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A suggestion for the Prime Minister DEAR EDITOR, Prime Minister, Nagamootoo in the October 23, 2015 edition of Kaieteur News speaking to the massive salary increases that the Government Ministers awarded themselves is quoted as saying “we knew it going to be unpopular but that does not justify why we didn’t go to the bottom houses and the grassroots to explain why we want to make the necessary changes and that we are not here for us but about you”. During the 2016 Parliamentary Budget Debates, according to February 13, 2016 edition of Stabroek News, the Prime Minister referring to the closure of Wales Estate said “I still believe that efforts should be made to undo what had happened, that is that the workers were not told in a timely

manner about the impending closure. I still believe that we need to have conversations with the workers and their families to explain what opportunities are opened up for them” It seems that the Prime Minister feels he is capable of exonerating the new Government, maybe with the use of words, from any blunder it commits as it pursues unpopular policies. Beyond words, the Prime Minister may want to meet with the irate sugar workers and farmers at the Wales location to convince them that the arbitrary, ill-thought out decision to close is good for them, their dependents and their future welfare. Fredrick Yuvraj

Does the Minister know there are Shia Muslims in Guyana? DEAR EDITOR, I was watching the TV news a few days ago and observed that the Minister of Social Cohesion had a meeting with representatives of Muslims in Guyana. Quite noticeably to me was the absence of any representative from the Shia community. Perhaps the Minister is unaware of the presence of Shia in Guyana. As the name of the Ministry suggests, she needs to be aware of the various communities that exist in Guyana. For this reason Mr. Editor, I would greatly appreciate the publishing of this letter in your letters column. There are 3 established and expanding Shia Communities in Guyana, in Georgetown, Berbice and Linden. They all have centres in which there are prayers, classes and special commemorative events being observed. A mosque has also been established in Berbice. The presence of Shia in the world has been very much highlighted within recent times in the international news as events are focused on Iran and the surrounding States. Also making the international news quite often is the suicide attacks on Shias by extremists. Your print media has reported recently of 2 events that created quite a stir internationally - the execution of the leading Shia Cleric Sayyid Nimr by the Saudi Authority and the other the abduction and torture of Shia Leader Imam Zakzaki in Nigeria. Shias are those Muslims who follow Islam handed down to them through the medium of the Progeny

(direct descendants) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and they include the bulk of the direct Descendants of the Holy Prophet. The Holy Prophet himself addressed the noble personalities who were always in the company of Ali, his cousin and son-in-law as ‘Shia-te-Ali’ or associates of Ali. Some Muslims continue in their close association with Ali and the other members of the Ahlul Bayt (The Family of the Holy Prophet – Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hassan, Hussain) after the death of the Holy Prophet. They were called the Shia-teAli, Shiite or Shia. Today there are approximately 350 million Shiite Muslims in the world. Of the total Muslim population of 1.6 billion about 20% are Shia Muslims. Most Shias (between 68% and 80%) live in just four countries: Iran, Pakistan, India and Iraq. Sizable amounts are found in the neighbouring countries of Syria, Lebanon, Afghanistan and in Azerbaijan and the Surrounding Arab States of Bahrain and Yemen and with growing minorities spread worldwide. Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and the Surrounding Arab States of Bahrain and Yemen are referred to as the Shia Crescent, a term used to describe an emerging alliance and power. Arabia itself has 20% Shia. Shias, through oppressed, have contributed significantly to the progress in all spheres in human life throughout Islamic History. They were often employed as administrators in the Arab caliphate. Imam Ali’s system of government has been recognized by the United

Nations as a model for the world. Details of Shia contributions presently and in the past can be easily obtained via the Internet. Among the Muslim indentured labourers that came from India to British Guyana, about 700 hundred were Shia (ref. the national Archives) and the Shia festival of Tadja commemorating the Tragedy of Kerbala in which the grandson of the Holy Prophet, Imam Hussian and 72 close relations and friends were martyred by the ruling Omayyad Caliphate, became the most important festival of the indentured labourers. The festival gained popularity and vibrancy to the extent that it was banned by the British out of fear that it will spark a revolution. However some communities in the Corentyne continued the festival until the early 70’s. This festival we hope, God willing, to revive as a cultural heritage. As a matter of fact, the Muslims that came to Guyana were more of a Shia nature as Persian influence was dominant in the 800 years of Muslim rule of India. Evidence of this is seen from the names that were given to Muslim children and a look at commemorations that were observed and various forms and words of poetry (Qaseedas) that are still sung on occasions. Muslims were either given names of Ali along with epithets of Ali, e.g. Chirag Ali (Light of Ali) or names of the Family of the Holy Prophet, which was unusual in the

Sunni Arab world. Guyanese Muslims have more affinity to the Islam practiced in the Persian Peninsular than to that in Arabia. It was quite recently with the influence from Scholars from Saudi Arabia that the younger generation is indoctrinated into the Arab style of wahabiism and salafiism. Some notable Shia persons over the years have been coming to Guyana and contribute beneficially to the society. This includes India High Commission Cultural Attachee, Hyder; UNICEF Doctor, Dr. Grace Begum and Iraqi Medical Student, Muhammad Al Maliki. An Iranian Shia Scholar, Hassan Ibraheemi who spent a few years in Guyana, was kidnapped and killed, sparking an Interpol investigation and the visit of Iranian Police and Ambassadors to Guyana. Many Shia scholars and high ranking officials have visited Guyana and were guests of Shia communities. Shia scholars in their mission to reach out to the Guyanese society have been well featured on various television channels and in interactions with the society in both Islamic and nonIslamic forums. With these facts presented, Mr. Editor, it is my hope that the Minister of Social Cohesion becomes aware of the Shia presence. Ashraf Alli

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Did the Rodney Commissioners have a contract? DEAR EDITOR, I have been handed this news link by someone whose friendship I highly respect and had been requested to give my legal opinion on a very troubling situation of important national and international proportions. The link is reproduced here, h t t p : / / guyanacaribbeanpolitics.com/ ?p=2615 The content of this article concerns the issue of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry and the delivery or non-delivery of the Report of the Commission’s findings. The facts of this matter are many and various, but it is imperative to decipher what facts are important and what issues are of similar nature. The Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (COI ) was made up of ‘’Commissioners Seenath Jairam, SC, and Sir Richard Cheltenham and Jacqueline Samuels-Brown, QC...’’ with Sir Richard Cheltenham being designated the Chairman—an impressive array of legal ‘’Silk’’, Senior Counsels, and with one of them holding the status of Knighthood. This Commission of Inquiry was set up, and hundreds of millions of dollars was spent on its operations. This fact was already established. The fact that the Commission was a ‘’Presidential Commission’’ was also established. This paragraph appeared in the Guyana Caribbean Politics article. Since this was a Presidential Commission then the legal eagles should have known that only a recognized ‘’Presidential Dispensation’’ by the current

sitting President of Guyana, would be proper and legal termination of this activity. There is a much more serious matter that negates the existence of this so-called Commission and the transfer of funds from the nation’s treasury and into the private pockets of the individual commissioners. The facts seem to suggest that there was no legal contract for the setting up of this commission and its operations and obligations. T h e CuyanaCaribbeanpolitics article had these paragraphs.,’’...Williams told reporters at Parliament last week that the commissioners could not have been paid because there was no contract.””The contract attending this entire exercise was requested from the Chairman of the commission and on that question being asked he disclosed that they never had any contract.” In my experience from practice at the Criminal Bar, where monies had been removed from the National Treasury without legal and proper documentation, such actions amount to Indictable Offences triable before judge and jury, in appropriate cases.These ‘’legal eagles’’ should have known better. This could mean a lot of trouble for them. In the prevailing circumstances the learned Attorney General has all of the cards. The Commissioners should urgently make contact with him and make arrangements to make this situation right. It is the only legal advice that they should take from me. Juliet Holder-Allen

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IMF mission here for key consultation A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is currently in Guyana conducting its Article IV Consultation. Kaieteur News confirmed this with Finance Minister, Winston Jordan who is currently in Belize. He said that the consultation is well underway. Under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, the IMF usually holds bilateral discussions with members every year. During those consultations, the mission reviews the overall economic developments in the country, as well as its policy measures aimed at maintaining of economic stability, ensuring a sustainable external balance and further liberalizing foreign trade. Upon the completion of the IMF mission consultations, the IMF Executive Board discusses the staff report and issues an assessment of the country’s economic situation and the adequacy of its economic policy measures, based on a comprehensive analysis of the overall economic situation and a wider fiscal policy strategy of the member country. The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. The last IMF Article IV consultation held in Guyana was in 2013. The IMF Executive Board said that during the last decade, Guyana’s strong macroeconomic performance has contributed to a reduction in public debt levels and sustained poverty reduction. It said that the economy has experienced seven years of uninterrupted growth averaging about 4 percent annually. It noted that the key pillars of the macroeconomic resurgence have been sustained reforms, in particular the implementation of VAT, favourable commodity prices, significant inflows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC) and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) initiatives. The Executive Board welcomed Guyana’s strong growth over the past several years, underpinned by favorable commodity prices and robust foreign direct investment. While the medium-term economic outlook remains

Finance Minister, Winston Jordan positive, Directors encouraged the authorities to persevere in their commitment to sound policies and reforms to strengthen policy buffers, promote more inclusive growth, and further reduce poverty. The directors underscored the importance of prudent fiscal consolidation anchored in a medium-term policy framework that safeguards debt sustainability, bolsters fiscal and external buffers, and addresses unmet development needs. It said that priority should continue to be given to implementing reforms to boost the efficiency of public enterprises and replacing universal subsidies with better-targeted social assistance. Directors considered that a modestly tighter stance of monetary policy and continued exchange rate flexibility would help safeguard international reserves, contain inflationary pressures, and reduce the current account deficit. Although risks appear generally limited, Directors recommended continued vigilance over the financial sector. In light of rapid credit growth in recent years and high loan concentration, they advised frequent on-site inspections for larger banks and a better integrated supervision of financial business groups. The Directors commended the authorities for the progress so far in poverty reduction. However, they considered that further efforts are needed to ensure a more even distribution of the benefits from economic growth. In this regard, they emphasized that efforts to lower the cost of energy, address skill mismatches, and improve the business environment represent important policy initiatives. The IMF Executives said that steps to increase productivity in traditional sectors, such as agriculture and mining, should also be part of a strategy to foster more inclusive growth. The Directors also encouraged further improvements in data provision and dissemination.

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V otes delay on tough new Votes North Korea sanctions at Russia ’s request Russia’s Reuters - A U.N. Security Council vote on a resolution to dramatically expand sanctions on North Korea after its recent nuclear test and satellite launch has been delayed today after Russia negotiated changes in the U.S.-Chinese drafted text. Last week the United States presented the 15-nation council with the draft resolution that would significantly tighten restrictions after the Jan. 6 nuclear test and Feb. 7 rocket launch, to create what it described as the toughest U.N. sanctions regime in two decades. The vote, first scheduled yesterday afternoon, is now planned for 10 a.m. (1500 GMT) today, the council said. The U.S. mission to the United Nations said in a statement the vote was rescheduled after “Russia invoked a procedural 24-hour review of the resolution.” Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters “it’s a resolution which is necessary, which the Security Council needs to adopt because of the certain chal-

Kim Jong Un

lenges coming from DPRK (North Korea).” “We did have a few issues to take care of and we discussed them with the U.S. delegation and I think they accommodated some of our concerns,” he said. “Have they accommodated all of our concerns? Not entirely.” After nearly two months of bilateral negotiations that at one point involved U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, China agreed to sup-

port the unusually tough measures intended to persuade its close ally North Korea to abandon its atomic weapons program. North Korea has been under U.N. sanctions since 2006 because of its four nuclear tests and multiple rocket launches. The expanded sanctions, if adopted, would require inspections of all cargo going to and from North Korea and blacklisting North Koreans active in Syria, Iran and Vietnam.

Obama to meet with GOP leaders on court fight WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama met face-to-face yesterday with the Senate Republican leaders who vow to block his Supreme Court nominee — no matter who it is — with the hope of keeping the seat open for a Republican president to fill next year. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, arrived for the awkward, Oval Office sit-down promising to hold the line against any election-year nominee. Democrats, meanwhile, resolved to keep the pressure on, looking for cracks in the united front. The gathering was the first time the leaders have met since Justice Antonin Scalia’s death last month set off a clash over the Supreme Court vacancy. Along with Obama, McConnell and Grassley, Vice President Joe Biden, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the ranking Democrat on the committee, gathered around a coffee table in the Oval Office, smiles frozen to their faces. The men posed silently

Barack Obama

and briefly for photos before the meeting began. When reporters got too close to Grassley, Biden joked, “Don’t hurt Senator Grassley. We need him.” The leaders ignored a reporter’s question about whether their minds were open to changing their position, as aides shooed reporters from the room. At another time, the gathering might have been a nod to the tradition of at least limited cooperation in naming and confirming justices to the nation’s highest court. The president might have floated potential candidates; Senate opposition might have come armed with their own preferred names. But in the current stand-

off, gestures of collaboration seem moot. Neither side has indicated it will come with much more than talking points. “Look, the president is open to a discussion, but it would represent a pretty dramatic reversal in position for Mr. McConnell, who has said that the president shouldn’t put anybody forward, to come with a list of potential nominees,” White House spokesman Josh Earn e st said Monday. “It makes it hard for him to engage constructively, until they change that position.” Before heading to the White House Tuesday morning, McConnell made clear he would not budge.

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THE PNC’s SLIP IS SHOWING The PNC had a reputation, when it was previously in power, at being very adept at putting on a good show. If it did nothing else properly, the PNC used to be good at doing this. It was first-rate when it came to putting on a show - be it Mass Games or the People’s Parade. It was equally brilliant at putting on a side show. When the economy hit rock bottom, the PNC needed a side show to divert attention from the crisis in the country. It organized a massive keepfit campaign in the country. You had one minister doing stretches even when he was in the washroom. The people forgot their problems and the weight came off literally. That art of putting on a show seems to be slipping

from the reach of the PNC. This year is supposed to be the year of “big shows’ but it seems as if the PNC is intending to turn it into the year of the no-show. So far two major events have been organized by the government to mark Guyana’s fiftieth birthday. The first was supposed to be on New Year’s Eve when there was to be a big concert at the Square of the Revolution complete with a massive fireworks display. The ships were supposed to honk their horns in the harbour. The church bells were supposed to peal. There was to be a grand fireworks display. Many persons cancelled their plans for Old Year’s Night just to be able to go and

see the fireworks. The announcement came on the morning of December 31. The show was still on, but out of a deep concern for the animals in the zoo and the birds that nest at the back of the Botanic Gardens, the fireworks display was going to be on the seawall instead. The show was a big flop. It was a disaster. As for the fireworks, that turned out to be a damp squib, the weakest fireworks display ever in Guyana. Even the kids who were shooting off their “flares” put on a better exhibition. The harbour was quiet and the church bells did not chime. The event was a massive public relations failure on the part of the government. The next time was

Dem boys seh...

Soulja Bai and ee team bladder full wid fuel Dem boys offering all dem scampish people, including Jagdeo, a deal. If dem stop telling lies, dem boys gun stop telling de truth about dem. Dem boys start talk de truth about all de smuggle fuel that coming into de country. When dem boys call one of dem name he holler fuh he Mudda. She run out playing a bad woman when people know she is a quiet person, because de thing hurt she. She tell dem boys that she son don’t trouble nobody. De only thing he does play wid is oil. He use to give Jagdeo and Brassington oil and now he mek de same offer to Soulja Bai and Li’l Joe and dem tell him that he eyes pass dem. That land ee and all of dem in hot water. Little this country know;

de oil thing bigger than wha dem boys expose. When de whole truth gun come out it gun shock Guyana. Dem boys seh de people who in charge of fuel sector allow de situation to reach this chaotic situation. Greed tek over dem system. Imagine GEA managing a billion-dollar industry and don’t have a small boat wid a coo-coo engine fuh run de waters to see who bringing fuel and how much coming in. When de inspectors ask de man at de top, ee tell dem “We don’t have to get boat; we gun depend pun de police and Customs.” But none of dem ain’t even got a fishing boat fuh ketch two kaka belly much less to stop any smuggling in Guyana.

Dem boys seh if dem h a d i t t h e i r w a y, d e m wouldn’t have a security guard at GEA much less de heads. Dem woulda clean GuyOil too. De head gone but de rest of de carcass leff. Dem boys got document which shows how dem sign contract in which de man paying fuh use de govt boat to bring fuel, legally, to Guyana. And if you think that bad, somebody give a Chinee man licence fuh export fuel. De same people tell de Chinee people how de coalition govt gun start pee fuel just now and how dem gun be de fuss people to collect. Talk half and watch how some people peeing fire.

expected to be better. When it comes to putting on a show, the PNC would not fail twice. The next event was Republic Day. The PNC government turned one of the green areas of Georgetown – a jungle under the PPP – into a drill square. There was little green to be seen, except for those who wore the traditional colours of APNU. For a government which is promoting a green economy, what the PNC did to Durban Park was in direct contradiction to its plan for a green economy. The issue of whether Georgetown or Guyana needed a drill square can be debated on another occasion. Guyanese in their numbers – said to be the largest crowd ever assembled at the Square of the Revolution – turned up

to see what was to be the largest flag in the country hoisted onto what was said to be the tallest flagpole in the country, one that was first given at 200 feet then scaled down to one hundred and eighty feet. The big flag went up. It was announced early in the day that it would stay up. The Guyanese people roared with delight. Some people cried. The flag did not steal the show. It was the only show. The military parade was uninspiring. But there was still the big flag which one man said you could see from the moon. Persons who could not make it to the flag-raising began to hatch plans to come to see this big flag. It was said that people as far as Lethem were planning to make the

journey. Then a strange thing happened. The flag which was supposed to stay up permanently seemed to shrink. It got smaller. Or is it that it was replaced by another, smaller flag. The flag that is presently flying on the flagpole cannot be 65 feet by 35 feet. Nobody is saying anything, but it looks like we have another foul-up somewhere. Where is the big flag that was supposed to be a tourist attraction all year round? The PNC’s slip is showing, and more than its slip too.

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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN

Men become old, betray their dreams and turn to ghosts The Rodney Commission findings have once again thrown the spotlight on the founding fathers of the anticolonial politics of British Guiana. The name Forbes Burnham comes up. Once his name is uttered, Cheddi Jagan will be discussed. Then more identities will come tumbling down. Eventually we will end up with Mrs. Jagan, Hamilton Green, Peter D’Aguiar, Ptolemy Reid, Sir Lionel Luckhoo, Ashton Chase, Eusi Kwayana and the list goes on. The debate will flow like a river that bursts its banks. At the end of the endless debates, we will not be wiser

about the essence of these people. Each historian will have his/her take. Once Walter Rodney is cited, people will bring up the legacy, good or bad, of Forbes Burnham. Jagan will be juxtaposed against him. And we will decide on what these people were and what they have become. A good example is the son of Ralph Ramkarran, Kamal. He penned a curious viewpoint of the sixties politician, Eugene Correia, after the Correia family, that administers the Ogle Airport, decided to name the airport after the politician. Ramkarran argued that Correia was a reactionary fellow who helped the Governor when the 1953 Government was annulled and some of its leaders jailed. It was clear that Ramkarran does not think

Correia is a politician to be admired. But this is where Guyana’s historiography becomes problematic. Correia chose the Governor’s side; others chose the anti-colonial route. But what became of their subsequent history? Is it possible that people like Rahman Gajraj, who later became speaker of the House, opposed Jagan because he saw Jagan using the anticolonial battle for his own political goals and not nationalistic ones? Research would lend credence to Gajraj’s fears. In his book, “Sweetening Bitter Sugar: Jock Campbell,” Clem Seecharan’s research points in that direction. Forbes Burnham’s sister had the same fear; that the anti-colonial struggle was his ticket to implementing his belief in his personal quest

for maximum power. Our colonial and postcolonial history has not been kind to all these folks whose struggles were passed on to the younger generation and were regarded as heroes by such a generation. But as these people grew older, they essentially moved away from what we thought they were and perhaps who they really were. I have long made up my mind, not through emotional reflections but hard research, that Burnham, Jagan, Mrs. Jagan, Hamilton Green and their contemporaries were and are no heroes. When I read some unflattering remarks by the former wife of one of the anticolonial politicians, Ashton Chase, I thought of my dangerous encounter with him in 2011. Juan Edghill, then Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) brought a contempt of court charge against me. The writ drafted by Mr. Chase argued that while the ERC had a court matter in front of Justice

Bovell-Drakes brought by opposition leader, Robert Corbin, I had written on him, Edghill. What was frightening was the way Mr. Chase drafted his writ, he asked for penal consequences, meaning, once I had lost there could be no fine or community service or apology, but a jail sentence. I was simply shocked that Mr. Chase would choose to draft such a draconian writ, given the fact that he was part of the anti-colonial struggle in the forties, fifties and sixties. Why did he want to jail a media operative for such a type of offence? If there is anything I will remember in a court room that made me smile and laugh was the reaction of Justice Insanally when she dismissed the case. Mr. Chase asked the judge for a stay of execution. The judge without emotion but a harshness of tone said, “Stay what Mr. Chase?” Up to this day I never knew what Chase wanted to stay. I was found not guilty. What was there to stay? The

Frederick Kissoon not guilty verdict? This was Mr. Chase from the forties who was in court in 2011, asking for a columnist to be jailed. One day, if I see Mr. Chase (I am told he is 91 years old), I will ask him what was it that he wanted to have stayed? As I have written above, I have long made up my mind about our founding fathers and mothers; they were not great people. I believe the most narrowminded and dangerous politician this country produced was the anticolonial fighter, Janet Jagan. Martin Carter refused to grant interviews to local media people, but in the last years of his life gave one to a white foreigner. Eusi Kwayana has long left the shores of Guyana. This is the story of our anti-colonial struggle.

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Drug supply contract for Nat’l TB programme attracts four bidders Yesterday’s session at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, marked the first since budget 2016 was passed last month. Among the contracts that bids were opened for was one under the Ministry of Public Health, for the supply of drugs under the National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP). The NTP is under the remit of the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Disease Control, providing technical guidance and services necessary to combat Tuberculosis, other lung diseases and respiratory infections in Guyana. The programme uses direct observation methods to confirm suspected Tuberculosis. It also ensures that those most at risk get access to support services that can prevent the infection. Currently, the programme provides services through chest clinics in every region. In addition, there was just one bid opened for a project under the Ministry of Communities, which was aimed at rehabilitation work to potable water wells at Cotton Tree, Berbice, Region No. 6. The engineer’s estimate for this project was $24.2M.

There were also bids for the supply and delivery of laboratory consumables to the Ministry of Public Health. Bidding for the project was split into two lots, with two foreign companies among the bidders.

And finally, there were bids for the supply and delivery of radiology supplies for the regional radiology department. There were five bidders for this project, including one from Trinidad and Tobago.

Meanwhile, under the Ministry of Public Security, bids were opened for consultancy services for its building projects scheduled for 2016. Only one bid price was provided, as the others indicated their percentage per project or percentage of total construction cost.

Regular nets can be ‘impregnated’ too – says Chief Vector Control Officer Protecting yourself with mosquito nets and insect repellents are but two of the measures being encouraged by the Ministry of Public Health to guard against mosquito-borne diseases. The Zika Virus is currently one of the most feared mosquito-transmitted viruses, especially among pregnant women, since it has been linked to birth defects in newborns. It is for this reason that the Public Health Ministry has been helping pregnant women to protect themselves by distributing treated mosquito nets at antenatal clinics across the country. The use of treated or impregnated mosquito nets is one of the measures embraced by the Ministry to tackle malaria in the far-flung Regions where it is endemic. The treated bed nets, made of material which retains World Health Organisationapproved insecticides, was introduced as a strategic means of helping to reduce the threat of malaria in Guyana. But given the recently suspected impact of the Zika Virus, the Ministry has decided to put measures in place to have more people access treated mosquito nets. While it isn’t possible for the Ministry to provide each citizen with a treated net, since it is higher priced than a regular net, Chief Vector Control Officer, Mr. David Williams, has disclosed that getting a treated net might be much easier than many people think. In 2013 the Health Ministry had placed a tag of US$50 on the procurement of a single, specially impregnated mosquito net. But according to Williams, a treated net doesn’t have to be a specially designed net.

In fact the very bed net under which people sleep every night could be easily converted into a treated net, Williams confided. This, however, cannot be done without much care, he noted. Of utmost importance is the fact that the treatment process should not be done without guidance. And the Vector Control Services Unit of the Public Health Ministry could help in this regard. A regular net can be treated with Fendona (an insecticide) which is used to undertake indoor residual spraying. This chemical, according to Williams, once measured precisely is intended to be only harmful to the mosquito vector when it comes into contact with the net. Explaining the process, Williams said that once submerged in properly measured chemical solution, the net is said to be impregnated. The solution can last for as much as three to four months once the nets are not washed, Williams related. He disclosed, too, that when the chemical wears off it could easily be re-impregnated. And according to him, although the process to treat an ordinary net is not a hard one, the importance of support and guidance cannot be overlooked. This is imperative in order to ensure that the treatment process is done in a safe manner. “Once the Ministry is okay with it, we can do it in a safe environment. We have already done this (impregnated nets) and I think if we are doing it for the public, specific locations should be used to treat the nets. Maybe at Continued on page 24

Also under the Ministry of Communities, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), there were bids for the supply and delivery of water meter boxes, which GWI monitors for water usage records. The engineer’s estimate was $54M.

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WESTFORD TRIAL TO BEGIN APRIL 18

Come April 18, PPP Parliamentarian and former Public Service Minister Dr. Jennifer Westford and her former personal assistant, Margaret Cummings, will go on trial in relation to charges they are facing for alleged attempted larceny and forgery of documents for the purchase of eight state vehicles. This date was set by City Magistrate Fabayo Azore when the matter was called up in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts yesterday. Police Corporal, Bharrat Mangru indicated that a total of 17 witnesses will testify on behalf of the prosecution. Last August, the former minister was placed on a total of $800,000 bail after she pleaded not guilty to the charges. The charges alleged that between July 17, 2014 and June 23, 2015, she attempted to transfer eight state vehicles to four persons. Westford’s former Chief Personnel Officer, Margaret Cummings was also slapped with four counts of forgery. Cummings also pleaded not guilty to four charges which alleged that she forged documents for the purchase of the eight motor vehicles. She has been released on a total of $1.2M bail. In June 2015, Minister of State Joseph Harmon, had told the media that it was brought to his attention that some documents were sent to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), purportedly signed by Permanent Secretary of the Public Service Ministry, Hydar Ally.

Dr. Jennifer Westford

Margaret Cummings

This was done under Ally’s letterhead, but signed by someone else. “He had no knowledge of this transaction,” Minister Harmon had stressed. It was Ally who directed Harmon to the discrepancy in the paperwork forwarded to GRA for the transfer of eight vehicles. In light of the overwhelming evidence, the vehicles were returned to the government. Just last month, Westford and Cummings were each released on $4.8M bail after denying a total of 24 charges which alleged that they stole over $639M, while being employed in the Public Service. According to court facts, Westford was employed as Minister of Public Service from 2001-2015, while her coaccused was the principal personnel officer of the Ministry. Cummings was also in charge of the Ministry’s accounts department. It was discovered that on 24

occasions, Westford signed a memorandum amounting to $639,420,000 and sent it to the Office of the President for approval. Approval was granted and cheques were prepared and encashed by Bank of Guyana. It was revealed that the monies were requested to carry out various activities throughout the 10 administrative regions. But personnel from the various regions were contacted and denied ever receiving the cash. Investigations were carried out and no money was recovered. Westford of Lot 55 ‘AA’ Victoria Avenue Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and Cummings, a mother of three, of 709 Section ‘A’ Diamond EBD are being represented by a team of attorneys; Rexford McKay SC and Attorneys Neil Boston, Keisha Chase, Eusi Anderson, Bibi Shaddick, Brandon Glasford and Dexter Todd.

Driver granted $250,000 bail on causing death charge Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday ordered a sixty year-old man to post $250,000 bail, after he pleaded not guilty to a charge of causing death by dangerous driving when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.

John Zephyr is alleged to have driven motorcar HC 4627 in a manner dangerous to the public on February 13, at Brutus Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara, causing the death of Rudival Azore, 63, of Lot 37 Evans Phillips Park, Agricola.

RAFFLE RESULTS The results of the raffle hosted by the Ex-Prison Officers Association Benevolent Fund were announced on Sunday. The first prize goes to ticket-050; the second prize, to ticket 441; and the third prize to ticket 756. The consolation prizes were 255, 641, 444, 335, and 432.

It was further alleged that on the same day, while being the driver of the motorcar that was involved in an accident, he failed to report the accident to Police. Police Prosecutor, Corporal Deniro Jones objected to bail citing the nature and gravity of the charges. However, his objections were overruled by the Magistrate. The matter was adjourned until March 21. According to reports, Azore was struck down around 07:30hrs on the day in question, while he was riding to work. He sustained injuries about his body and was admitted to the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Azore was subsequently transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he succumbed last Friday.

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NO ROOM FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY AS RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE - PATTERSON

Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, has ruled out Guyana going the route of using geothermal energy as a form of renewable energy. His assertion was in response to questions from the parliament sectoral committee on Natural Resources. Patterson, who addressed the committee on Monday, was questioned by committee member and A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira on the probability of Government delving into these options. “Would the government be considering other means of renewable energy such as

geothermal or tidal due to the fact that we are close to the Atlantic?” Figueira asked. “Most of the population is on the coastal land and some thought should be put in that direction.” “I don’t think there is much scope, if any for geothermal,” Patterson said in response. “Tidal, obviously, is new and we are looking at it as well. But it is not one of the options on the table. We would probably look at waste energy prior to looking at either.” Chairman of the committee, Odinga Lumumba, also referenced tidal energy as “the most expensive in the world.” He encouraged Government to brace themselves for the

astronomical expenses that will come its way in pursuing its hydro power plans. Thermal energy originates from the earth’s core. It is generated by the radioactivity, with the high temperatures and pressure in the earth’s interior which causes rock to melt and the earth’s mantle to constantly move. Among this energy source’s attributes are its sustainability and the fact that its emissions are much lower than the widely used fossil fuels. As with drilling for oil, however, the drilling and exploration is considered very expensive. On the other hand, tidal energy can be harnessed by converting the tidal waves

DPP continues outreach in Region Three The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) will commence its Public Awareness and Public Outreach Programme 2015 in Region Three, West Coast Demerara next Wednesday (March 9). Residents of Region Three who are desirous of meeting with the DPP to file complaints pertaining to criminal matters can do so when the DPP team visits between 8:30am and 12:00 noon and 13:00 hours and 16:00 hours at the Regional Office Vreed-en-Hoop. The outreach programme is also in

keeping with the DPP’s Office open-door policy to help aggrieved persons who find it difficult to or are unable to come to the Kingston Office in Georgetown to seek help for justice. During the next three months, the DPP’s Office has planned outreaches to Essequibo Coast, Linden, Berbice, Bartica and its surrounding environs on dates that will be published in the newspapers and broadcast on television and radio. The Office of the DPP held outreach programmes in Regions Six and Region Nine.

into energy with the use of turbine technology. This is invariably placed, for example, at the bottom of the ocean. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP Patterson also revealed that, except for the hydro projects being funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), each one will be open for a Public-Private partnership. Patterson referred to it as the way to go. “All the hydro projects except the ones that are funded by the IDB are open for PublicPrivate Partnerships,” he said. “It’s actually the way to go now; we had an excellent lecture from the Minister of Finance (Winston Jordan) on the ability of the Government to implement all its policies with the remaining sums available.” “One of the ways that we can achieve all that we had promised is by Public-Private partnership.”

Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson Patterson also confirmed that, should the proposed partners live in close proximity to any of the hydro projects; the Government will endeavour to give them first preference for the projects. “Obviously we will want to promote local

involvement,” he said. “So if someone within your region or any other region has any proposal to submit, I’ll probably recommend it (through due process).” A public -private partnership is a contractual agreement, between the government and private sector companies, that results in greater participation for financing or completing infrastructure projects. Guyana has had its share of experiences with PublicPrivate partnerships, ranging from the financing of the Berbice Bridge to the Fibre Optic cable which was a component of Government’s drive for e-governance. While both instances generated controversy, arguments have been made, however, that once accountable and transparent, Public-Private partnerships can drive development.

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Minister Raphael Trotman clarifies DEAR EDITOR, My attention was drawn to a story appearing on page 9 of your Monday, February 29, 2016 edition under the caption: “Nandlall plans to challenge ‘even votes’ bill passage”, and I wish to address a few matters in response. Firstly, the editorial comment contained in the story that “had a division been called for by the opposition where each vote would have had to be registered, the bill, which dealt with tax charges, would have failed as it required a majority” is surprising and wholly misinformed and erroneous.

The public needs to be reminded that because of the uniqueness of the 10th Parliament (and now the 11th with a razor-thin majority), a system was devised by the Speaker that introduced the ringing of a bell to alert members absent from the Chamber, but within the precincts of Parliament Buildings, that a division had been called and they were required within one (1) minute to enter the Chamber, and take their seats. Hon. Member, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine, was in the Members’ Lounge and would have responded immediately if the division was called for. Therefore there

was no likelihood whatsoever of the bill being defeated. Secondly, it is a well established Commonwealth parliamentary practice for the vote to be taken by an audible expression of “yea” or “nay” and for the presiding officer, the Speaker, to determine the vote by whether the “yeas” or “nays” were louder in their support of the measure before the House. On the evening of February 26, 2016, the Honourable Speaker made such a determination based on the response, and it was for the Opposition to exercise its right to challenge that determination at the time, and

not after. Erskine May on Parliamentary Practice is quite clear that a decision of the House is like the “judgment of the Court” and cannot be reversed or rescinded; except by a specific motion brought to do so. The parliamentary opposition has every right to approach the High Court if it wishes to, but the challenge will fail. I am grateful for the opportunity of clarifying what the established practice on these matters is so that the populace will not be misled. Hon. Raphael G. C. Trotman, M.P Minister of Natural Resources

Living in uncertain and harsh times DEAR EDITOR, I read your editorial dated 29 February concerning the drought Guyana faces. As mentioned, it will create financial, medical and other challenges. At the present time we are facing will be challenging times. Prices of commodities

have dropped significantly; for example oil price have dropped from over a US $100 a barrel to under to (presently) less than US$ 35 a barrel. Most oil companies are facing staff cut backs and economic challenges. This scenario is true for other commodities such as

sugar which Guyana exports. The price of sugar on the international market has dropped causing hardship to people involved in that industry. Financial export is bracing for another global economic shock. We in the Caribbean and Guyana must

Those who abused Remigrant... (From page 15) processed and under what laws the scheme would be managed. He said, “This came about because we found that there are problems with the existing laws. They just have to be corrected if we are to address the irregularities in the system. In the past, the scheme had been a site of much corruption and while some of the measures with respect to the amendments to the laws will be helpful, the ultimate move would be to send the agency down the road for the Ministry of Citizenship and the Ministry of Public Security to better regulate the system and address the

infractions as they are discovered.” He recalled that the Auditor General’s report for 2014 even highlighted glaring breaches within the remigrant system. Greenidge said that it is unfortunate that the past regime never sought to ensure that the scheme was subjected to some level of serious scrutiny. This is about to change, he said. “We are going to see a clean up in the system and every remigrant shall join the line of accountability and transparency. The misuse of the system shall not be allowed to continue.” In his report, Auditor General, Deodat Sharma said that a special investigation was conducted into allegations in-

volving tax exemptions granted on luxury vehicles to remigrants between 2008 and 2013. Sharma said that investigations revealed that 15 remigrants apparently submitted fictitious documents for the importation of luxury vehicles, and also breached the conditions under which the relevant tax exemptions were granted. He noted that a preliminary report was issued to the Board of Directors of the Guyana Revenue Authority with recommendations for appropriate disciplinary action against culpable officers, as well as taking action to recover taxes. Even today, Sharma said that the position remained the same.

Diamond well repairs almost... (From page 3) from the well. The observation of clear water is a positive indication that the well is capable of being restored to normal production levels.” Following the process of removing all foreign particles, GWI will perform a test to establish the production capacity of the well. This will be followed by the disinfection of the well to restore water quality. “We have seen significantly positive results at this stage because of this progress, we are on target for

completion within the estimated time of three weeks. We will commence the testing of the well by Thursday (tomorrow).” The rehabilitation of the Diamond Well Station is being supervised by GWI and executed by contractor Nabi Construction Inc. at a cost in excess of $12M. GWI is currently delivering water via tankers with the assistance of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in Diamond and Kaneville. The company also said it is facilitating customers who wish to fill their storage con-

tainers at the Grove and Covent Garden water treatment facilities. Meanwhile, GWI said that its well station at Enmore, East Coast of Demerara has also been experiencing technical problems, with Foulis, Enmore West, Hope and Logwood affected. Repairs are being conducted, the company assured.

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do likewise. The Caribbean have a problem of de-risking where banks in the US are cutting ties because they are afraid of paying hefty fines from US regulator if any money laundering, financing terrorism or other nefarious actives happen in the banks of the Caribbean including Guyana. It is unlikely that it will cut off Guyana from the global financial system. What will likely happen is the cost of doing business will increase and the speed will decrease putting the Caribbean at an economic disadvantage. This should be a wake up call to the Caribbean and Guyana to become more self reliant. That is the long term solution. In the short term, citizen will need to tighten their belts and become more efficient in managing their finances. We are living in serious time; we either adjust or become a victim of circumstance. Brian E Plummer

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THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

THE OIL CURSE: Can these new wells shape Guyana’s Development? By Sase Singh INTRODUCTION Guyana’s oil potential was under consideration since 1917, when a well was drilled in the estuary of the Waini River. For those who can remember, a Canadian company called Home Oil in the late 1970’s did some exploration in the Rupununi. One of the wells at the time had potential to produce up to 400 barrels of oil per day. Then there was the French company called Total S.A. and then CGX out of Canada. After several attempts at finding oil in commercially exploitable amounts, today we have struck liquid gold. In May 2015, Exxon Mobil (Exxon) broadcast the discovery of substantial offshore oil reserves in the Stabroek “block” at a location labeled as the “Liza-1” well, which was reported to be sitting on top of reserves of more than 700 million barrels of oil. This translates into royalties of just under US$1.2 billion; that is homes for 100,000 families. This is BIG! REVERSING THE CURSE First of all we must be realistic; we shall not see any of this money before 2021. There are two determinants working against the extraction of this oil immediately. Firstly the oil prices; they are too low. The long forecast from the experts in the industry states that surpassing US$50 before the end of 2017 is a tall order.

At a conference in 2015 in Washington DC, I found out that Exxon “cannot afford to bring this oil out at a price below US$65 per barrel”. So while it is important we prepare for oil, we must ensure that the people are aware they may not see a penny in their pockets before 2022. Secondly, the Venezuelan border issue is an irritant that has to be mitigated. We must commend the Granger administration for doing an excellent job at advocating on this matter internationally. Guyana is no longer referred to as the land of Jim Jones, but as the small country that Venezuela is bullying for its land and oil. But in spite of these challenges, Guyanese will benefit from this oil wealth in the future. However, if we are not careful we could end up like Nigeria, where the people in the Niger Delta have little to show for all the oil pumped from their territory. Being aware that this fuel will flow in just over four years from now, the policymakers have a good enough planning runway to set up the governance systems to regulate the extraction of these resources so that a fair share of the wealth is allocated to the locals and appropriately spread. If these resources can be properly managed, it offers a significant opportunity to transform Guyana. The secret is professionally programming the

expenditures from the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF). But how? GOOD GOVERNANCE, VALUE-ADDED ACTIVITIESAND A STABLE MACRO-ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK Petroleum revenues have four distinctive qualities – scale, source, stability and secrecy. As we start commercially exploiting this reserve, we can expect more reserves to be discovered in the future. Thus, the scale of the oil revenue is massive and can dwarf our local institutional capacity to spend, which can lead to maladministration of the projects. It is, therefore, important that we start building a cadre of petroleum managers and public sector project managers – be they engineers, financial specialists, project management specialists and so on. It is imperative that this squad be allowed to effectively monitor and evaluate the projected benefits under the SWF. If there is a gap in technical personnel, it is important that we start training some of them at technical schools in the United States. Guyana also has to be prepared for unstable oil prices for a long time (today it is low, tomorrow it is high), since the oil trade is very political. The cash inflows from the oil wealth are unpredictable and, therefore,

we have to always plan for the “days of depressed prices”. Thus, a national plan of programming for minimum constant cash inflows over a 10-year period from the first oil flows can be an asset to the nation. If the oil price increases, then those extras should be used to pay down debt or reduce the deficit rather than be programmed into the capital budget. This 10-year plan stabilizes the expected deliverables from the industry; no pipe dream. But this now brings me to the point of value added in the industry. Guyana needs an oil refinery within 10 years of the opening of this well or else we shall be receiving pennies on the dollar for this oil. The true economics of crude oil will illustrate that the real money is in refining. According to a US Government Report, from a barrel of oil, 70 percent is refined into fuel products, 17 percent in petrochemicals feedstock, 4 percent in propane, 10 percent in jet fuel and 3 percent in asphalt (more than 100 percent because there are processing gains). Therefore, from now we have to be developing the framework to engage Exxon or a conglomerate including Exxon, to build a small refinery in Guyana in the North West. The cheapest such a project will cost is between US$6 billion to US$8 billion. That is a huge investment, but the size of the reserves creates the feasibility for such an investment, and in the process, hundreds of new jobs and billions of United States dollars in value added revenue for Guyana. Right now there are only about seven oil refineries in the Caribbean region including Aruba and Curacao, where the Venezuelan company PDVSA processes some of its crude. So this is a real option

that has to be studied and programmed from now. Lastly, investors will not sink US$8 billion in Guyana unless we can maintain a stable macro-economic framework that will allow them to have free movement of resources in and out of Guyana. Inclusive in that framework is the measure to keep an increasing number of our University graduates to stay at home. Pay the workers now; not next year. CONCLUSION It has been close to a year in which this announcement has been made, but when one looks at the local establishment, not much has been done to build and expand our capacity to ensure the interest of Guyana is properly looked after. There

Sase Singh is a very good reason for this; there has been a change of government and thus, the new government needs time to get up to speed. But come 2017, this explanation will not have validity anymore. My inner wish is to see a Government of Guyanafunded scholarship every year to position one of our brightest every year in Texas to study this industry from top to bottom. Cheapness is not an option on this project. The time is now!

Regular nets can be... From page 11 the health centres and we could do the treatment during the weekends.” “We could even identify a few people in the community and teach them the measurements of the chemical to make the solution so that they can do it just right themselves. All we would ask them to do is walk with their bed nets, wait until it dries and then they are good to go,” Williams related. Guyana recorded its first confirmed case of the Zika virus in January. An additional four more have been confirmed, all with help from the Caribbean Public Health Agency in Trinidad. The virus is spread by infected Aedes mosquitoes which also transmits dengue fever and chikungunya. They are able to breed around homes, especially in collections of fresh water such as open black tanks, tyres, roof guttering, plant containers and other vessels, thus people are urged to rid their environments of these breeding sites. While reports suggest that most people who contract the virus may not manifest any signs or symptoms, the manifestation of the virus can include fever, joint or muscle pain, headache and/or conjunctivitis (pink eye). Since the Aedes mosquitoes are known to bite throughout the day into the evening and at nights, the use of treated beds net is recommended. Persons can also seek to prevent mosquito bites by wearing light-coloured clothes that cover the body, arms and legs. They can also help to protect themselves by using insect repellents to exposed body parts and use household insecticide sprays, coils and candles to ward off mosquitoes.

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Police Sgt. slain, U.N. aims to restart Syria two others injured peace talks on March 9

Internally displaced people, covered with mud, wait as they are stuck in the town of Khirbet Al-Joz, in Latakia countryside, waiting to get permission to cross into Turkey near the Syrian-Turkish border. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah Reuters - The United Nations will delay the next round of Syria peace talks by two days to allow the cessation of hostilities in force since Saturday to take hold, U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said. International observers have acknowledged violations of the agreement intended to halt nearly five years of fighting while reporting that the level of violence has decreased considerably. “We are delaying it to the afternoon of (March) 9th for logistical and technical reasons and also for the ceasefire to better settle down,” de Mistura told Reuters yesterday. The talks had been penciled in for March 7. The cessation of hostili-

ties was “a glimmer of hope”, Syrian President Bashar alAssad said, although he accused the opposition of violating the agreement. The opposition in turn says the Syrian government has breached the fragile truce by repeatedly attacking its positions, which the government denies. “We will play our part to make the whole thing work,” Assad told Germany’s ARD television network, adding that the Syrian army had not reacted to truce violations in order to give the agreement a chance. “The terrorists have breached the deal from the first day. We as the Syrian army are refraining from responding in order to give a chance to sus-

tain the agreement. But in the end there are limits and it all depends on the other side,” Assad said. The cessation of hostilities agreement, drawn up by the United States and Russia, is seen by the U.N. as an opportunity to revive peace talks which collapsed before they had even started a month ago in Geneva. It also hopes the truce will allow humanitarian aid to be sent into besieged areas where many Syrians are living in dire conditions. However, the opposition said it had yet to be officially informed of a new round of talks on March 9, insisting that no serious discussions can begin before detainees are freed and blockades are lifted.

…as rape suspect runs amok A rape suspect ran amok yesterday, shortly after 17.00 hrs at Matthews Ridge, North West District, stabbing a police sergeant to death and wounding two other ranks who were trying to arrest him. Police Sergeant 16934 Leonard La Rose, 52, was stabbed in the neck and was pronounced dead at the Matthew’s Ridge Hospital. Another rank, identified only as Schultz, was stabbed in the chest. A third policeman, identified only as Lewis, was wounded in the hand. The attacker, identified as Dennis Marks, was shot in the right leg. He was treated at the Matthew’s Ridge Hospital before being taken into custody. A police release stated that at about 17.30hrs yesterday, police ranks stationed at Matthews Ridge, NWD, went to arrest Dennis Marks who was wanted pending investigations into a report of alleged rape. “During efforts to arrest him, Dennis Marks attacked the ranks with a knife, stabbing Sergeant 16934 Linden La Rose to his neck and two other ranks to their chest and right hand, respectively. He was subsequently shot by a rank to his right foot. “Sergeant Linden La Rose was pronounced dead on arrival at the Matthews Ridge Hospital. The police rank who was stabbed to his chest has been admitted to hospital, while the other was treated and sent away. Dennis Marks was also treated and sent away and is in police custody.” Other reports out of Matthews Ridge indicate that the suspect was intoxicated

Police Sergeant Leonard La Rose at the time, and that there were reports that he was physically assaulting a woman at his home. Commenting on the tragedy last night, ‘F’ Division Commander, Senior Superintendant Ravindradat Budhram said that police ranks had “exercised a lot of restraint,” since the suspect was not carrying a firearm. Relatives of the slain policeman, who had resided at Wisroc, Linden, said that Sergeant La Rose was stationed in the interior since 1999. He had celebrated his birthday just two weeks ago. It was just last September that Police Constable Antonio Dawson, an Impact Base rank, was stabbed to death while trying to arrest a petty

drug dealer, Frederick James, at the Houston Fishing Complex. In January 2014, Detective Corporal 14998 Silburn Elias, a father of four, of Buxton, East Coast Demerara, was shot dead after he went into a yard in Fourth Street, Alberttown, to recapture escaped prisoner Delon Abrams, and recover his colleague’s gun. And in November 2013, businessman Deryck Kanhai killed Police Lance Corporal 20293 Michael Forde, Constable 18053 Sherwayne Pantlitz, civilians Vanessa Vyphuis, and 75-year-old security guard Hugh Paul, before being slain in an almost threehour gun battle in Middle Street.

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JLP general election victory confirmed as recount ends KINGSTON, Jamaica — The recount is over and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has been declared the official winner of last Thursday’s general election. The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) Monday night announced that the JLP held on to its win in the Western St Thomas constituency – the last seat to be recounted. Apart from the People’s National Party (PNP) picking up the St. Mary South Eastern seat following the recount in that constituency, all results remain the same. The final count has left the JLP with a one-seat majority – 32 seats to the PNP’s 31. However, the winning party has filed a writ for a magisterial recount in St. Mary South Eastern, arguing that votes for its candidate Dr. Norman Dunn, which were accepted in the preliminary counting, were disallowed in the recount and ballots for the PNP’s Dr. Winston Green were improperly accepted. Hours before the Western St Thomas seat was declared, the EOJ hosted a press conference at which Director of Elections Orrette Fisher said he was hoping to be able to advise the Governor General of the results of the February 25 poll by today.

Director of Elections Orrette Fisher (L) and (ECJ) Dorothy Pine-McLarty Once the final results are submitted, the Governor General is clear to swear in JLP leader Andrew Holness as Prime Minister. “It must be noted, however, that if there is a magisterial recount for any constituency, the final results can only be declared at the completion of (this process),” Fisher added. Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) Dorothy Pine-McLarty gave the assurance that, despite the unprecedented close result, “the integrity of the (electoral) system is intact”. “In furtherance of our democratic process, there is a recount, otherwise called

the final count, which goes through the ballots in great detail in the presence of representatives of all parties, their agents, lawyers if necessary, and senior representatives of the EOJ. That commences the next day and goes on until completed,” she explained. Meantime, Fisher has commended the almost 500 EOJ and about 26,000 others who were recruited and trained to work in the polls, saying they did extremely well and he was satisfied with the way they performed. “They worked continuously…day and night, whenever required, in order for us to be prepared for this election. So, in terms of the workers and the election, I think given the timeframe within which we had to operate, we exceeded ourselves,” he said. (Caribbean360)

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Prison officers to take Govt. to court Trinidad Express - The Prison Officers Association (POA) is expected to take the Government to court “soon” over its inability to protect and assure the safety of officers while on or off duty. With one prison officer close to tears, officers Monday re-issued their call for some of their members to be moved out of crime hotspots following the earlier shooting death of prison officer, Fitzalbert Victor. President of the POA, Ceron Richards, and general secretary Gerald Gordon both condemned Monday’s murder of Victor who was ambushed at his Laventille home. Police described the murder as a hit called from behind bars. This comes on the heels of last year’s murder of Senior Supt of Prisons David Millette, who was ambushed and shot dead as he left his Second Caledonia home on the morning of November 2. One man is currently before a Port of Spain Magistrate for that murder. Monday’s press conference was held at a house in Arouca with no signage indicating it was the headquarters of the POA. So fearful are the officers that they begged the media not to display their building during media reports. Gordon almost broke down in tears as he lamented the plight of his fellow officers. He said that inmates at the Remand Yard section of the prison were terribly frustrated

ANGRY: Ceron Richards, centre, president of the Prison Officers Association, addresses the media during Monday’s press conference. At left is Gerard Gordon general secretary and finance officer Sherwin Singh is at right. —Photo: STEPHEN DOOBAY over the delay in the time for their cases to be heard. He added that prisoners awaiting trial can remain for as long as six years in jail before they got a trial date.Gordon said as a result of this “frustration”, his officers were being targeted by the inmates because they were the only “outsiders” and “authoritative” figures the inmates awaiting trial ever saw and were therefore “seen as vestiges of hate”. Richards also compared Trinidad and Tobago’s justice system with that of two First World countries. “In Canada it takes ten days to get a matter heard and

in the US state of Utah it takes 30 days but in Trinidad it takes six years,” he said. He described this as a “set up” by the “delinquent” State, and as a result of the delay in justice the lives of his “comrades” were in danger. Speaking of housing for prison officers in “high-risk,” areas, Richards said up to last year they had made arrangements with the then Housing Minister, Dr Roodal Moonilal. He said, “officers made down-payments and not one of them was relocated.” Responding to a question about legal action against the State, Richards answered, “you all may have heard Mr Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj say something on the media, that action will be taken on behalf of the POA for the Government’s inability to ensure the safety and security of our officers. “Right now we are days away from that matter going to court ....The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago will see us in court and that’s all I have to say going forward on that.”

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Top Vatican cardinal says never raised abuse concerns with superiors

Australian Cardinal George Pell arrives at the Quirinale hotel in Rome, Italy, yesterday. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Reuters - Australian Cardinal George Pell, the highestranking Vatican official to testify on systemic sexual abuse of children by clergy in the Roman Catholic Church, yesterday said he never notified his superiors in the 1970s about rumours of abuse. The Vatican’s treasurer told Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse that he had heard reports of sexual abuse by at least one priest who was moved to another parish, but assumed senior clergy were dealing with the problem. “I would concede I should have done more,” Pell told the

inquiry in Sydney as he gave evidence for a third day via videolink from a Rome hotel. Given Pell’s high rank within the church, his testimony to the Australian inquiry into sexual abuse cases that occurred decades ago has taken on wider implications about the accountability of church leaders. At one point during a testy exchange early in his evidence, Pell was asked about abuse by one priest who was later convicted of 138 offences against more than 50 children in Australia. “It’s a sad story and it wasn’t of much interest to me,” he said, a statement that prompted audible gasps and

was seized upon by the Australian media. The front page of the Herald Sun newspaper printed a full page photo of Pell leaving the hearing with the headline “See no evil, hear no evil, stop no evil.” The Sydney Morning Herald blared “Pell under fire.” Around 15 abuse victims and supporters have travelled to Rome to see Pell give evidence after he said he was unable to travel to his native Australia because of heart problems. The majority have been disappointed with Pell’s failing memory on many questions of what he knew about abuse by clergy.

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WADA notes progress in Kenyan anti-doping efforts LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) Kenya has found funding for an anti-doping structure and has prepared necessary legislation but the African country still needs to deliver by April 5 or risk being non-compliant, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Craig Reedie said on Tuesday. Kenya, a leading nation in long-distance running, missed a WADA deadline in February to implement new regulations in a country where about 40 athletes have been banned for doping in the last three years. It needs to set up and fund a national anti-doping agency, among other things, which will be approved by

WADA. If Kenya is declared noncompliant its track and field athletes could miss out on the Rio de Janeiro Olympics starting in August. Russian athletes have already been banned with the country struggling to become compliant in time for the Games. “We understand funding is now available and they need to pass legislation, we know the type of legislation they are talking about which is acceptable,” Reedie told reporters during an International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting in Switzerland. “They (Kenya) are very well aware of what they need to do. They need to reply to

us by April 5. “They simply need to do it. If they don’t do it my compliance review committee will take the matter further and is likely to include, if nothing happens, a set period during which they must comply otherwise there will be a declaration of non-compliance.” Reedie said he was “hopeful” but added that it was up to the Kenyan government to deliver. A top Kenyan athletics official said last month the world athletics federation IAAF, itself under pressure to get tougher on doping, was planning to ban Kenya from the Rio Games so “the world will understand how serious they are”.

Wednesday March 02, 2016 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) You are best to get out of the house today. Find out more, if you want to start your own business. You can make headway if you share your intentions with someone you care about. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Be careful not to lead someone on if you truly have no interest. You need more time to think this whole situation through. Speak of your future goals, intentions, and commitments. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Try to do your job and then leave. Avoid letting family get involved in your personal life. You may be overreacting to a situation at hand. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Your philanthropic contributions will bring you praise. Take work home but be sure to spend some time with your mate. You should feel a little more stable about your position; however, don't be surprised if a job offer comes your way. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Pleasure trips will be most enjoyable and should lead to new and lasting friendships. You may be sensitive to a point of absurdity. Avoid being overly opinionated or you will alienate friends. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) You will have a little more energy than usual. You are going through a period of questioning.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) You may find yourself in the midst of a pretty good deal. Changes will not be easy for the youngsters involved. Consider applying for a job in another part of the world. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Expect to experience a sudden reversal of fortune. Alienation may be the result of a misunderstanding. Your family may be feeling neglected and unloved. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) You can make money if you get involved in real estate deals. You always seem to spend more than you make. Educational courses will be stimulating and successful. CAPRICORN CAPRI (Dec.22–Jan.19) Be careful signing important contracts today. Be sure to take care of the needs of youngsters. Traffic will be busier than you anticipated, so try to get a head start if you have made plans to travel. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Your greatest gains will come through your creative ideas. Hide your cards and learn to say no. You may not be that popular at home but you should be able to shine at social gatherings. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Be sure to think twice before you say something that might hurt your partner's feelings. Home improvement projects will run smoothly.

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Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez fined after 124mph police chase BBC Sport – Colombian footballer James Rodriguez, 24, has been fined €10,400 ($11,300; £8,090) by the Spanish authorities for refusing to stop for police, Spanish media report. The Real Madrid star was caught speeding on New Year’s Day on his way to training, and refused to stop. Police said he was driving at 200km/h (124mph), double the speed limit. The fine is for refusing to stop when police told him to pull over. The fine for speeding has yet to be announced. ‘KIDNAP FEAR’ The incident happened on 1 January as Mr Rodriguez was driving in his Audi R8 on the M-40 motorway in the outskirts of Madrid. Police in an unmarked vehicle caught the player speeding and hailed him over loudspeaker, telling him to pull over. The player did not stop and was followed by the police car with a flashing siren all the way to the training ground. The officers said Mr Rodriguez told them he did not stop because he feared they were trying to kidnap him. Carjackings are not uncommon in his native Colombia but rather more rare in Spain. He also said that he had

Reds presents Chanderpaul... (From page 28) Muslim in the team. The team’s hotel does not prepare halal food. Reds spoke of his stammering as a young man, the stroke he suffered in January 1996 in Australia and much more in his book which is on sale in Guyana. A former advisor on Sports to the late Sports Minister Shirley Field-Ridley from 1973-1978, Reds is interested helping the Government of Guyana with their sports development plan as he has successfully done in the Eastern Caribbean. Reds severed as President of St Lucia Boxing Board and the Guyana Basketball Association and was the Sports Director of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Sports Desk for 12 years. He disclosed that he was in Guyana during the last CPL and met with Dr Rupert Roopnarine indicating his willingness to assist with Guyana’s Sports development plan. Dr Roopnarine is Guyana’s Minister of Education with responsibility for Sports.

James Rodriguez said he did not stop for police because he feared a kidnapping. (Getty Images) not heard the siren because the music in his car had been too loud. He has 15 days to appeal against the fine. But if he pays within the next two weeks, the sum due will be halved. BIG EARNER The player earns €7.6m per year.

James Rodriguez is not the only current Real Madrid player to have been in trouble on the roads. His team-mate Karim Benzema was caught driving at 195km/h (121mph) in February 2012. He had his driving licence suspended for eight months and was fined €18,000 (£14,012).

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Rio 2016 will have pro boxers, says AIBA boss LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) Professional fighters will feature at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics as long as a constitutional change goes through in June, the president of the international boxing federation AIBA said on Tuesday. Last month’s decision by

AIBA to begin procedures to open the door for pro boxers to compete alongside amateurs at the Games means the sport could get increased exposure with potentially bigname fighters taking part. The move, though, has also earned a lot of criticism as many argue it would be

unfair to the thousands of amateurs who have trained for the Games for years and now have to possibly make way for the pros. “Professional boxers will be at Rio. I don’t know how many but they will be,” AIBA boss Ching-Kuo Wu told Reuters. “But they will have

to go through the same procedures as everyone else. “What we have to do is just amend the constitution of AIBA and we will do that at an extraordinary congress in June. The constitution is the only thing blocking this at the moment.” Boxers qualify for the Games in a series of regional events, many starting later this month. Wu said after the constitutional amendment goes through, professionals could book their tickets for Rio at the final world Olympic qualifying tournament in Azerbaijan in mid-June. There are doubts, however, over whether professional world champions would want to jeopardize their careers by taking part in threeround contests that bear little resemblance to paid bouts. “Everyone will need to qualify, they will need to be picked by their own federations so there are things that need to happen first. They don’t get in just like that,” Wu said. “What AIBA wants to do is open the door for profes-

AIBA President Wu Ching-Kuo attends a news conference in Baku in this file photo dated September 24, 2011. (Reuters/Osman Karimov) sionals. Boxing is probably the only sport in the Olympics not represented by pros.” Under Wu’s leadership, AIBA set up the semi-professional World Series Boxing in 2011 in which fighters earned money competing for citybased teams. He also helped introduce

women’s boxing to the Olympics in London four years ago. Amateur boxing has had its share of Olympic champions who have gone on to become top professionals, among them Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Vladimir Klitschko. The Rio Games will be held in August.

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Steyn fears fast bowling will disappear if balance remains skewed Fast bowler asks for more competitive pitches and greater financial incentives ESPNcricinfo - Dale Steyn has pleaded to cricket’s administrators to treat fast bowlers at par with batsmen if the art of fast bowling is to survive in the future. “You need people to be able to bowl at 160kph,” Steyn told the Cricket Monthly in an in-depth interview in the latest issue of the magazine, to be published on March 2. “You need people who take five wickets. You need people who bowl 150kph on day five to keep that inspiration up for future kids. I can do that. But we need help from whoever runs world cricket.” Steyn said that if the pitches, money and resources were not in favour of fast bowlers, he feared “fast bowling would disappear” as the future generation of players would turn their attention to the more lucrative and easier art of batting. “If the IPL is all about guys getting US$2 million for hitting the ball out of the ground, then who wants to bowl fast? You need a fast bowler that is earning that in the IPL,” said Steyn, who will be turning out for Gujarat Lions in the 2016 IPL tournament, having been bought by the new franchise for Rs 2.3 crores (approximately US$336,000). But Steyn’s concerns went beyond the monetary. “You need pitches where players are able to take ten wickets. You need [bowling] heroes in the game, where kids can say, ‘I want to be that guy. I don’t just want to be AB de Villiers. I don’t just want to be Virat Kohli.’ Otherwise, bowling is going to disappear.” Steyn sat down with the Cricket Monthly for a twosession, three-hour long interview in Delhi in December during South Africa’s tour to India after a groin strain he picked up during the first Test in Mohali forced him out of the Test series. Despite missing out on playing a high-profile series, which South Africa went on to lose 0-3, Steyn was not downbeat. He spoke candidly about his early days as a fast bowler, the pain of losing the 2015 World Cup semi-final and moving on from it, and how he calms himself down during bowling spells by talking about fishing with Morne Morkel. Steyn said the difference between good and great was a difficult one to mark. “One day you can be great and next day you can be absolute shit. Fast bowling is a battle. I have

Dale Steyn (AFP) run in and bowled a heap of poo sometimes and the guy has hit it straight to cover. At other times I have bowled the spell of my life and I just can’t find the edge.” While he explained the mechanics of bowling fast, Steyn stressed that extreme pace cannot be taught. “I was chatting to a young Indian guy yesterday [in a training session at Feroz Shah Kotla] about what he could do to get pace. I was trying to give him any tip that was given to me, and then you get to a point where, unfortunately, only a God-given few can operate at. But then you need that something else. Something that someone like Usain Bolt has over anybody. Something like AB de Villiers has with his eyes and hands

above anybody else. You can train them to a point, but unfortunately some people are just better than others at that specific thing.” Passion and anger drive him to consistently perform at the international level, Steyn said. “I always said Michael Clarke was a serious player. He was a great batsman. But I wanted a massive competition with this guy, because if I could clean him up for nothing, the rest of the team would fail. I always went for the bigger player. You need to pick your targets. In Australia it was Michael, Ricky Ponting. A guy like Virat, maybe, in this Indian team.” For Steyn such intense and personal battles can only be fought in Test cricket, his favourite format. “There is

nothing better than waking up on day four, your body absolutely buggered, you are tired and you know your captain is going to press the ball into your chest and say, ‘I’m backing you to make a difference today.’” Steyn, 32, believed getting to 500 Test wickets was a realistic goal. He was also determined to prove people wrong about the age at which a fast bowler should call it quits. “My heart is pounding. My mind is fine. My body is unbelievably strong. I am 32, but I am still the fittest guy in the team. I want to challenge myself and the people who say fast bowlers generally retire at 33, 34. That is bullshit. I can retire at 38 if I want. I watched Brett Lee at 38 or something, bowling 145kph in Big Bash. I remember thinking: this guy can still play international cricket. But whether he wants to put himself through it is a different story. I kind of do.”

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Launch of 2016 Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Programme set for today The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in conjunction with Scotiabank will be launching its 2016 Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Programme today 2 March, 2016 from 13:00 hours at the GCB’s board room (top flat), Regent Street, Bourda. Representatives from

various organizations are expected to be present. These include the Ministry of Education, its Allied Arts Unit and National Sports Commission Department, the Guyana Teachers’ Union, the Child Care And Protection Agency, our proud sponsors Scotiabank and representatives of the Guyana Cricket Board.

Easter vacation swimming programme 2016 starts March 21 The Ministry of Education – Department of Culture, Youth and Sport/ National Sports Commission will conduct its annual Easter Va c a t i o n Swimming Programme at the Colgrain Swimming Pool and the National Aquatic Centre starting from March 21st up to April 1st 2016. Interested persons are requested to make contact with Ms. Desiree Cummings at the

Colgrain Swimming Pool, Camp Street, Georgetown on telephone number 226-0387 or Ms. Onieka Johnson at the National Aquatic Centre on Telephone number 222-1306 for the necessary information, between the hours of 08:30h – 16:00h. Children will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. It is important for parents to walk with their Children’s birth certificates.

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Reds presents Chanderpaul with his book ‘Living my dreams’ West Demerara Combined GCB/Banks DIH/Digicel NSSCL Combined Elite Phase

topple East Bank Demerara Combined

West Demerara Combined defeated East Bank Demerara Combined despite a fine all round performance by Sagar Hithiramani as the Combined Elite phase of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) National Secondary School Cricket League (NSSCL) sponsored by Banks DIH Ltd’s Coco Cola and Rainforest Water along with Digicel continues. Playing at Zeeburg ground, West Demerara Combined took first strike and rattled up 273-9 off 40 overs. Ganesh Jitlall struck a boundary laden even 50 which included four fours and four sixes. He received good support from Ajita Persaud who made 45, which was laced with five sweetly timed fours. Bowling for East Bank Demerara Combined, Sagar Hithiramani had impressive figures of 4/36 off eight overs.

In reply, East Bank Demerara were restricted to 196/7 in 40 overs as Hithiramani returned with the bat to top-score with 69. His knock was decorated with five fours and two maximums. Orlando Ghisiawan also contributed 45, hitting three fours and a six, while Antonio Anthony supported with 35. Bowling for West Demerara Combined, Reaz Khan took 3/ 40. An Upper Demerara-West Demerara Combined team will now be selected to play an Essequibo Combined team in the Combined second semifinal to be held tomorrow at the Imam Bacchus ground in Essequibo. The winner of that game would then earn the right to play the winner of the first semi-final between Georgetown Combined and Berbice Combined which is being played today at Albion Community centre ground.

Willing to assist GOG with Sports development By Sean Devers in St Lucia At age 76 Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira is still very active and just before going to do radio commentary on the second day of the PCL cricket game between Guyana Jaguars and the Windwards Volcanoes last Saturday in St. Lucia, the veteran Broadcaster made a presentation off his book ‘Living my dreams’ to Tagenarine Chanderpaul, the

youngest member of the Jaguars team. Reds gave young Chanderpaul some words of advice and encouraged him to read the book since he said many of the young generation don’t read enough. The simple presentation was witnessed by the Guyana Head Coach Esuan Crandon, Captain Leon Johnson, Vice-Captain Vishaul Singh and Test players Rajendra Chandrika, Assad Fudadin and Devendra

Bishoo, who had a similar presentation made to him on his West Indies debut. Reds Test match commentary debuted when he called the play in 1971 when India played the West Indies at Bourda, 26 years before the 19-year-old son of former Test batsman Shiv Chanderpaul, was born. Reds hails from the Pomeroon River in Essequibo, Guyana but has been living in St Lucia since 1984 with his wife of 15 years, Zandra. He

was very keen to meet the Guyana team who were on the 238 Square-mile Island for their eighth round First-Class contest. Reds had a long talk with Guyana’s newest Test player Rajendra Chandrika at the team’s hotel in Rodney Bay where, with the help of the Guyana Consulate in St Lucia Lockesh Singh, he arranged halal food for Test batsman Assad Fudadin, the only (Continued on page 25)

AAG selects CARIFTA Games team The Athletic Association of Guyana has selected its team of 15 athletes and 3 officials for CARIFTA 2016 Games which will be held on 26th – 28th March in Grenada. Kenisha Phillips, who made an i m p a c t o n l a s t weekend’s junior championship at the Leonora track, is a notable inclusion in the lineup of athletes to represent Guyana at the event. Phillips is one to watch for the future as she recorded impressive times last weekend and it is anticipated she will make her m a r k a t t h e C A R I F TA games and beyond. Daniel Williams and Andrea Foster were also outstanding and are in the team.

Andrea Foster leads Jevina Sampson after the first lap of the U-20 Girls 800m; Foster went on to win the race.

Daniel Williams (right) holds his form on his way to winning the U-18 Boys 200m at the National Track and Field Centre.

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King gearing up Former General Secretary fails to clinch executive position but to claim spot on cites rewarding experience CMRC team for Jamaica

Andrew King

Already proclaimed as one of the best drivers to come out of Guyana and this assertion has been expressed both locally and regionally, former Group 4 champion Andrew King speaking with Kaieteur Sport via telephone yesterday said he is racing against time to finish a new engine that is currently being built in Miami, USA. King, who drives a tubeframed Mazda RX 7 said the team is hoping that the turbocharged engine will arrive in Guyana in time for the upcoming March 20, National ‘Race of Champions’ Meet which is being organised by the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club to select the Guyana team that will represent this country at the season opening Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) set for May in Jamaica. The durable motor racer, who has been in the sport for over two decades, has been an important member of the Guyana team at the CMRC earning valuable points for them over the years and according to him, he will be vying for a spot on the team to tour this year. To this end, King, who revealed that modification on

the car started since last November has confirmed that he will be on the grid racing against the best the country has to offer and his fans can be assured that he will be competitive come race day. “We are hoping that the new engine arrives in time for the race Meet, this more than likely will be confirmed by weekend when we expect it to be finished building and hopefully the tuning as well,” King disclosed. According to King, the manufacturers are pushing hard to complete the job in time for the Meet where he is expected to face the likes of the returning Mark Vieira, Irfaan Klamadeen, Kevin Jeffrey and the ‘new kid on the block’ Kristian Jeffrey, the reigning Caribbean King of motor racing. Guyana is the defending champions, winning the overall CMRC title for the past two years, while the young Jeffrey has also won the title two years in succession. Meanwhile, among the sponsors on board to date are GTT and Fly Jamaica and admission to the races is $1,000 for adults and $500 for children under the age of 12 years. Starting time is 09:30 hrs.

Former General Secretary of the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA), Deion Nurse, failed in his bid to secure a place on the executive committee of the Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF) after the Spanish countries stuck together in solidarity of their colleagues. Mr. Nurse had left Guyana just under a week ago, accompanied by his successor Seon Erskine, to attend the PAWF electoral congress in the Dominican Republic from February 25. He was nominated by the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) and had nurtured ambitions of clinching a spot on the executive committee of that august body. Mr. Nurse said that his chances of clinching the coveted spot dwindled after the associate members of the Spanish speaking countries rallied behind their colleagues and eventually secured the position. Mr. W. Ozuna has since retained the Presidency while those individuals that clinched those 3 vacant spots on the executive committee are Fernando Esquirl (Crc), Miguel Nino (Nicaragua) and Luis Zambrano (Euc). Mr. Nurse also informed that the position of General S e c r e t a r y, l e f t v a c a n t following the death of Eddi Suarez, was filled by Cuban,

Deion Nurse (left) and Ceon Erskine. Rafael Pacheco. The positions on the Technical Committee were filled by Gustavo Malgor (Argentina), Maritza Ortiz (Dominica), Hugo Themen (Aruba), Carlos Cuervo (Cuba) and David Montero (Brazil). The three members Medical Committee comprise Rafael Romeo (Esa), Roxana Vargas (Dom) and Mark Lavallec (USA). Meanwhile, Mr. Nurse, the first Guyanese to be contesting for an executive post since the sport became a member of the World Federation in 1940, said that the forum was beneficial and he was able to

garner much needed knowledge. He said that though a mite disappointed that he was unable to clinch the position on the executive committee, he could not help but notice the support rendered by the Spaniards to their representatives which in the end resulted in the success of those aspirants. The former (GAWA) Secretary posits that Guyana will not be able to secure such influential positions unless the many (local) stakeholders render the requisite support to their representatives. Nevertheless, he was

grateful to those individuals and organizations that contributed to his expenditure to facilitate the trip. Subsequently, he thanked the CEO of the P and P Insurance Brokers and Consultants Ltd, Bishwa Panday, Chris Correia of Trans Guyana Airways, Morse Archer of Cevon’s Waste Management, Raj Singh of Raj Singh Insurance Brokers & Risk Management Consultants Inc and the management of John Fernandes Ltd. He also extended gratitude to officials of the National Sports Commission for their support.

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Wednesday March 02, 2016

Ravens set sight on second national championship By Edison Jefford Dyna’s Ravens has set it sight on winning its second National Basketball Championship, after it carefully assessed the brackets in its half of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) 2016 National Championships: The Road to Mecca III. Ravens’ Assistant Coach/Manager, Marlon Rodrigues told Kaieteur Sport that training has been on schedule and the club have already purposed the top prize money for the tournament, which is to erect flood lights at its training facility in Campbellville. “Right now that prize money is sounding nice to us. We are planning to put up light on our court with

Ryan Stephney it,” Rodrigues s aid w hen contacted yes terday. T h e w i n n e r of the national title will pocket an impressive $500,000 and Championship Trophy. The second place team take home $250,000; third

Dominic Vincente place $150,000 and fourth $100,000. Ravens won the title in 2014. A win for them in the upcoming Championship will give the team a second title in three years, albeit, a historic title in Guyana’s Jubilee year.

Ryan Gullen Ravens will set flight at its title ambitions on Sunday at 9pm against Bankers Trust Falcons from Linden at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. They will either meet Republic Bank Nets or Plaisance Guardians in the

Super Eight the following weekend. “We are anticipating some good, competitive games. We looked at our first round game and then our second game; once we get pass those two teams, the title is ours,” Rodrigues said confidently as he alluded to a possible Final Four showdown with Colts. But all that is left to be seen since no one can predict the outcome of the games. He said that their systems are working well right now. “We have no additional players; no overseas-based players; we have the same team – a pack of veteran players,” Rodrigues said. He was throwing direct barbs at some teams, especially Colts, which had indicated an interest in returning long-time Trinidad and Tobago-based member,

forward, Andrew Ifill to its roster along with Trinidadbased, forward, Steve McSeen. In addition, Pepsi Sonics’ United States-based, forward Collis ‘Forty’ Pluck, among some others, had also indicated that they are coming to represent the club. Rodrigues was hinting that Ravens do not need to import players to have a clear shot at the title. Rodrigues informed that Ravens will be promoting two of its Under-23 players to the Division I category for the national tournament. He said that those players coupled with the experience of a bunch of seasoned campaigners like guard Ryan Stephney and Dominic Vincente; forward Ryan Gullen, should be enough to return national glory to the club.

Kenedy scores after just 39 Entries for KMTC Phagwah race meet seconds as Chelsea sink Norwich close Saturday Kennard Memorial Turf Club will be hosting their Phagwah Race Meet on March 13 at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice and entries close on Saturday, March 6. Several races are carded for the day with the main event being D1 and lower W/A which carries a first prize of $700,000. Other races on the tins are L and lower for a top purse of $100,000, H 1 and lower which will see the winner taking home $240,000, K and lower in which the victor will pocket

$120,000, G1 and lower for a first prize of $280,000 and J 1 and lower, the winner will take home $160,000. These races will be run under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority and owners of horses must pay at least $5,000 for each horse at the time of entry. Registration can be done through Roopnarine Matadial on 325-3192, Ivan Dipnarine on 331-0316, Cecil Kennard on 623-7609 or 226-1399, Fazal Habibulla on 657-7010 or Dennis DeRoop on 6406396.

Kenedy scores the first goal for Chelsea. (Action Images via Reuters / Peter CziborraLivepic) NORWICH, England, (Reuters) Chelsea scored the fastest goal in the Premier League this season when Brazilian Kenedy netted after 39 seconds in their 2-1 win over relegationthreatened Norwich City at Carrow Road on Tuesday. Chelsea took the lead

before some fans had even taken their seats when Kenedy drove a low left-shot shot into the far corner of John Ruddy’s net from just outside the area after jinking past two defenders having been fed by the marauding Eden Hazard. Diego Costa made it 2-0

to the visitors on the stroke of halftime when he clipped the ball over Ruddy from close range after being found inside the box by Bertrand Traore, although the Spain striker appeared offside when he received the pass. It was Costa’s eighth

goal in his last 10 league games for improving midtable Chelsea, who had to fight off a late rally by Norwich after the hosts pulled a goal back when w i n g e r N a t h a n Redmond fired a rasping drive into the net after 68 minutes.

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Milo U-20 Schools Football Competition

Four exciting match-ups usher in Round of Sixteen action Round of Sixteen action in this year’s Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition will commence this Saturday with four matches scheduled to be played, at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue. In the opening game at 11:00 hrs, North Ruimveldt opposes former champion Lodge in what is anticipated to be a scorching affair. Lodge will be depending on players the calibre of Shemar Smith, Leon Blake and Simeon Hackett to lead them to victory and a place in the quarter-final, while North Ruimveldt’s quest for victory and a spot in the last eight will rest on the shoulders of Tyrese Rowley, Ashaish Alleyne and Matthew Harrison. L a s t y e a r ’s b e a t e n finalist Dolphin then spring into action when they face Richard Ishmael and this encounter, too, promises fireworks, but the former have shown good form to date and have looked like they intend to go one step

further this time. Leon Richardson has been a model of consistency for Dolphin and he will be hoping that players like Akeem Daniels and Derick Ross are up to the task to offer him much support, while Richard Ishmael’s Tamiel Hutson, Isaiah Jack and Closson McLaren, who are among the leading marksmen for the team, continue their torment of opposing defenders. Queen’s College then take to the field to match strides with Tucville and while the latter made a slow s t a r t i n t h i s y e a r ’s competition they’ve gradually improved and the former is being advised to take full notice of their improvement. Tucville finished the group stage three points adrift of champions Chase Academic Foundation, who accounted for their only loss and they will feel that they now have the confidence and team chemistry to beat any team before them. Star player Keifer

Action in one of the matches in this year’s Milo U-20 Schools Football Competition. Brandt, Calvin Peters and Julian Bamfield are the players whose responsibility it will be to secure a quarterfinal spot, while Queen’s College search for a place in the last eight will depend on

the performances of Michael H u n t e r, K e v i n Wi l l s , Damani Thomas, Ashmar Angel and Jumal Sampson. The final game of the day is between St. Rose’s and Bishop’s High and this

Leicester’s charge thwarted by Gardner in thriller (Reuters) Leicester City suffered a setback in their romantic Premier League title push on Tuesday when a stunning second-half free kick from West Brom’s Craig Gardner stopped their charge towards another critical victory. A fortuitous deflected shot from Danny Drinkwater and a brilliantly-executed first goal of the season for Andy King on the stroke of halftime seemed to have put the Foxes in control after an early setback. Salomon Rondon had become the first opposition player to score a league goal at the King Power Stadium in 2016 after just 11 minutes and, even when under huge pressure after halftime, Albion again proved party poopers when Gardner’s 25-metre free kick left Kasper Schmeichel rooted to the spot. Leicester could rue

Leicester City’s Shinji Okazaki heads at goal. (Reuters / Darren StaplesLivepic)

efforts from Jamie Vardy and Shinji Okazaki that struck the woodwork and Leonardo Ulloa almost equalised in the final second but the draw, which still leaves Leicester three points clear, gives Tottenham Hotspur the chance to overhaul them at the top on Wednesday.

encounter could be an explosive affair. The speedy Loncel Martin is the spearhead of St. Rose’s attack along with Shamar Jones, while the combination of Lloyd

Anderson, Shemar Britton and Tyrese Souvenir has proven to be a lethal one for Bishop’s High. The competition resumes the following day, at the same venue.

Double header to herald start of West Dem. Mash Cup today at Den Amstel Eight football clubs on the West Demerara will be locking horns from today as they seek the spoils in the We s t D e m e r a r a M a s h Knockout Cup 2016 which kicks off at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground with two matches. It will be a West Bank vs West Coast Demerara face off tonight when Pouderoyen throw down the gauntlet to Stewartville in the opening match at 18:30hrs. In the main encounter, Uitvlugt Warriors will come up against Beavers. Fans are in for two potentially explosive showdowns with the teams all having their sights set on the top prize of $200,000.

Second place attracts $100,000 while third and fourth is $75,000 and $50,000, respectively. The four remaining teams will take center stage on Sunday from 18:30hrs when Eagles of Stewartville engage Golden Warriors formerly Bagotville; Den Amstel will then challenge for the final semi-final place when they take on Wales. Among the sponsors of board are the Region, National Sports Commission, Mr. Khan’s Establishment and Forrester Lumber Yard, among others. Den Amstel FC is the organiser of the tournament.

t r o Sp AAG selects CARIFTA King gearing up to claim spot Games team on CMRC team for Jamaica

Fourteen-year-old sprint phenom, Kenisha Phillips comfortably eases at the finish line with a sizeable victory in the U-18 Girl’s 200m

Andrew King of Guyana.

Reds presents Chanderpaul with his book ‘Living my dreams’ Four exciting Milo U-20 Schools Football Competition

Willing to assist GOG with Sports development

Reds Perreira presents Tagenarine Chanderpaul with his book ‘Living my dream’ as members of the Jaguars team share the moment.

match-ups usher in Round of Sixteen action

Double header to herald start of West Dem. Mash Cup today at Den Amstel Ravens set sight on second national championship

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