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EDITORIAL

In pursuit of CORRUPTION Life does not grind to a halt after elections. Of course, if the incumbent retains office, life continues as if nothing has happened. There is a return to the ways of the financial practices; projects undertaken during the last term are proceeded with. It is as if there was not even a blip on national life. However, this changes when there is a change in Government. For one, new players enter the arena with their own plans and programmes. These players must then assess the economic situation of the country, by taking a close look at the public treasury and decide whether they would continue with all of the existing programmes. It is for this reason that the people who are the real advisers of the government are public servants who do not exhibit any known political preference. In our corner of the world, the chief people who head the various ministries are the Permanent Secretaries. Of course, Guyana had to break the mold when it sacked the Permanent Secretaries in 1992 and replaced the lot with people who the party felt were sympathisers. The result was that the examination of projects took longer than necessary. There was a recent change in Government about a month ago. Since then much has happened. The new government claims that it is forced to pursue a trail of corruption. Indeed, in the days, months and years before the elections, there was the widespread view that corruption was rampant in Guyana. International bodies rated Guyana poorly on the corruption index. Other groups found other measures to deem Guyana as one of the more corrupt countries in the world. The result is that the new government is seeking to satisfy itself that every report of corruption was inaccurate. However, there is enough evidence at this time to suggest that the earlier reports were accurate. But this is not going down with the previous government which continues to accuse the present administration of vilification and of demonstrating rampant discrimination. So it is that the claims of the Petro Caribe fund being bare have been challenged by the previous government under which the fund started. This is simple accounting. Either the fund is there or it isn’t. The government says that it isn’t and this could be was easily verified. But the real issue at hand is continuity. There are numerous projects that the previous government started. The new government must therefore be in a position to continue them or to halt them. However, a lot of money has been spent so to close them down would be to actually throw away good money. The issue then becomes one of review. The People’s Progressive Party, when it assumed office in 1992, re-examined a number of projects that the People’s National Congress government had started. One of them was the Essequibo Coast road; the other was the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. It turned out that the new government opted to scale them. Instead of resurfacing the entire Soesdyke/Linden Highway the government opted for patching critical sections of the roadway, something that has turned out to be more costly than the resurfacing that had been previously planned. So it is that any review of the existing projects must be carefully looked at. The airport expansion project may be scaled down but it certainly cannot be halted. Too much has gone into it. Similarly, the hydro falls project should be reviewed with a view to ensuring that Guyana gets the best possible cost. The government said that when it was in opposition it could not get answers from the ruling clique so this probe into the projects is necessary. Ironically, this is the same charge the PPP made when it came into office. It would seem that despite the passage of the years nothing changes. No wonder that we are considered as developing. Perhaps 100 years later we would still be developing because we have not learnt the rudiments of government. But then again, we may be learning now.

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The politicization of crime creates unreasonable expectations DEAR EDITOR, On the campaign trail the recriminations about violent crime between the political parties was nothing short of dreadful. Our politicians turned the discourse on the subject of criminal activity into the proverbial political football. Our coalition partners in opposition, I believe ill-advisedly took the stance that the prevalence of criminal acts was all about governance and nothing else plays a role in it. That proposition created public expectations of a quick fix that may now clash with the reality on the ground. It must be said at the beginning that criminals do not authentically wear party colours. They do not decidedly change attitudes because of a constitutional process that brings a new president to power and causes new ministers to sit around the cabinet table. I suspect that there is a notion that because our president has a military background, he possesses the knowhow to champion specific actions that will more readily gain a buy-in from our security forces. This may well be true. But I do not see the impact that will have on the nature and role of the Guyana Police Force or the Guyana Defence Force for that matter.

Our police ranks have no substantive role in crime-fighting at the prevention end. It is not their business to convince at-risk young people to change their ways. The job of the police is to pick up the pieces after the heinous deed has been done. It is the business of the police to find the perpetrators and put them before the courts. But dealing with crime at the root is where efforts on the prevention side are more rewarding. The would-be murderer, who is thwarted by his own conscience or moral constraints from killing another, saves society the outrageous social cost borne by all of us. There is no better deterrent than the one that comes from inside of you. It is obvious to me that crimefighting strategies go beyond good police work. Criminal behaviour has deep roots that touch in all areas in our society. I do not see an easy answer. Never mind the number of sociological treatises our policymakers may read, that unbeatable blueprint that puts a quick end to the mayhem is never at hand. It is scary when one considers the multitude of factors that set off the weak-minded on a course to create social horror. Poverty, joblessness, excess materialism, greed, illiteracy,

lack of education, bad parenting and the like are all ingredients that help set alight the criminal tendencies in far too many of us. It is no accident when ever so often, we see the guns and the cutlasses come out and a wife or a neighbour gets killed. Effective and targeted policies to address criminal behaviour at multiple ends are never easy. Our policy makers are challenged in knowing what weight they must assign to each contributing factor, and what is more important from what is just marginal. The science does not help as much as we would like. At the end of the day, no government is so clear-sighted as to what it should do to turn our crime problem around. The approach government takes is largely trial and error. When something works government gets the credit. And please do not tell me that I am seeing it wrongly and that all we need is a tough law and order regime to put an end to the lawlessness. Situations are rarely that simple. If our crime rate is indeed at a crisis level, our coalition government will be under pressure to deliver results quickly or be forced to concede that it needs more time and more thoughtful action to succeed. Wesley Hicken

Entrepreneurship - An avenue to reduction of youth unemployment DEAR EDITOR, For as long as I can remember, there has always been a picture of high youth unemployment in Guyana but Caribbean Development Bank’s recent report, “Youth are the future: The imperative of youth employment for sustainable development in the Caribbean” has added colour and graphics to that picture. It is reported that Guyana’s youth unemployment hovered at around 40% throughout the last decade and half. Efforts to quantify that mindblowing statistic have yielded estimates as high as 60,000 - alarming considering the age category used of 15-24 and our small population. The duration of 15 years over which unemployment of 40% consistently precipitated is a stark statement on the depth of this problem, the solution for which will require a multi-pronged approach. That report emphasized the point that our youths are marginalized. It is time agencies functioning in the interest of our youth stop operating in silos and propose a collaborative engagement towards empowering youths. No quick fix will work; call centres is not the solution but entrepreneurship is an avenue. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor project reports a 70% correlation between entrepreneurship and economic growth. Regionally, the private sector creates 70% of total employment, according to Pamela Coke-Hamilton in “The Role of SMEs in the Caribbean”. Locally SMEs account for 40% of total

employment, as stated by the chair of Micro & Small Enterprise Development (MSED) Mr. Sukrishnalall Pasha. Guyana is nowhere close to realizing the potential of its SME sector, we are yet to implement (praying models have been designed) policies geared towards the development of that sector. Our inability to realize the employment-generating and revenueearning potential of SMEs for the last decade falls squarely at the feet of the Small Business Council (SBC). The 10-year timeline is specific to the SBC since it has been in existence for that period. The Small Business Act of 2004 (needing substantial amendments), makes provision for the establishment of the SBC, whose primary function is to promote the development of small businesses. The eleven-member council began its work in 2005, a decade after SMEs as

a sector is yet to reap from the tree. For some time the council has pointed fingers in varied directions for their inability to perform, or to execute their principal function effectively. Excuses are liked unto failure, entrepreneurs aim to succeed. I may be out of line to question the competence of the council’s members, but it is evident that the membership should be revamped in the best interest of SMEs. The SBC must focus on equitable policies directed towards the productive and conducive economic progress to ensure development of SMEs, in the interest of generating employment and making a contribution towards economic growth. Unquestionably the SBC has potential to meaningfully contribute to a process that would lead to reduction of youth unemployment. Are the current SBC members the right fit for the Job? Dennis Mayers

GT&T allows customers to ‘roll-over’ unused data DEAR EDITOR, GT&T took note of a recent case of the other network not allowing the rollover of its customers’ unused data even though they re-subscribed prior to the plan ending. GT&T is pleased to highlight the fact that the roll-over of our customers’ unused data comes standard on all of our pre-paid plans if renewal is done within 1 day of expiration.

Other persons with similar experiences are invited to come to the ‘Best value in Guyana’ network, where they will not only have access to their unused data, but also pay cheaper rates for increased data speeds. And this is the perfect time to come on over and grab a new Smartphone during our Father’s Day Sale going on now! Allison Parker, PRO

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The Wayne Williams case Let this issue engage the courts and its lessons for Guyana DEAR EDITOR, In the Sunday edition of the Kaieteur News of 5th April 2015, Mr. Adam Harris made mention of the Wayne Williams case and conviction for specific murders in Atlanta. Unfortunately Mr. Harris was not correct when he stated that Mr. Williams was convicted for killing “twenty–seven black youths during 1979-1981 in Atlanta.” Indeed Mr. Williams was never found guilty of these killings that became known as the “child murders of Atlanta,” because all those killed were aged 17 and below. In fact Mr. Williams was never tried for these murders. Williams was charged and found guilty for the killing of two adults Nathaniel Carter aged 27 and Jimmy Payne aged 29. Carter’s body was found on the 24th May 1981, while Payne’s was discovered 27th April 1981. Like most of the 27 children killed Carter and Payne’s bodies were retrieved from the Chattahoochee River. However no one was ever found guilty for the killings of the 27 children. I had two reasons for wanting to speak on the Wayne Williams case, the first was to clear up the mistake in Mr. Harris’s statement as mentioned above. Secondly, I read how much the previous Minister of Home Affairs had to say about the importance of a forensic lab. Recently Minister Ramjattan expressed similar sentiments, while indicating the challenges government faces in accessing the skills to make the said lab functional. While I do not doubt the need for a forensic lab, I nevertheless want to caution those who might feel such a lab will end our police’s seeming inability to solve so many serious crimes. The Wayne Williams case demonstrated how questionable decisions can be made by law enforcement when it seeks to make forensic

evidence by itself, prove guilt of a suspect. On the evening of 22nd May 1981 when two policemen on a stake-out close to the bridge across the Chattahoochee River heard a splash, on checking the bridge they found Williams entering his station wagon. Williams was questioned and allowed to leave. But when the body of Carter and then Porter were recovered from the said river in quick succession, the police visited Williams. A search of his room and his wagon revealed that they were both carpeted with the same material and of the same colour to fibre found on the two bodies. Williams was charged for these two murders. It was General Motors Atlanta that said it had used that specific material for carpeting cars and claimed to have outfitted only 628 vehicles with same. At trial, the prosecution presented fibre statistics to show that at the time there were about 2.4 million vehicles registered in Atlanta, and that there was a one in 3,828 chance that other vehicles

were fitted with the said material and of the same colour. The prosecution argument was deemed by the defence as “based on speculative assumptions and misleading phrasing of probability”. However everything changed when under crossexamination Williams began a wild outburst screaming to the court that he would “show them who the real Wayne Williams is”. His fate was sealed, the jury now saw him as a violent person capable of committing the two murders and when this behaviour was coupled with the forensic evidence, his faith was sealed – the verdict was guilty. It is important to note that experts in the main agreed that were it not for Williams’ wild outburst, it would have been unlikely that the jury would have found him guilty with only “speculative assumptions” based on forensic evidence. It should be noted that about half the bodies of twenty-odd children and youths - whose killings Mr. (Continued on page 23)

A Song for Freddie DEAR EDITOR, According to the news reports, the GUYASPORA is still celebrating the administrative/political change in Guyana. Last weekend there was a big parade in Brooklyn, New York to mark and celebrate the change. And the words for a song came to my mind as I watched the revelry. I call it, ‘A Song for Freddie.’ There was a time when I read all the on-line Guyana news dailies. Then it trickled down to mainly the Kaieteur News. After a good Kaieteur News read, I usually feel so filled that the enthusiasm wanes for the other outlets. Freddie Kissoon’s column boldly disclosed so many of the ills, gains, and wrongs in

Guyanese political life, and I became addicted to it. Then I began to see other columns gradually following Freddie’s lead. We know how expensive the price for boldness is. Things got to the point where disclosures in your organ began appearing in bold red and white. And I suspect the GUYASPORA benefited greatly from that increase in boldness, which might be indirectly celebrated. So with the Hal David/ Bacharach melody, I sing this song for you: ‘Anyone who had a heart’, a memory, will know that it is you, Freddie... Many thanks. Wayne Jones Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

DEAR EDITOR, I viewed with utmost horror my photo in Sunday’s edition of the Kaieteur News of June 14 2015, requiring anyone who is aware of my whereabouts to contact BM Soat Auto Sales. I view this action as an act of criminalization and defamation of character and feel compelled to address this letter to the Kaieteur News and BM Soat in an attempt to clarify my dilemma. My business with BM Soat began in 2011, when I bought an Allion on hire purchase. I paid all instalments on that purchase for over a year. In March of 2012 I was out of the country and was notified that a few persons claiming to be employed by BM Soat visited my home, enquiring about the vehicle, on the pretext that they were advised that the vehicle had crashed. Upon my return one week later, I drove the vehicle to visit my mother in Campbellville, where it was parked. Moments later my neighbour informed me of seeing person/s driving away the vehicle. I promptly reported the incident to the Kitty Police Station where the investigating officer, known to me only as Henry, took a statement and interviewed my neighbour. Being fearful, my neighbour did not provide a statement, but volunteered a

description of the person she saw to the investigating officer. In the ensuing interview with the officer, he indicated that he may have an idea as to who may suit my neighbour’s description, he then proceeded to call someone at BM Soat in my presence, demanding that two persons, whom he named, report to the station. I returned the next day on Mr Henry’s request and saw him interviewing two men who were the identified suspects. They were later released having denied involvement.

I indicated to Mr Henry my suspicion that the incident seemed like an inside job and requested that he visited BM Soat ‘Cut Shop’, which I was told was located on the East Coast, but he seemed unwilling to do so. Being convinced that the sequence of events pointed to that business, I returned to BM Soat’s office the following day and demanded to see the spare key they had in their possession, and was shown a key. I was later afforded a discussion with the office boss on the same day (Continued on page 23)

Let’s keep our environment clean and tidy DEAR EDITOR, I must congratulate all those individuals and agencies that have initiated the clean up my country campaign. While it is a good gesture, the sustainability of such exercise is most important of all. These ventures have taken place in the past, but have failed to maintain the objective of keeping the surroundings clean. Several persons and agencies have adopted areas of interests to sustain and

upkeep in a presentable manner. But these commitments have failed. I wish to urge the Minister and all those persons with responsibility for our environment to implement measures to keep our country clean and pollution-free. Once the laws that govern our environment are implemented we are sure to see a big change. Please, my people, do your part to help keep the environment clean. A. Basir

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PPP/C refuses to go to Parliament, cites ‘witch-hunting’ - Rohee The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has come out in strong condemnation of what it calls the “witchhunting” and “political headhunting” of several public servants with close ties to the PPP/C. The PPP described the condition as one reason why the party has rejected the government’s calls for inclusionary Government. The party said that the actions have also contributed to the current boycott of Parliament. This came out of the party’s weekly press conference at Freedom House. General Secretary of the PPP/C, Clement Rohee, was not only adamant that the party had every right to enter into Parliament at a time of their choosing, but that the party’s 202,694 voters wanted the stalemate to continue because of what the party has repeatedly called the “de facto APNU regime.” Rohee was also vociferous in declaring that public servants who resigned from the public service voluntarily to partake in the PPP/C election campaign should have been retained. According to him, he saw no reason why they should not. “Their summary dismissal is in my mind, whimsical and politically motivated.” In defending his party’s

position on their current boycott of Parliament, Rohee made reference to the 1997 elections, when the People’s National Congress/Reform (PNC/R) boycotted Parliament for two years. According to Rohee, the boycotting of Parliament was something that the then PNC/ R was the first to initiate. According to the General Secretary, the forensic audits and dismissals of public servants, some of whom openly campaigned on behalf of the PPP/C during the General and Regional Elections, were all being undertaken “without just cause, police investigation or the involvement of the Auditor General, but out of vindictiveness.” “How do you expect the PPP/C to respond to this invitation for talks on inclusive/shared governance in the Parliament when you (APNU+AFC administration) are witch hunting our members? How does the APNU+AFC coalition expect this to happen?” “Our supporters and our members are being treated in a manner that is totally unbecoming of a modern state where good governance is practiced. And at the same time you are telling us that we must sit and talk, about what? “If you want to talk about

why these persons are being dismissed, that’s a different matter. But you cannot be behaving like this to the PPP/ C and expect that we will go like sheep for talks or into Parliament.” Making reference to recent statements from former PPP/C stalwart Ralph Ramkarran and Canadian High Commissioner, Nicole Giles, urging the PPP/C to take up their seats in Parliament, Rohee insisted that it was an internal matter for the PPP/C, and that the decision to avoid parliament was taken based upon feedback from the PPP/ C constituents. “The 49.3% of people who voted for us have told us their views. We have gone around the country talking to them. And they have some very strong views. Sometimes we have to try and contain them, because many times they have extreme views,” Rohee said, alluding to the PPP/C’s support’s base. The issue of public servants who were closely affiliated to the previous administration has been a contentious one, with the new administration cleaning house of numerous public servants deemed to have compromised their professional integrity. However, similar proceedings were initiated under the newly

PPP/C General Secretary Clement Rohee

Former PS Collin Croal

Former GUYSUCO CEO. Dr. Raj Singh

arrived Dr.Cheddi Jagan administration back in 1992. The highly controversial former acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba, who was foisted on the Town Council by then Minister of Local Government Norman Whittaker in a move that was subsequently ruled to be unconstitutional, was one of the early heads to roll under the new administration. Sooba had been cited for past instances of conflict and disruption on the town council. Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Communities Collin Croal and PS of the Ministry of Indigenous People Affairs Nigel Dharamlall were sent packing from May 29, among the most prominent heads to roll. Both men had been openly campaigning on behalf of the PPP/C during the

election’s campaign and had submitted their resignations at one point in order to campaign. Citing increasing losses and mismanagement of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) over the preceding years, the APNU+AFC administration dismissed Chief Executive Officer Dr. Raj Singh and the entire Board of Directors on June 02. This move met with much displeasure from the PPP/C, with whom Dr. Singh had close ties. Singh had even appeared on the PPP/C’s list of electoral candidates. Reminded at the time of GUYSUCO’s increasing troubles under Singh’s tenure, Rohee had declared that “there was never an issue of nonperformance” by the favored CEO under the PPP/C administration. Controversial Press Liason Officer with the then Office of the President, Kwame McCoy’s dismissal followed on the heels of 20plus “phantom staffers” who were said to have been

Former Press Liason Officer Kwame McCoy working under him. According to reports, the staffers were being paid through National Communications Network (NCN) to monitor Facebook and other media, in order to perpetrate propaganda on behalf of the PPP/C. On this matter, too, the General Secretary claimed not to find anything wrong. Parliament opened with 36 Members of Parliament’s being sworn in for APNU+AFC. The opposition benches meant for the PPP/C was conspicuously empty. The PPP/C has yet to even name a list of MPs for Parliament, despite repeated calls from various sections of society for them to join in the Parliamentary process.

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Six Caribbean countries to benefit from sustainable energy funds BRUSSELS, Belgium,– Six Caribbean countries are set to benefit from a €4.45 million (US$5 million) contribution from the European Union (EU) to promote the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency. The money has come with the signing of a Contribution Agreement between the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the European Union-Caribbean Investment Facility (EU-CIF), to support the new Sustainable Energy for the Eastern Caribbean (SEEC) Programme. The signing took place in Brussels on the sidelines of the second EU-CELAC/8th EU-LAC Summit held June 9 to 11. The SEEC Programme is a multi-partner loan and grant facility with a budget of approximately €21.4 million (US$24 million). The EU-CIF grant contribution to the SEEC Programme will provide both technical assistance and investment grants to Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. CDB president Dr. Warren Smith said the SEEC Programme would allow the

CDB president Dr. Warren Smith (left) and Neven Mimica, member of the European Commission in charge of International Cooperation and Development, sign the agreement at the EU-CELAC Summit. Bank, in collaboration with its development partners, to use innovative financing methods to advance sustainable energy solutions for those six member countries. “The programme has the potential to initiate a radical change in the energy landscape for the beneficiaries. It could become a model for the rest of the Caribbean; and the lessons learned from this Programme can inform the creation of expanded facilities for the benefit of all of the borrowing member countries

of CDB,” he said. The signing of the agreement came against the background of the CDB making energy security a thematic focus in its current strategic plan. This focus is guided by the Energy Sector Policy and Strategy. In 2014, the CDB produced a study, A New Paradigm for Caribbean Development: Transitioning to a Green Economy, which examined the merits of transitioning to increased energy efficiency and use of renewable energy.

PM Anthony to open C’bean Growth Forum St Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony will this morning open the Caribbean Growth Forum (CGF) in St Lucia as about 200 business leaders and economists gather to chart a way forward for the economic development of Caribbean countries. The forum is being held at the Sandals Resort in Pigeon Island about a 15-minute drive from the capital city Castries. Opportunities for private/ public sector partnerships and how Caribbean countries-

including Trinidad and Tobago-can divest and develop more sustainable economies. The two-day conference is being organised by the Washington-based World Bank. Ministers representing Caricom governments met late yesterday afternoon in a closed-door session with international institutions to explore opportunities for partnerships between private entities and public sector institutions. Other speakers today include World Bank vice presi-

dent for Latin America and the Caribbean Jorge Familiar, Caribbean Development Bank president Warren Smith and Inter-American Development Bank president Luis Alberto Moreno. In a statement the World Bank said the CGF initiative had engaged more than 2,500 government, private sector and civil society leaders, and led to the implementation of over 100 reforms in improving business climate, boosting skills and productivity, and enhancing connectivity and logistics.

Mighty Sparrow receives OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours Dr Slinger Francisco, better known as the Mighty Sparrow, has been conferred with the Order of the British Empire, as part of the birthday honours list of Queen Elizabeth II. The 79-year-old legendary calypsonian was born in Grenada and spent much of his life in T&T. Citizens from the 15 Commonwealth realms can be nominated for the birthday honours list.

The list consists of knights and dames, appointments to the Order of the British Empire and gallantry awards to servicemen and women, and civilians. An appointment to the Order of the British Empire recognises prominent national or regional figures making distinguished or notable contributions in their own specific areas of activity.

Francisco’s citation is for services to culture. The ranks of the Order of the B r i t i s h E m p i r e a r e Commander (CBE), Officer (OBE) and Member (MBE). Francisco was made an Officer of the British Empire. The UK Guardian posted a full list of 2015 recipients from crown dependencies and Commonwealth honours here.

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TIME FOR RALPH TO RETURN HOME The People’s Progressive Party is not in a crisis. What is in a crisis is a small grouping called in the Executive Committee of the Party which is the epicenter of decision making and authority within the party. The Executive Committee of the Party is in turmoil because it is led by a cabal which is not keen on taking responsibility for the party’s loss of the elections last month. The cabal which had promoted the interest of a powerful economic oligarchy is now likely to suffer financial ruin as a result of the loss of State patronage. This has created a crisis within the cabal, and through the cabal a crisis within the Executive Committee of the Party. The PPP is complaining that it was robbed in the elections. It is yet to produce the evidence to substantiate this claim. Perhaps it is waiting on GECOM to publish the official breakdown of the election results before it does this. GECOM has a

responsibility to publish the full results. Following the 2011 elections, APNU took to protests outside of the homes of top GECOM officials. The protestors sang hymns outside of the homes of these officials. Their demand was simple: they wanted soft and hard copies of the election results by polling stations since at the time APNU was, like the PPP is now doing, claiming that it was cheated. GECOM provided the breakdown of the results and nothing more was heard from APNU about cheating. GECOM has a moral obligation to be fair to the PPP. It should do what it did back in 2011 and provide to the PPP a breakdown of the results of the 2015 elections. Once it does this, the PPP will have to produce evidence to counter the official breakdown of the results. Or it will have to shut up and end its protests. GECOM has for sometime now made public the results of the 2011 elections by polling station. It should do

Dem boys seh...

the same for the 2015 elections and end the controversy over the elections. This may of course then trigger a crisis within the PPP because it is hard to see how after having lost a majority in the 2011 elections and then having lost the 2015 elections, the leadership of the PPP still intends to remain in power. Already there have been calls for the party to move forward without certain persons. This is sound advice but not the sort of advice that those within the cabal in the Executive Committee would want to receive. They are holding on for dear life hoping that their claims of being “cheated but not defeated” will allow them to remain relevant. The same thing happened within the PNC after 1997. Desmond Hoyte did not wish to step down and so he perpetuated the myth that the

The C.E. should summon a special meeting and demand that the party be reorganized for the future. The PPP narrowly lost the elections. It should not beat up itself about that loss. It strategy of instilling fear in the hearts of its supporters over a possible APNU+AFC government may not have brought it victory but it did not fail. The PPP did better in 2015 than it did in 2011 even though it ended up with the same number of seats and relatively speaking barely lost the elections. But because the PPP lost, the same strategy will not work in the future. Unless the PPP changes course, its supporters will abandon it. This is evident from the post election comments of its supporters who blame certain leaders for the loss of the elections. That is the reality. The supporters of the PPP want to see the backs of

certain PPP leaders. They do not want to see them back again in the leadership of the PPP. In fact these supporters are saying unless these leaders are removed they will not vote for the PPP. These leaders should be given marching orders. But this can only take place if some strong individuals demand this from within the Central Executive. The party needs new leadership and the only way this can happen is if a unifying figure is invited to lead the party in this the post 2015 elections. That person could be Ralph Ramkarran. Perhaps it is his time for him to return home to the PPP.

Accredited Children’s Home should be safe haven for abused children

Jagdeo get a dose of he own medicine and got more to get Wha go round does come round full circle. All wha dem in de Pee Pee Pee do to people coming back slowly, one by one, fuh haunt dem. Dem believe that dem woulda sit down in power and dead pun de job like Burnham. Jagdeo, that scamp, heself, seh that de party can never lose another election. That is why he do so much wicked thing to people. He never dream that he woulda face dem same thing. When de Waterfalls paper started to expose he wicked, scampish and devious ways, Jagdeo use to get very upset. He start fuh attack de people behind de paper. When that didn’t stop dem from exposing all he dutty ways he instruct Henry de Yellow, de former Top Cop, who couldn’t come out he car by self, or buckle he own shoes, fuh tek way de firearm that de company had fuh its own security. He lef de people at de newspaper company expose. Dem boys seh it was a deliberate move. Wickedness got a way of coming back full circle. Henry dead and gone; de company get back de guns. De wickedness now reach de devil, Jagdeo. Dem boys hear Rum Jattan reduce ee 24-member security wha he, Jagdeo tek fuh heself, to one police, one security guard wid a baton and a watchman wid a stick. When dem boys hear that, dem seh Karma is a bitch wha don’t miss yuh. Dem also remember when that li’l schoolboy push out that same middle finger wha de goat man push out election day to de nation. He, de devil, mek that kid end up in de prisoners dock. He also direct that de Waterfalls boss man be charged and placed before de court. De li’l kid charge get throw out, de Waterfalls boss man charge get throw out too, but when Karma visit Jagdeo de charge he get put he in de prisoners dock. Dem boys seh that when de pretty magistrate done wid him, he go home and stay fuh three days and never come out—something he never do. He own security talk that dem had to wrap pun he door fuh mek sure he didn’t hang heself or drink poison. He got to go back in de prisoners docks come June 22. Talk half and hope that Donald don’t have to stand up by he side in de prisoners dock because nuff people gun deh at de court door fuh laugh.

PPPC along with GECOM had rigged the elections. The PNCR caused a great deal of pain to this country for a number of years by concocting a non-existent political crisis just so that its leadership could remain at the helm of the party. The PPP is in the mode of political survival. If the PPP concedes that it lost the elections, their supporters will demand that the leadership, and particularly those that the membership is blaming for the loss of the elections, step down. There is therefore no crisis within the PPP. There is a crisis within the Executive Committee. It is now time for the Central Executive to step forward and demand a forward- looking approach for the party. The Central Executive is a much broader body than the Executive Committee even though the latter is drawn from the former.

- Probation Officer

Senior Probation and Social Services Officer, Mr Aggrey Azore “Some parents just don’t care if their children are alive or dead,” said Senior Probation and Social Services Officer, Aggrey Azore, when he addressed an accreditation forum spearheaded by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) recently. With a focus on supporting the delivery of health and social services in the quest for accreditation,

the forum saw Azore giving attention to what he described as a “phenomenon that is destroying the family.” “Many of our women have gone to the interior; they say they go there to cook. And others have migrated – they have gone to Trinidad, they have gone to Barbados, they have gone all over the place. They are not going to the USA so much now, but when they go, they leave many of these children unattended,” Azore informed. He said that there are resulting situations that often force the Child Care and Protection Agency and the Probation Department of the Ministry of Social Protection into urgent action. Because of neglect, Azore said that there are times that concerned neighbours end up taking up the responsibility of some children’s wellbeing. “They have to decide who (neighbour) is going to give them food, who is going to take care of their other needs and this is where they

(children) are at risk...they are left there (sometimes) at the mercy of human vultures and predators who take advantage of them,” said the Probation Officer. Countering this situation is to take the affected children into the care and custody of the Child Care and Protection Agency. Some are either placed into Foster Homes or they are taken to the Mahaica Children’s Home, the Drop In Centre or the Sophia Care Centre, said Azore with giving specific details of the number of children currently affected in this way. But before thrusting the children into a Home, Azore disclosed that attempts are first made to link such children with a family member who is willing to care for them. “Obviously those children come with problems and as such, we have to work along with the care providers to ensure that their wellbeing and safety is enhanced and they are not further violated,” he added.

Whether they are placed in a home or with relatives, the Probation Officer conveyed that the role of the Ministry is to continuously visit and monitor the progress of children. And according to him, there are some who do very well in such environments. But an interesting development that has been observed, he said, is that there are occasions when disinterested parents return months or even years later to claim their children. “We are not there to break up families but they have to prove that they are willing, ready and capable of providing the kind of care for those children,” explained Azore. Another issue that sometimes surface too, he disclosed, is when there are problems between the parents of children and they (children) are used as the bargaining chip. This daunting state of affairs can reach even more worrying proportions when children are abused sometimes by parents or stepparents, Azore added, even as he outline the forms (Continued on page 24)

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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===

The PPP and the Amerindian vote The possibility should be looked at of doing away with a Cabinet portfolio that caters to Amerindian affairs only. Could one seriously argue that you need a separate Ministry for a section of the country that is ten percent of the population? For example, youths constitute more than half the population. Why not a special Ministry for youths? Why can’t the other Ministries cater for the special needs, (if they are special needs) of the hinterland people. Why can’t the

Ministries of Public Infrastructure, Social Cohesion, Education, Communities etc have projects that are designed to cater for the villages that are inhabited by the indigenous people? Even if one argues against the dissolution of the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs, there still remains the question of an inbuilt electoral advantage that any ruling party gets from having the advantage of the Amerindian Ministry.

Since the PPP came to power, the Amerindians have solidly given their ballots to the PPP. In 2015, one expected serious dents by the opposition into the PPP’s Amerindian votes. During the campaign, the opposition had some high profile indigenous citizens on its side – Mrs. Sandra Granger; Medical Doctor, George Norton, Valerie Garrido-Lowe from the AFC, Jean La Rose among others. But the bulk of votes from that section of Guyana

went to the PPP. The answer lies in the then Ministry of Amerindian Affairs. The PPP used that portfolio to deliver things to the indigenous people the past twenty three years. In every election that Ministry was a cover for the PPP’s campaign activities in the hinterland. It was logical for Amerindians to have given the PPP their votes because the PPP Ministers were the only politicians they saw often. Between periodic national elections, opposition parties between 1992 and 2015 did not pay the frequent visits to the hinterland like the PPP Ministers did. The reason is commonsensical. The PPP used government funds to visit the interior. The cost of such trips is prohibitive for APNU, AFC and other organizations. What happens then is that whereas the opposition guys go in every five years, the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs is always there. The indigenous people the past twenty-three years have received what they have received – solar panels,

generators, building materials, vehicles – from the PPP Ministers. It is quite understandable then for them to be persuaded to vote for the PPP. Herein lies the insurmountable problem for the PPP in the 2020 elections. There is every reason to believe that the PPP will automatically lose the ten percent vote of the Amerindian population because the PPP cannot bring them the goodies that they have brought to the hinterland folks the past twenty three years. If the logics of the Amerindian Affairs Ministry favoured the PPP in past national elections, then it has to work the same way for the APNU-AFC coalition in future polls. In the next five years the gifts will come from the hands of Mr. Sydney Allicock, Ms. Garrido-Lowe, President Granger and PM Nagamootoo. The goodies won’t be coming anymore from Pauline Sukhai, Gail Teixeira, Bharrat Jagdeo and Donald Ramotar. The new government will not abolish the Ministry because it would be political

Frederick Kissoon suicide. And even if it wanted to, the Amerindians themselves would object to that. The future then of the PPP looks bleak given the changing landscape in the hinterland. With the automatic loss of that ten percent vote, the increase in Indian migration, the natural embrace of the Indian people by the coalition, and the commonsensical assignment of resources to the sugar and rice industries and agriculture in general, the PPP days look numbered. The PPP will not be placated once it has the type of leadership it currently has. Gail Teixeira, Clement Rohee, Roger Luncheon, Clinton Collymore, Bharrat Jagdeo, Donald Ramotar, Komal Chand and company aren’t going to hibernate. They will be in the PPP leadership, old age or no old age, in the coming years. What the coalition government has to do is to free up the enclaves from which the PPP draws its strength. For example, there has never been a free and fair election among farmers by the Rice Producers’ Association. GAWU bargains for a wide range of workers all over Guyana. GAWU has never had a free and fair election to its leadership. These are some of the undemocratic modules that the PPP have perpetuated since they were in opposition much less, when they were in government. In the interest of free choice, the coalition government has to give these categories of workers the right to freely choose their own leaders. A truculent PPP may well be facing its final moments.

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Granger did not have experienced pool of youths to pull from - Bond Following criticisms over the lack of youthful faces in the new government, former Member of Parliament James Bond has come to President David Granger’s defence. He has stated that the Head of State did not have an experienced pool of youths to draw from. During a recent radio programme, Bond said that he believed more young people should have received ministerial posts and be a part

of the National Assembly. Nonetheless, he said, he trusted the judgment of President Granger. He emphasised that he had known Granger for a number of years and believed that the President was fully aware of the competency of everyone around him. “I’ve never had any chance or opportunity to question his judgment and deliberateness in making decisions… and I think that

it’s his job as President to say that I think this person or that person is best suited for this situation at this time,” Bond said. According to Bond, he understood that the country needed to be “cleaned up”. Persons with experience and who are levelheaded are best suited for the job. He further said that there were few young persons who would fit exactly what Guyana needed at this time.

Guyana Association of Women Lawyers elects new executives The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) at its Annual General Meeting on May 29, last, elected its new executives for the fiscal year 2015/2016. Elected to serve are President - Ms. Sadie Amin; Vice President - Ms. Ramona Rookhum; Secretary - Ms. Ayanna McCalman; Treasurer - Ms. Shellon Boyce and Ms. Jaya SinghBackreedy - Assistant Secretary/Treasurer. The Committee Members are Ms. Coleen Sparman, Ms. Judy Stuart, Ms. Anita MohanHamilton and Ms. Natasha Vieira. Outgoing President, Ms. Simone MorrisRamlall, updated the members present on the activities of the Association over the last year which included outreaches to out-of-town communities, in-house seminars, a child rights conference in collaboration with UNICEF and the Guyana Bar Association, fundraisers, social events, a monthly newsletter and production of a Local Government and You booklet. Reports were also presented by the Secretary, Treasurer and the GAWL’s representative on the Guyana Legal Aid Clinic Board of Directors. Additionally, amendments to the current Constitution of the Association were discussed by the membership. Ms. Amin thanked the members for

reposing their confidence in her to head the GAWL and committed to continue the outstanding work of the Association which she noted has a history of strong leadership and institutional mechanisms to guarantee success. She also thanked the outgoing and continuing Executive for a job well done. In a planning meeting the new Executive members crafted their plans for the upcoming fiscal year which include a visit to the women’s section of the New Amsterdam Prison, collaboration with various civic organizations whose mandate includes women and children, free ‘roadside’ legal advice; distribution of the Association’s premium publication: The Law and You; partnering with the Local, Regional and International Bar Associations on matters of mutual interest and the launch of the Deborah Jan Backer Memorial Scholarship. The late Mrs. Backer was the Charter Secretary of the GAWL when the Association first came into existence in 1987. The new President has held several positions on previous Executive Councils of the GAWL and is currently the Secretary of the Guyana Bar Association. Ms. Amin practises law in Essequibo and holds memberships in various civil society organizations.

West La Penitence man remanded for armed robbery Since the year began, there has been an alarming number of robbery under arms cases heard at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Almost every day there are cases of such nature and most of the perpetrators are between the ages of 18 and 25. Yesterday was no different, Twenty-year-old Keon Simon was arraigned before Magistrate Fabayo Azore. Simon, a construction worker, of 53 West La Penitence Housing Scheme, is accused of robbing Marcia Rampersaud at gunpoint on June 3, last. He allegedly stole two gold rings valued $40,000 and a white metal gold chain valued $20,000, property of the said Rampersaud. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was remanded

Keon Simon to prison until Thursday. Police Prosecutor, Simone Payne, objected to bail citing the seriousness, prevalence and penalty attached to the

offence. She also noted that the items were recovered in the defendant’s possession, and he was positively identified by the victim.

“There are a lot of young people who are similarly qualified but who may not have been involved in politics and whose competencies may not be known to the President. So he did not have that pool – that large pool – to choose from,” Bond maintained. Speaking on his absence from a ministerial post, Bond continued, “The President has to know the need; my competence may not suit the need the President needs at the time. He’s not saying that there’s no place for me; he’s just saying that at this time, at this junction in our history, that Guyana needs someone other than me.” However, despite Bond’s explanation, youths still remain concerned over the lack of youthful representatives. Godfrey Powers, a youth representative from Tiger Bay, was on the same panel with James and expressed his

Former MP, James Bond

disappointment at not seeing enough youth representatives in the Ministries and in the National Assembly. “I would’ve liked to see a lot more young people in Government because it was a lot more young people come and vote this year. You got to give the young people the credit for coming out and believing in the coalition,” Powers emphasised. He also noted that the youths had been one of the main target groups the coalition campaigned towards. Following the swearing-in

of a number of Ministers, President Granger had explained that Ministers within the Ministries, commonly referred to as “Junior Ministers” would understudy the Senior Ministers. This mechanism was created to allow the Junior Ministers to be exposed to the business of government and in time take over the reins of leadership. However, critics questioned why more youths were not given the opportunity to gain experience by understudying as Junior Ministers.

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Security sector to benefit from capacity building through Canadian partnership Outgoing Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr. Nicole Giles, along with a team, today paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed Second Vice President and Public Security Minister, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, at the Ministry of Public Security, Brickdam, Georgetown. During this meeting, the two officials discussed a number of areas of mutual interest that could see possible collaboration between the two countries. According to the Minister, among several issues discussed were training and capacity building for Guyana Police Force officers, “Better training from the Royal Mounted Branch, also the police college out of Canada, it has to do with mentoring our police men and

women,” said the Minister. This, he added, will be done in five areas: gender violence, women in police leadership, human rights, crime scene management and public corruption. Dr. Giles pointed out that funds will be available through a grant of CAN$750,000 to help develop the justice system in Guyana. This money is a part of a project with the Justice Education Society of British Columbia, which is a Canadian Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), which aims at strengthening the justice system. It is expected to be spent on legislative drafting, improving the administrative department of the courts, and training for lawyers and judges, along with capacity

building for police officers. The Security Minister also noted that crime scene management will be a major focus under this training programme because “here in Guyana, it is believed that almost anybody can go on the scene, it is not done properly, and then evidence and a whole lot of other things are tampered with negligently, and sometimes deliberately.” He also reiterated that “we feel with this type of training that we are going to implement in the police force, we will get better results and far more deterring effects… we feel that it can have direct influence in impunity rates.” Minister Ramjattan said “I believe we are on a good road here in bringing more success in the security sector.”

Second Vice President and Minister of Public Security, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan greeting outgoing Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr. Nicole Giles, during a courtesy call paid on him

Body in septic tank …

Court hears gory details of post mortem examination A post mortem examination conducted by Government Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh revealed the gory details of what might have transpired the night Colleen Forrester was murdered. The 56-year- old woman went missing on December 26, 2007. She was allegedly beaten to death and her body dumped in a septic tank. Forrester was last seen at her brother’s house at Lot 55, William Street, Campbellville. The woman was reported missing after neighbours noticed something was amiss and raised an alarm. On January 6, 2008, her body was found by police ranks; her ankles were bound and her body wrapped in sheets. Forrester was allegedly strangled and beaten to death with a pestle (mortar stick) by her nephew, and his friends. Following

investigations, police arrested and charged the woman’s nephew Anthony De Paul Hope, called ‘Papa’, 27, of ‘C’ Field Sophia and his friends Ralph Tyndall, 28, called “Nick” of ‘C’ Field, Sophia; and 28-yearold Kevin O’Neil of Seaforth Street, Campbellville. The trio stands indicted before Justice Roxane George and a mixed jury at the High Court in Georgetown for the murder. Yesterday, Dr. Nehaul Singh related the details of the post mortem examination which was conducted on Forrester’s body. Singh recalled that the body was covered in pieces of cloth and wrapped in a multi- flowered sheet. The witness said that a yellowish plastic bag covered her head. Singh said that at the time of the examination, the victim was clad in a black

Murder accused: Anthony De Paul Hope and white long sleeved jersey and a blue track pants with white stripes to the side. According to the pathologist there were maggots and skin

slippage (skin falling off) of the body, which bore a strong smell of faeces. Dr. Singh related that tissue was missing from the right side of the neck and part of the back. There was a gash to the top left side of the head the witness said which was caused by blunt trauma. He said that blood was present beneath the skin of the skull and muscles of the neck, which was indicative of trauma to the head and compression to the neck. He said the victim was possibly strangled. The witness said there was also bite marks on the victim’s tongue indicative of her teeth being compressed on her tongue, while her mouth was being forced closed. The witness noted that most of the organs in Forrester’s body had reached a state of decomposition. He concluded the cause of death

to be subdural haemorrhage (haemorrage of the brain) due to blunt trauma compounded by compression injuries to the neck. In answer to questions posed by State Prosecutor Stacey Goodings, the doctor said the body would have become decomposed in a shorter time on land but took twice as long in water. Dr. Singh was also given an opportunity to examine the alleged murder weapon, a piece of wood (mortar stick). He told the court that based on his examination, an instrument of such size and weight could have definitely caused the injuries the victim sustained. He agreed too, that the woman would have had to been hit more than once in the head, to sustain the wounds present on her body. Responding to further questions from the Prosecutor, Dr. Singh said that

the victim was possibly rendered unconscious before her death; her larynx (voice box) was also damaged, which is indicative of the woman’s throat being squeezed to restrict sound, during the attack. Last week, the dead woman’s granddaughter, Nikita Semple recalled that she heard screams, the night her grandmother disappeared. She recalled that all three accused were present at the time. The witness was 10 years- old at the time. The Caution Statement, (CS) of Ralph Tyndall, the number one accused was also admitted into evidence before the court, last week. According to the evidence provided, Tyndall essentially blamed the murder on his coaccused, Hope. However yesterday retired Inspector of Police, Sydney Charles recalled that he interviewed the victim’s 10 year –old, granddaughter, Nikita. As a result of what the girl told him, the policeman said that he spoke to Hope, the number two accused. The policeman said that he cautioned the accused who told him, “Officer is Nick kill ma Auntie.” The officer read Hope’s CS, aloud to the court. The policeman related that Nick hit his aunt in her head with the piece of wood and killed her after he was found hiding in the house. According to the statement, Hope said he and his friends hid the woman’s body in the septic tank. He said that he did not tell anyone because Nick threatened to kill him.

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Man faces High Court trial for killing male companion Murder accused, Clive Knights, is facing a Judge and Jury for the May 2012 killing of Bert Whyte. Whyte, a former executive at Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Life (GTM) Insurance Company was murdered, on May 14, 2012. The incident is said to have occurred in the vicinity of Main Street, Georgetown. According to earlier reports Whyte and Knights, who were said to be friends, were in the vicinity of Main Street, when they ended up in a heated argument that turned into a scuffle. The accused reportedly stabbed Whyte several times before running away. Whyte, who is said to have close ties to the acting fraternity and the West Demerara Lions Club, fell a few yards from where the

incident occurred, in front of a popular night spot. He was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Knights was subsequently arrested and charged for the murder. The accused is facing Justice Navindra Singh and a 12member mixed jury, at the High Court in Georgetown. He is being represented by Attorney-at-Law, Kuonyo Thompson. According to State Prosecutor, Judith GildharieMursalin, on May 14, 2012, the Insurance Executive, 44, a resident of lot 79, Phoenix Park, West Bank Demerara, dropped his niece, Rayshawn, off at school before leaving for work. Later that evening, about 19:45 hours, the Prosecutor said that Whyte’s brother

received a telephone call from a friend. As a result, he went to the Accident and Emergency, (A&E) Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, (GPHC). Bert Whyte was found lying motionless on the bed. He appeared to be dead. There were two puncture wounds to his chest and apparent blood stains on his clothing. Prosecutor Mursalin said that the police later launched an investigation into the death of Bert Whyte, and issued a wanted bulletin for the accused. Searches began also for Whyte‘s car, which was missing. The vehicle was tracked down and found in Stanleytown, Berbice. The car with licence plate number PKK, 6586 appeared to be

MURDERED: Bert Whyte locked and abandoned. The car, Mursalin said, had number plates PJJ 7701 while PKK 6586 was marked on the mirrors, windows and lights. The accused was later

Knights at his initial court appearance in 2012

arrested at a roadblock along the Soesdyke Linden, Highway. According to the Prosecutor, police related that at the roadblock, the accused gave his name as Troy David.

The first witness in the trial was Jacqueline Yusuf; Company Secretary to the Board of Directors at GTM. She related to date, that (Continued on page 24)

Vocal power prevailed at ‘Princess 2015 Karaoke Star’ auditions - NAMILO surprises three lucky contestants with food hampers

Iodele Gilbert

Junior Corbin Lashaun Charles

Michael Spencer

The venue came alive last Saturday evening as 30 very talented amateur singers battled for supremacy and a chance to represent Guyana in Trinidad. This was the first audition inside ‘Club Next’ (Princess International Hotel). Singers from around Guyana battled fiercely to receive the judges nods to take them to the first leg of the ‘Princess Star Karaoke 2015 Showdown’ which will take place at the same venue on Saturday. At last Saturday’s auditions the battle was fierce as each singer fused vocal power with catchy moves to gain the judges attention. At the end of the event, three lucky singers were over the

moon when they realized they had won three hefty hampers containing all the products of the National Milling Company of Guyana Inc, (NAMILCO) It was quite evident that each singer was doing all they can to bring their ‘A’ Game to the stage as they presented for the audience and judges. The panel consisted of Karaoke Queen, ‘DJ Madonna, Ruff Kut Studio’s ‘DJ Cody’, top fashion designer and singer, Jason Shurland, overseas based musician and author Jamall Adams, and certified Guyanese musician, Devon Browne. Tears were shed as a few were told by the judges, ‘to come again next year’

because of a perceived lackluster performances. But amongst the 25 who made it to the first round, three performers literally took the judges and audience to their feet in thunderous applause. Those performers were Lashaun Charles and Junior Corbin of Georgetown, and Michael Spencer of Victoria, East Coast Demerara. The event attracted entries from Linden, Berbice, Bartica, and Georgetown, and the West Demerara district. The 25 lucky contestants short listed will face off at the first round of competition inside Princess Hotel’s ‘Club

Next’ on Saturday, June 30. Admission to this event has been set at $500. Making it to the first round are Oquela Jones, DJ Mambo, Sandra King, La shaun Charles, Petal Bailey, Crystal Moore, Iodele Gilbert, Petal France, Winifred Mason, Junior Corbin, and Lisa Walcott, Michael Spencer, Damion Apple, Silyne Griffith, Oconell Morgan, Brian Gonsalves, Shawn Williams, Kevin Scott, Gino Fullington, Qusa Pollard, runway diva, ‘Maria’, Sharon Martin, Amanda Khani, Elizabeth Leung, and Sharon Jacobs.

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Letters... Where your views make the news Letters... Where your views

The Wayne Williams case and its lessons... From page 5 Harris mistakenly credited Williams as being guilty of were also found to have traces of the same material on them. However the police did not seek to take Williams to trial for these killings based upon this trace evidence. The reason was because the police realized that forensic evidence by itself could not guarantee a conviction. Recently I was exchanging views on this case with colleagues and offered some reasons why I thought the police would have lost the case if they had charged Williams for the killing of these children. My main contentions were as follows: 1) Police ignored the fact that millions of pounds of the exact fibre had been sold

undyed to other business entities. 2) The investigators seemed to have made light of the fact that carpets made from material similar to that found in Williams’ room were found in other areas of the house, including the room used by his parents and another used by a cousin. 3) The police checked homes and vehicles for similar material. No checks were made of hotels and guest houses. There was no good reason for them to assume that hotels and guest houses did not use the said material. 4) On the issue of Williams’ wagon and its finer probability ration, the prosecution used metro Atlanta figures to show how rare station wagons - of the kind used by Williams - were

in Atlanta. However this meant that Williams vehicle was not included because it was registered in Muscogee County which is far from Atlanta (“Challenging Evidence - Wayne Williams and the Atlanta Child Murders-Crime Library,” n.d.). 5) In restricting their search for vehicles to Atlanta, the police were suggesting that person/persons from Atlanta had to be the killer or killers. In doing so they overlooked the fact that thousands of cars - including station wagons similar to that used by Mr. Williams - come to or pass through Atlanta regularly. Indeed six months after Williams’ trial and conviction of the killing of the two men, the DeKalb County Police Chief Graham reopened

investigation into the killings of five of those youths who were from DeKalb County and who many thought to have been killed by Williams. Police Chief Graham, who was also one of the initial investigators in these cases, said he never believed that Williams was guilty of the killings of these children and youths. So why do so many people believe so much in the absolute power of forensic evidence to solve crimes? I think this is as a result of the Hollywood and television effect. Today the television is replete with shows like CSI Miami and 48 Hours, in which detectives use forensic science to quickly solve crimes. It is the consumption of these programmes that has conditioned many of us to

see the presence of a forensic lab as the liberator that will solve all serious crimes in Guyana. Forensic science has its limitations. For example, the truth is that trace evidence like fibre can offer an opportunity for the police to narrow down the list of suspects; it can’t establish guilt to a specific person. Fibre, unlike fingerprints, is not unique and therefore cannot pinpoint an offender in a definitive way. So yes, Guyana needs a forensic lab, but forensic evidence demands patient and intelligent investigative work to back it up before guilt can be positively determined. A forensic lab without our police enhancing their investigative ability will be fairly useless. Claudius Prince

LET THIS ISSUE ENGAGE THE COURTS From page 5 and notified him of the theft. In that discussion, I was asked about the status of my insurance; which was enforced, and was told to file a claim with NAFICO given the fact that the vehicle had comprehensive coverage. The said claim was filed on April 2nd 2012 under policy number 01M02109. I was told by the filing clerk at NAFICO to return in six months, as it would take some time for the police to do their investigation and inform them that all efforts had been exhausted in attempts to locate the missing vehicle before the claim could be

processed. I returned to the office of BM Soat the same day, as requested, to discuss a follow-up course of action and was advised that further payments would be suspended pending a resolution by the insurance company. I made follow-up checks with NAFICO on more than three occasions, between the periods of 2011 and 2012, and was told that the police reports were not received. I did not contact BM Soat on the matter for over two years. Around March of 2015, I received a telephone call from BM Soat’s office

requesting that I go to Kitty Police Station and uplift a copy of the report I had filed more than three years ago. I was unable to do so owing to planned field visits to my mining operations and indicated same to the caller. I find it quite an unfortunate choice for BM Soat to publish the notice of June 14th 2015, having not contacted me in any formal manner on or about the matter. However, a gentleman whom I contacted on the said date via telephone Number 655-7197- which was one of the numbers published on my wanted bulletin of the said

date – indicated to me that I was expected to still pay for the lost car. I therefore challenged BM Soat to show proof that such was ever communicated to me. One would have reasonably expected that after more than three years, a respectful company would have contacted the seemingly defaulting customer by letter on a matter of default payments; since my address is well known by the company. Rather, BM Soat chooses to adopt a course of action which is seemingly an attempt to cause me public embarrassment.

Notwithstanding, it may be possible that the genesis of my business with the BM Soat may not have been formally documented and/or conveyed to an ill-advised employee. I am therefore demanding a public apology for the embarrassment and potential damage to my image as an honest businessman. I further advise that the company resort to legal proceedings in resolving the matter of payment from the insurance company, since I have also lost more than two million dollars in the unfortunate event. Peter Hutson

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Accredited Children’s Man faces High Court trial... Home should be safe... From page 9 of abuse the Ministry is tasked with dealing ranging from neglect and deprivation to sexual, physical and psychological. Neglect and deprivation is the common form of abuse that is most often detected by neighbours who sometimes bring these to the attention of the relevant authorities. Commenting on the importance of Homes where children from troubled families are sometimes placed, the Probation Officer said that with accreditation of such institutions, it

is expected that the wellbeing of children will be safeguarded. With accreditation (from the Ministry) he noted that these institutions must reach a certain standard that ensures that children are not subjected to continued abuse as they would have suffered at their homes. “They (institutions) know that they are going to be monitored, they know that they are going to be assessed and evaluated and the necessary action will be taken to prosecute when necessary,” said Azore.

From page 21 the victim was an Assistant Company Secretary at GTM. Yusuf said that she last saw him on May 14, 2012 around 15:45 hours, when she was leaving work. The victim’s brother, Steve Whyte, who is currently overseas, also testified yesterday. He provided his evidence via audio video link, (Skype) from the Guyana consulate in New York, city. He told the court that on the day of the incident, he received a telephone call from a friend. As a result of what

his friend related to him, the witness said he went to GPHC. At the hospital, the man said that he found his brother motionless at the (A&E) department; he had two puncture wounds to his chest and blood was present on his clothing and in his nostrils. The man told the court that he also identified his brother’s body to the GPHC Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh before it was cremated on May 24, 2012, at the Ruimzeight Foreshore, West Coast Demerara. Meanwhile, in her

Indigenous People's Ministry to prioritise... From page 3 needs.” These too, the Minister said, would add to the social and economic upliftment of communities. In addition, emphasis will be placed on women and children's issues as these also play a critical role in society. Minister Allicock said women and children play a very critical role in keeping their culture alive, which is something his Ministry, will work hard to achieve. “We believe that more

than ever, the women can make us survive, have our identity out there, but they have to be given the opportunity.” The cultural aspect of any society is also necessary, the Minster said, as it aids in producing more rounded individuals. Going forward, Mr. Allicock said that more opportunities will be made available to youths in the hinterland, so as to equip them with more skills to meet the needs of their communities.

evidence, the victim’s 13year-old niece related that there was man in her uncle’s car on the day, he was allegedly killed. The teenager said that around 15:15 hours on the day of the incident, her uncle had picked her up from school. The teenager recalled that when she jumped into the back seat of her uncle’s car, there was a man seated in the front passenger seat. The girl recalled that her uncle had warned her not to forget, mind her manners. At this time, she said that she told the stranger “Good afternoon.” She said that the man turned and looked at her before returning the greeting. The witness told the court that her uncle dropped her off at the Georgetown Stelling since she was heading across the river to their residence. She said that was the last time she saw him alive. On May 16, the teen said that she went to the Brickdam Police Station, where she was shown a photo album by police investigators. She recalled that she picked Knight’s photograph from among more than 300 pictures, because his was the face she will never forget.

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Russia says will retaliate if U.S. weapons stationed on its borders A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia’s border would be the most aggressive U.S. act since the Cold War, and Moscow would retaliate by beefing up its own forces, a Russian defense official said yesterday. The United States is offering to store military equipment on allies’ territory in eastern Europe, a proposal aimed at reassuring governments worried that after the conflict in Ukraine, they could be the Kremlin’s next target. Poland and the Baltic states, where officials say privately they have been frustrated the NATO alliance has not taken more decisive steps to deter Russia, welcomed the decision by Washington to take the lead. But others in the region were more cautious, fearing their countries could be caught in the middle of a new arms race between Russia and the United States. “If heavy U.S. military equipment, including tanks, artillery batteries and other equipment really does turn up in countries in eastern Europe and the Baltics, that will be the most aggressive step by the Pentagon and NATO since the Cold War,” Russian defense ministry official General Yuri Yakubov said. “Russia will have no option but to build up its forces

Crew from US navy aboard at USS Viksburg participating in NATO’s Dynamic Mongoose anti-submarine exercise in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, May 4, 2015. (REUTERS/MARIT HOMMEDAL/NTB SCANPIX) and resources on the Western strategic front,” Interfax news agency quoted him as saying. He said the Russian response was likely to include speeding up the deployment of Iskander missiles to Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave bordered by Poland and Lithuania, and beefing up Russian forces in ex-Soviet Belarus. “Our hands are completely free to organize retaliatory

steps to strengthen our Western frontiers,” Yakubov said. The Russian Foreign Ministry said: “We hope that reason will prevail and the situation in Europe will be prevented from sliding into a new military confrontation which may have dangerous consequences.” ALLIEDARMY The Pentagon said on Monday the U.S. military was in the process of decid-

Greece, creditors dig in after debt talks founder Greece and its creditors hardened their stances yesterday after the collapse of talks aimed at preventing a default and possible euro exit, prompting Germany’s EU commissioner to say the time had come to prepare for a “state of emergency”. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ignored pleas from European leaders to act fast. Instead he blamed creditors for Sunday’s breakdown of the cash-for-reform talks, the biggest setback in long-running negotiations to unlock aid. He said his government had a responsibility to defend Greece’s dignity and would resist demands for further pension cuts. “It is not a matter of ideological stubbornness. It has to do with democracy,” said the 40-year-old leftist, who was elected on a pledge to end austerity. Athens now has just two weeks to find a way out of the impasse before it faces a 1.6 billion euro (£1.16 billion) repayment due to the International Monetary Fund, potentially leaving it out of cash,

unable to borrow and dangling on the edge of the currency area. Germany and other creditor nations demanded that Athens come to its senses and offer new proposals. “It won’t work that Greece sets the terms and says ‘everyone has to dance to our tune’. Greece needs to get back to reality,” Volker Kauder, parliamentary floor leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, told ARD television. Belgian Finance Minister Johan Van Overtveldt said the euro zone’s credibility would be damaged and radical forces in other countries emboldened if past accords with Greece were changed. The European Commission said it would only resume mediation efforts if Greece put forward new proposals, while the Greek government spokesman said Athens was sticking to its rejection of wage and pension cuts and higher taxes on basic goods. “We have largely exhausted our limits,” spokesman Gabriel

Sakellaridis said. Tsipras’ office said Greece was ready to restart talks at any time and was waiting for a signal from lenders which could loosen the deadlock. “If they call us with something new, we may also provide something new,” one official said. A Greek government official denied a German newspaper report that said there were plans for Greece to impose capital controls this weekend if the talks fail. A German government spokesman could not confirm the report. Despite the deepening crisis, Tsipras is going ahead with a planned visit to Russia from Thursday, the day euro zone finance ministers hold a crucial meeting to review the standoff with Greece. He is due to stay till Saturday, attend an economic forum in Saint Petersburg and meet President Vladimir Putin. EU officials said that without improved Greek proposals by Thursday, the Eurogroup session would be very tough and was likely to present Greece with an ultimatum.

ing where to store a battalion’s worth of military equipment in Europe. The decision is part of a long-term effort to maintain equipment for a heavy brigade in the region to facilitate U.S. rotational training with NATO allies. “This is purely positioning of equipment to better facilitate our ability to conduct training,” said Army Colonel Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, noting that two battalions of equipment already was stored there. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, told

Reuters in December the equipment set for the full brigade would be about 160 M1 tanks plus M-2 Bradley fighting vehicles and self-propelled howitzers. A Pentagon official said on Monday the total number of vehicles would be about 220. U.S. officials said a proposal under review envisages storing a company’s worth of equipment, enough for 150 soldiers, in each of the three Baltic nations: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Enough equipment for a company or possibly a battalion, or about 750 soldiers, would also be located in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and possibly Hungary. The idea was that, in the event of an attack on NATO’s eastern border, the United States could quickly fly in troops who would use the equipment, cutting out the weeks or months it would take to transport convoys of gear overland across Europe. However, the U.S. proposal could cause tensions within NATO, an alliance that often struggles to accommodate more hawkish members such as Poland or Lithuania alongside other states that want to avoid a military standoff with Russia at any cost. Speaking after talks in Warsaw with the U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said he expected a final U.S. decision on the equipment within a few weeks. “They know how impor-

tant this is to us, because we want to build a permanent U.S. presence, the allied army here on the Polish territory,” Siemoniak told reporters. “It seems to me that such enterprises, that is equipment warehouses, are a very crucial step when it comes to building such a presence.” A spokesman for Lithuania’s foreign ministry, Kestutis Vaskelevicius, said any increased NATO presence was intended to improve the security of the Baltic states. “(It) is not directed against anyone, and it does not threaten anyone,” he said. TWO-SPEED NATO Since Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula and a rebellion by Moscowbacked separatists in eastern Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic states - countries with a history of Russian occupation - have pushed NATO for a muscular response. But proposals for a permanent NATO combat presence in eastern Europe were blocked by Germany and some other alliance members. Instead, NATO intensified exercises, rotating troops through the region and set up a command headquarters for a rapid reaction force in northwest Poland. Sources close to the government in Poland, and other states in the region, said that response persuaded them they could not fully rely on NATO, and that their best bet in the event of an attack was that the U.S. military would come to their aid.

Yemeni al Qaeda leader killed in suspected drone strike: CNN The Yemeni leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Nasser alWuhayshi, who was once an associate of Osama bin Laden, was killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike, CNN reported yesterday, citing two Yemeni national security officials. If confirmed, it would be a major blow to one of the most active branches of the network founded by Osama bin Laden that had claimed the attack on a French satirical magazine and plotted against international airlines. CNN said the attack occurred on Friday in the Hadramout region in eastern Yemen. Reuters could not independently confirm the report, but some supporters of the group have published mourning notices on social media. “Nasser al-Wuhayshi, may God accept him,” one supporter identified as Abu

Gandi wrote on Twitter under the hash-tag Martyrdom of Abu Baseer al-Wuhayshi. The United States was assessing reports of his death, said a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity and declining to comment on any possible U.S. involvement. The U.S. military was not involved in any strike, a second official said. It was unclear whether a strike may have been carried out by the Central Intelligence Agency. Wuhayshi, according to Gregory Johnson, author of a book on AQAP, was born in southern Yemen and traveled to Afghanistan for the first time in 1998 to join al Qaeda. There, he met bin Laden and acted as his aide-decamp until 2001, when the group was scattered after the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks on the United States.

He became head of AQAP in 2009, several years after a daring prison break from a jail in Yemen. The group has orchestrated a number of spectacular attacks inside Yemen in recent years, targeting government ministries, military camps and other institutions in which hundreds of people were killed. In January, AQAP claimed responsibility for the attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, saying it was ordered in response to insults to the Prophet Mohammed In 2013, U.S. sources said that an intercepted communication between Wuhayshi and al Qaeda leader Atman alZawahiri - believed to be based in Pakistan - was one component of a broader pool of intelligence that prompted a threat alert closing numerous U.S. embassies in the Middle East and Africa.

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T&T Health Ministry issues ZIKA virus advisory The Ministry of Health is once again advising persons to keep their surroundings clean by preventing unnecessary water collection to avoid the breeding of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito that carries the Zika virus. At a press conference in the Min i s t r y o f H e a l t h Head Office on Park Street, Port-of-Spain, Dr Clive Tilluckdharry, principal medical officer in environmental health, made the plea once again. “Last year we had the chikungunya (chik v) virus. It is the same mosquito that is transmitting the Zika virus. Just like chik v, just like den-

gue, it is the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. It is the same same thing we are stressing. We have to be vigilant in eradicating the mosquito from our yards, from our homes,” Tilluckdharry said. The Caribbean’s tropical climate has been susceptible to mosquito-borne diseases such as yellow fever, malaria, dengue fever and, most recently, chikungunya. The Caribbean is now on alert for the Zika virus which is new to the region and has been detected in Brazil. Zika virus is spread by the bite of an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito which can

also transmit dengue and chikungunya. Persons with Zika virus infection m a y h a v e n o symptoms, or may suffer mild to moderate symptoms including fever, headache, rash, and muscle and joint pain. No deaths have ever been reported from Zika virus infection and complications are rare. Tilluckdharry said the same public alerts that occurred for the chikungunya virus can apply for the Zika virus. Last month the Ministry of Health released a public notice advising people to be aware of the Zika virus.

Panama, Jamaica working on new diplomatic framework - ambassador Newly installed Panamanian Ambassador to Jamaica Alexis Eduardo Sandoval Cajar has indicated that preparation of a new diplomatic framework for Jamaica and Panama is in an advanced state of readiness. Sandoval Cajar said both administrations are in the final stage of fine-tuning a new diplomatic machinery to exploit previously unexplored areas of bilateral arrangements. He told The Gleaner that a legal document is being finalised by his government to be sent for vetting by the Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller-led administration. “Jamaica and Panama are at the stage of developing a draft legal framework, which is currently in Panama for revision,” said Sandoval Cajar, during a visit to The Gleaner’s North Street, Kingston, offices last week. “It will then facilitate bilateral talks between the two countries in the areas of science, tourism, commerce, education, trade, and sports, among others.” Sandoval Cajar, who has been in Jamaica for just over three months, told The Gleaner that he has been in touch with his homeland to keep abreast of the development of the legal framework being established. Since his arrival in Jamaica, Sandoval Cajar said he has met with Simpson Miller; Finance and Planning Minister Dr Peter Phillips; Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson; as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade A.J. Nicholson and his permanent secretary, Ambassador Paul Robotham. While he was unable to

Recently appointed Panamanian Ambassador to Jamaica Alexis Eduardo Sandoval Cajar ( right) speaks with The Gleaner at the company’s Kingston offices last Thursday as his interpreter, Corey Whyte, looks on. provide specific figures, Sandoval Cajar suggested that a higher number of Jamaicans have settled in Panama because unlike other persons from the region who went to work on the original canal, Jamaicans opted to stay there. And while Jamaica has sought Panama’s expertise in helping it to develop its logistic hub, Sandoval Cajar told The Gleaner that unlike the construction of the canal, not many Jamaicans are involved in the current expansion work. “Most persons who are involved in the expansion of the canal are Panamanian citizens, many of whom are of Jamaican heritage,” he said. “Presently, the work is proceeding smoothly. There were some delays that were caused by industrial action, but it is anticipated that the project will be completed in early 2016.” Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Anthony Hylton has said that

work is far advanced for further collaboration between Jamaica and Panama towards the development of the island’s logistics hub initiative. “The process is very advanced - a formal agreement between Jamaica and Panama that is ... being worked out,” said Hylton in response to questions at the Jamaica Chamber of CommerceJAMPRO Jamaica logistics hub symposium on January 22 of this year. Hylton said then that there was already “significant cooperation” between the two countries at the level of education and training, including multilingual skills. “This is to be developed, and we are working already with Panama to train them to come here for English and we go there for the Spanish. Training (is) already beginning in the zones in the areas that are critical to the success of our logistics hub,” said Hylton.

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Father and son wanted in FIFA indictments refuse to surrender BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Two Argentine businessmen wanted on US charges of bribing FIFA officials refuse to surrender and demand they be allowed to remain free while they fight extradition, their lawyers said Friday. Father and son marketing executives Hugo and Mariano Jinkis are in Argentina but are asking a federal court to allow them to remain free and will not hand themselves in unless they exhaust all legal options, said lawyers Jorge Anzorreguy and Francisco Castex. The Jinkises, the owners of sports marketing company Full Play, are among the 14 football officials and marketing executives indicted by the United States in a sweeping investigation into corruption at the heart of world football’s governing body. They are among the last suspects still at large, along

with Brazilian businessman Jose Margulies. A fourth, Italian-Argentine businessman Alejandro Burzaco, handed himself in to police in Italy Tuesday and is under house arrest. The Jinkises’ lawyers said the two men, aged 70 and 40, should not be considered fugitives because they presented themselves to the authorities before an arrest warrant was issued. “The arrest warrant only appeared eight hours later,” Castex told journalists outside the federal court in Buenos Aires that is considering the Jinkises’ petition. A lower court has already rejected the petition, but the lawyers vowed to appeal all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. Castex said the men do not pose a flight risk and want to be allowed to remain free as the Argentine courts rule

whether to extradite them to the United States. “There are abundant precedents indicating they have the right to remain free while awaiting the extradition process,” he said. Interpol last week placed the Jinkises and Margulies on its most wanted list, along with Burzaco and two former FIFA executives — Jack Warner of Trinidad and Tobago, who is currently out on bail pending extradition hearings, and Nicolas Leoz of Paraguay, who is under house arrest. The Jinkises’ company, Full Play, held the TV rights to the South American World Cup qualifying matches and is accused of bribing FIFA officials for multimillion-dollar contracts. They also co-owned another company involved in the case, Datisa, with Burzaco.

Tuesday June 16, 2015 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) If something has been bothering you, Aries, today is a good time to work it out. Your excellent communicative ability will be even stronger with today's energy.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) If you've been tired lately, Libra, it may be due to stress. Today's aspects bring an added energy to communication. It would be wise to talk about some of the stress.

TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Today may be the exception. The aspects can bring real strength to your communication abilities. You'd be wise to seize the opportunity.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) It's a good day to express your thoughts and feelings, Scorpio. Whether it's a loved one who'd appreciate affectionate words or a colleague who requires instruction, communication will come more easily than usual.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) When did you last spend real quality time with your family - not counting regular chores? CANCER (June 21–July 22) How do you preserve your family history, Cancer? Do you keep mementos in a box, display heirlooms, or make scrapbooks? You most likely realize the value of family history, but you might not preserve it as well as you should. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Overdue apologies can be made today, Leo. It isn't easy to admit you're wrong, but the planetary aspects can boost your courage. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Your dreams are more than just random firings of neurons. They can indicate unresolved issues, stress, deep desires, and lost memories.

Seaboard Marine CMRC... (From page 29) who contest all four rounds will drop their three lowest scores from the 12 races. Seaboard Marine CMRC Positions after round 1, Jamwest, Jamaica (February 28/March 1, 2015) Group 4 - 1st Kristian Jeffrey (GUY), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX, 75 points; 2nd George Bayley (JAM), Evo VIII, 51pts; 3rd Peter Rae (JAM), Mazda RX-7, 30pts; 4th Franklyn Boodram (T&T),

(From page 29) be wary of the threat posed by Uruguay, who knocked out their neighbors on home soil four years ago. Messi said Argentina had failed to react when Paraguay opted for a more attacking approach in the second half on Saturday. “In the first half we controlled the game, we created chances and we scored. Then everything changed in the

Warriors move...

SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Spread goodwill and affection today, Sagittarius. It's been a while since you let people know that you care about and appreciate them. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) If a problem comes your way today, Capricorn, look for the simplest solution. Not every problem is complicated. Often the most obvious answer is the best one.

Goodwood Racing service...

PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Expect a boost to your communication skills today, Pisces. If you often experience difficulty expressing your true feelings, this will be a welcome change for you.

Renault Megane Trophy, 27pts; 5th Danny Persaud (GUY), Mazda Miata, 15pts; 6th Jamie James (JAM), RX8, 12pts; 7th Chris Campbell (JAM), BMW V8, 10pts Group 3 - 1st Gary Barrett (CAY), Honda Civic Turbo, 62 points; 2nd Rameez Mohammed (GUY), Toyota Starlet Turbo, 36pts; 3rd Afraz Allie (GUY), Starlet Turbo, 33pts; 4th Natasha Chang (JAM), Honda S2000, 30pts; 5th Noel Golding (JAM), Honda Civic, 25pts; 6th

Ricardo Scott (JAM), Toyota Corolla, 24pts Group 2 - 1st Jordan Powell (JAM), Honda Civic, 75 points; 2nd Marc Gill (T&T), Civic, 54pts; 3rd Damien Nesbit (T&T), Nissan Sentra, 45pts; 4th Owen Campbell (JAM), Civic, 34pts; 5th Robin Sutherland, (JAM), Honda CRX, 32pts Country Championship – 1st Jamaica 323 points; 2nd Guyana 159pts; 3rd Trinidad & Tobago 126pts; 4th Cayman Islands 62pts.

Argentina star says match...

(From page 32) edge, but Curry responded with a behind-the-back pullup three-pointer of his own on the next possession and Golden State never trailed again. Much had been made about the defensive job that Cleveland guard Matthew Dellavedova had done against Curry during the Finals, but Golden State’s MVP broke out in a big way to silence that narrative. “I’m taking (Curry) in any matchup,” team mate Green said. “(Dellavedova) was hounding — physical, dirty, whatever you want to call it. I was going with Steph no matter what, and I’m still rolling with Steph no matter what.”

AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) It's a good day to speak your mind. Not that you generally have much trouble with this.

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(From page 31) the 10-team competition. The participating teams were the winners, the runners-up, Berea Royals, Dolphin Nets, Charlestown Squatters, Tutorial Raiders, St Winifred’s Hawks, Lodge Champs, East Ruimveldt Warriors and Cummings Lodge Indians. The next competition is scheduled for Saturday July 4.

second half when they started to play better,” Messi said. Argentina Coach Gerardo Martino also raised eyebrows by bringing on strikers Gonzalo Higuain and Carlos Tevez towards the end of the second half instead of bolstering his midfield to stifle

the Paraguay threat. “We needed to put our foot on the ball,” Messi said. Martino, meanwhile, struck a defiant tone, insisting his team did not need to change their approach. “We lost control of the game, that’s all; but we could have won 5-2,” he said.

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Uruguay’s Tabarez gives Bahamas beat Jamaica to claim Reggae Boyz high marks Women’s CBC Championship

Uruguay’s Coach Oscar Washington Tabarez (left) and defender and Captain Diego Godin talk during their Copa America Group B match against Jamaica, in Antofagasta, Chile, on Saturday. Uruguay won 1-0. (PHOTO: AFP) ANTOFAGASTA, Chile — Uruguay’s Technical Director Oscar Tabarez believes his team has dodged a bullet after a fortunate 1-0 victory over underrated Jamaica inside the Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascunan on Saturday evening. The defending champi-

ons have surprisingly shot to the top of the four-team points standing in Group B with maximum three points, after Argentina, the other tournament favourites, were pegged back to a 2-2 result with Paraguay in the group’s other game at Estadio La Portada in La Serena to be on one point

each. Jamaica are at the bottom without a point. “Uruguay lacked speed, but this was our first game of importance and we will begin to evaluate why the team did not function well,” said Tabarez, who has been in charge of the South American champions for the past nine years. “We have the benefit of a positive result to begin with, with more difficult games to come,” he said at the postgame press conference. Tabarez said he was not surprised by Jamaica’s performance, as it always happens to his teams in their first games in tournaments. Regarding the Reggae Boyz’s performance, he said: “The Jamaican team had speed, they applied pressure while they had possession, and they appeared a welltrained team. If we played for a week against Jamaica, we would play better, as they played well in transition.” (Jamaica Observer)

(www.caribbeanbasketball.com) In a Championship game for the ages, Bahamas came back from a 15-point second-half deficit to defeat Jamaica 5551 in the gold medal game of the 2015 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Women’s Championship at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town, Tortola. Jamaica started the first quarter on a 10-2 run, a pattern that would become familiar throughout the game. But the Bahamians tied the game at 10 on a Shanea Armbrister put-back with 58 seconds to play in the first quarter that ended with Jamaica up 11-10. The Jamaicans started the second quarter the same way as they did the first, with a 10-2 run. The Bahamas got to

within three points on an Armbrister three-pointer with 52 seconds left in the half, only to see Jamaica finish the period on 5-1 burst. The half ended with Jamaica up 31-24. The start of the third quarter was a repeat of the first two, with Jamaica opening up on a 10-2 run. Shenneika Smith gave Jamaica a 15-point lead with a basket at the 4:48 mark, her team’s biggest lead of the game. The Bahamians answered with a 10-2 run of its own, however, Armbrister scored six straight points to close out the period. Jamaica led after three quarters, 43-36. Armbrister opened the scoring in the fourth with a three-pointer to get the Bahamia n s t o w i t h i n f o u r. Philicia Kelly finally tied the game at 49 with 3:50 re-

Now we’re ready for England, says Clarke

Four Caribbean teams make early entry into Round 3 of 2018 FIFA WCQ Four Caribbean teams are safely into the next round of the ‘Road to Russia’ 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers after playing their first and second leg games. The teams are Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Curacao and St Vincent and the Grenadines. UNCAF team Belize also made it into the next round. Barbados stopped Aruba 2-0 away and 1-0 at home, Curacao drew with Cuba 0-0 at home and 1-1 away, St. Vincent and the Grenadines drew 2-2 at home and 4-4

away, while Antigua & Barbuda were defeated 3-1 by St Lucia at home and won 4-1 in the second leg. Meanwhile, Bermuda and Guatemala played at the Bermuda National Stadium in Hamilton, Bermuda last night. Today, the last four return leg games will be played when Grenada meet Puerto Rico at the Queens Park Stadium in Grenada; Suriname host Nicaragua at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium in Suriname; Canada encounter Dominica at the BMO Field in

Canada, while St Kitts and Nevis travel to the Estadio Cuscatlan, in El Salvador, to face El Salvador. These results will decide the other five teams that will qualify for the next round. Twenty teams started the contest for the ten available places in this round for qualification for the next round on June 7. The group was made up of fifteen CFU teams, four UNCAF teams along with Canada from the North region. Each team faces its opponent twice in a home and away format.

Sally Pearson feared amputation after falling in Rome 100m hurdles

Sally Pearson’s twitter feed shows the scary injury to her hand. BBC Sport - Olympic 100m hurdles champion Sally Pearson feared her left hand would have to be amputated after she fell at the Rome Diamond League event on 4 June. Pearson’s lower arm turned blue after her fall, which caused what doctors described as a “bone explosion”. The Australian, 28, had surgery on her left wrist in Italy but will miss August’s World

Championships in Beijing as she requires another operation. “I was terrified seeing my hand going in a different direction,” she said. “I thought they would have to amputate.” Pearson, who won gold at London 2012 and added the Commonwealth title last year, fell after hitting the fifth hurdle of the race in Rome. “I’ve never broken a bone, I’ve never had stitches or surgery before,” she said. “Doing all of that in one, in a different country, was very traumatic. “But I do put things into perspective and think I am very lucky with what happened. If it had been the ankle, it would be a completely different story.” Asked about missing the chance to regain the world title she first won in 2011, Pearson said: “It’s very disappointing but this will be a very good mental and physical break leading into the Olympics next year.”

maining, and a Sha-Londa Neely bucket gave her team its first lead of the game at 5149 with 2:19 to play. The Bahamas extended the lead to four at 53-49 with just over a minute left when Smith scored to get Jamaica back to within two at 53-51 with 54 seconds to play. But the Bahamas defence held the rest of the way, and Diasti Delancy iced the game with a layup as time expired. Armbrister finished with 16 points for the Bahamas, while Kelly had 12. Neely finished with 6 points and 17 rebounds, and Ashley Moss pulled down 16 boards for the Bahamas. Smith led Jamaica with 15, and Tarita Gordon had 14 points. Jennifer George had 9 points and 11 rebounds.

Australia’s captain Michael Clarke looks to the sky as he walks off the field following his dismissal against New Zealand in the final match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) March 29, 2015. (Reuters/Hamish Blair) (Reuters) Australia’s short Caribbean tour always looked like something of an hors d’oeuvres for the Ashes and captain Michael Clarke finally allowed himself to address the main course after wrapping up a comfortable 20 series sweep on Sunday. The tourists needed less than four full days to thrash West Indies by 277 runs in the second test in Kingston, Jamaica and will clearly be charged with confidence going into the first clash against England, which begins in

Cardiff on July 8. “I think I’m allowed to talk about (the Ashes) now,” Clarke told reporters at Sabina Park. “Credit to the boys, I was really honest and made it very clear I didn’t want it spoken about at all throughout this series and I’m extremely thankful and proud that none of the guys have spoken about it. “I’d be lying to say it hasn’t been in the back of everyone’s mind, but the fact we’ve been really disciplined

on playing really good cricket in these conditions against this West Indies team is a really good achievement from the boys. “But we’re all excited about what lies ahead. I’ve spoken a lot about consistency away from home, I just hope this is the start of it.” Clarke is acutely aware that Australia have not won an Ashes series in England since 2001 but hopes will be high back home that his 2015 tourists can break that drought. Steve Smith has been in quite brilliant form with the bat and after the Australian pace bowlers produced the goods on sluggish Caribbean tracks, the selectors will have a job deciding who to leave out against England. Those decisions lie ahead and Clarke no longer has a seat on the selection panel, so on Sunday he was content to look back on a job very well done. “Confidence is a vital part of any team and any squad. You have to earn that though,” Clarke added. “It takes a lot of hard work to feel you can walk out onto a ground in an international game and have success and once you get it you want it to stay forever. So you’ve got to ride that wave for as long as you can. “You’ve got to accept in this game that there are going to be tough times. “But what we’ve got at the moment is if guys aren’t bowling as well as they’d like or making as many runs as they’d like, somebody else is stepping up and I think that’s where we’re having success.”

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Venezuela’s little ants no longer South America’s joke Seaboard Marine CMRC opens new era for Wallerfield

Colombia’s goalie David Ospina fails to stop a goal by Venezuela’s Jose Rondon during their first round Copa America 2015 soccer match at Estadio El Teniente in Rancagua, Chile, June 14, 2015. (Reuters/Henry Romero) SANTIAGO (Reuters) It was not too long ago that Venezuela were the laughing stock of South American soccer — the team that never beat anyone and never won anything. Between 1967, when they made their Copa America debut, and 2007, when they hosted the tournament, they went 42 consecutive Copa matches without a win. In the 1975 tournament, they were humiliated 11-0 by Argentina. Even more recently, the Venezuelans were a pushover. Brazil beat them 7-0 at the 1999 Copa America and 6-0 on Venezuelan soil in a World Cup qualifier the following year. But those days are gone. As their gutsy 1-0 defeat of Colombia on Sunday showed, the Venezuelans are more than capable of holding their own against their South

American neighbors. “We took on one of the best teams in the world and we worked like little ants to make sure they didn’t surprise us,” coach Noel Sanvicente told reporters. “We still need to improve but this historic result at the start of a Copa America is quite something.” Venezuela’s transformation into a respectable footballing team began in 2007 when they hosted the Copa. They were beaten by Uruguay in the quarter-finals but finished top of their group, undefeated in three matches. More importantly, the event generated a soccer buzz in Venezuela, where traditionally baseball has been the more popular sport. At the next Copa America in 2011, the Venezuelans surprised everyone by reaching the semi-finals, holding Brazil to a

Venezuela’s Jose Rondon celebrates after scoring goal against Colombia during their first round Copa America 2015 soccer match at Estadio El Teniente in Rancagua, Chile, June 14, 2015. (Reuters/Henry Romero) goalless draw and beating Chile in the last eight. Many of the players from that tournament are still playing. Oswaldo Viscarrondo is a towering force at the heart of their defense and Salomon Rondon, their goal scorer against Colombia, is their deadliest weapon up front. Crucially, their players are getting European exposure these days. Viscarrondo plays with Nantes in France and Rondon with Zenit St Petersburg in Russia. Three members of Sanvicente’s squad are based in Spain and another two in Italy. Sunday’s victory sparked raucous celebrations back home and, in a politically polarized country, prompted a rare show of national unity.

Both President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Henrique Capriles tweeted messages of support for the side. The “vinotinto” (red wine) — as they are know for the burgundy-colored shirts — still have progress to make. They have yet to qualify for a World Cup and their victory over Colombia was only their fifth in 56 matches at the Copa America. But each year brings a new milestone — last year they beat A rg e n t i n a f o r the first time in their history and they face Peru in Valparaiso on Thursday looking to secure a place in the knock-out stages of the competition.

Messi sounds warning

Argentina star says match against Uruguay a must-win affair LA SERENA, Chile (AFP) — Lionel Messi has warned his Argentina teammates that today’s Copa America clash with Uruguay is a must-win encounter after their stumbling draw with Paraguay. The tournament favourites were left stunned on Saturday after they let a 20 lead slip as Paraguay snatched a 2-2 draw with a last-gasp equaliser in Group B. Argentina’s shaky defensive display in the second half has reawakened doubts about their ability to produce a title-winning performance in Chile, where they are chasing a first major championship in 22 years. Messi, who had a hand in one of Argentina’s goals before scoring the second from the penalty spot, could not hide his fury after what looked like being a comfortable opening victory ended in a draw. “To be leading 2-0 and to end up with a draw makes me angry,” the Argentina captain said.

Argentina forward Lionel Messi (centre) tries to get by Paraguay’s Pablo Cesar Aguilar (left) and Nestor Ortigoza during their Copa America Group B game in La Serena, Chile, on Saturday. The game ended 2-2. (PHOTO: AFP) “Looking at it now, you have to say that the Uruguay match is one we absolutely have to win,” he added. Defending champions Uruguay opened their cam-

paign with a lacklustre 1-0 win over Jamaica on Saturday. With Argentina still to play Jamaica in their final game, a win over Uruguay on Tuesday could give Messi’s

men a strong chance of topping the group — and avoiding a possible quarter-final meeting with Brazil. But the Argentinians will (Continued on page 27)

More than 40 regional drivers are making final preparations for this weekend’s (June 20/21) second round of the 2015 Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championship. Organised by the Trinidad & Tobago Automobile Sports Association (TTASA), the event will christen the newly-resurfaced Wallerfield Raceway, kickstarting a new era for motor sport in the twin-island state. While Jamaica, which hosted the opening round at Jamwest Speedway (February 28/March 1), took a huge early lead in the Country standings, a big shake-up is in prospect next weekend: T&T’s Team Tigers outnumber the overseas contenders two to one in both the Group 4 and Group 2 races, so are aiming for a big points haul. With 323 points, Jamaica’s Reggae Racers lead Guyana (159pts), T&T (126pts) and Cayman Islands (62pts), with Barbados yet to score. Reigning CMRC Driver’s Champion, Guyana’s Kristian Jeffrey (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), heads for Wallerfield with a comfortable lead in Group 4 after a hat-trick of wins in Jamaica. He will be hoping for better luck than in August last year, when a puncture picked up from debris from another race car while leading race one dropped him to fifth, after which gearbox problems left him side-lined for the rest of the day. He faces a much stronger field this year, although only three of the 16 drivers on the provisional entry list have so far scored points: Jamaica’s Peter Rae (Mazda RX-7) – he was a race-winner at Wallerfield back in 2006 Guyana’s Danny Persaud (Mazda Miata) and hometown hero Franklyn Boodram, who leads Team Tigers into battle in his Renault Megane Trophy. The home team is packed with potential, including the Evos of Ruddy Beekee, Kristian Boodoosingh and Gerrard Carrington and Guyana’s Paul Vieira, who will again score points for T&T in his former Mazda RX-7, now owned by George Deen. Barbados is represented by the Maloney Racing Team entries of father Doug (Audi A4 quattro) and son Mark (Mazda RX-3). Both have finished in the CMRC top three at year-end in the past and have a distinguished record in regional events, Doug now in his fifth decade of competition. The work done to level the playing field in Group 2 since the Caribbean Motor Racing Association (CMRA)

took over the running of the CMRC at the start of last year has really started to bear fruit, with a solid entry of 18. Again, however, only a handful of drivers have already scored points – in this case just two – but there is a good chance that the Group could be led by a member of Team Tigers by the end of the weekend: Marc Gill (Honda Civic) and Damien Nesbit (Nissan Sentra) are second and third, the points-leader Jamaica’s Jordan Powell, who enjoyed a hat-trick of wins at home, not touring. They will have their work cut out, however, particularly with the visitors: from Barbados come defending CMRC Group 2 Champion Mark Thompson (Civic) and teenager Tremaine Forde-Catwell (Daihatsu Charmant), both of whom have also won karting titles in the past. Thompson will also renew his rivalry with T&T’s Ryan Peyrau (Suzuki Swift Sport): they are among the front-runners in the Suzuki Challenge Series Swift Cup in Barbados, Peyrau – another former kart champion - the points-leader after two rounds. While Kyle Gregg (Civic) is the lone Jamaican, he has twice been Champion Driver at home on the Dover Raceway and is an all-round talent – Rally Jamaica winner last year – so will be one to watch. From Guyana come Ryan Rahaman, a multiple Group Champion at South Dakota, who will enjoy an outing in his father Jad’s race-winning Ford Escort, consistent points-scorer Shiraz Roshandin (Civic) and Kemal Rahaman, who has forsaken his former Mazda RX-7 for a Nissan Sentra. All the entries in the newfor-2015 CMRC Group 3 category are from overseas, as TTASA’s current class regulations differ; Gary Barrett (Civic) of the Cayman Islands is the points-leader here, chased by Guyana’s Rameez Mohammed and Afraz Allie, both in Toyota Starlet Turbos, and the Honda S2000 of Jamaica’s Natasha Chang. In addition to three races for each of the CMRC Groups, Sunday’s programme will also include points-scoring races for TTASA’s local categories, plus a Supercar event and drifting demonstrations. Saturday will be devoted to Practice and Qualifying. The Seaboard Marine CMRC will continue at Bushy Park Barbados on September 12/13, with the decider at South Dakota in Guyana on November 14/15. Competitors (Continued on page 27)

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El Dorado Rum renews sponsorship Women’s World Cup: Germany of Guyana Amazon Warriors & Norway advance with wins Demerara Distillers Limited has once again thrown their support behind the Guyana Amazon Warriors with the El Dorado brand as the official spirit partner for the second consecutive year. This year, the beverage giant has widened their support to include Gatorade being the official sports drink of the Guyana Amazon Warriors. DDL is already a Major Partner of the CPL T20, with El Dorado Rum being the official spirit of the CPL T20. At the formal signing ceremony CPL OPCO Team Operations Manager, Omar Khan, said that the Guyana Amazon Warriors were delighted to partner with DDL and more so El Dorado which as we all know is one of

Guyana’s best known product both regionally and internationally. Mrs. ShardaVeerenChand, Marketing Director of Demerara Distillers Limited, noted that El Dorado is already a major partner of the Hero CPL T20. “CPL T20 continues to grow as one of the largest cricketing events on our calendar. The CPLT20 captures the spirit of who we are as a Caribbean people. We get an opportunity to see some of the World’s Greatest Players competing in what is now the World’s Biggest Party in Sport. We could not miss this opportunity to join the celebration with the World’s Best Rum, El Dorado!” The CPL T20 Tournament

opens in Barbados on June 20 with the Guyana Amazon Warriors going up against the Barbados Tridents. The Warriors then play against the St. Lucia Zouks in St. Lucia. The games come to Guyana from July 15 to July 21 and tickets are already on sale at the CPL Middle Street Offices in Georgetown. This year El Dorado is giving fans an opportunity to join the celebration by winning tickets to all local matches by scratching the back label of any El Dorado 750mL product. Two lucky winners will also win a trip to Trinidad and Tobago to see the finals on July 26. There are also hundreds of other El Dorado prizes to be won.

Bacchus, Johnson spur Rest Team to 4-wkt win in first CPL practice match By Sean Devers Under a clear night sky the left-handed pair of Guyana Captain Leon Johnson and Robin Bacchus spurred the Guyana Rest team to four-wicket win off the penultimate ball of their innings against the Guyana Amazon Warriors last night at the Providence Stadium. This was the first of two practice games in preparation for the 2015 CPL t20 cricket competition which begins in Barbados on Saturday with the Warrior s facing d e fending champs Barbados. The Franchise team batted first under lights and Trevon Griffith and Lendl Simmons were removed by pacers Paul Wintz and Ronsford Beaton respectively, as both new ball bowlers, members of the ‘Warriors’ team which depart Guyana for Barbados on Wednesday, played for the Rest Team which restricted the CPL side to 131-6. The Rest Team responded with 132-6 from 19.5 overs.

Robin Bacchus sweeps Sunil Narine last night during his 23-ball 31.

The 40-year-old pair of Brad Hodge, who made 16 from 17 balls and Shiv Chanderpaul who made a slow but solid 48 from 54 balls added 37 for the third wicket from 39 balls before Hodge was bowled off the inside edge by pacer Raun Johnson. Chanderpaul, who picked the gaps and ran hard between the wickets, got going with a sweetly timed cover driven boundary off Beaton but reached the ropes only three more times as he scored at a strike rate of less than 100. Chanderpaul was joined by fellow left-hander Assad Fudadin and with the fourth wicket partnership worth 66 from 55 balls Chanderpaul was run out just as he seemed to be looking to step on gas. Wintz had Chris Barnwell, who arrived at the crease with just three overs remaining, LBW for two. Beaton bowled Sunil Narine as both pacers enjoyed a good night at the office to finish with 2-28 and 2-18 respectively, leaving Fudadin not out on 37 from 26 balls decorated with three fours

and a six. The Rest Team began their reply in positive fashion with Bacchus hammering Andre Stoll for consecutive boundaries on either side of the wicket before savagely pulling fast bowler Keon Joseph to the mid-wicket boundary to the delight of a decent gathering of close to 500 fans. Anthony Bramble was removed cheaply and Johnson got off the mark with a couple of spanking off-side fours while Bacchus cut Stoll, who was switched to the northern end, audaciously to the backward point boundary. Johnson reached 35 with four fours and a six from 28 balls before he pulled a short ball from Joseph to Fudadin at short mid-wicket. Steven Jacobs and Bacchus looked good despite two maidens bowled by offspinner Narine before Jacobs (17) had his leg stump knocked out by under-19 pacer Kemo Paul. The aggressive Bacchus was bowled by off-spinner Hodge for 31 from 23 balls with six fours and Narine returned to take two quick wickets to catches behind the stumps by the versatile West Indies under-19 player Shemron Hetymer. But Royston Crandon (11*) and Steven Sankar saw their side to victory on the slow track and fast outfield against a team missing it’s three West Indies players and three of their four overseas International players who will meet the team in Barbados. Narine had 2-13 from 4 overs. The last practice game is set for today from 16:00hrs at the Stadium.

Sara Daebritz is congratulated by her teammates. (Getty Images) BBC Sport - Germany and Norway secured their places in the knockout stages of the Women’s World Cup with comfortable wins over Thailand and Ivory Coast respectively in their final Group B games. Substitute striker Lena Petermann headed two goals as Germany racked up 34 attempts at goal in a 4-0 win. Runners-up Norway will next play the team that finishes second in Group F England’s pool - after Ada Hegerberg scored twice in a 3-1 victory. Thailand could also make the last 16. A brave defensive effort by Thailand limited the Germans to just a 1-0 lead at half-

time and the Asian side’s win over the Ivory Coast earlier in the tournament ensures they finish third in the group. Four third-placed teams with the best records from the groups will also progress to the knockout stages. Defending champions Germany topped the group courtesy of a goal difference that had been boosted by their 10-0 win over the Ivory Coast in their opening match. While they didn’t come close to such a comprehensive scoreline against Thailand, the defending champions’ aerial threat proved decisive. Melanie Leupolz’s precise looping header was the only goal of the first half before

Petermann came off the bench to meet crosses from Bianca Schmidt and Melanie Behringer for her first international goals. Sara Daebritz’s closerange finish rounded off the win. A superb long-range effort from Ange Nguessan in the 71st minute was too little too late for an Ivory Coast side that had slipped 3-0 down to Norway after Solveig Gulbrandsen added to Hegerberg’s brace. Group B final standings Points Goal difference

Germany 7 Norway 7 Thailand 3 Ivory Coast 0

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Caricom Championship 2015

Port Mourant name team for GCB Fundraiser Former power house, Port Mourant, a club that produced the second most Test cricketers in Guyana after City Club GCC, has named a young but strong team for the Berbice Cricket Board fund raiser “Caricom Championship” 2015. The team will be led by National all rounder Rajiv Ivan and will include several young and talented cricketers who represented Berbice and Guyana at different youth levels. The batting will be in the hands of the captain and he should get support from Troy Gonsalves, Parmanand Narine, Arif Chan, new comer Avishkar Sewkarran, Samuel Kisnasammy, Joshua Ramsammy and Chanderpaul Hemraj. The bowling will be spearheaded by Demetri Cameron, Yudendra Harrinarine, Lloydel Lewis and Gonsalves. Proceeds from this event

will be used mainly to organise this very important three day cricket competition and will be played at the historic Albion Sports Complex on Sunday July 5, 2015. The Caricom Championship will see the top eight T20 first division teams in Berbice taking part in a ten-over knockout competition with the final of 20 overs to be played under lights for a top prize of $80,000 and trophy. The runner up will receive $40,000 and trophy with the losing finalists $15,000 each. Man of the match in every game will be rewarded. Action begins at 10am sharp. Many gate prizes will be up for grabs for the fans with a well stocked bar and musical entertainment. Games for the young and old will be there. To promote the game, fifteen passes each will be given to eight schools in the

Lower Corentyne area. The teams are: Upper Corentyne/Skeldon, Port Mourant, Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, Albion, Young Warriors/Edinburg/ Rose Hall Center, Police/ Bermine, Blairmont/West Berbice and Bush Lot/ D’Edward. The board said that the teams were selected in such a manner so that all the top players in Berbice will be on show. The PM team read: Rajiv Ivan (captain), Parmanand Narine, Arif Chan, Joshua Ramsammy, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Yudendra Harinarine, Omesh Mathura, Demetri Cameron, Andy Mohan, Samuel Kishnasammy, Lloydel Lewis, Troy Gonsalves, Avishkar Sewkarran and Nicholas Cameron. Manager is Patrick Lewis and Coach Chris DeSouza.

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Boxing Promoter Keith Bazilio sets eyes on Boxing Association Presidency Supports monument/national award for fallen world champion Less than two weeks after four local boxers failed to qualify after suffering losses at the Pan American Games trials, head of the P e o p l e ’s S y n d i c a t e Promotions and popular boxing promoter, Keith Bazilio, says that such low performances will continue unless the laxity displayed at the level of the GBA administration is brought to bear. Mr. Bazilio spoke with Kaieteur Sport at his South Ruimveldt home yesterday morning and voiced his disgust at the frequent failures of local amateur boxers at international championships. A veteran of the sport, Bazilio has played key developmental roles in the amateur as well as the professional arena and feels that the time has come to end the blame shifting even as he accuses the executive of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) of several shortcomings. Steve

Ninvalle is the current President of the GBA. Bazilio is so peeved at the turn of events that he has signaled an intention to compete for the post of President of the (GBA) at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for sometime next year. He said that he is confident of reinstating the passion synonymous with boxers of yesteryear. “Amateur boxers of the late seventies and early eighties have distinguished themselves as true warriors and have left a rich legacy for their successors,” maintains Bazilio. He cited such names as Darius Ford, the late, Winston Richards, Donsford Brown and Anthony Barrow among other stalwarts whose fighting attributes are well documented. Even though he feels that the GBA executive should shoulder some of the blame for the present dismal state

of the game, Bazilio was quick to point out the effective strategies of yesteryear as against the current lukewarm input. “Boxers of the past era were matched against qualitative opponents so even if they lost they still managed to procure valuable experience which served them well in future tournaments,” explained Bazilio. Quizzed of his pivotal reason for contesting for the Presidential post, Bazilio explained that he is peeved that Guyana is yet to break the Olympics Gold medal jinx after thirty five years. Michael Parris had been the man to procure a bronze medal which remains the singular achievement by any Guyanese at this level. “We need to solicit the views of those with boxing knowledge so that we could improve on the lot of our stalwarts,” said Bazilio. He said that boxing entails far more than simply punches

Keith Bazilio and once he is at the helm he plans to inject these variables to enhance the boxers’ fortunes. “Our boxers must attain optimal physical (and mental) fitness and must be taught the intricacies of the game,” Bazilio feels. He also noted the lack of motivation might be responsible for their poor showing. “That is why I believe we need to tap in on the available (human)

Windies skipper finds positives in crushing defeat

(Jamaica Observer) Despite West Indies being crushed in the two-Test series against Australia, Captain Denesh Ramdin maintained there were positives that his team can build on. He singled out individual performances from leg break bowler Devendra Bishoo and fast bowler Jerome Taylor. “Young Bishoo, he bowled well in Dominica and Jerome Taylor, he bowled well here and some guys (batsman) got starts... what went wrong we need to correct that,” Ramdin said in a post-game television interview at Sabina Park in Kingston. “We showed some fight, but not as long as we wanted to,” he lamented. Bishoo, 29, took careerbest figures of 6-80 to help bowl out Australia in the opening Test, but was ruled out for the second match due to a sore finger. The 30-year-old Taylor, who was underwhelming in

Dominica, claimed his best in an innings when he ended with 6-47 on home soil in Jamaica. But while the bowling was creditable, the batting, though playing on familiar home territory, was abysmal and the Australian bowlers reaped success by holding a consistent line and length. Ramdin conceded it will be difficult when West Indies tour Australia to attempt to win the Frank Worrell Trophy later this year. “It’s going to be tough down there as well so we need to go back to our drawing boards and improve as a team,” he said. Michael Clarke, the Australian captain credited the West Indies, but said his bowlers did “really well”. “They (West Indies) fought really hard throughout the series. What they [the Australian bowlers] did really well was to execute their skills over

West Indies skipper Denesh Ramdin in action against Australia during day four of the second Test at Sabina Park yesterday. Australia won 277. (PHOTO: GARFIELD ROBINSON) periods of time. We had to work hard for our wickets... we bowled really well today,” he said. Steven Smith, awarded Man-of-the-Match after

scoring 199 and 54 not out to sink the West Indies at Sabina, said “the bowlers were outstanding to take 40 wickets over the two games” to secure the series sweep.

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resources to teach our young pugilists the intricacies of the sport.” He also admitted that the present crop of boxers are talented but somehow are not motivated to aim for lofty goals. “This issue could be addressed by offering incentives to those boxers that attain specified goals,” Bazilio explained. Citing the need for adequate funds to address the developmental works of the GBA, Bazilio saw a need to enhance Governmental relations while strengthening relations with corporate entities with an interest in the sport’s development. He also suggested the resuscitation of the Cuba/Guyana exchange programmes as well as the initiation of similar programmes with Venezuela, Brazil and other Spanish countries. “The Spanish boxers have always provided the type of competition that helped our boxers to improve and I think we should refocus from the Caribbean countries to those that are more beneficial,” he posits. Indeed, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and St Lucia have experimented with domestic tournaments which included other Caricom countries. Those

efforts were stymied by lack of adequate funds and in some instances, non support of officials of the ruling amateur body, IABA. Meanwhile, Bazilio supports the call by President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), Peter Abdool, to have a monument erected in honour of the late world champion, Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis. He likened Lewis’ (world title) feat to ambassadorial quality and wondered aloud why the former world champion failed to clinch a posthumous national award at the just concluded Independence celebrations. “A monument would forever serve as a reminder that a (lowly) ghetto youth dared to travel to the USA, defied all odds and procured a top accolade for this country, a feat that has lifted Guyana to international acclaim,” Bazilio reminded in his pitch for Lewis recognition. “It is not too late to correct this grave oversight,” said Bazilio. He has since committed to support the efforts of GBBC President, Peter Abdool, to have the monument sculpted and to ensure that Lewis is posthumously recognized with a national award.

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EBDCA receives bowling machine from mining company The East Bank Demerara Cricket Association (EBDCA) recently received a major boost in the aid of a bowling machine and balls from mining company Grana y Montero and Sedgman joint venture (GSJV). The company, which is in Guyana designing and building the gold processing plant on Aurora Gold Mines, made the donation to executives of the EBDCA at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. President of the EBDCA, Anand Kalladeen, said the equipment and accessories will help tremendously towards the development of the game in the area. He thanked the company

for their support. Project Manager Max Scott said they are happy to help with the development of the sport which is a part of their corporate responsibility. First Vice-president of the EBDCA, Rohan Sarjoo, said the equipment will help the association to further tutor the youngsters on the basics of the game and feels it will assist them in realising their goals of representing Demerara, Guyana and the West Indies. He urged the young aspiring cricketers to sign up with the club in their area, adding that the executives are willing to invest in their development. The equipment is worth one million Guyana dollars.

GSJV Project Manager, Max Scott presents the equipment to EBDCA head Anand Kalladeen in the presence of (from left) Vice-presidents Johnny Azeez and Rohan Sarjoo, GSJV Social Responsibility Manager Flexton Slowe, and EBDCA representatives Colin Stuart and Olufemi Sandy

St. Roses continue Warriors move within winning NSBF sojourn one win of NBA title

St. Roses High School continued its winning ways on Saturday when the Georgetown Regional Conference of the National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. St. Roses defeated Guyana Trust College 44-6 in an Under-14 game with Anthony Yansen scoring 12 points with eight rebounds and Trevon Miller 10 points and 11 rebounds. For Trust College, Eze Baird had four points and three rebounds. St. Roses then returned to win again, this time against Bishop’s High School in a U-19 contest 59-46 with Nathan Saul pouring in 24 points and Stephan Joseph completing a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Timothy Thompson had 16 points and 15 rebounds while Daniel Haynes scored 18 points and nine rebounds for Bishop’s High. In the U-16 category, St. Joseph beat Christ Church 35-17 with Shamar Spooner scoring 12 points and grabbing five rebounds. Scott Garraway scored six points. Queens College beat St. Johns College 26-19 with Omari Joseph scoring 22 points and grabbing eight rebounds. For St. Johns, Nicholas Clarke had 13 points and five rebounds. Marian Academy defeated North Georgetown 61-25 with Joshua Brazao scoring 14 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Jahleel Young also had 14 points and seven rebounds for Marian. Devon Hazel had seven points and seven rebounds for North Ruimveldt.

(Reuters) The Golden State Warriors won the battle of small-ball and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 10491 on Sunday to move within a win of their first NBA title in 40 years. Stephen Curry scored 37 points and the Warriors withstood a 40-point tripledouble from LeBron James to grab a 3-2 lead in the bestof-seven series. With the Golden State fan base starving for a title, the Oracle Arena crowd chanted “one more to go” following the win. The Warriors can clinch their first championship since 1975 with a win in Game Six today in Cleveland. Their Game Five win was a battle of speed, with both teams benching their big men as a strategic move. “It was a chess match and we both have a bunch of wings and guards that can fill a lineup,” Curry told reporters after connecting on seven three-pointers. “They made an adjustment and tried to match our lineup. I’m sure there will be another adjustment.” A f t e r t h e Wa r r i o r s benched center Andrew Bogut to return to their runand-gun style in a 21-point G a m e F o u r v i c t o r y, Cleveland responded by limiting starting center Timofey Mozgov to just nine

minutes on Sunday. The move kept Cleveland close deep into the fourth quarter until Andre Iguodala scored five straight points to put Golden State ahead 91-84 with less than four minutes remaining. Curry, who scored 17 points in the fourth, added two late three-pointers and free throws to help seal the win. Iguodala finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. James

tallied 14 rebounds and 11 assists for his second tripledouble of the series. Cleveland’s Tristan Thompson had 19 points and 10 rebounds while James tallied 14 rebounds and 11 assists for his second tripledouble of a series he is dominating. “I want to do whatever helps our team win and I haven’t been able to do that the last two (games),” James said. “We weren’t good in

Game Four (at home), we can’t repeat that or they will raise the trophy for sure.” With the Cavs battling through limited depth and ever piling minutes for James, they kept the game close until the fourth where the night turned into a faceoff between James and Curry. James silenced the crowd with a deep three-pointer that gave the Cavs an 80-79 (Continued on page 27)

Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes (40) dunks the ball over Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mike Miller (18) and center Timofey Mozgov (20) in game five of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena on Jun 14, 2015. (Ezra Shaw-Pool Photo via USA TODAY Sports)

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Guyana paid the price for not defending well – Shabazz Holistic developmental programme needed By Franklin Wilson Following their exit from qualification for the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, attention will now have to be focused on the 2 0 2 2 Wo r l d C u p f o r Guyana’s Golden Jaguars. Reflecting on the drawn encounter which meant that St. Vincent advanced on the away goals rule after a 4-4 tie on Sunday night at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence following a 2-2 draw in St. Vincent on Wednesday last, Guyana’s Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz stated that his charges paid the ultimate price for not defending well against Vincy Heat. ”I don’t want to be hypothetical and naïve, it’s clear, if teams score more goals than you they win. We didn’t lose the match but we lost the round by this result.” Guyana’s defence wilted under the pressure of the St. Vincent team on their home turf. England based defender Matthew Briggs who was originally in the starting X1 was pulled out at the last moment due to a stomach

upset according to Shabazz at the post match press conference. ”He complained of something in his stomach for the entire night and coming into it we felt that he would not be as fit enough. In discussion with him we felt it was better to give the chance to somebody who had more energy and a better feeling to play.” Trayon Bobb replaced Briggs in the starting team. Captain Christopher Nurse commenting on the result said that they played their hearts out but lost the game on a few individual errors which happens in football. Shabazz who is also in charge of the Olympic Under-23 Squad, also stated that it is his belief that the result is a good lesson for all. ”You know it’s good sometimes that the entire nation had this feeling and for this 90 minutes we saw everybody with this one feeling. This is an aspect that only sports can do and we’ve now go to continue to build the programme.” The plain spoken Coach

Guyana Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz and Captain Christopher Nurse. said that all would know he is not weak in heart noting that there are a lot of young players on their radar and with lots of FIFA dates available going forward, it is necessary to play. ”Not like the football do what it did, for two and a half years stay

Young players have chance to showcase talent to the world – Huggins Following their qualification to Round 3 of CONCACAF qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, Head Coach of St. Vincent & the Grenadines’ Vincy Heat, Cornelius Huggins believes that their qualification is a golden opportunity for his young players to showcase their talent to the world. St. Vincent drew with Guyana’s Golden Jaguars in both their home and away two-legged series; at home the game ended 2-2 with Vincy Heat coming back twice to tie the game and in Guyana on Sunday night last the match ended 4-4. This time, it was the Golden Jaguars who had to claw back on each occasion to draw the game. The visitors advanced on the away goal rule to end Guyana’s run after just two matches. Huggins believes that their qualification presents a golden opportunity for the young players to market

SVG Head Coach Cornelius Huggins (left) and Captain Dorren Hamlet. themselves on the bigger stage. Captain Dorren Hamlet thanked Almighty God for designing their passage into the next round while remarking that it is a good opp o r t u n i t y f o r t h e m since over the years they have got this far but stumbled. “This is a good achievement for us going on to the next round so as the coach said we can market our younger players.”

With just three overseas based players in their squad for their Round 2 matches, Huggins supported the notion that they would have to further strengthen by including more players from the Diaspora. ”We will have to send out in the Diaspora for guys who are interested to come and try out. As you know sometimes when you bring in the foreign players they need time to adjust to the climate.”

dormant. Football is to be played and now w e ’ v e g o t t o build a product again. When you are down is the time you need the support and the football

with this draw where we have ex i t e d f r o m t h e world cup, need now for us to continue playing friendly matches on the FIFA dates against top

opponents.” Exposure to young players he said is paramount to develop a solid foundation going forward. While it is very difficult when you do not achieve your objective, Shabazz stated that Rome was not built in a day. “The blows that don’t break our back will certainly strengthen it.” Proper facilities are also needed Shabazz opined, stating that the national team need somewhere to train comfortably which contribute to building the programme. “The elite league is coming where the players based in Guyana would be able to compete against each other and it is the only way forward. We can’t say we’re going to work on passing; we’re going to work on shooting, we got to work on defending, no, we have to look at a holistic programme now going forward and build.”

2015 NACRA Sevens Championships…

Men’s ruggers surrender title G u y a n a ’s N a t i o n a l M e n ’s R u g b y t e a m surrendered their North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens title over the weekend when they competed in Cary, North Carolin a at WakeM ed Soccer Park. The USA, unquestionably the strongest team in the tournament, finished as champions after beating Canada 21-5, while Mexico defeated Cayman Islands 26-19 to take third place. Guyana continued its mastery over Jamaica with a 19-5 win for fifth place while, Bahamas squeezed past Barbados 10-5 to finish in the penultimate position. Guyana’s performance

placed them third in the NACRA Championships and they failed in their bid to qualify for the 2016 Olympics. On Saturday in the round robin competition, Guyana, playing in Pool ‘B’ won their first match 38-19 against Bahamas then narrowly lost to Cayman Islands 14-12 in their second match of the day. The final game on Saturday saw Guyana engage Canada and they were soundly thrashed 51-0. The following day proved to be a better one for the Guyanese as they beat arch rivals Trinidad and Tobago 29-5 in their final round robin matchup. They faced the

- Women end sixth Jamaicans to wrap up their participation and came away with a 19-5 triumph. They will now turn their attention to the Pan American Games later this month. Meanwhile, the Guyana’s Women’s team finished sixth overall in North Carolina after being out of the tournament for the past three years. USA Women bullied their way in the Cup Competition with an 88-0 win over Mexico, while Trinidad edged out Jamaica 12-10 to finish third and Guyana lost to Cayman Islands 12-5. Bahamas destroyed Barbados 36-5 to end seventh.

Goodwood Racing service/ Barcellos Narine & Co Tapeball cricket concludes The St George’s Sophia Kings combination defeated Bishops Wonders by 11 runs in the Final of the Goodwood Racing Service and PKF Barcellos Narine & Company’s fifth School’s Tapeball six-over cricket competition on Saturday at the National Culture Centre Tarmac. The competition

was organized by the Royal Tapeball Cricket Academy for School Boys. The St George’s Sophia Kings collation reached a healthy 86 off their allotted six overs with Andre Gibson top scoring with 47. Bishops Wonders were left wondering how they did not get to their victory target as

they were restricted to 75-9 off their allotted six overs despite a fighting 39 from Neraj Mangal. Mark Mitchell, Captain of the Champion team was named Player of the Tournament after scoring the most runs and taking the most wickets in catches in (Continued on page 27)

t r o Sp Bahamas beat Jamaica to claim Women’s CBC Championship

El Dorado Rum renews sponsorship of Guyana Amazon Warriors

CBC 2015 Women’s Champions, Bahamas pose with Executives following their win Saturday night in Tortola, BVI.

Mrs. Sharda Veeren-Chand (left), Marketing Director of Demerara Distillers Limited hands over the contract to CPL OPCO Team Operations Manager, Omar Khan.

Seaboard Marine CMRC opens new era for Wallerfield

Kristian Jeffrey (Mitsibishi Lancer Evo VIII) leads Franklyn Boodram’s Renault Megane Trophy. (Photo compliments of Lyden Thomas).

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