that rice would be producing at over 200,000 tonnes surplus in this coming crop due to the lack of international buyers, apart from Venezuela. The men explained that such a surplus of paddy will lead to further decline in how bags of paddy are bought from farmers. Prices from the last harvest showed that farmers were receiving around $2,700 per bag of paddy, which many of them complained was not enough to cover production cost. However, with this latest revelation, Dr. Doerga is projecting that paddy bag prices will fall to $2000. According to him, for farmers to gain profitable yields, paddy should be bought at $3,000 per bag. He further explained that without
...says price of paddy to drop even further
Chairman of the Rice Producers Association’s Action Committee, Jinnah Rahman and milling specialist Dr. Turhane Doerga international buyers, coupled with a massive surplus in produce and no profitable funds, Guyana’s rice industry is “worse than we think”. “The major problem is that they said that the money was there and that there was no problem in the rice industry. (The GRDB official) confirmed this morning to the millers that they have no money to pay millers,” related Dr. Doerga. He continued to explain that if millers are not paid then rice farmers cannot be paid as they should be. This revelation was discovered by the Rice Millers Association (RMA), after requesting a meeting with the Board. According to Dr. Doerga, the RMA is going through a complete reorganisation in light of a change in administration. He said the meeting was set up to address concerns of millers with relation to the international market, as the association is looking to be more directly involved in exporting rice to foreign buyers. “Really and truly the millers are the ones who are supposed to be getting the
market... (Yesterday) the same people who said that they (the GRDB) had a market, confirmed that, with the exception of Venezuela, there is no market for rice,” said Dr. Doerga. This is despite rice production being at an alltime high since 2013 when the country’s overall production surpassed 500,000 tonnes. According to Jagnarine Singh, General Manager of GRDB, this year’s first quarter projections are set to surpass the 313,000-tonne goal by 42,000 tonnes. Singh was quoted by this publication in a May 29 article as saying the year’s first quarter harvest is 94.7 percent finished, with 355,000 tonnes already harvested. In said article, head of the Guyana Rice Producers Association (GRPA), Dharamkumar Seeraj, “expressed optimism” that this year’s yields will remain ahead of last year’s first quarter. Seeraj was also quoted as confirming that exports, under the Petro Caribe deal, to Venezuela were, as well as exports to the Continued on page 24
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Nothing illegal with employment of recently dismissed OP staffers - Rohee General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Clement Rohee on Monday came out in strong defence of 24 persons who were recently dismissed by the Government, stating that he found nothing wrong with the appointment of the staffers, at the Office of the President (OP). The individuals, who were secretly working at the Office of the Presidency under the guise of “work processor operator”, were being paid to write letters to the editors of various newspapers under assumed names, as well as to create fake profiles on facebook and other social websites. Even worse, some were in receipt of contracts from state owned National Communications Network (NCN), reportedly collecting salaries from both OP and NCN. It has also been reported that the ‘phantom’ staffers were suspected of receiving pay from other state agencies. The new A Partnership for National Unity/ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) administration terminated the services of the ‘phantom workers’ on June 1st, citing abuse of state resources. According to Rohee, it was ‘normal’, after a change of government, for the succeeding government to highlight instances of disapproval with previous policies “There is no government that comes in and takes up lock, stock and barrel what the
previous government did.” “The APNU+AFC came into government, they found certain things that they were not happy with and they decided that they aren’t going to run with that.” That being said, Rohee condemned the “method” used in dispensing with the services of the OP staffers, stating that these “employees” had signed endorsed contracts terms and conditions of their employment as well as their benefit package. Rohee described the termination of the OP staffers as “willy nilly” and outside of the due process of the law “There was nothing illegal about the way they were employed or the setting up of these bodies within the Government apparatus.” he pointed to the setting up of an asset recovery unit, a widely publicized unit with clearly defined objectives, and sought to compare its operations to the ‘phantom’ OP staffers. Asked whether he did not see anything wrong with the employment of the individuals, Rohee maintained that the staffers were in actuality working for the former administration, though he brushed aside reminders that the duties of the staffers was to create fake facebook accounts and perpetuate propaganda. According to him, the staffers did not have to physically be at OP to be counted as staffers.
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Territorial claim…
Venezuelan Embassy attracts protest By Abena Rockcliffe The melody of Dave Martins’ ‘Not a blade a grass’ blasted yesterday in front of the Venezuelan Embassy, Thomas Street, Georgetown as a group of persons mounted a protest to register their disapproval with Venezuela’s most recent attempt to deprive Guyana of its territory. Yesterday’s group was not strong in number but the message of active resistance was powerful. Leader of the Independent Party, Mark Benschop led the demonstration and provided the music. Venezuelan Ambassador, Reina Margarita Arratia Díaz heard a few of the comments by the protesters as she made her way from the embassy Subsequently, Benschop told Kaieteur News that he will spare no effort in doing his part as a Guyanese citizen in fighting for “what belongs to us”. The social activist indicated that he has plans to sustain his protest action until Venezuela gets a message that Guyana will not be bullied. When pointed to the fact that he was practically accompanied, in his noble quest by four others, Benschop expressed optimism that “the support is going to pick up.” He said that Guyanese will soon understand the seriousness of the situation that is facing Guyana and “come out in their numbers.” Benschop added, “We are against a greedy country which is bullying us for our land and natural resources, this got to stop and Guyana got to wake up. So yes, we expect that the crowd will grow.” Even as he spoke to Kaieteur News, Benschop continued to play the popular Dave Martins’ song. He said that Martins hit should be the song of the season as “Maduro is playing politics with us…He is failing terribly, he is a dictator and his people are upset with him so he is trying to stir up emotions so his people may feel he is working…We do not give a damn about Maduro, he has to find another way out.” Benschop continued, ‘Since I was a boy Guyana has been going through this with Venezuela and it has to stop once and for all.” He opined that the Guyana government should recall its Ambassador to Venezuela and send Venezuela’s ambassador to Guyana packing “nothing personal, but we have to stand up and defend what belongs to us.” Asked if he really thinks
“We ain’t giving up no mountain”- protesters sing
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outraged when he got news of Venezuela’s new claim. Atwell opined that at this time, the Guyana Defence Force should seek to train volunteering citizens to deal with any eventualities that may come from Venezuela’s latest threat to Guyana’s territorial integrity. A Pastor, Roy Thomas, was going about his daily routine when the group caught his attention. He stopped and joined. Thomas said that he saw the need to take a firm stance with fellow
Guyanese against Venezuela. “We will not give up anything that belongs to us. We will not give up our wealth to anyone. We will take a firm stance against the enemy.” Don Gomes expressed that he was disgusted with the President of Venezuela for making “a decree that claims almost two-thirds of Guyana…I closed my office today and I am out here to ensure that everybody knows that danger is against us. Continued on page 24
Clean-up exercises continuing unabated
In observance of World Environment Day, last Friday, the Environmental Health Department of Region One in collaboration with the Regional Administration, Ranks from the Guyana Defence Force, Sergeant of the Mabaruma Police Station, residents and business persons of Kumaka-Mabaruma, Kumaka-Moruca and Port Kaituma Sub Region conducted a massive clean-up exercise. On behalf of the Region’s Environmental Health Department, the Senior Environmental Health Officer Ms Andrea Bazilio expressed thanks to all who participated in making the event a success. Meanwhile, the Clean-up Guyana
Campaign which started after President David Granger was sworn in last month is showing no signs of abating. Over the past weekend scores of residents in several East Coast Demerara communities braved the rains in a massive Clean-up Campaign. Clogged drains and over grown bushes were cleared and by midday, the communities of Dazell Housing Scheme and sections of Melanie Damishana and Nabaclis had an almost brand new look. Residents in all the communities mentioned have assured that the exercise would not be a one-off affair and are appealing to all to keep their surroundings clean.
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The demonstration in progress Guyana is in a position to fight off Venezuela, Benschop said “Guyana has friends and the international community is not going to sit back and allow a greedy country to take what belongs to us.” Denis Atwell, another protester held a placard written in Spanish that basically translated Madura is mad to try to take Essequibo away from Guyana. He said that he spent most of his formative years in Essequibo, so he became
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Murdered Festival City beautician… GNBS grants renewed Victim’s daughter to approval for PPL pipes conclude testimony today
GNBS’s Mr Al Fraser (extreme right) hands over the renewal certificate to PPL’s Mr Bharrath Rampersad in the presence of support staff. A move by Plastics Products Limited (PPL) to have its products certified nationally, has been regarded as laudable by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS). PPL’s sustained quality production saw the GNBS on Monday granting it permission to continue use of the National Standards Mark on its Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) pipes. The company has a thriving manufacturing complex at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara. According to GNBS, the permit was granted in light of the fact, that the pipes manufactured by the company continue to meet the requisite testing and quality requirements of two specific National Standards. These standards, which fall under the GNBS Product Certification Scheme, are: GYS 107, ‘Specification for pressure – rated PVC pipes (SDR series)’ and GYS 99, ‘Specification for
PVC pipes schedules 40, 80 and 120’. The renewal certificate, which is valid for one year, was presented by Mr Al Fraser, Technical Officer II, on behalf of the Executive Director of the GNBS, Ms Evadnie Enniss. Accepting on PPL’s behalf was Production Manager, Mr Bharrath Rampersad, who at the time was in the company of support staff. GNBS in lauding the operation of PPL announced that it is proud of the company’s efforts, and the commitment demonstrated by such companies to have their products certified to the requirements of National Standards. Other products certified to National Standards are PVC pipes manufactured by Guyana Thermoplastics Limited and gold jewellery manufactured by King’s Jewellery World and Steve’s Jewellery.
A police witness testifying in the murder trial of Charles Anthony Woolford, has related that an initial report of a wounding incident between a husband and wife, later turned into a murder investigation, which led to the arraignment of the accused. Detective Constable, Orwin Dow took the stand yesterday, to provide his portion of evidence in the trial. Woolford is facing his second retrial for the murder of his beautician wife, before Justice Brassington Reynolds and a 12-member mixed jury at the High Court in Georgetown. His previous two trials ended in hung jury verdicts. The accused is currently being represented by Attorney–at–Law, Peter Hugh. Prosecutors Mercedes Thompson and Michael Shahoud are presenting the State’s case. Woolford is said to have fatally stabbed his wife on February 8, 2009 at her Lot 2041, Hummingbird Street, Festival City, North Ruimveldt home, allegedly during a heated argument. The hairdresser, and mother of three, is said to have had her stomach sliced
Police say they responded positively to needs of wounded Cop
The Guyana Police Force says it responded very positively to the matter involving Constable Victor Fausette, in keeping with its policy of utmost care and concern for the welfare of its members. This is in response to an article published in yesterday’s edition of the Kaieteur News under the caption “Police criticised for handling of Wismar shooting”, which dealt with the shooting of Police Constable Victor Fausette at the Wisroc Police Outpost last Sunday. The force stated that contrary to the allegation
attributed to Constable Fausette’s mother, Marcel Bobb, in the article, that “up to late yesterday (Monday) afternoon, no one from the Police Administration had visited her son or spoken to her personally”, its officers have been in contact with her since the very night of the incident on a continuous basis. According to a statement from the police public relations office, the Divisional Commander of “E” Division (where the injured rank is stationed) Senior Superintendent Calvin Brutus, made telephone contact with
Venezuelan Embassy... From page 23 He said that the government should make a strong statement telling the Guyanese people that “we have to prepare for the inevitable. If these people move against us then we have to defend ourselves.” Another Pastor, Vanrick Beresford, who has a church nearby the Venezuelan Embassy, said that Venezuela must be made to know that while Guyana is a small country, “we have a big God”. He called on all churches in Guyana to “take the situation seriously and intercede for this
land of ours.” Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on May 27, 2015 issued a decree, extending Venezuela’s claim to Guyana’s territorial waters. A map which was issued, accompanying the decree, shows that the claim includes the area where the US giant oil company, ExxonMobil is currently drilling for oil. Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge has since noted that Venezuela, in the decree, has threatened the use of force.
Marcel Bobb, via her cell phone, during the night of the incident and apprised her of the incident and expressed the Police Force’s concern over the injury to her son. He also indicated to her that, at the time of their conversation, efforts were being made to transport her injured son to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation by ambulance. On Monday morning, the Force said, Inspector Oswald Pitt of “E” Division visited Police Constable Victor Fausette at the GPHC, at the behest of the Divisional Commander. In addition, during that same period, the Police Welfare Officer, Assistant Superintendent Lorraine Saul, visited the Hospital in order to see Constable Victor Fausette, but was unable to do so as he was in the recovery area of the Intensive Care Unit. However, she was informed of his condition by hospital personnel. The police explained that consequently, Assistant Superintendent Saul returned to the hospital for the lunch period visit that very day, where she was able to see the injured rank and was informed by another relative that his mother would be returning to the hospital for the afternoon visit. As a result, the Welfare
Officer returned to the Hospital during the afternoon where she met with Marcel Bobb. She also expressed the Police Force’s concern about the incident and assured the woman of the Force’s readiness to assist in every way possible with the care and welfare of her son. During their conversation, the issue of some urgent medical amenities for use by the injured rank in hospital, as well as some other matters, were discussed and have since been dealt with. The Divisional Commander also met with Miss Bobb during his visit to the Hospital to see the injured rank yesterday. Meanwhile, reports are that Constable Fausette underwent a successful surgery yesterday for the bullet wound to his head and is resting comfortably. Kaieteur News understands that the rank showed significant signs of recovery by opening his eyes and moving his limbs. Fausette was shot by a Wisroc resident who relieved him of his weapon while he was being placed in the lockups. The shooter, Egan Richards was later shot dead by other ranks after he went home with Constable Fausette’s service revolver.
MURDERED: Latoya Conway Woolford
MURDER ACCUSED: Charles Anthony Woolford
open during the ordeal. She succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) while receiving treatment. The accused, who was a self-employed construction worker at the time, tried to end his life by ingesting what was believed to be a poisonous liquid, a few hours after learning of his wife’s demise. He was hospitalized but was later released to face the murder charge. Yesterday, Detective Dow related that in February 2009 he was at the East La Penitence Police Station, when he received information about a wounding incident alleged to have occurred at Hummingbird Street, North Ruimveldt. He said the information was that Latoya Woolford had been wounded by her husband Charles Anthony Woolford. He said that as a result he visited the premises where he spoke to a few persons who would have had knowledge about what had occurred. The officer also recalled taking statements from persons at the scene. Dow said that a few days later he received information that Latoya Woolford had passed away while receiving treatment at the GPHC. He said that he was then instructed to institute a
murder charge against Charles Woolford and thereafter an investigation was launched. Talia Rayside, a cousin of the murdered beautician, also related her portion of evidence to the court yesterday. Rayside said that she was living at the top flat of the two-storey house, while her cousin resided with her family, downstairs. She recalled hearing frantic screams coming from downstairs, on the day the incident took place. The witness said that she later learnt that her cousin Latoya had been injured during an altercation with her husband. O n M o n d a y, t h e victim’s teenage daughter commenced her evidence by relating to the court that on February 8, 2009 her s t e p f a t h e r, Charles Anthony Wo o l f o r d , plunged a knife into her mother’s stomach. Marciana Conway is said to have witnessed the stabbing, when she was just 11 years old. Conway, now 17 years old, of Q u e e n s , N e w Yo r k , i s providing her evidence to the court via audio-visual link (Skype). The teenager is scheduled to continue her evidence today.
Rice Producers’ Action... From page 21 Caribbean, Central American and Europeans “going on apace”. He added that exportation figures exceeded last year’s. However, when RMA members inquired about how payments to millers, and ultimately the farmers, would be done, it was revealed that, at the time, the Ministries of Agriculture and Finance were making arrangements for the payment. Dr. Doerga explained that when he asked where the funds from the Petro Caribe deal were, which amounts to US$119M per crop, the GRDB official responded that the funds were allocated but that the monies were not in the Petro Caribe account. Efforts by this publication to reach the heads of the GDRB, RPA or officials from the Agriculture Ministry for comments on the RPAAC report were proven to be unsuccessful.
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Letters... Where your views make the news... Letters... Where your views make the news
NOTES ON THE JAGAN-RAI SPLIT
DEAR EDITOR, Here are a few observations of mine in relation to Ralph Ramkarran’s take on the split between Cheddi Jagan and Minister Balram Singh Rai that led to the expulsion of the latter from the PPP thus ending his ministerial career in 1962. Ramkarran wrote; “Although Rai had become a respected and popular figure by 1962, he could not have competed in the eyes of the leadership (the PPP) with Benn’s credentials…” That analysis of Ramkarran is another restatement from PPP stalwarts on the cause of the split between Jagan and Rai.
The academic, Baytoram Ramharack in his book, “Against the Grain: The Politics of Balram Singh Rai,” offers an assessment that is quite different from Ramkarran’s. Ramharack’s take is in sync with many other analysts. The story is much more complicated than Ramkarran’s thesis. After I grew up and became involved in my country’s politics, I dropped my intense admiration for Cheddi Jagan. As both a university mind and a political activist, I found severe weaknesses in Jagan’s leadership. There was much evidence available that Jagan was not this great man my
Minister, act consistently against rogue cops DEAR EDITOR, The new Minister of Home Affairs (I mean National Security) has mandated the police commissioner to fire a couple of cops whose names were affiliated with wrong doings. It did not go unnoticed that the Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, as a lawyer, was involved in one matter for a plaintiff against one of the cops – a case of selective, self interest justice? It seems more like revenge. After criticism of his directive, the Minister announced intention to dismiss all rogue cops – that may mean firing 90% of the police force for people has complained about virtually all the cops being involved in rogue behavior. I support the Minister on his efforts to cleanse the police stables; the stench is unbearable. But he cannot pick and choose which cops to go after. There must be consistency across the board. Also, cops, like other citizens, must be given due process regardless of the criminal acts for which they are accused; they cannot be fired at the whim of a Minister. It is highly inappropriate and irregular for a Minister to direct the firing of people – a process must be followed. This process, as the Minister
knows, is guided by timehonoured principles, rights and the rule of law. The firing of the two cops is a “resolved matter”. There are more urgent matters that need resolution. Police officers stood and did nothing while a party’s candidate was savagely beaten – they should be disciplined. A party activist home was invaded and set ablaze while officers stood by and did nothing – they should be disciplined. It is also alleged that the fire officers also did not do all it could to save the man’s and neighbors homes. When will the Minister instruct the DPP to investigate these matters and take actions? While I feel the police service must be reformed and cleansed of its corrupt elements, the police, as indeed employees at all state entities, must be given due process. There is much evidence to put away many of them. To act otherwise, is not only illegal but unethical as well. It may be wise for the Minister to reconsider his action in the interest of the wider citizenry. Government must not follow a political path, but a legal path, to justice. Vishnu Bisram
The Police Complaints... From page 5 I would suggest that Mr. Conway read the Police Complaints Authority Act and the Discipline Forces Commission report for his own edification. This will be my only response to Mr. Conway as I have clearly explained the legal position of the Investigators. I hope that Mr. Conway and the general public will accept my explanation. Also, I would suggest that he is free to call me at any time for any explanation. Mr. Conway can rest assured that I, as the Police Complaints Authority will not be a party to, or condone any breach of the Law or the Constitution. I rest my case. C.C. Kennard Chairman, Police Complaints Authority
parents and elder siblings made him out to be in our home. I found out that not one PPP congress saw a straightforward election. Cheddi Jagan was always behind the scene fixing things. One of Jagan’s obsessions at these congresses was to make sure that after voting, there were African faces in the hierarchy of the central committee. Dr. Jagan arranged votes that would allow Dr. Roger Luncheon to be a big winner. This went on for several congresses. Mr. Ramkarran should know about these conspiracies because he bitterly denounced manipulation of the Diamond Congress in the letter pages of the Stabroek News a few years ago. Although it was positive thinking to have African faces in his party
hierarchy, Dr. Jagan was involved in a Sisyphean task at each congress to get such faces elected. The reason was simple – the PPP was an Indian party, embedded in rural constituencies and that made gravitation to it by African citizens an impossibility. The popular approach on the Jagan-Rai split was that given the torrid racial violence in the sixties, Jagan found it strategic to have the PPP chairman come from the African Guyanese section. He therefore advised Rai against running. I think it was an understandable instinct from Jagan and in the interest of the country Rai should have made the sacrifice. In refusing Jagan’s request, it showed that Jagan was not the invincible monarch that he was perceived to be in the PPP. It was the same in the PNC with
Burnham. Dr. Rawle Farley and Llewellyn John were not afraid to challenge Burnham. Rai’s open defiance of Jagan did not go down well with Jagan because it diluted the aura Jagan had in the PPP. What Jagan did was to campaign vigorously against Rai. Apparently Jagan’s campaign failed to persuade voters and both Cheddi and Janet Jagan manipulated the voting to give Brindley Benn more votes than Rai. This was when the war broke out. I think Rai was annoyed with Jagan for both campaigning and rigging the vote. The die was cast when Jagan tampered with the voting process. It made Rai feel invincible because even the great Cheddi Jagan couldn’t stop him from becoming chairman of the PPP. Ramharack’s book is too partial to Rai (I believe Ramharack is an Indian
supremacist and it has undermined his scholarship). He omitted these details that I have listed here. Rai was too uncompromising because he harbored leadership ambitions. These ambitions hit the sky when Rai found out that Jagan couldn’t stop him from becoming second in charge of the PPP. I guess in the end both Jagan and Rai were justified in the course they pursued. My own position was that Rai put his ego before country in that fateful period 1961-1962. He refused to give Ramharack an interview for Ramharack’s book. Rai never cared for country or history. And at his age (he is approaching late nineties), I doubt whether he will change. I wouldn’t support a national award for him as Ralph Ramkarran is suggesting Frederick Kissoon
DIGICEL NEEDS TO STOP EXPLOITING ITS CUSTOMERS DEAR EDITOR, It is most regrettable that I pen this unfortunate letter against a company that I once loved. Digicel has robbed me and in my humble view – it has they have committed a criminal offense. To begin with, I activated a two-day prepaid data plan of which I paid $500 for 100 megabytes. Before my plan came to an end my megabytes were exhausted hence I chose the option of buying additional megabytes. I purchased 100 megabytes at the cost of G$500. I bought these megabytes with my money. I did not use up all the megabytes and my two-day prepaid plan came to an end. I had approximately 80
megabytes remaining. I then decided to activate a second two-day prepaid data plan. When I checked the amount of megabytes I had, I was expecting to see 180 megabytes. To my surprise I saw 100 megabytes. I immediately got perturbed; perturbed because I cannot understand why Digicel took away my megabytes that I paid for with my own money. So I did what any sane person would do, I called customer care and spoke to the supervisor on duty. After I made my case to him, he said to me Digicel is not obligated to give me back my megabytes but in order to keep their customers he would reimburse me 50
megabytes. This is robbery at its best. I bought the additional megabytes with my money and at no time should Digicel take away my megabytes just because my plan expired. One may want to argue that since I was aware that my plan would come to an end I should not have bought so much megabytes. That argument would be absurdity in its entirety. If I wanted to buy 5,000,000 megabytes it would be my business after all it is my money that I will be buying with. Notwithstanding the slowness and continuing on and off service of the internet you are now being robbed blatantly. I do not agree with
this nonsense. I therefore recommend that Digicel revisits the service provided and treat customers with respect and love. Respect the fact that the money we buy megabytes with is our money and you can’t take back what we bought without reimbursing us. Love us for the fact that we chose the bigger better network. Digicel please give me back my megabytes. Editor, it is sad that I had to resort to your newspaper to vent my frustration on this issue but the supervisor on duty that day I called customer care left me no other option. Ganesh Mahipaul
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Opposition MP seeks answers on four projects Trinidad Guardian - St Joseph Opposition MP Terrance Deyalsingh said Monday four major infrastructural projects are now immersed in alleged controversy and corruption. He is asking for an official report and update from Nidco chairman Dr Carlson Charles and Minister of Works and Infrastructure Dr Surujrattan Rambachan. In an interview Monday, Deyalsingh said in 2013 at the consultation meeting to discuss the new structure and technical aspect of the St Joseph bridge, he had raised some serious concerns. “I had raised issues about the technical competence of the contractor and the officials at the meeting back then were adamant that he is very much capable and could do this project. Now I am hearing about this,” Deyalsingh said. A Sunday Guardian report said Rambachan has launched a probe into the $15 million St Joseph River bridge project after the concrete decking on the project failed concrete tests and standards specifications. The contractor, KJS Enterprises Ltd, was subsequently mandated to demolish the decking and steel work and redo the structure before work on the bridge resumes. Rambachan explained that the contractor’s concrete was rejected and he had been asked to remove the concrete and replace it with proper concrete at his (the contractor’s) own expense. “I have to beg to question, how many other bridges has this contractor built or was in the process of building,” Deyalsingh added. Nidco chairman Dr Carson Charles assumed, according to the Sunday Guardian, that the contractor probably
Terrance Deyalsingh waited too long before using the concrete. Charles explained that concrete deteriorates when it is not used in a timely fashion. He added that the contractor may have taken a risk that he ought not to have taken because he was advised against it by the engineer. The other three projects Deyalsingh is concerned about are the Curepe Interchange, the St Joseph Police Station and the Mount Lambert Community Centre. “The community centre is 90 per cent completed over a year now and I don’t know what the delay is all about,” he added. The project, which falls under the National Infrastructure Develop m e n t C o m pany (Nidco), involves the reconstruction of the Bridge 1/12 on the East-
ern Main Road, also known as the St Joseph River Bridge, and is spearheaded by the Ministry of Works’ Bridges, Landslips and Traffic Management Project Implementation Unit. Work o n t h e project began on January 6, 2014. The reconstruction is necessary since the 75-yearold steel truss bridge was listed as structurally deficient. The project was expected to be completed in 14 months. The Curepe Interchange entered into the spotlight when a letter of complaint was sent by Junior Works Minister Stacy Roopnarine to Prime Minister Kamla PersadBissessar via email. Roopnarine accused her boss, Works and Transport Minister Suruj Rambachan, of interfering in board-level decisions with regards to the award of that contract.
12-year-old girl first in the Caribbean to contract the Zika virus SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - The mosquito-borne Zika virus, also referred to as ZIKV, has now reached the Caribbean, with a 12-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic becoming the first person to contract the virus. The pre-teen has been hospitalised in a private clinic. This development comes a month after cases were reported in Brazil, prompting the Pan American Health Organi-
zation to issue a warning about its potential to spread to other countries. The Zika virus is transmitted by the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito, the same mosquito that transmits Chikungunya and dengue. The virus is similar to dengue with symptoms that include fever, joint and muscle pain, conjunctivitis, headache, weakness, rash and swelling of the lower limbs.
After the bite of an infected mosquito, symptoms usually appear following the incubation period of three to 12 days. They last for four to seven days. No deaths due to the Zika virus have been recorded worldwide to date. The Zika Virus was first isolated in 1947 in a Rhesus monkey in the Zika Forest, Uganda. It was first isolated in humans in 1952 in Uganda and Tanzania.
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Greece deal nears as PM warns of eurozone collapse Brussels (AFP) - The EU’s top official for the euro said Tuesday that Greece and its creditors could be just days from reaching a bailout deal as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned that failure could sink the eurozone. -Cash-strapped Greece submitted new proposals Tuesday to end a standoff with the EU and IMF, which have demanded tough reforms in exchange for giving Athens the final 7.2 billion euros ($8.1 billion) of its bailout funds. The international rescue package expires at the end of the month, and Athens desperately needs the cash to avoid a default and a possible messy exit from Europe’s 19country single currency area. “I would say that reaching the agreement within coming days is possible,” Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU vice president for the euro told reporters. But he urged the Greeks to show “less tactical manoeuvering and more work on substance” to seal a deal. European sources told AFP Greece was still refusing budget targets that the European Union and the International Monetary Fund see as sacrosanct. Radical leftist leader Tsipras has requested a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines of an EULatin American summit on Wednesday to discuss the crisis. - ‘Waste of time’ But a huge gulf remains between creditors and the
Greek government, which came to power in January on the back of promises to end five years of painful austerity measures resulting from bailout programmes. European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker is unlikely to be present at Wednesday’s meeting, after his own head-to-head with Tsipras last week in Brussels disastrously ended with the Greek premier dismissing Juncker’s “absurd proposal”. Juncker told fellow European commissioners on Tuesday that a new Tsipras meeting would be a “waste of time” and that it would be “better to meet with the Latin Americans”, an EU source said. Meanwhile in Athens, Tsipras issued a dire warning that the fate of the eurozone, the central plank of a European project formed in the ashes of World War II, was at stake if the negotiations fail. “I think that is evident. It would be the beginning of the end for the eurozone,” Tsipras told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. Yet Tsipras is also facing huge pressure at home from the hardline wing of his own Syriza party, which has vowed to resist any attempt to bow to the demands of Greece’s creditors. He urged his party during a closed door meeting on Tuesday to “back the efforts of the government”, saying that they were at the most “crucial and substantial point in the negotiations”, according to the semi-official Ana news agency.
- Undue optimism Any agreement will still require the approval of the eurozone’s finance ministers, the Eurogroup, who have grown impatient with the unwillingness of leftist-led Athens to deliver on reforms for cash. Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem warned Greece against any undue optimism with so much still left to be negotiated. “It underestimates the complexity of what is being required from them, to bring the (Greek) budget back in line and get the economy back on track,” Dutch finance minister Dijsselbloem said in a weekly radio address. Last week Greece bundled up a 300-million-euro payment to the US-based IMF until the end of June, when a total of 1.6 billion euros will be due, making it the first country since Zambia in the 1980s to choose that option. Sources said the new Greek offer also included a bid by Athens to delay huge repayments due to the ECB this summer by transferring that debt to the ESM, the crisis-fighting liquidity fund controlled by European governments. Greece and its creditors were debating a possible extension of its current eurozone bailout programme until March 2016, when the IMF portion of its bailout expires, sources told AFP. Greece’s ASE Index gained 0.62 percent on Tuesday on the outlook for a deal,rebounding from sharp falls the day before.
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Fuel depot blaze in Ukraine kills five Trinidad MP urged to face US trial A massive fire at a Ukrainian fuel depot killed five people on Tuesday, officials said, including three firemen who went missing after the flames triggered a powerful explosion. The fire burned overnight and by morning had spread to at least 16 tanks, most of them storing petrol. That sent a pall of black smoke over the area around the depot near Vasylkiv, 30 km (19 miles) from Kiev. The depot’s owners said they suspected arson. “Firemen have the situation ... under total control,” top security official Oleksander Turchynov said in a statement. There was no longer any threat of the blaze spreading and emergency services were putting out remaining fires in the depot, he said. Entire oil tanks were consumed in the flames, which emergency services had feared would spread to an-
other fuel depot nearby. Weapons and equipment were removed from a neighboring military base to a place of safety. “The crisis will be resolved entirely within the next 12 hours,” Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in televised comments. The bodies of three firemen, unaccounted for after the explosion ripped through the area as they battled the fire, had been found, Avakov said. Two other people died and several others were injured, the
emergency services said. Sixty-two fire-fighting units and three trains delivering water and supplies have been mobilized, emergency services said. Rescuers had evacuated people from within a two-kilometer radius of the fire, Turchynov said. Interior Ministry official Zoryan Shkiryak said police were investigating three possible causes of the fire — “violations of fuel storage regulations, technical malfunctions or arson”. The owners of the depot, BRSM-Nafta, said in a statement they believed the fire was the result of an arson attack aimed at damaging its business. Of the 16 fuel tanks affected, eight had a capacity of 900 cubic meters, while the rest were smaller in volume, the emergency ministry said. The overall capacity of the depot is 25,000 cubic meters.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Trinidad and Tobago’s minister of justice, Prakash Ramadhar, has urged member of parliament and former FIFA vice president Jack Warner to go the United States to face trial in connection with his indictment on multiple counts of racketeering, corruption and money laundering. “This is the battle for truth and T&T has to have its image repolished so that the true beauty of the nation be seen and not be identified by the actions of Mr Warner and those around him. I think it is so important for him to save the reputation of this country,” Ramadhar told reporters at a press conference on Sunday. Warner is one of 14 people indicted in the United States on May 27, 2015, in connection with widespread corruption within FIFA spanning some 25 years. He has denied the allegations against him. He is currently free on TT$2.5 million (US$395,000) bail after being arrested pursuant to an extradition request by the US. “We expect the authorities to take actions as the evidence comes,” Ramadhar, adding that it is up to local police to lead any new investigation against Warner. The government cannot meddle in any such probe, the minister said. In the meantime, Warner has threatened to reveal “secrets” regarding funding he now claims to have provided for Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s 2010 gen-
Jack Warner
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eral election campaign, which is purportedly linked to FIFA money. However, Ramadhar said if Warner was innocent as he claimed he should not have a problem going to New York to face the courts. “Go to your trial so that we will hear what the facts are and not what you say they are. And when you go we hope that what you speak will be the truth and not further allegations, as what we have had with you over the last couple of days. “This is a problem for all of Trinidad and Tobago and the solution rests in the heart, conscience and in the hands of Mr Warner. If it is that Mr Warner cares about this country then he should go to the US and have his trial there,” he said. “At the end of the day we don’t want technicalities. We want truth. As a lawyer, and I will tell you that for many years the innocent always rush for an early trial, so as a patriot I am asking for him to do so,” Ramadhar added. With regard to the extra-
dition process in Trinidad, Ramadhar explained, “These are charges that emanate from the United States and therefore the conduct of this government is only to ensure that the judicial process for extradition is engaged. The attorney general has done what he has to do.” However, he warned that sometimes the processing of extradition applications through the courts could be prolonged for a lengthy period by attorneys. “Some lawyers have unlimited abilities to stretch things out so it can go to an extended period while Trinidad and Tobago suffers. And that’s why we are here asking to shortcircuit that,” the minister noted. “Trinidad and Tobago is not Jack Warner,” Ramadhar said. “It really is about restoring a sense of decency to the politics of Trinidad and Tobago. And we made a call to Mr Warner to save us all from the infamy that he has brought upon us to go hastily to America and have his trial.
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England lose to France in World Cup BBC Sport - Moncton, Canada - England slipped to defeat in their Women’s World Cup opener against France as Eugenie Le Sommer’s strike proved the difference. Mark Sampson set his team up to contain a French side ranked third in Fifa’s world rankings, three places above England. But they could not prevent midfielder Le Sommer beating goalkeeper Karen Bardsley at her near post from 20 yards for her 45th international goal. England improved after the break, with Jill Scott’s volley their best effort, but they are likely to be more attacking in their other group games against Mexico and Colombia, who are both ranked below them.
Sampson’s approach was perhaps mindful of the last time England faced France in a major tournament. At Euro 2013, the Lionesses were sent home from Sweden after a 3-0 defeat. This time there was less entertainment as England continued their poor run against their opponents, who they have not beaten for 41 years. In the first tournament game staged at Moncton Stadium, hundreds of fans struggled to gain entry in time for kick-off and as the rain came down they watched a tame first half where England had only one attempt at goal. Sampson’s plan was to thwart France, who are tipped to go far in the tournament. He named Lucy Bronze, who
usually plays right-back, on the left of a midfield five in an effort to nullify winger Elodie Thomis. Although the plan worked in the first 20 minutes, it did invite their opponents to build momentum patiently before taking the lead. Bardsley had already saved Gaetane Thiney’s low strike but she could do little as Le Sommer picked the ball up after Katie Chapman gave it away and fired in from the edge of the box. By sitting deep, England struggled to support lone striker Eniola Aluko and their only notable chance of the first half came when Chapman missed the target from 18 yards after France keeper Sarah Bouhaddi was caught out of goal.
Wednesday June 10, 2015 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Be careful to not be too cavalier today, Aries. It would be wise to adopt a more serious tone than usual. You might be inclined to say words carelessly, but people are going to take you literally. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) You have the sensitivity to pick up on what's going on in every situation today, Taurus. Powerful emotions may conflict with extremely strong opinions. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) The fantasy world that you've built for yourself is a pleasure, Gemini. People frolic in it and have a grand time. Your presence delights people. CANCER (June 21–July 22) It may be difficult to stay grounded today with all the information flying around and all the emotion roiling in your heart. Try not to take things too seriously, Cancer. This is the key to maintaining a level head today. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) You may be pushed around by two very powerful camps today, Leo. Since you're the kind, diplomatic, and sensitive type, you make the perfect target for the more abrasive and opinionated. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) You're apt to feel a bit wilder today. There's a wave of powerful energy working to strengthen your ego and self-confidence. Use this boost to the best of your ability.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) A good tactic today would be to convert your fears to motivation for positive action. You have a great deal of energy at your disposal, Libra. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) You're likely to be faced with conflicting reports today, Scorpio. Information may be tainted with emotion, so be careful about going with the choice that shouts the loudest. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) You may be seduced by fantastic promises that offer wonderful rewards. Beware of lots of bells and whistles, Sagittarius. There may be a great deal of talk but not much to substantiate such wonderful claims. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) People are apt to be quite emotional when it comes to the image they wish to project today, Capricorn. Be careful where you step. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Aquarius, don't be surprised if some of your fantasies and dreams are put on trial by a harsh force that cuts right to the truth of the matter. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) You're at an emotionally climactic point now, Pisces, and you might find that harsh opposition is coming at you for no clear reason. There's a stubborn, strong force surrounding you, and you should be aware that the more rigid your viewpoint.
France finished fourth at last World Cup. (AP) England were more ambitious in the second half as Scott had their first meaningful effort on goal after 56 minutes, but her volley from a corner was easily saved. Le Sommer still looked a threat and was allowed to waltz through the England
midfield too easily, while Steph Houghton was fortunate t o b l o c k C a m i l l e Abily’s strike despite being down after taking a bang to the face. With England failing to trouble France further, Les Bleues coach Philippe
Bergaroo withdrew some of his best attackers, such as the tricky Louisa Necib. After entertaining games between Sweden and Nigeria, plus the United States and Australia on Monday, this did not reach the same heights.
Americans bring Women’s... (From page 32) in some of the other five venues. “A couple of players, I heard them as they were taking the pitch for warm-ups say, ‘it’s like we’re playing at home’,” said U.S. coach Jill Ellis. “It was tremendous, they were behind us, the Outlaws were there and friends and family but there were fans, just fans of soccer it was great to have that kind of noise and support.” The U.S. did their part as they extended their unbeaten run over the Matildas to 25 games as Megan Rapinoe scored twice and keeper Hope Solo produced some dazzling early saves. The victory set up an intriguing showdown with former coach Pia Sundhage’s Swedish side on Friday. Sundhage had spent five years with the U.S. team, leading them to two Olympic gold medals and a runner-up finish in the 2011 World Cup, before she returned to coach her native Sweden.
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England hit record 408-9 to thrash New Zealand in ODI BBC Sport - Edgbaston England made a sensational start to their new era of oneday internationals by striking their highest ever score in a 210-run thrashing of New Zealand. Eoin Morgan’s side hammered 408-9 at Edgbaston, surpassing the 391-4 made against Bangladesh in 2005. Jos Buttler hit the secondfastest ODI hundred by an England batsman off 66 balls and Joe Root the fourth quickest. They then bowled New Zealand out for 198 to record their biggest ODI victory in terms of runs. Adil Rashid, who earlier made 69 from 50 balls, took 455 and Steven Finn 4-35. England’s performance was an extraordinary statement of intent in their first home ODI since a dismal World Cup campaign, and was greeted with delight by a raucous Edgbaston crowd.
Morgan’s men were beaten by Bangladesh on the way to a first-round exit in Australia and New Zealand and have since seen coach Peter Moores sacked. With Paul Farbrace in temporary charge and Trevor Bayliss set to take over, England included only five of their World Cup squad against the beaten finalists. On a pitch full of runs, they took advantage of some poor New Zealand bowling and fielding, but also displayed an aggression that has long been absent from their limitedovers cricket. The batting display was made all the more impressive by the fact that England lost Jason Roy to the first ball of the match. Root’s hundred came from 71 balls, while wicketkeeper Buttler brought up three figures in only five fewer balls than his England record - and went on to score 129 off 77.
Joe Root goes over the leg side during his aggressive hundred, England v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Edgbaston, June 9, 2015 ©Getty Images New Zealand lost captain Brendon McCullum in the first over and never really looked like threatening England’s score, their last six wickets falling for 13 runs.
Root, promoted to number three after James Taylor was left out, arrived at the crease when opener Roy sliced his first ball in ODI cricket to point. He played eye-catching drives off the back foot in a stand of 121 with captain Morgan, although he edged between keeper and slip to reach 50 and was dropped at long-on by Ross Taylor when on 61. After Morgan was lbw to Trent Boult for a 46-ball 50, Root was caught behind off the same bowler 104 in an England slide of four wickets for 31 runs to 202-6. Buttler, though, rebuilt with Rashid in a seventhwicket stand of 177 - an ODI record - in only 17.3 overs. As Rashid initially took the initiative, Buttler’s first 50 came in a relatively calm 42 balls, with the Lancashire man then needing just 24 more to reach 100. Dropped on the boundary by Taylor on 90, Buttler showed power down the ground, hitting four straight
Jos Buttler smashed 13 fours and five sixes, England v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Edgbaston, June 9, 2015 ©Getty Images sixes to add to another maximum over the leg side in addition to 13 fours. When he top-edged Mitchell McClenaghan to depart in the 48th over, England were still 21 runs short of reaching 400 for the first time. But in front of a delirious Birmingham crowd, number 10 Liam Plunkett hit two maximums in the final over to complete an England total of 14 sixes. If New Zealand were to make any impression on an unlikely chase, it seemed likely that the destructive McCullum would have to do most of the work. However, he was bowled swiping at the impressive
Finn, a measure of revenge for the England seamer, who was hit for four successive sixes in a World Cup defeat in Wellington. Though Ross Taylor made 57 and Kane Williamson 45, the Black Caps were never in it, and the end was accelerated when Sam Billings ran out Grant Elliott from the deep. Rashid removed Mitchell Santner and Luke Ronchi in successive balls, Finn pinned Taylor lbw and Chris Jordan sealed it by having McClenaghan caught at deep square leg. Scores: England 408-9: Buttler 129, Root 104; New Zealand 198: Taylor 57, Finn 4-35, Rashid 4-55.
Rockers beat Hardliners Smythfield Rockers destroyed opponents Ithaca Hardliners to make a strong claim for a semi final berth when play continued in the NPG Inter Club Basketball competitions for teams in Berbice. The team from New Amsterdam made sure that their travel was not in vain as they first softened then hammered the hapless Hardliners 73-32 in a once sided contest played last Sunday at the
Ithaca basketball Court, West bank Berbice. Rockers needing badly to win the game were well prepared for battle and they steadied themselves early and completely overran their opponents from the opening whistle and they took an early lead as they never looked back to end the first quarter 24-8. It was more of the same beating in the second segment and the Rockers sailed away to ended the first half
32-16. The trashing continued with more intensity in the third segment with the Rockers soaring away for a 50- 26 lead. The final segment saw the Rockers pouring in 23 points to their opponents merge six as the mauling continued for the 73- 32 blowout. The Rockers assault was led by Jamal Felix with 18 points including two from down town, Michael Bowen 17 and Neil Wills 16. The main contributors for Ithaca Hardliners were Errol Amsterdam 13, Phillip Edwards 12 and Kester Sinclair 6. The competition is being coordinated by Vibert Garrett. (Samuel Whyte)
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Golden Jaguars ready to give 100% against Vincy Heat in WCQ today Team will be compact and organized defensively – Shabazz By Franklin Wilson in St. Vincent compliments of: Crown Mining Supply, Stag Beer, Lens Craft Optical and Fitness Express All the hard work has been put in on and off the field of play and its now down to execution time as Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ get set to roar against St. Vincent & the Grenadines ‘Vincy Heat’ this afternoon from 15:30hrs at the Arnos Vale Play Field in the island of St. Vincent & the Grenadines. This game is the first for both nations in the CONCACAF round 2 of FIFA World Cup, Russia 2018 quali-
fying. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport after team practice yesterday afternoon at the game venue, Shabazz noted that the focus is now for the players to relax and get their heads, spirit and vibes together for the task at hand and to give 100%. ”These are the moments that we’ve been praying for, every footballer’s dream is to advance in world cup qualifiers and every country’s dream is to do that. We’ve done all we can do both on and off the field, we’ve put in the work and now it’s just to go on the pitch and execute.” The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) on request from the
Technical Staff had to act quickly to reinforce the team following the none issuance of passports to four overseas based players, namely Neil Danns, Matthew Briggs, Samuel Cox and Marcel Barrington. The players who have been called up and who traveled to SVG yesterday along with the England based quartet are Pernel Schultz, Kevin Beaton and Chris Camacho who have all been training with the Golden Jaguars. Shabazz did say that the team has depth and that they were two players competing for each position in the squad which was a good thing. The inspirational Shabazz
Argentine sought by U.S. in FIFA scandal surrenders in Italy
Alejandro Burzaco ROME/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) Businessman Alejandro Burzaco, one of three Argentines wanted by U.S. authorities over the FIFA bribery investigation, surrendered voluntarily to police in northern Italy on Tuesday. U.S. prosecutors say Burzaco, 50, along with Argentines Hugo Jinkis, 70, and his son Mariano Jinkis, 40, conspired to win and keep lucrative media rights contracts from regional soccer federations by paying bribes. The whereabouts of the father and son are unknown. Police in the city of Bolzano said they arrested Burzaco after he turned himself in at the police station accompanied by his lawyers. The arrest adds to the list of suspects implicated in the
corruption scandal that erupted last month when police descended on a luxury hotel in Zurich and arrested seven FIFA officials, pending extradition to the United States. Burzaco is also being investigated by Argentina’s tax authority, AFIP, which suspects him of tax evasion. That means extradition from Italy, which is often slow and complicated, could be sought by both the United States and Argentina. Burzaco gave no explanation as to why he was in Bolzano. Local media said he had rented a house outside the city and planned to request that he be given house arrest. Burzaco was president of Argentine sports marketing firm Torneos y Competencias (Torneos), when the United
States issued its indictment. Hugo and Mariano Jinkis are controlling principals of Full Play, another sports media and marketing business headquartered in Argentina. The Argentine judge who ordered the three men’s arrest on May 28 said at the time that he did not know if they were in the country. Burzaco went to ground after the FIFA arrests in Zurich. Argentine media widely published a tweet sent from his Twitter handle five days before the hotel raid in which he wrote that he was in London on his way to Zurich. Burzaco’s Twitter feed was hastily removed after the United States disclosed its graft charges. In a company statement on June 3, Torneos said that board members had met and decided to “take all legal steps required to remove Mr Alejandro Burzaco from his position as General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors.” The company also said it was coordinating an internal investigation with the support of external U.S. and Argentine counsel and had authorized steps to preserve all of Torneos’s records and assist with the ongoing investigations.
Thompson wins prestigious Wingate Award Top Guyanese female sprinter, United States-based, Brenessa Thompson was awarded the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) 2015 Wingate Award as an Outstanding New York City (NYC) Senior Athlete, Girls Track and Field at Medgar Evers College.
Thompson, who is the daughter of a former nat i o n a l s e n i o r s p r i n t e r, Brenon Thompson, received the prestigious award that Kadecia Baird w o n l a s t y e a r, M o n d a y night at a gala ceremony held at the Marriot Hotel in Brooklyn, New York.
Thompson was Guyana’s lone representative at the CARIFTA Games this year after a travel mix up kept the local athletes at home. In addition, Thompson has been dominant in the Indoor circuit in the US, turning in impressive performances.
noted that they would always want the best team for Guyana to be on the pitch at any given time reminding that a lot of sacrifices would have been made to make the boys available to play for Guyana. ”I’m a bit disappointed that we didn’t get the help that we sought in terms of the paper work being done on time. But we look forward to it being done for Sunday’s game. This is the challenge of football to rise above challenges and obstacles, of course it provides opportunities for the other guys who have been working hard to stake their claim in the team.” The tested, tried and proven Head Coach believes that it’s going to be a test in terms of showing the depth that the Golden Jaguars have in the team. ”I for one am happy with
the squad that we have but as a coach you always want to get better.”T here will be no room for error in the home and away tie and like the home team, the visitors would be aiming for a good result. St. Vincent have brought back a number of overseas based players including some from England for this all important clash which would see only the winner from the two legged series advancing to the next CONCACAF round. Shabazz shared that the format is for everyone, noting that when the rain falls, it doesn’t fall on one man’s house top only. ”We play them away in their house and they’ve got to come to our home. So in their house we want to be cautious, we want to be compact and organized defen-
sively and don’t take too many risks. They’ve got to come and break us down, if they do that, well, they have good chance but then they have to come to our home and you know in our home we will not be as hospitable. So I think it will be an interesting contest and we look forward with great enthusiasm for it.” Guyana’s starting X1 is: Akel Clarke (Goalkeeper); Defenders, Jamaal Smith, Colin Nelson, Dwain Jacobs and Walter Moore. Midfleiders Captain Christopher Nurse, Brandon Beresford, Vurlon Mills and Daniel Wilson with Emery Welshman and Sheldon Holder the forwards. The reserves are Adrian Butters, TrayonBobb, Ricky Shakes, Derrick Carter, Pernel Schultz, Eon Alleyne, Kevin Beaton and Chris Camacho.
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Americans bring Women’s World Cup to life
United States midfielder Megan Rapinoe (15) celebrates scoring against Australia at Winnipeg Stadium. (Reuters) WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) The United States brought the Women’s World Cup to life on Monday as they rose to the top of the ‘Group of Death’ with a 3-1 win over Australia in front of a raucous crowd. A day after the Ivory
Coast were humiliated 10-0 by Germany, Nigeria and Cameroon restored African pride while Japan opened the defence of their title in Vancouver with a 1-0 win over Switzerland courtesy of a 29th minute strike from Aya Miyama.
Cameroon, who were making their first World Cup appearance, looked right at home on soccer’s biggest stage as Gaelle Enganamouit score a hat-trick to lead the 53rd ranked Les Lionnes to a 6-0 victory over South American debutant Ecuador. Nigeria and Sweden, who have appeared in all seven women’s World Cups, experienced some first up jitters in Winnipeg with Francisca Ordega grabbing a late equalizer for the Africans to earn a 3-3 draw in the so called ‘Group of Death’. No nation will face a tougher road to the final than those in Group D, which features three teams ranked in the top 10, the U.S. (2), Sweden (5), Australia (10) and the 33rd-ranked Nigerians, who are the top African nation. The first appearance by the U.S. created an electric atmosphere as fans flooded
across the border, filling Winnipeg Stadium with a boisterous red, white and blue flag-waving crowd. The American Outlaws, a U.S. supporters group, turned the north grandstand into a
swath of red, white and blue with chants of “USA, USA” echoing through the stadium from the moment the players appeared from the tunnel. With U.S. based in
Winnipeg, American supporters have taken over the downtown area with groups filling restaurants and pubs bringing a lively buzz to the tournament that has been lacking (Continued on page 25)
Guyanese women edged in CBC opening thriller Following a valiant effort from the Guyanese women, debut hosts, British Virgin Islands (BVI) edged them 64-61 in an opening thriller of the 2015 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Women’s Championships at the Multi-Sport Complex Monday night. After falling behind 27-12 in the first period, the Guyanese bounced back to press the hosts in the island of Tortola, winning all three of the other periods, but still coming up short within the final seconds of arguable the best opening game of the competition. Tafara Phillip scored 28 points for BVI on 10 of 20 shooting from the field. Phillip also had eight rebounds, five assists and six steals. Tamara Phillip and S. Fahie scored nine points apiece in the grueling encounter, which came down to the last 19 seconds. For the Guyanese women, the University of Florida’s, guard/forward, Merisa Lewis poured in 23 points on 9 of 22 shooting from the field with eight rebounds. Ex-Loyola University Greyhounds of Maryland s t a r, M i r i a m M c K e n z i e had a double-double with 16 points and 17 rebounds. Texas-based scholarship recipient, Ginelle Ifill had six points and 10 rebounds, as Nicola Jacobs added five points and eight rebounds and Timike Joseph-De Rouche six points to round off what was a comprehensive offensive showing for the Guyanese. After the first period, the game looked liked it was headed for a blow-out. But several short runs ensured that the lead was cut to eight with BVI leading 38-30 at halftime, following a three-point dagger from Lewis 12 seconds before the break. Offence was hard to come by in the early stages of the third quarter, as each team netted only one field goal in nearly three minutes of play. The Guyanese pulled within having a lead on occasion, however, each time, BVI answered. Then, with 3:13 to play in the penultimate period, BVI
went back up by 10 on a Tiffany Jennings three-pointer, and again it looked as if the hosts would start to pull away. But buckets from Ifill and McKenzie with less than a minute to play got Guyana to within five again (48-53) at the end of the third quarter. The Guyanese, despite flourishing offensively were never able to contain BVI as they searched for more contributors on the bench. The hosts went back up by eight in the fourth with Philip on the move again from downtown with 7:06 to play. Guyana continued to chip away, eventually cutting the lead to two points with 19 seconds left on a McKenzie freethrow. However, the Guyanese would get no closer, as Tamara Philip put away the game with a freethrow with nine seconds left. President of the Guyana
Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), who was criticised in sections of the media, last year for investing in the women’s team, said that he is “exceptionally proud” of the female players. “Their performance showed grit and determination that brought them back into the game. I hope they continue to fight in this way,” Hinds said when contacted for a comment. Guyana is playing in their second CBC Championship under Hinds in as many years. The Guyanese women played Jamaica last night and will play Barbados today. Jamaica won 75-57 against Barbados Monday night; the top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals. (Edison Jefford with additional reporting f r o m Caribbeanbasketball.com)
Meet the Golden Jaguars... (From page 29)
Name: Faizal Khan Position: Manager
Name: Beverly Nelson Position: Physiotherapist
Name: Anson Ambrose Position: Trainer
Name: Duane Saunders Position: Physiotherapist