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EDITORIAL
Why not look seek a foreigner for President? A New York Times article dated June 28, 2019 was titled, “Supreme Court gives victory to GOP on gerrymandering and to Democrats opposed to census citizenship question.” Focusing on gerrymandering alone, Guyanese should pause and think for a moment, given where things are today. The US Supreme Court, last Thursday, took itself from the fray in the stormy political matter brought before it. In Rucho et al versus Common Cause et al, the holding of the court, by a narrow 5-4 margin, was that, “Partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts.” It is worth repeating the current judicial contention: such political issues are outside the power of courts. Though gerrymandering should not be unfamiliar to locals, a brief tutorial is quickly shared. At the core, it is about maps and redrawing them for political advantage as made notorious by Elbridge Gerry, a long-ago governor of Massachusetts. Such redrawn lines help pack numbers into spaces to favor certain specific partisan electoral outcomes; this is an ancient practice to benefit the dominant, almost always governing, group. What confronts Guyana is not the redrawing of maps. But things that are as relevant, sensitive, and deep as the national soul here, because of what is involved: The count. The final count. Who got counted? Who should not be counted? The last time around, a couple of years ago, it was about statement of polls. This time one of the immovable issues is about lists. Lists are the gerrymandering issue of today here. Who is gaming what? The numbers? For a preordained result; well, at least, for that slightest of skew or tilt that could be through the advantage of a near invisible, almost inseparable, uncountable margin. The margin of victory over error; of triumph over impassioned, embittered adversaries. It might be better to call that for what it really is: blood enemies. And if lists form part of the hard equivalent of local gerrymandering claims, then that means the court. Over there in the United States, and according to the New York Times article referenced above, the almost ideologically deadlocked Roberts court has “ruled that it is powerless to hear challenges to extreme political gerrymandering.” This is where things stand now; and reference to holdings against, or supporting precedents do nothing to further the issue, other than to maintain the steely animosities in the public forum. It is against this backdrop, that this simple question could be reasonably and mildly placed before Guyanese leaders and Guyanese citizens, voters all: why are certain matters of appointments and unspoken derivative issues (lists) placed in the realm of the judiciary? Matters that clearly are of political and racial contents? Do such types of matters really belong there? The regional court has hinted—gone out of its way and even bent over backwards to signal-that it could serve better if such sharp, divisive political issues are handled in the political arena by the political participants. It seeks its own reprieve. There are no interested listeners. Unheedingly, the latest word is to seek a chairperson from outside Guyana. Again, matters end up at the same sorry place: there are no trustworthy Guyanese. Without any trace of facetious intent, that could be taken to resolve other impasses: chief justice and chancellor of the judiciary (vacant around 10 years now); perhaps, commissioner of police and auditor general and governor of the Bank of Guyana to name a few of the harder choices, where there is reflexive suspicion of the worst. And having gone so far, the president of this nation should best be left to the mind and majesty (clean and reliable, no doubt) of someone other than Guyanese. Why not go the whole nine yards?
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We have to hold elected leaders and public officials to a level of under- for presenting data, the nation spected or transgressed. We accountable society standing where truth and in- can be enlightened. are living in a tense period DEAR EDITOR, I commend those media houses that saw the importance in taking time to provide pertinent background information to Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo’s claim that the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission, within recent months, has engaged in acts of impropriety in land distribution, favouring the African community. This kind of reporting helps the society where the media must no longer be satisfied to regurgitate claims made by leaders but also to provide information to substantiate or invalidate such claims. The media has a role as the fourth estate to bring
tegrity prevail. This is particularly so in a diverse society such as ours bombarded by constant distortion, political division and ethnic tension. We are living in challenging times, more so since the passage of the no confidence vote and, in an era of unprecedented dis-information, lies and distortion. Where the Leader of the Opposition sought to lead the nation into believing his claims, evidence did not hold such claims true. Thanks to persons like Charles Ceres who saw the importance of publicly defending his honour and in so doing set the record straight, the media for taking a closer look, and Lands and Survey Commissioner Trevor Benn
Evidence shows some of these lands were taken away during the PPP/C administration, which the aggrieved challenged in the court, the court has ruled, and the PPP/ C administration refused to respect the court’s rulings. In other cases, lands were approved during the PPP/C administration, but the titles never granted until during the stewardship of Benn. These are further evidence of that administration’s consistent effort at mariginalisation of the African community in all areas. We will have endless problems in this society where there is cherry-picking of the laws, the court’s rulings and whose rights are be re-
and if not managed, with truth, civility and decency playing important roles, there can be clashes. Some damage have been done to the reputation of people. The Leader of the Opposition had to know what he was doing at that Thursday press conference. He had to have known the consequences of his conduct on a nation conditioned to believe whatever its leaders say or the media report is correct. That he set out to do this and also said he will inform the international community of his fictitious claims is troubling. As President he would have condemned the Leader of the Opposition (Continued on page 5)
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To presume to order the President to dissolve the National Assembly, in my view, is disrespectful
An Open Letter to Former President Bharrat value while thousands of Facebook page. Jagdeo
DEAR EDITOR, It is not surprising that almost everyone finds article 106(6) of the constitution which states that “The Cabinet including the President shall resign if the Government is defeated by the vote of a majority of all the elected members of the National Assembly on a vote of confidence” to be clear and definitive. What is surprising is that those very persons cannot find the same clarity in article 106(7) which makes the following three (3) simple, and clear, assertions: 1) Notwithstanding its defeat, the Government shall remain in office and shall resign after the President is sworn in following the next election; 2) The Government shall hold an election within 3 months; OR 3) The National Assembly, shall by resolution supported by not less than two-thirds of the votes of all the elected members of the National Assembly, determine a later date for elections. It is not clear exactly why there should be an issue, confusion or misrepresentation regarding the tenure or remit of the government and why the CCJ considered that the no confidence motion rendered the government “no more” or a “caretaker government” and had left the country “in limbo”. President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Adrian Saunders, in handing down the Court’s decision on June 18 thought it prudent and necessary to state that the Court was not involved in politics and that its remit was solely to uphold the constitution. I confess to being easily confused by the difference between politics and law for I find no references in the constitution to support the Justices’ contention, only the Opposition Leader’s demand, that the government is ended or restricted in any way. Actually, there are several constitutional references, including 106(7) which suggest that this is not the case including Article which 92 states that, “a person assuming the office of
President in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution shall, unless his or her office becomes vacant under article 178, continue in office until the person elected to the office of President at the next election held under article 91 assumes office”. In fact, Justice Wit seems to acknowledge that the positions adopted by the CCJ are not expressly stated but that this is implied and this is the case in many constitutions around the world. I believe that this misconception is at the root of the current constitutional confusion. Guyana’s constitution is not similar to many constitutions around the world, it may even be singular and unique. The Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is a combination of Republican and Westminster-style constitutions; it combines the offices of Head of State and Head of Government in an Executive Presidency (article 89) with specific processes for his removal (articles 93 & 94) and for a vacancy in the office of the Presidency (article95) none of which is contemplated in article 106 (6). I am concerned that Article 106(6), which is located in the section dealing with the Cabinet, is being used as a decapitation strike on the Presidency, Cabinet and Parliament which are the “supreme organs of democratic power in Guyana” (article 50). It is being viewed as the preeminent article of the Constitution and that other articles of the Constitution are subordinated to it. In calling for the resignation of the Cabinet, including the President, following the passage of a no confidence motion it seems to be demanding the dismissal of the President (Head of State, Commander in Chief of the armed forces and Supreme Executive Authority), without cause or process, and without due care to maintain and
uphold the Office of the Presidency of Guyana. This subarticle, which is one sentence, and 32 words, long is, in my view, constitutional malware aimed at disrupting, destabilizing and even, destroying, the state and the argument that this represents the will of the people, expressed through their representatives, is nonsensical. In most political systems the passage of a no confidence motion signifies that the government has lost the ability to govern because of a lack of support in parliament which is not the case here as the government retains the majority support it always had. With regards to the demand for elections within 3 months, CCJ Justices Saunders and Wit have expressed the view that GECOM should always be in a state of readiness, in the event of snap elections as occasioned by the passage of a no confidence motion. Again, this seems to be a misunderstanding of the Guyanese constitutional, political or administrative reality. GECOM has not the permanent staff, equipment, materials and supplies to adequately prepare for, and administer, credible elections within three months; their acquisition has to be planned for and GECOM has advised that elections cannot be held within three (3) months. It is also not realistic to expect that the citizenry and other parties desirous of participating in the electoral process, to be in a state of perpetual readiness. As I understand it, preparations for transparent and credible elections would require the following actions, some of which may be conducted concurrently but cannot altogether be completed within 3 months, even without a process of househouse registration: 1)Public education (Continued on page 7)
DEAR EDITIOR, On a weekly basis I am the subject of lies fuelled by racism and peddled by PPP apologists on Berbice radio stations. The Ethnic Relations Commission is fully aware of this but have taken no action. Each month I am also the subject of death threats and verbal abuse from your apologists. Recently Dr. Jan Mangal, Former Energy Sector Advisor to the President, has exposed your “Questionable Oil Deals” which could potentially cause the Guyanese people to be cheated out of what is rightfully theirs. The fact that you singled out myself and a few other Afro-Guyanese who applied for, paid for and subsequently received ‘cheap and nonprime’ farms lands in the most rural parts of Guyana has again confirmed your racist stance and as the old proverb states “A drowning man will clutch at straws”. The manner in which you obtained my file from the Guyana Lands and Surveys is criminal in nature and a complaint will be filed with the Guyana Police Force. I would be grateful for you to explain how Mr. Boyer, one of your known supporters received thousands of acres of prime lands at prices significantly below market
people were still awaiting house lots. You usually spew your unacceptable racist remarks by continually targeting AfroGuyanese, who according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur (McDougall 2008), were marginalized during your tenure. I applied for land for a commercial venture in 2013. It is my belief that my application and business plan were purposefully hidden for 2 years. Due to my persistence, my document suddenly resurfaced in January 2015. The series of activities pertaining to the land acquisition process is attached for publication and can be found on my
It includes letters from the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, Go-Invest and the former Cabinet Secretary, Roger Luncheon. In addition it took six years to actually receive these lands which I firmly believed are a direct result from marginalization and racism. I pity you Mr. Jagdeo, In addition to your Dr. of Doom Title, you have now endowed yourself with the title Dr. of Racism and Questionable Deals. Regards, Mr. Eric Phillips (BSc Chemical Engineering, MSc Telecommunications Engineering, MBA Marketing and International Business)
We have to hold elected... From page 4 mis-characterising the working and functions of a state institution and seeking to bring into disrepute a country based on distortion, which is an act of grave un-patriotism. The development of this nation is dependent on us evolving to the stage of questioning and demanding that evi-
dence be provided, for this is integral to us as a people moving forward together in peace and harmony. We have to hold elected leaders and public officials accountable. It is only through accountability they will treat us with respect and manage our affairs prudently. Lincoln Lewis
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THE LEADERSHIP DEFICIT
DEAR EDITOR, While we are all preoccupied with the pros and cons of what is seen of the political dilemma in which the country is enmeshed, it seems to be overlooked that the deeper fundamental issue resides in the demonstrably indifferent quality of management, and, more critically, leadership which obtain. In the latter regard the private sector as a whole should not consider itself excepted. It is just that their leadership qualities are not as exposed, and therefore not as scrutinised as their public sector counterparts, to whom, if they wished, they could be exemplars. But I have recently been re-reading Jim Collins’ old bestseller ‘Good to Great’. I could not help being engaged with the relevance of the following first three paragraphs in his book: “Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don’t have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don’t have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in
large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life. The vast majority of companies never become great, precisely because the cast majority become quite good – and that is their main problem.” ‘Good to Great’ was the result of a most comprehensive research project, penultimately of nineteen good companies of which eleven finally satisfied the criteria for being ‘great’. Admittedly, the book was published in 2001, but that is not to say that it does not contain truisms from which decision-makers in our developing construct cannot learn. One ventures to suggest that given the range of public sector agencies in respect of whom critical far-reaching decisions have to be made, the criteria for leadership greatness is even more applicable. The author, Jim Collins, expressed surprise at discovering that the good-to-great leaders gave priority to getting ‘the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats’ vis-à-vis ‘setting a new vision and strategy’. In short therefore: it is the right people who are the most important asset. Hopefully, this is a lesson to be learnt by the current administration, in which newcomers in critically important
positions constitute an embarrassment to efficiency and effectiveness. ‘Good to Great’ can be described as a most comprehensive tribute to what emerged as Level 5 leadership during Collins’ research. Some of the attributes are identified as follows: · “Level 5” refers to a fivelevel hierarchy of executive capabilities, with Level 5 at the top. Level 5 leaders embody a paradoxical mix of personal humility and professional will. They are ambitious, to be sure, but ambitious first and foremost for the company, not themselves. · Level 5 leaders set up their successors for even greater success in the next generation, whereas egocentric Level 4 leaders often set up their successors for failure. · Level 5 Leaders display a compelling modesty, are self-effacing and understated…. · Level 5 leaders are fanatically driven, infected with an incurable need to produce sustained results. They are resolved to do whatever it takes to make the company great, no matter how big or hard the decisions. · Level 5 leaders display a workmanlike diligence – more plow horse than show horse. · Level 5 leaders look out the window to attribute success to factors other than
themselves. When things go poorly, however, they look in the mirror and blame themselves, taking full responsibility....” Not only in the current governance structure, but it is also palpable in private organisations, where socalled customer service has replaced effective communication, between and amongst human beings. In either case, the attribute of listening being the most critical part of the communication is much under-valued. But follows this commentary from ‘Good to Great’. “But leadership is equally about creating a cli-
mate where the truth is heard and the brutal facts confronted. There’s a huge difference between the opportunity to “have your say” and the opportunity to be heard. The good-to-great leaders understood this distinction, creating a culture wherein people had a tremendous opportunity to be heard and, ultimately, for the truth to be heard.”Then there is the issue of discipline, or moreso self-discipline. Reflect then on the following extracts: “Sustained great results depend upon building a culture full of self-disciplined people who take disciplined action, fanatically consistent
with the three circles. Bureaucratic cultures arise to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline, which arise from having the wrong people on the bus in the first place. If you get the right people on the bus, and the wrong people off, you don’t need stultifying bureaucracy. A culture of discipline involves a duality. On the one hand, it requires people who adhere to a consistent system; yet, on the other hand, it gives people freedom and responsibility within the framework of that system. A culture of discipline is (Continued on page 7)
IS THIS THE EFFICIENCY OF GPL? DEAR EDITOR, I detail a table of GPL charges [Account #0306603; Meter #03020509] and my payments to GPL from January 2019 to date:GPL Meterreaders visit my premises monthly and read my meter but my charges are all reflected as estimated! Are they working or b-s-ing?My meter is foggy. I have to read it with the aid of a torchlight. This was brought to the attention of your Meter-readers. They kept assuring me that they are reading my meter just fine. What great customer (dis)service!My meter, as at 20:00 on 24th June 2019, read 23,182 kwh. The June billing
January 380 kwh 19,065 Cons. February 420 kwh March 379 kwh April 393 kwh May 454 kwh June 492 kwh
Pd 19,100 21,109 15,466 21,298 22,825 24,532
to 8th June 2019 reads 23,614 kwh – a difference of 432 kwh. I have not consumed this but I am being asked to pay. And if I do not pay, my supply will be cut off. Is this the efficiency of GPL?I am requesting: (a) that GPL replace my cloudy meter so that their Meterreaders can cause me to be charged actual consumption rather than estimated con-
Estimated
Pd 20,000 Pd 20,000 Pd 21,300 Pd 23,000 To be paid
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sumption-now for over 6 months, and (b) that Meterreaders stop guess-timating my consumption over a protracted period. I would like to think that the fore-going deficiency does not extend to the GPL Office and that early attention will be directed on my matter herein. Thanking you. TaajnauthJadunauth
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Kaieteur M@ilbox Things have gotten worse for senior artists DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana United Artists (GUA) would like to congratulate the Guyana Visual Arts Committee for another successful Guyana Visual Arts Competition (GVAC) 2019. Since the resuscitation of the GVAC under the PPP, minister of Culture Dr. Frank Anthony, a lot of new, talented young artists have emerged but Dr. Anthony patronage of party loyalist in the Artists community is what brought him in disrepute in the eyes of Grassroot artists who had to really struggle to produce creative works and put food on the table for their families and send their children to school. But nothing changed under the APNU+AFC Coalition Government that promised the good life for all Guyanese. Rather things have gotten worse for senior artists who have given more than four decades of distinguished service to our Native Land, serving at local and international forums, our works came in for high praise. The PNC Coalition does not respect senior artists, we have to line up with up and coming artists as in Carifesta, the participants who have no distinction are handpicked. GY $20 Million was allocated in the budget for the Arts, nothing was given to senior artists to help subsidize their creativity. What transpired is that the Culture Vultures greedy and selfish as in other Government ministries swallowed it all up.
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As a producing Artist working on two large Purple Heart sculptures for over one year and Linden Jemmott with a collection of over one hundred small sculptures, no ministry official has ever visited us to see how we are doing and how they can help. The late Dr. Dennis Williams of the Department of Culture use to visit the homes of Artists and acquire the works of Artists as gifts for Foreign Dignitaries. In my personal capacity I have received the Guyana Cultural Association Brooklyn Award as well as the Guyana United Artists (GUA) for promoting nationwide Unity, Peace, Justice and Universal Harmony. I am due to leave Guyana shortly at the invitation of the diaspora as part of the “Columbus to Castro” Retrospective and discussion in New York and New Jersey, USA and a Peace Assembly at the UN Headquarters. The PPP and the PNC have got to start respecting Guyanese, they don’t own this country no one party, no one Race can rule this country or should be allowed to do so.
We are all Guyanese and after 60 years we need to reject Race Politics and come together. Myself, Linden Jemmott and other senior members of the GUA have engaged the “Grassroot” to form the Movement for People’s Power (MFPP) to improve the lives of Guyanese and to alleviate the plight of the teachers, nurses, vendors and the thousands of sugar workers who have been driven into destitution. We need to have a place at the table as stakeholders and are prepared to work with the small parties. No longer can we await the crumbs that fall off the tables of the vicious PostColonial leaders who have replaced the Colonial Masters. Yours Faithfully Desmond Alli (General Secretary Guyana United Artists GUA)
Kaieteur M@ilbox The Leadership Deficit From page 5 not just about action. It is getting disciplined people who engage in disciplined thought and who then take disciplined action.” And so to the final critical quote – considered most applicable in our circumstances in which the actual agencies can adapt their behaviours. “Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It’s not that Level 5 leaders have no ego or self-in-
terest, they are incredibly ambitious – but their ambition is first foremost for the institution, not themselves.” Our leaders must understand and emulate. Hopefully, the following quote is not totally irrelevant. “There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out fake hopes soon to be swept away.” Winston Churchill ‘The Hinge of Faith’ E.B. John
To presume to order the President to dissolve ... From page 5 campaign (registration/election); 2)advertising for, and training of, temporary staff (registration/election); 3) training of trainers and acquiring training materials (registration/election); 4)establishing registration/election offices and acquiring materials for conduct of registration / election; 5)period for registration; 6)fingerprint verification process and ID card production and distribution; and 7)period for political parties desirous of contesting the elections to comply with statutory requirements. Under these circumstances there seems to be no necessity, based on the constitution,
for the CCJ to issue coercive orders against the state, as demanded by the Opposition Leader, directing the President to dissolve parliament and to set a date for elections. Article 106 (7) recognizes the ability and responsibility of parliament to determine a later date for elections if elections cannot be held within 3 months. To presume to order the President to dissolve the National Assembly, which is his prerogative, is, in my view, disrespectful of the office of the Presidency, and a denial of the authority and responsibility of the National Assembly to resolve an issue which is within its remit and of its own making. Sincerely Oscar Dolphin
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Bandits invade Komal Chand’s home, chops son The son of the Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU) head, Komal Chand, was yesterday left with part of his left ear chopped, a laceration to the head and countless bruises about the body after a failed attempt by two bandits to rob his home. According to the young Mavendra Chand, the incident took place around 11:30 am and lasted about 10 minutes at his home at La Grange Public Road, West Bank Demerara. Chand told Kaieteur News that the men attempted to carry out their intentions in broad daylight possibly thinking that no male person was at home. “My aunt and I were at home at the time but I believe they thought that I was not at home. We normally keep our doors locked but my aunt had the doors open as she was cleaning at the time.” He said that the men gained entry to the home by
The house which the men attempted to rob Mavendra Chand displaying his injuries
kitchen door which is towards the side of the house on the lower flat of the two-storey building. “My aunt was in the kitchen while I was in the living room. Suddenly I heard her scream and I ran to her aid thinking she probably fell.” The young man was left
in shock as he saw two men in their early 20s. The men wore no mask and were in casual clothing. “One of the men had my aunt in a ‘vice’ (chokehold) and the other one realizing that I was home, ran towards me. I picked up a cutlass in defence to try and injure the
individual however it was to no avail,” Chand said. He said that as he tried to get a better advantage of the situation he dropped the cutlass and picked up a knife. “Everything happened so fast but I think that while I had the knife and during my scuffle with the bandit that’s how I got the chop to my ear.” The bandit who was with the aunt pulled out a gun and he pointed it in the direction
of Chand. “He told me to drop the knife and I said don’t shoot me. The other guy who at the time was behind me then took away the knife.” “I told him to don’t stab me but they ran out of the home. I later learnt that they dropped the knife in the yard. My aunt started screaming for help and some neighbours tried to give chase but to no avail.” Chand then indicated that
he was rushed to the hospital where he received stitches for his injuries. He mentioned that the men are strangers to the village, however, some residents would have seen them lurking around the neighbourhood prior to the incident.There were suspicions of the men being linked to a known thief in the area who would have possibly given them information about residents.
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Sexual harassment in workplace smacks Int’l labour standards -Policy needed to curb incidences Outspoken Women and Gender Equality Commissioner, Nicole Cole, is joining the call for the implementation of adequate policies to tackle sexual harassment in workplaces. Her comments follow the recent reports of sexual assault committed on women working at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, (CJIA). The reports have garnered significant public attention, with some activist groups calling for the perpetrators of such crimes to be brought to justice. The activists also noted the lack of awareness and low number of reports of sexual crimes committed in employment situations. They have since called on women and men to speak out against sexual acts committed against them, in their workplaces.
Speaking to Kaieteur News on the issue, the WGEC Commissioner highlighted the need for adequate workplace policies which would help to curb the incidence of sexual harassment. “Sexual harassment in the workplace is a crime that affects employee morale, mental health and leads to depression and suicide; it is an ‘occupational phenomenon’ akin to the burnout syndrome experienced in toxic work environments.“It is dehumanising, exploitative, and abusive and should be punished with the harshest methods.“It violates women’s right to decent work even when she has gone to school and qualified herself when a man or men want her to spread her legs for a job promotion or salary increase...” Additionally, Cole noted
that the International Labour Organisation, (ILO) conventions guarantees Women’s right to decent work but sexual harassment in the workplace smacks of gross disrespect of that right. Last Thursday, the WGEC Commissioner tackled sexual harassment in the workplace with E Division ranks in Linden.The capacity building session was hosted by Rights of the Child Commission. During the event, the WGEC representative drove home the point that sexual harassment is a crime. She noted too that WGEC 2017-2018 statutory report recommends that a sexual harassment policy should be instituted at all places of work and educational institutions. Cole stressed, however, that an immediate action would be to write all employ-
Dem boys seh ...
Jagdeo vex because anodda hole expose Man does pass through several stages in life. As a matter of fact, old people does seh, ’Once a man, twice child.’ In de case of Jagdeo, he was never a man suh he is thrice a child. He was President then he become Opposition Leader. Now de things coming out he mouth show he best job is story teller. He telling some nice stories. He mek Harry Potter look like a kindergarten kid but he gun get money. Dem boys seh Kaieteur Books want to give him a contract to write fairy tales. They will market it and mek an extra dollar. Since Jagdeo like deh in de limelight de Waterfalls boss man gun put he face on de cover of each storybook. He cry whole day yesterday when he wake up and see de Waterfalls paper did not report on de fairy tale he tell about land grabbing de way he said it.
Dem boys seh he cry like a baby when it don’t get a toy. When an adult hold a toy in front a baby and de baby can’t get de toy, it does cry. That is wha happen to Jagdeo. De Waterfalls paper shaking in front he eyes but he can’t get wha he want wid it. He tell de nation how Granger give a set of black people nuff land after de no-confidence motion pass. When dem boys check was nutten of de sort. Dem boys, in all fairness, report wha he seh and expose de holes in Jagdeo story. Dem boys hear that is wha piss him off. Dem boys hear Luncheon is de one who call him and seh dem boys expose yuh hole. That drive him to mek Gail write a statement cussing de Waterfalls paper. Dem boys plan to send an extra plug fuh him.Talk half and help Jagdeo wid he hole.
ers asking them to publish the following statement, ‘Sexual Harassment at the Work place is FORBIDDEN. Employees who engage in sexual harassment are liable to disciplinary action, including dismissal’ On Thursday members of the rights activist group, Red Thread, staged a protest in front of the Ministry of Social Protection on Brickdam in an effort to bring awareness to sexual harassment in the workplace.The group was standing in solidarity with a female worker at the CJIA Timehri, who made a complaint to the management of that state-owned entity. She claimed that a senior official at the airport sexually assaulted her when she visited his office. The worker complained to
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Gender and Equality Commissioner, Nicole Cole management and it was only recently after enquires that she was told that the matter was “addressed.”A few days after that article was published, another former female staffer came forth with her disturbing details of sexual as-
sault and victimization, which she endured at the hands of another top official of the airport.Just one of the victims have made an official police report, but investigations are currently being conducted into the scandal.
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Questions raised over $millions in police snitch money
The troubles of the police force seem to be piling up. This time the attention is focused on millions of dollars that are allocated to pay informants. Over time, according to police officials, there have been funds allocated for the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of each division, the Fraud Squad, Narcotics and the Major Crimes Unit. For the divisions, there is at least $20,000 allocated to each of the seven CID offices. The Narcotics division has a little more- about $100,000. Crime Chief, Lyndon Alves, would also be allowed about $100,000 too. However, from all indications for several months now, there have been difficulties in accessing those funds. According to police sources, the money was collected by a senior police official at Eve Leary and ranks who wanted money to pay informants were told to approach that senior officer directly. “What we know is that our people were affected because nobody wanted to go ask him directly. If fact, we are being told the money was collected for the other
divisions as well and not handed over.” Monthly, the money added up to over $300,000. This latest news of informants, or snitch money as it is called, would follow that there is a full fledged probe ongoing at the police Finance Department for alleged fraud. That investigation is not over yet, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan disclosed last week. Reportedly, cheques to the tune of millions of dollars were encashed to make questionable payments. These developments would come, too, as the police’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) started a probe recently into damning allegations made by whistleblowing cops from Berbice. The policemen, including detectives, are accusing senior and junior ranks, of organized criminal activities using the force’s resources. It was alleged that policemen were providing security for drug shipments; taking bribes to duck cases and even payments to kill a rank who was testifying in court in a drug matter. It was reported that a bandit, hours before he and two gang members were
On leave: Crime Chief Lyndon Alves
Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan
hunted down and killed in the Corentyne backlands after a string of brazen Berbice robberies, had called a senior police officer in the city a number of times. It would tie in with what the whistle-blowing cops alleged that police ranks and seniors were providing protection for criminals in Berbice. In fact, residents claim that policemen would openly be seen drinking with known criminals. The allegations had rocked Berbice as it was not one cop alone who spoke to reporters, but several of them.
They all said they were tired of the situation. Last week, a number of the whistleblowers refused to give statements to the OPR saying they were not confident of being protected. The allegations are hugely embarrassing for the Coalition Government. Last Monday, the Crime Chief, who is also a Deputy Commissioner and who performs the duty of the Commissioner of Police, Leslie James, when he is out, was sent on leave to accommodate the probe the OPR. Alves and three other
Deputy Commissioners were sworn in last August as part of a plan to reform the police force, which over the years have taken a public beating for its success in the crime fight and known corruption. There were questions last week also about how detectives were being shifted around with allegations that a number of them, who were placed in strategic CID locations, had questionable track records. Last week, the police force, which did not issue any statements on the Crime Chief being sent on leave, was critical of the reporting. “The Guyana Police Force notes with concern the recent flurry of articles in the media aimed at the administration of the organization. These articles seem to suggest a culture and practice of nonchalance, cover-up and victimization within the Police Force, with the apparent aim of influencing the public negatively towards the Force in general and more specifically sullying the image of the senior administration.” The police administration said it has utmost respect for freedom of expression as enshrined in the Constitution but the misrepresentation being peddled necessitates
perspicuity. Referring to one article on Thursday in Kaieteur News, under the heading “Handpicked appointments of several CID detectives highly questionable— Whistleblowers”, the police force said the article completely or rather deliberately obliterates the part of the records that reveal efficiency, commitment, effectiveness and crime solving capacity of the ranks. “It ignores the concept of vindication or in some instances, redemption. However, not withstanding these articles and the misleading views, the administration of the Guyana Police Force remains resolutely committed to its motto “Service and Protection” for all in the maintenance of public safety and also commits to the welfare and continued enhancement and development of its ranks, without exception.” Minister Ramjattan last week insisted he has full confidence in OPR, a police arm, being able to investigate the allegations. The Opposition and Berbice businesses had called for an independent probe.
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New Amsterdam All Saint’s Anglican Church celebrates 180 years The All Saint’s Anglican Church in New Amsterdam is celebrating 180 years in existence. Situated at the junction of 11-14 Trinity Street and Main Road, the edifice is marking the anniversary with a week of activities under the Theme-”rebuilt, reclaim and proclaim”. The church which is one of the landmarks in Berbice was consecrated on June 30, 1839. Over the years it has been the home of thousands of worshippers. The celebrations began with a march from the arch at the beginning of New Amsterdam to the Church, this was followed by a special Church Service on June 16, last. The next day members journeyed to St George’s Cathedral in Georgetown for the ordination of Lay Reader, Ezra Minty, to the Deaconate. The members distributed hampers to senior citizens. The church donated Monkey Bars and Swings to the municipality of New Amsterdam to be fitted at the Esplanade Park.
A grand 180 anniversary banquet at the Dave’s Recreation Hall, New Amsterdam and a Campfire organised by the youths were the other major activities. The anniversary week of activities is expected to wrap up today with a thanksgiving High Mass beginning at 15: hrs. President David Granger and Bishop Charles Davidson along with all other priests of the Anglican Church are expected to be in attendance. The All Saints Anglican Church is among the oldest in Guyana; however Anglicanism began in British Guiana many years before. In the early days, Anglican members (known as the Church of England and occasionally as Episcopalians) used an old Lutheran Chapel to worship. But the need for an established building had arisen over time, and this had to be dealt with by King George IV himself. Land was identified and after some time in 1839 construction and physical development of the parish
began on the new church. The site was purchased from Charles Hollinsgworth in 1836 at Lots 8 and 10 Main and Trinity Streets, New Amsterdam. The sum paid was £4,285. On June 30, 1839 at 11 o’clock, Archdeacon of British Guiana, the Venerable William Piercy Austin was met at the church door by the Rector, Vestry and Building Committee. They proceeded to the altar where the usual formalities of presenting of the petition having been gone through, the Bishop commenced the Consecration Service. In the same year, a new gallery for the church was proposed and erected. In its early days, the pews of All Saints were rented to the highest bidders. Some were rented for 5,046 Guilders, which was “Berbice currency” then. In 1841, the clock was installed in the tower at a cost of £241. In 1853, a school was built. A number of priests have
served over the years including Reverends Deryck Goodrich, Leonard Luker, Sydney Thomas, George Spencer, and Kenneth Livesey.
The All Saints’ Anglican Church has been the worshiping site for thousands of Anglicans in Berbice. Most of its original outlook has been preserved with its
famous stained- glass windows of St. George still in existence. The present parish Priest is Father Raymond Cummings. (Samuel Whyte)
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World Bank reports a drop Development partners get first draft of Education Ministry’s ‘Vision 2030’ in Guyanese business According to the World Bank report for 2018, Ease of Doing Business, it has been reported that there has been a drop in Guyana’s investor interests. The report illustrates that in 2017 Guyana was ranked as the 126th country to execute easy business, but in 2018 the country dropped to position 134. This account comes after the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations Incorporated (NASDAQ) reported that Guyana has the fastest growing economy in the world. The NASDAQ stock market is known to the world as a popular American stock exchange market. It is in fact, the second largest stock exchange corporation in the world by market capitalization, just shadowing the New York Stock Exchange. That report stated that Guyana has a projected growth rate of 16.8% during the four- year period of 20182021, which led investigators of the stock exchange giant to the conclusion that the country is currently the fastest growing economy in the world.
Chief Education Officer, Marcel Hutson, addressing the forum
UG Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah- Ann Lynch But according to the US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah- Ann Lynch, the plunge is a result of challenges the country faces such as high taxes, constant power outages, and corruption. “Some of the contributing issues highlighted in the report included taxation, energy, infrastructure, intellectual property rights (IPR), bureaucracy, lack of
transparency, corruption and citizen security.” She further stated that countries that are plagued with war such as Iran and Gaza are “ranked better than Guyana”. The Ambassador said that Guyana’s difficult tax system often leads to foreign companies paying higher rates than other countries. (Continued on page 60)
The first draft of the Education Sector Plan 2019 – 2023 also being called ‘Vision 2030’ was recently presented to the Ministry of Education’s development partners for their perusal and feedback. The document was presented at a forum attended by representatives from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the
World Bank, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), among other international agencies. The consultation was held at the Roraima Duke Lodge in Kingston. Georgetown. It was intended to inform the basis upon which the final document is completed. During the engagement, Minister of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry, noted that the new Education Sector Plan is mandated to address systems that will ensure the
Education Sector successfully addresses all weaknesses, improve standard operating procedures and equate the system to the advancement and changes occurring across the globe. Further, Henry posited that providing opportunities for quality, equitable education and lifelong learning for all is the 2030 vision for the sector. “The actualization of this vision is strongly dependent (Continued on page 63)
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Rotary Club of Georgetown celebrates 60 “outstanding” years
Members of the Rotary Club The Grand Savannah Suite at the Pegasus Hotel had nothing but honour, love and benevolence on June 22, last, when the Rotary Club of Georgetown celebrated its 60th Anniversary with an elegant dinner. President of the Rotary Club of Georgetown for the year 2019- 2020, Peter Peroune, was overly ecstatic of the Rotary Club of Georgetown achieving yet, another milestone.
He spoke of the many projects that the Rotary Club of Georgetown has embarked on, and even those that were successfully completed. “A major project for this year was the Bookmobile Service for East Coast Demerara. This was donated in pursuit of improvement in the literacy levels in Guyana,” Peroune related. He further thanked the Ministry of Education for the assistance in acquiring the bookmobile. He noted that the club is still working to eradicate polio, something it has been doing for 30 years. He expressed joy that the club has made incredible progress in the fight to rid the world of it “forever.” “Rotary, as a founding partner of the Global Eradication Initiative, has helped to reduce polio cases by more than 99.9%.” Harrinand Ralph Persaud, President of the club for the year 2018-2019, told Kaieteur News, “This 60th anniversary is a huge milestone for the club. “Our club is one of the first Rotary Clubs in Guyana, and as a team we have been able to achieve our goals for this year, but we are still not done,” he ex-
pressed. The club is currently working on completing its water drilling project in Old England of Linden. Persaud said that they have encountered a few difficulties with the drilling of the well and the water quality, but Persaud says that the Rotary Club of Georgetown “will work until the job is done.” When questioned about what the future goals of the club Persaud replied saying, “We are still going to push our current projects and causes, but we do hope to expand in some medical areas. Theyre teams some Canada and the USA who we are looking to partner with, to teach and educate here in Guyana in the medical sector.” Two days after the auspicious event, the club announced its new Board of Director. With over 1.2 million members around the world, Rotary International is known for its causes: Promoting Peace, Fighting Disease, Providing Clean Water, Saving Mothers and Children, Supporting Education and Growing Local Economics. Peter Peroune and the new board for 2019-2020 were sworn in with hundreds in attendance.
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A brain aneurysm- “the ticking time bomb� A brain aneurysm is a bulge or ballooning of a blood vessel in the brain most times in deep and technical areas. It often looks like a berry hanging on a stem. These aneurysms can leak or rupture, causing bleeding into the brain (haemorrhage stroke). Most often, a ruptured brain aneurysm occurs in the space between the brain and thin tissues covering the brain. This type off haemorrhagic stroke is called a subarachnoid haemorrhage. When ruptured, the fatality is very high, because 40% of cases when an aneurism ruptures the patients die, and 15% of them actually die before they receive any medical attention. Sixty percent of them who survive suffer from neurological deficit. Complications: when aneurysms rupture, the bleeding usually last for a few (Continued on page 55)
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Popular Bartica bicycle repair man found dead in drain The Bartica Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the lifeless body of popular B i c y c l e R e p a i r man,59-year-old Lionel B r a d f o r d l y i n g on his stomach in a drain at the Junction of Fourth Street and First Avenue in the Municipality of Bartica early Saturday June 29th ,2019. “Lio” as he was popularly known b y a l l w a s d i s c o v ered without any footwear or u p p e r c l o t h ing on ,he was clad only in a blue short pants,” Lio” is the
brother of Regional Chairman for Region S e v e n , M r. G o r d o n B r a d f o r d. He was also a popular Karaoke Fan. The drain in which his body was discovered is located jus t i n f r o n t of where he plied his b i c y c l e r e p air service. “Lio” was considered by all as a truly patriotic Guyanese, an ardent Steel Pan Player and well known by the Municipality of Bartica for his confident boisterous manner in which he proudly expresses his patriotism as a proud Guyanese. (Edward A. Persaud)
Dead: Lionel Bradford
The drain where Lionel Bradford was found yesterday. He plied his trade nearby.
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Gang suspected of East Bank break-ins busted
Shawn Chung
Nigel Clarke
Avinash Wright
Raul Poulis
A group of men, including a shopkeeper from Craig, East Bank Demerara, has been arrested and charged with police believing that they have busted a gang that has been breaking into new homes on the East Bank of Demerara. The men ended up at the Providence Court on Friday and were placed on $200,000 bail each after breaking into the Providence home of a lawyer. More charges are expected. Charged were Nigel Clarke, 50, a security guard residing at Plantation Providence; Shawn Chung, 36, a taxi driver of Herstelling; Av i n a s h Wright, 25, a labourer of Herstelling, and Raul Poulis, 40, a shopkeeper of Craig Village. They were all arrested last Tuesday. They were slapped with break and enter charges committed on the home of Laurian Bancroft, FN, 38, a lawyer of Plantation
Providence. They are accused of stealing 20 sacks of Mortar Skill Sets worth $40,000 and three toilet bowl sets worth $180,000. They are also accused of stealing one welding
plant valued $20,000; a cone drill press valued $100,000 and one chop saw valued $50,000, property of Roy Singh, a contractor of Craig Street, Campbellville. The break-in was said to have occurred between
09:00hrs on 2019-06-20 and 09:30hrs on 2019-06-24. The men all appeared at Providence Magistrate Court 2 before Magistrate Sunil Scarce on Friday. The case was adjourned until July 30th.
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---Hinds’ Sight by Dr. David Hinds---
Race, Party Politics and what to do after the CCJ Rulings
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ast Sunday I was part of a televised panel discussion organised by Globespan 24x7 on the recent CCJ rulings. The other panelists were Gail Teixeira of the PPP and Lenox Shuman of the Liberty and Justice Party, and the moderator was former AFC member and current PPP supporter, Sasenarine Singh. The actual topic of the program was—‘The CCJ Rulings: What next?’ It was one of the most difficult programs I have done in recent times, because the other panelists and the moderator were dead set on their positions and were not prepared to deviate from them. Further, given the preliminary comments by prospective viewers, one got the sense even before the program started, that it was going to be one of the more politicallyand ethnically-biased audiences. I knew the other panelists were hostile to the government and that the audience would be mostly PPP supporters. Yet, I did not appear on
the program as the voice of any party or of the government—I was there as an independent observer and commentator. I was quite aware that I was perceived by many of the viewers as a “PNC apologist” and an “anti-Indian racist.” I have concluded long ago that part of our political sickness in Guyana has to do with our collective inflexibility and dishonesty on the question of race and politics. Once you are opposed to the ethnic parties, their supporters and leaderships tend to label you a racist or apologist if you belong to the opposite ethnic group. You are guilty simply because of your ethnicity and your opposition to one party or the other. The problem with such a simplistic definition of racism is that it instantly closes any discussion—It doesn’t matter what you say, you are seen in negative terms. I have publicly written or spoken tens of thousands of words, and none of those who call me racist could produce any evidence that I have ever
advocated African superiority or domination or have demeaned Indian Guyanese or their culture or advocated for their domination by African Guyanese. The “evidence” often cited is my defence of African dignity and my advocacy for their collective socio-economic and political empowerment. In effect, the logic is that if I, an African Guyanese, love my ethnicity or race, then I automatically hate Indian Guyanese. That is the Guyana which history has fashioned for us, and which we continue to nurture to this day, largely because it amounts to political capital. It has become so much the norm that we don’t recognise its danger to our collective Guyanese being. And persons like myself who have had the good fortune to travel and to observe and study similar societies, are all too aware of our responsibility to the greater good. That is one of the reasons why I insist on speaking to Indian Guyanese audiences like the one last week and I
The Baccoo Speaks The police are going to solve an old case, thanks largely to the equipment recently acquired for the forensic laboratory. They had been keeping samples over the years. That record keeping will bear fruit. A man who is prominent in public life will be brought to book. **
The oil companies have been under attack for their relative lack of contribution to the system of local
content. They are going to launch a media blitz to nullify the attack but more questions will arise. ** A household will be victims of a break-in. Initially, the blame would fall on a vagrant in the area. However, closer inspection will reveal that the perpetrator will be someone closely related to the household.
absorb the racial insults and attacks, some of which are hardly veiled. The way you deal with that aspect of our culture is to confront it and continue to speak reason to it. The star of the panel I referenced above was Gail Teixeira – she was the PPP spokesperson to a largely PPP audience. Shuman was tolerated because he is hostile to the government. I was the outsider for reasons discussed above. Ms. Teixeira’s message was clear—the CCJ has ruled against the government, it should resign and call elections within three months. She never veered away from that message no matter what question was asked and, judging from their online comments, the audience loved it. This, of course, was the PPP’s message from the time the No Confidence motion was passed by majority vote in December 2018. Mr. Shuman vacillated between the PPP’s position and a more independent one, but in the end, he came down on the side of the former. He joined Gail in pillorying the government for not upholding the rule of law. It was obvious that he saw the government as the problem. Both he and Ms. Teixeira avoided the CCJ’s president’s call for “a happy marriage between principle and practicality.” My position was guided by that advice from the court.
I argued that the way forward should be “consensus” over partisan considerations. For me, the court has done its job of interpreting the constitution and made its rulings in accordance with that interpretation. It is now time for the political leaders to do their part. I argued that the court should not do the politicians’ job for them; that they have a responsibility to the country to transcend their narrow partisan interests. I described all the talk about the rule of law as “fluff” which is used to mask the real issue. I contended that the real issue is not the constitutionally mandated three-month timeline, but the fact that that timeline does not allow for sanitising the current voters’ list. It is clear to me that the PPP has an interest in retaining the list in its current condition because its research shows it could win the election with it. The PPP, then, is not interested in consensus on the elections date, since that consensus would by definition have to allow for an extension beyond the three-month timeline. If there is no consensus, then the court would be forced to hand down consequential orders which the PPP hopes would include ordering elections within three months of the CCJ’s rulings.
Dr David Hinds My co-panelists threw cold water on my arguments for consensus. The comments from the audience were stinging. Only in Guyana would someone be called a racist and party apologist for advocating consensus. Then two days later, the court reiterated the very position that I was roasted for. The judges actually used the very word—consensus. I suppose they would in time be condemned for their position. One problem with the PPP’s strategy is that the court seems reluctant to issue orders to another branch of government that could amount to breaching the principle of separation of powers. I am not sure that the court would want to make any orders that could give the impression that it is inserting itself into the politics of the country. More of Dr. Hinds’ writings and commentaries can be found on his YouTube Channel Hinds’ Sight: Dr. David Hinds’ Guyana-Caribbean Politics and on his website www.guyanacaribbeanpolitics.news. Send comments to dhinds6106@aol.com
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A strange killing at Camp Jaguar – David La Rose was certain that his son’s death was no suicide…
By Michael Jordan n Tuesday, April 11, 1995, the sound of a gunshot echoed around Camp Jaguar, the Guyana National Service (GNS) base located in the New River Triangle, Berbice. A GNS rank rushed to the arms store from where the sound had come.
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According to the rank, he found Carlos La Rose, a 21year-old Guyana Defence Force lieutenant, who was in charge of the arms store, lying sprawled on his back on the floor. He had been shot in the head. A G3 assault rifle was between his legs with the muzzle pointing towards the victim’s head. A portion of a bullet was located three feet from the
corpse. Three days later, pathologist Dr. Leslie Mootoo performed an autopsy on La Rose’s body. He found that there was gunpowder residue on the dead soldier’s right hand. Police investigators were told that only La Rose had access to the arms store keys. Officials from the Guyana National Service eventually sent
out a statement which said that the young lieutenant had inflicted the fatal wound on himself. One official even suggested that La Rose was frustrated at not being granted leave, and had attempted to shoot himself in the hand, so he could be sent off the base. It was suggested that the rifle recoiled and La Rose accidentally shot himself in the head. The young soldier was buried without being given a military funeral and that, it seemed, was the end of the matter. But his father, David La Rose, refused to believe that his son had done something so dishonourable. As far as he knew, Carlos had loved the army. And there were other things about the case that bothered him. David La Rose, a former policeman, knew a thing or two about firearms, and one of the things that he found strange was the report that his son had shot himself in the head with a G3 rifle. In his opinion, it would have been very difficult for his son to have inflicted the fatal injury with this weapon. After all, Carlos was in charge of the arms store. Why, David La Rose wondered, had his son not used a firearm that was more easily managed, such as a handgun, to shoot himself? In addition, Mr. La Rose had been told that the bullet had penetrated the front of his son’s skull. But the ex-cop observed that a portion of his son’s skull had been blown away, while there was another much smaller hole in the skull. He suspected that Carlos had in fact been shot in the back of the head, and that the bullet had exited at the front of the skull. David La Rose told everyone who would listen to him that someone had murdered Carlos. His theory was that
his son had stumbled on some illegal activity and that persons involved in this activity had taken measures to silence him. Convinced that his son was the victim of foul play, Mr. La Rose and other family members began a relentless campaign to have the death investigated. He appeared on television with photographs of his son’s body and expounded on his murder theory. He also wrote to the Presidential Secretariat, expressing his suspicions and asking that an investigation be conducted into his son’s death. Eventually, the La Rose family persuaded legal authorities to hold an inquest into the lieutenant’s death. Family members were allowed to attend and ask questions. The inquest began on Wednesday, June 26, 1996, and it was then that some strange facts began to emerge. First, an eyewitness testified that the G3 rifle found near La Rose belonged to another GNS rank. The witness could not account for the whereabouts of La Rose’s rifle. Then Forensic Pathologist Dr. Leslie Mootoo testified that he had observed a wound on La Rose’s left hand while examining the body. A portion of the victim’s skull was missing and death was due to a fractured skull and laceration of the brain. He also said that the tests on La Rose’s right hand proved positive for evidence of gunpowder. Asked by the prosecutor if he believed that La Rose had killed himself, Dr. Mootoo
said that the injuries could have been self-inflicted. According to Dr. Mootoo, La Rose could have inflicted the wound while sitting in a chair, or if he had the weapon between his feet and accidentally pulled the trigger while asleep. But on being questioned further by the prosecutor, the pathologist said that La Rose could also have been shot during a scuffle with someone. On being questioned by the dead soldier’s father, Dr. Mootoo stressed that he had never said that La Rose had committed suicide. The last witness, Assistant Superintendent of Police Winston Adams, revealed that no attempts were made to lift fingerprints from the weapon that was found near La Rose’s body. He also said he had not taken the dead man’s fingerprints, or the prints of other ranks who were on the base at the time. A brother of the dead lieutenant suggested that the policeman should have taken these prints to ascertain whether La Rose or someone else had fired the rifle. The policeman was also unable to say whether ballistic tests were carried out to ascertain if the warhead found near La Rose’s body was from the same weapon that was found at the scene. Finally, in late October 1996, a jury ruled that La Rose was shot in the head during a struggle “with a person or persons.” After the ruling, a relieved David La Rose requested that the police reopen investigations in an attempt to identify his son’s killers. Family members also said they wanted an apology from army and police officials for suggesting that the young lieutenant had killed himself or shot himself accidentally. But no investigation was carried out. Today, more than two decades later, family members still have no idea how Lieutenant Carlos La Rose ended up with a bullet in his head at Camp Jaguar. If you have any further information about this or any other strange case, please contact us at our Lot 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown location, or reach us on telephone numbers 22-58458, 22-58465, 22-58473, or 22-58491. You can also contact Michael Jordan on his email a d d r e s s : kamarangnight@gmail.com. You need not disclose your identity.
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==THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN==
Trevor Benn doesn’t impress me I sincerely hope that the Head of Lands and Surveys, Trevor Benn; the City Engineer, Colvern Venture; and presidential press liaison, Mark Archer do not refute what is written here about them because they spoke to me. They know what they told me. It would be morbid dishonesty for them to deny their discussions with me. Since the Opposition Leader claimed that certain government officials are in receipt of colossal acres of lands, the head of Lands and Surveys, Mr. Trevor Benn has called a press conference to deny that the transactions were legally improper. After listening to Mr. Benn, a picture was painted of these recipients being denied lands they applied for before APNU+AFC came to power and now their applications which were in the system long ago have been approved. Unless some evidence emerges to contradict Mr. Benn’s pronouncement, then there doesn’t appear to be any impropriety on his part. But what cannot be contradicted is that these current recipients did achieve success after a long wait while others are still on the long wait. In this context it doesn’t look good, be-
cause people can say that the recipients eventually got their permits because of their status. Trevor Benn has other explanations to offer. I was never impressed with Benn when we met more than ten years ago. He worked at the local UNDP office. It had financed a consultancy by Lawrence Latchmansingh to ascertain how Guyanese see the work of the Ethnic Relations Commission under the chairmanship of Juan Edghill. Edghill refused to share Latchmansingh’s findings with stakeholders, even though I requested a copy as a representative of the TUC. I went to see Benn to secure a copy. Benn’s explanation was horribly childish. I didn’t believe him then. I still don’t. He simply said that the UNDP did not have a copy. I called Benn recently to inform him that a very wealthy man was taking state lands and illegally constructing on them. I was informed about this by squatters, who told me the rich man is bullying them to get off the land so he can take it. Benn asked me for directions to the location. He said his team would visit immediately. The construction continued. I called Benn again.
Again, he said his team would go there and close down the operation. That structure went up and was completed and is now a finished house. Speaking with Benn again on his failure to act, Benn’s explanation was pathetic nonsense. I lost all respect for him since then. Benn told me there are wealthy people illegally occupying and building on government reserves, but they ignore the orders of his agency because these people use money to get their way. That was a silly and ridiculous excuse. I don’t know if Benn thinks I was impressed. Benn has legal authority to stop the criminal takeover of state lands. His authority is similar to the police, GRA, NIS, Forestry Commission. These bodies can use their legal authority to stop persons from abusing the law. All Benn had to do was to get the police to stop the man from building. I resorted to Benn after the City Engineer, Colvern Venture, entertained me in his office in the presence of a prominent city businessman and promised to stop the illegality. My account of our discussion is contained in my column of Thursday, February 7, 2019 captioned, “CHPA and City Engineer and you know
what?” So Benn and Venture watched helplessly as a hugely wealthy citizen took over state land. You know why they didn’t use their authority? I think you know. In this context, let’s mention Mark Archer. Benn and Venture are strangers to me, Mark Archer is not. Since we are on the topic of influential people close to the government having their land applications completed since APNU+AFC came to power, let’s talk about applicants who are waiting since Hitler died in his bunker. I approached Mark for him
to help process the application for ten acres of land each up the Linden highway for four recipients – Carlyle Goring, a City Councilor at the time; AFC youth activist, Arnold Sukraj; Ogle airport engineer Raymond Persaud; and Robb Street businessman, Rampersaud Persaud. These are all young men who had business plans for the land. After great pushing around from Trevor Benn’s office, I was told the applications were at the Office of the President. I called Mark. He said he would help. I called Mark over and over. That was
Frederick Kissoon two years ago. The four young men are still waiting. A hard working lady that sells pears to Survival supermarket is still waiting too. Maybe they need friends in power, not people like Freddie Kissoon.
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Enough with the PPP’s manipulation of the truth If you still have doubts about where you place your X on Election Day, here are some more compelling reasons to keep the PPP far away from the “corridors of power” as they like to call it. For them it was not ‘Government’, it
was their “Administration”. They described themselves as the ‘party in power’, and even after the people, you, expressed your disgust at the last elections, the PPP today believes that Guyanese voters have forgotten their pain
and suffering and will “return them to power”. Not a chance! We still remember the pain and the shame, so we will not put this country back in those hands. Guyana’s best known Geotechnical Engineer &
Groundwater Hydrologist, Charles Ceres, a well-respected citizen, has been at the bitter end of a vicious character assassination campaign and he is fighting back. Below is an abridged version of his story. “Two leases were granted to me, one to Charles Ceres et al. when Bharrat Jagdeo was President for 1,297 acres of land in the Canje Creek; the other to GSEC, a company owned by myself and children, for 4.5 acres of land in the Liliendaal area in 2017. GSEC paid approximately $4,000,000.00/acre, and a yearly leasing fee of $900,000.00 for the land in Liliendaal. I was never granted lease(s) for any other parcel of land. Charles Ceres et al. relinquished the lease to the 1,297 acres in Canje Creek since some partners were unable to afford the development costs. I was unwilling to absorb those costs while others benefited. Failure to develop the land is a contravention of the terms of the lease so I relinquished the land. It is public knowledge that the PPP granted leases to an Asian investor for $50.00 per acre per year while I paid $1,000.00 per acre per year for the land in Canje Creek. All dues were paid up to date until the time of relinquishment. Today, I continue to pay $200,000 per acre/per year for the land in Liliendaal, which is being beneficially utilized as dictated by the terms of the lease. I have spent my own money to convert the Liliendaal swamp into a modern engineering office, and continue to pay the yearly
lease as agreed with GLSC. In contrast, Pradoville was developed (roads, lights, drainage, etc.) with taxpayers funds, yet some beneficiaries have contravened their agreements with the CHPA and sold out for healthy profits. Plus, I paid more per acre for this piece of former swamp than past president Jagdeo and his neighbours paid for the land at Sparendaam which is cynically called Pradoville 1 and Pradoville 2. All of my information has been released for public scrutiny, and I challenge Mr. Jagdeo, his party, and the many private beneficiaries to make public their agreements for the lands they acquired in Liliendaal and elsewhere, including Guyana’s gold mining districts. This land at Liliendaal is beneficially occupied, and its development commenced one day after the lease was granted to GSEC. GSEC currently employs 40 young Guyanese, 9 of whom are provided with allowances of $110,000/month to attend the University of Guyana. I returned to Guyana as a young man after studying overseas since I owe everything I have to Guyana. My dedication to Guyana and its development is unquestionable. I pay my dues by providing free services to Governments, of note to the PPP during the great flood of 2005, and more recently to the current administration as a Ministerial Adviser. I asked for no payment. I will provide evidence for the public of every cent I have earned and spent in Guyana since January 2000, the year after Jagdeo entered office,
provided that Jagdeo does the same thing. I am contented and well educated, so I do not need to steal to acquire wealth. I can be successful anywhere in the world because of the education afforded me by the people of Guyana. Since Jagdeo considers me worthy of his attention, since he considers me so important, he should explain to the Guyanese public the reasons why my company, GSEC, which has a wide ranging portfolio, has never qualified to work for the PPP government, even while GSEC was providing quality engineering services to many international companies in and outside of Guyana. Guyana is my birthplace and my birthright. It was developed by both our foreparents. I hope the PPP does not bequeath their “ethnic” mentality to the young people of Guyana. Please take an example from the path my company has blazed and use your vast resources to provide educational opportunities for the less privileged Guyanese young people. It will be remiss of me not to address the Facebook posts by a certain party member and declare that the assertions are false. I was sold land in Canje by the PPP government that was then led by Jagdeo. I was never granted land in Bohemia. I strongly believe that anyone who steals taxpayers’ money or property should be imprisoned if the corruption which plagues Guyana, institutionalized by several PPP regimes, is to come to an end. As an experienced Engineer I am trained to be logical. Jagdeo’s rantings are illogical and lack substance, and they show us that the leaders in that party are void of ideas; they lack vision and are focused on being rulers not leaders. The party members should be careful who they choose to parrot. Some started out representing the optimism of the future and they earned some respect for themselves. However, these people have been radically turned and not in a positive way. I recall the troubling recorded conversation between a PPP member with a once promising legal mind, and a Kaieteur News journalist. The once promising legal eagle has now chosen to parrot the party’s leader instead.”
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The race drum is out in Jagdeo’s hands There is never a dull moment in Guyana, especially when one looks at the political situation. In recent times there was a lot of excitement surrounding the decision by the Caribbean Court of Justice. The focus was on the preparation for general elections in the wake of the noconfidence motion. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo fuels most of the excitement with his statements. He rarely misses a trick to hurl darts at the government. But there is always the warning that not everything he says is true. I keep abreast of international news and I find that at least one man easily matches Jagdeo when it comes to distortions. Indeed Jagdeo can be controversial, especially when he targets a person or a group. For example, he is obsessed that President David Granger has not attracted accusations of corruption. Such is the obsession that he has even accused the media of protecting Granger and keeping him out of the fray, although there is nothing so far to suggest that Granger is corrupt or would tolerate corruption. So it was that Jagdeo went out on a limb to create evidence of corruption in the Granger camp. But in doing so, he exposes his propensity for racism. He had already been hauled before the court for racist utterances. On Thursday he pulled out his propensity once more. Armed with what he called irrefutable information, he set up a wall chart and proceeded to demonstrate the partisan nature of the People’s National Congress. Jagdeo identified plots of land that he claimed the Granger administration allocated to supporters, friends and family of PNC members. His presentation was impressive and convincing, perhaps too convincing. All the identified recipients of the land were people of African ancestry. The icing on the cake was the claim that all this land was allocated after the passage of the no-confidence motion on December 21, 2018. Something strange happened after this disclosure. Usually, the social media would rush to publish the scandal. But on this occasion there was not a peep. Jagdeo was too good to be true. It turned out that the media operatives were fact-checking. With the exception of the newspaper that Jagdeo founded, nobody took Jagdeo at face value. And for good reason. He lied. The backlash was furious. The people he identified were people who keep their records.
It turned out that their applications were made during the Jagdeo administration. Two were even approved during the tenure of the administration of the People’s Progressive Party. But something interesting was revealed. Jagdeo had said that some 10,000 acres of land in the Pomeroon were given to people closely associated with the PNC. He did not name the individuals as he did when he singled out Charles Ceres, Eric Phillips, Aubrey Hetemyer, and Christopher Jones. It turned out that the land had been leased to some people a long time back. Jagdeo and his cohorts decided to repossess the land, so the holders went to court. They won, but Jagdeo refused to heed the court order. I cannot help but notice the decision to jail the Finance Minister, Winston Jordan for failing to honour a court decision that was made against the PPP. When Jagdeo refused to heed the court order to return the land, no one even thought of citing the responsible party for contempt. The current Commissioner of Lands and Surveys, Trevor Benn, was saddled with the responsibility to return the land. And he did. Perhaps the most vitriolic attack against Jagdeo came from Charles Ceres. A group had applied for land since 2004, but somehow the application got lost in the administrative milieu. It was the same with Eric Phillips. They kept calling the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission. Phillips’s application had disappeared for two years. I refuse to believe that someone was deliberately frustrating the applications. Perhaps the stage was being set to allow others favourable to the administration of the day to apply for those lands. What Jagdeo’s ‘revelations’ did was highlight what actually went on during his party’s administration. Indeed there were land give-
aways. The lands may not have been given away for free, but for peppercorn rates. Ceres noted that he was asked to pay a phenomenal lease when compared to Jagdeo’s people. He paid. He was asked to pay even a higher lease later, but he refused, and he did so in writing. He spoke about the 103 acres of land ostensibly sold to Eddie Boyer at Liliendaal. That was prime land which Boyer undertook to develop. He divided the land into house lots which he sold at a rate that allowed him to recover the small cost he paid after selling no more than four lots. Today, taxpayers’ money must go toward paying for the infrastructural development, contrary to the arrangement that facilitated the land sale. To link Ceres to the political administration, Jagdeo noted that Ceres’s wife worked in the Ministry of the Presidency. Ceres said that the woman has no interest in land.Now there is another twist. The information that Jagdeo released, albeit in a distorted manner, was obtained by fraud. Mr. Trevor Benn, head of lands and surveys said that such information must be paid for. He said there was no record of any application or payment for the information. He has now invited the police to investigate. Finance Minister Winston Jordan had earlier noted the presence of people who would steal sensitive documents and forward them to Jagdeo. He did not call in the police, because he knew that that not every employee would be a supporter of the government. Now that the extent of moles has been verified, one does not expect a sweep of employees. But one would expect honest labour. President David Granger, at a function at the Ministry of the Presidency, had said that he was not averse to having people of different political persuasion working in his
administration. I remember the PPP talking about witch hunt, but failed to provide one iota of evidence. That was part of the ploy to suggest that political partisanship existed within the ranks of the coalition.What happened on Thursday was just another attempt to score political points, even if it
meant distorting the facts. It is worrying that Jagdeo is not opposed to playing the race card. The message is that people of a certain ethnic origin are benefiting under this government. The message to people of other ethnic origins is that they should come out. For what reason? I wish I could say.
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unique opportunity for us to judge those who want to lead
us. In an address to the nation, minutes following the
ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice - CCJ - President David Granger showed sober and mature leadership and exemplary statesmanship. President Granger said; “We respect the legal process and the decision of Caribbean Court of Justice, as well as, the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. We did not believe that the no-confidence vote was valid, and neither did we believe it reflected the will of Parliament or the Guyanese people. We will however, accept and abide by, the Court’s decision. It is now clear that the Guyanese people need certainty about the future and a way forward. I want to outline a clear path. It is essential that we hold fair, free and credible elections. We cannot proceed on the current list of voters. It is outdated and corrupted. It may hold as many as 200,000 incorrect entries. What’s more, those who have reached the age of 18 years since the last election are not on it. The Constitution entitles all citizens over the age of 18 the right to vote. It is a democratic imperative that houseto-house registration be completed swiftly so we can have an election at the earliest opportunity. The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Patterson, has previously informed me that the Commission will be ready to hold elections in November 2019. This will be after the completion of house-to-house registration. I now await a recommendation for a specific date from GECOM and I will then issue a proclamation. We will be heading to the polls and there’s going to be a crucial choice for our citizens. A choice to decide the future of our country and, most importantly, the future with regard to jobs, living standards, and education for our children. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently indicated that
Guyana is on the right path in respect to our management of Guyana’s oil resources. Guyanese will be given the choice to elect a government they trust to continue on this path, to keep Guyana moving forward, to secure a better life for every family with the united APNU+AFC coalition, or risk our future by returning to the past. Guyana, since my election in 2015, has been moving in the right direction after 23 years of stagnation under successive PPP administrations. Significant progress has been made. But real change is neither quick nor easy to come by. There is still a lot more to do. I will devote all my energies until the forthcoming election to serve our people and our country and deliver good governance. Guyanese can confidently expect to live in a country that is moving forward; with communities that are safer; in a society that is more cohesive; with better infrastructure, greater access to quality education and an economy that is more resilient - providing better jobs. We are on the right path. When the election comes, I urge all our people, of whatever background, to support me and the APNU+AFC coalition to give us the opportunity to secure the best future for Guyana. I call on all Guyanese to remain calm and I assure you that the Government will abide by the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana The other person who is running for President is Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the People’s Progressive Party’s standard bearer. One would have thought that the PPP’s Presidential candidate would address the nation or the media on this most important national issue. Make no mistake, we are heading to the polls, and the people of Guyana must make a decision on who is the best person to lead this nation. Over the past four years
Guyanese have had an opportunity to judge the current Commander in Chief. Guyanese have seen the steady leadership of David Granger and the decisions that he has made can all be examined by the electorate. However, the PPP’s candidate Mohamed Irfan Ali has been ‘Missing in Action’ from day one. His role has been usurped. He has been literally silenced by the General Secretary of the PPP. Given the prominence that Jagdeo has assumed in the current political sphere, it might be easy for one to assume that he is the PPP’s Presidential candidate. However, the CCJ has spoken, Mr. Jagdeo cannot run for a third term as President of Guyana. Therefore, even though his opinions and his daily utterances take up copious column inches in the dailies, we must remember that Jagdeo will not and cannot be on the ballot. This election will be a referendum on leadership and our future as a petroleum producing nation. If Mr. Ali is to be considered a credible candidate and not as some suggest the “puppet” of Bharrat Jagdeo, then he must face the media and answer the pertinent questions If Mr. Ali is to be taken seriously as someone contending for the highest office in the land then he has to wrest the spotlight from Jagdeo and distance himself from his General Secretary’s failed presidency. We are sure that Ali has not forgotten the pattern of discrimination and poor governance that was rampant during the Jagdeo era. Under Jagdeo’s leadership, the PPP ignored the issues of crime, poor infrastructure, sanitation, water-supply, electricity, and lack of recreational facilities in certain neighbourhoods, municipalities and regions. Individuals were victimised for speaking out against the PPP’s improprieties. Persons had their jobs taken away for blowing the whistle on government corruption. Jagdeo and the PPP dictatorship ruled in a manner which benefited only its closest friends, while those who opposed its discriminatory policies were deliberately punished. Thankfully, under the leadership of David Granger those days are gone. In the words of our President, under his leadership and the APNU+AFC coalition; “We are on the right path”.
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Symptoms that cannot be medically explained: When doctors are not sure what’s causing your symptoms By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Many people have persistent complaints, such as dizziness or pain, that don’t appear to be symptoms of a medical condition. It’s a puzzling time for us as doctors when we can’t figure out the cause of the symptom(s). These symptoms are sometimes known as “medically unexplained symptoms” when they last for more than a few weeks, but doctors can’t find a problem with the body that may be the cause. This doesn’t mean the symptoms are faked or being made up. They’re often real and can affect your ability to function properly. Not understanding the cause can make them even more distressing and difficult to cope with. Today we will talk about how best to address symptoms that cannot be explained medically. WHATARE SOME CAUSES OF UNEXPLAINED MEDICAL SYMPTOMS? Many people with medically unexplained symptoms, such as tiredness, pain and heart palpitations, also have depression or anxiety. Treating an associated psychological problem can often relieve the physical symptoms. For others, the symptoms may be part of a poorly understood syndrome, such as: · chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) · irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) · fibromyalgia (pain all over the body) When mystery symptoms
seem to be caused by problems in the nervous system but you don’t have a specific nervous system condition, your doctor may refer to your symptoms as a ‘functional neurological disorder’. Examples of such symptoms include: · tingling in the hands or feet · a tremor in one or both arms · headaches or migraines · changes in eyesight, like blurred vision or seeing flashing lights The fact that doctors are unable to find a condition causing these symptoms isn’t unusual in medicine, and it doesn’t mean that nothing can be done to help you. WHAT CAN YOUR DOCTOR DO TO HELP? Your doctor will aim to rule out all the possible conditions that might be causing your symptoms. You may have go through thorough questioning, physical examination and blood tests. It’s important to consider whether any medication you’re taking may be causing your symptoms – for example, taking painkillers long term can lead to painkiller headaches. Your doctor should also investigate whether you might have an associated problem, such as depression or anxiety. Physical symptoms can cause depression and anxiety, and these can in turn make the physical symptoms worse, creating a vicious circle. WHAT SHOULD YOU TELL YOUR DOCTOR TO HELP? The following are ques-
tions that your doctor may want to have answered: · What your symptoms are like – when they started and what makes them better or worse? · What you think or fear is the cause of your symptoms – and your expectations of how tests and treatments might help? · How your symptoms affect what you can do – what they stop you doing? · How upsetting your symptoms are – how they make you feel ARE THERETREATMENT OPTIONS? You and your doctor may identify some lifestyle changes and goals that you both think will help relieve your symptoms, such as regular physical activity and better rest. You may be referred for a talking therapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The aim of CBT is to help you to manage your symptoms by enabling you to understand links between your symptoms, worries, feelings and how you cope. If your symptoms seem to be caused by a problem with the nervous system, you may be referred to a neurologist (a specialist in disorders of the nervous system). Medication such as antidepressants can be helpful, even if you’re not depressed. However, medication isn’t always the answer – painkillers or sedatives, for example, may lead to you becoming dependent on them. The possible benefits of medication always need to be weighed against the potential side effects. If you think you have an underlying condition that’s
been missed by your doctor, you can always ask for a second opinion. ARE THERE THINGS YOU CAN DO BY YOURSELF TO HELP? There are things you can do to improve or even relieve some physical symptoms, such as taking regular exercise and managing stress. Regular exercise will help keep you fit and many people find that it also boosts their mood. How much exercise you should do will depend on your current health and capabilities. Managing stress is very important because it’s
been linked to problems such as pain and abnormal bowel movements. Planning some pleasurable personal time to unwind should help. Do whatever you can to help you relax, whether it’s yoga classes, swimming, praying, running, meditation or walking. As doctors, we do not know everything and there are conditions that are beyond our comprehension. Having a symptom that cannot be medically explained is not the end of the world. Using the coping mechanisms that we describe today may help to relieve your symp-
Dr Zulfikar Bux toms. If you have a medically unexplained symptom, just know that your body has a remarkable ability to recover and there’s a good chance that your symptoms will improve in time, even without any specific treatment.
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The Tortoise And The Bird Junior page A Rainbow straw art tortoise was resting under a tree, on which a bird had built its
nest. The tortoise spoke to the bird mockingly, “What a shabby home you have! It is made of broken twigs, it has no roof, and looks crude. What’s worse is that you had to build it yourself. I think my house, which is my shell, is much better than your pathetic nest”. “Yes, it is made of broken sticks, looks shabby and is open to the elements of nature. It is crude, but I built it, and I like it.” “I guess it’s just like any other nest, but not better than mine”, said the tortoise. “You must be jealous of my shell, though.”
“On the contrary”, the bird replied. “My home has space for my family and friends; your shell cannot
accommodate anyone other than you. Maybe you have a better house. But I have a better home”, said the bird
happily. Moral Better a crowded hut than a lonely mansion. The Cows And The Tiger Four cows lived in a forest near a meadow. They were good friends and did everything together. They grazed together and stayed together, because of which no tigers or lions were able to kill them for food. But one day, the friends fought and each cow went to graze in a different direction. A tiger and a lion saw this and decided that it was the perfect opportunity to kill the cows. They hid in the bushes and surprised the cows and killed them all, one by one. Moral Unity is strength.
FUN WITH POETRY
Keeping things in order There were many times at my home When I felt lazy and careless, Although I knew this was so wrong, I kept my things is a mess.
(BY UNCLE ROY)
My parents often had to tell me To put all my stuff in order, And only then I remembered to take the time, And tried a little harder. When I arranged my clothes in the closet, And fixed my books on the shelf, And put my toys in the proper place, I felt so good about myself. Now I realise how nice it is To keep everything neat and clean; Not only are my parents pleased with me, But I myself feel so keen.
What you need: Paint, straw, white carboard
Squeeze the paint directly onto the paper to create a rainbow form.
Take a straw and with a big puff, start blowing the first arch of the rainbow. Work along each arch. Paint will splatter, spread and merge into each other to create fun patterns and texture And once you have completed each arch, take an extra big puff and blow over the entire painting in random directions!
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Prepare to make the best use of your time during the upcoming holidays
(Part 2) We continue with the advice from last week, and hope that students have started implementing some of these tips so as to gain the most from your holiday time. 5. Do the things that work to make your time best utilised to benefit you as much as possible. This means that you need to get rid of the distractions that do not really work for your benefit, like watching too much television, and spending too much time on your cell phone. 6. Use more of your time to indulge in useful activities, like reading a
good book, passages from the scriptures, and the news. You can also develop a great practice of getting a note book and writing down your thoughts and the things that happen to you day by day. This can help you to clarify your thoughts, and provide much to work with in the future. 7. Use some time to develop your relationships with those who mean the most to you. Spending time alone with a brother or sister, a father or mother, and really exploring your thoughts and feelings with them, can be a real learning experience that will benefit both of you as well as give you a clear insight in how to build a better life. When you do sit
down with one of your family, be sure to be courteous as well as be willing to listen to what the other has to say.8. It would be a good idea to start on some project that makes use of your special talent, like drawing, painting, writing poetry or a story, starting or improving on a vegetable garden,
decorating your room or other part of your home, or starting on playing some musical instrument. I am sure that you can find other ideas to work with so as to produce some positive improvements in yourself and your surroundings by the time the holidays come to a close. Best wishes on your efforts in this endeavour.
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Waste not the Precious Hours (by Edgar Guest) I am rich, I have twenty-four hours to spend, like golden coins they shine for me; Let me not waste them, neither let me spend them in hectic, nerve-shattering activity. I would have thought before using them: Let me spend a good portion of them for my daily work and some form of creative activity; Let me save some for friendliness and helpfulness to others; Let me spend at least one in looking up for guidance, with moments for quiet enjoyment of the wonderful worlds of nature, books, art and music; A little I must save for fun, and then a number of the coins for a well-earned rest; And if, at the day's close, I find that some have been spent other than the way I had planned, let me not despair, for when I wake up tomorrow, my purse will be filled with twenty-four more coins, shining and new! And I shall be twenty-four hours richer, and older and wiser than I was today. Using some of our holiday time to move in places where we can enjoy the peace and beauty of nature will brighten our day and keep our spirit uplifted
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
GOAL
Balance quest Complete a Balance Quest puzzle by filling in the empty boxes with positive and negative numbers in a way that balances the sums between all values in the grid. There are three rules to Balance Quest Puzzles: 1. The value in each white box equals the sum of its adjoining half-height boxes 2. The shaded boxes include all numbers from -8 to 8 (for small puzzles) or -16 through 16 (for large puzzles), except 0. 3. No duplicate numbers may exist among the white boxes, or among the shaded boxes, but duplicate numbers may exist between the white and shaded boxes.
Solutions to last week’s
Bonus word
A P A T H Y
ANDIT CCUSE RADER ERBAL EARLY
Codebreaker 1. Infer; 2. Divan; 3. Force; 4. Carve; 5. Diner; 6. Ocean; 7. Adore; 8. Drain; 9. Voice; 10. Avoid.
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1. What did the Buddhist ask the hot dog vendor? “Make me one with everything.” 2. You know why you never see elephants hiding up in trees? Because they're really good at it. 3. What is red and smells like blue paint? Red paint. 4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra. 5. Where does the General keep his armies? In his sleevies! 6. Why aren't koalas actual bears? The don't meet the koalafications. 7. A bear walks into a restaurant and say's “I want a grilllllled………………………………………cheese.” The waiter says “Whats with the pause?” The bear replies “Whaddya mean, I'M A BEAR.” 8. What do you call bears with no ears? B 9. Why dont blind people skydive? Because it scares the crap out of their dogs. 10. I went in to a pet shop. I said, “Can I buy a goldfish?” The guy said, “Do you want an aquarium?” I said, “I don't care what star sign it is.” 11. What do you get when you cross a dyslexic, an insomniac, and an agnostic? Someone who lays awake at night wondering if there is a dog. 12. A pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel on his pants, a peg leg and a parrot on his shoulder. The bartender says, “Hey, you've got a steering wheel on your pants.” The pirate says, “Arrrr, I know. It's driving me nuts.” 13. I saw a wino eating grapes. I told him, you gotta wait. (Mitch Hedberg) 14. What's brown and sticky? A stick. 15. What does a pepper do when it's angry? It gets jalapeño face! 16. What's a foot long and slippery? A slipper. 17. Two gold fish are in a tank. One looks at the other and says, “You know how to drive this thing?!” 18. Two soldiers are in a tank. One looks at the other and says, “BLUBLUBBLUBLUBBLUB.” 19. As a scarecrow, people say I'm outstanding in my field. But hay, it's in my jeans. 20. A man is walking in the desert with his horse and his dog when the dog says, “I can't do this. I need water.” The man says, “I didn't know dogs could talk.” The horse says, “Me neither!” 21. A guy goes into a lawyer's office and asks the lawyer: “Excuse me, how much do you charge?” The lawyer responds: “I charge £1,000 to answer three questions.” “Bloody hell – That's a bit expensive isn't it?” “Yes. What's your third question?” 22. What is the resemblance between a green apple and a red apple? They're both red except for the green one. 23. I have an EpiPen. My friend gave it to me when he was dying, it seemed very important to him that I have it. 24. How did the hipster burn his mouth? He ate the pizza before it was cool. 25. What's the difference between an oral thermometer and a rectal thermometer? The taste.
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ways to relieve chapped lips 1. Use a good lip balm Drying lip balm ingredients can include menthol and camphor. Look instead for lip balms that contain soothing and moisturizing ingredients, such as: • Petroleum. These are available to buy in pharmacies, health stores, or online. •Lanolin. These are available to buy in pharmacies, health stores, or online. • Beeswax. These are available to buy in pharmacies, health stores, or online. • Ceramides. These are available to buy in pharmacies, health stores, or online. How to stop anxious lip biting Lip biting can contribute to and exacerbate chapped lips. In this article, we discuss the causes and treatments of anxious lip biting. 2. Try natural lip remedies There are several effective natural remedies for chapped lips. A person may even have some in their kitchen. To soothe and moisturize chapped lips, apply the following directly to the lips: • Aloe vera: This gel forms inside the leaves of aloe vera plants. It contains vitamins, minerals,antioxidants, and antiinflammatories that soothe and rehydrate damaged skin. • Coconut oil: Made from the flesh of coconuts, this oil combats inflammation and is an emollient, which means that it can soothe and soften the skin. • Honey: It is highly moisturizing, which makes it a good treatment for dry lips. Honey also contains antioxidants and antibacterial properties, which help prevent infections from developing in extremely dry or cracked lips. • Cucumber: It can gently moisturize the lips and may contain vitamins and minerals that could improve the lips’ appearance. •Green tea: Rich in antioxidants and minerals, green tea also contains polyphenols, which reduce inflammation. Soak a bag of green tea in warm water and gently rub it over the lips to soften and remove excess dry skin. This technique is more gentle than traditional exfoliation.Aloe vera, coconut oil, and honey all have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, which can help prevent infection while moisturizing and soothing the skin on the lips.Most supermarkets stock these products, but people can browse through a range of harder-to-find ingredients online, including aloe vera gel and coconut oil. 3. Exfoliate the lips Chapped lips are covered in a layer of dry skin that can prevent healing ingredients in lip balms from reaching the right area. People can use lip scrubs that contain sugar or baking soda to gently exfoliate away this dry skin. When shopping for a lip scrub, look for products that contain ingredients that will soothe and moisten the lips. People can buy these lip scrubs in drug stores or find a range of natural options online.
SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S WORD SEARCH
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Health benefits and risks of onions Onions are part of the allium family of vegetables and herbs, which also includes chives, garlic, scallions, and leeks. Allium vegetables have been cultivated for centuries for their characteristic, pungent flavors and for their medicinal properties. Onions can vary in size, shape, color, and flavor. The most common types are red, yellow, and white onions. Flavors can be sweet and juicy to sharp, spicy, and pungent, often depending on the season in which they are grown and consumed. It is estimated that 105 billion pounds of onions are harvested each year, worldwide. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), China is the biggest producer. The possible health benefits of consuming onions include lowering the risk of several types of cancer, improving mood, and maintaining the health of skin and hair. Fast facts on onions: · Onions have been used as food for thousands of years; in ancient Egypt, they were worshiped and used in burial rituals. · Onions have many possible health benefits including reducing the risk of obesity, heart disease, and cancer. · They are high in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. · Incorporating onions into a diet is very simple, with a versatile range of ways they can be prepared and cooked in regular foods. Benefits Consuming fruits and vegetables of all kinds has long been associated with a reduced risk of many lifestylerelated health conditions. Many studies have suggested that increasing consumption of plant foods like onions decreases the risk of overall mortality, diabetes, and heart disease.
Plant foods also promote a healthful complexion, hair, increased energy, and overall lower weight. Cancer Allium vegetables have been studied extensively in relation to cancer, especially stomach and colorectal cancers. Their beneficial and preventive effects are likely due in part to their rich organosulfur compounds. The exact mechanism by which these compounds inhibit cancer is unknown, but hypotheses include the inhibition of tumor growth and mutagenesis, and prevention of free radical formation. Onions are also a source of the strong antioxidant vitamin C that helps to combat the formation of free radicals known to cause cancer. Colon cancer High fiber intake from all fruits and vegetables are associated with a lowered risk of colorectal cancer. One study showed that consuming greater than 7 servings of onions per week was associated with a decrease in colorectal cancer. Prostate cancer In a paper, published by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers used a population-based, case-controlled study to investigate the relationship between allium vegetable intake and prostate cancer. They found that men with the highest intake of allium vegetables had the lowest risk of prostate cancer. Esophageal and stomach cancer Frequent intake of allium vegetables has been shown to reduce the risk of esophageal and stomach cancer. Several survey-based human studies have demonstrated the potential protective effects of consuming alliums, as well as reports of tumor inhibition of allium compounds in animal experiments.
Sleep and mood Folate, found in onions, might help reduce depression. Homocysteine prevents blood and other nutrients from reaching the brain, and folate prevents this chemical from building up. Excess homocysteine also interferes with the production of the feel-good hormones serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, which regulate not only mood, but also sleep and appetite. Skin and hair Onions are high in vitamin C, which is needed for the building and maintenance of collagen, which provides structure to skin and hair. Nutrition Onions are a nutrientdense food, meaning that while they are low in calories, they are high in beneficial nutrients like vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. One cup of chopped onion contains approximately 64 calories, 15 grams of carbohydrate, 0 grams of fat, 0 grams of cholesterol, 3 grams of fiber, 7 grams of sugar, 2 grams of protein, and 10 percent or more of the daily value for vitamin C, vitamin B-6, and manganese. Onions also contain small amounts of calcium, iron, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium, and the antioxidants quercetin and sulfur. Risks The risks of onion consumption are minimal. However, as with all food that may otherwise be healthful, overconsumption comes with potential health risks. Allergy sufferers may have a problem consuming onions, too. It is the total diet or overall eating pattern that is most important in disease prevention and achieving good health. It is best to eat a diet with variety than to concen-
trate on individual foods as the key to good health. Onions in the diet Look for onions that are dry and firm with little to no scent before they are peeled. Adding onion is a great way to add flavor to a dish without adding extra calories, fat, or sodium. They are a staple in many kitchens and pair well with most dishes. They can be chopped and used fresh as a topping for sandwiches or salads and added to salsas and dips. Recipes that include onions as a primary ingredient include: · French onion soup · onion bhaji · blooming onions They can be sautéed, roasted, grilled, or caramelized. Onions and tears in the eyes Onions are known to make you cry when chopping or cutting them. This is due to the presence of a gas called syn-Propanethial-S-oxide. It is a compound liquid that acts as what is called a lachrymatory agent - some-
thing that causes tears or stings the eyes. A study published in Nature proposed that it might be possible “to develop a nonlachrymatory onion by suppressing the lachrymatory factor synthase gene while increasing the yield of thiosulphinate. Thiosulphinate is responsible for the flavour of fresh onion and is converted to compounds that are said to have hypolipodaemic and antiplatelet aggregation effects. Although downregulating alliinase itself would also lead to a non-lachrymatory onion, its flavour and nutritional value might be compromised.” There are a few ways to help avoid onion tears, these
include: · Cutting onions in a small pool of water, this can help keep the gases from making contact with your eyes. · Using an extractor fan, exhaust hood, or even just opening a window for a fresh source of air can prevent the compounds from irritating the eyes. · Cutting the onion near running water, or a cloud of steam. Seeing as an onion that doesn’t make you cry might not taste so good, it is probably best to just cope with the potential tears while chopping onions as they usually do no harm. There is a selection of onions and onion products available for purchase online.
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Wine the week...
Zolo Signature Red Blend: Lush, Fresh and Intense This week’s selection, the Zolo Signature Red Blend, boasts of bold aromas such as coffee candy, chocolate cherry pie, and peppercorn with a supple, dry-yetfruity medium body and a tangy craisin and spice finish. It is a really tasty everyday wine that will work with pretty much anything. It will pair extremely well with leaner red meats, and even lighter cuts like dark meat turkey or roasted pork. Additionally , this blend of Mendoza’s signature red grapes, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Bonarda, Merlot and Malbec, features intense and fresh red fruit aromas and a lush, long mouthfeel. Fincas Patagonicas, parent winery to Zolo and Tapiz vineyards, is one of the most technologically advanced wineries in Argentina and marries Argentina’s best vineyards with winemaking expertise. Fincas Patagonicas vineyards are located in the Valle de Uco and Agrelo regions, province of Mendoza. This divine wine can be found at the Wine Vault located at the Marriott Hotel for $6620 VAT inclusive. You can also find it at the Hibiscus Restaurant, Nice Restaurant and Bar, Palm Court and other leading hotels and bars.
Pavement View Restaurant and Sports Bar presents six days of non-stop entertainment
Most night spots around Georgetown have their actionpacked events slated only for the weekend. But the same cannot be said for the Pavement View Restaurant and Sports Bar located at Lot 41 Durban Street between Lime and Palm Street. This down-to- earth, immaculate and cozy spot offers its customers far and wide, various entertainment activities almost all week. Below is a guide that will help you select the event of your choice this and every week. *Mondays are usually closed unless there’s a holi-
day *Soulful Tuesdays –Pavement View opens from 2PM on this day and creates an atmosphere filled with love and passion via its enchanting lineup of soul music. *Mix Wednesdays-From country western to retro funk, the management of Pavement View aims to mix things up with their riveting selections of yester year, soca and even reggae. *Retro Thursdays-On this day, brace yourself to be transported to funky town with the best of retro music. *Fridays-After a long , hard week of work, Pavement
View invites patrons for its “free up time” hang which features the best in dancehall music. *Saturdays-If you are looking for the ultimate karaoke spot then Pavement View is where you need to be. The event kicks off at 8PM with DJ Nigel. *Classy Sundays-After five days of upbeat tunes, the management of Pavement Views takes it nice and easy on Sundays with the best of Jazz from 3PM to 9PM. This is followed by the melodious classics of yester year for the enthusiasts of dance. See you there!
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A brain aneurysm- “the ticking time bomb” From page 15 seconds. The blood can cause direct damage to surrounding cells, and the bleeding can damage or kill other cells, and it also increases pressure inside of the skull. Complications can develop after the rupture can include: re-bleeding, vasospasm, hydrocephalus, hyponatremia. Most brain aneurysms, however, dont rupture, but they do create health problems or cause symptoms. These aneurysms are often detected during tests for other symptoms. Treatment for an unruptured aneurysm may be appropriate in some cases and may prevent a rupture in the future. Symptoms for a ruptured aneurysm: A sudden severe headache is the key symptom, and this headache is usually described by the patients as the “worst headache” ever experienced. Common signs and symp-
toms include nausea and vomiting, a stiff neck, blurred or double vision, sensitivity to light, seizure, loss of consciousness, confusion, dropping eyelids. In some cases, an aneurysm may leak a slight amount of blood. This leaking, or sentinel bleed can also cause a sudden and extremely serve headache. Unruptured aneurysm: These may produce no symptoms, especially if it is small. However, a larger unruptured one may press on brain tissues and nerves, possibly causing; pain above and behind one eye, a dilated pupil, change in vision or double vision, numbness of one side of the face. Risk factors:Anumber of factors can contribute to weakness in an artery wall and increase the risk of a brain aneurysm or rupture. Brain aneurysms are more common in adults than in children and more common in women than in men.
Risk factors that develop over time are: older age, cigarette smoking, high blood pressure (hypertension), drug abuse (particularly the use of cocaine) and heavy alcohol consumption. Risk factors presented at birth: Selected conditions that date to birth can be associated with an elevated risk of developing the aneurysm. These include inherited by connective tissue disorder, polycystic kidney disease, abnormally narrow aorta, cerebral arteriovenous malformation or a family history of brain aneurysm. Guyana recently performed, for the first time, a minimal invasive brain aneurysm with a 56year-old patient. Guyanas lone neurosurgeon Amarnauth Dukhi and his team executed a successful surgery on the woman she was discharged from the hospital. Shes expected to live a normal life with daily activities.
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Govts interpretation of CCJ ruling...
We should also submit names for GECOMs chairman The selection of a new chairman for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), in keeping with recent rulings of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) appears to be heading on another collision course. Government over the weekend insisted that based on the court rulings, it has legroom to submit names of list of nominees. Yesterday, however, the Officer of the Opposition L e a d e r, r e f u s e d t h i s
argument. It said it would only entertain names as a suggestion from President David Granger, during a planned consultation to be held soon. The situation appears to be growing into a standoff and could throw more uncertainty into the timeline for early elections. The CCJ ruling had found that the process that saw the unilateral appointment of Justice (Retd) James Patterson as chairman of GECOM was
flawed. On Monday, Patterson tendered his resignation, with the Government later saying it was in keeping with the CCJ ruling which stemmed from a December 21st no-confidence vote in the National which saw the fall of the Coalition. On Friday, the DirectorGeneral (DG) of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon, wrote Opposition Chief Whip, Gail Te i x e i r a , acknowledging receipt of her letter dated June 25, 2019. In his letter, the DG stated that President Granger “iterates his commitment to meet with the Opposition Leader to discuss his important C o n s t i t u t i o n a l requirement” on choosing a new chairman. He referred to the ruling of the CCJ and the process
of the appointment of a chairman which stated: “The court decided that the most sensible approach to operationalizing the Article was for the Leader of the Opposition and the President to communicate with each other in good faith and perhaps even meet to discuss eligible candidates for the position of Chairman before a list is formally submitted. “The aim of these discussions must be to agree the names of six persons who fit the stated eligibility requirements and who are not unacceptable to the President”. The Director-General further stated that the government has understood this to mean nominees for the list of six persons will be provided by both the President and the Opposition Leader. This dispatch comes
seven days after the Head of State would have invited the Opposition Leader to meet with him to “discuss the current political situation in Guyana resulting from the decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice made on Tuesday, June 18.” On Tuesday, June 18, last, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that the December 21, 2018 vote was validly passed and the appointment of the GECOM Chair, Justice (Retd) James Patterson was “flawed” and thereby unconstitutional. Prior to this ruling, the government had indicated that it will respect the decision of the CCJ. Following its ruling, the GECOM Chair demitted office on June 24. Yesterday, ----Gail Teixeira of the Opposition Leaders office, released a letter that was sent to Harmon, denying that the President has any rights to provide names. “The Leader of the Opposition has examined with consummate care, paragraph 28 of the judgment to which you have referred and unfortunately, cannot agree with the Governments
interpretation that the said paragraph means that both the President and the Leader of the Opposition will provide nominees on the list of six persons.” According to Teixeira, such an interpretation not only tramples upon the functional responsibility of the Leader of the Opposition, but also, may usurp it altogether. According to Teixeira, the CCJ simply offered guidance on how the engagement between the Leader of the Opposition and the President must manifest itself, at which engagements, names can be discussed informally. “Notwithstanding and in an effort to find consensus, the Leader of the Opposition is not averse to the President informally suggesting names in their proposed engagement for his consideration.” According to the Constitution of Guyana, Article 161 (2) “Subject to the provisions of paragraph (4), the Chairman of the Elections Commission shall be a person who holds or who has held office as a judge of a court having unlimited jurisdiction (Continued on page 63)
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STANDARDS IN FOCUS
CERTIFIED MEDICAL LABORATORIES PROVIDE RELIABLE TEST RESULTS In Guyana, laboratories are certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to the National Laboratory Standard, GYS 170: 2009 “General requirements for the operation of a laboratory”. This standard allows the laboratory to develop a comprehensive management system, which facilitates the delivery of accurate and reliable test results. Laboratory Certification is a means of determining the performance of laboratories that are involved in conducting testing, measurement and calibration activities. It provides formal recognition that a laboratory has implemented a management system, thus providing a ready means for customers to identify and select reliable testing, measurement and calibration services to meet their needs. To maintain this recognition, laboratories are reevaluated periodically by the GNBS to ensure that there is continuous compliance with
the requirements, and to verify that their standard of operation is being maintained. `Laboratories may also be required to participate in relevant proficiency testing programmes between re-assessments, as a further demonstration of technical performance. Certification benefits laboratories by allowing them to consistently operate in accordance with established procedures that are based on the requirements of national standard. It also provides them with a benchmark for maintaining the laboratory management system and for improving the services offered clients. Medical laboratories are required to be certified to the National Laboratory Standard. Credible results received from certified laboratories will increase confidence and allow medical practitioners, health professionals and other stakeholders to provide a consistently high quality of service to their customers. Currently, the following
medical laboratories are certified: Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Medical Laboratory, Woodlands Pathology Laboratory, Dr. Balwant Singh Hospital Laboratory, Eureka Medical Laboratories Inc., Medical Arts Centre Laboratory, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Laboratory, Quest Medical Laboratory, Guyana Defense Force Medical Laboratory, Dr. Leslie Persaud Medical Diagnostic Centre, and Doobay Medical and Research Centre Laboratory. Patients needing medical tests are encouraged to utilize the testing services of these laboratories. Meanwhile, laboratories that are not yet certified are encouraged to be a part of the GNBS Laboratory Certification Programme to deliver quality medical testing services that meet their customers’ needs. For further information, please contact the GNBS on telephone numbers: 2190069, 219-0065, 2190062 or visit the GNBS Website: www. gnbsgy.org
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Couple found dead in home, suspected murder/suicide FOR RENT
SERVICES PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION, W E D D I N G S , ANNIVERSARY, ETC. CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 216-1043; 677-6620 Visa Application: U.S.A, Canada & UK; Graphics design, advertisements, Wedding arch rentals. Tel: 626-7040; 265-4535. ICONIC MARKETING & PRINTING –TEL: 6006887: We create A/works, logos, business cards, posters, etc, placements of ads included. We repair fridge, freezer, AC, washer, dryer-Call: 231-0655; 683-8734. Omar Repairs at affordable prices: fridge, air conditioner, washing machines, dryers, TV, microwaves & freezerCall: 610-5846 or 661-8158 VEHICLE FOR SALE 1 Honda CRV. includes TV, music system, alarm, reverse camera, sproiler, crash bar, Low mileage. PTT Series (First Owner) Contact #6490956 Allion, primo, spacio, allex, noah, RZ pitbull bus, mazda axela, bluebird, 192 fielder wagon. 650-7501
FOR SALE 30x48 Sash windows, black & white (Regular size) casement and awning windows. $12,000 each. Tel#679-3325 Welding and power tools, Welding machine, cylinder press drill etc #684-1247 German shepherd pups. Call 699-7077, 619-6086 (1) Excavator CAT 315BL (1) Roller/Compactor CAT CB434C (1) Skid steer CAT 277B. Call for information, Rayman #615-2346/500-1600/ 628-0200/652-8505 German shepherd pups. Call 630-1556, 665-4747 Shortbase, supercustom bus without engine nor gearbox as parts. #664-0802 Entire Boutique closing down sale.All ladies clothing as made JL brand, over 2000 pieces.Tel:225-0571. Time Share-Disney in Florida USA. Contact Email: nelson.2010@charter.net Combines 7300 John Deere (2000hrs), Fiatagri L413 (2500hrs), Laverda 132 & Tractors: Massey 399, Fiat 110/90, Ford 6610, 290 Massey Ph#695-2220.
Old model Ford Pickup, price $500,000 neg. Call: 684-1247 1-Toyota Tundra 4 wheel drive $2.2M, 1-BMW 318 $1.6M, 1 Audi convertible $2.9M, 1-Honda S2000 $2.5M Contact#650-0402/603-1402 Honda CRV, Low mileage, PWW series, year 2012, excellent condition, price $5.8 neg. Contact# 638-5828 For Sale- (1) 2005 Extra cab manual Toyota Tacoma, (1) 2005 BMW mini cooper, prices negotiable. Contact #673-3988
CAR RENTAL DOLLYS AUTO RENTAL CALL: 225-7126 & 2263693 -DOLLYS AUTO RENTAL @ YAHOO.COM/ W W W . D O L L Y SAUTORENTAL.COM PROGRESSIVE CAR RENTAL: CARS FROM $4000 & UP, SUV’sPER DAY- CALL: 656-0087 / 6435122,EMAIL:PRO_ A U T O R E N T A L @YAHOO.COM
For sale (1) F150 pickup 2015, 44,000 miles, immaculate AIDAN’S CAR condition # 609-9333 owner RENTAL:PICKUP,9-11 leaving country SEAT MINI BUS, GOOD FOR AIRPORT & FAMILY 1 NZE Toyota Fielder Wagon OUTINGS, CHEAPEST PSS series $1.5M neg & 1 AE RATE . Call: 698-7807 91 Toyota Sprinter PGG PROPERTY FOR SALE series $300,000 neg. Both cars stick gear. Tel#616-6620/ Newly constructed 4 641-5470 bedroom, 3 bathroom, house 2003 Toyota Ist, $1.350M Neg. overlooking the sea for sale Tel# 649-9889/645-3583 #675-1510/613-7954
PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION, W E D D I N G S , ANNIVERSARY, ETC. CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 216-1043; 677-6620 Hair Stations/ Makeup/Nails & Barber, Available for rental, New market street. #699-6505 3 bedroom house for rent, La Grange, Public road WBD. #665-7636/691-5701 A Newly refurbished 1 bedroom apartment, Great Diamond EBD. Contact No. #696-6463 or 621-0352 Semi-furnished room in bottom flat, Atlantic Ville. Male only. Call: 225-0168, Monday to Friday between 9:00am - 2:30pm Office & Business space to rent, High street, Georgetown. Contact Ray’s Realty #6279685 2 storey property (2 families) East street, Georgetown. Ray’s Realty #627-9685 One Apartment for rent, First Street, Market. Mon Repos, E.B.Dem Tel#602-4105/2207330 One Four bedroom concrete cottage, unfurnished for rent, located at 26 Continential Park, Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara. Tel#233-5808
By Trishan Craig Eteringbang Landing WANTED Cuyuni River was on Friday 1 Live-in domestic. Salary : last, left shaken when a couple $65,000 monthly Call: 695-1229 was found dead in their home, victims of a suspected murder/ Wanted experienced hire car suicide. Dead are 36-year-old drivers at Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel. Contact 616- businessman Munishwar Ramkellawan and his 5419, 265-7075 common-law Venezuelan wife, Marianny 1-house & land (4300 sq ft) 26-year-old with 4 master bedroom, gated Martinez. According to reports, the community located @ Schoonord WBD. Contact #650-0402/603-1402 Barber wanted. #683-1534 Attractive live in waitressCall: 327-0252/674-4665/6493750 Driver for route 42 minibus, taxi drivers, washbay staff with drivers’ license. Call: 664-0802
VACANCY
Driver with minibus license living in G/town to work with company. Call: 646-8748
General Domestic to cook & clean for East Bank. Call: 6144358
Experienced Cashier, Waiters, Waitress, Counter Server, Apply with written application, 5 commerce St.
ASSISTANT SUPERVISORDELIVERIES, sound education, honest. Telles Steel, 74 Hadfield St. #2266771
1 Experienced cook to work in a bar. Contact Tel#679-2612 Welder/Fabricator for interior location. Applicants must experienced. For further information. Call: 618-2020 We buy land in Eccles, Providence, Herstelling, Farm, Parfaite Harmonie Tel#6117223
LAND FOR SALE
PROPERTY FOR SALE
Farm road front E.B.D. Behind Park Vue hotel. High income land. Tel#669-5781, 696-7777
House for sale, Eccles Housing Scheme. 7 bedrooms, 3 toilets and bathrooms enclosed. $28.5M. Call 6420391/ 001447587233657/ yasharabhola4@gmail.com
Friendship $30M Sarah Johanna, Supply $35 M (River), Loo creek 35 acres, Canaan $9M US (River), South 100 x 100 GME #2312199/618-7483 Eccles (Single & Double lots) , Providence EBD, Enterprise & Paradise ECD Contact Ray’s Realty #627-9685 Prime Residential/Business spot on Farm Main road (East Bank) $7M Parfaite Harmonie $1.4M Tel#648-1635 VACANCY NAIL TECHNICIAN. Contact#223-5273/223-5274 Driver, Bond Clerk, Factory worker, must have CSEC. for more information, please call: 223-0090 Experience Goldsmith needed at Jacob’s Jewellery and Pawnshop. Address 16 Pike St, Kitty Georgetown. Tel#227-8748/622-4970 Female cleaner office & home. Call: 642-9823
Roxanne Burnham $20M, North $18M, Norton $17M, Durban $16M, Parfaite $7M, Russle $22M, Thomas $240M GME #231-2199/618-7483 Two-storey house, land unfinished 1300 sq ft. Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara $4.2M #668-7453 2 storey building, Broad St (Business area) Georgetown. Contact Ray’s Realty #6279685 2 storey concrete property 11 (classey) self contained rooms, Broad St, Georgetown. Contact Ray’s Realty #6279685 Modern 3 bedroom house, business area below & bond behind, Ketley Street, Georgetown. Ray’s Realty #627-9685 One concrete 2 storey 3 bedroom Modern home, Melanie (public road) ECD Contact Ray’s Realty #6279685
LABOURERS- Honest and hardworking. Telles Steel, 74 Hadfield St. 226-6771 LORRY DRIVER/porter, basic education, honest. Telles Steel, 74 Hadfield St. 226-6771 Looking for a job & educational services? Contact The Job Centre 43 Croal & Alexander Street or call 502-4002/600-8457 Industrial Sales Representative, 5 Subject CXC Age 25+ Experience in Sales, must own vehicle, email r e s u m e : vacancy@josarltd.com General domestic. 3 Days work. Must know to cook. Apply with 2 references. KeyFood McDoom village One live-in Domestic to work on resort in Mahaicony River. #225-6571/649-3783 Vacancy for Female cleaner, Apply at Alabama Trading, 65 Robb St, Bourda Vacancy for experience tractor/ lorry driver, Apply at Alabama Trading, 65 Robb St, Bourda PROPERTY FOR SALE 2 storey wooden (home and or business) East Street. Contact Ray’s Realty #6279685 TO LET Office space to let.74 Brickdam opposite GT&T, 2 Floors fully Air conditioned, Generator, parking available.Call:226-6771/2264537.
incident allegedly occurred between 03:00 hours and 17:15 hours. The two deceased was last seen around 15:00 hours on Thursday last at their home where they operated a fuel business. They were seen imbibing alcohol at their premises and continued into the wee hours of the morning. An eyewitness recounted that the couple was seen and heard having a heated argument with each other. Further reports indicate that Ramkellawan and his wife went into their home and two gunshots were later heard. The following day around 17:50 hours, an employee of the couple went to their home and made the shocking discovery. Their bodies were found in their bed. The business man had a single suspected gunshot wound to the right side of his head while his wife bore a single suspected wound to the left side of her head. Police have highlighted that they found a 9mm Taurus pistol along with eight matching live rounds on the bed between the two bodies. Two spent shells were also found in the room. An investigation has been launched into the matter. The bodies were transported to Georgetown for a post mortem examination.
World Bank reports a... From page 13 She added that the duties imposed on the imported items can be substantial, which in turn increases the competitive field. Attention was then drawn to the cost of electricity in Guyana and the fact that the cost is the highest in the region at more than 35 cents per kilowatt. “The power grid system antiquated, resulting in regular power outage, forcing companies to install their own power generation systems to cope with the blackouts,” Lynch added. Other challenges included the long time it takes to acquire permits to buy land and obtain work permits. The Ambassador said because of some agencies’ reliance on using manual paperwork rather than digital, some companies may avoid investing in Guyana. “Corruption continues to be a perennial concern but Guyana has made significant strides on this front and I’m sure it will continue to do so,” the Ambassador related. Sarah- Ann Lynch said with oil production starting in a few months, Guyana should be able to invest more.
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CONSUMER CONCERNS
TREES- IMPROVING THE AESTHETICS OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN BY PAT DIAL A constant refrain which occurs in the media is the bitter complaints of the citizens of Georgetown as to the neglected drainage and flooding of the City at the first shower of rain, the poor state of the City's roads and the general failure to maintain them. The refrain includes the heaps of rubbish which could be found everywhere, especially in the downtown areas. The lack of these basic services has left citizens little time to even turn their minds to the beautification, the aesthetics of their City. This involvement with the City's necessary services contrasts with the 19th and first half of the 29th centuries when citizens had a deep interest in the beautification of the City. In those years, Georgetown had the enviable reputation of being the "Garden City of the West Indies" and was widely so recognized. The core of the City, the area between the River and Vlissingen Road and the Punt Trench (now filled up and known as Independence Boulevard) to Thomas Lands was indeed a well-kept and beautiful garden. All the main streets were planted with trees, some with flowering ones like flamboyants and some with cabbage palms or trees which were beautiful in their symmetry. Camp Street, for instance, was planted with flamboyants which were immortalized by Sharples's water colours. Broad Street, from the cemetery gate to Saffon Street, was planted on both sides with cabbage palms, Main Street had its stately Samaans along its avenue, some of which still survives and Hadfield Street, east of Camp Street was planted with mora trees. Brickdam had an interesting collection, some of them rare trees. The Town Council took a keen interest in tree-planting in the City because the city was a wooden one and the threat of disastrous fires was ever present. In fact it was the disastrous fire of the 1860's which led to the founding of the Hand-in-Hand Fire Insurance Company. Trees were regarded as an excellent fire-break. Another reason why tree planting in the City was so important is that trees absorbed a large quantity of water in a town that was below sea level. The Samaan trees in Main Street are among the best examples of trees absorbing large quantities of water. The Town Councillors and citizens were proud of the aesthetic reputation their City
had worldwide of being the "Garden City of the West Indies" and were determined to keep tree-planting and treegrooming an important priority. On each tree in the main streets was placed an aluminium plaque giving the botanical and common names of the tree, its age and origin and sometimes other information. The trees thus gave the population, and particularly the school children, some botanical information. A few of these plaques still survive. This garden city of white wooden houses in spacious yards, often with front flowering gardens, with clean streets free of any kind of garbage and rubbish and with beautiful trees of uniform height lining the streets began to decline in the 1960's when there was widespread political disorder and discord in the city. Then came Independence from Britain and the democratization of the Town Council quickly took place. The former Town Council whose members consisted of wealthy businessmen and professionals who served pro bono and without any pay were replaced by mostly working class Councillors who were less educated and depended upon the stipend they received from the Council. The City Engineer's Department which may have stemmed the tide of decline was also overcome with corruption and loss of qualified staff. Today, the City is in decline and is known, not as the "garden city" but as the "garbage city". The City Council claims that it does not have the funds to address the City's many problems and has to depend on the Central Government for bailouts. Most citizens seem to feel that the fundamental reason why the Council cannot be successful in executing its remit is simply because of poor management and wrong priorities in spending. Fortunately, the trees and addressing the aesthetics of the City does not entail any extra expenditure since the Council has staff and equipment which could be deployed in planting, cleaning and trimming trees and basic landscaping. This work of renewing the "Garden City" does not require any special expertise, or as pointed out above any extra funding. We would suggest that work be started immediately on "old Georgetown" or "core Georgetown". Methodically choose one street at a time. Trees which need cleaning of vines or trimming or reducing in height to
be uniform with the others should be done. Some trees need to be replanted to replace those which were dead or diseased. In some streets, the trees have to be shifted deeper into the parapets to accommodate the parking of vehicles. Brickdam and Main Street are among the special streets since they have a long historical provenance. The trees in
both streets need to be cleaned, the dead trees removed and the heights have to be made uniform and the symmetry of the trees have to be preserved. In Brickdam, the rare trees which are remaining have to be preserved and propagated, one such example being the tree outside of St Stanislaus College which is over a cen-
tury and a half old and is the only one of its kind in Georgetown. There are a very few streets which were not planted with trees in old Georgetown, the main one being Lamaha Street. The street probably never was planted with trees because it ran in close parallel to the railway embankment where the
railway trains ran. On the Lamaha Street parapet opposite Peter Rose Street, there is a magnificent peepal tree. Probably more peepal trees could be planted in line along the parapet or some other flowering trees like golden showers. Beautifying the city once again with its trees would be welcomed by citizens.
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West Berbice police seize 120lbs marijuana
Police ranks from the West Coast Berbice, led by Superintendant Mahendra Singh, between 12:30 pm and 5:30 pm Friday discovered what appeared to be a prohibited substance strewn about a street in the vicinity of a car. According to information gathered, police observed two vehicles (cars) with the drivers acting in a suspicious manner. The
men in an attempt to evade the police roadblock at Weldaad drove through a back street in the village but it appeared that they dumped the prohibited substance on the road, abandoned one of the cars and escaped. The substance was taken back to the Weldaad Police Station where it was examined and weighed. It was confirmed that
the substance was 120lbs cannabis sativa. The cannabis was then compressed, sealed and lodged at the station. The car that was found a short distance away from the substance was also lodged but will be released since there is not enough evidence to indicate that the weed was in the car since it was found on the street.
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Judiciary condemns use of judges’ Govt approaches World Bank for US$20M photos in social media campaign - To fund oil related assessments
Government has applied to the World Bank for financing to the tune of US$20M. The funding is for the Guyana Petroleum Resources Governance and Management Project (GPRGMP). Part of the proceeds are meant to pay a consulting firm for The Strategic Environmental & Social Assessment (SESA). Government has sent out the request for Expressions of Interest related specifically to the Strategic Environmental & Social Assessment (SESA), with estimated project duration of 15 months, commencing in this year. The Department of Energy, according to a release, intends for this initiative to meet long-term country development outcomes by integrating environmental, social (including labour), health, safety and security considerations in oil and gas policies, laws and sector growth. Most notably, in relation to Oil Spill Preparedness, Emergency Response and Crisis Management, the initiative will identify the existing government agencies in
Guyana with responsibility (defined mandates, roles and responsibilities), and existing built in capacity (or lack of) for contingency planning and response. Since the first discovery in 2015, Guyana has been rushing to prepare a framework to manage production in the centre, slated for 2020. That is likely the fastest a country has ever gone from the first discovery of oil, to production. SESA is meant to provide a comprehensive review of the sector’s potential impacts, both positive and negative, and identify gaps in regulations, institutional capacity, and public consultation mechanisms. The SESA is meant to be a strategic framework for strengthening environmental and social sustainability of the oil and gas sector in Guyana, strengthening the country’s ability to address health and safety issues in this sector, and to inform the preparation of an Indigenous People’s Planning Framework (IPPF).
In the process, the SESA is meant to contribute to a more transparent understanding of environmental and social regulations, creating a more level playing field for private investors, according to the Ministry of the Presidency. There are several areas that SESA will scope. First is the environmental and social impact management experience in the sector, including water quality, air quality, geology and soils, biodiversity, marine resources, socio-economic and coastal activities. The rest of the initiative’s scope includes current projects, plans and trends in the sector (onshore and offshore); the existing legal, regulatory and contractual framework for the sector, including draft legislation/regulations under development; existing strategic framework for Guyana; and information about high-potential industries that may emerge as a result of the sector’s development and that are likely to have environmental and/or social impacts.
Development partners get first draft... From page 13 on the sector’s ability to fulfill the ultimate goal for the 2030 vision, which is to contribute to employability and reduction of poverty”. According to the Education Minister, by increasing performance at all levels and reducing the disparity between persons living coastland and hinterland communities is paramount to the achievement of this objective. Additionally, the Education Minister assured that the Ministry will seriously consider all comments and suggestions and promised that there will be modifications on the basis of the comments and suggestions provided at the consultation exercise. Chief Education Officer, Marcel Hutson, reminded the
gathering that the Ministry is cognisant of the importance of creating and executing the strategic plan. Further, Hutson believes that a good strategic plan can improve student outcomes, keep great teachers and enhance the reputation of schools in Guyana. The CEO added that the Ministry has gained valuable experiences from previous planning exercises and this was instrumental in raising the consciousness of the necessity to be engaged in a discipline and thoughtful process that links values, mission, and goals of the education system. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Resident Representative to Guyana and Suriname, Ms Sylvia Fouet, said that the
We should also submit names ... From page 56 in civil and criminal matters in some part of the Commonwealth or a court having jurisdiction in appeals from any such court or who is qualified to be appointed as any such judge, or any other fit and proper person, to be appointed by the President from a list of six persons, not unacceptable to the President, submitted by the Leader of the Opposition after meaningful consultation with the non-governmental political parties represented in the National Assembly. This is provided that if the Leaders of the Opposition fails to submit a list as provided for, the President shall appoint a person who holds or has held office as a judge of a court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters in some part of the Commonwealth or a court having jurisdiction in appeals from any such court or who is qualified to be appointed as any such judge.”
first draft of the plan comes at a critical juncture in Guyana’s history. She said that with the emerging oil and gas sector there will be opportunities and it is important that the citizens are positioned to maximize these and education is central to this.The consultations for the 2019-2023 Education Strategic plan began last year April and input was sought from civil society, the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), the Regional Democratic Councils (RDC’s) and persons from all the eleven educational districts across Guyana that form part of the education delivery process. Consultations will continue until the final draft is agreed and is expected to be presented by the first week in August 2019.
The APNU Campaign shared on Friday contains the photos of two Puisne Judges The Supreme Court of Judicature condemns the use of photographs of two Puisne Judges that have been published in a social media post captioned “Confidence in Youth Leadership-Promised Delivered”.The images shared on Facebook last Friday under the Confidence in Youth Leadership-Promised Delivered” include the photographs of Justices
Gino Persaud and Simone Morris-Ramlall along with other Government employees The Supreme Court of Judicature is calling on members of the public to refrain from associating Judges and Judicial Officers with any political party or activity. It also reaffirmed its independence and integrity and rejects any attempt to tarnish and discredit its reputation.
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Jagdeo granted 20 acres to Irfaan Ali weeks before leaving office As President, Bharrat Jagdeo granted 20 acres of land to then Minister of Housing, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, in 2011 just weeks before the General and Regional Elections. Kaieteur News is in possession of a document (File No.41123/688), which is a lease of state lands for Agricultural and Residential Purposes.
The lease, issued under Section 3(b) of the State Lands Act, Chapter 62:01 list two lots of land: 33 & 35, situated on the Western side of the Soesdyke Linden Highway, Left Bank Haimaruni River (also known as Long Creek). The two plots are 9.733 acres and 10.605 acres respectively, as shown on GLSC Plan No. 50318, surveyed by the R. Looknauth. The date on the
lease is September 2, 2011. This image surfaced after Jagdeo made several claims against the current government; condemning allocations of tracts of land to persons he said are linked to President David Granger. The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has been, since last Thursday, attempting to solidify claims Jagdeo made of a massive land grab by the
current A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) government. GLSC has since informed reporters that it will ask the police to investigate the circumstances surrounding Jagdeo’s acquisition of the documents Benn said are stolen. On the matter of the land Jagdeo allocated, Kaieteur News contacted Ali, who is the PPP’s current presidential candidate, and enquired. Ali said that the lands are being used as a chicken farm, and that this information is public knowledge. When Kaieteur News contacted Jagdeo via phone, in his refusal to answer questions, the Opposition Leader said that he wants to make clear his refusal to “deal” with Kaieteur News and the reporter in particular, since he believes that this publication’s reporting on his land-grabbing claims and the consequent responses, constituted a misrepresenta-
Former Housing Minister, Mohamed Irfaan Ali tion of the facts. When asked which issues were misrepresented, the Opposition Leader brought up Serato Phillips, one of the persons he attempted to implicate in the land-grabbing claims. Kaieteur News informed him that Commissioner at the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC), Trevor Benn, had not spoken liber-
Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo ally on quite a few of the names mentioned, due to the fact that it is necessary the confidentiality of the commission’s clients be respected. During this publication’s attempts to further clarify the Opposition Leader’s accusation, he abruptly ended the call.
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Opposition Leader welcomes Ceres lawsuit, police probe
Land-grabbing claims…
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pposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, has said that he is not worried about statements made by structural engineer Charles Ceres, and Commissioner at the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) that they will take action, in the wake of Jagdeo’s claims of a massive land giveaway to persons affiliated to President David Granger. Ceres told reporters on Friday that he intends to file a lawsuit against Jagdeo to force a retraction of his statements. Commissioner Benn said that he will inform the police of the acquisition of the agency’s documents so that they can determine how they were obtained by Jagdeo. During a press conference last Thursday, the Opposition Leader attempted to link Ceres to the President by reporting that Ceres’s wife, Ndibi Schwiers, works at Department of Environment under the Ministry of the Presidency. Jagdeo had stated that Ceres got 1,297.1 acres in the Canje Creek, Region Six, and 112 acres in Bohemia, Region Six. He said that Ceres got a further 5,000 acres, but did not say where that lease is located, and another plot of land at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, for which no further details were provided. While Jagdeo claimed four separate allocations were made to Ceres, the structural engineer categorically refuted that, providing that he was only allocated two plots of land. The first tract was
1,297.12 acres in the Canje Creek Area, and approved by then President Jagdeo in 2004. Jagdeo had presented the land allocations as having been doled out after the No Confidence Vote last December. When presented with the fact that he approved the issuance of the land as President, Jagdeo said that that’s public record now. But what is even more telling, the Opposition Leader said, is that it proves that Ceres consistently lied about the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). “He says black people don’t get land under the PPP. And he got under Jagdeo — 1297 acres of land.” Ceres said this is a distraction from the fact that the very Jagdeo who made the allocation claimed that it was made after the no-confidence vote. The second tract Ceres was allocated is of 4.5 acres of land, which was granted to Ground Structures Engineering Consultants Incorporated (GSEC), a company owned by Ceres and his children. The Liliendaal tract was approved in 2017. He was particular in saying that he received no land
in Bohemia, Region six. To this, the Opposition Leader said that a document in his possession shows the plot of land he claims Ceres has, next to another plot of land he claimed Head of the Ministry of the Presidency’s Project Management office, Marlon Bristol, was allocated. Ceres had also brought up several longstanding contentions about the previous PPP government’s business with Bai Shan Lin and several others. Jagdeo said that Ceres brought those issues up to shift attention away from the one at hand. Ceres also called Jagdeo and the PPP racist. In response, the Opposition Leader said that his claims had nothing to do with race. “It has to do with the President answering to some people who are linked to his office, giving out large tracts of land.” He said that there are 57,000 house lot applications on process. To the statements made by Ceres and Benn, Jagdeo said “[Benn] wants to call in the police. I’m happy if he
calls in the police because that will be an entry and possibility of going into the whole archive, and what’s going on there. I welcome the lawsuit from Charles Ceres, too, because that would allow us to get into all the information that’s still not disclosed. This is the tip of the iceberg.” He added that Commissioner Benn probably thinks he knows that members of the PPP or Indo-Guyanese people granted the documents to him, and that they would be surprised how many “good, god-fearing PNC people” there are, who are upset with this current government. “Trevor Benn’s concern” Jagdeo said, “was how the information got out, not about the wickedness that’s going on.”
The Opposition Leader also said that “all this big talk and press conference” is meant to shield President Granger from giving answers himself, about these matters. Jagdeo has said that the President can no longer divorce himself from ongoing corruption by the government he runs.
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Anglin Enterprises USA donate... From page 71 Plaza Hotel, Kansas City, Anglin said that it was an easy decision to make when he was approached by Wilson for the uniforms which were procured by long time friend and sponsor of the EBFA Under-11 League, Ralph Green. “God has been good to me and I’m blessed as the Founder and CEO of Anglin Enterprises USA and Tax 365 USA. Soccer was always good to me and I am very impressed with the way the EBFA is developing their youths for the sport. It is for the youths to take advantage of what is offered and move to the next level.” Called to national trials at the Under-18 and 19 levels when he represented Linden back in the 1970s, Anglin promised that he would be doing something for the EBFA. “I just like giving back and there is no better way to do it, I will do whatever I can to support your association, keep up the good work and focus on the young people as youth development is key to senior success.” Anglin, whose parents were in charge of
the Salvation Army in Guyana, also informed that attended Christ Church Secondary and Mackenzie High School graduating from the latter in 1975 and went to further his studies at the University of Guyana. He also played for the Camptown FC (Campbellville) and Linden at the Under-19 and Senior teams. His playing days saw him matching skills with the likes of ‘Zipper’ Johnson, Joey Albert’s, Kenneth Solomon, the Charter brothers and Nigel ‘Mice’ Cummings among others. Anglin whose mother is Guyanese and Father, Jamaican, once resided at Cato Street, Agricola on the East Bank of Demerara before his parents took up responsibility for the Salvation Army. His wife Roxanne was born and raised in Prospect, EBD. The couple has four daughters, Celene, D’Andra, Zahara and Kelly. He migrated to the USA in 1980 and set up his business, Anglin Enterprises which is a thriving business entity.
Sunday June 30, 2019 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) You're feeling frisky today, and you're happy to take the lead. It seems like the starting gate has just opened and you're leading the charge. TAURUS(Apr.20–May20) You're feeling rather sensitive today. You may want to rescue every injured animal from the side of the road. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Other people may be stroking your fur in the wrong direction. There's a great deal of fiery energy in the air today that's promoting a "me first" attitude. It may come in direct conflict with your peaceful, diplomatic nature.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Be a pioneer in your world today, Libra. Go on an adventure with a courageous spirit. Your emotions are fired up and ready to go. Your instincts are ready for a new challenge. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Your mind is surprisingly clear today, and your thinking fits in line with what your ego has set out to accomplish. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Your mood is likely quite good, and you have an added boost of self-confidence that will help you along in just about any project you undertake.
CANCER (June 21–July 22) Latch on to what your mind has to say today. More than likely, your rational brain knows the right way to go. Your mood may dictate the action, but let your brain handle the steering.
CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Your brain may be on one side of the fence today while your emotions are on the other. The challenge will be to find a working resolution between them.
LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) There's a greater burst of energy coming your way today than there has been in a while. It's as if you're making a new start and now is your chance to begin with a fresh new attitude.
AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) One of the themes today is giving versus receiving. You may be asked to handle many tasks at once, something you're naturally quite good at, Aquarius. There's a strong need to take action and get things done.
VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) People and situations egg you on today, Virgo. It may seem like there's contention around every corner. Remember that your path is the one that you chose. You may or may not have anticipated the barriers, but they're unavoidable.
PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) You're in line with your warrior instincts today, Pisces, which reminds you to align with your dreams. The tricky part is how you're going to plan your attack so that there's an equal balance of give and take.
Reynolds Pakistan edge double leads... Afghanistan in World... From page 66 ahead, minutes into the second stanza, but he sent his shot over the cross bar following a pass from Ronaldo Rodrigues at mid field. Ronaldo’s weak shot, shortly after, from the edge of the area, was calmly kept out by goal-keeper Simeon Hackett, but Santos deservedly went ahead moments later. A throw in from the right side of the area, was played into the box and an unmarked Reynolds made no mistake as he headed home in the 80th minute. Fruta Conquerors pressed forward in search of an equaliser and a shot from Nehemiah Gomes inside the area hit the upright, before Reynolds made it 2-0 in the 80th minute. The forward received a pass from midfield and made his way into the area before beating the advancing goalkeeper Hackett from the right side of the box. Fruta Conquerors clearly missed the creativity of Nicholas McArthur who was redcarded in their previous fixture against Buxton United FC in which he scored a double to help his team secure their place in the final four. Earlier, Maurice Adams netted twice to help Dynamic FC secure a 4-2 victory over Botofago FC. Shane Haynes put Botofago ahead in the 24th minute before Adams found the equaliser in the 33rd. Julius Hamilton slotted home in the 43rd minute to hand Dynamic FC a 2-1 lead at the break. Adams stretched his team’s lead when he found the back of the net in the 60th before Andre Mayers scored Botofago FC second in the 71st. John Gonsalves sealed his team’s final spot when he slotted home in the first minute of added time. Fruta Conquerors and Botofago will contest the third place game from 13:00hrs tomorrow.
DCC gets Roller from Shore... From page 70 opportunity in the afternoons to bat and bowl and this will have a direct impact on the hundreds of players who use our pitches and facilities,” added Harper. Harper, President of the GCA, promised that the Roller will be well used and maintained so as to ensure longevity in use. Meanwhile, General Manager of Shore Base Inc, Mark Edwards, said the company is pleased to be partnering with a club whose sterling history prompted the company to make the donation. He explained that Shore Base is equally excited about Guyana’s future, the future of the club and is hopeful that the contribution of the roller will now have an impact in moulding the next generation of DCC legends. (Sean Devers)
From page 68 of the Pakistan bowlers with 4-47. It was a third consecutive win for Pakistan as their campaign gathers momentum in the business end of the tournament. “We know it was not an easy target. Their bowlers used the conditions very well. Everyone chipped in, it was good team work,” Sarfaraz said. “We all know that it is not easy to win our last four games, but we go match by match. We will all be watching India v England tomorrow (today).” Meanwhile, Afghanistan remain winless after eight games, and just as they did against India earlier this month, they came
agonizingly close to a memorable victory. The game was marred by a clash between the supporters of both teams in the stands, with ESPNcricinfo reporting that at least two fans were evicted from the match. Videos shared on social media also showed fans fighting outside the venue, with the International Cricket Council saying it will take action against “any antisocial behaviour”. Scores: Afghanistan 227-9 (50 overs): Afghan 42, Najibullah 42, Shaheen 4-47 Pakistan 230-7 (49.4 overs): Wasim 49*, Babar 45, Nabi 2-23 Result: Pakistan won by three wickets
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Sweden upset Germany to reach World Cup semis RENNES, France (Reuters) - Sweden ended Germany’s hopes of a third women’s World Cup win, coming from behind for a surprise 2-1 quarter-final victory yesterrday thanks to goals from Sofia Jakobsson and Stina Blackstenius. The Swedes now face a last-four clash with the Netherlands in Lyon on Wednesday after a win which means Olympic champions Germany will not have a chance to defend their title in Tokyo next year. It was sweet revenge for the Swedes, who had lost the Olympic final to the Germans 2-1 in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 but who have now booked a place at their old rivals’ expense in the 2020 Games in Tokyo. Many will still look to the other semi-final, Tuesday’s clash between England and the United States, for the likely winner of the tournament but the Swedes showed they should not be under-estimated with their swift counter-attacking style. Germany began brightly and took the lead in the 16th minute through Lina Magull, who twisted her body perfectly to beat Hedvig Lindahl with a hooked volley.
Germany had not conceded a single goal in the tournament but their defence surprisingly failed to deal with a long ball down the middle from Linda Sembrant which Jakobsson latched onto and slotted home past goalkeeper Almuth Schult. At the break, German coach Martina VossTecklenburg threw on midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan, who had not played since breaking a toe in their tournament opener against China, looking to add some much needed creativity. Instead, just three minutes after the resumption, it was the Swedes who struck again. Schult did well to turn away a powerful header by Fridolina Rolfo but the rebound fell kindly to striker Blackstenius, who fired home from point blank range for her second goal in as many matches. Substitute Lena Oberdorf missed a great chance to force the game into extra time when she headed wide with the goal gaping in the 80th minute but Sweden held their nerve to reach their fourth World Cup semi-finals. There were tears on the faces of many of the Germany
squad as the reality of their exit — and Olympic absence - hit home hard. “We wanted to do so much more. This should not happen like it did,” said Magull. “We had one, two good chances to equalise but did not manage it. That’s a real shame. We knew they had fast players and wanted to defend high up the pitch,” she said. “That brings the danger of conceding on the counter, which had happened before the break.” The win was Sweden’s first over Germany at a major tournament since 1995, having previously come close in the 2003 World Cup final and in the 2016 Rio final. Sweden’s semi-final opponents were confirmed earlier in the day when Netherlands defeated Italy 20 in Valenciennes, courtesy second-half headers from Vivianne Miedema and Stefanie van der Gragt. Netherlands, Sweden, along with Great Britain — after England reached the last four on Thursday — have qualified for the 2020 Olympics as the top three European teams at the World Cup.
Sweden’s Hedvig Lindahl punches clear in their match against Germany. (REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)
Leclerc and Verstappen on front row, Hamilton demoted SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc stormed to pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix yesterday, with last year’s winner Max Verstappen joining him on a front row of 21-year-olds after Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton was demoted for impeding. Hamilton qualified second but was handed a three place penalty that, in a twist typical of a sport renowned for turning simple maths into a complex calculation, dropped the Briton to fourth. That placing, confirmed on a provisional grid published by the governing FIA, took even Hamilton’s Mercedes team by surprise. “We thought P5 but will not complain if it becomes P4,” said a spokesman. There was no confusion about the pole, with Leclerc going into the final top 10 shootout as favorite after setting the pace in two of the three practice sessions and the first two phases of qualifying. The Monegasque’s second career pole was secured with a time of one minute 03.003 seconds — the fastest ever lap around the undulating 4.3km Red Bull Ring. “Come on, baby, yes!”, he shouted over the team radio after taking his first pole since the Bahrain Grand Prix in March, a race he would have won had a late engine issue not dashed his hopes. “I’m very happy to bring pole position back home, but tomorrow we’ll finish the job.” Verstappen qualified third for Red Bull but moved up to the front row after stewards found Hamilton had impeded Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen in the first phase of qualifying. Five times champion Hamilton, 36 points ahead of Valtteri Bottas after winning six of eight races this season and the last four, now starts alongside his team mate who moved up to third. “Totally deserved the
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc speaks to Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton after qualifying in pole position. (REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger) penalty today and have no problem accepting it,” he said on Instagram. “Was a mistake on my behalf and I take full responsibility for it. It wasn’t intentional. Anyway, tomorrow is another day and an opportunity to rise. These things are sent to try us.” HAMILTON CHALLENGE The 34-year-old Briton faces a big challenge to extend Mercedes’s run of 10 wins in a row, and eight this season, today. “Congratulations to Charles, he’s been quick all weekend,” he said before the penalty was announced. “We’ve just really not been able to keep up with them. “Max has been driving really well all weekend as well...I’ve got to fight the young ‘uns. That’s cool.” Today’s pole was Ferrari’s second in three races but only their third of the season. It was a bittersweet success, with Leclerc’s team mate Sebastian Vettel failing to make it out of the pits in the final phase of qualifying. The German sat stranded in the garage, mechanics working furiously on the engine after discovering a problem with the air pressure line feeding the power unit. “Obviously the car was
broken so we couldn’t fire up and go,” said Vettel. “We lost parts of Q2 (the second phase) and then Q3 completely. “The guys did everything they could but we couldn’t do it in time. It’s frustrating but nothing you can do inside the car and nobody’s fault.” Vettel will start ninth thanks to Kevin Magnussen, who qualified fifth for Haas but collected a five-place drop for an unscheduled gearbox change. That penalty was applied first with the FIA explaining that the position was then left vacant for the sake of calculation, rather than those behind immediately moving up. Hamilton then dropped to fifth, leaving second unfilled until everyone moved up — with the champion therefore fourth. McLaren’s 19-year-old rookie Lando Norris qualified an impressive sixth, moving up to fifth after Magnussen’s demotion to 10th. Raikkonen, who vented his frustration at Hamilton by throwing a rude gesture the Briton’s way, starts sixth ahead of team mate Antonio Giovinazzi in seventh and Red Bull’s Pierre Gasly in eighth place.
Reynolds double leads Santos to hard fought win; Dynamic overcome Botofago to earn final spot
Sweden players celebrate after the match against Germany. (REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)
By Zaheer Mohamed The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) KFC National U20 Independence Cup is set for an exciting climax tomorrow at the GFF National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara. Santos of Georgetown and Dynamic of
Linden will battle in the grand finale from 15:30hrs as both teams earned that right with semi final victories over Fruta Conquerors of Georgetown and Botofago of Linden respectively. Following a scrappy first half in which neither Santos nor Fruta Conquerors looked
threatening, with their few shots going wide of goal, both teams came closer to finding the back of the net in the second half which also failed to create much excitement. Stephen Reynolds wasted a decent opportunity to put his team (Continued on page 65)
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Dutch head into World Cup semis after 2-0 win over Italy VALENCIENNES, France (Reuters) - Second-half headers from Vivianne Miedema and Stefanie van der Gragt earned the Netherlands a 2-0 win over Italy yesterday as they reached the women’s World Cup semi-finals for the first time. The Dutch, deserved victors in intense heat at the Stade du Hainaut, will face the winners of yesterday’s other quarter-final Sweden, who beat Germany in Rennes. Italy, who have never gone beyond the last eight, had the better of the chances in the first half but the European champions stepped up their game after the break and both goals came from quality set-piece deliveries from Sherida Spitse. Defending World Cup champions the United States will face England in the opening semi-final on Tuesday in Lyon with the second semi on Wednesday. The Netherlands’ leftsided playmaker Lieke Martens was passed fit despite suffering a foot injury while celebrating a goal in the previous round. With the venue only a two-hour drive away from the Dutch border, the 22,600 crowd was mostly bedecked in Orange in the bright sunshine. But despite those boosts,
Netherlands’ Merel van Dongen celebrates after the match against Italy. (REUTERS/Phil Noble) the Dutch initially struggled to create openings against an Italian defence well marshalled by captain Sara Gama. The Azzurre had the first real chance when Barbara Bonansea’s flick-on found Valentina Bergamaschi in the area but the midfielder’s lob was too easy for Dutch keeper Sari van Veenendaal. Bergamaschi had another chance when, after a smart interchange won her space in the box, she scuffed her shot and then moments later
Valentina Giacinti pulled her shot wide from a promising position. The Dutch coach Sarina Wiegman clearly took advantage of the break to address their problems and it was a very different approach after the interval. The introduction of Lineth Beerensteyn for the out-of-sorts right-winger Shanice van de Sanden also helped the Dutch step up the tempo but when the breakthrough came in the 70th minute it was from a set piece.
Netherlands’ Stefanie van Gragt celebrates scoring their second goal against Italy with her teammates. (REUTERS/Phil Noble) Spitse, from wide on the left, whipped in a fine, high cross and the towering Miedema timed her run and jump perfectly, beating Laura Guiliani with a deft, glancing header. Ten minutes later the game was put beyond the Italians when Spitse, this time from the right, delivered a flat cross which defender Van Der Gragt met with a firm header. Italy had nothing left in the tank and it was cruise control from then on for the Dutch, who will now fancy
their chances of reaching the final for the first time. “I didn’t expect to be in the semi-finals of this World Cup,” said Miedema. “We’ve been complaining that we’re not playing the best football but in the end we’re in the semis. We’ve done amazing and we can be really proud,” she said. An emotional Italy coach Milena Bertolini said her team had achieved more than just a run to the last eight. “The women’s game has been discovered and
appreciated back home, so it’s a big deal. I believe the girls have a greater confidence and awareness of what great players they are,” she said. “They need to be proud of themselves. The way they played and approached matches and their passion, they’ve shown people back home that football can be a sport where you have enjoyment, helping one another, unity and all these values. I think that’s why the public have fallen in love with this team.”
Belvedere Primary crowned champion of Sueria Manufacturing Inc. Windball competition Belvedere Primary defeated Fyrish Primary by 27 runs in the final of the Sueria Manufacturing Inc. Inter Primary School Windball Cricket Competition, organized by the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club and played at the Albion Community Centre Ground. Belvedere Primary won the toss bated first and rattled up 63 for 3 off their allotted 5 overs with Faraz Moses hitting 31 and Javed Haniff chipped in with 17. In reply, Fyrish Primary was restricted to 36 for 3 with Nicolas Subramanie hitting 28 not out. The competition was played on a round robin basis among the five Primary Schools within the Lower Corentyne area namely Gibraltar, Fyrish, Cropper, Albion Back and Belvedere Primary. Earlier in the day, Belvedere Primary defeated Gibraltar and Albion Back to book their place in the final, while Fyrish Primary defeated Albion Back and Cropper Primary to secure their spot. There was also a win each for
Gibraltar and Cropper Primaries. Belvedere Primary played unbeaten during the competition. At the presentation ceremony, Human Resources Manager of the Albion Estate and President of the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club Vemen Walter commended the Schools for their participation. He extended special congratulations to Belvedere Primary for winning the competition. He mentioned that the Cricket Club will be holding its Cricket Academy in July, 2019 and urged all the young cricketers to enroll. Walter also expressed gratitude to the Managing Director of Sueria Manufacturing Inc. Mr. Frank Sanichara, a former Albion cricketer for his continued partnership with the Club in sponsoring this important competition. He noted that over the years the competition has been used as part of the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club’s effort to attract young cricketers to the Club. Also speaking at the presentation ceremony were
Community Development Officer of Albion/Port Mourant Estate - Orvin Mangru and Sales Representative of Sueria Manufacturing Inc. - Mr. Yogeshwar Persaud. The youths were urged to focus on their education and told that sports and education can go hand in hand. Persaud thanked the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club for organizing the competition and disclosed that his company was very much delighted to be part of the competition and the development of youths. He also commended the Schools for their participation and congratulated Belvedere Primary for winning the final. The winning team received a beautiful trophy and cash incentive, while the runner-up team also received a trophy and cash incentive. Nicolas Subramanie of Fyrish Primary carted of the batsman trophy for scoring 80 runs. Dhanesh Parbudial of Albion Back Primary grabbed 7 wickets to cop the best bowler of, while Subramanie was judged the most valuable player of the competition for his runs and taking 2 wickets.
The winning Belvedere Primary captain receives the winning trophy and prize.
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National Athletics Championships
Archibald and Gustave fastest
Damon Williams won the men’s long jump ahead of Emmanuel Archibald. West Demerara was blessed with fair weather yesterday, despite intermittent rainfall during the week, for the first day of the 2019 National Athletics Championships that is being sponsored by the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) at the National Track and Field Center (NTFC), Leonora. As expected, Emmanuel Archibald, who attends the University of th e We s t Indies’ Mona Campus (Jamaica) on a sport scholarship, ran away with t h e m e n ’s 1 0 0 m t i t l e . Archibald, whose stronger event is the long jump, ran an impressive 10.26 seconds ahead of Winston George (10.36) and Rupert Perry (10.45) of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF). The men’s 100m final was peculiar, it started with Archibald leading before George and Perry commanded the lead, however, Archibald,
The women’s 100m final which was won by Jovanna Gustave (leader).
The men’s 100m was won by Emmanuel Archibald (second left) in 10.26s. who has a win against Jamaica’s Olympian medalist Johan Blake, exhibited his scorching sprint speed to overtake George and Perry for the win. The women’s 100m was won by Barbados based Jovanna Gustave in a decent 11.61 seconds. Gustave was chased to the line by Running Brave Athletics Club’s (RBAC) Kenisha Phillips
(11.73) and Tonya Rawlins (12.02) of GDF. Carifta Games gold medalist Chantoba Bright of Upper Demerara had an off day, losing the Long and High Jump events. University of Guyana’s (UG) Ruth Sanmoogan won the women’s Long Jump with a decent leap of 6.02m. Bright was second with 5.86m, while Keliza Smith of
RBAC was third with a distance of 5.59m. The girls’ high jump was won by the lanky Natrena Hooper of the RBAC with a height of 1.75m; Bright was second with a height of 1.65 and Shantel Browne of Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) third with 1.60m. National record holder Archibald, who is looking to
boost his rankings in the Long Jump to ensure his qualification at the World Championships, fell short to Damon Williams of GDF in the event yesterday. Unofficially, Williams recorded 7.51m while Archibald who holds the 8.12m national record, registered 7.39m. Mark Jhalu of GDF won the men’s high jump with
2.02m, Damon Williams second with 1.95m and Isaiah Lewis of PPYC third with 1.85. Anfernee Headecker won the men’s 1500m in 4m 03s and Aaliyah Moore won the women’s 1500m in 4m 56s. The 800m and 200m finals are scheduled to run off today at the NTFC. Tickets cost $300 to enter the venue. (Calvin Chapman story and photos)
Pakistan edge Afghanistan in World Cup thriller (Reuters) - All-rounder Imad Wasim’s unbeaten 49 guided Pakistan to a thrilling three-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Leeds yesterday, maintaining their hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals. Chasing a target of 228, Pakistan lost opener Fakhar Zaman for a duck on the second ball of the innings when he was trapped legbefore by off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Babar Azam, who scored his maiden World Cup century in Pakistan’s win over New Zealand earlier this week, combined with Imam-ul-Haq to stabilise the innings with a steady 72-run partnership. Off-spinner Mohammad Nabi removed the pair to expose the middle order, before Mohammad Hafeez and Haris Sohail fell cheaply
to leave Pakistan reeling at 142-5. Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed (18) and Shadab Khan (11) were run-out to set up an intense finale but Wasim and Wahab Riaz (15) ensured there were no further hiccups as they chased down the target with two balls to spare. “When I went in they were bowling brilliantly but I just hung in there. We wanted to bat out the 50 overs and see,” Wasim, who was named man-of-the-match, said. “Thank you to the crowd, it feels like home here. They gave us a boost in confidence. Win our next game and we’ll see what happens. Now we believe we can win from anywhere.” Pakistan, who moved ahead of England to fourth in the table, now need to win their final match against
Bangladesh on Friday and hope other results go their way to advance to the semifinals. EARLY BLOWS Earlier, Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi claimed four wickets to restrict Afghanistan to a modest 227 for nine from 50 overs on a flat batting track at Headingley. Having won the toss and elected to bat, Afghanistan stumbled early on, losing captain Gulbadin Naib and Hashmatullah Shahidi in back-to-back deliveries to Afridi, who produced a blistering opening spell with the new ball. Afridi, playing only his 18th ODI at the age of 19, returned in the death overs to remove Najibullah Zadran and Rashid Khan to finish as pick (Continued on page 65)
Pakistan’s Wahab Riaz hits a six versus Afghanistan at Headingley. (Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith)
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NYSCL Independence Cup 2019
Unbeaten Regal Masters through to semi-finals
Regal celebrate a wicket.
Ramesh Narine pulls for six against Corriverton Masters.
Veteran left-arm spinner Laurie Singh spun webs around the opposition all day.
NSC donates Table Tennis equipment to Primary Schools on the Corentyne After doing some training in the game of table Tennis recently, schools on the Corentyne Coast were given an opportunity to allow their students to enhance their skills. Tw o o f t h e s c h o o l , Leeds Primary and Corriverton Primary were recently the beneficiaries of Table Tennis equipment from the National Sports Commission (NSC). They receive table tennis tables, racquets and balls. The equipment was handed over at the Ministry of the Presidency, Department of Social Cohesion, Third Annual Harmony Village day which was held at the Scotsburg Community Center ground, No 76 Village Corentyne. The donations were made by National Table Tennis Coach attached to the NSC Linden Johnson to Sherry Jacobs, teacher of Leeds Primary School and Tiandi Heyliger teacher of the Corriverton Primary School. Johnson was among the contingent that
Convincing victories for defending champions, Regal Masters have guaranteed them a semi-final spot in the annual New York Softball Cricket League’s Independence Cup in New York. When the action got underway on Friday the defending champions easily knocked over Corriverton SVC Masters and New York Softball Cricket League (NYSCL) Masters at Canarsie Park, Brooklyn to keep an unbeaten record heading into day two of the three-day three tier tournament. Playing in the Masters category, Regal opened their account with a 46-run victory over Corriverton SVC before stopping NYSCL Masters by 22 runs in sunny and humid conditions. In the opening match, Regal Masters opted to bat and got to 149-4 with contributions from Ramesh Deonarine with 56, Eric Thomas 39 and 21 from David Harper with no Corriverton Masters bowler being spared the assault. In reply, Corriverton
Masters were bowled out for 103 in 17.1 overs with only opener S. Sadloo showing application in the top score of 34. Left arm spinner Laurie Singh spun webs around the batsmen to claim 3/9 and got support from Troy Kippins 3/ 24 and 2/28 from speedster David Harper. The good performances continued in the second preliminary match when the defending champions limited NYSCL Masters to 107-8 in reply to their 129-9. In Regal Masters’ innings, opener Unis Yusuf blasted 27 (3x6), while Deonarine’s consistency continued with a patient 17. There was an entertaining 17run 9th wicket partnership between Laurie Singh (01 not out) and Parsram ‘Pacer’ Persaud (15 not out) to get the respectable score after some good bowling from the hosts. Faizul Ulla lead NYSCL Masters bowling with 3/19, while Kumar Chickery snared 2/23 and Imtiaz Ali 2/27 in blazing sun. In reply, they could not handle the pace of Regal Masters and crawled to 107-8 when their 20 overs
expired. Bobby Parasnauth lead the rout with 3/16 and got support from Laurie Singh 2/ 24, while ‘Pacer’ Persaud and Kippins had one each. Regal Masters were set to wrap up their preliminary round of matches when they took on Canadian Legends at 10:00hrs yesterday morning before their semi-final match at 15:00hrs. Also in the Master’s category is Fishermen Masters, the only other Guyanese team who drew the bye on Friday morning before winning their second round match to put themselves in a good position for a semi-final spot as well. The other categories are Open which attracted eight teams and the Legends (Over 50 years old) with seven teams. There are also seven masters (Over 45 years old) teams. The teams are grouped in two groups for round robin competition before the top two teams advance to the semi-finals that were set for yesterday afternoon. The three finals are set for today at Roy Wilkins Park.
One Day Circle Tennis competition in Berbice rescheduled - Windball action set for Gymnasium tomorrow
Table tennis Coach Linden Johnson making a donation to one of the teachers of the schools. accompanied Minister of Social Cohesion Dr. George Norton and other Ministers to the activity. According to Johnson, the Ministry of Social Cohesion encompasses the D e p a r t m e n t s o f Yo u t h , Sports and Culture and the NSC is an integral part of the Department of Sports. The donation of the Table
Tennis equipment is part of the widening the game and bringing Social Cohesion through sports. The activity was well organised and well attended according to Johnson with the Ministers and other senior Government officials interacting freely with the hundreds that turned out. (Samuel Whyte)
The All Female ‘Our National game of Circle Tennis’ one Day competition which was scheduled for tomorrow July 1, has been rescheduled to a later date. Region 6 Sports Officer Godwyn Allicolk will be hosting a one day Our National Game of Circle Tennis Mixed team competition in New Amsterdam at the All Saints Church Ground tomorrow instead. First ball is expected to loop off at 11:00am. Trophies and other prizes are at stake. Meanwhile, the ASTP 22nd Annual end
of School Year Edward Cobenna Memorial Primary schools Georgetown champions Trophy action tomorrow, continues inside the National Gymnasium with play starts at 10:30am and will see girls and boys in action. Schools expected to be in action are: North Georgetown, Winfer Garden, Saint Margaret’s, Smith Memorial, Saint Pius, Grahams Hall, Mae’s, Tucville and Kettley. Parents are being asked to come out and support their child or children.
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Hamilton Green Cup concludes tomorrow at Den Amstel
Delon Lanferman
Anthony Harding
Football fans from all across the country will converge tomorrow at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground to witness the conclusion of this year’s Hamilton Green 9-a-side InterWard Cup. The final, which had to be rescheduled due to the inclement weather, is set and ready to provide football fans with riveting action to bring the curtains down on what has so far been an exciting tournament. The action which commences at 15:00hrs with play in the round of 16 will see the respective winners’ progress to the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the highly anticipated final. The winning team will take home $300,000 and the winning trophy, while the second placed finisher will collect $100,000 and a trophy. In the day’s opener, Mahaicony take on Vreed-enHoop, before Soesdyke clash with Lilliendaal with Mocha to engage Charlestown in the game to follow. Pouderoyen then tackle
Timehri, before Goed Fortuin square off against De Kindren. Bourda Blues then match strides with Sophia, before host Den Amstel Back Street take the field against Zeelugt with Uitvlugt taking on Bagotville in the final game of the round. The quarter-final matchups will see winner of game 1versus 5; winner of game 2 vs. 6; winner of game 3 vs. 7 and winner of game 4 vs. 8. The four survivors will then meet in the semi-finals to determine the two finalists. Among the sponsors so far are John Fernandes Ltd, A.H.L Kissoon, Techno Mills, Ready Mix, Sataur Gafoor, E.C Veira, BEV Enterprises, BK International, IPA, New Thriving, Ricks and Sari, ENetworks, Starr Computers, NAMILCO, Cummings Electrical, National Sports Commission, Star Entertainment, Alfro Alphonso, the Guyana Police Force, GuyOil, Minister of State, Prime Minister and Ministry of Legal Affairs.
King of Draughts competition final set for next Sunday The final of the King of Draughts National Competition is set for next Sunday July 7th at the National Gymnasium, Woolford Avenue. Last Sunday during the playoff five players were qualified for the final. Floyd Cumberbatch from Linden with 39 point heads the table with former veteran and Guyana Games champion Wilfred Freeman followed closely with 37 points. President of the Association Mr. Jiaram is in the third spot with 29 points followed by Steve Bacchus
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on 28. The last qualifier was Lyndon Heywood who mustered 25 points. Mr. Heywood is the only B class player to quality for the finals. Ulric Braithwaite, who is the latest B class player to be promoted to A, performed disappointedly, giving Heywood the edge. The five players were given two weeks to practice since a grueling showdown is expected next weekend. Surprise packages will be awarded to the top finishers. Games starts at 10:00am sharp and players are asked to be on time for the draw.
Chess winners receive prizes
The outstanding performers at the recently held National Chess Championships display their prizes after the presentation. Fide Master Anthony Drayton and WFM Maria Varona-Thomas are seated center. The Guyana Chess Federation in a simple ceremony presented the winners of the various categories in the National Championships for the year 2019. Fide Master Anthony Drayton played unbeaten to capture the Open Category. Drayton finished the tournament with seven points from seven games. Candidate Master Taffin Khan took the second position with six points with his lone defeat coming against FM Drayton. Loris Nathoo, Roberto Neto
and Kriskal Persaud all finish on 3.5 points, with the tiebreaker added, Nathoo was adjudged third, Neto forth and Persaud fifth. Shiv Nandalall took the sixth position, while Saeed Ali took seventh. CM Wendell Meusa, who chose not to participate, finished with 0 points and in eight position. In the Women’s Championship, WFM Maria Varona-Thomas also played undefeated to secure seven points from seven games. Chelsea Juma and Nellisha Johnson both finishes on five
points, with the tie-breaker added Juma was adjudged second and Johnson third. Fourth Position went to Samirah Gobin, while sixth and seven went to Sasha Shariff and Angel Rahim. Waveney Johnson took seventh, while the eight position went to Aneesa Hussain. In the Sasha Cells Junior Championship, Andre Jagnandan playing in his first Junior championship secured his first junior title with five and a half points. Ghansham Allijohn and Rajiv Lee finished with four and a half
points, with the tie-break, Allijohn was adjudged second and Lee third. Ethan Lee took the fourth, while Jayden Taylor fifth. Chelsea Juman, Joshua Gopaul and Jarrel Troyer took the sixth, seventh and eighth position respectively. The Guyana Chess Federation wishes to express its appreciation to the Director of Sports Christopher Jones and the National Sports Commission, Sasha Cells and Trophy Stall for their contribution in making this tournament a success.
DCC gets Roller from Shore Base Inc. - “Roller’s donation should improve pitches -President Harper The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) yesterday received a two-ton roller, worth over six-million Guyana dollars and donated by joint venture company, Shore Base Inc. The donation was made at the DCC’s Pavilion during a simple handing over ceremony, attended by club members and representatives of Shore Base. DCC’s President Roger Harper said the donation will contribute to raising the standard of the club’s match and practice pitches which augers well for the Queenstown facility. “This roller will automatically mean that our match pitches will be better prepared. It will mean that our practice pitches will also be better prepared,” said Harper, who along with fellow DCC club mate Clive Lloyd are the only Guyana Captains to win both the First-Class and 50over titles in the same season. “I would like to thank Guyana Shore Base Inc. for
Shore Bases Inc.’s GM Mark Edwards hands over the Roller to DCC President Roger Harper yesterday. choosing to make such an important and significant donation to our club; for a club like ours to continue the path to success and continuing to producing legends,” said Harper, a former Guyana Skipper and West Indies Vice-Captain.
Among the Greats produced by DCC are the first ever winning West Indies Captain Maurice Fernandes who achieved the feat in 1930 at Bourda, Lloyd, who won the first two World Cup in 1975 & ’79, Roy Fredericks, who once held the record for
the fastest Test Century and Lance Gibbs, who was first to 300 Test wickets. “However, significantly it also means that we can now have two pitches on afternoons for practice and will allow more players the (Continued on page 65)
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Anglin Enterprises USA donate uniforms to EBFA - Promise to contribute annually
David Anglin (2nd left), EBFA President Franklin Wilson (2nd right), GFF Executive Member Dion Inniss (right) with responsibility for the EBFA and Roger Murray display the new uniforms at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza. Impressed with the vision and development thrust of the East Bank Football Association (EBFA), Founder and CEO of Anglin Enterprises USA (Tax 365 USA), David Anglin has donated two sets of uniforms to the association recently.
Anglin, who resides in New York, made a trip down to Kansas City to rally with the Golden Jaguars in their final match of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup against Trinidad and Tobago. Whilst in Kansas City, the former footballer handed over the uniforms to EBFA President,
Franklin Wilson in the presence of Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Executive Member Dion Inniss who has responsibility for the association. In making the presentation at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club (Continued on page 69)
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t r o Sp National Athletics Championships
Archibald and Gustave fastest
Emmanuel Archibald (422) won the men’s 100m in a time of 10.26s yesterday at the NTFC during the 2019 National Championships.
Jovana Gustave (411) won the women’s 100m in 11.61 seconds.
Orin Moore of Santos controls the ball in the second half.
Action between Fruta Conquerors and Santos (white).
Dynamic goal scorers from left John Gonsalves, Julius Hamilton and Maurice Adams.
Reynolds double leads Santos to hard fought win; Dynamic overcome Botofago to earn final spot
Stephen Reynolds
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