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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
EDITORIAL
CHALLENGING THE 14TH AMENDMENT The term “pushing the envelope” has taken on a whole new meaning with President Trump’s announcement to remove birthright citizenship from babies born on U.S. soil. This would be the most dramatic and profound move yet by Mr. Trump’s hardline approach to illegal immigrants. His actions could trigger a legal battle that could reach the Supreme Court because it is illegal and contrary to the 14th Amendment. President Trump’s assertion that the US is the only country in the world where illegal immigrants can have babies, and the babies are essentially U.S citizenship is abominable, ridiculous and a blatant lie. There are more than 30 countries around the world, most in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada that provide citizenship of varying degrees to children born in those countries regardless of their immigration status. Indeed, this highly controversial move would certainly force the courts to decide on the legality of the 14th Amendment, which says: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” Most immigration and constitutional scholars believe it is not within the purview of the president to change birthright citizenship based on the 14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment was enacted in 1868 in the wake of the Civil War to guarantee that African- Americans who were former slaves and all persons born or naturalized in the United States had full citizenship rights. It reversed the 1857 decision in the Dred Scot vs Sandford case which stated those descended from slaves could not be citizens of the United States. Scott, a slave who had lived with his owner in a free state before returning to the slave state of Missouri argued that time spent in a free state entitled him to emancipation. However, the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Roger Taney, (dubbed a satanic judge by abolitionists) ruled that no black, free or slave, could claim U.S. citizenship, and blacks could not petition the court for their freedom. To date, it is the most controversial decision made by the Supreme Court in the history of the United States.It is clear that the amendment refers to the legal obligation to follow U.S. laws, which applies to all foreign visitors and immigrants and therefore, it would be unconstitutional to change it without a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate and by three-fourths of the states. In other words, any change to any Amendments in the U.S. Constitution must be ratified by 67 votes in the Senate, 290 votes in the House and by 38 States. The 14th Amendment has been routinely interpreted over the years to confer citizenship to people born in the United States whose parents are illegal immigrants, but this aspect of it was not tested or addressed by the court. There were a number of legal challenges to 14th Amendment. In 1868, the U.S. Supreme Court decision supported the Amendment in the case ‘The United States v Wong Kim Ark that a child born to Chinese immigrants who were legal residents in the U.S was entitled to birthright citizenship. At the time of Kin Ark’s birth, his parents were legally domiciled in the U.S. The emphasis here is a child born to legal immigrants and not to illegal immigrants. However, it is important to mention that the 14th Amendment which deals with U.S. citizenship laws was founded on two traditional principles—Jus Soli, which is the right of the soil and Jus Sanguinis, a right of the blood. Under jus soli, a child’s citizenship is determined by birth in the U.S regardless of his/her parents’immigration status. Under jus sanguinis, the citizenship of a child does not depend on his or her place of birth, but instead would follow the status of a parent, specifically, the father or, in the case of an illegitimate birth, the mother. Removing citizenships from those born in the US is an affront to the 14th Amendment
Editor’s Note; If your sent letter was not published and you felt its contents were valid and devoid of libel or personal attacks, please contact us by phone or email.
Copyright is not about politics, it’s about livelihood Dear Editor, I read the letter by Kumar Kowlessar, October 30, in Stabroek News and the Kaieteur. Whether this person is a pseudonym or real, the letter seeks to justify the position taken by the PPP against empowering the Arts community of Guyana over the years. T h a t M r. J a g d e o expressed it with passion does not separate him from what Sam Hinds said to me some years ago, “That we cannot introduce Copyright , because too many of ‘our constituency’ benefit from piracy’”. The PPP government authorised the illegal printing of textbooks. Their lawyers fought a trademark case against ‘Demerara Gold’ and lost, because Copyright is an alien concept that will empower the people they view as politically alien. Had they explored the elements within how the trademark was applied
taxpayer’s millions would not have been wasted on that case. Their president appealed to the UN to suspend Copyright in Guyana, or, in the PPP’s interest, and he was lectured that ‘Copyright is a human right.’ Didn’t he know this?’ Mr. Kowlessar’s letter intends to introduce some kind of blame focus. The letter is overwhelmed by usual political recitations and reveals a void of the basic understanding or relevance to why Copyright is necessary. “There is very little respect for copyright in Guyana and that makes it difficult for any person desirous of establishing a local recording studio” (Eddy Grant 2004.) International covenants on copyright protection were relaxed since 1971 to enable developing countries to reproduce educational material, but under certain conditions”. (Brynmor T.I.
Pollard C.C.H, S.C. 2012.) In the World Intellectual P r o p e r t y O rg a n i s a t i o n [WIPO] report for 2011 titled, ‘The changing face of innovation’ that focused on the growing trend of creation and exchange of Intellectual property rights[IPR’S] among both developed and developing countries, it was disclosed that there was a growing demand for [IPR’S]” (Abiola Inniss 2012.) Though I have posted these references, I am aware that the priority of the opposition stance is not related to the logic of any national interest. The evidence of the PPP is always driven by selfserving motives, and innate motivations that rest with no rational impulses. This is a party in government that paid an American artist $ US250,000 but never placed a cent towards the development of Cultural Industries locally, though its
own ambassador to Venezuela, Odeen Ishmael in 2009, reported and penned an article in the Kaieteur News that ‘Cultural Industries were growing in significance in Latin America and the Caribbean.’ The concern with Copyright in Guyana and all that it involves to the PPP cabal is the financial award in the courts for Copyright violations that will have to be seriously upgraded. The fact that a percentage of local content will have to be aired and royalties paid to all music owners by both radio and TV Stations is where the fears of the PPP lie. The arts community is not owned by the PPP, as the cane-cutters are assumed to be their political property, thus our interests were never a consideration for development. These are the truths that are the foundation of the PPP’s resistance to the copyright bill. Barry Braithwaite
Is the life of an unarmed “black” man worth less than that of a “white” man who kills several? Dear Editor, A Caucasian man, Robert Bowers, 46, walks into a Jewish synagogue in Philadelphia and kills 11 Jews, shoots four police officers, exits, gets arrested and gets into a police car totally unscathed. On the converse, Black adult or adolescent brandishes a gun (or what is thought to be a gun), reaches for his cell phone, runs or drives away from the police in his car, does not shoot anyone and yet in seconds, he is lying on the ground-shot dead or slumped lifeless in his car. The recent active shooter is not the first non-Black American mass murderer and shooter to be taken alive and unharmed. Let us bring to recall all the school shootings – the young, avowed white supremacist Dylan Roof who killed nine congregants in a predominantly Black church in South Carolina. Remember all of the school shootings? Remember the shooting at Fort Hood military base by Nidal Malik Hasan a United States Army Medical Corps psychiatrist, who killed 13 people and injured more than 30 others. And the list goes on, but all
were taken alive and largely unharmed. It is obvious that there is something drastically wrong with these pictures and all the pictures of those shot by police or at least they used to be living. In other words, what the country is basically saying to us is that the life of an unarmed “black” man who kills nobody is still worth less than that of an active shooter “white” man who shoots up a crowd, a school or a synagogue and kills several people? No the President did not create violence, nor did he pull the triggers of the firearms. Both sides of the political arena have unlocked and promoted a climate of hate and division. The country as a whole falls short of the ability to take responsibility for the racism, discrimination and hate that it has cultivated. However, when America’s chickens come home to roost in white neighbourhoods, everyone is shocked, petrified and alarmed. However, karma and reaping what we have sown applies to us all – including a country. On an ironical note, the manner in which the
current President Donald Trump demeans people is the same way Hitler began. In America, African Americans have repeatedly been the victims in a multiplicity of different ways—from slavery to racism, lynching after lynching, to dogs and horses, profiling, being unarmed yet shot down in the street by police, being insulted for taking a knee to being told our ancestors came from shithole countries, rhetoric that have fueled the action of racists. Then again taking a quick look at the foundations upon which America was built upon, would help us to arrive at an understanding. When the mother of one of the African Americans wrongfully killed by police called upon people to take action, law enforcement tried to arrest her for inciting violence. Nevertheless, President Trump gets away with praising politicians who body slam reporters and offering to pay legal fees for people at his rallies who commit violence? Now when Caucasian people, Jewish or not, are shot down in schools, synagogues and outside
Vegas hotels by Caucasian products of American racism, White America is losing its mind. Sad to say, but perhaps now they fully grasp the severity of the situation, and understand how Blacks feel every passing day in America. So while Blacks do feel for, and pray for the families of those killed in the synagogue massacre, please forgive us if we do not cry a river. We have almost run out of tears from all those African Americans beaten, hung, incarcerated, burned, falsely accused and murdered in this country for which it stands. America is not a country that is equal for all. It never has been – at least not for African Americans. And it is a shame that any of us ever have to experience loss to wake up and realize such. The alarm is ringing and how I wish it would stop. But sadly, it probably would not stop until people wake up and turn it off. What do you think? How are Blacks expected to respond? Same land but a different stand. Yvonne Sam.
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Region Seven RDC responds to Gail Teixeira Dear Editor, In a letter to the editor of the Kaieteur News captioned, “PAY BACK TIME?”, Miss Gail Teixeira, former government minister and Member of Parliament for the opposition, accused the RDC of Region Seven of being in collusion with contractor BK International to use its infrastructure rehabilitation programme as a deception to garner votes for the APNU in the upcoming Local Government Elections. In her ramblings, she suggested that recent work being carried out on the BarticaPotaro Road is a hurried venture towards this end. How mistaken is Miss Teixeira! Miss Gail Teixeira’s equating the work of the RDC of Region # 7 and the vision, plans and management of the newly-appointed REO (ag), Holbert Knights, with Local Government Elections is obviously a reflection of her political beguilement and not of her wider intelligence. What seems to be lacking from her writing is a sense of the scope with which Mr. Knights is approaching his work. In a recent meeting with the regional contractors, he outlined the government’s programme to foster a work environment that will boost the local economy and bring long-term comfort to the residents of the region. To even suggest that road rehabilitation, which is just a part of the regional programme, is an LGE stunt is preposterous at best, and is reflective of a narrow focal dept-of-field on behalf of the letter writer.
Why does the Regional Administration of Region Seven find this writing of Miss Teixeira to be mischievous at this time? She certainly never attacked us on any prior occasion for doing our work. One could imagine she is being spurred by her local political comrades whose combined vision, also, cannot penetrate beyond November 12 of this year. Why was no letter written to criticize the excellent resurfacing of roads along the Byderabo Front and the access to Agatash? Why was no letter written against the initial contracts that started the rehabilitation of the Bartica-Potaro Road, by another contractor, prior to the one signed with BK International? I guess Miss Teixeira received a text, but not a context. She wrote without the benefit of the big picture. We imagine no letter will be written against the works that must continue on behalf of the people of the region, after the LGE Season is passed. No administration, the world over, is perfect. But we, the REO and staff of the RDC of Region Seven, stand by our mandate to serve the people of our region, and the country by extension. We are not politicians. We are public servants. And if, by chance, we disrupt the agenda of the politicians in the execution of our duties, sorry to say, but we’ll be hard pressed to apologise for doing our work. No one is indebted to us. Instead, we owe a debt of service to our residents, even the critics among us. Alden Marslowe, Regional Information Officer, Region # 7.
Our teachers must be retrained to address discipline in our schools Dear Editor, I am concerned after hearing of an incident at a secondary school last week, where a young student was beaten with a cane after the principal was told that he climbed over the school’s fence.While I do not condone students disobeying school rules and agree that a consequence is justified in this case, I was very surprised and saddened to learn that corporal punishment is still administered in Guyana’s schools. Are senior teachers still allowed to beat students in schools? If this is so, no good can come from this. In making the beating of students an acceptable way to solve problems and express displeasure, we are sending the wrong message to our young people. They are learning from those in authority that physical violence is acceptable if the perpetrator can justify their actions towards the victim.
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Our teachers must be retrained and given more strategies to address discipline in our schools. Our young people deserve more. My heart goes out to this young man, and to others who have to endure beatings at school. There are many more effective ways to deal with such situations. If corporal punishment is still legal in our schools, I appeal to the Minister and other leaders in education to work
towards abolishing this archaic and barbaric practice. If it is not, this school principal should be reprimanded.As a people, we can do better. Sincerely, J.P. Richmond
Government must facilitate Guyanese to ensure high turnout at LGE polls. Dear Editor, Local Government is our basic level democracy. It provides a mechanism for people to participate in local public affairs and have a say in the way in which their communities are managed and the local services provided. It also enables people to learn about democracy and become active citizens. Local democracy is more than simply voting. On average turnout in local government elections is
approximately 35% less than the turnout for general elections .Local Government Elections have varied reasons to explain why people vote or not. The more empirically based reason specifically links to the level of education on Local Government and as such persons who are not aware of the importance are not likely to vote for their council. From a political economic point of view, turnout in local
government is related to “salience”. A system with high level of salience that provides incentives for citizens to invest the time and energy is necessary for a high turnout at the Local Government elections polls. Guyanese must ensure that everyone turns out to vote for the LGE because too much is at stake. Regards Zamal Hussain
Political parties are making their last pitch to win votes Dear Editor, If public and community meetings are anything to go by, it looks like the PPP will again sweep the polls. The manipulation of boundaries at the NDC level and the creation of new Local Government Areas in perceived APNU strongholds could give that party an electoral advantage in these areas but it is unlikely to prevent the PPP from winning an overwhelming number of NDCs as in the previous election. The fate of the AFC hangs in the balance. If it fails to pick up a significant amount of seats, as seems likely, it could weaken its bargaining strength in the APNU-AFC Coalition.
I wish to take this opportunity to call on all eligible Guyanese to exercise your right to vote on November 12. Local Government democracy is an integral part of the governance
process. It provides an opportunity for people at the grassroots level to get involved in the management of their own affairs at the community level. Hydar Ally
Towards a Fair and Free LGE Dear Editor I would like to take this opportunity to wish all those political parties contesting LGE on 12th November 2018 good luck in their endeavours. As a Guyanese living in the UK, I would like to see a Fair and Free election; not one besmirched by violence and
intimidation. I would also like to ask that those who lose out on votes to accept the results once the LGE is Fair and Free. I ask that Guyanese on all sides of the political divide to go out and vote as their normally silent voice is needed in Guyana’s fledgling Democracy. Yours faithfully Sean Ori
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Second annual Diaspora conference set for June 2019 The second annual Diaspora and Entrepreneurial Conference is set for June 16-20, 2019 at the Ramada Hotel, Providence, East Bank Demerara. The focus will be on enhancing understanding of the ways in which skills within the Diaspora can contribute to the development of Guyana and the wider Caribbean. Under the theme, ‘Building a New Business Paradigm: Engaging the Diaspora for an Enhanced Caribbean Competitive Landscape Consider Papers/Panels/Participation,’ the conference seeks to address the issue of ‘brain drain’ and how it has over the past decades constrained economic and social development. The event, which is an undertaking by the University of Guyana (UG), will feature academic scholars, practitioners, and policymakers who will join in examining how entrepreneurship has and can continue
to support economic transformation in a developing economy. It is expected to be cochaired by Director of Strategic Initiatives, Vice Chancellery, UG Dr. Fitzgerald Yaw and Dean, School of Entrepreneurship and Business (SEBI), UG Professor Leyland Lucas. Topics to be covered by the conference include, but are not limited to: Entrepreneurship: Opportunity recognition, exploration and exploitation; Diaspora entrepreneurship and local business development: Motivation, Governance and Trust; Youth Entrepreneurship: Keys/ Challenges to success; Indigenous entrepreneurship and community development; Women Entrepreneurship: Social challenges, barriers and keys to success. It will also cover Refugee Entrepreneur: Chances and challenges to success; Gender and ethnicity in entrepreneurship; Credit
Unions: Investment resource, mechanisms to enhance competitiveness; Competitiveness of Caribbean entrepreneurs compared to foreign direct investors: Business model/ structure/mechanism of Diaspora entrepreneurs; Open ICT ecosystems as catalysts for collaboration, growth and innovation and The Diaspora as “Local Content”. According to reports out of UG, “As we observe the economic challenges in the regions and prepare; for example, for the emergence of the Oil and Gas Sector in Guyana, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the traditional way of doing business cannot yield success. The gaps in skills and competencies are necessary to spur local involvement are clear.” It was pointed out that this is not only reflected in the opportunities from which local companies and individuals can benefit, but also the need for rapid efforts at training within multiple technical and management sectors of the economy. This occurs at a time when the strategic implementations of the shift away from the sugar industry are becoming more evident, and the movement towards greater entrepreneurial activity is being advocated. UG noted that the focus on entrepreneurial activity is of particular significance to the youth, women, indigenous and Diaspora population, whose ideas and initiatives will serve as the
foundation for new ventures and innovations. “Yet, as we have seen, current initiatives to support these groups are often stymied by the absence of funding, lack of adequate training and non access to critical social, human and other networks. These facts suggest that there is not only a need for the Diaspora to ‘return home’, but also bring their global business principles, connections, access to critical resources and ideas to support business and social development,” said the tertiary educational institution. It continued, “As been seen through the Singaporean, Chinese, Kenyan, and other countries lens, migration paths become increasingly important for traditional economies to be transformed to rapidly improve the quality of life of their citizens and residents and become dominant in regional global powers. As members of the Diaspora bring their human and financial capital to the Caribbean region, they assume levels of risks as entrepreneurs, and they bring their knowledge and networks to the entrepreneurial environment resulting in innovations, expansion of existing businesses, and the creation of new ones.” Last year ’s inaugural conference was held under the theme, “Dreaming Diaspora Engagement, Doing Diaspora Engagement.”
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U.S., South Korea resume low-key military drills ahead of talks with North Korea SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea will begin small-scale military drills today just days ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meeting with a North Korea official to discuss denuclearisation and plans for a second summit between the two countries. The Korean Marine Exchange Programme was among the training drills that were indefinitely suspended in June after U.S. President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore and promised to end joint, U.S.-South Korea military exercises often criticised by the North. A spokesman for South Korea’s Ministry of Defence confirmed a round of training would begin near the southern city of Pohang, with no media access expected. About 500 American and South Korean marines will participate in the manoeuvres, the Yonhap news agency reported.Meanwhile, Pompeo, interviewed on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” said he would be in New York City at the end of this week to meet with his North Korean counterpart, Kim Yong-chol. “I expect we’ll make some real progress, including an effort to make sure that the summit between our two leaders can take place, where we can make substantial steps towards denuclearisation,” Pompeo said. In Washington last week, South Korea’s defence minister said Washington and
Seoul would make a decision by December on major joint military exercises for 2019. Vigilant Ace, suspended earlier this month, is one of several such exercises that have been halted to encourage dialogue with Pyongyang. The biggest combatreadiness war game ever staged in and around Japan has gone ahead, however, with nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan joining Japanese destroyers and a Canadian warship in the ocean off Japan — another key player in the effort to pressure North Korea. North Korea warned on Friday that it could restart development of its nuclear programme if the United States does not drop its campaign of “maximum pressure” and sanctions.“The improvement of relations and sanctions are incompatible,” a foreign ministry official said in a statement released through state-run KCNA news agency. “The U.S. thinks that its oft-repeated ‘sanctions and pressure’ lead to ‘denuclearisation.’ We cannot help laughing at such a foolish idea.”North Korea has not tested a ballistic missile or nuclear weapon for nearly a year, and has said it has shuttered its main nuclear test site with plans to dismantle several more facilities. In recent weeks, North Korea has pressed more sharply for what it sees as reciprocal concessions by the United States and other countries.
Please clear these blocked areas Dear Editor, On the 4th November, 2018, Sunday morning at about 5:15hrs, my wife and I went to the La Penitence Market to shop vegetables and fruits. I drove out of Diamond Housing Scheme, on the East Bank of Demerara, Guyana, through a heavy downpour and between Fifth to Third Avenue on the access road, the area was flooded. I stopped and had a good look of what could have been the cause. The canal to the northern side was reasonable, but on
the southern side, a construction by residents caused the road to flood; two high concreted shoulders and bridges and blocked drainage.In addition, just to the front of the Guyana National Stadium, Providence is another cause of alarm. The sidewalk drainage outlets are all blocked and the rainwater flooded the eastern carriageway public road. I am making an appeal for one and all, could the relevant authorities to clear the above blockages. Yours co-operatively, Parmanand Ram.
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Natural Resource Fund…
Guyana needs policy to keep managers of Guyana’s oil savings from risky, corrupt behaviour - Experts By Kiana Wilburg Who will keep an eye on the managers of Guyana’s oil savings? That’s the multi-billiondollar question that will arise when the nations’ Natural Resources Fund comes on stream, and external managers are hired to manage the assets that Guyana’s oil savings will be invested in. This is because, if left unchecked, these very external managers can steer Guyana into risky asset investments that could leave the fund losing more than it invested. It is with this understanding in mind that international energy experts are urging Guyana to put in place an External Management Policy. Specifically making this point recently were economists and energy experts: Andrew Bauer, David Mihalyi and Fernando Patzy. They stressed that such a policy will be essential in Guyana’s quest to prevent malfeasance and protect the integrity of the Natural Resource Fund, which will be established soon. The consultants who are attached to the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) noted that the Policy is one that would provide an
overarching menu of guidelines on how external managers of the fund are to be selected, monitored and managed. It will set out strict rules on how external managers are to manage risks, and what are they allowed to do and what they are not. There would also be accompanying penalties for any breach that is found. The economists stressed that excessive risk-taking by external investment managers can create challenges if they have no policy that guides their actions. They said, “Since much of their compensation comes from management fees and they can charge higher fees for trading more complex, higher-risk financial products, external managers have an incentive to push Natural Resource Funds to invest in risky assets.” “While high-risk/high return investments may have a place within even a very conservative private institutional investor’s overall portfolio, as custodians of public funds, Natural Resource Fund managers have a responsibility to safeguard assets and prevent waste or excessive risk taking. Therefore, detailed investment rules such as those limiting purchases of high-risk assets can help address excessive
risk taking. It is in this in vein that the External Management Policy is essential.” Further to this, the NRGI consultants said that Guyana’s legislation on the NRF could go a step further than the policy and include
GREEN PAPER LOOPHOLE Guyana’s Green Paper on the establishment of the Natural Resource Fund presents a few good points on how oil moneys are to be used to invest in certain assets. But
elements on the types of assets it will manage internally versus externally, the maximum size or percentage of portfolio to be managed by a single asset manager and the qualifications fund managers must have. The NRGI officials that these are internationally accepted best practices, which are found in places like TimorLeste for example. In addition to this, the consultants said that it would be in Guyana’s interest to arm itself with model contracts for external asset managers, compensation framework for these persons, a reporting framework they must follow and termination criteria.
there is a gaping loophole that if left unaddressed, could result in significant risk for the Guyanese economy. According to a report prepared by the Natural Resource Governance Institute, Guyana’s draft paper lists what assets are eligible for the government to invest in. However, “it is not explicit about which assets the Fund may not (be used to) purchase. From an oversight and governance perspective, the decision of which assets are eligible and prohibited requires
Bar Association consulted on Moveable Property Security Bill Members of the Guyana Bar Association and other stakeholders were part of a workshop to explore the conceptual and functional features of the draft Moveable Property Security Bill 2018. The consultation, held at the Cara Lodge, Quamina Street, was facilitated by the Ministry of Business in collaboration with the Ministry of Legal Affairs. Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, SC, noted the Bill provides for a comprehensive, integrated framework for secured transaction in movable property. All movable property, under this framework, qualify as property regardless of item or type with a few exceptions. Minister Williams noted the policies embodied in the Bill are not major changes since they have been part of Guyana’s laws and practised in one form of the security device or other. “The legislative framework introduces a modern, centralized electronic registry system in which authorized registrants will have direct access to the entry registry
database for the purpose of entering their record of a secured transaction,” Minister Williams explained. The system will be built on a newly designed platform for company records and will operate in real time. The principles and policies underlined in the Bill mirror UNCITRAL’s (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) model law on secured transactions. “The proposed legal and institutional framework will provide Guyana with the Caribbean’s most modern legislation dealing with secured transaction. This legislation will enhance risk assessment management and mitigation for lenders. It will promote access to finance for a broader spectrum of borrowers, especially small and medium-sized enterprises,” Minister Williams noted. The Bill is also expected to facilitate infrastructure development and offshore investment in the country and prepare the way for the impending expansion of the oil and gas industry. President of the Guyana
Bar Association, Kamal Ramkarran, said the legal fraternity welcomed the collaborative effort to improve understanding of the Bill. “This Bill provides the availability of security on movable property,” Ramkarran noted. The Moveable Property Security Bill 2018 is part of the Ministry of Business’ efforts to improve the ease of doing business in Guyana. The ministry has been working with the Ministry of Legal Affairs to develop a modern, secure transaction regime to facilitate the use of moveable property, both tangible and intangible to use as collateral for business and consumer lending. The regime includes the development of a legislative framework and the establishment of an electronic collateral registry. The government has received support from the Inter-American Development Bank. Consultant, Professor Dr. Tom Johnson, has been working with the Ministries in the drafting of the Bill. Dr. Johnson facilitated today’s workshop.
careful consideration of whether the Fund has the systems in place to adopt complex or risky investment practices.” The authors of the report—economists Andrew Bauer, David Mihalyi and Fernando Patzy— said that if risky investment practices are “well understood” and monitored, then careful instruments and strategies, such as hedging, can help mitigate risks and enhance returns. They noted however that very often, when governments push ahead with risky investments, they often introduce significant operational and default risk, incur high management fees and become tools for excessive speculation. The economists said that while the Green Paper “implies” some restrictions, countries with NRFs often employ different types of detailed constraints on investments. They said that these mechanisms were not covered in Guyana’s Green Paper. DISCLOSE ASSETS Bauer is also of the firm belief that the Government must be made to disclose all
the assets that were financed by the NRF. Bauer said, “One of the things I am hoping the Ministry of Finance does is put into legislation, that every single asset it invests in, be made public. Meaning, everything that the government owns, every share it buys into, must be disclosed. That is how you are going to tell where the money is going, if it is going into their friend’s company or being invested properly. So, for me, this is more important than simply reporting monthly or quarterly. Bauer said, too, that for any Natural Resource Fund to be successful, there must be a degree of consensus. Without it, countries risk being trapped in a cycle where rules governing the use of the Fund are constantly thrown out, or altered to suit the liking of any party in power. The economist said, “You need consensus because what is going to end up happening is that you can put together the nicest laws with the most beautiful rules and if the (Continued on page 8)
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World Bank joins organizations warning Guyana about oil sector corruption As Guyana inches closer towards becoming a mega oil producing state, the World Bank is urging the citizenry and all transparency bodies to be on the lookout for four types of corruption that come with the petroleum sector. In one of its recent reports, the World Bank outlined these forms of corruption to be: policy corruption, administrative corruption, commercial corruption and grand corruption. With regard to Policy Corruption, the World Bank explained that this involves corrupt influence on the design of sector policies, as well as the enactment of sector laws and taxes in a manner intended to provide political or personal gains at the public’s expense. It said that examples of this, take the form of policies or laws being passed with loopholes, tax breaks, price controls, awards of exclusive rights (such as oil blocks to companies and individuals), and special account procedures. It also called for the citizenry to be mindful of the relationships of legislators and special interest groups aligned to oil and gas compa-
nies. Turning its attention to Administrative Corruption, the World Bank said that this refers to the abuse of administrative office to extract illegal benefits in exchange for approval covering a wide range of commercial and operational activities. The Bank said, “In other words, it is looking the other way in the face of corrupt behaviour, or for a favourable interpretation of fiscal regulations in favour of the company.” With respect to Commercial Corruption, the Institution explained that this relates to procurement abuse, including tender rigging, kickbacks, and cost inflation. As for Grand Corruption, it said that this is the most common form of corruption and it speaks to the direct theft of massive amounts of money or diversion of production; products, or revenues made from the sector. HOW TO AVOID IT According to the World Bank, several steps can be taken to ensure that these forms of corruption are kept at bay. It noted that robust anticorruption laws should be
drafted, passed, assented to and implemented without fear or favour. It said that the Head of State should start implementing the laws from his Cabinet and any of his ministers, advisors and aids found guilty should be made to face
any form in the sector should be immediately suspended/or dismissed, persecuted and if found guilty, should be imprisoned. This will serve as a deterrent to others and the issue of ‘Plea Bargain’ should not be allowed or permitted in
proved Guyana’s application to become a member of the prestigious anti-corruption body, which demands good governance in oil, gas and other mineral resources. Head of the EITI local chapter, Dr. Rudy Jadoopat,
the law. The World Bank stressed that when it comes to anti-corruption laws in oil and gas, the law should not be selective but applied holistically. The World Bank added, “Dealing with the malaise of corruption in the sector may appear complex and intractable when the management lacks transparency and accountability in managing the affairs of all oil business activities from seismic survey, development, production, transportation, refining, marketing, etc. It is therefore suggested here that all culprits in
any form.” Further to this, the financial institution said that fighting corruption in the petroleum sector requires resources the right skills and adequate funding. It said that the resources needed range from moderate for informational campaigns, through serious for technical assistance to capacity building in government agencies and civil society to significant, where complicated investigations and surveillance are called for. It stressed that political rhetoric without these resources will not go far. It also said that the Government should, as much as possible, implement to the fullest, the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) launched in 2003 by the former Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Tony Blair. “This is because the initiative is designed to address the paradox of plenty in resource rich countries by requiring transparency of payments made by companies and of revenues received by governments, thereby limiting opportunities for corruption and promoting accountability.” EITIAND GUYANA It was in October last year that the International Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ap-
told Kaieteur News that the next step is for Guyana to submit its first EITI report within 18 months from now. He said that an international team is currently helping local authorities with the preparation of this document. He stressed that it must meet all the strict EITI Requirements, which are covered in the EITI Standard 2016 (See link for more information on this: https://eiti.org/document/standard). Fredrik Reinfeldt, Chair of the EITI, said that the expected growth of the oil and gas sector in Guyana is both a huge opportunity and a big challenge. He said that the further development of the mining sector is also an important focus of public debate. Further, Reinfeldt noted that implementing the EITI rules will help Guyana lay the foundation for transparent and accountable management of its natural resource wealth. GUYANA/ EITI HISTORY EITI is an international body that was established in 2003 with the aim of making it harder for governments and companies to hide the truth about the proceeds garnered from the extractive industries. The companies in the extractive sector report on what they are paying the govern-
ment, and the government reports separately on what it received from the companies in the sector. A report is then prepared by a Multi-Stakeholder Group. The document, among other things, will highlight whether the numbers data collected from the two add up, or if there is an irregularity. Dr. Jadoopat explained that Guyana must be praised for its efforts in recent years, which were all geared towards satisfying the EITI candidate sign-up requirements. The official noted that the Government of Guyana had announced its commitment to implement the EITI Standards since May 2010. He said that Guyana and EITI even signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2012, which paved the way for Guyana to be assisted with its preparation of EITI candidacy. He said that the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank and the Carter Center provided assistance to the Government and supported its efforts towards EITI candidacy. Dr. Jadoopat said it is expected that this will continue. He added that the government, as stipulated in the International EITI Standard 1.4, has committed to working with Civil Society and Companies. “It has unequivocally and boldly announced its commitment to work with civil society and companies. Also, the government has agreed to ensure that there are no obstacles to civil society’s participation in the EITI processes. It agreed to refrain from actions which may result in narrowing of, or restricting of public debate in relation to the EITI implementation.” Dr. Jadoopat also took the opportunity to encourage all to consider it their civilian duty to actively participate in the activities and work of the Guyana-EITI.
Guyana needs policy to keep managers... (From page 7) new party comes into power (and they aren’t in agreement with it), they can throw it out. So it is not particularly useful to have something that can be thrown out every few years.” Further to this, Bauer said that consensus building is critical to the success of any Natural Resource Fund as politicians and oversight bodies are unlikely to enforce rules unless they have a feeling of ownership over them. He said that there are many models of consensus building. The NRGI consultant said that these include parliamentary debates, public surveys and political ententes. In Norway, for example, Bauer pointed out that the political parties negotiated the fiscal rules so that each would abide by them once they entered government. Pointing to another example, the economist said, “One of the most amazing stories is Ghana in West Africa. In Ghana, before they
put the NRF in place and the fiscal rule, the Ministry of Finance ran around the country to almost every small town and village and they asked people how much money they think the government should save, how much money they think the government should spend and what it should be spent on.” The economist added, “And when they got feedback, they fed it into the fiscal rule. The value of that showed up years later when the government tried to break the rules and locals were calling into the local radio stations saying, ‘Well this is crazy! The government is doing a horrible job…’ There was public outcry and the government stopped …So it is really important to have everyone on board.” On that note, Bauer stressed that it is crucial that the coalition administration, follow suit and engage in cross-country consensus building exercises before the establishment of the Fund.
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How to have an enjoyable night out Guyanese love to eat. Just take a drive by any of the many fast food services that abound in Guyana and you would think that you are in the United States. The other day, I was in the drive-through at a fast food restaurant. My crowd was big. When you offer to take out a young lady in Guyana, she likes to walk with company. It is like if she and others of her ilk are walking
with a bodyguard. It is also a way of saying to your date that nothing extra special is going to happen. Well my date wanted to make that point more than ever because she walked with her entire family. I had plans for a quiet evening but when we left her home with family in tow, it was clear that not only was the evening not going to be quiet but that it would cost me a hell of a for-
tune to feed all of those mouths. I received an early warning of how things would turn out for the rest of the evening when one of the sisters said, “I don’t know why I allowed you to talk me into coming. I did not get to eat my dinner.” Now, when you pick up someone and that is what you hear, you know, regardless of which part of the world you are in, that dinner has to be
Linden to get first group home for girls
Founder Herminee Glen-Haywood The mining town of Linden will soon have its first ever group home for girls. Ms. Herminee Glen-Haywood a resident that once resided at 65 Half Mile, Wismar Linden, will be opening a girls’ home under the name of Herminee’s Organization & Protective Environment. As the best way to give back to her community, Ms. Herminee Glen-Haywood has seen it fit to create this safe haven. “It was alarming to know that Linden had the highest percentage of children who were abused. What was more surprising too is that there is a frightening number of families with neglected children”, said Ms. Herminee.
It is from this that Ms. Herminee would base the foundation for her institute. Ms. Herminee, who now resides in Canada, has decided to build the institute where her home once stood. Ms. Herminee stated that, “instead of having people living in my home who may not properly take care of it, I decided to use it in a better way since myself and family live overseas.” The non-profit organization, which is already registered and has in place a trust deed is hoping to open its doors in July of 2019 after the home construction is completed. The institute will be funded by personal investments from anyone and
fundraising. It will be housing at least 20 girls from the ages 12 to 18 years who were abused or neglected. The institute in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection and the Courts will be in charge of taking in the girls. Ms. Herminee highlighted that anyone can join the workforce of the institute once confirmed by the foundation. Even though there are already investors in the initiative persons can still feel free to assist. Ms. Herminee can be contacted via mobile numbers 592-675-7128/6306942/619-1601 or by email add r e s s h.o.p.e.organization@gmail.com or by Facebook: Herminee Glen-Haywood.
on the menu for the night. My problem was what was going to come after the dinner. The second mistake I made was in trying to be friendly with everyone. They all took a liking to me, which eventually meant that they began to dominate the conversation. The third mistake I made was in asking, “Where you guys would like to go?” Huge error on my part. One of the things that you always learn about situations like these is to take command of the situation, dictate the terms of engagement or in other words “call the shots.” There was a chorus calling for a visit to a fast food restaurant. I began to perspire even though the evening was cool. I had no intention of spending the rest of my evening buried among a group of persons whose company I could care little about, except for my date. And worse of all, I certainly did not look forward to spending my precious time in a fast food restaurant. But I had gotten myself into this jam and I had to get myself out of it. Therefore, I decided that we were going to the fast food restaurant, yes, but we were not going inside. We would use the
drive- through. As I entered the lane, I saw a vehicle in front of me. The guy at the wheel was leaning out of his window trying to speak into the intercom. He kept leaning and talking, then pausing. After a while, I wondered whether he was having a friendly chat with the other person. Eventually, I drove up and waited for the prompt. There was no reply. I said, “Hello?” No reply. “Hello! Hello!” No reply. One of the persons in the back shouted. The phonething is not working, you have to drive around.” So I drove around. The car in front of me was placing his order. He paid for his order and then settled in his seat. I waited for him to move off. He did not. At least two minutes passed and still his order was not collected. I wondered what was taking so long. After about ten minutes, I realized why. This guy only had one other person in the vehicle but judging from his order, he must have been feeding a wedding fete. The guy collected about ten boxes, and only two drinks. I began to get nervous considering my crowd. I felt my wallet for assurance. It felt
puffy. Luckily, the US dollar exchanges for $200 to one. But I was still worried because at least one of my group had indicated that she did not eat for the entire evening. Just before the guy in the car moved off, he dropped the bill that he had received in the lane. He must have loved his car a great deal that he preferred to litter rather than bring the bill into the car or he may have just been showing off to show that having placed such a big order, he did not need to even look at the bill. My turn came and I proceeded slowly in the window. A lady with a lovely smile greeted me, “Good evening, what would you like to order, this evening,” she asked. Before I could answer, a chorus broke out from behind me. ”We changed our mind; we don’t want fast food anymore, we would like to eat Chinese food.”
Monday November 05, 2018
Diamond/Grove NDC Chairman lauded for tough stance on corruption - helped to unearth $40M fraud
Diamond/Grove NDC Chairman Bharat Narine with the 2018 CXC top students of the NDC. Despite not serving the full term as Chairman of the D i a m o n d / G r o v e Neighbourhood Democratic Council, Bharat Narine is being dubbed as the best performing Chairman within Region Four (DemeraraMahaica) by several of his colleagues. Several overseers and NDC chairmen attending the recently held second annual Region Four NDC’s Retreat and Fun day dubbed Narine’s performance as exceptional, implementing several initiatives, projects and programmes in his almost two years at the helm of the NDC. Narine was instrumental in the discovery of a massive fraud involving over $40M. This led to several new and innovative systems being implemented within his and several other NDCs, Chairman of the Haslington Grove NDC, Roy Kingston hailed Narine’s leadership as one that many should emulate, noting that despite his political affiliation he set that aside, thus ensuring that residents
could benefit from great leadership. “What is very impressive with Chairman Narine is that he didn’t allow his political beliefs to get involved in serving the people of Diamond/ Grove or working along with a number of councillors on the other side of the house. This is the kind of leadership that we need among our leaders and in my mind, I will always recognise him for the great stewardship and leadership that he has provided to the people of that NDC,” Kingston said. Chairman of Buxton Foulis, Deon Abrams congratulated Narine, stressing that his success is evident because of his ability to establish several standing committees that have been effectively working. This, he said, is critically important in being able to garner the anticipated results. Abrams expressed serious concerns regarding the approach of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) in interacting and handling the
NDCs. He said that several of the NDCs are unable to achieve any measure of success because they are not allowed to independently manage their affairs, but are being dictated to by those at the regional level. “The problem that many of the Chairmen especially in Region Four have, and some of them have jumped off the ship and are running independent, is the domination, which is supported by the Regional administration and all the efforts to change this has been met with stern resistance…,” Abrams said. Long serving Chairman of the Caledonia/Good Success NDC, Dwarka Nauth also praised Narine’s leadership. “I have been involved in Regional and NDC Council related service since 1992 and I can tell you that other NDCs can achieve similar or even greater success than Diamond/Grove if they are prepared to focus on the work at hand and put politics aside,” he said.
Kitty vendor busted with 184 boxes of firecrackers A kitty, Georgetown, resident who was recently busted by police officers in Essequibo with over 184 boxes of firecrackers is being processed for court today. The 21-year-old resident was arrested at the Charity Market last Saturday when officers observed him selling the prohibited items. The police in a statement said that they will continue to ensure that all those found engaging in the sale of explosive are prosecuted for the offence.
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The boxes of firecrackers that were seized from the Kitty resident
Region Eight RDC cannot justify using highest bidder to build $9.866M incinerator Officials attached to the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Eight have been found in a blatant breach of the nation’s procurement laws. Expounding on this matter in his latest report, Sharma said that the contract for the construction of an incinerator at Mahdia District Hospital was awarded in the sum of $9.866M to the highest of seven bidders. When asked for an explanation for this abnormality, the RDC officials could not provide any to the Auditor General. Sharma then highlighted that the difference between the highest and lowest bidder was $3.811M. “As such, it is unclear why the RDC awarded the works to a bidder with the significantly higher bid price without any justifications.” Sharma also noted that for a previous contract in Region Eight, a contractor was able to build a larger incinerator and associated housing at a cost of $7.866M. This also fueled Sharma’s worry as to why the RDC went with the highest bidder. Additionally, Sharma said that a detailed examination of the priced Bills of Quantity by the contractor revealed that the rate for two specific items in the Bills, namely the incinerator door and ash traft, are
- Auditor General says other contractor built larger incinerator for $7.866M significantly higher when compared to the larger incinerator constructed for a previous project. He said that the total cost of the incinerator door and ash traft under the current contract was $4.5M which represents approximately forty-six percent of the total contract sum, while the larger incinerator door and ash traft under a previous project costs a total of $489,460. Also troubling for the Auditor General was the fact that no document pertaining to contract bore an Engineer’s Estimate. In addition to this, the defects liability period was not stated in the contract. Sharma said that the works comprised the construction of a clay brick furnace equipped with ash traft, three metal doors, chimney and blowpipes. The furnace is constructed within a well ventilated HCB and grill work structure with roof. As at 31 December 2017, Sharma said that amounts totaling $9.677M were paid to the contractor. However, a physical verification of the works revealed overpayments totaling $210,000. The only response
Auditor General, Deodat Sharma the RDC gave to the Auditor General’s findings was that the amount overpaid will be recovered. Sharma nonetheless recommended that the Regional Administration makes every effort to recover the overpayment; ensure that the award of contracts to the highest bidder is justified and that proper documentation of the tendering process is available for audit examination; and proper systems are in place to ensure all works completed are properly inspected and measured before full payments are prepared and made to contractors.
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COI into Lindo Creek killings...
Relatives anxiously await response on COI recommendations Relatives of the Lindo Creek massacre victims are anxiously awaiting a response from the authorities on the findings and recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry, (CoI) into the matter. Back in 2008, miners Dax Arokium, Cedric Arokium, Compton Spiers, Horace Drakes, Clifton Wong, Lancelot Lee, Bonny Harry and Nigel Torres were murdered in their mining camp at Lindo Creek in the Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice Region. Police had blamed the notorious Rondell Rawlins `Fineman’ gang for the ‘Lindo Creek Massacre.’ But the recent Presidential Inquiry into the matter suggested that the gang may not have been responsible for the killings. The COI Report stated that ranks of the Joint Services as the most likely individuals to have committed the crime. The report recommended that the criminal investigation into the massacre be reopened to determine who are really responsible for the murders.
It also recommended compensation for the relatives of the slain men. Additionally, some of the recommendations included offering scholarships to the children of the murdered miners, providing counselling for family members, and financial compensation. The report was handed over to President David Granger last August and relatives have been anticipating a response of the authorities. However, family members who have been seeking closure for many years are yet to have a response and they are growing anxious. “We have been patient with the authorities and waiting for months for officials from the Commission to tell us something; either they tell us or take some form of action. But all we have received so far are promises,” a female relative of one of the slain men stated. The woman noted too that relatives of the murdered men relived the ordeal while testifying at the COI. “We hope that our wait is not in vain and all the work
that was put into that Commission of Inquiry does not prove futile.” “I believe I speak for all of us when I say that we are anxiously awaiting a reaction from the State on the findings and recommendations into the Lindo Creek CoI.” Based on the report, eleven public officials were implicated for failing to properly execute their duties “before and after” the killing of the eight miners. These persons were identified as then President and current Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, along with former Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee. The report stated that the identified officials “failed and/ or neglected to perform their duties in all material respects”. The other individuals are the Director of Public Prosecutions, the then Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Commissioner of Police, the Crime Chief, Deputy Crime Chief, Head of the Office of Professional Responsibility, Head of Police Major Crimes Unit, Police
The eight miners killed at Lindo Creek in 2008.
Commanders of the ‘E’ and ‘F’ Divisions, and Divisional Detective Inspectors of ‘E’ and ‘F’ Divisions. Justice Donald Trotman, who chaired the COI, had noted that during the public hearings, that there were several gaps in the testimonies of police officers and those who were tasked with investigating the murders, as well as, the allegations of the involvement of the Joint Services.
Justice Trotman said the investigative teams were all negligent in carrying out their duties. “There was some investigation but that investigation in the estimation of the Commission was not adequate, was not competent and could not have brought about accurate results,” he was quoted as stating. Based on the Terms of Reference (ToRs) of the Com-
mission of Inquiry, charged the Commissioner to investigate and make findings of fact on all matters in relation to the killings of the eight miners in the Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice R e g i o n i n J u n e 2008. It will also make recommendations on actions to be taken against all persons and/ or organisations that are deemed responsible for the deaths of those persons.
Guyana has most progressive abortion laws in the Caribbean Women terminating pregnancies have been discriminated and viewed under the spectrum of conservative religious morals, severe legal punishments and restrictive legislations worldwide, regardless of the fact that the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized and defined abortion as a human right. Guyana however is among the only three countries in the Caribbean that has legalized the termination of pregnancies (abortions). The country’s abortion laws have been in place since 1995 and allow for women to terminate a pregnancy without facing any legal penalties. In a recent report titled, “Abortion Status in the Caribbean, 2018”, which was aimed at carrying out a comparative analysis of cost, restrictive legislations and barriers to abortions in the Caribbean, it was revealed that of eight Caribbean countries (Curacao, Dominican Repub-
lic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia) it was concluded that Guyana is the only studied country that has abortions readily available upon the request of women.
The survey conducted provided five exemplary conditions under which it is legal for a woman to end her pregnancy, Guyana was the only participant country that accepted the termination of pregnancies under all five of the conditions provided in the study. The conditions mentioned were “to save the pregnant woman’s life, to protect the woman’s health during high risk pregnancy, to protect the mental and physical health of the pregnant woman, to protect the woman in case of a pregnancy caused by incest or rape, to protect
the woman in the case of poor fetal development, in case of woman’s socioeconomic limitations.” But the report also highlighted that even though Guyana seems to have the most progressive abortion laws, the country has yet to uniformly implement the provision of abortion services in its Public Hospitals and Medical Facilities across the country and this may be a contributing factor to maternal deaths caused by unsafe abortion practices. Emphasis was placed on the fact that it’s been more than two decades since abor-
tion was made legal in Guyana, yet the government is still struggling to include safe abortions as a service in the public health system. The report stated that, “In Guyana abortion was legally permitted since 1995 yet only medical doctors and specialists were permitted to carry out the procedure until 2015. Medical personnel are still scarce in comparison with the country’s population.” “Moreover, abortion services are not available in Guyana’s public hospitals. For this reason, our consulted expert states that unsafe abortions had an important role in maternal mortality. Currently, it is expected that access to safe abortions service will become available; this may impact the proportion of maternal deaths.” It was also highlighted that in Guyana, abortion is used as a method of contraception and that a high level of unsafe abortions remains because of unmet family planning. Nonetheless, the discussion about abortion in Guyana does not seem to be going backwards or forward but has stagnated. In this case, the promotion and visibility of public agendas focused on sexual health, family planning and reproductive rights, has been overshadowed by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Inter-sex, and Queer (LGBTIQ) advo-
cacy groups public discussion. The report explained that, “Abortion is legal in Guyana under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act No. 7. of June 14, 1995.” But “in 2008, the Government theoretically cleared the way for public hospitals to perform abortion, but public hospitals only provided abortions to women with on-going complications like incomplete abortions.” It further highlighted that “it wasn’t until recent years that medical abortion was made somewhat accessible in the country. The situation changed because the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association submitted a demand to the Higher Court in 2015 to allow, on the basis of the Medical Termination Act, that second level care professionals could administer medical abortions. Before this ruling, public health ministries did not offer abortion services; these were limited to certain private clinics at a high cost. In 2016, The Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association started to offer medical abortions as part of their programme.” Guyana is therefore equipped with the potential to act in leadership and teach other Caribbean states how to reform their legislations and views in order to give women more freedom to access abortion services.
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ready to occupy”. But Armogan argued that there was a lack of co-ordination between the health department and the administration. “When were the deficiencies identified? Was the contractor asked to correct those deficiencies? So many questions, this again is not acceptable. We can’t come three years after and say that the reason why the thing is not opened yet is because of structure deficiencies, it should have been identified weeks after, not years”. He then told the Director of Health to ensure that the buildings are cleaned and put into operation. He was given two months to get it done. Meanwhile, when Kaieteur News visited the Platanker Health centre on Friday, nurses and hospital cleaning staff were cleaning the building, which was infested with wasp (marabunta) nests. The compound was also being weeded. Kaieteur News was not permitted to enter, since one nurse said that the Director of Health had not granted clearance. However, residents said that it was the first time they had seen “so many nurses or anybody really at the building since it was built two years ago”. One resident said, “a nurse does only come and check the building and then go away back”. When asked how they access health care in the area, many complained that they travelled to the New Amsterdam Hospital and sometimes the Sister’s Health Centre. They added that it takes close to two hours to reach New Amsterdam. One resident claimed it costs between $10,000$15,000 for a trip to New Amsterdam. They are hopeful that the health centre will be operating very soon.
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83 journalists murdered for... (From page 19) the world and the number continues to grow. FATHER BERNARDE DARKE,KAIETEUR NEWS PRESSMEN In Guyana, the list of media workers is thankfully short. In July 1979, British Jesuit and Catholic Standard photographer, Father Bernard Darke SJ, was stabbed to death as he took photos of a demonstration in Georgetown, Guyana On August 8, 2006, Kaieteur News pressmen Chetram Persaud ; Eion
Wegman; Richard Stewart; Shazeem Mohamed and Mark Maikoo were ruthlessly executed by a group of gunmen at the newspaper’s Eccles, East Bank Demerara printery. Last Friday, (November 2) the United Nations commemorated International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The day draws attention to the low global conviction rate for violent crimes against journalists and media workers, estimated at only one in every ten cases. On 2 November, organizations and individuals world-
wide are encouraged to talk about the unresolved cases in their countries, and write to government and intra-governmental officials to demand action and justice. UNESCO organizes an awareness-raising campaign on the findings of the UNESCO Director-General's biennial Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity,[3] which catalogues the res p o n ses of states to UNESCO’s formal request for updates on progress in cases of killings of journalists and media workers.
Russian adventurers impressed by Guyana’s rich blend of cultures... (From page 15) week, with them embarking on their journey for the next country today. The expedition took the men across Europe, through Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Austria, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Italy, France, Monaco, Andorra, Spain, and Gibraltar – before finally arriving in Morocco. They then headed down Africa’s west coast, through Benin, Mauritania, Senegal,
the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Togo; also cutting through Nigeria, Cameroon, and The Congo. They then traveled through the Congo, Angola, Namibia, and South Africa
where they embarked on their trip to South America traveling through Brazil and Paraguay, with the UAZ van traveling to Guyana by boat. The next stop in the expedition is Panama, with the UAZ travelling by boat.
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Ethiopias Desisa takes NYC Marathon, Keitany is women’s winner
Kenya’s Mary Keitany crosses the line to win the women’s race. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)
Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa crosses the finish line to win the Professional Men’s race. (REUTERS/ Brendan McDermid)
Monday November 05, 2018 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) You're likely to enjoy today's change of tone, Aries. Don't you feel a need to take friendships beyond the superficial level? Perhaps you should reestablish contact with some former friends
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Today's aspects ask you to make more of an effort. You will have to come back down to Earth and join the rest of us mere mortals. You may be cultivating yourindependence a bit too much.
TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Today, Taurus, you can expect to be somewhat more enterprising in your relationships. You may find new friends or enjoy spending quality time with some old ones.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) You can interpret today's aspects in several ways, Scorpio. The planetary configurations correspond to a search for space, whether physical or intellectual.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Recent aspects have allowed you to affirm yourself at work and, in a more general way, cement some aspects of your personality. Now you will be consolidating things.
SAGIT (Nov. 22–Dec. 21) In navigating the seas of your emotional life, you may feel as though you've made a great effort over the past month. You've been available and conciliatory and have done your best to maintain harmony.
CANCER (June 21–July 22) Today's planetary aspects herald the beginning of an especially agreeable period. You will carry confidence, c l a r i t y, a n d p o s itive influence wherever you go. You've used up a lot of your reserves recently and made it to this stage just in the nick of time.
CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) With today's celestial configuration, your emotional universe will once again glow with positive energy. You will be meeting more people, and your encounters are likely to be more profound.
LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Today's planetary configurations indicate that this would be a good moment to get rid of everything that's still holding you back from an impending rebirth, Leo.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) For you, Aquarius, the changing planetary configuration portends a period of timidity. You will probably go out less, introduce yourself to fewer new people, and be less prone to show off.
VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Today's planetary configurations indicate that you can expect a very profitable period coming up, Virgo. You've worked hard lately, and it's only natural that you should finally arrive at this stage.
PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) You may have spent the past few weeks exploring new horizons, meeting new people, going out more frequently in the evening, or even making short trips away from home.
(Reuters) - Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa used a powerful surge to win his first New York City Marathon in five tries and Kenya’s Mary Keitany claimed a fourth women’s crown with a dominant victory yesterday. Desisa finally made it to the top of the podium with a strong closing mile to win in an unofficial two hours, five minutes and 59 seconds as he and fellow Ethiopian Shura Kitata (2:06:01) passed defending champion Geoffrey Kamworor, who finished third in 2:06:26. “Today is my day. I am very, very happy,” said Desisa, a two-time Boston Marathon winner who had finished second in New York in 2014 and third in 2015 and 2017. “I (was) thinking this year to be a champion,” Desisa said. “I’m very thirsty to be the champion. I’ve been second. I’ve been third. This year I decided to be champion because I had the training.” Kitata, 22, led much of the race before Kamworor moved in front of the Ethiopians around the 23rd mile. But his African challengers were not done with Desisa holding off Kitata in the final mile. Keitany, second to American Shalane Flanagan in 2017 after three New York victories, returned to the top with a runaway performance. The 36year-old won by more than three minutes in 2:22:48. “Last year I was second but I did not give up,” said Keitany, who returned home to train. “I worked very hard for the victory. She had won in 2014, 2015 and 2016 before Flanagan ended the streak. London champion and fellow Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot was a distant second in 2:26:02 as Flanagan closed to third in 2:26:22 in what may have been her last competi-
tive marathon. “It’s such an honour being the defending champion,” Flanagan said. “I could not pass coming back.” Molly Huddle was fourth in 2:26:44 and Boston Marathon winner Des Linden sixth (2:27:51) in a solid showing by American women. American Daniel Romanchuk surprised threetime champion Marcel Hug of Switzerland for an historic men’s wheelchair win. The 20-year-old
Romanchuk became the youngest New York winner and the first American champion in clocking an unofficial 1:36:21 to nip Hug by one second. The title was the second major win for Romanchuk, who also won Chicago in October. Swiss Manuela Schar defended her women’s title, overtaking American Tatyana McFadden for the victory in 1:50.27. McFadden clocked 1:50:48.
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NBA roundup: Harden leads Rockets to win in return James Harden scored 25 points, dished seven assists and added four steals as the visiting Houston Rockets pulled away for a 96-88 win over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Carmelo Anthony (17 points) and James Ennis III (15 points) were among three other Rockets to finish in double figures. Houston earned its second win in a row after losing the previous four. Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 21 points during an unusual night in which he shot 4 of 16 from the field and 12 of 13 from the free-throw line. Jabari Parker added 15 points on 6-for-12 shooting for the Bulls, who have dropped four in a row. Harden, playing in his first game after missing three straight because of a strained left hamstring, scored 11 points unanswered during the third quarter. He hit back-to-back 3pointers, sank a pair of free throws and made another 3-pointer to increase Houston’s lead from 60-59 to 71-59. Pacers 102, Celtics 101 Victor Oladipo capped a wild finish with a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds remaining, delivering host Indiana a tight victory over Boston. After sweeping two games at Indiana last season, the Celtics appeared headed for another road success when Kyrie Irving hit consecutive 3-pointers in the final 1:08, the second putting Boston up 101-97 with just 38.1 seconds remaining. But after Oladipo (24 points, 12 rebounds) cut the deficit in half with two free throws with 29.2 seconds
Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) shoots against Chicago Bulls forward Wendell Carter Jr. (34) during the second half at United Center. (Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports) left, the Pacers got a shot at the win after Irving couldn’t complete a drive with 11.7 seconds to go. Oladipo got the defensive rebound and, a few seconds later, connected from 27 feet for the game-winner. 76ers 109, Pistons 99
Joel Embiid poured in 32 of his game-high 39 points in the first half, helping host Philadelphia avenge an earlier overtime loss to Detroit with an easy victory. Embiid outdueled Blake Griffin, who totaled 38 points, as the 76ers
won for the fourth time in their last five games. The Pistons were dealt their fourth straight defeat. Embiid scored Philadelphia’s first seven points in what turned into a 25-11 game-opening run that gave the 76ers a lead they never relinquished. Hawks 123, Heat 118 Veteran Vince Carter scored the go-ahead basket and added an assist and a free throw in the final minutes to help Atlanta seal a victory over visiting Miami. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for Atlanta while extending Miami’s skid to three games. Carter (12 points) knocked down a jumper with 2:39 left to give Atlanta a 120-118 lead, then set up Kent Bazemore’s bucket with 2:00 left to put the Hawks ahead for good. Atlanta also got 24 points and 15 assists from Trae Young, who suffered through a 2-for-8 shooting night on 3-pointers. Spurs 109, Pelicans 95 LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan paced the way for host San Antonio, which handed New Orleans its fifth straight loss. Aldridge scored 22 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out six assists, and DeRozan recorded 26 points as the Spurs won their fourth straight. Patty Mills and Marco Belinelli added 15 and 14 points, respectively, off the bench. Jrue Holiday led the Pelicans with a season-high 29 points and eight assists. Nikola Mirotic had a 22-point, 16-rebound double-
double, and Anthony Davis scored 17 points on 5-of-13 shooting for New Orleans, which began the season 4-0 before its skid. Nuggets 103, Jazz 88 Gary Harris scored 20 points, Jamal Murray had 19 and host Denver used a big fourth quarter to beat Utah. Nikola Jokic had 16 assists and 10 rebounds, but missed a tripledouble with just seven points for Denver, which outscored Utah 3515 in the final quarter. The Jazz, who have lost three in a row, got a scare when Donovan Mitchell was helped off the court midway through the fourth. He was favoring his left leg but returned a few minutes later. Mitchell, who sat out Friday’s loss to Memphis with a right hamstring injury he tweaked We d n e s d a y a t M i n n e s o t a , scored 16 points. Hornets 126, Cavaliers 94 Jeremy Lamb scored a seasonhigh 19 points, and host Charlotte rolled to an easy victory over struggling Cleveland. The Hornets were able to snap a nine-game losing streak to the Cavaliers and had lost 13 of 14 to Cleveland during LeBron James’ second run with the team. The Cavs are 1-8 to start this season. The Hornets led by as many as 13 in the first half but settled for a 59-52 halftime lead. Then came the deluge as Charlotte outscored Cleveland 34-21 in the third period for a 93-73 lead. From there, the lead increased to as many as 32 in the fourth quarter.
Khachanov shocks Djokovic to win Paris crown
PARIS (Reuters) - Karen Khachanov caused one of the shocks of the tennis year by overpowering Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-4 in the Paris Masters final yesterday to end the Serbian’s remarkable spell of dominance in the men’s game. The 22-year-old Russian has for some time been seen as one of the rising young talents of the sport but few could have envisaged his demolition of the Serbian superstar, who was on a threemonth, 22-match winning streak. Djokovic was expected to celebrate his return to world number one on Monday with a record-extending fifth Paris title but he went down in one hour 37 minutes amid a hail of 31 crushing winners from the Muscovite’s racket. “To finish my season like this is a dream,” Khachanov told the crowd in the Bercy arena, explaining that Djokovic had always been an inspiration to him. He even took a leaf out of the Serb’s book of celebrations by bending down to kiss the Centre Court. “Maybe I’m not cry-
Russia’s Karen Khachanov celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes) ing, but still I’m really happy,” he told reporters later. Khachanov, a strapping 1.98-metre huge hitter with surprisingly fleet movement around the court for such a big man, took advantage of Djokovic being a little under the weather after a week struggling with flu-like symptoms. Yet even though the Serb
admitted he had not recovered physically after his epic three-hour win over Roger Federer in Saturday’s semi-final, he had nothing but praise for the outstanding quality of Khachanov’s attacking game. “All credit to Karen, he did a great job today. He deserves the trophy,” Djokovic told the crowd. Earning his fourth
straight win over a top-10 player this week, Khachanov, whose muscular game resembles that of his childhood hero Marat Safin, a Russian threetimes winner in Paris, picked up the biggest title of his burgeoning career. It was his third triumph of the year, all on indoor hard courts, and will rocket
Khachanov from 18th in the world to a career-high 11th on Monday. Even better news for a sport always on the lookout for the next bright young thing to challenge the established order of Djokovic, Federer and Rafa Nadal, Khachanov showed why he has the weapons and temperament to offer them a real threat. “I’m sure we’ll see a lot of great games from him in the future,” conceded Djokovic. What was most impressive about Khachanov’s victory was the manner in which he bullied Djokovic around the court with the depth and booming accuracy of his groundstrokes and his confidence in his ventures to the net. The only previous time they had met, Djokovic crushed the Russian in straight sets at Wimbledon and, briefly, it seemed as if the same fate could await Khachanov again as he was out-rallied to go 3-1 down in the opening set. Instead, up against a great champion looking for a fourth consecutive tournament win, following his victories at the
Cincinnati Masters, the U.S. Open and the Shanghai Masters, the chess-loving Russian changed his strategy. “After that, my intensity (changed), I stepped in more inside the court, started to move him and maybe he didn’t expect that,” said Khachanov, who did not give up another break point in the rest of the match with his pinpoint, heavy serving. Constantly keeping the master of defence on the back foot, he converted a decisive break point at 5-5 with an irretrievable backhand at full stretch before taking the set in 57 minutes. Then, with Djokovic clearly breathing harder, he earned the decisive break to go 2-1 up in the second set after the Serbian pushed a weary-looking backhand into the net. Yet Djokovic did not sound too dismayed, saying he hoped to be physically 100 percent for the ATP Tour finals which start in London next Sunday. “I’m going to be number one tomorrow, officially. What more can I ask for? I mean, I had a most amazing last five months of the year.”
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GUYSUCO takes Ministry of Agriculture Cricket title
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formidable GUYSUCO team, which included three Berbice InterCounty players, beat the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDA) by 51 runs in the Ministry of Agriculture ‘ A g r i c u l t u r e m o n t h ’s ’ Tapeball cricket final last Friday on the National Park Tarmac. October each year is designated Agriculture Month and the Ministry’s Sports Day is one of the activities that are observed in October, but because the Sports Day was held on a Friday this year’s event which included Football, Basketball, Dominoes and Card Games and novelty games like Beer drinking, Shandy drinking, Buns eating, Three-legged race, Sack Race, Lime and Spoon Race, was held last Friday. With victories over NIDA, GLDA and Hydro Met on their road to the final GUYSCUCO started as favourites against a team which defeated MMA, Fisheries and NDIA in their preliminary matches. The final, which was scheduled to commence at 12 noon, eventually began two hours late. Before the cricket began there was the playing of the National Anthem, a Prayer, remarks by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Miss Delma Nedd and the Director of Sports Christopher Jones
The prize winners and officials. who took the salute at the March past, lighted the torch and bowled the first ball. GUYSUCO batted first in the 10-over game and former Guyana U-19 batsman Adrian Singh who scored 107 in a 207-run opening stand with former Berbice youth player Troy Matheson against GLDA, was bowled for a duck in the first over before another ex Berbice player; Keon Sinclair skied a catch to point after hitting a couple of sixes. However, Konal Mangal played some enterprising shots in an aggressive 60 to take GUYSUCO to 142-6 in 10 overs before restricting
GRDA to 92-8 when their 10 overs expired as GUYSUCO, who had earlier won the one Lap run with the To r c h , w e r e c r o w n e d Champions. GSA won the (Sack race), Fisheries (Buns eating), GRDB (late for work), GSA (Beer drinking), MMA (Shady drinking), GSA (3-Leg race), Fisheries (100m male) and Hydro Met (100m female). Alana Gaffer, who organised the Event, said the major benefit of this sports day is to bring cohesiveness amongst the staff of the different agencies since staff from the all the agencies participate. (Sean Devers)
Director of Sports Christopher Jones bowls the first ball to Adrian Singh.
3rd Annual NSC’s Special Needs School sports concludes with swimming and Athletics
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he third National S p o r t s Commission (NSC) annual two-day Special Needs Schools sports concluded Saturday with swimming at the Colgrain pool and Athletics at the GDF after the first day featured team Sports for the first time at the National Gymnasium. Saturday at the Colgrain Pool there was a 25-yard aquatic walk for Physically
Special Schools Swimming medal winners take time out for a photo at the Colgrain Pool. Challenged with Male and female being merged as there were many no-shows. There was a 25-yard kickboard event for 15-&-
Under male and female which was also merged and a 25-yard backstroke Open for male and females for the Intellectually disabled
or ‘slow learners’ and it was a day of fun for p h y s i c a l l y a n d intellectually challenged children.
At the GDF ground a large gathering of parents and teachers turned out to cheer the youngsters on and after delivering his address
Director of Sports Christopher Jones participated in a 100-meters race with the excited children. (Sean Devers)
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GCB/ MOE Female U-17 T20 Franchise League
Gentle’s stunning form continues with unbeaten ton for E/Bank
Afruica Gentle was on fire as she blasted an unbeaten ton at Bush Lot yesterday. The Bush Lot ground was set on fire by 17-year-old MVP Afrucia Gentle as she continued her stunning form with an unbeaten 109 against West Berbice as she followed up scores of 89 run out and 55 not out her last two innings to give East Bank an emphatic 60 runs victory in the latest round of the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U-17 female Franchise League played yesterday at Enterprise on the East Coast of Demerara and Bush Lot in West Berbice. Essequibo crushed Upper Corentyne and Lower Corentyne humbled East Coast in the other matches played yesterday. The powerful Gentle, who also plays Tennis, got support from Shamya Daniels who chipped in with 15 not out as East Bank rattled up 187-1 in 20 overs. Tia Issacs took the lone wicket to fall for West Berbice, who were restricted to 127-9 when their 20 overs expired. Six was the most runs scored by a batter, while extras top scored with 121 runs. Shamaya Daniels grabbed 325 and Gentle took 2-37 to move to seven wickets in the tournament. At Enterprise, Essequibo beat Upper Corentyne by 31 runs after reaching 78-2 in a game reduced to 10 overs due to early morning showers. Lisa Charles top scored with an aggressive 40 from 14 balls with eight boundaries as Britney McAllye took one wicket. Upper Corentyne struggled to 47 from 10 overs
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Forde edges out Missigher for top spot South America 10K road race 2nd leg
Cleveland Forde continued his stellar form in the three-leg, South American 10K road race when he finished ahead of his rival Winston Missigher by two seconds to cross the finish line first at the National Park yesterday afternoon during a one to five finish for the Guyanese. Forde ran a time of 34 minutes 07 seconds for the top prize of US$1000, while Missigher finished in 34 minutes 09 seconds, and Cleveland Thomas was third in 34 minutes 18 seconds, in the very closely competed race. Jonathan Fagundes was fourth, while Rickie Williams was fifth. Devaughn ‘Scooby’ Barrington who was leading the race at the 5k mark
couldn’t keep up with the pace and fell off completely from the podium. In the first leg which was ran in Suriname the previous weekend, it was a similar one-two-three finish for the Guyanese men with Forde edging Missigher by one second for the win with Cleveland Thomas coming in third as was the case yesterday. On the distaff end during the second leg which was competed under overcast conditions along the route which began at the GTT Earth’s Station on Carifesta Avenue and proceed towards the University of Guyana (UG) road on the Rupert Craig Highway and returning for the finish in the National Park, Kenisha Pascal of Grenada
took the top spot. The Islander was followed by Guyana’s Shema Tyrell in second, Kezra Murray in third and Alliyah Moore in fourth. Daniel Harvey of Running Braves athletics club won the junior males category, while Leyanna Charles of GDF won the Junior female category. In addition to the top prize, the second place finishers in both the male and female Open categories pocketed US$600, third US$400, fourth US$300, while the top juniors pocketed grants/ vouchers valued at US$100, US$75, US$50, US$25 from first to fourth respectively. The third and final leg of the Region’s most prolific annual 10k series will be staged Sunday in Panama.
First ever Churches Futsal C/Ship set for MSC hard court tomorrow Several churches have been invited to send teams to participate in the first Inter Church Futsal championship tomorrow at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court. The Praise Tabernacle Assembly of God Church of Watooka, Linden has taken up the challenge to plan this championship which will bring the best futsal players
from the churches to battle for trophies and other prizes which bounces off at 9:00hrs. Interested churches form the various denominations who would have teams play in the inaugural futsal tournament are advised to contact Pastor Selwyn Sills of the Praise Tabernacle AOG Church on 624-3834 to ensure their participation and to be brought up to speed with the
rules which will govern this tournament. The one day tournament will also have the side line fun and other attractions along with the main event of clubs contesting for the trophies which will be at stake. Churches will be allowed two teams and a registration fee of $2,000 will be the entrance fee for each team.
Dominoes action set for Turning Point tomorrow Mark Wiltshire (right) accepts the cheque from Mahase Lalldeo.
Player of the match Shemika Edwards collects her reward. with no batter passing five. Analesia D’Aguiar (2-8), Onicia Stoby (2-11) and Lalitha Patterson (1- 8) conspired to bowl their team to victory. In the second match at Enterprise, East Coast won the toss and scored 69-3 in the game which was reduced to 15 overs. Shemika Edwards finished unbeaten on 22, while Shanaza Majeed was also there at the end on 14. Skipper Lafona Gilgeous grabbed 2-8, while Nivaneen Ramnauth took 1-15. Lower Corentyne in reply, raced to their total, scoring 70-6 in 11 overs, Gilgeous top
scoring with 12 to win by four wickets. Tillaya Mohamed captured 2-12 while Shemika Edwards, Sarah Amin and Vinita Ballkishun picked up a wicket each The action continues today with double headers set for DCC in the City and Enterprise on the East Coast. East Coast face-off with West Berbice in the f i r s t g a m e b e f o r e We s t Demerara play Upper Corent yne at Enterprise, while Essequibo oppose Georgetown and Lower Corentyne battle East Bank at DCC. The first match at each ground starts 09:00hrs.
Senior Organising Secretary of the Georgetown Dominoes Association Mark Wiltshire will be staging a dominoes competition tomorrow at Turning Point. Entrance fee is $12,000
and the winning team will take home a trophy and $100,000, runner up a trophy and $60,000 and third place a trophy and $40,000. Meanwhile, Southland International Inc is the latest
entity to show their support for the event. The entity’s representative Mahase Lalldeo recently presented a cheque to Wiltshire. Interested teams can contact Wiltshire on 665-5855.
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Windies fall as India survive Thomas burst to take series lead
Dinesh Karthik played with a cool head to guide India’s chase ©AFP KOLKATA, India, CMC – West Indies made a fist of it but the lack of runs courtesy another batting implosion proved their downfall, as they slipped to a five-wicket defeat to India in the opening Twenty20 International here yesterday. Defending an inadequate 109 at Eden Gardens, West Indies were in the contest after reducing the hosts to 45 for four in the eighth over, as debutant fast bowler Oshane Thomas produced a fiery spell to unsettle the top order. But India steadied themselves through a fifth-wicket partnership between Dinesh Karthik and Manish Pandey, to get over the line with 13 balls remaining and extend West Indies’ misery on tour. Karthik top-scored with an unbeaten 31 off 34 deliveries while debutant Krunal Pandya chipped in with 21 not out off nine balls, delivering India’s 12th victory in their last 15 T20 Internationals for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
The 21-year-old Thomas, who made his international debut in the just concluded one-day series, shone brightly with two for 21 from four overs which included 17 dot balls, while skipper Carlos Brathwaite was outstanding with two for 11 from his four overs. West Indies had earlier fallen apart spectacularly to finish on 109 for eight off their 20 overs – their lowest-ever total against the Indians and their eighth lowest overall. All-rounder Fabian Allen, on debut, top-scored with 27 from 20 deliveries but he was the only one to pass 20. Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav continued his excellent run on the tour, claiming three for 13 from his four overs, as West Indies lost wickets from the outset and never recovered. The rot set in from early when Denesh Ramdin wafted at a wide ball from seamer Umesh Yadav and feathered a catch through to Dinesh Karthik for two with 10 runs on the board in the third over.
Fast bowler Oshane Thomas celebrates one of his two wickets during the opening T20 International at Eden Gardens. (Photo courtesy BCCI Media) Tragedy followed in the very next over when Shai Hope (14) called Shimron Hetmyer (10) for a sharp single but then hesitated, and comically ended up at the non-striker’s end with his partner, in a devastating run out. The left-handed Hetmyer learnt little from the experience and skied a pull at a short ball in the next over from pacer Jasprit Bumrah, for wicketkeeper Karthik snare the catch running around to short square leg. Veteran Kieron Pollard’s return to international cricket for the first time in 15 months was met with disappointment, labouring 26 balls over his 14 before failing to clear long on in the 10th over from left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya. And Darren Bravo’s first appearance for West Indies in two years was also an unflattering one, the left-hander scoring just five before tugging Kuldeep to Shikhar Dhawan at long on in the 11th over. When Rovman Powell (4)
and Brathwaite (4) perished at the hands of Kuldeep seven runs and 15 balls apart, the Windies were rocking at 63 for seven in the 15th over and in danger of falling for under the 100-run mark. But Allen arrived to lash four fours, adding 24 for the eighth wicket with Keemo Paul (15 not out), as West Indies passed triple figures thanks to the best stand of the innings. Thomas then gave West Indies a sensational start when he removed openers Rohit Sharma (6) and Dhawan (3) cheaply to leave India on 16 for two in the third over. First, the right-arm Thomas got one to bounce and jag back and clip the Rohit’s inside edge, for Ramdin to take a smart catch above his head going to his left at the end of the first over. In his next over, Thomas completely up-ended Dhawan with a quick one that straightened and removed middle stump, beating the lefthander’s uncertain prod for
pace. Brathwaite piled on the pressure in a stingy spell, forcing an impetuous Rishabh Pant (1) to sky to Bravo at cover point in the sixth over and then getting KL Rahul (16) to pull a short one into Bravo’s lap at deep square leg in the eighth over. Karthik, who belted three fours and a six, repaired the
innings alongside Pandey who made 19 off 24 balls before pushing one that stopped in the pitch back to debutant left-arm spinner Khary Pierre at the end of the 15th. However, India required only a further 27 runs from 30 balls at that stage and Pandya upped the tempo with three fours in a breezy knock to see his side home.
Australia thrashed by South Africa to lose record seventh consecutive ODI BBC Sport - Australia lost a record seventh consecutive one-day international as South Africa cruised to victory by six wickets in Perth.
In their first international of the home summer, Australia were reduced to 8-3 and 66-6 before being dismissed for 152 in only 38.1 overs.
Proteas pace bowler Dale Steyn, returning after a lengthy injury lay-off, took 218. The tourists chased down the target with 20.4 overs to spare. World Cup holders Australia have now lost 17 of their past 19 ODIs. This was their first home match since the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in March. Bowler Nathan Coulter-
Nile was one of just two Australia players to score more than 15 - top-scoring with 34 batting at nine, while South African seamer Andile Phehlukwayo claimed 3-33. The second game of the three-match series takes place at Adelaide on Friday. ‘It makes you want to vomit’ Australia great Shane Warne has criticised Cricket Australia’s new “buzz words,” saying they are nothing more than “verbal diar-
rhoea”. Photographs of the team’s changing room at the new stadium in Perth, which showed a number of slogans painted on the wall including one saying “elite honesty”, were mocked on social media. Speaking on Fox Sports, Warne said: “Forget all the words, forget the verbal diarrhoea and all that sort of stuff. That’s just rubbish. “Seriously, it makes you want to vomit. At the end of
the day, cricket is a simple game and it’s a performancebased game.” The new slogans were introduced following a scathing review into the culture of Australian cricket. Scores: Australia 152 (38.1 overs): Coulter-Nile 34, Phehlukwayo 3-33. South Africa 153-4 (29.2 overs): De Kock 47, Stoinis 3-16. Result: South Africa won by six wickets.
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Stage of Champions 3
Suriname’s Setropawiro take overall title, Guyana’s Sammy, Campbell, Bennett excel
Athletes display their double biceps during the overall posing routine winner Wendell Setropawiro is at left.
Light Middleweight winner Shawn Roberts (right) and Shimroon Sookermanny. By Zaheer Mohamed
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odybuilding fans were given much to cheer about as Bodybuilders from several countries display fruits of their labour when the Stage of Champions three was held on Saturday night at Theatre Guild in Kingston. The beauty of a round in which the athletes challenged each other to specific poses to win points thus decided their own fate, created much excitement. After the athletes displayed their chiseled and well toned muscles in the various categories, it was S u r i n a m e ’ s We n d e l l Setropawiro who took the overall title. It was the final event of the night which pits the
winners from the various bodybuilding categories and after thrilling the fans, Setropawiro of Suriname who had definition and mass deservedly took the coveted title, while Guyanese Marlon Bennett, one of the crowd favourites, finished second. Third place went to Shawn Roberts of Suriname, Caipous Cipriani of Guyana was fourth and Jejpaul Sammy of Guyana fifth. Jejpaul Sammy won the Bantamweight category, while fellow Guyanese Faraad Mohamed took second place followed by another Guyanese Jhan Sham Goberdan and Vrjas Mc Hutciverson of Trinidad and Tobago. The top three spots in the Lightweight category were taken by Marlon Bennett,
Guyana’s Jermin Jones placed second in the heavyweight category. Donald Lindie and Darius Ramsammy in that order; all
of Guyana. Carjous Cipriani of Guyana won the Welterweight segment, while his team mate Ravindra Persaud took the runner up spot. The Men’s Physique was a close call, but it handed Guyana another gold as Emmerson Campbell took the top podium spot, while Rudolph Gerowcosta of Suriname placed second followed by Randal Haakmat of Suriname, Riandeno Josafaith of Suriname and Brendon Francis of Trinidad and Tobago in that order. The Miss Bikini segment got the crowd on their feet and after going through their paces on stage, Stefini TjonA-San of Suriname took top honours, while Jawelle Singoojojo and Priscilla
Calor both of Suriname placed second and third respectively; Melissa Seaforth of Antigua was fourth and Jennifer Gordon of Guyana was fifth. Shawn Roberts of Suriname won the Light Middleweight segment, while Shimroon Sookermanny of Trindad and Tobago took the runner up spot. Wendell Setropawiro of Suriname won the Heavyweight category, while Jermin Jones of Guyana placed second followed by Guyanese Carlos Petterson in third place and Desmond Patterson of St. Maarten in fourth. The event was sponsored by Fitness Express, Sabina Farms, Camille’s Institute,
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Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers School football league
Vergenoegen hammer St. Rose’s 6-0
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he GUYOIL Tradewind Tankers School Football League continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground with five scheduled matches which saw wins for Lodge and Vergenoegen, while there was a walkover victory for Uitvlugt against Charlestown and
Ricky Stuart and Dorwin George (right) scored one goal each in Lodge’s win over Queen’s College.
Bishop’s High held Christianburg/Wismar Secondary to a goalless stalemate. Ronaldo Macey netted a hattrick for the West Coast Demerara based Vergenoegen during their 6-0 rout of St. Rose’s. His goals came in the fifth, 42nd and 44th minutes. In the big win, Troy Skeete netted a
brace in the 33rd and 49th minutes while Brentnol Bobb added the sixth goal with his solitary successful strike. Meanwhile, Queen’s College was outdone by Lodge that was led by one goal each from Rickie Stuart in the 41st minute and Dorwin George in the 47th minute.
Vergenoegen goalscorers from left, Brenton Bobb, Troy Skeete and Ronaldo Macey. Lodge Secondary are now top of the league points’ standing after winning all four of their games, accumulating 12 points, surpassing CWSS (10 points) that were held by Bishops’ yesterday. Full day’s results are as follows Charlestown vs Uitvlugt (Uitvlugt won via walk over)
Wismar Christianburg 0 vs Bishop 0 Lodge 2-0 Queen’s College Rickie Stuart 41st minute Dorwin George 47th minute Vergenoegen 6-0 St. Rose’s Ronaldo Macey 5, 42, 44 Troy Skeete 33,49 Brentnol Bobb
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Persaud, Sukhram take male and female Guyana Open Golf honours Respective prize winners with their accolades after the presentation.
Avinash Persaud and Christine Sukhram emerged as the male and female winners when the Guyana Open Golf tournament concluded yesterday at Lusignan Golf Course. Persaud shot a 144 gross, while Sukhram scored a 171 gross tally to emerge as the best
among the large field of competitors. The action and presentation of prizes brought to a culmination two days of keen competition among both local and overseas golfers in the biggest tournament on the local calendar. See full details in tomorrow’s edition.
NBS 40-over 2nd division cricket
Gittens & Ramdeen’s 220 stand spurs MYO to win
- Azeeze’s 4-3 & unbeaten 33 give TSC victory
TSC’s Azim Azeeze followed his 4-3 with an unbeaten 33 at DCC yesterday.
MYO’s Chien Gittens (117) & Khemray Ramdeen (85) put together a 220 third wicket stand yesterday at MYO
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fter overnight and early morning rain, yesterday afternoon was bright and sunny as action in New Building Society (NBS) 40-over Second Division continued with wins for MYO at the MYO ground and TSC at DCC. At MYO, Chien Gittens’ 117 from 68 balls with 14 fours and five sixes powered MYO to 330 from their 40 overs. He shared in a 220-run third wicket stand with Khemraj Ramdeen who made 85 with from 62 balls with 11 fours.
The pair joined forces with MYO on 43-2 when Abdool Kumar (18) was removed by Riyad Sattaur and with an array of scintillating shots on the small ground, took the score to 263-3 when Dwayne Adam trapped Ramdeen LBW. Sarfraz Esau (47) and Anthony King (20) chipped in before Adams got rid of Gittens to finish with 2-40. Sattuar (2-65) and Travis Mohamed (2-63) were also among the wickets in expensive spells for Everest who were restricted to 149-9
after recovering from 14-4 with Gittens and Timour Ayume removing the first four batsmen. Richie Looknauth, who hit eight fours in 60 and Matthew Nandu with 38, revived the position, while Dinesh Mangal (22) also offered fight towards the end in a losing cause. Gittens, Travis Mohamed, King and Parmanand Pasram picked up two wickets for MYO. At DCC, in a game reduced to 30 overs, Sophia led by an attractive 43 from Dwayne Peters, who
slammed five fours and five sixes lifted Sophia from a precarious position of 3-9 before they were dismissed for reach 114 in 17.4 overs. TSC replied with 115-1 in 6. 2 overs. After 21-year-old pacer Akeem Redman captured three wickets in four balls, the on-fire Peters dominated a 51 partnership with Miguel Vaughn (6) before Vaughn was taken at mid-off as the expensive Redman stuck again at 60-4. Peters hit Redman for two sixes and flicked him for four before stroking
the lively Duncan Charles for another boundary before he was LBW to Keon Morris. Zalim Rasheed hit two fours and a six in a cameo 22 and Anand Persaud (19) also reached double figures as Azeez polished off the tail to finish with 4-3 from 1.2 overs. Redman, who bowled a wide on his hat-trick ball, had 4-47 while Morris took 2-22. TSC started their chase with all guns blazing and raced to 62 in five overs before Devon Nandan, who
took 22 from Malcolm Morris’ second over, was trapped LBW for 32 with four sixes and a four at 62-1 as the Morris had the only wicket to fall. Azeez joined the lefthanded Adrian Hinds, twice caught off ‘Free Hits’ to take TSC to an emphatic ninewicket with 23.4 overs to spare. Azeez followed up his 43 with an unbeaten 33 decorated with two sixes and three fours, while Hinds was undefeated on 28 with two sixes and three fours. (Sean Devers)
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Concacaf U-20 Championship USA 2018
The National U-20 team during yesterday’s warm up session.
Junior Jaguars endeavor to represent the nation with pride By Franklin Wilson in Florida, USA Compliments of Industrial Safety Supplies, Secure Innovation & Concepts and Fitness Express National sportsmen and women should always be applauded whenever they are selected to represent the Land of Many Waters and the athletes too, in return must show that appreciation by giving it their all on the battle field. The National Under-20 team here in Florida, representing at the historic Concacaf Under-20 Championship which is featuring all 34 affiliated Member Associations of the Confederation has endeavored to represent Guyana with pride since the players see this opportunity as a huge privilege and honour. Kaieteur Sport took the opportunity yesterday before their practice session on Field #8 here at the IMG A c a d e m y, B r a d e n t o n , Florida to chat with six of the young talented Junior Jaguars on their experience thus far and how they see this opportunity to don national colours among the almost 680 players from 34 nations which represents the future of the Confederation. Guyana’s Captain, the smart and composed Jeremy Garnett, who missed the opening match which the Jaguars lost 0-4 to Guatemala on Friday last due to College commitments at LSU of Alexandria in the USA, joined the team on Saturday night. Jeremy was the first to chat with Kaieteur Sport on the importance of this competition and the joy of leading his fellow countrymen as a central defender but can also fit into the holding midfield role or wing back, if called upon. ”I haven’t played a game
as yet but I am pleased to be a part of this programme. It’s an honour for me to represent my nation, it’s always an honour to wear the colours and I’m joyful to be among amongst these talented players and the coaching staff and will do my best.” Garett noted that being the Captain of the team is a good achievement and does
going to say thank you guys for the victory but, respect us and motivate us even when we don’t have a good day on the pitch.” Goalkeeper Jonathan Vaughn who ply’s his trade with 1st Dezembro FC of Portugal and stood between the uprights in the first match said that it was also an honour for him to represent his mother’s country and
could have done better on it but to reflect that error on the whole game is not just. But that said, we are looking forward to better matches ahead.” Central midfielder Jalen Sewell-Case who plays with the Sir Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada acknowledged that the team did endure a rough opening match but is equally of the
experience whilst it is also encouraging to learn and move forward. ”In the next three matches I’m looking to build off of our knowledge garnered from the first game and hopefully perform better and come out with three wins.” Central defender Lionel Holder who competes for Santos FC in Guyana
Guyana’s Future! From right U-20 Captain Jeremy Garrett, Cecil Jackman, Jalen Sewell-Case, Kwai Marsh-Brown, Lionel Holder and Jonathan Vaughn. not look at the responsibility from a personal perspective. ”I basically understand it as a collective gesture for us and leading these guys is an honour as well and I’m going to lead to the best of my ability to ensure that we go in the right direction and help us get the victories.” The astute leader also had some words for the Guyanese public at home and in the Diaspora: “All I want to tell the Guyanese public is to support us even when we have a bad day, don’t be bashing us on social media because if we have a good day you’re going to come and jump with us, you
wear the national colours, he said that so far it’s been a rough start having to gel and build chemistry with the team he is playing with for the first time. ”It’s also a completely new style of football, so I’m adjusting and adapting to it and hopefully by the next match we’ll be able to get better as a team. In the opening match, I think for the first 45 minutes we played well, we held them back. To be honest the Guatemalan side had 90% possession in the first half but the score did not reflect the game at all. I did make one error and I definitely
view that they can and will do better going forward. ”I still believe that we can come out on top if we work hard and apply ourselves in the correct way; it’s always an amazing experience and honour to represent Guyana and it’s a great experience to play against other players from around the world of different qualities and different skills set and it’s also a great way for us to learn and develop as a country.” Sewell-Case, who also represented Guyana at the Under-17 level in the USVI two years ago, stated that it is wonderful to bring over that
expressed gratitude for the opportunity of playing for his homeland, pointing out that this is the first time he is reached this far. ”We have used the Guatemala match as an eye opener and will progress from that match. The experience we got from that match will help us in the next match; we know where we have to step up our game and will come out better, we’ve been putting in the work and I am looking forward for victories in the next game because I know we can do it.” B o l t o n Wanderers’(England) Kwai
Marsh-Brown is one of the defenders in the team and was quick to point out that the tournament is an exciting one to date for him and an honour for him to be representing his mother’s country. ”I think we have learnt a lot from the first game when it comes to keeping possession, structure of the team, balance within the defence and midfield. What we have been learning in the training sessions would be reflected in the next game that is coming. We’ve come together as a team and we’ve pointed out the faults that happened in the first game and we know that in ourselves as boys and as men we can’t let that happen again. We let the team and coaches down in the first game by letting them get the first goal just before half time, if that had not gone in it would have been a completely different game, we would have felt more confident going into the second half and we would have gone out and try to go forward a bit more but that goal changed the game dynamics.” Fruta Conquerors defender Cecil Jackman shared that even though the team lost the game, himself and colleagues would rebound going forward citing that they will continue to work hard as a team to do well for themselves and country. Guyana will play its second of four matches in Group F tomorrow against the Cayman Islands from 10:30hrs on Field #2 at the IMG Soccer Complex. Ye s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n , Guatemala defeated Curacao 3-1. It was the second loss for Curacao who had lost to El Salvador 1-2 on Saturday. Also yesterday in the late game El Salvador defeated Cayman Islands 3-1 for their second win in the tournament.
t r o Sp Grenada’s Kenisha Pascal who won the open female category.
South America 10K road race 2nd leg
Guyana’s Emmerson Campbell won the Men’s Physique.
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Suriname’s Setropawiro take overall title, Guyana’s Sammy, Campbell, Bennett excel
Forde edges out Missigher for top spot
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Suriname’s Stefini Tjon-A-San (center) display her prize after winning the Miss Bikini segment.
Persaud, Sukhram take male and P. 30 female Guyana Open Golf honours
Guyana’s Cleveland Forde who has now won the first and second leg of the South American 10k.
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