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Digicel hands over state-of-the-art children's home at Mahaica
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igicel Guyana Incorporated yesterday handed over the newly constructed Mahaica Children's Home to the Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Jennifer Webster, during a simple ceremony held at the location. The multi-million-dollar facility, which is currently home to 60 children, can accommodate an additional 20, with an adequate amount of caregivers. It is equipped with a library and recreational facility. According to Minister We b s t e r, t h e M a h a i c a Children's Home houses those between the ages of three to 16, who have been taken into State care following reports of various kinds of abuse being meted out to them while they lived with relatives. While the children are c o u n s e l e d b y We l f a r e Officers, Minister Webster expressed intensions to have someone more specialized in the field of psychology to speak with them,
BEFORE: The old Mahaica Children's Home
particularly those coming from abusive backgrounds. In promising to take good care of the facility, the Minister expressed the intention to have a Board of Directors established and monitored, so as to ensure that the standard of the home remains high. She noted that when they become of age, the children are placed in halfway homes, and are being prepared to be reintegrated into society; either to live on their own, or with their families. We b s t e r s a i d t h a t children at the Mahaica home have been doing well at their examinations, highlighting that one former occupant of the facility is currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science at the University of Guyana, while another is enrolled at the Cyril Potter College of Education to become a teacher. The construction of a new children's home resulted from a visit by Digicel to the old home, during an annual Christmas Cheer programme in
AFTER: The newly refurbished multi-million-dollar edifice December 2011. R&D Engineering Inc. was subsequently contracted, under the guidance of Marcel Gaskin and Associates Ltd. and Patterson Associates, to construct the two-storey building. The project commenced
with sod-turning in July 2012 and full construction starting the following month. It was completed in June of this year. Jacqueline James, Head of Marketing at Digicel, in detailing the history of the project, said that “It is remarkable to see the faces of happy children in a more comfortable and safe environment. “We are honoured to have been given the opportunity to enhance the lives of our children. This is just one of our many ways of giving back to our communities and country.” Digicel, through its Chief Executive Officer
Gregory Dean, also confirmed its commitment to executing similar projects across the country. Dean stated that currently, Digicel is working on three other projects of the same nature - a facelift and refurbishment of the dining area at the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre along with the refurbishment project of the Help and Shelter building and the Haururuni Girls Home. He also said that the next major project of this scale would follow the completion of three projects in the next four to five months. In closing, Minister Webster accepted the home
on behalf of her Ministry and the Government of Guyana, expressing gratitude for the facility. She noted that the Human Services and Social Security Ministry is committed to working with organisations to lift the standard of care in homes catering for the needs of children throughout Guyana. The ceremony ended with one of the young occupants of the home expressing gratitude to all the entities and individuals involved in the project, by performing a wonderful rendition of “Lean on Me” which was definitely in keeping with the occasion.
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Kaieteur News Printed and Published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd. 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Guyana. Publisher: GLENN LALL Editor: Adam Harris Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491. Fax: 225-8473, 226-8210
EDITORIAL
Digging out the roots of violence
With our land apparently taken over by violence and its nihilistic repercussions, we propose a look at its anti-thesis - non-violence - as the other option. If asked for an example of nonviolent action, one is likely to mention Gandhi, or Martin Luther King, Jr. - strong and courageous people whose effective movements resulted respectively in Indian independence from decades of British rule, and the initial steps toward freeing African-Americans from decades of discrimination. Such well-known cases notwithstanding, most of us tend to think of non-violence as ineffectual, the weapon of the weak. Non-violence and non-violent action, by their appearance, simply mean “not violence” and “not violent action.” It is a short mental jump to presume that they are everything violence and violent action are not. And, since the latter are associated with force, power, and strength, the former must be the absence of these attributes. The situation is further complicated by a confusion of like-sounding terms - non-violence (as a philosophy or lifestyle) and non-violent action. Pacifism is a philosophy which, in its absolutist form, proposes that “all forms of violence, war, and/or killing are unconditionally wrong. The proposed ideal is that social intercourse should be completely nonviolent and peaceful...” In conditional pacifism, nonviolence is still the ideal, but violence may be justified under certain typically extreme circumstances. Self-defence in the face of attack may be justified, but one should nonetheless do what one can to minimise the harm inflicted on the perpetrator. While pacifism may simply be part of a broader humanist philosophy, it is most often associated with a large number of religious traditions. The Christian peace denominations, such as the Quakers and the Mennonites, have a rejection of violence as a core component, as do a number of non-Christian traditions, such as the Jains. Additionally, there are significant pacifist traditions in more mainstream religions such as Judaism, Islam, and Catholicism. The pacifist traditions of the world’s religions individually all share a key central value - that life is precious and that it is not the right of any person to take the life of another. Some extend this mandate beyond human life to all animal life forms. This results in a range of behaviour from vegetarianism to soft-spokenness, from withdrawal from society to active involvement against war and the death penalty. The focus of religious non-violence is not necessarily directed at the broader society. The main concern is often with one’s own spiritual wellbeing. This may simply require one to avoid engaging in violent behaviour oneself, maybe even at the extreme of not defending oneself from attack. On the other hand, many pacifist traditions encourage believers to work to end war and other forms of violence. In some faith traditions, non-violent action becomes a moral imperative in the face of rampant social injustice. Brazilian liberation theologian Leonardo Boff discusses the need to resist that form of violence, which he labels “originating violence.” Originating violence has its roots in the elite institutions of power, in a social structure that protects the interests of the dominant groups, and in the extreme right, which will not tolerate any social change out of fear of losing its privileged status. Through non-violent action we avoid becoming accomplices of injustice by refusing the status quo; yet retain our own human dignity by refraining from violence. Boff propounds a mistica underlying nonviolent struggle: The mistica of active non-violence implies changing ourselves as well as working to change the world. We must live the truth. We must be just, our integrity transparent. We must be peacemakers. It is not enough simply to confront external violence. Most importantly, we must dig out the roots of violence in our own hearts, in our personal agendas, and in our life projects. In both a personal and a political sense we must seek to live today in miniature what we are seeking for tomorrow.
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Letters... Where your views make the news
Where has the PSC been in terms of pushing the ruling party to engage corruption DEAR EDITOR, The Private Sector Commission (PSC), through its chairman, Ronald Webster, was reported as angry that its petition to parliament on the anti-money laundering bill through the very partisan PPP/Civic MP Manzoor Nadir was rejected by the joint opposition. One wonders where the PSC has been over time in terms of pushing the ruling party to engage corruption, the lack of local government elections and the plethora of troubles the government’s actions has wreaked on
the country, the economy and the international reputation of the country. In spite of the serious deterioration in the social and political fabric over decades the PSC’s apparent logic is that Guyana is a “democracy” and in effect a “normal” country. It has a right to hold to that view. But the PSC which is bold in hammering the opposition for exercising their right to protest the lack of accountability at all levels cannot muster the backbone to protest the general lack of transparency (and selective legislative priorities) of the
very state and government machinery it seeks to support for its own partial interests. Dr Clive Thomas has written for decades on the need of Guyanese society to connect “bread and justice” – showing that, in sum, the struggle for economic emancipation in this society cannot delink the economic from social and political rights. This inflexible disconnect between the economy and social and political issues has palpably worsened since the PPP/ Civic came to power. But there is (Continued on page 5)
How many more of these deals exist that are causing government not to want the PPC? DEAR EDITOR, The news circulating regarding the credibility of a recycling business by Mohamed Osman, that will be costing taxpayers/workers millions, reinforces the need for the immediate establishment of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC). This is an embarrassment to this nation and a further indictment on the government in its continued recklessness and corruption in managing Guyanese resources. The obsession with the Government to have Cabinet retain a no-clause objection in awarding contracts given what continues to unfold with Osman’s shenanigans is even more important why this responsibility must be placed in the hands of an independent commission reporting to the National Assembly only. In some societies the government or accountable officials will have to step down immediately. Had the PPC been established, this Osman corruption would have been avoided. If it were not for the vigilance
of an inquiring media and the registered owner of Natural Globe Inc. the nation would not have been the wiser of this corrupt venture. This revelation reinforces the grave concern by sections of civil society and the AFC what the absence of the PPC means for accountability and wise use of our resources. It reinforces the extent of government corruption and why the Constitution must be upheld to protect against this. The opposition, more so the APNU, is called upon to give full support to the AFC’s position to have the Commission established without delay. It needs to be reiterated that the PPC is a constitutional body and every Member of Parliament having sworn to uphold the Constitution must make sure every element of it is being respected. Any vacillating on the appointment of the Commission must be seen as giving tacit support to the corruption that is currently taking place. The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) recently raised the ire of some politicians when we spoke out against
those whose positions were considered supportive of the Government efforts not to establish the PPC. In holding those in parliament accountable to the Constitution some have decided which GTUC leader they will cherry-pick to speak to. For those who believe the leadership of the GTUC can be divided and that their decision not to relate to the General Secretary will affect the GTUC’s positions they are advised that for as long as they continue to enjoy workers/taxpayers money they will be held accountable for their stewardship or lack thereof. This will be done without fear or favour for our leaders must honour and uphold the Constitution, the instrument they swore to uphold and which gives us protection. How many more of these same corrupt deals exist that are causing the government and those who support them not to be willing to establish the PPC? The Osman fiasco would have been caught at the level of the Commission had this been established. Lincoln Lewis.
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Natural Globe Guyana Inc. is a registered company in Guyana DEAR EDITOR, The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (MLGRD) wishes to clarify the misrepresented, misinformed and mischievous statements published by Media Houses which seeks to confuse and communicate incorrect messages to the public on the recent signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment of recycling plant in Guyana . Firstly, Natural Globe Guyana Inc. is a registered company in Guyana that is owned and operated by a Guyanese entrepreneur who resides in Canada and is in the process of becoming a remigrant resident. This company is also a local consultancy firm that provides integrated solutions for sustainable development
in the fields of solid waste management and specializes in operations in the environmental sector. Mr. Osman is the Chief Executive Officer of the identified Recycling Agency (Natural Globe Guyana Inc.) and has partnered with other Canadian agencies such as John Mogford Enterprise Inc. of Ontario Canada where he holds the position of Vice President in this Enterprise, which also specialies in recycling of wastes to final products, environmental management, transportation planning, modular housing projects, amongst others. In addition, Mr. Osman is also an active member of the Tadger ’s Fuel Economy Solutions which is also a key player for environmental management in Ontario Canada. Mr. Osman serves in the capacity of Technical
Adviser to this agency as it relates to the utilisation of environmentally friendly products in an effort to reduce gas emissions to promote healthier environments. Secondly, as it relates to the selection process, Natural Globe Guyana Inc. was amongst a list of nine potential agencies and was considered the outstanding agency after satisfactory meeting the criteria outlined by the Ministry. The selection criteria were based on the proposed nature of the recycling programme and its relevance to Guyana context of development and sustainability. In addition, the proposals submitted by the other potential agencies had significant monetary impact and other obligations on the State in order to make their proposed programme a
Where has the PSC been... From page 4 an interesting piece of history that is in stark contrast to the current public behavior of the PSC that acts with its head in the ground in ignoring the other severe aspects of Guyana’s degradation. In 1979, under the authoritarian rule of then Prime Minister Forbes Burnham, sixtysix citizens representing business, the legal profession, the arts, education and other sectors of civil society signed a letter calling for a “broad based government of national reconstruction” precisely what is needed in Guyana today. In the public document the signatories stated in part: “We, the undersigned citizens of Guyana, recognizing that our country is in a state of deep political and economic crisis which has arisen partly because of the erosion of the
legal and constitutional rights of Guianese citizens. Hereby announce that we would be prepared to support a broad based government of national reconstruction in which all the recognized political parties and other legitimate interest groups such as the trade unions and business and professional interests would have representatives but which no group or party or ideology would dominate.” Space does not allow the full list of signatories but they included Ernest Christiani, Jules de Cambra, Gordon Forte, Ray Robinson, Vic Insanally, Colin Cholmondeley, Jennifer Hastings, Clairmont Lye, David de Caires, Dr Horace Taitt, Stephen Camacho, Ron Savory, Claude Klautky, Chris Fernandes, Lloyd Joseph, RCG Potter, David Spence, Alfred Baburam, Dr Bud
Mangal, Arthur Belgrave, Lilian Panday, Claudette LaBennett, Walter Spooner, and David Yhann. Thirty four years after this letter was written the Private Sector Commission, in so far as it represents a section of civil society, continues to have a loud voice where its own interests are concerned but its public vocal chords and actions appear very constrained when it concerns the depredations of the PPP/C state and government and the general political and social malaise that is profoundly connected with the economy and business of the nation. Nigel Westmaas
success. Natural Globe Guyana Inc. on the other hand, proposed a method of operation that did not contain any monetary impact on the State hence, the direction the GoG is hoping to move forward with. Thirdly, a point that also merits immediate attention is that MLGRD signed onto a MoU with the expectation to facilitate the investment of the programme to make it operational within the expected timeframe and not a contract as previously published by both the Kaieteur News and Stabroek News. The Ministry is demanding that these two media houses provide evidence that the Permanent Secretary of MLGRD Mr. Collin Croal signed a contract
with Natural Globe Guyana Inc. to the tune of approximately US$30M. To this effect, MLGRD is satisfied that there is credible evidence with regards to Mr. Osman experience, involvement, and expertise in the business of recycling and his initial commitment to invest approximately US$30M in this particular project and the standard operating procedures were followed in identifying Natural Globe Guyana Inc. Finally, Kaieteur News reported that that their media house was not invited and/or informed on the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at the Ministry’s Boardroom on Monday November 11, 2013
at 13:30hrs. This accusation is in incorrect, mischievous and misleading. Kaieteur News was informed like other media houses via a media advisory sent to kaieteurnews@yahoo.com. Further, the Ministry followed up with a telephone call to 225-8491 which was received by someone identifying himself as Mr. Lake. MLGRD is not sure to what end Kaieteur News and the Stabroek News campaign of incorrect, mischievous and misleading information that is being peddled to the Guyanese public intends to achieve or is to scare investors from Guyana? Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
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Govt. inks US$30M MoU with ‘Ghost Company’ for recycling plant...
Minister’s daughter to invest US$15M as business partner - says Canadian investor Mohamed Osman Minister Jennifer Webster
Natural Globe Incorporated, the company, with which Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to set up a US$30 Million recycling plant here, was only registered in Guyana three months ago. This is a clear contradiction to what the CEO of the Company, Mohamed Osman, told this newspaper on Wednesday. He had previously claimed that the company is six years old but public records have since revealed this as not being factual and that Osman only registered the company, Natural Globe Inc., three
months ago, on August 13, 2013. He had said too that the proposal for the recycling plant was submitted 14 months ago. Osman yesterday told Kaieteur News that the company, registered locally, has as its directors himself, his son and another female, whom he refused to name. But in a surprising twist of events, the public records disclosed that the other director and shareholder is in fact Adrianna Webster, the daughter of the Human Services Minister, Jennifer Webster. The names on the business registration were Mohammed Osman, Adrianna
- Company only registered 3 months ago, not 6 years as claimed
- Media scaring away foreign investors - Govt. Webster and Imzamam Osman. Adrianna Webster also resides in Canada. Osman told this publication that it is he and this female investor that would be putting US$15M each. He said that they are not looking for other investors and that they had all of the required cash and are just waiting on the ‘go-ahead.’ Asked about the source of his finances to back such an ambitious project, Osman claimed that he is the Vice President of a Canadian Company, Mogford Enterprises, and that he owns half of this company along with a man he identified as John Mogford. As he made this claim, a Kaieteur News reporter commenced an online search, to no avail, as no website for this company could be found and Osman was at a loss to give an explanation. Pressed further on the source of his share of the financing, he said that Mogford Enterprise is the parent company for a
subsidiary called the Tadger Group International. While there was no website found for the parent company, one was located for what he claimed is the subsidiary. When questioned further about this company; details such as contact information, among other things, Osman said he could not recall at the time and would text Kaieteur News the information. Efforts yesterday to contact the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud proved futile. A woman identifying herself as the Minister ’s Secretary repeatedly claimed that Persaud was in a meeting. The Minister however released a public missive yesterday evening which in itself exposed Osman and again contradicted his claims. According to the Minister’s statement, “Osman is also an active member of the Tadger’s Fuel Economy Solutions, which is also a key player for environmental
CEO of Natural Globe Inc., Mohamed Osman management in Ontario, Canada…Mr. Osman serves in the capacity of Technical Adviser to this agency.” On Wednesday this newspaper had done a search throughout several Canadian business registration listings and nothing was found on Osman or his company. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon in announcing the MoU last week, had said that it was a Canadian Company. The Company was later identified as Natural Globe Inc., registered in Guyana, with Osman as a shareholder. Osman had told Kaieteur News that Natural Globe Inc.,
has a Canadian parent company with several branches. He was however unable to give this publication a name for this company, only to say that it operates in Ontario, Canada. 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.” Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud on Wednesday last had also said 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. Questioned about whether any investigation was undertaken by the Ministry into the background 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. He said that he does not know about the technical capabilities of the company, or about its business in Canada. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Local Government in its public missive deemed the articles written by both this newspaper and the Stabroek News as incorrect, mischievous and misleading and questioned the intention behind the articles. The Ministry questioned if the articles were meant to scare investors from Guyana.
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Iran puts brakes on nuclear expansion under Rouhani, IAEA report shows VIENNA (Reuters) - Since Hassan Rouhani became president, Iran has halted a rapid expansion of its uranium enrichment capacity, a U.N. inspection report showed yesterday, in a potential boost for diplomacy to end Tehran’s nuclear dispute with the West. The quarterly report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also said no further major components had been added to a potential plutoniumproducing reactor since August. The marked slowdown in the growth of activities of possible use in developing nuclear bombs may be intended to back up Rouhani’s warmer tone towards the West after years of worsening confrontation, and strengthen Tehran’s hand in negotiations with world powers due to resume on November 20. Iran stopped increasing its capacity to refine uranium - which can fuel nuclear power plants but also bombs if processed much more “when their team changed” in August, a senior diplomat said, referring to Rouhani and
his administration. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - who strongly opposes any deal with Iran short of dismantling its enrichment program - said he was “not impressed”. Israel, believed to be the Middle East’s sole nucleararmed power, has long warned it could use force to prevent Iran from gaining an atomic bomb. “I am not impressed with reports that we hear that Iran has not expanded its nuclear facilities and the reason for that is they don’t need to. They’ve got enough facilities, enough centrifuges to develop and to complete the fissile material which is at the core of an atomic bomb,” Netanyahu said. The Arak reactor, which Iran previously said it would start up in the first quarter of 2014 but later postponed, is of great concern for Western powers as it could yield weapons-grade plutonium once it is operating. It was a major sticking point in talks between Iran and the powers in Geneva last week. Iran has “more or less frozen” construction of the heavy water reactor, the
diplomat, familiar with the report, said. The quarterly IAEA document was the first that included developments only since Rouhani took office on August 3, prompting a diplomatic opening during which Iran and six major powers have made progress towards a possible nuclear deal. It also showed that Iran’s stockpile of higher-grade enriched uranium had risen by about 5 percent to 196 kg (431 pounds) since August, largely due to a temporary halt in converting the material into reactor fuel. But the amount of uranium gas enriched to a fissile concentration of 20 percent still remained below the roughly 250 kg (550 pounds) needed for a bomb if processed further - an amount that Israel has indicated is a “red line” that could trigger military action. Iran’s higher-grade enrichment is controversial as it is a relatively short technical step to ramp it up to the 90 percent required for making a nuclear warhead. Iran says it needs the material to fuel a medical research reactor.
Poll: Most Kenyans want president to stand trial NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A majority of Kenyans want to see their president appear in court to face charges of crimes against humanity. That’s according a new poll Thursday that found that 67 percent of 2,060 Kenyans surveyed think President Uhuru Kenyatta should attend his trial at the International Criminal Court. Kenyatta faces charges related to accusations he helped orchestrate the country’s 2007-2008 postelection violence that saw more than 1,000 people killed. Kenyatta has successfully rallied leaders across Africa to denounce The Hague, Netherlandsbased, court as an institution that unfairly targets Africans. Last month the continental body, the African Union, said the ICC should delay its trial of Kenya’s president, in part because Kenya faces increased security challenges after September’s militant attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall that killed 67 people. A draft resolution before the U.N. Security Council requests ICC “to defer the investigation and prosecution against
President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and Deputy President William Samoei Ruto for a period of 12 months.” China’s U.N. Ambassador Liu Jieyi, the current Security Council president whose country supports the resolution, said that barring last-minute changes there will be a vote Friday. Diplomats say the draft resolution appears doomed, with only seven of the 15 council members known to be supporting it.
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Do not make eligible applicants the scapegoats for Tuesday last How does one make sense of what happened this past Tuesday in Georgetown where a businessman is said to have gone on a shooting rage, and in the process killed four persons including two policemen who had gone to the scene to investigate a report? This may have been a first for many years for Guyana, but in recent times such terrifying ordeals have been experienced in other countries, including in the United States, where an exmarine went on a shooting
spree, killing persons, including law enforcement officers. These terrifying incidents involving the use of personal weapons will, as they have done in the United States, raise questions about gun control. But is the issue really one about guns being in the wrong persons’ hands? How were the authorities to know that someone they had legitimately granted a gun licence to would have gone on such a blitz? Many years ago, a fairly respectable citizen who was
ailing, decided that he did not want to live any more. The pain that he was experiencing was too much for him. On a New Year’s Eve he went in front of a funeral parlour, took out his licenced firearm and ended his life. How were the authorities to predict that this would happen? You simply cannot predict everything or try to control every situation. There are some things that you simply cannot control, and in life you have to try to do the best with the things that you can control and hope for the best
Pregnancy-intervention venture crucial to protect teenagers - UNFPA emphasises In light of the fact that pregnant adolescent girls are classified as a neglected group, fervent efforts should be made to advocate for measures to not only protect them but also transform society’s perception in this regard. This notion has been extensively amplified in the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)’s State of the World Population 2013 Report which was officially launched at the Regency Suites/Hotel, Hadfield Street, Georgetown, on Wednesday by Minister of Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran. The Report outlines that in recognition of the need for pregnant teenage girls to be protected, many countries have taken up the cause of preventing adolescent pregnancies, often through actions aimed at changing a girl’s behaviour. And according to the UNFPA Report, implicit in such interventions is a belief that the girl is ultimately responsible for preventing pregnancy, and an assumption that if she does become pregnant, she is at fault. “Such approaches and thinking are misguided because they fail to account for the circumstances and societal pressures that conspire against adolescent girls and make motherhood a likely outcome of their transition from childhood to adulthood,” the Report stated. The Report, which understandably embraces the theme, “Motherhood in childhood: Facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy,” explains that when a young girl is forced into marriage, for example, she rarely has a say in whether, when or how often she will become pregnant. Moreover, a pregnancy-
The UNFPA Report prevention intervention, whether an advertising campaign or a condom distribution programme, is irrelevant to a girl who has no power to make any consequential decisions. The Report has therefore pointed out that remedial measures must include new ways of thinking about the challenge of adolescent pregnancy. Instead of viewing the girl as the problem and changing her behaviour as the solution, the publication further states that “governments, communities, families and schools should see poverty, gender inequality, discrimination, lack of access to services, and negative views about girls and women as the real challenges, and the pursuit of social justice, equitable development and the empowerment of girls as the true pathway to fewer adolescent pregnancies.”
In the past, efforts and resources to prevent adolescent pregnancy directed much focus on girls between the ages of 15 and 19. But, according to the UNFPA Report, the greatest vulnerabilities are in fact girls who are 14 and younger who face the greatest risk of complications and death from pregnancy and childbirth. The Report seeks to explain further that this group of very young adolescents is typically overlooked by, or beyond the reach of, national health, education and development institutions, often because they are forced into marriages and are prevented from attending school or accessing sexual and reproductive health services. However, it was clearly amplified in the Report that the needs of this vulnerable group is immense and (Continued on page 15)
in respect to that which you cannot control. You cannot do anything about the weather. But you can buy an umbrella - one that is strong and sturdy. You do the best with what you have control over and hope for the best with what you cannot control. What happened to those four innocent persons was very sad. It is a terrible thing, one that breaks your heart. But to try to say that the authorities were wrong in granting this man a firearm licence is asking the authorities to be in control of things which they have no control. There should be proper screening of all applicants for firearm licences. But to suggest that the authorities should have demanded a mental health certificate is really to ask them to do too much. From all accounts, the now dead miner who killed the four persons this week did not previously display any symptoms of depression. Therefore, how is any doctor to know that this man had or would have developed a mental condition? The system cannot be changed every time there is an incident. Gun crimes have become a major problem, but the problem is more one of illegal weapons than it is about those who are in
possession of legal weapons. How are legitimate businessmen to protect themselves if there is a rolling back of gun licences? What needs to be examined is not whether this man who killed four persons this past Tuesday should have been ever issued a firearm licence. What needs to be determined is how come he was allowed to maintain his licence when he was known to have shot himself a few years back. The police are known to seize your firearm after the slightest incident. And there has to be an investigation before a decision is taken to return it to you. The question therefore that needs to be asked is how was this individual who shot himself able to have his firearm returned, if indeed they were ever seized
following the incident where he shot himself. Four persons are dead and the public is looking for a scapegoat. That scapegoat must not be persons who are waiting for their firearm applications to be processed. These persons must not become the scapegoats for what happened, because what happened was from all accounts unpredictable. But the fact that someone who had an incident involving the use of a firearm could have continued to be granted permission for the lawful use of a firearm, raises a number of questions. It is for the police to answer these questions and answer them truthfully.
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Council shoots down City 2014 budget proposal - cites unrealistic prognosis “Agreed or not, budget will go to Local Govt.” - Finance Comm. Chairman By Zena Henry City Mayor Hamilton Green and Councilors delivered a fatal blow to the City Council’s 2014 budget proposal yesterday, describing it as being “unrealistic and lacking depth” in relation to what the already ailing Council is expected to accomplish in the coming year. A sitting of the Full Council in Chambers proved that several members were in disagreement of the 2014 proposal and so related in a majority vote of 11 persons being against, four persons being for, and one abstaining to vote on the proposed budget. Despite this clear indication that the majority of Councilors believe that the 2014 proposal should be revisited, budget overseer and Chairman of the Finance Committee Junior Garrett charged that, whether agreed upon or not, the budget proposed will be read before the Local Government Minister this morning; before asking the Council, “who’s stopping me?” As the division continues at the Municipality, several discrepancies were raised about the manner in which the budget was put together and the issues that were taken into consideration. Garrett and his team budgeted $2,055,467,116 for the year 2014, taking into consideration funds allocated to the various Municipal departments, and funds allocated for the
execution of city jobs. Within the proposal, Garrett looked at the Council’s liabilities making special reference to the Council’s GPL bill, targets and assumptions, among other things. The Councilors have charged, however, that the budget has no ‘meat’. What they felt is that the proposal was “off the top”, with no indepth information on how the Council is going to actually achieve and resolve some of the issues they face. Garrett said it is “assumed” that the Council will increase revenue, and create ways in doing that. He said it is “assumed” that the debt recovery system will be improved and mentions assistance from the Central government. Councilors charged, however, that while it is assumed that these things will be achieved in the new year, nothing realistic is stated. Councilor Eon Andrews, in his presentation on the budget proposal, asked about the pursuit of delinquent tax payers and their prosecution. He questioned how funds would be used to improve the debt recovery unit and noted the low tone on the issue of property valuation as a means of revenue generation. That issue was one echoed by several other Councilors who could not understand that no reference was made in relation to effectively dealing with the issue. Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase-Green, in her presentation, read out the laws of the Municipal Act
Finance Committee Chairman Junior Garrett on his feet during Council’s budget presentation yesterday before noting the power of the Council, then touching on the Council’s last budget being signed off by the Local Government on November 7, 2013 (unknown to the Council). She also touched on the issue of property valuation and the need for areas of interest to be specified. After ‘congratulating’ Garrett and his team for the budget proposal, Mayor Green hammered the proposal by saying it lacks depth and does not cater for the duties and responsibilities of the Municipality. He said the budget was set “wittingly or unwittingly to embarrass the Council and by extension the Opposition.” He said the budget says nothing about the repair of roads. “For years we have done nothing on roads…nothing about materials for the Council. The budget does not say anything about the Council’s constraints and confrontations, thus making it a nonsensical budget.” The Mayor added that the poor budget proposal “is a formula for a political assault. I can see it; the Minister holding up this (proposal) and saying... ‘This is what they said they would do and
achieve and this is what they have not done’. The Minister will gladly hold up this budget to ridicule.” The Chief Citizen went on to say that the budget does not cater for the Ratings Appeals Panel to ensure citizens’ redress and to further reduce excuses for the nonpayment of taxes. Councilors Llewellyn John and Ranwell Jordan were in favour of the budget proposal, according to their presentations. John advocated for the Councilors to allow the budget after congratulating Garrett and his team for their efforts. Subsequent to the presentations, Councilor Garrett came swinging in defence of his 2014 budget proposal. He told the Mayor that what he is looking for is a complete review and breakdown of all the Council’s problems; but the budget proposal is not for that purpose. He said all Council departments were consulted at least three times before putting together the
proposal. Garrett went on to slam the Mayor for “his stupid remarks,” highlighting that he did not even show up one day at the many budget meetings. The Mayor responded by saying he never practiced “popeing” meetings and therefore could not have attended the meeting if no schedule was handed over. The Mayor
concluded that the “Mickey Mouse” budget is not appreciated. The Deputy Mayor added also that the Council has disagreed on the budget proposal and if it is read to the Local Government Minister this morning, then it will not be regarded as the Council’s budget, but as the personal presentation of Councilor Garrett.
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
25 minutes of evil
Last Monday, I went into Wortmanville to pick up my nephew to locate a carpenter. The time was about 8:20 am. He was coming out of the yard with his kid to take her to school. He suggested I wait for him. As he reached the road, the rains came and they both ran back to the house. I suggested that we take the kid to school then drive on to Carmichael Street for the carpenter. I did not count the duration of the rain, but I am inflexible on the time. The downpour lasted for 25 minutes. For sure it was not beyond half an hour. As we
drove back home from Carmichael Street, most of the roadways we passed were flooded. Citizens’ yards were flooded, included my nephew’s. You cannot read about it. Even if you watch it on video it would not be potent in your eyes. You had to be around in those 25 minutes to see the failure of Guyana. I see people are now openly criticizing the socalled leaders in the private sector. For me, many of them were moral no-goods and I voiced that openly of them a long time ago in my political activism. On the campaign
trail in 2011, I denounced many of them, actually naming a few of the depraved ones. Some of them do not love this country and its people. They love money, plenty of which they have in foreign bank accounts. Check the places of health they go to when sick – foreign hospitals. Check where they send their offspring to school – foreign universities. They have left our own UG. Yes, our own UG is not our own anymore, because it has fallen down. Guyana has fallen down. This is why after 25 minutes of steady downpour, the homes of the
poor and powerless in Georgetown are flooded. I saw 25 minutes of this evil on Monday last and I hate what my country has become. These moral no-goods could jump on Mount Roraima and denounce the opposition for not passing the anti-money laundering Bill, but remain diabolically silent in a country where after 25 minutes of rain, Georgetown is flooded. Those 25 minutes were their creation. What is so frightening in this country is that you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that if 25 minutes of rain can bring such swollen
Audit Office calls for system review at Education Ministry A review of the education system has been recommended by the office of the Auditor General. The suggestion comes in wake of the discovery of overpayments exceeding $13 million. According to the 2012 Auditor General Report for the period under review, a total of 13 transactions relating to pay change directives for resignations and dismissals were forwarded late to the Central Accounting Unit of the Ministry, resulting in overpaid salaries totalling $1.070 million. The overpaid amounts have not been recovered to date and this circumstance, according to the Report, was compounded by a sum of $12.580 million which has remained outstanding from overpayments made during the years 2006 through 2011. The unrecovered
amounts as at December 31 last year totalled $13.560 million. Nevertheless, the Audit Office has commended actions that resulted in collections of an amount totalling $2.312 million during the past year which allowed for the reduction of the previous year’s outstanding balance of $14.892 million. The Ministry, in acknowledging the findings of the office of the Auditor General, has indicated that robust efforts are ongoing to recover the overpayments. In fact, the Ministry has highlighted its success in reducing the total sum from the previous year and has noted that efforts are continuing in this regard. The Auditor General’s Office is however urging that the Ministry initiate a review of its system to ensure that the measures in place are updated to provide more efficient, effective and timely
advice to the Central Accounting Unit. It has also been recommended by the Audit Office that moves be made by the Ministry to locate payment vouchers in order to have them audited, in light of the fact that there is need for the entity to account for 20 outstanding payment vouchers. The Report outlines that for the period under review, the vouchers for expenditure totalling $2.393 million were not presented for audit examination. As a result, the Report states that “it could not be determined the propriety of the payments made and whether value was received for the sums expended.” A total of 11 payment vouchers for expenditure totally $11.511 million also remained outstanding for the year 2011, the Report added. Further still it was outlined that a financial loss
of $136,637 that was suffered by the Ministry in 1997 was still not resolved, and a decision was still pending by the Losses Board. This loss was as a result of an apparent misappropriation of funds, for which two officers were interdicted from duty. This development saw the Ministry writing the Crime Chief in 2002 enquiring about the status report on the investigation, but so far this report has not materialised, the Audit Report revealed. On April 18, 2005, the Head of Budget Agency apprised the Finance Secretary of the situation and filed a losses report. It is the expectation of the Audit Office that the Ministry’s Head of Budget Agency aggressively followup with the Ministry of Finance so as to discuss the way forward with a view to ultimately bringing closure to the matter.
New systems being put in place as country prepares for Dec./Jan. rainy season Through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), the Ministry of Agriculture is implementing new measures to address some challenges faced during the rainy season. Among these is a programme of active surveillance by specially appointed officers to monitor D&I structures, and equipment and machinery. One of the difficulties that the Ministry has encountered in the past is that often, pump stations run out of fuel. Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy in a recent interview with the
Government Information Agency (GINA) disclosed that there is at present at the NDIA, an officer, whose job is to ensure that supplies are up to date for the pump stations. “This is all that this person will do. This person ensures that they are in touch with all the regions; the Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) and with those who are operating the pump stations, so that we know they have at least 48 hours of supply at any time… since checks are being done on a daily basis, if we working on a 48 hours supply at all times, it means we should
never run out,” he pointed out. The Ministry has also appointed officers to exclusively monitor all the Ministry’s excavators and bulldozers. The officers’ duties are to ensure there is an adequate amount of fuel and lubricant for the machines, and that they are repaired in a timely manner. “They are going to ensure that they are daily checking these things, because in the past we would discover that excavators and bulldozers have been sitting for several days because of a part missing or because of supplies,” Minister Ramsammy said.
A designated officer will now maintain daily contacts with regional officials to garner reports on the conditions of the secondary and tertiary drains that fall under the local officers’ charge. Meanwhile, as the country gears for the rainy season, all primary D&I structures, which are under the purview of the NDIA, are functioning, Minister Ramsammy said. The NDIA will be increasing and accelerating outfall dredging in Regions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, and as well ensuring that all pumps are ready for continuous (Continued on page 13)
streets what would four hours of a downpour do? If you saw College Road between Brickdam and Hadfield Street in Wortmanville on Monday where the technical head office of GT&T is located then you know that GT&T cannot avoid total wreck of its lower buildings if we have eight hours of a thunderstorm. We are talking about a national disaster if we have those four hours. We are talking about the devastation of Georgetown if those four hours go into eight hours. We are talking about the erasure of Georgetown if those eight hours repeat themselves the next day. In celebrating 21 years of office for the PPP in Lusignan, Bharrat Jagdeo told his listeners that Guyana is a good country and they must not be disillusioned by a few clogged drains (see my response to Jagdeo’s horrific statement, “No one in Lusignan and Guyana can be that silly,” KN, Wed., Oct 19, 2013). The most horrible aspect of that deception is the word “few.” I need not repeat my argument here because not only Georgetowners, but all
Frederick Kissoon Guyanese (yes, all) in this land and the Diaspora know that Georgetown as a city is immensely clogged with a drainage system that has been blocked up for all of the twenty-one years of PPP rule. My question is how any business class in a country can accept this? How can the opposition too? There is only one word to describe what I saw last Monday –evil. What I saw in Georgetown was evil in all its manifestations. One has to have a sickening mind to praise a Government where in the 21st century half an hour of rain floods the capital city. A Cabinet Minister recently told me that I want to bring down the Government. I did not respond directly because of her choice of words. But I leave you with the words of the Great Mahatma Gandhi – “non-cooperation with evil is a sacred duty.”
Dem boys seh...
De sight of jail does change people When people deh bad dem does try all kind of things to avoid problems. Some of dem does cry and some does beg. One of dem do wha couple of people try de other day. He suddenly believe that he know God. He go home by a pastor and thief six concrete blocks. De pastor didn’t pray fuh de thief because he believe that a man must give unto Caesar wha belong to Caesar. De pastor know that he live in Guyana, he got to deal wid de police. And indeed de police ketch a man. In court de man decide to try a bluff. He announce that he now accept Christ. He seh that he want he sins forgiven. He thief six concrete blocks that worth $600. In de end he get three months in jail. Dem boys seh that he thief $600 and get three months jail dem can imagine wha gun happen when is time fuh de Bees go to jail. All of dem thief millions of dollars and this is wheh people got to know Maths. De Maths show that de Bees would never see sunlight and if you got to tek dem one by one then dem boys seh that people can wuk it out fuh demself. If Bharrat got about US$100 million wha he didn’t wuk for, then is a lot of jail time. De man get three months fuh US$3. Then Bharrat going to jail fuh 33 million years. De rest easy to follow. Brazzy got a couple million year jail; Rob de Earth got another couple million and so on. All of dem gun know de Lord then because is suh people stay. When dem teeth hurt dem is ‘Oh Gawd’. When dem knock dem foot is ‘Ow Lard is wha do me?” And when disaster brace dem is ‘Why me Lard?” Dem boys hope that dem live to see de day when all dem so-called big ones end up in front de magistrate, if not in Guyana, in front of dem judges in de United States. And when hat happen, de whole of Guyana gun sing, “So long, farewell.” And Bharrat gun raise he voice in chorus to sing ‘Abide wid me’. Talk half and watch how jail does change people.
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Hotel owner found murdered in room - barmaid among five detained The owner of one of the last remaining brothels in Georgetown was found bound, gagged and apparently strangled yesterday in one of the rooms of his South Road property. Joseph ‘Joey’ Jagdeo, 62, was found at around 06:00 hrs, in Room 10 of the South Central Guest House, located at Lot 218 South Road, Georgetown. His wife, Faiza Hack, said that his hands were bound with cloth, and a piece of cloth was also tied across his
mouth. Blood was oozing from his nostrils. Robbery is believed to be the motive and Kaieteur News was told that police have detained a barmaid at the guest house and four other persons. Jagdeo reportedly only kept small sums of cash on the premises. Reports indicate that the guest house owner was slain some time on Wednesday. One of the women who frequents the premises told Kaieteur News that she last saw Jagdeo alive at around
Dead: Joseph Jagdeo 08:30 hrs on Wednesday when she went to the businessman’s office, since she owed him money. She said that he then
New systems being put in place... (From page 12) operation. Minister Ramsammy said that all pumps are functional, even though the NDIA is executing rehabilitation on the pump at Charity, Region Two and another at Lusignan, Region Four. The NDIA is working to place at Lusignan a new mobile pump to supplement the capacity that currently exists at the pump station, the Minister said. Over the next several weeks, the NDIA will be
deploying a minimum of 20 mini-excavators into various communities to help with maintenance of secondary and tertiary structures, Minister Ramsammy said. He said too that several of the 57 excavators that the NDIA has been using to maintain primary structures are also being deployed to help with the secondary structures. “I would want to think that should we have above normal rainfall in the upcoming rainy season that
we should be a very good position to response to any threat of flooding,” Minister Ramsammy said. He said however, that the country will experience flash floods, particularly if there is above normal rainfall in any 24-hour period. “If we have 30 to 50millimeters of rain in a 24hour period, the structure may not be enough to remove all the water quickly, particularly depending on tide levels,” Minister Ramsammy said. (GINA)
The South Central Guest House went into the compound for a few minutes before going back inside. Another woman said that she went to the guest house barmaid at around 10:00 hrs on Wednesday to rent room 10, which is the same room in which Jagdeo was subsequently found. However, she said that the barmaid told her “don’t use room ten, use room fifteen.” The woman said that she was puzzled by the
barmaid’s response, since she usually used room ten ‘for business.’ The woman said that while heading for her room, she observed that the room in which Jagdeo was found was shut. The victim’s wife said that she received a call at around 06:30 hrs yesterday from one of the guest house employees who said that “they found Joey and he dead.” Ms. Hack said that she
then went to the guest house, but was not allowed into the room where the body was. However, when the corpse was removed, she observed that her husband was gagged and his hands bound. She believes that her spouse was killed and then placed on the bed. Kaieteur News was told that Joseph Jagdeo had operated the South Central Guest house for over 20 years.
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Govt. inks MoU with ‘Ghost Company’…
Friday November 15, 2013
Consultation on key appointments...
AFC calls for Granger, It’s a stark reminder of the Fip Motilall rip-off - AFC Ramotar to “get on with the job” Alliance for Change (AFC) General Secretary, David Patterson has expressed disbelief and dissatisfaction at reports that the Cabinet unanimously agreed to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a company that seemingly doesn’t exist. At an AFC press conference held at Sidewalk Café yesterday, Patterson told media operatives that this move by the government is a stark reminder of the Fip Motilall Amaila Falls deal. “It has happened before; we have seen it with Fip Motilall.” Secretary to the Cabinet, Dr. Roger Luncheon had last week announced Cabinet’s approval to the signing of the MoU with a Canadian company that was later identified as Natural Globe Inc. That MoU is to secure the company’s setting up of a US$30M recycling plant in Guyana. Upon checks, Kaieteur News discovered that the company has no record of its existence on the internet. As the newspaper sought explanation and clarification, the owner of the ‘company’ Mohamed Osman, said that his company refrains from advertising to avoid copycats who might want to steal ideas.
AFC’s David Patterson Patterson said yesterday that he cannot comprehend how an entire Cabinet of over 20 Ministers and other Government Officials, including the President, could have agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with such a company. Patterson added that this is a glaring example of what the Government can do if it’s no objection in the awarding of contacts is continued. The Politician once again called for the immediate establishment of the Public Procurement Commission as he reiterated his party’s nonsupport for Cabinet to maintain its “no objection” power in the procurement process. Even though Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall initially benefited from the US$15.4M
contract, in particular the construction of the access road, it is still unclear the actual amount of money he walked away with from the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project. It is also still unclear whether Government conducted due diligence on Motilall to ascertain if he was deserving of an interim licence for Guyana’s hydroelectric power development, a huge undertaking requiring massive investments. Winston Brassington, Head of the Technical Team for the Project, who was Government’s representative at a public consultation, dodged queries on both matters. Synergy Holdings Inc. was granted an interim licence on July 29, 2002, for the development of a Hydroelectric power station and reservoir, and the construction of a transmission line to the coast to sell electricity. Motilall later sold his interim licence to Sithe Global Amaila Holdings Inc. In relation to the “ghost company,” Patterson said he could not stress enough how bad it is that “this agreement got the blessing of the entire cabinet.” It seems as if government and Opposition will go head to head on this one, as the Opposition is maintaining that there must be a Procurement Commission and only that body will award contracts, while Government remains steadfast in its position of maintaining its input in the awarding of contracts, and has tabled an amendment in the National Assembly to ensure same.
The Alliance For Change (AFC) is calling on all Guyanese to take a stand and demand their Constitutional Rights, among them and m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y ; an Ombudsman, a Human Rights Commission, a Public Appellate Tribunal and a Public Procurement Commission. AFC’s Treasurer, Dominic Gaskin at a press conference yesterday, said that Guyanese have, for too long, been denied these rights as a result of the Government not taking the necessary steps to have these offices filled. Gaskin told media operatives that “the AFC recognises that filling these offices calls for consultation between the President and the Leader of the Opposition and we call on the holders of these two offices to ‘get on with the job”. He posited that leaving
AFC Dominique Gaskin these critical offices vacant could be viewed as a denial of democracy and of the oath of elected officials to honour and uphold the Constitution. “In addition, it does not harbour well for the promotion and preservation of law when our Constitution, the supreme law of our land,
is being subverted by way of non-compliance or disregard for sections of that document. Our President, Ministers and other elected officials need to be brought to task for this state of affairs and it is time for all citizens, in their private capacity and through civil society representative organisations and nongovernmental organisations to demand all our constitutional rights.” Gaskin pointed out the recent “huge hue and cry over” the continued operation of the Ethnic Relations Commission, though all the nominated Commissioners would have served their full term in office. “The AFC demands that the same fervour be placed on filling the offices of the other Commissions, Tribunal and Office of the Ombudsman. They are as equally important as the ERC.”
19 Nurses certified in overseas neonatal care By Javone Vickerie A total of nineteen nurses were yesterday certified in the field of fetal health supervision following a fiveday training course facilitated by a benevolent Canadian organisation, Guyana Burn and Health Care (GB&HC). Addressing the graduates at yesterday’s ceremony held at the Multipurpose Hall, GPHC Compound, Vice President of the GB&HC, Pamela Harakh, said that during the programme which is called the” Neonatal Resuscitation”, nurses were each given a 14-chapter textbook to study for a sixmonth period. The nurses were drawn
from Georgetown, Suddie, Linden, Skeldon and New Amsterdam. Harakh explained that after the six-month study period, the students would have had to write an online exam before they were certified for neonatal care. All nurses possessed passes at the online exam. The Vice President told Kaieteur News that the nurses are now certified by the Canadian Pediatric Society. She added that the training has been an ongoing exercise for the past three years. “This is the third batch that have had their certification, so in all it has been approximately 50 nurses that have received this
training over the three years we’ve been here,” Harakh said. She explained that neonatal resuscitation is a basic exercise done by nurses to help revive infants if problems arise at birth. When asked about any excellent reports from the nurses who previously completed the course, Harakh said, “I think what is actually happening is because we are so small, nobody knows that we’re even here doing the training, and it’s hard to evaluate which nurses have made a difference, because we have just kept going”. Harakh thanked the organization’s corporate sponsor Scotiabank.
From left (sitting) Programme Instructor Zairool Ally, Senior Departmental Supervisor June Cato and Vice President Pamela Harakh are flanked by officials and the certified nurses.
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Agri Minister assuages fishermen’s worries over Chinese fishing licences By Zena Henry Local fishermen are breathing easier now that they have heard from the Agriculture Minister himself, that no fishing licences have been granted to interested Chinese nationals seeking to ply their trade in Guyana’s waters. The operators have also been calmed with respect to the tough licence-granting process detailed by the Minister and the setting up of a Commission to oversee the affairs of proposed deep water fishing. In what some termed as a “long overdue” meeting with fishing stakeholders, Minister Ramsammy informed attendees on Monday last, that the Chinese nationals had merely requested
GATOSP President Leslie Ramalho permission for them to start fishing in Guyana, while expressing interest in establishing a processing plant. Ramsammy related that no
licences have been granted and none will be granted without the proper consideration and examination. The Minister said that the Chinese expressed interest in working here, but were asked by the government to provide a formal proposal on the species of fish to be caught and the gear that would be used, since this has not been done. The Minister also proposed that a Committee of stakeholders be convened to examine the proposal by the Chinese, if submitted. Ramsammy went on to say that his Ministry will not be giving any licences to Chinese to fish in grounds and to catch stocks already being sourced by local fishermen.
‘American Stores’ prepares for launching
The meeting, which was held at the Fisheries Boardroom, Vlissengen Road, saw the presence of President of the Guyana Association of Trawler Owners and Seafood Processors (GATOSP) Leslie Ramalho and his team, who raised concerns about the procedures for engaging in deep water fishing, specifically in relation to international requirements. The Minister clarified that since nothing formal is on the table, the issue remains for the Chinese to come forth with their proposal, while he reminded that it is not new that requests are being made to study and tap into unexplored resources. In a telephone interview with this newspaper yesterday Ramsammy said that he explained the normal position of inquiry is that any investor, whether local or foreign, must meet the conditions in terms of presentation of proposals. He said that the Chinese will be conducting their own research and presenting t h e i r p r o p o s a l s t o t he government based on what they found. In other words, “the Chinese can consider the species of fish they want by going out there or by desktop research,” the Minister said. Ramsammy pointed out
that studies have been done before in the country, so the Chinese could follow up on that or source out the species of fish they want to catch and their grounds, to make ready the proposal, also detailing gear and other relevant information. GATOSP President Leslie Ramalho has noted that they are riding on the word of the Minister that no plans are afoot to grant the Chinese any licences without taking the necessary steps, which include the input of stakeholders. He said that the “nerves” of those in the local industry have to some extent been soothed, but they are still awaiting any moves by the Chinese to submit their proposal and then the subsequent establishment of the stakeholders’ Commission. When asked, Ramalho answered with uncertainty about the mechanism under which the Chinese are allowed to conduct a physical species study without permission or the accompaniment of Agriculture officials. While concerns were raised initially about monitoring the fishing activities of the Chinese, if realized, the current nonmonitoring of “research at sea” leaves the mind to
Agriculture Minister Leslie Ramsammy wonder, he indicated. Ramalho said he is unaware of the availability of research information pertaining to Guyanese deepwater fishing and opined that if this information was in existence, then Guyana would have already gone to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and obtained a quota. He emphasized that locals would have already expressed an interest in that area. ICCAT is a 1966 Convention that, “aims to cooperate in maintaining the populations of tuna and tunalike fish found in the Atlantic Ocean at levels which permit the maximum sustainable catch for food and other purposes through the creation of the ICCAT.”
Pregnancy-intervention venture...
Austill Ogle during his presentation at the press briefing ‘Making quality living affordable’, is the motto of a chic and elegant furniture store which will be officially opening the doors to its Regent and Cummings Streets location to the public, come November 29. Speaking at a press briefing held yesterday at the Pegasus Hotel were Jared Hamilton and Austill Ogle, representatives of the company. American Stores Limited is a family-owned business which was established since 1950 and to date has 13 branches across Trinidad and Tobago. The founder of the
franchise was the late Mr. Shaikh Sajard Hosein who started this business with his wife in Port of Spain. Eventually, after years of serving its countrymen, the company expanded and became a household name. It was referred to as “the people’s store” after it included in its catalog, a wide range of appliances and electronics that could be purchased by cash or hire purchase. After his wife passed away, Mr. Hosein found love again after he met a beautiful Guyanese woman and later married her. This union led the entrepreneur to
make several visits to Guyana and he was certainly captivated by the country’s hospitality, tasty cuisine and unique places of interest. Earlier this year, it was decided by the directors of the company that it is the right time to expand regionally. And their first selection was Guyana. Members of the company are eager to start the business here. The company has already received substantial support from the local business market. Local singers have been chosen to do all the “jingles”, including popular performer, Adrian Dutchin.
(From page 9) governments, civil society, communities and the international community must do much more to protect them and support their safe and healthy transition from childhood and adolescence to adulthood. It was outlined too that “in addressing adolescent pregnancy, the real measure of success or failure of governments, development agencies, civil society and communities is how well or poorly we respond to the needs of this neglected group.” As such, it has been deduced by UNFPA that adolescent pregnancy is intertwined with issues of human rights. In light of this, local efforts have already been engaged to address the challenge of teenage pregnancy here. Information emanating from the Ministry of Health suggests that teenagers account for a little more than half of the 31 per cent of all recorded pregnancy complications among young girls and older women. According to Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Shamdeo Persaud, the Health
Ministry recognises that there are several benefits if young girls refrain from becoming pregnant too early. “Not only can a young girl be able to complete her education, develop her social skills and acquire a career, but there are also some physiological benefits to delaying pregnancies until a more mature age,” Dr Persaud said. He emphasised that these targeted teenage girls are still growing in terms of the development of their bones and reproductive organs among other aspects of human development. Moreover, Dr Persaud, speaking at a media briefing earlier this year, said that intervening measures have allowed for a noticeable reduction in teenage pregnancy and by extension, a decline in the incidence of complicated pregnancies. According to him, in 2003, the under-15 age group accounted for close to four percent of all pregnancies. This was reduced in 2011 to just about one per cent. This reduction, according to Dr Persaud, represented less than 100 pregnancies.
During the same period, too, there were about 5.2 per cent of girls between the ages of 15 and 16 who were pregnant, but the percentage was reduced to 2.6, Dr Persaud noted. And though the age of 17 is regarded as a consensual age of sex, the CMO disclosed that the Ministry of Health has ascertained that even pregnancies among girls between the ages of 17 and 19 have declined. He revealed that in 2008, girls of this age accounted for 21 per cent of all pregnancies but by 2011, the figure had dropped to 17.1 per cent. “Across all of the age groups we have made significant progress in reducing pregnancy in the under-19 age altogether,” Dr Persaud said.
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CARICOM, UNESCO sign revised MOU PARIS, France - Irwin LaRocque, secretary-general of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Irina Bokova, director-general of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on Monday committed to strengthening relations between the two organisations with the signing of a revised memorandum of understanding (MOU). The signing ceremony
took place in Paris, France, at the 37th general conference of UNESCO, during a session between CARICOM and the UNESCO director-general, ten years after the last MOU was signed. “The signing of this MOU today will certainly take our cooperation further as we implement the programmes so critical to the development of our countries and societies and to the quality of life of the people of the Caribbean Community,” LaRocque said. The revised MOU will build on the existing cooperation between CARICOM and UNESCO and will address some of the emerging issues that now underpin the Community’s
development in more fundamental ways, LaRocque said. Those issues included building inclusive knowledge societies, fostering innovation, inculcating appropriate life skills, and addressing inter-connected issues that addressed the Region’s development needs. The secretary-general noted that some of those issues would feature prominently in the post-2015 development agenda and sustainable development goals, and added that the cultural component of the agreement also addressed capacity-building for cultural industries which was of specific relevance to CARICOM, particularly with regard to the recently approved CARICOM cultural
industry strategy which was being rolled out. Acknowledging the mutually beneficial relationship between CARICOM and UNESCO, the secretary-general expressed deep appreciation to the director-general and to UNESCO for their cooperation and collaboration and looked forward to the deepening of the engagement in the coming years. In his remarks, the secretary-general said that CARICOM was known and respected internationally for its many traditional as well as contemporary, cultural expressions in areas such as music, art, craft, the literary and culinary arts, fashion, festivals and theatre. Over the past biennium, the increased efforts by
UNESCO with regard to awareness-building and the importance of preservation of its intangible cultural heritage have been of significant benefit to the region. The Community’s many traditions, indigenous medicines, beliefs, stories, symbols and songs which constitute a vital part of the rich cultural heritage of our people “make us distinct and unique”, he said. “CARICOM member states therefore have a deeply vested interest in the preservation, protection and promotion of this rich cultural heritage. This commitment is based on the belief in the importance of safeguarding our cultural heritage for our next generation, to preserve the rich knowledge and skills
of our societies and ensure that these are transferred from generation to generation. This contributes to social cohesion and engenders a sense of our Caribbean identity and a sense of belonging. “We are also keenly aware of the need to improve the preservation of our architectural heritage and in this regard we welcomed with enthusiasm in 2011, the addition of Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison to the List of World Heritage Sites. We look forward to the assistance of UNESCO in capacity-building for preparing our Community to have further sites listed,” the secretary-general said at the ceremony.
Shot Jamaican businessman succumbs Patrick Forbes, the Jamaican businessman who was shot multiple times in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, succumbed to his injuries at around 19:00 hrs yesterday. Forbes, 36, of Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown, had been admitted to a private hospital in a critical condition. Police had stated that Forbes was among a group of persons on Orange Walk, when shots were discharged in their direction. Forbes, who had recently purchased a car, was hit to his abdomen and right thigh. Kaieteur News was told that Forbes, who operates a boutique at Forshaw Street, Georgetown, shares the same house with a Jamaican friend. “We are like brothers. He does be back and forth from Jamaica to here. In the evenings he does normally go play dominoes at the corner,” the friend had told
Dead: Patrick Forbes this publication. He added that around 19:00hrs on Tuesday, Forbes dropped him home and left to go and play dominoes at Orange Walk. That was the last he heard from his friend. Forbes was reportedly shot some eight times a few years ago in Jamaica.
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UG lecturer, Bank manager involved in accident A University of Guyana Lecturer and a Bank Manager were involved in an accident yesterday along the D’Edward Village Public Road, West Bank Berbice. The incident occurred at around 07:50hrs. According to reports, Branch Manager of Scotiabank New Amsterdam, Vibert Jones’ Nissan X-Trail 4x4 collided with the car of Berbice Campus lecturer Ms. Eulanie Ouseley-Torrezao. Ouseley-Torrezao was reportedly heading to a meeting at the Turkeyen Campus, while Jones was heading east, towards the Berbice River Bridge. The lecturer told Kaieteur News that she was about to stop when
Eulanie OuseleyTorrezao’s car
Vibert Jones’ mangled 4x4 she was hit by the other driver, who apparently lost control of his vehicle after
negotiating a turn. Ouseley-Torrezao was treated at the New Amsterdam
Hospital for soft tissue damage from the airbag impact and whiplash from the
seatbelt. Efforts to contact Jones for a comment proved futile. Jones’ car was damaged
as well but he reportedly received minor injuries. Police are investigating.
Culture Ministry, Caricom host Business Opportunity training session The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport in partnership with the Caricom Secretariat is hosting its second Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO) workshop. The three-day event is a follow-up session where trainers are being trained to facilitate similar sessions with other Guyanese youths. The session seeks to expose the trainers to various business concepts and what it takes to start and sustain a small business. The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport’s Director of Youth (ag), Gillian Frank highlighted the significance of participants making good use of the information to which they are exposed. She also pointed to some specific characteristics they must develop to be successful, including managing money wisely and recording everything. In emphasising the importance of small businesses, Frank indicated that there is room for growth, business owners must be prepared to take risks, are driven by achievement, are self motivated, and it is essential that they stay ahead of the competition. Frank also stressed that presentation is vital for the service provider, and even more so for the customers whose patronage has an impact on the success of the business. An illustration of the growth of Nigel’s Supermarket, which started as a Stall in the Bourda Market, was used to highlight the impact of customers on a business. The participants were urged to learn to identify and recognise opportunities that will improve their financial literacy, embrace
diversity, develop their social skills and the use of networking is a good vehicle to utilise. Also at the workshop was Programme Manager, Culture and Community Development – Caricom Secretariat, Dr. Hilary Brown who expressed appreciation for the relationship with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport. She noted that the session is a unique one that was not done in other countries. Dr. Brown explained that while a similar programme was done in the Bahamas, those trainees were not exposed to the practical aspect to which the Guyanese youths are being exposed. The training forms part of a regional project developed to engage, motivate, and inspire entrepreneurial interest and action among youth 15 to 29 years old. It emphasises creativity and teamwork and is delivered through hands-on, interactive, youth-friendly methodologies. CEBO workshops for youth aim to engage, inspire and create entrepreneurial interest and action among young people, both in and out of school and from all walks of life, and provide persons with assimilated experience as participants enter into teams, develop a business plan, receive seed capital and develop business products and services. CEBO training workshops and pilot projects have been implemented in five other Caribbean countries so far: Jamaica, Belize, St Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, and The Bahamas. It was developed by the Caricom Secretariat with input from regional stakeholders and is funded by several agencies, development partners, and
- youths urged not to waste opportunity governments, including the government of Japan, United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), and the government of Italy through
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Youth Innovation
Project. This initiative in Guyana is being funded by the UNDP and executed by the Caricom Secretariat in collaboration with the government of Guyana.
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Anuradha Paudwal to headline Mega Concert here
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he Guyana National Stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara is booked to host one of Bollywood's melodious singers, Anuradha Paudwal. Those who are aware of Bollywood music and where it has come from, would definitely feel the excitement of having Ms. Paudwal here, since she has been the voice behind some of the longstanding melodies of Indian cinema. Recently, Guyana has been receiving a good dose of Bollywood with the biggest names in the industry performing. These include the rightful King and Queen of Melody, the “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” Jodi- Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan, the legendary Kumar Sanu, today's most popular Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, and others. Anuradha Paudwal has lent her voice to some of the biggest heroines of Bollywood, including the renowned, Sridevi. Her singing career started in 1973 with the movie, Abhimaan, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. In 1976, she got her break as a playback singer in Hindi films with Kalicharan starring Shatrughan Sinha and Reena Roy. Her first solo was in the movie, Aap Beati, (starring Hema Malini and Shashi Kapoor). Laxmikant-Pyarelal was the music-composing duo for that movie. Anuradha's lack of formal training has not negatively affected her prowess in the genre of music "I have not received any formal training in classical music. I have tried many times, but it has never worked out. I learnt a little here and a little there, but ultimately, I just practiced for many hours listening to Lataji" , she said in an interview. Anuradha gained recognition with her popular numbers for the movie, Hero, for composers Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Her collaboration with LaxmikantPyarelal produced more success with songs for Meri Jung ("O Mere Kwabon Ke"), Batwara ("Thaare
Vaaste Re Dola-Tu Maaro Kaun Lage"), Nagina and many more. Ram Lakhan saw Laxmikant-Pyarelal giving three major hit songs to Anuradha. Their association ended with Tezaab where she sang two good numbers for them - "Kehdo Ki Tum" and "Hum Tumko Dilbar Kyon Maane". Following this, she collaborated with movie producer, Gulshan Kumar, and began a success streak with the movies, Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka, Tezaab, Aashiqui and Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin. She, along with Gulshan Kumar were instrumental in getting many unknown playback singers to the fore, including the now renowned singers-Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Abhijeet and Sonu Nigam. New Music Directors, including her late husband Arun Paudwal, were introduced to the music world. Nadeem-Shravan, Anu Malik, Anand-Milind, Nikhil Vinay and Amar Utpal all collaborated with TSeries (Gulshan Kumar's music label) and started a new era of melody in Bollywood. Most of her duets have been with Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Mohammed Aziz, Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi and also with her female co-singers; Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Sadhana Sargam. The December 1st concert which is being organized by Beats Entertainment Incorporated will also feature Sachin Sharma, a top student of the legendary singer, Jagjit Singh, and Bollywood musicians. According to
Anuradha Paudwal and Sachin Sharma
Brahma Persaud, Beats Entertainment is looking to have the popular Hollywood rapper, 'Pitbull' perform here next year. A performance for him would be followed by a favourite ZEE TV couple, Pavitra Rishta's Purvi and Arjun along with Chhoti Bahu's Dev and Radhika. “The intension is to have artistes from all genres of music grace the land of many waters, providing its people with memorable performances.”
70's & 80's Party
surfaces at Club Monaco
DJ Stress' ultimate 70's & 80's Party, 'Saturday Night Fever', is finally coming again to Club Monaco on Saturday 30th November. DJ Stress urges 70's & 80's music lovers and those who are interested in winning complimentary tickets to add the 70's & 80's BlackBerry Pin 2A536678 to their cellular phones. Patrons are advised to walk with their afros and retro spectacles along with all their friends to have a great time when DJ Stress turns back the clock to the years of great hits from Madonna, Michael Jackson, Kool & the Gang, Bon Jovi, KC & Sunshine Band, Bee Gees, ABBA, Hall & Oates, Donna Summer, Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie, Culture Club, Men without Hats and much more. Patrons will get back a lot when they buy their tickets for Saturday Night Fever at Gizmos & Gadgets, Joseph's Record Bar or Dave's Sports Bar (Grove). Tickets will be available for two sections in Club Monaco : VIP ($3,000) and General ($1,500) and for every ticket someone buys at any ticket location, they will get one of DJ Stress' NEW
70's & 80's Collection DVD video mix. .Tickets will be on sale at Gizmos & Gadgets, Joseph Record Bar. If patrons want Billboard hits from the 70's & 80's on their smartphones, they can buy their tickets at CellPhone Repairs (CPR) and Daison will load one hundred (100) 70's & 80's MP3 songs into their devices at no cost. The American Stores Limited will also give away a giant big screen television at the DJ Stress's Saturday Night Fever, so expect the pretty Brand Ambassadors from The American Stores Limited at the Prize Drawing to collect ticket stubs at the door. Guyana, get prepared for a great time once again at Saturday Night Fever.
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XTREME Motorsports pre-race tomorrow night at GMR&SC Pavillion
Party
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ith ten days to go before competitors get down to the serious business of taking to the track for the final leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC), XTREME Motorsports, an entity that is made up of motor racers and persons who are affectionately connected to the sport, has organised the biggest ever pre-race Party set for tomorrow night at the GMR&SC Pavillion, Thomas Lands. The Group which does a lot of charitable work as part of its social responsibility has planned a Maximum RPM 'Living in the Redline' Pre-Race Party, and race fans and competitors will be entertained by Hits and Jams Boom Squad. Meanwhile, the Group plans to carry over 15 orphans from the St. John's Boys Orphanage of Plaisance and two chaperones to witness next weekend's CMRC showdown that features the best drivers and riders in the Caribbean
as they battle each other for regional supremacy. The Racing Team will be fielding some notable drivers and riders including Gavin Gayadin, who is anticipated to participate in the final leg of the CMRC, at the South Dakota Circuit. An official from the Team said as part of the Group's civic responsibility, they've chosen the Orphanage and the boys will have the opportunity to view the races from the Rent-A-Tent VIP Pavillion which presents one of the best vantage points to see the action. The spokesperson informed that the Group is not solely interested in motor racing, but is also driven by the need to be involved in community-based projects that will benefit the society. The Group extended thanks to Rent-ATent, GRB Complete Wheel Service, Knight Rider Bus Service, Sports Plus, EMS Tuning, NTN Radio / TV and HJ Entertainment. Party revs off from 20:00 hrs.
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Search is On!
Hey Guyana! Do you have a special talent or know of someone who in does? If so, you could be featured t men seg EK our TALENT OF THE WE t. men rtain Ente in Kaieteur News Starting next week we will be is featuring one talented person who to making a positive contribution Guyana using their talent(s) in any given field. So whether its writing, singing, dancing, playing a musical instrument, acting, performing , designing, sculpting , painting or entertaining , you stand a chance of being featured. There's no age limit and all are invited to participate.
Just send the name address and telephone number of the person to be tion featured as well as a brief explana as well as ses pos he he/s nt of the tale they k thin you why to as ion ficat a justi should be the “Talent of the Week' Send your emails to rere_ashley@yahoo.com , rabindrarooplall@kaieteurnews.com or kaieteurnews@yahoo.com or call our office numbers 225-8485 or 225 rs orte Rep t men 8491 or our Entertain on 677-1816 and 672-8625 Please note that the final selections are at the discretion of the Entertainment Editor
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Million Gees now a movie
- NCC screening starts next week
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eaving his Hollywood dreams to develop the local film industry, Mahadeo Shivraj will be screening his fourth and latest movie “83 MILLION GEES” on November 23rd and November 24th at the National Cultural Centre from 20:00hrs on the Big Screen. If you saw "Till I Find A Place" you won't want to miss 83 MILLION GEES, as the creative juices from writer Ronald Hollingsworth and Director Mahadeo Shivraj sizzle once again. The movie has evolved from the well received play which won the 2012 National Drama Festival for Best Production, Best Sound, and Best Actor - Mahadeo Shivraj. For those who have not seen the play, it would only be to your benefit that you watch the movie. “83 Million Gees” tells the story of a multi racial group of Guyanese who felt so economically deprived by the political process that they resorted to stealing $83M from the Central Bank. Their aim was to avenge the stifling
system of government that had neglected their needs as citizens of the country. Initially, they thought that stealing this huge amount of money was the most difficult part of the operation, when in fact; it was in the act of sharing the spoils that created a problem; especially since the group of bandits grew constantly larger with the need for different expertise. According to the makers of the film, “83 Million Gees is ironic and the struggle over the stated amount of money in the title of the movie metaphorically represents the physical size of the Republic of Guyana (83,000 sq miles). In other words, this multi racial group on the surface appears to be fighting over spoils but, in a deeper sense they are locked in a grave battle over not only political and economic power, but mostly racial dominance. Tickets cost $1,500, $1,000 and $800 and are available from the National Cultural Centre.
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Response to 2013 Diwali motorcades overwhelming - Dr Persaud Condemns throwing of squibs and fire crackers
English ‘Movie of the Week: THOR: THE DARK WORLD Thor: The Dark World is a 2013 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Thor, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the second Thor film following 2011's Thor and the eighth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In March 2013, Marvel announced the release of a two-issue comic book prelude by writers Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost and artist Scot Eaton in June 2013. In April 2013, Marvel released the first trailer for Thor: The Dark World. Forbes said, “This trailer fits nicely into that larger marketing push for Marvel's brand. It puts all of the recognizable characters from the first film front and center, presents the action as a team event reminiscent of the Avengers, and once again Loki—who was quite popular with audiences—makes an appearance.”
English ‘Song of the Week: “BERZERK” “Berzerk” is a song by American rapper Eminem, and produced by Rick Rubin. The song, released on August 27, 2013, is the first single from Eminem's eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2. The song samples Billy Squier's “The Stroke”, as well as the Beastie Boys' “The New Style” and “Fight for Your Right”, both songs taken from their 1986 debut album Licensed to Ill, which Rubin had also produced. The song was heavily downloaded in its first week of release, resulting in the song debuting at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem and by his alter ego Slim Shady.
President of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, Dr. Vindhya Vasini Persaud, expressed her heartfelt thanks to the thousands who came out to view the Sabha's countrywide motorcades. Motorcades were held in all of the Sabha's eight Praant - Upper Corentyne, Central Corentyne, East Berbice, West Berbice, East Coast Demerara, East Bank Demerara, West Coast Demerara and Essequibo. She said that the Sabha was touched by the outpouring of support for their efforts to sustain an almost 40 year tradition started by Pt. Reepu Daman Persaud. She also expressed her appreciation to the hundreds who participated in creating floats for the motorcades around the country and recognized the growing numbers of youths who engaged in exercise. The Sabha wishes to encourage more participation next year as the organization celebrates its 40th anniversary, especially from the business community and corporate Guyana . “The Sabha is proud that Guyana hosts the only motorcade in the Caribbean and is the genesis of those started in North America. Our motorcades were featured on CNN as part of a feature on notable Diwali celebrations around the world.” She noted. While the Sabha is pleased with the growth of Diwali in Guyana and the participation in the festival by Guyanese of all walks of life, the President of the Sabha was vociferous in her condemnation of the alarming rise of disruptions of Diwali Pujas, satsangh and lighting of diyas experienced by families and mandirs in several communities by the wanton throwing of squibs and fire crackers. She was emphatic that squibs and firecrackers have no place in the celebration of Diwali and neither does the sale and consumption of alcohol close to temples and religious premises. She explained that the wanton disregard for people, their properties, animals and celebrations by those who purchase and use these dangerous items should be condemned. “It is illegal and poses a noise nuisance and a danger to those they are thrown at and is disrespectful in the extreme to those engaging in the observance of their festivals. We call on persons to desist from this practice and on the Police to continue their efforts to sanction those who insist on carrying out these acts. The
Dr. Vindhya Vasini Persaud Sabha's founder and President of the Sabha, Pt. Reepu Daman Persaud, was instrumental in having some order restored around the Alexander Village Mandir during Diwali time and we at the Sabha will continue to advocate for respect to be given to all at Diwali time and also on other religious occasions throughout the year”. The Sabha congratulates the winners of the Diwali Motorcade 2013 and thank their sponsors profusely for coming on board and supporting the magnificent celebrations of the Sabha. The winners of the Georgetown / East Coast Demerara Motorcade were: Large Category1stBetterhopeMandir, 2nd- PYO, 3rd –Balessar Family, 4th- Soesdyke Vishnu Mandir, 5th- DharmicNaujawan, 6th – LusignanRadha Krishna Mandir, Commercial – Edward B. Beharry and Co. and Small Category – 1st- Success Mandir, 2ndRosignolMandir, 3rd- Montrose Bhakti BhawanMandir, 4th- Bushlot Vishnu Mandir, 5th Station St. Community, 6th- Strathavon Mandir. Special Prizes for most creative floats were won by Balessar family, Rosignol, SanatanMandir, Golden Om Dharmic, Bushlot, Vishnu Mandir. The Andrew Art's Prizes for newest mandirs were won by Soesdyke Vishnu Mandir and Bushlot Vishnu Mandir. The DIGICEL sponsored prize for best overall float was won by PYO. The Sabha also expressed its gratitude to sponsors.
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Talent
of the week Shermaine Juanita Critchlow: “The soulful Queen of poetry”
Indian Movie of the Week: KRRISH 3 Krrish 3 is a 2013 Bollywood superhero science fiction film produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan. It is the third film in the Krrish series following Koi Mil Gaya (2003) and Krrish (2006). The film stars Hrithik Roshan, Vivek Oberoi, Priyanka Chopra, and Kangna Ranaut in the lead roles. The story follows the life of Rohit Mehra, a scientist, and Krishna "Krrish" Mehra, his superhero son, who face an elaborate conspiracy orchestrated by the evil genius Kaal and his female henchman Kaya. In the process, Krishna's pregnant wife Priya is kidnapped by Kaal and the form-changing Kaya takes her place at the Mehra home and eventually falls for Krishna. Released on November 1 2013, Krrish 3 has since received mixed reviews from film critics with praise directed particularly towards Roshan and Ranaut's performances, the visual effects. The film was however, declared a Blockbuster in India in the first week itself by Box Office India. Ms. Critchlow during one of her performances
By: Kiana Wilburg Born on July 18, 1986, this “soulful queen of poetry” is touted to be one of the best performers at the Upscale Poetry Franchise on Hinck Street, Georgetown. She describes herself as, “A blend of song and lyrics incited by God and experience.” Shermaine Juanita Critchlow attended St. Gabrielle's Primary then progressed to Campbellville Secondary. This ambitious 27-year-old has studied Psychology and is a final year International Relations student at the University of Guyana. Critchlow also secured a Diploma in Science. But this damsel has always been fond of the arts, particularly poetry. Poetry, she explained, found her at the age 18, but the need to write her thoughts on any piece of paper found her much earlier than that. “I was just writing all my thoughts out at any time, like pages of thoughts and then I would get rid of them because I thought no one could connect with it and it was a part of me that was very vulnerable and secretive. You know, at the age of 14 or 15, when you have issues with identifying yourself and even with love, you just don't blurt it out to anyone, so I wrote it down…that was always my way of finding freedom until it developed into poetry,” the bard explained. “When it developed into poetry, those thoughts I got rid of came back and I later realized that it is something people can identify with. Some of my poetry even touches on the complexity of love.” Critchlow describes “her passion” as …the marrow in bones… It is music…and of God. Poetry, she says, is simply a monument of our
truths and experiences expressed in its limitless diversity. Poetry is also her, “therapeutic vent from a world of rules, theories and institutions,” A language that allows her to be herself and defines her as an Artist and Psalmist. Although Critchlow's first poem was about incest she explained that she writes about many other things as she is mostly inspired by Love, God and Nature. Over the past nine years, her poetry has certainly evolved and those witnessing this remarkable evolution have said that her work has not only become more technically beautiful but also brilliant in its ideas with new found ways of describing “the essence of life.” “I can tell you, as time went on; poetry became more than just an experience, more than just developing my style. It made me listen to the inner me and led me to a place of insight from which I drew inspiration.” She added, “I believe poetry has a voice and if you just listen and spend some time with yourself, you can understand what your fears are and where you really want to go.” Expounding on her experience with nature, she said, “Nature also influenced my poetry and for some time the moon was the aspect of nature that captivated me. That was the only time poetry came to me sometimes, from staring at the moon … But as much as people say my work is brilliant, I am happy they are motivated by it and it is something that can take them to another level in themselves, if not the Arts itself.” Besides, writing poetry, Critchlow also fancies singing and has managed to blend her two loves: poetry and music, effortlessly.
Indian Song of the Week: "NAGADA SANG DHOL" One of the most awaited songs of this year is, “Nagada Sang Dhol” from Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela featuring the stunning Deepika Padukone and vivacious Ranveer Singh. The song is sung in the melodious voice of Shreya Ghoshal & Osman Mir. Adding to the powerful voices is a great choreography, vibrantly coloured scenes and beautiful costumes. It's a Sanjay Leela Bhansali song with Siddharth-Garima providing the lyrics. The song bears a striking resemblance to Aishwarya Bachchan's 'Dholi Taro' a massive item by Kavita Krishnamurthy, Vinod Rathod and Karsan Sargathia from the 1999 blockbuster 'Hum Dil De chuke Sanam'.
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AT192, 212, Allion, Premio, Hilux Surf, BNN & cheap RZ buses, 7 seater super custom. Cash / termsCall:680-3154 ALYEA’S AUTO SALE: PREMIO 2003/2004. ALL PRICES ARE NEG. 40 CROAL STREET STABROEK- TEL:2317284/ 622-3823 Toyota Primo Late PNN Series - Tel: 624-6471; 225-4741 Mitsubishi Galant Car, fully loaded – Tel: 227-7544; 6122542, 614-6011. 1.5 & 2 Tonne open back canter, power gate $2.4M, unregistered - Tel:617-2891 1 Toyota Caldina & fielder wagon, IST, fun cargo, AT212, AT192, AT170, Ceres, Hilux pick up 4x4 – Tel: 644-5096; 697-1453
North East Taxi Service – For best rates, 24hrs Service, 280 Savage Street, North East La Penitence – Tel:227-8856; 231-3567 We Refill HP cartridges for $1800 call: 650-7699 Send for a free Gospel package. Text name & address Tel: 675-7292 Have a water tank, vehicle part, boat etc to repair call Mr. Kellman- Tel:690-0035; 627-7161 Professional Pressure Washing: We clean homes, driveways, gutters, parking lots, business, equipment, machinery, cars etc - call Kevin: 592-696-5424
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
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 1 New ASCO automatic change over switch, 200 amps Tel: 694-7817; 612-1351 Clearance Sale: greenheart lumber, slabs, strips & firewood. Toolsie Persaud Ltd, Lombard St. Georgetown - Tel: 226-4920; 226-4071-5 Smoothe machine , Ice machine – Tel:231-0655; 6838734
Toyota Tacoma 2006, 4WD, Manual, Lift Kit, Off road Tyres – Tel:615-8128
Pure bred Doberman pinchers pups - $50,000 - Tel: 609-2815
Male and female to work at wash bay in G/Town - Tel: 669-4676
Crash Toyota Vios. Asking $650,000 as is- Call:617-7113
1 TATA Truck GEE 9962 – Contact: 629-9286; 219-2395
One live in domestic – Contact:658-9495; 627-2550
One registered NZE Corolla - Call: 652-3820; 665-4529
One hairdresser for salon - Call: 684-3384; 231-8735
Need land to buy in Parafaite Harmonie- Tel:2185591;675-7292 Chain saw operator with own saw - Tel: 618-0487 1 Labourer – Call:226-3736 One cook for the interior to cook in a home- Tel:6816044;666-6836 Drivers for Albion Good Hope & Rosignol Branches RA Soda Factory – Tel:6235920; 330-2399 Porters to work on truck preferably from ECD - Tel: 222-3927; 649-9876 Labourer, Arc/Acetylene welder – skilled in Grill work. Driving an asset, Georgetown area – Tel:6102978; 613-3091
WANTED Maid to work on lower East Bank. Call:671-7878 between 6 to 9pm, on weekdays and weekends. 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 Seamstress from West Bank/ West Coast Demerara – Tel:626-2629; 676-6312
2008 Fielder – $2.7M, Premio$2.5M, Spacio $2.1M, Unregistered – Tel:617-2891 Honda CRV, mag rims, flair Tv, 12 Dics changer DVD player – Tel:233-2808; 621-7657
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
We buy & sell vehicles for cash, also parts available & 30 seater buses; Extra Cab pickups; 2006 Tacoma- Call: 680-3154 HILUX SOLID AXLE PICKUPS, unregistered, in excellent condition - Call: 691-2077
Pups for sale - mixed with French and Tibetian Terrier Call: 696-7467 Cheapest iPhones!!! - Tel: 626-2771
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
2-50 Feet fishing boats complete with 400 LBS bangamary nets, 2-48 Yamaha engines. Call: 2202259; 220-9325; 220-3133
Pups for sale - Tel: 680-0192; 216-3408
FOR SALE Massey, Yanmar Ford 5000 Logging/ Agriculture Tractors, parts, Loader & Ford Truck- Call:615-1578/ 694-3595: Tools & Chainsaw668-2831 Original Games- Call:6722566
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 Mix male German shepherd 18 months - $70,000 & female pure bred pit bull $40,000 4 Months – Tel:6398924; 227-4674 Massey Ferguson 6140 4X4 Turbo - Call: 688-6274 / 6913851 Spare for washing machine, microwaves,fridges, stoves, timers, gearbox, pumps, etc call:225-9032,647-2943 Playstation 2, Playstation 3 and XBOX 360 consoles for sale - Tel: 644-6012. 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 Playstation 2, Playstation 3 and PSP games for sale – Tel:644-6012 One CAT 320 BL excavator in good working condition Tel: 275-0578; 660-4021 1 22-RB long boom aircontrolled dragline in good working condition with 3.5ton hammer, helmet & drag bucket. Tel: 275-0578; 6604021 One CAT 120G Motor Grader with Scarifier in good working condition Tel: 2750578; 660-4021 Honda ATV 500 4X4 DBL shocks – Tel:688-6274; 6913851 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 One 3 wheel motorcycle 6 month old Call:675-3718 SAWMILL COMPLEX design to produce 40,000 BM per week export & local market. Wanted log Kabakallie, etc. Tel:684-5868 (Continued on page 31)
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Man steals from church, accepts Christ as saviour before sentencing “In the presence of the faithful pastor, I wish to accept Christ as my saviour so I can be pardoned for my sin.” These were the comments of a 43-year-old weed cutter on the theft he committed on a Church at Avocado Square, East Ruimveldt. Yesterday, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, Cecil Forde entered a guilty with explanation plea on account of a simple larceny charge which was read to him by Magistrate Ann McLennan. The court heard that he stole six concrete blocks valued at $600, property of Simon Harris, pastor of the church. Prosecutor Deniro Jones told the court that the
defendant and the complainant are well known to each other. According to Jones, on the day in question, Forde stole the items from the church yard and when he was confronted by the pastor, he admitted to stealing the items. The court heard he had promised to repay the pastor but, to date, has failed to do so. When explaining his actions, the man told the court that “Ah did stealing because in the Bible people does steal when they hungry to eat”. This was seconds before he announced that he wished to be “saved” and “pardoned” by the Lord for his actions. The man stated that he
stole the blocks to block flood waters from entering his house. He said that the church had not “palled off” the items so anybody could “reach” them. When the Magistrate asked why he hadn’t asked for the items, the man responded “Ah shoulda do that you know, but it just wasn’t in meh brains. Ah getting counseling to.” Magistrate McLennan instructed that he either pays a fine of $10,000 or an alternative of three months imprisonment. “Ah gun tek the three months cause me ent get $10,000. Thank you madam,” were Forde’s last words before he exited the courtroom.
“Hot plate” bus driver on $35,000 bail
Four charges were yesterday slapped on a “hot plate” minibus driver by Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, following an encounter the accused had with a police officer. It was alleged that on November 12, at the Stabroek Market Square, Fitzroy Aulder, behaved in a disorderly manner. It was further alleged that on the said date, at the same location, the 35 year-old Route 41(South) bus driver obstructed, assaulted and resisted Constable 21477 Julius Caesar, who was acting in the execution of his duties. To the allegations, the defendant, who resides at Lot 36 East Ruimveldt, pleaded not guilty. Prosecutor Deniro Jones told the court that Caesar, a traffic rank, was executing his duties when he confronted a
conductor who was loading his bus away from the designated area. The court heard that Aulder, who was not involved, approached them and the officer instructed him not to meddle since it is “not his business.” However, according to the prosecutor, in retaliation the bus driver started swearing and a crowd gathered. When asked by the Magistrate to disclose the reason he disrespected the officer, Aulder responded, “I didn’t disrespect the officer. Since I was loading the bus, the officer said empty the bus and I ask what is the problem. He then come and haul me by my pants. Then about four officers come and kick me and beat me. A crowd come and question why dem did beating me up suh.” The man further stated that he didn’t use any form of
indecent language. On account of the assault charge which was granted because he pushed the police officer, Magistrate McLennan placed the man on $20,000 bail. With regards to the other three charges, she placed the accused on $5000 bail each. The matter will be heard again on November 28 in the Traffic Court.
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
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
Harmony Inn: Apartments fully furnished, airconditioned apartments: As low as $5000 per nightCall: 668-0306/602-8769/ 694-7817
Executive property in gated community at Houston D’ Aguiar’s Park, fully furnished. Tel: 609-2876 or 623-0425
Fully furnished short & long term apartment - Contact: 687-3792
One 2 bedrooms house for rent in Tuschen E.B.E - Tel: 684-3195
Vacancy exists for 1 experienced Accountant & Accounts clerk with 5 years experience. Apply @ Alabamba Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling.
Fully furnished Vacation home with all amenities- Call during working hours- 2271218 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 One bedroom unfurnished apartment, Grove New Housing Scheme E.B.D $35,000 – Call:642-1956 After 6PM
TOUR Suriname pre-Christmas trip returned tour etc. Nov 28th - Dec 1st – Tel:644-0185; 6392663; 665-5171; 227-8290
(From page 22) LAND FOR SALE
CAR RENTAL First Choice Car Rental: Cars as low as $5,000 per dayCall: 668-0306 / 694-7817/ 225-6337
DRESSMAKING
EDUCATIONAL
House lot for sale on the West Bank of Demerara Harbour bridge in Harbourville contact # 6500402
CXC/CAPE classes for students and adults. Highly qualified teachers & CXC examiners - Call: 683-3887
Citrus farm at Yarrowkabra with over 300 bearing trees and creek running through - Call Paul at: 602-7740
Private tutor – teaching, reading, writing, grammar at home - Tel: 696-7467
Robb & Cummings St (58M), Bel-Air - $25M, Bagotville $5.9M - Tel: 600-0036; 2231719
English as a second Language (ESL /EFL) Personalize for children/adults - Tel: 612-4821 or 274-0437 Nehemiah Comprehensive School; evening classes: Integrated Science, Human and Social Biology - Call: 2260847 for more details.
We specialized in making ladies germents, curtains etc - Call Sharmela: 626-2629; 676-6312
LEARN TO DRIVE B & C Driving School: Lot 5 Hadfield streer Lodgecall: 225-0150,229-7258, 680-6826
Gold & Diamond Land, Ekeruku, Berbice District 1, Kurupung – Tel:600-0036, 223-1719
The Gent’s Spa: Let beautiful sophisticated masseuse pamper you: New masseuse available- Call:657-5979 CAR RENTAL Wings Car Rental- Call: 643-1131
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 Janitor (Cleaner) @ Shakoor’s Trading, Eccles – Tel:233-2546 Cashier & Sales Person apply in person @ Nirva Supermarket: 49 Craig & Sheriff Street – Tel:227-5771 Vacancy exists for experienced cashier & salesgirls. Apply in person @ Fabric World, 140 Regent & Light Street. Night Security- Apply: Avinash Complex, Water Street - Tel:226-3361; 227-7828
Non- Pariel, Eccles, Herstelling 100ftX60Ft - $4M-$5M – Tel: 218-5591; 675-7592 Promising Gold and Diamond mining lands in various areas – Tel:699-3992 Soesdyke: Land 166.00’X131.98’ – $4.5M negotiable – Contact B&G’s Realty: 227-4125; 617-9717
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Canter Drivers & Porters from East Coast & EBD, Male Security Guards for Land of Canaan location. 266 4427
Soesdyke – 57.21 Acres of land 215’.36X8,755’.2 – near Linden H/Way Junction $125M Negotiable Contact B&G’s Realty-227-4125; 6179717 Land on Highway to River side 28acres @400,000 per acres Call Diana:227-2256; 626-9382
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
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UWI’s Pro-Vice Chancellor appointed special advisor to UN Secretary General ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago – CMC - Sir Hilary Beckles, Principal and Pro Vice-Chancellor, The University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus has been appointed a special advisor to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. The UN’s top official wrote to Sir Hilary in late September inviting him to be a member of the recently established Scientific Advisory Board which will advise the Secretary General and executive heads of other UN organisations on Science, Technology and Innovation for sustainable development. “This is a great personal honour indeed and signal recognition for the university,” Sir Hilary said of his appointment. “I have worked for many UN organisations over the years, but to be an advisor to the Secretary General, in this new way, on sustainable development is special.” Sir Hilary will join with internationally renowned scientists drawn from the
Sir Hilary Beckles fields of Natural, Social and Human Sciences, on the board which has been mandated to “strengthen the linkages between science and policy, and to ensure that the latest scientific findings are reflected in high-level policy discussions within the United Nations systems”. His appointment to the board is for a two-year period with the possibility of renewal for a further two-year term. It comes at a time when he is spearheading a Science and
Technology drive at the Cave Hill Campus as it transitions towards becoming a research-oriented university. The advisory board, which was created by the Secretary General, was one of the recommendations coming out of a High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability cochaired by the former President of Finland, Ms. Tarja Kaarina Halonen and South African President Jacob Zuma, which was formed in the lead-up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) held in Brazil in June 2012. The board will function under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Sir Hilary’s latest international appointment follows that in March this year, when he was appointed to the Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sports (CABOS) which advises the Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth governments on sport policy.
Attack on journalist...
Express launches probe Trinidad Express - The Express newspaper has launched a probe into allegations surrounding one of its investigative reporters, according to Curtis Williams, president of the Media Association of T&T (MATT). The issue was discussed at the association’s meeting yesterday at Express House, Port-of-Spain. The newspaper’s editor-in-chief Omatie Lyder, a member of the MATT executive, recused herself from the meeting. Asked to clarify the nature of the investigation yesterday, Dawn Thomas, CEO of One Caribbean Media, the holding company of the Trinidad Express and TV6, referred the matter to Shida Bolai, CEO of Caribbean Communications Network, the newspaper’s parent company. Bolai, however, did not return a message seeking clarification on the scope of the investigation. Senior journalists at the Express say they too were in the dark over news of any probe into the matter. The association met yesterday to discuss how it should treat with the issue which has gained national attention. Williams said: “The association met today and discussed a number of issues, one of which had to do with the issue of an
Express reporter, in which there has been an online video made, in which some of her personal life has been on display. “One of the members of the executive of MATT is the editor-in-chief of the Express newspaper and she recused herself in this particular matter because of other issues that are being dealt with in relation to this. “What the media association has decided is that we have issued a statement saying essentially that we are condemning in the strongest possible terms any attempt to denigrate or besmirch any reporter by the use of a video or otherwise in the kind of way in which it was done.” Williams said while the association did not have all of the details to make a pronouncement on the matter, it condemned in the strongest possible way the attack on the journalist. The video first appeared on a YouTube site and was followed days later by a state m e n t b y A t t o r n e y General Anand Ramlogan, in which he referred to four female Express journalists as a “team of undercover PNM agents.” Asked if the association would have the Internet video removed, Williams said that
was not the remit of the association. He said, however, that other allegations were being dealt with. Asked about comments that Ramlogan had also posted the video on his Facebook page, Williams said: “I don’t know if that is so. If that is so, it is quite unfortunate and I suppose the country and others will judge as to other whether or not that is a responsible approach by an attorney general. I do not know that has happened. “If that has in fact happened I am sure the court of public opinion will determine whether or not an attorney general, who has specific responsibilities to the country, whether or not that might be a good idea.” Matt outlines new protocol Williams, accompanied b y t h e a s s o c i a t i o n ’s secretary Akash Samaroo, also spoke to a report done by an independent committee composed of journalists and former journalists—Tony Fraser, Paul Charles, Dale Enoch and special adviser Jones P Madeira—following the T&T Guardian walkout in July over allegations of political interference in the editorial department.
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U.S. carrier starts Philippine storm relief as Aquino comes under pressure
Victims queue for food and water in the aftermath of super typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban city, central Philippines yesterday. TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier “strike group” started unloading food and water to the typhoon-ravaged central Philippines yesterday, as President Benigno Aquino faced mounting pressure to speed up the distribution of supplies.While relief efforts picked up, local authorities began burying the dead - an important, if grim, milestone for a city shredded by one of the world’s most powerful typhoons and the tsunamilike wall of seawater believed to have killed thousands. “There are still bodies on the road,” said Alfred Romualdez, mayor of Tacloban, a city of 220,000 people reduced to rubble in worst-hit Leyte province. “It’s scary. There is a request from a community to come and collect bodies. They say it’s five or 10. When we get there, it’s 40.”
Many petrol station owners whose businesses were spared have refused to reopen, leaving little fuel for trucks needed to move supplies and medical teams around the devastated areas nearly a week after Typhoon Haiyan struck. “The choice is to use the same truck either to distribute food or collect bodies,” Romualdez added. The nuclear-powered USS George Washington aircraft carrier and accompanying ships arrived off wind-swept eastern Samar province, carrying 5,000 crew and more than 80 aircraft, after what strike force commander Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery called a “high-speed transit” from Hong Kong. It is moored near where U.S. General Douglas MacArthur’s force of 174,000 men landed on October 20,
1944, in one of the biggest allied victories of World War Two. “Operation Damayan” started with the George Washington and two cruisers taking up position off Samar to assess damage and provide logistical and emergency support such as fresh water. Ships carried 11 pallets ashore - eight containing 1,920 gallons of water and three containing food - at Tacloban airfield. Several pallets of water were taken to Guiuan, home to home to 45,000 people, which was also badly hit by the storm. The carrier moved some fixed-wing aircraft ashore to make more room for the helicopters on the flight deck. “One of the best capabilities the strike group brings is our 21 helicopters,” Montgomery said in a statement.
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MLS partners CFU to host first ever ... From page 37 and Darren Mattocks (Vancouver Whitecaps). Shalrie Joseph of Grenada, currently with the Seattle Sounders, is considered one of the top midfielders in MLS as a four-time MLS Best XI selection and league MVP candidate in 2009 while playing for the New England Revolution. Jason Hernandez of Puerto Rico who plays with the San Jose Earthquakes is regarded as one of the most dependable
defenders in MLS, having played nearly 16,000 minutes since his rookie year in 2005. He continues the legacy of fine Puerto Rican footballers in MLS, which the most notable being retired Chicago Fire midfielder Chris Armas. Osvaldo Alonso (Cuba) of the Seattle Sounders is regarded as one of the top defensive midfielders in the league, having led his club to two US Open Cup titles in five years. He was an MLS All-Star in 2012 as well as an MLS Best XI. Jeff
Cunningham (Jamaica) played in MLS from 1998-2011 and is the current all-time leader in regularseason goals with 134. Twice he was the MLS Golden Boot winner and he was named to the MLS Best XI on three occasions. Stern John (Trinidad and Tobago) only played for MLS’ Columbus Crew in 1998-99, but in that short time he became a scoring sensation, with 44 regular season goals in 55 games before moving on to the top flights of English soccer.
Friday November15, 2013 ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): Instead of dragging on with something old, tired, and worn out, why not start something new? If you refuse to give up on a project that's doomed to fail, you'll be in for a long, frustrating road ahead. *************************** TAURUS (APR 20 MAY 20): Social engagements will be your saving grace. Without them, you may be confused and sad about issues that are reaching a climax. In some form or another, you're being asked to make some major transformations. *************************** GEMINI (MAY 21 JUN 20): The intensity should increase around an issue regarding love and romance. Friction is building. Unfortunately, this tension may be unavoidable. *************************** CANCER (JUN 21 - JUL 22): Let your heart shine. Love surrounds you like a beautiful pink cloud, and you can't help but attract people to you. Take romance to a higher level with someone really special tonight. You'll find that whatever you give will come back to you tenfold. Your aura glows brightly with emotion, so let it light your way. *************************** LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): There's a great deal of transforming energy in the air that you should harness and capitalize on. " When tomorrow comes and there's a huge meal of pizza, soda, and fries, suddenly the diet once again starts "tomorrow." Use the powerful energy of today to break out of this habit and make a real change in your life. ************************ VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): You may experience writer's block in every sense of the phrase. Even if you don't consider yourself a writer, for some reason it may be difficult to get even the simplest words down on paper.
LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): Action should be your main priority, especially when it comes to love and romance. You may not be too concerned about what sort of action you take. *************************** SCORPIO (OCT 23 NOV 21): A surprise in love and romance is on its way to you. Things are coming full circle, and the investment you made in this realm is finally paying off. *************************** SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): Getting along with others may prove challenging today, Sagittarius. The planetary aspects can have you isolating yourself. You might feel impatient and easily annoyed. If this is so, stay solo if you can. *************************** CAPRICORN (DEC 22 JAN 19): Know what you're getting yourself into, especially if it has to do with love and romance. You may be like a fly on a tree branch, carefully inspecting the beautiful spider web at your feet. *************************** AQUARIUS (JAN 20 FEB 18): Your heart may be hurt by misfortunes that have befallen you. Thinking about times past is just pulling up buckets of tears from a well. Don't keep doing this to yourself. It's time to move forward. *************************** PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): You're filled with joy! There's a tremendous wave of love coming your way. Everything involving romance could be taken to extremes. An extreme in the direction of love and boundless creativity means that at some time there will be a dramatic swing in the opposite direction.
Friday November 15, 2013
Mexico hits for five in WCQ win over New Zealand Mexico City, Mexico – Mexico moved one step closer to booking a ticket to the 2014 FIFA World Cup for the sixth consecutive time, beating New Zealand, 5-1, in the first leg of the CONCACAF/Oceania intercontinental playoff Wednesday at the Estadio Azteca. Oribe Peralta scored a pair of goals, while Paul Aguilar, Raul Jimenez and Rafael Marquez added one each in victory for El Tri, who head to Westpa c St a d i u m i n Wellington for the second leg on November 20.
Miguel Herrera, M e x i c o ’s f o u r t h h e a d coach in this World Cup Qualifying campaign, used a completely domestic squad, including seven from his Club America squad. The response was dramatic and immediate with the Tricolor attacking with ferocity from the opening kickoff. After several near misses – the closest coming in the 24th minute when Francisco Rodriguez’s attempt from distance was parried off the crossbar by New Zealand
goalkeeper Glen Moss – t h e h o st finally broke through in the 32nd minute. After Moss and a defender collided in an attempt to clear a Mexican free kick, Aguilar capitalized to knock in the third international goal of his career from the edge of the six-yard box. Jimenez, whose “chilena” against Panama h e l p e d k e e p M e x i c o ’s World Cup hopes alive in a 2-1 victory at the Azteca last month, followed a corner kick with a second header in front of the goal to make it 2-0 at the half. Eight minutes after the break, Peralta netted his sixth goal in ten qualifying appearances to give El Tri a 3-0 lead. Marquez started the scoring sequence with a long ball to Miguel Layun, who put a low cross along the six-yard box where Peralta latched on, sliding in to put the ball past Moss. The duo combined again in the 80th minute with Peralta powering home another header from 12yards out off a Layun cross for his second goal of the match. Marquez, who came agonizingly close moments earlier, closed M e x i c o ’s g o al account four minutes later. The Leon defender, 34, headed in a short corner from the edge of the six-yard box for his fifth career World Cup Qualifying tally. With five minutes left in regulation, the All Whites pulled one back through Chris James from 12 yards.
GCA\Noble House Sea Foods cricket on this weekend The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)\Noble House Sea Foods second division twoday tournament continues tomorrow with several matches. University of Guyana will travel to Muslim Youth Organisation with Randolph Rose and Clyde Layne umpiring, GNIC will host Everest with Zaheer Mohamed and Andrew Allen officiating, Third Class will journey to Gandhi Youth Organisation Anthony Ramsahai and Cyril Garnath doing on field duties and GCC will play Malteenoes at Malteenoes, Eddie Nicholls and Edward Bowen being in charge.
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NAMILCO/Bakewell T20 Final
RHT Gizmos & Gadgets seek more glory; Albion CCCC seeking to humble arch rivals
Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets Sponsored by the Georgetown based Gizmos & Gadgets super store, the Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets First Division Team over the last decade has dominated cricket in the Ancient County of Berbice along with their arch rivals Albion Community Centre Cricket Club. The team has produced over its twentyyear history, players for the West Indies at all levels along with six senior national, 26 junior nationals and a total of eight for Berbice at all levels. Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets and Albion Community Centre Cricket Club will on Sunday renew their healthy rivalry when they clash in the final of the NAMILCO/Bakewell T20 tournament organised by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB). The venue is the historic
Albion Community Sports Complex and RHT Gizmos & Gadgets batting would be spearheaded by their only Test player Assad Fudadin, support will come from West Indies ODI player Royston Crandon who since his return has been enjoying a rewarding season. National player Rajiv Ivan, Dominique Rikhi, Clinton Pestano, Jason Sinclair, Khemraj Mahadeo, Shawn Pereira, Shailendra Shameer and the hard hitting Eon Hooper will all lend support. Rikhi, a former National Under-19 opener and the explosive Pestano himself a former national Under-15 and Uder-19 player would open batting against the all spin Albion bowling attack. RHT’s bowling will be
spearheaded by medium pacers Fudadin, the lively Keon Sinclair and Pestano. Off-spinners Eon Hooper, Shailendra Shameer, Rajiv Ivan, Dominique Rikhi and Royston Crandon along with left arm spinner Ravi Narine and leg spinner Shawn Pereira would take care of the slow stuff on a pitch expected to be a spinners’ paradise. Veteran Administrator Hilbert Foster serves as Manager while Winston Smith is the Coach. Team: Dominique Rikhi, Clinton Pestano, Assad Fudadin, Royston Crandon, Jason Sinclair, Rajiv Ivan, Eon Hooper, Khemraj Mahadeo, Keon Sinclair, Shailendra Shameer, Ravi Narine, Brandon Prashad, Simon Lawson and Arif Chan. The Albion Community
Albion Community Centre Cricket Club Centre Cricket Cub (ACCCC) without doubt has been the leading team in the Ancient County of Berbice over the last few years, producing players at every level including Test. There only real rival has been the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and this has resulted in stern competition whenever the two sides face off, many of the battles have been fierce. This Sunday’s final is expected to be no different. Albion, over the past decade has produced four Test players - Narsingh Deonarine, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Devendra Bishoo and Veerasammy Permaul and several other promising players at the junior level especially Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai and
Kandasammy Surujnarine. Their successes have been based on the structured youth development programme along with a strict disciplined regime. On Sunday their batting would be spearheaded by former Test opener Sewnarine Chattergoon, Balchan Baldeo, the hard hitting Jonathan Foo, Kandasammy Surujnarine, Devindra Bishoo, Adrian Sukhra, Sharaz Ramcharran and national wicket keeper Anthony Bramble. Sewnarine Chattergoon, Jonathan Foo and Devendra Bishoo along with the improved Kandasammy Surujnarine. Playing at home will be added advantage for Albion, a ground that has been described as their fortress. Their all-round spin attack
centre around the experienced leg spinner Devendra Bishoo, left arm spinner Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai and off spinners Sharaz Ramcharran, David Latchaya, Veerapen Permaul and Balchan Baldeo. Coach Andre Percival, a former national player might be playing as well in the absence of West Indies players Narsingh Deonarine and Veerasammy Permaul who are both in India with the West Indies Team. Team: Sewnarine Chattergoon, Devendra Bishoo, Jonathan Foo, Anthony Bramble, Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai, Kandasammy Surujnarine, Balchan Baldeo, David Latchaya, Sharaz Ramcharran, Adrian Sukhra, Andre Percival, Dookna and Dwarka. Coach: Andre Percival, Manager: Muthuswammi Permual.
Physical education teacher’s complete preparatory seminar as K&S schools’ football tournament looms
Two days of rigorous training in the intricacies of football came to a satisfying climax when the curtains came down on a workshop for more than 40 Physical Education Teachers from schools around the country, hosted by the principals of the K&S Entertainment Group, in preparation of the schools’ football tournament slated for December 8-January 1 next. The function was held at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports ground, Carifesta Avenue and the teachers enjoyed expert input from several facilitators including Trinidadian Coach, also a former coach of the Golden Jaguars, Jamal Shabazz, GFF Vice President, Ivan Persaud, National Football coach, Wayne Dover and Physiotherapist, Debita Harripersaud. Mr. Shabazz hailed the initiative as highly successful during a brief press conference
following the culmination of the course. He congratulated the coaches for the two days of hard work and urged them to unite towards the development of the sport. “This is not about partisan politics or biasness; this is about the future of our footballers,” exhorted Mr. Shabazz. He further congratulated the principals of the K&S organisation for braving the vicissitudes and arranging the imminent tournament. “Now is the time to embrace, not segregate, not disseminate, not separate, not eliminate………,” the Trinidadian coach expounded. He then singled out one of Guyana’s football icons, VibertButts,aformer representative of this country, and gifted him an authentic ‘Golden Jaguar’ jersey. Mr. Shabazz was high in praise of several of the nation’s top ball weavers that have managed to segregate themselves from among their peers and go on to do
yeoman service for the nation. However, he said that he was disappointed that these players were rebuffed at the recent ceremony that heralded the FIFA World Cup trophy into Guyana. “Just imagine a top player like (Charles) ‘Lily’ Pollard debarred from entering the venue!,” a clearly riled up Shabazz expounded. He nevertheless feels that the lessons learned by the teachers, once shared, could be the catalyst in the elimination of such behaviours. Vice President of the GFF, Ivan Persaud and national coach, Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover also spoke highly of the venture and urged the participants to share their newly acquired knowledge. “The lessons imparted at this forum are very useful towards the development of the sport and I urge you to share your knowledge,” said Mr. Persaud. Mr. Dover concurred
Participants pose with organisers Dover (L), Shabazz(C) and Persaud moments after the training sessions had concluded while voicing the hope that a fresh breed of players would emerge from the impending tournament to facilitate continuity. Participants utilized the two training days productively and were taught the
necessary skills needed to impart knowledge to children. They were also tutored in the development of technical skills and issues relating to first aid among other techniques. This important part of activities out of the way, the officials now
await the kick off scheduled for December 8-January 1 next. Participating schools are drawn from Linden (4), West Bank Demerara (4), Georgetown (8), East Coast Demerara (4), East Bank Demerara (2), Mazaruni and Berbice (1 apiece).
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Legends salute Shiv on 150th Test Tendulkar 38* after West Indies fold for 182 Rarely have fans of a team in as dominant a position as India were at the Wankhede Stadium felt this tense. In the first two sessions, West Indies had served up another dose of inept batting to roll over for 182, and then India’s openers battered 77 at nearly a run-a-ball. That’s when Shane Shillingford struck twice in an over, to the delirious cheers of the home fans, and brought Sachin Tendulkar to the batting crease, perhaps for the final time. The knowledge that one false stroke could mark the end of the career of India’s best-loved cricketer made it a nervewracking experience, even for the lucky few who had managed to wrangle hard-to-find tickets. Whether Tendulkar felt a similar anxiety or not, he produced an innings of such composure that some fans wondered why he had announced his retirement. In about 100 minutes in the middle, he showed off some of his signature strokes including the classical cover drive and the effortless punch down the ground. The day began with a series of tributes to Te n d u l k a r - t h e B C C I President N. Srinivasan handed him a memento, a painted portrait was presented to him, the West Indies side gave him a framed autographed shirt, the coin at the toss was s p e c i a l l y minted in his likeness - and ended with fans euphoric over having watched him bat one more time. And, as has always been the case with Tendulkar, they were hoping for one more century from the man who already h a s 5 1 o f t h e m i n Te s t s . We s t I n d i e s w e r e h o p i n g for a century from at least one of their batsmen as well. Every Darren Sammy press conference is littered with talk about sensible batting, the need to shelve rash strokes and for the team to grind out overs. No one seems to be getting the message, least of all the Captain himself, as for the third innings in a row this series, West Indies made a reasonable start before utterly collapsing. After being asked to bat by MS Dhoni - a decision that surprised the
substantial partnership of the West Indies innings with Darren Bravo. Bravo had a torrid time against Bhuvneshwar, nearly lbw twice after not offering shots to successive deliveries.
Pragyan Ojha finished with 5 for 40. experts - West Indies had progressed to 93 for 2 at lunch, and having played out the traditionally difficult early hours and the new ball, should have been looking for a substantial score. Instead, they slid from 140 for 3 to 182 all out as India’s spin pair of R. Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha ripped through the batting. It wasn’t an easy surface to bat on, with Ashwin extracting bounce and turn in the first session itself. The new-look opening pair of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami constantly attacked the stumps and had the ball swerving both ways. Still, it doesn’t excuse a shocking batting display from the visitors though the fans absolutely loved it and the chants of ‘We want Sachin’ became d e a f ening as the wickets tumbled. Though Chris Gayle was undone by a rearing delivery early, Kieran Powell survived a nervy start and a straightforward chance at slip and put together the only
He decided the best way out was to attack, and produced a c o u p l e o f gorgeous hits off Ashwin, but the bowler won their battle with a delivery that spun and bounced which had Bravo caught-behind. After lunch, there were a couple of rare sights. First, an Indian quick was operating with four slips and a gully as Shami tried to induce Marlon Samuels to drive outside off. Samuels played a bunch of loose strokes, eventually nicking a flighted delivery from Ojha to slips. Then, in another surprise, Chanderpaul - the man known more for his creaseoccupation skills than his big hitting - came out looking to attack. He slammed his second ball for six over midwicket, and was always on the lookout for the quick single. He was dismissed by perhaps the ball of the innings from Bhuvneshwar, who got it to pitch around middle and zip across, forcing Chanderpaul to play, resulting in a nick to the slips. That was followed by the worst shot of the innings. Sammy, already facing plenty of criticism over his place in the side, tried to slog across the line on his second delivery to hole out for a duck. After that, it was only a matter of time as Ashwin and Ojha made use of the helpful conditions to slice through West Indies’ brittle tail. The only blemish in the innings for India was the three regulation chances put down at slip. M Vijay made amends for one of those misses with a stroke-filled innings. Shikhar Dhawan continued to find international cricket easy, hitting boundaries at w i l l a s I n d i a ’s o p e n e r s made the pitch and bowling look docile. Dhawan holed out attempting to sweep a ball from outside off and two balls later Vijay was caught at batpad - cue possibly the loudest cheer for a home team losing a wicket, as Tendulkar walked out to a guard of honour and events of the first five hours of play were largely forgotten. Scores after day one: India 157 for 2 (Vijay 43, Tendulkar 38*) trail West Indies 182 (Powell 48, Ojha 5-40, Ashwin 3-45) by 25 runs (ESPNcricinfo)
St. John’s, Antigua – Several Legends of West Indies cricket have hailed lefthander Shivnarine Chanderpaul as he prepares to play what will be a West Indies record 150th Test match. Three West Indies batting greats – Sir Everton Weekes, Rohan Kanhai and Desmond Haynes – applauded Chanderpaul and urged him to celebrate the occasion. “It will be a West Indian record and to play 150 Test matches tells you all you need to know about his stamina and longevity. He has not changed his style – which is a very beautiful thing – he has remained a batsman who bats for long periods and always looks to secure his wicket,” said Sir Everton. “Chanderpaul’s style is unique and quite different to that of most West Indians but he has done a magnificent job for West Indies cricket. I want to wish him all the very best in this historic match,” added Sir Everton, who played 48 Tests and averaged 58.61 runs per innings. The 39-year-old Chanderpaul made his Test debut in 1994 against England at Bourda. He enters the historic Test with 10,897 runs at an average of 51.89 and
made 28 hundreds and 61 half-centuries. Only fellow left-hander Brian Lara has scored more runs (11,953) for West Indies. Kanhai, who played 79 Tests between 1957 and 1974, praised Chanderpaul for his ability to bat for long periods and never get flustered. “I first saw him playing years ago in Guyana and was always impressed. Back them he was a raw youngster with bundles of talent and immense concentration. He has blossomed to become one of the great cricketers of the world,” Kanhai said. “He has a unique style of batting and it works well for him. He continues to show he has the great powers of concentration and likes to bat for long periods and the most important thing is he never gives his wicket away. “I want to urge the West Indies first four can take leaf out of Chanderpual’s book and look to bat for a long period. If they do we will do well, and look to make 350 to 400 runs in first innings.” Kanhai added: “Sachin Tendulkar will also be playing his 200th Test match and this is another great achievement by another stalwart of our great game – an achievement that will be remembered
forever.” Chanderpaul was named the International Cricket Council’s Player of the Year in 2008. He has scored 4,161 runs at an average of 70.52 runs per innings in 48 Tests since 2007 including 14 hundreds. Haynes, who played 116 Tests, praised Chanderpaul’s approach to his batting. “When he first came into the West Indies team I was still around and I remember seeing a little boy and I was very impressed with his ability. He was someone who was driven and was determined to get better. He came into Test cricket with a good attitude towards batting – always looking to bat long and play within his limitation and I was pleased with his progress,” said Haynes. “A very memorable moment for him was when he batted with Brian Lara when he (Lara) broke Sir Garry Sobers’s record in Antigua. Not many people remember the role Shiv played on that day but I will always recall how he stayed at the crease and did the perfect job. “He (Chanderpaul) will be missed when he makes the decision to retire and we have to look at a succession plan for when Shiv goes.”
Injured Kulkarni out of WI ODIs, Vinay called up Dhawal Kulkarni, the Mumbai fast bowler, has been ruled out of the ODI series against West Indies after suffering a foot injury. He will be replaced by Vinay Kumar. Kulkarni experienced pain in his toe on Wednesday evening and was taken for a scan, following which he was ruled out of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy game against Delhi, which started yesterday.
The Mumbai bowler had earned his maiden national, limited-overs call-up after being named in the 15member squad on Tuesday. Vinay Kumar had been dropped from the ODI squad against West Indies after his poor showing in the limitedovers series against Australia recently. Although Vinay finished with eight wickets in the
series, he conceded 345 runs in five games at an average of 41.87, including figures of 102 for 1 in nine overs during the final ODI in Bangalore. The first ODI between India and West Indies will be played in Kochi on November 21, while the remaining two ODIs will be played in Visakhapatnam and Kanpur on November 24 and 27, respectively. (ESPNcricinfo)
DCU&SA AGM set for January 12
The Demerara Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (DCU&SA) Annual General Meeting has been fixed for January 12, 2014
at the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) headquarters beginning at 10:00hrs. Among the items on the
agenda are the President, Secretary, Treasurer and Sub Association reports as well as the Financial Statement and Election of Office bearers.
Fixtures for GSCL Inc\ Digimax tourney The Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL Inc) has released the fixtures for the Digimax Open and Over35 tournaments which will culminate this weekend at the Everest Cricket Club. The quarter and semi finals will be played tomorrow and the final on Sunday. In the Quarter finals of the Over-35 division, Regal Masters will play Superstar at 10:00hrs and Park Rangers will
battle Ogle at 13:00hrs on pitch number 1. On pitch number 3, Savage will clash with Frontline at 10:00hrs and Superkings will tackle Success at 13:00hrs. The winner of game one will play the winner of game two in the first semi while game three champions will face game 4 winners in the second semi final. In the Open category on pitch number 2, Regal will
challenge Super Eagle at 09:00hrs, Better Hope will battle Farm at 11:00hrs, Wolf’s Warriors will face Princess at 13:00hrs and Trophy Stall will match skills with Challengers at 15:00hrs. The winner of match one will take on the winner of game two in the first semi final and the victorious team in match three will play game four champions in the second semi final.
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MLS partners CFU to host Jeffery, Matthews win stages, lone first ever Caribbean Player Combine female Singh, completes both MOH/MCYS/GCF five-stage Cycle Road Race
The seventh edition of Ministry of Health/Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport/ Guyana Cycling Federation ‘Ride for Life’ Five-Stage Cycle Road Race peddled off yesterday morning in Berbice and after two stages Raynauth Jeffrey, who won the Corentyne to New Amsterdam stage and finished sixth in the Rosignol to Carifesta stage is leading the overall leader after day one of the four-day event. Of the 72 registered starters 62 commenced the first stage with 57 of them completing the distance in East Berbice. All 57 finished the second stage including the lone female rider, Naiomi Singh. Eight riders from overseas entered the race with Bajan Darren Matthews winning the second stage in a time of Two Hours 21 Minutes 24 Seconds after Jeffery who is also riding for local Team Coco’s, copped the opening stage in a time of One Hour 37 Minutes 42 Seconds to give team Coco’s victories in
both stages so far. In East Berbice, Jeffery was followed by Orville Hinds of United Bike Shop, the experienced Godfrey Pollydore (Carlton Wheelers Cycle Club), Alanzo Greaves (Roraima Bikers Club), Darren Matthews and Geron Williams (Continental Cycle Club) in that order. Michael Anthony (Team Coco’s) was the first junior to cross the finish line in stage one. In the West Berbice to Carifesta Avenue stage, Matthews led the pack and won comfortably as he easily outsprinted the leading bunch over the last 150 meters with Williams, Pollydore, Greaves, Paul DeNobrega and Jeffery following the Bajan across the finishing line in a ‘bunch time of Two Hours 21 Minutes 24 Seconds. Mario King was the top junior on this second stage of the competition which was first held in 2007 when Greaves took the inaugural title. Today, the action is expected to start at the Wales
Michael Anthony Police on the West Demerara from 09:00hrs for the third stage. The race proceeds to
Bushy Park, East Bank Essequibo to end the 35 mile journey, which is the shortest distance of the five stages. The overseas campaigners Matthew (Barbados), Scott Savory (USA), Andrew Newton (USA) Paul Choo-We-Naim (USA) Samuel Burke (USA) Gerad Yates (Canada) Jamie Ramiez Berral (Colombia) and Antiono Jose Alacon Gonsalez (Colombia) will be hoping to upset the Guyanese based riders as the action intensifies. The fourth stage will be contested tomorrow in Essequibo, moving off at Supenaam from 07:30hrs and will go all the way to the other end, Charity, before returning to the village of Suddie for the conclusion. This leg of t h e r a c e covers 67 miles while the final leg on Sunday will wheel off in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden from Cara Cara to Homestretch Avenue in the capital city, a distance of 64.6 miles. (Sean Devers)
US Anti-Doping Agency offers to mentor Jamaica’s anti-doping team The United States’ AntiDoping Agency (USADA) has offered to help Jamaica’s anti-doping team because they feel the island’s athletes have been “let down”. USADA’s chief executive Travis Tygart said talks had already begun over a possible partnership with Jamaica. “Jamaican athletes deserve a robust anti-doping programme,” said Tygart. Six Jamaican athletes have tested positive this year and the country has already been accused of “losing its way” on drug testing for athletes. John Fahey, President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), earlier this
week said his organisation had been aware of difficulties in Jamaica for some time, revealing one of the solutions was for the country’s anti-doping team to be mentored by a more successful agency. Paul Wright, Jamaica’s most senior drug tester, also warned that the recent rash of failed tests might be the “tip of an iceberg”. Former JADCO ( J a m a i c a ’s a n t i - d o p i n g commission) executive director Renee Anne Shirley raised concerns when she said the agency had conducted only one out-ofcompetition test in the six
months leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Her comments followed a series of positive tests for Jamaican a t h l e t e s a n d resulted in Wada visiting the country at the end of October to assess its doping policies. Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell, three-time Olympic gold medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown and Olympic relay gold medallist Sherone Simpson are among six Jamaicans who have tested positive this year. “Right now, the athletes in Jamaica are being let down by their organisation,” said
Tygart. “Having one test out of competition prior to the London Olympic Games, if what is being reported is accurate, is unacceptable. No blood test, no human growth hormone test - that’s an injustice to the fairness of the sport and tremendously letting down those athletes. “A firm, committed play to moving forward is what we’re all after. “There have been discussions. We’ve talked to WADA, we’ve met with the Jamaican officials. “We’ll sort through whether there’s a role for us to play. We’re happy to help some other programmes that need some assistance.” (BBC Sport)
- young talent to benefit from historic deal
CFU President Gordon Derrick is flanked by MLS Technical Director Alfonso Mondelo (right) and Antigua & Barbuda FA President, Everton Gonsalves. A new chapter in Caribbean football history was written yesterday as the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and Major League Soccer (MLS) entered into a Partnership Agreement to host an MLS Caribbean Player Combine in January 2014. The announcement was made at the City View Hotel in St. Johns Antigua where CFU President Gordon Derrick, Antigua and Barbuda Football Association President Everton Gonsalves, and MLS Technical Director Alfonso Mondelo informed the world about the exciting new venture. The event will feature elite-level players invited from around the Caribbean, aged 18-22, who will compete in front of League scouts for an opportunity to earn an invitation to the annual adidas MLS Player Combine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida later that month. The four-day event (January 2-5) will take place at the Antigua Recreation Grounds, and will include training sessions and games against local clubs. Mr. Mondelo commented that the Caribbean is an area which has been underserved when it comes to scouting, and history has shown that numerous talented players have emerged from the Region. “Quite a few players have played, continue to play in the MLS and have done so successfully. Now we are looking forward to the next generation of players who will be coming in. As MLS moves forward we have a mission of being one of the top leagues
in the world by 2022,” said Mondelo. CFU President Gordon Derrick thanked the MLS for its foresight in agreeing to implement such a tremendous opportunity for players in the Region, and urged the chosen participants to give their best. “We as the leaders in the CFU can only take you there; it is your job to take it to the next level. However, this is the inaugural tournament and we are hoping, coming out of how well it goes, that this partnership will continue to grow and throughout time youngsters will see the true avenue and direction of how they can make a living from this wonderful sport called football,” said the CFU President. The CFU will ask all its thirty-one (31) Member Associations to select those players who fit the required criteria, and will collaborate with the Associations to ensure that registration and other organizational matters are administered appropriately. There were 25 players from the Caribbean on MLS rosters during the 2013 season (not including players from US Territories in Caribbean); Jamaica (15), Trinidad & Tobago (4), Cuba (2), Haiti (2), Grenada and St. Kitts & Nevis one each. The year 2013 featured 15 Jamaican players on MLS rosters, including national team standouts such as goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts (Portland Timbers) and forwards Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids), Ryan Johnson (Portland Timbers) (Continued on page 34)
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Moore says farewell at ISAAC Finale today
Organisers assures top class action as Berbice fight night set for month end
The Armed Forces will conclude their three-day athletics battle today at the Police Sports Club Ground at Eve Leary. With the Guyana Police Force (GPF) holding a 46point lead, the Inter-Service Annual Athletics Championships (ISAAC) will conclude today at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary with the march-pass at 1pm and the competition beginning at 14:00hrs. At the end of the second day of competition on Wednesday, the Police 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 fourth with 22 points apiece. While it is a fact that they are ahead, the Police will know that they are not yet safe, having had similar leads in the past, as early as in 2011, when they held the lead heading into the final day of competition and was eventually overtaken. The Police have not won the
ISAAC title since 2010; they tied with the soldiers last year. Some of the best athletic rivalries will become reality today as Guyana’s best female sprinter at the moment, 18-year-old Alita Moore says farewell to Guyana in the women’s 100m and 200m races. Moore will lead the Police in the events. Moore is set to take up an Athletics Scholarship at ASA College, New York, United States of America. Her nearest rivalry in the
sprint events will come from the ever-smooth former national junior sprinter, GDF’s Letitia Myles. The two top sprinters will clash in the marquee women’s sprint events today. In addition, Police’s Winston George will come up against GDF’s Patrick King and Davin Fraser in the 400m men. George will also run the 200m. Both the GDF and GPF have already made what is a five team competition into a dual battle.
GBA Champion of Champions Extravaganza
Amateur boxers invade Mining town in search of gold Efforts by the Executive of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) to decentralize activities from the Capital city will hit new grounds when several of the country’s top boxers don gloves tonight in the National Champion of Champions tournament which concludes tomorrow night. Activities will be staged at the Bartica Community Centre Ground under floodlights and in conjunction with Red Earth Promotions, a group out of the host community and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. Already, the pugilists from Georgetown are confident of carting off the many ‘gold’ medals on offer but will have to be wary of their counterparts from the rural areas. Of more significance though, is the fact that the residents of that community would have been starved of such action since most
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of the previous cards were staged in Central Georgetown; Barticians will now have a firsthand look at some of the best talent around. The Georgetown squad will be joined by their counterparts out of Berbice, Linden and Essequibo as well as two women, middleweights,
Dwon Thompson (GDF) and Theresa London, to add flavor to the card. The boxers and officials left Georgetown this morning and will be in action later this evening. Those boxers selected to represent Georgetown are Jnr./ Flyweight, Tyronne 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). The weigh in and medical examination will be conducted this morning and tomorrow morning Mr. Poole had travelled to the mining town last week to ensure that all systems are in place for this evening’s activities and had reported in the affirmative. 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. Organisers are also mulling similar cards in Essequibo in the near future.
Eight matches have been planned for this Sunday when the Guyana Football Federation / Banks Beer 2013/ 14 Premier League continues at four venues. Headlining the weekend’s action will be the visit of national champions Alpha United who travel to Linden to take on host Milerock, at the Mackenzie
Sports Club ground, starting from 20:00hrs. That game will be preceded by the clash between Winners Connection and Silver Shattas which commences at 18:00 hrs, at the same venue. In other fixtures, at the Beterverwagting Community Centre ground, BV/ Triumph tackles Mahaica Determinators at 15:30hrs.
At the #5 ground in West Coast Berbice, a double header is planned with Rosignol United taking on Buxton United in the feature contest at 19:00 hrs, while the curtain raiser sets New Amsterdam United versus Grove Hi Tech at 17:00hrs. A triple header is on the card over at the Georgetown
Football Club ground, starting from 16:00hrs. In the first game, Guyana Defence Force engages Young Achievers and that will be followed by the clash between Riddim Squad and Den Amstel from 18:00 hrs with the feature game between Western Tigers and Santos at 20:00hrs.
Eight matches on this weekend in GFF / Banks Beer Premier League
Monty Bovell (left) and Jeff Roberts are working in tandem to create opportunities for Berbice pugilists. Initial teething problems had forced the postponement of the inaugural Berbice Fight Night Boxing Card organised by former boxing champion, Jeff Roberts and Monty Bovell, initially scheduled for November 9 last. The organisers have since intensified efforts and as are now ready to stage the cards at a new date, November 30. Activities will be staged under floodlights at the Matthew Allen Road (Stelling Road), and the organisers have assured a chockfull of action. So far, four gyms, Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF), Harpy Eagles, Rosehall Jammers and the Essequibo Boxing Gym have signaled their intent to participate and will join Roberts’ Champions Boxing Gym (RCBG) in the one night slugfest. Both Roberts and Bovell are very upbeat and said that they are anxious to have the young pugilists from that region engaged in constant
and productive activity. The coaches also hinted that the tournament will form a part of their yearly itinerary. They said that they are examining the yearly programme of the parent association so that they may be in a better position to fix their dates. In the meantime, they have been able to solicit sponsorship from the Hand in Hand Insurance Company, Courts (Guyana) Ltd and the Berbice River Bridge. “Notwithstanding, we would be grateful if other corporate entities can render support so that this tournament could be a success and we could organise similar activities in the future,” said Mr. Roberts. Those representatives of the RCBG are Travis Fraser (welterweight), Michael April (flyweight), Joel Williamson (bantamweight), Albert Thomas (Flyweight) and Jamal Eastman (100-105lbs).
Persaud two-day cricket - South E’bo
Gonsalves XI take first innings honours Mark Gonsalves XI have taken first innings points from Anthony Adams XI when the Thakur Persaud two-day cricket competition continued on Sunday last at the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) ground, South Essequibo. Adams XI batted first and were bowled out for 62 in 21.4 overs with Adams scoring 29 and Joshua Paul 16; medium pacer Federico Abrams bagged 5-21 and Gonsalves 3-27. Gonsalves XI closed the first day on 101-4 after facing 27 overs. Gonsalves made 40 while Adams has so far taken 3-38. The game continues tomorrow. The match is being sponsored by President of
Mark Gonsalves NOC Sports Club Thakur Persaud. In an invited comment Coach Forbes said the game is part of the NOC’ Sports Club development programme. He also thanked Dereck Gobin Agri Spares for their assistance.
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Friday November 15, 2013
GAPF Seniors
Solomon’s Enterprise sponsors ‘Team Rip It’ Wi t h p o w e r l i f t i n g having etched its name as one of the sports that has brought tremendous glory to Guyana is set for another explosive chapter come this Sunday when the Senior National Championships are hosted by the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF). The latest corporate entity to lend tangible
Team Rip It members at right, Dr. Osmand Mack, Chris E. Solomon (backing camera) and Marino Jeffrey.
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s u p p o r t i s S o l o m o n ’s Enterprise which has sponsored ‘Team Rip It’ that comprise of reigning National and Caribbean Champion Randolph ‘The Accomplisher’ Morgan who is also the Captain of the team, Dr. Osmand Mack and Marino Jeffrey. The trio will be going all out to rip the opposition apart on Sunday where the best athletes in the land
will collide for what is anticipated to be an explosive championship at the National Gymnasium commencing at 10:00hrs, weigh-in starting at 07:30hrs. S p o n s o r, C h r i s E . Solomon said that his entity is very pleased to be associated with the trio and they are expecting great performances come Sunday. “Come support
our Rip It Energy Team as we strive to challenge our Limit.” Team Rip It will be competing under the slogan, ‘Challenge your Limit’. Apart from focusing on bettering their rivals, athletes will also bear in mind that selection on teams to represent Guyana overseas in 2014 will also be considered based on performances.
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Friday November 15, 2013
Flavours-organised Sevens Rugby on this Sunday Needing to keep the disappointment of Guyana being debarred from the N AW I R A S e v e n s Championships on the back burner, national ruggers will be involved in a Flavoursorganised Sevens Tournament this Sunday, at the National Park Field, commencing from 11:00 hrs. According to a release seen by this newspaper, all the clubs in the country will be participating in the tournament with most of them expected to field both male and female units, while the National Under-19 squad is also anticipated to take to the pitch. Up for grabs will be trophies for the winning
team and the Most Valuable Players, the clubs earmarked to participate include Caribs, Hornets, the Guyana Defence Force, University of Guyana and the national U-19’s. Among the entities on board are: Noble House Sea Foods, Royal Glass & Aluminum Works, Print for Less, Tony’s Auto Spares and Ansa McAl. The release added that food and drinks will be on sale, while Bar-B-Q and Fish Fry along with Games and Family Fun are also part of the day’s activities. A d d i t i o n a l l y, t h e organisers will afford fans the opportunity to engage in goal kicks for FREE Beers.
West Coast Berbice set sights on athletics title at Nationals West Coast Berbice, District 5, will be aiming for a top five overall finish in the track and field contest of the 53rd National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships, November 19-22 at the Castellani Pool and National Stadium. The District, which is known for dominating in the younger age groups and in the distance races, will be executing a master plan to win athletics title. This is according to Sports Representative of the District, Joycelyn Sears. “We have a strong chance of placing one to five in the track and field, but because we are not as strong in the swimming and the cycling and teachers I am not so sure about the overall champion of champions,” Sears said. Sears said that
preparations are close to complete as the athletes are being trained. She informed that Royston McDonald and Mario Roberts are the two coaches working with the athletes to get them into competition mode ahead of t h e n a t i o n w i d e championships. “Our team from way back would normally dominate the distance and middle distance and the athletes are training right now, everything is covered and I would say that we are 80 percent prepared so I’m grateful for that,” Sears noted. The nation’s largest schools’ competition gets underway on Tuesday with the swimming contest and continues the following day at the National Stadium with cycling and track and field contest. Teams must win or place highly in four competitions to win overall.
Friday November 15, 2013
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MOH/MCYS/GCF five-stage Cycle Road Race
Hills is biggest challenge for lone female Competitor Naiomi Singh
At age 21 she has already been riding competitively for quite some years having started since she was 13 and this is the second five-stage National Cycling event for talented Naiomi Singh. Yesterday, after the lone female participant rode in with the bunch in the first stage of the seventh edition of Ministry of Health/Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport/Guyana Cycling Federation ‘Ride for Life’ Five-Stage Cycle Road Race in Berbice as one of the 57 riders to finish the grueling event of 46.6 miles. She then, as she did last year, also completed the second stage from Rosignol to Carifesta Avenue over 60.4 miles and says her biggest challenge is now finishing the only stage she did not complete last, the Linden Hills. “I am looking to finish the Essequibo and Linden legs. Last year I struggled climbing the Hills on the Linden Highway cause I don’t train up there and
my legs got tired,” Singh said. Singh, who has successfully dominated at the Inter-Guiana Games level last year disclosed that now that she has attained the age of qualification for the three-stage and five-stage she feels it’s an honor to be the only female riding in those races. (Sean Devers)
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MOH/MCYS/GCF five-stage Cycle Road Race
Second stage winner Darren Matthews comfortably sprints to victory ahead of Geron Williams, Godfrey Pollydore, Alanzo Greaves, Paul DeNobrega and Raynauth Jeffrey in that order.
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