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Kaieteur News Printed and Published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd. 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Guyana. Publisher: GLENN LALL Editor: Adam Harris Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491. Fax: 225-8473, 226-8210
GUEST EDITORIAL ATTRACTING FOREIGN INVESTMENT One of the more disheartening bits of news that this newspaper and others have published was that there is not much interest by potential foreign investors to invest in Guyana due to the high crime rate as recently highlighted by the U.S. State Department. Since taking office in May 2015, the government has been encouraging foreigners to invest in Guyana, but many are not impressed with the instability in the sugar industry and the low growth of economy. For the last three years, there have been negligible foreign investments in Guyana, despite having a stable government and several overseas trips by public officials to woo foreign investors. The government believes that there is a significant opportunity for companies to invest in Guyana, but the issue of crime which is being published daily in the newspapers seems to deter investors. As reported, local and foreign investors are not eager to do business in Guyana under the present conditions. When in opposition, the current government had criticized its predecessor for its failure to attract foreign investment in the country, and had made it an election campaign issue. Since taking office, the government has reiterated its commitment to this strategy which is a good first step towards attracting much-needed foreign investment, yet the country has not benefitted from overseas investment. For one thing, the crime rate is still high, and the economy is ailing, both of which are not conducive to attract foreign investors. For another, the world economy is undergoing rapid and comprehensive changes and all countries, particularly the developing countries, are competing for foreign investment. On a recent visit to London, President David Granger stated that his overwhelmingly successful engagements with investors had renewed their interest and confidence to invest in Guyana. He also said that the current mood of restored democracy in the country has made it an extremely attractive investment destination. Mr. Granger claimed that there is a surge in Guyanese entrepreneurs who wanted to come home with their capital and technical knowledge and expertise to play their part in developing the economy and help to provide a better life for all.The Head of State explained that this renewed interest among Guyanese and foreign investors stems not only from the discovery of large quantities of petroleum in the country, but also from the steps taken by the government over the past two years to ensure that Guyana becomes a lawful state. These steps include the passage of legislation to fight corruption, money laundering and the illegal trafficking of narcotics, the holding of local government elections and the setting up of the Procurement Commission and other statutory bodies to improve transparency and accountability and foster good governance.The President explained that Guyana has an abundance of natural resources and Guyanese in the diaspora can play a very important role in harnessing the resources and help to transform and the diversify the country’s economy, which has been largely dependent on primary products. Despite the President’s optimism, foreign investors and even international banks have shown very little interest in doing business in Guyana. It seems that investors are not convinced that Guyana’s economy which has been dependent on Agriculture, mainly rice and sugar and a few limited commodities such as bauxite and timber and very little manufacturing for decades,is suitable for investment. And although the President has touted the country’s tourism wealth potential, yet investments to convert that wealth into a good quality of life for the citizens have not materialized. What Guyana needs urgently is an influx of massive foreign investment in every sector of the economy to develop the country. But for this to happen, its foreign missions should be involved more in economic diplomacy. They should be mandated to attract foreign investors, which can only give greater support to the government’s effort to attract overseas investment. The hope is that these efforts will bear fruit and spur investments in Guyana.
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Jurists can challenge unjust laws by their actions Dear Editor, Justice! Injustice! ...and in the balance our humanity as a nation as we approach our fifty-third year of Independence, please allow me to share thoughts on this critical and all too often failing aspect of our society. The case of a Poultry farmer found guilty of possession of 8 grams of marijuana and sentenced to three years in prison is the perfect case to use as basis for my discussion. Was Justice served by the Magistrate’s strict adherence to the Letter of the Law? Or was an Injustice meted out to another inhabitant of the lower stratum of our citizenry who deserved better service by our Judiciary? The lawyers among us argue that the magistrate had no choice and it is up to the Executive and Parliament of Guyana to change this oppressive legislation. I see this as an example of the poor thinking produced by a deficient education system.
The Judiciary always has options available to serve Justice; jurists can become activists for change by the actions they take. For example they can readily dismiss cases for any number of technicalities. They can inquire into the reasons for the searches, ask questions of the police, use the answers to throw out evidence, they can advise the accused before them (all too often unrepresented) to plead not guilty and then so find. There are a plethora of ways to make it clear to the police force and Government of the day that you (The Judiciary) are not going to deliver unjust verdicts; that you will uphold Law and Order but that does not include perpetrating this or any other injustice. The phenomenon of activist Judges is well established in the United States and is often cited in the famous abortion rights case, Roe v Wade, among others. This sort of activism can be extended into all areas of life affected by unjust
laws. The case of an Amerindian man jailed for three years for possession of a ‘spent shell’ which is no more harmful than a thimble, comes readily to mind. I would invite others who have suffered these injustices and/or their lawyers to make these cases known, we can possibly work to set up a repository of information online and sooner rather than later, the politicians will take heed and amendments will be effected, the Judiciary of Guyana must evolve. They can no longer be slaves to the letter of the law, they must be moved by the Spirit of Justice! The responsibility is heavy as our nation emerges from its infancy and cannot be left to drift. I urge our Judicial officers to heed the words of Aristotle, “At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.” Sincerely, Robin Singh
The Bar Council of the Bar Association reacts to Attorney General Dear Editor, The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Guyana notes with much concern the comments made by the Attorney General, the Hon Basil Williams SC MP, reported in Kaieteur News on 18 May 2018. The Attorney General, in referring to the conduct of litigation by lawyers in private practice for the State, is reported to have said that criminal action needs to be taken against lawyers conducting such litigation and that he “believes that [lawyers] need to start being charged now”. These statements of the Attorney General, in addition to ignoring the fact that it is the Director of Public Prosecutions, a
constitutional office-holder, whose duty it is to determine when and under what circumstances persons should face criminal charges, may give the incorrect impression to the public that there is something wrong, sinister or unlawful with lawyers in private practice conducting litigation for the State In reality, lawyers at the private Bar have always conducted litigation for the State in Guyana and t h r o u g h o u t t h e Commonwealth, and continue to do so today. This practice is entirely proper and is used where lawyers in private practice have such skills, experience or specialist knowledge of discrete areas of law to
enable them properly and successfully conduct litigation on behalf of the State. Writing in 1973, Dr. Mohamed Shahabuddeen, then Attorney General, noted the practice in his book “The Legal System of Guyana” as follows: In 1921 the Governor made it clear that King’s Counsel were expected to undertake prosecutions for the Crown at a nominal fee so as to free the Attorney General for more important advisory work. … Senior Counsel are probably still conscious of a special obligation to accept a brief from the state, but it is rather unlikely that they consider that they have to do it at cut rates.
The fact that the Attorney General has himself retained counsel in private practice from outside of Guyana to conduct litigation indicates that the practice of the State retaining lawyers in private practice to conduct litigation is both well established and continues today. This was done by the Attorney General in relatively conducted matters recently, such as SM Jaleel & Co Ltd. and Guyana Beverages Inc. v The Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Zulfikar Mustapha v Attorney General and The Attorney General of Guyana v Cedric Richardson. It is clear therefore that lawyers who conduct litigation for the State commit no criminal conduct whatsoever by the fact of (Continued on page 06)
Appalled by the private sector’s gall Dear Editor, Allow me a little space in your publication to comment on an issue relating to the private sector and its fear that investor confidence could be damaged by the fact that former ministers and high ranking officials are being charged with alleged crimes of the past. Let me say this at the very outset Mr. Editor, that I am quite taken aback by the gall this group has to express fears that criminal charges for wrongdoing in the past could affect the way foreign investors view my beloved Guyana. Please remember that this same group had remained very quiet while NICIL and the past two cabinets farmed out state assets to friends and family. In
some cases, procurement rules were glaringly ignored or breached. Yet when a new Government moves to recoup these resources or charge offending officials for their activities of the past, charges of political victimization are proffered. I see no real effort at victimization as the Coalition had made it clear during the last elections campaign that they would have been going after the so-called “Fat Cats”. Now that they are labels like victimization and racial discrimination are being shouted from rooftops. I think that the image of Messrs Ashni Singh and Mike Brassington in handcuffs has shaken the confidence of some in society to the very core. The
threats of 30 more charges have also triggered fear. As the older folks from a previous generation used to say, do nothing, fear nothing. The private sector should not worry too much about the impact criminal charges could have on the Country as SARA has not even got its act together as yet. For now they are only being exposed to SOCU so I suggest that we all brace for impact. Peter Joseph Naresh Singh Francis Hoppie — Justice for Guyana Local observers and commentators
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Aurora has made significant input into Guyana Dear Editor, In the recent days, there have been a number of reports in Kaieteur News regarding the concessions and operations of the Guyana Goldfields Inc/Aurora Gold Mine. As a developing country, we must engage in healthy discussions on strategies and engagements to take this country to another level. The newspaper raised questions about the concessions granted to the company and the earnings of Guyana. There were also questions about the agreement that the company has with the Government of Guyana and whether the company is fulfilling them. Mr. Editor, for over three years now, our company, Japarts, has been doing
business with the folks down at Aurora Mines. They signed a contract for the transporting of fuel and other supplies and recently we were able to be awarded another contract for eight months stripping and transporting from the mines from the mill. We started with a few staffers. Today, Japarts, thanks to the confidence the company has placed in us, has over 60 employees. With just a few pieces of equipment, we now have over 45 pieces, including fuel trucks, bulldozers and excavators. Mr. Editor, this is because of the confidence placed in us by this company. We are currently working on a major, long-term contract as the Aurora Mines move to underground mining. Our
staffers have benefitted from intense health and safety training. They are getting meals and lodging. We have invested tens of millions of dollars in more equipment and have hired electricians, drivers, service men and woman, heavy duty equipment operators and others. They are buying from locals. A significant number of local companies, like Global Seafoods, and city supermarkets and meat centres are also benefitting. So too are equipment and spare parts suppliers. There are much more to be said, like the benefits that spill off from the several hundreds of workers and their families and the trickle down effect to the economy. Terry Singh, Japarts
The pig farm in the cemetery Dear Editor Please permit me space in your newspaper to address a matter of concern to all citizens. It is with great concern that I read an article published in the Stabroek News which states that the pig farmer secures injunction to block the city from evicting her. Every situation has a genesis. Therefore, even though the animal farmer is in total violation of the public health laws the head of the environmental section of the City must take full responsibility for this flagrant violation of the public health laws that has occurred and is allowed to persist. Persons may want to blame the pig farmer, but where was the Council’s chief sanitary officer from the onset of the pig farm? Just imagine a pig farm is allowed to function within the very confines of the City’s space. Also, the land on which the farm is operated belongs
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to the Council. Moreover, the worst case scenario is the land closely adjoins the Le Repentir Cemetery. The very thought of pig farm in close proximity to the Cemetery raises eyebrows. I am seriously considering how the health of the population is placed at risk, because of the possibility of contamination and cross contamination and migration of microorganism. The Georgetown City Council has a public health department that is responsible for addressing these and other environmental issues. How could it be that the Council has an environmental health department and matters such as these continue in many local communities in the City? This simply means that the department is not functioning the way that it should. Very often, the cry of the Council is we do not have necessary manpower. But with the limited human and other re-
sources, I am quite sure that much more can be done in local communities to effectively address prevailing environmental issues and simultaneously preserving the health of citizens. Is this a sign of ineptitude, laziness and lackadaisical behavior on the part of some city officials who sit around all day, do noting and collect lofty salaries at the expense of the Health of the citizens? It is rather preposterous that the animal farmer has moved from asking for time to filing an injunction against the Council. This is nauseating and sickening news to hear. However, it is important that Officers who have allowed this to persist under their stewardship take full responsibility. I firmly support the view that both chief and Deputy Chief Environmental Officers of the Council should be appropriately sanctioned for putting the health of the (Continued on page 06)
The distortion in the letter was clear Dear Editor, I refer to Sasenarine Singh’s letter to the Editor in today’s Stabroek News captioned, “Questions for Minister Patterson.” This is just another of those malicious, libelous missives bent on distorting a matter which has been clearly explained and clarified both by Minister Patterson and the Government. Mr. Singh are you aware, that in addition to Minister Patterson’s statement, the government also flatly rejected the false reports peddled by the PPP/C-aligned media houses, “that the Minister facilitated his brother’s departure from Guyana”? As the official departure records of the immigration authorities show, Mr. Derrick Patterson departed Guyana via CheddiJagan International Airport(CJIA),Timehri
on April 17, 2018. He utilised the regular departure area, while being subject to the standard security and all other requisite procedures for departing passengers. Further, that he was not arrested on arrival in Grenada as reports from Grenada state that Derrick Patterson was arrested on May 02, 2018; some two weeks after his arrival, which puts paid to the argument that the drug was trafficked from Guyana. It would appear to me that had Mr. Singh the basic decency to, in addition to reading the Minister’s statement on the matter, he should have availed himself with the Government’s statement and save himself the time and space of having to repeat in a letter to the Editor questions to which answers are already in the public sphere. For his information and
guidance, the protocol is already in place for checking outgoing, passengers even those holding VIP passes. Yo u m a y r e c a l l t h a t in2015, a couple, Mahindra Ramsuchit and his spouse, Rohbina Basdeoram were busted with a large quantity of cocaine at the CJIA, while attempting to smuggle it on a flight bound for Canada through the VIP section. I trust this is sufficient information for you, Mr. Singh, to stop clutching at straws while attempting to besmirch the name of Minister Patterson. Editor it is also strange that all this information above has been published in the Stabroek News but you failed to make a notation on this letter. Regards Dillion Goring
Protect the national sovereignty Dear Editor, Guyana, officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a sovereign state and is the fourth-smallest country on mainland South America. On Saturday 26th May, 2018, Guyana will cel-
Corrupt police officer Dear Sir, Please be informed that I am making a report about what is happening in Mabaruma Sub Region. First, I must say that one police officer in Mabaruma is the most corrupt officer in this Sub Region. He charged some of the drivers who do not pay him for traffic offence and who pays him goes free and they also do what they want. You can also hear the music from the buses from one mile (Continued on page 06)
ebrate fifty-two years of Independence. Our, major challenge is making certain our national sovereignty is protected, even as international commerce increases. This is no small matter. Our sovereignty is the foundation for our freedom. Guyana is our own, as long as you are a Guyanese,
you have every right to defend your country. We are Guyanese and Guyana belongs to us, Defend, Secure, Protect. The great singer/ songwriter Mr. Dave Martins sang not a blade of grass. Happy Independence Guyana. Yours Co-operatively, Parmanand Ram.
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The suffering security guards of To paraquat or not to paraquat salaries” they do guards are stressful since Dear Editor, age. Some of these nations significant suicide agent in Region One “monthly not receive pay slips. Each they have families to mainIn a recent letter to the have larger agri sectors than many nations including Sri Dear Editor, The Region One (BarimaWaini) security guards who provide security for the government’s properties and assets are paid their monthly salaries between 15 and 25 days after the ending of each month. When they make enquiries at the relevant department of the Region One Administration they are chased away. The majority of these security guards are Amerindians who are all claiming that because of their ethnicity they are treated like dirt. The security guards are employed directly by the Region One Administration and when they are paid their
month they also have to sign a contract and they want to know why this is so. The guards are of the opinion that their monies are used elsewhere by the regional administration which is the reason why they are currently receiving very late monthly payments unlike the public servants of Region One. In relation to the guards the Labour Laws are violated. The guards do not receive payments for working overtime, not paid when they are sick and cannot work; and they are not entitled to vacation leave. The guards are entitled to medical benefits. The very late monthly payments for the security
tain, children to send to school and bills to pay. In fact, the shops now do not want to give the guards credit because of their extremely late monthly payments of salaries. The Regional Executive Officer (REO) seems not to care. The Region One security guards are crying out for help and are calling for the intervention of the Minister of Communities, the Minister of Labour and his Excellency the President of Guyana Mr. David Granger for assistance so that their payment problems can come to an end. Yours Sincerely Peter Persaud.
Still no water Dear Editor To date, for the past twenty-four hours, the residents and taxpayers and Guyana Water Authority (G.W.I) customers in the Success, Chateau Margot and
L.B.I communities, have been without water usually supplied by Guyana Water Authority. Many telephone calls were made since yesterday and to date the pipes are still
without water. We respectfully request G.W.I chairman to look at this matter and treat it with a sense of urgency! Your faithfully Rooplall Dudhnath
The pig farm in the cemetery... From page 05 population at risk. It was observed that the pig farm was in operation for many years and no action was taken to address the matter. It reasonable to conclude, that if the chief environmental officer had acted promptly and appropriately this would not have been the state of affairs in the City. This occurrence points to the need for strong environmental advocacy groups in Guyana that will promote environmental issues on behalf of the suffering citizens that do not have a voice on these.
Strong pressure groups would allow for, the feet of erring officers to be held to the fire, so that environmental standards would be up held. In addition, there is urgent need for central government to provide available spaces away from the city for animal farmers to ply their trade. It is time that certain officers get off of their man made thrones and do the works that they are paid to do at the Council. Over the years, I have observed that the best place to work in Guyana is the Georgetown City Council.
There is no place like Georgetown City Council; it is popular knowledge that a certain senior officer of the health department can be seen during working hours imbibing alcoholic beverages at Barn Barn alley in full view of all, what lawlessness. I conclude, with this famous saying one rotten apple spoils the entire barrel. The chief environmental and deputy health officer must be made to account to the citizens for their actions or inactions. Grantley Moe
media, former Government Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, spoke out against banning of paraquat, which is used extensively in Guyana, through gramoxone. Stated Dr, Ramsammy, “Banning of one pesticide can just result in other pesticides becoming suicidal weapons since there are many other pesticides used in agriculture that are far more toxic than paraquat.” Dr. Ramsammy’s statement is inaccurate. According to the Pesticide Action Network, “Paraquat is the most highly acutely toxic herbicide to be marketed over the last 60 years”. As well, there are 22 different species of weeds in 13 countries that have become resistant to paraquat, which suggests that its effectiveness is gradually being eroded. Additionally, there are numerous highly effective alternatives to parquat that are being used by many nations, none of which have any significant pesticide/herbicide suicide rate. There are many online lists of alternatives to paraquat that have been recommended by various entities, including the WWF, and that are currently in use in many nations, including Argentina and India, major agri producers. Also, a number of countries that manufacture paraquat have banned its us-
Guyana, which clearly indicates that they recognize its inherent dangers to their own populations. That they continue to manufacture this poison is because there is still a market for it. Naturally if that market is eliminated then manufacturing will be discontinued. Major agri producers, China and Brazil, have also banned paraquat (which will be completely phased out by 2020), as has the European Union. In fact, 32 nations currently, including Cayman Islands in the Caribbean, have banned paraquat. As well many international organisations, such as Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, Forest Stewardship Council, UTZ (a leading coffee certification programme worldwide), the International Organisation for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and Plants International (IOBC) and food giants like Dole, United Plantations (one of the largest oil palm plantation companies in Malaysia) Chiquita and the Danish company Aarhus Karlshamn,a leading producer of speciality vegetableoils and fats. Paraquat is the one of the most common pesticides causing death from suicide. It has a 60-70% mortality rate (Seok et al 2009), much higher than any other agents. It is a
Lanka, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, Fiji, Japan, Hong Kong, Samoa, Trinidad & Tobago, Costa Rica, Mexico and China. However, a study in Korea in 2007, of 250 attempted suicides with paraquat, revealed that only 38% of people had intentionally selected paraquat as the agent, indicating that if paraquat was not available the survival rate from attempted suicide would be significantly higher (Seok et al 2009). Furthermore, paraquat is linked to Parkinson’s disease, which can and often do catalyze suicide ideation leading to suicide fatalities. Actor Robin Williams is one notable victim of Parkinson disease related suicide. Many nations that resist measures to restrict use of paraquat and/or to ban it do not have significant pesticide suicide rates. Guyana does. As well, in many nations that still use Paraquat and have significant pesticide suicide rates, there is growing advocacy for its ban as in Trinidad & Tobago for example. So we are puzzled that Dr. Ramsammy would still recommend the use of paraquat based agro chemicals given that this is the leading means of suicide in Guyana. Surely saving a life takes precedence over any other consideration? The Caribbean Voice
Requirements for Posting Parcels at the made to modernize the tion – This may be your NaPost Office being Post Office, the general pub- tional Identification Card, the Dear Editor, The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) wishes to acknowledge Mr. Roshan Khan’s (Snr.) letter published in your newspaper and captioned, “GPOC needs tweaking to remain relevant”. GPOC wishes to apologise to the customer for the inconvenience caused. Further, while efforts are
lic is hereby advised that the following documents are required when sending a parcel via the Post Office: 1. A Proof of address: This is any mail addressed and delivered to you by the Post Office within the last three (3) months. It should reflect the date stamp of the delivery Post Office and, 2. A Valid identifica-
New Driver’s Licence or your passport. For further information customers are kindly asked to contact GPOC’s Customer Services department on telephone number 226-3127 or email us at customercare@guypost.gy . Yours sincerely, Management Guyana Post Office Corporation
The Bar Council of the Bar... From page 04 their conducting that litigation. It is also clear that it is neither improper nor unusual for lawyers in private practice to conduct litigation for the State. The Bar Council therefore views the comments made by the Attorney General as an entirely unwarranted attack on the professionalism and the independence of the members of the legal profession, and unbecoming of a member of the Inner Bar. I t u rg e s t h e A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l t o strengthen methods of record keeping at the Attorney General’s Chambers, if there are difficulties in that regard, and to resolve issues concerning the conduct of litigation with those lawyers appearing for the State privately, with circumspection, and in a manner becoming of the stan-
dards of the profession. Such a course of action will avoid bringing the legal profession in Guyana into disrepute, which is entirely undesirable from an office-holder who has traditionally been recognised in the Commonwealth with the unofficial and honorific title of Leader of the Bar. The Bar Council
Corrupt police... From page 05 away.He also prepares driving test papers for young drivers and sold them for $60,000 whenever the Licence Officer arrived in the Region. I will be informing you of more corrupt practices from the offiser. All for your information. Concern resident
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Thursday May 24, 2018
Marijuana law reform gains traction…
Nigel Hughes files appeal for farmer jailed 3 years for 8 grams The pressure to change the law that allows for automatic jail sentence for certain quantities of marijuana is gaining traction. This week, the case of a 27-year-old farmer, Carl Mangal, who was jailed three years by a city magistrate for just over 8 grams of marijuana, elicited significant anger in society, with Government urged to address the matter. The sentencing has brought the spotlight sharply back on a contentious issue, with deep division as to whether marijuana should be legalized and to what extent. Yesterday, after reportedly being asked by social activist Mark Benschop, prominent attorney-at-law, Nigel Hughes, decided to take the case pro bono (without charge), filing an appeal against the conviction and sentence of Mangal. In a statement after the filing, Hughes said that there has been considerable, justified alarm at the imprisonment of this and other citizens for a lengthy periods of time for user quantities of cannabis. He noted that it was only two years ago when another
citizen was imprisoned for possession of user quantities and smoking utensils. A draft Bill was presented by Michael Carrington, a Member of Parliament for the Alliance For Change, for consideration in the National Assembly. According to Hughes, in an effort to seek national consensus and across-thefloor support for the Bill, the Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, was approached to support the draft. “He agreed to permit a conscience vote on the Bill, as he expressed the view that sentencing was harsh. The Leader of the Opposition publicly articulated this position.”Hughes pointed to Tuesday’s statement of the AFC, the smaller of two factions that make up the governing coalition, which called for no jail for small ganja possession cases. “Now that the AFC have said that their party supports the amendment to the Act, perhaps the AFC along with those members of the Opposition who are sufficiently aggrieved by this odious piece of legislation, should vote to amend the Act,
Brazil institutes ... From page 2 noted, too, that it is an important lesson for any emerging oil producer. Narciso was Director of the Brazilian regulatory agency for oil, natural gas, and biofuels (ANP) from 2006 to 2010. During his term, he led the creation of the Local Content Coordinating Body, led the Gas Flaring Reduction programme, the Improvement of Production Fiscal Metering programme, Bidding Rounds and Integrated System for products movement. He is currently an inter-
national consultant for the oil and gas energy. The second draft of Guyana's Local Content Policy does not make a single provision for a fine or penalty to be instituted if there are local content breaches. The document does, however, pave the way for a regulator of local content in Guyana. (More on the Local Content framework can be seen online via the following link: https://www.nre.gov.gy/ wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ Second-Draft-Local-ContentPolicy-Framework.pdf)
- says languishing bill can be supported by AFC, Opposition instead of waiting on further travesties of justice to occur,” Hughes urged. He believes that the AFC coupled with a plurality of members of the Opposition can amend the Narcotics Act. Yesterday afternoon, the lawyer met with the parents and other relatives of the convicted man to discuss the way forward. Present was Mangal’s baby and wife, his mother and father and another relative. Meanwhile, the case, according to Benschop, is not just about Mangal, but for hundreds of others in his situation. “Hence, it’s time for the government and opposition to vote on the Marijuana Bill that’s before Parliament since 2016,” Benschop said in a Facebook post. On Tuesday, AFC in a statement said it is not objecting to the removal of custodial sentences for possession of small quantities of marijuana. “The Alliance For Change expresses its outrage and deep concern following the sentencing, to three years’ incarceration, of 27-year-old father and poultry farmer, Carl Mangal, for the possession of eight grams of marijuana.” The AFC said it recognizes that the magistrates are constrained by the law with regard to the issue of custodial sentencing for possession of small quantities of marijuana. “The party renews its call to all legislators to move with alacrity in upgrading the laws
of Guyana to ensure that custodial sentences for small quantities of marijuana are removed from the books in their entirety.” AFC said that custodial sentences serve, in large measure, to criminalize young people, particularly young men who have been caught with small quantities of marijuana – an offence which is a mere error in judgment and not representative of criminal behaviour. AFC reminded that MP Carrington, since 2015, brought a Bill to the National Assembly for debate, but it has since been languishing on the Order Paper, being deferred time and time again. “The time to act is now. We must no longer sit idly by and allow our young men and women to be sentenced to several years of jail time alongside hardened criminals, murderers and rapists. We will not be found complicit in destroying the lives of our young people and wounding our society rather than acting to heal it.” The AFC also announces that it will commence plans to host, in the near future, a national symposium on the issue, at which all stakeholders and sectors of society will be invited to deliberate and exchange views.”On Monday, a city magistrate’s court erupted after the poultry farmer was jailed for three years. Mangal appeared on Monday before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman accused of having 8.4 grams
At the centre of a storm: The jailed Carl Mangal of marijuana in his possession. Mangal of Lot 2 Princes Street, Lodge, Georgetown, admitted to the charge, which alleged that on May 18 at Princes Street, he had the illicit substance in his possession. In the courtroom, the Magistrate told upset family members of Mangal that her hands are tied. “I gave him the least sentence which is three years. He could have been sentenced to between three and five years. If you feel bad about this, the most you can do at this point of time is appeal the sentence, that’s the option that is open to you. I can’t do anything.”
Yesterday, Government officials said that the idea will be not to decriminalize marijuana entirely, but to reform parts of the laws to reduce sentencing. Assessments of the prison situation over time have found that a significant number of inmates were for drug-related offences, including persons being caught with small amounts. Following the horrific Camp Street fire, moves have been made to reduce the prison population by releasing inmates whose sentences are nearing conclusion and reducing time behind bars.
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City Hall restoration estimated at over $400M - EU delegation moves closer to finalizing plan T
he European Consultation team has moved closer to finalising the $64M plan to restore and conserve the architectural design of City Hall.The assessment of the deteriorated 18th-century edifice is being conducted by an overseas-based Specialist Conservation Architect, Francis Maude and Ed Morton. Maude updated the media yesterday on the progress made towards restoring City Hall to its former glory during a workshop held at Duke Lodge in Kingston. The workshop hosted by the National Trust of Guyana was geared towards enlightening stakeholders’ on several aspects of the Comprehensive Restoration and Sustainable Management Plan for the Georgetown City Hall. As part efforts to draft a practicable plan, Maude explained that City Hall’s entire frame was assessed, to determine the availability to resources and capabilities, (skills) which will be needed to repair the heritage site. He noted too that discussions were held with the Inter-American Development Bank, (IDB) to ascertain whether funds will
At the head table: (from left) Director of Culture Tameka Boatswain, Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green, European Union Ambassador to Guyana, Jernej Videtiè, and team members Francis Maude and Ed Morton. be available for the project. Among other things, Maude said that the plan for City Hall involves facilitating training sessions and strengthening capacity within the relevant stakeholder agencies—part of which commenced yesterday. City Mayor Patricia ChaseGreen lamented over City Hall’s ever-deteriorating
condition. She noted that the municipality has made several attempts to restore City Hall, but all proved futile. “We have had many consultations in the past but the issue has always been funding. It is our hope that this time around it will be successful.” The Mayor thanked the European Union and the
National Trust for their support in this regard. Meanwhile, European Union Ambassador to Guyana, Jernej Videtiè said the aim is to develop a sustainable, comprehensive green restoration plan which can be used as a model for other buildings. Rehabilitation works to City Hall is estimated at more
than $400M. The European Union and the Georgetown Mayor and City Council had signed a contract that facilitated the study. The contract which has been awarded to EURONET Consulting GEIE for Euro 279,196 was expected to be concluded by March/April 2017.The City Hall and City Engineer’s Buildings are a part
of Guyana’s tangible heritage and are considered important to the Nation’s historic fabric. In a bid to preserve and promote its cultural heritage value internationally, Guyana became a signatory in 1977 to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the first Caribbean state to do so.
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Sports organizations are in deep crisis
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port is on the decline in Guyana. Many sporting disciplines are contracting and the public support for sport is dwindling. This may seem to be a paradox given Guyana‘s recent successes in youth and senior cricket, table tennis, the hosting of the Pan American Hockey Championships in Guyana last year and the achievements of Guyanese athletes at the Carifta and Commonwealth Games. These successes conceal a deep malaise that is affecting sports organizations in the country. Sporting organizations from chess to cricket are in deep crises, and the
situation is not going to improve by the government spending millions of dollars keeping a sports bureaucracy afloat rather than on sport itself.Sport is now a multibillion-dollar global industry. The organization of local sport has not caught up either - in terms of organization of financing - with the rest of the world. This is why the West Indies Cricket team is at the bottom of the world cricketing ladder. It is there because Cricket West Indies (CWI) is outclassed financially by the rest of the world and this is reflected in the development programmes of CWI and its
affiliates. Clubs in Guyana are in crises. They are not financially feasible. They are going under. Their facilities are rundown and even the better managed ones are struggling to stay in the red. Clubs and sporting associations are struggling to attract sponsorship for major competitions. There was a time, for example, when the major tobacco company used to sponsor at least three of the top club championships in the country. This is not happening anymore, and despite there being many more businesses, sponsorship has dried up for many events. As
DEM BOYS SEH
Cane cutter can negotiate better than we experts
Ever since Exxon come is sheer negotiation. Since people open dem mouth is negotiation. Brassington and Ashni get charge Jagdeo and de Chat-3 trying to negotiate wid some judges and magistrates to mek de case get throw out. Before that Exxon negotiate wid dem politicians and walk way wid de oil and all de sweet. De politicians still trying to learn to negotiate. Is like a gambler. Every time he play he think he gun win and when he lose he gone playing again because he believe that he gun win this time. Before he know it he lose everything. That is when he does try to negotiate fuh get
back he money. Exxon done seh it is not negotiating and de local politicians don’t intend to get ketch again, suh dem negotiating all de time. GTT want to negotiate and before de politicians run and get help dem going to negotiate again—just like de gambler. Dem boys seh everybody telling dem to get proper people who know to negotiate. One man seh you can’t send cane cutters to negotiate wid top class lawyers. When one man hear that he tell dem boys dem mustn’t sell de cane cutter cheap. He seh dem giving de cane cutter a bad name. Some people certain that dem cane cutters can negoti-
ate better than de people who negotiate wid Exxon fuh de oil contract. GTT suppose to give up de monopoly. Is couple years now de telephone company agree to do that. But every time Guyana mek a move GTT playing a young, shy virgin. That is how de negotiation idea come up. Dem boys seh de government better hire proppa negotiators because GTT want spectrum. If is de same Exxon people dem would give away de whole spectrum fuh nutten.You can’t send people who don’t know to plug in a phone jack to negotiate a phone contract. Talk half and lef negotiations to de specialists
a result, athletes are underprepared for major international engagements. The athletes themselves need sponsorship. This too represents a major hurdle for most athletes.So why it is that sponsorship has dried up? It has dried up because the club structures have become fossilized. The clubs are no longer attracting the persons who have the financial influence as they did in the past. There are far too many free-riders around. If you wish to gauge the effect of this, just look at when some sporting associations hold an event. There are more persons benefitting from complimentary passes than paid spectators. Everybody wants a free ticket. This is part of the problem that has led to the demise of clubs.The second problem - and this is the source of the predicament - is the total lack of accountability of some clubs. All clubs are supposed to be registered under the Friendly Societies Act. The Act demands that audited statement of accounts be provided, but many clubs, including some of the more successful ones, are in default of financial accountability. They keep grand events,
but audited financial statements are not provided. And this is the one of the main reasons why partnerships between clubs and businesses are so lacking. Businesses are going to be willing to put their money behind a major event organized by an association, but they are hesitant in associating with clubs which are not accountable or who are headed by controversial personalities. The government should keep its claws out of sport management, but it should establish a strong regulatory framework for sporting organizations, especially in relation to the holding of elections and the presentation of annual audited statements. The government, unfortunately taking its lead from the PPPC, seems to be approaching this issue in a piecemeal fashion. It is determined to address specific controversies in particular sporting associations. What it needs to do is to improve the Friendly Societies Act to ensure that all clubs which solicit money in public for their activities are registered; are required to keep regular elections and also to present audited finan-
cial statements by bona fide auditors. The effect of these simple steps will be revolutionary. Once government presses the clubs and associations to clean up their act, it will find that more and more businesses will want to partner with clubs and associations, and this will improve the overall health of these bodies. Clubs can become profitable again. Some persons still make their living off of involvement in sport. Once clubs improve their accountability, more respected persons will want to involve themselves. Many decent persons keep their distance from club management because of the charlatans which populate some of these clubs. But once the clubs remain mired in the present morass, things will continue to go downhill, both for the clubs and sport in general.
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
Guyoil: Isn’t there at least one minister that can see this?
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hen the PPP came in power in 1992, the essential PPP from the fifties was dead and gone. It was a new PPP with only Cheddi and Janet Jagan. All the big names that were ministers, academics, business people and supporters in the sixties had left. The impressive list of such persons was long. By the time the nineties had arrived, only Reepu Daman Persaud and Philomena Shury were known names left from the seventies. The PPP Government in power in 1992 consisted of young apparatchiks that the Jagans protégéd from the eighties. They were mostly from the countryside and not educated or experienced. Strangely enough, two of them from the seventies were not made ministers – Navin Chandarpal and Donald Ramotar. These inexperienced cadres made terrible mistakes, some of which remain to this day. One glaring example is the Sheriff Street location of the Guyoil filling station. Simply put; the location was silly, unnecessary and dangerous. One would have thought that after seeing all these mistakes, the new
APNU+AFC regime, with far more experienced specialists around it, would revoke these terrible missteps of the PPP administration. The Sheriff Street Guyoil is an act of immense engineering stupidity in one of the largest Caribbean countries, where space is absolutely no problem. Why that spot was chosen, I don’t know and I never read any commentary about it; for or against. If you have lived in Guyana since that gas station went up, you cannot not miss the traffic insanity. The entity is located on the western side of Sheriff Street at the junction with David Street and the Railway Embankment. You get to the station to fill up from travelling north on Sheriff Street. If you are going south on Sheriff, it is impossible to turn into the station because the northbound traffic is nonstop, and when such northbound traffic has to stop because of the red light, you still cannot turn in because the long northbound lane stretches way past the station, so you cannot turn. Here are three more nightmares about this madness. One is that there is no sepa-
rate lane on Sheriff Street for turning into the place. If you are going to fill up and there are cars in front of you, you are actually waiting to enter on the lane that is for drivers turning west into David Street. So if you are travelling north on Sheriff Street to turn into David Street and Guyoil has a waiting queue, then you cannot move. The second nightmare is that you drive in, you fill up, and now you are leaving. Where are you going? There is no place to go when you leave the station. Remember you have to get back on Sheriff Street to leave. This means you have to join the ongoing traffic going north on Sheriff Street. But wait! Even if a civilized driver allows you to go onto Sheriff Street, what happens when you are leaving and there is the red light? This means you cannot exit and confusion ensures, because other drivers behind want to exit the station too, but there are several cars on Sheriff Street waiting for the green light. The third nightmare is related to number two - once you are stuck because of the
traffic, there is no parking space as there is at the Kitty and Regent Street branches. Some fool (and please forgive the brutish language, but this is Guyana) with power in this country has decided to pull down the gas station and rebuild it right on that insane junction. When I saw the station’s content had gone, I told the security at DSL supermarket, right opposite the station, that it was time they move the entity because for all the engineering reasons in the world, the station was danger-
ously located. But the guard told me as far as he knows, it is being reconstructed.You mean to tell me there isn’t at least one engineer with influential contacts within the government that can explain to the Cabinet that the gas station should not be there? You mean to tell me that there isn’t at least one powerfully placed leader in the corridors of power to at least bring up the subject with the Cabinet? There has got to be an answer as to why the leadership of this nation cannot produce
at least one, just one, thinking person. But here is the sad part. The President and Prime Minister will never get caught in the traffic madness there. Their outriders and their blaring sirens normally clear the traffic.
Int’l union writes President Granger on sugar situation The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Association (IUF), an international trade union confederation, through its General Secretary Sue Longley, has written to President David Granger expressing the body’s strong concern with the situation that is playing out in the communities of the nowclosed Skeldon, Rose Hall, East Demerara and Wales Estates. In its May 10, 2018 letter to President Granger, the IUF, which speaks on behalf of 10 million workers through its 422 affiliated unions in 131 countries, said it is aware that the sugar industry “…has made substantial contributions to your country’s [Guyana] national life and development…its role as a national institution cannot be diminished…” The IUF went on to say “bearing those factors in mind…we cannot help by be saddened by what has taken place…” The international
body said it appears “that very little thought has been given to address the wellbeing and welfare of the thousands who have been affected”. The IUF lamented that the Government though being advised “did not pursue any considered study to get a better grasp of the eventualities that will flow from its reform plans”. The IUF General Secretary added that she was very moved when she interacted with some of the now jobless workers earlier this year having heard “their stories of survival and struggle”.She wrote that “it is difficult for us to imagine what has taken place in the days and weeks that followed that engagement”.The IUF strongly urged the President that his Government “actively looks at the plight that has befallen the thousands of workers of the sugar industry who have lost their livelihood”. The trade union body said the situation “if left unchecked, would not be in the interest of your beautiful
country and hospitable people”.The letter from the IUF succinctly highlights the difficulties that the now exworkers of Skeldon, Rose Hall, East Demerara and Wales are facing, according to the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU). “The GAWU, among others, has been consistently drawing attention to the difficulties and travails that now must be contended with. Our union is indeed appreciative of the IUF’s support at this time. We hope also that President Granger, together with his colleagues, will consider, rationally, what the IUF has written and seek to remove the steadily increasing burdens the former workers face.” GuySuCo has been facing major financial problems in recent years as production and price cut in its Europe market, wiped out profits. Four of the seven estates were closed in the last 18 months and are now up on the market for divestment and privatization.
The refresher Mediation Training Workshops for court-connected mediation in Guyana will continue this morning and conclude tomorrow at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown. The second of two workshops—the first being held in New Amsterdam, Berbice, on Monday and Tuesday— is being hosted by the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in collaboration with the judiciary of Guyana. The workshops are being conducted by Mediation Services International (MSI) Inc.“Opening remarks at the workshops will be delivered by the Hon. Yonette Cummings-Edwards,
Chancellor of the Guyana judiciary; the Hon. Basil Williams, S.C., Attorney General and Minster of Legal Affairs; Her Excellency Lillian Chatterjee, High Commissioner of Canada to Guyana; Mrs. Gloria Richards Johnson, JURIST Project Director; and Ms. Jamila Ali, Director, MSI Inc among others,” JURIST said. The aim of the workshops is to reduce the current backlog that exists in the Guyana Supreme Courts under the old Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) by enhancing the use of mediation to reduce delays. Additionally, it will enhance the mediation services in Guyana by building the capacity of staff.
There will also be a judicial, legal and public awareness campaign on mediation to sensitise judges and attorneys in their roles for mediation. The JURIST Project, which commenced in 2014, is a five-year regional Caribbean judicial reform initiative funded under an arrangement with the Government of Canada. The Project is being implemented on behalf of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the Conference of Heads of Judiciary of CARICOM , by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which was appointed by the Conference as its Regional Executing Agency.
Refresher mediation training continues today
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No relocation of meters at West Coast - GPL informs There is no ongoing campaign by the Guyana Power and Light Inc. to relocate meters at residences on the West Coast of Demerara. This was the assertion of officials at the GPL’s Vreeden-Hoop, West Coast Demerara branch when a customer, Ms. Chandradai Latchoo, enquired about two purported GPL technicians who visited her home last week Wednesday [May 16]. The incident is one that has also since been reported at the Leonora Police Station. According to Latchoo, of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, she was home alone preparing a meal around 11:00 hours last Wednesday when her attention was aroused by persons climbing her front stairway. Not expecting any visitors, the woman said that from a vantage point in her home she peered outside and saw two young men [perhaps in their 30s] she didn’t recognise.At the top of her stairway, the woman said that the men, who identified them-
selves as GPL meter readers, started knocking at her door. The men, she recounted, also asked if she could make available to them her last GPL bill. Not knowing this to be the norm, the woman said that she rushed and opened her front door to query why her bill was required. Upon opening her door, the woman said that she was also asked for her national identification card. The men, however, neither presented identification badges nor wore uniforms which suggested they were GPL employees. “They started asking me for copies of both my ID card and my last GPL bill and I didn’t really understand why,” the woman related. She said that reluctantly she decided to accede to the men’s request, partially, and brought her most recent bill to them. The men, the woman said, appeared alarmed when they saw her bill was just over $18,000 and started to enlighten her of how they could help to reduce the high electricity cost. This they said
...as woman scammed by men posing as employees A disturbed Chandradai Latchoo was scammed by men posing as GPL workers.
would only be possible if she allowed them into the house. Worried that something sinister was afoot, the woman quickly retorted, “I can’t let ya’ll in because my husband inside sleeping and he wouldn’t want to be disturbed’.”Of course her
husband was nowhere around at the time, but Latchoo said that she became quite suspicious of the men and decided to use the misinformation as a defensive strategy. The woman said too that she saw the need to let someone else know of the men’s presence at her home. “I told them I don’t have an ID card but I could get my passport for them,” recalled Latchoo. The woman said that she started to close her door while she returned inside to find the document, but as soon as her back was turned she felt the door being slowly pushed open. “I turn around and slam the door in and bolt it and
press down the safety because I know was not breeze blowing it open; it had to be these men pushing it open,” Latchoo speculated. The woman said she decided to place a call via telephone to an elderly man who lived nearby to share what was happening at her home. The woman said she only ventured out back when she heard the elderly man outside questioning the purported GPL employees about their presence there. “He was asking them since when meter readers does want bill and ID card. Me know that they does just read the meter and leave,” said Latchoo. The men explained that they were tasked with not only reading the meter but also relocating it, thus the need for the necessary documentation.Accepting of the men’s reasoning, Latchoo in the company of the elderly neighbour and the two men, headed to a nearby photocopy shop where she copied the documents and handed same over. But instead of carrying out further works, the woman said that the men hurried into a parked unmarked vehicle and seemed prepared to leave without saying anything further to her. However, just as they were about to leave, the woman said that she recognised the men hand-
ing over the photocopied documents to another man who she recognised as her estranged brother. Perplexed by the development, the woman hurriedly tried to gain an explanation from the men who along with her brother quickly left the neighbourhood. In distress, the woman said that the same day she decided to visit the GPL’s office where she queried about the visit by the purported workers. She however learnt that no GPL workers were dispatched to her community to relocate any meters. The woman was informed too that GPL workers are always required to identify themselves and have identification to substantiate their claim. In fact the GPL officials have advised that the matter be reported to the police too. The woman has since been enlightened that although the “scammers” did not take her original documents, they could in fact use the photocopied passport to forge her signature for a number of reasons. Also the woman was informed that she could have been saved from an even worse fate. As such she is urging other members of the public, especially housewives, to ensure that they safeguard themselves in order to ensure that they too do not fall into a similar trap.
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From page 19 which they elected to gave unsworn testimony. Joseph, who addressed the court for over 25 minutes, claimed that he was attacked by Hussain who was armed with a gun. He added that he was afraid for his life and picked a length of wood and lashed Hussain - who had uttered certain racist and derogatory remarks to him - about the body. Small, in his address to the court, made it clear that he was nowhere around when the alleged beating occurred and that police visited his home where they arrested him. Joseph called a few witnesses to substantiate his story, one of them being his sister, who told the court that police took a statement from her, but she was never called to testify.
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More on this week’s bidding at NPTAB (Continued from yesterday) The Guyana Defence Force also received bids for the procurement of upgraded propulsion system for GDFS 1023 Pirai.
The Ministry of the Presidency, SCCYS also received bids for the extension of kitchen floor and wall at the Kuru Kuru Training Centre.
The Guyana Defence Force received bids for the procurement of engines and gearboxes for GDFS 1022 Barracula.
For the construction of the new staff living quarters at the Kuru Kuru Training College, the Ministry of the Presidency, SCCYS received 11 bids. The Ministry received bids for the procurement of security services for the Guyana National Stadium.
The Ministry of the Presidency received bids for the procurement of security service for the National Sports Commission.
The Ministry of the Presidency also received bids for the procurement of security services for Regions 3, 4 and 6.
The Ministry of the Presidency, SCCYS received bids for carpentry repairs, painting and maintenance works at the National Archives.
For repairs and painting works at the Guyana National Stadium, the Ministry of the Presidency, SCCYS received 13 bids
For the procurement and installation of air condition units on the ground floor of the Guyana National Museum, the Ministry, of the Presidency, SCCYS received three bids.
Finally, the Ministry of the Presidency received bids for the rehabilitation of Timber Bridge at the Sophia Training Centre. For the supply, delivery, installation and testing of combination furniture for the Sophia Training Centre, the Ministry, of the Presidency, SCCYS received one bid.
The Ministry of the Presidency, SCCYS received bids for the procurement of one 30-seater bus—right hand drive—for the National Dance Company.
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Govt. softens approach to Venezuelans entering Guyana illegally
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uyana has taken steps to facilitate Venezuelans and other immigrants who enter Guyana illegally and are intercepted by law enforcement officers. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge told Kaieteur News yesterday that illegal immigrants will be provided an opportunity to register at a port of entry. “What we have agreed to do in the last two months is to implement the law perhaps with a little more flexibility, and that flexibility has arisen from a requirement that if persons are intercepted having entered illegally, they will be required to immediately register at a port of entry,” Greenidge stated. He made it clear that at this point in time that is the only flexibility that the Government is prepared to offer, where ‘Venezuelans and Haitians’ will be considered favourably to enter for a period of three to six months in the first instance. According to Greenidge, after the six months, Government will then consider what else will follow. “Once they do that which is meeting the requirement of the law then the sanctions associated with illegal entry will not be enforced and that is something that at this point in time we have indicated we will do in relation to Venezu-
Law enforcement officers targeted an adult bar in January and found 41 foreign nationals. elans or anyone else who enters in the current circumstances,” Greenidge stated. Neighbouring Venezuela is in the midst of economic and social problems, with food shortages and supplies low, and unemployment as well as inflation at unsustainable levels. A MAJOR PROBLEM Greenidge outlined that there are a number of places where people are moving in
significant numbers, but it is not abandonment by Guyana authorities. He stated that Guyana is obligated to enforce the law. “A number of persons, and I don’t think actually its mostly Venezuelans, but a number of persons, would have entered Guyana and failed to register at a port of entry,” Greenidge stated. He noted that this is a major problem in other coun-
Black Bush starts receiving free WiFi
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n what is being described as a major development, sections of Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice, are now receiving free WiFi. The community is located seven miles off the main road with no phone lines. On Monday, the Cultural Training Centre in Yakusari, one of the wards in Black Bush, was turned on, much to the delight of residents who gathered around. It is the plan to transform the centre into a hub. Work is also being done by officials of the Ministry of Public Telecommunication
with the Yakusari and Johanna Primary Schools. The connections became operational yesterday. The Prime Minister’s Representative to Region Six, Gobin Harbhajan, when contacted, disclosed that the project is indeed underway after residents clamoured for something to be done. He said that through his office, he appealed to the Ministry and Minister Cathy Hughes and her team, to put things into motion. In the past few days, after a scoping mission, work was done at the training centre, with the equipment installed.
“In the coming days, they will be installing computers so that the people, mostly farmers of Black Bush, can benefit.” According to Harbhajan, there will be an official commissioning as early as next week. Black Bush had the unfortunate branding as being an area of high suicide. According to Harbhajan, this is a major development for the community. Visiting the area to inspect the works was Chairman of the National Data Management Authority, Floyd Levi.
tries, and even in those countries that are prepared to grant permission to enter, one will have to formally indicate that they are entering so that the immigration authorities have
a record. “What has happened is that a number of persons of various nationalities have fallen afoul of that,” Greenidge stated. The Foreign Affairs Minister stated that every country in the world has legislation which must be respected and immigration laws are amongst the strictest. “It is not rocket science, and this is also the case when one wants to enter Venezuela… one must go through the proper immigration procedures. It is not something directed against Venezuela. Wherever you come from in the region you must register,” Greenidge stated. GROUPS APPEAL Venezuelans fleeing the conflict have sought refuge in Guyana, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil. Trinidadian authorities faced United Nations condemnation when they sent back 82 Venezuelans on a special flight. In Guyana, five non-governmental organisations in March called on the Government to implement humanitarian procedures which will assist Venezuelans. Among other things, the organizations are called on the
Judiciary and Director of Public Prosecutions to cease, with immediate effect, the practice of fining and jailing illegal Venezuelan immigrants. In January, authorities raided an adult entertainment bar and arrested 41 foreign nationals, mostly Venezuelan girls who were charged with illegal entry. It is estimated that some 30 Venezuelan nationals are arriving in Guyana every day without visas, many of them of Guyanese origin whose family migrated during the 1980s. The organizations have proposed that immigration authorities devise a form of temporary ID card which can be provided to Venezuelans desirous of remaining in Guyana, but not claiming refugee status. There is also a recommendation for liaison with immigration authorities that Toshaos in remote border communities be authorized and empowered to implement a registration process of Venezuelans crossing the border. The organizations also called for the urgent revision and publication of any procedures applicable to Venezuelan-Guyanese citizens which would facilitate their remaining in Guyana.
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F1 drivers expecting record times in Monaco Recovering Brazil are MONACO (Reuters) Formula One World champion Lewis Hamilton and his rivals expect to go quicker than ever around Monaco’s metalfenced streets this weekend once they get to grips with the new hypersoft tires. The Mercedes driver, 17 points clear of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel after five races, said yesterday that records were likely to fall and others echoed that view. “It’s going to be a track record for sure, by quite a lot,” Force India’s French driver Esteban Ocon told reporters. “It’s going to be impressive to watch.” His Mexican team mate Sergio Perez reckoned an improvement of a second to a second-and-a-half a lap was a realistic expectation. Perez holds the current race lap record of one minute 14.820 seconds around the Mediterranean principality,
Lewis Hamilton (F1) set last year, but Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen took pole position in 2017 with a 1:12.178. The track has been resurfaced since then between turns seven and 15, and on the main pit straight from the final Anthony Noghes corner
to the first at Sainte Devote, which could also speed things up. The hypersoft tire will be making its race debut in Monaco and was around a second faster than the ultrasoft — which first appeared two
years ago — in testing in Abu Dhabi and Barcelona. All teams have opted heavily for the softest and quickest rubber in the Pirelli range in their pre-race selections, with Red Bull opting for the maximum 11 sets per driver.“This tire around Monaco could be something special, we will see very quick lap times if that is the case,” said Renault’s Carlos Sainz. Qualifying, predicted the Spaniard, could be “absolute madness.” Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, who took pole position in 2016 and is among the favorites to win on Sunday, agreed it could be quicker than ever.“I’m excited to get on the hypersoft,” said the Australian, who finished runner-up in 2016 and was third last year. “I don’t know what the lap record is here but I’d like to think we’d beat it this weekend.
Anna Regina... Thursday May 24, 2018 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Your romantic side is powerfully charged today, Aries. The more you tune into this side of your nature, the happier you'll be.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Tension is apt to build to a high level if you aren't careful about how you use words, Libra. The tricky thing is that forces are going to try to push you and pull you in different ways.
TAURUS(Apr.20–May20) Attend to your duties today, Taurus. There's a pronounced sense of the passage of time and feeling that the days are slipping quickly by. Make sure you fit love and romance somewhere into the equation.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Take a look at what's going on around you today, Scorpio. Do some internal processing before you reach a conclusion about the best way to proceed.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Two different sides could be tugging at you, Gemini. It may be that neither one is really making a strong case for pulling you one way or the other.. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Tension may be a bit high in just about everyone and everything you encounter today, Cancer. Some will feel a strong need for stability and discipline. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Remember that you were put here to have fun, Leo, and that happiness is your true destiny. Keep that in mind today, as forces may tend to pull you away from the fun you've been having. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) You, of all people, will appreciate the need for structure and stability on a day like this, Virgo. This practical energy could be taking some of the fun out of the equation. You may not recognize it at first
SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Watch out for a little jolt in the action as someone close to you puts on the brakes in your relationship, Sagittarius. Conflicts could arise based on a need for more structure and stability. CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Just when you thought you had everything planned out and working smoothly, Capricorn, love comes in and clogs up the works. Suddenly your attention is diverted and your concentration flies out the window AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Your heart is going pitty-pat, Aquarius, and you're tempted to escape to a romantic fantasyland in which you play the starring role. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) You may feel a bit of strain today as you try to figure out the best way to get to where you need to be, Pisces. On the one hand, the happy approach calls for you to let loose, be courageous, and strike out.
From page 33 heavy work of their seemingly meagre victory targetof 95, reaching 49 for 8 when their allotted overs expired. Number three batsman, Desmond Carmen was the only Charity player to reach double figures, with 11. Middle order batsman Cesley Jan demonstrated some levels of batting resistance, but departed for 9 on being superbly caught off the bowling of Lance Roberts. Bowling for Anna Regina Multilateral, Badesh Parsatam mesmerized the charity batsmen to end with the exceptional figures of 3 for 7, while there was one wicket each for Raphael David, Kamesh Lall, Lance Roberts, Raj Ramgobin and Sheldon Charles. Anna Regina Multilateral won by 45 runs.
favourites with everything to prove SAO PAULO (Reuters) Few national teams have experienced the ups and downs of Brazil over the last five years but the good news for fans of the selecao is that they are ascendant as Russia approaches. Brazil won the 2013 Confederations Cup, hammering an all-conquering Spain side 3-0 in the final. A year later they were humiliated 7-1 at home by Germany in the World Cup semi-finals and early exits at the Copa America in 2015 and 2016 deepened the gloom. But the improvement since Tite took over as coach in June 2016 has been remarkable and Brazil are now joint favourites to win a record sixth World Cup. Much of that credit goes to the wily coach, who has instilled a sense of purpose in a team that looked lost under his predecessor Dunga. Tite has retained only seven of the 23 players who failed on home soil four years
ago, with Neymar, Marcelo, Dani Alves, Fernandinho, Thiago Silva, Willian and Paulinho among those likely to make the final 23. The central defence has been shored up with Marquinhos and Miranda, and Brazil under Tite have conceded just five goals in 19 games. The midfield has a balance of solid and creative, with Casemiro providing the backbone, Paulinho capable of going box-to-box, and Renato Augusto offering some spark. Up front Tite has an embarrassment of riches, with Neymar, Gabriel Jesus and Philippe Coutinho the likely starters with able back-up on the bench from speedy wingers Willian and Douglas Costa. Those players helped Brazil to become the first team to qualify for Russia with a record string of nine successive wins, but they must take care to rein in any euphoria.
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AB de Villiers: South Africa batsman retires from international cricket BBC Sport - Former South Africa Test captain AB de Villiers said he had “run out of gas” as he announced his retirement from international cricket. The 34-year-old has played in 114 Test matches, 228 one-day internationals and 78 Twenty20 matches for the Proteas. He took time away from Test cricket in 2017, missing the series against England that summer, but returned to the red-ball side in December. “I’ve had my turn and, to be honest, I’m tired,” he said. “This is a tough decision. I’ve thought long and hard about it and I’d like to retire still playing decent cricket. “It would not be right for me to pick and choose where, when and in what format I play for the Proteas. “For me, in green and gold, it must be everything or nothing.” ‘One of the all-time greats’ De Villiers made his international debut in the Test series against England in 2004 and played in a limited-overs match a year later. He scored 8,765 Test runs for South Africa and has a batting average of over 50 in both Test and ODI cricket. De Villiers’ 22nd - and final - Test century came against Australia in March. A former Test captain, he holds the record for the fastest one-day century, reaching three figures in just 31 balls against West Indies in January 2015. He also holds the record for the fastest Test century by a South African, making 100 from 75 balls against India in 2011. “AB is one of the all-time greats of South African
cricket who has thrilled spectators around the world,” Cricket South Africa president Chris Nenzani said. “It goes without saying that he is going to be greatly missed wherever international cricket is played.” His final appearance for South Africa came in Johannesburg, where the Proteas beat Australia by 492 runs and clinched the series 3-1. He kept wicket on occasion and recently featured for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. De Villiers added in his video message that he has “no plans” to play overseas, and he hopes to continue to be available for domestic cricket in South Africa. ‘A fantastic ambassador’ what they said England captain Joe Root, speaking to Test Match Special: “AB is one of the few players that kids around the world watch and say they want to be like.
KOLKATA, India, CMC – West Indies star Andre Russell sparkled with the bat and then produced a miserly spell with the ball, as his Kolkata Knight Riders stormed into the final qualifier of the Indian Premier League with a convincing 25run win over Jofra Archer’s Rajasthan Royals here yesterday. With his Windies teammate Sunil Narine enduring a quiet all-round night at Eden Gardens, Russell stepped up to fill the breach, finding his touch when it mattered most for the two-time IPL champions with a strong Man-of-theMatch performance. Sent in, KKR never quite found their footing but still rallied to 169 for seven off their
20 overs, with captain Dinesh Karthik top-scoring with 52 and Russell slamming an unbeaten 49. They were slumping at 51 for four in the eighth over after Sunil Narine perished cheaply for four but Karthik started the recovery in a 55run, fifth wicket partnership with Shubman Gill (28). Karthik faced 38 balls and struck four fours and two sixes while Gill belted three fours and a six in a 17-ball knock before he became Archer’s second wicket of the innings, edging a cut at one too close to him and falling to a catch at the wicket. Russell then arrived to add 29 for the sixth wicket with Karthik and a further 29 with Barbadian Javon Searles
Franchises happy with squads heading into next season Chemar Holder, Shayne Moseley, Shamar Springer, Haydn Walsh Jr* - Draft picks – Marquino Mindley, Kevin Stoute, Aaron Jones, Tevyn Walcott, Mario Rampersaud Leeward Islands Hurricanes Rahkeem Cornwall, Montcin Hodge, Jahmar Hamilton, Keacy Carty, Jeremiah Louis, Devon Thomas, Terrance Warde, Sheeno Berridge, Akeem Saunders, Ross Powell – Draft Picks – Damion Jacobs*, Sheldon Cotterell*, Oralndo Peters, Nelson Bolan, Jason Peters Jamaica Scorpions Nikita Miller, Assad Fudadin*, Derval Green, Chadwick Walton, John Campbell, Brandon King, Paul Palmer Jr, Aldaine Thomas, Andre McCarthy, Fabian Allen – Draft Picks – Oshane Thomas, Reynard Leveridge, Kenroy Williams*, Denis Bulli, Steven Taylor Windward Islands Volcanoes Devon Smith, Shane Shillingford, Kyle Mayers*, Obed McCoy, Tyron Theophile, Roland Cato, Audy Alexander, Shermon Lewis, Delorn Johnson, Alick Athanaze – Draft Picks – Kirk Edwards*, Ray Jordon, Tarryck Gabriel, Denis Smith, Josh Thomas Trinidad and Tobago Red Force Kyle Hope*, Tion Webster, Yannic Cariah, Amir Jangoo, Denesh Ramdin, Imran Khan, Daniel St Clair, Bryan Charles, Khary Pierre, Jason Mohammed – Draft Picks – Odean Smith*, Jeremy Solozano, Marlon Richards, Isaiah Rajah, Joshua Da Silva.
“You see the lads watching the cricket when it’s on in the dressing room - when he comes out and bats, I want to sit and watch, because of the way he bats. He’s done some tremendous things in the game.” Ex-Proteas wicketkeeper Mark Boucher: “I remember AB on his first day out for Proteas. What an inspiration, person and player he turned out to be. Thank you for everything you have done and been for your country, teammates and fans.” Ex-South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel, speaking to Sky Sports: “It’s a big shock, especially with the World Cup around the corner. But he’s played for 14 years and played all formats and after a while all the miles get to you. “He’s been a great servant, he’s a fantastic ambassador, and it’s a sad day for South Africa and for cricket. We’re going to miss him dearly.”
St John’s, ANTIGUA – Defending 4-Day champions, Guyana Jaguars are happy with the 15-man squad they have assembled for the upcoming 2018/2019 Professional Cricket League (PCL) season. The Jaguars, having won four 4-day titles back to back will be on the hunt for their 5th title, but won’t be complacent in their approach for the upcoming season. CWI Secretary, Anand Sanasie thinks “The continued investment we have made in youth to develop along the current system on a pathway to West Indies, continues to be the approach we will take. That has worked for us so far. We however expect the teams to be even more competitive this season and we think the mix of youth and experience will serve us well.” The Barbados Pride which was second place in both the 4-Day and 50overs formats has added what they call “an experienced fast bowler who we think will support the cast of the younger bowlers in t h e t e a m . We t h i n k t h e draft went well for us,” according to Chairman of Selectors, Hendy Wallace. Chairman of Selectors, Leeward Islands, Stuart Williams is also happy with the picks and thinks “the addition of the two fast bowlers and the younger players will create the balance needed for the team to improve its standings.” Head Coach, Jamaica Scorpions, Robert Samuels thinks his squad is balanced, but he is more fascinated that “there are five other Jamaicans being
picked up by other franchises.” President and CEO of the Windward Islands Volcanoes, Gregory Shillingford, says “The players selected form part of an overall programme which is developing, and they are confident in the process which has so far helped them to the win in the 50-overs format.” Head Coach, Trinidad and Tobago, Red Force, Kelvin Williams, whose team placed at the bottom of the pack in the 4-Day is optimistic that the team will improve its chances with the “mix of experience and youth in the team. We think we have a rounded team and with the addition of a fast bowler, we think we will be competitive.” The draft for the upcoming season was held today (May 23) at the headquarters in Antigua and was done under the guidance of Auditing Firm, KPMG. The squads (listed below) will participate in the 4-Day Championship and the Super50 Cup scheduled to start later this calendar year. Full squads are: Guyana Jaguars Veerasammy Permaul, Leon Johnson, Vishual Singh, Chandrapul Hemraj, Gudakesh Motie, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Keon Joseph, Anthony Bramble. Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd – Draft picks – Ramaal Lewis*, Christopher Barnwell, Tevin Imlach, Ashaya Persaud, Javier Spencer* Barbados Pride Anthony Alleyne, Shamarh Brooks, Jonathan Carter, Dominic Drakes, Justin Greaves, Keon Harding,
(2) for the seventh, to further lift the innings. With just 57 runs in his six previous innings, Russell found his best touch, smashing three fours and five sixes in a 25-ball knock. He and Karthik combined to take 19 runs from the 17th over from left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat before the Jamaican lashed a couple of sixes in the following over from seamer Ben Laughlin that went for 14 runs. Fast bowler Archer finished with two for 33 from his four overs to end his maiden IPL campaign with 15 wickets from 10 matches. In reply, Sanju Samson top-scored with exactly 50 from 38 balls while captain Ajinkya Rahane struck 46, but
KKR’s managed to restrict Royals to 144 for four off their 20 overs.Rahane put on 47 for the first wicket with Rahul Tripathi (20) and a crucial 62 for the second wicket with Samson, but the partnership required 54 deliveries and slowed the momentum. When three wickets – including those of Samson and Rahane – fell for 21 runs in the space of 23 balls, the innings lost its way. Russell was at the heart of the bowling effort, conceding just 22 wickets from his three overs. Scores: KKR 169 for 7 (Karthik 52, Russell 49*, Gowtham 2-15) beat Rajasthan Royals 144 for 4 (Samson 50, Rahane 46, Chawla 2-24) by 25 runs.
Andre Russell’s unbeaten 49, including five sixes and three fours, helped KKR post 169 for 7 ©BCCI
AB de Villiers averaged 50.66 in Test cricket for South Africa. (Getty Images)
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Rockets rally past Warriors NBS supports construction of practice facility at Malteenoes in 4th to even series
James Harden and the Rockets knocked Steph Curry and the Warriors off their perch Tuesday night. (AP)
Eric Gordon’s first 3pointer of the game gave Houston a late five-point lead, and the Rockets held on from there to defeat the Golden State Warriors 95-92 in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday night to even the Western Conference finals at two games apiece. James Harden scored 30 points and Chris Paul 27 for the Rockets, who regained home-court advantage in the best-of-seven series that returns to Houston for Game 5 tonight. Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said of his players, “They found a way. They’ve done it all year, and they’ll keep doing it.” Stephen Curry had 28 points and Kevin Durant 27 for the Warriors, who had their NBA-record, 16-game home playoff winning streak snapped. The victory was the Rockets’ first on the road against Golden State in the playoffs in franchise history. In a see-saw affair in which both teams led by double figures, the Rockets got the better of the finish after Curry converted a threepoint play to get the Warriors within 91-89 with 3:18 to go. After Harden and Curry traded missed 3-point attempts, Gordon, who was 0for-6 from beyond the arc to that point, buried a 27-footer for a five-point cushion with just 2:25 to play. The Warriors got back within 94-92 and had possession of the ball in the final seconds, but Klay Thompson misfired on a heavily pressured 16-footer. “I wanted the timeout,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of the decisive posses-
sion. “Draymond (Green) was trying to call one around four seconds, once he got trapped, and at that point the officials weren’t looking and they’re not going to look down at our bench. So I saw Draymond trying to call it, and I was hoping they’d give it to us, but we didn’t get it.” D’Antoni said of the Rockets’ defence on the play, “Just guys doing what they’ve been doing the whole quarter. They got into people. That’s where Trevor (Ariza) got on Klay (Thompson) really in the corner and locked him down. You know they have a lot of movement, and we switch it, and guys just read it and played as hard as they could. They knew that one stop, the game’s over more or less, and came up large.” Paul, fouled on the rebound, made one of two free throws with a half-second remaining to make it a threepoint game, and the Rockets then sweated out a missed desperation 3-point try by Curry at the final horn. Harden credited the Rockets’ defensive intensity for changing the game in the fourth quarter. “Third quarter, Steph was getting too free, stepping out and making long threes,” Harden said on ESPN. “We put the pressure on him to make him drive a little bit. Great team win.” Harden hit 11 of his 26 shots and Paul 10 of his 20 for the Rockets, who have won four of six road games in the postseason. Gordon finished with 14 points while PJ Tucker contributed 16 rebounds and Clint Capela had 13 boards for Houston, which has re-
bounded from all four losses this postseason with a win. Durant hit just nine of his 24 shots and Curry 10 of his 26 for the Warriors, who had been 4-0 in Game 4s during the Kerr era when up 2-1 in a series. Green recorded an 11point, 13-rebound doubledouble while Thompson chipped in with 10 points for the Warriors, who played without Andre Iguodala, sidelined due to a sore left knee. “Our normal sub pattern obviously was skewed with Andre’s absence,” Kerr said. “I felt like in the fourth quarter, we just ran out of gas. Scored 12 points. Tried to buy a little bit of rest for our guys, but, yeah, they just outplayed us in the fourth and they earned it.” Both teams made big runs in the first half, with the Rockets’ lasting longer and producing a 53-46 halftime lead. With all five starters scoring, the Warriors put up the game’s first 12 points, holding the Rockets scoreless on 0-for-8 shooting for more than five minutes. However, the Rockets got much the better of the rest of the half, outscoring Golden State 53-34 to build the sevenpoint edge. Harden had 15 of his 30 points in the second quarter, during which the Rockets went up by as many as 10. “They’re a really good team, especially at home,” Harden said of the Warriors. “You knew it wasn’t going to be easy. They started out 12-0. We kept fighting, kept fighting. I kept telling the guys, ‘We can win this game.’ And now it’s a best-out-of-three.” (Field Level Media)
MSC President Winston Semple (right) accepts the cheque from NBS’ Seepaul Narine in the presence of representatives of the Bank and MSC. As part of their corporate responsibility, the New Building Society Ltd has thrown their support behind the Malteenoes Sports Club for the construction of an all weather practice facility at its Thomas Lands venue. Seepaul Narine, NBS’s Vice President, presented $250,000 to Malteenoes President Winston Semple at the Bank’s Avenue of the Republic location in the presence of representative of the two entities. Seepaul said NBS was happy to contribute to the
project which will help to build their relationship with the club and aid in the development of their cricketers. Semple, the brother of former West Indies batsman Keith Semple, expressed gratitude to NBS and informed that the project was stalled due to the inclement weather. He added that the facility will be of tremendous benefit to the club since its players will be able to practice during the rainy season. The estimated cost of the facility, which will have three
pitches including a concrete one, is $3.3 Million and so far the fund raising drive for that project has accumulated $1.5 Million. Excavation work will commence as soon the weather improves. The completion date will depend on the weather and the response to request for sponsorship. The club which was founded in 1902 is looking to develop the site into a Multipurpose Sports facility which should double the present cost. (Sean Devers)
Ryan Baksh wins Suraj Sports Bar Labour Day Pools
From left: Ryan Baksh, R. Lall, Anthony Xavier & Vernon Rickey. In one of the most highly anticipated Pool Events of the year, Ryan Baksh outplayed Anthony Xavier two games to nil in the Suraj Sports Bar Labour Day competition. It was a one sided affair as Baskh made light work of
Xavier in the finals, showcasing excellent stroke play and talent.The competition attracted 70 contestants including some of the County’s leading players. Vernon Rickey and R. Lall finished third and fourth places respectively, while the
top four players shared $70,000 and trophies. At the conclusion of the action Baksh won with a delightful display of quality Pools.Suraj Sports Bar thanked those who participated and looked forward to their continued support.
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Archery Guyana coaches in Region 9, conduct introduction session On Monday 21st May, St Ignatius Secondary School in Lethem, Region 9 was the first school in Guyana to lead the way for introduction of Archery in Schools at a national level. Archery Guyana continues to spread it wings as two of its recently certified Level 1 Coaches from Region 9, Mr. Manley Polo Thomas and Ms. Shunette Thompson conducted an introduction session with one of the classes from the St Ignatius Secondary School. Speaking about the importance of balancing the different sports in the school system was Sir Kenerick Lewis who is the Deputy Master of the School. He stated, “We welcome this discipline into the school system and I know many of the students are anxious to learn about archery.” While the official documents are being filtered down through the Education Department, initiated by the Director of Sports Mr. Christopher Jones, the Region 9 coaches are eager and allowing no more time to pass to share and ensure that Region 9 is prepared and set to meet the National Schools Championships that the Honourable Minister of
Coach Manley Polo Thomas speaking about the biomechanics of Archery to St. Ignatius Secondary School students. Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton promised for November of this year. Head of Dept. of the Allied Arts Department within St. Ignatius Secondary School, Sir Ryan Farias also shared his views, “Students are excited and will need to know every detail that there is to
Archery, as you can see they are anxious and excited, even the teachers are anxious about this new discipline.” Archery Coaches Mr. Thomas and Ms. Thompson will be meeting and working with the other three Secondary Schools across Region 9.
Fisherman Masters, Narine Masters triumph Fisherman Masters and Narine Masters recorded victories when the latest round of matches in the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association/ Bank to Eden, Permaul’s Trading, Khan’s Trading and Trophy Stall tournament concluded recently. At Malteenoes SC, Fisherman Masters overcame Albion Masters by five wickets. Albion Masters took first strike and were bowled out for 109 in 18 overs. Randolph Latcha made 29; Ramo Malone had 3-20, Zaman Hassan 2-22 and Pooran Singh 2-23. Fisherman Masters responded with 110-5 in 12 overs. Narendra Pooran made 36 not out. At Demerara Cricket Club, Fisherman Masters defeated Narine Masters by 39 runs. Fisherman Masters batted
Ramo Malone first and managed 133 all out, while Narine Masters responded with 84 all out. Ramo Malone grabbed 4-16, Zaman Hassan 2-17 and Pooran Singh 2-19. Narine Masters got the better of Tropical Springs by nine wickets. Tropical Springs took first strike and made 65 all out, while Narine Masters responded with 66-1 in 7.3
overs. Lionel Persaud got 25 not out and Linden Mc Coy an unbeaten 23. The competition continues on Sunday at Malteenoes SC with Fisherman Masters playing Tropical Spring at 10:00hrs, Wellwoman taking on 4 R Lioness at 12:00hrs and Wellman playing Enterprise Legends at 14:00hrs.
BCB President and Anil Beharry launch $1M Balls Project President of the Berbice Cricket Board Hilbert Foster and one of his processors, Anil Beharry, on Sunday launched one of the Board’s most cherished programmes, the one million dollars Cricket Ball Project. The project involves red cricket balls to the value of $1M during 2018 to assist every cricket club in Berbice with at least one box of balls. On his election as President of the Berbice Cricket Board on the 18th February, 2018, Foster committed his administration to assisting clubs in the ancient county. On the 29th April, 2018, Foster in his capacity as Secretary/CEO of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation started to fulfill his committment by donating $300,000 worth of balls and $1M worth of gears, stumps, scorebooks to 22 cricket clubs. Foster, who is determined to fulfill all of his committments then approached his long term friend and former President of the Berbice Cricket Board, Anil Beharry for assistance in raising funds to buy at least 100 boxes of cricket balls for dis-
tribution to clubs in the four Inter zones of Berbice Cricket. Beharry, who over the years has enjoyed a close working relationship with Foster in Berbice Cricket, willingly agreed to assist. Beharry stated that he is delighted to be a part of a project that would assist Cricket Clubs in Berbice as his heart and passion remains in the Ancient County despite living in Georgetown due to work committment. The former Berbice Cricket Board President served from December 2014 to February 2016 when he resigned and served as the Berbice Cricket Board Treasurer for over a decade.The Balls Project has already attracted over $100,000 in cash donations, while numerous local and overseas based Guyanese have committed to the Project. Beharry expressed confidence that the target of $1M would be surpassed as people now has confidence in the current Berbice Administration. The excess funds would be used to purchase cricket gears for Clubs in crime probed areas. Foster is appealing for
support of the historic programme as Clubs would find it very difficult to have enough balls to play in the numerous tournaments to be organised in 2018 by the Berbice Cricket Board. Once the weather improves, cricket would be played at the Under-15, Under-17, Under-19, Under-21, Inter Zone, Female, Second Division, Intermediate and First Division levels. Foster and Beharry have agreed that Clubs who have junior sections would receive additional assistance as emphasis would be placed on the development of new talents from the Under-13 to Under-19 levels. The first sets of balls would be shared out in a few weeks to clubs in the Upper Corentyne area. Persons interested in making a contribution towards the balls project can contact Anil Beharry on 623-6875 or Hilbert Foster on 337-4562. The two cricket leaders wish to assure the general public that all donations would be used for the intended purpose, be accounted for and would assist youths to fulfill their potential on the cricket field.
Banks Fest pools competition set Raphael apologises to Rajendra Singh for C’bean beat Letter to the Sports Editor
Dear Sir, Please be advised that my letter to the Sports Editor, published in the Kaieteur News on the 26th day of September, 2017, and captioned “Raj Singh must apologize for insulting the Parliamentar-
ians” was written in good faith and was never intended to be malicious, slanderous nor reckless against your good name, and was never meant to disparage, malign or defame you in any way, shape or form. I however offer my un-
equivocal and sincerest apologies for any damages or injuries that the content of my letter may have caused to you or your business. I hereby undertake not to repeat same. Yours truly, Claude Raphael.
Some of the city’s leading pools players will battle for supremacy when Caribbean Beat located at Pike and Stone Avenue, Campbellville host the Banks Fest Independence competition on Saturday starting at 14:00hrs. Competitors’ fee is $2000 and the winner will take home a tro-
phy and $50,000 sponsored by Banks Beer, runner up a trophy and $30,000 sponsored by Guinness, third place a trophy and $20,000 sponsored by GT Beer and fourth place a trophy and $10,000 sponsored by Vita Malt. Proprietor of Banks DIH Andre Boyce said the tournament is being held to re-energise the passion for the sport, adding that exciting action is anticipated.
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WIFBSC 2018 Barbados – Individuals Day 3
Goodluck is new King of the Caribbean Range By Franklin Wilson in Barbados in association with Industrial Safety Supplies Inc. and Fitness Express
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u y a n e s e marksmen turned in a sterling performance led by the indefatigable Ransford Goodluck who owned the Individual X-Class to ensure that the title stays in Guyana as 2017 champion Mahendra Persaud was not able to defend his title due to him still recovering from illness. G o o d l u c k ’ s performance which saw him dominating from the first day to the end of the 3day championship, tallying a commanding 390 points and 27Vs after 9 competitive ranges, brought the curtains down of the 2018 edition of the We s t I n d i e s F u l l b o r e Shooting Championships Individual competition yesterday afternoon at the Paragon Ranges here in the Land of the ‘Flying Fish’, Barbados. Lennox Braithwaite (379.26) ensured a Guyanese one/two finish by taking the 2nd place, while
countryman Leo Romalho ended 5th, Fullbore Captain Dylan Fields 10th, Sherwin Felicien 11th and Roberto Tiwari 18th of 22 shooters in the marquee, X-Class battle. In the O-Class, Peter Persaud had to settle for the 2nd place with 355 points and 16Vs behind J a m a i c a ’s K a r e n Anderson who shot her way to the top position in this class with a total of 370 points and 19Vs. The Guyanese USA based duo of Sigmond Douglas and John Fraser ended 5th a n d 8 t h , w h i l e Ry a n Sampson, Dane Blair, Terrance Stuart and Paul Slowe placed 10th, 15th, 19th and 20th of 27 shooters. Jamaica dominated the top three spots in the T (Tyro or First Timers) category. Goodluck, commenting on the win which was his first in eight years said he finally has found back the form that he knows he is capable of. He is dedicating the win to
Lady Jags play to entertaining 2-2 draw against Bermuda... From page 32 the game trailing by just one goal with the score 2-1. The script continued in the second half, Guyana dominant; Bermuda under pressure looking to counterattack. And, after making rings around Bermuda, Cameo Hazlewood finally found the back of the net in the 58th minute to equalize which was received with much jubilation from the scores of fans and extra coaches in the bleachers. Guyana had many more opportunities to score in the remaining minutes but Bermuda held on for a draw. In the opening match, the women from the land of the flying fish had a controversial 2-1 victory against Suriname. Barbados dominated the first half of the match and their 2017, under-17 female captain; Caitlyn Padmore, placed them in a comfortable position early in the second minute of the game. She received a well weighed lofted pass with a well timed
run on the left wing before calmly lofting the ball into the back of the Surinamese net. Attacking midfielder, Soraya Toppin-Herbet, was played through on goal but squandered a great opportunity for the ‘Bajans’ to go 2-0 up after some superb work from the Surinamese goalkeeper Nathalie Benjamine. That missed opportunity brought two corner set piece plays and once again Barbados missed a chance to double the lead after Shonna Evelyn fired a header that whiskered over the crossbar. Barbados soon paid for those mistakes in the 20th minute as awkward bounce from a hopeful shot from Saffira Hoogdrorp was misjudged by Barbados’ Cadijah Mars, resulting in the score being leveled. Felicia Jarvis came on for the injured ToppinHerbert and dazzled with a few dribbles but made a bigger impact after bullying in a goal from a scrappy corner set piece in the 40th
Winner of the O-Class category, Jamaica’s Karen Anderson is flanked by Peter Persaud (2nd ) and Sigmond Douglas, 5th.
Top three T-Class shooters, from right, Phillip Scott (3rd), Nicole Guy (winner) and Brandon Burrell. h i s m a i n m o t i v a t o r, Mahendra Persaud whom he has credited for the role he has and continues to play in him still being in the sport. More details from Goodluck in tomorrow’s edition. Attention would now turn to the Team Matches, Long (900 & 1000 yards) and Short Range (300, 500 & 600 yards), Guyana is defending both championships tomorrow and Saturday. Following are the results:
minute to give Barbados the lead for the second time in the first half. T h e g a m e ’s i n i t i a l goalscorer, Padmore, had been substituted at the break and 15 minutes into the second half both sides had already been gifted and squandered simple opportunities. With Barbados leading 2-1 both sides had their fair share of possession with neither burying their chances. A decisive moment was during injury time when Suriname’s Orthea Riley was brought down in the box following a counter attack but referee Karen Kay Abt didn’t think it was a penalty and waved away the challenge that would have allowed the Dutchwomen who dominated the second half’s play an opportunity to equalise. Tomorrow, Guyana will play Suriname in the feature match at 19:30hrs before which Barbados tackle Bermuda in the opener at 17:00hrs, at Leonora.
Persaud ends 2nd in O-Class; Jamaica dominate T-Class
Class Name X Ransford Goodluck X Lennox Braithwaite X Leo Romalho X Dylan Fields X Sherwin Felicien X Roberto Tiwari
300 49.3 49.5 44.3 48.5 44.2 49.6
600 34.2 34.1 34.2 34.1 33.4 33.1
900 48.3 48.4 47.2 45.2 46.4 39.1
Grand Agg 390.27 379.26 372.22 364.19 363.22 348.23
Pos 1st 2nd 5th 10th 11th 18th
O O O O O O O
Peter Persaud Sigmond Douglas John Fraser Ryan Sampson Dane Blair Terrance Stuart Paul Slowe
48.3 45.4 42.2 43.2 45.3 46.4 41.3
32.3 33.1 31.1 27.1 33.2 29.0 28.1
41.1 42.2 45.2 48.3 40.1 47.4 41.1
364.17 361.20 355.16 354.14 343.13 329.14 321.11
2nd 5th 8nd 10th 15th 19th 20th
T T T
Ms. Nicole Guy 41.2 Brandon Burrell 32.0 Phillip Scott 34.0
26.1 22.0 27.1
38.2 46.2 28.1
330.11 329.14 296.6
1st (Jamaica) 2nd (Jamaica) 3rd (Jamaica)
Other Selected Scores O Ms. Karen Anderson 47.4 32.2 O Wade McLean 46.1 33.2 O Claude Russel 42.2 33.2
45.1 45.0 47.2
370.19 362.16 361.21
1st (Jamaica) 3rd (Barbados) 4th (Jamaica)
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
39.1 46.3 48.1 49.2 43.2 39.1 41.0 44.1 47.2 38.0 47.1 45.2 46.2 40.2
373.26 3rd (Canada) 373.17 4th (Barbados) 372.20 6th (Barbados) 369.21 7th (Antigua) 368.20 8th (Jamaica) 364.26 9th (Canada) 362.21 12th (Jamaica) 362.16 13th (Canada) 360.17 14th (Antigua) 356.18 15th (T&T) 364.15 16th (T&T) 349.12 17th (Barbados) 347.17 19th (Barbados) 343.16 20th (Antigua)
Geoff Woodman 47.6 Marlon King 46.1 Jason Wood 49.4 Anderson Perry 44.2 David Rickman 46.2 Tom Maynard 49.7 Jose Nunez 49.3 Bruce McDonald 48.5 Christopher Joseph 42.2 Ezekiel Joseph 48.3 Norris Gomez 48.3 Louis King 43.0 Ms. Shellyann Hinds 46.3 Thomas Greenaway 46.0
34.2 32.1 35.3 34.4 32.2 33.1 32.3 31.1 32.3 32.4 33.0 28.0 31.4 27.0
Ukraine warns of massive cyber attack before Champions League final
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IEV (Reuters) - U k r a i n e ’s state security service (SBU) yesterday warned of a possible cyber attack on state bodies and private companies ahead of the Champions League soccer final in Kiev on Saturday. The SBU is particularly concerned that critical
infrastructure appears to be a target and believes Russia is behind the possible attack. “Security Service experts believe that the infection of hardware on the territory of Ukraine is preparation for another act of cyber-aggression by the Russian Federation, aimed at destabilising the situation
during the Champions League final,” it said in a statement.
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NSC Sports Awards and Dinner Kaieteur News Zaheer Mohamed wins Journalist of the Year!
Zaheer Mohamed F4 driver Calvin Ming and top female hockey player Marzana Fiedtkou copped the top awards on Tuesday evening when the National Sports Commission (NSC) hosted the annual Awards and Dinner for 2017 at the Pegasus Hotel. Ming was named Senior Sportsman-of-the-Year, while Fiedtkou collected the female equivalent. On the junior side, athlete Compton Caesar and boxer Keevin Allicock were declared joint winners in the Male category, while athlete Chantoba Bright won the Female segment. Other awardees were: Most Improved Association–
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From left, GCB’s Anand Sanasie along with Guyana u-19 cricket Captain Ronaldo Mohamed who received the Team of the year award on behalf of his side and Male Personality of the Year, Norman Welch (Juice man). Guyana Hockey Board Association of the Year– Athletics Association of Guyana Female Sport Personality– L a t i s h a Mokutnauth Male Sport Personality– Norman ‘Juice Man’ Welch Male Coach– Esaun Crandon Female Coach– C a n d a c i e McKenzie Male Sport Official– Philip Fernandes Female Sport O ff i c i a l – D i o n
Cush-Barnwell Sportsman PWDs– Ganesh Singh Sportswoman PWDs– Faith King S p o r t s Te a m – Guyana Under-19 cricket team Journalist (Print) – Zaheer Mohamed Journalist (TV) – Akeem Greene Journalist (Online) – Royston Alkins Photographer – Adrian Narine Commonwealth gold medalist, Triple Jumper Troy Doris, received a special award, while Minister of Social Cohesion with responsibility for Sport, Dr. George Norton, delivered the feature address. -
On left, AAG head Aubrey Hutson whose body won most improved Association of the year and Athlete Compton Caesar that was joint winner of the Junior Sportsman of the year award.
CONCACAF Group ‘E’ Caribbean Qualifiers
Lady Jags play to entertaining 2-2 draw against Bermuda Barbados defeat Suriname 2-1 in controversial match
U-17 Caittin Padmore opened the scoring to give B’dos a 1-nill lead in the 2nd minute of the opening game. (Sean Devers photo)
Calvin Ming and his Mygale F4
By Calvin Chapman Group E action in the Concacaf Caribbean women’s qualifiers kicked off last night at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora with the first two matches in the group which were viewed by scores of fans coming from as far as Berbice and Linden mainly for the feature match which involved Guyana’s senior women’s side, the ‘Lady Jags’. The Lady Jags played their opening group match against Bermuda, who were pegged as the Guyanese toughest opposition in this C a r i b b e a n w o m e n ’s qualifier group E that will see the top team advancing to the next round, and the Guyanese were unlucky to
not win the game despite trailing twice. Bermuda’s Teyah Lindo scored the opening goal of the match; a long range rifle of a right-footed shot from about 30 yards out that the Guyana goalkeeper Natalie Nedd had no answer for. However, the home side quickly responded two minutes later through midfielder Brianne Desa following a four versus three play inside Bermuda’s final third that was finished calmly. Lindo tested Nedd once again with a free kick in the 17th minute and the Guyana number 1 couldn’t protect her near-post from the shot that came from about 28 yards out on the left side of the field.
Head coach of the Lady Jags had stated before the match that he was banking on a more defensive, counter attacking approach but after falling behind twice, he switched up his tactics to be more attacking and the Jags were a beauty to watch as they strung together scores of passes and skillfully built up wave after attacking wave in Bermuda’s final third but the final touch failed them on many occasion. Despite being beaten twice and looking a bit nervous in goal, Nedd composed herself and pulled off a fine save five minutes before the end of normal time in the first half from a counter attack which allowed Guyana to stay in (Continued on page 31)
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Ministry of the Presidency recognises Troy Doris for Commonwealth Games gold -presented with plaque and gold band
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon poses with Commonwealth Gold Medalist, Troy Doris and his plaque presented by the Ministry of the Presidency. (Jameel Mohamed) DPI, Guyana - Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist, Troy Doris yesterday visited the Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP) where he was acknowledged for his achievements with tokens presented by members of the Ministry. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon in expressing gratitude to the gold medalist said, “We are proud of your achievements and hope you strive for higher heights.” He added, “We will do what we can at this level to make sure you can achieve that, and that those other athletes here in Guyana have the assurance that the government stands solidly behind them as they strive for higher levels of excellence.” The State Minister highlighted over the past years athletes at the local level have been excelling even more. “It is part of a
programme we have in government that is rewarding athletes through scholarships and preparing the conditions for them, to do better on the international stage.” Boasting of the synthetic track at Leonora, Minister Harmon recalled during the 2017 National Schools Athletic Tournament several records were broken. He noted that the government’s move to create the infrastructure and conditions will allow the local athletes to excel. Permanent Secretary of the MOTP’s Department of Public Service, Reginald Brotherson and Permanent Secretary of MOTP, Abena Moore presented Davis with a plaque and gold cricket band respectively, on the Ministry’s behalf. Doris is visiting the 52nd Independence Anniversary celebrations. (Crystal Stoll)
GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSCL….
Anna Regina Multilateral beat Charity Secondary by 45 runs The 2017/2018 Guyana Cricket Board/ Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited/ National Sport Commission/National Secondary School Cricket L e a g u e (GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSC L) continued with competitive action in the Essequibo Coast District, with Anna Regina Multilateral exerting its supremacy over Charity Secondary. Played at Imam Bacchus ground on the Essequibo Coast, Anna Regina won the toss and elected to bat, with their opening pair being Kamesh Lall and national youth player Sheldon Charles. Sheldon Charles was the first to be dismissed,
Sheldon Charles caught off the bowling of Monty for 22, with his team’s score at that time on 32. Lance Roberts then joined Lall, and together they took the score to 61, before Lall was brilliantly caught off the bowling of Roniel Gobin for a truculent 32. However, with the dismissal of Lall, the
remaining Anna Regina batsmen, with the exception of Lance Roberts who made a vigilant 26, found scoring a gargantuan task, as their team added just 33 runs for the loss of 6 additional wickets, to finish on 94 for 8 when their allotted overs expired. Bowling for Charity Secondary, Roniel Gobin, who took the prized wickets of number two, three and four batsmen, respectively that of Kamesh Lall, Lance Roberts and Romuel Narine, had excellent returns of 3 for 8, while Montly Boyan, Te k c h a n D i a l l a a n d Desmond Carmen each took one wicket. In reply, Charity made (Continued on page 27)
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BCB assists Ruthel Henry under Dare to Dream Programme
BCB President Hilbert Foster hands over donation Ruthel Henry. “ Our first objectives are to develop Berbice Cricket to the highest level and to make sure that every cricketing potential is fulfilled but it would criminal if as an organisation if we fail to play a role in making God’s world a better place for our youths, the elderly and less fortunate. The Berbice Cricket Board under my leadership would strive to assist those in the cricketing arena who needs help as the more you give, the more you would receive.” Those were the words of an emotional President of the Berbice Cricket Board Hilbert Foster as he launched the Board’s Dare to Dream Programme for 2018. The Berbice Cricket Board under the programme made a financial donation to long tern Berbice Cricket Office Assistant/Cleaner, Ms Ruthel Henry. The donation of just under $100,000 was handed over the Henry during the Berbice Cricket Board Annual Award Ceremony on Sunday at the Albion Community Centre. Foster sought and got support of
the audience at the Awards Ceremony to assist Ms. Henry to achieve her dream of building her own home. Henry, a mother of two always dreamed to construct her own home and had informed the Berbice Cricket Board President of some of the difficulties she was facing. D u r i n g t h e Aw a r d Ceremony, Foster made a passionate appeal to the audience to assist Henry and her family. The Berbice Cricket Board, he stated would fulfill its mandate to develop cricket but would also be involved in touching and changing the lives of others who need love the most. Henry, he stated has been a faithful and hardworking Office Assistant/Cleaner of the Berbice Cricket Board for the last eight years and is one of the main reasons why the Board had been successful under the Presidency of Keith Foster and Anil Beharry. While others were in the spotlight, Ms. Henry, Foster stated, worked tirelessly to make sure that everything
was in place and described her as an unsung hero of Berbice Cricket. An emotional Henry stated that she was pleasantly surprised that Foster and the Berbice Cricket Board would go out of their way to assist her. She stated that it was her lifelong dream of constructing her own small home but the lack of funding has always been an issue. The Berbice Cricket Board donation was a major boost for her and she stated that the Berbice Cricket Board President has promised to raise more funds in the future whenever the Board holds official functions. Foster, she stated has always been a source of inspiration to her and his latest gesture is just another show of support. She expressed confidence that by the end of 2018, she would have a home for herself and two children. The Executives of the Berbice Cricket Board would like to express gratitude to every person who contributed to the Dare to Dream Project.
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Barbados defeat Suriname 2-1 in controversial match Cameo Hazlewood who scored the 2nd goal in Guyana’s 2-2 draw shows good ball control as she collects a pass from Calaigh Copland during last night action. (Sean Devers photo)
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From left, Troy Doris poses with Youth Sportspersons of the year 2017, Chantoba Bright (female) and Keevin Allicock (male).
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WIFBSC Individual Champion, Ransford Goodluck.
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