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EDITORIAL

An inadequate road transport system Facilitating maximum safety in the movement of people and goods on Guyana’s roads is a fundamental transport system requirement. It is vitally important for the government and people of Guyana to reduce the unacceptable number of transport-related deaths and serious injuries. Apart from the direct consequences, the high incidence of accidents and road deaths in our society brings immeasurable trauma for those involved, their families and friends, with serious costs to the community, business and the economy. Surely, this cannot continue. Now, more than at any time in the past, there is a glaring need for an immediate and comprehensive review of the nation’s road transport system. This review should be the catalyst of radical changes in the current transport policy towards one based on reduction of traffic congestion, elimination of speeding, continued and dramatic improvements in traffic signals and road quality. In particular, it should aim to improve safety of the public transport system and provide better conditions for the most vulnerable road users - pedestrians and cyclists. To be honest, government’s transport sector strategists have, to date, failed to come to terms with the increasing congestion on our roads. In particular, the public transport system which relies heavily on private mini-bus owners in dog-eat-dog competition with each other - remains palpably inadequate. To make matters worse, the hazardous road environment is a contributing factor to the high percentage of crashes, especially on major highways where speeding is rampant. From a road safety point of view there seems to be three priority areas. First of all, to significantly improve road safety, stakeholders have absolutely no choice but to find and apply better means of detecting and deterring speeding motorists. Secondly, stakeholders should develop a road safety policy that specifically deals with protecting vulnerable road users like pedestrians, cyclists, the elderly and the young. Thirdly, a large proportion of our road safety problems seems to exist on traffic arteries in major towns and on rural highways. Therefore, those who plan and maintain roads should place special emphasis on ensuring that such roads are built and kept in keeping with the highest safety standards. It seems to be especially important for road safety, by design, to become an integral part of road infrastructure planning. It should also be a key element in land use development, to ensure long term safety benefits for future road users. Obviously, improving the quality of roads would reduce the risk of collisions and broader roadsides would help as well. Further, we must continue to install or improve road signs, signals, traffic lights and street lighting, at all costs. On this point, it is extremely disturbing that several accident-prone intersections and areas in the city remain devoid of vital traffic lights. On a more encouraging note, at mid-month, we learnt that expressions of interest are currently being exercised by the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation for an Urban Transport Study to be undertaken by a contracted entity to see how best the issue of traffic congestion can be mitigated. According to a Public Works Ministry official, “The study looks at parking, the use of streets, the best areas for certain buses to park, where cars should be, a variety of things, so the study should cover all of that and everything else.” And just recently, the Traffic Chief indicated that his department and the aforementioned Ministry are collaborating to get the traffic lights within the city coordinated so as to further reduce traffic congestion. It was pointed out that the procedure was already being implemented, but that there are lights that are using power from the Guyana Power and Light grid, and whenever there is a power outage it affects the coordination of the lights. A familiar case of one step forward and two steps back. Whatever the case, the existing situation needs to be addressed with rapidity.

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Hypocritical to support jailed foreign journalists yet stifle press freedom here DEAR EDITOR, I read the Government of Guyana’s call for the release of the Al Jazeera Journalists jailed by Egypt with a mixture of sadness, amusement, outrage and revulsion. Now before I proceed further, let me make it pellucid that I consider the actions of the Egyptian Government to be absolutely atrocious, and a flagrant violation of Article 19 of The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These Journalists are clearly being punished for daring to expose the growing political atrocities in Egypt, and this has not been in keeping with the wishes of the ruling junta. Their plight conjures up deja vu recollections in my mind of a bitter and excruciatingly painful experience not so very long ago in Guyana, and not so very dissimilar. In fact, this has forced me to elaborate on the emotions that overwhelmed me after reading a statement barefacedly and with

enormous pomposity issued by the Communist leaning Government of Guyana in an ostensible condemnation of the actions of the Egyptian Junta. I found it to be quite revolting that the current Government of Guyana, after engaging in a variety of cruel and undemocratic actions designed to constrict and stifle Press Freedom in Guyana, could summon up the hubris to shamelessly beat on its chest in public and proclaim, quote, “The Government of Guyana believes that freedom of the press is essential for the full and effective exercise of freedom of expression and an indispensable instrument for the functioning of representative democracy, through which individuals exercise their right to receive, impart and seek information”. “Ah man, this government has no shame” I exclaimed silently, “can the PPP regime really be serious”. We now have to wonder whether they had warehoused these noble sentiments when they were using state advertisement as a cudgel to cunningly

silence private media entities in Guyana because they dared to adhere to the uttered principle that the individual had a right to receive, impart and seek information. Yet, these noble sentiments are absent in the Government’s monopolizing of the state owned media, and using it exclusively for the dissemination of partisan political propaganda. By what acrobatic tumbling of reasoning, what fractured understanding of rationality, can any individual, much less a national Government, conclude that those actions and others of like strain, are consistent with Article 19 of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights that states, “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression.” This right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. This was reiterated with certainty in (Continued on page 31)

The Opposition intends to sink Guyana DEAR EDITOR, We need to grasp very quickly the gravity of what the Opposition is all about-it intends to sink Guyana. As pointed out by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, the Opposition never intended to facilitate the passage of the Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLCFT) (Amendment) Bill. Just look how things turned out recently, when time was running out. First “Government was prepared to cede to the Opposition and agree to enact all their amendments, which were proposed in the Special Select Committee.” Yet this offer was rejected by the Opposition Leader, D a v i d G r a n g e r. T h e n Government also tried, via the process of the Special Select Committee to ensure the passage of the Bill, and this too proved futile. The public needs to know that additionally Chairperson of the Select Committee, Gail Te i x e i r a d e s p e r a t e l y attempted to convene a meeting before the 19th June, 2014, sitting of the National Assembly; this too was in vain. This is like ‘enough is enough’ but still Government went that ‘extra mile.’ This was when the President invited the Leader of the Opposition to meet and they did meet at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. However, what played out there was most disgraceful. The President reached

out the Leader of the Opposition, indicating that “... Government was prepared to enact and that he (Head of State) will assent immediately to a Bill, which contains the Opposition’s proposals...” but even this was rejected. This is plain old-fashioned ‘devilry’ right here; the Opposition is getting exactly what it wants, and it is rebelling. The Opposition is hellbent of taking Guyana back to the pre-1992 dark era, when Guyana was scorned by almost every other nation,

money was scarce, cost of living was exorbitant, food was hardly to be had, and tyranny was most rampant. As much as people are condemning the Opposition and even though there is pressure on it to amend its ways, it is most determined to bring Guyana to decline. I call on the good people of Guyana to recall where Guyana was and where it is now headed. For those who are faithful to the Opposition all because of some foolish sentiment, it is time to be sober and rational. The

Opposition must be declawed and de-toothed. This means that people must cast the ballots against it; for now, they must be outspoken and must condemn David Granger and his pals for what they are doing. As testimony to the wickedness of the Opposition, it was forced to withdraw its own Broadcast (Amendment) Bill. I have to ask this Opposition if its members have a clue what they are doing? Or are they just opposing to make trouble? Brian Azore

The Municipality of Georgetown is Government’s latest plaything THE EDITOR, After being in the public gallery at the Statutory Meeting of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, it looks as though the Government or the Minister of Local Government believes that Local Government Bodies, including the Municipality of Georgetown are its latest play things. When the Town Clerk, Ms. Carol Sooba did what is unbelievable to lock out the Councilors from the Chamber - not a word from Minister Whittaker. When he himself called on her, according to the Deputy Mayor, to withdraw an offensive and rude letter, when asked to summon a staff meeting, she refused - not a word from Minister Whittaker, but he imposed the said Minister. When the Council rejected an unqualified person to head the Administration - not a word from Minister Whittaker. When at every meeting we hear stories of the decisions of full Council being rejected by the Town Clerk - not a word from Minister Whittaker. When Ms. Sooba failed to explain to the Head of State why she sent off certain officers

and replace them with certain others — not a word from Minister Whittaker. When the full council decided not to charge people for flying kites and having a little tent an Easter Monday, she not only ignored the Mayor and Councillors, but as we heard on Monday, proceeded to pay herself and her chosen few large sums of money, not authorized by the Finance Committee or Council — not a word from the Minister Whittaker. What work did Ms. Sooba do on Easter Monday to pay herself? We are told ninety thousand dollars ($90,000.00). So citizens, even though the Mayor and City Council suggested a date to meet with the Minister, he turns up with a full load of the media, then when not immediately asked to address the Statutory Meeting— not a Special Meeting, he and others walked out, then tells us the Government plans to disband the Council (the Government got 27% of the votes in the City) so, it is another play thing of absolute control. Not a word about Local Government Elections. One diplomat says, it is all a stain in Guyana — a play thing of the Government. Eric Moseley

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The Manickchand Education Plan: A great educational breakthrough? DEAR EDITOR, A short while ago, local newspapers reported that the Honorable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, had bravely gone, where no one, well politician, had gone before, she had announced a new model for education in Guyana. Not since Queen Victoria decreed (1876) that urchins and waifs, who were running amok in the streets, having been kicked out of the workplace and replaced by men, on the pretext that the new Industrial Revolution was too dangerous for them, had there been a change of the educational model. This model pervades all territories owned by the former British Empire,and others, and is still in existence today in most of them, even though the Empire has long since dissolved. It must be mentioned that this is not a political statement, or a critique of Minister Manickchand’s Educational Plan. I have no

political axe to grind, so to speak, and I haven’t fully read the Plan. My motive then, is to offer what I see as needed in order to radically change the educational system, for the good, fully cognizant of the fact that all, or some of my ideas, may have, to Minister Manickchand’s credit, been included in her Plan, and to admit to modest conceit, if any are there. Let us take a brief look at the origins of our educational system. The Victorian model had all students sitting at desks, quietly listening to instructions from a teacher, usually a female, of impeccable virtue. On one wall of the classroom were a list of the Queens rules of etiquette (The name is lost to memory.), which I am told may still be hanging on some classroom walls! One such rule, which my grandmother told me was, ‘Quiet speech is a mark of refinement’. (If Queen Victoria was to hear school children’s conversation today, she may

turn over in her grave.) Students were only supposed to speak when spoken to, by the teacher, who was armed with a paddle or cane, in order to enforce her rules. As the school system grew, other forms of punishment developed, at least in Guyana, like for instance, kneeling for extended periods of time, with more creative teachers having their students kneel on scrubbing boards, and the more extreme, using coconut graters. Over time, progress has forced the abolishment of most disciplinary methods, but the ‘wild cane’ has doggedly persisted, up to today, with teachers and even parents, and even some children, swearing to its efficacy. Teachers who have not been taught many skills in discipline can only wreak revenge on students who dared disrupt their classes, or worse yet, fail their exams, by use of the Cane. And neither do parents, who have to deal with ‘hard ears’ children!

No consultation with the Mayor and Councillors DEAR EDITOR, So we have learnt from the media that the Government will be conducting another fogging exercisein Georgetown. Based on available evidence, this is another feature of the disaster to which His Excellency, the President of the Republic pf Guyana, Donald Ramotar describe with reference to Georgetown. Here you have a Municipality responsible for Public Health in Georgetown and there has been no consultation with the duly elected Mayor and Councillors of Georgetown. Second, we have not been told what chemical / s is / are being used. Whether it is being imported from a credible source and a credible importer, or whether this is another corrupt contract by those in control). Whether the chemical /s will be effective against this Chikungunya, and if so, will it be harmful to babies and small children; in the circumstances where the ruling elite have now isolated themselves in places like Pradoville 1 and 2. What a caring Government might have done was, after the Parliament passes the Bill for the Restoration of Georgetown, in collaboration with the Municipality, begin the process to secure the integrity of the drainage system in Georgetown. This would rid the City of vermin, rodents and flying insects and the ‘comodie snakes’ that residents killed in Princess Street last Sunday. After the passage in Parliament of the Bill, I told Minister Whittaker that we could proceed immediately with the drainage system.

I reminded him that apart from my experience as Former Minister of Works, there were still available retired engineers to give guidance to such a project. When I ask the Minister what funds were available to give meaning to the Bill passed in Parliament, he could not say. The Minister of Finance gave a similar response. Related to the question of vermin, rodents and flying insects, is of course the question of Garbage and Public Education. The IDB Project was intended to address these vital areas. For reasons which only the Government can explain, we never got the Public Education program properly executed, and how those millions were utilized, is another matter. It appears that the Government’s obsession to control every facet of ourlives and vital components of Local Government or ‘Shared Governance’ is driving the PPP to OS* disaster in the City. Notice they have started the Pick-ft-Up Campaign and have gone ahead appointing litter wardens (originally the idea of the Mayor). At a meeting, I tried to persuade Minister Robert Persaud that the message of Pick- it- Up, was inappropriate and that the message should have been ‘Do Not Drop, he did not seem to appreciate this not so subtle difference. Let us pray for God’s Good Guidance for Georgetown and Guyana and save us from the Perpetuation of a Pernicious Political Cabal in Control for the time being. Hamilton Green

The Burnham Education Plan of 1976 attempted some educational modification, but the political system did not support it, as it also did in most socialist countries. The Education Strategic Plan of 2008 -2013 (The Baksh Plan). (Note: Education Minister Baksh’s name is written as the author) is the last Plan before Minister Manickchand took office. This is the Plan whose results she had to look at and possibly think, ‘There has to be a better way’. The Baksh Plan showed that there was a 20% average student dropout rate per year for those five years. Twenty out of every 100 students felt that the school system was not meeting their educational needs, and walked! That is not good. It seems that most students wanted to be civil servants, nurses and doctors. Pride in work only applied to certain kinds of jobs. Unskilled and menial labor were to be frowned upon. Society encouraged this attitude. There is no unskilled labor. That is a ruse to get workers to work for peanuts . Menial is a term used by the former colonial masters in order to keep workers in their place, so to speak. It is most unfortunate that leaders in Guyana today, use such terms. “Dignity is work! Work is dignity!” “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was, and never will be.” – Thomas Jefferson, In the Mission Statement

of her New Education Bill, Minister Manickchand states: “An adequate framework for the delivery of high quality, contemporary education, to better develop each student’s potential and maximize their educational achievement.” If I were the shadow minister of education, I might want to see what procedures are going to be used to realize these goals, how much it will cost, how will the results be evaluated, and if there are contingencies if goals are not being fully met. Accountability, which I’m sure Minister Manickchand would have seen done. It cannot be denied that our present educational system is based on elitism, which is based on a measurement of the student’s Intelligent Quotient (IQ). IQ is a measurement of how well a student does on a standardized test. Students with the highest IQ reaps the most rewards and adulation. There is nothing wrong with this system. Society has to reward those who accomplish the most. Problems arise when the educational system educates all students in a lock step method, expecting that those students who do not do as well are not putting out the needed effort to do so. Parents of these students blame them, their teachers, or the school. Teachers and school administration blame the students and/or their parents. Children who perform at the top will produce children who do that also, and it is the same for

children who perform at the bottom. One group shows the greatness of the system, and the other group shows its failures. Since the failures are far greater than the successes, it must be the educational system that is the problem. Minister Manickchand and her advisers (who never seem to get any credit) must be congratulated for seeing the problem, and most importantly willing to tackle it head on. Research shows that children who do well on IQ tests tended to do well as adults in society. A small sample of students with high IQ does not reflect well for the society. There has to be an increase in higher IQ performance. But not all students will perform well on IQ tests, since sitting students at desk for extended periods of time is not an ideal learning environment for many students. It must be also noted that a child’s IQ is pretty much fixed by twelve years old! Education then has to be from conception to death. On the one hand the developing baby has started learning, so the research has to be investigated to see what procedures are necessary in order to see that the growing baby is developing both mentally and physically to its fullest potential. The same has to be done from birth through the first twelve years of school. Some of what scientist are observing in children with high IQ’s is loving (Continued on page 31)

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HEALTH EDUCATION SET TO BE EXPANDED AT GPHC Taking full advantage of the technological age, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Canada, yesterday launched a Video Teaching Centre. The facility, which is officially named the ‘Libin Guyana Video Teaching Centre’ will allow officials of the GPHC to interact with their overseas counterparts by taking advantage of video conference calls via Skype. According to GPHC’s Chief Executive Officer Michael Khan, the facility is one that was gifted to the public hospital by the Libin Foundation and Libin Cardiovascular Institute. “This is a much needed resource that will provide the opportunity to improve medical education and medical care by allowing Guyana physicians and other health care providers to interact live with other health care providers worldwide,” Khan noted. And the results of such collaborations, he said, will not only cater to expanded educational opportunities but also medical case reviews and consultations between GPHC and its overseas partners. Already education sessions have been scheduled between the GPHC and the Universities of Calgary and British Columbia, both located in Canada, and according to Khan, such interactions are only expected to expand. Khan disclosed yesterday that the driving force behind the implementation of the Centre was Professor at the University of Calgary, Debra Isaac, who has over the past few years been rendering immeasurable support to the GPHC. Professor Isaac who has been offering her expert services here since January 2012, related that she developed a passion to work

Brassington not calling the shots…Luncheon

...as Video Teaching Centre launched

Executive Director of NICIL, Winston Brassington

Professor Debra Isaac (left) and Canadian High Commissioner Dr Nicole Giles, unveil a plaque leading to the Video Teaching Centre.

Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, (standing) addresses the gathering at the launch of the facility yesterday.

with Guyanese health care workers and administrators with a view of improving capacity. And according to her, “the best way to do that is through education. We started our education programme two and a half

years ago and we have expanded from there.” Moreover, she noted that the video conferencing facility will pave the way for the education collaboration to be increased by ‘leaps and bounds’.

“We are going to be able to do cardiovascular teaching, echo teaching, as well as teaching for the other programmes,” said Professor Isaac who related that even her husband, Professor (Continued on page 12)

Winston Brassington, the Executive Director of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), who has been at the centre of a number of controversial projects and privatisations does not act independently but rather at the behest of Cabinet, headed by the President. This clarification came on Wednesday last, when Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon hosted his post-Cabinet media briefing and fielded questions. According to Dr Luncheon, himself a NICIL Director, Brassington is a “creature of the Cabinet”. Luncheon said that behind all of the decisions attributed to NICIL that have been the subject of an endless range of criticisms in sections of the media “let them address those concerns where they should be…at Cabinet.” “Winston Brassington is no free agent, free to operate on his own at NICIL. He is a member of the Board of Directors of NICIL, chaired by the Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh and like all Boards; there is great emphasis on governance mechanisms.” Dr Luncheon said that considerations are taken up the ladder, eventually to Cabinet for its consideration and eventual endorsement. This, he said, is a practice set in stone. “Sections of the media would have us believe Brassington is a free agent and they (NICIL) can act as they please…that does not represent the status and situation,” said Dr Luncheon. He added that “indeed whilst we might be encouraged to pander to the notion that NICIL seems to be engaged in activities that are unrelated to governance principles, I hasten to correct that impression.” Brassington has been operating as the Chief Negotiator over a number of projects for which he came in for intense criticism. These include the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Plant, the Marriott Hotel, the sale of land to Ed Ahmad, and the ever

controversial sale of the Sanata Complex to Queens Atlantic Investment Inc., among a range of other questionable transactions. In 2012, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister of Finance, Carl Greenidge piloted a Motion which sought to have Government present to the National Assembly the reports and audited accounts of NICIL and the Privatization Unit. The Motion resolved that NICIL’s revenues should be placed in the Consolidated Fund and that the entity should be audited by an independent professional. The government has made it clear that it does not intend to take heed of a twoyear-old Motion which called for NICIL to be brought under the scrutiny of the National Assembly. Greenidge, who piloted the Motion, told Kaieteur News that the Motion arose from general concerns about the unaccountability on the part of NICIL for a variety of actions, particularly how it had taken decisions with Government resources in a number of projects. The Motion made reference to the fact that State assets were being disposed of without going through the proper channels. Greenidge said, too, that the company is currently carrying out functions that contradict the original plan that fashioned the legislation to establish it. He said that the organization was originally established as a holding company which was intended to oversee the allocation of assets that came out of privatisation. It is also responsible for advising on how properties are disposed of, but the government instead, “uses NICIL to get these lands and distribute them to its friends without having to go through any proper procedure for vetting or for setting prices or anything like that.” Brassington started as a senior financial analyst in the Privatisation Unit in November 1994 and was appointed Executive Director of NICIL in January 2002.

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Rebuking Obama, U.S. top court limits presidential appointment powers WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court reined in presidential power yesterday, ruling that President Barack Obama went too far when he filled senior government posts without seeking U.S. Senate approval, but the justices stopped short of a more sweeping decision limiting executive authority. In a ruling that will constrain future presidents, the court held on a 9-0 vote that the three appointments Obama made to the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in 2012 were unlawful. The decision limits the ability of presidents to make so-called recess appointments without Senate approval. Although the court was unanimous on the outcome, the nine justices were divided 5-4 on the legal reasoning. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote a fiery opinion, joined by his conservative colleagues, saying he would have gone further in limiting the recess appointment power. Justice Anthony Kennedy, the court’s regular swing vote, joined liberal colleagues in the majority. The ruling comes at a time of partisan political fighting in Congress between Republicans and Obama. Republicans have fought

Barack Obama virtually every major Obama initiative since he took office in 2009 and they have accused the Democratic president of overstepping his constitutional authority. The Supreme Court upheld the president’s power to make recess appointments in between Senate sessions or recesses during a legislative session. Its narrow ruling said only there is no recess when the Senate holds so-called pro-forma sessions during which no business is conducted but the Senate is not formally adjourned. Yesterday’s majority decision, written by Justice Stephen Breyer, could especially hamper the Obama administration if Republicans win control of the Senate in Nov. 4 elections.

They already control the House of Representatives. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama was “deeply disappointed” by the ruling but noted that the decision “does preserve some important elements of the president’s executive authority, and he will not hesitate to use it.” The ruling has little immediate impact because Democrats, who currently control the Senate, pushed through a rule change in November 2013 that made it harder for Republicans to block the president’s nominees. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, said the ruling “underscores the importance” of the Senate rule change last year. “Without that reform and with today’s ruling, a small but vocal minority would have more power than ever to block qualified nominees from getting a simple up-or-down vote,” he said. Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, said: “All Americans should be grateful for the court’s rebuke of the administration.” Republican senators had filed papers urging the court to rule against the administration.

Ukraine warns on ceasefire as rebels agree to fresh peace talks KIEV (Reuters) Ukrainian separatists agreed yesterday to resume peace talks to end the conflict in the east, but President Petro Poroshenko warned he might not extend a ceasefire beyond tonight if their gesture was aimed only at buying time. The move by the proRussian rebels, who have been fighting government forces since April, came after German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the second time in two days to discuss how to end the crisis. In Berlin, a government source said the aim of the phone call, which Moscow said took place at Merkel’s initiative, was to find a way of prolonging Kiev’s ceasefire which is due to expire at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT) today. More than 420 people, including Ukrainian servicemen, rebels and civilians, are estimated to have been killed in the fighting, the United Nations said in a statement dated June 24. Poroshenko said he had

Petro Poroshenko heard of the rebels’ readiness to hold a second meeting today with the so-called “contact group” which includes former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, Moscow’s envoy to Kiev and a high-ranking official from the OSCE security and rights watchdog. But, despite Western pressure on him, Poroshenko hinted heavily that there might be no extension of the ceasefire unless Kiev was satisfied with the results of contact group talks. “It (Friday) is a very important day: if our conditions for the peace plan are not accepted, then we will

make a very important decision,” online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda quoted him as telling the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France. Poroshenko, installed as president only on June 7 and under pressure from his electorate not to bow to the separatists, has warned that government forces would switch to a “detailed Plan B” - widely assumed to be a government offensive - if the rebels use the ceasefire to rearm and regroup. Numerous breaches of the ceasefire including the downing of a helicopter by rebels, killing nine servicemen, on Tuesday - have increased pressure on him to call the truce off. In Strasbourg, he said almost 150 Ukrainian servicemen had been killed by rebels, including 18 in the past week since the ceasefire was declared. He again criticized Russia for failing to give fuller support to his peace plan and for failing to halt arms supplies to rebels and stop “mercenaries” crossing into Ukraine. Moscow denies arming the rebels.

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CHILD-CARE BREACH: CDA report Phase one of $2.2b eTeck facility open The sod for the 1,100-acre Trinidad Express - The been completed and ready to facility was first ceremonially Tamana Technology Park, run accept tenants. blasts homes in sex-ed saga Bharath noted that while turned in 1999 by then prime by State enterprise Evolving Jamaica Gleaner - THE SIX privately run children’s homes that gave approval for Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) to introduce an unauthorised sex- education programme in their institutions have been accused of breaching childcare regulations and could face tough sanctions. An interim report submitted to Youth Minister Lisa Hanna by the Child Development Agency (CDA) found that the operators, “by sanctioning and giving approval for the training”, breached Regulation 15(1) and 15(2) of the Child Care and Protection (Children’s Home) Regulations, because they did not seek the minister’s approval. Hanna Wednesday gave the directors of the homes seven days to respond to the CDA’s initial findings. The institutions have admitted that they did not get permission from the CDA which has responsibility for the regulation of children’s homes. A breach of the licence granted to operate a children’s home could result in its

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revocation or suspension, according to Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison. Gordon Harrison told The Gleaner Wednesday that the portfolio minister could also go to the courts seeking a court order to have the children removed from the homes. At the same time, a preliminary report submitted to Hanna by the CDA surrounding the circumstances under which JFJ implemented the controversial material into the homes, has revealed that the

rights’ group paid at least five of the institutions $10,000 each for use of their premises for training. One facility has not disclosed the amount it received. It has been established that 135 children across the six child-care facilities participated in the JFJ training. The CDA has said data received from at least two homes indicate that the majority of children who participated in the training at the facilities were under 16 years old, the age of consent.

Technology (eTecK), has been mired in controversy, but Wednesday phase one of the 1,100-acre, $2.2 billion facility, including its flagship building was officially declared open by Trade Minister Vasant Bharath. Bharath, speaking at the opening ceremony at the old US World War II air base in Wallerfield, where the park is located, called the occasion “historic”, not the least because after nearly 15 years of planning and preparation, including several starts and stops, the project has finally

the overall cost was $2.2 billion, the government had inherited $240 million from the previous administration; the cost output for the flagship building, he estimated, was about $100 million, adding that when the government came into office, about 50 per cent of the construction had already been completed. The contractor who took over the project in 2011 was local firm Coosal’s, and executive chairman Sieunarine Coosal said the project was completed on time and within budget.

minister Basdeo Panday and his Trade Minister Mervyn Assam. In 2006, another Prime Minister, Patrick Manning turned the sod again, this time for the University of Trinidad and Tobago campus that would provide the trained professional and technical expertise through its student body to staff the companies setting up in the park. Then, in 2009, construction on the park was halted, until it was revived again in 2011, until now.

Jamaica receives IDB loan to fight youth crime and violence WASHINGTON D.C., United States - CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$20 million loan for Jamaica to strengthen community actions that seek to reduce crime and violence, especially among at-risk youths. In spite of advances in prevention efforts Jamaica continues to suffer from high crime and violence, the Washington-based financial institution stated. The IDB noted that the homicide rate remains among the highest in

the hemisphere and one in three Jamaicans have lost a family member or friend to crime. The programme, called Citizen Security and Justice Program III, focuses mainly on individual and community risk factors in urban, marginalized areas, addressing problems such as the use and tolerance of violence as a way to exert control and resolve disputes, the lack of economic opportunities, especially for youth, and the lack of channels for alternative dispute resolution.

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WITHOUT A CONTINGENCIES FUND, HITLER WOULD HAVE RULED THE WORLD The opposition parties in Guyana do not make idle threats. When they say they will do something against the government, they usually do so. The opposition parties also refuse to budge from certain positions. After the 1997 elections, the PNC boxed itself into a corner by taking positions which it would not retreat from, even after it was clear that they could not sustain those positions. To get the party to return to National Assembly after the Audit of the elections results demonstrated that they lost the 1997 elections and lost it comprehensively was a mammoth task. The PNC stood its ground. It took a major effort from external forces to get them to enter the parliament. They did so only after a semantic distinction between the de facto government and the de jure government. We have seen the same nonsense in relation to the Minister of Home Affairs. They pushed the ridiculous too far. They were so hellbent on making the Minister of Home Affairs a political scapegoat that they boxed themselves into a position from which onto now they cannot retreat. They are refusing to entertain any Bills tabled in the name of the Minister. The National Assembly now witnesses the anomaly of Bills for the security sector having to be tabled by the Attorney General. Yet they no longer walk out when he addresses the National Assembly. That

sort of politics that is being practiced by the opposition parties will get them nowhere and will get this country nowhere. The latest threat is that the opposition parties will be discussing a no-confidence motion. The opposition parties had complained at one time that if they went along with the Chief Justice’s ruling on the Budget cuts, that the non-approval of the estimates would lead to elections. They failed to see that the ruling of the Chief Justice that they can either approve or not approve the Estimates, actually gave them more power and greater leverage over the government. And it was proven. After they refused to approve some of the line items in this year’s Estimates, the government opted to introduce an Appropriation Bill which did not include these items. In other words, the government acceded to the opposition’s concerns over those items. The opposition may be feeling aggrieved about the large Supplementary Bill and Statements of Excess that is either before the House or is

soon to come before them. This may be the basis for the frustration that triggered the threat to call a no-confidence motion in the government. The opposition has to understand that there is a general principle when it comes to government spending. That principle is that all spending must be approved by the parliament. But that is the general principle. However, parliamentary practice recognizes certain limitations. One of these is that the process of preparing Estimates is not an exact science. Thus, things may be overlooked, underestimated or over-estimated. Also, there is the element of things that are unforeseen and urgent, and there are things which though foreseen or not urgent, may for various reasons not have attracted any provision. Because of these practical concerns and exigencies, there is an exception to the general rule that parliament must approve all expenditure of the government. That exception is the Contingencies Fund. It was

created as an exception to the general rule since government spending is subject to uncertainties, emergencies and unanticipated developments. The Contingencies Fund allows the Minister of Finance a certain degree of latitude in catering for the need for expenditure which, if not addressed, will affect the public interest. That latitude is not unlimited. And it was set by the parliament itself. That latitude allows the Minister of Finance to make

advances up to 2% of the previous year’s Budget from the Contingencies Fund. If there were no Contingencies Fund, the world as we know it would have been different. Hitler would have ruled their world today. Without the Contingencies Fund, Britain would not have been able to finance its war chest. Hitler would have overrun Europe and all of us today may have been speaking German. If it is the use of the Contingencies Fund that is

aggrieving the opposition parties, then they had better begin to read more closely the Constitution and the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act. If they do so, they would avoid having to consider that noconfidence motion which will throw this country into elections around Christmas.

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== THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN ==

Guyana: A Belizean student shames a nation of sheep My cousin said to me; “I was looking out for part two of the analysis of Hoyte being one of the best leaders in the world after reading part one.” I promised him it will be done, but I told him this is Guyana, where wrongs and violations grow faster than the combined parapets of grass all over the country, including the jungles, and what you plan to write tomorrow never gets done. Part two of Hoyte’s great role in the post colonial world should be completed next week, but I can hardly cope with the mountain of things that overwhelm a columnist. Just look at Ramotar. Each

time he opens his mouth, a critical columnist has a story. And Ramotar opens his mouth quite often. Just look at Luncheon. Each time he opens his mouth, a columnist gets a neat article. And Luncheon opens his mouth incessantly. Look at the PPP Government. From day to day, the mistakes are colossal. The columnist steps into a goldfield. Wednesday morning, ATM users of Republic Bank had a torrid time. I was right behind Kellawan Lall. What happened at those machines on Wednesday was horrifyingly typical of Republic Bank ATM

machines. Lall and I and eight others experienced a horror story. That was to be the column for today, but I went home and read the newspapers that featured a Belizean law student teaching the Guyanese nation how to open your mouth to speak about the wrongs that go on in Guyana. The ATM story, like the Hoyte column, will have to wait until next week. For now, let’s look at what that student did. He focused on areas of the cause of UG’s dilapidation that no UG staff member had the courage at that meeting to echo. The issue was UG’s consultation with students on

the intended rise in fees. It was an open forum. The student got up, took the microphone, and in a blunt style enumerated to a listening Vice-Chancellor, the persistent problems at UG over the past decades. Then his language was joined by a gesticulating moment that brought applause from the students. But no Guyanese student was willing to join this foreign young man. They stayed in their seats and clapped. What was interesting when you saw the action on television was that the Guyanese student leader stood next to his Belizean counterpart and showed no emotions. Was it just by accident that a foreigner had to take the lead and speak about the unfairness of unconditional imposition of student fees? No, it was not. That Belizean student, who lives in Guyana, knows the country he is living in. Perhaps he sees the sheepishness of Guyanese for each day he lives in Guyana. At that moment when the floor was open, he grabbed the opportunity to save Guyana.

And why was he the first to denounce the nature of the fees increase? (He didn’t reject it but wanted guarantees, and said that judging by past experiences the increase will come, but not the promises of accompanying improvement) Because he must have told himself that he doesn’t want to be part of a school of sheep that this nation has come to be known as. The Belizean gentleman must have said that if he didn’t step forward then the entire thing would end up as a fiasco. And it did not because he came forward and had plenty to say. As to the increase in fees, the night before the consultation, I told Dr. Melissa Ifill over the phone, that I would have to part company with the unions at UG over the fee increase issue, even though I was vice-chairman for the workers’ union. I cannot for strict ideological reasons, support paid education at UG. I told her education is a human right and the state of Guyana should provide free education to Guyana’s

Frederick Kissoon youths. I did say to Dr. Ifill that one of the great things President Burnham had going for his legacy is that he believed in complete, free education. The most obnoxious part of the argument for fees increase at UG is that since the past twenty years the exchange rate with the US dollar has gone way up, but the fees are still pegged to what the US dollar was twenty years ago. Who has been running the country for twenty years? Who caused the US dollar to float away? Why should the students pay for the economic mismanagement of the PPP Government? Why is a government that spends tax dollars on building a Marriott and spends forty-eight million dollars each year on the President’s foreign trips not providing free university education?

Dem boys seh...

Brazzy is not he own boss Donald bringing de DEA. Fuh years dem had people who did want de DEA to come to Guyana because dem was sure that dem had people who was creating conditions fuh people get rob. When dem didn’t have cocaine, people house didn’t have grill, but as soon as cocaine come all dem house had grill, and bar, and some even had armed guards. Then gun start to come in, because people start fuh thief from de drug dealers. All this time Jagdeo de claiming how Guyana ain’t got no suitable land fuh build some DEA office. Two American Ambassador meet wid Jagdeo and even promise fuh bring in de DEA, but Jagdeo seh that dem got to put things in place. Is now that Donald tek over that dem boys realise that de DEA coulda come ever since. De people don’t need no special office. Dem gun operate from right inside de embassy and that is a good thing, because people ain’t gun know who is who, except dem police and dem CANU people. Dem boys seh that dem gun got to keep a secret because

if dem talk is gone dem visa gone. Of course money does talk and people gun pay fuh de information. Dem did pay fuh de information pun a CANU man who get kill pun de Buxton public road. To this day nobody ain’t sure who do de killing. When de news buss out that de DEA coming some people smile, and some wonder how come dem didn’t know before now. Donald seh that is now he gun sleep in peace, because dem got somebody who ain’t gun hide nutten from he. And de same time de Ambassador announce that de DEA coming is de same time Luncheon announce that is Donald been controlling Brazzy. Dem boys use to believe that Brazzy was calling de shots, that he was de man who use to spend and then tell Donald wha happen. Well Luncheon seh that he want everybody understand that de fat crook is not he own boss. He was Jagdeo creature and now he is Donald creature. Talk half and watch how Luncheon expose Brazzy.

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Regional Health Officers mull Increased stipends for NDC strategies to improve service councillors, retired workers The Ministry of Health keeps on implementing strategies and measures to ensure that a higher level of health care is obtained. Yesterday, its 2014 semiannual Regional Health Officers (RHOs) and Programme Heads meeting resumed after being officially opened on June 12. The two-day meeting which is being held at the Grand Coastal Inn, East Coast Demerara, allows RHOs to engage in direct dialogue with programme heads, while reviewing challenges, highlighting achievements and at the same time engaging in discussions on areas of collaboration. The officers also had the opportunity to present a report on health services in their respective regions, after which they engaged in discussions on enhancing their services while overcoming challenges. The event which is being held under the theme “Health Vision 2020 Shining through the Regions” saw participation from Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, Permanent Secretary, Leslie Cadogan, Deputy Permanent

Secretary (DPS), Trevor Thomas, Manager of Regional Health Services, Alfred Aaron, Chief Medical Officer (ag) Dr. Morris Edwards, Director of Regional Health Services Dr. Monica Odwin, Representatives of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) along with representatives from the Regions 1, 2, 3 and 4 health departments. Speaking at the ceremony, DPS Thomas said that the meeting comes at a time when Guyana is giving priority to achieving its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and he expressed hope that all participants would leave with motivation to enhance the health services in their respective regions. He noted that while there may be challenges in meeting the demands of the public, RHOs must try their best to meet these expectations, and not use the challenges as an excuse for not delivering. He also highlighted that the health sector is not one that is starved for resources and in this regard medical practitioners should fulfill their mandate. Speaking on the Health Vision 2020, Dr. Edwards

touched on the goals for health care that are outlined in the strategy. He also said that the vision will focus on improving health literacy and achieving universal health coverage. Day One of the meeting also covered the presentation of Regions One and Two health services along with a presentation on mental health from Dr. Bhairo Harry and Dr. Balserio, Psychiatrist Consultants, GPHC and an overview of training in Health Science Education from Medex Wilton Benn, Director of Health Science Education. The meeting continues today with presentations on Regions Three and Four health services and an update on vector-borne diseases by Dr. Reyaud Rahman, Director of Vector Control Services (VCS) along with several other presentations. (GINA)

Government has approved an increase in stipends for councillors in the country’s Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs). Another order by Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman Whittaker, has also approved a four percent increase in pensions payable to retired workers of NDCs. The latter approval is effective June 1st. According to the June 21st Official Gazette of Guyana, Central Government has granted approval for NDC Chairmen to each receive $10,000 per month. The Deputy Chairmen will be receiving $5,000 per month while each Councillor gets $3,000. Chairmen and Councillors, despite their critical role in managing communities, do not receive

a salary. Rather, a stipend is paid monthly. According to the notice in the Official Gazette, the new stipends are payable to all Councillors who attend the statutory meetings held by the Council. “While a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman are also Councillors in their own right,

they cannot be paid two stipends. Unless the Minister makes an exception in writing, one single stipend is payable to each Councillor. Should any stipend being paid, exceed the new stipend, that higher stipend should remain payable, but the recipient is not eligible for the new (Continued on page 12)

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MAN JAILED OVER HEALTH EDUCATION... FAKE $1000 NOTES A 32-year-old man was yesterday sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for being in possession of counterfeit $1,000 notes when police searched him August, last year. Seon Davis, of D’Urban Street, Lodge was charged with possession of forged currency. He was busted with six counterfeit $1000 notes in his pants pocket by police ranks at the Stabroek Market area on August 29, 2013. He had pleaded not guilty on September 3, last at his first arraignment.

Yesterday at the city court, Magistrate Faith McGusty, before whom a trial was conducted, found Davis guilty as charged. He was unrepresented by legal counsel and was prosecuted by Corporal Seon Blackman. During mitigation, Magistrate McGusty stated that she had considered the case of the Prosecution as well as the defence he attempted to lead. “I remained in doubt with your defence and I have dismissed it. If you had indeed been given the money by someone else as payment

Increased stipends... From page 11 stipend.” The order by Whittaker is effective from May 1st. Meanwhile, with regards to the increase in pension to retired NDC workers, the Ministry said that payments are based on the ability of the respective NDCs to make them out of its own funds. NDCs and Town Councils across the country have all been receiving attention, with

no Local Government Elections being held since the 1990’s for new councilors. As a result, many of the NDCs and Town Councils have fallen on hard times, with outstanding rates and taxes, uncollected garbage and poorly maintained infrastructure a norm. The pressure has been mounting, from within and from the Diplomatic community to hold local government elections at the soonest.

for a cellular phone, you would have stated so when the police approached you.” “If I place myself in your position, I would have been interested in finding the person. I would have given the police adequate information to show that I indeed sold a phone and the gentleman gave me forged currency.” “After being tried before the courts since January 31, it was only on June 19 that you tried to sell a different story. At this point, I cannot rely on your defence. “Given the circumstance I believe that you knew that the notes were forged.” The court, she said, had found him guilty as charged since the Prosecution had proven the elements of the offence to the court’s satisfaction. In a plea of mitigation, Davis told the court “I get two years de other day.” The Prosecution revealed too that he had several matters before the courts, but of a different nature. Blackman said that Davis had shown no remorse and asked that the court sentence him as it sees fit. Magsitrate McGusty sentenced Davis to 18 months imprisonment. The jail term is set to run concurrently with the two-year sentence that was handed down by another Magistrate.

From page 6 Wayne Warnica, is scheduled to do weekly cardiology rounds in Internal Medicine. In outlining a number of other teaching ventures that will be undertaken, Professor Isaac vocalised her expectation that the facility will cater to interactive teaching sessions. “It is not meant for somebody sitting in front of an audience lecturing at people, what it is meant for, is interactive group meetings,” said Professor Isaac. As part of continued support to GPHC, she even spoke of the introduction of a heart failure programme in November, for which nurses will be identified to participate. Acknowledging the role of the Guyanese Diaspora, Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, recounted that the initiative was started some time back by a Guyanese medical practitioner in Canada, Dr. Kishan Narine, who has been closely associated with Professor Isaac. “This great fusion started and he came visiting us, and things happened...it has been fast and furious; one thing after the other,” said Dr. Ramsaran who highlighted that “this has been an ongoing pattern in the Ministry of Health...to bring more services to more people.” According to the Minister, the launch of the facility is also a reflection of other investments that have been directed to training, thereby allowing for an increase of medical practitioners in the local health sector. Emphasising the importance of health and education, GPHC’s Director, Institute of Health Science Education, Dr. Madan Rambaran, revealed that it was in light of the fact that Guyana had a limited teaching faculty, that moves were made over the years to solicit overseas support. Regarding the introduction of the Video Teaching Centre as “another important and very big step

The inaugural conference call with Dr. Brian Cameron

forward in our education programme,” Dr. Rambaran pointed out that the potential of the Centre “is huge and tremendous.” He noted that although bandwidth has long been recognised as a limiting factor to video conferencing, GPHC has been able to garner support from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) to ensure that quality internet service is continuously available. Committing GT&T’s support to the venture by his very presence yesterday was the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Radha Krishna Sharma. Also gracing the launch yesterday was Canadian High Commissioner, Dr. Nicole Giles, who disclosed that Canada places great value on strengthening bilateral relations with Guyana through government, the private sector, civil society, academia and communities. Moreover, she noted that Canada prioritises developing long-term, innovative partnerships in accomplishing this goal. She recalled that this strategic partnership saw the High Commission in collaboration with the Ministry of Health launching the Canada-Guyana Medical Partnerships Coalition. The Coalition, she explained, is a framework for the coordination and organisation of the numerous Canadian-Guyanese medical

partnership interventions. According to Dr. Giles, the purpose of the Coalition was designed to facilitate the exploration of synergies, the fostering of coherence and the maximisation of resource use within the partnerships. As such it facilitates the sharing of best practices and ensures a smoother flow of information to the main stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health and the High Commission of Guyana. According to Dr. Giles, “Canada is working to help streamline the organisation and coordination of these medical partnerships, especially because the doctors within these partnerships selflessly and tirelessly work at these initiatives. They often travel to Guyana at their own expense, using their vacation time, to support and provide training and equipment for Guyanese healthcare professionals,” the High Commissioner stressed. In recognising the support forthcoming, particularly from the Libin Institute, she noted that it is known for offering worldclass treatment using innovative technologies and access to cardiac services through novel healthcare solutions. A plaque leading to the facility was ceremonially unveiled by Professor Isaac and the High Commissioner, following an inaugural conference call was placed to Dr. Brian Cameron of McMaster University, Canada, who has also been offering his expertise to the GPHC.

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Pit bull attack…

Mauled boy’s father accepts Gouveia reflects he may have flown compensation, dogs to be euthanized suspect one day after incident - “I can’t say with 100% certainty” By Latoya Giles “At that moment in time, I felt that the man in the picture (Gregory Smith) looked like the man on my aircraft… but I never knew for sure… I can’t say with 100% certainty, but there was an anomaly in my mind.” Former Army Pilot and now owner of Roraima Airways, Captain Gerald Gouveia said yesterday he had flown an army aircraft to Kwakwani on June 14, 1980, one day after Leader of the Working People’s Alliance Dr. Walter Rodney, had died in a bomb blast. Gouveia, who was another witness called in the ongoing Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry, said that his passengers included a man, a woman and some children. According to Gouveia, he did not have any particular interest in the male, denying that he had any knowledge at the time that it could have been Gregory Smith on board. Captain Gouveia has been accused of flying a military aircraft with Smith to Kwakwani shortly after the Friday, June 13, 1980 death of Dr. Walter Rodney, thereby aiding in Smith’s escape. Gouveia told the commission that he had been given an order to transport the persons to Kwakwani by his superior officers. He said that it would not be unusual for him to take orders from the officers without questioning them. Further, Gouveia said that it wasn’t usual too for him not to engage in conversations with his passengers. According to the pilot, nothing about the passengers caused him to feel “concerned”. He noted that part of his training as a pilot is being “conscious” about things and on that day he had no “concerns”. Gouveia explained that since he paid no particular attention to the people, if he saw them today he may not be able to recognize them. “As a military Pilot, a junior rank, it was not unusual not to have discussions… we operated in a regimental way and we took part in a range of flight operations including transporting civilians,” he noted. Gouveia said that in 1980 it was not compulsory to log the names of passengers, even as he showed his personal log book to the Commission.

Captain Gerald Gouveia

The witness said that days later he saw a photograph in a newspaper of a man who looked like the male on his plane. Gouveia told the commission that with him being a junior rank and knowing that he could have possibly transported Smith, he did not investigate to find out for sure if it was. He denied categorically that he knowingly provided an escape for Gregory Smith, adding that the fact that he may have done so did not burden his conscience or trouble him at all. He pointed out, however, that the news which surfaced immediately after and in the years after Rodney’s death had left a lot of open questions in his mind. “From what I read about Rodney he was expelled from Jamaica and Africa….I was a young army officer carrying out my duties with pride and dignity,” Gouveia told the commission.

The witness said that Donald Rodney’s account of what happened on June 13, 1980, was not impressive. “Why would a leader of a party venture into the night on that adventure to test a walkie talkie?” Gouveia questioned. He also emphasised that he has no clear, definite conclusion on the part that Gregory Smith played in the death of Walter Rodney. Under cross examination and direct questioning from Chairman Sir Richard Cheltenham, Gouveia maintained that he did not know he transported Smith on June 14, 1980 and that he never did much investigation. He also denied that he visited Kwakwani again - specifically on June 17 with two other men, inquiring about Smith. Under cross examination Gouveia also denied that he had any detailed conversations with former Major General Norman McLean.

The matter involving 11year-old Christianburg Primary School pupil, Daquan Gordon, who was mauled by two pit bulls two Saturdays ago, was settled Tuesday, at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court in Linden. The owner of the two dogs which mauled the child, causing him to be hospitalised, pleaded with Magistrate Clive Nurse for leniency after promising to have the animals euthanized (killed painlessly). William Benn, an unemployed man, was making his second court appearance after being charged for having two ferocious dogs unmuzzled. The court heard that on Saturday June 14, at Christianburg, Wismar, Linden, Benn had two pit bulls in his yard which clawed Daquan Gordon. The child’s father, Dexter Gordon, decided to settle the matter after Benn agreed to compensate the family $200 000 which would assist in further medical treatment for the child. Benn was ordered by the Magistrate to immediately

pay the $120, 000 which he had in his possession at the time and was given three months to pay the remaining $80,000 or alternatively spend three months in prison. The child was attacked while on a fishing trip with friends in the Christianburg community. Reports indicated that the dogs had escaped from their owner’s yard by jumping the fence. They were reportedly roaming the streets before they attacked the boy. According to the child’s mother, Sabrina, the dogs attacked her son around 10:00 hours on the day in question. Two public-spirited citizens responded to the screams of the young boy and managed to save him. He was rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex where he received treatment, and was later transferred to

the Georgetown Public Hospital “When I come here and see my son, I start crying. Is only Monday I bury one of my children and now this one get attacked,” the mother of five said. “He can’t talk too properly. You can barely hear what he is trying to say. He has been in and out of consciousness for a while,” the mother disclosed. She told Kaieteur News that the dogs’ owner had not made contact with them at the hospital or offered any regrets over the situation. Sabrina said that it was the boy’s rescuers who reported the matter to the police. The mother said that the owner had indicated to the police that he wanted to offer compensation, but she was not going to accept any. “I want justice for my son,’ she had emphasized.

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City clean-up campaign gains momentum - Special priority given to community contractors/groups for employment

A female resident (with vest) engages the team at one of the bridges across the Sussex Street Canal

A flooded section of Le Repentir Cemetery By Zena Henry Community groups and contractors of the respective areas outlined to benefit from the government’s massive $500M city clean-up programme can expect special preference to be placed on the proposals they offer to clean up their environment. Local Government

officials directly involved in the programme told Kaieteur News during a drive-around yesterday, that they are seeking to have 50 to 70 percent of the workforce coming from the respective communities. It was noted that during consultations, residents expressed interest in being part of the ground team. City Engineer Colvern

Venture explained that in some communities, no special groups exist, but a great percentage of employment will be sought from the various neighbourhoods. Local Government Minister Norman Whittaker was adamant, however, that community groups will only be chosen once they are organized and genuine in their

approach to the project. “We want the people to buy into the project, to be part of implementation and sustainability. We want to talk to these groups to encourage an interest, because the consultation will bring out people of varying interest. Some are only interested in getting a job and getting some money, but there will be those who are interested in being part of repairing infrastructure and the environment.” More important, he noted, was that those persons within the established groups would support the efforts of the Council and the government in maintaining the structures. A Local Government team which included, Town Clerk (ag) Carol Sooba, Minister Whittaker and several other government staffers sought to highlight to the public the extent of the rehabilitation work that is expected in the city. The officials visited Le Repentir Cemetery and pointed out that from St. Stephen’s Street to Cemetery Road, both of which run north to south, and from Sussex Street to Princes Street, the facility would be upgraded, with much focus to be placed

on the cemetery’s internal drains. The drains are currently clogged and facilitate the flooding of the burial ground. The cemetery’s internal roads which are taken over by dirt and weeds will also be upgraded and refaced, while major clearing will be done to remove years of undergrowth. It was noted by the Ministry’s technical team that cleaning the cemetery’s drains without clearing the heavily silted canals would prove useless, since the water will have nowhere to run off. In light of this, the technicians will focus heavily on clearling canals to ease flooding not only in the cemetery, but in nearby communities like Albouystown, which is prone to flooding with the slightest rainfall. Minister Whittaker asserted that maintaining the upgraded cemetery is a major concern for the government. He said that after the work is completed, the government will hand it over to the Mayor and City Councillors for maintenance. He said that monitoring, in terms of maintenance, will also be an effort of the Ministry, and pointed to the Town Clerk (ag) for assurance that the Council

will do what is necessary to maintain the upgrade. Some $100M out of the $500M slated for Georgetown will be used on the cemetery. Another $500M is on the line to address locations outside of the city. The Local Government Ministry has urged citizens to get involved in the efforts toward restoring the city. During this year’s budget debate, the money was allocated for use. A Partnership for National Unity’s Volda Lawrence had put forward a motion which was passed in parliament to clean up Georgetown. The project never got off the ground, and now, the government posits the urgency with which ‘the Garden City’ needs to be restored. As it stands, solid waste management (garbage collection) is poor, flooding is rampant, and inadequate maintenance of gutters, drains and canals exist. The M&CC has blamed the state of the city on political games and spite. It claims that the government continues to impose policies, withdraw funds, and interfere in the functioning of the Council, hence its failure to be effective.

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Relatives “not satisfied” with police probe Missing cousins…

As the saga continues surrounding the mysterious disappearance of two cousins from West Coast Berbice (WCB), relatives are saying that they are not satisfied with the pace of the investigation. Their mothers, Merlyn Downer and Mursha Johashen, say that they “smell a cover-up”. On May 28 last, Odel Downer, 20, of Number 8 Village, and his 20-year-old cousin, Winston Patrick Johashen of Number 9 Village, left home to go and work as pork-knockers at 14 Miles Issano, Essequibo, but never returned or called. Their boss, the mothers opined, is not “coming clean.” The women said that they plan to do whatever it takes to get their sons, even if it means travelling the length and breadth of Guyana or holding placards in front of various police stations. Merlyn Downer told this newspaper that she is convinced that a lot is not right and that a massive cover-up is taking place. She explained that when her son and nephew left home to go work in the interior, they called the following day to inform family members that they had reached safely. Since then, relatives have failed to make contact with the duo. “This is the second time he (Odel) went into the interior to work. The first time he went in, he called me every other day, so I know for sure something happen with him and his cousin,” a worried Downer said. She explained that after

Merlyn Downer (right) and Mursha Johashen

her son failed to make contact with her, she tried calling him, but the calls went to voicemail. A few days later, the mother said a relative informed her that he had called Odel Downer’s phone and a female answered. “He (the relative) said that the girl tell he that she don’t know anything about my son and she hang up on him,” Downer noted, adding that she immediately travelled to the city and made a report at the Eve Leary Headquarters two Fridays ago. “Before I made the report, I called the man who my son does work with and he said that a morning he wake up and the two boys disappeared from the camp, but I know my son, he could never do that, because bus don’t work in there in the nights, and it’s not like you can walk there in the nights,” the woman stressed. Both mothers said that

Chairman has shown his bias - HARMON Lawyer for the Ex-GDF Association attorney at law Joseph Harmon has once again called for the Chairman of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry Sir Richard Cheltenham QC, to remove himself from the proceedings. The call was made yesterday during an outburst from the Chairman when Captain Gerald Gouveia was in the witness box. “You transported a killer…” the Chairman said to Gouveia as he was seeking answers about who the former army pilot had transported to Kwakwani on June 14, 1980. “He has already arrived at a conclusion on matters that we are here to determine. The fact that he has said that Gouveia had transported a “killer” is bringing out his own personal opinion on the matter and bringing it to the commission. He said we have

questioned his bias before about statements he made at a memorial service.” According to Harmon, Cheltenham has been on record saying that he was a follower of Rodney and that he said that his death should be an inspiration to others. When approached yesterday by Kaieteur News, Cheltenham said that he was unaware of any such call for his removal. According to the Chairman, he would not be distracted. When pushed further about the comment he made “You transported a killer,” Cheltenham said that he could not recall and would have to check the records. Several weeks after political activist and historian Dr. Walter Rodney was killed, Sir Richard delivered a glowing tribute to him during a memorial service in Barbados.

Missing: Winston Patrick Johashen

Missing: Odel Downer

they are not satisfied with the police investigation. “Since then no police ain’t call we to tell we anything. We don’t even know if they

contacted police in that area,” Downer said. Anyone with information on the missing cousins can call 688-6310 or the nearest police station.

BEHARRY SALESMAN SHOT, ROBBED AT BETTER HOPE A salesman attached to the Beharry Group of Companies is nursing gunshot wounds about his body at a private hospital after being attacked and robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash by a lone gunman yesterday. Mahendranauth Persaud, 48, of Park Street, Enterprise, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was shot to the jaw and foot around 09:30 hrs in front of a grocery store at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara. Up to press time he was hospitalised at a private institution’s Male Surgical Ward in a stable condition. According to information reaching this newspaper, Persaud and a porter, Netran Manbodh, entered the grocery store belonging to 62-year-old Surudai Singh to take orders, after parking the company’s vehicle (GMM 6970). “Singh ordered macaroni and chowmein. She told them to bring that while she looked around to see if she had to get anything else. The porter went to the van to get the items and Persaud was standing at the gate,” a source close to the investigation told Kaieteur News. The source added that the elderly shop owner reportedly told investigators

that she was in her shop when she heard someone saying, “Oh sk#@t, dat is all de money meh got,” after which she heard two gunshots. When she looked outside, she saw Persaud clutching his left foot while blood was running down his face. She did not see who had shot Persaud. Meanwhile, the injured man told investigators that while standing at the gate, the gunman approached him and demanded valuables. He first handed over his personal cash $100,000 and a US$50 along with his cell phone, but the assailant demanded more. “He (Persaud) said that he (shooter) shot him twice and then carried him to the van where he was forced to hand over an undisclosed amount of cash belonging to the company,” the source said. While the robbery was taking place, Manbodh, the porter, who was scared for his life, ran away. The gunshots attracted several persons, who rushed to the scene. A member of the area’s Community Policing Group assisted in taking the wounded man to the hospital. Kaieteur News understands that the police recovered two 9mm spent shells and a live 9mm round at the scene.

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No-confidence motion, Local Gov’t. Elections…

Ramotar lashes out at Opposition, Diplomatic community

“We do not take threats. If the Opposition wants to pass a no-confidence Bill then let them pass it, and we will be ready to deal with the consequences of that.” This was the firm reaction of President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday to the reported consideration by the Alliance For Change (AFC) to bring a no-confidence motion against the “Ramotar government.” The President made this assertion during his address at the opening of the Annual General Meeting of the Private Sector Commission which was held at the Pegasus Hotel. As he neared the conclusion of his presentation, Ramotar emphasized that his government is committed to continue its work in protecting and developing the country.

When asked by media operatives to elaborate on the level of his preparedness for the consequences that may follow if the political opposition party goes through with the Motion, the President’s succinct response was, “I am prepared for anything , I am prepared for it…I am a warrior.” Vice Chairman of the AFC, Moses Nagamootoo, had reportedly said that his party is considering a noconfidence motion against the Ramotar government. The parliamentarian said that the action is being considered against the backdrop that government has developed a disregard for accountability. One example to support this, he said, was that government had already spent $4.5 Billion of the $37.4 Billion which had been cut by

the political opposition from the $220 Billion Budget. While admitting that the support of the joint opposition would be needed in relation to the no-confidence motion, Nagamootoo said that this reaction came as a result of that financial violation. READY FOR ELECTIONS, BUT… On this matter, the President in a self-assured tone, commented on remarks emanating from the Diplomatic community that the lack of Local Government Elections is tantamount to undermining the democracy of the nation. The President said, “I too want to have elections as early as possible, there is no resistance on my part…but as you would have read in the news where I would have spoken on issues of nationalistic interest, I would have said that there are uncertainties in the body politic.” “I do not agree with this idea that is being pumped in (to the nation) that the lack of local government elections is undermining democracy. What undermines democracy is when you listen to everybody’s telephone calls and read their emails and ban them from having collective bargaining in their own country in different parts of North America and Europe. And local government services still exist. We are always ready to have it,” Ramotar concluded.

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Legal profession is diverse - law students told at symposium

A section of the gathering at the symposium “Take out of your mind that the only way you can be a lawyer is to go to court everyday; it will stress you out and kill you!” exclaimed Sheldon McDonald in his thick Jamaican accent. McDonald, who currently holds the position of Head of the Department of Law at the University of Guyana (UG), was at the time addressing the gathering at a Moot Court Guyana symposium held at the University’s Education Lecture Theatre on Tuesday. His comments were prompted by a question from a first-year law student who sought to query the way forward for those students who do not qualify for automatic placement through an existing agreement that falls under the purview of the Council for Legal Education (CLE). “I did a Master ’s in International Law and I regard myself with Justice (Duke) Pollard (of the CCJ) in the room as being a premier Caribbean international lawyer,” said a passionate McDonald, as he highlighted the possibility of persons looking into various sectors such as Natural Resources and the Environment to utilise legal expertise. The current batch of first-

year students undertaking the law programme at the local University amounts to about 80, representing perhaps the largest that the tertiary institution has seen. The local law degree or Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme is one that is warranted to qualify a student to pursue further legal studies or the Master of Laws (LLM) as preparation to practice law. According to McDonald, while an agreement with the CLE allows for the automatic placement of 25 nationals at the Hugh Wooding Law School and 10 non-nationals to pursue further studies at law schools within their zones, the fate of the remainder of the students “is in your own hands.” The automatic placement has been gaining much attention recently, a development that follows on the heels of a decision that was made by the CLE to halt the automatic place agreement. This decision has however been recently reversed. As a result, the automatic placement, McDonald said, is expected to be in place for a period of five years, although there are provisions for review. “What happens

2015...what happens 2016...a collaborative agreement will be in place so that the crisis doesn’t occur, while at the same time, a comprehensive review will be taking place. So if it takes 15 years, we will have three five-year agreements,” said McDonald as he sought to appease concerns regarding future placement. Speaking at the forum too was local attorney Teni Housty, who said that it is imperative that students be accountable for themselves, even taking into consideration various aspects of law such as those that relate to information technology and the internet. “If you go into it (law) and you say I can’t make it, then what? It has to be your answer first; look for the system to support you afterwards, but take responsibility for yourself, that is my point,” said Housty. His argument was however challenged by Althea Prince, a Guyana-born lawyer living overseas, who insisted that “leadership is top-down...law students should not come out of law school having spent that kind of money and figure out your way on your own; there should be mentorship. You should have a clear sense of the place you have in the society,” Prince asserted. But according to Housty, “when you get out there into practice... and yes, mentorship and so on will happen although the heroes are slowly fading ... you still have to take responsibility for yourself, and that is the most important thing,” Housty emphasised. In his deliberation, he pointed out that “if clients are to put their confidence in you and you can’t take responsibility for yourself, you are doing them a disservice...so start by taking responsibility for yourself”.

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Guard charged in $$M plot to smuggle cocaine-stuffed ochroes

Accused: Caleb Caesar

A security guard appeared in the city court yesterday, accused of plotting the transport of cocainestuffed ochroes to the United States in concert with an import and export dealer who was last year jailed for drug trafficking. Caleb Caesar was arrested on Monday and charged with conspiracy to trafficking narcotics. He was apprehended by investigators who have been working to finger those involved in the 2013 bust involving 33 pounds of cocaine – carrying a street value of G$13.5M - concealed

in 99 boxes of ochroes. Yesterday, almost one year after the bust, Caesar stood before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry accused of conspiring with Handrick Cummings to traffic exactly 15.055 kilograms of cocaine, between April 1 and August 13, 2013, at Kingston. Police Prosecutor Corporal Bharat Mangru explained that Cummings was intercepted on August 12, last year, with the cocaine stuffed in ochroes that were packed in boxes destined for a Bronx, New York address. Subsequent to the

Vendor remanded for burgling police inspector’s house A 38-year-old vendor was yesterday remanded by a city Magistrate for allegedly breaking into the house of a police inspector and making off with almost $400,000 in electronic items. Devon Nurse of Fifth Street, Alberttown, appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan charged with breaking into Inspector Karen Kilkenny’s house and carting off her $395,000 Toshiba flat screen television set and a universal remote control. To the allegation, he pleaded not guilty. He was

unrepresented by legal counsel. Police Prosecutor Corporal Deniro Jones revealed that it was the newly acquired fingerprinting system that landed the vendor before the courts to face a burglary charge. Jones said that the Inspector and the accused are not affiliated with each other. He explained that Inspector Kilkenny ventured to bed and discovered the items missing the following morning. The matter was reported and Nurse was arrested after

the fingerprints lifted from the site matched his. The Corporal emphasised that it was based on that evidence that the accused was charged with break and enter and larceny. Jones offered several objections to bail, citing the serious nature and gravity of the offence. He said that the defendant also had several other matters before the courts. Upholding the objections of the Prosecution, Nurse was remanded to prison. The case will be called again on July 14.

Residents demand transparency... From page 18 offer safety for pedestrians and cyclists, because it is a very diverse corridor.” He also noted that they are looking at a wider roadway and building proper drainage structures. The weight of trucks and other heavy-duty equipment that utilize the road will also be taken into consideration before constructing the new roadway. Ramesh Maraj, another prominent EBB resident, wants the consulting firm to consider in their designs, a widened roadway, especially at the numerous sharp turns at Bamboo Creek, etc. He also called for barriers to be built around those turns. Another resident demanded that they know who will build the new road, “because some of them only want drawbacks!” “We ain't looking for any contractor like that-we want neutral persons to come and get this road done! If you all are giving $60M, is the entire $60M need to be spent on the road-we ain't want nobody on the side collecting!” “This road here is the milking cow for the government! We are punishing and let me tell you something straightup--it is an embarrassment for another country (Canada) to come and see our plight here and our government ain't see-

ing it!” argued another EBB resident at the microphone. Works Ministry representative, Kelvin Clarke told the gathering that the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) and not the government, is responsible “for the checks and balances of the project.” Among other things called for in the new EBB roadway design are road lights, a proper sea- defence, roadmarkings and signs, a good foundation, culverts and proper bridges. Residents alleged that remedial works along the roadway were a waste of the taxpayers' monies and substandard material was used

Ms. Bernice Duncan, Social Engineer Specialist of EXP, then allowed the residents to form a Road U Group, comprising several residents who will be tasked to monitor the multi-million-dollar project. The funding is expected to come from the IDB, and a contractor is yet to be awarded the major contract. Other members of the team included Grant Buote, Planning Technician; David Dennison, Environmental Engineer (EXP); Sheik Yusuf of Caribbean Engineering and Management Consultants (CEMCO); Bhesham Singh, CEMCO Engineer; Shawn Arm and Mark Green.

discovery, import and export business owner 26-year-old Handrick Cummings of John Street, Campbellville, was arrested at the airport and charged for drug trafficking. Cummings was brought before the courts and sentenced to five years in jail and fined $40.5 million after he pleaded guilty. Mangru stated that during the investigation, Cummings disclosed that he orchestrated the shipment

along with the accused. Cummings reportedly explained to investigators that he had met with Caesar on the seawall and they planned the delivery. Caesar, the Prosecution said, had funded the shipment. The Corporal said that Caesar was arrested on Monday and cautioned. A confrontation was subsequently held between the two men. Mangru noted that despite Caesar’s denial

during the confrontation, Cummings insisted that he was involved in the plot. Further investigations led to the charge being instituted against Caesar. Objecting to bail, the Prosecution stated that no special reason was raised by the accused for him to be granted bail. Bail was refused and Caesar will appear for another hearing on July 10 before Magistrate Fabayo Azore.

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VACANCY

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Letters... Where your views make the news

The Manickchand Education Plan: A great educational... From page 5 interactions with parents, healthy foods, keen interest/ participation by parents in what the child is doing. There is more. On the other hand, no one should deny the chance to learn in a society. This means adult education should become a norm, with schools offering adult evening classes with an equivalency high school diploma offered for the completion of a required program. An added advantage would be that schools that are closed for most of the day can now be put into use. Educated parents would have different expectations/attitude of their children “An informed citizenry is the salvation of a democracy.” - Thomas Jefferson. The school system would not lose 20% of its students as dropouts, if there are programs that sustain the students’ interests. As such, schools should not be labelled numerically according to the level of IQ of its students, which translates into schools; 1 at the top (The best?), to some lower number – the bottom representing students with the lowest IQ scores (The worst?) While academic schools are certainly needed, tere must be schools that offer such programs as, wood shop, auto shop, metal shop, computer programming, recycling, community work, physical education, home economics, music, gardening,

marching band. I could go on. What is very important to the society, and the Ministry of Education is student should be taught that jobs with soft hand and clean nails and white shirts with pens in the pockets, are not the only dignified or most important jobs there are. The school system has to change this culture whereby, to be important you have to work in an office, or drop out of school and have a baby, because one gets more attention and recognition for that achievement. The school system has to not only give students reasons for being in school, not just because the law says so, but by what the school offers. No child is born ‘bad’ religion to the contrary. It’s what the child deals with in its environment that will determine how and what it thinks and act. AND THE TEACHERS! Teachers originally went into the profession because it was their ‘Calling’. This was like becoming a minister or doctor. While ministers still talk about their Calling, doctors have long since upgraded their profession by following the research and scientific discoveries and demanded salaries which they felt were appropriate to their profession. There are teachers today who do not view themselves as professionals, who still talk about their Calling. Salaries for most reflect that view. Teachers are fourth on the

salary scale for the level of education and training that they do. Teachers are just below doctors in the amount of time spent doing additional research and study yet make just over half the average for doctors. Teachers have less cavities only below police and combat soldiers, which is caused by grinding the teeth due to stress. For the amount of take home work a similar profession would be making three times what teachers make. It is only recently in more developed countries that teachers are now studying to be specialist/professionals in their field and being evaluated to determine their salary, which has increased considerably for those that are successful. Teachers not only have to be trained in their specialty but must also be trained in the skills needed in order to maximize their students learning capacity. AND COMPENSATED ACCORDINGLY. Education does not belong to one political party, or one group. It is a nationally mandated program, which attempts to organize citizens toward certain values and virtues that will work in the best interest of its citizens and the society, as a whole. Much success to you Hon. Minister Priya Manickchand Thank you, Albert R. Cumberbatch, Ph. D.

FOR RENT Mining Blocks to rent at Mazaruni and Kwakwani – Tel: 627-4900 Hair & nails station to rent @ Prime Location – Tel: 2254665; 602-0333 Self contained rooms in Prashad Nagar weekly and monthly rates – Call: 2272993/ 629-2424 Business place to rent, good for Boutique, Gift Shop or Variety Store – Call: 223-8257

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VEHICLE FOR SALE Toyota Rav 4 PKK series, aero kit, TV, spoiler, roof rail & more - $2.5M negotiable , excellent condition- Tel:2318694, 670-1638 2001 Mercedes Benz C200, 2000 CC engines, backup camera, sunroof, back & front sensors, leather interior - $3.5M- Tel:670-1638

WANTED Live out domestic babysitter and live in babysitter –Call: 225-0188, 225-6070 (Monday to Saturday ) (8:15am4:15pm)

TO LET One – Two bedroom bottom flat @ 5th Avenue Diamond $50,000 monthly – Tel:6222765, 695-5834

2004 Lexus GX470, fully loaded, 20" chrome wheels, tow hitch, excellent condition – Price: $8M negotiable – Tel:231-8694, 670-1638 One Starlet (EP82) -Tel: 6435161 Ford F150; 2009 year, excellent condition – GRR 7452 – Tel: 227-3728; 6183712 One Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, PMM Series Call: 2250188, 223-7500, Mon-Fri 8:154:15pm, Sat – 8:15-1:15PM New model Toyota RAV 4 $2.5M negotiable – Tel: 2255034, 639-5577 Toyota Avensis, Corolla 110, Tundra – Tel: 645-0078; 6030078 Toyota Siena, 7 Seater - $2.1M, Toyota Voxy bus both fully loaded - $1.8M negotiable, financing available – Tel: 6292314

Hypocritical to support jailed... From page 4 the Windhoek Declarations of 1991, that...... “Consistent with article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the establishment, maintenance and fostering of an independent, pluralistic and free press is essential to the development and maintenance of democracy in a nation, and for economic development. By an independent press, we mean a press independent from governmental, political or economic control or from control of materials and infrastructure essential for the production and dissemination of newspapers, magazines and periodicals. By a pluralistic press, we mean the end of monopolies of any kind and the existence of the greatest possible number of newspapers, magazines and periodicals reflecting the widest possible range of opinion within the community”. Mr. Editor, I can empathise with the plight of the Al Jazeera Journalists be-

cause I experienced like incarceration for over five years in solitary confinement on a trumped up treason charge for daring to exercise my right to critique the manner in which my country was being managed. And there are many others in the Journalism and activism arena in Guyana who have experienced death, physical and non physical trauma for simply exercising their Constitutional and Universal rights of free speech and assembly. These experiences include, but are not limited to, being banned from press conferences, being assaulted physically and with miasmic substances, receiving death threats, experiencing discrimination and marginalization for one’s refusal to bend and genuflect obsequiously, and, as in the Linden experience, being extra-judicially subjected to a death penalty for daring to engage in peaceful protests, and, of course, my own political imprisonment. So yes, Mr. Editor, I can em-

pathize with the experience of the Al Jazeera Journalists imprisoned in Egypt. I know how they feel about being unjustly incarcerated, forced away from their families, not seeing their kids, because the suffering and pain of being under such state constriction when one’s eldest son dies will always bring sympathy and empathy for those imprisoned under similar conditions. But the most important and poignant point that has to be made here is that the Government of Guyana insults the intelligence and retention capacity of the Public and the Independent Press, when it argues for the rights of people distances away, while abrogating the very rights for Citizens within the national geography that it governs. Again we see the mindset and attitude of George Orwell’s fictional Porcine Revolutionaries being replicated in human actuality. Mark A. Benschop Former Political Prisoner

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Iraq helicopter crashes in airborne commando assault on Tikrit

Iraqi federal policemen stand guard at a checkpoint in the town of Taji, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, yesterday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) BAGHDAD/ARBIL (Reuters) - Iraqi forces launched an airborne assault on rebel-held Tikrit yesterday with commandos flown into a stadium in helicopters, at least one of which crashed after taking fire from insurgents who have seized northern cities. Eyewitnesses said battles were raging in the city, hometown of former dictator Saddam Hussein, which fell to Sunni Islamist fighters two weeks ago on the third day of a lightning offensive that has given them control of most majority Sunni regions. The helicopters were shot at as they flew low over the city and landed in a stadium

at the city’s university, a security source at the scene said. Government spokesmen did not respond to requests for comment and by evening the assault was still not being reported on state media. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said fierce clashes ensued, centred around the university compound. Ahmed al-Jubbour, professor at the university’s college of agriculture, described fighting in the colleges of agriculture and sports education after three helicopters arrived. “I saw one of the helicopters land opposite the university with my own eyes

and I saw clashes between dozens of militants and government forces,” he said. Jubbour said one helicopter crash landed in the stadium. Another left after dropping off troops and a third remained on the ground. Army snipers were positioning themselves on tall buildings in the university complex. Iraq’s million-strong army, trained and equipped by the United States, largely evaporated in the north after Sunni fighters led by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant launched their assault with the capture of the north’s biggest city Mosul on June 10.

WHO urges ‘drastic action’ on Ebola, calls 11-nation meeting Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization yesterday called for “drastic action” to fight the deadliest Ebola outbreak on record, as it announced an 11-nation meeting to address the growing crisis. A s o f S u n d a y, 6 3 5 cases of haemorrhagic fever (most confirmed to be Ebola), including 399 deaths, have been reported across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, making the outbreak the largest ever “in terms of the number of cases and deaths as well as geographical spread,” WHO said. “Drastic action is needed,” the UN agency stressed in a statement, warning of the danger that the virus could jump to other countries. Earlier this week,

medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) also said the outbreak of the virus, which is deadly in up to 90 percent of cases, was “out of control”. Since west Africa’s firstever epidemic of the deadly haemorrhagic fever emerged in Guinea in March, WHO has sent in more than 150 experts to help tackle the crisis. Despite the efforts of the WHO and others, there has been a “significant increase” in the number of cases and deaths reported each day for the past three weeks, it said. The agency is now “gravely concerned (by) the on-going cross-border transmission into neighbouring countries as well as the potential for further international

s p r e a d , ” s a i d W H O ’s regional director for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo. “This is no longer a country specific outbreak but a sub-regional crisis that requires firm action by governments and partners,” Sambo warned. W H O ’s t o p E b o l a specialist Pierre Formenty told AFP last week the recent surge in cases had come in part because efforts to contain the virus had been relaxed too quickly after the outbreak appeared to slow down in April. “One case can restart an entire epidemic,” he warned, justifying the dramatic measures needed to contain the virus, which spreads through bodily fluids including sweat, meaning you can get sick from simply touching an infected person.

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Ronaldo downs Ghana but... Barack Obama watches USA qualify for last

From page 36 impossible angle, struck an audacious, astonishing strike that looped over Fatau Dauda but came back off the crossbar. A few minutes later Ronaldo unleashed a trademark free-kick, which moved as it fizzed through the air and was parried behind by the Ghana goalkeeper. Ronaldo then headed straight at Dauda from point-blank range, following a superb right-wing cross from Joao Pereira. Ghana instantly counter-attacked. Gyan did well to hold off Bruno Alves, but his close-range shot was repelled by the legs of Portugal keeper Beto. The first half-hour had somehow finished goalless, but the

have been in front moments later. Gyan’s cross found the unmarked Mahed Waris six yards out, but he headed wide when it appeared easier to score. Asamoah, Gyan and Agyeman Badu all tried their luck but failed to trouble Beto, before Portugal were gifted a goal on 80 mnutes. Jonathan Mensah headed a Nani cross up in the air and Fatau, rather than catching it, flapped it straight into the path of Ronaldo, who slotted the ball into the bottom corner. Portugal needed a goal-blitz and they attacked relentlessly thereafter, but Boye made a fine block to deny Ronaldo and 2-1 is how it finished, eliminating both teams from a highly competitive group.

deadlock wouldn’t remain much longer. Portugal’s opener came about after Joao Moutinho did exceptionally to retain possession and feed Ruben Amorim, whose leftwing cross was sliced into his own net by John Boye. Amorim then dragged his shot narrowly wide from just inside the box, before Atsu cut in from the left but failed to keep his curler on target, ensuring Portugal carried a slender lead in at the break. That advantage lasted just 12 minutes into the second half. Andre Ayew did well to free Kwadwo Asamoah down the left, and his cross with the outside of his boot was headed home at the back post by Gyan. Ghana should

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16 while on-board his plane Air Force One Obama discusses the match with a White House advisor, as his country scrape through to the last 16

US President Barack Obama showed how important the World Cup has become to Americans watching his country’s Group H clash with Germany from his private jet. Obama was flying from Maryland to Minnesota while the USA were playing the crucial fixture, and made sure not to miss a thing with the match broadcast live to Air Force One. Jurgen Klinsmann’s USMNT lost to a Thomas Muller strike but still qualified for the knockout stages courtesy of a better goaldifference than Portugal. This World Cup has captured the imagination of the American public. Over

Both through... From page 36 post. But Gonzalez, despite being a full stretch, could do nothing about the German goal in the 55th minute. US keeper Tim Howard denied a header from Benedikt Howedes, but his punch found the feet of Thomas Muller who curled his effort home for his fourth goal of the finals. USA finish second in the group and will now meet the winner of Group H, likely to be Belgium at this point, in the Round of 16. The groupwinning Germans take on the second-place finisher from that same section.

15,000 supporters packed a fan park in Chicago for the team’s last game, against Portugal, which also received the largest ever TV audience for an American World Cup game. Jurgen Klinsmann, the former Germany player managing the USA, wrote a letter for all Americans to print out asking for time off to

watch the game. New York governor Andrew Cuomo responded by granting the whole of New York state permission to extend their lunch breaks to watch the game. USA have reached the second round for the second consecutive World Cup, after finishing ahead of England in their group in 2010.

TCL supports RHTYSC Cricket... From page 39 management especially Bender and Sales and Marketing representative Eric Whaul for their continued backing. In a brief remark Bender said he is overwhelmed that the academy is designed to produce rounded individuals which is the main reason they are on board. “It is important to keep the youths meaningfully occupied and to encourage them to play a vital role in society. This venture will always attract TCL and we look forward to the academy producing outstanding cricketers, we are happy to be part of it”, he added.

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Luis Suarez banned for four months from Wimbledon 2014: Serena ALL football for bite on Giorgio Chiellini Williams powers into third round Luis Suarez found himself an outcast from world football yesterday after being handed a four-month ban from the game. The Liverpool and Uruguay striker, who bit Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder during his country’s World Cup victory on Tuesday, flew back to Montevideo in disgrace last night after being told his World Cup was over following an unprecedented FIFA punishment. Suarez was evicted from Uruguay’s team hotel on Thursday as part of his immediate four-month ban, which will see him miss the opening 13 games for Liverpool next season as well as the next nine competitive Uruguayan internationals. The Uruguayan Football Association are preparing an appeal against the severity of the sentence, which also includes a £64,000 fine. But there is no chance of Suarez appearing at Brazil 2014 again and his future at Liverpool is also plunged into uncertainty through the length of the suspension. FIFA’s strict regulations barring him from any involvement in football mean he cannot even watch Liverpool or Uruguay in action — he is banned from football stadiums and must train alone away from Liverpool’s Melwood training ground. Suarez can be sold during his spell in football exile — a strong possibility — but cannot personally join in negotiations in mooted moves to Barcelona or Real Madrid. Liverpool are taking specialist legal advice before deciding what to do about Suarez — a world-class footballer who comes with more baggage than any other elite star. Given the length of his ban, Liverpool, who have not been contacted by FIFA or the Uruguay FA, feel aggrieved to be punished for something in which they had no part. The news was greeted with dismay by the club’s owners in Boston. Uruguay FA president Wilmar Valdez said: ‘We are preparing our appeal to present to FIFA in the next few hours. It’s an extremely excessive punishment, there was not enough evidence and I have seen more aggressive incidents. It feels like Uruguay have been thrown out of the World Cup. We all know what Suarez means to Uruguay and to football around the world. Luis will travel home to recover with his family.’ Following this third, high-

Luis Suarez

profile biting incident, it is no surprise that Suarez’s major sponsor adidas are thinking of ditching him. He has already been punished for racially abusing Patrice Evra and biting Branislav Ivanovic. A statement said: ‘Adidas does not condone Luis Suarez’s recent behaviour and we will again be reminding him of the high standards we expect from our players. We have no plan to use Suarez for any additional marketing activities during the World Cup. We will discuss all aspects of our future partnership directly with Suarez and his team after the tournament.’ Another of Suarez’s backers, 888poker, are likely to drop him, with a spokesman saying: ‘888poker is seriously reviewing its relationship with the player as we will not tolerate unsporting behaviour.’ The independent FIFA disciplinary committee, chaired by Claudio Sulser of Switzerland, reached the decision to hand Suarez a World Cup record ban after 10 hours of talks spread over Wednesday night and Thursday morning before it was announced at FIFA’s daily briefing at the Maracana. The player and the Uruguay FA had been informed minutes beforehand. The suspension starts with immediate effect. The committee took into account that this was the third time Suarez had bitten an opponent. His first victim was PSV Eindhoven’s Otman Bakkal in 2010, for which he received a seven-match ban, and then Chelsea’s Ivanovic in 2013, which brought a 10game ban.

Sulser said: ‘Such behaviour cannot be tolerated and in particular not at a World Cup when the eyes of millions are on the stars on the field. The disciplinary committee took into account all the factors of the case and the degree of Mr. Suarez’s guilt in accordance with the relevant provisions of the code.’ The Uruguayan media claimed that Sulser’s committee had come under pressure from South American football chiefs, including the English-hating Argentinian football president Julio Grondona, not to punish Suarez too severely. But FIFA insisted that there was no interference at all in the process. The world body’s president Sepp Blatter had been in Manaus watching Switzerland beat Honduras and flew back to Rio while the Suarez hearing was going on. Meanwhile, the Football Writers’ Association, who made Suarez their player of the year last season, decided not to strip the Liverpool star of his title. Uruguay face Colombia in the last 16 on Saturday Central defender Jose Maria Gimenez said the team were ‘more united than ever’, while the country’s sports minister Liliam Kechichian commented: ‘We are hurt by this excessive sanction. Now let’s see how we can help this human being and whether the group can show its class and its love for La Celeste.’ Britain’s FIFA vicepresident Jim Boyce said: ‘The punishment is fully justified. Hopefully he will realise now that behaviour of this type will not be tolerated.’ (Mailonline)

Top seed Serena Williams needed only 49 minutes to reach the women’s singles third round after overwhelming South African Chanelle Scheepers 6-1 6-1. The five-time former champion was in complete control throughout against the 30-year-old world number 94. Fifth seed Maria Sharapova was also a winner, beating Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky 6-2 6-1. Williams will next face 25th seed Alize Cornet from France in the next round after she beat Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic 6-4 5-7 63. Also through is 11th seed and former world number one Ana Ivanovic . The Serb was a 6-4 6-0 victor over China’s Jie Zheng, who was a semifinalist in 2008 and her next

Serena Williams

opponent will be last year’s beaten finalist Sabine Lisicki from Germany. Lisicki was a 6-3 7-5 winner over Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic while Lisicki’s compatriot Andrea Petkovic , the 20th seed also went through 6-4 3-6 6-1 against Romania’s Irina Begu, despite needing treatment for a knee injury. Eugenie Bouchard , the 13th seed from Canada, also

advanced after a 7-5 6-1 win over Spain’s Silvia Soler Espinosa while last year’s semi-finalist Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium was a comprehensive 6-2 6-1 conqueror of another Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino, winning in 50 minutes. But one seed to fall was Spanish 15th seed Carla Suarez Navarro, who was beaten 7-6 (14-12) 5-7 6-2 by Kazakh player Zarina Diyas.

Rafael Nadal, Wawrinka and Raonic win as Gasquet loses Wo r l d n u m b e r o n e Rafael Nadal fought back to beat Lukas Rosol and avoid a repeat of his shock Wimbledon defeat by the unseeded Czech two years ago. Rosol, ranked 52nd, had a set point for a twoset lead, but two-time champion Nadal recovered brilliantly to come through 4-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 6-4. The Spaniard, seeded second, goes on to face Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan in the last 32 tomorrow. It is the first time since 2011 that Nadal has reached the third round. Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka managed back-to-back wins for the first time since 2009 after beating Lu YenHsun of Taiwan to reach the third round. The fifth seed defeated the 2010 quarter-finalist 7-6 (8-6) 63 3-6 7-5. Eighth seed Milos Raonic and 10th seed Kei Nishikori also advanced. But 19-year-old Australian wildcard Nick Kyrgios, the youngest man in the draw, caused a shock by beating 13th seed Richard Gasquet in five sets. Kyrgios, ranked 144 in the world, saved nine match points to triumph 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 75 10-8. He will next meet 20year-old Czech Jiri Vesely who defeated 24th seed Gael Monfils 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 6-7 (1-7) 6-7 (3-7) 6-4. The Frenchman looked out of sorts when he trailed by two sets to love and faced

Rafael Nadal a double break in the third set. But somehow he pulled his game together, winning the next two sets to force a decider, but Vesely, the former world number one junior, who is making his d e b u t a t Wi m b l e d o n , regrouped for the biggest win of his career. Raonic beat American world number 77 Jack Sock 63 6-4 6-4 and was delighted to get past the second round at SW19 for the first time. Japan’s Nishikori defeated United States qualifier Denis Kudla 6-3 6-2 6-1 to make it to round three for the third year in a row, and his next opponent will be Italian qualifier Simone Bolelli, who beat 22nd seed Philipp Kohlschreiber from Germany 4-6 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5. The 14th seed JoWilfried Tsonga wrapped up victory over American S a m Q u e r r e y, g o i n g through 14-12 in the final set after play had been suspended on Wednesday with the players tied at 9-9. Ts o n g a eventually triumphed 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-7

Stan Wawrinka

(4-7) 6-3 14-12 and will play Jimmy Wang from Taipei on Friday. The 23rd seed Tommy Robredo was another to go through thanks to a 6-4 6-1 76 (7-5) success over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino and he is joined in the draw by John Isner. The American, famous for his marathon match against Nicolas Mahut in 2010, reached the third round for the first time by beating Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen 7-6 (19-17) 7-6 (7-3) 7-5. The first set tie-break was the second longest in Wimbledon history - Bjorn Borg won 20-18 against Premjit Lall of India in 1973.

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Algeria book Germany Koreans crash to ten-man Belgium date, eliminate Russia Islam Slimani’s secondhalf header secured Algeria a 1-1 draw with Russia that sent them into the knockout phase of the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time. Fabio Capello’s side had been on course to seize the runners-up spot in Group H thanks to Alexander Kokorin’s early goal, but Vahid Halilhodzic’s men rallied to secure a trip to Porto Alegre to face Germany on Monday. Parity lasted just six minutes in Curitiba, and it owed as much to a gorgeous cross as it did to an assured finish. Dmitry Kombarov collected the ball of the left flank and guided it on to the head of Kokorin, who combined power and accuracy to find the top corner from nine yards. Midway through the half, Oleg Shatov burst

purposefully through the midfield and unleashed a 25yard strike that wasn’t far off target. Yacine Brahimi did well to make space for himself on the edge of the box, but his low drive lacked power and went straight at goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev. Algeria had a much better chance on the stroke of half-time. Brahimi’s handily-whipped corner gave Slimani a free header, six yards out, but the No13’s effort went straight into the arms of a relieved Akinfeev. Russia took merely two minutes to carve out a great opportunity following the restart. Alexander Samedov broke forward and played a defence-piercing one-two with Kokorin. It left the former one-on-one with Adi Mbohli, but the Algeria keeper did superbly to make himself big and block the shot.

Les Fennecs equalised on the hour. Slimani leapt impressively at the back post to meet Brahimi’s corner and, undeterred by the flying fist of Akinfeev, sent a powerful, downward header into the net. Russia attempted to respond and Samedov’s clever reverse pass found Kerzhakov in space inside the Algeria penalty area on 70 minutes. But the forward’s fierce, low shot was saved impressively by Mbohli. Capello’s side pressed relentlessly for a winning goal, but Algeria, with centreback Rafik Halliche impressing, cleared a series of ball into their box. The final whistle was greeted with joyous celebrations from the Algeria supporters. At the fourth attempt, they have made it beyond the World Cup’s group stage.

Both through as Germans edge US

Korea Republic have exited the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ after a 1-0 defeat to ten-man Begium in Sao Paulo. Jan Vertonghen scored the only goal of this Group H fixture as Marc Wilmots side maintained their 100 per cent record despite the first-half dismissal of Steven Defour. As his side were already assured of qualification, Wilmots opted to rest several of his established stars, with Eden Hazard, Kevin de Bruyne and Axel Witsel among those dropping to the bench. The result was a largely underwhelming performance, although Les Diables Rouges did create the better of the first-half ’s chances. The most glaring of all was spurned after 25 minutes by Dries Mertens, who had time, space and the goal at his mercy but - in one of the misses of the tournament thus far - somehow contrived to balloon wildly over from eight yards. Mertens did fare better with his second effort of the half, a bouncing 25-yard volley, but Kim Seungyu was still able to get across comfortably and make a fairly routine save. Korea Republic had offered little in attack at this stage, but their prospects received a major boost a minute from half-time when Defour - making his first World Cup appearance earned a straight red card for

Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen celebrates after scoring against South Korea a two-footed stamp on Kim Shinwook. The Porto midfielder’s dismissal prompted the Taeguk Warriors into an attacking half-time substitution, and the introduction of Lee Keunho certainly added some muchneeded urgency to their attacking play. The first few minutes of the second period saw as many South Korean forward forays as the entire first half, with Thibaut Courtois called upon to made a smart early save and substitute Lee heading just over from inside the six-yard box. The match as a whole improved, with Kim saving well at one end from Mertens just seconds before play raged to the other end, where

a cross-cum-shot from Son Heungmin evaded Courtois and rebounded back off the crossbar. But while most of the attacking came from the Asians, Belgium remained dangerous on the break and it was no great surprise when they broke the deadlock with 12 minutes remaining. The only shock, perhaps, was the identity of the goalscorer, with defender and stand-in skipper Jan Vertonghen surging forward to slot home like a seasoned predator after Kim could only parry Divock Origi’s initial effort. It was a goal that took the wind out of Korea Republic’s sails, and left them to head for home with Russia, with Algeria joining group winners Belgium in the Round of 16.

Ronaldo downs Ghana but Portugal crash out Jermaine Jones takes charge ahead of Germany centre back Mats Hummels Germany beat USA 1-0 on a rain-soaked day in Recife, a result that takes both sides through from a highly competitive Group G at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. A 2-1 win for Portugal over Ghana in the section’s other game was enough to push both the Americans and Germans through on four and seven points respectively. The final whistle brought a joint celebration from the teams on the pitch at the Arena Pernambuco. The Germans dominated the opening quarter-hour. The European giants pressed forward with power and speed, perhaps eager to squash suspicion that both sides would play for a mutually-beneficial draw. Jerome Boateng flew up the right side and the early plan of attack become clear for

the Mannschaft: isolate US left-back DaMarcus Beasley. The only remaining USA veteran of the famous quarterfinal game in Ulsan at Korea/ Japan 2002, the one-time flying winger is now a defender and one-on-one defending is not his strong suit. A number of dangerous crosses came from Beasley’s side in the early going before he came to grips with the game. USA had very little possession of the ball in the first-half and they were clearly set up to break on the counter-attack. Their best chance came in the 22nd minute. Brad Davis, the MLS setpiece specialist with Houston Dynamo, was playing in his first-ever World Cup game and he rewarded the faith Jurgen Klinsmann showed in

him when he raced across the pitch from right to left and fed the ball to Graham Zusi. The pony-tailed winger’s wicked curling shot from the edge of the area stretched Manuel Neuer but kept rising over the bar. USA coach Klinsmann is not afraid to shake things up. He’s chopped and changed his side in every game here in Brazil and the man who won the World Cup as a player with Germany in 1990 and coached them in 2006, turned to a new centre-back for this crucial fixture. Omar Gonzalez had played only one minute in the Stars and Stripes’ two games, but he started this one. His headed intervention early in the second-half denied a clear scoring chance for substitute Miroslav Klose at the back (Continued on page 34)

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo scores the second goal against Ghana Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed Portugal a 2-1 win over Ghana in Brasilia, but it was insufficient to keep them from crashing out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ on goal difference. Asamoah Gyan’s 57th-minute header had cancelled out John

Boye’s first-half own-goal before the FIFA Ballon d’Or holder’s late settler, but Paulo’s Bento’s side would have required at least another three goals without reply to pip USA to second place in Group G. A game both sides began

with hope of reaching the knockout phase quickly got going. Ronaldo’s pace got him away down the right. A cross seemed inevitable, but the 29-year-old looked up, noticed the keeper slightly off his line and, from a seemingly (Continued on page 34)

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Benn, Roach skittle Black Caps on Day 1 Bridgetown, Barbados, CMC – Sulieman Benn’s fourth career five-wicket haul rattled New Zealand and gave West Indies the edge, on the opening day of the decisive third Test here yesterday. The beanpole six-foot, seven-inch left-arm spinner claimed five for 93 as the Black Caps, winning the toss and batting first, were dismissed for 293, 14 minutes before the scheduled close at Kensington Oval. Left with seven overs to negotiate, West Indies reached the safety of close without incident, with talismanic opener Chris Gayle unbeaten on 18 and rookie Kraigg Brathwaite on 11. Using the Oval’s 50th Test match as his stage, Barbadian Benn chose an ideal time to produce his best performance of the tour, with the series on a knife’s edge at 1-1. Extracting bounce and turn in an extended spell in the post-lunch session, Benn ripped through the New Zealand innings to send the tourists sliding from 95 for two at the first interval to 194 for seven, as they lost five wickets for 99 runs. All-rounder Jimmy Neesham top scored with 78 to help prop up the lower order while tail-ender Mark Craig finished unbeaten on 46. Ross Taylor, with 45, and

Kane Williamson, 43, both came within sight of halfcenturies before falling while captain Brendon McCullum got a start with 31 but failed to carry on. Fast bowler Kemar Roach, despite an erratic display, finished with four for 61. However, it was Roach who made the early breakthroughs after the Black Caps chose to bat first on another flat surface, removing both openers cheaply inside the first hour. He had Hamish Rutherford caught at mid-on for four, lazily driving an innocuous delivery to Shiv Chanderpaul, in the fourth over of the morning with the score on 17. Left-hander Tom Latham followed soon afterward in Roach’s fifth over for 14, lbw to one that hurried onto him as he got neither back nor forward. Two overs earlier, the batsman was handed a reprieve thanks to DRS. He was given out lbw to Roach but replays showed the ball pitching out outside leg. Taylor and Williamson then put on 74 for the third wicket, blunting the Windies attack and taking New Zealand to lunch at 95 for two. Williamson, especially, grew in confidence after a slow start, collecting back-toback boundaries off fast bowler Jerome Taylor after the bowler switched ends, following the first water

break. The first was whipped through mid-wicket and the second punched through cover. In Benn’s third over, Williamson also collected two boundaries – pulling through mid-wicket and then driving through mid-on. Unbeaten on 40 at lunch, the right-hander added just three on resumption before perishing in the third over after lunch, caught by Gayle at slip stabbing at one from Benn that bounced. He faced 68 balls, batting 109 minutes and hit seven fours. Twenty balls later, Benn pulled off a stunning catch at gully, diving to his right to come up with a one-handed catch to send back Taylor for 45, as the batsmen fended a short one from Roach. The right-hander faced 71 balls in just over 1-1/2 hours at the crease and struck seven fours. With New Zealand tottering on 114 for four, Neesham and captain Brendon McCullum came together in a fifth wicket stand of 54, which arrested the slide. Neesham, always looking for scoring opportunities, faced 91 balls in 137 minutes at the crease and struck ten fours and a six – a clean blow over wide long-on off Taylor. He was off the mark with a streaky boundary past slip off Benn but blossomed to play confidently especially against the seamers. He flicked Roach off his pads for

Proud moment, Jason Holder displays his Test Cap after receiving same. four before steering Taylor to the third man boundary and driving the same bowler crisply through mid-off for another four in the same over. He reached his half-century in the fourth over before tea, with three to third man off Benn. MCullum, meanwhile, scored at better than a run-aball and struck five fours – three of which came in a poor over from Roach. The first two boundaries were hustled through point while the third was clipped through midwicket. However, he became Benn’s third scalp, attempting to turn one that bounced into the leg-side and top-edging a catch to wicketkeeper Denesh

Industrial Supplies and Services supports Cricket For Unity T20 match Yet another corporate entity has come out in support of the eagerly anticipated Cricket For Unity T20 match that is slated for Saturday July 5th at the Demerara Cricket Club ground, Queenstown, Georgetown. Industrial Supplies and Services located at Albert and Robb Streets yesterday committed towards the success of the match when Accounts Clerk, Ms. Thelisha Case handed over a cheque to Chairman of the Cricket For Unity Committee, Dexter Garnett. Ms. Case, in handing

over their contribution said that they always seek to give back to the community since that is part of their mandate and had no hesitation in being a part of this match. “We see this as contributing to something that is designed to make our society better and we wanted to be on board. We would like to wish the teams best of luck and we look forward to seeing an exciting game.” Garnett expressed gratitude to Ms. Case and her superiors for partnering with his committee to make this venture a success.

Industrial Supplies and Services Accounts Clerk, Ms. Thelisha Case (left) hands over their contribution to Dexter Garnett.

GAWA to conduct exhibition tomorrow In its continued efforts to revive the sport of weightlifting in Guyana, the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) will be conducting an exhibition on the basics of the sport tomorrow outside Demico Quick Serv, Croal Street.

- forms part of Olympic Day observance According to General Secretary, Deion Nurse tomorrow’s exercise forms part of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Olympic Day observances which saw a number of other sporting

disciplines also holding activities. GAWA will also be using the occasion to display its latest acquisition, two new weightlifting sets, a gift from the Pan American Weightlifting Federation

(PAWF) which formed part of the regional body’s contribution to the development of the sport in Guyana. Tomorrow’s activity will be held between 11:00hrs and 12:30hrs.

Ramdin. New batsman BJ Watling made just one before falling in Benn’s next over, caught at slip by Gayle as he pushed forward defensively, and when Tim Southee was

bowled by Benn for six, New Zealand were languishing at 194 for seven. Neesham and Craig, however, defied the Windies with a 64-run, eighth wicket stand, taking their side to tea at 217 for seven, and then continuing to frustrate the hosts on resumption. Craig faced 93 balls in nearly three hours at the crease, striking four fours and a six – a fierce hit over long-on off offspinner Shane Shillingford. West Indies seemed clueless about breaking the stand when Neesham gifted his wicket, hesitating over a sharp single to cover and then failing to beat the throw at the non-striker’s end. Neil Wagner held out for half-hour before glancing a leg-side catch to Ramdin at 277 for nine to fall for two and Trent Boult smashed a four and a six in 12 before missing a lunge at Benn, and being stumped.

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GFF names 30-man squad for CFU U-17 tourney The Te c h n i c a l Committee of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has named a 30-member squad of Junior Jaguars that will commence training for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-17 tournament. Guyana has been drawn in Group 3 of the competition and will play against host Dominican Republic, Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda from July 18-22. Appointed as Head Coach is Mr. Brian Joseph who will be assisted by Ms. Chevon Monchoir with Andrew Hazel as G o a l k e e p e r C o a c h . M r. Trevor Beckles will debut as Physical Trainer while Ms. Charlene Henry is the Physiotherapist. Preparations will begin tomorrow when the players and their parents meet with t h e G F F a n d Te c h n i c a l Staff at the National Gymnasium from 10:00hrs. A Physical Assessment of the players is set for Sunday morning. Of the 30 players selected, only 18 will make the cut for the final team that will seek to win the group as the first line of business in their quest to win the Caribbean title. Following is the full list of players and their associations:

DDL reaffirms support for amateur boxing with support of U-16 boxing championship

- weekend camp starts tomorrow

Mr. Ninvalle gratefully collects the sponsorship package from Mr. Wills in the presence of Mr. Poole

Women’s Caribbean Cup finals schedule announced Kingston, Jamaica – The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) announced Wednesday the final round schedule for the inaugural Caribbean Women’s Cup, the region’s championship for national teams that is doubling as a qualifying competition for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Trinidad & Tobago will host the eight-team event to be played August 19-26, 2014. It will be joined by the five first-round group winners - Antigua & Barbuda, Bermuda, Jamaica, Haiti and Martinique – plus the top two first-round runners-up – Puerto Rico and St. Kitts & Nevis. The winner and runner-up from both Group A and Group B will earn places at the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship, which will determine the Confederation’s World Cup representatives later this year in the United States. Canada will host the next FIFA Women’s World Cup, June 6-

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July 5, 2015, in six cities across the nation. 2014 CFU WOMEN’S CARIBBEAN CUP – FINAL ROUND Trinidad & Tobago August 19-26, 2014 GROUP A: Bermuda, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico GROUP B: Antigua & Barbuda, Martinique, St. Kitts & Nevis, Trinidad & Tobago SCHEDULE

Tuesday - August 19, 2014 Jamaica v Puerto Rico Haiti v Bermuda Wednesday - August 20, 2014 Antigua & Barbuda v Martinique Trinidad & Tobago v St. Kitts & Nevis Thursday - August 21, 2014 Bermuda v Jamaica Puerto Rico v Haiti Friday - August 22, 2014 St. Kitts & Nevis v Martinique Trinidad & Tobago v Antigua & Barbuda Saturday - August 23, 2014 Puerto Rico v Bermuda Haiti v Jamaica Sunday - August 24, 2014 Antigua & Barbuda v St. Kitts & Nevis Trinidad & Tobago v Martinique Tuesday - August 26, 2014 Match for Third Place: Group A runner-up v Group B runner-up Final: Group A winner v Group B winner

Three years ago the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) partnered with the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) and initiated an Under16 boxing championship. The tournament was meant to nurture young boxers at the nursery level to prepare them for other accomplished overseas assignments. Indeed, it has served its purpose and several of the current senior amateur boxers have benefitted after successful tenures and are now plying their trade at higher levels. Now three years later, administrators of DDL have once again acquiesced to the continuance of the programme and boxers are now engaged in stiff training in preparation of the third edition of the championships scheduled to get underway July month end. Yesterday morning, the principals of both entities, GBA President, Steve Ninvalle and DDL Brand Manager, Larry Wills, convened at the Industrial Site location of Distribution Services Ltd to unveil the particulars of the tournament and hand over the

sponsorship package respectively. Once again the tournament will be sponsored under the Pepsi and Gatorade brands and Mr. Wills assured the GBA President that executives of his company were indeed impressed with the quality of the tournament and the accomplishments of the boxers. He said that his company is always on the lookout for opportunities to aid young people in developmental activities. He said the tournament allowed them to accomplish this task. “As sponsor of the event we are pleased with the way in which the tournaments are organized and executed and we continue to be amazed at the level of professionalism executed by the young boxers,” said Mr. Wills. Mr. Ninvalle expressed gratitude to his benefactor saying that the nursery is very important and DDL’s input has resulted in the transition of many of the local pugilists to the higher level. He said that the programme focused on the all round development of the youths while pointing out that one

important criteria was that the boxers be a part of the school system. “We believe that sports and academics go hand in hand thus this particular prerequisite,” informed Ninvalle. He also said that over 180 boxers had participated in the inaugural tournament and organizers are anticipating the involvement of a similar number for the imminent c h a m p i o n s h i p s . “Additionally, we are expecting boxers out of Mahdia Boxing Gym and Bartica Boxing Gym, two of the most recent institutions to be inaugurated into our fold while Barbados and ST Lucia have indicated an interest to participate,” Ninvalle disclosed. GBA Tournament Organizer, Terrence Pole, echoed the remarks of his President while pointing out that two currently established pugilists, Tefon Greene and Michael Fraser among others have benefitted from the tournament. “This is a victory for the executive of the GBA and we anticipate many more of this nature in the future,” concluded Poole.

Rafman Ali softball continues on Sunday The Rafman Ali softball cricket tournament will continue on Sunday with matches at Everest, Guyana National Industrial Sports Club and Better Hope grounds. Regal Masters will face Sundies Masters at 09:00hrs in the Over40 division while Regal will battle Princess and Jaguars at 12:30hrs and 14:30hrs respectively at GNIC in the open category. At Everest, Parika Defenders will challenge Andrew Arts on pitch-one from 09:00hrs, Park Rangers will tackle Fazal Khayume XI on pitch-three from 09:00hrs, Industry Superkings will face Enterprise Legends on

pitch-one at 13:30hrs and Uitvlugt will play Parika Defenders on pitch-three at 13:30hrs in the Over- 40 segment. In the open class, Trophy Stall will match skills with Star XI on pitch-one and Friendship on pitch- two from 09:30hrs and 11:30hrs respectively. Friendship and Star will clash on pitch-two at 14:30hrs; Brickery will entertain Grand Coastal on pitchone at 12:30hrs and Challengers will take onAmral and Sons on pitch-three at 12:30hrs. Wolf’s Warriors will play Country Side at Better Hope at 09:00hrs. Teams are asked to pay their entrance fees before their first round games.

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Digicel School Football Championships

IPE swamps DSS 6-1 in highly entertaining duel dwindled to a close and the IPE strikers took advantage when Jones outran several of their strikers down the left flank and tapped in the final goal of the first session to give his team a 4-0 advantage. Welcome starred once

Romario Welcome R o m a r i o We l c o m e distinguished himself from among his teammates of Institute of Professional Education (IPE) and netted a helmet trick against Diamond Secondary School (DSS) to lead his team to a 6-1 victory when action in the Digicel School Football Championships continued at the Hararuni Community Centre Ground, Linden/Soesdyke Highway yesterday afternoon. Welcome’s successes occurred in the 2nd, 23rd, 37th and 50th minute and he received support from Damion Jones (40) and Shamar Alexander (74) while Gon Alfred saved some face for the losers with a 74th minute offering. In a game that had all the trimmings of a top class encounter, IPE team stood out as the better unit and was dominant from the very first whistle, attacking and distributing the ball remarkably so it came as no surprise when they opened their account first. That goal occurred compliments of a vicious kick from Welcome after he was fed a pinpoint offering from the right wing from what seemed to be a sharp, impossible

angle. Diamond Secondary retaliated with a spirited attack, intent on equalizing the situation, but their efforts were thwarted by solid defensive tactics from the opposition. The exchanges continued at a rapid pace with both teams enjoying fair ball possession. One of DSS players collected a dolly of a pass, swivelled and hammered the ball to the opposition’s berth only to have his effort thwarted by a great save effected by the IPE goalie. Goal number two was a humdinger and once again Welcome was the star; he received a ball from the right flank, went up and sent in a vicious header that would have made even the famed Lionel Messi jealous. As the game gathered momentum and with the IPE front men well in control, one of their strikers sent in a wicked strike but despite the force, the DSS custodian still managed to get his hand to the ball. However, he failed to hold on and the ball bounced back into play for Welcome, lurking just inside the box, to latch onto it and complete his hat trick. The DSS lads appeared tired as the first session

Final day for entry to Trophy Stall Minor League is today Entries for the Trophy Stall Minor League softball tournament will be closed today at 18:00hrs. The tournament will bowl off on July 2 under lights at Thirst Park and will be contested in two categories; open and over-35. Organsier Samuel Kingston told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that major league teams such as Regal, Trophy Stall, Farm, Wolf’s Warriors, Speed Boat and Memorex will not be allowed to enter and participating teams are entitled to two guest players. Entrance fee is $12,000 and teams are reminded that only the first 16 will be accepted. Contact can be made with Samuel Kingston on 614 9536 for more information.

again, slipping past several midfield players and then gifted Jones a pin point pass that was effortlessly converted, leaving the goalkeeper grasping at thin air. Despite conceding five goals, the lads from the DSS demonstrated

staunch enthusiasm and grit and with just 3 minutes to the final whistle and both teams spent after a gruelling game, it seemed as though the issue was finally sealed at 6-0. Alfred took charge of a free kick just outside the

box and delivered a thunderous strike that sent the ball floating past the IPE goalie and saved some face for his team, albeit inconsequential, seconds before the final whistle. The action continues today at venues countrywide.

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ISGI aids Snagg and Mars’ attendance at Int. Powerlifting C/ships

Germain Snagg (left) receives the cheque from ISGI’s Shane Austin. Industrial Supplier of Guyana Inc. (ISGI) has come out in support of local powerlifetrs Germain Snagg and Karel Mars who have been selected as part of Guyana’s 7-member team to the 8th NAPF Caribbean Islands Powerlifting Championships, St Croix, US Virgin Islands from July 8 – 13. Shane Austin of ISGI presented the cheque to

Snagg in the presence of Mars while Operations Manager Ms. Natasha Ali said that their company was proud to play a role in supporting national athletes while wishing the duo and Guyana every success next month. Snagg will compete in the 83kg class while Mars will seek for glory in the 105kg category.

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TCL supports RHTYSC Cricket Academy third year on Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) for the third consecutive year has thrown their support behind the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) Annual Cricket Academy which is set to run from July 14-26 at the Area ‘H’ ground. Ye s t e r d a y a t t h e company’s location in Lombard Street, Georgetown, Plant Manager Mark Bender presented a cheque for $200,000 to

Secretary/CEO of the club, Hilbert Foster for the venture. Speaking at the simple ceremony, Foster said that since the formation of the RHTY&SC, they always believe that proper preparation is the best path to success and as such they have always worked hard to be fully prepared. He added that with some of the present crop of senior players approaching the age of thirty, it is very important

BK Supermix contributes to Nat Rugby team

Stewart (right) presents the sponsorship cheque to National Rugby Captain Ryan Gonsalves on Wednesday. Compton Stewart-Plant Manager of BK Supermix Inc. on Wednesday presented a cheque to the National Men’s 15’s Rugby team Ryan Gonsalves to offset accommodation and meals cost for the team while in Atlanta for Sunday’s NACRA Championship final from 16:00hrs at the Life

University Complex. John Fernandes Ltd provided financial assistance towards the VISA Application Fees while Caribbean Containers Inc., New GPC Inc, Banks DIH Ltd, Noble House Seafoods, Bank of Nova Scotia, GT&T and the US Embassy all contributed towards the team’s trip.

that they work over time to quickly develop the next generation of players if they are to uphold the proud tradition of being one of the top cricket clubs in Guyana. Among the players that came out of the academy which began fifteen years ago are Royston and Esaun Crandon, Assad and Abdel Fudadin, Shawn Pereira, Shemaine Campbelle, Erva Giddings, Plaffina Millington, Akshay Homraj, Dominic Rikhi, Brandon Prashad and Khemraj Mahadeo. Foster indicated that over that period of time they have won three national cricket titles (two male and one female), four Guyana Cricket Board Club of the Year awards and over 30 Berbice championships at all levels. The Academy will cater for 80-100 youths between

Plant Manager of TCL Mark Bender (center) presents the sponsorship cheque to Secretary/CEO of RHTY&SC Hilbert Foster in the presence of Eric Whaul. the ages of 8-18 years-old with the coaches being Winston Smith and Delbert Hicks. Apart from the basics of batting, bowling, fielding, wicket keeping and physical fitness; participants will also be exposed to lectures on topics including the history of cricket, drug abuse, peer

pressure, the importance of discipline and the role of sports ambassadors. Foster stated that they are confident that the youths will not only be better cricketers, but would understand what it takes to be successful on and off the field adding that last year’s

academy produced a total of fourteen cricketers for Berbice at the junior level and it is their aspiration to continue along a similar path. He reassured TCL that the academy will be successful and thanked the (Continued on page 34)

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Benn, Roach skittle Black Caps on Day 1

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Sulieman Benn in action against New Zealand yesterday.

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