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Govt. to print More fondling $5,000 note UG Lecturer on bail...

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allegations surface See story on page 14

Soesdyke newspaper vendor burnt to death in house P. 3

Antigua deports 12-year-old Guyanese boy for string of break-ins P. 8

UG Chancellor Bourne resigns P. 6

Guyanese busted for smuggling birds in shirt sleeve P. 7

Edghill to pay Freddie, KN $100,000

Prisoner jumps Camp St. jail fence

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...as judge dismisses contempt of court action

National Grade Six Assessment results...

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Ramesh Sachin Ghir

Mae’s, Grahams Hall students share top spot

Michael Bhopaul

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Kaieteur News

Thursday June 28, 2012

Edghill to pay Kaieteur News, Freddie Kissoon $100,000 …as Judge dismisses Contempt of Court case

Freddie Kissoon

J

ustice Diana Insanally yesterday dismissed the contempt of court proceedings brought by Bishop Juan Edghill against columnist Freddie Kissoon and Kaieteur News’ Publisher Glenn Lall.

As a result, she ordered that Edghill pay costs in the amount of $50,000 each to Kissoon and Lall.

The Judge essentially upheld the arguments of the defense lawyers for Kissoon and Lall.

Attorney at Law Nigel Hughes represented Kissoon in association with Mrs. Hobbs-Nurse. The second defendant, Kaieteur News, was represented by Khemraj Ramjattan in association with Mr. Neil Parsram.

The defense had argued that the contempt proceedings filed by Edghill are not consistent with the rules of the court and were bad in law.

Edghill, who headed the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), and later joined the ruling PPP

Bishop Juan Edghill and became Junior Finance Minister, wanted Kissoon jailedforanarticlehehadwritten.

Edghill, in his capacity as Chairman of the ERC, was before Justice James Bovell-Drakes in an application for an injunction by then Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin, to stop Edghill from functioning as Chairman.

Edghill was asking the court to institute penal sanctions against Kissoon because while that injunction was being determined, Kissoon had written a commentary on the ERC. “Frederick Kissoon contributed and caused to be published an article in which are expressed views and opinions touching the above court proceedings and which are aimed, calculated and directed to prejudice a fair and impartial hearing,” Edghill charged in his affidavit.

Edghill’s lawyer, Senior Counsel Ashton Chase, had argued that the proceedings (Continued on page 17)

Thursday June 28, 2012

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National Grade Six Assessment results…

Mae’s, Grahams Hall students share top spot

Angel Munilall

Rawletta Barrow

Roshawn Cummings

Two years ago when his sister topped the National Grade Six Assessment exams, Ramesh Sachin Ghir aimed for the same. The two children both attended Mae’s.

His dream came through yesterday when it was announced that he, along with Industry, East Coast Demerara boy, Michael Bhopaul, were tied for the top spot in this year’s exams.

With a total of 547 marks each, they are both on their way to Queen’s College, the nation’s top secondary school. The two are both 11years-old.

Sachin attended Mae’s Primary School in Georgetown, while Michael attended the Graham’s Hall Primary School, East Coast Demerara. Both Sachin and Michael were ecstatic with news of their results.

Sachin’s father, Ramesh Ghir, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Sachin says that he has taken a liking to his father’s job and sees himself doing something similar.

He knew he wanted to equal his sister’s achievement of two years ago, but Sachin was worried that he had slipped up some English questions. His favourite subject is Mathematics, so he was at least confident about that.

Michael, on the other hand, likes science above all subjects. Given that, he aims to become a doctor. His father is a teacher at the Christ Church Secondary in Georgetown. Both his mother and father helped him when he had difficulties.

During exam preparations, he had to cut down on playing video and computer games. His favourite video game is Blade 2.

He also enjoyed watching TV, especially the Suite Life

on Deck that shows on Channel 13.

Sachin, on the other hand, enjoys playing a good game of cricket with his father, and reading any good mystery book.

Education Minister, Priya Manickchand yesterday announced the names of the students that attained the top 10 highest marks at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment, in the National Assembly.

The results of the examinations which were written on April 4 and April 5 will be officially released to schools today. According to the Government Information Agency (GINA) the 17,138 candidates who wrote this examination also sat the National Grade Two Assessment in 2008 and the National Grade Four Assessment in 2010.

The top 10 marks were shared by 32 students with the highest possible total score obtainable at 563.

Rawletta Barrow of Success Elementary copped the third spot with 546 marks, fourth position went to Angel Munilall of Success Elementary and Telesha Sukraj from Mae’s Under 12 with 543.

Ashandai Liverpool of Tucville Primary and Roshawn Cummings of Success Elementary copped the sixth position with 542 marks; while the eighth position was shared by Isaiah Carter, Ria Khan and Anthony Singh of Success Elementary, and Surendra Gocool of Kawall Primary, with 541 marks each.

Twelfth position was shared by Rihanna Khan of Success Elementary, Farah Chin of Marian Academy, and Alyssa Nurse of Mae’s Under 12 with 540 marks each.

Sarah Garrido of Green Acres Primary and Nerisha Maraj and Leonardo Gobin of Dharmic Rama Krishna Primary copped the thirteenth position; while Onisha Adams of Green Acres Primary, Joshua Mortley and Ruel Sookdeo of Success Elementary, and Latonya Darrel of New Guyana School gained 538 marks in the fourteenth position.

The fifteenth position in the country was obtained by ten students; Sydney Frazer of New Guyana School, Jeevan Dalip and Alyssa Baksh of Mae’s Under 12, Sherry Frank of School of the Nations, Brandon Samaroo and Simantra Scott of Success Elementary, Anupa Ramdehol of Zeelugt Primary, Atika Roshandin of Academy of Excellence, Kimberly Prashad of Taymouth Manor Primary, and Jelina Arjoon of Green Acres Primary with 537 marks each.

Seven students copped the sixteenth position namely Fidel Da Silva of Green Acres Primary, Michael Persaud of ABC Academy, Keiron Smith and Adiya Gomes of Success Elementary, Ricardo Singh of Providence Primary, and Jonette Casey and Vishaul Jack of Mae’s Under 12.

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Gov’t to print $5,000 note The Central Bank has recommended the introduction of a $5,000 note and the government has agreed.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon made the announcement yesterday at his weekly post-Cabinet news briefing.

He said that this would be the fifth currency note in circulation, joining the $20, $100, $500 and the $1,000 notes. All the other notes will remain in circulation, according to Dr Luncheon.

He said that the $1,000 note was produced in 1996.

Over the years there has been

inflation which at today’s stage would necessitate the larger denomination.

Dr Luncheon insisted that the recommendation of the Bank of Guyana was not a response to inflation and would not lead to an exacerbation of inflation.

The inflation rate last year was 3.3 percent. Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, in his 2012 Budget Speech, explained that this was because of government’s interventions to lower the taxes charged on fuel products and to provide financial support to the Guyana Power and Light Company to avoid full pass

through of imported fuel price movement.

The inflation rate is targeted at 4.6 percent in 2012, primarily as a result of the increase in global oil prices due to continued tensions in key oil producing areas, and notwithstanding the government’s commitment to intervene as necessary to mute the effects of full pass through of global oil price movements to the domestic market.

Dr Luncheon said that the Central Bank can and should make public the “persuasive” documentation that it provided to Cabinet. The Central Bank has not issued a statement.

Soesdyke newspaper vendor burnt to death in house A 68 year-old newspaper vendor identified as Kunti Singh was last evening burnt to death after fire destroyed her Old Road Soesdyke home.

According to reports, the fire started around 19:00 hours in the one flat house which the woman occupied. The dead woman has been identified as a newspaper vendor who operates at the Soesdyke junction.

Neighbours told this publication that seconds before the fire was spotted a loud explosion was heard coming from the woman’s house.

“Everybody heard this loud explosion and within seconds we hear people screaming that Kunti house on fire.” This publication was

told that by the time persons raced to the house the entire building was engulfed with flames.

“Quick time this place just catch and them boys start trying to out the fire and calling fuh Kunti but we didn’t hear no answer, so them start trying to break the house but she does normally got two big lock on the door,”.

Not long after the fire tenders arrived, but by then most of the house was already burnt with the woman inside.

When this publication arrived on the scene the fire was already put out but the woman’s charred remains were still burning as relatives as well and residents of the area stood by. Eventually a fireman was instructed to out the fire on the woman’s

remains.

According to reports the woman lived in the house with her six-year-old granddaughter who was not at home when tragedy struck.

There are also reports that a lamp may have fallen on the ground and started the fire which quickly caught onto the gas bottle since it is believed that the woman was cooking with the lamp nearby.

Investigations are ongoing.

The woman’s sudden death came as a shock to her relatives as well as residents of the area as she was a very active woman around the community.

“She does tek she one and two drink but people does always mek sure she reach home and lock up properly once she done sell.”

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Kaieteur News

Thursday June 28, 2012

Letters... Where your views make the news

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EDITORIAL

We need to look at those school leavers Another school year is coming to an end, and we are fast approaching the time when there would be those who would be leaving school hoping to enter the world of work.

These are the people who are going to be pounding the streets and knocking on the doors of the various offices with the hope of gaining employment. Many would have the basic qualifications to work, but because of the nature of many places of employ, there would simply be no vacancies.

Many of the places of employment simply cannot offer employment to the job seekers.

In government entities many positions have been made redundant. At the same time, the older staff are nowhere near the age of retirement, so even those positions that could be considered critical, simply are not open.

In the case of the private sector there is the conscious decision to cut back on employment because the economic turnover is simply not adequate enough for these companies to keep hiring people. And as a few executives have remarked over the years, some of the people seeking employment are simply not qualified to hold down certain positions.

Of course, there are the teaching and nursing positions.

Many of these job seekers may gravitate to the Education Ministry, but few would consider nursing for one reason or other. One place that would readily accept some of them is the Guyana Police Force, but parents are somewhat reluctant to have their children become professional law enforcers.

They cite the threat of violence and the low pay which has been described as a disincentive.

Something needs to be done for the school leavers. If they fail to gain employment, many could easily become ready recruits for the drug dealers. The drug dealers can easily offer the kind of money that would attract any unemployed youth. And these young people would not even consider the risk as we are so often seeing in our midst.

Those who leave school with the barest minimum of academic qualification would not think of learning a trade by going to one of the trade schools we have in Guyana.

They would prefer to loiter on the streets and probably gravitate to the crime situation that is now gripping the country.

As far as they are concerned, other people’s property is theirs for the taking, once they have a gun, and there are just too many guns in the society.

In days gone by, one saving grace was the Guyana National Service, to which many gravitated. This institution not only offered some measure of employment, it also offered food, shelter and a chance for the pioneer to learn a skill.

Many of those who are artisans boast that they got their breakthrough in the national service.

It is time the administration takes a serious look at the situation with the school leavers. Of course, no government could provide for all the people in any country.

However, in cases where there is a depressed economy, one must take a serious look at the options. There may not be many options at this time, but surely we may wish to expand the image of the trade schools such as the Government Technical Institute and the Guyana Industrial Training Centre. These are institutions that have the potential to offer school leavers a new lease on life.

The administration should consider pumping money into these institutions, because failing to do this could see the government pumping even more money in the Guyana Police Force to correct a situation that should never have arisen.

Some of the school leavers have been gravitating to the fast money. More than seventy per cent of them are academically deficient so they become minibus operators, itinerant vendors and even miners and tributors. The latter are the people who now chase the gold and diamond.

The PAC disaster confirms the PPP, APNU and AFC are unfit to deliver quality governance to Guyana DEAR EDITOR, This country is being administered by a pack of fools. I do not know the number of members in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) but inferring from media reports that the absence of only one opposition member (the AFC’s Trevor Williams) gave the PPP a numerical and voting advantage, it seems like the PAC is an evennumbered committee.

After the Committee of Selection debacle when the PPP stupidly went to the court to challenge Parliament’s ability to make its own internal rules and to pick its own committees and lost the court battle, you would think these opposition types would get the message that the PPP will stop at nothing to get majority power even when the country gave it minority power in an election.

If the PAC is an evennumbered committee, it means the official opposition is a certified pack of jokers. I mean after fighting tooth and nail to get the one-member advantage on the Committee of Selection which picks the other committees, you would think any opposition worth its salt would ensure the other committees are constituted to ensure the opposition maintains the one-member advantage.

Making any committee evenly distributed between the PPP and the opposition is an invitation to disaster once

the power-drunk PPP is involved. What this mess tells us is that the opposition is fooling around and the PPP is expectedly up to no good.

You would think that the AFC would get the message loud and clear after November 28, 2011 that it is imperative to ensure every MP in the party attends Parliament. To have Trevor Williams travelling in Essequibo when the Parliament is sitting or its committees are meeting is “plain ole wutlissness”.

Trotman and Ramjattan must answer for this debacle.

Trevor Williams better provide a good reason for his absence or he should be disciplined.

Now that the PPP has used its advantage in the PAC to get its way, it will ignorantly fight any decision to overturn the PAC’s resolution achieved by PPP scampishness. Expect the PPP to behave like bullies crying crocodile tears in the public domain and running to the courts to get rejected when the opposition rescinds the PAC appointments.

The PNC/APNU has to be one of the most incompetent, naive and mindless political organisations around. It knew before the PAC meeting started that the AFC’s Trevor Williams would not be present. The PNC/APNU knew the PPP wanted to approve these appointments because by putting Ashni Singh’s wife as his direct auditor when Ashni Singh is

under the gun over NICIL which will be exposed by Parliament in the coming months, the PPP is gaining an advantage and could further stymie the opposition’s attempts to find out what happened to Guyana’s money in NICIL. Furthermore, the legal minds could help me out but isn’t there some kind of special legal protection or privilege for spouses? The PNC/APNU knew the PPP had the advantage if anything went to a vote. The PNC/ APNU knew the consequences. It did nothing to delay or postpone the PAC meeting from the get-go. It is unclear if it registered on the minutes its intent to overturn the PPP vote in a later meeting or taken any steps to communicate to the PPP that it will take harsh steps to revoke its decision. PNC/ APNU has been taken for a ride and made a complete idiot by the PPP before during the budget negotiations when the PNC/APNU backstabbed Lindeners on the electricity issue. Here it was ridden by the PPP again. This is a sham organization no different from the PPP. Heaven help us if this bunch gets power. They will be no better than the current bunch of Ali Babas.

All of these parties are cake shop masters. While the AFC is the least of the three evils, the three blind mice have proven time and again they cannot fix this country.

The rats running the PPP are

gnawing themselves into a rotten hole with these moves.

In these times when the country demands cooperation and the PPP’s own internal polls show it cannot regain a majority and it will lose even more votes at a snap poll, the PPP is hellbent on behaving like bandits.

It must be all that thiefing that is causing this mindset.

At the centre of this current nasty move by the PPP is NICIL. The people of Guyana have told the PPP in no uncertain language that they will reject it as long as it remains corrupt. Since the election, corruption is growing under the PPP. It has created a system that fosters corruption. Look at the Georgetown City Hall and the dirty allegations of fraud that have emerged from an entity that has not had an election for over a decade.

The fact that the PPP is fighting to the death to prevent any independent audit and investigation of NICIL tells me there are serious skeletons lurking in NICIL. This move by the PPP to take advantage of the situation was a sleazy one intended to hide a lot of wrongdoing. The people of Guyana do not want anymore hiding of wrongdoing. They want the truth to come to light.

The first order of business at the next sitting of Parliament is to revoke the appointments made.

M. Maxwell

Trinidad, like Belize, is considering trial without jury in criminal cases DEAR EDITOR, Magna Carta of 1215 secured trial by jury - 12 men to make a decision or examine findings of fact which are then applied by a judge. As time went on females were allowed to sit as jurors, and now, because of numerous reasons, some Caribbean jurisdictions want to remove trial by jury and place it solely in the hands of judges.

Belize is the first jurisdiction in the Caribbean Community to introduce the new measure and this was done last August when the Indictable Procedure (Amendment) Act and Juries (Amendment) Act were passed, but the new law in that English-speaking Central American country which was under British rule up to 30 years ago, only allows judges alone to hear murder,

abetment of murder, and conspiracy to commit murder.

The law also allows the prosecution to apply for trial without a jury where there is a danger of witnesses tampering or where the trial is likely to be burdensome to the jury. Another instance is where an accused person is of the view that because of pretrial publicity he is unlikely to have a fair trial.

Guyana-born Chief Justice of Belize, Kenneth Benjamin, presided at the first non-jury trial a few months ago and he found the accused guilty of attempting to murder a well-known Senior Counsel in Belize. The accused was jailed for 15 years.

Trinidad and Tobago is contemplating to amend its laws to accommodate trial by judge alone. The Minister of

Justice, Herbert Volney, the Attorney General, Anand Ramlogan and the Legal Affairs Minister, Prakash Ramadhar, have all agreed to the change in order to expedite the hearing of cases.

Volney, speaking at a conference of Commonwealth North Atlantic Law Ministers in Port of Spain, recently said that the issue remains an affordable option to find ways to deal with the backlog of cases. He said that recently a murder trial took seven to eight months and the jury failed to arrive at a verdict. He said it was the second time that the jury failed to agree and could not understand how 24 jurors were unable to decide if the accused was guilty or not guilty.

Another point raised by Volney, a former judge, was that jurors were reluctant to

serve, since many of them took steps to be exempted. He said that Magistrates conduct important summary trials without jurors and the Legal Affairs Minister spoke of jury tampering, which he said is not unusual.

However, persons not in favour of the change spoke of political influence and the need for trial by your peers, and pointed out that a judge is only one person and it is better to have trials by nine or twelve persons. Another option is trial by three judges instead of one.

We live in a changing world, and it is necessary at times to implement new and meaningful measures.

Jamaica sometime ago was contemplating to do likewise, but nothing was done to introduce the change.

Oscar Ramjeet

Thursday June 28, 2012

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

I am willing to make my contribution DEAR EDITOR, The programme called ‘Let’s Talk Essequibo’ hosted

by Mr. Romel Roopnarine every Friday night on R.C.A. Channel 8, at times has seen guests such as Ministers of Government or the Regional Chairman responding to callers - giving advice or telling the residents of this region what the Regional Administration has done or is about to do in relation to their many concerns or problems they have.

I am not certain what this progamme sets out to achieve or what it may have achieved so far, but what we all know is the large amount of people that make calls to this programme, and by the host’s admittance, the significant numbers who would send text messages to him stating their problems.

What is abundantly clear is that there are many, many problems in this region, most of which existed for years, and many that can be solved in a few hours, costing a few dollars also.

While residents should not expect all their problems in the region or community would be solved immediately

or the village can be problemfree, there are times when the Regional Administration took the political will to put systems in place to solve or reduce to the minimum level some of the problems stated below:1. Roadside vending, including the sale of alcoholic beverages.

2. Sale of alcoholic beverages at N.D.C. markets.

3. Accepting sub-standard work from some contractors.

4. Failing to ensure that Rates and Taxes due to the State are paid.

5. Failing to have a revaluation or valuation done, so as to enable the municipality and Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) to have a stronger revenue base, so that more and regular works can be done.

These are only some of the things that need to be addressed, but the political will of those who can ensure these systems are put in place or actions taken, is seriously lacking.

Others are garbage collection, digging and cleaning of drains, maintenance of streets, indiscipline at schools, the

much needed upgrading of the Suddie Funeral Parlour and the mismanagement of that facility. I trust that enough is said about corruption, and the Supenaam Stelling and the long overdue ferries. These are some of the issues persons would call in to talk about.

It is however interesting to note that in 2006 when I was elected a member of the Regional Democratic Council as an Alliance for Change representative, all and many more of the problems listed were reported, discussed and promises made - in many areas they was little or no progress, and it would be a fair comment to say that some areas of the situation have deteriorated.

The fact is that many residents would give few marks to the NDCs. People are simply fed up with promises; the truth is that in some instances the body simply does not have the money for the works to be done.

A lot of the people are frustrated and looking at other areas to lodge their complaints.

I am not certain what the host of this programme sets out to achieve, but I am willing to make my contribution if I am invited to be a guest on Mr. Roopnarine’s programme.

It is good to have persons from various groups, backgrounds, experience, and not necessarily only those that are employed by the state or senior regional officials.

Archie Cordis

Queries need to be urgently ddressed by GWI DEAR EDITOR, While I would be the first to acknowledge that the Guyana Water Incorporated has, during the last couple of years, done some amount of work in Region Two (Pomeroon / Supenaam), it can also be said that the billing system needs to be improved, and the company can have more competent persons (linesmen) in the field. Many persons (myself included), mostly old age pensioners, are receiving bills that we feel are not correct in keeping with the amount of water we use, and although many visits were made to the

Local Office at Anna Regina, and assurances were given to us to have the meters read and not estimated, the bills that we are receiving are highly questionable.

While the quality of water needs to be improved, the queries that consumers make need to be urgently addressed.

Whitman George

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NCN financial scandal…

Sattaur and Goolsarran to know fate soon President Donald Ramotar and the Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS) Dr. Roger Luncheon are considering strong recommendations from the Board of Directors of the National Communications Network concerning massive financial irregularities uncovered at the state owned broadcasting company.

Kaieteur News understands that the recommendations stem from the report from a specially appointed private audit firm following revelations of financial improprieties that surfaced earlier this month.

The revelations centered on the payment of millions of dollars by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph company to NCN for work done by the staff.

Dr. Luncheon had written to the entity’s General Manager Mohamed Sattaur informing him of a decision by the Office of the President (Minister of Information) to have a special investigation launched into allegations of financial irregularity at NCN. Dr Luncheon had informed that Parmesar Chartered Accountants was recruited and appointed to carry out the activity.

The specific terms of reference are to “specifically investigate allegation of financial irregularity occurring from September 2011 to February 2012 and with regards to the account

Mohamed Sattaur

Martin Goolsarran

for the GT&T Jingle and song Competition”.

The state-owned media company’s Programme Manager Martin Goolsarran had admitted that he had deposited the payment cheque from the telephone company into his personal account.

He was subsequently sent on leave to facilitate a total audit of the NCN financial position and a probe of its financial practices.

The spotlight was also on the entity’s General Manager Mohamed Sattaur, who it is felt was quite aware of some of the financial improprieties.

Kaieteur News understands that the special audit was completed and a report handed over to the Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr. Prem Misir last week.

This newspaper was reliably informed that the board met on Friday last and deliberated on the report and

had given both Sattaur and Goolsarran 72 hours to respond to some of the observations contained in the report, which they did on Monday.

After studying the responses, the board prepared some recommendations which were sent to the HPS and President Donald Ramotar in his capacity as Minister of Information.

It is expected that a decision will be made soon.

A few years ago Sattaur, who is also the administrator of a number of the ruling PPP’s entities including Red House and Heritage House, was suspended by the NCN board of directors headed by Dr. Prem Misir, following claims of insubordination.

However, he was reinstated by the then President Bharrat Jagdeo who had intervened in the matter.

Since then, he has retained a stranglehold on the NCN, despite allegations of mismanagement which came to light following parliament’s chopping of the entity’s budgeted subvention.

The company’s (Continued on page 14)

Thursday June 28, 2012

UG Chancellor resigns …protest action may have pushed him out

A section of protestors yesterday at Office of the Pro Chancellor.

Yesterday staffers and representatives from the University of Guyana Senior Staff Association took their protest action to office of the Pro Chancellor, Prem Misir at the Parliamentary Office.

And before the protest there was word that UG Chancellor Professor Compton Bourne had resigned. According to Dr. Melissa Ifill, Vice President of the UGSSA, the UGSSA welcomes the resignation.

“We have been advised that Mr. Bourne has resigned.

It has been something that we have been calling for because we have argued that he has in fact not functioned effectively as Chancellor. We have called for his resignation and we are pleased. We see this as a victory.”

Prof. Bourne was reappointed Chancellor recently, much to the dissatisfaction of the UGSSA. It was one of the areas of protest.

As it relates to the now vacant post, Ifill said the UGSSA has floated the names of some persons whom they feel have the university’s interest at heart and also have the necessary qualifications.

“We are hopeful that these individuals are considered—Sister Mary Noel Menezes, Winston McGowan, Dr. Yesu Persaud— and these are people we feel have all met

the requirements”.

Yesterday’s protest action was aimed at calling on, not only the Government but all the Parliamentary parties, to look into the affairs of the University with urgency.

“We are here today to demonstrate because we went out on an industrial action at the beginning of the year and we reached a resumption of terms agreement with the university and notwithstanding the unions keeping their side of the bargain and returning to work and the University has not kept their side of the bargain,” Ifill pointed out.

She added that as a consequence they have once again decided to continue their industrial action. She went on to explain that the two sides went into a conciliation process regarding the termination of the services of three lecturers and the university came into the process with an intractable attitude.

According to Ifill, the University refused to bargain, refused to entertain any of their attempts at coming to some middle ground. Further, the University was obliged as per the term of agreement to meet with the UGSSA once a month for the first three months following the industrial protest and it did not honour that agreement.

This publication was told

that the University only met once within the three-month period despite the fact that UGSSA wrote letters to the University administration on several occasions. Ifill said that a memorandum of demands regarding wages and salaries for all categories of workers was submitted, however, following the submission of that demand the University should have called a meeting with the negotiating team within one month.

This, too, Ifill said, was not done as the University failed to call the meeting within the month. “We let that slide but when the meeting was called, the council members did not turn up and without the members the meeting could not go on.

“When we asked the negotiating team to meet with us we were advised that they could not see us.” This, Ifill said, clearly shows that the university administration has not addressed the concerns with the urgency it deserves.

“We are not just calling on the government but all the other stakeholders, the needs of the university are enormous and there needs to be immediate alleviation so we are not only speaking to the government but to all the parliamentary parties and we want them to show some level of commitment,” Ifill lamented.

Thursday June 28, 2012

Guyanese busted for smuggling birds used in Queens song contests New York (New York Daily News) - A Guyanese man was nabbed at Kennedy Airport with something singing up his sleeve — nine live finches bound for their shot at stardom.

Marlon Hariram is the latest bird-brained smuggler trying to evade Guyana’s laws prohibiting the exportation of the little songbirds. Authorities said the finches were likely going to be used in singing contests held in public parks in Queens.

“Two finches sing, and a judge selects the bird determined to have the best voice,” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Special Agent Ryan Bessey explained in court papers released Monday.

“A finch who wins many competitions becomes quite valuable, and can sell in excess of $5,000,” he added.

Finches with a pedigree from Guyana supposedly sing better than their American counterparts and are “more highly sought after,” Bessey said.

Hariram, 30, was pinched this week with the finches during a routine examination

by Customs and Border Protection agents. The bird man had flown to New York on an Easy Jet flight from Georgetown — Guyana’s capital and largest city.

He checked the “No” box on a form indicating that he was not bringing any animals or wildlife into the country, but that claim quickly unraveled when the officer found the birds tucked in the flier’s shirt sleeve.

The birds were each packaged in cardboard toilet paper rolls, covered with netting and packaging tape, according to the complaint.

The agent noted in the complaint that Hariram has been fined previously in 2005 and 2011 for smuggling live finches into the U.S. Not allowed to fly the coop, Hariram is scheduled for a bail hearing on Wednesday.

The Wild Birds Protection Act of Guyana is enforced, in part, to require the quarantine of birds from foreign countries to prevent the spread of potentially deadly diseases.

It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

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The trial against the seven persons accused of robbing businessman, Malcolm Panday at his Bel Air Park residence on July 12, last year, commenced at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday, before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry.

Annie Ramsood, the businessman’s wife was the first witness to take the stand.

She was led in her evidencein-chief by special prosecutor, Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos. The woman was one of the victims who allegedly faced the gunmen on July 12, last year.

De Santos sought to establish background information from Ramsood as it pertained to herself and family. He then questioned her about the day in question.

Fighting tears, Ramsood said that she was with her children when a gunman entered her house and told her “Don’t make noise or I will shot you.” She said that after rounding up all the persons in the home, including three maids and two office clerks, the gunman who now had an accomplice, proceeded to

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duct tape the lot.

By that time, Ramsood had already identified Rabindra Seemangal and Jermaine Mitchell as the two persons who entered her home. She also identified who had threatened her life and at what point.

Ramsood continued that the two accused ordered the family to hand over the money they had in the home.

That, she said, was done after the accused threatened to kill everyone in the house. She said she then got up and led Mitchell into a room and gave him a disclosed sum of money which belonged to her. She said while there, Seemangal entered the room and asked about another safe where a larger sum of money is kept.

Ramsood said that she gave the robbers a reason for not being able to open the safe and that was when Seemangal attempted to hit her with the firearm. Ramsood said after a threat was made against her children’s life, she took the suspects to a room and using the code, she opened the safe and the robbers reportedly took $1M

in local currency and US currency.

Ramsood said that afterwards, the men quickly escaped from the house in a waiting white motorcar. She said on the same day of the alleged incident she saw the accused again in a police vehicle at the Ocean Spray Hotel. Ramsood further said that she gave the police a statement, but omitted a phone call she received from her mother a short while before the men entered her home.

She said that her mother asked about the whereabouts of those in the home and that was something she did not normally do. She said that it was not until someone made the suggestion about her mother’s involvement in the crime that she started to connect the dots.

After a few more questions from the prosecutor about the statements given and what transpired at the Brickdam Police Station during the identification parade, Ramsood was available for cross examination.

She was not cross examined by either of the two lawyers that were present; Randolph Kirton

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and Omeyana Hamilton. The matter will be called again on July 3.

Malcolm Panday is expected to be the next witness.

Mother-in-law of the victim, Chandrada Rampersaud, Jermaine Mitchell, Hardat Kumar, Rayon Jones and Rabindra Seemangal are all charged with the robbery.

It is alleged that on July 12, at Bel Air they robbed Anne Ramsood of $7.4M, the property of Malcolm Panday.

It is alleged that the persons also stole from Ramsood, one Blackberry Curve cell phone and $380,000 cash.

The police also said that Ramsood’s mother once worked at the victims’ home as a house keeper, but was fired. They alleged that she subsequently told a cousin about the money the Pandays kept in their house and conspired to rob the businessman’s home.

The trial commenced after one Seemangal who attempted to be a prosecution witness withdrew his guilty plea. He is now facing the charge with the other accused. Seemangal is still in the lock ups unable to post bail.

Antigua deports 12-year-old Guyanese boy for string of break-ins ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A boy, who has allegedly been breaking into people’s houses since age nine, will be returned to his country of birth, Guyana, following a deportation order by the court.

Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh made the order for his removal from the state after the 12-year-old pleaded guilty to house breaking and larceny. The child has been without legal status in the country for some time.

On Thursday, June 21, about 11 am, the virtual complainant secured his premises and left for the grocery shop.

The child entered the house in his absence and took up at least three gold chains and a baseball cap.

Neighbours spotted the child leaving the victim’s house and held him.

The complainant was notified and he returned home. According to the facts, the child was handed over to a police officer who resides in the area. He was taken to the Gray’s Farm Police Station, where the allegation was put to him.

The 12-year-old told the police that he entered the house, drank some water and took the items. He was arrested and charged. A restitution order was made.

The boy has been attached to a social worker who allegedly expressed that she is fed up with his behaviour.

It is alleged that he was pushed through windows by older accomplices during several break-ins.

The child was allegedly given “a break” by the police because of his age at that time.

(Antigua Observer)

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SOMEBODY HAS TO MAKE THE SACRIFICE On the eve of a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee to consider recommendations for confirmation of the appointments of some staff members of his Office, the issue of the wife of the Minister of Finance serving as the Deputy Auditor General was once again raised in commentaries and in the letter pages of the daily newspapers.

One political party has also commented on the matter indicating that a conflict of interest existed by virtue of the position held by the wife of the Minister.

It must be recalled that the Minister of Finance was himself a former employee of the Office of the Auditor General. Strangely, no claims of conflict of interest were said to exist by virtue of the Minister’s own employment history as a former head of the Audit Office.

In short, those willing to criticize the fact that the Minister ’s wife are surprisingly, by the same logic, not questioning whether the Audit Office itself is not going to be compromised by virtue of it having to audit the accounts of the government whose Minister of Finance was also once a senior official in the

Audit Office and would be well known to senior staff.

This does not mean that a potential conflict of interest does not exist in relation to the employment of the wife of the Minister. It obviously does, given the responsibilities that the position of Deputy Auditor General entails. But should the wife of the Minister be forced to leave her job simply because the man whom she married while he was at the Audit Office subsequently became the Minister of Finance?

Should the wife of the Minister be denied the right to pursue the career of her choosing simply because of this fact? Should she give up her position that she has earned by her years of service? Is it fair that she should have to give up her job because there is the view that she could find herself in a possible conflict of interest?

In short should the Deputy Auditor General be asked to resign or retire simply because her husband is the Minister of Finance?

The answer is no. She does not need to give up her job. Her husband can make the sacrifice and resign as Minister of Finance so as to ensure that his wife does not have to resign or retire

Dem boys seh...

Edghill got to pawn he chain When a man learn from he friends to thief he might change but when he learn from he mooma and daady he gun thief till he dead. That is de case of de Chinee contractor who come fuh extend de runway at de big airport.

De parent company go allover de place bribing people.

De parent company bribe here, there and everywhere, including in people underwear. One man get jail and one get a death sentence because he tek a bribe from de same Chinee company. Dem boys want fuh know how come dem didn’t jail de people who offer de bribe.

But de pickney company think it smart. It start a PR campaign fuh look good. That is wha thief man does do. He does dress up nice. Every time dem have a robbery people does hear how de people dress nice and dem fool de victim.

That is wha de pickney company doing.

De problem is that no perfume can mek a pig smell nice.

In de same way no nice clothes can mek a thief get clean. De airport expansion cost more money than when dem build it from scratch. But that is not all. Dem boys want know how de job cost US$150 million when one engineer seh that it shouldn’t cost more than US$20 million.

And de same contractor got de nerve to talk bout integrity. That is a big word that mean nice and clean. De man who bring dem know that nobody gun seh that he got integrity.

Fuh sure de kickback deh in de high price. De contractor gun tek out de real cost and share de difference wid nuff people.

Dem boys seh that dem should share some of de money wid Edghill. He got to pay de Waterfalls paper and Uncle Freddie. If he did sit down and shut he mouth he woulda deh good. But he spiteful. He run to de court fuh jail Uncle Freddie.

Now, according to dem boys, he got to pawn that big chain he does wear fuh pay de Waterfalls paper and Uncle Freddie. De same Waterfalls paper gun give he de best price suh he might still get a small piece fuh buy de fry rice wha he like.

Talk half and open de pawn shop foh de oda half.

because of a potential conflict of interest between the two posts.

When the Minister of Finance was appointed to that position, those making the appointment should have done the background checks to avoid the present situation that has developed. They should have considered that both he and his wife worked at the Office of the Auditor General, that his wife holds a senior position there and thus by virtue of this appointment as Minister of Finance, a conflict of interest was bound to arise.

In taking the job, the Minister may have overlooked this potential problem. It now presents a real dilemma for the government

and for the Minister and his family. A decision will have to be made and it should be made quickly because those arguing that a conflict of interest may arise have a strong case.

A decision therefore has to be made as to how this situation is going to be resolved. Somebody has to step aside and it will be for the Minister and his wife to decide which one of them is going to do so.

Years ago when commercial banks offered limited services, husbands and wives were not allowed to work in the same bank. The position then was because the range of services offered was then mainly confined to deposits, withdrawals and

loans and because the staff of banks was small, it was possible that a man may end up having to supervise his wife.

If she made a mistake at the teller line and he was her supervisor this could present a real dilemma since he may be constrained in recommending her dismissal.

The potential for a conflict of interest existed. For this reason, banks did not employ couples at the same time. If per chance two persons got married while employed at the bank, one of those persons had to resign.

Today this situation no longer exists because banks are now complex organizations that a person’s marriage partner can be put

in a section in which the other partner has no supervisory functions, thereby avoiding any potential conflict of interest.

It is difficult to see, however, how in the case of a couple in which one person is the Minister of Finance and his better half the Deputy Auditor General how potential conflicts of interest can be avoided. Somebody has to make a sacrifice and it needs not be the wife of the Minister.

Constable on $500,000 bail for penetrating minor and inviting friend A 25-year-old police constable was yesterday granted bail to the tune of $500,000 after appearing before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine- Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer two charges that involved sexual activities with a 15-year-old girl.

Carlos Pollydore, of Brighton Village, Berbice was not required to plead to the indictable charges that were read in-camera. Kaieteur News however understands that the offences read by Police prosecutor, Phillip Sheriff, stated that on New Year ’s Day last, at the

Corentyne man jailed for two road fatalities Ravin Veerapen, called “Buck”, 25, of Fyrish, Corentyne, Berbice who was involved in an accident in 2009 which killed two persons was on Tuesday jailed for 48 months by Magistrate Fabio Azore at the Albion Magistrate’s Court.

Veerapen was found guilty on two charges of causing death by dangerous driving.

According to Prosecutor Corporal Roberto Figueira, on Saturday May 30, 2009 on the Fyrish Public Road Corentyne, Berbice, Veerapen drove motor car PDD 8816 in a manner dangerous to the public and killed Ashnie Williams called “Abigail”, 13, of Fyrish Corentyne, Berbice, and Salim Mohamed, called “Raymond”, 44, a male also of Fyrish, Corentyne, Berbice.

It was revealed that on the day in question, about 15:15 hrs the accused, who was 22 at the time, was driving motor car PDD 8816 at 120km per hour heading towards New Amsterdam. In the vicinity of Kilcoy he lost control of the vehicle, struck two persons, killing them, and ploughing into a set of vehicles most of which were parked at a nearby workshop.

Williams who had just left a shop, was walking in the corner of the road. Mohamed who had parked his vehicle at a workshop to be repaired was also struck by the out of control car. Williams and Mohammed were picked up and rushed to the New Amsterdam hospital where they subsequently died.

The out of control car also collided with motor car PKK 1997, Motor Jeep PGG 6545 and Minibus BHH 3451.

Veerapen was represented by attorney at law Rodwell Jugmohan.

Matthew’s Ridge Police Station, North West District, Pollydore engaged in sexual activities with a minor below the age of 16.

It is alleged that the accused was positively identified by the victim. It is unclear whether the cop gave up his alleged accomplice; as such the other individual was not identified.

The other charge read that on the same day at the said location, he allowed an unidentifiable male to also have sexual intercourse with the 15-year-old.

The court heard that on the day of the incident around 02:00 hours, the teen and a friend were standing on the roadside. The suspect and another person were standing about eight feet from the victim and her friend. Phillip said that someone asked the victim if she was ready to go home and she responded in the affirmative. As the victim and the individual attempted to go away the accused reportedly called the child and

told her to walk to the station.

It was reported that the 15year-old did not comply and the constable threatened to arrest and lock her up. The child then complied and proceeded to the police station. While there, the court heard, the constable took the child into a room and had sexual intercourse with her.

He then allowed his friend to have his turn with the minor.

After the alleged incident, the child was sent home.

The matter was reported after the teen’s sister suspected something and later questioned her. An investigation over a period led to the arrest of the defendant.

Attorney-at-law Patrice Henry made an appearance for the accused. He requested bail in a reasonable sum.

The court granted Pollydore $250,000 on each charge. By closing time at the court, the defendant had posted the $500,000 bail.

The matter will be called again at the Matthew’s Ridge Magistrates’ Court on August 7.

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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===

Judge rejects Juan Edghill application to send me to prison Yesterday Parliament convened at 14:00 hours but PPP Parliamentarian, Juan Edghill (I do not recognize him as a Christian Bishop and that is my right that no one will be allowed to take away) could not have attended at that time.

Justice Dianne Insanally, two months ago, ordered Edghill to be present in court whenever there is a formal session of his contempt of court hearing in which he is

asking the court to commit me to jail.

Yesterday was the thirteenth hearing of the case and Edghill appeared only twice. His presence was ordered by the Judge on an application by my lawyer, Nigel Hughes. It has to be contempt of court by Juan Edghill that he asked the court last August to send me to prison for a particular analysis of the Ethnic Relations

Commission (ERC) but he chose to attend court only twice out of thirteen hearing.

During one of those sessions, I had to give evidence before a Jamaica consultant looking into the governance structure at UG. Mr. Hughes had to make an application to the judge to excuse me. So Edghill asked the court to jail me but missed almost all the sessions while I had to be present. This was unfair and the judge rightly ordered him to be present. But it should not have reached the stage of hearing because on the third time Edghill was a no-show, his affidavit to jail me should have been thrown out.

Justice Insanally yesterday rejected Mr. Ashton Chase’s motion to imprison me. The judge refused Mr. Chase’s request for a stay of the judgement.

Cost of $50,000 was awarded to Mr. Hughes and his assistant, Mrs. Nurse-Hobbs.

The same amount was assigned to Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan and his assistant, Neil Parsram.

I thought the cost should have been more because

Edghill missed most of the hearings. He missed all of the sessions in front of Justices Ramlal and Rishi Persaud Now it is important that journalists, editors and lawyers understand what Edghill, through his attorney Ashton Chase, sought to do to me and the Kaieteur News.

I am a layman so I am offering here a layman’s position. One type of contempt of court is when you make opinions and judgements on a case that is before the courts.

Here is what Edghill did. I penned an analysis of the political underpinnings of the ERC. I argued in that column that through Edghill, the ERC was President Jagdeo’s mechanism for preventing debates and polemics on the practice of racism against African Guyanese.

Through Mr. Chase, Juan Edghill requested a jail term for me and Adam Harris or alternatively, Mr. Glenn Lall because I wrote an article that was critical of the ERC while he, Edghill, as Chairman of the ERC had a case with then Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin before Justice James

Bovell-Drakes.

My understanding is that contempt comes in when the journalist or editor comments adversely on the specific court case.

I did not do that. I wrote an analysis of the ERC and did not touch on one single word that was in the Robert Corbin affidavit and didn’t make a single comment on anything Justice BovellDrakes said.

If a famous Guyanese cricketer, John Jones, is in court over a property dispute with another famous sports personality, Harry Smith, how can a columnist or a journalist be held in contempt because we made some conclusions on the recalcitrant behaviour of Jones to accept umpires’ decision for which the ICC has sanctioned him over a period of time.

This cannot be contempt because the journalist did not touch on the property dispute.

In opening arguments, Nigel Hughes and Khemraj Ramjattan did stress to the judge that there is the right to comment that was at stake in the case.

Frederick Kissoon In her opening remarks the judge did allude to the question of the right of citizens to write.

Edghill sought to prevent me from writing on the ERC simply because as chairman of the ERC he had a case at the time of my published column involving Mr. Corbin in front of a judge.

I may be wrong and I am subject to correction but an ongoing court case should not prevent fair comment on a matter that is not connected to the case even though what was written mentioned the name and action in different circumstances of one of the litigants. For a layman’s understanding of contempt see a learned letter of August 2, 2002 in the Stabroek News letter pages by B. Bradshaw captioned, “What Constitutes Contempt of Court?”

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Int’l press hears of Guyana’s state ads conspiracy …foundation was laid for Guyana Times to benefit …tax dollars not an entitlement for media houses - Glenn Lall

CNN’s Jim Clancy (standing at left) listens as Stabroek News’ Editor-in-Chief, Anand Persaud, speaks of a state ads conspiracy in Guyana, on Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Trinidad.

By Leonard Gildarie The State’s use of tax dollars to advertise in media houses has come under heavy scrutiny, with calls now being made for the control of Government advertisements to be removed from the Office of the President.

During a lively debate, Tuesday, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Trinidad, media workers from around the world were split over whether media houses are entitled to Government ads or whether they should not be considered as a form of bribe.

Several media entities in Guyana, including Kaieteur News, Stabroek News and Demerara Waves, were in the twin-island Republic for International Press Institute (IPI)’s Annual Congress, a prestigious event that was held in the Caribbean over the weekend for the first time.

During a panel session on Tuesday under the theme, “Manipulating the Media: Government advertising as a Reward or Punishment for Media Outlets”, Publisher of Kaieteur News, Glenn Lall, insisted that advertisements from Government are not an entitlement to media houses.

He warned the journalists and editors gathered that newspapers and other media houses have to continue to find initiatives that would allow them to not have to depend on tax dollars and so raise questions over their independence.

On the panel were Anand Persaud, Editor-in-Chief, Stabroek News; Guyanaborn, Clive Bacchus, Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, Federation Media Group, St. Kitts and Nevis; and Eleanora

R a b i n o v i c h , D i r e c t o r, Freedom of Expression Program, Association for Civil Rights, Argentina.

CNN International Anchor and Correspondent, J i m C l a n c y, w a s t h e moderator.

Lall said that following the government’s decision to pull state ads in late 2006, Kaieteur News in reassessing the situation, decided to raise its price from $60 to $80. Sales did not drop, but rather increased for Kaieteur News.

NO ADS FOR KN Responding to statements by Stabroek News’s Editor-in-Chief, Anand Persaud, that Kaieteur News did not come in defence of that newspaper when government decided to pull their advertisements, Lall noted that his newspaper was published for years without state ads.

“When Kaieteur News was growing, we operated without government ads for a long time. Stabroek News had said not a word.

Government eventually paid attention to the position of Kaieteur News as the leading daily, with greater circulation, and decided to place ads.”

A ccording to Lall, former President Bharrat Jagdeo had listed as his reason for pulling ads that he wanted to ensure value for money for State funds.

The Head of State at the point had also said that daily circulation had played a significant role in the country’s decision where to place ads.

“I agree with that decision,” Lall said. “Our newspaper continues to centre its operations and stories on honesty, sincerity and integrity, and these are

the factors that contributed to where our newspaper is at this time.”

Kaieteur News, as part of its duty to the public, has been carrying government ads for free, Lall said.

CONSPIRACY During the panel discussion on Tuesday, the Stabroek News, Editor-inChief also said that government’s decision to reinstate the ads in 2008 to privately-owned newspapers was a conspiracy to ensure that the Guyana Times, a new daily, could benefit from state ads.

Lall said he agreed with Persaud’s assessment of the situation - that it was a conspiracy by the Jagdeoled administration.

Government pays millions of dollars every year for the placement of its ads.

During his recount of the circumstances that led to Government withdrawing the ads, Persaud said that state advertising remained a real example of a major threat that governments hold over privately-owned media houses.

An example of this was in November 2006 when the Office of the President ceased placing Government ads, which included procurement notices, in that newspaper. Stabroek News immediately lost 15 per cent of its revenues.

Persaud opined that Jagdeo should have known as the Head of State, of the decision.

The coverage by the newspaper of a new political party, the Alliance For Change, may have been the reason, he said.

Persaud also said that the argument of low circulation

by Jagdeo did not make sense and that Kaieteur News may have benefited

because at the time it was “in cahoots” with government.

Some 17 months after the ads were withdrawn from the local newspaper, the daily newspapers suddenly began to receive them again without explanation.

Persaud said that it became clear why. The Guyana Times, a new daily, was started up in 2008 and just after a few months of existence started to receive government ads. This flew in the face of the reasons given by the Jagdeo Government and the fact that Stabroek News had been in existence for over 23 years, he noted.

Stabroek News then started a monthly survey which found that the Guyana Times shockingly was receiving as many government ads as the other established dailies.

Kaieteur News’ Publisher, Glenn Lall (left), makes a point to CNN’s Jim Clancy. In the background is one of the newspaper’s senior reporters, Leonard Gildarie.

The ads were stopped again and this time government in explaining, said that it decided to place them in the state-owned media houses and its “EProcure’ website.

The ads were also being placed in a party-affiliated newspaper.

SILENT KILLER The fact that many persons were denied access to the government ads was against logic, Persaud argued.

According to CNN’s Jim Clancy, moderator of the discussion, Government advertising clearly has the potential of being a “silent killer of freedom of expression” as can be clear from the Guyana situation.

Persaud also disclosed that to keep its head above water, Stabroek News was forced to charge for its

online news, raise its advertising rates, and raise the prices for the newspaper.

Privately-owned media houses are “entitled” to a portion of Government ads because of their wide reach to readers, he said. This is especially true to the procurement ads and public service ads, he added.

Asked about the possibilities of the courts handling the issues of the equitable placement of government ads, Persaud warned that a court case could backfire because of delays and the very real threat of the case becoming one of jurisprudence if the newspaper loses the matter.

H e u rg e d t h a t t h e decision-making authority be taken out of the hands of the Office of the President and placed in those of an independent body.

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UG Lecturer on bail...

More fondling

allegations surface

U

niversity of G u y a n a Lecturer, Alvin Bowen, who has been at the centre of a sexual molestation allegation, has been released on $50,000 station bail as police continue their investigation.

Bowen was taken into custody Monday evening after a female student alleged that the man fondled her during a private lecture session in his office at the Turkeyen campus.

According to a source close to the investigation, while the student is maintaining her story of what transpired, the lecturer has denied the allegations.

“It’s a case of her word against his word. Only the two of them were in the room,” a source told this newspaper.

However, in the wake of the report on Tuesday, other students have come forward with similar allegations.

One female student said that this current allegation is only the tip of the iceberg, that many of them chose to remain silent because of the stigma and because they felt

that there might have been a threat to their continued attendance at the University.

Bowen is also said to be a Pastor.

This publication was told that the police were up to yesterday still gathering statements, with a view to preparing a report which will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice.

M e a n w h i l e , Vi c e President of the University of Guyana Senior Staff Association, Dr. Melissa Ifill said she has not yet seen an official report on the incident except for what was reported in the press. “ We w o u l d n e v e r support the violation of any of our students. If it did occur we would expect the University and the authorities to treat it in the sternest matter”.

Dr. Ifill added that the UGSSA will have to speak to the Lecturer and will be prepared to offer any support.

However, Dr. Ifill said she was not aware of his current status on the job and will make an inquiry.

Sattaur and Goolsarran...

From page 6 management had lashed out at the cuts initiated by the parliamentary opposition, claiming that it will significantly affect capital works and would impact on the employment of staff.

H o w e v e r, f r o m a l l indications the budget cuts have revealed another side of the coin, one that points to mismanagement and financial irregularities.

According to a reliable source, after the budget cuts the Board of Directors had perused several financial documents which gave rise to several questions.

Kaieteur News understands that the board

questioned the amount of money NCN made on the recently held GT&T Song competition.

There are reports that some of the revenue such as production costs cannot be accounted for. In fact, while the NCN charged the telephone company production costs, somewhere in the vicinity of $7M, staff members who worked on the production are alleging that they were not paid.

“There might be many other cases like this. It is not $10,000, its millions,” one NCN insider said.

Then there is the purchase of a multi-milliondollar outside broadcast vehicle, which is presently lying unused in the compound following its acquisition several months ago.

“Until some pressure is brought to bear on the top management of the NCN the company will continue operating as if it is the property of a few,” the source said.

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Kaieteur News

Thursday June 28, 2012

Prisoner jumps Camp Street jail fence Santa Rosa celebrates 195 years of A manhunt has been launched for a remand prisoner who scaled the fence of the Georgetown Prisons and secured his freedom.

Sherwin Bobb made good his escape just after midday yesterday by scaling the 15foot fence on the eastern side of the prison compound.

This is despite the normal presence of armed police ranks around the perimeter of the fortified fence.

“Somebody had to get pay,” a source said.

While prison officials were reluctant to confirm the escape, police sources indicated to this newspaper that they had received word of the incident.

Several attempts to contact Deputy Director of Prisons, Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Welton Trotz were unsuccessful.

However, sources inside the prison told this newspaper that Bobb had

Sherwin Bobb just finished seeing a visitor at the front gate of the Camp Street Prison and had returned to his normal holding area near the tailor shop in Guyana’s maximum security penal facility.

No one knows for sure when he actually disappeared, but prison officials received a telephone call from a public spirited person on the outside that “a prisoner just jump the fence.”

This newspaper

understands that Bobb sustained cuts to his hands and other body parts from the razor wire at the top of the fence.

He also lost a piece of his clothing which was still hanging from the fence up to late yesterday afternoon as evidence of the escape.

“As soon as dey get word dat de man getaway, dey lock down de prison,” a source told this newspaper.

The escaped prisoner was reportedly seen in Albouystown by a woman who could not help noticing that he was badly cut. She said that she called the authorities but they ignored her.

There are reports that hours later the escaped prisoner was spotted in the West Demerara area, where he reportedly collected his two children who were born in Cayenne.

Up to late last night he was still at large.

Guyana to attend CDEMA Council Meeting hosted in Jamaica Officials from Guyana will be attending the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) meeting that is set to be hosted in Jamaica.

Jamaica which is the incoming Chair of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Council of Ministers, will host the third Meeting of the Council which convenes tomorrow at the Courtleigh Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica.

Noel Arscott, Member of Parliament and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Jamaica’s representative to the Council, will be the new Chairman.

The Council is the policy making body of CDEMA and meets annually to review the work of the Agency and make major policy decisions. A key item on the agenda at each meeting is the report from the Management Committee of Council on financial and administrative matters.

This meeting will receive reports and policy recommendations on matters that directly

impact Participating States. Central among these are the CDEMA programming support on disaster risk reduction management to each country and the National Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Policy and Framework.

The policy is a blueprint for accelerating the CDM agenda within each CDEMA Participating State. The endorsement of the CDM policy and its accompanying country adaptation guide is expected at this meeting.

The Council will also discuss the review of emergency events that affected CDEMA Participating States in 2011 and strategic preparations for the hurricane season.

The opening ceremony of the Council Meeting will be held this evening.

Government officials from the CDEMA member states with responsibilities for disaster management will attend the meeting.

Guyana is a member of the CDEMA. The 2011 Council Meeting was held in Roseau, Dominica.

Judge upholds Defence legal submissions in granny’s manslaughter trial The manslaughter trial of Thakurmani, 64, the West Berbice woman who is accused of killing her husband, is expected to continue today in the Berbice High Court before Justice James Bovell-Drakes and a mixed jury.

When the matter was called yesterday, Justice James Bovell-Drakes upheld the legal submissions of Defence Counsel Rabrindranauth Singh. A Voir Dire (a trial within a trial in the absence of the Jury) was conducted after Singh had challenged the admissibility of a statement allegedly made by the accused.

When the matter was first called the woman told the

court then that she could not read and write and had a hearing impairment. She was also not represented by a lawyer. Attorney at law Singh eventually made an appearance for the accused.

However, before the matter began he informed the court that he would like to challenge the caution statement allegedly made by the accused, thus triggering the vior dire on May 29.

The woman, of Bennett Dam, Rosignol, West Berbice, is alleged to have killed her husband, Yodha, called ‘Ramsook Maikhoo,’ a fish vendor on April 27, 2008 following a misunderstanding at their home. They had seven

children.

Thakurmani was initially charged with the capital offence, but was committed on the lesser charge at the completion of a Preliminary Inquiry held at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court by Magistrate Nigel Hawke. She was subsequently granted bail in the sum of $200,000.

The matter is being prosecuted by state prosecutor Attorney at law Rhondel Weever. Meanwhile, Weever sought an adjournment to Thursday, to open her case as witnesses were not available.

A post mortem examination performed on the body showed that Yodha, died from shock and internal haemorrhage

the arrival of the Spanish Arawaks

Bishop Alleyne and Elders of the Santa Rosa community prepare to be the first to enter their newly refurbished church.

On June 24, last, the small village of Santa Rosa celebrated in a unique way the 195th year since the arrival of the Arawaks to their village.

Among their distinguished guests were the Roman Catholic Bishop of Guyana His Lordship Francis Alleyne and priests, and visitors from New York, Paraguay, Ecuador, Cuba, Peru and Argentina.

Another source of joy for the Santa Rosa community was their church, St. Rose of Lima or Santa Rosa Del Lima, which recently underwent rehabilitation works.

The celebration took the form of the re-enactment of the arrival of the first priest to Moruca in 1823, Fr. William Hynes, who travelled to Moruca River via Georgetown from Trinidad. This was in response to the Arawaks’ plea for a priest to minister to their spiritual needs.

When Fr. Hynes arrived in Moruca River he was met by the Arawaks at Hobo Island (further south along the River from Santa Rosa) and then escorted by the community, at night he made his way to Mariaba (which was the name then of Santa Rosa).

As word went out that the priest had finally arrived, villagers along the river’s bank greeted him with the booming sounds from their bamboo guns. The villagers lived in tiny villages such as

Cart Market, Koko, Paloma, Tokopeter and Aquero. After immediately ministering to the people there was a consultation and the community requested permission to build a church.

Permission was granted, and they built a church which became duly consecrated in 1830 by Fr. Hynes who was now Bishop Hynes.

On Saturday June 23, 2012 Bishop Alleyne played the role of Fr. Hynes. He and his group of priests and members of the Catholic community gathered at Aquero to give prayers and thanks. They then sailed from Aquero to Santa Rosa (in corials and boats outfitted with outboard engines) where they were met by another group of parishioners.

After being greeted in Spanish by a parishioner, the Bishop and the group then walked along the pathway lit by flambeaux from the river to the newly rehabilitated church. As they marched they were greeted by the bamboo guns booming away.

A Mass was said, followed by a cultural activity.

Members of the church’s choir sang Tribute to Region One, an entry in this year’s Salute to Guyana School’s Mashramani Programme.

On Sunday, Mass was held to celebrate the Feast of St. John, patron saint of the Santa Rosa Community. After Mass the parishioners were

fed and treated to another round of cultural activities, this time featuring the Mariabo Players performing their repertoire of Banchikilli Music.

According to the oral traditions of the Spanish Arawaks their foreparents fled Venezuela in 1817 after the Capuchin Monks lost to Simon Bolivar in the Bolivarian War of Independence. The Arawaks who fought on the side of the Capuchin Monks became hunted.

Villages were burnt and their people murdered. The leader of the Arawaks, Toushaou Juan Aguilera, brought together a group which was willing to leave Venezuela, and in 1817 set sail from Angostura, now Cuidad Bolivar.

After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, they sailed into the Barima River where a group settled in now Mabaruma; the others continued into the Waini, Baramanni and Biara Rivers before finally entering the Moruca River.

They settled along the river but the main body landed on the site where the church is now located – this place they called Mariabo, Arawak for guava because of the numerous plants they found. In 1830 when the Church was consecrated St. Rose del Lima the village, was also renamed Santa Rosa.

Roman Catholic Bishop His Lordship Francis Alleyne, left in picture, performing the role of Fr. William Hynes is transported along the Moruca River from Aquero to Santa Rosa.

Thursday June 28, 2012

Kaieteur News

Government seeking to create atmosphere of instability -Nagamootoo If one were to judge from the recent comment by Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, the government may be contemplating a situation of national emergency.

This is the view of Executive Member of the Alliance For Change, Moses Nagamootoo, in response to the Minister’s explanation for the slashing of the Annual Vacation Leave of senior police officers.

“The administration is behaving like it’s in a barrack room where it appears as if its back is against the wall and so it is imagining a constitutional crisis that may result in the dissolution of parliament or may result in extra-parliamentary activities,” Nagamootoo said.

The Home Affairs Minister, in trying to defend the slashing of the senior police officers’ annual leave, gave several explanations.

He pointed to the fact that Guyana is currently in some potentially delicate period of national security, since “we have just come out of the elections”.

He also alluded, “The country is in a mood where certain things are not settled in the parliament” and “there is a lot of talk of snap elections”.

These factors, he said, necessitated the officers deferring some of their annual leave to a later period in case they are needed in the near future.

“I think that what Rohee is trying to allude to is that you might have a situation where a stalemate could probably lead to no confidence in the government,”

- says Rohee is going through a political nightmare

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Nabaclis has high percentage of hypertension cases

is going through a political nightmare,” Nagamootoo said.

He said that instead of creating fear, the government should engage the opposition and civil society on how to bring about calm and not try to steer the state on the edge of panic.

Meanwhile, the Home Affairs Minister had claimed that the senior police officers would not actually lose their leave. In fact he explained that the leave would be deferred to another convenient time.

“Because of the extant circumstances, it was considered prudent to facilitate the Annual Leave of the Officers in tranches during the year in order to ensure that an adequate number of senior management is available at short notice to address any unforeseen or unplanned event,” a statement from the Ministry of Home affairs yesterday stated.

However, the memorandum to Commissioner of Police (ag) Leroy Brumell, which was signed

by Human Resource Manager of the Ministry of Home Affairs bore no reference to the deferred leave issue.

It stated, ‘’… I wish to inform you that a decision has been taken that only 21 days annualized vacation leave will be granted to senior officers within the Guyana Police Force. In light of the above, I shall be grateful if you can advise all senior officers within the Force accordingly.”

Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara, about 16 miles from Georgetown, has recorded a high rate of persons suffering from both hypertension (high blood pressure) and Diabetes.

However hypertension is said to be more dominant.

This information was revealed on Saturday last as the CC. Nicholson Hospital held its health fair and blood drive.

Faced with the question of what is the most prevalent ailment that residents of Nabaclis and neighbouring communities complain of, Dr. Ameka Breedy, the lone doctor at the facility, revealed that high blood pressure is the single most worrying ailment as more and more persons seek medical attention for it at the health centre.

Breedy revealed that about 45 percent of the visiting patients complain of high blood pressure.

She said that the age range varies between 40-65 years, however, “I am seeing younger people every day.”

The doctor is of the view that patients don’t quite see the danger of high blood pressure and only use the treatment when greatly affected.

Breedy said that, she is of the belief that the high rate of hypertension cases stems from patients’ lifestyle. “The constant smoking, drinking and their diets contribute to them developing high blood

Two more prisoners hide cannabis in their anus

As the police continue the fight against drug traffickers, a New Amsterdam man who was caught at a popular drug block was jailed for three years after he was found in possession of two grams of cocaine.

The man, Ray Anthony, 24, of St John Street, New Amsterdam, appeared before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo on Tuesday at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court and pleaded guilty to the

Two more prisoners who were caught hiding cannabisfilled black plastic bags in their anuses pleaded guilty and were jailed for their indiscretion.

The men, Richard Fraser, of Skeldon, Corentyne, Berbice and Earl Fordyce of Half-Mile Wismar, Upper Demerara who were both serving time at the New Amsterdam Penitentiary and were about to be released, were caught on June 4, last, after they had returned from an errand out of the penal institution.

According to prosecutor corporal, Roberto Figueira, on the day in question the men were among a group of prisoners who were taken out of the prison, ironically to do work at the Central Police station.

On the completion of the day’s task the prisoners were returned to the prison where they were being checked before being allowed into the prison.

The men were checked but nothing was found the first

Moses Nagamootoo

Clement Rohee

Nagamootoo said.

In a telephone interview on Monday, Nagamootoo said that apart from the annual leave issue, recent actions by the Ministry of Home Affairs suggest that the security forces are being prepared for a crisis situation.

Only last week the Ministry along with the Guyana Police Force carried out a demonstration on the use of a $37M water cannon which was acquired last year as part of measures to deal with non violent confrontations.

According to the former PPP member, recently, the government has been faced with several criticisms and exposures of corruption which have put a halt in the way things were previously done.

Nagamootoo said that the new postures of the administration betray the fact that the government is preparing for some kind of offensive against the people.

“They are behaving like

typical regime acting out of fear and insecurity and are tilting in the direction of authoritarianism and the creation of a police state,” Nagamootoo told this newspaper.

He said that the PPP/C’s non-acceptance of the new political dispensation and “their resort to the courts to degrade the parliament form part and parcel of their descent into unreality in that they refuse to accept the will of the people.”

He said that the administration is attempting to whip up panic among the people over the recent budget cuts by bringing them on to the streets under the guise that they may lose their jobs.

This, he explained, is all part of the government’s creation of an atmosphere of instability in which it would capitalise on the fear of the people to seize control of the local democratic bodies.

“It’s all part of a self deceptive thinking that the government would fall. Rohee

time. Authorities suspecting the men were up to something because of their suspicious behavior and subjected them to a second round of examination which involved them being checked medically.

It was during the second round of examinations that the drugs were unearthed hidden in black plastic bags

in their anuses. The bags were retrieved and were found to contain leaves, seeds and stems of the prohibited substance.

Fraser ’s suppository contained seven grams of Cannabis while Fordyce’s contained 1 ½ grams of the drugs. Fraser was sentenced to three years jail while Fordyce

was fined $6,000 or 20 days in jail. Fraser was expected to be released from Jail the next day.

Another prisoner Tameshwar Persaud of Look Out, Parika East Bank, Essequibo was also jailed for four years on a similar charge, after being found with 7 ½ grams of marijuana concealed in similar fashion.

Recently released convict back in jail on drug charge

Edghill to pay Kaieteur One remanded, one freed News, Freddie Kissoon CORENTYNE DRUG BUST...

The duo in the Corentyne drug bust appeared in court today in front of Magistrate Fabio Azore at Whim Magistrate’s Court.

Taxi driver, Nickel Eastman, 26, of Sandy Babb Street, Kitty; and Cleota Harry, 28, of Ruimveldt, Georgetown were arrested on Sunday when the police on a routine check searched motorcar HC 511 driven by Eastman. Cleota Harry was the lone passenger.

The vehicle was searched in the vicinity of Clifton, Corentyne, and a quantity of drugs suspected to be cannabis was found in the trunk.

Sergeant Playter, the prosecutor, announced that the DPP ruled that no charges are to be made against Cleota Harry.

Nickel Eastman pleaded not guilty. Bail was refused and he will make his next court appearance on July 16, 2012.

From page 2 are essentially summary proceedings and are devoid of the weighty considerations or the “long drawn out” proceedings associated with writs and petitions.

As such, in quoting various legal authorities, he had contended that seeking to get the court’s attention on the contempt proceedings by way of a motion was correct.

Ramjattan and Hughes argued otherwise, saying that

pressure… which leads right back to our theme for the health fair, Self Management Equals Health Management,” said Breedy.

Research has shown that there are two factors that lead to hypertension. Those are factors that can be changed and factors that cannot be changed.

Some factors that cannot be changed were listed as age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic background and family background. Basically, the research showed that the older a person is, the more likely it is for him/her to be affected by high blood pressure.

Men are more likely to be affected and generally persons of African descent. It is also hereditary and affects mostly persons of a low socioeconomic background.

Some factors that can be changed include obesity, alcohol abuse, lack of exercise, too much of a salty diet and certain medications.

Persons who suffer from high blood pressure are likely to show symptoms of headache, dizziness, blurred vision, nausea and vomiting, chest pain and shortness of breath.

However, it is said that people do not normally seek medical attention until they have suffered severe ailments like heart or kidney failure, stroke, eye damage and severe bodily pain. High blood pressure is detrimental.

under the Rules of the Court Mr Chase’s case was “incapable of being sustained.”

Hughes argued that filing the proceedings by way of “motion” was inconsistent with the rules of the High Court.

It was reiterated that filing contempt proceedings by way of motion can only take place in existing proceedings.

Edghill was asking for a stay of the decision, but this was also thrown out by Judge Insanally.

charge of being in possession of the prohibited substance. He was arrested on Saturday.

The court was told that around 09:30 hours on the day in question, the police were on mobile patrol when they noticed the suspect walking on the street, acting in a suspicious manner. He was stopped and searched and a Crazy Glue tube containing the cocaine was found in his right pants pocket.

He told the Magistrate that he had nothing to say. Anthony had only been released from jail a few months before after serving a sentence on a break and enter and larceny charge.

Michael Ramdehol, 52, of St Ann Street, New Amsterdam, was also arrested on June 23, at St John Street, New Amsterdam, after he was allegedly found with one gram of cocaine.

He pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of $75,000. The father of two was seen on the day in question acting in a suspicious manner. When he was stopped and searched the drug was found concealed on his person. He will return to court on August 8.

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Thursday June 28, 2012

Dental Nurse destroys patient’s sinuses - Victim admitted at GPHC during extraction Family members of Desiree France yesterday related a horrifying tale of their experiences while France was a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), over the past few days.

France, 34, of East Bank Berbice was admitted to the hospital’s Female Surgical ward last Friday with a sinus infection. The infection had led to inflammation leaking through her nose and mouth.

Although the patient has been in the hospital since last Friday, her family claimed that she has not been seen by any doctors.

They further claimed that patients, who were in the room with France claimed that she suffered two seizures and fell off the bed on Monday last, and when the nurses were notified, they left her on

the floor until two attendants were available.

Sinus is a cavity within a bone or other tissue most commonly found in the bones of the face and connecting with the nasal cavity. Sinusitis however, is a swelling of the tissue lining the sinuses.

Normally sinuses are filled with air but when they become blocked and filled with fluid, germs can grow and cause infection.

France did an extraction of a tooth in the upper jaw at the New Amsterdam Hospital on May 14, 2012. On her way home, she discovered that she was bleeding through her nose and immediately informed her sister, Karen France, a nurse at the hospital for 19 years.

Karen France advised her to revisit her at the hospital, where they both went to the dental doctor to explain the

POMEROON MAN REMANDED ON GUN CHARGE Rawlins Gobin, of Martindale, Lower Pomeroon River, has been remanded to prison. He was charged on Monday, two days after he was found by police with an unlicensed weapon in his possession.

Gobin, when he appeared in court yesterday, was cautioned by resident Magistrate Leron Daly, that he was not entitled to plead. She further refused bail to Gobin, who appeared in company of his lawyer, Sonia Huckumchand at the Wakenaam Magistrate’s Court.

According to a police report, Gobin, a resident of Martindale, Lower Pomeroon River, was apprehended by the police, who were on a routine patrol at Charity, Pomeroon, after he was seen acting in a suspicious manner Monday evening.

The police said they had unearthed a Smith and Wesson revolver with one round.

situation.

After seeing the dental doctor, Desiree France, who is also a nurse at a hospital in Black Bush Polder, was told that the dental nurse, who did the extraction, had destroyed the sinuses, according to Karen France.

She said that the doctor then sutured her sister’s gum the very day and sent her home. During the course of the night, Desiree France continued to experience severe pain, forcing her relatives to rush her to the Accident and Emergency Unit (A&E) at the New Amsterdam Hospital.

“There, she was seen by a doctor (name given), who prescribed some medication and asked her to return the following day to the doctor, who did the operation,” the sister related.

When the family visited the said doctor the following day, they were told that the sinus will take at least six months to close and requested them to take her home.

“When we took her back the Thursday, he referred her to the Ear, Nose and Throat Department. When we took her there, the doctor sent her for an X-ray of the face and mouth. She did the X-ray on the Friday May 18, 2012 and he referred her to a private doctor in Georgetown.”

She explained that they made an appointment and took her to the private doctor

France, one minute after suffering from a seizure on Monday (May 21).

“The doctor said that the sinus was badly damaged and if she had stayed there one more day, she would have developed Sinusitis. She did the operation on my sister and was forced to remove two of her teeth but the sinus was still open, so she called for a surgeon, who came the same day.

The surgeon said that my sister needed to undergo further surgery to remove a piece of her gum for the necessary graft. He advised her not to eat anything, to only drink cold liquid for ten days.

After the ten days, she returned to the private clinic and was told that the “gum was looking good”. She was then discharged from the private clinic.

“She resumed duty on May 29 and on the following day, she called me and told me that she was experiencing numbness stretching from her right side face to her right

foot. We took her again to the New Amsterdam Hospital and the doctor gave her some medication and sent her home.

“We then took her to a private doctor, who told us that because the sinus was left open for so long, she had developed a facial neuralgia.”

This is the occurrence of pain in the middle ear and auditory canal caused by inflammation. Facial neuralgia can cause paralysis, if it is not treated.

She was given medication and sent away. Last Monday however, when she woke up, there were streaks of unpleasant inflammation running out from her nose and her mouth.

Desiree France’s relatives then rushed her back to the New Amsterdam hospital.

She was required to do a surgery but the family was informed that there was no anesthetist.

She was then transferred to GPHC’ s ENT department.

The doctor at that hospital was in theatre, so he sent the family to a doctor at Woodlands hospital, who refused to look at the woman and sent her back to the public hospital.

They had to return to Berbice without being seen by a doctor. The following day, after being pushed around for several hours, Desiree France was then admitted to the hospital. After spending four days in the hospital, she has not yet been seen by a doctor, according to the sister.

She said when she visited the hospital yesterday; persons informed her that her sister had suffered three seizures in a few hours.

“Even when I went there during visitation hour, the doctors asked us to leave the room because they were now going and check on her, I stood outside and saw the bed shaking and when I rush in the room, I saw my sister suffering from another seizure and hitting her head on the bed and the doctors them leave the room.”

Karen France is now calling on the hospital to investigate the manner in which the nurses at GPHC tend to patients. “I watch the Minister on TV, talking about the quality of the hospital and he bragging that his hospital gives 100 percent treatment but I wouldn’t give them even five percent for the treatment my sister is receiving.”

Son’s accident with GDF vehicle depletes family finances Evelet Bassi has said that her family’s finances have been exhausted ever since her 19-year-old son’s accident involving a member of the Guyana Defence Force.

Mrs. Bassi said that having to incur months of traveling expenses outside of Essequibo to ascertain proper medical care for her son, continues to be an overwhelming challenge for her family.

19-year-old Suraj Bassi, has been rendered incapable of walking unassisted ever since he was involved in an accident on the Taymouth Manor Public Road.

The block maker was struck down by a GDF vehicle DFB 1531, driven by an officer named Jacobs.

Evelet Bassi said that on December 28, last, her son who was a part of the masquerade celebrations at Taymouth Manor, briefly left the group and was standing at the corner of the road, urinating, when the GDF vehicle that was proceeding north struck him down.

Suraj Bassi confined to a wheelchair

Mrs.Bassi said that after her son was hit he fell on the roadway and was subsequently assisted to the Suddie Public Hospital by the officers.

After spending two days at Suddie, she said her son had to be transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital,

where he spent an additional two months.

Suraj, she said, sustained a fractured hip and injuries to his head. Mrs. Bassi said that she has lodged statements at the station, while the GDF officer also submitted statements. She is contending

that nothing has been done by the GDF in the interest of facilitating any form of assistance to her son who was the sole breadwinner of her family.

After revisiting the officers at Anna Regina base on Wednesday morning, Mrs. Bassi said sadly, no member has extended any assistance towards her son, neither did they receive any visit from members of the force.

“It is bad; we are poor people and all of our finances have been exhausted, due to our son’s accident.”

Mrs. Bassi said she wants her story to be told so that some form of justice could be served, especially in her son’s interest.

Suraj is expected to revisit doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital, on Wednesday July 3. He is currently on medication and says that he continues to experience pains in his legs.

Steel that was initially implanted in his legs had to be removed because of an allergic effect.

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The Abigail Column Planned obsolescence is no relationship plan DEARABIGAIL, My boyfriend and I have been dating for about eight months. In a few weeks, I’ll be leaving to take up another job overseas.

Ever since we started dating, the boyfriend has known I would be moving and that “we” would be ending our relationship.

We’ve been experiencing little problems for more than two months, but we haven’t addressed them because we want to end things on good terms. However, enough small

things have bubbled up that now I find that I resent him.

(For example, he has never expressed congratulations that I’m taking this amazing opportunity.

I want to break things off now and spend the last few weeks free to do what I want with my closest friends.

Is this selfish or should I endure this period to spare his feelings?

Resentful Dear Resentful, You obviously assume that a few weeks with you is an awesome prospect, but your boyfriend might be marking time until he can pull the rip cord on this parachute

and escape from the relationship too.

I realise that you two had a deal. But it sounds as if one of those deals was sketched out on a napkin late at night.

(Unfortunately, those napkin sketches rarely yield workable plans.)

When you made your deal, you neglected to take into account that planned obsolescence and relationships do not mix.

Human nature has a way of getting in the way. Feelings get hurt. And when you ignore little problems, they have a way of multiplying.

So you say, “Honey, there is no more ‘we.’ There is only ‘me.’

Thursday June 28, 2012 ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Opportunities for romance are present. Your emotional state could leave you vulnerable and confused. You must not make unnecessary changes today.

TAURUS (Apr. 21- may 21) Spending too much time talking to friends or relatives could easily turn into a debate that could lead to estrangement.

Travel, although enticing, will cost more than you expect. Use your charm, but don't be phony.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Club memberships or donations could be expensive and prove unnecessary. Look into family outings or projects.

Don't get involved in expensive entertainment that involves gambling.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) A need to express yourself may come out in creative ways.

Take the whole family and make it an enjoyable outing.

You are ahead of your time, and trying to stay in one spot could be asking too much.

LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Try not to hang out with coworkers if you wish to avoid problems later. Attend trade shows that will allow you to look at new products.

Frustrations and limitations could cause anxiety today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) Catch up on any correspondence you've neglected. Try to be understanding. You may interest some of them in a service you have to offer.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) You should be traveling to that exotic destination you've been dreaming about. Look into attending seminars that can expand your perception. You need to sit back and enjoy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) You will have original ideas for ways to make extra money. You should check out prestigious clubs or groups that have a cause you believe in. You may want to make changes that will not be to their liking.

SAG.ITTARUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) Deception and confusion regarding your status in society is likely. Take on positions that offer on the job training or pay for courses related to the business.

CAPRI. Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Find an outlet for any mounting frustration. Consider a creative hobby. Encourage the youngsters in your family. You may be angry if someone tries to take credit for something you did.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Others may want to steal your thunder when they realize your ideas are pretty solid. Make sure that new mates live up to your high standards. You will have a problem holding on to your cash today.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Unpleasant situations concerning family members will be unnerving. Ask those in key positions to help you overcome the delays and to support your concerns in order to move on.

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Guyana Olympic Association under-15 junior Badminton tournament concludes The Guyana Olympic Association Under-15 Junior Badminton Tournament 2012 concluded on Monday at the Queens College Badminton Courts.

The Tournament is part of a series of events that the GOA is doing for Olympic Month.

All the Finals were played off in the Boys Singles, Girls

Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles and Mix Doubles.

The Results of the Finals were: Boys Singles Finals: Narayan Ramdhani defeated Cecil Abrams: 21-12, 21-10 Girls Singles Finals: Priyanna Ramdhani defeated Ambika Ramraj: 217, 21-10

Boys Doubles Finals: Narayan Ramdhani/ Jonathan Mangra defeated Cecil Abrams and Darnell Benn: 21-11, 2112 Girls Doubles Finals: Priyanna Ramdhani/ Ambika Ramraj defeated Nadine Jairam/Arian Kayume: 21-17, 21-8 Mix-Doubles Semi-

Finals: Narayan Ramdhani/ Priyanna Ramdhani defeated Jonathan Mangra/Nadine Jairam: 21-7, 21-6 The Presentation of prizes is set for Saturday at Olympic House at 1:00pm. Prizes will be handed out to the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd placed winners.

Guyanese junior and senior athletes successful...

From page 21 stormed a new personal best time in the Women’s 400m B class race in a time of 55.46 seconds to secure the final spot (third place) on the podium.

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missing the 100m (12.06 seconds) podium on the Saturday.

Cleveland Thomas, President’s/Jefford Classic gold medalist who stated that he had a nice race in the Men’s 1500m, raced to a new personal best time also, to

secure a silver medal after registering 3:56.16 seconds.

Thomas who clocked 1:58 seconds in the Men’s 800m preliminary was incapable to qualifying for the finals, “I did not get enough recovery time after my 1500m, so I was unable

to make the finals. I only had 45 minutes to recovery and that was not enough time after running a PB in the previous race.”

Wayne Harlequin came in third in his 800m heats in 1:55.93 seconds.

DCC hosts Bar-B-Q & Softball cricket fund raiser for U-13 team As a part of the Demerara Cricket Club’s (DCC) centenary year celebrations (1912-2012) the Queenstown based club will be holding a fund-raising B-B-Q and Softball cricket competition on Sunday July 1 at the DCC ground from 09:30hrs.

DCC’s under -13 team, the current Georgetown champions, have been invited by the Government of St’ Kitts

to play in an U-13 cricket tournament from August 1531, 2012 and all proceeds from Sunday’s activities will go towards the club’s U-13 team for their trip to St Kitts.

The entrance fee per team on Sunday is $10,000 and lots of prizes are up for grabs with the winning team receiving $100,000 and a trophy.

According to DCC,

cricketers and budding cricketers can play cricket all day, while a well stocked bar and food-sale will be available with music provided by the Brutal Tracks Sound System.

For more information on the Softball competition, call Coach Garvin Nedd on 617-9381 or Sudesh Persaud on 6241463 before July 1.

Prince Charles applauds...

From back page No. 21-seeded Milos Raonic required only one game to complete a rain-interrupted first-round win over Santiago Giraldo, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. No. 7 David Ferrer reached the second round by beating Dustin Brown 76 (5), 6-4, 6-4.

Reigning U.S. Open

champion Samantha Stosur was upset by 72nd-ranked Arantxa Rus 6-2, 0-6, 6-4.

Stosur, who was seeded fifth, fell to 6-10 at Wi m b l e d o n .

No. 13 Dominika Cibulkova lost to Klara Zakopalova 6-4, 6-1.

Former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic beat Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

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Morgan donates bicycle to Ganesh Singh and Oliver Kerr - seeking to earn selection on regional team National Park security guards Guyana’s present distance queen, Alika Morgan is giving back to the National Park, a place where she usually conducts her daily train sessions for her athletic career. She recently donated a bicycle to security guards for transportation uses.

The athlete who started her athletic career a decade ago in the National Park under the watchful eyes of her Coach, Leslie Black, stated that herself along with her coach came up with the bright idea to donate the cycle since they noticed that the Park has become a dangerous environment, where females especially, are assaulted, “My

Alika Morgan Coach and I saw it fit to donate this cycle to the security and hopes that it will be useful to the guards.”

Morgan, being the only female athlete to win the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) Junior and Senior award (2009) disclosed that she normally contributes to the Convalescent home every Christmas, “I have been making donations the Convalescent home for children over the past years every Christmas and I will also like others to come forward and join me in assisting the children.”

It was noted that in the event of any incident in the Park, the guards don’t have enough transportation to cover the area adequately, hence the idea of assisting.

Guyanese junior and senior athletes successful at Sagicor National Championships

By Juanita Hooper Track and Field in Guyana will be one of the sports to produce more Olympians in years to come as the country is in the process of constructing its first ever synthetic track in Leonora, West Demerara. The synthetic track, which will facilitate a football field in the centre, will assist in Guyana being more globally recognized in the sport, which has not seen much recognition since the late 70’s early 80’s.

In the past year when athletics was on a high, the land of many waters produced top class athletes including James Gilkes, Richard Jones, Oslen Barr and George de Peana among others.

Presently the sport has a new breed of athletes, Cleveland Forde, Cleveland Thomas, Winston George, Rupert Perry, Quinse Clarke among others who, are makig waves as the persist with their athletic careers, which seems to have a bright future for themselves and their country.

Recently a few of the

athletes competed at the Trinidad and Tobago NAAA Sagicor/NGC National Open Track and Field Championships at the Hasley Crawford Stadium.

The Open National Track and Field Championship which was held in Port-ofSpain last weekend over a two day period (Saturday and Sunday) saw most of the athletes achieving new personal best times in their events.

Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) athlete, Winston George, the only local athlete thus far to qualify for the London Olympics (next month) in the 400m finished second in the Men’s B class 400m.

George, who qualified for the Olympics at the ALBA Games which was held in Venezuela last year, turned in a time of 46.51 seconds in the finals after clocking 47.70 seconds (3rd place) in the preliminary round.

The talented athlete recently returned from his five months training session in Jamaican with his training

partner, Quinse Clarke of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who was unfortunate not to qualify for the 100m at the National Open Track and Field Championship. Clarke registered 10.88 seconds.

Also competing in the Men’s 400m at the Games were, Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) National Junior 200m champion athlete, Elton Bollers and President’s/Jefford Classic 200m champion athlete, Stephan James of Running Brave Athletic Club.

Bollers, unable to qualify for the finals, ran to a new personal best time of 48.89 seconds after finishing fourth place in his heats. James, an Inter-Guiana Games gold medalist, crossed the line in the 400m finals in 7th place to register 47.33 seconds after qualifying with 47.32 seconds.

Former Royal Youth Movement (RYM) athlete turned in a time of 50.79 seconds in his preliminary round.

Neisa Allen, AAG runnerup female athlete of the year, Continued on page 20

Individuals, once referred to as disabled, have debunked those views and are now performing able bodied tasks just as efficiently as their unaffected counterparts. This is true not only in life’s normal activities but also in the sporting arena.

To this extent, two individuals that would have easily been written off as useless have perfected their art in the cricket arena to such an extent that they have been awarded meritorious places among the elite in the cricket fraternity.

Oliver Kerr and Ganesh Singh, the two individuals in question, have recently been selected by the administrators of the West Indies Cricket Council for the Blind (WICCB) to participate in a training camp in Jamaica scheduled to get underway from July 16-23 next.

The two players are the only Guyanese to merit selection in the 25 member squad currently preparing to represent the West Indies in the World Blind Cricket 20/ Twenty Cup tournament scheduled for Bangalore, India sometime in December.

Kaieteur Sport spoke with the two players at the headquarters of the Guyana Blind Institute, High Street Georgetown and they said that they are honoured to

Ganesh Singh

Oliver Kerr

have earned a spot on the training squad. Players are placed in one of three categories based on their visual abilities. The B1 category comprises those players that are totally blind, while the B2 category is that of the partially sighted. B3 category is for those players that are partially blind. The two selectees are grouped in the B1 category. They have indicated that they would be practicing diligently in order to clinch a spot on the final squad.

They are no strangers to the sport, having been involved since the inclusion of blind players within the fraternity in 2006. Both players

had participated in the inaugural tournament.

Mr. Singh said that they are presently engaged in stiff training in the gym, for strengthening exercises and also on the field where they engage in cricket matches.

One of their major bugbears is the acquisition of adequate funds to offset expenses relating to preparations and both players are appealing to members of the corporate community for assistance in this department.

Those interested in contributing to this venture may contact Mr. Singh at the Blind Institute or on telephone #226-4496.

Permaul, Miller snatch win for wobbly Windies A ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – A precious, unbroken 35-run ninth wicket stand between captain Veerasammy Permaul and tail-ender Nikita Miller pulled West Indies A out of a hole and fired them to a tense two-wicket win over India A in the first one-day game yesterday.

Needing to chase 193 for victory the Caribbean team got home with 3 balls to spare.

WI A captain, Veerasammy Permaul, was named man of the match for his 4 wickets for 28 & 22 not out to see his team to victory.

K. Powell 25, Kirk Edwards 33, Jonathan Carter 39 and Assad Fudadin 26 made useful contributions.

Earlier India A made 190 with S Dhawan 30, A Rahane with a top score of 58, M Tiwary 26 and J Saxena 22.

Veerasammy Permaul

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Third Seven Seas CARICOM Day Spain beat Portugal on penalties to reach final 50-miler set for Sunday on West Dem (Reuters) - Cesc Fabregas struck the winning spot kick as holders Spain beat Portugal 4-2 on penalties after their Euro 2012 semi-final ended goalless after extra time on Wednesday.

Spain keeper Iker Casillas saved Joao Moutinho’s opening penalty then Bruno Alves hit the bar to eventually open the door for substitute Fabregas, who scored via the post.

Spain's Cesc Fabregas reacts after scoring the winning penalty goal against Portugal during the penalty shoot-out in their Euro 2012 semi-final

After a lively first half when Portugal took the game to their neighbours, it got cagier with fewer chances as Cristiano Ronaldo lashed two dipping free kicks just over the bar and sent another flying over in the last minutes after a counter-attack.

Spain’s Alvaro Arbeloa swept a half-volley over the bar in the ninth minute and remarkably that proved to be Spain’s best chance of a disjointed performance until Andres Iniesta forced Rui Patricio into his first serious save just before halftime in extra time when they finally injected some pace and took control.

Germany play Italy in Warsaw today in the second semi-final with the final in Kiev on Sunday.

Malta Supreme Cycle Meet @ NP on Saturday Banks DIH under their Malta Supreme brand will on Saturday sponsor an 11 Race Cycle Meet at the Inner Circuit of the National Park, Guyana’s premier cycling track.

The usual events that are associated with this form of cycling that has become a part of the cycling psyche and way of life in Guyana will be served up for the fans and competitors.

These include races for the up and coming riders in the form of BMX events which all the big stars today would have rode during their

early days. The veterans, under and over 50 as well as 60, along with the juveniles will also be catered for.

National Coach Hassan Mohamed is the organizer of

the activity which will pedal off at 09:00hrs. Banks DIH Brand (Malta Supreme) Manager Clayton McKenzie will be on hand to assist with the distribution of prizes.

EVENTS DISTANCE BMX Boys 6 to 9 years - 2 Laps BMX Boys Open - 3 Laps BMX Boys 12 to 14 years - 3 Laps BMX Boys 9 to 12 years - 3 Laps 12 to 14 yrs Boys & Girls - 3 Laps Veteran U – 50 years - 5 Laps Veteran O – 50 years - 5 Laps Veteran O – 60 years - 5 Laps Juveniles - 10 Laps School Boys & Invitation - 35 Laps

Following what has been described as the most testing National Cycling Championships ever last weekend in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden and the Linden Soesdyke Highway, the best cyclists in the national are set to renew rivalry on the road way when the 3rd Annual Seven Seas – Geddes Grant Guyana Limited sponsored CARICOM Day 50-Mile Race is held on Sunday on the West Demerara.

The terrain will be much easier for all since it will be flat as compared to the hilly nature of last Sunday’s national championships.

Reigning senior, junior and masters champions, Orville Hinds, Raynauth Jeffrey and Junior Niles respectively will have their first test following their ascendancy to the national throne on Sunday last.

Defending champions in the respective senior (Robin Persaud), junior (Paul DeNobrega), veteran (Shameer Baksh), upright (Jude Bentley), female (Naiomi Singh) and veteran over-60 (Walter Isaacs) have all been displaying good form

Nations best to collide

Robin Persaud

Paul DeNobrega

recently and will all fancy their chances of retaining the top spots, but will be wary of the challenges that their opponents will bring to the line.

Bentley, who won the National Time Trials on Saturday last, might favour his racing bike to the upright as he would want to maintain this new found form.

Singh will start as favourite in the female division having narrowly lost out to London based Claire Fraser-Green in the national championships. Fraser-Green it is understood returned to

the UK. Race time is 09:00hrs on Sunday from the Wales Police Station proceeding to Bushy Park on the East Bank of Essequibo before returning to finish line at the Demerara Harbour Bridge. Veterans, upright and females will turn back at Uitvlugt Community Centre.

The first six (6) finishers overall will be rewarded as will the first three (3) juniors, veterans, upright; first two (2) females and the first over-60 competitor. Eight prime prizes will be at stake in the senior race.

West Indies, Black Caps gear up for historic Florida T20s Fort Lauderdale (Florida), (IANS/CMC) The embattled West Indies cricket team has touched down here to prepare for two historic Twenty20 Internationals against New Zealand.

For the first time, West Indies will play matches in a bi-lateral series outside the Caribbean, when they face the Black Caps in the T20 double-

Wellington (ANI): New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling is expecting a West Indian bombardment of spin bowling during the Caribbean tour, during which the Kiwis would play a series of Twenty20, one-day and Test matches.

Watling expects his skills with the gloves and bat to be tested by the slow bowlers.

“I’m preparing for a barrage of spin. From what we saw when Australia toured there, and what we’ve been hearing, they [the pitches] weren’t the greatest. They were low and slow, and with a lot of turn,” Stuff.co.nz quoted Watling, as saying.

Watling was chosen this

header this weekend.

Both matches are scheduled for Broward Central Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.

The Windies held their first training session yesterday as they get ready for the Kiwis who are expected to provide a strong challenge. They will be looking for an improved

BJ Watling summer as the Black Caps first-choice test keeper and made his maiden Test century

performance especially after coming off a tough England tour where they went down by 0-2 margins in the threematch Test and One-Day International series, before losing the one-off T20 last Sunday.

Following the T20s here, West Indies will fly to Jamaica for the first two of five ODIs, starting July 5.

in that role immediately against Zimbabwe, only to miss the series against South Africa with a groin injury.

“It was good for me to get out there and catch some balls, get my workloads up and just good to get outside.

The injury felt really good - I tested it out a lot last week and it held up well,” Watling said.

“I’ve been doing my rehab and it’s got better and better. I will definitely get a decent workout, but I’m confident I’ll get through it,” he added.

Watling was named in all three New Zealand squads for the tour, which starts in Florida this weekend. (ANI)

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GAPF Intermediate & Masters C/ships set for Sunday @ Saints Masters clash to feature Edwards, Perry & Stoby Powerlifting fever is set to be rekindled this weekend once again when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) hosts its Intermediate and Masters Championships at the Saint Stanislaus College Auditorium from 10:00hrs;

B a r b e l l C l u b ' s Te v i n Spencer.

Iron is expected to be chewed up in the junior individual and overall segments. Novices 2012 junior 74kg champions as well as best lifter overall champion Rudolph

John Edwards weigh in starts two hours earlier.

Fans can look forward to s o m e p o w e r f u l performances from some of the exciting prospects on the scene headlined by those athletes who powered their way to top positions at the Novices championships that were held in February of this year.

According to the pundits, some upsets are on the horizon for Sunday's action which will also see the best Masters competitors matching their strengths.

At the intermediate level, it will be a continuation of the battles that would have commenced at novices.

Among the battles expected: In the Sub Junior category, the fast improving Berbician Reeaz Latiff competing in the 83kg class and a member of Hardcore Gym, was the runner-up to Sohail Hussain (53kg) of Fitness Gym under the rules of the Wilkes format scoring points at novices but Latiff will be seeking to reverse the positions this time around.

Another Sub Junior to watch out for and known as the dark horse is Kingsrow

Blackmon of Fitrev Gym will seek to repeat his exploits at this higher level of competition but will have to appreciate that it will be tougher competition coming from the likes of Berbician Dalichand Ramdeo a member of Hardcore Gym and Darius Hinds of Fitness Gym, all gunning for top

honors.

The Men's open category will also feature two fully competitive individual weight classes; 74kg and 93kgs. In the 74kg category the front runner will be Darius Hinds of Fitness Gym who recorded a total of 517.5kg at Novices. Another dark horse that has the ability to create an upset is the up and coming Thyron Eusibeo (480kg total) of Zahiff's Gym. In the Open 93kg class, Zahiff's Gym member Denroy Livan (total 527.5kg) will have to be at his best if he expects to stave off the threats that his fellow gym mate Christopher Richards (total 525) and Heathcliff Peters (total 480kgs) will pose for him.

Claude Charles Memorial Championships What is expected to be a battle of gigantic proportions is the Claude Charles Memorial champions which will feature tested tried and proved stalwarts of the sport.

This segment of Sunday's action is anticipated to serve up some jaw dropping and record breaking performances as lifters; local and overseas vie to make Guyana's team to the World Masters Championships set for Texas, USA in October.

Leading the charge is

Heavyweight 'Big' John Edwards (2011 World Bronze Medalist) and Lightweight Winston 'Little Master' Stoby the reigning 2012 World 74kg Deadlift record holder.

A force to reckon with will be former heavyweight Powerlifter and Bodybuilder Mark 'Uno' Perry who will be a serious contender for the overall top spot.

Also throwing their efforts into the mix are veteran lifters Errol 'Powder for Power' Henry and Edwin 'Never Say Die' Spencer who will be battling it out in the 93kg 50+ class.

Many open category +40 lifters are yet to achieve the totals set by these two warriors.

Meanwhile, during Sunday's proceedings the GAPF will be presenting Commonwealth Awards to newly crowned Junior N a t i o n a l a n d Commonwealth Deadlift record holders Anis Ade Thomas (83kg class) and Vijai Rahim (59kg class) along with the Masters M1 & M2 Commonwealth/World Deadlift record holder Winston Stoby.

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Saints beat a stubborn Charlestown 4-3 on penalty kicks in Digicel Schools football - Tucville defeat Central It resembled the famous Biblical story of David, the little shepherd versus Goliath, the giant, but in yesterday's scenario, the latter won a fiercely contested battle on penalty kicks to advance to the next round.

The battle was between St. Stanislaus College (Goliath) and late replacement Charlestown Secondary (David) in another fixture of this year's Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition which continued, at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

After the game remained deadlocked at 2-2, it forced penalty kicks to decide the

winner and St. Stanislaus won 4-3 sending their supporters into rapturous celebration.

Earlier, Donavan Mickle (22nd) and Kwesi Thompson (28th) netted for the winners, while Collis Bets responded with a double in the 31st and 35th minutes of play.

In the game at Tucville ground, Tucville hammered Central High 5-0 through goals off the boots of Derwin Fitter, who netted a th th brace in the 30 and 35 minutes, while there was one apiece for Kevin Andrews (17 th), Vermon Munroe (41st) and Stephen Enoe (52nd) penalty.

St. Stanislaus on attack: Caption- Charlestown goalkeeper made to make a spectacular punch out to deny a header from a St. Stanislaus player during their encounter yesterday.

Prince Charles applauds Federer's win at Wimbledon WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Roger Federer gave Prince Charles a bow, then gave Fabio Fognini a royal thumping.

With the Prince of Wales

Fognini, an Italian ranked 68th.

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall sat in the first row of the Royal Box as Federer walked onto

Britain's Prince Charles, left, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, applaud in the Royal Box at Wimbledon visiting Wimbledon for the first time since 1970, Federer was at his best Wednesday and beat Fognini 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.

Six-time champion Federer won 37 of 41 points on his first serve, and won 21 of 23 points at the net against

Centre Court for the day's first match. Federer and Fognini stood side by side as they bowed awkwardly toward the royals, and Charles responded with a wave and grin. ''They do brief you beforehand,'' Federer said. ''I

guess you don't do anything s t u p i d . Yo u b e h a v e .

Obviously we were asked to bow, which is obviously no problem to do. We're thrilled for the tennis family that they came to watch Wimbledon today.''

When Federer completed his victory, Charles and Camilla joined the crowd's applause.

Seeded third, Federer hopes to end his 2 1/2-year drought in major tournaments, and he's off to a good start, losing only nine games through two rounds.

He seeks to add to his record total of 16 Grand Slam championships, and he could match the record of seven Wimbledon men's t i t l e s s e t b y Wi l l i a m Renshaw in the 1880s and tied by Pete Sampras in 2000.

Shortly after Federer's victory, rain interrupted play, and the retractable roof on Centre Court was closed for the first time in the tournament. More than 20 matches on outside courts

were postponed until Thursday.

Sloane Stephens, a 19year-old American playing at Wimbledon for the first time, saved five set points in the first set and beat No. 23 Petra Cetkovska 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3. In the final set, Stephens trailed love-30 in four consecutive service games, yet won them all. ''I'm 19 and I do still have some lapses,'' she said. ''They're less now than I used to have in the past. I really

Roger Federer

don't get as upset when I lose points now. I'm not that emotional anymore.''

Stephens is coming off her first run to the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament, which happened this month at the French Open.

Heather Watson became the first British woman to reach the third round since 2002 when she defeated American Jamie Hampton 61, 6-4.

Sara Errani needed only

seven seconds to complete a rain-interrupted win, and she didn't even have to hit a ball.

Errani led American CoCo Vandeweghe 6-1, 5-3 and held the advantage one point from victory when their match was halted Tuesday evening.

They returned to Court 16 some 18 hours later, and when Vandeweghe doublefaulted into the net on the first point, Errani had the win.

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