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EDITORIAL
Sacrificing skills at the altar of age Earlier this year, we published this editorial that examined the age of retirement. The situation has not changed, especially more recently when it was argued that Guyana was not developing the skills it needed fast enough. Two groups of people, one group working with the former Guyana Telecommunications Corporation and the other with the Ministry of Education, found that their skills were needed but that the administration was not prepared to use them either through spite or because it felt that the people should not be paid the kind of money they actually deserve. Today we revisit that editorial. For years now Guyanese have been contending that the age of retirement should be raised. Public servants retire at 55, members of the Judiciary retire at 60, and still a few others are allowed to retire at 65. This has been the case for years but these days with people living longer and given the brain drain that has been robbing the country of its skills there is this call for the age of retirement to be raised. We have seen the government being forced to rehire retired persons because there are simply not enough of skilled people to undertake certain duties within the public service. One classic case is that of the legal draughtsman. Mr Cecil Dhurjon is into his eighties but he is not allowed to retire because he simply does not have a replacement. He had offered to retire on a few occasions but the administration begged him to stay on and he has. What is interesting, though, is the fact that the government through its Presidential Advisor on Governance, Gail Teixeira, concluding that the society does not want the retirement age to change. She is basing her contention on the fact that people simply do not want to wait until age 65 to collect their National Insurance Scheme old age pension. When the scheme came into existence in 1969, the architects recognized that the age of retirement was 55 so they concluded that five years after retirement the individual would begin to collect his old age pension. And indeed, because of the nature of the society people who attained the age of 60 were made to feel old. Indeed, there were those who simply left the public service and plied their trade in the private sector. But back then there was no paucity of skills so the older person had to make way for the younger generation. A recent survey found that Guyana has lost about eighty per cent of its university graduates and those from the other tertiary institutions. It has already lost almost all of its skilled teachers and nurses to the extent that the recruits are being asked to undertake jobs way beyond them. The result is substandard delivery to the extent that there has been a mad drive to offer contracts to people who have already retired. It was the then President Bharrat Jagdeo who when asked about the need to recruit foreigners when there was a need to reroute the sewerage in the vicinity of the Pegasus, said that Guyana had lost its capacity to do the job. This was not necessarily true because that was a job to could have been undertaken by a number of contractors. Ms. Teixeira, responding to a question in parliament, recently, spoke of the rejection of the decision that would allow people to collect their NIS old age pension at age 65. She said that this rejection is a clear indication that people are happy to retire at 55. But the truth is that people look forward to what they consider their money having made their contributions over the years. It has nothing to do with the age of retirement. Were the government to conduct a referendum to ascertain what the age of retirement should be it might find a very interesting development. The issue of the NIS and the recommendations by the Actuary should not be confused with an adjustment in the age of retirement. (to be continued)
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Just part of the sad story - this is Guyana DEAR EDITOR, The Stabroek News’ front page photograph of Monday, November 11, 2013, showing the pile up of garbage is instructive, but it represents only a part of the sad story, see the North and South of City Hall. For reasons which are not a secret, the Government is apparently behind an errant and irresponsibleActing Town Clerk. Only one example, for now - two weeks ago the Full Council examined the garbage situation, we heard from the Director of Solid Waste, Mr. Walter Narine, that his hands were tied due to a lack of machinery and manpower, and as a result, Council determined that it was necessary to reengage the two Solid Waste contractors to ease the situation and attenuate a potential health hazard. In other words, we needed maximum capacity. More than two weeks after the decision the Acting Town Clerk says nothing, does nothing, but on the ‘action taken’ column against decisions taken by Council appeared her stock in trade reply “not implementable” - no explanation, no reason, strange, unbelievable, but true - this is Guyana. If the acting Town Clerk and her sponsors would only take the trouble to
walk around the area contiguous to City Hall, they would observe the pile-up of garbage in King Street between Regent and Charlotte Streets in the very alleyway that runs through City Hall Compound. Unless you are someone with a diabolical agenda, it should be crystal clear that we need to increase capacity and not reduce it. This must be a centrally directed plan – recall a Minister of Local Government saying he wished for a health crisis in the City. These persons in charge of our administration are so myopic, so callous, and if I may say silly. Do they not realize that in today’s ‘situation’ if there is a health crisis in Georgetown it will not be confined to the City limits? This acting Town Clerk could not with such gumption defy the duly elected Mayor and Councillors without Ministerial backing, which may explain why all the Local Government Bills have not yet been assented to. But being aware of the State mode of operation, do not be surprised if with their propaganda machinery in high gear, the Government will mobilize machinery, manpower and of course money to do a massive clean-up in the City. The high cost to taxpayers matters
little. They will bring on their Freedom House-recruited ‘Drainage and Irrigation Workers, (mostly sinecures) who sometimes dig and dump. Their diabolic plan is to give the impression that the Mayor and City Council cannot get the job done – We the PPP government will do it. Throw a man overboard, then with ready-made headlines ‘Government comes to the rescue’, cameras, Television and Radio, show the world that they are the great saviours. But you cannot fool all the people, all the time. And where is the private sector in all this? Their businesses generate quite a percentage of waste, particularly at this time. They too, will be affected. Where is the Ministry of Tourism or will they be in the chorus line chanting “we saved once more Georgetown” then its business as usual? The operational hours of the landfill facility at Haags Bosch are still a constraint. At this time we need a facility to receive garbage operating on a 24-hour basis. Heaven help us! Ps. Please read the letter written by patriot Ronald Bulkan - Stabroek News Saturday November 9, titled ‘Ms. Sooba is usurping authority’. Hamilton Green, J.P.
India shares space research with poor countries DEAR EDITOR, In his column (KN Nov 11), Freddie Kissoon argues that India does not need a space programme and money spent on it should be used to alleviate poverty. That is utter ignorance at its best and shows Kissoon does not understand “space technology”. It is typical India bashing from the writer. India’s Mars mission will collect data along the way beneficial to all of humanity. With its 1.2 billion people, only half are part of the middle class and yes, India does have a lot of poor people as I observed during my regular visits to the country. But contrary to what Freddie Kissoon feels, the very basis of the space programme is to improve the economic condition of the country and to alleviate poverty, as the programme helps India in development goals, particularly relating to agriculture. India launched several satellites since 1980 to study climate and weather patterns that are used to guide farmers with crops, since more than half of the country’s livelihoods are tied to agriculture. The space programme is expensive, but it is a fifth of the cost of European countries’ space programme. It is cheaper for India to have its own space programme rather than pay European countries to launch satellites. India used to depend on Russia for satellite communication. India’s space programme is so advanced that the Russians, Europeans, Americans and Japanese are teaming up with Indian space programme to launch satellites. India’s space programme has helped to alleviate poverty not only in India but in poverty-stricken countries in Asia and Africa as well. Several African and Asian countries depend on Indian satellites (not European or Chinese or Japanese) for communication. Unlike the European and American space
programmes, India’s space programme is geared towards international development, because India shares its findings with the poor countries. India’s space programme is development-based (space launching to study weather pattern and satellite communication) and geared towards poor countries. India shares technology and climate research with the poor countries. Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Zimbabwe, etc. depend on India for climate and other information. India’s space programme is not commercially driven like Russia’s or the West’s, although India did launch communication satellites for European countries and American companies because the cost is almost ten times less than what the US or European Space Agency (Ariane, neighbouring French Guiana) charges. The literature would show that India’s first satellite, Aryabhata, was indigenously built by Indian engineers and scientists and launched by the Soviet Union in 1975. Rohini, the first satellite to be placed in orbit by an Indian-made launch vehicle, SLV-3, was launched in 1980. Two other
rockets were built — the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) putting satellites into polar orbits and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for placing satellites into geostationary orbits. These rockets have launched numerous communications satellites and earth observation satellite. In 2008, Chandrayaan-1, India’s first mission to the Moon was launched. A second Chandrayaan mission took off last year. And over the years, India conducted a variety of operations for both Indian and foreign clients. India cooperates with the international community as part of several bilateral and multilateral agreements including with ESA (European), NASA (US) and RSA (Russia). Oh, most of the world’s space programmes are dominated by Indian engineers, including more than a third at NASA and a huge number at Ariane. India cannot depend on others for space research. It needs her own programme. The Indian space programme did suffer setbacks from time to time when launches went wrong and satellites were (Continued on page 5)
Review the licences of all firearm owners DEAR EDITOR, I wish to once again send out a call to the Ministry of Home Affairs along with the Guyana Police Force to review the licences of all firearm owners. I did this letter five years ago, and to date have not see any intervention. I know of several licenced firearm owners who brandish their weapons in public places, threaten people to shoot them when in argument, and possess uneven tempers. Some licence owners
are also too old to carry a firearm, while some are physically impaired. I do really think that one must pass a medical check-up to become the holder of a firearm licence. Similar situation goes for driver’s licences. Too many drivers are drinking and speeding on the major roadways of Guyana. Lots of these drivers are either too young or acquire there licences under questionable means. I am looking forward for some changes and a better year ahead. Andrieko Basir, Social worker
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The perception of fairness DEAR EDITOR, I use this opportunity to speak to my fellow Guyana Public Service Credit Union (GPSCU) members on the issue of “Elections’ Perception” and more so, developing a culture of running elections that are perceived to be fair. My comments relate to the recently held (10th November 2013) annual general meeting of the GPSCU. At that meeting I was nominated for election to the management committee. There were four positions up to be filled on the said committee. At election time, the staff of the GPSCU went around the room and shared ballot papers to the seated members. And this is where a major flaw occurred and can lead to the perception of unfairness. I am not saying that the election was rigged, but there is the critical requirement for the election process to withstand rigorous scrutiny so that the losing contestants and their supporters are not given grounds for crying foul. As a contestant who lost, I am not crying foul. Some of the persons elected to the management committee I know personally and have the highest respect for their integrity, and I publicly congratulate them on their victory. In fact, I was elected a member to the three-man supervisory committee. The process of selection of persons to the supervisory committee was done by way of a show of hands and not via the ballot paper. As GPSCU members we all have to work together to make the operations of the credit union more efficient, since there is always room for improvement and this letter in no way seeks to detract from
the good work being done by the credit union in providing financial assistance to members. Nevertheless, my contention is that the election process was flawed and needs remedying. Is there a need for a legal challenge on my behalf? I would say no. Currently the GPSCU is well managed. The secretary manager and staff are doing a good job. Further, as a member for over fifteen years I gave the GPSCU a favourable score of 7 on a scale 0 to 10. I would now focus on providing suggestions for fixing the election flaws so that the elections in 2015 can be perceived to be above board. 1. The returning officer, the Chief Co-operatives Development Officer or his/ her representative, should have control of the election process and recruit persons outside of the GPSCU membership or employment to manage the conduct of the election. 2. The GECOM election format can be used whereby each member would collect one stamped ballot from a ballot-issuing clerk, proceed to the polling booth, mark his/ her ballot then have the ballot certified by a polling clerk before depositing it into the ballot box. All in plain view of
the GPSCU members. 3. Each member should be allowed to vote only once. In order to vote a member must be present. 4. After the voting is completed the count is then done in the presence of everyone, the results declared and closure brought to the election process. The above suggestions are not new or original ideas. They embody the general principles involved in providing an election structure that gives the perception of fairness. I am therefore calling on my fellow GPSCU members to insist that changes are made to future elections so that we can be proud of a process that is perceived to be fair. And to the returning officer, Chief Co-operatives Development Officer, kindly insist that all elections that you supervise meet international standards of fairness and integrity so that as a cooperative movement we develop a culture whereby elections are perceived to be of the highest order. I close by advising my fellow GPSCU members to spend their dividends wisely. Happy holidays to members and their families, and to our fellow Guyanese and visitors to beautiful Guyana. Ian Manifold
India shares space research with poor... From page 4 destroyed - just like what happens to other space programmes occasionally. But overall, India’s space programme has been a success and it has helped to tackle poverty and aid in informed decision-making, es-
pecially for farmers, so they can plan cultivation. Just like how India helps Guyana and African countries to alleviate poverty with generous financial assistance, India also uses her space programme to help the neighbouring poor countries. Vishnu Bisram
A counterproductive strategy and an identity crisis DEAR EDITOR, I thank Dr. Asquith Rose and Mr. Chandra Deolall for their letter captioned “The wise always change their minds but fools do not” in the Kaieteur News of November 11, 2013. This letter, with its vituperous barrage against me, clearly proves the point I made when I wrote “It is pathetic when men from academia have to descend to name-calling to defend their position in a debate. It points to the hollowness of their argument and the futility of their position”. I will not dignify their tirade with a response to the name-calling. However, I fully understand the psychology of Messrs. Rose and Deolall in attacking me personally rather than the points I raised in my letters. It is the standard strategy designed to intimidate and quiet opponents. Unfortunately, it is counterproductive. While it shuts down public debate, individuals who do not wish to be slandered in public show their true feelings in the privacy of the ballot box, and this is where Mr. Granger’s party has been failing since 1992. In any case, I am not one to be intimidated by name-calling or by individuals with “Dr.” before their name or “Esq.” after their name. Let us look closely at this latest letter by
Dr. Asquith Rose and Chandra Deolall, Esq. Apart from its nasty personal attacks, it shows a crisis of identity on the part of the writers. Is it written by one person or two persons, or are these two individuals, Rose and Deolall, appending their names to a letter written by someone else? They can’t seem to decide whether to use the personal pronoun “I” or “we”. Any first form high school student in Guyana knows that when the writer is “I’, only one person can be associated with that, not two. And when “we” are the writers, it begs the question - who is writing on whose behalf? In my first letter which initially irked Dr. Rose, I raised the question - how credible is Dr. Rose now as a messenger? After reading Dr. Rose and Mr. Deolall’s tirades, readers can decide for themselves. As for Mr. Deolall, I have seen better cocks crowing in their time on behalf of the PNC. They rise and fall like the flow of the tides, starting with prominent Indian lawyer of his time, Mr. Jai Narine Singh, General Secretary of the PNC in 1957 and, more recently, Mr. Jerome Khan, Chairman of the PNC-R in 2002. After the next election we will soon find out who will be next to follow suit. Harry Hergash
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Govt. inks MoU with ‘Ghost Company’ …Owner says company cannot be found, for US$30M plant because it do not put ads on the internet By Latoya Giles The Company, with which Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to set up a US$30 Million recycling plant here, could not be found on any Canadian business registration listings. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon announced the MoU, last week and said that it was a Canadian Company. That Company was later identified as Natural Globe Inc headed by Mohamed Osman. When Kaieteur News contacted Osman yesterday seeking clarifications about his company and the fact it could not be found registered in Canada, he claimed that it is in fact registered in Guyana. Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud, also claimed when contacted that the company is Guyanese with a Canadian owner. Osman, by telephone, told Kaieteur News that his company, Natural Globe Inc, was registered in Guyana five years ago. According to Osman, Natural Globe Inc has a Canadian parent company that has several branches. He was however unable to give this publication a name for this company, only to say that it operates in Ontario, Canada.
Osman said that ‘Mogford Llc’ is one of the branches under that Canadian parent company. It is the one that is working in collaboration with Natural Globe Inc. However a search online also failed to unearth any record of this company, Mogford. When asked about the fact that none of the companies he mentioned can be found on the internet, Osman then said that they do not do any “internet ads.’ He said that this was because his company “uses innovative techniques which persons could steal.” Osman in the same breath however, agreed that the “internet” was a great business market place. When asked about any other countries in which he has operations, Osman said pointed to the Caribbean but declined to name any specific country. “I have personnel people working there but I can’t mention too much because I don’t want it blown away,” Osman said. Meanwhile Local Government Minister, Persaud, told Kaieteur News that he could not say for sure whether Dr Luncheon made a mistake by saying the company was Canadian. According to the Minister, he does not know if the company is registered in Canada, but he knows that it
has a Guyanese registration. Persaud said that the company is being run by a Canada-based Guyanese. Questioned about whether any investigation was undertaken by the Ministry into the background of and ability of the Company to undertake what it has promised, Persaud responded that government is “satisfied” with all the information which was submitted by the company. “We just needed a recycling plant which is in keeping with the needs we outlined,” the Minister said. The Minister said that he does not know about the technical capabilities of the company, or about its business in Canada. Ghost Company Panther Corporation is another Canadian company that had submitted an offer to build a recycling plant but was turned down by Government. This company is headed by Michael Mosgrove who had offered to pursue a US$26M recycling centre locally, complete with curbside pick-up for less than the garbage collection costs today. Panther Corporation had also offered the government a Bio diesel section to the facility, but was asked not to include that. “I’m very disappointed in how the government has concluded to go with a company that has no proven track record or experience….It’s like you’re giving it to a ghost,” said Mosgrove. Speaking with Kaieteur News yesterday, Mosgrove said that he has read what was reported about the company which signed the MoU and “nothing makes sense.” According to Mosgrove, it is clear that based on what Mohammed Osman said, “he has no knowledge or experience in recycling.” Mosgrove said, “He (Osman) speaks about a US$30M plant in Guyana that is expected to service Georgetown, East Coast Demerara and the East Bank
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Collin Croal (right) handing over the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Natural Globe Incorporated’s Chief Executive Officer, Mohamed Osman Demerara. That plant would probably serve around 250,000 persons which is nowhere close to being a national provider,” Mosgrove explained. He said that for any company to invest $30M to service such a small market, “something is definitely wrong.” Mosgrove also noted that Osman did not indicate any information about the type of systems he would be using. “He (Osman) said he would be making byproducts, but still does not indicate what these byproducts are.”
Mosgrove said another thing that baffled him was the fact that Osman’s company has only ever built a prototype and not a commercial establishment. “Everything which was said by Osman does not hold merit…it’s more idiotic, but it is unclear why the Ministry did not pick up on this,” Mosgrove opined. Last year Mosgrove’s Canadian-based recycling company embarked on a project in Jamaica to build the first solar-powered recycling centre representing a multibillion-dollar investment and the prospect of thousands of
jobs being created. The company invested US$26M to construct and outfit a 30,000 square foot modular facility in Retirement, St James. With the approval of the St. James Parish council and the Mayor of Montego Bay, Panther signed an MOU with the Parish. Over the last several months Panther worked with all the parishes to establish a National Recycling Programme. Although it was taking time, there has been great progress with each and every parish.
Killer driver released on station bail Sohshanmn Sancharran, the 20-year-old driver who struck and killed 61-yearold,Bhagwanden Narine,a/ k”Babu Gee”, with a speeding car last Wednesday ,on the Sparta Public Road was released on $100,000 station bail. Charges are yet to be instituted against the driver. They say that they are awaiting directions , from the Director Of Public Prosecution. Meanwhile, the other driver,who is reportedly from
Dartmouth Village, on the Essequibo Coast has not been apprehend as yet. He allegedly hit and killed 75year-old, Narine Singh, of Riverstown,on Wednesday last, hours after Soncharran allegedly struck down Baghawanden Narine. Soncharran was proceeding North along the Lima Public Road when he reportedly attempted to overtake Narine who was proceeding in the same
direction. Narine was said to be in front of Soncharran on his motorcycle CF9646, delivering newspaper. Narine’s right foot was severed. The speeding Dartmouth driver was proceeding North,along the Riverstown Public road. Reports are that the driver struck and killed Narine in front of his gap. The driver fled the scene and later abandoned his car HB4188 aback of Dartmouth.
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Middle Street stand-off…
Gunman refused police offer to surrender Officers of the Guyana Police Force, who were engaged in the shootout with the now dead, Deryck Kanhai, Tuesday afternoon, did try to negotiate a surrender. Kaieteur News was told that after they managed to enter the Middle Street, Cummingsburg house in which Kanhai had secured himself, officers offered him a chance to surrender but he refused and continued to trade bullets with the lawmen before he was taken out. “We did negotiate with him. We called on him to put down his guns and come out. We assured him that we would not kill him although he had shot and killed two of our men,” a source who was a part of the operation told this newspaper. A three-hour standoff that almost paralysed an entire ward in the city ended when Kanhai was shot dead by police in the bottom flat of his
Middle Street house. This was after he had killed four persons, including two policemen, a female dispatcher of a taxi service and another civilian in what many are describing as cocaine-filled rage. Kanhai, 53, had also shot and wounded a taxi driver with whom he initially had a confrontation. It was after shooting the civilians, Vanessa Vyphuis, 38, and 73-year old Hugh Paul, that Kanhai turned his guns on the lawmen, Lance Corporal Michael Forde and Constable Sherwayne Pantlitz. The two policemen had responded with their other colleagues to the reports of shooting. From all indications, Kanhai was suicidal and was prepared to take out as many persons as he could before he was eliminated. “Any fool with a gun would kill a set of people
Tear smoke billows from the building in which the gunman was holed up. The Balwant Singh Hospital is in the background.
before the police arrive,” the source said. Need for SWAT team Tuesday’s incident is a clear indication that there is an absolute need for a Special Weapons And Tactics
Desperate Philippine typhoon survivors loot, dig up water pipes
Firemen carry the newly recovered body of a victim of Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines, yesterday. AP Photo TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Desperation gripped Philippine islands devastated by Typhoon Haiyan as looting turned deadly yesterday and survivors panicked over shortages of food, water and medicine, some digging up underground water pipes and smashing them open. Five days after one of the strongest storms ever recorded slammed into cities and towns in the central Philippines, anger and frustration boiled over yesterday as essential supplies dwindled. Some survivors scrawled signs reading “Help us”. Controversy also emerged over the death toll. President Benigno Aquino said local officials
had overstated the loss of life, saying it was closer to 2,000 or 2,500 than the 10,000 previously estimated. His comments, however, drew skepticism from some aid workers. Some areas appeared to teeter near anarchy amid widespread looting of shops and warehouses for food, water and supplies. There were reports of gunfire between security forces and armed men near a mass grave in w o r s t - h i t Ta c l o b a n i n Leyte province, but city a d m i n i s t r a t o r Te c s o n John Lim denied the clash based on information he had received from the army. Eight people were crushed to death when looters raided rice
stockpiles in a government warehouse in the town of Alangalang, causing a wall to collapse, local authorities said. Other looters still managed to cart away 33,000 bags of rice weighing 50 kg (110 lb) each, said Orlan Calayag , administrator of the staterun grain agency National Food Authority. Wa r e h o u s e s o w n e d by food and drinks company Universal Robina Corp and drug company United Laboratories were ransacked in the stormhit town of Palo in Leyte, along with a rice mill in Jaro, said Alfred Li, head of the Leyte Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
(SWAT) unit, said the Home Affairs Ministry. “This incident reinforces the contention of this Ministry that there is a dire need for well trained Specialized Units in the Guyana Police Force to respond to similar types of incidents. “We are now more than committed to ensure that the SWAT team is established in the Force within the time frame stipulated. The Ministry of Home Affairs commends the efforts that were made by the brave ranks who responded to the incident,” the Ministry said in its statement yesterday. “The Ministry of Home Affairs wishes to extend its condolences to the relatives of the policemen who lost their lives in the line of duty and the two civilians who were brutally murdered,” the statement added. There were a few raised eyebrows when Government announced that it was setting up a SWAT team. Some suggested that Guyana would not have the type of activity that would necessitate such a unit. However a senior officer of the Guyana Police Force disagreed with that suggestion, pointing to possible copycats. “Nuff people will try to be heroes. There are plenty guns in the hands of many more like Kanhai,” he said. In an invited comment on Monday last, Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell told Kaieteur News that the force is in the process of identifying ranks for the SWAT unit. “We have all the equipment, everything that we’re supposed to have…long before now. We started preparing a long time now….whenever they are ready, we gonna be ready,” Brumell said. “A lot of eyes on us for this thing…They say we gonna recycle ranks, but we
don’t have to recycle. We’re gonna get some fresh men,” he added. While several questions will arise about the police operations during Tuesday’s incident, there are quite a few suggestions that the ranks involved performed creditably, although there is much room for improvement, if the force is to minimize casualties in any subsequent similar confrontation. Many are comparing Tuesday’s operation to the one almost 14 years ago which saw the demise of the notorious Linden ‘Blackie’ London, at a guesthouse on the East Bank of Demerara. On that occasion, London, who had also secreted himself in a building, held off the security forces for nine hours before he was finally killed. Back in February 2000, the security forces eventually had to negotiate surrender after efforts to eliminate “Blackie” failed, even after they had battered the building with rocket propelled grenades and set it on fire. London was nevertheless shot dead as he emerged from the building with his hands in the air. In Tuesday’s case, the police had to contend with a drug crazed man in a heavily built-up area, with a hospital nearby. “With ‘Blackie’ it was night and he had more weapons, including grenades and I believe he was better trained than Kanhai,” an officer from the Tactical Services Unit who asked to remain anonymous explained to this newspaper. The other difference, he said, was that the units that had engaged London were trained units; Target Special Squad and the Guyana Defence Force’s Special Forces. “Kanhai had an advantage over the ranks.
First he was in a house that had tinted windows; he could see out and they could not see in,” the TSU rank noted. Negotiating surrender Recounting Tuesday’s events, a rank who was actively involved, said that the police had to use intermittent bursts of gunfire to try and force Kanhai to respond so that they could ascertain his location in the heavily grilled house, which is also secured by some steel doors. Kanhai obliged and after the ranks contained him to one part of the building, the ranks then tried to get to where he was. “We had to break a wall on the northern side and then we used heavy weapons fire to pin him down to one area so that we could get into the bottom flat apartment. When we got in, he retreated to a room at the back of the building,” the ranks explained. It was then the negotiation started. According to the rank when they began talking to Kanhai, they were first hoping that he would readily agree to surrender. But if that failed, they wanted him to respond to them so that they will know his exact location in the building. “After we spoke to him he didn’t say anything, instead he just kicked in the door and then is when we know where he was for sure. He started shooting and we shoot back. We never really had a clear shot but with our heavy weapons, we were able to penetrate the door which had a hole,” the rank detailed. Eventually when there was no more firing from Kanhai the ranks knew that he was hit and they tactically moved into the room, pumping a few more bullets into Kanhai’s fallen body to make sure that he was no longer a threat. Next to his hand was the shotgun that he was using as part of his arsenal. The ranks said that they were also slightly surprised by the tattoo of a gun that was on Kanhai’s stomach. But despite the success, there were some glaring operational lapses. One was the use of tear gas in that particular location, which has a hospital in close proximity. Then there was the matter of ranks turning up at the scene without protective gear and appropriate weapons. “I hope the tacticians who are preparing the SWAT unit have taken careful note of this incident,” a senior police officer told this newspaper.
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Comparing corruption between PNC and PPP governments is a circular process Trying to compare corruption between what existed in the days of PNC rule and what has been experienced since the PPP took office is like comparing a parrot to a macaw. They are essentially birds of the same feather. The PNC has no moral authority to criticize the PPP on the issue of corruption. It was under the PNC that official corruption became institutionalized. Corruption became part of the very fabric of the system of governance. It was no longer a problem of individual acts of private malfeasance on the part of certain public officials. The bureaucracy became so infected with corruption that things moved in relation to the grease that was applied. If you wanted food items and you were not prepared to stand in line for days, most times in vain, then you had to know someone inside of the Knowledge Sharing Institutes which were responsible for selling food for the State. If you wanted some scarce item, then you had to pay what the hucksters demanded under the table. If your phone went down, you need not expect that the phone company would come rushing to effect repairs immediately. If you
wanted that to happen, you had to make a “cow” arrangement with the repairs crew. You either had to have connections, what Guyanese like to call “lines” to get things done, or you had to pay through your teeth. There was a time when if you wanted a passport, you had to wait months to get one, if you were lucky. But there was a certain individual who went by the nickname of ‘Yellowman’, who could arrange for you to get a passport in one day. He had the right connections and he got things done for those who did not. It came at a cost though. If you needed to get out of the country for whatever reason and could not get a flight, you could pay a little something and you can bet that some person with a reservation was going to be bounced from the flight and you would get that person’s seat. When it came to public contracts, there was no tendering. Thus cronyism was at its highest. Those who had the inside track enjoyed the greater share of the national cake. There were favoured contractors who monopolized public works, so much so that other contractors depended
Dem boys seh...
Guyana like mad people Guyana just tie up a deal wid a Canadian company which is a Guyanese company which got a Canadian owner who is a Guyanese man. Dem boys confuse when dem hear all that. Dem can’t understand what Ganga de Parsad; No man de Tikka and Rob de Earth brother, OId King Croal try fuh tell people when dem sign de agreement wid de Canadian who is a Guyanese. Wha ketch dem eye is de money. De man tell dem how he coming wid US$30 million fuh recycle de nonsense and try fuh pick any sense that might come out dem mouth. When people check dem can’t find de company nowhere. It ain’t deh pun line neither de hook. It ain’t deh pun de internet. De biggest laugh dem boys get was when dem ask he how nobody can find he on de internet. He tell dem that he ain’t deh pun de internet because he don’t put he company ad pun de internet. Well dem boys want to know if DDL, Banks DIH, de Waterfalls paper and de Ministry of Public Works does put dem company ads pun de net. De madness nah stop deh. De Canadian who is a Guyanese seh that he got personnel people all over de Caribbean. When people ask which part of de Caribbean he seh that he can’t talk because he company gun get blow away. This is de same man who sit down wid de Minister and mek big plan and sign deal. When dem boys ask Ganga de man seh that he satisfy wid wha de man talk. He seh that de government happy fuh deal wid mad people and con men. Ganga recommend and de government happy. He seh that dem only concern wid a part of de US$30 million. Once dem get dem cut, de man can put down coconut plant, artificial plant and even cocoa plant. Is that same attitude mek Brazzy and Bharrat bring Fip. Dem see de hydro money and dem didn’t care wha kind of hydro Guyana get. It coulda been hydro seed wha some of dem already got. Ask Brazzy and Fip. Birds of a feather. Talk half and see wha kind of plant dem putting down.
on them to get work. There was systemic corruption and this type of corruption pervaded almost all aspects of national life. Walter Rodney did an excellent series of lectures on this malady, explaining how at the root of this problem was the contempt that was shown for the will of the people through the rigging of elections. In effect, he was saying that if a government emerged from a corrupt and dishonest process, then this only encourages the lack of accountability by public officials. And when it comes to lack of accountability, the PNC took the top prize. But there are no innocent parties. No government has been immune from charges of
official corruption. The early PPP governments of the 1950s and early 1960s were plagued with charges about corruption. But it was the PNC that coroneted corruption and made it into an institution. It is true that no senior PPP leader has been prosecuted for corruption. Neither has any senior leader of the PNC. The charges that were laid before the Ombudsman which led to the sacking of a minister of the PNC government were laid by a private citizen, Eusi Kwayana, who, along with Martin Carter, left the PNC because of the rampant corruption that existed. Perhaps it can be argued that no senior leader of the PNC was ever prosecuted
because none of them were ever implicated in corruption. Well if this was the case it would not have been for the want of grist. There were, for example, allegations of rape for which not even a confrontation with the victim was held; the purchase of a barge for which no one was held responsible; the holding of a special account outside of the Consolidated Fund in relation to the sale of gold from Guyana and the sale of public property with tender, and of course, the controversy surrounding the virtual giveaway of state vehicles to top officials of the PNC just after it was announced that the PPP had won the 1992 elections.
We even had the amazing case of Desmond Hoyte receiving a cheque from the owners of a privatized entity for what was purportedly a fee for him to go to South Africa to speak about the merits of privatization. Thus, for every charge of corruption laid at the feet of the incumbent government, a similar charge can be made against the PNC regime. This exercise, therefore, about trying to compare corruption between governments is a circular process. It will end up right where it started.
Anti-Money Laundering...
Govt. establishes Special Organized Crime Unit after CFATF recommendations Cabinet on Tuesday approved the creation and the operationalization of a Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU). The unit is dedicated to investigating suspected financial transactions suggestive of money laundering and financing of terrorism. The unit will be under the Commissioner of Police and will have a close relationship to the Finance Intelligence Unit (FIU), said Head of Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon at his weekly press conference at Office of the President. “SOCU is intended to be Guyana’s response to its treaty obligations to investigate suspicious financial transactions that are suggestive of money laundering. “SOCU’s creation is in response to non parliamentary recommendations from Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF),” said Luncheon. The Head of the Presidential Secretariat said that approval was given by Cabinet to recruit investigators who would make up the “compliment of SOCU”. The investigators, he said, would be taken from the joint services and the security sector. He anticipates that SOCU would be “up and running” by the end of 2013. According to Dr Luncheon in order to properly facilitate the recommendations of CFATF as it pertains to suspected financial transitions, support is needed from “bilateral and multilateral partners”, who he said, have been approached
- Luncheon and many of which have shown interest in supporting SOCU in addressing Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism. Dr. Luncheon did say that the intention is to have a “fairly professional and competent capacity in Guyana” to investigate such offences as soon as possible. “My ideal position that has been communicated to our bilateral and multilateral associates is that a long term engagement of specifically trained, skilled investigators to act as a counterpart to the Guyanese head of SOCU. “I estimate a minimum of three years, a period of time over which inline investigations will be conducted. There will be the external investigator, who would also be formally tasked with training of our local
investigators. “ Dr. Luncheon said that the FIU which is the statutory body monitoring the financial sector, will in its mandate obtain information about suspicious financial transactions, compile the information and make it available to the SOCU. “SOCU, armed with the information, will then conduct investigations to establish whether these transactions are indeed money laundering transactions or financing terrorism transactions”. Once an offence has been uncovered the necessary steps would be taken to have offenders prosecuted. According to Dr. Luncheon the procedure before the advent of SOCU was that the FIU would provide the necessary information that it received pertaining to illegalities of money laundering to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
Now that the SOCU will be in place that information will be directed to it Dr. Luncheon mentioned. According to Dr. Luncheon, “We also are looking at support to access technology, investigations are not what they used to be many years ago. “It is cutting edge technology that is applicable to the investigations not only of money laundering and financing of terrorism’s in general.” He said that this can be achieved with the aid of a foreign skilled investigator in money laundering who would incorporate the necessary technical skills to local personnel to build “national Capacity”. “So all of these are aspects of what we would be seeking in our engagements with our bilateral and multilateral partners but the big thing is technical assistance.”
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APNU reiterates need for ‘independent legal and judicial salaries commission’ ...holds out that Chancellor and CJ’s tax-free salaries are discriminatory By: Zena Henry A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Shadow Legal Affairs Minister, Attorney at Law Basil Williams, is unconvinced by Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall’s response to the granting of tax free salaries to the Chancellor of the Judiciary and the Chief Justice. He called the AG’s parliamentary response to questions on the matter, “a feeble effort in justifying discrimination” against other members of the Judiciary. Williams asked the AG at last week’s National Assembly about the revision of salaries and emoluments for judicial members, about his thoughts on whether it is
discriminatory against the majority of members of the judiciary that only the CJ and Chancellor should receive tax free salaries and about whether all members of the judiciary will be receiving tax free salaries. The AG said that the last major revision of salaries and emoluments for members of the judiciary was done in 2008. Since then, percentage increase in salaries given to public officers is also given to judicial members. The AG said that the Executive and the Judiciary are currently discussing a revision of salaries and emoluments for judicial officers. The AG added that government does not consider the granting of tax-
free salaries to the Chancellor and CJ only as being discriminatory. He said historically, there has always been a differential between the emoluments of the Chancellor and the CJ and other Judges because of the administrative responsibly passed on to those two senior functionaries of the judiciary, including their duties as ex-officio members of the Judicial Service Commission. The current emoluments, the AG said, “were negotiated by Chancellor Desiree Bernard or /and accepted by former President Bharrat Jagdeo.” The AG also stated that the government is not inclined to grant tax-free
US Coast Guard seizes cocaine in Caribbean Sea
salaries to all members of the judiciary. Williams, on the other hand, sees only the CJ and the Chancellor receiving tax-free dollars as a breach of the law which speaks to, “discrimination against classes of people.” Williams said that it is recognized that there must be higher salaries for the CJ and Chancellor, but questioned how the two could be equated as the same when the Chancellor is the head of the Judiciary. Even more so, Williams continued, how can the government justify not paying the CJ a sum of money specific to his status/ dignity of a Senior Council. Williams went on to question how the AG can justify the CJ and Chancellor receiving higher salaries than all other judges and are further granted tax free dollars, while receiving percentage increase as given to public officers, and received by judicial members.
Attorney General Anil Nandlall
Shadow Legal Affairs Minister, Basil Williams
Shadow Legal Affairs Minister, Williams, charged that it is improper for the Chancellor or the CJ who are supposed to head the independent Judicial arms of the state to be forced to go “cap in hand” to beg the government for increases in salaries because “on the face of it, it compromises the Judiciary’s independence and
offends the doctrines of the separation of powers.” “I have long now suggested to the government that it should establish an independent legal and judicial salaries commission, like Trinidad and Tobago, with the jurisdiction to review from time to time salaries and conditions of work for members of the judiciary.”
Farmers can save thousands on production costs - Ramsammy
The United States law enforcement authorities said they had seized 54 bales of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea with an estimated street value of more than US$38 million. The Coast Guard said that it had collaborated with the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the operations. “The commitment and resolve of federal and local law enforcement authorities working under the Caribbean Border Interagency Group is delivering strong and continuous successful outcomes interdicting major drug shipments at sea as far from shore as possible,” said Coast Guard Capt. Drew Pearson. “We stand watch 24-7 to protect the safety and
security of the citizens of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands from the threats delivered by the sea,” he added. Pearson said that while on routine patrol, the crew of a CBP maritime patrol aircraft detected three men aboard a suspicious Panga-type vessel, operating with no navigational lights, about 73 nautical miles south of Naguabo. “The crew of the CBP maritime patrol aircraft observed the men onboard the suspect vessel jettison their cargo overboard as they fled the area at a high rate of speed following a pursuit by Coast Guard and CBP authorities in the area,” the Coast Guard said, adding that law enforcement official retrieved the cargo from the water. “This seizure should send a clear message to
unscrupulous drug smugglers and its Caribbean Border Interagency Group partners will remain vigilant in our efforts to prevent the importation of narcotics to Puerto Rico,” said Angel Melendez, special agent in charge of HSI San Juan. “We will continue with this investigation and will not rest until we bring to justice those responsible for this attempt to import this huge amount of cocaine to our jurisdiction,” he added. Since September 2012, the US Coast Guard said law enforcement agencies have seized 27,650 kilograms of cocaine in partnership with regional law enforcement authorities in the Caribbean. The Coast Guard said the wholesale value for these seizures is worth more than US$829 million.
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), through a collaborative approach with the Ministry of Agriculture, on Tuesday convened a ‘Cost of Production’ Workshop, where technical officers and farmers were briefed on ways in which agriculture in Guyana can be sustained, through a cost effective approach. The workshop which was held in the Royal Pavilion Room of the Regency Suites on Hadfield Street, Georgetown, also saw a pilot project being launched on methodologies adopted thus far to ensure cost effectiveness. Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy in delivering opening remarks alluded to the fact that farmers are also entrepreneurs and like any other business; cost of production plays a major role in ensuring success. He added that for Guyana to continue to be the bread basket of the Caribbean, access to markets and the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices are necessary. Thus far, Dr. Ramsammy said that the Ministry of Agriculture has been playing a lead role in ensuring that the necessary systems are in place to assist farmers countrywide.
“The time has come for us to recognize agriculture for what it is…it is also true that the cost of agricultural products have never been absolutely calculated or estimated and that is because there are certain costs that are routinely neglected,” he said. Minister Ramsammy reiterated the importance of developing a model for cost of production for any agriculture enterprise, making mention of the recent move by Government to have fertilizer made available to farmers at a subsidized rate, forcing the price for the commodity to be significantly reduced. According to the Agriculture Minister, similar moves are also expected in the aquaculture industry as the Ministry is in the process of acquiring fish food at a reduced cost. “Small or large, our farmers today that produce for the commercial market are entrepreneurs…once we accept that farming is part of the entrepreneurship in any country then we must also accept that the cost factor is a critical component of the agriculture business.” “Whether we are rice farmers, sugar cane farmer, cash crop farmers, or an aquaculture practitionerwhatever we do we must be clear on the cost of
production because we are doing this as a business to generate a profit,” the Minister reminded. Meanwhile, IICA’s representative to Guyana, Mr. Wilmot Garnett underscored the importance of such a workshop in providing guidance for producers and processors for crop improvement. He added that any successful agriculture enterprise strives on innovation and as such the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices, especially through organized groups is essential. “The incorporation of appropriate technologies, rules and responsibilities of farm operation, and the quality of output is also important,” Garnett said. The IICA representative also made a call for farmers to be proactive by effectively analyzing the market so as to produce for those that are readily available, rather than what is in abundance. The Workshop also saw farmers and technical officers being exposed to the benefits of the new Cost of Production model-”One Crop and One Livestock”, data requirements, stimulating proposed policy impacts as well as recommendations on the way forward.
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== THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN ==
A reckless security lapse yesterday almost cost me dearly I called the University office (this was in January 2012) and requested that they begin to reproduce my course outlines for the courses I would teach for that semester since classes were only one week away. The administrator officer told me the dean would like to speak to me. I was then told that one week ago, my contract was terminated. I did not believe that but it was true. My contract only had five more months to go. Then one of the most prominent academics on campus with a restrained smile on his face said to me. “Freddie can’t you see how
these people see you? Try to imagine it and you would understand.” Those words somehow jolted me. No one ever put it like that to me before. And I felt an eerie feeling came over me. Then months later I was in Dr. David Hinds’s home and we were into deep analysis on the nature of the total opposition (both political and civil society) and I began to describe for him the spouses and children of many torrid and radical critics of the government in both the opposition, civil society and at the individual level that work for the State and were
never touched but they picked on my wife. I spoke extensively to David about how hurt I was over my wife’s victimization at her State job. I described how apolitical was my wife and a woman deeply committed to her professionalism which she practiced for 14 years at her State job. Then David Hinds used those words that were so uncannily identical to what that academic at UG told me. In his own inimitable style with a heavy voice he said, “Freddie you don’t know how those people see you, that is your problem. Try to understand how they see you and you would understand why they did that to your wife.” I will never forget those two conversations because they left an indelible imprint on me. Those two
conversations galvanized me into a security consciousness that sometimes borders on the irrational or the extreme. But I don’t care. I think I want to be on such a security regime because I was beginning to internalize the mystery of those two conversations. Since then I am almost paranoid about my security. I will not describe for readers the lengths I go to but even if you think I am full of myself I will reply that who feels it knows it. I have felt it. I know about it and I will not make it easy for those who want to harm me. Yesterday afternoon at 14.00 hours, I made an error in judgement that could have cost me my life. If I was harmed then the occasion would have been triggered by my foolishness. I arrived at the Ruimzeight cremation site at 14:00 hours for the final rites for AFC economist Bolan Boodhoo. Boodhoo was struck and killed this week by a bus driver. Something was wrong. There was just one car on the parapet. Surely, the AFC leadership would be there. It turned out that I got the timing
wrong. I parked just at the entrance of the bridge that leads to the foreshore. Dennis Atwell of the AFC said to me as I walked away, “Freddie, you didn’t lock up and the windows are down.” I said, “Leave it, we are right here and everybody can see the car.” It was a bad mistake. I chatted with the daughter and wife of Bolan Boodhoo and two gentlemen engaged me on politics. Time to leave. As Dennis and I entered the car, I saw the little paper signs thrown all over my car. I normally carry in my car about a dozen paper signs with pins on them that say, Peaceful Picketing.” I keep them just in case. Someone entered my unlocked car. Bolan Boodhoo’s relatives were surprised because right in the back pocket of the two front seats, were my digital camera, my MP3 with headphones and my recording equipment. Two of Mr. Boodhoo’s relatives said to me that it was strange that they didn’t take anything. When I went into the glove compartment three pouches of documents
Frederick Kissoon including my national ID, two ATM cards, all my car- related documents plus many more important paper and plastic documentation were gone. About fifteen minutes after, as I was driving to Georgetown, the security at Kaieteur News called my cell to say that someone phoned in and said they found my pouches and they left a number. I called and was told all three pouches were found at Uitvlugt. I was instructed to go deep into Cornelia Ida to retrieve my stuff. One of the guys was laughing. He didn’t sound or look right. He followed Dennis and I way out of the labyrinth and actually came into the shop with us when we stopped to quench our thirst. He was laughing all the time, then said, “Well, Freddie, see you.” What was that all about? My wife was livid when I told her.
Former murder accused gunned down A man who was acquitted of murder two years ago was shot and killed early Wednesday morning. Dead is 29-year-old Rayburn Harvey of Non Pareil Street, Albouystown. Kaieteur News was told that the shooting happened in the vicinity of the “Island” in North East La Penitence shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Harvey died while receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital. The dead man’s mother, Janice Gittens, told Kaieteur News that she received the message shortly after midnight. The woman told Kaieteur News that she was told that
Dead: Rayburn Harvey her son was at a “wake” in RasVille, when he received a telephone call. Gittens said that her son left and was in the vicinity of the “Island”
when a lone gunman opened fire at him. Harvey was rushed to the GPHC and died while receiving medical attention. Harvey was freed of a murder almost two years ago in the High Court. He was accused of gunning down Samantha Belle on March 18, 2006 on Vlissengen Road in the vicinity of St. Sidwell’s School. He was charged with robbery underarms earlier this year and was placed on a million-dollar bail. That matter was still pending. Relatives yesterday said that Harvey was continuously threatened by a particular family in Albouystown. Investigations into the shooting are continuing.
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Teenage pregnancy emphasised in UNFPA State of the World Report Society has over the years not been too kind to the phenomenon of teenage pregnancy, so much so that some young girls have been subjected to rejection, leading to them having an insecure existence. In fact according to Indra Austin it wasn’t only the society at large that made her feel like an outcast, but even the young man who impregnated her offered no support. The petite 15-year-old yesterday told a concise but very clear story of her teenage pregnancy experience during a forum held at the Regency Suites/ Hotel, Hadfield Street, Georgetown. The occasion was the local launch of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)’s State of the World Population Report 2013. The Report was first launched around the world on October 30 last. In order to embrace the theme, “Motherhood in childhood: Facing the challenge of adolescent,” Austin was tasked with sharing her experience as a teenage mother. Her daughter, Shivanie, is one-year-old. According to Austin, her life was indicative of “motherhood in childhood. I was a child when I faced the challenges of adolescent pregnancy...” She disclosed how she was forced to drop out of school at the age of 14 because of her pregnancy and even encouraged to do an abortion. However, her decision to refuse an abortion saw Austin being treated as an outcast throughout pregnancy. The situation became worse after she delivered her baby. “I had no financial support from my partner...I was disrespected, ill-treated and abused by my partner,” Austin told an attentive gathering made up of primarily students of the Central High, Brickdam and Saint Stanislaus Secondary Schools. Austin explained that it was during a routine visit to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation that she
UNFPA’s Ms Patrice La Fleur embraces Tyrrell-Hunte (left) and Indra Austin. was referred to the Women Across Differences (WAD) organisation She disclosed that even when many in society rejected her after she became pregnant, she got support from WAD, a local body which is supported by UNFPA to offer a c o m p r e h e n s i v e empowerment programme for adolescent mothers. The young woman recounted that when she started the programme, she was reluctant but was soon comforted as she not only felt safe and supported but was also respected and loved. She disclosed that the guidance and encouragement she
received helped her make better choices for her life. She recalled that before joining the group she was more of an introvert but was proud to relate yesterday that she is in a better position to take charge of her own life. Austin disclosed how she was able to muster enough courage to confront her partner and firmly informed him that she was not prepared to be abused any longer. Not only was she able to benefit from educational development but Austin now has respect for herself and is confident that she has a bright future. Meanwhile, Tiffiney Tyrrell-Hunte is living her
bright future because of her engagement with WAD. The 23-year-old who also shared her touching story yesterday recalled how at the age of 17 she was already the mother of two boys. She had to work two jobs to make ends meet and disclosed how she had no parental support. She confessed that if it wasn’t for the support of the programme she probably would have been a mother to five, or more children, struggling to survive. Ty r r e l l - H u n t e ’s involvement in the programme helped her to learn how to become a better person and she is now more inclined to stand up for her
rights. “Because I am so empowered I can communicate better with my partner...I was able to let him know why it is important to use family planning...” Tyrrell-Hunte and her partner tied the blissful wedding knot last May. The two are proud parents to one son having lost the other when he was 17 months old. She has been able to complete a number of edifying classes and is on her way to completing a degree at the University of Guyana. “Because of how society treated me as a teen mother, I am extremely proud of myself today because I would have never thought that I could have gone back to school and be successful,” asserted a confident Tyrrell-Hunte. According to Minister of Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran, Austin and Tyrrell-Hunte, are two heroines who must be duly applauded. Alluding to the fact that teenage pregnancy is a complex issue, the Health Minister noted that it is certainly not limited to health but rather is a developmental issue. “Every time a teenager gets pregnant unplanned...her future is jeopardised; education for example becomes a challenge because most often such a young women comes from a background that presents her obstacles...” Moreover, the Minister emphasised that education is the key to overcoming some challenges in societies like Guyana. He made reference to the Report which indicates that teenage pregnancy can lend to an interruption of education thereby creating a vicious cycle. He explained
that “a vicious cycle is created because that young mother can no longer pursue her education aspirations like her contemporaries...” He underscored that the situation where a child is bringing up children would obviously present challenges for the teenage mother and the development of the children she is tasked with rearing. “Once a young lady becomes pregnant in early life her entire future changes and in the overwhelming majority of cases for the worse...” asserted the Minister. Moreover, he spoke of the importance of education as a means of enabling females to not only be better mothers but also better home-makers and care-givers. As such he lauded the “herculean” efforts of WAD and the UNFPA to render support to young teenage mothers with a view of improving their future. According to UNFPA’s Assistant Representative, Ms Patrice La Fleur, the Report has served to make the case that adolescent pregnancy should not be seen only as the result of reckless or a deliberate choice but rather as an absence of choices and circumstances beyond the girls’ control. This state of affairs, she said, is common globally among the poor, the uneducated and the girls from rural and under-served communities. In addressing the existing situation, La Fleur said that it has been deduced that action that empower girls, uphold their basic human rights and puts them on an equal footing with boys must be implemented.
Palestinian peace talks delegation resigns, Abbas says (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday his delegation of peace negotiators has resigned over the lack of progress in U.S.-brokered statehood talks with Israel that have been clouded by Jewish settlement building. The development would mark a new low point for the
talks with Israel that resumed in July and which officials from both sides have said have made little headway. In an interview with Egyptian CBC television, Abbas suggested the negotiations would continue even if the Palestinian peace delegation sticks to its decision. “Either we can
convince it to return, and we’re trying with them, or we form a new delegation,” he said. It was unclear from Abbas’s interview when the Palestinian negotiators quit, but Abbas said he would need about a week to resume the talks. In a statement to Reuters TV on Wednesday, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb
Erekat did not elaborate on the report of his resignation, but said the sessions with Israel were frozen. “In reality, the negotiations stopped last week in light of the settlement announcements last week,” he said. Palestinians want to establish a state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, an area now controlled by Hamas
Islamists opposed to Abbas’s peace moves, with East Jerusalem as its capital. They argue that Israeli settlements deny them a viable country. Israel cites historical and biblical links to the West Bank and East Jerusalem, where more than 500,000 Israelis live alongside 2.5 million Palestinians.
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MASSAGE American Style massage services- Call:678-7499 The Gent’s Spa: Let beautiful sophisticated masseuse pamper you: New masseuse available- Call:657-5979
One experienced Nail technician, specialized nail art design, air brush and hair extension – Tel:231-6000 One snackette attendant. Experience necessary! – Tel:223-0092; 689-5169 Live in female domestic 3045 years old – Tel:610-2978; 613-3091 Female to work night shift in bar, must know to cook. Age 20-30, Tel:223-5798; 647-7432
One registered NZE Corolla - Call: 652-3820; 665-4529 2008 Fielder – $2.7M, Premio$2.5M, Spacio $2.1M, Unregistered – Tel:617-2891 Cheapest- Premio, Pitbull, Manual Buses & HiluxCall:616-7635 White 2008 Tacoma 4x4 lift kit, off road tyres. Excellent condition- Call:610-5370 Toyota NZE mag rims, flair, leather seats, 10 Disc changer Tv – Tel:233-2808; 621-7657 We buy & sell vehicles for cash, also parts available & 30 seater buses; Extra Cab pickups; 2006 TacomaCall:680-3154
FOR SALE
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LARGE QUANTITIES OF HIGH PURITY MERCURY (QUICK SILVER) 99.99995% PURITY $19,000 PER POUND CALL: 592-227-4754.
One 290 Massey Ferguson, 4 Wheel Drive tractor Tel:688-1789
Cheapest Online Vehicles!!! – Tel:626-2771 One 330 Bedford Engine, excellent condition – Tel:6874490 GPS Map, weeding machine, Printer (network) – Tel:6000036; 223-1719 5 Head & 7 Head Moulders, 150Kw Genset, CC Saw, Resaw – Tel:626-0024; 6165595; 665-3676 NISSAN WINGROAD PRR SERIES – TEL:695-4785 1-320 Cl excavator excellent condition – Tel:699-3992 Ladies boutique closing down have dresses, tops, etc for sale, made in USA. Going cheap! – Tel:624-7333 Generators, welding sets, compressors, power washers, drill - migrating, must see! - Tel:227-8519 Clearance Sale: greenheart lumber, slabs, strips & firewood. Toolsie Persaud Ltd, Lombard St. Georgetown - Tel: 226-4920; 226-4071-5
F150 Tundra, chevy cargo van – Tel:227-8519; 653-4287
Need land to buy in Parafaite Harmonie- Tel:2185591;675-7292
1 Labourer – Call:226-3736
First Class Auto: Premio, Axio, Passo, Runx, Allex, IST, Fielder, Raum – Call:609-8188; 602-6307
Toyota Tacoma 2006, 4WD, Manual, Lift Kit, Off road Tyres – Tel:615-8128
One live in domestic – Contact:658-9495; 627-2550
Chain saw operator with own saw – Tel:642-3899
Smart Choice Auto: Premio, Allion, IST, Runx, FielderCall:652-3820/665-4529
SERVICES
Mitsubishi Galant Car, fully loaded – Tel: 227-7544; 6122542, 614-6011.
East Bank Sawmill needs a woodmizer operator immediately. Accommodation provided if needed – Tel: 609-8727; 683-5759
Male and female to work at wash bay in G/Town - Tel: 669-4676
VEHICLE FOR SALE 2007 Toyota BB, fully loaded, unregistered special price $2.350M – 617-2891
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Original Games- Call:6722566 Pure bred Doberman pinchers pups - $50,000 - Tel: 609-2815 1 TATA Truck GEE 9962 – Contact: 629-9286; 219-2395 2-50 Feet fishing boats complete with 400 LBS bangamary nets, 2-48 Yamaha engines. Call: 2202259; 220-9325; 220-3133 Pups for sale - mixed with French and Tibetian Terrier Call: 696-7467
FOR SALE Massey, Yanmar Ford 5000 Logging/ Agriculture Tractors, parts, Loader & Ford Truck- Call:615-1578/ 694-3595: Tools & Chainsaw668-2831 One 3 wheel motorcycle 6 month old Call:675-3718 Smoothe machine , Ice machine – Tel:231-0655; 6838734 1 New ASCO automatic change over switch, 200 amps Tel: 694-7817; 612-1351
Cheapest iPhones!!! - Tel: 626-2771 Pups for sale - Tel: 680-0192; 216-3408 Complete 50" fishing boat with two 48Hp Yamaha engine, 450 LB 2¾ in sain & ice box - Contact: 220-0410; 695-9860 Games PS2 $900, PSP $900, X-Box 360 $2600 & PS3 $2600- Call:672-2566 One registered Yamaha R1 motorcycle. In immaculate condition. Price:$1,100,000 Tel: 600-3177
Potting soil, top soil and quality cow mould - Call: 6561326; 678-0058 Laptops, 4GB from $85,000Tel: 611-3038 Large vacuum cleaner wet & dry (for cleaning or car wash), stereo sets& speakers. Tel:227-8519 One 8000 Ford tractor & one Ford 450 2005 Towing truck – Call: 689-1864 (Guru) / 6945599 (Floyd). Spare for washing machine, microwaves,fridges, stoves, timers, gearbox, pumps, etc call:225-9032,647-2943 Hifi Sound Connection: Car Audio, Pro Audio, complete sound system generator.Call:610-1230/673-5828 One entry level 24 speed Hiace racing bicycle. 51cm aluminum frame, carbon fibre fork. Price$100,000Tel:615-4288 Live and pluck chicken - Tel: 220-9203; 650-4421 One stall @ La Penitance Market; $600,000 – Tel:6900437 Door mirrors for 212, AT192, Allion, Premio, Runx, Alex, AT110 sprinter, AT170 Sprinter, NZE - Tel:654-6401 Happy Acres - $66,000,000, Ogle- $65,000,000, Hotel$2,000,000 USD - Contact: 223-8479; 647-3768 www.spaceseek.gy Houses in East Ruimveldt $10,000,000 – Mon-Repo $16,000,000 to $30,000,000, Diamond - $34,000,000. Contact: 223-8479; 647-3768 - www.spaceseek.gy 1 Raum PMM - $1.4M, 2006 Hyundai Tuscon Jeep $3.5M, negotiable - Tel: 6716051 One pure bred female Rottweiler pup - Call: 2206879 Live/pluck chicken call:6504421, 220-9203 2 white female and 1 brown male fluffy dogs - contact: 699-6006 SAWMILL COMPLEX design to produce 40,000 BM per week export & local market. Wanted log Kabakallie, etc. Tel:684-5868 (Continued on page 23)
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Barbados to host largest cancer confab in world Cancer Caribbean, a new cancer services company in the Caribbean region, announced the inaugural Best of ASCO Event in the Caribbean from December 1, next at the Barbados Hilton Hotel. “Best of ASCO” is a minifranchise of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference - the largest cancer conference in the world. Barbados is the first country in the Englishspeaking Caribbean to host this conference. The two-day conference will be held under the theme: “Building Bridges to Conquer Cancer”. Medical experts throughout the Caribbean and special guests from the USA and Canada, are among speakers who will present papers at this conference. West Indian physicians from the within the North American Diaspora will be also be featured at this inaugural cancer conference. Grenadian-born Dr. Kester Nedd, founder of the JIPA Network, Barbadian Dr. Judith Hurley, a well-respected Breast Oncologist and Clinical Researcher from the University of Miami Health System and Dominican Dr. Sophia George from the University of Toronto are among the presenters.
Other confirmed speakers/presenters are Barbadian Oncologists Dr. Cheryl Alexis and Dr. R.K. Shenoy who will be presenting Best of ASCO topics along with General Surgeon Mr. Ian Lewis and a slew of local and regional physicians in the areas Oncology/ Hematology, Urology, Palliative Care, Gynae-Oncology, Paediatrics and others. Cancer is a chronic condition and there is a pressing need to improve cancer care in the Caribbean. Founder of Cancer Caribbean and ASCO 2013 presenter Sarah Louden who will be speaking on the “Evolution of Cancer Care in Developing Countries” is playing her role in tackling cancer in the Caribbean by bringing a special focus to the region through this event and others. Barbados is a premiere destination in the region and Cancer Caribbean has obtained the exclusive contract to host Best of ASCO for two years; an even larger conference is planned for October 2014 at the Barbados Hilton Hotel. Sponsors, speakers, patient support groups and participants from all specialties of health are all welcome.
‘Police’ and accomplice jailed for theft Two men, Demsrick Griffith, 19, called ‘Police’, of New Area East Canfield, East Canje and Kevin Dhanpat, 19, called ‘Kelly’ also of New Area East Canfield were each jailed for three years by Magistrate Sherdel IssaacsMarcus. They appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court and pleaded guilty to a charge of break and enter and larceny. A third man, Vishal Ramlochan, pleaded not guilty and was placed on $25,000 bail. He will have to return to court on December 11 at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court for a continuation of his matter. The men are accused of breaking into the dwelling house of Antonio Bissoondyal of East Canefield, East Canje on November 2 and stealing one flat screen television set
valued at $125,000 and one DVD player valued at $15,000. According to Prosecutor Sergeant Phillip Sheriff, the men are friends. About 23:30 hours, on the day in question Bissoondyal secured his home and went to bed. He awoke around 06:30 the next morning to find the door of his house open and four louver windows opened. Upon checking he realized that his TV set and DVD player were missing. A report was made and the police carried out investigations which led to the three being arrested. The television set was also recovered. The men admitted to the crime. Dhanpat told the court that when he went into the house the door was opened and he took the items. Griffith stated that he went through the window and opened the door. They were subsequently jailed.
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PENPAL Businessman in Trinidad seeks Guyanese woman for friendship & marriage between ages 30-40; email:ramphal mahadeo@ live.com – Tel:0011-868-7243155; 0011-868-4681075 Meet your match! Lifelong partners, confidential: Rules Apply Tel:592-223-8237; 592-648-6098 (8:30am5:00pm), (both phones same time)
TO LET 2 bedrooms apartment inside toilet, grilled, yard space, parking - $35,000. ECD 35ft X 30ft: secured for bond business- Tel: 616-6711; 6743139 One Furnished Two bedrooms bottom flat @ Uitvlugt - Contact: 680-4990 Harmony Inn: Apartments fully furnished, airconditioned apartments: As low as $5000 per nightCall: 668-0306/602-8769/ 694-7817 Fully furnished short & long term apartment - Contact: 687-3792
SALON Make Up Courses, Artist Trained & Certified in Trinidad. Call: 660-5257, 647-1773 Enroll today @ Nalini’s School of Cosmetology. Classes starting January 2014. Full course only - $80,000 Call: 614-6655; 226-6705 Professional & affordable salon service: Hair care, nail & skin care – Contact Amrita: 680-2609
Fully furnished Vacation home with all amenities- Call during working hours- 2271218 2 bedrooms house located in Eccles – Tel:697-9031 One 3 bedroom upper flat at Zeeburg West Coast Demerara – Contact:613-8928 Kitty -$65,000, Meadowbrook - $100,000, Bel-Air - $1000, Providence - US1300 - Call Diana: 227-2256; 626-9382
FOR RENT
VACANCY
Furnished short term apartments - Tel: 687-3017
Pump Attendant at Shell Service Station Providence, E.B.D. Must be able to work shift (5am-3pm & 3pm12pm)- Call:265-7305
Furnished top flat house, Queenstown, generator, A/C, Grille & parking. Tel: 227-1218 or kpthomas7@gmail. com Ground Floor Office space, Queenstown, generator, A/C, grille & parking - Tel: 2271218 or kpthomas7@gmail. com Executive property in gated community at Houston D’ Aguiar’s Park, fully furnished. Tel: 609-2876 or 623-0425 Executive houses & apartments - $75,000 upward – Contact:223-8479; 6473768; www.spaceseek.gy One 2 bedrooms house for rent in Tuschen E.B.E - Tel: 684-3195
One bedroom unfurnished apartment, Grove New Housing Scheme E.B.D $35,000 – Call:642-1956 After 6PM LAND FOR SALE House lot for sale on the West Bank of Demerara Harbour bridge in Harbourville contact # 6500402
CAR RENTAL
EDUCATIONAL
Dolly’s Car Rental- Call: 2257126/226-3693- dollysauto rental@yahoo.com/ www.dollysautorental.com
CXC/CAPE classes for students and adults. Highly qualified teachers & CXC examiners - Call: 683-3887
Aidan’s Car Rental & Pickup- Call: 645-7981/ 6987807
Private tutor – teaching, reading, writing, grammar at home - Tel: 696-7467
First Choice Car Rental: Cars as low as $5,000 per dayCall: 668-0306 / 694-7817/ 225-6337
English as a second Language (ESL /EFL) Personalize for children/adults - Tel: 612-4821 or 274-0437
Citrus farm at Yarrowkabra with over 300 bearing trees and creek running through - Call Paul at: 602-7740 Robb & Cummings St (58M), Bel-Air - $25M, Bagotville $5.9M - Tel: 600-0036; 2231719
Canter Drivers & Porters from East Coast & EBD, Male Security Guards for Land of Canaan location. 266 4427 Vacancy exists for 1 experienced Accountant & Accounts clerk with 5 years experience. Apply @ Alabamba Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling. Vacancy exist for one experienced cosmetologist on the EBD ( Grove) Contact: Ms Rashrie call: 652-5800 Garden maintenance staff needed for Landscape Company 18-28 years. No education necessary - Tel: 648-1821 Canter Drivers & Porters from ECD & EBD, Male Security Guards for Land of Canaan location, accommodation available. 266 4427 Gardener/ handyman$20,000 per week to work in New Providence must know to operate weeding machine - Contact: 265-7550 Domestic /cook with Carnegie training - $2,500 per day to work in New Providence Contact: 265-7550 Janitor (Cleaner) @ Shakoor’s Trading, Eccles – Tel:233-2546
Gold & Diamond Land, Ekeruku, Berbice District 1, Kurupung – Tel:600-0036, 223-1719
Cashier & Sales Person apply in person @ Nirva Supermarket: 49 Craig & Sheriff Street – Tel:227-5771
Non- Pariel, Eccles, Herstelling 100ftX60Ft - $4M-$5M – Tel: 218-5591; 675-7592
Vacancy exists for experienced cashier & salesgirls. Apply in person @ Fabric World, 140 Regent & Light Street.
Promising Gold and Diamond mining lands in various areas – Tel:699-3992
Night Security- Apply: Avinash Complex, Water Street – Tel:226-3361; 2277828
VEHICLE FOR SALE AT192, 212, Allion, Premio, Hilux Surf, BNN & cheap RZ buses, 7 seater super custom. Cash / termsCall:680-3154 CAR RENTAL
Honda CRV, mag rims, flair Tv, 12 Dics changer DVD player – Tel:233-2808; 621-7657
Untouchable Car Rental Tel:621-6827; 226-9668
Crash Toyota Vios. Asking $650,000 as is- Call:617-7113
Wings Car Rental- Call: 643-1131
LEARN TO DRIVE B & C Driving School: Lot 5 Hadfield streer Lodgecall:225-0150,229-7258,6806826
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Israel warns of war from Iran ‘bad deal’, sees big sanctions cut (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned yesterday that a “bad deal” with Iran on its nuclear program could lead to war and his aides challenged U.S. assertions to have offered Tehran only “modest” relief from sanctions. As details emerged of a Western proposal that could let Iran sell oil and gold in return for curbs on its nuclear activities, an Israeli minister said the deal would negate up to 40 percent of the impact of sanctions, reducing pressure on Tehran to halt a program the West says has a military motive. Israel, which calculated the value of direct sanctions relief on offer at $15-20 billion, has lobbied hard against any such deal and says the United States, its closest ally, is being misled by overtures of detente coming from Tehran. Negotiations between Iran and six U.N. powers - the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China are scheduled to resume on November 20 with both sides saying they are optimistic following talks at Geneva last weekend. One source briefed on the discussions told Reuters that Iran was being offered a chance to sell about $3.5
Benjamin Netanyahu billion of oil over six months as well as $2-3 billion of petrochemicals and $1-2 billion of gold. The source, who criticized the offer, said it would also let Tehran import some $7.5 billion of food and medicine plus $5 billion of other goods currently barred. Several Western officials involved in the talks said they would not discuss details while negotiations were under way. Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful. The United States and the European Union agree with Israel that it is seeking a nuclear bomb and imposed tough oil and financial
sanctions last year that have caused serious economic harm. Addressing Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said continued economic pressure on Iran was the best alternative to two other options, which he described as a bad deal and war. “I would go so far as to say that a bad deal could lead to the second, undesired option,” he said, meaning war. Israel, believed to be the sole nuclear power in the Middle East, has long warned it could use force to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon that would threaten the Jewish state, creating tensions with the Obama administration. Washington says it is importan t t o s e e k a negotiated solution, especially since Iran elected a relative moderate this year as president, Hassan Rouhani - a man Netanyahu told the United Nations last month was a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”. U.S. President Barack Obama said last week that a first phase of any deal with Iran would involve “some very modest relief” from sanctions that would be easily reversible.
Chevron calls Ecuador ruling on Amazon damages ‘illegitimate’ Quito (AFP) - US oil giant Chevron yesterday rejected as “illegitimate and unenforceable” an Ecuadoran court ruling upholding an order for it to pay billions of dollars for environmental damages to the Amazon. The ruling is “as illegitimate and unenforceable today as it was when it was issued,” company spokesman James Craig said in an email to AFP. Ecuador’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court decision against Chevron but dramatically reduced the amount to be paid in damages from $19 billion to $9.51 billion. Chevron has never worked directly in Ecuador but inherited the pollution lawsuit when it acquired former rival Texaco in 2001. Texaco operated in the South American nation from 19641990. The original ruling against Chevron was made in 2011, with a fine of $9 billion imposed. That amount was later doubled when the US oil giant did not apologize. While Ecuador’s high court invalidated the latter ruling, it ordered Chevron to
pay the group that is representing the Ecuadoran farmers and activists who originally launched the suit. Chevron insists that Ecuador’s state oil company Petroecuador is to blame. Juan Pablo Saenz, the attorney representing the plaintiffs, said the decision would help their cases in other countries where they are seeking restitution from Chevron. The oil giant has almost no assets in Ecuador, which is why the plaintiffs are pursuing it in other countries. Just last month, Chevron was in court in New York trying to keep the plaintiffs from using the US courts to force Chevron to pay from its US operation. The case could have implications for lawsuits in Canada and Brazil, where the plaintiffs are going after Chevron’s assets. In November 2012, a judge in Argentina ordered a freezing of Chevron’s assets, but a higher court overturned the decision. Thousands of Ecuadoran villagers say they were sickened and many have cancer as a result of the oil
pollution of their water supply. Commentators say the case could help to determine the extent to which US courts can pass judgment on alleged misconduct of American multinationals abroad. In the US District Court in New York, Chevron is alleging fraud and violations under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Even reduced by half, the fine imposed on Chevron would be one of the largest ever levied in the history of environmental law. British energy giant BP reached a record $4.5 billion deal with the US government to settle criminal charges linked to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and a $7.8 billion settlement with people and businesses affected. In September, Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa, who is often critical of the United States, called for a global boycott of Chevron, accusing the company of being behind “one of the biggest environmental disasters in the world.”
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Pentagon ending buys of Ukraine parliament deadlock on Russian-made helicopters Tymoshenko clouds EU signing WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department said yesterday it is canceling plans to buy additional cargo helicopters from the Russian arms export agency that has supplied Syrian President Bashar Assad’s military forces with arms and ammunition. The additional 15 Russian-built Mi-17 helicopters were to be purchased next year at a cost of $345 million and then delivered to Afghanistan’s national security forces. Bipartisan opposition to the Mi-17 acquisition grew as the violence in Syria escalated and U.S. relations with Russia deteriorated. A growing number of lawmakers from both political parties objected to acquiring military gear from Rosoboronexport, which has provided Assad’s regime with weapons used against Syrian civilians. “I applaud the Defense Department’s decision to cancel its plan to buy 15 additional Mi-17 helicopters from Rosoboronexport,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas,
said in an emailed statement. “Doing business with the supplier of these helicopters has been a morally bankrupt policy, and as a nation, we should no longer be subsidizing Assad’s war crimes in Syria.” Cornyn, the Senate’s No. 2 GOP leader, said he was informed of the decision last week by Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. Pentagon spokeswoman Maureen Schumann said the department re-evaluated the requirements for Mi-17s in consultation with Congress. “We currently do not have plans to purchase additional Mi-17s from Rosoboronexport beyond those” already under contract. Top U.S. military officials have maintained the Russian-made helicopters are ideally suited for the Afghans, who are rebuilding their air force and need a reliable and easy-to-operate helicopter for transporting troops throughout the country’s harsh environment. Overall, the Defense Department has
paid more than $1 billion since 2011 for 63 Mi-17s that have been delivered to Afghanistan or are on order. Russian Embassy spokesman Yevgeniy Khorishko played down the Pentagon’s decision. He described it as a single action that doesn’t affect the broader military and technical cooperation between the two countries. Rosoboronexport announced Monday that 12 of the Mi-17s had been delivered to Afghanistan in the month of October. The shipments, the export agency said, reflected the joint effort between Russia and the U.S. to combat international terrorism. Frank Kendall, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, told Cornyn in a letter last year that the Defense Department “condemns the actions of Rosoboronexport in supplying arms and ammunition to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, whose forces have used these weapons to murder Syrian civilians.”
KIEV/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine’s parliament failed yesterday to agree on a draft law allowing jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to go to Germany for medical treatment, clouding prospects for signing landmark agreements with the European Union this month. Germany warned that with the Vilnius summit only two weeks away, time was running out for Kiev to settle the case of Tymoshenko. Summit host Lithuania said there would be no success unless Ukraine produced “results”. Accords on association and free trade, due to be signed at the summit on November 28-29, offer the former Soviet republic the chance of a historic shift westwards, and away from Russia. But the EU has made an end to “selective justice” a pre-requisite for the signing, and success at Vilnius hinges on whether President Vi k t o r Yanukovich frees ex-prime minister Tymoshenko, his fiercest opponent. She was jailed in 2011 for seven years for abuse of office after a trial which the EU says was political. The proceedings will be watched closely by Russia, which is opposed to Ukraine signing the agreement and has threatened countermeasures. The Kremlin wants Kiev to enter an alternative, Moscowbacked customs union. Though he has refused to pardon Tymoshenko, Yanukovich has said he is ready to break the impasse by signing a draft law to allow her to go to Germany to be treated for chronic back pain. At a special session yesterday, pro-Yanukovich deputies and Tymoshenko’s supporters
in parliament could not manage to agree on terms for such a draft and accused each other of seeking to undermine agreement in Vilnius. Two EU envoys, Irish politician Pat Cox and former Polish president Aleksander Kwasniewski, who have been on a shuttle mission from Brussels to Kiev to find a compromise, attended the special parliament session. They had expected to conclude their mission on Wednesday but opted to return to Kiev for further talks next week when they hope the Ukraine parliament could make another attempt to pass the law affecting Tymoshenko. “We plan to return to Kiev next week and to spend as long as is necessary with as many people as is necessary to do whatever is necessary to secure success,” Cox told reporters. Their findings will feed into a pre-summit meeting of EU foreign ministers on November 18 when Kiev’s record in meeting important democratic criteria including a release of Ty m o s h e n k o - w i l l b e assessed. The envoys said Ukraine had made “considerable progress” in meeting EU conditions but had not gone far enough. “We regret to observe that at this time we are not yet in the position to report full compliance,” they said in a statement. Kwasniewski said he saw a “50-50” percent chance of finding a solution. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said that time was running out for Kiev and the failure to agree a legal formula to release Tymoshenko was regrettable. Lithuania was equally critical. “Much is now in the
hands of President Yanukovich ... It is possible for him to take the required decisions, to assume leadership and responsibility for the fate of his country,” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said in remarks carried by BNS news agency. Former Economy Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk, speaking for the three main opposition parties, urged the EU envoys not to deliver too harsh a verdict on Ukraine, but “give Viktor Yanukovich time to come to his senses”. Yanukovich has stuck to his policy of Euro-integration despite intense diplomatic pressure from Russia - on which Ukraine relies for gas and the threats of retaliatory trade action by the Kremlin. But commentators say they are now detecting a change of “mood music” from the political establishment in Kiev around the Vilnius summit. A call by Ukraine’s union of industrialists dominated by Yanukovich supporters - for the signing to be delayed by a year was given prominence by local media. Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, unusually placed the emphasis on the need to repair relations with Russia rather than on what prospects would be opened up by association with the EU. A criminal action brought against Tymoshenko’s chief lawyer has further soured the atmosphere. Ya n u k ov i c h ’s supporters in parliament had earlier pressed for a draft law that would r e l e a s e Ty m o s h e n k o t o Germany for treatment but require her to return to Ukraine to complete her jail sentence. The opposition, by contrast, wanted an option under which her sentence could be wiped out after treatment.
Egypt to lift state of emergency, curfew today (Reuters) - Egypt will lift a state of emergency and nightly curfews today a government minister said, three months after the army enforced the measures amid bloody turmoil that followed its overthrow of an Islamist president. The state of emergency was imposed in midAugust, when hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on supporters of President Mohamed
Mursi, overthrown by the military on July 3 in respons e to mass protests against his rule. “The emergency law will end tomorrow and the curfew will end tomorrow,” Minister of A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Development Hany Mahmoud told a news conference after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. An Egyptian court had ruled that the state of
emergency be lifted on Tu e s d a y, e a r l i e r t h a n expected. Mahmoud said the cabinet had to receive formal notification from the court first. He said a referendum on a new constitution would be held in late December or early January. A 50-member committee is working on amending a constitution that was drafted under Mursi by an Islamistdominated assembly.
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Chileans expected to elect leftist Bachelet SANTIAGO (Reuters) Chile is set to take a moderate turn to the left in elections yesterday with the popular and charismatic ex-president Michelle Bachelet almost certain to win a triumphant return to power. Bachelet has promised to redress inequality by hiking taxes and putting cash into education and health, as well as rewriting the country’s dictatorship-era constitution. Chile’s free-market economy and rapid copperfuelled growth have made it a Latin American success story in the last two decades. As it looks to join the ranks of developed nations, however, there are growing calls for its wealth and opportunities to be more equitably shared. Still, most voters want tweaks rather than wholesale change, and Bachelet’s center-left proposals, as well as the evidence from her first term, suggest she will not adopt radical policies. “The societal model is not in play,” said political analyst Guillermo Holzmann. Although voters are cool
towards both Bachelet’s leftist Nueva Mayoria coalition and the incumbent conservative Alianza bloc, Bachelet herself enjoys strong approval ratings. One recent poll suggested the 62-year-old may get the 50 percent she needs for a first-round victory over Alianza’s Evelyn Matthei and seven other candidates on Sunday. That hasn’t been done in 20 years. The poll said support for Bachelet was at 47 percent while Matthei polled 14 percent, although a different poll had Bachelet at 32 percent and Matthei at 20 percent. Chile switched from compulsory to voluntary voting last year. The move has made polling more complex, and could lead to a low turnout, surveys suggest. If there is no outright winner Sunday, the two frontrunners go through to a runoff on December 15. Pollsters think Bachelet should easily win a second round against Matthei, with supporters of the largely anti-establishment minor candidates likely to throw their weight behind her
or abstain. Bachelet, a physician-turned-politician and a single mother, was the first woman to lead Chile, running the country between 2006 and 2010. Barred under the constitution from seeking immediate re-election, she has returned to Chile after leading the United Nations’ gender equality body, U.N. Women. Her promise of sustaining economic growth while doing more to redistribute wealth appeals to many Chileans, said Katie Micklethwaite, an analyst at Control Risks Group. “Just growth on its own - well, people in Chile have had that for a long time and haven’t necessarily seen that much improvement for it.” When the 60-year-old Matthei was chosen as Alianza’s candidate in July, the stage was set for an intriguing showdown between two women whose families were caught up in the bruising events of the 1970s, when socialist Salvador Allende was overthrown in a bloody coup by General Augusto Pinochet. Bachelet and her father were victims of
torture during the Pinochet years, while Matthei’s father was a general in the dictatorship’s junta. The two men - both in the air force had been friends since being posted to the same military base in the 1950s, where their daughters played together as children. Matthei, a brusque former labor minister, has struggled to win over voters but even a heavy defeat for her would not necessarily mean that Alianza is thrust into the political wilderness. All 120 lower house seats and 20 out of 38 senate seats are also being contested on Sunday. Chile’s electoral system - a Pinochet-era legacy that Bachelet wants to change - effectively gives the second-placed party an overweight representation. Unless Bachelet is able to overturn that disadvantage by persuading voters to back her coalition’s congressional candidates in large numbers, Alianza will have the power to block substantive reforms. Changing the electoral system, for instance, would need the backing of three
fifths of the Senate, or 23 senators. Nueva Mayoria currently has 20 in its bloc, while Alianza has 16, with two right-leaning independents. Bachelet will likely have to cut bargains with the right to get her reforms through, and in that process some of her proposals - she has promised 50 reforms in 100 days - may be lost or watered down, analysts say. Angry student protests demanding free and better education have hurt the administration of outgoing President Sebastian Pinera and are unlikely to
come to an end with Bachelet’s accession, particularly if there’s political stalemate. That’s despite the integration into Bachelet’s bloc of the Communist Party and, potentially, former student leaders. Camila Vallejo, who shot to fame as the face of the student movement, is one of several running for a seat in the lower house. Voting will take place Sunday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. (1100-2100 GMT), with the first results due at 7.30 p.m. (2230 GMT) or when 20 percent of the vote is counted.
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MATT condemns online video attack on journalist ...”Similarly, journalists have the responsibility to exercise their duties with the greatest level of professionalism and ethics that will ensure everyone is treated fairly and stories are an accurate reflection of the truth”. The Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago yesterday issued a statement related to an online video in which Express journalist Asha Javeed was the subject. The following is the full statement -The Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago
condemns in the strongest possible terms any attempt to discredit, humiliate and besmirch the character of journalists and other media workers as a way of protesting against any story that is published and may be seen as inimical to the interest of an individual or organization. It is in that context the association views with great concern the recent online video that denigrates Miss Asha Javeed an investigative reporter attached to the Trinidad Express.
The MATT is also aware of other matters relating to this issue which is being looked into. However the MATT’s principle of journalists being allowed to do their work freely, fairly and fearlessly must not be compromised. Similarly, journalists have the responsibility to exercise their duties with the greatest level of professionalism and ethics that will ensure everyone is treated fairly and stories are an accurate reflection of the truth. Trinidad Express
Brazil demands explanation over US spying on IMF Washington (AFP) Brazil called an unscheduled meeting of the International Monetary Fund executive board yesterday to discuss reports that the United States spied on the institution, the country’s IMF representative told AFP. “A meeting was held on my request... I wanted to have some explanations,” said Brazil’s executive director at the IMF, Paulo Nogueira Batista. Nogueira Batista would not divulge what was said at the meeting, citing the directors’ obligation to keep their discussions confidential. But the meeting was the
first public sign from the institution of anger over reports that the US National Security Agency had extended its massive efforts to spy on both US rivals and allies to the IMF and the World Bank. According to news reports late last month, citing unnamed US officials, President Barack Obama ordered the NSA to end its electronic surveillance of the two global financiers. But the White House officially has not acknowledged that it spied on them. Nogueira Batista, whose government has directly protested to
Washington over the NSA’s purported tapping of the email of President Dilma Rousseff, said as the country’s executive director at the IMF he had a right to call the unscheduled executive board meeting. He said that IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde did not attend the meeting. Both the IMF and the World Bank have refused to comment officially on the issue. “We are aware of the news report and have no comment to offer at this stage,” an IMF spokeswoman told AFP yesterday.
Venezuela business leader says Maduro forcing ‘failed’ economic model CARACAS (Reuters) The man President Nicolas Maduro named as public enemy No. 1 in Venezuela’s “economic war” says a discredited state-driven growth model, not private enterprise, is to blame for the OPEC nation’s soaring consumer prices and chronic product shortages. Maduro has refused to loosen state controls over the economy introduced during the 14-year rule of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, and this week ordered military occupations of stores and aggressive inspections reminiscent of his predecessor’s style. “We profoundly disagree that this model, which has failed the world over, can be successful in Venezuela,” said Jorge Roig, head of the umbrella business group Fedecamaras. “It makes me ashamed. I feel we’re a bit of a laughing stock round the world,” he told Reuters, citing a World Bank ‘Doing Business’ study that
Nicolas Maduro ranked Venezuela 181 of 189 countries. Seven months after Maduro won a vote to replace Chavez, who died of cancer, economic troubles are dominating the national agenda. Annual inflation has hit 54 percent and shortages of basics are afflicting Venezuelans across the political divide. Maduro says U.S.-backed
political opponents are deliberately sabotaging the OPEC member’s economy by hiking prices, hoarding products and siphoning away much-needed foreign currency. “I have proof Jorge Roig is directing the economic war,” Maduro told Venezuelans earlier this month, naming two other business groups with him and accusing the Fedecamaras president of a 25-year relationship with the U.S. Embassy. At an interview in his office in Caracas, Roig, 57, said he did not take the comments personally but rather as part of the continued “demonization” of private enterprise in Venezuela. “Fedecamaras has become a sort of joker card that you play whenever you have no-one to blame for the country’s economic problems,” said Roig, whose organization constantly crossed swords with Chavez during his 14-year rule of Venezuela.
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West Demerara content with giving good... From page 30 20-23 at the National Stadium. She is expecting much from Talisha Allicock, who won the Girls Under-10 Cricket Ball Throw two years ago. However, Allicock has moved up to another age group and will not be competing in that even this year, instead, she will compete in the Girls
Under-12 Discus Throw and a 1000-metre track race. Another athlete, who much is expected from, is Miguel Williams who broke the Boys Under-12 Long Jump record last year. Like Allicock, Williams will be contesting different events this year. He is down to contest the1000-metre and
the high jump. As it relates to the Swimming competition, Bowman informed that the District does not have any swimmers for several age groups. Swimming will be held at the Castellani Pool Tuesday, the 19th of November while athletics and cycling follow on the other days.
Thursday November 14, 2012 ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): Gadgets and new devices that are supposed to make it easier to accomplish certain tasks may actually cause more confusion. You're often a big fan of doing things the oldfashioned way. *************************** TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): Be careful about going overboard with your sarcasm. Some people take your comments seriously. Not everyone understands your humor. This could make communication unclear at times. *************************** GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 20): Self-image could be a difficult issue for you. Perhaps you've painted a false picture of yourself lately. In an effort to cover your insecurity, you may not have expressed how you feel to some people. *************************** CANCER (JUN 21 - JUL 22): You may feel like there's absolutely nowhere to turn. Reality is a scary thing to face. The last thing you want to do is be serious. But you're finding it difficult to get satisfaction from your fantasy world. *************************** LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): TYou have a strong sense of self. You take charge of situations instead of letting them take charge of you. But this sense of independence and self-confidence may threaten other people. ************************ VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): You may feel like a mediator between two camps, or you may be the one in a struggle that needs mediation. The big problem with the tension today is that one side could be headstrong and bound to the facts and the truth, while the other is bound to a broader perspective, not necessarily a realistic one.
LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): Be careful about taking everything as a personal offense. Others' inconsiderate actions may hurt you emotionally, but they don't have to. *************************** SCORPIO (OCT 23 NOV 21): Difficult tension may be frustrating for you to handle. You may wonder why everyone can't just get along. from the fire. *************************** SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): Tension may arise among friends when someone suddenly feels like an ignored third wheel. People tend to pair up. Do what you can to stay on topics to which everyone can contribute equally. *************************** CAPRICORN (DEC 22 JAN 19): Your lively, imaginative spirit is in tune with the collective. The need for a worldly consciousness and evolving humanity has become more obvious to you as time goes by. *************************** AQUARIUS (JAN 20 FEB 18): Just when you slow down, simplify, and plan, things start to pick up again. Your imagination starts to fly. Stabilization hinders your creative spirit. The last thing your artistic mind wants to do is slow down. Resolving this inner conflict may be hard, but it's possible. *************************** PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): Your sense of play might get you into trouble. This sort of attitude could run up against someone who's trying to stay on task and take things seriously. It may be difficult for you to know how far to push a situation.
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Raj Singh Insurance Brokers/Trophy Stall Over-40 20-Over Competition…
Fifth Round rained-out, Bulls leading Points Table The Fifth Round of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Over-40 20-Overs Competition sponsored by Raj Singh Insurance Brokers and Trophy Stall which was scheduled for Wednesday, has been abandoned due to heavy rain fall.
As a result of the abandonment, points were awarded in accordance with the playing conditions and the Competition will continue with the Sixth Round games tomorrow. After five Rounds, Lower East Coast Bulls are still at the
top of the points table with 18 points. They are followed by West Bank Demerara Mavericks on 15, East Coast Tigers on 13, Lower East Bank Lions on 12, West Bank Demerara Seals on 10, Upper East Bank Colts and Georgetown Bears on seven each, and Georgetown Buffaloes on three. Four points are awarded for a win, two for a tie and one for a no-result. In Addition, there are bonus points for outstanding team achievements. Two preliminary Rounds are still to be played before the semifinals on Friday, 22nd November 2013.
Jamaica lost way on doping WADA Chief ... From page 34 successful agency. Fahey told a news conference in Johannesburg: “I am confident, from the discussions that took place, that there’s a recognition in Jamaica that they have to do a whole lot better and they have to beef up their programme and skill set. Wada will give them every assistance there. “We have asked them to enter an international partnership. We’ve found that’s been very effective in other struggling areas of anti-doping. For example, Russia have been mentored by Norway and that proved to be a very valuable way of doing things.” Earlier, Fahey told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We’ve been aware of difficulties in Jamaica for some time. “We’ve gone to them, we have assisted them, we’ve given them some support, we’ve indicated that they need to make some improvements - we’ve received a number of assurances that that was occurring. “It was only in recent times when further information came to light that indications were that, despite some improvements a few years ago, they’d lost their way again that we felt the need to go back again and we did that.” There have also been fears raised about the level of antidoping testing in Kenya. Since January 2012, 17 Kenyan athletes have been suspended for using performance-enhancing drugs and WADA will discuss the issue in Johannesburg. (BBC)
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Thursday November 14, 2013
ECCCC/GT&T 35-over cricket
Mohamed, Dyal guide ECCCC to inaugural title
Guyana place third in NAFMA World C\ships Eudoxie is instructor of the year Ronald Eudoxie display his accolades.
GT&T representative, Donita Amsterdam (standing extreme right), strikes a pose with members of the victorious Enmore team shortly after they collected their prizes. Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club (ECCCC) defeated Fairfield Sports Club by 83 runs to win the final of the inaugural Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) sponsored 35-over cricket competition at the Enmore Community Centre ground last Sunday. The match was reduced to 30 overs do to early morning showers and Fairfield skipper Richard Chatura inserted Enmore, however, his decision backfired as the home side
rattled up an imposing 177-5, a total built on solid contributions from the top and middle order. Sheik Mohamed anchored the innings with a superb 54 not out that included five sweetly timed boundaries. The left-hander, who batted at number three, received solid support from Amir Khan who chipped in with 34( 2x4) and skipper Bheemraj Ramkellawan 31 (1x4, 1x6). Chatura was the pick of the bowlers with 2-24 from six
overs for Fairfield, whose batsmen struggled to put up a fight during the run-chase, being dismissed for a paltry 94 from 28.1 overs. Off spinner Dyal grabbed 4-19 from six testing overs. Nandram Ganesh claimed 2-8 from 2.1overs while sixteen-year-old left-arm seamer Gavin Moriah picked up 2-21 from six overs. Chatura top scored with 18, while Mohan Bissoon made 17 for Fairfield. At the presentation ceremony which followed, Enmore collected
Guyana placed third overall after copping 5 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze medals in the just concluded North American Federation of Martial Arts (NAFMA) World Championships at the Regency Hotel, Port-ofSpain, Trinidad and Tobago. Troy Bobb took Gold in the traditional and open forms in the over 40 division, Troy Bobb Jnr won the Musical form and Sparring in the 1517 division, Deon Bobb took the first podium spot in Sparring and second in open form in the 13-15 category, Sensei Trevor placed second and third in sparring and open forms respectively in the 30-39 segment and Ronald Eudoxie of Port Kaituma, Region 1 took silver in Stick
contested at Everest Cricket Club; the final in the open category will take place under lights and is expected to be broadcast live on radio. Meanwhile, the quarterfinals of the Digimax over 35 and open tournament will be played on November 30 and the semifinals and final will take place on December 1 at Everest Cricket Club. In the over 35 category Regal will take on Super Star, Park Rangers will battle Ogle, Savage will challenge Frontline and Super Kings will face Success. In the open division, Regal will play Super Eagle, Betterhope will match skills with Farm, Wolf ’s Warriors will take on Princess and Trophy Stall will battle Challengers in the quarter finals. A media XI will take on Romain XI in an exhibition game before the final of the open category. The Essequibo leg of the said tournament will culminate on December 8 at Golden Fleece. Die Hard, Adventure, Golden Fleece and Cotton Field Oats are the teams in the semis.
National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships
GSCL Inc to host inaugural Republic Cup in January …$1M for open winner
After enjoying overwhelming success in the recently concluded Super 12\12 tournament, the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL Inc) will be hosting the inaugural Republic Cup in January 2014. The tournament will be staged between January 24 and 26 and consist of two categories, the open and over 40. The Open segment will be of 20 overs duration and the over 40 will be 12 overs aside. The GSCL inc. has up for grabs, a first place prize of $1M, a trophy and 15 medallions, with the second placed team pocketing $200,000, a trophy and the same number of medallions in the open division. In the Over-40 category, the winners will pocket $600,000, a trophy and medallions while the second placed team will take home $200,000 a trophy and medals, with the Man of the series for both categories receiving a three piece living room suite
or cash equivalent and the Man of the Match of the final, $10,000 and a trophy. Teams desirous of competing in the Open category, are asked to pay an entrance fee of $140,000, while those who wish to do battle in the Over-40 segment will have to pay an entrance fee of $120,000, with registration closing off on 17th January 2014, while the drawing will take place on 22nd January at a venue to be announced. Vice President of the GCSL Inc Ian John said at a briefing held on Monday at GNIC Sports Club, that organizing this competition is the entity’s way of keeping softball players active, while it can also help fine tune their skills for next year’s ‘Guyana Softball Cup 4’. He stated that it is the brain child of GSCL Inc Trustee Mahendra Hardyal. “While we are looking at teams from Guyana to compete, an invitation has been extended to teams from Suriname, Canada, Florida
Ian John and New York”, added John. It is expected that teams such as Wolf Warriors, Berbice Titans, Regal XI, Memorex, Speedboat and Trophy Stall will seek to capture the first place prize in the Open category, while Regal XI, Savage Masters and Industry Super Kings, should be amongst the list of competitors in the Over-40 category. Preliminary matches are expected to be played at Everest Cricket Club, Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, and the Ministry of Education ground. The semi finals and final will be
Fighting, open and Chinese forms in the 30-39 class. He was also given the instructor of the year award by NAFMA. Guyana also qualified for the 2014 NAFMA international championships which will be held in Atlantic City, USA. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport on Tuesday, Eudoxie said that he has been invited by the Korean Tansudo Federation for training in the USA in 2014. He stated that he is pleased with their overall performance and is happy to be voted the instructor of the year. “ I a m v e r y pleased because i had to compete with instructors from around the world”, added Eudoxie.
the winner ’s trophy and $30,000 cash, while Fairfield received a trophy and $20,000. Mohamed was adjudged Man-of-the-Match and best batsman of the final, while Dyal copped the best bowler prize. Dion Ferrier was voted the best batsman of the competition, after hitting 71 and 69 in his two innings for Duch Four, while Gobindram Hemraj copped the best bowler prize for his outstanding figures of 5-6 against Strathaven, including a hat-trick.
West Demerara content with giving good account
Districts like North Georgetown, Bartica and Corentyne can have lofty aspirations of winning the overall title at the National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championship, but others are just content to give a good account of their performances. West Demerara, District 3, is one such District, having places seventh of 16 teams last year, they intend to continue their ascendancy, and good showing, among the ‘big guns’, albeit, with much less arsenal than the usual frontrunners in the competition. This year, like previous years, West Demerara admitted that it would not have a full compliment of
athletes and as such, they will not be competing in quite a few events, which leaves them at a great disadvantage. Nevertheless, they intend to be competitive. The District 3 Sports Representative, Gem Bowman said that while her team is small in numbers, 63 athletes and 16 teachers to be exact, those that have been selected will hopefully give a good account of themselves against some of the titans. Bowman said most of the athletes represented the District last year and are aware that they will have to improve this year. She said they have been training very hard and should be 100 percent ready to take on the opposition during November (Continued on page 29)
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Guyana Boxing Association Champion of Champions extravaganza
Nation’s top boxers invade Bartica in highly anticipated fistic encounters Several of Guyana’s top amateur pugilists will leave Georgetown tomorrow morning for Bartica where they will engage their counterparts from that community, Berbice, Linden and Essequibo in two nights of fistic fury when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) stages the National Champion of Champions tournament tomorrow and Saturday evening. Those boxers selected to represent Georgetown are jnr/ flyweight, Tyrone Lashley (RHJ), bantamweights, Mark Marshall (GDF), Stephon Nedd (REP), lightweights Clairmonte Gibson (GDF), Stephon Gouveia (HE), Imran Khan (GPF), Jnr/
welterweight, Bert Braithwaite (GDF), and welterweights, Ron Smith (GDF) and Eon Bancroft, middleweights, Markember Pierre (GDF) and Dennis Thomas (Police) and heavyweight, Jason Barker (Rep). Two females, middleweights, Dwon Thompson (GDF) and Theresa London will also participate in the programme. The names of the pugilist from the other regions will be disclosed in a subsequent article. Organizer of tournaments, Terrence Poole said that executives of the GBA has unanimously voted to shift activities to Bartica and were working in conjunction with Red Earth Promotions, a
group out of the host community. He said that the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports had also rendered support and ensured that the ring was transported to the venue yesterday morning. Mr. Poole had travelled to the mining town last week to ensure that all systems are in place and said that the Barticians have been starving for such activities and are excited about the tournament. He envisages a full house and opined that this tournament may very well be the catalyst to many other such activities in those parts of the country. Organizers are also mulling similar cards in Essequibo in the near future.
BVA presents equipment to Skeldon Back Centre
Levi Nedd presents equipment to Akbar Husain of Skeldon Jets.
BVA Secretary Levi Nedd (left) hands over the equipment to Linden Murray in the presence of BVA President Gregory Rambarran (2nd right) and Clifton Phillips.
In its ongoing efforts to promote and develop volleyball throughout the length and breadth of Berbice, the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) presented two balls and a net to the Skeldon Back Centre on Saturday last. The equipment was handed over to Mr. Linden Murray of the Centre by BVA Secretary Mr. Levi Nedd. BVA President Mr. Gregory Rambarran reminded those present that game in the Ancient County and Guyana originated in Skeldon and urged Mr. Murray to use the equipment to revive the sport in the Upper Corentyne area. Rambarran noted that the association is there to give support and challenged the centre to form teams that can participate at a high level. Mr. Murray in his remarks thanked the BVA for the gesture and promised to do his best to promote the sport in the area. The opportunity was also taken by the BVA to present one ball and a net to the Skeldon Jets Volleyball team; receiving was Captain Akbar Husain from Nedd.
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CMRC November 24 Race Meet
Locals in for a dogfight against large foreign invasion - Roshandin His performances over the past three years has been very consistent, but Group 2A champion Mohamed Shairaz Roshandin in an interview with Kaieteur Sport yesterday conceded that he and his Honda Civic are in for a dogfight against the expected large foreign invasion that will be coming for the final leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) which is set for November 24, at the South Dakota Circuit. Roshandin, who has been among the most dominant drivers in his Division told this newspaper that the car has been performing reliably over the past year and the team is extremely satisfied with its performance to date. “The car’s engine has been working excellent and we have not had any issue with it so far, but what we’ve done is some modification on the suspension which will allow us to handle the corners much better, while attempting to relieve the car of a few
pounds to get it lighter in an effort to get a further edge on our rivals has been a preoccupation of ours as well,” Roshandin disclosed. The local speedster who dominated the September Race Meet securing three first places in the Group 2A category said he expects the rivalry to be much different with the inclusion of the Barbadians, Trinidadians and those coming from the USA and Canada. “The Bajans have reigned supreme in the division over the past two years, but we intend to defeat them this time around, we are working as a team, we are united and we are determined to successfully defend home turf,” Roshandin confidently predicted. He revealed that so far five cars have confirmed from Barbados, three from Trinidad and Tobago, while USA, Canada and Suriname’s size are not known as yet. Apart from Roshandin, Team Guyana will also include
the Singh’s brothers Chet and Raj, Andre Dhanraj, Shawn Seejattan and John Joseph. Roshandin added that the team is strong, made up of very good drivers and most of all united and eager to provide the fans with a day of excitement and entertainment. He reckoned that the Group is perhaps the largest subscribed and fans could very well see as much as twenty cars taking to the starting line. “I want to urge fans to come out in their numbers with their Guyana flags and support the team, the fans support will be crucial in our quest to wrestle back the title from the Bajans.” Meanwhile, the Ministry of Tourism which has been on board for the past three years will once again partner the GMR&SC in an event that has evolved into a major sport tourism attraction. GT&T, Seaboard Marine, Valvoline, Banks Beer and King’s Jewellery World are the major sponsors for this event.
Rollers Old Boys Champion of Champions Volleyball
PMTC 1 take first lien on trophy
PMTC 1 Captain receives the winner’s trophy from Mr. Clifton Phillips. After a hiatus of some 13years, competitive Volleyball returned to Skeldon with the staging of the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA)/ Rollers Old Boys Champion of Champions Lien Trophy competition at the Skeldon Back Centre Court last weekend. On Saturday (Nov. 9), three lower placed teams played a round-robin competition to qualify for Sunday. Newcomers, Skeldon Jets emerged winners and qualified to clash with the more established and experienced teams in another round-robin tourney on Sunday.
Facing off were Rollers, Port Mourant Training Centre 1, Port Mourant Training Centre 2, Port Mourant Jaguars and Skeldon Jets; official remarks prior to the games were made by Rollers Volleyball Club Founder/ Captain, Mr. Clifton Phillips. Following the initial stages, PMTC 1 and Rollers moved on to the final which was won by PMTC1.The scores were 23-25, 25-17 and 15-7 in favour of PMTC1. Port Mourant Jaguars took third and Skeldon Jets, fourth. At the presentation ceremony, trophies and medals were presented to the top three teams by Mr.
Phillips on behalf of the Rollers Old Boys. Quacy Matheson was adjudged the Most-ValuablePlayer as well as the Best Spiker, while Jason Seelochan was the Best Setter. They both received trophies for their outstanding play. Skeldon Jets were complimented for their participation and urged to take part in more BVA organised competitions. Meanwhile, teams will be gearing up for play in the Chattergoon Memorial Trophy tournament which will be contested this Sunday at the Albion Sports Complex Court.
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Chico K&S Secondary Schools Football tourney
Thursday November 14, 2013
NBS 2nd Div. 40 Overs tourney
Gravesande hits 109*; Rainbow Mohamed’s Enterprise injects Generation and Shieldstown into playoffs $1.2 million for 1st prize by 74 runs. Albion A well crafted unbeaten
By Sean Devers The Chico Kashif and Shanghai Organization’s Nationwide Secondary Schools Football competition was yesterday presented with the first prize money of $1.2 million by Nazar Mohamed, proprietor of Mohamed’s Enterprise and City Mall at Mohamed’s Enterprise on Lombard Street, Stabroek. Present yesterday were Kashif Mohamed and Aubrey Major of the K&S Organization along with members of one the competing teams (Queen’s College) including their Skipper Isaiah Hope and his deputy Aftab Crandon. After staging the annual endof year K&S National Football tournament for 23 years, a dispute on the dates for the planned 2013 edition resulted in the cancelation of Guyana’s most anticipated club football competition and the focus was shifted to a Secondary Schools Football Competition, scheduled to commence on December 8. Apart from the Championship trophy and replicas, it was disclosed 75 percent of the winner’s prize will go towards a project indentified by the Champions and will be coordinated by the Organizers. The remainder of the prize money will be presented in the form of vouchers (to purchase text books and Football gear) to each member of the winning team, while Mohamed’s Enterprise will also pay a part of the cost of accommodation for the Waramadong Secondary
school. Defending Secondary School champions Wismar/ Christianburg Secondary beat Waramadong Secondary in the last Digicel Secondary Schools competition. “We are happy to be on board with the K&S Organisation for a tournament that is assisting not only sports but also helping to keep youngsters in the school,” Nazar Mohamed declared. This tournament features the top eight schools from this year’s Digicel’s tournament and the final is scheduled for the Guyana National Stadium on January 1, 2014. “We are grateful for the continued support of our Football tournaments from Mohamed’s Enterprise and we will treat this tournament as part of the process of helping to provide the youngsters with a rounded education,” said Muhammad. The top teams and outstanding players will be rewarded individual, nonmonetary prizes, such as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) being assigned to a major club in Trinidad and Tobago, compliments of the K&S Organisation while other individual prizes will be of educational nature. According to Muhammad, creating a high level of public support for the event which has attracted several sponsors has been a challenge. It is hoped that the schools involved in the tournament and its community
as a whole, along with parents to support the event. The entrance fee is $500 for each game and Muhammad said sponsorship arrangements will be put in place to ensure students get complimentary tickets as they expect the customary fans to purchase tickets. “We are always happy to have an opportunity to support sports and even so when it helps to develop young people, giving them a chance to showcase their talent and shine in a tournament such as this one,” the sponsor noted. Along with Wismar/ Christianburg Secondary, the other top eight schools in the Digicel Schools tourney, Waramadong, Covent Garden, St George’s, Leonora, Bladen Hall, Ash Educational Trust and Lodge Secondary have all earned a bye to the next round. Wisburg, New Silvercity and Mackenzie High (Linden), East Ruimveldt, North Georgetown, Queen’s College, Dolphin, Christ Church and Queenstown (Georgetown) and Stewartville, Uitvlugt, Patentia, (West Demerara) will do battle in the first round. Also clashing in the first round are: President’s College, Ann’s Grove and Annandale Secondary (East Coast) and Friendship Secondary from the East Bank, where the losers will exit the tournament while the winners go on to face the top eight schools that were given the bye. All the teams will be outfitted with gear.
Paradise Sports Club receive gear from Minister Norman Whittaker
century from former Guyana Under-15 batsman Keino Gravesande guided Rainbow Generation of Seafield, West Coast, Berbice to victory over Bush Lot Challengers in their final Zone A (Upper West Coast Berbice) match to give them a clean sweep of that zone and a place in the last 16 of the New Building Society (NBS) Second Division 40Over competition in Berbice. Gravesande put on 60 for the second wicket with Dunstan Cummings (28) and then 110 for the third with Wayne Fraser (49), he ended on 109* (6x4 7x6) to see his team to 229 for 5 in 30 overs. Bush Lot could only reply with 154 for 9 in their 30 overs; Jack Jacobs picking up 4 for 24 for Rainbow. Heeralall Bridgelall took 5 for 11 to help Shieldstown defeat D’Edward to come out winners of Zone C (West Bank Berbice), they also move to the playoffs. After Blairmont Community Centre B was restricted to 104 by No. 5, their medium pacer Omesh Mangal took 6 for 7 from 5 overs to see No. 5 bowled out for 71. Half centuries were scored by Berbice youth players Sharaz Ramcharran and David Latchaya both of Albion Community Centre, Yourdhan Guradayal of Chesney and Yuvindra Chinapen of Fyrish. Collated scores: At Seafield - Rainbow Generation thumped Bush Lot challengers by 75 runs. Rainbow Generation 229 for 5 in 30 overs; Keino Gravesande 109*; Wayne
Keino Gravesande Fraser 49, Dunstan Cummings 28, Troy Haley 2 for 14 and Rajbance Hemraj 2 for 37. Bush Lot Challengers 154 for 9 in 30 overs; Asif Khan 45, Troy Haley 32, Jack Jacobs 4 for 24, Sherwin McPherson 2 for 20. At Shieldstown Shieldstown beat D’Edward by 3 wickets. D’Edward 116 in 29 overs; Kevon Jawahir 28, Heeralall Bridgelall 5 for 11, Mohamed Baksh 2 for 14. Shieldstown 117 for 7 in 29.1 overs; Aftar Gani 37, Kayamat Ally 26, Andrew Joynauth 26, Derick Narine Lalsa 2 for 9, Navin Rampersaud 2 for 16. At No. 5 - Blairmont Community Centre B got past No. 5 by 32 runs. Blairmont Community Centre B 104 in 25 overs; Omesh Mangal 31, Errol Johnson 2 for 18, Arthley Bailey 2 for 21. No. 5 made 71 in 21 overs; Omesh Mangal 5 for 7, Seon Glasgow Jr. 3 for 13. At Kendall’s Union Albion Community Centre A defeated Kendall’s Union A
Community Centre A 168 for 8 in 30 overs; Sharaz Ramcharran 59, David Latchaya 52, Steven Ramlochan 3 for 35, Chris Yadram 2 for 48. Kendall’s Union A made 94 in 18.2 overs; Navendra Mangra 35, Balchan Baldeo 4 for 15, Tribhuwan Jagdeo 3 for 18. At Chesney - Chesney took care of Rose Hall Town Guns & Cannons by 6 wickets. Rose Hall Town Guns & Cannons 125 in 24 overs; Monesh Singh 33, Arjun Narmesammy 29 n.o, Narine Deonarine 3 for 18, Ravindra Somwaru 2 for 14, Riaz Ramcharran 2 for 18, Imran Khan 2 for 35. Chesney 126 for 4 in 13 overs; Yourdhan Guradayal 61. At Albion - Fyrish hammered No. 1 Road by 8 wickets. No. 1 Road 111 in 35 overs; Monilall Shivdyal 4 for 20, Imran Hussain 3 for 22, Imran Ally 2 for 12. Fyrish 113 for 2 in 10 overs; Yuvindra Chinapen 55, Karamchand Shivdyal 29 n.o. At Blairmont - Blairmont Community Centre A brushed aside No. 3 by 7 wickets. No. 3 made 54 in 19 overs; Shabeer Baksh 4 for 12. Blairmont Community Centre A made 57 for 3 in 10.1 overs; Nick Ramsaroop 28 n.o. At Blairmont - Blairmont Community Centre B edged No.3 by 1 wicket. No. 3 made 132 in 39 overs; Akeem Miller 2 for 34. Blairmont Community Centre B made 133 for 9 in 39 overs; Alan Johnson 2 for 20. Totaram Persaud 2 for 27, Travis Ramjit 2 for 28.
Letter to the Sports Editor
Response to Andrew Carmichael
Minister Norman Whittaker (left) hands over sport gear to PSC President Rudolph McPherson Center Ground. Also in photo are Region 4 DREO Mrs. Ameena Hinds and Buxton/Foulis NDC Chairman, Mr. Randolph Blair(right). Paradise Sports Club (PSC) received a timely donation of sports gear compliments of the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development on Monday last. Fulfilling his commitment made in March of this year during a walk-about in the Community, Minister within
the Ministry, Hon. Norman Whittaker, handed over the package which included footballs, volleyballs and cricket balls PSC President Mr. Rudolph McPherson at a simple ceremony at the Paradise Community ground. The Minister has subsequently committed to deliver two trophies provided
the sport Club is able to organise a football competition targeting neighboring villages. Mr. McPherson thanked Minister Whittaker for the kind gesture on behalf of the PSC. He assured that the equipment would be utilized by the youths in a productive way.
DEAR EDITOR, In response to the article which appeared in the Kaieteur News under the caption Andrew ‘Carmichael feels Kashif and Shanghai insults Reg 6’, I wish to use two simple words “ignorance and unfortunate”. The irony of this article is that Mr Carmichael himself through his utterances is an insult to the very region, its people, the journalist community and by extension the government. He did not a rg u e against Ash Educational Trust football or academic achievement but seems to have a problem with Guyanese children of Private schools participating in the
tournament. What absurdity? The region who he claims to represent should distance itself from Mr C views. Let me inform or rather remind Mr C that Private schools have outperformed Public schools at both the national grade 6 and CXC exams for the last three years. Mr C needs to be pulled out of his misguided position and understand that the Ministry of Education represents all school children, be it Private or Public institutions. He needs to know that Ash Educational Trust has raised the bar on Reg. 5 CXC performance and is the most successful school at football in Reg. 5. Let me further inform Mr C that the Kashif and
Shanghai tournament is for secondary schools. NATI is not a secondary school. This institution is listed as a post secondary institution and therefore cannot participate. Finally Mr C must be told or educated to the fact that this tournament is one of quality with guidelines for selection. Imagine the insult on himself and the region when Mr C attempts to use the fact that Region 6 has three towns and its people has supported K&S org over the years as a factor for eligibility. How absurd? Let me close with the two words ‘ignorance and unfortunate”. Abu Huriarah Ash ED Trust
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John Fahey, president of WADA, speaks during a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday. (PHOTO: AP)
New York Better Hope won the Masters division by defeating Industry Super Kings by 5 wickets in the final at GCC ground Bourda. Here the victorious New York Better Hope team share a moment after the win.
Central New Amsterdam are ‘Old Beef’ Humphrey Memorial U-15 Football champions C e n t r a l N e w Amsterdam emerged winners of the Hilbert ‘Old Beef ’ Humphrey Memorial Inter-Ward U15 football tournament which was played last Saturday at the Scott Church ground. The tournament, which was organised by the Hearts of Oak Masters Football club, was played on a round robin basis. Four teams participated with the three New Amsterdam wards in North, Central and South and East Canje turning up to play. Due to the defunct nature of the Berbice Football Association (BFA), the tournament, which was played in memory of the former stalwart and sportsman, was also organised in an e ff o r t t o e n s u r e t h a t youths in the New Amsterdam/Canje area get an opportunity to play football on a competitive basis. In the opening match of the day East Canje needled North New Amsterdam 1-0 through a Shamar Arendell strike. In the second game, Central and North
The winning Central New Amsterdam team and coach Kenrick Bowery (third from left). New Amsterdam then played to a 0-0 draw. There was a 1-0 victory for North New Amsterdam over their South counterparts with Godfrey Howard the goal scorer. The next game saw JQue Simpson scored for Central New Amsterdam in their 1-0 win over East Canje. Simpson was again on target in another 1-0 victory for Central this time against
North New Amsterdam. In the game which decided the runner up spot, South N/A grabbed hold of the opportunity as they got the better of East Canje 1-0 to take second place through a Joshua Butts strike. At the presentation ceremony Central received the Hilbert ‘Old Beef ’ trophy and fifteen gold medals while second place, South New Amsterdamreceived
a trophy and fifteen silver medals. In the award for individual performances the players of Central New Amsterdam made a clean sweep with Tierrie Phillips being adjudged the most valuable player on show, J-Que Simpson took home the award for most goals w i t h t h e b e s t goalkeeper prize being awarded to Joel Davis. (Samuel Whyte)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Revised rules governing the anti-doping battle will give the global policing body wider powers to act against non-compliance and tighten punishment of transgressors, its president said Wednesday. World sporting leaders meet in Johannesburg this w e e k a t t h e Wo r l d Conference on Doping in Sport to discuss the future of the battle against banned substances. The meeting will ratify the third World Anti-Doping Code, which will have longer bans and increase the powers of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). “I am confident the investigative power that we will get this week, through the revised code, will make WADA more effective with dealing with people who drop the ball in the future,” said the body’s President John Fahey. The new code will come into effect in 2015. A fourth draft was drawn up after a two-year process which included 300 submissions that culminated in 4,000 suggested changes, ranging from substance to wording. “Our weaponry for this fight will be far greater than before,” Fahey told a news conference in Johannesburg. “Ultimately, all we could do is report on the compliance and noncompliance,” he said of the current situation, after Kenyan authorities dragged their feet to probe allegations of doping amongst its athletes. The new code doubles a ban for “intentional” dopers from two to four years, which implies automatic disqualification from the
next Olympics. “ T h a t ’s w h a t t h e consultative process has told us across the board people want,” said Fahey. At the same time, it had “flexibility” for athletes who accidentally take banned substances, such as certain medicines. Athletes’ support personnel, often a big influence in doping, are also targeted, though WADA put responsibility to enforce the rules with the sports federations — a tender point in their current relations. “We have not got that capacity now,” he said. “It will require for all of those who are compliant with their rules, international federations, to have the capacity to deal with the entourage.” Relations are frosty at the moment between WADA and sporting federations, who accuse the body of playing schoolteacher but doing little to give practical help in the anti-doping fight. The conference will also accept a new “steroid passport”, which will join the biological passport to detect doping. The biological passport is a record of athletes’ blood samples, which a l l o ws for tests into fluctuations in their normal levels as opposed to detecting banned substances. The steroid passport adds records from urine samples and will take effect from January. Up to now 176 countries have ratified the UNESCO convention that contains the code. It becomes law in every country that ratifies. “That is the fastest and most successful convention in UNESCO’s history,” said Fahey.
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RCMTC&SF/PMTC, Shariff horserace Tilkuram’s 101* propels Port Mourant into meet rescheduled to December 1 Raffik and Sons Con. Ser. 2nd Div. T20 KO
semis; Albion and Courtland also advance The 2013 Raffik & Sons Construction Services second division 20-over knock-out competition for teams in the Central and Lower Corentyne area continued recently with Port Mourant, Albion Community Centre and Courtland All Stars all winning their third round matches to advance to the semi finals. Highlighting the latest round of matches was Parasram Tilkuram who slammed the highest individual score of the competition so far, 101 not out for Port Mourant. His knock, which included 12 fours and 5 sixes, enabled his team to post 182 for 4 in 20 overs against Jai Hind who nevertheless with Khemraj Sumair scoring 55 (5x4 4x6) made a gallant effort but were kept in check by Jaipersaud Rawana who took 4 for 33 and Tilkuram 3 for 20, Jai Hind falling 11 runs short of the target. Former Guyana Under19 batsman Kandasammy more than propped up Albion Community Centre’s batting, contributing 83 out of his team’s total of 129 for 8 in 20 overs against Tamarind Root. He then came back with the ball and took 3 for 7 from 2 overs to
Troy Mathieson help bowl out Tamarind Root for 74 in their response. After Courtland All Star posted 171 in their 20 overs against Albion Front Travellers, Troy Mathieson took 4 for 17 and John Percival 3 for 13 to restrict Travellers to 79 all out. Scores: At Albion Front - Port Mourant edged Jai Hind by 11 runs. Port Mourant 182 for 4 in 20 overs; Parasram Tilkuram 101 not out, Steve Kistasammy 37, Ravi Mangali 2 for 29. Jai Hind 171 in 20 overs; Khemraj Sumair 55, Mahendra Lallbeharry 35, Vickey Veerasammy 32, Jaipersaud Rawana 4 for 33, Parasram Tilkuram 3 for 20. At Albion - Albion
Khemraj Sumair Community Centre defeated Tamarind Root by 55 runs. Albion Community Centre 129 for 8 in 20 overs; Kandasammy Surujnarine 83, Rafiq Khan 2 for 10, Akash Singh 2 for 16. Tamarind Root 74 in 14.4 overs; Kandasammy Surujnarine 3 for 7, Suruj Dookna 2 for 19. At Albion Front Courtland All Stars hammered Albion Front Travellers by 92 runs. Courtland All Stars 171 in 20 overs; Michael Cummings 37, Keon Sinclair 38, Troy Mathieson 32, Nirvan Matadin 2 for 21. Bhupendra Matadin 2 for 36. Albion Front Travellers 79 in 17 overs; Troy Mathieson 4 for 17, John Percival 3 for 13.
The horserace meet organised by the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF), the Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC) and the Shariff Business Enterprise and Racing Stable of West Berbice, which was fixed for Sunday November 24th has now been has been rescheduled to Sunday 1st December at the Port Mourant Turf Club, Corentyne Berbice. The programme remains the same as entries continue to pour in and more sponsors get on board. A whopping $8M in cash, trophies and other incentives are up for grabs. Among the sponsors already on board are Trophy Stall Bourda Market, Banks DIH L i m i t e d , O m a i Transportation Service, Digicel, Delmur Shipping Company, Jumbo Jet, Chris Jagdeo Construction, Inshan Bacchus Trucking Service and Romel Jagroop Construction. Eight races are carded for the day with feature races for the A class horses, Three year old, two year old, the E and G3 events. With the hefty prize monies on offer, over 40 horses have already been signed up. The event is expected to see the return of one of
Police, Soldier ISAAC battle disintegrates into war - Police sustain lead heading into final day By Edison Jefford Tempers flared, emotions ran riot and what was usually a civil competition literally disintegrated into an athletics war yesterday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary where the Police and Soldiers were engaged in the Inter-Services Annual Athletics Championships (ISAAC). At the end of the second day of competition, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) were ahead on 245 points with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) trailing on 199 points as the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) was third on 32 points. The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) and City Constabulary occupied the cellar position on 22 points apiece. Three protests were filed with the Jury of Appeal and a baton mishap from GDF spiralled out of control in the 1500m Medley Relay. The soldiers accused
Police’s Keith Roberts of knocking the baton out of GDF’s Patrick King’s hands on the 400m leg of the relay. Police Sergeant, Lyndon Wilson was visibly riled up over the accusation, which the soldiers are claiming may have cost them the relay that the Police won. It was the last of three face-offs at the venue between the Police and the Soldiers yesterday. It was clear that the usually civil sports contest had disintegrated into a war. The soldiers won the ISAAC title in 2011, while in 2012 the police and soldiers shared the title; it means that the police had not won the completion in the last three years. Police’s Alita Moore showed why she is regarded as the best female sprinter in the country at the moment when she collected the baton nearly 40m behind on the 200m leg of the Female
Medley Relay and sailed pass the leading soldiers to give police the lead. It was a transition of class as Moore handed to Janella Jonas on the final 400m leg. Jonas held off GDF quartermile specialist, Tiffany Smith to give police more points in the competition that has already been reduced to a twoway war between the Police and Soldiers. It was not the only highlight of day two; earlier, Guyana’s distance running king, Cleveland Forde was ambushed in the Men’s 800m when he focused his attention on Trevor Scotland and forgot a surging Kevin Bayley on the final straight. Bayley won 1:57.7 to win the race ahead of Forde (1:58.1) and GDF’s, Tyshon Bentick (1:58.6) respectively. Jonas won the female version of the race in 2:31.7, while GDF’s Carlissa Atkinson (2:33.5) and Police’s Nadine Rodrigues (2:37.7) was second and third respectively.
Guyana’s national Javelin record holder, Leslain Baird threw 57.06m for GDF to win the event ahead of teammate, Troy Lewis (51.09m). Police’s Cordell English was third with 50.55m as the soldiers consolidate their position with the top two placing. Meanwhile, in a precursor to Friday’s final, GDF’s Davin ‘Black Boy’ Fraser warmed up for marquee Men’s 200m final with an impressive 21.8 seconds Heat in damp conditions as his teammate, Akeem Stewart ran 22.0 seconds for second. Police’s, Shawn Semple ran 22.2 secs for third place in the Heat while City Constabulary, Brentnol Henry was fourth. Olympian, Police’s, Winston George won the other Heat in 22.2 seconds with the GDF’s Patrick King placing second in 22.4 secs and Police’s Keith Roberts third with 22.8 secs. Fire Service’s, Alton Seaforth was fourth in the race.
Guyana’s leading racehorses, Score’s Even, as it throws down the gauntlet against the best of the lot. However, it is not expected to get an easy time as horses such as two-time Guyana Cup champion Elle’s Vision, Settle In Seattle and California Strike, who have all beaten Score’s Even, along with the newly imported Rock Movie Star, Money in Return and Some Legend will not make life easy. Reports out of the various stables are that a few more horses are on their way to Guyana and will be in time for the big meet. Those along with the likes Got To Go, Grande de Roja, Donut Prince, City Tune, CP Got Even, Swing Easy, Prince Charming ,Who is on the Case, The Message, Force Entry, Country Armagh, Red and lovely, Zelick, and Rena Del Cafa are all in training and looking good at gallops and should give a good account of themselves. The winning prizes is a hefty $1.2M and trophy up for grabs in the 6Furlongs race which incidentally is the distance for all the events. The other races on the day are - the event for 3yrs old Guyana and West Indies Bred horses, for a winning
take of $600,000, the E and lower event will also have a first prize of $600,000. The race for Two Year old Guyana Bred and West Indies Bred maiden horse will have a winner’s purse of $300,000. The horses running in the G3 and lower class race will also have an opportunity to race away with a first prize of $300,000. Three years old Guyana Bred horses will be competing for a $300,000 first prize. The ‘I’ and lower race will have a first prize of $200,000. The J, K and L class event will fetch a winning prize of $150,000 and trophy. Outstanding individual performers including top Jockey, trainer and stable will be presented with accolades compliments of the Trophy Stall Bourda Market and the organisers. The race will be run under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA). Interested persons can contact the Mohammed Shariff on 611-0684, Chanu Ramkissoon- 6249063, or Kris Jagdeo (624-6123; 322-0369), Rajendra Jagdeo 618-7278, R a m n a u t h 3 3 7 - 5 3 11 . (Samuel Whyte)
Jamaica lost way on doping WADA Chief John Fahey The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) says Jamaica has “lost its way” on drug testing for athletes. His comments come after the country’s senior drug tester said recent failed tests might be the “tip of an iceberg”. WADA President John Fahey was also critical of the attitude towards drug testing in Kenya, which has also had a number of recent failed tests. But he admitted: “There is no power whatsoever for Wada under our code to compel anyone to do certain things.” Concerns over Jamaica’s drugs testing regime were raised after former Jadco (the c o u n t r y ’s a n t i - d o p i n g commission) executive director Renee Anne Shirley said the agency had conducted only one out-ofcompetition test in the six months leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games in
London. Her revelation followed a series of positive tests for Jamaican athletes and resulted in Wada visiting the country at the end of October to assess its doping policies. Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell, threetime Olympic gold medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown and Olympic relay gold medallist Sherone Simpson are among six Jamaicans who have tested positive this year. WADA officials are due to discuss their visit to Jamaica at an Executive Board Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday and they could make a series of recommendations to improve the Caribbean island’s anti-doping policies. One of those will be for Jamaica’s anti-doping team to be ‘mentored’ by a more (Continued on page 29)
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Bien-Aime appointed to Guyana Football Referees Council launches Christmas fund raising raffle CONCACAF Executive Committee
President of the GFF Christopher Matthias makes his purchase of raffle books from President of the GFRC Alfred King while representatives of the sponsors and members of GFRC look on. The first prize is pictured. The Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) launched its Christmas fundraising raffle on Wednesday at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Compound where the first prize of a 125cc Honda motorcycle was on display. President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Christopher Matthias, GFRC President Alfred King, representatives of sponsoring companies and members of the GFRC were also present at the Launch. King said it was a very significant venture being undertaken by the GFRC which will assist in
development and promotion of refereeing in Guyana. He said the raffle, which will be drawn on January 1st 2014, have several attractive prizes and he urged members of the public to support in a very great way. The GFF President Matthias congratulated the referees’ council for running off the raffle and he thanked the sponsors who made it possible. The first prize winner will receive a 125cc Honda Motor Cycle, second place is a return trip to New York, third prize a return trip to Barbados, fourth prize a Blackberry Smartphone,
fifth prize – A day trip to Arrowpoint Resort, while there are two consolation prizes of a microwave oven and a food hamper. The main sponsors are Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Caribbean Airline Limited (CAL), LIAT, GT&T, Roraima Group of Companies, Demerara Harbour Bridge, BK International, New GPC and Neal and Massy Guyana Group of Companies. The price per ticket is $100 dollars. LIAT Station Manager Ovid Walton, who spoke at the Launch, pledged an additional incentive of a
ticket for a return trip to any LIAT destination to any member of the GFRC who sells the most tickets. Also present were representatives of CAL and New GPC. GFRC Secretary Troy Peters said that tickets can be purchased from any member of the GFRC and plans are currently being put in place for the grand drawing on New Year’s Day. Tickets went on sale immediately with Matthias purchasing 15 books while Wa l t o n a n d m e d i a operatives Stephan Sookram and Quacy Coates being among the first to purchase tickets.
North New Amsterdam A defeat B counterpart to win Town Week football competition North New Amsterdam ‘A’ team recently won the New Amsterdam Town Week football competition which was completed recently under lights at the All Saints ground, New Amsterdam. Six teams participated in the eight a side competition with the games being played for 20 minutes duration. The teams were North New Amsterdam ‘A’ and ‘B’, South New Amsterdam, Central New Amsterdam, East Canje and Hearts of Oak Masters. The teams were placed into two groups with the top team in
the respective groups emerging to play in the final, which saw North New Amsterdam A winning in group ‘A’ with North New Amsterdam B emerging from group ‘B’. In the final, North New Amsterdam ‘A’ through a goal from Ron Hackim needled their ‘B’ counterparts 1-0 to take top honours and walk away with the Town Day trophy. In preliminary play North New Amsterdam ‘A’ defeated Central New Amsterdam 2-0 with Stefan DeFlorimonte and Delroy Ferdinand scoring. In
another game, Hearts of Oak Masters and South New Amsterdam played to a 0-0 draw with Hearts of Oak winning on penalties. C e n t r a l N e w Amsterdam then defeated East Canje 2-0 with Stephan Boucher netting the double. North New Amsterdam ‘B’ then played to a 0-0 draw with South New Amsterdam with North B winning the ensuing penalty shoot out. North NA ‘A’ then edged East Canje 2-1 with Devon Ferdinand and Devon James scoring for the winners. East Canje got their goal off the boot of Rhondel
H azel. N o r th N A ‘ B ’ through goals from Rohan Damon and Osborn August then had the better of Hearts of Oak Masters 2-1 with Seon Bristol scoring for the losers. At the end of the competition the winner and runner up teams were presented with their accolades. The competition was organised by the Hearts of Oak Masters Football club and was coordinated by former national players Neil ‘Grizzly’ Humphrey, Philip ‘Pine’ Carrington and Ike Bowery. (Samuel Whyte)
Miami – The General Secretary of the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA), Sonia BienAime, was appointed a m e m b e r o f t h e CONCACAF Executive Committee on November 9. During the most recent ExCo meeting held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, members congratulated Bien-Aime for her valuable contribution to football as she accepted her new leadership role within the Confederation. “It is a great source of pride for CONCACAF that Sonia Bien-Aime is joining its Executive Committee,” said C O N C A C A F President J e f f r e y We b b . “ H e r experience and unique perspective will be invaluable as both CONCACAF and FIFA continues to evolve. I applaud Sonia’s accomplishments thus far and know that her impact moving forward will be substantial.” Bien-Aime is also one of three women on FIFA’s Executive Committee — joining Lydia Nsekera, who was a co-opted member before being voted to the full 25-person committee at the same Congress, and Australia’s Moya Dodd. This landmark inclusion of the three women at the helm of the governing body has been widely acclaimed as an important step in FIFA’s reform process. “I would like to thank President Webb and the m e m b e r s o f CONCACAF’s Executive Committee for their warm welcome and appreciation of my work in football,” said Bien-Aime. “I will fully embrace this responsibility and commit to providing my best guidance in order to make a genuine contribution to the region, especially in women’s football.” In addition to her new post, Bien-Aime’s also serves as Deputy Chair of the Women’s Technical Committee and is a member of the Women’s Championship Committee a t C O N C A C A F. Furthermore, she serves on four key standing c o m m i t t e e s a t F I FA : Organizing Committee for the FIFA World Cup,
Sonia Bien-Aime F I F A W o m e n ’ s C o m m i t t e e a n d F I FA Wo m e n ’s Wo r l d C u p , Organizing Committee f o r t h e F I FA U 2 0 Women’s World Cup and i s t h e D e p u t y Chairwoman of the Organizing Committee of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup. During the meeting, the Executive Committee also discussed goals for the year ahead and long term strategies to continue enhancing the process of reform within CONCACAF. Present at the meeting were C O N C A C A F Vi c e Presidents for the three regions, Alfredo Hawit (Central America), Justino Compean (North America) and Captain H o r a c e B u r r e l l (Caribbean) as well as m e m b e r s L u i s Hernandez, Eduardo Li and Victor Montagliani, C O N C A C A F Representative to the FIFA Executive Committee Sunil Gulati, and CONCACAF General Secretary, Enrique Sanz. A former athlete, Bien-Aime represented h e r c o u n t r y internationally in track and field events, softball and as the captain of the Turks & Caicos Islands women’s national football team. After moving away from the playing field, a passion for football still burned and she dedicated herself t o a c a r e e r i n administration. In 2006, she was appointed to the position of General Secretary of the TCIFA a n d , s i x y e a r s l a t e r, became the first woman elected to an executive post in the Caribbean Football Union.
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Mohamed’s Enterprise injects $1.2 million for 1st prize
Pic – Mr Nazar Mohamed presents the prize to Kashif Muhammad (right) in the presence of Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major (left) and the students of Queen’s College.
CMRC November 24 Race Meet
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Locals in for a dogfight against large foreign invasion - Roshandin
Group 2A champion Mohamed Roshandin seen with a chequered flag following one of his victories recently.
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- Police sustain lead heading into final day
Davin ‘Black Boy’ Fraser cruises pass the finish line, comfortably ahead of an impressive field to win his 200m Heat yesterday at ISAAC at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.
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