I trust that the authorities will remember that this section of the city exists
DEAR EDITOR, I am a native citizen of Guyana. I took the option to seek a happy and comfortable abode in my country. I am part of the electorate. I pay all relevant taxes and abide by the laws of Guyana to the best of my ability. My country allows me the privilege of making contributions to its development in many ways. One of those civic ways is identifying areas that can benefit from social, security, environmental and infrastructural improvement. A few months ago, I identified some problems in the South Turkeyen area. Almost immediately, to the credit of the Guyana Police Force, one of the issues relating to traffic chaos at the junction of upper Dennis Street, D-Field, South Turkeyen and UG access road, was addressed. Since then, traffic ranks have maintained an active presence, and the previously prevalent traffic lawlessness there has been almost eliminated. However, the issues of absent road lighting from that junction going South along D-Field access road, untrimmed road parapets, and now emerging potholes, con-
tinue to be a haunt. Apparently, when street lighting was installed in the Pattensen/South Turkeyen Area there was inequitable distribution. My conclusion is drawn from observations that some sections of the community have concentrations of street lighting that can only be compared to a floodlit arena, while other sections remain in the dark. Compounding that malady is the general attitude that no one seems to be accountable or interested in the state of affairs there. This is reminiscent of unchecked contractual works under the past administration, much to the disadvantage and disgust of citizens. I wrote the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, but there has been no forthcoming response or action from that end. I also spoke to two City Councillors on separate occasions, one of whom promised to raise the matter at a Council meeting. I do not know if the matter was ever raised, but there has been no remedial action over the past three months to suggest that City Hall is in the loop. Recently, a young cyclist
was struck down by a car on the D-Field road after he swerved from a new pothole. Fortunately, he sustained no injuries and apologized to the petrified car driver while frantically gathering himself from the fall. He lamented that his swerving was a belated reflex action, consequent to darkness of the road, which severely limited his range of vision. There are several other experiences along that stretch of roadway, including some criminal activity. Reptiles have also joined in the action. One night I saw a huge alligator slowly gliding across that D-Field road, from one parallel canal to the next. The reflection of the moonlight in its eyes alerted me to its movement. Only God knows what would have happened if a pedestrian had intersected its path at that time. When, as a citizen of this country, you see and address certain things yet nothing is done to correct them, it only creates apathy, disenchantment, and a sense of betrayal. I trust that the authorities will remember that that section of the city is still a part of their responsibility to serve. Orette Cutting
Taking preventative ... From page 4 There are systems in place at the Banks where if a customer was robbed after leaving the Bank and the police want to know which teller dealt with the customer, that information can be retrieved in minutes and camera footage will be available to see if the teller in any way acted suspiciously. The full responsibility should not be up to the bank, customers must also play their part in reducing robberies. Persons who for some reason have to withdraw large sums of money, should have another person with
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them. Having finished your withdrawal and on your way to exit the Bank, you should, as one of the preventative measures, switch your withdrawal with your escort and have someone pick the person up. You must know your surroundings; be observant while driving, regularly glance through your rear view mir-
ror to see if you are being followed. If you are, if it is possible, drive to the nearest police station. Do not drive home. Many of us have cell phones; call the police or a friend. Vary your route and the time you visit the Bank. If you have any suspicion, follow your instincts. Morris Springer
On this Int’l Women’s Day, we condemn the govt. for its betrayal of our women DEAR EDITOR, This year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) theme “Time is now: Rural and Urban Activists Transforming Women’s Lives” could not be more apt, as women’s activism globally is on the increase, in sharp contrast to a slowing down on the advancement of the women’s agenda. This slowing down or reversal is no more telling than here in Guyana. After decades of activism, especially sustained by rural and working women for their right to vote, to work, equal access to health and education, to end discrimination against women and to end domestic and sexual violence, and to hold political office, we are witnessing our proud achievements as Guyanese women being rapidly undermined and reversed by the APNU+AFC government. The World Economic Forum 2017 Global Gender Gap Report concluded that:“On current trends, the overall global gender gap can be closed in exactly 100 years across the 106 countries covered since the inception of the Report, compared to 83 years last year. The most challenging gender gaps
remain in the economic and health spheres. Given the continued widening of the economic gender gap, it will now not be closed for another 217 years. However, the education– specific gender gap could be reduced to parity within the next 13 years. The political dimension currently holds the widest gender gap and is also the one exhibiting the most progress, despite a slowdown in progress this year. It could be closed within 99 years. The health gender gap is larger than it stood in 2006.” Guyana, which was reported on for several years in the Global Gender Gap Reports, was ranked #66 of 145 countries in the 2015 Global Gender Gap Report with a ranking of 1 for both Educational attainment and Health and Survival, and 37 for Political Empowerment and 124 for Economic Participation, its weakest area. Guyana, however, strangely is no longer included in the reports of 2016 and 2017. Of note is that of 125 achievements advertised by the APNU+AFC Coalition government for its second anniversary, not one related to
the status of women, youth or children in our society. These omissions are most significant. Despite the fact that the APNU+AFC Coalition government inherited a healthy economy and an emerging middle income, democratic nation, we, in Guyana, have witnessed the regression in the economic participation and empowerment of women, and lack of concern of the APNU+AFC government with its ret r o g r a d e m e a s u r e s such as the practical abolition of the “Women of Worth” programme, and the “Single Parents Assistance Facility and the abolition of the “Cash Care Programme” for all children in school, the introduction of VAT on essential items and services that were designed to help the poor and vulnerable, and the noticeable reduction of women’s presence and role in the political and public spheres. After two years of the APNU+AFC government, the emerging trend in Guyana is clear, the government is reversing the democratic gains, bit by bit, methodically; the decline (Continued on page 6)
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We did nothing as far as I can see, Mr. Sohan DEAR EDITOR, I wonder what Mr Charles Sohan means by “three years” of mismanagement and heavy losses in our sugar industry. Sugar has been mismanaged and has been losing money for much longer than three years. And it is not today that our cost of production is higher than the world market price for sugar. That too has been the case for more years than I care to remember. For years we have enjoyed a quota in the European Union which paid us more than the world price. But we knew from the outset that the EU arrangement was not for eternity. It was an arrangement for the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to tide us over while we put in place changes that would enable us to compete with other sugar producers. We knew that it would finally come to an end in 2017. There was no secret about that. I would have thought that the previous administration, who were supported by the vast majority of workers in the sugar industry, would
have developed plans for that transition a long time ago. I went to work at Caroni (1975) Ltd, the Trinidadian equivalent of GuySuCo, in 1981. They were already preparing for the transition. And Trinidad and Tobago, unlike Guyana, already had an oil industry; but they did not assume that they could use oil revenues to subsidize unprofitable sugar. They were looking, for example, at alternative crops like citrus fruits and pigeon peas; the allocation of lands so that workers could become cane farmers and increasing mechanization. Brazil, with oil plus a much larger economy than ours, was turning cane sugar into automobile fuel. That was the 1980s. What was Guyana doing in the 1980s, the 1990s and the early 21st century, other than buying an expensive factory that we have never operated efficiently? Why was the PPP/Civic Government, supported by the majority of sugar workers, not planning for the inevitable end of the EU preferential agreement,
when we would have to sell our sugar at the world market price? I recognize that our present government has blundered and has acted stupidly, to put it mildly, in a number of instances. However, the problems in our sugar industry are not the result of actions or lack thereof in the last three years. They have been staring us in the face for more than three decades. But we have done nothing, other than encourage strikes and inefficient production. I thought that Trinidadians failed to understand the harsh realities of life when they argued that Trinidad was subsidizing Europeans, because the Europeans were paying them less that the cost of production. Let us face this: Nobody is obliged to pay us the cost of production of anything, when they can get the product at less cost elsewhere. But at least Trinidadians were looking for alternatives to the production of simple raw sugar, in a world where sugar can be produced far more efficiently and at less cost than our cane sugar; and where, moreover, increasing concern about the hazards of obesity could well result in reduced demand for sugar. We did nothing as far as I can see. Pat Robinson Commissiong
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On this Int’l Women’s Day,... From page 5 in all sectors of the economy, increased poverty and hardships with 200 new taxes, reversals of the social programmes, including property rights through the housing programme, reversals of social safety nets for children and elderly, and of course, witch hunting of political opponents to the government. Since the APNU+AFC Coalition took office, we are witnessing at an alarming rate an open level of discrimination against women, most especially of Indo-Guyanese and Amerindian women, particularly in the public sector. Pre-1992, IndoGuyanese and Amerindian women, held less than 1% of the public service posts, now 26 years later they have once again been reduced to a token presence. The composition of government and state Boards in 2015, 2016 and 2017 have been overwhelmingly maledominated, and, visibly dominated by one ethnic group. This reduction of women’s participation in decision making, the workforce and the economy, is telling, and an indictment of the government. This discriminatory trend is not only focused on women in high and senior positions, but women also at the lower levels of the public service. Women who were in clerical and lower technical areas have been terminated as “suspect PPP supporters” because of their ethnicity or alleged political affiliation. The state-owned sugar industry is the largest single employer in the public sector. The closure of Wales Sugar Estate in December 2016 led to 1,700 workers losing their jobs of which 300 were female (field and administration). With the closure of three more estates in December 2017, another 5,000 workers have lost their jobs with more pending, of these, 2,000 are females. Women in the sugar sector have become mere “collateral damage.” The multiplier effect of more than 2,000 women in one sector losing their jobs, coupled with their male counterparts, is devastating at the individual, familial, community and national levels. In a small economy such as ours, their removal is irreparable, unless the government takes corrective measures. Regrettably, the government churns out a timewarped mantra of the 1970s of investing in making and selling plantain chips as an entrepreneurial opportunity! Surely this cannot be the answer!
The PPP wishes to place on record its condemnation of the suffering being endured by the women in the sugar belt where estates have been shut, and calls on the Government to immediately introduce comprehensive programmes to alleviate the hardships being endured by these workers, their families and communities. Unemployment since 2015, due to the government’s incompetence in managing the economy and ill-advised decisions, has reached alarming levels, with almost 25,000 workers losing their jobs in the private and public sectors, a significant percentage are women and single parents. Even the Minister of Business acknowledged that the group hardest hit in the small business sector was businesses headed by female single parents. These include those involved with catering, hair and nail craft, sewing and tailoring. The short and long term socio-economic repercussions of women being removed from the workforce, is damaging at many levels: - Their personal careers and advancement are stymied; - Their families suffer from reduced incomes and access to goods and services, this is particularly devastating for single parent headed households (29%); their children’s access to health and education are also reduced; - Their purchasing power has been reduced which impacts negatively on the quality of their lives and on the economy; - Psychologically the levels of depression and anxiety about their future options weigh heavily on them and their families; - Contributions to the NIS and income tax are reduced; - Their dependents, not only in their immediate families but their extended family, are also negatively affected; - Loans for their education, or, houses they built through the housing programmes, and or, cars or motorcycles they purchased, are in jeopardy, thereby impacting negatively on the banking system and the quality of their lives; Poverty reduction, maternal and infant mortality, sexual and domestic violence, and suicide continue with little or no priority given to address these ills . The public health sector upon which over 70% of the women depend for services is in collapse mode and hardships worsen. Yet the government blindly sings praises to itself. On this 2018 International Women’s Day, we condemn the APNU+AFC government
for its betrayal of our women and all Guyanese. This overwhelming maledominated senior citizens and urban middle class men and former military and serving military officers at the highest levels-government has little room for women, especially for young professional women in their midst. After 30 odd months, we conclude that the APNU+AFC Coalition government holds the record for callous neglect and discrimination against women.Here in Guyana, the silence of those who had held themselves up to be protectors of the women’s rights movement is nothing short of curious. This must change, as it remains true, that were we as a country to invest in our women and in empowering our women, Guyana would grow at a far more advanced pace. Guyana cannot develop unless the inclusion of all women, regardless of their ethnicity, class, geographic location, religion, marital status, etc., are treated as critical, urgent and essential to developing a democratic nation. To spout compliments on IWD in central Georgetown while driving irreversible staves of destruction in the lives of so many of the country’s women makes a mockery of the lofty goals and intentions of International Women’s Day. The “Time is Now” to expose these dangerous retrogressive trends and to renew the long held traditions of activism for women’s rights and women’s rightful place in our nation— To be silent in the face of these reversals is to stand on the wrong side of history. In closing, we support wholeheartedly the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’s message on 2018 International Women’s Day when he said “Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is the unfinished business of our time, and the greatest human rights challenge in our world…..this is not a favour to women. Gender equality is a human rights issue, but it is also in all our interests: men and boys, women and girls. Gender inequality and discrimination against women harms us all”. In 2020, we are certain that the PPPC will return to office and we shall be able to return, reinstate and advance further the position and rights of women in our nation once again. Sincerely, Gail Teixeira, MP Priya Manickchand, MPGillian Burton-Persaud, MP Pauline Sukhai, MP
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ExxonMobil claims to have utilised 309 local companies The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) is one of the many stakeholders, which called for local services and products to be significantly utilised in the oil sector. As such, when the GOGEC’s Chairman, Manniram Prashad, learnt on Tuesday that ExxonMobil has made use of 309 Guyanese-owned suppliers and has 605 Guyanese businesses registered, he was obviously elated. But the businessman is curious to know the names of these businesses as well as the areas in which the suppliers served ExxonMobil. Prashad told Kaieteur News yesterday, “If these figures are accurate then we
would obviously be happy about it; but 309 Guyaneseowned suppliers? That is just concerning when there is no evidence provided at the same time to support it. Hence, we would like the evidence of this. We would like to have a list of the companies and the services they provided and when.”This information was not provided on Tuesday when ExxonMobil’s Public and Government Affairs Advisor, Kimberly Brassington, delivered a presentation on the work being done by her company thus far. Her delivery took place at an oil and gas seminar that was hosted by the Private Sector Commission at Duke Lodge Hotel. Local Content
was just one of the topics Brassington touched on. Brassington said that Local Content is important and critical to ExxonMobil’s success in Guyana. The Public Affairs Advisor said that 605 Guyanese businesses have registered in ExxonMobil’s supplier database. She said that those are companies, which have expressed interest in being part of the supply chain. She said that 70 of them are taking courses in order to build capacity in areas like procurement and safety. Last year, Brassington said that ExxonMobil and its contractors provided 30,000 hours of capacity training to Guyanese.
- Energy Chamber wants the evidence
Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber Chairman, Manniram Prashad
Police investigating body found at hotel The body of a man who is said to be middle aged was removed from a hotel on South Road yesterday afternoon. Police detectives suspect that the death might have been suicide related but they are not ruling out foul play. Kaieteur News was informed that the man checked into the hotel alone on Tuesday and paid for a one day stay at the facility. However, hotel staff could not immediately confirm if the man had anyone visit him during the period he was staying at the hotel. Detectives indicated that they were able to remove a glass with a liquid inside which they suspect to be poison. That, however, has to be tested to ascertain what exactly was in the glass found in the man’s room. Yesterday, when this publication visited the location the police crime scene investigators were on site. The hotel’s management did entertain questions but could not provide much information as they claimed that the privacy of the customer was being respected. However, they did indicate that the footage for the entrance to the facility was handed over to the police so that they could conduct their investigations into the matter.
At the scene yesterday at the city hotel, where the body was removed
ExxonMobil’s Public and Government Affairs Advisor, Kimberly Brassington
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Dr. Jennifer Westford trial‌ As the trial of former Minister of Public Service, Dr. Jennifer Westford, and Ms. Margaret Cummings, who are accused of stealing hundreds of millions dollars from the state, continued yesterday, two more witnesses went into the box to give their evidence in the matter. The trial is being conducted before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. It is alleged that between August 2011 and April 2015, Westford and Cummings, while being employed in the Public Service stole $639,420,000.They have pleaded not guilty to the charge. They are currently out on $4.8M bail each. Yesterday Louise Armstrong, Personnel Officer
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Two more witnesses testify as trial winds down at the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) told the court that she is employed at the RDC of Region Eight for over 27 years. When asked by the prosecutor if she is aware if any staff performance training was conducted during the year 2011 and 2015, the witness said no such training was done during those years. She further elaborated that there is no record to show that such training was conducted during that period. When further asked by the prosecutor how she would know if any training was conducted, the witness told the court that a letter would have had to been sent to the Regional Executive Officer, who would have then send for her, for them to sit and discuss the persons that
would be sent to the training. Armstrong further told the court that if any training was to be held in her region, the training division would have sent out a memo with the calendar with the training programmes. The second witness that went into the witness box to testify on the behalf of the state was Derrick Persaud; Persaud told the court that he is the Deputy Regional Executive Officer for Region Four. He added that during the period of 2011 to 2015, he was the Deputy Regional Executive Officer for Region Seven. He added that some of his main functions are to coordinate national events for the region, supervise the heads of department in the region and to look into the
Charged Jennifer Westford budget and the execution of the budget in Region Seven. The witness when asked by the prosecutor whether he recalled Dr. Jennifer Westford during the years between 2011 and 2015 going to the region to conduct any staff conference, performance review, year review, skilledbased needs assignments, change acceptances workshop, training for
Charged Margaret Cummings scholarship awardees or social activities, told the court that it is possible that activities could have been conducted in the region without him knowing citing that the region is a very big. He added that he did recall seeing Dr. Westford in the region in 2014 when they were distributing the $10,000 school grant. Attorney-at-law Dexter
Todd who is representing the defendants while crossexamining the witness asked her a series of questions. The matter was then adjourned by Magistrate Latchman until March 13 for the continuation of the trial. State Counsel Natasha Backer and Teshana Lake are representing the p r o s e c u t i o n . It was discovered that on 24 occasions, Westford signed memoranda amounting to $639,420,000 and sent them to the Office of the President for approval. Approval was granted and cheques were prepared and encashed by Bank of Guyana. The monies were requested to carry out various activities throughout the 10 administrative regions. However, personnel from the various administrative regions were contacted and denied ever receiving the cash. Investigations were carried out but the monies were never recovered.
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Gaskin belittles gold sector to please Exxon …throws it under the bus, even before a barrel of oil is produced - Chartered Accountant By Kiana Wilburg Vacuous!–That was just one of the “kind” words that flooded the minds of listeners who recently heard Business Minister , Dominic Gaskin belittle the contribution of Guyana’s gold sector to the economy. At an oil and gas seminar that was hosted by the Private Sector Commission (PSC), the Business Minister was in high praise of the economic benefits to come from oil. He did this by comparing it to the gold sector. Gaskin commented that indeed, the last eight years has been the best for gold production in Guyana both in terms of the amount of gold produced, the gold exported and the value of royalties and taxes collected by government. The politician said that the government has collected just over US$300M in royalties and taxes from all
the gold produced in Guyana over the last eight years. While that may seem impressive to some, Gaskin stated proudly that in the first year of oil production, the Government will earn just about the same volume of revenue. But local commentators are not pleased with the nexus Gaskin drew between the two sectors. Specifically, Chartered Accountant Nigel Hinds believes that Gaskin was out of line. He said that Gaskin is palavering about economic issues and industries of which he has minimal knowledge just to please “the Exxon Overlords of Business in Guyana. Hinds added that Gaskin simply engaged in a fruitless attempt to rationalise an illogical contract that the Government signed with Exxon. Hinds told Kaieteur News that Minister Gaskin has belittled and understated the contribution of the of the Guyana Gold industry with
his statements. The businessman emphasised that in the gold industry, operators are made to pay a five percent royalty plus two percent taxes. He said that the industry has seen production of close to 700,000 ounces. In the meantime, ExxonMobil will be allowed to pay a mere two percent royalty on more than 3.2 billion barrels of oil. The Chartered Accountant said that the Business Minister also fails to consider other key points. Hinds said, “Gold has been the trump card for the economy for years. The gold sector ensures a significant employment of Guyanese labour. Guyanese Miners and Traders keep and invest their money in Guyana. “The Minister also forgets to take into consideration that tax concessions to Guyanese Miners and Traders are insignificant in comparison to the all-inclusive
US deports fugitive Cane Grove ... From page 11 behind him and there was the sound of a heavy impact.“Me tell me stepmother run go see if 'Buddy' get knock down or if anybody lash he, because me pregnant and me nah able run.” Doodnauth said that when her stepmother reached the spot, she saw some men beating Basdeo and she raised an alarm. Doodnauth told this newspaper that she responded to her stepmother's call but only venture a safe distance from where her brother was being beaten. “But me ah see everybody who ah beat me buddy. Me see how deem tek wood and ah lash am and kick am. Dem pull out he shirt, if you see wha dem ah do with me brother,”
Doodnauth told Kaieteur News. She said that at first she thought that her brother was being robbed. “He ah holler and say, 'Alyuh nah rob me, alyuh nah rob me, alyuh nah kill me.' One ah dem say, 'Yes, awe go kill you right hey,” the woman added. She said that they could do nothing to save her brother, “because is plenty ah dem and only we two women.” By this time, it began to rain and given her condition, she hurriedly left the scene and sought shelter.When the rain stopped Doodnauth and her stepmother returned to the scene only to see Basdeo lying motionless on the roadway. His attackers had already fled.
Auditor General to turn over ... From page 13 don't like it. If he [Sharma] has powers to exercise then exercise it; if he gets material to jail the man, then do it. Don't every week, keep harassing my CEO. I don't like it,” Patterson stated. The GECOM Secretariat, headed by Lowenfield, has been accused of deliberately overseeing a system of procurement irregularities involving hundreds of millions of dollars in purchases – from radios, to pliers and batteries, to toners. Sharma and his team had descended on the GECOM office to investigate worrisome procurement practices at the entity that overlooks general and local government elections. One of the activities for the 2015 general
elections was the purchase of several communication radios. This particular report raised many unanswered questions. It was found that less than 90 percent of the radios were used despite the strong reasons advanced by GECOM to the administration for the purchases. Some $100M was spent. It was found that the radios arrived too late to be deployed for the May 11, 2015 elections. The report found that on top of that purchase for the radios, which were all outdated, GECOM went ahead and bought 12 satellite phones for use, in case the radios could not be put into operation. When Local Government Elections were held in 2016, the radios were still not used.
Women have achieved but ... From page 15 stance against violence against women. The Ministry of Social Protection's entrepreneurship and micro-financing schemes are a boon to women's economic empowerment, increasing their access to and control over their own livelihood.Although it will not happen overnight, we must continue to push for better standards, better policies, greater recognition and greater respect for women. We must press forward toward greater progress.
I invite you to join us on March 10 to celebrate our collective achievements. We are organising a concert featuring Canadian Guyanese artist, Faith Amour, and an exhibition of some of us here in Guyana pushing for gender equality, including government agencies, NGOs, and international organisations. Join us on March 10, 2018 at 15:00 hrs – 18:00 hrs to #PressforProgress in the Promenade Gardens to celebrate International Women's Day 2018.
Tax Concessions enjoyed by ExxonMobil.” The Chartered Accountant said, too, that over 100,000 Guyanese benefit directly and indirectly from the Mining Industry, when considering the Miners and their family. Hinds also cited the notes from the World Bank, which indicate that mining plays a crucial role in raising income levels and driving economic growth in Guyana. In fact, mining’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product in 2015 was 11percent. Its share of Exports for 2015 was 52%, and its contribution to the employment rate in 2013 was 17,363 in direct employment and 21,626 in indirect employment. This makes for a combined 14 percent of the total labor force. The Chartered Accountant continued, “Let us bear in mind, too, that mining equipment is generally sourced locally, adding to
Chartered Accountant, Nigel Hinds
Business Minister, Dominic Gaskin
Guyana’s economic growth and development. “The list can easily be extended to show that Minister Gaskin’s glad handing behaviour is most is most disingenuous, unpatriotic, premature and immature.” Hinds articulated that
Gaskin is throwing the Guyana Gold Mining Industry under the bus, even before a barrel of oil is produced in Guyana by ExxonMobil. “This was just a terrible attempt to defend an atrocious contract,” the Chartered Accountant concluded.
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From page 20 Culppeper's siblings. Ms. Benn who is now concerned about the safety of her children, added, “He has been talking and saying that it ain't finish because what he said is that he gun kill she. My big daughter at home see him walking on the dam with knife clenched in his hands. He even threatened one of my sons to beat him up.” It is uncertain at this time whether or not these threats were reported to the police. As a result, the family is appealing for Goddett to be put behind bars. The family believes that in the first instance, Goddett should have been remanded having committed such a serious act of attempted murder. Benn added, “I want this Goddett to be in jail for what he has done to my daughter. He was never married to my daughter, he was just in a relationship, and he had no right to destroy my daughter.” Commenting on her daughter's past relationship with Goddett, the woman added, “The relationship was never stable. One time, he burnt her clothes and shoes, then he bore her on her face with a bottle. They were in the river and so I never knew all these things were happening… Eventually, she told me it was very abusive and she wanted to come live by me.” In the meantime, the family remains optimistic that Susana would make drastic improvements, and that Goddett would be brought to justice. (Romario Blair) LEARN TO DRIVE C. Persaud & N. Outar Driving School formerly Soman & Sons Driving School @ Maraj Building- Call: 644-5166; 6222872; 615-0964; 689-5997 (affordable packages). LAND FOR SALE Parafaite Harmonie, Eccles, Uivlugt, Tuschen, Covent Garden, Herstelling, Diamond, Providence, Zeelugt. Tel# 686-9608 Parafaite Harmonie 2.5M 3M 1.5M Eccles 6.5M Providence 4M Uivlugt 3M all price negotiable. Call: 666-2326 Parafaite Harmonie - $1.8M 1st Uitvlugt - 2.5M Zeelugt 2M Tuschen- 3.2M Tel#6976311 Parafaite Harmonie (way upfront/graded) $1.6M Schnoord $2.8M Herstelling $2M & $5M Farm $2.8M Eccles $2.8M Tel: 656-0701/ 651-1969
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International Women’s Day messages Guyana Human Rights Association Guyana finds itself on International Women’s Day 2018 in a strange world in which well-meaning officialdom has over decades embraced vague terms such as ‘gender mainstreaming’ at the expense of promoting ‘women’s rights’. As a result, a catalogue of gender legal reforms has minimally influenced the pervasive gender violence perpetrated against women at all levels of the society. In other words, we are full of well-meaning laws to protect women and girls, which protect almost no one.Guyana has had legislation in place for over two decades relating to equality in marriage and division of property; domestic violence is recognized as a public rather than a private matter; age of consent has been raised; the prosecution of sexual offences has been modernized; trafficking legislation has been fasttracked and a Women and Gender Commission is in place.Co-existing with the above, is the real world of Guyana’s low-intensity gender wars with young women and girl children on the front-line fending off predatory businessmen, minibus workers, religious leaders and male teachers.
Young girls groomed by men a few years older than themselves are staying away from home, charged with wandering and sent to the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) vulnerable to sexual abuse by staff and inmates. Delinquent males, on the other hand, are detained for short periods and released without any charges. Girl children are being sold at frighteningly young ages by some parents in mining areas for the cost of a bottle of liquor and teen-age pregnancy is becoming the norm.Thus the impressive catalogue of progressive legislation, referred to earlier, co-exists with a woeful level of implementation. This inability to ensure safe, equal and dignified lives to women and girls is rooted in the mistaken notion that once legislation is on the books, it will be automatically effective. This attitude has been reflected in Governmentapproved, project-oriented policies for decades, which has never disturbed the deep-rooted chauvinism that permeates and dominates the religious, professional, political, business and cultural sectors of Guyanese life. Indeed, the potential of the women’s rights activism, which had produced the
legislative change in the first place was quite quickly substituted by promoting the amorphous concept of ‘gender’ at the cost of women’s rights. United Nations Agencies, ironically, (in view of their mandate to promote women’s rights) have played a leading role in this process of disarming women’s rights. The ‘gender’ rather than ‘women’s rights’ focus, was harnessed programmatically to a strategy of ‘educating’ rather than dis-empowering men, thereby undermining women’s activism in Guyana. This progression was reflected officially in the creation initially of a Women’s Bureau, which was then felt to require a ‘Men’s Bureau to re-assure men they had nothing to fear from women’s’ progress. This short-lived silliness has now seen both the “Women’s” and the “Men’s” Bureau absorbed into the ‘Gender’ Bureau, with the additional re-assurance that any offending ‘rights’ matters which escaped this neutering process, would be ‘mainstreamed’ into anonymity. The dysfunctional logic of men dis-empowering themselves by implementing legislation which threatens their dominance is further
United Nation’s Secretary General, António Guterres We are at a pivotal moment for women’s rights. The historical and structural inequalities that have allowed oppression and discrimination to flourish are being exposed like never before. From Latin America to Europe to Asia, on social media, on film sets, on the factory floor and in the streets, women are calling for lasting change and zero tolerance for sexual assault, harassment, and discrimination of all kinds. Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is the unfinished business of our time, and the greatest human rights challenge in our world. The activism and advocacy of generations of women has borne fruit. There are more girls in school than ever before; more women are doing paid work and in senior roles in the private sector, academia, politics and in i n t e r n a t i o n a l organizations, including the United Nations. Gender equality is enshrined in countless laws, and harmful practices like female genital
mutilation and child marriage have been outlawed in many countries. But serious obstacles remain if we are to address the historic power imbalances that underpin discrimination and exploitation. More than a billion women around the world lack legal protection against domestic sexual violence. The global gender pay gap is 23 percent, rising to 40 percent in rural areas, and the unpaid work done by many women goes unrecognized. Women’s representation in national parliaments stands, on average, at less than one quarter, and in boardrooms it is even lower. Without concerted action, millions more girls will be subjected to genital mutilation over the next decade. Where laws exist, they are often ignored, and women who pursue legal redress are doubted, denigrated and dismissed. We now know that sexual harassment and abuse have been thriving in workplaces, public spaces and private homes, in countries that pride themselves on their record of
gender equality. The United Nations should set an example for the world.We have now reached gender parity for the first time in my senior management team, and I am determined to achieve this throughout the organization. I am totally committed to zero tolerance of sexual harassment and have set out plans to improve reporting and accountability. We are working closely with countries around the world to prevent and address sexual exploitation and abuse by staff in peacekeeping missions, and to support victims. We at the United Nations stand with women around the world as they fight to overcome the injustices they face, whether they are rural women dealing with wage discrimination, urban women organizing for c h a n g e , women refugees at risk of exploitation and abuse, or women who experience i n t e r s e c t i ng forms of discrimination such as widows, indigenous women, women with disabilities and women, who do not conform to gender norms.
challenged by the recent revelations of sexual harassment by famous and well-placed women which galvanized global media attention in recent months. Patriarchy is so ingrained, even in the most progressive societies on the planet, that women need to resort to extraordinary displays of personal courage to assert their dignity and safety. What of the millions of less privileged women? How are they to be liberated from this pervasive problem? Speaking out exposes the speaker to as many judgments about herself as about the perpetrator. Women are also conflicted over the consequences of speaking out. She may be satisfied with an apology or even that the facts are out there but not to set in train a series of consequences that may involve peoples jobs, or break-up of families. All these are good reasons to give pause to talking out. They also sketch the framework of issues, which have to be resolved for speaking out to become a safe and salutary exercise. Guyanese men are still far from recognizing how entrenched and systematic sexual harassment is in our society.
Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) salutes the women of the world on this International Women’s Day. It is indisputable that women have played an important role in the advancement of civilization and, increasingly today, they are engaged in all spheres of human endeavour in many countries of the world. We recall that International Women’s Day emerged out of the struggles of women workers in the United States, who organized themselves to strike for better working conditions, better pay, and voting rights and against women’s oppression and gender inequality. These struggles made us better understand the inseparable links between economic rights and political rights. Their struggles also show that the concerns of working people the world over are shared between women and men.The day dedicated to women, gained prominence when socialist women workers identified it as a day of action to rally against the First World War. On the same day in 1917, a strike of working women of Russia took place in protest at the killing of two million soldiers in the war and which provided a further impetus for the history-making Russian Revolution which occurred in that year and which saw the birth of a socialist country for the first time in the annals of civilization. In-as-much that women have made worthy contributions to mankind’s development and generally made notable strides in their own lives they must still contend with multi-faceted problems – poverty, economic inequality, discrimination in work life, oppression and various manifestations of violence. Apart from work-related problems the question of domestic violence has risen to the fore and has been condemned worldwide. GAWU continues to condemn such abuses of women as we strongly also condemn the violence meted out to them and their families in conditions of poverty, exploitation and wars.This year the United Nations (UN) theme is “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”. We feel this is a laudable objective. And, it is timely to call on the governments primarily and various organisations to work towards the realization of this UN theme. Gender equality is possible in our day and will certainly be yet another significant step in recognizing the indispensable role of women in the all-round development of human-kind.
European Commission Equality between women and men is one of the fundamental values of the European Union enshrined in our treaties. Our Union is a pioneer in tackling gender-based discrimination and we can be proud of the progress achieved: Europe is one of the safest and most equal places for women in the world. But our work is not over – the path to full equality in practice is still a long one. Women and girls still face harassment, abuse and violence. And women are still too often prevented from breaking the glass ceiling, receiving lower pay and fewer opportun i t i e s f o r career and business development. We w a n t g i r l s a nd women to achieve equality in all aspects of life: access to education, equal pay for equal work, access to top positions in companies and politics as well as protection from violence. Advancing women’s leadership and economic empowerment is an absolute priority for us. The European Union has put forward new legislation to
improve work-life balance for working parents and caregivers, and an Action Plan to close the gender pay gap; and we are making sure that we lead by example: in February 2018, the number of women in managerial positions in the European Commission reached 36%, up from 11% when we took office in November 2014. President Juncker has committed to reaching 40% by 31 October 2019 at the end of our mandate. We are also consistent in all aspects of all our policies, both inside the EU and in our external action by promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment. Our policy contributes to the successful global implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. This year ’s European Development Days will focus on the vital role of women and girls in sustainable development, their equal participation and leadership in all walks of life. In addition, this year the EU has the leadership of the “Call to Action for Protection Against GenderBased Violence”, which
brings together over 60 countries and organisations striving to ensure that gender-based violence is addressed in humanitarian crises. The European Union assists women and girls across the world who are on the move or displaced, who are victims of violence, such as through the Spotlight initiative, or who are excluded from education, equal access to health and family planning services, the labour market, and political life more generally. Over 15 million girls of primary school age do not go to school around the world, so the EU is helping boost access to education from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, to South East Asia. Gender equality is not just about fairness and justice in Europe – it is also a necessity to achieve sustainable peace, security, development, economic prosperity and growth around the world. Investing in the potential of women and girls is an investment in our whole society and is the responsibility of men and boys as much as women and girls.
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Members of new UG Council appointed A new Council for the University of Guyana [UG] has been appointed. This move follows on the heels Cabinet’s approval of members identified to serve on the Council. The Council was gazetted on February 21, 2018. Although it was expected that the Council would have long been in place, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, said last month that the process was stalled because of at least two concerns relating to the representation as it relates to the Women’s Interest and the Indigenous People’s Affairs on the Council. He’d said too that Minister of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry, was tasked with addressing the concerns before a final submission of names was returned to Cabinet for its approval. Based on the gazetted document, Cabinet gave its consideration to the associated memorandum submitted by the Education Minister and approved the appointment of the Council. Sitting at the helm of the
Council is UG Chancellor, Professor Nigel Harris, as the Chairman. Members include the Pro- Chancellor [Ms. Bibi Shadick was the last elected]; Vice Chancellor Professor Ivelaw Griffith; Ms Jacqueline Murray, UG Academic Board; Dr. Paulette Bynoe, representative of the Committee of Deans; representative Guild of Graduates; Mr. Norwell Hinds, University of Guyana Student Society [UGSS] President; Dr. Jewel Thomas, President University of Guyana Senior Staff Association [UGSSA]; Mr. Vibert Welch, Education Ministry Permanent Secretary; Ms. Sonya Roopnauth, representative, Ministry of Finance; Mr. Vincent Alexander, APNU/AFC Representative; a representative of the Parliamentary Opposition; Ms, Jasmin Harris, representative of Women’s Interest; Mr. Patrick De Groot, representative Farmers’ Interest; Ms. Marian Andrew, representative Indigenous People’s Interest; Ms. Allison ButtersGrant, representative Busi-
ness Interest; Mr. Ivor English, representative, Guyana Trade Union Congress; Mr. Timothy Jonas, representative, Lawyers Association; Dr. Navindranauth Rambaran, representative, Medical Council Guyana; Dr. Marissa Seepersaud; and the Chancellor’s nominees: Major General [Rtd] Joseph Singh, Ms. Myrna Bernard and a nominee from the University of the West Indies and Council Secretary, Registrar, Dr. Nigel Gravesande. But there have been some concerns that the make-up of the Council may not be in the best interest of the university’s main stakeholders – students. This disclosure was recently made by a source close to the university whose comments were evoked by a decision to impose administrative fees on students. The UGSS [the body tasked with representing the interest of the student population] has called for a ‘total recall’ of the new fees otherwise legal action would ensue.
But according to information filtered to this publication even if the university were to recall its decision, consideration will have to be made at the level of the Council which was instrumental in imposing the fees in the first place. This publication was informed that the concerns relating to the Council include how governance matters are dealt with at the university.
According to the source, “We have to look at what should be the role of the council and where do students make their representation…even if students’ concerns are heard, there might be other issues with the composition [of the council] itself.” The source directed attention to the fact that on a Council of only one student representative [the UGSS President],
it must be noted that the decisions that the majority make, affect the interest of the students. “The students are the ones who are impacted directly by the issues Council decides on… The other [representatives] interests together are not as directly affected as the students themselves, but yet the students have one vote,” it was underscored.
2013 drug seizure on cargo boat…
Four Guyanese plead guilty in Barbados
Barbados (Barbados Today) - Four Guyanese men have pleaded guilty in the High Court to committing several drug offences. Yagpaul Bhisundial, Berkley Crawford, Carlton LaCaille and Tito Moore have admitted to importation, possession and possession with intent to traffic 101.02 kilogrammes of cannabis and 20.66 kilograms of cocaine on October 15, 2013. Moore, Crawford and LaCaille also pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm, but Bhisundial denied the offence. Acting Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Anthony Blackman and Senior Crown Counsel Krystal Delaney informed Madam Justice Pamela Beckles that the Crown was not proceeding with the firearm charge against Bhisundial at this time. However, the charge would remain on the indictment pending a decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions. In outlining the facts of the case, Blackman said law enforcement officials had received a tip off about the pending shipment and had
mounted an operation to intercept the cargo vessel, the Regina, which had left Guyana for Bridgetown. During a subsequent search in the presence of the men, the illegal drugs and a 9mm semi automatic pistol with a magazine were found in different sections of the vessel, including the men’s assigned quarters.They were arrested and charged after tests were conducted on the items.Blackman further explained that though the CARICOM nationals were not k n o w n in this jurisdiction, they had given statements to the police detailing their culpability. Crawford, alias Sweet Man from Berbice, told lawmen at the time that someone by the name of Fat Man had received the drugs on the vessel for him and kept them until he retrieved them. He later stored them in his cabin until the vessel was intercepted.LaCaille, of East Bank, Demerara, said he had liaised with Moore, who was the second engineer on the boat, to get the drugs transferred to another vessel when they got to the cement plant in Barbados, but they were intercepted before the transfer could be made. Moore reported that Berkley had informed him that they would transport “some weed and cocaine . . . and a
gun too”. He also told the officers he had asked Berkley what was in it for him and was told that he would receive $10,000. “I said okay because officer I building my little house in Guyana so I help he and the rest . . . but I didn’t see no gun,” he added. Meantime, Bhisundial, who is from Berbice, said he received a telephone call from Berkley telling him to accept “a bag of weed for him that he want to carry up to Barbados”. He reportedly told police that while he was on the vessel someone in a car brought him “a white canvas bag, something like a rice bag, and then drive and went along”. In it, he said, were a number of small packages, which he stored in his locker for Berkley who later retrieved them.The Regina Boat then set sail but was intercepted a couple miles off Barbados. Following the presentation of the facts, a pre-sentencing report was ordered on the four men, as well as a report from prison officials about their time spent on remand. Bhisundial, who is represented by Queen’s Counsel Andrew Pilgrim, and his three co-accused who have Samuel Legay as their legal counsel, will return to the No. 5 Supreme Court on May 15.
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PM denies seeking to stifle press freedom ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - CMC – The Grenada government has denied allegations that it forced a number of radio stations off the air for political reasons, saying the issue was one of interference with the Air Traffic Control at the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA). Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell, who is leading his ruling New National Party (NNP) into Tuesday’s general election, said that he only became aware of the situation when it was drawn to his attention by “someone” whom he did not identify. “The first time I heard anything about it is when someone brought it to my attention the same report you heard because a lot of the time I don’t have time to get the news. So I knew absolutely nothing about this and I think you all know me, I am not a foolish politician to go and interfere with a media house a couple weeks before elections. (This) must be a foolish act,” Prime Minister Mitchell told reporters. “Therefore, this is absolutely false. I think it was ger-
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell rymandering for political purposes and strange enough my name is being called. I am not the Minister of Communications. I am not the NTRC (National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission) chairperson but yet am the one being accused”. The TRC had requested a number of media outlets to shut down their operations for a few hours to facilitate the search for signals which were interfering with the MBIA.
The source of the interference was reportedly tracked to two radio stations that were reportedly generating at 1000 watts of power, 500 more watts than what was stipulated as part of the licensing agreement. But one of the radio stations later publicly accused the Mitchell current administration of seeking to stifle press freedom. But Mitchell told reporters he was not aware that the radio station was broadcasting on a daily basis for him to be accused of trying to cut it off. “It’s silly season, everything is traced back to politician now when in fact in normal times we would not have heard anything about it,” Mitchell said. “I understand the communication system could have interfered with signals at the airport with planes. If that’s the case, even if it’s me you have to do something about it because if a plane crashes here because we allowed signals to be interfered with, all of us will pay a heavy price”,” he added.
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St. Lucia and Mexico seeking to deepen relations CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC – St. Lucia and Mexico are embarking on new initiatives that will result in the cooperation in the areas of agriculture, tourism, security, climate change, and artisan training, according to a government statement issued here.It said these matters were discussed with Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Minister Luis Videgaray Caso during a visit here this week. The statement noted that during the meeting with Prime Minister Allen Chastanet, the two countries set the tone for future joint action, especially as it relates to improving trade and investment. It said the government is “also looking to collaborate with Mexico on training for the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force and agro-processing. “The group also discussed regional and multilateral issues such as disaster
Prime Minister Allen Chastanet (left) greets Mexico’s Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray Caso (GIS Photo) risk management and climate change,” the statement said, noting that the visit here followed a visit to Mexico by Prime Minister Chastanet in October last year. Prior to the discussions,
the Mexican foreign minister visited the Mexico-supported water treatment plant in Dennery on the east coast of the island.St. Lucia and Mexico established diplomatic relations in 1979.
US-based company defends multi-billion dollar investment in The Bahamas
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis (second from right) watches as heads of agreement is signed. NASSAU, Bahamas CMC – President of the USbased Oban Energies, Satpal Dhunna, is defending the heads of agreement signed with the Bahamas government for the construction of a US$5.5 billion oil refinery and storage facility on Grand Bahama. “I’m now on the ground in The Bahamas and my directive from the Oban Energies board of directors and advisory board is that ‘best of The Bahamas’ and ‘Bahamian’ should become our trademark,” Dhunna said in a newspaper advertisement amid concerns of opposition to the deal. Opposition Leader Phillip Davis says a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would not continue with the project if it wins the next general election. “When we are in office, we will have to see where they are with this project. We have to see whether or not it has been cleaned up.
That will be whenever the election is called. “If it remains as it is today and we are in the same position that we are in today, the answer is it is more likely that we will not continue with this project than to continue with the project,” he told reporters earlier this week. But in the newspaper advertisement titled “A tide of opportunity rising for Grand Bahama,” Dhunna urged Bahamians “never mind the noise in the market, you mind the price of the fish. “That’s what we’re doing, taking time to build strong and build to last. The Bahamianizing process has begun at ground level through forging partnerships with Bahamian companies, which have gained highest respect for their expertise and probity”He said several Bahamian companies were already engaged for coastal and other environmental processes, some of the compa-
nies involved have an internal track record. While the advertisement did not address the recent controversy surrounding the project, Dhunna said “we are employing local talent straight through, engaging local suppliers and creating housing, which provides for long-term and sustainable economic benefits.” Media reports here said that when the heads of agreement was signed on February 19, video footage later showed that Oban non-executive chairman, Peter Krieger, who sat next to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, did not sign his name on the document, and that the signature on the agreement spears to read “Satpal Dhunna”. The media reports said that Krieger has in recent years ran afoul of US laws. Prime Minister Minnis last week tabled the agreement in the Parliament.
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Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago to file appeal PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - CMC – The Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) has signalled its intention to appeal a ruling by High Court Judge Nadia Kangaloo that it does not have the power to investigate allegations of misconduct against Chief Justice, Ivor Archie. The judge in handing down her 19-page ruling on Tuesday, said that the investigation is illegal, unreasonable, irrational and contrary to the Legal Profession Act, (LPA) which established the LATT. “The Court finds that in all of the circumstances of this case, the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago has acted out with its authority under the LPA in commencing and continuing its enquiry and/investigation into the allegations against the Honourable Chief Justice,” she said. “The Court, therefore, grants a declaration that the said decision is illegal and/or ultra vires and/or unreasonable and/or irrational and/or contrary to the provisions of the Legal Professions Act and is null and void and of no effect.” The judge also ruled that the Law Association must pay costs to the Chief Justice in this matter. But in an-email to members late Tuesday night, the LATT said that the Council met and decided to immediately lodge an appeal and an application for an urgent hearing. The LATT said it had been advised to postpone its special general meeting, carded for next Thursday, in which a report on the investigation conducted by a subcommittee of Council and advice on it from Dr Francis Alexis, QC, of Grenada and Eamon Courtenay, QC, of Belize, were expected to be presented for consideration. “However, the Council has not yet decided to cancel or postpone the meeting in the hope and expectation that
the Court of Appeal will hear the appeal before that date,” the message said. Last Friday, the judge heard more than seven hours of arguments from attorneys representing both sides as the embattled head of the judiciary moved to halt the investigations against him. In November last year, the LATT called on Archie to publicly address allegations in the local media, particularly the Sunday and Daily Express newspapers, that he had discussed security arrangements for judges with a personal friend. Media reports have linked Chief Justice Archie to discussing security arrangements for judges with a personal friend and late last year, the friend, Dillian Johnson, told police that he had information on individuals who want to kill him. Johnson had survived a gun attack on him at his home in Gasparillo, in southern Trinidad. The allegations also include that the Chief Justice used his office to request Housing Development Corporation (HDC) housing for persons whom he knew and that he discussed the issue of security for judges with someone who was not a judge. But in her ruling, the judge said there was no law which empowered the L ATT t o c o n d u c t a “shadow” investigation into allegations made against a judge. She agreed with Archie’s legal team that Section 137 of the Constitution
was the only avenue for doing so. Under Section 137 of the Trinidad and Tobago Constitution, the President appoints a tribunal after misconduct allegations against a Chief Justice are referred by the Prime Minister. The tribunal, which includes a chairman and at least two other members, all with appellate judicial experience in Commonwealth jurisdictions, will investigate and then make recommendations to the President. “In the instant case, this court finds as a matter of law that the removal of judges is enshrined, dictated and provided for solely under the Constitution for this very reason, to ensure procedural fairness to judges and the Chief Justice, who enjoy security of tenure thereunder,” Justice Kangaloo said. She told the packed High Court that while the LATT and members of the public are free to refer allegations against the Chief Justice or judges, neither is entitled to launch an investigation first. She also stated that the power to recommend a tribunal rests with the Prime Minister. She also referred to newspaper reports from last December, in which Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said he would not intervene in the debacle involving Archie. “The Law Association is attempting to send this to the Prime Minister in order to change his mind, when he has made his position clear,” the judge said.
Govt. to pay teachers first year of rejected 16% wage offer — JTA KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) says it has been informed by the Ministry of Finance and Planning that it intends to pay the first year of the 2017-2019 wage offer with the March salaries despite the fact that the teachers have rejected the recent 16 per cent wage increase from the government. Delegates of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association voted to reject the government’s 16 per cent increase on basic salaries last week Saturday at the Wolmer’s Boys’ school in Kingston. They also voted to reject the proposal
of a negotiation cycle of fours instead of the two years which currently obtains. “We wish to inform our members that the JTA has not agreed to any such payment plan,” said the JTA in a release today.“Further, the JTA believes that this move is unprecedented in light of the fact that the current salary negotiation has not been concluded nor a Heads of Agreement signed”. “If this should happen, we view it as tantamount to union busting and a breach of Collective Bargaining Rights”, said the JTA. (Jamaica Observer)
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Windies A defy Hain hundred to clinch first one-dayer ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Part-time off-spinner Roston Chase had centurymaker Sam Hain caught in the deep with three balls left, as West Indies A snatched a dramatic five-run victory, in the opening day/night one-dayer of the three-match series against England Lions here Tuesday night. Chasing a competitive 273 at Coolidge Cricket Ground, debutant Hain struck a brilliant 144 to rescue Lions after their innings lay in shambles at 165 for nine in the 36th over. He staged a last-wicket stand of 102 with Matthew Parkinson (15) which left Lions requiring eight from the final over with nine wickets down. However, the 22-year-old Hain then lofted the third delivery of the over to Raymon Reifer on the long-on bound-
ary, to end the innings with Lions just short of their target. Hain, batting at number three, produced a brilliant effort which required 122 balls and contained a dozen fours and five sixes. He was supported by opener Nick Gubbins who made 54 but Lions suffered a massive batting failure and the only other batsmen to reach double figures were number 10 Richard Gleeson (13) and last man Parkinson. The visitors were undone by 20-year-old seamer Keemo Paul who just missed out on a hat-trick as he finished with five for 49, while off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall claimed two for 38. Test star Jermaine Blackwood had earlier fallen short of a hundred with 99
over but Paul’s introduction triggered a sensational collapse which saw five wickets tumble for just 10 runs in the space of 27 deliveries. Cornwall claimed Gubbins to a catch by Odean Smith at short fine leg but it was Paul who broke the back of the innings in the 16th over when he knocked over Sam Northeast (1), Jennings (0) and Sam Curran (0) in quick
Rahkeem Cornwall … scored a quick-fire 44 for Windies A. while Cornwall made 44 and Andre McCarthy, 33, as Windies A rallied to 272 all out with a ball remaining, after opting to bat first. Captain Kieran Powell (24) lost opening partner Chandrapaul Hemraj to injury in the first over with
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the score on eight but combined with Blackwood to put on 54 for the first wicket. The left-handed Powell had f a c e d 2 5 b a l l s a n d counted four fours when he picked out his opposite number Keaton Jennings at short cover in the ninth over off seamer Paul Coughlin, (2-55) and Chase fell to the very next delivery courtesy a brilliant diving catch by wicketkeeper Alex Davies. However, Blackwood played responsibly, anchoring a series of partnerships to get Windies A up to a credible total. He added 44 for the third wicket with McCarthy, put on a further 68 for the fourth wicket with Cornwall before also posting 38 for the fifth with Jahmar Hamilton (14) and 40 for the sixth with Reifer (16). All told, the right-handed Blackwood faced 115 deliveries and struck five fours and three sixes, before driving legspinner Matthew Parkinson (2-33) to Jennings at short cover in the 44th over. Cornwall had earlier blasted six fours and one six in a 37-ball cameo before missing a heave and being sharply stumped in the 30th over. In reply, Lions had a strong start as Gubbins added 31 for the first wicket with Davies (6) before posting another 52 for the second wicket with Hain. The innings lay in good stead at 83 for one in the 14th
Guyana enjoyed... From page 35 by a 3-0 margin. The team lost to Chile by a 3-0 margin. The team of Franklin, Bryan, Blake and Cummings returned to Guyana, while Trenace Lowe returned to the USA. Alleynne and Britton remained to play the singles and doubles edition of the Latin Championships for much needed exposure and ranking points.
succession. Curran survived the hat-trick delivery only to fall to the next ball, topedging a pull to be caught by Powell. Slumping at 128 for eight in the 26th over, Lions were spared embarrassment by Hain who put on 37 with Gleeson for the ninth wicket before producing a valiant last-wicket effort with Parkinson.
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BCB launches New York Business Group U-19 Tourney Another Day, another launching of a Cricket Tournament for youths in the Ancient County. The Berbice Cricket Board on Monday last with the co-operation of Berbice Cricket power house, the Albion Cricket Club, launched the 2nd Edition of the New York Business Group Under-19 Tournament. The Group consisting of several New York based Businessmen, would be sponsoring the Tournament with the Berbice Cricket Board in charge of the organising, while the Management of the Albion Cricket Club would be responsible for finance. President of the Berbice Cricket Board, Hilbert Foster hailed the launching of the Under-19 Tournament as another red letter day in the history of Berbice Cricket. Berbice Cricket, he stated suffered a lot due to the absence of Inter-Club Tournaments over the last two years but the situation would now be a thing of the past. Junior Cricketers can now look forward to playing the game at the Under-15, Under17, Under-19, Under-21 levels in addition to Intermediate, Second Division, Inter-secondary Schools and First Division levels. The New York Business Group Under-19 Tournament would be played on a OneDay Two-innings basis at the Group stages, while the Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals shall be two days affairs. The Berbice Cricket Board Selection Committee would be looking closely at the first
rounds of matches in order to select the best possible Berbice team for the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board Under-19 Tournament. Foster expressed gratitude to the New York Business Group for their massive investment of close to $700,000 and hailed them as true friends of Berbice Cricket. The Berbice Cricket Board President also made special mention of Orvin Mangru for his hard work and dedication in securing the sponsorship. He committed the Berbice Cricket Board to organising a tournament of the highest standard and one which would be completed as early as possible. Orvin Mangru of the Albion Cricket Club stated that the New York Business Group was delighted to be once again involved in Berbice Cricket. The Group, he stated first sponsored the tournament two years ago but due to the problems affecting Berbice Cricket, the tournament was delayed. He pledged on behalf of the sponsors that the tournament would be an annual event and disclosed that the entire investment would be far more than the announced $700,000 as outstanding performers would most likely receive cricket gears like bats, pads and gloves as incentives. Mangru expressed confidence in the current Berbice Cricket Board’s ability to organise the tournament properly. The current defend-
- Hails co-operation of Albion Cricket Club
President of the Albion Cricket Club, Pastor Kandan hands over sponsorship to Berbice Cricket Board Vice President Albert Smith in the presence of cricketers and parents. ing Champions of the New York Business Group Under19 Tournament is the Rose Hall Town Pepsi Under-19 Team which defeated Albion in the 2016 Finals. The Winning Team would receive $100,000 and a $30,000 trophy, the Runner-up team $50,000 and a $15,000 trophy, while the Man of the Finals would carry home $15,000 and a $10,000 trophy. A $10,000 trophy would also be given to the Best Bowler in the Finals, Best Batsman in the Finals, Best Overall Bowler, Best Overall Batsman and Best Overall Wicketkeeper. T/Shirts would also be provided to the two finalists, while the sponsors would also stand the cost of Umpires from the Quarter-Finals stage. Among the teams expected to play are Upper Corentyne, Port Mourant,
Rose Hall Town Pepsi ‘A’, Albion A, Albion B, Rose Hall Town Pepsi ‘B’, Young Warriors, Rose Hall Canje, Tucber Park, Police, Blairmont, West Berbice, Bush Lot United, Tamarind Root and Big Star.
The New York Business Group consists of Seepersaud Charran of Ryan Trucking Service, Richard Mahase of Little Guyana Bake Shop, Jamel Mohammed of City Buyers Garment Factory,
Sheik Hassan of West Chester Shairlift, Permaul Trading and Distribution and Ajit Mootoo-an ardent cricket fan. Other names would be included as the tournament starts.
Corona Futsal Competition continues tonight The Petra third annual Corona Futsal tournament which has a total prize purse of over $2million including a Hero 150cc motorcycle which a lucky fan will win along with the MVP, continues with night number five action at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue tonight. Six matches are scheduled for tonight with some of the leading teams and players in action starting form 19:00hrs. Fans will enjoy Hairoun Beer special at 5 for $1,000 and Corona at 3 for $1,000 during the action. 3/8/2018 19:00 hrs 19:50 hrs 20:40 hrs 21:30 hrs 22:20 hrs 23:15 hrs
Round Robin Day 5 Tiger Bay Old School Ballers Future Stars Back Circle Sparta Boss Alpha Warriors
v/s v/s v/s v/s v/s v/s
The top finishers in the ground stage will get an additional $40,000, second place $30,000, third place $20,000 and fourth place $10,000. Meanwhile, the championship team will pocket $600,000, runners-up $300,000 and third place $150,000, and the MVP of the tournament, in addition to a lucky patron will receive one motorbike each from part sponsors Rose Ramdehol through their hero brand. The tournament is also being sponsored by NAMILCO. The games for tonight are as follows: Gymnasium Mocha Xtreme Campbellville New Market Street Alexander Village Plaisance Tucville
Match # 25 26 27 28 29 30
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GCB U-17 Inter-County 50-over cricket
Demerara, Berbice clinch 1st round wins By Sean Devers Demerara beat Essequibo by 65 runs at Lusignan on the East Coast, while Berbice made an auspicious start to retaining their title when got past the National U-15 select by 115 runs at Bourda in the City yesterday in the opening round of the GCB’s U-17 Inter-County 50 overs tournament. At Bourda, 16 year-old Man-of-the-Match Seon Glasgow hit nine fours and five sixes in an entertaining 110 from 104 balls and shared in an 84-run stand with the elegant Nigel Deodat, who fashioned a classy 57-ball 50 with just two boundaries. Opener Fawaz Gafoor contributed 35 from 46 balls with six fours and a six as the defending champions reached 267-9 from 50 overs in sultry conditions on a flat track and sluggish outfield. Pacer Isai Thorne took 330 and Jonathon Rampersaud captured 2-50, while left-arm spinner Zachary Jodah the son of former Guyana Youth batsman Richard Jodah, had 2-36 for the National U-15s who were bowled out for 152. Berbice began badly when Thorne removed Ricardo Ramdyal (5) and Jevon France (8) in the space of nine runs to leave the score on 29-2. Gafoor and Glasgow, playing in his second InterCounty U-17 tournament, got together to take the score to 92 before Rampersaud bowled Gafoor. Marvin Persaud (10) was bowled by Jodah at 119-4, while Chanderpaul Govindan (6) edged Thorne to Shamar Yearwood for him to take the second of his three catches behind the stumps and Berbice were 145-5.
But the classy Deodat and the pugnacious Glasgow, both former National under15 players, repaired the damage with an authoritative partnership with Glasgow being the butcher and Deodat the surgeon. Just after reaching his fifty from 38 balls with five fours and three sixes, Glasgow, from Blairmount, lofted Rampersaud twice to long-off to Renaldo Souten with the fielder catching the ball before overbalancing over the ropes as the umpire signaled six. The next ball Glasgow once wanted to see if Souten could catch; this time the fielders dropped the offering and the ball when into the boundary for four. While Deodat played some silky cover drives, Glasgow pulled Zeynul Ramsammy for his fifth six to reach his ton which also included eight fours and l a s t e d 9 9 balls before celebrating the tournament’s first hundred with a brutally hit boundary in the same over. Glasgow was removed by Ramraj at 229-6 in the 40th over before Mohamed Seeraj (1) fell to Jodah at 235-7. Deodat, who reached his 50 from 57 balls with two fours and cleverly found the gaps and rotated the strike, fell to Rampersaud at 247-8 before Skipper Shultz saw the total past 250 with an unbeaten 18. The U-15s were never in run chase despite 32 from Movindra Dindyal and 29 from Rivaldo Phillips. Saif Amoi (3-30), National U-17 pacer Shultz (2-36) and Deodat (2-21) were the architects of destruction for the Berbicians. At Lusignan, Demerara
recovered from a precarious position of 21-5 to reach 1439 from 50 overs. Andre Seepersaud, who hit 42 with two fours and six, shared in two half-century partnerships with Yeudister Persaud (29) and Niron Bissu (17). Pacer Sylvain Williams 319 from 10 overs, ripped out the Demerara top order, while Sheldon Charles had 3-21 and Badesh Parsotam (2-7) before the lads from Guyana’s largest County were skittled out for 78 in 31.2 overs. Only Lance Roberts (13), Williams (12), Sheldon Charles (12) and Amer Singh (11) reached double figures in a disappointing batting display on a spin-friendly track and heavy outfield. Left-arm spinner Hirtitik Singh took 3-27 to follow-up his 17 with the bat to take the Man-of-the Match Award. He was backed by Bissu (3-6) and off-spinner Dwayne Dick (2-8 from 7 overs) to give Demerara an emphatic win. Earlier, Demerara opted to bat and Sheldon Charles started the slide when he induced West Indies U-16 Captain Sachin Singh (9) to edge a catch to the Keeper at 18-1 before Williams sent back Andra Samaroo (0) and Dwayne Dick (0) in two balls to leave the score on 18-3. Williams them removed Narindra (8) two runs later at 20-4 and when Charles had another wicket with the score on 21-5, Essequibo were large and in charge in Demerara’s backyard. However, Seepersaud was joined by Persaud and the pair saw a revival of fortunes for Demerara as they took the score from 21-5 to 72-6 with a sensible 56 run partnership before Persaud was removed.
- Glasgow hits first century at Bourda
Nigel Deodat plays an elegant cover drive yesterday at Bourda during his fifty for Berbice. Seepersaud and Bissu then joined forces in another 56 run stand before Seepersaud was dismissed by Parsotam at 133-7. Seepersaud’s demise
trigged another lower order collapse as three wickets fell for no run before the last pair of Trevor Charles (3*) and Singh (3*) added 10 to take the score 143 when the overs
ran out.The competition continues tomorrow at the same venues with Berbice facing Demerara at Bourda and the U-15s facing Essequibo at Lusignan.
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Petra’s third annual Corona Futsal Tournament
Goals continue to rain at the National Gymnasium Alpha Warriors held by Showstoppers
Action between Sophia (right) and Y.M.C.A during the former’s narrow 4-3 win on Tuesday night.
A total of forty-six goals were scored as the Corona Fustal tournament continued on night four, Tuesday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue. In the night’s opening game, Tucville were the first team in the winner’s circle after beating Kingston 3-2. A Jamal Greaves double (5th and 7th) coupled with Trevon Lythcot’s 9th minute strike accounted for the win, while Kingston had Simon Emanuel (6th) and Nigel Denny (15th) on the scoreboard. Alpha Warriors and Show Stoppers were deadlocked at 3-3 when the final whistle went in game two. Show Stoppers comeback from 3-0 was facilitated by Tyaron Bobb (11th), Dexroy Adams (13th) and Jermaine Samuel (18th). Earlier, Opara Benjamin’s brace (4th and 8th) had given the Warriors an early lead before Delroy Fraser added the other goal. Sophia were also winners on the night, getting past Y.M.C.A by a 4-3 margin.
Shavane Seaforth’s double (8th and 14th) along With Frank Crandon’s 7th minute strike helped YMCA make three but they were two goals two short for the win. Desmond Cotton’s hat-trick, the first of the night (2nd, 5th and 20th) spurred Sophia with the win, while Dwayne Love’s lone goal gave them the edge. Bent Street obliterated Channel 9 Warriors 13-1 in game four. Ryan Hackett (2nd,2nd, 9th and 12th) was the chief destroyer with a hattrick for Job Caesar (8th, 12th and 15th) and a brace for Kelsey Benjamin (10th, 16th) also adding up. There were single strikes from Pernell Shultz (9th), Solomon Austin (4th), Andrew Murray (11th) and Sheldon Profit (14th). Channel 9 had Javier Cort (13th) on target. West Front Road also joined the winners circle thanks to a 3-1 win over Albouystown. Hubert Pedro (12th and 13th) and Jamal Pedro (16th) were responsible for the win, while Moses
Gittens (14th) was on target for Albouystown. Back Circle and Leopold Street played to a five goal draw in the last game of the evening. Stephan Mc Lean (5th, 6th and 16th) scored a hat-trick to help the cause of Back Circle, while Adrian Aaron (12th) and Josiah Charles (6th) were the other marksmen. For Leopold, Darren Benjamin had a brace in the 1st and 7th, while Eon Alleyne (17th), Otawie Fraser (18th) and Tyrese Forde (14th) were on target. Matches continue this evening with six more fixtures. Tiger Bay opens the evening against Mocha with Old School Ballers and Xtreme Campbellville playing game two. Future Stars and New Market Street are the next two teams to clash, while Back Circle and Alexander Village will follow them. Sparta Boss and Plaisance is the next game with Alpha Warriors and Tucville set to close the evening off.
GABA’s 2018 1st 2nd and under 23 Knockout Basketball Tournament
Pacesetters and University of Guyana Trojans win on Tuesday night After being down 13-9 in the first quarter to Sonics, Pacesetters Basketball Club rallied through to win their 1st Division match against their rivals when play in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Knockout Tournament continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Tuesday night.
Pacesetters had a tough time finding the bottom of the net, but eventually came out with a 69-52 win.At the end of the second break, Pacesetters turned up the heat to outscore Sonics 21-5 during that period of play to finish the first half with a comfortable 30-18 lead. Sonics had a better third quarter and upped the
paced at the beginning of the period to help cut the lead to just three by the end of the quarter with the score 44-41.But Sonics could only muster 11 points in the final period, while Pacesetters had their best period of scoring with 25 points in the final 10 minutes of the game. Pacesetters’ Nathan Saul netted a game high 23 points, while his teammate Joslyn Crawford chipped in with 13.In the final game of the double header, a second knockout contest, the University of Guyana Trojans topped Sonics 69-61 in an appealing game. While the Sonics only led for about two minutes at the start of the game, they were always in reach of a win but kept giving up turnovers. UG easily capitalised by scoring on the other end and never really looked like losing after their first quarter lead at 20-13. Sonics would get as close as three points by the end of the third period, but did not have the firepower to get past the tertiary institution. Jaffar Gibbons had 24 points in the win, while Darrol Williams and Jabari Joseph chipped in with 21 and 12 points respectively. Alex Murray had 24 points for the Sonics. Thetournament will continue tonight and will run Monday to Thursday this month at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with another two games daily.