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Minister Jordan’s insightful comments An F for the longest serving City councillor to protect her sidekick, the sexually with minors. All DEAR EDITOR, relating to International Oil Experts As Guyanese prepare to Town Clerk, with everything these and so much more ocDEAR EDITOR In Stabroek News dated November 4, 2018 Minister Winston Jordan exposed the compromised oil experts, who were invited to Guyana via funding unknown, to pronounce on the Green Paper, Sovereign Wealth Fund/National Resources Fund and suchlike. Except for the morassic 2% royalty, the comments by Minister Jordan, conflated with remarks I made as an invitee, during floor discussions, one at the Pegasus Hotel on October 22, 2018 and the other at Herdmanston Lodge on October 23, 2018. The first discussion, which seemed to be a part of or follow-up on the Green Guyana Expo and International Business Summit, was chaired by Mr. Suresh Narine, CEO of CGX Energy Inc. with the company being one of the lead sponsors of the October 19-22, 2018, Summit. At the head table were Suresh Narine, CGX Executive Chairman; Eric Phillips, President of African Business Roundtable; Rawle Lucas, Director of Foreign Trade; Gabriel de Alba, Managing Director and Partner, Catalyst Capital Group Incorporated; and Dr. Herman Tribukait, Economist and Harvardtrained specialist in energy innovation and technology development. The investment reception was held under the theme “The Green Industrial Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities”.After listening keenly to presentations from the Panel, with one of the foreign experts speaking extensively on the use of alternative energy in California; a state with GDP of US$42,000 per capita vs Guyana’s GDP US$3,600 per capita.I was not surprised when questioning the expert panel, that they were unable to justify the reference to a developed economy like California using alternative energy or explain why the biggest polluters on the planet are oil companies using fossil fuel that accounts for over 90% of energy consumption in the world. After some quibbling answers from the local and international expert/s, the mod-

erator/chairman Suresh Narine, was most unchairmanlike in stating that I had reached the two questions limit, a condition limit not mentioned to previous participants. The hoodwinking of the Guyanese public, by seemingly compromised Guyanese, allows fakery and misdirection of the Guyanese public to be normalized. I understand that my questions were deleted, as were the responses to my questions from the video recordings at the Pegasus Hotel. Open Forum Indeed! The second session was at the Herdmanston Lodge and was referenced as a Roundtable Dialogue on the Sovereign Wealth Fund: Revenue Management in the Oil & Gas Sector and held on October 23, 2018; to discuss the Natural Resource Governance Institute’s official recommendations and comments on the Green Paper with Mr. Andrew Bauer. The invitation was extended by the “Interim Working Group on Oil and Gas”; a Group supported by Conservation International and the Guyana Manufacturing Services Association (GMSA). A dated power point presentation was shown by Mr. Andrew Bauer. It focused heavily on Sovereign Wealth Funds of New Zealand and Norway; no methodology was shown how these countries with GDP per capita of US$38,000 per capita for New Zealand and US$69,000 for Norway could be reconciled with Guyana having a Natural Wealth Fund relative to the social and economic needs of Guyana. The presenter was honest enough to say that he didn’t have enough information to provide a framework for Guyana’s Natural Resources Fund. Intellectual incuriosity you say? Minister Jordan was rightfully critical on the pronouncements of “experts” who seemed unable to move beyond their aged transcripts and power point presentations and seemed to have done negligible research on Guyana’s economic, social, political demographic, or cultural challenges.

The Minister correctly noted that Guyana’s economic circumstances and logistics, require a different model for its Sovereign Wealth Fund/Natural Resources Fund. The Minister was critical of National Resource Governing Institute (NRGI), economics and oil and gas consultant, Andrew Bauer; saying that his recommendations were not suited to this country… “All you hear is this is being done in Norway, Oh! This is being done in Chile…” Mr. Bauer failed to inform on what is best for Guyana in the context of the Natural Resources Fund; which was expected to be the purpose of his presentation.The reality is that we have a number of uninformed International Oil Experts, as it relates to Guyana, who are being used to bamboozle and fool Guyanese, hoping that we will kowtow to the packaged nonsense from afar. Aside from our very own bamboozlers, we seem to have a penchant to swallow wholesale, most of the utterances from international based experts and organizations, merely because the individuals or organizations are based in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom or some other “developed” country. I look forward to our government and corporate lobbyists engaging and hiring learned foreign experts that can answer questions on the Exxon’s Esso Contract with the Government of Guyana; who are able to answer how a 2% royalty, a nebulous 50/50 profit share after 75% costs, and the billowing pre-contract costs, is normal or has any parallel worldwide. Conflict Diamonds in Africa; and a 2016 Conflicted Petroleum Agreement between Exxon’s Esso and the Government of Guyana. What do they have in common? What could go wrong? The casus belli of our inability to have a wealth fund proportionate to the hundreds of billions of barrels of high-quality oil fund in Guyana’s offshore is synonymous with the heist of natural resources from underdeveloped countries. Nigel Hinds

go to the polls for the Local Government Elections, it is more than timely to issue a report card on the performance of one of the longest serving local government politicians who is the Mayor of our capital city. This lady who has been with the Council in various senior capacities since 1994, has the audacity of seeking to run again to hang on for another three years. Leaving out the startling revelations that have come to the fore as a result of the Commission of Inquiry, there is still a lot more to be said about the mismanagement of our once Garden City. The areas that this lady should be given high marks for, include touring around the world in fine style, visiting the most exotic destinations for no logical reason or obvious returns, and also for seeking

in her power, shielding him from councilors, ministers, and even the Chairman of the COI. However, she must be given a big fat F for the parking meter debacle, the clogged drains, potholed and poorly lit roads, and the heaps of garbage strewn around the city. A further F should be awarded for the ruinous state of the City Hall building in which she sits and presides for decades without even ensuring that a board is replaced, the collapsed Stabroek Market wharf, the dilapidated City Police Training Centre, unsafe Abattoir, and unfinished Kitty Market. But an F minus must be reserved for the corrupt Parking Meter project. The gung ho City Police Department is better known for the shooting to death of a mentally challenged person and interfering

curred under this lady’s watch. We may be able to award her a D minus for the failed city anniversary celebrations with no audits or accountability for the City’s finances, for the abandoned Presidential Park, the harassment of vendors including the beauticians that have been placed on the mall shantytown style, along the rampant acts of nepotism, cronyism and favouritism. And if this is not all, there are some staffers of the Council who are still awaiting their salaries for the month of OctoberBut the most egregious of all, is her valiant attempt to return to the council to continue to do nothing worthwhile. Be aware fellow citizens. Sincerely Debra Gibson

Poor turn out on Monday should inspire the LGE commissioners back to the drawing board DEAR EDITOR, I was pleasantly surprised to see a response by Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, in regards to my missive, “After spending $1.5 billion, very little will change after LGE” [KN Nov 4, 2018]. In his response,” Local democracy was absent” Nov 7, 2018 the Minister seemingly assuming the role of PRO for the Ministry , wrote. “The Ministry wishes to refute the baseless and myopic assertions made by Rudolph Singh in his letter.” Firstly I would like to congratulate Minister Bulkan for doing the functions of PRO for his ministry in a government that is being accused of overspending. Nevertheless! I cannot differentiate if the response is a collective effort from the Ministry or the Minister’s personal rumblings. The Minister used one assertion from my missive and wrote. “In his myopic tirade, Singh lamented that $1.5 billion will be ‘wasted’ on local democracy.” The Minister then went on a tirade of his own, totally irrelevant and out

of context with my missive. In his tirade the minister mired into suggestive mode, writing, “Is Mr. Singh suggesting that we revert to the old system by which the Minister of Local Government sits in his Fort Street Kingston office and handpick local leaders” blah blah. Nothing in relevance to my missive. I wonder if the Minister read my letter or was told about it! Surely! The minister, having tweaked the boundaries of the LAAs to give advantage to his party, without consensus with the opposition, incriminates himself, for wanting to “revert to the old system by which the Minister of Local Government sits in his Fort Street, Kingston office and handpick local leaders”the minister’s words. It’s funny how some politicians, in local parlance, would try to take their own faeces and paste it on other people’s bottom. My missive carried a red flag in its entirety, which could be summed up in one sentence- “The names of the political parties should not be on the LGE ballot, period.” I give

several reasons for my premise, reasons that the public could reckon with! I would have expected something of substance and with relevance to what I wrote to justify the minister’s use of the term “the baseless and myopic assertions used by Rudolph Singh.” None appeared in the Minister’s letter. The Minister seems bent on avoiding the big picture on LGE. The system because of the political parties involvement, is failing to inspire public confidence in LGE. People are not silly! The mere fact that both parties are not even announcing the names of their candidates when campaigning in a locality is indicative that the only interest they have in LGE is to extract a head count of their support for the 2020 general elections. The joint services have already showed their disdain. The poor turn out on Monday should inspire Mr Bulkan to send the LGE commissioners back to the drawing board to strike the politicians out of the people’s business. Rudolph Singh

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In support of the gyrating ladies against bigotry and misogyny DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the letter written by a ‘Concerned Citizen’ titled, ‘Gyrating ladies at cricket offensive to children’ which was published on 11th November. This letter reeks of bigotry and misogyny. After reading it the only thing I found deeply offensive was the letter writer. Firstly, a cricket match is not a religious function nor was the one the writer attended held in a religious building so there was no expectation that those present would be dressed conservatively or adhere to a dress code. The cricket match was a sporting event opened to all Guyanese. Were the gyrating ladies dressed in a manner that is illegal? Were their genitals exposed? I find it alarming that the writer would use the words: horror, disgust, nausea and hurt to describe the reaction of a child to the ladies’ state of dress. There is nothing vulgar, dirty or immoral about the female body. What were the children with him/her taught? The only thing ‘traumatic’ is the conditioning of the young, impressionable children by the writer. What he/she did was objectify and demean the adult, gyrating women who had the right to dress themselves as they deemed fit. The only problem I can think of is whether the women were forced to dress in the manner that they did. If not, then the

writer should refrain from trying to impose his archaic views on others; we are living in a modern world. The writer and children should be taught to respect the fact that people are different; lifestyles, dress, thinking and views on morality. There was nothing illegal about the women’s dress and nobody was negatively affected. I find that people often focus too much on things that do not negatively affect them or pose a danger to society and the things that do affect us like crime and social ills such as noise nuisance, drinking and driving, bribery, speeding etc. are overlooked. The views that the writer hold contribute to victim blaming and shaming and the objectification of women. Instead of degrading and shaming, the writer should teach those female children that women’s bodies are not dirty; no one has the right to make them feel ashamed of it or to assault/insult them because the person feels that they are dressed provocatively. Maybe, if the writer ever travels out of this country to one of the sought-after travel destinations frequented by Guyanese his/her eyes might just pop out from severe shock at the number of ‘half-naked’ females who walk freely without shame oppressing them or being subjected to the level of street sexual harassment that fully dressed Guyanese women face here.

The writer states that the cricketers were fully dressed. Well, they were in uniform, I wonder what this person would say about female tennis players, swimmers, skaters etc. Do they cheapen and degrade themselves with their uniform? I was particularly irked by the statement, ‘‘Cheer leaders can be attractively dressed, athletic and sportoriented instead of selling sex as these ladies are doing.’ This is very insulting and nasty. How does he/she know that the women were selling sex? Was an offer of sexual services made to the writer? This is the type of thinking that hinders the liberation of women from the chains of patriarchy and oppression. If any of those women were assaulted most likely the writer would have blamed the woman for ‘provoking’ the act rather than the real culprit who would then feel empowered to view women as sexual objects who exist to satisfy his lust. How fitting that the anonymous writer seeks to shame and degrade women on their dress at a women’s cricket match; an event that highlights women’s progress and participation in all aspects of life including the right to be uncovered and not have their sexuality controlled. Yours faithfully, Narissa Deokarran

LGE and its relevance to Guyanese From page 4 not doing enough to educate the public because they are relying on the party symbol to get them through LGE. I have listened closely at several meetings held by all three parties and I hear a lot of general political rhetoric but not much else. The fact is when people don’t understand the importance of a thing. It is up to those who do understand to make people feel enthusiastic and hopeful, to show that thing’s importance. This can’t be done from behind a screen or through an advertisement it must be done

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by meeting people face to face. The Future of LG and LGE? I believe with some changes the current form of LG and LGE could be considerably more relevant to Guyanese. Building a sense of community and duty towards people will require drastic advocacy but it must be fueled by the people themselves. If the system was more person and voluntary group oriented without major political parties, that would be a good start. I personally think the parties that contest national elections should stay out of the race. The reason

being that LG is the perfect opportunity to try and create new leaders who may one day be able to form new parties which may contest national elections. If such a thing was allowed to happen local democracy may actually start to bloom. Truly new, not recycled, politicians and political parties will appear for the first time in years. It is obvious that the parties will continue to contest LGE. The value to the parties to gauge their popularity is far too useful to them. But even if the parties can’t be barred from running if they took the party symbols off the ballot the elections would be very different. I truly hope that the voter turnout on 12 November 2018 proves me wrong and the turnout is far greater than 2016 LGE. But in any event we shall s oon know the outcome and LGE’s relevance or lack thereof to the people of Guyana. Sincerely, Desmond G. Public

PPP wrong about ‘quid quo pro’ culture for local governance DEAR EDITOR, Local Government Election is once again here for the second time in three years of the coalition government in office. It’s a remarkable feat for a new government to hit the ground running with consistent local elections which empowers communities to chart the course for their own development. What is being done twice in three years by the APNU/ AFC Government was avoided in 22 years under the People’s Progressive Party. Local governance under the PPP rule was diminished to despotic rule of top-down management and the installation of IMC’s in opposition PNC strongholds. The locals had no say in their development trajectory but were subjected to Jagdeo’s enforcement of a quid quo pro culture. The PPP never wanted LGEs but now in their quest for power and bragging rights they are suddenly claiming they will better serve localities. However examining the PPP 2018 campaign one will see them being wrong about the true intention of LGEs and yet they strongly believe that the quid quo pro culture is better on the basis of a few core beneficiaries in their strongholds and in other lo-

calities they tried to convert. A point to note here is that even in PPP strongholds everyone had to pledge and prove allegiance to “Masa Jag” often requiring them to say or do outlandish things. In this election season, however, the PPP political ploy is given life as they exploit the fragility of the coalition partners. Imagine a party which ruled a country for 23 years with iron fist and got booted out of office due to rampant corruption, murders, deprivation and mass suppression etcetera, has the gall to tell present voters they have what it takes to better our communities. The “Jagdeoites” are saying they are against any increase in municipal taxes and yet the PPP gave little subvention to all municipalities, blocked revenue streams such as the Linden Toll and other local initiatives. In many localities, residents in underserved areas are begging councils to include them in their tax bracket. The PPP are also falsely telling voters that the Government is not doing anything to improve local organs yet they instructed elected leaders in their strongholds to be non-cooperative and boycott capacity building and other development

programmes organized by the Ministry of Communities. This instruction by “Masa Jag” left his own leaders frustrated and many are working quietly with the coalition in the interest of their communities. The APNU/ AFC government has proven to them that service to communities go way beyond party allegiance and is equally serving all local authority areas without bias. It is also clear that having local leaders who are nonpartisan or have a relationship with the regional and central government is the best model for development in the interest of the people they represent. Leaders should put people before party and the “Jagdeoites” are afraid of such. Finally I believe the negativity displayed in this campaign season has discouraged many, but the wiser thing to do is to go out and exercise your democratic right as a voter. Elect the people who will best serve your communities’ interest and that certainly it’s not the PPP which got LGE wrong, avoided it and now intends to take Guyana back to the quid quo pro culture. Carwyn Holland, Former Mayor of Linden.

Is this the same Max Mohamed? DEAR EDITOR Perusing the list of delinquent public officials who failed to make an integrity declaration of information of public importance as per the Integrity Act, No. 20 of 1997, one finds an obscure name on that list – MR. MAX MOHAMMED, who is given the designation Technical Advisor on Oil and Gas to the President. Who is Max Mohammed? In 1985 a man named Robert Gangadeen, with financial support from the United States allegedly with connections with some Washington DC types, formed a proAmerican political party called the United Republican Party (URP). He later joined forces with another political party – the Guyana People’s Party (GPP), also funded from similar sources in the Washington DC area and connected to rogue military groups aligned to people close to the group that fronted for one Colonel (Rtd) Oliver North. The common theme of these fringe political parties was stance against communism and socialism and their commitment to deny a potential PPP Government office in the 1990 elections. Leslie Ramsammy and his National

Republican Party (NRP) later joined this group. Mr. Robert Gangadeen died, Max Mohammed was pushed out and Leslie Ramsammy won the leadership of the now combined force called the URP which continue to secure its funding from this anti-communist, right-wing extremist outfit in Washington DC. As the history went, Leslie Ramsammy flipped on his donor and joined the PPP. Max Mohammed regained control of the party and recruited one Vishnu Bandhu, a real estate man from Queens who does not have the best of image in the Richmond Hill community for his business dealings. These people were also connected to Nanda K. Gopaul who later also flipped on their American funders and became a PPP Minister. Why this message is important? The URP. The URP today is selling itself as a group of independents but one of their principal agents sits as an advisor to President Granger. This vehicle the PNC-APNU is using to fund the URP as a mean to capture votes that would never come to the PNC now that the AFC is now political dead meat? Is this another attempt by

the PNC by way of another of its incarnations – APNU, APNU+AFC, JOPP, PNC+URP and so on, playing with the people’s intelligence to trick them into diverting votes away from the PPP? Guyanese beware of the URP or for that matter any third party because more than likely they are all being funded in some shape or form by the PNC led coalition government.Fact check situation! I have one question for the Guyana High Commissioner to London His Excellency Hamley Case. Who was the biggest donor at the PNC fundraiser at your house for the 2015 elections? Was it not this same person Max Mohammed? Do we understand why he has to get a US dollar high figure salary today? Is this the payback for the 2015 donation and also to fund the URP?Isn’t this model the same kind that the PNC used with Mr. Larry Singh? Donate G$100 million to the party and in return collect a Bond Contract that will return to you over G$425 million? All in a day’s work as a financier of the PNC. This is the PNC; corrupt, kleptocratic and dangerous for Guyana. Lisa Ally

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Invest oil profits in Education and national development - Former T&T PM advices Guyana By Abena RockcliffeCampbell During her speech at the recent Guyana Manufacturing Services Association (GMSA) dinner and award ceremony, former Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar spoke about the many bad decisions that her country made as an oil producer. However, she boasted quite warmly about one of the things Trinidad actually got right—heavy investment in education. Now, Trinidad has more than a few of the most educated minds in the Caribbean. As such, PersadBissessar said that it is her unwavering recommendation for Guyana to similarly invest in education. In fact, the Trinidadian said that Guyana’s politicians should look to secure free education from nursery to university. When Persad-Bissessar spoke about the need to provide free education for Guyanese, she was highlighting the overall opportunity for national development that faces this under developed country. She told those at the ceremony, “Guyana now stands at the crossroads of a pivotal moment in its own history; the opportunities coming its way will certainly result in in-

creased employment and investment. Noting this, I am advocating that this is simply not enough.” The Trinidadian Opposition continued, “The real investment that you make has to be the development of your country’s most important resource –your human resource – the people of Guyana. I recommend that Guyana invests heavily in human capital development.” Persad-Bissessar said that education and training of people, as well as the improvement of all areas of health, education, and infrastructure are critical. Speaking first about education, Persad-Bissessar said that significant investments in education at all levels should be made. “As you may be aware, this area is one that is dear to me, and I have dedicated a significant portion of my political career in working to improve the education sector in Trinidad and Tobago.” Persad-Bissessar said that under the Panday government, Trinidad was able to achieve free universal secondary school education and, “the Government I led was able to achieve Universal Early Childhood Care and Education and, we increased tertiary education participation rate to about 65%. In 2010, we introduced laptops for all students

entering Secondary School – and today some of these same students are using their laptops in University.” The politician said that “investments into education by providing the resources, staffing and housing of educational establishments should be made from preschool all the way to PhD for Guyanese citizens.” However, PersadBissessar did not neglect to sell the services her own country is offering. She spoke about some of the offerings in Trinidad that Guyana can make use of for now. She said, “Local and Regional Academia including our own University of the West Indies now listed by the World University Rankings as being in the top five percent in the world are already preparing our society for a sustainable growth future.” She continued, “Incidentally your own Sir Shridath Ramphal served with distinction as Former Chancellor of the UWI and only last month at the St. Augustine Campus, young Shivnarine Chanderpaul was granted Honoris Causa, a Doctor of Laws and Letters in celebration of a stunning cricket career.” Persad-Bissessar stressed that there are distinct advantages in being able to offer the level of insight and manage-

Pres. Granger delays return to Guyana, remains in Cuba President David Granger has extended his stay in Cuba where he underwent medical tests over the past week. According to senior Government officials, the President was scheduled to return home yesterday to join hundreds of Guyanese who go to the polls today for Local Government Elections (LGE). The delay has sparked further concerns about the health of the 73-year-old President. The President has been suffering from symptoms that have been worrying enough for him to head to Cuba to seek medical attention. A Government statement released last week indicated that the President was resting comfortably at an official residence following an intensive series of tests by specialist doctors immediately after he arrived on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. The President is receiving treatment at the Centro de Investigaciones Medico Quirugicas (CIMEQ) in Ha-

President David Granger vana. The statement had pointed out then that clinical analyses are still incomplete and it is expected that the Guyana Embassy in Havana would have issued a statement when enough evidence is available. The Head of State has responded satisfactorily to medical interventions over the past week, however, and is

recovering well. The President is in the company of First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger. The President had recently travelled twice to Trinidad and Tobago and had done his annual medical check-up in May and was given a clean bill of health. However, on his return to work, the President said that he started to experience certain symptoms which were persistent, and took the decision to travel back to Trinidad to revisit the tests that were done in May. Although he claims that he suffers from no particular ailment, the President said that out of an abundance of caution, he took the decision to travel to Cuba to have the relevant medical investigation done. In the meantime, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo will perform the duties of president while Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenide, will act in the capacity of Prime Minister.

ment required for strong and potent decision making. She said that at the St. Augustine campus in Trinidad, there are several programs from the BSc to the Master’s level specialized in Energy management, resource development and environmental sustainability including programs at the MBA Level in Sustainable Energy Management at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business. “In Trinidad and Tobago, our own UTT also offers significant training in these and more vocational programs allied to the petroleum sector including a Drilling Academy which my Government had opened. These are opportunities close to home which Guyana may very well consider as you invest in the best in class to train your own workforce,” said PersadBissessar. Going back to her point about opportunities for national development, PersadBissessar also spoke about health. She said that new hospitals and health centers need to be built and staffed by the brightest minds available, as

Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar well as more doctors trained and hired throughout the country and of special importance to visit and attend to remote areas where the indigenous people’s lives are important. In addition, access to electricity, clean water availability and preservation of the natu-

ral environment including climate change mitigation is a fundamental pillar to national development. “Indeed, without this robust pillar being at the centre of your discussions, you may very well prepare to fail, if you fail to prepare,” said PersadBissessar.

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Revise structure of ‘politically Fisherman dies at sea, tainted’ Committee to overlook family suspects foul play oil money -NRGI tells Guyana - Says the best run funds in the world have Macroeconomic Committees consisting of professionals with no ties to the govt. When the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) is established, the Government will appoint a Macroeconomic Committee to determine the economically sustainable amount of money that can be taken from the Fund on an annual basis. While this approach is deemed laudable, international experts opine that the structure for appointments to the Committee does not support the principle of effective oversight. This was recently noted by the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) in its detailed report on the weaknesses of the Government’s Green Paper. The Institute pointed out that the proposed structure of the Committee presents a “politically tainted” picture. According to the Green Paper, the Macroeconomic Committee would consist of the five members, all of whom would be appointed by the Minister of Finance. These persons include a representative of the Minister of Finance (who shall be the Chairperson); a member from academia

or the private sector nominated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Guyana; a representative of the Bank of Guyana nominated by the Governor of the Bank of Guyana; a member from academia or the private sector nominated by the Leader of Opposition in Parliament; and a leading expert in macroeconomics appointed by the Minister with the approval of Cabinet. NRGI noted that out of the five-member committee, three can be considered political appointees, persons who are to answer to the government. Considering this, NRGI said that the government should consider revising the structure of the Committee. The Institute made it clear that the best run funds in the world have Macroeconomic Committees or similar bodies but they only consist of professionals with no ties to the government. In Ghana for example, NRGI said that the country has a Public Interest and Accountability Committee, a statutory body consisting of

professional organizations and civil society leaders which provides annual reports on the management of the country’s oil and gas revenues. In other jurisdictions, such as Alberta (Canada) and New Mexico (U.S.), the government’s Macroeconomic Committee consists of professionals who have no ties to the government. NRGI said that the Committee also puts out regular press releases and holds information sessions to inform the media and public on fund activities and balances. Further to this, NRGI pointed out that the functions of the Committee need to be strengthened. In this regard, the Institute said that the Committee should be made to play an oversight role where it monitors adherence of the Government to the fiscal rules governing the Fund. If the Government is against modifying the functions of the Committee, then NRGI suggested that an independent fiscal council be established and consist of only independent experts.

A 43-year-old fisherman from Alness Village, Corentyne, who ventured out to sea with four other fishermen on Tuesday is said to have suffered seizures and fallen overboard. His body was hauled up from the chilling Corentyne waters through a Bushlot Village Channel by his fellow fisherfolk. However, relatives of the dead man believe that he was killed over monies that he owed. Dead is RadeshNarine called "Boonga." His brother, JaidarryNarineandother relatives have expressed suspicion about his death after reportedly receiving conflicting stories about his death. One fisherman reportedly claimed that Narine suffered a seizure and jumped overboard while another said "he trip out and fall overboard." However, his brother told reporters that during all the years that his brother worked at sea, “he never catch fits so that is something new to we." He recalled that it was on Tuesday (6th November) that some fishermen with whom his brother worked, passed by his home at Port Mourant and asked "where ‘Boonga’deh." He reportedly told them that he has no knowledge of his brother's whereabouts, "Me tell dem me na see am cuz mostly he does deh pick up cast net. Anyways,demseh how ‘Boonga’tek money from demfuh go sea and me tell dem me na know about that. He pass with a long piece wood in he hand and he seh when he get am he go beat

RadeshNarine called "Boonga" (standing behind child)

Boonga." Narine added that later that day a friend of his informed him that his brother had gone out to sea with the same individual and crew that asked for his sibling earlier that day. "Somebody tell me sehdem hold the man (brother) on he shirt and walk he and carry he to the boat." It wasn't until Friday afternoon, three days later that they received a call informing them that "the man a trip out and ketch fits and the man jump overboard" but he opined, "If a man ketch fits and jump overboard under 50ft of water you can’t find that man and if you know that man does trip out the best tingthey couddado is to tie the man down in the boat and not loose that man. We hear dem find he body and was bringing it out at Bushlot so we go. Dem bring am out dead but we seh something na right, something strange happen deh." Narine, who is the eldest brother, relayed that a young fisherman who told him that he heard his brother screaming "don't beat me, don't beat

me." The young fisherman reportedly told him that he was on the cabin of the boat when he heard the screams and shortly after "Boonga" went overboard. "He say how a man (brother) dive and gone over and them tell he come on back. "Me know that water currant and them telling me my brother dive under the boat, me na believe that. Them claim them tie some rope and dive overboard and feel underneath the water and find me brother, me still na believe that story, me think something happen and me want the police to investigate this matter", he added. This publication was informed by the brother that "Boonga" had not ventured out to fish in over a year hence it is unlikely that he willingly went along with the other fishermen to fish at sea. Meanwhile, Kaieteur News understands that two fishermen were detained briefly at the Whim Police Station but they were released the same day. A post mortem examination is expected to be done sometime this week.

Wisroc community benefits from ICT hub The Wisroc community at Wismar, Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) is one of the most recent to benefit from an Information Communication Technology hub. Located at the Stacy Walters Library, this newest hub is equipped with 10 laptop computers. ICT hubs have been commissioned in scores of communities countrywide. The aim of the project is for citizens to have equal access to information technology, so that everyone has a chance of becoming computer literate. While such hubs are usually placed in Government-owned buildings, calls have been made for collaboration with nongovernmental organizations so as to take the service to more communities. Owner of the library, overseas-based Guyanese Ingrid Walters, has said she is pleased to have the hub situated at the location. The library is utilized mainly by residents of Wisroc. The hub will be managed by a committee which is expected to ensure smooth operation.

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Nothing has changed when it comes to government accountability, transparency and corruption. In fact, the latter seems to have become more pervasive under the APNU+AFC judging from the Annual Reports of the Auditor General for the years 2015, 2016 and now 2017. The APNU+AFC which assumed the reins of office in May 2015, inherited a governmental system adrift with financial malfeasance as was evident by the reports of the Auditor General for those years when the PPPC ruled. The fruit of government accounts has gotten more rotten The APNU did promise to improve accountability and transparency and reduce corruption. It has not delivered on that promise because it has failed to reform the bureaucracy. The government wrongly

assumed that a change of personnel would bring about improvement. It has not. The situation has not improved. There seems hardly a government Ministry which was untouched by financial irregularities and breaches of the country’s financial regulations. The Auditor General’s primary task is to pronounce on the integrity of the financial statements of the government and the systems which are in place. What he has uncovered in terms of irregularities, suspected fraud and breaches of financial regulations may therefore only be the tip of the iceberg. He may have barely scraped the surface when it comes to corruption within the government. How for example, would he ever detect if a transaction, even though following all the

financial laws and regulations, did not involve a kickback? His office cannot detect this. It has long been rumored that kickbacks are part of the underbelly of government procurement of goods and services. The annual reports of the Auditor General are therefore not an effective tool to root out corruption. In fact, many of the same issues seem to be appearing each year. This shows that despite the defects being identified by the Auditor General, not much has changed. Government has become too big to be effectively managed. Guyana is too small a country and its revenue base is too limited for government to be spending G$ 500 M per day. Government needs to be shrunk. Instead it is being expanded with a whole range

DEM BOYS SEH Guyana voting to put back some clowns today Today is Election Day, not a day fuh change govt but fuh change councils, Town Clowns and Clown Clerks. Georgetown gat a Town Clown who is de longest serving councilor. Ever since Noah build ee Ark de clown been deh. Dem boys get a shock when dem hear de clown going back. She expect to be Town Clown again. She don’t mean to give anybody a chance. She like Jagdeo. Dem boys seh de two of dem should share a cell fuh all de pain and suffering dem put de nation through. Remember de parking meter scandal? De Town Clown and de Clown Clerk end up in Mexico pun a joy ride. When dem come back and dem boys question dem, de Clowns tell de nation how

de people buy first class ticket fuh dem and carry dem just to show dem wha parking meter look like. Thank de Man above fuh exposing de corrupt transaction that woulda mek Georgetown people feel de end of de shaft. That’s not all. De Clowns sell out state lands that didn’t even belong to council. Dem lease private people property and pocket millions. De clowns didn’t have money to pay dem poor city council staff but dem could fine millions fuh pay fuh portable toilets fuh a security guard. Dem boys seh it took a commission of inquiry to mek de nation know that de clowns had more security than Donald Trump. Through de same commis-

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sion de nation find out that some of de security had illegal guns. Only heaven can tell if dem use to go out and stick up people when de night come. Imagine one of de clowns send a woman fuh thief out some books and ledgers from ee office. De clown tell she dem books wha she couldn’t fetch out she must tear out de pages. Dem boys seh dem do nuff selfish, evil and wicked things and still gat de nerve fuh ask people to vote fuh dem. Well, dem boys want to mek it clear to dem, dem rather vote fuh a dog, a cat or a donkey than these clowns Talk half and decide if you gun live wid de results after today.

of new agencies and departments being created. Guyana needs to reduce the size of government which has become grossly inefficient. In fact, instead of offering annual wage increases, the Minister of Finance should consider reducing the work week for the public service from five days to four days. Most of the work done each week by public servants at present can be easily condensed into three days. A four day work week would result in a 20% increase in hourly wages. Savings in overheads will be generated by cutting the work week. These savings can be ploughed into improving efficiency. Apart from reducing the size of government and cutting the work week, government should establish audit departments in every Ministry and government agency. Audit departments would be able to examine every financial transaction to determine whether these were

above board. The state of the government’s management of its finances is an indictment against the audit departments of government ministries and agencies. If these audit departments were doing their work as it ought to be done, most of the problems pointed out by the Auditor General would cease to exist. Instead they are getting worse. The government therefore needs to seriously address its over-bloated bureaucracy and to strengthen audit departments. This is the only way that change is going to

be achieved when it comes to reducing corruption and improving accountability and transparency.

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Gold miner gunned downat Puruni trail -reportedly ambushed on trail

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24-year-old gold minerwas gunned down early yesterday on a trail in Puruni, Region Seven. The body of the victim, identified as JavieBoyalof Waramuri, Moruca, North West District, was found yesterday. A green and black haversack and a pair of long boots were near the body. Residents nearby the area said that they were awakened by the sound of two gunshots at around 03:45 hours. One man said that he saw someone moving along the trail before collapsing. There are also reports that an individual known as “ Bean,” who is also before the courts for a gun-related offence, had shot at the victim from within a vehicle that was parked along the trail nearby the body, with what appeared to be a bullet-hole in the windscreen. Bloodstains were also visible on the trail about 30 feet from the corpse. The Purunicommunity is located 86 km by Road from the Itaballi Landing which is a 15- minute boat ride from the Bartica Town, Residents said that this incident yet again highlights the urgent need for the

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The body covered with a tarpaulin presence of a police outpost in the Puruni Community. Residents said that theyare willing to help to finance such a project.

‘I’m suffocating’: Khashoggi’s last words, says Turkish reporter ALJAZEERA NEWS The head of investigations at the Turkish Daily Sabah newspaper has told Al Jazeera that Jamal Khashoggi’s last words were “I’m suffocating ... Take this bag off my head, I’m claustrophobic”, according to an audio recording from inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist, suffocated to death while a plastic bag covered his head, Nazif Karaman told Al Jazeera. Karaman said the murder lasted for about seven minutes, according to the recordings. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that audio related to Khashoggi’s murder was shared with Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain. He said Saudi Arabia knows Khashoggi’s killer is among a group of 15 people who flew into Istanbul hours before the October 2 incident. According to Karaman, the Saudi entourage covered the floor with plastic bags before dismembering Khashoggi’s body - a 15minute process that was led by Salah al-Tubaigy, head of the Saudi Scientific Council

Slain Journalist, Jamal Khashoggi of Forensics. Karaman’s remarks come as Turkish police are ending the search for the body, but the criminal investigation into Khashoggi’s murder will continue, sources told Al Jazeera on Saturday. Traces of acid were found at the Saudi consul general’s residence in Istanbul, where the body was believed to be disposed of with the use of chemicals. Karaman said that Daily Sabah would soon publish images of the tools that were brought into the country and used by the Saudi group. He added the Turkish newspaper would also publish some of the recordings

that document the last moments of Khashoggi’s life. Last month, Istanbul’s chief prosecutor said that Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the consulate and that his body was dismembered, in the first official comments on the case. Saudi Arabia has said it arrested 18 people and dismissed five senior government officials as part of an investigation into Khashoggi’s killing. Ankara, meanwhile, seeks extradition of the suspects. https:// Source: www.aljazeera.com/news/ 2018/11/suffocatingkhashoggi-words-turkish-reporter-181111085534099.html

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Remembering journalism in Guyana before the Internet Imagine young people in 1979 sending chain messages on Whatsapp and making Facebook posts about the Jonestown Massacre, with information and photos traveling from Port Kaituma to Georgetown in the blink of an eye. Imagine getting as intimate a look into the business of late Presidents Cheddi Jagan and Forbes Burnham the way modern technology lets folks micromanage President Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo. Journalists, back then, lacked the gadgetry that empowers the journalists of today. Before the age of computers, social media and digital diplomacy, journalists had much more difficulty pulling a newsworthy s t o r y t o gether. Imagine having the resources of this technological age half a decade ago. It probably would have provided a much deeper wealth of knowledge about the history of Guyana. So what is it about typewriters and film photography that make older journalists wax nostalgic? For starters, the journalists of that age didn’t have the Smartphone; a device that could do just about everything today that those journalists needed a recording device, a notebook, a film camera, a bicycle and a typewriter to do. Today, just about every smartphone has a recording application, so that a journalist could revisit the matter they’re reporting on, just in case they needed clarity. Back then, you needed a special device that made recordings on 90-minute cassettes. Those weren’t always reliable, since the recording could have been erased, unclear, or not done in the first place because the device was faulty. This made dependence on notes even more pressing. Veterans like George Barclay, who covered the courts, were experts at short-hand writing. Barclay would have benefitted from the ease of typing on the digital, QWERTY keyboard of a smartphone. If reporters today needed to take photos, they could use their smartphone then transfer the photos to a computer. Back then, media houses relied entirely on camera men who would have to develop those photos in a darkroom. Mike Norville, Ken Moore, Butch Nelson and Wilfred Lee were some of the more memorable names in that field of work. Traveling to the scene of a crime or to a conference was more resource-consuming too. Most likely, a journalist didn’t have a driver or money for taxis as much as today’s

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Hunger, obesity and inequality on the rise in the C’bean - UN report The number of people chronically hungry, obese or overweight has increased in Latin America and the Caribbean. That’s according to a new United Nations report, which also stated that hunger, malnutrition, lack of micronutrients and obesity largely affect lower income families, women, indigenous communities, Afro-descendants and rural families. The report says that the principle causes of malnutrition among the most vulnerable can be traced back to changes the food systems have experienced in the region, from production to consumption. With a greater strain on the demand for nutrient-rich food like milk and

meats, the report says many resort to less costly options, which are often higher in fat, sugar and salt. Maria Cristina Perceval, who serves at the regional director for UNICEF in the region, said “stunting correlates closely to inequality and poverty levels.” She underscored that lower income families have unequal access to healthy diets. Nearly one in four adults are obese and more than seven percent of children below the age of five are overweight – higher than the global average of 5.6 per cent, the report states. To address the exacerbation of hunger and obesity, PAHO Director Dr. Carissa

Etienne, added that the solution requires addressing social factors, just as well as water quality and access to health services. In response to growing malnutrition, the UN said partner authors on the report have called on countries to implement public policies that combat inequality, while promoting health and sustainable food systems. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP), explore strategies to halt the health threats posed by hunger and malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Primary care now includes mental health care reporters do. Veterans like Albert Alstrom used a bicycle or motorcycle to move around. Kaieteur News’ editor Michael Jordan, who is credited for exposing the infamous and still unsolved Monica Reece murder, recalled doing a lot of walking to cover that story. He had walked from the Chronicle to Main Street, to Reece’s East Street home, to a cousin that she had given some numbers to before she was slain, to CID headquarters, then back to the Chronicle. Back then, press releases were delivered by hand or through the fax machine. Today, reporters could receive a press release through Email or from a website, without having to print a single digit on paper. Further, for research and background, Jordan recalled going to the Chronicle library to sift through bound files and books, as late as the 1990s. Today, more and more is being digitized, so much that one could find any Kaieteur Newspaper as far back as 2012, online in a matter of seconds. Writing the story was more likely to be quite timeconsuming. There was no autocorrect for misspelt words. The reporter relied on a dictionary; a physical one, as opposed to the digital dictionary on every young reporter’s smartphone. There was no backspace option either. With typewriters, every mistake meant that there would be another crumpled up sheet of paper in the waste basket. Jordan said, “At the Chronicle, you had to roll pa-

per into the typewriter and write your story from scratch; go through it, re-write until you felt it was good enough for the editor.” The editors, in that day, were much harsher than they are now. Jordan told of how he heard of editors “looking at a story, tearing up the copy in front of the reporter, tossing it into the waste-basket, and telling the reporter to come back with a ‘real story.’” There was no ‘layout department’ of computers and computer-trained artists. Instead, a mockup of the next day’s edition, along with photographs and advertisements, was placed on the walls of what was usually called the ‘Paste-Up Department.’ Editor-In-Chief at Kaieteur News, Adam Harris, said that there was certainly a difference in the work ethic between journalists then and journalists now; that the difficulty made them work harder. They dedicated themselves so much, he said, that many reporters were essentially married to their jobs. However, Jordan related that “while the reporters of that era were better writers and more knowledgeable of their craft, I don’t think they were as aggressive as the young reporters; particularly on the crime beat.” If the young journalist that wrote this story were placed in an environment like decades ago and asked to perform at the same level, he would likely have buckled under frustration. Perhaps, for older journalists, it’s the challenge that they appreciated the most. (Kemol King)

Mental health illness in Guyana has often been regarded with much antagonism due to preconceived notions that can often lead to perpetuated discrimination of persons with the illness. The Ministry of Public Health’s Mental Health Unit is seeking to change this narrative that society has written on mental health patients over the years. The ministry is doing this by integrating mental health care in primary care for these individuals. Senior psychologist of the Unit, Balogun Osunbiyi asserted that patients should be able to access mental health care in the same way that they would have access to primary health care. In Guyana, mental illness or neurological disorders affect nearly one in four persons, with women, the unemployed and young people accounting for over sixty percent. This demographic, being more susceptible to mental health illnesses, accounts for a vast percentage of suicides within Guyana. With this being said, a primary care system that encompasses mental health care may benefit a country with statistics like these greatly. Primary healthcare equates to what might be referred to as ‘essential healthcare’, universally accessible to individuals and families in a community and provided as close as possible to where persons live and work. Primary care, which is decentralized, refers to care that is based on the needs of the general populace. In an interview, Osunbiyi explained that the integration

- MOPH lead psychologist of mental health services into primary care involves the treating and diagnosing of persons with mental health disorders, as well as ensuring that primary health workers are adequately equipped to use key psychosocial and behavioral science skills in their day-to-day work. This, in turn, he explained, may improve overall health outcomes in primary healthcare. Furthermore, the ministry’s Mental Health unit, in seeking to integrate mental health services into primary care across the country, has trained doctors and healthcare personnel in the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGap Programme). In addition to this, all non- specialized doctors are now required to train in the programme. Osunbiyi said that persons are often deterred by the stigma attached to mental health illnesses and as such, they would not want to be seen entering a building with such a labeling. This, he explained has led to the training of healthcare personnel across the region, with mental health social workers being trained to assess, evaluate and refer mental health patients in basic facilities such as health centres or hospitals across the country. Osunbiyi explained that the initiative has led to a significant improvement in the way mental health illness is viewed. However, he asserted that there is a great need for the stigma attached to mental health illness to be eradicated, as stigma embraces both prejudicial attitudes and discriminating behaviour towards persons with mental

health issues. Individuals who have mental health illnesses are often faced with exclusion, poor social systems and much more subjectivity. Stigmatization of these individuals may also hinder the effects of treatment outcomes and thus stymie efficient recovery from mental health illnesses. These factors alone represent viable reasons for mental health stigma to be eradicated, to ensure that social inclusion is facilitated as well as the efficacy of recovery. He further added that patients are becoming increasingly aware of services for mental health ailments. “People are more aware of services in mental health, with these new measures in place…” BENEFITS OF INTEGRATINGMENTAL HEALTHCARE INTO PRIMARY CARE According to reports based on empirical data, the integration of mental health services into primary care has significantly reduced the stigma for persons living with mental health illnesses and their families. Since primary healthcare services are not associated with any illness in particular, stigma is reduced when seeking mental healthcare from a primary service facility compared to that of a stand-alone specialized service. The initiative has also been known to improve accessibility of mental health care for persons living in outlying regions; it has also increased detection and improved prevention of mental health disorders.

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and robbed on the intersection of Croal Street and the Avenue of the Republic. At about 19:30 hrs, reporter Kemol King said that he saw a group of about five suspicious looking men at the corner of the road. As he moved to tell his co-workers to run, someone grabbed him and put him in a chokehold. At this point, the scene had become chaotic. As some in the crowd screamed, three others held King and proceeded went through his pockets. Fearing for his safety, he stopped resisting and the robbers relieved him of $4000 in cash and his smartphone valued over $110,000. The second victim, another young reporter, Tracey Squires recalled walking along the intersection with King joking and laughing, and suddenly being struck on her head. The next thing she recalled was opening her eyes

and finding herself lying on the road. She said that she looked over to see her colleague, King, limp on the ground in a chokehold. The attackers had already taken her purse, so she clung to her phone and started running. The other two individuals who were with them, including reporter Sauchel Giles, ran to a nearby police officer to report the incident. While accompanying them back to the scene of the attack, a woman approached them shouting that “a group of boys were around the corner robbing people.” When King was contacted, he reported that with the assistance of a friend he made his way home. Squires was taken to hospital but was not admitted. This publication understands that multiple robberies occurred that night in the area.

Woman’s body found near Parika Market Yesterday morning under a tree in Hydronie Market Road, Parika, East Bank Essequibo. Police identified the victim as Romeza Sukdeo, a homeless woman and substance abuser. She is believed to have died last Thursday, but there was no indication of foul play. The victim, barefoot and wearing a multi-coloured dress, was found by a female security guard. Romeza’s mother Naimwattie Persaud, of Parika Façade, said she last saw her daughter on Thursday.

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PARIS (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday Moscow wanted to restore a full-scale dialogue with the United States about the landmark Cold War-era missile treaty, Russian news agencies reported.President Donald Trump said last month Washington would withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty because Russia was violating the pact, bringing a warning of retaliatory measures from Moscow.Putin, speaking to Kremlin-backed RT France television, said he could meet Trump on the sidelines of a G-20 summit in Argentina, according to the agencies.

Iraq urges U.S. to consider its position in talks on Iran sanctions KUWAIT (Reuters) - Iraq’s president yesterday urged the United States to consider Baghdad’s political and economic position as the countries negotiate on relief for Iraq from Washington’s reimposed sanctions against Iran. The United States said on Friday Iraq can continue to import natural gas and energy supplies from Iran for a period of 45 days, so long as Iraq does not pay Iran for imports in U.S. dollars. Sanctions on Tehran’s oil sector took effect on Nov 5.“We do not want Iraq to be burdened with the U.S. sanctions on Iran,” Barham Salih, the newly elected President, told reporters during a visit to the Gulf Arab state of Kuwait.Iraq wanted to maintain “balanced” relations with all its neighbours and the international community, he said. “Iran is a neighbouring country and our interest lies in having good and stable relations with Iran,” he said, adding the Iraqi people also wanted to deepen Arab and Gulf ties. Iraq needs to rebuild its economy and infrastructure as it emerges from a ruinous conflict with Islamic State. Iraq central bank officials said in August that the country’s economy is closely linked to non-Arab Iran, which is locked in several proxy wars with Saudi Arabia in the region.

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City win Manchester derby, Liverpool go second above Chelsea LONDON (Reuters) Premier League champions Manchester City stayed two points clear at the top yesterday with a dominant 3-1 win in the derby against Manchester United. Liverpool, having beaten bottom club Fulham 2-0 at Anfield, will go into the international break in second place after receiving a favour from neighbours Everton, who held Chelsea to a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge. Meanwhile, Arsenal had to come from behind to extend their unbeaten run to 16 games in all competitions with a 1-1 draw at home to promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers. Man City moved on to 32 points from 12 games, while Liverpool have 30 and Chelsea 28, with all three

teams retaining their season’s unbeaten record in the league. City were on top from the start against a United team missing the injured Paul Pogba. David Silva scored the first goal after 12 minutes and Sergio Aguero added a second soon after halftime. Jose Mourinho’s side barely threatened until substitute Romelu Lukaku came on to win a penalty that Anthony Martial converted just before the hour mark. But despite City largely controlling the game, it took a late third goal by their substitute Ilkay Gundogan to ensure there could be no repeat of United’s dramatic comeback to win 3-2 in the same fixture last season. United remain eighth, 12 points behind the leaders, and

manager Mourinho refused to talk about his team still having any sort of title chances. “We are outside the top four, how can we speak about the title? Let’s fight to close the gap to jump into the top four,” said Mourinho. Pep Guardiola, City’s manager, was quick to point out that Liverpool and Chelsea had also made strong starts to the campaign and said it was too early to be discussing where the title may be heading. “It is November so we haven’t even finished the first round. A lot can happen in football,” he said. There was controversy at Anfield after Liverpool took the lead against struggling Fulham just before halftime. The London side felt that their Serbian striker

Monday November 12, 2018 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) You shouldn't have any problem getting your way in most areas of life, Aries. The time is ripe for you to take the lead. Unfortunately, there may be one important part of your life that isn't going exactly to

plan, and this is love and romance. TAURUS(Apr.20–May20) Have fun with loved ones, Taurus. Put your worries aside. Don't think of the possible negative consequences of having a good time. Focus on the fun and excitement of the moment. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) You're the secret jewel, Gemini. You're apt to be extremely loving and devoted to those who recognize this in you. There is no reason to shrink back and hide. CANCER (June 21–July 22) You may feel locked in a bind of deep emotion and stubborn attitudes with close friends or lovers, Cancer. Perhaps it's hard for you to say what you really feel. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Your spirit sparkles, Leo. You may feel filled with tremendous energy as you go about your day. Your sense of adventure is high, and there's very little that gets you down. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) You may feel yourself slipping into a deeper understanding with a close friend or loved one, Virgo.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Most of the time it's good to have strong opinions and be independent and willful, Libra. But there are other times when this attitude turns people away you're hoping to draw closer. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Sensual, passionate lovemaking is definitely on the agenda of activities for tonight, Scorpio. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) You may feel like the brakes have been slammed in the romance department, Sagittarius. Realize that this doesn't mean you have to stop having fun. CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) The stars indicate that love and romance are in your favor, Capricorn. You will find that this area of your life is going well. Shower your partner with affection. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Your sensitive, sensual side is being drawn out, Aquarius. You may feel like your romantic side is on display. You're like a dancer onstage, and you accept this role with pleasure! PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Come out of your shell and be proud of your sensitive side, Pisces. Although you may feel vulnerable when it comes to love and romance, this doesn't mean that you have to hide it. You may think that everyone else has it together in this department, but don't be fooled.

Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan scores their third goal. (REUTERS/Darren Staples)

Aleksandar Mitrovic should not have been given offside as he headed home and that goalkeeper Alisson took the subsequent free kick when the ball was moving. Less than 15 seconds later from a lightning Liverpool break, it was in the net at the other end, put there by Mo Salah.

Xherdan Shaqiri scored a fine second goal, after which the heart seemed to go out of a Fulham team who remain bottom of the table with only one win from their 12 games. “In this country, normally you cannot show disrespect to the referee and this is a problem because it’s shown disrespect to my team, myself

and Fulham supporters,” said their manager Slavisa Jokanovic. Chelsea’s manager Maurizio Sarri set a record in the Premier League era by completing his first dozen games without a defeat, but he would have expected more than a goalless draw from the home game with Everton. His team failed to score for only the second time in the league this season against a well-organised Everton, who stayed ninth in the table. “Of course, I prefer the three points today than the record,” he said. In Sunday’s other game Arsenal fell behind to Wolves with a first half goal by Portuguese international Ivan Cavaleiro and did not equalise until four minutes from time through Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The draw left Arsenal, fifth on 24 points, three points behind fourth-placed neighbours Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Hamilton wins in Brazil as... From page 25 to lose than him but I’m just trying to do my race. Suddenly, a backmarker is trying to race you and taking a stupid risk to dive inside. What can I do about it? “The penalty for me is that I lost the victory but hopefully in 15 years’ time we can laugh about it.” Sauber’s Ferrari-bound rookie Charles Leclerc was ‘best of the rest’, the Monegasque finishing seventh after running as high as fourth during the pitstops. Haas savoured a double points finish to close on fourth-placed Renault, with Romain Grosjean eighth and Danish team mate Kevin Magnussen ninth. Ocon’s Mexican team mate Sergio Perez took the final point for a team that had hoped for much more.

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Hamilton wins in Brazil as Mercedes take fifth F1 title SAO PAULO (Reuters) A lucky Lewis Hamilton won a tense Brazilian Grand Prix yesterday as his Mercedes team clinched the constructors’ title for the fifth year in a row and Max Verstappen raged at a lost opportunity. The win was the 72nd of Hamilton’s stellar career and 10th of a season that has already seen the 33-year-old Briton clinch his fifth championship, delivering Mercedes their fifth successive double. Hamilton had started on pole position but could not hold off Red Bull’s Verstappen, who led until a collision with Force India backmarker Esteban Ocon on the 44th of 71 laps sent the Dutchman into a spin and put the Mercedes driver back in front. A seething and swearing Verstappen battled back but could not close the gap, finishing runner-up 1.469 seconds adrift of Hamilton, who had never previously won in a season where he has taken the title with races to spare. Verstappen then took matters into his own hands in an angry post-race confrontation with Ocon that led to both being summoned by stewards. Ferrari’s veteran Kimi Raikkonen held off Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo to complete the podium on his 150th start for the Italian team. Ferrari had to score 13 points more than Mercedes to keep their hopes alive until Abu Dhabi at the end of the month but failed, with Sebastian Vettel finishing

only sixth and behind Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas in fifth.Mercedes now have 620 points with Ferrari on 553 and 43 still to be won. “That’s it. That’s the double, mate. MercedesAMG are the world champs,” Hamilton was told as he took the chequered flag at Interlagos after a race fraught with concerns about his tyres and engine.“It’s been an incredible journey with them. This is what everyone worked for, for the whole year,” said the ecstatic champion as the celebrations started with one race to go.“I’ve always told you how much of an honour it is to drive for them. Today was the best style that we could do it because we were struggling, we had problems to the end. We were a sitting duck at one stage.” Only the sport’s oldest and most succesful team Ferrari have previously managed to win five championships in a row, taking six in succession during their golden Michael Schumacher era from 1999 to 2004. “It was a very difficult season, we had up and downs. Ferrari came back very strong and Red Bull at the end but that makes the championship victory even more enjoyable,” said team boss Toto Wolff.Verstappen, winner in Mexico two weeks ago, joined Hamilton on the podium but the Dutchman knew he should have been on the top step. PUSHINGAND SHOVING The collision was the talking point of the day, with ar-

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton leads at the start of the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix. (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes) guments on both sides. Ocon was handed a 10second stop-and-go penalty for causing it but that came as no consolation for Verstappen, whose colourful language over the radio was largely bleeped out for television viewers.When the Dutchman found Ocon, at the post-race scales, matters became more physical with the Red Bull driver caught on television confronting the young Frenchman and giving him a shove.“You do everything well, you go through the field, we had a great car and then by such an idiot you get taken out while he’s being lapped. I have no words,” said Verstappen. “You can easily say afterwards that I have much more (Continued on page 24)

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and team members celebrate after winning the constructors championship. (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)

Healy’s 21-ball half-century blows Ireland away

Alyssa Healy hit nine fours and a six in her unbeaten 40-ball 63. (International Cricket Council) ESPNcricinfo - Chances are it may have taken Australia longer to load their kits from the baggage carousel to

the team bus than it took to see off Ireland’s small target at Providence Stadium. The enforcer was Alyssa Healy,

who walloped a 21-ball halfcentury - the fastest in the tournament’s history and the second fastest in women’s T20Is - to raze down 94 in just 9.1 overs. The beauty lay in Healy’s brutality. Full tosses and long hops were gleefully accepted. But amid the muscle, there was also grace and elegance which she displayed in equal measure, while lofting the ball inside-out over extra cover. In the end, Ireland’s only takeaway was the experience of playing Australia only for the second time in four years. The result was another reminder of why teams like Ireland need more exposure and not just one qualifying tournament amid the jostle with Full Members for game time. Ireland’s best chance of competing was to bat first and put runs up against the three-time champions. Laura

Delany called correctly and they finished the Powerplay 27 without loss. Then the bigmatch nerves failed Ireland as they lost 5 for 16, resulting in a breakdown they didn’t recover from. Ireland didn’t run well, and weren’t helped by poor umpiring calls either - like the controversial call by Langton Rusere to dock them five runs because Delany seemingly ran onto the ‘danger zone’. All this coupled with some tight, relentless Australian lines, resulting in no leeway. Ireland limped to 93 for 6 on the back of Kim Garth’s 24 at No. 7. It left open the prospect of a bruising chase. The struggle wasn’t just restricted to their batting, though. Lucy O’Reilly failed to control her late inswing to deliver as many as five wides in her opening over - the second of the innings. Then Ciara Metcalfe delivered a 12-run

over with a mixture of short balls and full tosses, Isobel Joyce went for four boundaries in her first, and suddenly, Ireland were short of ideas as Australia wiped out 60 in just five overs en route a second win that gave their net run rate a massive fillip. The story of the match as it was on the first of Sunday’s double-header was the awarding of penalty runs for running on the pitch. In the 13th over of Ireland’s innings, Gaby Lewis was first warned for stepping onto the danger area, when she seemingly steered clear after taking a couple of steps to meet the ball.Off the next ball, Ireland were docked five points when umpire Rusere felt Delany had run mid-pitch. This seemed to have played on Lewis’ mind as she was out in the same over trying to run wide, in the process losing the extra yard to a direct hit to the

bowler’s end from mid-off. Umpiring aside, Ireland weren’t also helped by injudicious shot selection. Twice in two overs, they had batters out attempting to scoop Ellyse Perry, only to not just play down the wrong lint but also get beaten by the skid off the pitch. Clare Shillington was the first to perish in this fashion after stroking 19 while Eimear Richardson followed suit in the next over, the 10th of the innings. Then Australia employed the spin choke with rookie legspinner Georgia Wareham clocking in three right overs, with Sophie Molineux - the left-arm spinner - at the other end to stifle the life out of Ireland. The result wasn’t really in doubt at any stage. It was only a matter of when. Scores: Australia 94 for 1 (Healy 56*) beat Ireland 93 for 6 (Garth 24, Perry 212) by nine wickets.

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Windies go down in last-ball heartbreak in final T20I Dhawan fell off the penultimate ball, but India sneaked a last-ball win courtesy a misfield from Fabien Allen ©Getty Images

CHENNAI, India, CMC – The West Indies produced their best performance of the Twenty20 International series against India but still went down by six wickets, losing off the last ball of the innings in the third and final match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here yesterday. With India requiring one run off the last ball of the match, bowler Fabian Allen misfielded a drive from Manish Pandey, allowing the batsman to scamper through for a single for the unlikeliest of finishes. India had looked to be easing to victory in pursuit of the Windies’ total of 181 for three off their 20 overs, with Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant’s 130-run partnership for the third wicket carrying them within sight of a comfortable victory. The pair had carried their side to 175 for two, leaving India to get seven runs from 11 balls, before they both inexplicably gave their wickets away. After scoring his first-ever T20I half-century, Pant needlessly tried to reverse sweep medium pacer Keemo Paul and lost his middle stump. Then off the penultimate ball of the match and with only one run needed, Dhawan launched Allen straight into the hands of Kieron Pollard at long on to give the Windies a chance to tie the contest, where a super over would be required to decide a winner. But Allen, arguably the Windies’ best fielder, was unable to gather the return with Pandey well short of his ground. As Pandey and Dinesh Karthik strolled off the ground into the waiting arms of their teammates, an inconsolable Allen was comforted by his colleagues as he stayed hunched over on the pitch. Earlier, the West Indies would have been satisfied

Shikhar Dhawan, however, he kept India on course with his 62-ball 92©Associated Press with their eventual total, as they produced their best batting display of the series. New openers Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer gave them a good start during a 51run opening stand in seven overs. Hope had looked like carrying on to a big total when he skied a delivery from Yuzvendra Chahal into the hands of Washington Sundar who took a good catch at long on to be out for 24. Hetmyer followed soon after, his mistimed drive picking out Krunal Pandya on the cover boundary as the Windies slipped to 62-2. Denesh Ramdin and Darren Bravo then added 32 in four overs before Ramdin tried to give himself room to smash Sundar through the offside and was bowled. His dismissal paved the way for Nicholas Pooran and the Trinidadian did not disappoint as he launched a savage attack on the Indian bowlers during a quickfire, unbeaten half-century. He pulled Kumar over

Pooran executed some impressive shots on his way to his maiden T20I fifty©Associated Press

long on for six and then lifted him over long off for another maximum off consecutive balls and then in the next over he reverse swept Chalal over cover for another huge six. Bravo wasn’t to be left out, hitting Pandya for a boundary and a six over long off. Pooran brought up his half-century in the last over of the innings, where he reversed swept Khaleel Ahmed for a boundary off the first ball and then punched him past long off for another boundary, pulled him for a six over square leg and then guided him behind third man for another boundary in an over that yielded 23 runs. He finished unbeaten on 53 from 25 balls with four boundaries and four sixes, while Bravo scored 43 not out off 37 balls. India lost two quick wickets in captain Rohit Sharma for four and Kannaur Rahul for 17 to slip to 45 for two early on.But Dhawan who scored 92 and Pant who made 58, took control of the contest

Darren Bravo and Nicholas Pooran rebuilt West Indies’ innings ©Associated Press

and set their team on their way to victory as Windies’ captain Carlos Brathwaite’s insistence on persevering with his fast bowler and medium pacers backfired. Oshane Thomas’ four

overs went for 43 runs, Kieron Pollard’s three overs cost 29 and Brathwaite himself went for over 10 runs an over, with his four overs going for 41 runs.Dhawan’s 50 came off 36 balls, while Pant took just 30

balls on his way to registering his first T20 50. And although they both gave their wickets away, India was still able to hold on and claim a nail-biting victory.

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Miller and Du Plessis hit tons as South Africa seal series

SYDNEY (Reuters) David Miller and Faf du Plessis scored sparkling centuries in a partnership of 252 runs as South Africa beat Australia by 40 runs in a oneday international in Hobart yesterday to win the threematch series 2-1. The Proteas skipper contributed 125 to South Africa’s 320 for five but it was Miller’s 139 that really caught the eye, a 108-ball assault on the Australian bowlers that featured 13 fours and four brutal sixes. Dale Steyn kept up the momentum by dismissing Chris Lynn with the first ball of the Australia innings, and his fellow pacemen Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi soon sent Aaron Finch and Travis Head on their way to reduce their hosts to 39-3. Shaun Marsh (106) steadied the innings in a fourthwicket stand of 107 with Marcus Stoinis (63) but once he departed four balls after

South Africa celebrate their series victory. (Getty Images) recording his sixth ODI century, home hopes of only a

third win in 14 one-dayers this year faded.

FIA gives Max Verstappen ‘public service’ for Esteban Ocon shove Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas,Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel during the race. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker)

Autosport Max Verstappen has been ordered to complete two days of “public service at the discretion of the FIA” as punishment for his post-race altercation with Esteban Ocon in Brazil. The Red Bull Formula 1 driver confronted Ocon while the drivers were being weighed after the race, shoving the Frenchman in reaction to their collision during the race that cost Verstappen victory. Both drivers were summoned to the stewards for the off-track incident, and it was decided that Verstappen was guilty of making “deliberate physical contact” with Ocon. The verdict from the stewards said Verstappen “is re-

quired to perform two days of public service at the discretion of the FIA within six months of the incident”. In a statement explaining the verdict the stewards said they understood Verstappen’s feelings on the situation, and they noted that during the hearing both drivers “acted appropriately and cooperated”. They added: “Max Verstappen entered the FIA Weigh Bridge Garage, proceded directly to Esteban Ocon and following a few words, started an altercation, pushing or hitting Ocon forcefully several times in the chest. “The stewards understood from Max Verstappen

that he was extremely upset by the incident on track during the race and accepted his explanation that it was not his original intent to strike Ocon, but that he was “triggered” and caused him to lose his temper. “While sympathetic to Verstappen’s passion, the stewards determined that it is the obligation of sportsmen at this level to act appropriately and as role models to other drivers at all levels and found that Verstappen failed in this respect.” No further action was taken against Ocon - who was given a 10-second stop-go penalty during the race for the on-track collision.

Steyn (3-45) returned to remove Alex Carey for 42, leaving Glenn Maxwell (35) as the last recognised batsman, but he was unable to score quickly enough to challenge the South African tally and Australia finished on 280-9. “From the batting point of view we were good today but I thought from a ‘death bowling’ point of view we were excellent,” Du Plessis said at the presentation. “It was a great game.” Australia, who bounced back from losing the series opener in Perth by six wickets to beat the Proteas by seven runs in Adelaide on Friday, won the toss and sent the tourists in to bat at Bellerive Oval. Mitchell Starc and Stoinis combined to remove the first three batsmen for 55 runs but that only served to bring Du Plessis and Miller together for their record stand — the highest for the fourth wicket by a pair of South Africans. Miller benefited from a DRS call that overturned an lbw decision when he was on 41 and made the most of what looked like a fortuitous reprieve as he and his captain plundered 130 runs off the last 10 overs, 75 in the last five alone. Du Plessis’s 114-ball innings included 15 fours and two sixes and was his 10th in international one-dayers,

Faf du Plessis and David Miller put up a record partnership. (ESPNcricinfo Ltd) while Miller’s vindicated his elevation up the batting order.The same could not be said of Lynn’s promotion to opener and Australia still have plenty of question marks over their batting ahead of their defence of the World Cup in England next year. “Once you get ‘in’ you can really cash in the back

overs here,” said Australia skipper Finch. “Maybe we mis-executed a little bit but they also batted extremely well.” Scores: South Africa 5 for 320 (Miller 139, du Plessis 125) beat Australia 9 for 280 (Marsh 106, Stoinis 63, Rabada 3-40, Steyn 3-45) by 40 runs.

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NBA roundup: Aldridge double-double leads Spurs over Rockets LaMarcus Aldridge posted a double-double and paced the host San Antonio Spurs to a 96-89 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday in the first meeting this season between the Southwest Division rivals. Aldridge finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds, while Derrick White added 14 points and eight assists. DeMar DeRozan and Bryn Forbes scored 13 points apiece for the Spurs, who snapped a two-game skid. Harden led the Rockets with 25 points, but shot just 7 of 27 from the field. Eric Gordon added 23 and Clint Capela recorded a doubledouble (12 points, 17 boards) for the Rockets, who dropped the final two games of their five-game road trip while shooting just 33.3 percent (30 for 90). Raptors 128, Knicks 112 Pascal Siakam scored 14 of his career-best 23 points in the third quarter, and Toronto remained undefeated at home in blowing out New York. The Raptors have won six in a row and are off to a franchise best 12-1 start to the season that includes a 7-0 home record. Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points

and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, who shot 53.2 percent from the field. The Knicks lost for the third time in four games despite 27 points from Tim Hardaway Jr. Enes Kanter added 15 points and 15 rebounds. Grizzlies 112, 76ers 106 (OT) Mike Conley scored a season-high 32 points and Marc Gasol recorded 18 points, 12 rebounds and six assists to lead host Memphis to a comeback win against shorthanded Philadelphia.The Grizzlies rallied from their largest deficit of the season — 16 points — and forced overtime when Garrett Temple’s 3-pointer tied the score at 102-all with just under 40 seconds left. Joel Embiid recorded his league-leading 13th doubledouble with 14 points and 16 rebounds. JJ Redick scored 20, but only four in the second half. Ben Simmons also totaled 18 points and 14 rebounds. Warriors 116, Nets 100 Quinn Cook scored 19 of his 27 points in the first half in his first start in place of the injured Stephen Curry, helping host Golden State roll to victory over Brooklyn.

San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) reacts after making a basket during the fourth quarter against the Houston Rockets at AT&T Center. (John Glaser-USA TODAY Sports) Kevin Durant had gamehighs with 28 points with 11 assists, and Klay Thompson added 24 as the Warriors

Raj leads India to second successive win PROVIDENCE, Guyana, CMC – Mithali Raj scored her 15th T20I half-century to help guide India to victory over Pakistan for their second successive win in the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup here at Providence Stadium yesterday. Raj scored an impressive 56 from 47 balls to help India surpass Pakistan’s total of 133 for seven in their 20 overs, as they finished on 137 for three with six balls remaining. Pakistan also contributed to their loss, dropping five catches in a dismal fielding display, while they were also penalised 10 runs for Bismah Maroof and Nida Dar continually treading on the danger areas of the pitch despite both being warned by the umpires. But it was Raj and Smriti Mandhana’s opening stand of 73 which completely swung the game in India’s favour as they chased a below par total.Mandhana was the first to go for 26, but Raj continued to lead the assault striking seven boundaries during her stroked filled innings. By the time Raj was dismissed India was already well on their way to victory with only eight runs needed from 14 balls.

bounced back from a home loss to Milwaukee to win convincingly despite the absence of Curry and Draymond Green.Joe Harris fired in a team-high 24 points for Brooklyn, which was playing the second half of a back-toback that began with a dramatic 112-110 win at Denver on Friday night. Clippers 128, Bucks 126 (OT) Lou Williams hit a teardrop layup in traffic with less than a second remaining in overtime to give Los Angeles a signature win in beating vis-

iting Milwaukee. Williams, who leads the NBA in scoring off the bench, had a modest 12 points but added 10 assists as the Clippers have won three of their past four games. Montrezl Harrell added 26 bench points and nine rebounds, while Patrick Beverley scored a seasonhigh 21 points for the Clippers. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points with 18 rebounds and five steals for the Bucks. Pelicans 119, Suns 99 Anthony Davis had 26 points and 13 rebounds as shorthanded New Orleans led wire to wire in a rout over visiting Phoenix. Davis led four Pelicans in double figures as Julius Randle scored 22 points with 15 rebounds, Jrue Holiday scored 19 with nine assists, and E’Twaun Moore added 17. The Pelicans played without two starters as point guard Elfrid Payton and forward Nikola Mirotic both were sidelined by sprained right ankles. T.J. Warren scored 25, rookie Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Devin Booker had 12 points for the Suns, who lost for the 10th time in 11 games. Lakers 101, Kings 86 The Los Angeles Lakers have a .500 record for the first time this season after a road win against Sacramento. LeBron James scored 25 points for Los Angeles, which has won four of five and six of nine. Tyson Chandler had a team-high 12 rebounds off the bench in his second game since joining the Lakers.

De’Aaron Fox scored 21 points to lead Sacramento. Marvin Bagley III had 13 points off the bench and Willie Cauley-Stein had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Kings, who had won six of eight coming in. Wizards 116, Heat 110 John Wall scored 28 points with nine assists, reserve Jeff Green added 19 points and 10 rebounds and visiting Washington defeated Miami for its third win of the season. Dwight Howard had 11 points and 16 rebounds and Bradley Beal finished with 18 points for the Wizards, who had lost seven of their past eight games overall and improved to 2-6 on the road. Josh Richardson led the Heat with 24 points and Rodney McGruder added 22. Hassan Whiteside had 15 points and 14 rebounds as Miami lost its second straight. Bulls 99, Cavaliers 98 Zach LaVine scored 24 points and Wendell Carter Jr. added 15 as Chicago got off to a quick start and held on for a victory over visiting Cleveland. Cleveland had one last possession to go out in front but Collin Sexton missed a short shot inside, got his own rebound and had his shot at the buzzer blocked by Jabari Parker. The Bulls grabbed a much-needed victory after losing five of their previous six games. The Bulls jumped out to a 37-23 lead after one quarter and built a 16-point lead in the second quarter before the Cavaliers worked their way back into the game. (Field Level Media)

ATP Finals: Roger Federer beaten by Kei Nishikori in opening group match

Mithali Raj led India to their second win of the T20 World Cup The talking point of Pakistan’s innings would have been the 10 penalty runs which umpire Sue Redfern imposed on them. Both Maroof and Dar, who scored half-centuries and rescued their side from peril during a 93-run fourth-wicket partnership, were guilty of constantly running down the centre of the pitch. Maroof who made 53 and Dar who blasted an aggressive 52 from just 35 balls came together with Pakistan in dire

trouble at 30 for three. However, once they were dismissed within six runs of each other, the middle and lower order struggled to score runs in the dying overs, with India’s bowlers striking at crucial moments. Scores: PAKISTAN 133 for seven off 50 overs (Bismah Maroof 53, Nida Dar 52; Poonam Yadav 2-22, Dayalan Hemalatha 2-34). INDIA 137 for three off 19 overs (Mithali Raj 56, Smriti Mandhana 26).

BBC Sport - Roger Federer paid for his errors as he lost to Japan’s Kei Nishikori in his opening group match at the ATP Finals. The Swiss, chasing a 100th career title at the season-ending event, lost 7-6 (74) 6-3 to the world number nine. The normally unflappable Federer showed uncharacteristic frustration, while a calm Nishikori sealed victory when the Swiss hit a wild forehand. World number one Novak Djokovic opens his campaign against John Isner at the O2 Arena in London on Monday. Federer hit 34 unforced errors - and was given a warning by the umpire for swiping a ball into the stands in the first set - in a performance

An out-of-sorts Roger Federer lost to Kei Nishikori for only the third time in 10 meetings. (AFP) that he will be keen to forget. He will be back in action tomorrow when he faces Dominic Thiem, who lost to Kevin Anderson earlier yesterday.

It is the fourth time Federer has lost his opening match at the event, but he can take some comfort from the fact that in 2007 he still went on to win the title.

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Andrew is King of the Caribbean, Ming resets South Dakota record GMRSC Ignite

By Calvin Chapman Day two of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMRSC) Ignite meet was truly thrilling with some outstanding driving by the top drivers in Guyana and the region which had fans raving throughout the day. In the anticipated radicals’ races, seasoned campaigner Calvin Ming (GUY) showed his control over the racecar as he won two of the three radical races, resetting the lap record during each victory. In the first win, Ming beat Team Mohamed’s Matthew Truelove circuit record time of 33.3 seconds by three thousandths of a second (33.297 seconds) in a commanding display of driving. In the second Radical race, Kristian Jeffrey (Guy), who started in eighth position due to the reversed grid rule of the radicals, overcame the entire field including a last lap drift past of Calvin Ming on the gooseneck for the win. Ming, who was on pole for the final radical race, led the field from start to finish and Jeffrey was unable to get past his fellow countryman who lowered the circuit record once again with a blazing fast lap of 33.121 seconds. In Group four action, Mark Vieira (GUY) entered the contest at the summit of the points table with defending Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) four wheel

Danny Persaud (GUY) tries to get back on the track after a collission with T&T’s Boodoosingh. Kristian Boodoosingh’s collision with Danny Persaud during the first group three race.

champion Andrew King (GUY) second and Mark Maloney (BAR) third. But two outstanding wins and a second place finish by King allowed him to overtake Vieira to win the now stand alone group four (no Awd and 2wd drive classes) title. Vieira’s finishes of fifth in races two and three and his third place in race one was not good enough to see him become the third Guyanese to become a CMRC group four champion. King, who missed the Jamaica leg of the four-part

CMRC, explained to Kaieteur sport that participation and consistency are key ingredients to his success. He thanked his team for their hard work and noted disappointment in his performances at Trinidad a n d To b a g o ’s ( T & T ) Wallerfield circuit but was happy to put on a magnificent show at his home track. In the bikes, Team Mohamed’s Enterprise was most successful with three first place finishes, two

seconds and two thirds in the Supersport and Superstock classes combined. It would have easily been a one-twothree finish in each of the races but Richard Cooper and Harry Truelove both fell off their cycle in the opening race and were unable to recover from the nasty collision. The seasoned riders thrilled fans and they were a joy to watch on the track. Kristian Boodoosingh (T&T) officially copped two of three group three races, while the unofficial results

Andrew King blazed to two wins and a second place finishto emerge (unofficially) as champion of the CMRC group 4.

Team Mohamed’s riders from first to third, Richard Cooper, Matthew Truelove and his brother Harry Truelove really pushed their Yamaha motorcycles on the track yesterday.

indicate that he completed a sweep after winning the third race as well. In the first showdown around the oval, Boodoosingh in his Evo overcame a collision with Danny Persaud while going around the first turn to eventually come out on top; performances which he emulated throughout the day. Shan Seejattan (Guy) in his Honda Civic also had a clean sweep but in the group two class. CMRC leader Marc Gill (T&T) did not finish (DNF) in races one and two but his fourth place

crossing in the second race was enough to see him win a second title. Team Wreckers (GUY) had a good day at the track with Anand Ramchand winning two of the starlet cup races while finishing second in the third, while Adrian Fernandes amassed enough points to unofficially be the winner of the sports tuner (group 1) local class. The official points standing and winners in the 2018 CMRC series will be featured in tomorrow’s issue of Kaieteur Sport.

Team Wreckers’ Anand Ramchand won the much subscribed Starlet Cup championship.

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Bholawram Deo takes overall title at MACORP Golf tourney Bholawram Deo emerged as the overall winner when the 13th annual MACORP golf tournament concluded on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Course, East Coast Demerara. Competing in the 19-28 Flight, Bholawram Deo shot 85 gross and 66 net to win the category, while Romel Bhagwandin finished second with 88 Gross and 69 net followed by Balgobin Ragnauth on 92 gross and 69 net. Deo’s net was the best overall in what was deemed as one of the biggest tournaments for the year so far. The 10-18 Flight was taken by Robin Tewari ahead of Dr. Joaan Deo and Shanella Webster. Tewari finished with 83 gross and 67 net, while Dr. Deo continued

Respective winners with representatives of the sponsors.

Dr. Joaan Deo accepts her prize from MACORPCEO Guillermo Escarraga Vijay Deo in action

Bholawram- Guillermo Escarraga (right) hands over the top prize to Bholawram Deo

Hussain- Aleem Hussain (right) collects histrophy from Guillermo Escarraga

her good run this year finishing second on 85 gross and 70 net; Webster took third place with 86 gross and 71 net. Aleem Hussain took the top podium spot in the 0-9 Flight, while Vijay Deo placed second and Mike Mangal third. Hussain ended with 79 gross and 70 net while Vijay Deo chalked up 80 gross and 71 net and Mangal 83 gross and 74 net. Speaking at the presentation which followed, CEO of MACORP Guillermo

Escarraga congratulated the President and executive of the Lusignan Golf Club on the successful staging of the tournament and pledged their continued support. He said that he is impressed with the eagerness of the players and the state of the course which he said has been a fine shape throughout the year. President of the Club Hussain expressed gratitude to the sponsors and congratulated the winners. (Zaheer Mohamed)

rt o p S Andrew King (left) blazes past Mark Vieira during the first group four race at South Dakota Circuit yesterday.

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Andrew is King of the Caribbean, Ming resets South Dakota record

The radical’s races didn’t disappoint the fans at South Dakota yesterday with Calvin Ming resetting the lap record twice.

Windies go down in last-ball Nine-man Jaguars roar to historic 2-0 heartbreak in final T20I whipping of El Salvador to end on a high Concacaf U-20 Championship USA 2018 – Group F

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