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The framing of the NBS managers Feelings of revulsion and contempt should be the reactions of anyone hearing the names of the principal behind-the scenes-movers of the high-level conspiracy against the New Building Society quartet. If a poll was to be taken nationally the findings would indicate that those insidious individuals would accept that they did nothing wrong or unusual. And that is saying a lot about the clique with whom they are associated. Nothing is sacred for this abominable pestilence called high officials in our midst; not family; not religion; not professional probity; not honour. Three senior managers and a junior officer were deliberately and falsely accused of a fraud orchestrated by the smarmy powers on high because they dared to not support what events have proved to be a venture tainted by corruption. The three seniors refused to authorize the expenditure by the NBS of a $2B investment in the Berbice River Bridge. A word of commendation is in order for the families of the four victims for their unwavering support and belief in the innocence of their loved ones to the point where the children of one director went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that all the influential players who although knowledgeable of the injustice, were apprised and given an opportunity to right an indescribable wrong to fellow humans. This matter should not be seen as closed but with the right legal advice and representation should be forwarded for redress up to the level of the International Court of Justice. It goes without saying that this was a crime against humanity regardless of how it is viewed. The myriad questions that abound point to complicity by officers from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions; the Office of the Commissioner; the NBS Board of Directors of the NBS; and high officials within the Presidential Secretariat; and Ministry of Finance. Interestingly we see a parallel in some aspects of the situation where the wife of one victim is engaged in discussions with the chief cook and bottle washer to make a legal matter go away if her husband withdrew his legal claims. Shades of the purported discussions between Bhena Lall and the sitting president would be anyone’s guess. The bullet-headed pursuit of four innocent victims highlights the hallmarks of a growing dictatorship where normally sane persons were perhaps understandably reluctant to confront their chief benefactor with his wrong doings. It just goes to show the morass into which we were sinking while all the time some of the more optimistic believed that we were standing on the solid rock of good governance. That is how much the Guyanese people were in denial with their eyes wide shut as a popular KN columnist is wont to declare. Interestingly the disregard shown by the nonresponse by at least one statutory office holder toward the request for information by Ombudsman Mr. Justice Winston Moore is surely worthy of note and speaks volumes of the esteem (or lack thereof) that Government functionaries have for that constitutional office. Who is Ashley Legall, and why was more compelling evidence not produced that could have resulted in the successful prosecution of that individual for his role in the general and particular criminal enterprise? There appears to be an indecent haste to ensure that the named mastermind did not face prosecution and this is one of the issues that brings into question the professional integrity of the Guyana Police Force. The Ombudsman requested the police file on the investigations and when advised by a retired deputy commissioner of impeccable credentials that all was not as it should be in the first submission, was subsequently sent another again lacking a vital ingredient which pointed to collusion in an immoral undertaking. Who gave the instructions to doctor the police report and to suppress elements of the one from Bank of Guyana? The Guyanese people need to remember these criminal acts when the time is right.
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The movement to restore democracy would be most effective if it’s a multi-ethnic one DEAR EDITOR, Since the suspension of Guyana’s parliament almost a week ago, the Parliamentary majority, in particular the APNU, has been making the right sounds and the right moves. They have vowed to build a national movement to restore parliamentary democracy. They have internationalized the issue. My colleague, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine, has articulated a sensible approach; he more than anyone in the Parliamentary Majority ranks understands this kind of politics. APNU Leader
David Granger has been more forceful than he has ever been since assuming the mantle of leader-a most welcome sign. The AFC has been somewhat tentative. Its stance on the need to avoid dialogue with the PPP is militant. But there is at least one concern the party needs to sort out. Despite Nigel Hughes’ articulate presentation, the decision not to send one of its top flight Indian Guyanese leaders to speak at the rally at the Square of the Revolution was ultra conservative and unhelpful. The AFC
continues to be unsure about how to deal with the sensitivities about alliance with the PNC within the Indian Guyanese community and the readiness of the PPP to exploit that issue. But I still believe that Moses Nagamootoo, speaking to Indian Guyanese from the Square of the Revolution would be a bold step in the direction of Ethnic solidarity and reconciliation. The movement for the restoration of democracy would be most effective if it is a multi-ethnic one, even as one must concede that African Guyanese would
have to lead the way. Sending only African Guyanese speakers to African Guyanese dominated events is wrongheaded. The PPP’s obvious plan to use the ensuing protest to whip up racial hysteria among Indian Guyanese must be confronted head-on. The APNU and AFC, preferably together, need to go to the Indian Guyanese communities and speak with them about the larger importance of the preservation of democratic norms for their own benefit and that of Guyana at large. That community should not (Continued on page 6)
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Kaieteur M@ilbox Kaieteur M@ilbox The same dictatorial constitution is ideally suited for the PPP’s dictatorial nature DEAR EDITOR, Yet another Peeping Tom article, “The will of the people does not annul prorogation,” (KN, November 15), has caught my attention. But before advancing, permit me to state that after my previous letter to KN, “The President acted constitutionally, but not democratically,” (November 15), I learned that Article 69 does allow for prorogation of Parliament to last up to six months. In light of this discovered source, the Opposition - now regular citizens - being courted by the President to engage in talks with the government, should forego demanding Parliament resumes sitting. They should demand, instead, that the President sets a date for fresh General and Regional Elections. After all, any resumption in parliamentary sittings will result in the no-confidence vote being passed, the government resigning and fresh G&RE being called. Getting back to the subject at hand, Peeping Tom appeared as trying to be balanced, by saying that while the President acted constitutionally, he did not act democratically; and that while
prorogation can be undemocratic, so too can a no-confidence motion against a democratically elected government. On the latter, it is either s/ he does not understand the circumstances under which a no-confidence vote gets passed or s/he deliberately ignores the fact that a noconfidence vote can only happen in a democracy, thus rendering his or her contention here as baseless. But it quickly became obvious s/he is sympathetic to the PPP. The writer went from seeking to debunk the views of folks who claimed the President misused Article 70.1 to prorogue Parliament, to venturing that while the President acted constitutionally, but not democratically, there were actually five instances when the President could have done so long before November 10. The truth is the President did not even need those five instances; he could have acted at any time, so why didn’t the writer advance reasons for the clause to be either removed from the constitution or amended to cater for national emergency situations and with limitations in scope? In his or her defence of the President’s use
of Article 70.1, the writer further noted, “By convention, the exercise of a prerogative of the Crown carries broad discretion,” and that “the Crown can opt to prorogue parliament as many Kings and Queens have done in the past.” Why invoke the Crown decades after Guyana ceased being subjected to a Crown system in 1966, and is now a supposed parliamentary or representative democracy? Article 70.1, which found its genesis in the era of the Crown, should have either been done away with or, at least, been made more explicit in its objectives and limitations. As it is currently written, interpreted and applied, Guyana is not a true parliamentary democracy if the President can, for no stated reason, prorogate (dismiss) or even dissolve (suspend) Parliament. It also renders hypocritical the notion that Parliament is the highest decision-making forum in the land, because, whereas the constitution says Parliament can get rid of the President by a two-thirds majority vote, it also says the President can
prorogate or dismiss Parliament! Dr. Mohammed Shahabudeen helped screw us and now we really need a new constitution! In my previous letter (KN 15), I did venture that the reason why the late Forbes Burnham came to have the prorogation and dissolution Articles brought forward from the pre-Independence era (when the Crown was supreme) into the 1980 Constitution, was to pre-empt Parliament from using twothirds of its vote to remove him, thereby proroguing Parliament and protecting his hold on power (for up to six months). This actually was one of the reasons that the late Cheddie Jagan kept harping for years that the 1980 Constitution was dictatorial, except that after the PPP won in 1992, the same dictatorial constitution turned out to be ideally suited for the true dictatorial nature of the PPP, which explains why the 1999 reforms were mere minor amendments, and why even Mr. Haslyn Parris, a 1999 reform commissioner, reportedly now believes it is time for a new constitution.
Sardonically, in a case of using your own stick to beat you, Article 70.1, which was one of the articles retained during the so-called constitutional reforms of 1999 and unanimously approved by the National Assembly - including PPP and PNC MPs - is now being used
by the PPP against APNU/ PNC! Not funny! Editor, I have no illusions about the vital role of a constitution in the governance of any country, even if the document is discovered to have flaws; what I do not support is (Continued on page 6)
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on Recalling Parliament DEAR EDITOR, Most Guyanese I spoke with support the call by the PNC-AFC coalition that the President should revoke “the proroguing of parliament” and recall the legislative body to act on the important issues – ChikV, ebola, telecom, budget, etc. People prefer that the parliament not be dissolved now and that the parties address the peoples’ business at hand because they don’t think new elections would produce different results than currently obtains. However, it is noted that the PNC-AFC tag team is sending a confusing message on recalling parliament. The PNC-AFC team rallied on Monday and Friday for the recall of parliament and at the same time it says if the parliament is recalled, it will bring down the government as the first order of business. So what is the point in recalling parliament – just to
have the satisfaction of voting out President Ramotar? Which leader would recall parliament to have himself voted out of office when he could simply dissolve parliament - the effect is the same? Would Granger or Ramjattan do that if they were President The opposition has the majority and can vote out the government at anytime. The President cannot stop that act if the opposition so chooses; he can only delay it as he has done by proroguing parliament hoping the opposition would have some time to cool off and reconsider their act. Alternatively, the President can dissolve parliament to avoid the ignominy of losing a no confidence motion. President Ramotar has indicated he is willing to dissolve parliament and call fresh elections if that is indeed what the opposition wants. A no confidence motion is the same as dissolution of parliament as both lead to early elections.
The President has urged the opposition to reconsider their planned move and has called for dialogue on a way forward short of voting out the government. The President has made his intention clear – discuss issues at hand or have an election. So if the opposition wants elections now, instead of calling on the President to recall parliament to vote against him, then the opposition can simply urge the President to dissolve parliament and face the electorate. A note of caution. Ramotar is more than likely to return as President and could have a majority after an election. In such a case, the opposition would have gambled and lost badly. But it is also conceivably possible, though very unlikely, that the PNC could win a plurality with the minority AFC joining in a coalition government. Vishnu Bisram
The same dictatorial constitution... From page 5 this notion that the PPP once condemned the constitution because it was misused to deny that party (what it deemed was) its democratic right to rule or govern; yet when the same PPP gets to rule or govern, it exploits the same condemned document and denies others their right to parliamentary representation. Worse still, is that there are PPP apologists who use the media to defend the
indefensible, as happened during the PNC era and is happening now. This public defending only helps to strengthen dictatorial behaviours by parties and governments, and this exactly the interpretation of Peeping Tom’s opinion that the will of the people does not annul prorogation. All of a sudden, the Crown (which we once associated with colonial-era discrimination and inequality
and wanted gone) is now being invoked to show the broad powers the President now wields; that the President is now within his right to ‘prorogue’ Parliament, and that the will of the people no longer matters. Peeping Tom may or may not know it, but those are the ingredients essential for a dictatorship, while we badly need opinions supportive of democracy. Emile Mervin
The movement to restore democracy... From page 4 be left to the mercy of the PPP’s propaganda and fear mongering. And those Georgetown Indian Guyanese business places who lock their doors and send home their Indian Guyanese staff because there is an APNU event in Georgetown must be exposed. They are subtly and no so subtly instilling fear in Indian Guyanese and constructing African Guyanese as reckless violent people. Both the APNU and the AFC have been firm on the PPPs call for dialogue-they have avoided the bait thus far. Any dialogue with the PPP at this stage would soften the gravity of what President Ramotar has done. The PPP must pay a very high price for what they have done; there should be no ifs and buts about that. If ever there was an opportunity to rekindle the movement spirit in Guyana, it is now. One of the negative characteristics of contemporary Guyanese and Caribbean politics is the absence of mass movements. We are a movement people. To tell the country and the world that you have dismissed the country’s elected representatives and a co-equal branch of government in order to get a dialogue with the Parliamentary parties is laughable and insulting to our collective intelligence. You dismiss the highest forum for dialogue in order to achieve dialogue. What irony! In any case, dialogue is never an effective tool of contestation. Dr.
Luncheon once said that in a dialogue the PPP and PNC are not equals. And that has been the PPP’s approach to dialogue all these years. They have used dialogue to weaken their opponents and to sanitize their politics of domination. The time for dialogue is over. It is now time to negotiate a way forward for Guyana. But before any such negotiation the Parliament must be restored. It should be unconditionally restored. There is no need to have any dialogue about that. The people should insist that the APNU and AFC hold the line on this. The APNU and AFC have to be careful about their rhetoric of election. Movements are seldom built around elections. Elections should be part of a sustained movement to defend democracy, people’s rights and against political bullying and domination. Part of the present motivation should be to ensure that this kind of crude, unkind oneparty dominance comes to an end once and for all. The task is not only the removal of the PPP government but equally important to banish one-party, one-race and rogue-elite governance from Guyana for good. Finally, the APNU and AFC should convene parliament, a People’s Parliament, outside of the chambers and continue the people’s business. Sittings should be held all over the country. They should debate and pass bills; that’s what they were elected for. David Hinds
DEAR EDITOR, Guyana is now experiencing the tyranny of the minority. The action by President Donald Ramotar to prorogue Parliament should cause former US President Jimmy Carter, who is a ‘Born Again Christian’, to revisit Guyana one last time. His mission should be to perform the ‘last rites’ for the demise of parliamentary democracy which he is credited to have helped restore to Guyana in 1992. For him, the ‘euthanizing’ of our Parliament by Ramotar, to ‘preserve’ his political life, has got to be more than just ‘sobering’. Rather, it has got to be ‘soul-searching’ because it has brought all his hard work to zero. The misuse of this Constitutional provision is so extraordinary, that our collective reaction as a sovereign people can only be correspondingly, extraordinary. For the PPPC, this period of prorogation is in effect - a ‘shallow grave’ in which they have buried or entombed parliamentary democracy. For the combined opposition therefore, this period has got to be used for the ‘Resurrection of Democracy’. Talk of ‘restoration of democracy’ does not apply now. That was pre-1992, when our fledgling
democracy was alive and well despite its spots and blemishes. The PPP government has now dealt a mortal blow to the raison d’etre for their own existence. The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Brig. David Granger, is right in declaring that there can be no engagement by the combined opposition with the regime during this period. The Combined opposition must seize the moment, because the stars are aligned perfectly in their favor. It is called ‘providence’! Not luck and chance. Reacting to ‘providence’ requires deliberate action and keeping up of momentum, so that, on ‘resurrection morn,’ when Parliament eventually resumes, Guyana will be fundamentally transformed. This is the time for a ‘Guyana Magna Carta’. Every great nation has had moments that fundamentally transformed their societies. In the 13th Century, the British had the first Magna Carta (The Great Charter) which protected British subjects against royal abuses of power and upon which English Common Law is based. England will be celebrating the octocentenary (800th Anniversary) of the original Magna Carta, in 2015. The Magna Carta protected and promoted
people’s liberties as ‘inviolate’, and placed the first significant limit on an English monarch’s powers. In the 18th Century, the United States had their own ‘Magna Carta,’with ‘the Bill of rights’ in which all the civil liberties of the American people and self-evident truths, are enshrined. In pursuit of our own ‘Magna Carta’, we do not need any foreign mediator. I respect the Speaker’s call for Commonwealth support but President Carter’s intervention in 1992 has now culminated in prorogation. In 1998, the involvement of the three wise men - Sir Alister Mc Intyre (Jamaica), Sir Shridath Ramphal (Guyana/Barbados) and Sir Henry Ford (Barbados) resulted in the Herdmanston Accord which was largely ignored by the PPP Government. This time it has to be a total Guyanese effort which involves voting at a general election. “We the People,” must unite to reshape our democratic landscape and preserve our democracy. The President must be subject to the law of the land and not above it. All Guyanese at home and abroad must ‘Light a candle, sing a Sankey and help resurrect Democracy’. Standhope Williams
General elections now, or shut the country down! DEAR EDITOR, President Donald Ramotar at a press conference yesterday said that in the next few days he will invite the combined opposition for “talks” on the way forward following his prorogation (suspension) of Parliament.” Mr. Ramotar heads a minority government. On November 10, he abruptly prorogued Parliament to circumvent the passage of a noconfidence vote against the minority PPP government. The motion was tabled by the opposition Parliamentary majority, and was scheduled for debate and passage that said day. Mr. Ramotar knew that its passage was all but certain. Hence, he deliberately suspended the Parliament; abrogated democracy and engineered a constitutional crisis, so that he can rule by decree. He consequently violated the democratic ethos and plunged our nation into one party rule, from which despotism and an insidious
dictatorship have emerged. The place for discussion and debate is the Parliament. Mr. Ramotar effectively emasculated Parliament in a desperate effort to silence the voice of the people’s representatives. Now he purportedly wants talks. Let me address Mr. Ramotar directly: Talks to discuss what? For a President who runs a minority government, your priorities are upside-down and your arrogance is appalling! Your supposed consultation with the Parliamentary “majority” should have been sought before you contemptuously and unilaterally prorogued the Parliament and stifled democratic expression. So take your invitation for talks and go fly a kite! I strongly urge Opposition Leader Mr. David Granger as well as AFC Leader Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, and their respective parties, to summarily reject any invitation for talks from Mr. Ramotar or the PPP. The time for talking is over! We’ve had
enough. We need resolute action. The Guyanese people must reject Mr. Ramotar as an undemocratic leader and reject the tyranny of one party PPP rule. So too must the Caribbean region and the international community. The inescapable action we seek is general elections; be it as a consequence of a no-confidence vote by the majority in the Parliament, or by way of Mr. Ramotar himself realizing that he cannot hide from an inevitable reality, and must call early elections by “forcedchoice.” This is the bottom line: There must be general elections now or shut the country down! No 2015 budget. No useless, phony talks. No deals. No modus Vivendi! We want general elections, and we want them now. Plain and simple! Rickford Burke President, Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID)
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AJ Nicholson in Japan urges support for Caribbean Court of Justice TOKYO, Japan - (CMC) – Jamaica’s Foreign Affairs Minister AJ Nicholson yesterday urged support for the legislative move towards the island joining the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) and reiterated that the Portia Simpson Miller administration would not support the idea of a referendum on the issue. “It appears to me over the years that there should have been far more educational and information initiatives,” regarding the decision to moving away from the London-based Privy Council, which serves as the island’s highest court and joining the CCJ that was established in 2001. Nicholson told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that the reasons for moving away from the Privy Council “are so relevant, easily understood and everybody ought to have known that. “But the most important of all is affordability. In Jamaica and I rather suspect for the rest of the CARICOM, no more than perhaps one per cent of our population can afford going to London to have their case heard at the final level and yet in Jamaica it appears as if our Opposition [political party] doesn’t seem to understand that. “The very persons they are asking to vote for them in elections are the very persons who do not
have access to justice,” Nicholson said, adding that access to justice if the most fundamental human right. “And yet, our people in Jamaica will not have that right, they can’t exercise that right, simply because of affordability,” Nicholson said. He told CMC that it was likely that the legislation allowing the island to make the CCJ its final court will be debated in Parliament “within the next few days. “The debate will take place and three months thereafter according to our Constitution there is to be a vote in the House of Representatives and then it will move to the Senate. “The People’s National Party government has two thirds majority in the House of Representatives, so we expect that the bills will be passed there,” he said, noting that “it is required that two thirds majority be given in each House”. But Nicholson acknowledged that the ruling party needed at least one vote to ensure the two-thirds majority in the Senate adding “and we hope, pray and expect that they will come to their senses once and for all”. Asked what would be the strategy going forward if the opposition fails to support the initiative in the Senate, Nicholson said” well we will remain with the Privy
AJ Nicholson Council”. He said the main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) wants to have a referendum on the CCJ issue, but that there is “not one country that has moved from the Privy Council, to have their own Court of Appeal, had a referendum. “The reason is simple… a referendum is essentially a political undertaking and it is unwise to have matters relating to your judiciary and legal matters put before a people on a political platform, They will say things, things will be said that will damage your judiciary and that is why they have never had a referendum to move away from the Privy Council”. Nicholson told CMC that the PNP “will not expose our judiciary in Jamaica to that either so that if we do not get the support in the Senate, the one vote, we will remain with the Privy Council for now”.
Venezuela urges oil price support ahead of OPEC meeting DUBAI (Reuters) - OPEC hawks Iran and Venezuela yesterday called on fellow crude producers to shore up prices that have plunged more than 30 percent to fouryears low ahead of an OPEC meeting later this month. Oil prices have fallen to below $79 on abundant and weak demand from $115 a barrel in June. Scepticism that OPEC will cut supply when it meets next week Thursday, have also weighed on the prices. So far, only Kuwait and Iran have said a reduction is unlikely, while a Libyan OPEC official, Venezuela and Ecuador have called for OPEC to cut output. Privately some delegates are talking of the need for some action, although they warn an agreement will not be easy to reach. In comments reported by Iran oil ministry’s news agency Shana, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Rafael Ramirez, speaking in Iran, said
Tehran and Caracas hold a common stance on the oil market. “We believe that the prices are at a very low level and instability in the market is in no one’s interest,” Ramirez told Shana. “A hundred dollars per barrel is the desirable price for
Venezuela.” Iran Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh made similar remarks. “It is difficult to go back to the old (oil) prices but we should try to fix the prices as much as the current market situation allows,” Zanganeh said. Ramirez, Venezuela’s main representative at OPEC and until September was the country’s oil minister, has
embarked on an oil diplomacy tour ahead of the OPEC meeting. He visited Algeria and Qatar and was due to visit Russia after Iran. Iran’s Zanganeh also visited Qatar and Kuwait this week in a bid to win support for stabilising oil markets.
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Dem boys seh...
Jagdeo and Babbie storing wealth fuh de next life De Good Book promise that if people change from dem wicked ways de Creatah would change he mind about wha he had in store fuh dem. But some of dem suh wicked that even if dem change de Creatah can’t forgive dem. People know that de Creatah does forgive everybody and fuh everything dem do pun de earth. But when he meet up wid this set wha deh in Guyana he seh he can’t forgive dem. Tek Jagdeo. He get involve in wickedness because de man refuse to break de financial laws in Guyana to give him US$10 million to invest in de Berbice Bridge. He mek de people trump up charge gainst de man just like how he get Cee fuh Satar to trump up charge against de Waterfalls boss man. De wickedness wha he cause wid de NBS people now got everybody who tek orders from he and get set up now running fuh cover. Nuff of dem praying to de Creatah and begging fuh forgiveness. De Creatah tell dem boys he nah mek up he mind wid dem. He got dem in a different category. Then you got Babbie who if you put ten of de richest men in de region, dem combined wealth can’t match this one man wealth. Dem boys know he and Jagdeo is Hindu. Dem is not Chat-3 because Anil seh suh. He know. Dem believe in reincarnation which mean that dem gun come back on earth after dem dead. De huge wealth dem stockpiling, dem tell people, is fuh de next life when dem come back. Dem boys remember bout de Chinee man who use to live near Jagdeo in Pradoville one. He drop dead and lef he wife with plenty millions in the bank. De woman tun and marry Balgobin, his driver. This driver seh, “All de time I think I was wukking fuh meh boss. Now I realize that meh boss was really wukking fuh me !!!” Now he in de cemetery. Dem boys seh that Jagdeo and Bobby will get a rude awakening when dem join de Chinee man because de Creatah whisper to dem boys that one coming back as a rat and one coming as a donkey. Rat and donkey never spend money in supermarket or in Sleep Out. De fat crook is not a Hindu and he involve in nuff wickedness. He is one de Creatah disown. De Shaat scamp is Hindu and he and de fat one got one thing in common— one way ticket to hell. People vex because dem got less power than de Humbugs man. One of dem and de police boss, wha suppose to See All, line up at de Humbugs man house fuh tek dem name off de report. De Humbugs man tell dem boys that he don’t have delete button pun he computer. And besides, he got to check pun other wickedness involving de same clique. Talk half and watch everybody run fuh cover.
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I played no major role in charging NBS Managers -- Commissioner of Police
Commissioner of Police (ag), Seelall Persaud A day after two senior government functionaries tried to extricate themselves from what is being viewed as an injustice meted out to three senior officials of the New Building Society, the country’s Police Chief is also distancing himself from the episode. Commissioner of Police (ag) Seelall Persaud said that he was not personally responsible for the file on the investigations into the multimillion-dollar fraud at the New Building Society, that led to the charging and subsequent dismissal of three senior officials of the financial institution. The Ombudsman had found that a grave injustice had been done to the NBS officials, including former Managing Director Maurice Arjoon who had filed a complaint with the Ombudsman.
Persaud’s name was mentioned in the damning report that was prepared by Ombudsman, Justice (rtd) Winston Moore. The report pointed to sloppy police work, and more specifically, missing portions of the police file. The report was referring to “11 pages of notes from Minister’s meeting”. The Police Commissioner (ag) when contacted by this newspaper, described the missing portion of the police file as exhibits that were lodged to be produced as evidence during the trial of the three senior NBS officials. The Ombudsman’s report stated that the missing exhibit indicates interference that was highly irregular. “The fact that this
document was removed from the police file was not surprising,” the report stated. When contacted by this newspaper, Persaud, who was the Head of the Police Criminal Investigations Department (Crime Chief) at the time when the investigations were done,
indicated that he cannot be held personally responsible in any way for the police lapses in the investigations. “I did not have personal custody of the file at the time…the file was passed from hand to hand,” he told this newspaper. Continued on page 69
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NDCs need to improve on financial accountability and transparency - Minister Whittaker
Sunday November 16, 2014
GDF on high alert over political situation
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development flanked by representatives of RDCs Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman Whittaker, is calling for higher financial accountability and transparency with regard to how Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) and Local Government departments are run. The Minister was, on Friday addressing NDC overseers and assistant overseers from across the country, at a capacity building workshop held at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC), Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Minister Whittaker highlighted the responsibility that NDCs across the country have in engaging members of their communities. He explained that there is a perception that NDCs do not properly utilise public funding to the benefit of community members. Minister added that in order to meet the demands of a 21st century community, the
role of councils is to work towards expanding their services, while sustaining the quality of what they offer. In addition to outlining the NDCs responsibility to the overseers, Whittaker elaborated on the reluctance the public sometimes feel toward local government. He noted that the reason for this is due to a common perception that NCDs do not “reach out to people enough”. According to the Local Government Minister, this has led to poor financial accountability and is considered a failure on part of certain NDCs. He explained that greater transparency between NDCs and the public is needed for development to continue. “A lot of criticisms (NDCs receive) are premised on the view that they are not accounting for the resources the people provide,” said the Minister, “therefore we must put this information in the public domain.” He affirmed that it is the
duty of NDCs to engage their community members and make them aware of the procedures of running public services. Furthermore, the official remarked that there were improvements in financial accountability over the past year. He also commended some of the NDCs that have embraced what is called a “public day”. These are days whereby overseers make themselves available to the public in order to hear and address concerns by community members. However, he said that such an exercise was practiced by less than 50 percent of the 65 NDCs across Guyana. The Local Government Minister reiterated that in order for NDCs to be successful they must be willing to corporate with their respective constituents and provide the necessary information which they have a right to. “Let us account for the people’s money,” concluded Whittaker in his address. Representatives from the Regional Democratic Council for each of the 10 Administrative Regions in Guyana also presented their budgets for the coming year.
Chief of Staff Brigadier Mark Phillips. Officers and ranks of the Guyana Defence Force have been placed on alert for any eventuality that could stem from the fallout between the government and the combined parliamentary parties. Chief of Staff, Brigadier Mark Phillips, has briefed officers and ranks on the current political situation, particularly as it relates to President Ramotar’s prorogation of parliament. The Chief of Staff explained the security implications, and emphasised to the troops, the need for a sustained state of readiness to carry out duties, in keeping with the mandate of the GDF, as stated in Section 5, Chapter 15:01 of the Defence Act in the Constitution. The act states, “...The Force shall be charged with the defence of and maintenance of order in Guyana and with other duties
Opposition Leader, Brigadier (rtd) David Granger
as may from time to time be defined by the Defence Board.” In his address to GDF troops, Brigadier Phillips emphasised that their approach to their duties must be with the aim of ensuring the highest degree of professionalism at all times. He entreated the troops not to become emotional but to remain vigilant and taskoriented. “We have a role to play as providers of our nation’s safety and security. To this end, all Officers, other ranks and civilian employees of the Force are expected to be in a state of readiness to ensure a professional commitment to our national role,” he said. A press statement from Camp Ayanganna stated that the GDF is committed to working in collaboration with the Guyana Police Force and other members of the Joint Services, in keeping with its role to aid the civil powers in the maintenance of order. The Chief of Staff ’s appeal to his officer’s and ranks comes a few days after Leader of the Opposition, David Granger, called on Brigadier Phillips and Police Commissioner (Ag), Seelall Persaud, not to allow members of their respective services to be drawn into any unlawful actions against lawabiding citizens. The APNU leader ’s statement came after the
Parliamentary opposition announced a series of peaceful protests to raise public awareness over the President’s prorogation of Parliament Monday last. “…Freedom of assembly, association and freedom to demonstrate peacefully, that [is] to say, his or her right to assemble freely, to demonstrate peacefully and to associate with other persons and in particular to form or belong to political parties, trade unions or other associations for the protection of his or her interests.” A media release from the Party had stated that it is concerned and dismayed at newspaper reports that there has been sudden, heightened training by members of the Police Force in Georgetown under the Command of Senior Superintendent, Clifton Hicken. “Brigadier Granger calls on officers and members of the GDF and GPF not to be swayed by perverse political directives aimed at provoking a disturbance of the peace or causing injury to innocent individuals. All members of the Defence Forces and Disciplined Services are required to behave in a professional manner in the performance of their duties. They are to ensure that the law is enforced and the Constitution is upheld,” the APNU release stated.
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Ramotar bent on abuse of power, rape of economy - Greenidge A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) Shadow Finance Minister, Carl Greenidge, said yesterday that while the government, has attempted to silence the legislature, the body will not be silenced. It is not without weapons, he said. Greenidge said that it is imperative to remind President Donald Ramotar of such. In light of the prorogation of the Parliament, it is clear that Ramotar ’s “disgraced Presidency is bent on the further abuse of power and rape of the economy,” Greenidge said. He said that the National Assembly was never intended to be superior or junior to the executive, let alone to the President. He said that it would be inconceivable that the public would sit idly by if the President tried to close down the courts, one of the three pillars of the constitution. The others are the Executive and the Parliament.
- says that the Legislature is not without weapons
APNU, Shadow Finance Minister, Carl Greenidge In similar vein, he said that the public should not entertain President Donald Ramotar’s “ridiculous excuse” for closing down the National Assembly. This very action by the President and his Cabinet including the Attorney General, shows just how wise “we in the Legislature were, in not approving more powers for the Executive by way of the proposed
amendments to the antimoney laundering and prevention of financing of terrorism legislation.” He said that the National Assembly has its role as defined in the Constitution and that includes the passage of laws and to deliberate on the state of the country and Government’s policies. A Presidency which believes that it ought to be able to formulate policies, to pass legislation in support of the policies, to assent to the same policies and then to implement those policies without hindrance is clearly bent on dictatorship, Greenidge said. He said too that the Legislature will not condone this, whatever the pretext. Greenidge added, “ We will not pass any legislation that seeks to cover the government’s actions expost. So no expenditure undertaken outside of sums
Comments are fair, true and... From page 3 the issue of the infamous Amaila Falls road for US$15M which Brassington went ahead with, despite misgivings over the contractor, Synergy Holdings Inc. Synergy was fired from the contract but Guyana lost hundreds of millions of dollars. The road was critical for the financing of the hydropower project in Region Eight. Wi t h r e g a r d t o t h e controversial US$50Mplus Marriott Hotel, B r a s s i n g t o n ' s hands in committing public funds in a private-public partnership with securing the private investment, exposing taxpayers' dollars will also have to be answered. Brassington will also
have to explain why he allowed a private investor in the Marriott Hotel to take two-thirds of the equity without a proper evaluation being done. His role in disposing of the 20 percent share in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company and diverting the proceeds to a project will also be questioned during the libel trials. Brassington's approval for NICIL's resources to be used to finance exclusive housing developments at Pradoville 1 and 2, an area in which top Government officials live, is also to be scrutinized during the trial. Among other things, the lawyers said that “the defendants will contend that the column contained words that were fair comments on a
matter of public interest, namely the conduct of Mr. Brassington… and wholly justified in expressing outrage that poor planning resulted in the squandering, criminal waste and loss of taxpayers' money.” In recent years, Kaieteur News has been slapped with numerous lawsuits by especially Government officials, after questions were asked about a number of transactions and state projects. The lawyers for Kaieteur News are Christopher Ram and Moses Nagamootoo.
already approved from the Consolidated Fund could be approved by the House. “That means that Supplementary Provisions and Contingency Fund advances will not be entertained. There could be no question of Statements of Excess being legal in these circumstances.” Greenidge maintained also that the real reason behind the President’s prorogation of the Assembly was to give the Ministers and the PPP time to garner and spend state funds unfettered by the scrutiny and need for Assembly approval, a charge President Ramotar has debunked. The two Opposition parties will not approve expenditure based on the usual practices of awarding contracts without reference to the Procurement rules, Greenidge said. All contracts awarded in the period of the prorogation
will be subject to reconsideration by the Assembly. He said that government has an obsession with the big projects which enable them to secure kickbacks and fill its pockets and those of its associates. “They could be expected to make maximum use of the prorogation to raid the treasury and the extrabudgetary sources such as the GGMC, NICIL, Lottery Funds etc,” he added. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee remarked that within days leading up to the 2011 elections, former President Bharrat Jagdeo had awarded broadcasting licences to privileged foreign companies and members of the PPP and their relatives. He said that licences for gold and other mineral exploration along with exceptional fiscal concessions and tax holidays had also been awarded in the
same way. Should President Donald Ramotar try to follow the same line during this sixmonth period, every single one of the awards would be subject to being reopened and scrutinized, Greenidge said. “We will overturn everything that is not transparent; we will overturn them. Everything they try to implement that does not adhere to the principles of transparency and accountability, and respect for the law we will unimplement.” He said that international investors, bilateral partners and local businessmen should beware that all contracts should be negotiated with both eyes clearly focused on the law and its provisions. Greenidge said that the political opposition will “look for side agreements and sweeteners” which the government has been employing in order to attract some investors or to get them to take on burdens that are improper.
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President tells media to Reason Nandlall used funds is a private matter forget about Nandlall issue In a recorded telephone conversation between Attorney General Anil Nandlall and a senior reporter, Nandlall said, “I use some money from the government and Glenn mek an issue of it. “I pay back deh f**king money long before he even mek (it an) issue.” The AG later declared that the money was released to him by Cabinet for a medical emergency. The money used by the AG amounted to $6M. During the press conference on Friday, President Ramotar was asked to explain the process when a Cabinet Member requires money for medical emergencies. He did not. The question was prompted by Nandlall’s comment in the recorded conversation. “I do not think Nandlall did anything wrong. Long before I became President, Cabinet Members had that kind of privilege.” But last week, Leader of the Alliance for Change, Khemraj Ramjattan, said that even if there is a provision for Cabinet Members to access funds for medical emergencies, the provision is
- says Ramotar
President Donald Ramotar for the member not a son, mother or wife of the member. Ramjattan said that there was no such provision while he was a member of Cabinet. But the President said yesterday, contrary to what was noted before by Government officials, that family members of Cabinet officials can indeed access money. He said that Cabinet would usually make this judgment on a case to case basis. During the recording, Nandlall was heard admitting that his wife was involved in
the utilization of the money. When asked to state whether he would have considered the use the money went to as an emergency, Ramotar responded, “You know what I find wrong with this conversation, I was just speaking about privacy…we shouldn’t speak about health problems publically.” The President however conceded that it is public funds and the public has a right to know but said that “ethics” prevented him from speaking further on the use of money for medical reasons. President Ramotar was reminded that Nandlall said he repaid the money which would suggest that he took a loan. With that given basis, the President was asked if it is normal to borrow for personal reasons. He responded, “I did not get into all the details about that because as I said I don’t like to get into people’s health business but I suppose if Nandlall said that (he repaid), it is because he probably did not want to make that an issue. But you have to ask him that.”
President Donald Ramotar, on Friday, reverted to asking the media to let things slide. The issue was the action of Attorney General Anil Nandlall. At a press conference he hosted at his office on Friday, Ramotar focused on the prorogation of Parliament. But the President’s tone changed when reporters raised questions on the unresolved issues that came out of the recording of a conversation between Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall and senior Kaieteur News reporter, Leonard Gildarie. The recording revealed many things that Nandlall would have preferred to stay out of the public domain. These included his knowledge of a planned attack on Kaieteur News during which “innocent” lives would have been taken. The recording also revealed Nandlall’s use of public funds as well as his regard for women. On Friday, Ramotar maintained that the recording was somehow manipulated and distorted. While opting not to comment on the “technical part,” the President said his administration is not keen on dealing with the issues coming out of the recording
since it is believed that the contents of the recording were taken totally out of context. He said that the conversation was not intended for the public. President Ramotar said that “confidentially and privacy” are two important rights that have been slaughtered in the release of the Public official’s conversation with a journalist. “These are very important matters in a normal society.” A few hours after the recording was made public, government released a statement notifying the public that it has thrown all support behind Nandlall, despite the content of the recording. The President was asked on Friday to list the factors that have been taken into consideration when government decided to take the route. Ramotar told reporters that only two factors were taken into consideration and those are that the conversation was not intended for the public and that it was taken out of context. The President also defended where he was implicated in the tape. Nandlall had told the reporter that “The President already spoke, not to Glenn, but to Bhena (Lall), right… I
am telling you boss how every effort has been made.” This, Nandlall said, was done in an effort to get Kaieteur News publisher to behave himself and not expose the government. When asked about this, the President said, “I should have made a statement about that before…I never had any discussion with Bhena Lall relating to any tax issue… “I know Bhena; I speak to her; yes that is true but we never had any negotiation on taxes.” After a few other questions on the issue were raised Ramotar said “Let’s forget about that.” “I am finish with that; Nandlall will have a press conference. I hope you turn up and ask him. I’ve made my position clear.” He halted further questions on the Nandlall matter but allowed a reporter of the National Communication Network (NCN) to ask a question on the very issue. The question posed was whether he was at all concerned about the means through which the Nandlall recording was obtained. To this the President responded, “I think it is illegal, it is immoral and I know many people in the UK (United Kingdom) (who) went to jail for such actions.”
World Diabetes Day activities conclude with awareness walk A “Diabetes Awareness Walk” yesterday morning marked the end of local activities for World Diabetes Day which was observed on
November 14. The event was planned and executed by the Ministry of Health, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation
(GPHC), the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Lions Club of D’Urban Park. Participants (Continued on page 15)
Chief Executive Officer of GPHC, Michael Khan and Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsarran, participate in the Diabetes Awareness Walk.
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SPEEDING TRUCK CRUSHES CARPENTER
A 60-year-old carpenter was killed on the spot around 17.00 hrs yesterday at Pearl, East Bank Demerara, after he was crushed by a lumberladen truck that was being driven by an alleged drunk driver. Ramdolar Dhanraj, 60, of Lot 8, Pearl, East Bank Demerara, was riding on the East Bank Demerara Public Road when he was struck from behind. His son, Mahendra Dhanraj, told Kaieteur News that his father was heading for the adjoining community of Sara Johanna, East Bank Demerara, to meet some of his workers, when misfortune
struck. Deep tyre tracks on the eastern parapet indicated that the driver lost control about 100 meters from where Dhanraj was riding before ramming into him. The son, Mahendra Dhanraj, said that the driver and porter appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. However, Kaieteur News understands that traffic ranks who arrived at the scene did not have breathalyzer kits. One man told Kaieteur News that the driver and other truckers were consuming alcohol at a Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara spot just a few minutes before the accident
Ramdolar Dhanraj occurred. The driver and porter were detained at the Timehri Police Station.
Prorogued Parliament places Guyana in ‘uncharted territory’-- Catholic Bishop Roman Catholic Bishop, Francis Alleyne, has been the first religious figure to state publicly his dismay with President Donald Ramotar’s decision to prorogue the National Assembly. Bishop Alleyne has joined the many calls that have urged the earliest reconvening of Parliament and has forwarded a few initiatives to strengthen the spiritual arm of the society. The Bishop said that reconciliation and trust should be a tactic, given the current political divide. He said, “the proroguing or suspension of Parliament puts Guyana into uncharted territory…Reconciliation and trust are critical to the process of restoring and building the nation.” The Bishop has mentioned reconstituting the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Church. “This body has a critical role to play in promoting the social teachings of the Church and providing leadership and inspiration to the Faithful,” the release said. “There will be a process of engagement with parishes to pray, reflect, discuss, and discern the urgings of the Holy Spirit as it relates to justice and peace in Guyana.”
Roman Catholic Bishop, Francis Alleyne The Bishop has invited two members of the Commission, Gino Persaud and Lawrence Lachmansingh, to lead this process. The Bishop added, “Guyana – like my Church – needs both institutional and relational strengthening. We must find new ways of relating to each other, and better structures to support and encourage those improved relations.” Bishop Alleyne said that in former times the Catholic Church was at the forefront of efforts to promote justice and peace in Guyana. “We have worked on many national issues, from
elections to domestic violence to trafficking in persons.” It was charged therefore that the Catholic’s limited capacities must not see the church focusing inwards. “I pray that these two initiatives will lead to increased Catholic conviction and action that would bring all Guyanese to the full freedom...” The Bishop called on Guyanese and their leaders “to ensure that we navigate these uncertain times peacefully, honestly and respectfully with a view to the earliest resumption of parliamentary democracy.” “This crisis, this time of opportunity,” he said, “requires all Guyana to join hands and find solutions to both the immediate impasse and the long-term causes that led to it. I commit my support for initiatives that bring people together in common cause for our beloved country,” the religious leader said. For some time now, the religious community has been mum on the political issues occurring within the country. Public comments have urged that the country’s political climate demanded spiritual intervention. The Central Islamic of Guyana (CIOG) told Kaieteur News when a comment was solicited in light of the current events, that they would not be making any announcement on the political impasse. A representative from the Islamic body told this publication that their superiors had no comments to make on the ongoing issues. Kaieteur News was also unable to get a response from the Inter – Religious Organization of Guyana (IRO). The Chairman of the organization told this publication that he will be considering any pronouncements, while comments could not be obtained from the Hindu community.
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US judge finds GRA Clerk committed World Diabetes Day activities... no crime, gives Green Card United States of America Immigration Judge John Reid has found former Guyana Revenue Authority clerk, Gregory Barnes, committed no crimes and adjusted his status to that of a lawful permanent resident of that country. The decision was handed down from the bench at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, New York, after a full trial conducted last week. It is a further blow to the reputation and integrity of the Guyana Revenue Authority and its embattled Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur. Barnes was represented at the trial, and throughout his incarceration, by former US Department of Justice official and Immigration Attorney, Kurt R. Saccone. The former GRA staffer had been fighting extradition and deportation to Guyana since his arrest in upstate New York on February 24, 2014. The Guyana authorities maintain that he is wanted here in connection with a $300M fraud. They had issued an arrest warrant which was sent to Interpol after it was determined that Barnes had fled the jurisdiction. Barnes’s American attorney told this newspaper that as a result of the judge’s decision, his client will no longer have to apply for asylum in the United States of America. “The Immigration Judge granted Gregory permanent resident status in the United States. After hearing all our
US Attorney Kurt Saccone evidence, the US Department of Homeland Security concurred and Gregory walked out of jail with a “green card.” Gregory did not apply for asylum – that remains his option for another day. Judge Reid found that Gregory committed no crime; therefore we believe this issue has been put to rest here in the United States. And it should be no surprise; the same GRA evidence brought to bear against Gregory’s codefendant, Garfield Pearson, in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court resulted in the charge being dismissed on September 30, 2011. Gregory is pleased that he did not have to apply for asylum from his beloved Guyana, and the GRA should be pleased as well,” Saccone stated.
Back in February, Barnes was initially stopped for a non-moving traffic violation by Cheektowaga, New York Police, and when his identity was run through the databases, it was revealed that Barnes was the subject of an Interpol wanted notice issued by Guyana and that he had overstayed his US visa. Barnes was turned over to the US Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and detained at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, New York without option for bond. Barnes was in federal custody since February. Through his Attorney Saccone, Barnes had previously made it known that he was prepared to fight extradition by applying for asylum from Guyana. Saccone was prepared to subpoena Guyana officials related to the GRA allegations, in any asylum trial. There were concerns that local officials would not have treated the subpoenas favourably and it remains unclear how the US Embassy in Georgetown would have viewed a US visa holder’s non-compliance with US federal subpoenas. However, Barnes’s trial was delayed so that he could obtain special permission from authorities to get married while in jail. In the end, Barnes did not have to apply for asylum.
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Participants of the Diabetes Awareness Walk. (From page 12) included Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, GPHC’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Khan, along with staff from the GPHC, students from the School of Nursing, members of the Lions Club of D’Urban Park and staffers of PAHO. The activity commenced at the GPHC and concluded at the “Wellness Park”, opposite the Square of the Revolution, with a free medical outreach programme. In his address to the
gathering, Minister Ramsaran said that “approximately 78% of local deaths result from chronic diseases, non communicable diseases, cardiovascular conditions, cancers and pulmonary conditions.” He said that Guyanese should lower their salt intake, as a first step toward reducing the statistics. Ramsaran urged those in attendance to exercise frequently, eat healthy and control their use of tobacco and alcohol. Khan in his address noted
that “75 % of the beds in GPHC are occupied by patients with chronic diseases, with the majority of them being diabetic.” He recommended that persons get screened for diabetes as early as possible. Several persons benefitted from the medical outreach, which included hypertension, blood sugar testing and expert nutritional advice from GPHC’s nutritionists, Deborah Andrews and Djamilsa Lambert.
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Royston Waldron gang implicated in four armed robberies - relative claims ex-cop knew nothing of missing women’s whereabouts A detained acquaintance of slain ex-cop, Royston Waldron, has reportedly implicated himself, Waldron and others in at least four recent armed robberies. The suspect, a 32-yearold Prashad Nagar resident, reportedly confessed yesterday, after a businesswoman identified him as one of the men who had robbed her at gunpoint last October. She was reportedly attacked in Avenue of the Republic shortly after leaving a commercial bank. The suspect, along with a 26-year-old Kitty resident, was apprehended while traveling in Waldron’s car in Thomas Street, Kitty. Waldron was shot dead during the encounter. While police said that the gang had opened fire on the ranks, eyewitnesses claimed that Waldron was shot after he had surrendered. One eyewitness told Kaieteur News that Waldron was driving a yellow hire car east along Thomas Street
DEAD: Royston Waldron
Nyozi Goodman
Police Lance Corporal Patriena Nicholson
around 12.00 hrs, when two cars blocked him from the front and rear. The eyewitness said that men in plainclothes exited the vehicle and ordered the burly driver out of his car, while two passengers remained inside. Kaieteur News was told that Waldron exited with hands upraised and one of the ranks shot him in the chest. Waldron collapsed on
the roadway and the ranks shot him again, eyewitnesses and others said. Police have said that the three men were wanted for questioning in connection with a number of armed robberies. Waldron was also the prime suspect in the disappearance of Police Constable Patriena Nicholson and school teacher Nyozi Goodman.
Waldron is said to have been the last person to see the 34-year-old St. Stanislaus College teacher alive after dropping her off—and later picking her up—at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue on Sunday, July 6, 2014. Police had repeatedly questioned their former colleague about the woman’s whereabouts, but he always proclaimed his innocence.
Admitted to Trinidad Bar
Ten Guyanese attorneys were admitted to the Trinidad and Tobago Bar on Friday. The 10 are Ronald Daniels, Sonnel David-Longe, Marissa Nadir, Yolander Persuad, Timothy Millington, Rushanna Marks, Nadia Samuels, Ronetta Sargent, Orinthia Schmidt and Michael Sahoud. They were the most recent graduates of the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad. Many were also recently admitted to the Guyana Bar.
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Man stabs ‘wife’ with a bottle after marital dispute A reputed husband who allegedly confronted his ‘wife’ with a bottle after a domestic dispute is cooling off behind bars for a few weeks. Martin Mckinnon, appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to face the charge against him. It is alleged that on September 9, at Meadow Bank, East Bank Demerara, Mckinnon feloniously wounded with intend to maim, disfigure, disable or cause grievous bodily harm to Josephine Armstrong. Police Prosecutor Michael Grant told the court that the couple had a history of domestic violence. At 18:30 hours that day the victim was returning home when she was confronted by the defendant who was holding a bottle. They got into a dispute which caused the defendant to get annoyed. The defendant used the bottle along with an object unknown to the victim and dealt several wounds and lashes upon the victim’s body. She had significant wounding to her face and left hand; she was later admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Reports were made and Mckinnon was arrested and charged. The Prosecutor objected to bail. He also stated that since they share the same home the defendant may try to commit a more serious offence. Grant also said that based on the medical report more charges are likely to be made against the accused. The defendant was not required to plead to the indictable charge. “Meh worship I got my Mom. I can go stay where she is. I know that I’m wrong. I am asking for a reasonable something,” said Mckinnon to the Chief Magistrate who suggested that the accused utilize his right to remain silent. Chief Magistrate Sewnarine-Beharry remanded Mckinnon to prision until November 24.
Centenarian club gets a new member in Doric Bender Celebrations were held in Diamond Housing Scheme for Doric Bender who, yesterday, welcomed his 100th birth anniversary. Bender was born on November 15, 1914 in the Solitude Estate located on the Upper Berbice River. At the time the world was being plunged into its first Great War. The centenarian then lived the majority of his adventurous life in Morgenstond, Berbice. He moved to Georgetown at the age of 90. A talented musician, he is the eldest of three children. His siblings are Rebecca and Lelleth Bender. He was married twice, first to the late Muriel Bender and then to Inez Bender. He fathered seven children: Dennis and Vilma, both deceased, Norma, Doric Jr., Cecelia, Elijah Bender and Enid Johnson. Bender’s children said that he has always had a daring enthusiasm for life, with the many adventures he’s been part of in the past 100 years. He would reveal his riveting experiences in the form of stories which he loved to tell. Living in Berbice, Bender made a living as a humble farmer, learning to play both the flute and guitar. As an avid follower of boxing, he even managed to learn some moves in his younger days. The birth anniversary was commemorated with a simple thanksgiving ceremony, organized by his children and hosted by Norma Bender. In attendance were family and church members with the service presided over by Pastor Elton Lindie. Also commemorating the occasion was the Lion’s Club of Diamond/Grove who donated a hamper to the new centenarian.
100-year-old Doric Bender
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IS THERE IS A GAME PLAN BEHIND THE PROROGATION? D
onald Ramotar's presidency has enigmatically careened from one crisis to the next. Interestingly, none of these crises have been about the economy; they were and are primarily political crises. First, there was the crisis over the results of the elections. APNU supporters took to protests in an attempt to try to win in the streets what they had lost at the polls. This was resolved after GECOM supplied APNU with the breakdown of the results. This crisis was followed almost immediately with a series of mishaps in the National Assembly, beginning with the election of the Speaker, moving on to the amendments to the Standing Orders to allow for opposition domination of most of the parliamentary committees, thence to the flare-up over the 2012 Budget, the breakout of violence in Linden and the subsequent attempt to muzzle the Minister of Home Affairs. It did not end there. There were challenges to the rulings of the Speaker and non-agreement on a critical obligation that Guyana was required to meet. Donald Ramotar's presidency has also seen its fair share of scandals, with the latest being the attempt to shut down Kaieteur News by political actors from the ruling party. When you thought that the situation could not have gotten worse, things were just warming up. There was an impending crisis looming over the intended passage of a no-confidence motion. The President nixed this by proroguing parliament. This has now led to the most serious crisis facing the
country since the last elections. One has to ask whether Donald Ramotar, admittedly one of the nicest guys you can ever meet, has a blighted presidency. One way of looking at it is to say that if there is any blight on the presidency it is the fact that he heads a minority government and faces an opposition that is intransigent. Another way is to argue that Donald Ramotar has not demonstrated the leadership style needed for a minority government and that he should have attempted greater compromise with the opposition parties. There is however a third way. This way suggests that the misfortunes that are descending on Mr. HappyG o - L u c k y w e r e predetermined. In other words, what is being suggested is that there is a deliberate plan involved in this plunge from crisis into another crisis. What is this plan? Well, there is a theory that is presently emerging that the groundwork is being laid for the return of Bharrat Jagdeo. This may sound far-fetched, but if you have lived in this country long enough you know that nothing in Guyanese politics is farfetched. Behind any government there are powerful economic forces. And behind the present and past PPPC governments there has been a powerful economic oligarchy that has been milking fantastic economic rewards. The oligarchy may feel that their main man is still calling the shots from behind the scenes and therefore they, the oligarchy, are still exerting influence behindthe-scenes. But why be satisfied with being the bridesmaid when you can be
the bride? Why settle for behind-the-scenes control when the oligarchy can manoeuvre their main man back into the top spot. Already the talk in the towns and villages is that if Bharrat Jagdeo was around, Guyana would not have been in the situation that it is in. The talk is that he would have already put the opposition in their place or brokered an agreement with them that
would have avoided all the crises to which the country has been subjected. Could it be that this is the intended effect that the oligarchy desires? Could it be that the fact that the government has been so stubborn and unbending to the opposition's demands for a Public Procurement Commission and local government elections was part of a deliberate ploy to
ensure that the country would face such a grave crisis that the PPP would be forced to look one place alone for salvation - Pradoville 2? Is there a game plan involved in these crises to bring back Bharrat Jagdeo as President? Already we know one Senior Counsel, who is no longer within the bosom of the PPP, feels that there are no constitutional barriers to Jagdeo returning for a third
term. While the former President has indicated that he has no interest in returning, the oligarchy may have other ideas. They may well being laying the groundwork for a public outcry for the triumphant return of Bharrat Jagdeo.
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CARICOM governments to increase quality information on CSM to nationals Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals in six member states are to benefit from a greater flow of tailored information on the CARICOM Single Market (CSM). This is under a new project that aims to connect nationals with the information they need to work, travel and do business in participating CARICOM countries. Over the next five months, the groundwork for greater information flows and channels on the CSM is being established through technical assistance to governments and training key stakeholders. In partnership with focal point ministries for the Single Market in Belize, Jamaica, Guyana, Dominica, Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines, the project will build governments’ and stakeholders’ capacity to develop and sustain well packaged information on the single market to their nationals. This is expected to take place during and beyond the life of the project. The project, which took effect in October, falls under Component300oftheCARICOM Trade and Competitiveness Project (CTCP). Funded by the government of Canada, the project’s objective is to widen the scope of participation by stakeholders and beneficiaries in
Everything is happening. The armed robbers have been attacked by the community; the police happened to be there when the community needed them. There have also been the fatal road accidents, but that is to be compounded by another shooting of a suspected criminal. This one is going to be driving with his colleagues heading to a crime when the police would intercept. The result is going to be fatal. **
the process of decision-making, implementation and operation of the CSM. A robust information and communication infrastructure, which includes up-to-the-minute intra-agency information sharing along with sustainable and accessible public information channels, is vital if the intended benefits of the Single Market are to be understood and utilised by the average CARICOM national. This project aims to set this foundation in place. Among the immediate benefits to the focal member states are capacitybuilding through the development of national communication strategies and awareness plans in the case of Dominica, Grenada, Belize and Guyana. Additionally, in all six member states, there will be CARICOM Single Market workplace sessions within agencies responsible for facilitating access to the five CSM regimes, namely, free movement of skills, goods, services, people and right of establishment (of business). Each member state will also benefit from training of spokespersons, media and teachers. Spokespersons training will equip select persons to effectively communicate their knowledge of the Single Market,
including how and where to access information, and how to seek redress if rights are challenged. The media training aims to narrow knowledge gaps on the Single Market and to improve participants’ ability to initiate and mediate discourse on the Single Market. Educators’ training at the CXC and CCLC levels will seek to infuse information on the CSM Regimes into school curricula, ultimately sparking greater interest in regional integration among
Another fire is going to leave a household with nothing to fall back on. That is because at this time of the year the monsters are stalking the land. Careless intentions
by people are going to be exaggerated. There is also going to be another fatal road accident caused by a man under the influence. The police are going to be extremely busy. ** A surprise in is the offing. The political situation appears to be tense, but things are not always what they seem. The ruling party wants dialogue and there will be. Surprisingly, the outcome will be different from what is believed at this time.
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young people. This is also meant to encourage their steady pursuit of the opportunities accessible through the referenced five CSM Regimes. A Saint Lucia-based company, Right Angle Imaging, was contracted to work with the
beneficiary member states to implement the consultancy. The project is expected to conclude around mid-March 2015. The Community Strategic Plan (2015-2019) identifies, among other areas for priority
focus, the accelerated implementation of the CSME, building competitiveness and unleashing key economic drivers to transition to growth and to generate employment and the development of human capital.
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Beware of the man in the battered yellow cab - Royston Waldron gravitated from cop, to bandit, to suspected serial killer By Michael Jordan Burly, soft-spoken, and driving a battered yellow cab, Royston Waldron sure had many of his neighbours in Kitty fooled. Beneath that quiet façade lay a cunning, criminal mind and a smoldering rage that caused him to target women…at least, that’s the profile that some investigators had put together of Waldron before two bullets ended his life last Friday. But who was Royston Waldron? Why did this former cop turn to crime? What are the true circumstances of his death? What may have led him to kill or at least cause the ‘disappearance’ of two female acquaintances? What we know about 42year-old Waldron is that he joined the Guyana Police Force some time ago and was seconded to various locations. One colleague described him as having “a quiet, shy personality.” But even back then, former colleagues say, Waldron was displaying criminal tendencies. Eventually, he was kicked out of the Force, and it was apparently then that his criminal activities escalated. He drove a battered yellow hire car and could be seen with other drivers parked near High Street. One policeman said that Waldron always seemed to be waiting to do ‘special’ work, since he hardly solicited passengers. It is believed that his specialty was armed robberies, and that he may have used his police connections to stay ahead of the law. But in June 2008, Waldron was arrested, charged and remanded for harbouring two key members of the Rondell ‘Fine man’ Rawlins gang. He was also charged for armed robbery. About two years prior to his arrest, Waldron had started a common-law relationship with Patriena Nicholson, a lance corporal in the Guyana Police Force. Patriena’s sister, Shellon Nicholson described her older sister ’s male acquaintance as a ‘cool and quiet’ individual. Following Waldron’s arrest, Patriena was transferred (reportedly for security reasons) from the office of the then Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, to the Police Mounted Branch. While Waldron was in prison, Patriena moved to Lot 44 Austin Street, Campbellville, where her
DEAD: Murder suspect Royston Waldron sister, Shellon Nicholson, also lived. The policewoman struck up an acquaintance with another individual, who was a deportee. It is alleged that sometime around June 2013, the nowreleased ex-boyfriend saw Patriena and her new boyfriend walking together. Patriena would later claim that the former boyfriend dragged her into his car. She filed a report at the Kitty Police Station, but reportedly only requested that the man be given a stern warning. Some investigators believe that around that time, Waldron may have gotten wind of some troubling information that triggered his suspected vendetta against women. At around two o’clock in the afternoon on Friday
August 9, 2013, Lance Corporal Patriena Nicholson, dressed in a brown blouse, blue jeans and black sandals, left her post at the Police Mounted Branch. It is claimed that she told her colleagues that she was going “to wash,” while others claim that she told them she was heading home to drop off a package. Then she disappeared. Waldron was the first person to inform Patriena’s sister, Shellon, that her sibling appeared to be missing. He reportedly even made a report at the Kitty Police Station. Shellon Nicholson says that police arrested Waldron, but were forced to release him after 72 hours. He was never rearrested. SECOND DISAPPEARANCE It appears that at least
around the middle of 2014, Royston Waldron struck up an acquaintance with 34-yearold Nyozi Goodman, a teacher at the prestigious St. Stanislaus College. On July 6, Waldron reportedly dropped Goodman to the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, where some of her students were participating in the InterSecondary School Basketball Championships. After the game, Ms. Goodman reportedly told her students that she would be staying behind, as she expected someone to pick her up and take her home to William Street, Campbellville. Police believe that the ‘someone’ was Royston Waldron. As was the case with Waldron’s ex-girlfriend, policewoman Patriena Nicholson, Nyozi Goodman vanished. Detectives who had made the connection between the two missing women questioned Royston Waldron. He reportedly admitted to taking Goodman to the National Gymnasium, but denied returning to pick her up. In late July, the skeletal remains of a woman were found in a bushy lot at Pattensen, on the East Coast of Demerara. It was established that the victim was about five feet, five inches tall, appeared to be of African ancestry and was between 25 and 40 years old. Dr. Singh also found three incised wounds on the victim, who also had a ‘rotting’ tooth. These features were disturbingly similar to those of missing teacher Nyozi Goodman. A canvas belt was tied to the dead woman’s right arm, and some of Goodman’s
Nyozi Goodman’s (inset) remains? Undertakers remove unidentified murder victim found at Pattensen
Police Lance Corporal Patriena Nicholson relatives indicated that the belt was hers. Police took DNA samples from the remains and from Goodman’s closest relatives. They sent the samples to a Trinidad laboratory. Meanwhile, they kept Royston Waldron under surveillance. They were certain that they had enough evidence to link the taxi driver to Goodman’s disappearance. They were reportedly planning to have him arrested and charged once it was confirmed that the Pattensen remains were Goodman’s. Some detectives felt that Waldron was so certain that he could outsmart his former colleagues, that he would make no attempt to flee his Lot 48, Public Road Kitty home. Meanwhile, it is believed that Waldron and some of his acquaintances continued their criminal activities. From information detectives have gathered, Waldron and two other men
robbed a businessman at gunpoint in Georgetown on October 11, 2014. It is believed that on October 22, last, Waldron and his gang also robbed a woman at gunpoint in Avenue of the Republic, shortly after the victim had left a commercial bank. There are reports that some of Waldron’s former colleagues warned him “if you don’t stop, you will die.” CORNEREDAND KILLED At around 08.00 hrs on Friday, November 14, 2014, Royston Waldron dropped his mother to her workplace. About two hours later, he was dead. It is believed that Waldron and two gang members had completed “a wuck” and were travelling in Waldron’s car at around 12. 15 hrs, when police intercepted them. The police version of the events is that ranks intercepted Waldron’s car at Alexander and Thomas Streets, Kitty, with the suspect and two men who were wanted for questioning in connection with a number of armed robberies. Police allege that “gunfire was opened” at the ranks, who returned fire, hitting Waldron. He was taken to the GPHC where he succumbed while receiving medical treatment. The two other men were detained. According to police, the ranks recovered an unlicenced .32 pistol with four rounds and a spent shell from the slain Waldron. But according to some eyewitnesses, Waldron was driving his yellow cab east along Thomas Street at around 12.00 hrs, when two cars blocked him from the front and rear. The eyewitness said that (Continued on page 48)
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== THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN ==
Ramotar presidency: Does the King Kong label apply? (Writer’s note: My week with the President ends today) The injunction former President Bharrat Jagdeo sought against me in 2011 from the Chief Justice (ag) still stands. It orders me not to publish the caption and exact words used in a June 2010 column on the policies and styles of Mr. Jagdeo. But here is the escape route. When you have access to language you can convey the same meaning using different words. I have a copy of the order right here with me, it doesn’t mention anything about “meaning.” Remember on the tape, Anil Nandlall says it takes two to tango. Well I can tango with the Chief Justice because like him, I know my words, and how and when to use them (an apology for the chauvinism). The Chief Justice is a master of the art of ambiguous grammar. In fact he may be the world’s leading expert on ambiguous vocabulary. His most famous (or could it be infamous) output to date in this regard is his Sooba decision. The Chief Justice (come to think of it when are they going to confirm the gentleman; he’s been acting
for so long) ruled that the Minister of Local Government had no legal right to appoint Carol Sooba as Town Clerk, but in language that at least poor me doesn’t understand, Ms. Sooba can still remain in office. I am going to respect the ruling of the Chief Justice and not repeat the contents and title of that June 2010 column, but I will maintain as a trained historian and social scientist that President Jagdeo continued with the tradition of the pursuance of racial favouritism by the State during his twelve-year-old presidency that saw immense race-based generosity favouring one group over the other. Is this practice still going on under Mr. Jagdeo’s hand-picked successor, Donald Ramotar? The answer is yes. But more pertinently, can the label King Kong be used to describe the exercise of power by Ramotar as Walter Rodney applied it to President Forbes Burnham and I assigned it to President Jagdeo in 2010? The answer is yes. If you have been following the Jagdeo libel writ against me you would have seen that the permutations used in the application of the term King Kong are complex
and wide as adumbrated by Nigel Hughes. The common perception is that reference to King Kong means an ugly leader who is big built and is like a troglodyte bullying his way. This is simply not true. Burnham was not a hugely built man and he was not ugly at all. He was handsome. By King Kong, Rodney meant the power of dictatorship where bullyism and violence reign. I borrowed that connotation from Rodney when I wrote that column about Jagdeo. Like Burnham, Jagdeo is not monstrously built, and like Burnham, Jagdeo is a good looking fellow who, if he wanted to could have earned him a reputation as a lady killer. It is like “Babylon” in Rasta lexicon. The common meaning is police. But Babylon refers to the oppressive power structure, as in “We gun bring down Babylon.” Having said that, could the meaning of King Kong, as explained above, be applied to Ramotar? I think it can. With regard to my column that describes King Kong politics in 2010, nothing has changed since then, so the column can be extended to include an analysis of Ramotar’s style. It was under
the presidency of Mr. Ramotar that I almost lost my life at the stroke of midnight in August 2012, when I was violently and viciously attacked while leaving the People’s Parliament outside Parliament Building with Dr. David Hinds and Michael Carrington. Surely, the label King Kong can be used to dissect the nature of such power. It was under Ramotar’s presidency that the treason trial of three persons, including the mother of two tots, continued. Ramotar chose to proceed
with the trial even though the society felt it was a farce. This is what we mean by King Kong power. King Kong power is when police shoot and kill unarmed protestors, including a mentally handicapped youth. The Ramotar Government did that in July 2012 and a Commission of Inquiry ruled the police did the shooting. Babylon and King Kong did nothing to rein in the police. Babylon and King Kong even paved the way for the officer in charge of the police at the time of the deaths to be
Frederick Kissoon promoted. Now we have “Tapegate.” If there is any situation where the Ramotar presidency could be identified with the King Kong label is the suspension of a democratically elected Parliament.
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President Donald Ramotar creates ‘one-party’ state President Donald Ramotar has created Guyana’s first ‘one-party’ dictatorship. He promulgated a Proclamation to prorogue parliament on Monday 10th November 2014. He has, thereby, peremptorily paralysed the parliamentary process by preventing formal sittings of the National Assembly. The President’s Proclamation stifled the voices of the people’s legitimate representatives in the National Assembly. The ‘Proclamation’ extinguished the expectations of the more than 175,000 Guyanese who,
almost exactly three years ago in November 2011, voted for A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) to have the majority of seats in the National Assembly. The fact is that, for the past three years, Donald Ramotar’s presidency has been failing. It has now reached its nadir. Public confidence in him and his cabinet has drained away. The President never accepted his party’s minority status and, consequently, he kept on trying to think, talk and behave as if he had a majority. He never had the
interest, inclination or intelligence to adopt an ‘inclusionary’ approach to governance. He never had the experience to develop a strategy to manage an unruly cabinet, to work with the majority in the National Assembly and to seek solutions to serious national problems. President Ramotar ’s mindset and management style were misplaced. His public pronouncements on policy matters have been injudicious and inflexible. His propensity for making impudent personal attacks
and accusations against the very persons whose agreement he needed to seek has been his undoing. His record of negotiations with the Opposition on every major matter was one of bad faith, frustration and failure. The President’s act of ‘Prorogation’ is the epitome of unintelligence. He has made dialogue between the Opposition and the Government more difficult than before. He has poisoned the atmosphere for future talks between the two sides. President Ramotar has now single-handedly and single-mindedly engineered a constitutional crisis in pursuit of a parochial plan to promote the PPPC’s partisan political programme at the expense of dealing with pressing national matters. The main purposes of the ‘Proclamation’ are to allow the PPPC to establish a
‘de facto,’ one-party dictatorship to avoid parliamentary scrutiny and to evade its responsibility to the people. The President has invented a constitutional pretext to obstruct debate on the Opposition’s ‘noconfidence’ motion; to postpone the holding of local government elections; to prevent debate on financial excesses and impropriety; to protect delinquent ministers from parliamentary sanction and, most of all, to permit the PPP’s campaign for general and regional elections to proceed and provide for the continued expenditure of state funds without parliamentary scrutiny. President Ramotar has infuriated the entire nation. He has ignited a firestorm of anger – among the free media; civil society; non-
governmental organisations; professional organisations; religious organisations; political parties; social groups and trade unions – to resist his objectionable and obnoxious ‘Proclamation’ to prorogue parliament. He has clumsily contrived to attract criticism from international organisation and newspapers. The President has no grounds for this gratuitous assault on parliamentary independence. Guyanese everywhere have launched a campaign to demand the restoration of parliamentary democracy by resisting the President’s resort to dictatorship. Guyanese are not prepared to accept this denial of democracy and to allow the President to implant a ‘oneparty’ dictatorship in this country.
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My column
Elections are imminent, another minority parliament looms Some time back I wrote that if only people could talk to each other the country would be a better place. I remember back in 2012 there was a lot of fuss over the first budget that the Ramotar administration was presenting. The opposition which controlled the Parliament said that it should have had a say in the preparation. The result is that there were cuts to the budget and the matter ended up in court. The same thing happened with the 2013 and 2014 budgets. There were Bills that were considered important. These languished in the National Assembly because the government and the opposition could not talk enough to solve the problem. This trend has continued, with the result that Guyana saw its Parliament prorogued for the first time since it became an independent nation. The irony is that President Donald Ramotar used the need to talk as the excuse to prorogue Parliament. Immediately I said that if the political parties
could not talk during the sitting, what was there to make them talk during the period when the Parliament is prorogued? I got a rather puerile answer. The General Secretary of the ruling People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee, said that what does not happen under normal conditions could be made to happen under special conditions. Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon, echoed those sentiments. I asked President Ramotar whether it is true that he is intransigent, as the Leader of the Opposition contended during an interview. The president said that it was the opposition that was intransigent, holding firmly to its views with which it entered the dialogue. The answer was astonishing. I would think that once people meet to talk, they would all keep their options open. The President did offer some examples. One of them, he said, was the case where the government hiked the old age pension following discussions with the Leader of the Opposition. He then
said that the opposition reneged on the issue of electricity subsidies. He said that the parties left the meeting agreeing that the subsidies would be reduced. There were other examples, one dealing with the passage of the antimoney laundering Bill. After much disagreement, President Ramotar said that he told the opposition that he was prepared to pass the Bill that A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) fashioned. He said that APNU did not accept that offer because by then, it had attached other conditions to supporting the government. I know what is happening. In the wild, the predators bide their time as they track an animal, a fearsome one at that. When they spot a weakness they move in for the kill. Human beings are no different, especially in the political arena. When the People’s National Congress (PNC) was in power the then opposition People’s Progressive Party stalked it, seeking support from just about every quarter. When it sensed that the PNC
was weak and could not withstand another attack it pounced and secured victory at the polls. The same thing is happening now. Indeed, the government did many things to put it against those who are opposed to it and even those who support it. One was the extent of corruption. People saw those who were poor one minute and filthy rich from the moment they entered Government circles. At the same time, opponents were singled out for serious treatment. Both supporters and opponents saw these things. And like the predator, the opposition also noted the migration trends. It recognized that the government supporters, for whatever reason, were leaving the country. The recent population census was revealing; it showed a decline in the population, confirming what many were saying that Guyana is one country in the world to record a declining population. The no confidence motion was the tool that the opposition chose to use.
Donald Ramotar opted to avoid the challenge. Yesterday, even President Ramotar recognized that he would have to face the polls, that he cannot postpone the inevitable. It is here that things get interesting. I cannot say how much work the opposition has been doing among the population. It does not get the kind of publicity that the government does. I do know that it also does not have the kind of money that an election campaign needs. Then one must look at the equation. There has been migration, but it was not a oneway street. Both sides of the political fence lost people. From the point of view of many, there will be yet another minority parliament. This is going to pose an interesting proposition. Should the ruling party win a plurality then we would be back to the same situation. They say hindsight is almost perfect vision. Perhaps the government would then be more amenable to talking about things the opposition wants; that some of the highbrowed attitude would
Adam Harris change. If one or other of the opposition parties gets to form the government then we may very well have more of the same that we have today. What I do know is that if this trend continues, then we could see voter apathy. The government had a chance to catch the eye of some people. It could have let them enjoy the benefits of the falling oil prices. It chose to go after money. The good thing is that President Ramotar recognizes that he has to face the no confidence motion or, simply call elections. Either way, I will have a good Christmas and prepare for a hectic 2015, because I can see elections being called in April; or perhaps around the Mash celebrations. Time will tell.
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One of the key features of a functioning democracy is an acceptance by the government of the day that its authority to govern has been granted by the people and can be withdrawn by the people. The hallmark of dictatorship, on the other hand, is a reluctance of a government to accept the temporary nature of the powers it enjoys. The primary objective of the Dictator is to hold office indefinitely and therefore, faced with the possibility of having to demit office due to a lack of popular support, the Dictator will inevitably find ways to subvert the will of the p e o p l e . Yo u r a v e r a g e Dictator does not consider himself a Dictator and can always find seemingly plausible reasons for actions taken to remain in power and to stifle political opposition. “Bring it on,” said President Donald Ramotar, before doing everything in his power to avoid the AFC’s No-Confidence motion being brought before the elected representatives of the people
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of this country. His declaration on November 4th that “…..were this not to be so, and I am provided with reasons to believe that the Parliamentary Opposition intends to disrupt Government’s business by forcing a debate on their No Confidence Motion, I resolve to respond immediately by exercising my Constitutional options to either Prorogue or Dissolve Parliament paving the way for holding of General Electionsý,” shows that he is aware of the option to dissolve Parliament. The tendency towards dictatorship has been evident for a number of years and the President’s Proclamation on November 10th, proroguing the Parliament, has confirmed what has always been suspected. The Dictator has now stumbled out of the closet and revealed his priorities to the world. He and his Government are clearly seeking to seize power from the people of Guyana and so, given the choice between dissolving Parliament to face the electorate and proroguing Parliament to shut out the
political representatives of the majority, they have chosen the latter. It cannot be overemphasized here that in a functioning democracy, the appropriate option for dealing with the situation faced by the PPP-C government would have been the dissolution of Parliament. By employing a constitutional measure, the sole purpose of which was to safeguard the powers of a previous dictator, the PPP-C is now dancing in the dung of its arch-nemesis. The President must surely have very little regard for the intelligence of his own supporters if he expects them to believe that by proroguing the Parliament he is “paving the way for holding of General Elections.” This is achieved by dissolving the Parliament and not by proroguing. He must also be living in a bubble if he honestly believes that proroguing Parliament will allow him to “continue to engage the Parliamentary Opposition in constructive ways, in addressing the
issues confronting Guyana.” The AFC will not engage him or his government until he reconvenes the Parliament and allows the majority of our country’s elected representatives to participate in the process of governing the country as provided for in the same Constitution from which he derives the power to prorogue. It is perhaps the inability of the Government to grasp the most simple messages coming from its political opponents that have caused much of the problems affecting the tenth parliament. On several major issues arising since the inception of this Parliament, the AFC has articulated very clear and principled positions which, instead of addressing, the Government has m i s u n d e r s t o o d , misrepresented and misinterpreted. In doing so it has wasted the nation’s time and failed to get things done. Amaila Falls – The AFC voted against funding for this project and made it clear that it would approve funding for the project whenever the IDB completed its assessment and gave its approval for the funds to be released from the GRIF. The AFC stated its refusal to support further legislation required for the project’s financers to continue considering the project unless the Government approved Local Government reform legislation. An agreement was reached and the AFC supported the required legislative amendments to facilitate the project. AML/CFT – The AFC made it clear in April of 2013 that it would support the amendments to the AML/CFT Act tabled by the Government
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as soon as the Government fulfills its obligation under the Constitution to establish a Public Procurement Commission to oversee and regulate the awarding of Government Contracts. This position still stands. The Government has ignored all AFC initiatives to bring about the establishment of the Public Procurement Commission, choosing instead to go on a scaremongering campaign to pressure the opposition into supporting the Bill. It is notable that eighteen months ago the Government caused great panic in our country on this issue which today still has not been resolved. LCDS – The AFC has made it clear that its support for those LCDS projects funded by Norway through the GRIF would only be given when the agreed-upon partner agencies have completed their assessments and given approval for the release of funds from the GRIF. Once the individual projects have been approved, the Minister of Finance merely has to provide a supplementary estimate for approval in the National Assembly. The Government’s response was to use the resources of the State to facilitate a massive propaganda campaign against the political opposition in Guyana’s Amerindian communities. This ongoing exercise is a low and shameless form of abuse against our Amerindian brothers and sisters who have little access to independent information on what is really taking place in the National Assembly. Budget cuts – The AFC stated its reasons for not supporting some of the major
capital projects contained in the Finance Minister’s annual estimates of expenditures, as well as its rationale for refusing to fund NCN and GINA for three consecutive years. The Specialty Hospital and the Cheddi Jagan Airport Expansion Project in particular raised serious questions about how this government does business and what its priorities are. In response to the nonapproval of certain expenditures by the National Assembly, the Government through its Minster of Finance has decided to withdraw monies from the Consolidated Fund for purposes for which no monies have been appropriated. This directly contravenes the very specific Constitutional provisions contained in Article 217 regarding withdrawals from the Consolidated Fund. The Minister pretends that a High-Court ruling on the constitutionality of the reduction of his Estimates by the National Assembly gives him the authority to withdraw from the Consolidated Fund monies which have not been appropriated - and Civil society nods. The AFC says this is nonsense. Perhaps our newly uncloaked Dictator can explain to the nation in one of his addresses just how he intends to run this country without the participation of the Parliament. On what authority, for instance, will his Minister of Housing take taxpayers’ money to build bridges over our Capital’s canals as recently announced? What is his plan? Does he even have one? Guyanese have a right to know what to expect.
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SUNDAY SPECIAL COP GETS 4 YEARS FOR TRAFFICKING GIRL, 14 A Police Corporal who masterminded an operation designed to traffic a 14-yearold girl and her sister has been jailed. Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine sentenced Huford David to four years’ jail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court Saturday. The 36-year-old was accused of transporting the 14-year-old from Georgetown to Kumakuma Creek, Mazaruni River, where he forced her into prostitution. The Trafficking in Persons charge leveled against David detailed that the girl was sexually exploited within the period of January 1 to January 31, 2013. The case was prosecuted by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Prosecutor, Sergeant Neville Jeffers. Ruling Saturday, the Chief Magistrate recapped that the 36-year-old contacted the victim and her sister and offered them jobs in a shop in the interior. Though the 14-year-old initially refused, she agreed after her sister and the lawman insisted. The senior Magistrate said that the lawman transported the teen in his black motor car and she was taken to a hotel where she spent the evening. The court had heard that David came into her hotel room and demanded she have sex with him. According to the Chief Magistrate, the 14year-old was told she had no choice. David, she said, forced the teen to have sex with him. David stayed with the girl until the next morning when he picked her up later and took her to Bartica then to Itaballi and finally to the Mazaruni District. The court heard that at their destination, the corrupt lawman explained to the victim that she would work and collect money and gold, then give them to a shopkeeper named ‘Rankin’. The Chief Magistrate said, it was there that David instructed the teenager that to “do stuff” would earn her two pennyweights of gold or $20,000 and for a man to spend the night with her he would have to pay four penny weights of gold. MONDAY EDITION NANDLALL TRYING TO CONFUSE THE NATION – NAGAMOOTOO Upon careful examination of several sections of the unapologetic statement by the embattled Attorney General (AG), Anil Nandlall, Vice Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Moses Nagamootoo, is of the
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opinion that the Minister of Legal Affairs is shamelessly trying to confuse the nation. Nandlall’s statement comes on the heels of a recorded 19-minute conversation he featured in alongside a Kaieteur News reporter, Leonard Gildarie. Nagamootoo explained that the AG’s released statement, in an attempt to defend the “vile and nasty utterances” he made in the recorded conversation, only served to create more confusion and dent “whatever little integrity he had left.” UGGRADUATES URGED TO SHARE IDEAS - AS 48TH CONVOCATION CEREMONY IS HOSTED It was Joel Samuel Joseph of the Faculty of Social Sciences who was named the best graduating student when the University of Guyana Turkeyen campus held its 48th Convocation ceremony Sunday. Joseph with a Grade Point Average of 4.0 was the valedictorian and was duly honoured with the President’s Medal for being the best graduating bachelor’s degree student. The Business Management student in his valedictory speech likened the graduation to a West Indies win and went on to encourage the relevant authorities to ensure incentives are in place for graduates to encourage them to remain in Guyana and serve. The Lindener also urged his fellow graduates to help develop their homeland even as he pointed out that “we graduates cannot do it alone. We require the support of others,” as he alluded to the saying “hand wash hand mek hand come clean.” Joining Joseph in the awards receiving circle Sunday was Dave Umar Sarran of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. He was presented with the Chancellor’s Award for being the second best graduating bachelor’s degree student. Also receiving open prizes and awards were: Soyini Ashaki McPherson (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences), Shanesha Deonath (Faculty of Education and Humanities), Kezia Abika Bess (Faculty of Natural Sciences), Sherod Avery Duncan (Faculty of Social Sciences), La Donna Fredericks (Faculty of Technology) and Thais Chelsea Fraser (Faculty of Technology). A total of 1,605 students were scheduled for graduation at a particularly auspicious ceremony that was
Attorney General, Anil Nandlall
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand
Kaieteur News Publisher, Glenn Lall
held even as the University celebrates 50 years of existence. Ahead of the students being conferred with their respective degrees, diplomas and certificates they listened attentively to the feature address delivered by Caricom’s Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRoque.
reporter. In an invited comment, Manickchand told Kaieteur News that “what Nandlall said was crude and disrespectful and flies in the face of the environment that we (the government) are trying to establish and foster in Guyana.” The Minister said that that environment is one where women should be treated as equals and celebrated for their worth in the development of Guyana and “not seen as chattel for men to use.” The Minister said that she was shocked at the things Nandlall said and noted that she expressed to him how offended and disappointed she was at his remarks.
Gildarie. “I don’t understand what is happening here. The Government said they are sending the recording for authentication. What are they really sending? We have the original. One cannot help but think that they are playing for time and want to slow down the investigation,” Lall said. According to the Publisher, he is not confident of the current investigation going anywhere.
TUESDAY EDITION NANDLALL WAS CRUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL - “I WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT HE SAID AND EXPRESSED TO HIM HOW OFFENDEDAND DISAPPOINTED I WAS AT HIS REMARKS” – MANICKCHAND The deafening silence of People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Members of Parliament on issues that came out of the recorded conversation between Attorney General, Anil Nandlall and a Kaieteur News reporter, has finally been broken. The Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand is actually the first government official to comment on the immorality of the utterances made by Nandlall in the recorded conversation. Nandlall was heard saying that there are plans afoot to kill “innocent people” working at Kaieteur News in reaction to the many exposing stories the paper has been carrying. He was also heard admitting that he took taxpayers’ money and utilized it on his personal needs. Very disturbingly as well, the Attorney General, in the recording referred to a female Kaieteur News reporter as a “lil thing” and advocated that his uncle, Kamal Mangal got an opportunity to “f**k de girl.” Manickchand, who was conferred an Honorary Doctoral Degree by Lesley University for her outstanding work in advocating for social justice and gender equality, finally spoke Monday on the things Nandlall said about the female
WEDNESDAY EDITION AG’S RECORDED THREATS TO K/ NEWS…NEWSPAPER READY TO MAKE PHONE, RECORDINGAVAILABLE FORAUTHENTICATION Days after Government indicated its intention to seek overseas help to authenticate an explosive tape of one of its senior Ministers indicating knowledge of threats against the lives of journalists, Kaieteur News has offered to make the phone available to an independent expert. According to Publisher of Kaieteur News, Glenn Lall, he has seen statements from Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, who two weeks ago announced that Government has asked an entity in North America to help check the recording to ensure it was not doctored. The Publisher has now offered to make the phone and the recording on it available to an embassy to ensure that it is kept safe, before being handed over to an independent party for authentication. That recording has to do with a cell phone conversation three weeks ago between Attorney General Anil Nandlall, and senior reporter of Kaieteur News, Leonard
THURSDAY EDITION EXPLOSIVE OMBUDSMAN REPORT…JAGDEO ORDERED DISMISSAL OF NBS BOSS …BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO LEND US$10M FOR BERBICE BRIDGE Maurice Arjoon, who was one of three New Building Society (NBS) Managers sacked in 2007, has made startling claims. NBS is the country’s largest mortgage finance entity. Arjoon said he ran into trouble after refusing to back a proposal to lend $2B to the Bridge committee in 2006 for the building of the Berbice River Bridge. The claims by former Director/Secretary and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Maurice Arjoon, were contained in an explosive report by an independent public complaints body. The report was released earlier this month. The report would have come from a complaint filed by Arjoon back in January with the Ombudsman, Justice Winston Moore. On June 1, 2007, Arjoon, Kent Vincent and Kissoon Baldeo were all charged with fraud over the withdrawal of some $69M from a savings account. NBS has repaid the account holder almost $74M. The fraud charges were dismissed but NBS had already sacked the Managers citing fraud, negligence and serious misconduct. The Ombudsman report cleared
the three managers, and questioned how investigators recommended charges when there was clearly no evidence in the police file. Justice Moore noted in his findings that: “The standard required for conviction of a criminal offence is proof beyond a reasonable doubt for every element of the offence – the acts as well as the mental ingredients. Arjoon said that in 2006, at an NBS Board meeting, three Directors voted for an investment of $2B in the Berbice Bridge, while three voted for zero investment. “I recommended that the Directors be guided by the Financial Institutions Act in determining the quantum to invest in the Berbice Bridge, to which they all agreed without any objection, thus $350M was invested (then).” The former CEO said that less than two hours later, he received a call from Dr. Nanda Gopaul, the then Permanent Secretary of the Office of the President, who was part of the Board. Gopaul is the current Minister of Labour. Arjoon claimed that Gopaul “telephoned me and said that as President Jagdeo did not get the $2B for the Berbice Bridge he – the President will “deal with me!” MAN GETS SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR 67 KILOS OF COCAINE A confessed drug dealer who admitted to trafficking in more than 67 kilograms of cocaine may not spend a day in prison. Leonard Bacchus who was arrested three years ago after a police raid netted the $300M worth of narcotics, which was contained in kunds, was handed a five-year suspended sentence by Magistrate Alex Moore when the matter came to a close on Tuesday. Bacchus was also given a slap on the wrist suspended sentence of two years for being in unlawful possession of 125, 12-guade cartridges and 115, .32 rounds of ammunition, which also stemmed from the raid on his block 20 Enmore/Haslington Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara home on August 16, 2001. In addition to being spared a mandatory prison term, Bacchus was fined a measly $2.5M. This means that he will only go to jail if he commits another offence within the five-year period. When the prosecution, which was started by Superintendent Karimbaksh and concluded by Inspector Stephen Telford, closed its case, the court found that a (Continued on page 49)
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Humanitarian channels support to vulnerable... (From page 21) Road, Eccles, East Bank Demerara, and persons wishing to collaborate can simply do so on telephone number 233-2553, or find out more about the organisation by visiting its website at www.demeraracharitablefoundation.org. But even several months after registration, Singh disclosed that the Foundation is yet to be afforded much needed tax exemptions. “We have applied for our tax exemption status more than five months ago and we are yet to receive any official correspondence from the GRA (Guyana Revenue Authority) even to acknowledge...they came by and did the necessary audits, but so far we have not had any official correspondence or word back from GRA or the Ministry of Finance on our formal application,” Singh said. And this state of affairs has greatly hindered the operation of the Foundation,
as according to Singh, he has had to refuse in excess of 40,000 gallons of paint that was offered to the Foundation by the Atlantabased Global Paint for Charity. This is in light of the fact, Singh said, that paying the associated duty, without tax exemption, would prove to be a very costly undertaking which he can currently illafford to do. “It would cost about US$10,000 to ship it from Atlanta to Guyana and then I will be expected to pay the duty; I cannot do that...this paint if its comes we are not selling it, we would give it to every school, every community centre, we would give it to every charity-based organisation, we would give it to every Mandir, Church and Mosque...any place of worship,” Singh stressed. “We would gladly even repaint City Hall and St George’s Cathedral, but unfortunately because the Government of Guyana has not given me tax exempt
status for my organisation, I am being forced every three months to turn away this paint.” Singh revealed that every quarter he could be eligible for no less than 10,000 gallons of paint. “I have had to reluctantly let the paint go to Haiti,” he added. Nevertheless, the Foundation since earlier this year was able to make a number of donations, including to St Rose’s High School. During the month of Ramadan, too, donations of dates were also made to the Muslim community to help them break their fast at sunset. Singh however asserted that the organisation is not affiliated with any religious organisation. “We are prepared to work with likeminded organisations...we will help whoever comes, irrespective of race, colour, creed or class, because poverty is not distinguished; that goes against our charter, it goes against our philosophy.”
“This organisation is guided by the principles of strict humanitarian philosophy,” Singh added, as he disclosed that the venture of the Foundation was particularly influenced by the principles of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela. Convinced that those supporting the Foundation are of a similar ilk, Singh insisted that “we will not turn our backs and hearts on anyone...whether you are Christian, Hindu or Muslim, it matters not. What is most important is the common thread of humanity.” And according to Singh, the focus will certainly not be in the city alone, but rather, he is prepared to render support to the vulnerable on a national scale. Even as he outlined an extensive plan, Singh who resides in Miami, Florida, with his wife, recalled that he is so driven not because he was “born with a gold spoon in his mouth” but because of his
very humble beginnings. “I was not born into wealth; I grew up in a home without a television or telephone,” said Singh. He however recalled having a constant source of books which he was able to access back in the day at the National Library. He remembers migrating to England while he was just a teenager and resided in Canada and the United States as well. “I have not lived in Guyana for over 30 years...I have lived mostly in the West – Canada, United States, in Europe and elsewhere – I am a thought leader in the world of telecoms,” disclosed Singh as he related how he had been able to make a name for himself globally. A simple search of his name on Google would reveal a number of entries highlighting his extensive portfolio. However his professional achievements certainly have not exceeded his passion to render support to the vulnerable. And so
through his organisation he expects that support will be limitless once there are no hindrances. “Once this organisation gets its tax exemption status, there is no holding back...the sky will be the limit,” Singh pledged, as he spoke of having access to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Aga Khan Foundation in Africa, and the Clinton Initiative, among other reputable organisations that can lend much needful support to Guyana. Alluding to the late Michael Jackson’s ‘Man in the Mirror’, Singh said that his desire is to “be the man in the mirror by being the agent of change”, a task that will see him doing whatever is necessary to ensure that he reaches as many persons in need as possible. This move, he intimated, will be in keeping with his father’s words “the greatest good you can do is to lift another human out of poverty.”
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Guyanese writer captures gamut of women’s experiences in debut anthology By Sunita Samaroo Even as she confronts the reality of dwindling interest in poetry, the lifelong dream of being a writer has now come true for Annalisa Bahadur, who recently published her first book of poetry, A Flower’s Envy. Bahadur, a former journalist and television anchor, tells that she capitalized on her unique experiences growing up as a young woman in Guyana as well as her years spent in India to give A Flower’s Envy a decidedly “global perspective”. Her collection of poems has been accredited as one which captures the full gamut of women’s experiences as lovers, mothers, daughters, friends, and workers. The writer promised that in the anthology, poetry aficionados will discover “an easy-to-read, thoughtprovoking, and lyrical look at the lives of women, and in truth, the beauty and hope inherent in the universal human condition.” The 34-year-old author and poet, who grew up in
Annalisa Bahadur Berbice, credited her late mom for nurturing her love for writing. She also thanked her high school English teacher, ‘Ms. Sylvie’ for never giving up on her through her “teenage tantrums”. In an interview with this newspaper, Bahadur divulged that she first fell in love with writing at age twelve, when her high school, Tagore Memorial Secondary in Berbice, published her first short story in its 1992 journal. Now living in Manhattan, United States of America, Bahadur had worked as a
news anchor and reporter for nine years in Guyana, and also served as an assistant editor of a magazine, Durga Das Publishing, in India. With the release of A Flower ’s Envy, the poet explained that it is with this backdrop that she hopes to touch readers’ hearts while finding commonalities in women’s experiences worldwide. Bahadur’s tender tributes to her two children and her vulnerable yet insightful observations of heartbreak and loss are particularly noteworthy for the sense of hope implicit in their sentiments. She told Kaieteur News that some of the poems featured were written in 2007 “…but then life got busy. I always liked writing and knew that someday I would start publishing. This had been my lifelong dream.” Asked about the challenges she faced in having her work published, it was stressed that “writing poetry alone is a challenge especially when our audience is dwindling.” “I often felt overwhelmed
when I thought of contacting the various publishing houses. After months of researching, I realised that I could enlist the help of CreateSpace. They were willing to edit, market and publish my book,” Bahadur said. “I know that having a book published is an accomplishment. I’m happy that I’ve been able to finally realise this dream. I know my mom would be proud, since she nurtured the beginnings of my writing path. My absolute joy is in writing.” Asked whether any of the poems reflect where she is emotional in her life, Bahadur said that even though none of those pieces do, she is quite satisfied with the path her life has led to. She admitted that the response the book has garnered was unexpected. “I’m touched. I’ve been asked to attend poetry readings and book signings. It’s still a little too much for me to fathom but I am truly grateful.” The poet revealed that she is in the process of compiling another book. “It is my hope to have it released in time for what would have been my mom’s birthday in
June.” “Two of my poems deal with the pain of losing my mom. Some are of women being abused emotionally, physically and financially.” Bahadur said that she observed the lives of abused women and penned poems about it. “My poems won’t change anyone. All they do
is probably let someone know that they are not alone. Many of my readers have said that they could relate to one or another of my poems.” She said too that there are two poems which pay tribute to her children. “These poems were more of pouring out my soul. The next release promises to be more of the world as I see it.” “My hope for publishing the book is that it can give others that drive to follow their dreams and to never give up. I was a little carefree country girl with what I thought was an impossible dream. I know if I can do this, anyone can.” The book hit the shelves of New York in October. It is also available on Amazon, one of the largest online shopping websites.
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Measures in place to deal with challenges of malaria (From the desk of the Vector Control Director, Dr Reyaud Rahman) Malaria can be regarded as a dangerous disease with the potential to cause death in any individual who is infected. The most dangerous type of malaria is called Plasmodium falciparum (if left un-treated 90 per cent of persons will die). The two other types of malaria, Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium malariae (found in Guyana), are not known to cause death in those affected, but can cause severe symptoms in persons infected. Malaria is transmitted by an infected mosquito that has bitten someone with malaria and has become infected by the disease also. This cycle continues from man to mosquito until the transmission is broken, either the person is treated or the mosquito dies. There is a specific type of mosquito which transmits malaria in Guyana, known as the Anopheles darlinghi. Only female mosquitoes bite and draw blood and this is mainly because it helps with the fertilization of their eggs. They are mostly found in hinterland locations mainly in regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine of Guyana. These mosquitoes mostly bite around dusk and dawn, meaning that if you were to stay under a net or protect yourself you would be
A mini health check is the first step to donating blood
Dr. Reyaud Rahman minimizing your chances of getting malaria, because you will minimize your chances of being bitten. An individual can protect him or herself by doing several things including: trying not to get bitten by wearing long-sleeved clothing if possible(lightcoloured clothing is preferred), wearing socks, using repellents, using mosquito coils, using aerosol sprays and sleeping under a bed net. Due to the vastness, density and dangerous terrain in Guyana it is extremely challenging to eliminate this mosquito and prevent malaria transmission. However, there are a few tools which we (the Ministry of Health’s Vector Control Services Unit) can normally use, and these have been scaled up. We expect that
these interventions will have positive impact in our fight against malaria. Over the years the Government has invested millions of dollars in Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN’s) which we have distributed in all parts of our four endemic regions. We have increased the capacity of the health care workers (training in all aspects of vector control) by ensuring that they can make correct and high quality diagnoses in order to treat cases early and break disease transmission. There have been interventions set up to educate the affected population by distributing education material to make persons aware about the disease and teach them how to protect themselves. There have been more areas covered to ensure that all affected persons are diagnosed and treated according to the National Malaria Treatment Guidelines. By doing so we have broken disease transmission, helped persons in hard-to-reach locales, treated them free of charge and ensured that they did not suffer or die due to malaria. The year 2015 will be a significant one in the fight against malaria. We expect to further build and strengthen our system and put other proven interventions, new strategies, and tools to further decrease our malaria burden.
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'Mister Coconut' – Food... From page 42 nutritious and rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals, provides health benefits beyond its nutritional content. Coconut oil is said to possess healing properties far beyond that of any other dietary oil. Pacific islanders consider it a panacea. It was used in traditional medicine for centuries for such health problems as asthma, constipation, dysentery, gingivitis, painful menstruation, kidney stones, sore throat, skin infections, head lice, ulcers and wounds. Now modern medical science is catching up and confirming its usefulness in many of these conditions. Published studies in medical journals reveal that coconut oil has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and fever-reducing properties. It consistently improves the LDL: HDL ratio (bad to good cholesterol) in the blood, thereby protecting against heart disease. It may also help burn belly fat, cause measurable cognitive improvement in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease, reduce swollen prostates and boost testosterone levels (in rats), possess anti-fungus, anti-bacteria and anti-virus properties, prevent structural damage in osteoporotic bone, and accelerate the healing of wounds. (Incidentally, not everyone shares these findings. The Australian Heart Foundation says coconut oil is 'an unhealthy saturated fat' and should be avoided. Its stance
is supported by the Dietitians Association of Australia. The American Heart Association and the government's dietary guidelines suggest it isn't any better than any other saturated fats.) However, a retired scientist from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) says these organizations have got it wrong. He has been studying the coconut for 40 years, and believes it is a super food. Take your pick, but remember that its oil is only one of the palm's numerous products. But back to coconut water. According to several studies this natural drink is packed with simple sugars, electrolytes, minerals, amino acids and enzymes including Bcomplex vitamins and potassium, which makes it an ideal source of rehydration. Medical research has shown positive effects on hypertensive patients, and because of its similar mineral composition to human blood, doctors have used it intravenously, pumping it directly into as patient's bloodstream in cases of malnutrition and dehydration. They also suggest that it may contain anti-ageing and anticarcinogenic agents. I recently spoke with an old-timer who has been selling coconut water for over 50 years outside Bourda Market. He spoke glowingly of its health benefits, and remembers that it was always popular, and affordable, since 'back
in the day' when a nut cost a mere five to ten cents. He also casually enlightened me with the knowledge that in the past some people actually cooked with coconut water in the absence of potable H2O. The vendor observed that the libation has always held a special fondness for young, and not-so-young, men and women, because of its reportedly back-strengthening and sex-enhancing properties. “You know, they used to have a saying that (for men) it 'build the back, and lift the front', especially if you add some steel drops,” he pronounced with a twinkle in his eye. The father of 17 children added that he was frequent user himself. Draw your own conclusion. I could find no medical evidence, by way of scientific studies and reports, to support these claims, but that's neither here nor there, and I for one cannot discredit them. What is however abundantly clear, is that the coconut is coming into its own, and taking its place near, or at, the top of the arboreal hierarchy. And if we in Guyana are serious about boosting our economy, as well as our overall health, we had better take notice of 'Mister Coconut'.
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Emergency Medicine Specialists: What We Do (The perspective of Dr Zulfikar Bux, Head of GPHC’s A&E; Asst. Prof. of Emergency Medicine) What makes an emergency room doctor a specialist in the field? That may be a reasonable question to some since, after all, we can be seen as doing some paediatrics when we take care of a wheezing child, internal medicine when we assess a 58-year-old man with chest pain, obstetrics when we evaluate a young woman with bleeding in pregnancy, yet other doctors with specialties
in paediatrics, internal medicine or obstetrics will do so as well. What sets the emergency doctor apart is that we specialize in the resuscitation of the acutely ill patient, the evaluation and treatment of the undifferentiated patient, and a working knowledge of nearly all fields of medicine. Let me explain these three concepts so that you can understand why to be the best emergency doctor possible, one must undergo specialty training just as a surgeon, a pediatrician or an obstetrician.
First, we are specialists in resuscitation. More than any specialty, we are confronted with a steady flow of severely ill patients on the brink of death that we must catch and stabilise before a more complete workup can be performed. This is a challenge, as we must start treating the patient before we know what is causing their suffering. Specialists in emergency medicine, through their studies and practice, understand what are the most likely causes of a patient’s grave illness and the drugs and procedures most likely to
be life-saving. Many studies have been conducted that help guide our interventions, yet much is still to be learned, and that is where the training and experience of the specialist in emergency medicine will help give the patient the best chance of survival. Second, we specialise in the undifferentiated patient. This is in contrast to what we learned in medical school. Indeed, we learned that when a patient has appendicitis, she needs a surgeon to remove the appendix. However, the patient does not
Beware of the man in the... From page 26 men in plainclothes exited the vehicle and ordered the burly Waldron out of his car, while two passengers remained inside. Waldron reportedly exited with hands upraised and one of the ranks shot him in the chest. Waldron collapsed to the roadway and the ranks shot him again, the eyewitness said. Other reports suggest that the ranks placed Waldron in one of their vehicles and shot him. He was reportedly then taken out of
the vehicle and shot again. The eyewitness alleged that the police ranks began to assault Waldron’s accomplices. They then placed Waldron in his car and attempted to drive away, but the vehicle failed to start. They then put the motionless man in a police vehicle and left the scene, while Waldron’s taxi was towed away. Eyewitnesses said they observed the ranks removing a firearm from the shot man’s person. However, they claimed that the suspects
never shot at the police. One of the suspects is said to be a 26-year-old man who claims to reside in Kitty, while the other is reportedly a 32-year-old Prashad Nagar resident. But the relatives of the still missing Nyozi Goodman and Patriena Nicholson are shedding no tears for Royston Waldron., Carol Green said her initial response to the news was:”thank you, Lord”. “But then I thought ‘if he is dead, this case is at a standstill’. Whatever he knows is gone with him, because dead men tell no tales.” “All we can wait for is the DNA results, and if they don’t match, that’s it. Whatever he knows is gone with him, because dead men tell no tales. But I still believe that she is alive.” Patriena Nicholson’s sister suggested that Waldron’s death was ‘karma.’
“Praise God that my prayers have been answered…only those who have lost a loved one can understand.” Meanwhile, police have indicated that Trinidad forensic experts have completed DNA tests on the samples that were taken from the skeleton found at Pattensen. Hopefully, the results will bring down the curtain on the saga of two missing women, and their twisted friend, Royston Waldron. If you have any further information about this case, please contact us at our Lot 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown location, or reach us on telephone numbers 22-58458, 2258465, 22-58473, or 2258491. You can also contact Michael Jordan on his email a d d r e s s mjdragon@hotmail.com. You need not disclose your identity.
present to the emergency room reporting she has appendicitis but rather that she has abdominal pain, perhaps some vomiting, and occasionally the pain is in the right lower part of the stomach where the appendix is located. However, especially in a woman, there are many other structures in the same area such as the ovaries which can also be the cause of pain. The emergency doctor is specially trained to think about illnesses that cross between different specialties and choose tests to help determine the cause of the patient’s pain. Research in emergency medicine considers patients who present as we see them as “abdominal pain” or “chest pain” rather than as “appendicitis” or “heart attack”. That makes a big difference in how we approach our patients. Third, we have a working knowledge of nearly all fields of medicine. We must know how to approach patients who present to the emergency room with any illness. We may not know every last detail and we may not be the ones to perform the definitive treatment as in the case of appendicitis, but we are the ones who can make the diagnosis and stabilize the patient until the definitive treatment. No other specialist is trained to manage heart attacks and snake bites, asthmatic children and septic elderly patients, manage an airway and take care of a fishhook injury. So how do we get there? We have been fortunate to have the cooperation of the Vanderbilt University Department of Emergency Medicine since 2002. In 2010 we launched a Masters in Emergency Medicine residency training
Dr. Zulfikar Bux programme. It is closely modeled on US programmes and has been adapted to Guyana, but the requirements for graduation are very similar. Dr. Nicolas Forget from Vanderbilt University has been the director of the programme since that time. During the three years of our residency, we work the same amount clinically as the non-resident doctors, but also have classes weekly. We must read the complete textbook. We have research projects, protocol developments and more. It makes for a busy three years, yet I have discovered that I am even busier now, one year after graduation! What is very important is that in addition to learning emergency medicine, the residency provides a robust training in leadership. Since this programme is for us Guyanese, we must also develop our skills to lead emergency medicine to continuously improve the care we deliver for our fellow citizens at their time of greatest need. Moreover, we are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to address any emergency that walks through our doors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
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From page 31 case was made out against Bacchus and Magistrate Moore ordered him to lead a defence. But in a surprise move, Bacchus, who was represented by Attorney at Law James Bond, changed his plea to guilty on both charges. Magistrate Moore accepted the plea and then informed Bacchus that in addition to possible jail time he was staring at a fine of more than $300M. But, then to the amazement of most of the persons in the courtroom, the Magistrate handed down the suspended sentence for both of the charges. He then considered the pleas of Bacchus’ lawyer that he could only afford to pay a fine of $2.5M, which he was given up to the end of June next year to do. FRIDAY EDITION EXPLOSIVE OMBUDSMAN FINDINGS ON NBS FRAUD…INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR SUGGESTS ARJOON GOT A RAW DEAL An independent probe of police files used to lay charges in 2007 against three senior managers in a massive fraud at the New Building Society (NBS) has raised troubling questions. In the report by special investigator, Henry Chester, DSM, a retired Deputy Commissioner of Police, several key pieces of documents appeared to be missing. This led Chester to ask if police had submitted the correct, complete file to the Office of the Ombudsman. The high-profile case has spurred significant debate, because it would be the first major one taken on by the Ombudsman, Justice Winston Moore. The Ombudsman’s office is the independent public complaints body that has sweeping powers to investigate abuses by public officers. The Ombudsman earlier this month released an explosive report that stemmed from a complaint made by Maurice Arjoon, who claimed that he was set up and charged wrongfully for a $69M fraud committed between 2006 and 2007 while he was the Chief Executive Officer/Secretary of the mortgage lending institution. NBS later repaid $74M to the account holder. The monies were withdrawn in a well planned scheme using what appeared to be a forged Power of Attorney notarized in Canada and filed in Guyana. Arjoon claimed in his complaint that he was set up because he refused to vote in
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favour of a proposal before the NBS Board of Directors in 2006 to lend $2B for the construction of the Berbice River Bridge. Arjoon argued to the Board that lending the money would have been illegal. Arjoon’s refusal angered the then President, Bharrat Jagdeo, who reportedly said he would deal with the CEO. NIS HAS $$M FOR “UNIDENTIFIABLE” CONTRIBUTORS The Board and Management of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) are quite concerned that the records of almost two million contributors are still to be verified. With the December 31 deadline for the Scheme’s data computerization project just around the corner, the directors are concerned that thousands of contributors owed millions of dollars by the Scheme cannot be identified. Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon told media operatives at Cabinet’s weekly press briefing on Wednesday that while the agency has completed its computerisation programme, the issue of verification and identification is increasingly worrying to the government. The NIS was engaged primarily in paper-based recording and millions of records were still lodged in ledgers. The government announced that all the information would then be computerised. Manual records spanning over some ten years had to be computerised and later verified. Luncheon said however that the monthly reviews, specifically the October report was submitted to Cabinet at their last meeting, and the report generally showed the completion of all outstanding data entry for the computerisation. “All paper records that deal with data entry…millions, are now safe on the computer database of the NIS.” The most formidable aspect of the project however is verification. The Cabinet Secretary noted that at the end of October, just fewer than two million records still needed to be verified.” However, a specific category within the programme drew even more concern for Cabinet since the Scheme is said to be swamped with thousands of files pertaining to contributors who are posing difficult to identify. SATURDAY EDITION RESISTANCEWILL CONTINUEUNTILGENERAL ELECTIONS–APNU,AFC A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) last evening shared a stage with the Alliance for Change (AFC) at a massive rally held at the Square of the Revolution to hear from the thousands who turned out so
Cleared: Former NBS CEO, Maurice Arjoon
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that their input could be crafted into a strategy to respond to the President’s Proclamation to prorogue Parliament. Young and old, male and female, able and differently-able came out in a resounding show of support and were in unison with the leaders who called for, among other things, immediate General Elections and Constitutional Reform. The rally, which started shortly before 18:00hrs and lasted for just over three hours, saw presentations from Opposition Leader David Granger, AFC Chairman, Nigel Hughes, Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Leader Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, Guyana Youth and Student Movement Leader, Ryan Belgrade and Members of Parliament Basil Williams, Keith Scott, Volda Lawrence
and Sydney Allicock. Brigadier (rtd) Granger who was introduced as ‘President in waiting’ was welcomed to the podium amidst a reverberating applause and wasted no time in denouncing the President whom he labeled a dictator by his actions. According to the Opposition leader for three years the President has not reached out to the thousands who voted for the joint opposition at the 2011 elections. He accused the president of being oblivious to the plights of the ordinary people since he lives among the ‘big shots’ Granger was adamant that over the past three years the President has refused to discuss pertinent issues of concern to the political opposition and the people they represent including the holding of Local Government
Elections among other big ticket items. Calling for immediate elections, Granger reminded that at the last elections more than 120,000 people did not vote and this must not be repeated. AFC Chairman Nigel Hughes, was also welcomed to the podium with a boisterous ovation, in his usual articulate manner pledged the support of his party in the fight against the ‘dictatorship’ that the President has invoked. According to Hughes, the President by proclamation has transformed Guyana from a Republic to that of a Kingdom where he rules by proclamation. Hughes warned that the current state of affairs cannot be allowed to continue and Guyanese must know that
regardless of their political persuasion, race of religion every citizen will be affected by Ramotar’s decision and that all Guyanese must stand up. He was adamant that that when the Republic is threatened it doesn’t matter which party a Guyanese support, all are affected and every citizen must stand up. Hughes warned that these are serious times and the issue at hand is not something thing to joke about and that Guyanese can’t allow their children to walk back to colonialism. He said that the message from AFC is that President’s action has plunged the country into a crisis; into deep uncharted waters and is an egregious wrong that must righted.
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Alfonso Ribeiro may exit early from ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Alfonso Ribeiro and partner Witney Carson (Photo Adam Taylor/ABC) The Carlton Dance might cost Alfonso Ribeiro the Mirrorball! The Dancing with the Stars frontrunner injured his back in rehearsals Wednesday and might not be able to perform on Monday’s semifinals. “We can confirm Alfonso was injured during rehearsal,” Ribeiro’s rep said in a statement to TVGuide.com. “He is currently under medical evaluation. It has not been determined whether or not he will be able to perform on Monday.” According to TMZ, which first reported the news, Ribeiro hurt his back overcompensating for the groin injury he suffered while doing his signature Carlton Dance last month. The back injury is apparently so bad he’s having trouble walking
and skipped rehearsal Thursday to get an MRI, according to TMZ. Sources tell TVGuide.com that Ribeiro is currently watching his partner Witney Carson rehearse their routines with a stand-in. In an interview with TVGuide.com earlier this week, Ribeiro said he didn’t expect his body to “break down as early as it did,” but that he was determined to make the finals. “There’s three weeks left. There’s three shows left. I’ve got two and a half weeks of dealing with this pain, and then I will absolutely have time to let this thing rest and recover,” Ribeiro said, referring to his groin injury. “It’ll be really nice once that happens, but hopefully I can stay on the show all the way to the end and make it to the final, and deliver a hopefully amazing performance on the finale.”
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After cancer fight, reality star Diem Brown dies at 32 (The Huffington Post) Diem Brown, who was known for her appearances on MTV’s “The Challenge,” died on Friday at 32 years old, People confirmed. Brown had been diagnosed with cancer for the third time this past summer. Brown had recently been asking fans for support, advice and prayers via her Twitter account. “Whatever option I have to LIVE I’m grabbing!” she wrote on Tuesday. She had previously beat ovarian cancer in 2006 and 2012. “I didn’t understand, really, that it could come back again,” she told Dr. Drew 2012, when she received her second diagnosis. “Finding out you have it a second time, it’s like, ‘I’ve already done this, I thought I was over it.’” In 2013 she went into remission, but in August 2014, she announced that she had been diagnosed with colon cancer
Diem Brown The reality star from Georgia made her first “Challenge” appearance on “Fresh Meat” in 2006 and revealed on the show that she was battling ovarian cancer. She returned for another season, “The Duel,” and during an intimate moment, she removed her wig in front of her fellow competitors. Her on-again-off-again relationship with Chris “CT” Tamburello was one of the series’ greatest love stories and plot lines. She also
appeared on “The Gauntlet III,” “The Duel 2,” “The Ruins” and “Battle of the Exes.” “MTV is tremendously sad to hear the news that Diem Brown has lost her long battle with cancer,” the network said in a statement. “We send our deepest condolences to her family and friends. Diem was a true fighter and brought passion to everything she touched. We will miss her.” Brown spoke about her illnesses in public often, and was a frequent blogger for People.com, where she once filmed her hair loss. Brown also created MedGift, a gift registry website that helped patients gain financial support. “Cancer has changed who I am,” she told People this summer. “It sounds like a cliché, but I’ve only got this one life, and I need to live every day to the fullest. I’m a lot more appreciative of things now.”
Matt Damon to reprise role as Jason Bourne
(CNN) — Actor Matt Damon confirmed that he will return to the role of Jason Bourne in 2016 after stepping out of the spotlight for the fourth installment of the popular action series. Damon’s buddy Ben Affleck let the cat out of the bag in a red carpet interview Friday with E! News. The two were joking about whether they treat each other differently when one is in better shape than the other, when Affleck (intentionally or not) let the news slip. “Well, (Damon’s) going to be doing a Bourne movie next fall when I’ve just completely lost any semblance of physical fitness. So —” Affleck told E! News. “Yes, next year,” Damon responded to E! News when asked for clarification. “It’ll be in 2016 when the movie will actually come out. (Director) Paul Greengrass is going to do another one and that’s all I
Matt Damon (L) and Ben Affleck ever said. I just needed him to say yes.” Damon played the title role of CIA assassin Jason Bourne in the first three installments of the series based on Robert Ludlum’s popular spy novels. The fourth movie, 2012’s “The Bourne Legacy,” centered on CIA agent Aaron Cross, played by Jeremy Renner.
Justin Bieber summoned to Argentina court for questioning BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An investigative judge in Argentina is summoning Justin Bieber for questioning. Bieber has been accused of sending bodyguards to attack a photographer outside a Buenos Aires nightclub during a South American tour last year. Judge Facundo Cubas asked Interpol on Thursday to use all “necessary means” to notify the singer that he has 60 days to appear before
the court in Argentina. The judge says that if Bieber f a i l s t o c o m p l y, a n international arrest order will be issued. Argentine photographer Diego Pesoa alleges he was chased down and beaten on Nov. 9, 2013, by Bieber’s bodyguards outside the INK nightclub, where the singer and his entourage partied. Bieber would face up to one year in prison if he was convicted on a charge of causing minor injuries.
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Have a Laugh A STATE TROOPER'S LATE NIGHT PATROL A State Trooper was patrolling late at night off the main highway. At nearly midnight, he sees a couple in a car, in lovers' lane, with the interior light brightly glowing. He carefully approaches the car to get a closer look. Then he sees a young man behind the wheel, reading a computer magazine. He immediately notices a young woman in the rear seat, filing her fingernails. Puzzled by this surprising situation, the trooper walks to the car and gently raps on the driver's window. The young man lowers his window. 'Uh, yes, Officer'? The trooper asks: 'What are you doing?' The young man says: 'Well, Officer, I'm reading a magazine.' Pointing towards the young woman in the back seat the trooper says: 'And, her, what is she doing?' The young man shrugs: 'Sir, I believe she's filing her fingernails.' Now, the trooper is totally confused. A young couple, alone, in a car, at night in a lover's lane and nothing obscene is happening! The trooper asks: 'What's your age, young man?' The young man says: 'I'm 22, sir.' The trooper asks: 'And her in the back, what is her age?' The young man looks at his watch and replies: ' She'll be 18 in 11 minutes.' **************************** DON'T TRY TO BE THE RICHEST PERSON IN THE CEMETERY When we are in heaven - Our money is still in the bank. When we are alive - We don't have enough money to spend. When we are gone - There is still a lot of money not spent. One tycoon in China passed away. His widow, with $1.9 billion in the bank, remarried his chauffeur. His chauffeur said, "All the while I thought I was working for my boss. Now I realize that my boss was all the time working for me !!! " The cruel reality is: It is more important to be strong and healthy than to have more wealth. So we must strive to have a strong and healthy body, it doesn't matter who is working for whom. A high-end hand phone - 70% of the functions are useless An expensive car - 70% of the speed is not needed A luxurious villa - 70% of the space is not occupied A whole wardrobe of clothes - 70% of it is not worn A whole life of earning - 70% is for other people to use. So we must protect and make full use of our 30%. Go for medical exam even if you are not sick Drink more water even if you are not thirsty Must let go even when you are faced with grave problems Must give in even if you are in the right. Must be humble even though you are very powerful. Must be content even if you are not rich. Must exercise even when you are very busy. LIFE IS SHORT - SO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST. DON'T BE THE RICHEST PERSON IN THE CEMETERY........
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SIMPLE PIMPLE Treatments For Oily Skin Pimples are probably the most feared and persistent problem any woman with oily skin will complain about! Read below to know what pimples are and what the pimple treatments are for oily skin. What are Pimples? Pimples are caused by clogged pores, and the sebum secretions of oily skin. Oily skin type is especially infamous for pimples. The oil glands of this skin type is extra active and always secrete excessive oil. If we leave this skin type without proper cleaning, the probability of the occurrence of pimples, acne and black heads increases multifold. The oil secreted by the skin glands will easily attracts dust from atmosphere. The clogging of pores by this dust is the main reason for pimples. So, regular cleansing, toning and moisturising of face with proper products helps in getting rid of Pimples. A proper regime of exfoliation, moisturization, hydration and revitalization is important for the oily skin type as well as a proper solution for pimple treatment. Keeping the skin away from the polluted environment, oily and less quality make up also will help you keep the skin free of pimples and other skin related diseases or infections. PIMPLE TREATMENT FOR OILY SKIN: Here are some techniques of pimple treatment for oily skin at home: 1. Lemon Juice and Honey Mix: Lemon is the best home remedy for oily skin. Lemon Juice contains Citric acid which can neutralise and control the oil secretion of oily skin. It has the capacity to reduce pimples effectively. The acid quite well works to kill the harmful acne causing bacteria along with reducing the scars. Honey has antibacterial properties and it can restore the moisture balance of the skin well. Honey gives a natural glowing skin and also helps in the pimple reduction. How to: Squeeze 1 spoonful fresh Lemon juice and take the same amount of Honey in a clean bowl. Mix them well. You will get a thick liquid paste like pack now. Apply it all over the face and neck after cleansing the face properly. Use a cotton ball to apply this mixture all over the face. Leave the mixture on the face for 15 to 20 minutes. After 15 minutes, wash it off with cold water. You can notice immediate pimple reduction and a bright glow on your face. Also this treatment helps to fade away the pimple marks too. This is very simple and effective pimple treatment for oily skin. By doing this pimple treatment regularly, you can help keep the pimples at bay. After that you can do this weekly twice. 2. Besan and Curd Face Pack: Besan is known as Bengal gram or dal flour, and it is available easily in our Indian kitchens. The same holds true for Curd as well. So, we don't need to rush to a beauty store to get these beauty items. Besan is rich in proteins and vitamins, and curd is rich in vitamin A and C. Curd can keep the skin soft and supple by moisturising it properly. At the same time Besan takes out the extra greasiness of the oily skin. Another of the effective choices in the oily skin pimples treatment at home. How to: Take 2 teaspoons of Besan and one teaspoon of curd. Mix this mixture with a spoon well in a clean bowl to make a thick paste. To this thick paste, add two drops of Lemon and a pinch of Turmeric powder. Mix it well to make a mixture and then apply this
paste evenly on your cleansed face and neck. This face pack may take some time to dry. After 20 minutes to 30 minutes, apply warm water on the dried face pack to make it loose. Now rub gently to remove the face pack from the face and neck. By rubbing like this, your skin's dead cells will be removed. Then splash cold water to remove the rest of the face pack. Ingredients such as Turmeric and Honey are known as antiseptic ingredients. They help calm and revitalize the skin. Turmeric also helps in fading the tan or discoloration of the skin. Its yellow tint helps the skin glow, while protecting it from the harmful sun rays. Curds especially the sour curds are known to contain properties that kill the acne causing bacterias instantly. Repeat this treatment for oily skin weekly twice initially. After pimples are controlled, you can do this once every 15 days.
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fallen into the spring.' The frog said, 'I do not want your pearls, and jewels, and fine clothes; but if you will love me, and let me live with you and eat from off your golden plate, and sleep on your bed, I will bring you your ball again.' 'What nonsense,' thought the princess, 'this silly frog is talking! He can never even get out of the spring to visit me, though he may be able to get my ball for me, and therefore I will tell him he shall have what he asks.' So she said to the frog, 'Well, if you will bring me my ball, I will do all you ask.' Then the frog put his head down, and dived deep under the water; and after a little while he came up again, with the ball in his mouth, and threw it on the edge of the spring. As soon as the young princess saw her ball, she ran to pick it up; and she was so overjoyed to have it in her hand again, that she never thought of the frog, but ran home with it as fast as she could. The frog called after her, 'Stay, princess, and take me with you as you said,' But she did not stop to hear a word.
Helping others by Uncle Roy
There are many things I love to do – To play and laugh and have fun, To eat and drink the things I like, And go with my parents to town. I love to play so many games, Both outside and inside my home, I also enjoy watching TV, And having a party when friends come. But what makes me the most glad Is when I do things to help others, My family and friends and neighbours around, And they smile and tell one another.
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ne fine evening a young princess put on her bonnet and clogs, and went out to take a walk by herself in a wood; and when she came to a cool spring of water with a rose in the middle of it, she sat herself down to rest a while. Now she had a golden ball in her hand, which was her favourite plaything; and she was always tossing it up into the air, and catching it again as it fell. After a time she threw it up so high that she missed catching it as it fell; and the ball bounded away, and rolled along on the ground, until at last it fell down into the spring. The princess looked into the spring after her ball, but it was very deep, so deep that she could not see the bottom of it. She began to cry, and said, 'Alas! if I could only get my ball again, I would give all my fine clothes and jewels, and everything that I have in the world.' Whilst she was speaking, a frog put its head out of the water, and said, 'Princess, why do you weep so bitterly?' 'Alas!' said she, 'what can you do for me, you nasty frog? My golden ball has
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The next day, just as the princess had sat down to dinner, she heard a strange noise - tap, tap - plash, plash as if something was coming up the marble staircase, and soon afterwards there was a gentle knock at the door, and a little voice cried out and said: 'Open the door, my princess dear, Open the door to thy true love here! And mind the words that thou and I said By the fountain cool, in the greenwood shade.' Then the princess ran to the door and opened it, and there she saw the frog, whom she had quite forgotten. At this sight she was sadly frightened, and shutting the door as fast as she could came back to her seat. The king, her father, seeing that something had frightened her, asked her what was the matter. 'There is a nasty frog,' said she, 'at the door, that lifted my ball for me out of the spring this morning. I told him that he should live with me here, thinking that he could never get out of the spring; but there he is at the door, and he wants to come in.' While she was speaking the frog knocked again at the door, and said: 'Open the door, my princess dear, Open the door to thy true love here! And mind the words that thou and I said By the fountain cool, in the greenwood shade.' Then the king said to the young princess, 'As you have given your word you must keep it; so go and let him in.' She did so, and the frog hopped into the room, and then straight on - tap, tap plash, plash - from the bottom of the room to the top, till he came up close to the table where the princess sat. 'Pray lift me upon chair,' said he to the princess, 'and let me sit next to you.' As soon as she had done this, the frog said, 'Put your plate nearer to me, that I may eat out of it.' This she did, and when he had eaten as much as he could, he said, 'Now I am tired; carry me upstairs, and put me into your bed.' To be continued next week
You and your child can make a beautiful wreath of leaves that displays what your child is thankful for. This wreath makes a great Autumn or Thanksgiving decoration. Supplies needed:
A plain white paper plate Construction paper (orange, red, yellow, brown, and other earth tones) Crayons or markers Scissors Glue or a glue stick
Cut a half circle out of the center of a plain paper plate. This will hold the leaves.
Cut out a lot of leaves from construction paper. Draw the leaf veins if you wish.
Glue the leaves all around the rim of the paper plate.
In the lower center of the wreath, write, "I am thankful for," and then let the child write or draw what they are thankful for. Put the child's name on the wreath (or let them sign it). For variations on this wreath: instead of using leaves, use cut-out handprints of the child, tissue paper baking cups or torn-up scraps of paper.
Unscramble the first four words in each set of scrambles. Then use the circled letters to unscramble the final word. Some of the words may unscramble into more than one word, but only one word is related to the puzzle.
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How can I improve my grades in school? (Continued from last week) Develop a study routine would be helpful in making your studying more effective. Try to organise what you are going to deal with one after the other. Avoid studying similar subjects, such as two
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The greatest among us are those who forget their own desires and serve mankind.
foreign languages or two branches of Mathematics, in sequence. The contrast between subjects not related will serve to remove any confusion. If your assignment involves a lot of reading, you will do well to try the following method. First, survey your material by glancing through the headings, subheads, diagrams, etc. so as to get an overall view. Next, make up questions based on chapter titles or topic sentences. This will keep your mind focused on what you read. Now read, looking for the answers to
these questions. When you have finished each paragraph or section, recite or tell yourself from memory, without looking at the book. When you have finished the entire assignment, review by scanning the headings, and testing your memory of each section. This method has been known to help students to retain up to 80% of what they read. Try to relate what you are studying to what you already know and have experienced. Search for the practical value of what you are learning.
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Studying the laws of physics, for example, may seem like just hard work, but when you try to see how these apply to the things around you, you will be able to understand and retain them more as they are added to your experience. Really trying to understand your lesson, instead of cramming the facts in a way to just remember them, is a sure way of making them a part of this experience, and also help to provide some amount of excitement and wonder, making learning more meaningful. (Continued next week)
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A Friend
A friend is one who reaches for your hand, One who shares his ideas and together you expand, When you are in trouble or pain, One who lends assistance and together you gain. A friend is not selfish, cruel or heartless, He is not unmindful or helpless; A friend does not watch another in sorrow, But is always there today and tomorrow. A friend is caring, loving and kind, He is there with a wise and pure mind, He is not vulgar, rude or immature, But is there to solve, assist and cure. A friend is always there to land a hand, He is not vain, proud or playing grand, He is there to ever offer a smile, And keep you happy through all life's trials. So, just as you value a good friend, Be there for others with a helping hand to lend; Always be known for the good you do, And you will benefit from friendship too.
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WOW! enter Bigg Boss House?
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ow! Your are reading it right! The super hot Kim Kardashian, an American socialite who has recently hit the news for her sexy photo shoot 'Break the Internet' for the Paper Magazine. The lady has also gained a lot of popularity for her very own reality show 'Keeping up with the Kradashians'. The makers of Bigg Boss are in talks with the curvaceous damsel for the next wild card entry in the glass house. Bigg Boss has featured a couple of international stars on the show to create ripples and seeing the TRP steeping all time low, the fashionista might be able to sensationalize the show, like the other bombshells (Sunny Leone and Pamela Anderson) and help in shooting the TRP high. Apparently, if Kim agrees to participate in the show we would be seeing the hot babe sun bathing with Diandra and Upen in the garden or may be in the swimming pool exercising with Gautam! Wow wont that be fun? However, even after sending in a hand full of controversial celebs inside the glass house, there has been no relief to the makers and the show continues to run with the low TRP. Therefore the makers have all eyes on the international beauty and if she agrees it surely would boost the rating of the show. What do you have to say? Would you like Kim to be a part of the Bigg Boss 8 squad?
Alia's endorsement bunch gets even
HEAVIER? Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt has been roped in as the brand ambassador of ladies fashion accessories brand Caprese. Alia will present the new autumn-winter collection of Caprese filmed at an ancient styled piazza in Europe, said a statement. "What attracts me the most to the brand is the vibrant colors that the collection offers. It has an array of trendy pop and neon shades. The new autumn-winter collection is a perfect mix of high-fashion with chic appearance and quality. So come buy Caprese," said Alia. Revealing the actress as its ambassador to the audience, the brand has also announced #WhosThatGirl? contest on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram inviting young fashionistas to participate and win exiting Caprese goodies.
Malawi OVERVIEW
Malawi, a largely agricultural country, is making efforts to overcome d e c a d e s o f underdevelopment and the more recent impact of a growing HIV-Aids problem. For the first 30 years of independence it was run by the authoritarian and quixotic President Hastings Kamuzu Banda, but democratic institutions have taken a firm hold since he relinquished power in the mid-1990s. After President Banda lost the first democratic presidential election in 1994 his successor, Bakili Muluzi, established a far more open form of government. Corruption, poverty and the high rate of HIV-Aids continued to hamper development and fostered discontent with the new authorities. Lake Malawi shore Lake Malawi is important for fishing as well as transport Most Malawians rely on subsistence farming, but the food supply situation is precarious and the country is prone to natural disasters of both extremes - from drought to heavy rainfalls putting it in constant need of thousands of tonnes of food aid every year. Malawi has b e e n u rg e d b y w o r l d financial bodies to free up its economy, and has privatised many loss-making state-run corporations. Since 2007 the country has made real progress in achieving economic growth as part of programmes instituted by the government of President Mutharika in 2005. Healthcare, education and environmental conditions have improved, and Malawi has started to move away from reliance on overseas aid. Its single major natural resource, agricultural land is under severe pressure from rapid population growth, although the government's programme of fertilizer subsidies has dramatically boosted output in recent years, making Malawi a net food exporter. Tens of thousands of Malawians die of Aids every year. After years of silence, the authorities spoke out about the crisis. A programme to tackle HIVAids was launched in 2004, with President Muluzi revealing that his brother had died from the disease. FACTS
Full name: The Republic of Malawi Population: 15.9 million (UN, 2012) Capital: Lilongwe Area: 118,484 sq km (45,747 sq miles) Major languages: English, Chichewa (both official) Major religions: Christianity, Islam Life expectancy: 55 years (men), 55 years (women) (UN) Monetary unit: 1 Malawi kwacha (MK) = 100 tambala Main exports: Tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton GNI per capita: US $360 (World Bank, 2011) Internet domain: .mw International dialling code: +265 LEADERS President: Peter Mutharika
through years of mismanagement. At the time of Bingu wa Mutharika's death in 2012, stores were often empty, service stations dry and, shunned by international donors, Malawi had largely depleted its currency reserves. On taking office the new president said his priorities were the economy and youth employment. Mr Mutharika - aged 74 at the time of taking office won the poll with just over 36% of the vote, beating the outgoing leader Joyce Banda into third place. MEDIA Radio is the medium of choice, and state-run MBC is the main national broadcaster. A state TV station opened in 1999. The private press
President Peter Mutharika
Peter Mutharika won the presidential election in May 2014, two year after his brother died while serving as president. The law professor took over the leadership facing treason charges for attempting to conceal his brother's death in an alleged bid to prevent Joyce Banda then vice-president - from assuming power. He describes the charges as frivolous and politically motivated. As a former foreign minister and his brother's right-hand man, he was also a leading member of an administration widely blamed for bringing the economy to its knees
presents a range of opinions, although the government has used libel and other laws to put pressure on newspaper journalists. Self-censorship is common, particularly at state-run outlets, says USbased Freedom House. Changes to the Penal Code, adopted in 2011, allow the information minister to stop the publication or importation of a print title on the grounds that it would be against the "public interest". BBC World Service is available on FM in Blantyre (98.7), Lilongwe (98.0) and Mzuzu (87.9). By late 2011, 716,000 Malawians were using the i n t e r n e t (Internetworldstats.com).
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Who said politics is a fair game By Ralph Seeram No doubt, most of us have read the outpouring from the opposition parties and from groups and the social media how the PPP has descended into a dictatorship, President Donald Ramotar a dictator and the death of democracy in Guyana. In all of this I am left to wonder how these events have affected the ordinary man in the street. Does it make a difference in his everyday routine? Does it really affect his work, his wages, his bills? Really, does it make a difference to the ordinary hard working Guyanese man or woman? Many years ago when I worked in Wall Street, the office had a heated discussion on who should be the next President of the United States, when my supervisor called me aside and said, “Ralph it does not matter who is President? You still have to catch the train to come to work; you still have
to pay your bills and taxes.” So I ask, what difference does it make the man in the street? Would it motivate them to come out in thousands to protest against the government? I doubt it very much. I am predicting that the opposition will not get the number they expect to come out and support “peaceful” demonstration; we know how “peaceful” these opposition protests were in the past. Let’s examine this prorogation issue. I am going to go down a road that will not find favour with opposition supporters, but let’s separate the facts from propaganda. Did President Ramotar break any laws? The President merely used the powers granted to him under the constitution. APNU and the AFC were using the same powers granted to them under the constitution to bring down the PPP Government, and there was nothing wrong with that. It was their right, but “push gat push back”.
Did they really think the PPP Government will just lie down meekly and let them walk over them, if they thought so and they apparently did, then they are amateurs at politics. Remember Power, Position and Privilege nobody gives up easily. APNU and AFC should have known they were entering a political battle, which apparently they were not prepared for. The opposition was using the constitution to bring down the government; the PPP Government used the same constitution to keep itself in power, nothing non democratic they used the very Constitution the opposition was using. Nobody said politics is a fair game. In fact, it’s a dirty game; there is no loyalty or honor in politics, or as some would say “politrix”. The opposition got beaten at their game. The opposition had a plan A but no plan B. The PPP had plan A, B and a C. Why would the opposition think it would have been a
“cake walk” in Parliament? If the no confidence vote was passed, the Government still had three months to be in power, to run the state of affairs until the elections which had to be held within the three months period. There would have been no parliament. Now the prorogation only gives the government an extra three months if it decides to stretch it that far before elections. What would the opposition have achieved given those three months that it could not achieve in three years? While we are on the subject, can you think of anything significant the AFC and APNU achieved with their majority status in Parliament? So all this nonsense of dictatorship is sheer hogwash; it’s just political gamesmanship being played out by politicians. By the way this newspaper Kaieteur News has done more for the Guyanese public than the combined opposition in
parliament. In the political arena the opposition is no match for the PPP; it was out maneuvered by the PPP. We should ask ourselves if the ill conceived no confidence motion was passed how it would have benefitted the nation. For the PPP, at best it would have won back a majority in Parliament; at worse it would have won back the Presidency. What was in it for APNU and AFC? At best they would have retained majority in parliament, at worse they could have lost their one seat majority. The opposition stood more to lose than the PPP in an election, so I can’t fathom why they would have wanted to go back to the polls. Anyway general elections will be held within six months anyway, and this time the PPP will be ready. Question is, will
the opposition ready, I think they are secretly happy the government gave them an extra three months to prepare. The downside for the PPP in this prorogation issue is its International image, being painted as a dictatorship. For APNU it is in a no win situation. If it dos not protest they will appear weak; if it stages street protests, it can energize PPP supporters, especially if there is violence. One cannot help but “read through the lines” their appeal to the Army and Police Chief not to let their forces engage “in unlawful actions against law abiding citizens”. What the opposition needs to address is to ensure its supporters do not engage in “unlawful actions” to cause the joint forces to engage in “lawful” actions. While we are on the (Continued on page 69)
A noteworthy contributor to Home... From page 18 fruitful days at Carnegie. The environment was conducive to learning. And we did learn quite a lot.” She recalled enjoyable times with teachers in her batch, including current Headmistress of Berbice High School, Mrs. Jennifer Rollins. TEACHING YEARS Joy graduated from college in 1984 and was gained employment at the East Ruimveldt Primary School. “Those were most positive days for me, because I was young and the children could have related well to me. I was the so-called 'live-wire' of the school at the time, actively involved in planning inschool competitions. That helped to bring out the admirable behavioural habits of the students. “One such competition was the furniture-fund competition. I ensured the class that won first place got the shield and put it up in the class and the children would be proud of their achievement,” she reflected. She helped raise funds for the school through ice-cream sales, cakes and pastries among other goodies, on the corridors. “We raised a lot of funds in those days because we had a lot of students whose parents were very cooperative…they participated in full. I also ensured the children decorated their classrooms in order to compete for 'Best Classroom' Competitions. I loved working with the children and helping them to do constructive and motivational things.”
Ms. Bell was later transferred to the Belladrum Community High in 1989 on the West Coast of Berbice where she was head of the Home Economics Department until 1992. She recalled living in that area, too, and cycling fiveand-a-half miles each way, every day, to and from work. She described herself then as, “fit as a fiddle”. She taught there for a year and was subsequently appointed Senior Mistress at the New Amsterdam Practical Instructional Home-Economics Centre. During that time, too, she was worked under secondment at the Canje Secondary School in Cumberland Village where she oversaw t h e o p e r a t i o ns of that institution's Home Economics Department. She worked assiduously with the teachers there to lift the school's CSEC Results, gaining 100 per cent passes in Food & Nutrition, Home Economics Management and Clothing & Textiles. She related how exciting and simple as well as enjoyable Home Economics can be for students, especially if they pursue it for CSEC Exams, but they have to work hard. “It's a challenge, but you have to put your best foot forward; do your assignments and SBAs and if you work hard enough and make sure you get the practical component correct, you will do well.” After 22 years of dedicated service at that institution, she was promoted to Head teacher. The New Amsterdam Practical Instructional Home-
Economics Centre is a school which is currently fed by students of two secondary schools in New Amsterdam, namely Vryman's Erven Secondary and Tutorial Academy Secondary, both of which do not have their own HomeEconomics Department. She and her dedicated staff see a different group of students on a daily basis. The work is a lot since they also prepare students of the two schools for the Home Economics CSEC subjects, by doing SBAs and practicals. This is certainly the first time those schools can now have the privilege of sending up students to write those subjects at the CSEC level, thanks to the Centre. Ms. Bell also took time out during the interview to stress on the importance of a balanced diet. “It's simple, economical and practical. Guyanese need to eat the right amount in proper proportions. Having a balanced diet and using lots of fruits and vegetables is important. Reducing the intake of salt, sugar and fats is also important. Avoid an abundance of white rice if you can; use more whole grains and brown rice as well as nuts and pulses.” DEVOTED JEHOVAH'S WITNESS Joy shared with me that one of her favourite verses in the Bible is Philippians 4:8, which reads: “Whatever things are true; whatever things are of serious concerns; whatever things are righteous; whatever things are chaste; whatever things are
loveable; whatever things are well-spoken-of; whatever virtue there is; and whatever praise worthy thing there is, continue to consider these things.” She says that she would use it as a correctional tool of sorts on indisciplined students at the school from time to time. “I have found it as a means of helping to maintain discipline. I would let the children repeat the verse and show them that if they think positive and good things, and be kind to one another, they would find successes in life.” Ms. Bell is a devoted Jehovah's Witness and energetically participates in preaching in the community. She loves to read and study the Bible and is anxiously awaiting 'Paradise on Earth', when she believes all the bad things will end here, including suffering, diseases, crime,
oppression and poverty. “I try to reassure those who listen to the message that Jehovah God will change conditions, and bring about a Paradise on Earth, because that was what He promised, and very soon that will take place; very soon the violence and all other ills in our society, will be readjusted because of God's Kingdom. This gives me hope, because things will not be bad all the time.” “I AM SATISFIED WITH MY CONTRIBUTION” Looking back through the years, she is contented with her service to the field of Home Economics. “I wouldn't trade it for any other job, because in teaching, you deal with so many different types of people. You help to mould children; I have experienced some challenges, but overall, mainly abundant joys. There have been many
rewarding years for me as a Home Economics teacher. You can safely say I am satisfied with my contribution. To see so many successful children that you have taught over so many years is a joy in itself.” For her professional upliftment, Ms. Bell has participated in several practical Canada- Guyana Ministry of Education Professional Development-certified workshops, including Educational Technology Phase One and Two and Teaching CXC English Phases One, Two and Three. She is eager to participate in the Caribbean Home Economics Conference slated for next year. The Caribbean Home Economics Association in conjunction with the Guyana Home Economics Association will be holding its Bi-Annual Conference. She has extended an invitation to all Home Economists.
Bringing down the curtain on a... From page 60 country of ours. Looking back, perhaps the biggest joy was answering those many emails from especially our overseas readers. It had been a daily chore for me that I really looked forward to. I have seen figures where over 30,000 families from squatters' settlements now have titles to their property, good roads, water and even telephones. Government has also said that over 50,000 house lots have been allocated since they came into
power back in 1992. So yes, there is a wealth of information available also on the Central Housing and Planning Authority website and even at the Government electrical inspecting department. I do believe that with discipline, the recognition of need to continuously educate ourselves, and a love for this country, Guyana can become a place where persons are clamouring to come and live here as well as do business. We have the resources. We
have to develop the will. So again to the many readers, thank you for allowing me the opportunity of sharing my thoughts, and candid ones at that, with you over the past two to three years. As I bring the curtain down, it would be remiss of me to not say that this wonderful country is ours and that we must all work to build it. I remain available for questions, and of course, will be examining other issues of national importance.
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Prosecution puts more witnesses on stand The prosecution continues to put witnesses on the stand as the second murder trial of a man and his son who are accused of the shooting death of a Corentyne farmer at Hogstye, Corentyne back in 2011 continues in the Berbice High Court. On trial are Krishna, called ‘John’, 50, cattle and rice farmer of Alness and Letter Kenny, Corentyne, and his son Rommel Krishna, 24, a farmer of Alness Corentyne Berbice. They are accused of
murdering Shawn Fraser, on July 27, 2011 at Hogstye backdam, Corentyne Berbice. The men are on trial before Justice James BovellDrakes and a mixed jury. The duo is facing a second trial following the abortion of the first matter in May. The men are being represented by Attorneys-atLaw Murseline Bacchus and Kim Kyte John. The state is being represented by Attorney-atLaw Renita Singh. When the matter continued on Wednesday,
Police Detective, Sergeant Gilbert Ross returned to the witness stand where he completed his evidence. Ross detailed the part he played during the investigation. He related that he had found cartridges not too far from where the body was found in the backdam. He had swabbed the hands of the accused and submitted them to the police analysis department. Detective Corporal Andrew Ward also took the witness stand and testified to
The two accused in court.
the part he played during the investigation. The next witness to give evidence was Detective Assistant Superintendent of Police, Gary McAlister. McAlister in his evidence stated that upon receiving certain information on the day in question he led a party of policemen into the backdam. They journeyed down Saltan Dam into the backlands before crossing over into Saltan Village before reaching Hogstye dam where they found Shawn Fraser’s body. The witnesses were cross
examined by Attorneys at Law Murseline Bacchus and Kim Kyte John. Testifying earlier was a sister of the deceased Raquel Fraser who related to the court that she had identified the body of her brother during the post mortem examination. Another sister Kim Providence had related to the court that on the day in question her brother had left for the back dam. Some time in the afternoon she received a telephone call. She subsequently went to the backdam in company with
others. During the journey Providence stated that she saw two men, Rommel Krishna and Kevin, under a shed. The men spoke to her. Police Corporal Harold Noble testified to being in charge of the shift at the Whim Police Station when Krishna called John was taken in. The dead man’s brother, Jermaine Fraser, called ‘Singer’ also gave evidence. He took his injured brother, first to the Whim Police Station, before journeying Continued on page 69
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Region Three Health and Wellness Club looking to expand efforts to help combat diabetes The importance of knowing your Body Mass Index (BMI) cannot be understated when it comes to maintaining one’s health. It was for this reason that this was one of the issues that was addressed when the Region Three Health and Wellness Club held a mini fair at the Parika Health Centre on Friday. The event was one done to observe World Diabetes Day which was held under the theme “Healthy Living and Diabetes”. BMI is the ratio of a person’s weight to height which is used to classify whether that person is healthy or not. According to health professionals, if a person’s bodyweight is at least 20 per cent higher than it should be, he or she is considered obese. And several persons were placed in this category when their BMIs were calculated by members of the Health and Wellness Club on Friday. They were supported by volunteers of the Peace Corps. Aside from being obese, some of the other risk factors for diabetes include: lack of exercise, unhealthy diet, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar level and a family history of diabetes. At the mini fair some of the services persons were offered included blood pressure and blood sugar testing in addition to their BMI calculation. These were done in addition to individual counselling sessions which
Members of the Region Three Health and Wellness Club in the company of Peace Corps Volunteers display a banner highlighting the risk factors for diabetes were intended to raise awareness about the measures that can be taken to stave off the disease. And in order to fully embrace its mission to ensure that people receive correct and adequate information on prevention and management of health conditions, the Health and Wellness Club has plans to sustain and expand its outreach efforts across the Region in order to help curb the prevalence of diabetes. According to the World Health Organisation, the burden of diabetes is increasing globally. This is particularly evident in developing countries like Guyana. It has been highlighted by the WHO too that while the
causes are complex, the increase to a large part is due to rapid increases in
overweight, including obesity, and physical inactivity.
And according to WHO, “there is good evidence that a large proportion of cases of
diabetes and its complications can be prevented by ensuring healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal body weight and avoiding tobacco.” These are however not widely implemented, WHO has noted. It is therefore required that coordinated international and national policies are needed to reduce exposure to the known risk factors for diabetes and to improve access to and quality of care. Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Hyperglycaemia, or raised blood sugar, is a common effect of uncontrolled diabetes and over time leads to serious damage to many of the body’s systems, especially the nerves and blood vessels.
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FOR SALE Yamaha outboard engines, various sizes, tundra wheels, boat trailer - Tel: 220-1981, 690-1945 One pop corn machine – Call: 222-4708 Bedford Truck Model M 4X4, 2 Perkins engine, one 6, one 4 Cylinder, fully beded – Owner leaving country - Call: 693-2237 3" Honda water pump – 5.5HP Brand New, one Garmin GPS map. Owner leaving country - Call: 693-2237 One 14 inch dredge / draga – Call: 663-0742 One complete water shop with 3 white tanks, 1 pressure pump & ultraviolet lamp (items can be sold separately) Call: 622-5986 Quality imported pups, Hale German Shepherd for sale. Call: 660-2024 Food warmer and Deli case for sale. Call: 616-2570 between the hours of 4:30-6:00pm 1 Model M Bush Truck with Winch & dump, 1 Honda ATV 4-wheel bike used only for prospecting, 250 hours, excellent condition. Contact: 672-4536 Spacio for parts – Call: 6836438 Sheep for sale – Call: 6956139
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SERVICES PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY, ETC. – CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 216-1043; 677-6620 Permanent & Visitors Visa Applications, Professional Immigration Consultant Room D5 Maraj Building Call Sabita: 225-6496, 662-6045 Guyana Passport & Visa Forms Application, USA, Canada and England. Tel: 626-7040; 265-4535. Repairs & spare, fridge, freezer, A/C, washers, stoves. Contact Nick: 683-1312, 6273206 Repairs, sales & spares air conditioning, microwaves, washer, fridges & stoves. Ultra Cool, call: 225-9032, 647-2943 We repair fridge, freezer, AC, washer, dryer Call Omar: 231-0655, 683-8734 For professional and affordable landscaping services, grassing, leveling, perorated & drainage, system, supply of earth- Call: 626-1044, 656-1326 Repairs to refrigerators gas stoves washing machine, A/ C units – Call Lindon: 6411086, 694-2202, 227-8907 Tera Tech: Computer repairs, cell phone unlocking and accessories, website development, 21 First Street Alberttown. Call: 677-9938, 673-6566 For Delicious Puri, Roti & any Kind of Curry Orders – Contact Safia Hussain: 2276789, 698-3592, 169 Thomas Street, Kitty. Guywiz Technology, I-phone unlocking sale, starting from $5,000 – Call: 616-8230, Lot 47 Russell Street Charlestown FOR LOW COST: REPAIRS TO FRIDGE, FREEZER,A/C UNIT, MICROWAVES, TV & WASHING MACHINE – CALL: 629-4946 OR 2254822 BrianMoe@642-3543; Computer Technician; FB:Brian.Moe.165; Home and office visits at your comfort!!
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PEN PAL Indian Male from USA is seeking female age 30/33 with good personality. Call:6653246 (no texting) FOR SALE/FOR RENT Located @ Lot 5 Block ‘K’ Wallers’s Delight W.C.D 4 bedrooms all self contain. Price $25M/ per month $100,000 Tel: 674-4929/ 662-0187
TAXI SERVICES City Taxi Service (1968), 8 Vlissengen Road, Newtown 24hrs service –Call: 225-8600, 226-1088, 227-1101, 226-7150 Eddie’s Taxi Service, 6 Vlissengen Road, Newtown. Call: 226-0606, 225-1513
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SALON
FOR RENT
Pitbull Bus ($3.1M) unregistered, Noah, Regius ($2M) unregistered - Call: 603-9700
Make Up Courses with Mac, Bare Minerals, Black Opal and Sacha cosmetics. Call: 647-1773/660-5257
PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY, ETC. CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 216-1043; 677-6620
1- 2001 new model 212 stick shift - $2M, 1 -2000 year model Tacoma with 3RZ engine- $2.1M – Call: 6165974, 618-8703 1-Honda-600RR, Toyota Raum, Rav4, AT212, AT192, EP71 Starlet, Fun cargo, Tacoma 2007- Call: 644-5096, 697-1453 1999 Toyota Tacoma (black) excellent condition, auto extended cab, fully loaded – Call: 610-5370 Toyota Prado, Price$5.5M Neg. Call: 643-2403 2004 Toyota Avensis, new tyres, interior well maintained, 75,000 KM, Excellent paint job, seat covers, asking $3.2M - Contact: 651-3000 Toyota Raum, Contact Devika: 264-2954, 628-2634 1 Toyota Premio PRR Series - $2.2M, 1 Toyota Tacoma, Crystal lights, rims, fully loaded - $4M. Call: 647-8621/ 221-2449 AT 192 Carina - $900,000, AE100 Sprinta - $600,000Call: 641-4192 or 229-6515 Toyota 212 Carina, Toyota Vigo Pick-up, Nissan Pathfinder Jeep, excellent condition, prices negotiable. Call: 264-3732, 2258427, 609-7766. 2005 Honda Airwave, Mint Condition - $2.6M negotiable Call: 592-685-1231, 592-6702343 Unregistered Spacio 2004, camera, rims, body kit, Fielder 2003, black interior, fully loaded. Call: 617-5536 One Belta Vehicle for salePSS 2700 – Call: 684-4627 Toyota Fun Cargo Sports Car, Excellent condition, first owner, price $1.25M. Call: 613-3160 2003 Toyota Premio - $2.3M, New Model Spacio $2.150M, fully loaded, unregistered. Call: 617-2891 We buy & sell vehicles for cash, also parts available & 30 seater buses; Extra Cab pickups; 2006 Tacoma- Call: 680-3154 AT192, 212, Allion, unregistered Premio, Hilux Surf, BNN, RZ & Pit-bull, 7 seater super custom. Cash / terms- Call: 680-3154 Blowout Sale! – Unregistered 2007 Madza Axela - $2,395,000 – Crystal Lights, Alarm, Steering Wheel Audio Control . Call: 643-6565, 2269931 Blow Out Sale!!! Unregistered Toyota IST $2,295,000- Bodykit, TV, Spoiler, Fogs, Alloy Wheels, Crystal Lights & Alarm – Call: 643-6565, 226-9931
VEHICLE FOR SALE PRR IST, Body Kit, mags, crystal HID lights, chrome, kit - $1.7M – Call: 617-7113 Prado Land Cruiser, Automatic Diesel, PHH Series, $5.8M. Call:233-2546, 688-5554 Just arrived Allion $2.3M, Premio - $2.4, Late PLL RAV4 $2.65M, Bluebird, fielder available – Call: 616-3413, 692-6159
GT TOOL RENTALS: COMPACTOR; CHIPPING HAMMER RANSOM & FLOOR SANDER, (SALE) AND MORE, SAWS & DRILLS -$10,000 - CALL: 675-0767, 667-2535 Business place for rent 3000 SQ FT W.C.D – Call: 690-1740 Sawmill at Linden to rent with Woodmizer Mill, reasonable land space and licensed Contact: 648-5022 Three bedrooms house to rent in Diamond Housing Scheme, E.B.D – Call: 6679499 One bedroom bottom flat for rent at Herstelling, preferably working couple- Contact: 265-2195 or 689-6591 Kitchen to rent for bar & restaurant – Call: 684-3371, 684-5976
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One hair station, Lot 56 Brickdam – Tel:682-4077, 6172055 4 Bedrooms house- AC, Security camera, GEB alarm, phone, 2 vehicle parking, etc @ Friendship, E.B.D. Call: 674-6363 1 Two bedroom apartment bottom flat with toilet & bath inside @ Diamond H/ Scheme. Call: 662-8843
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EDUCATIONAL CXC Classes for adults/ students, repeater, Grade 6, slow learners in Mathematics, All Science & Business Subjects – Call: 2315678, 690-5008 (Continued page 69)
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Port Kaituma miner stabbed to death Police are conducting investigations into the murder of miner Dennis Creme, 35, of Port Kaituma, North West District, which occurred at about 18:30 hours on Friday at Snake Creek, Cuyuni River. Police say that Creme and another man were imbibing at a shop when he was stabbed to his neck. He was subsequently picked up and rushed to the Bartica Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The suspect has been arrested and is assisting with the investigations.
I played no major role... From page 9 The lapses were identified by Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Henry Chester, whose assistance was solicited by the Ombudsman to review the police file on the matter. According to the Ombudsman’s report, having reviewed the file, Chester observed that it was not the complete police file; 11 pages of notes from a meeting with a Government Minister were missing. Some of the deficiencies from the police file were pointed out to the Commissioner and a second file was sent. However, the file was still missing the document that was requested. This was pointed out in a second letter to the Commissioner, in which the Ombudsman urged that a special effort be made to locate it in light of the allegations made by one of the aggrieved NBS officials. The Commissioner subsequently responded that the 11 pages were not found.
The Commissioner also attached a note to the Ombudsman that the investigating rank, Assistant Superintendent Paul Wintz, had died. The Crime Chief would have had no major role in the actual investigations, since he would have delegated such task to another senior officer who was under his supervision. He would have only been responsible for sending the file to the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice. Speaking with the Kaieteur News last Thursday, the Commissioner (ag) said that the Police Force has an established system for the storage of exhibits. “They ought to have been in a cabinet but the man is dead and we don’t know where he stored it. We can’t ask a dead man for the exhibits,” the Top Cop declared. He said that he cannot see why anyone would want to remove the exhibits.
Who said politics is... (From page 65) subject of unlawful actions, is somebody going to pay the penalty for the malicious prosecution of the three former NBS managers Messrs Arjoon, Vincent and Baldeo, who have been vindicated by the courts and now the Ombudsman’s report? Will the DPP face any sanctions for this sordid affair given her connections to the principals in the conspiracy to fire these men? In the US, prosecutors are sanctioned or debarred if found guilty for ethical violations. Could this happen
to political “hacks: in Guyana? Just asking. I would hope the courts do justice to these men and grant them the financial compensation they are due plus monetary award for the damage to their reputation. Here again we see the fingerprints of Bharrat Jagdeo. As they say “karma is a bitch” what goes around comes around. Finally something honest has come out of Guyana. I urge people to read the report. Ralph Seeram can be reached at email: ralph365@hotmail.com and Facebook
Prosecution puts... From page 66 to the Port Mourant Hospital, then to the New Amsterdam Hospital. Leon Gray, called ‘Dar’, testified to being in the back dam with the deceased brother Ray Fraser when the shooting occurred. In her opening address state Prosecutor Renita Singh said that on July 27, Shawn Fraser and his brother Audwyn Bindah called ‘Audwyn Fraser’ of 11 Adventure Farm Corentyne
who are farmers, left their home to tend their rice field at the Hogstye backdam. They were later shot at. Shawn Fraser subsequently died. A post mortem examination on the body of Shawn Fraser at the New Amsterdam Hospital by Dr. Nehaul Singh gave the cause of death as perforation of lung due to penetrating wounds to chest and compound fracture to the skull.
(From page 68) LAND FOR SALE Diamond/Grove, New Scheme, land with foundation & post, corner lot, $7M (neg) - Call: 603-9700 ECCLES: Build your own home in a modernize gated community, lot size 60X100 - $7.5M – Call: 227-2913, Cell: 689-3033 ECCLES: Commercial Lots - $14M – Call: 227-2913, Cell:689-3033
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Parika (Butcher Shop Street) – One (1) Lot 38' X 150' $ 7m Contact 650-0402 - for serious inquiries
International Cruiseline Purser officer, waitresses, waiters, cooks, receptionist, storekeeper, cleaners, electrician, carpenter, plumber, musicians etc – Tel: 231-6296, 650-9880
Blankenburg @ The Back Of Gas Station (3) Lots @ 75' X 76' Each. $20M for all 3 Lots. (1) Lot for $10m - Contact 650-0402 Blankenburg Public Road, W.C.D, 38X150, 37X150$16M Each. Call: 666-3619
Cashiers @ Shell Service Station Providence EBD. Must be able to work shift (5am-3pm & 3pm-12pm) – Tel: 265-7306 One Driver; Apply at technical Services Inc lot 1823 Eccles Industrial Site, East Bank Demerara.
Prime High Income land (110ftX55ft) Parfaite Harmonie. Main Road Corner lot suitable for business $3.5M – Call: 675-7292 Three Acres transported house lots and 1 Acre rice land @ Golden Grove W.C.Berbice – Call: 603-2095
Two cleaners; Apply at technical Services Inc lot 1823 Eccles Industrial Site, East Bank Demerara. Experienced cashier; apply with written application & passport size picture @ Survival Shopping Complex, 173 Sheriff Street, Campbellville. Call:227-5286/9 Vacancy for sales clerk at Forever Young Collection,12 Wellington Street, Opposite Gizmos & Gadget. Exist for 4 security guard – apply at Humphrey’s Bakery & farm products – Tel:2257864, 227-7867
WANTED One Live in maid to work in home in Georgetown – Call: 669-6030 One shop attendant to work in the Interior- Call: 681-6044 (1) 16 DISC Tractor room plough. Tel: 688-1785 1 Cook to work in the interior - restaurant, $120,000, age 30-45. Call: 675-7043, 6645199 between 9am-6pm. Female to work in interior, shop attendant, salary $80,000, age 25-45 - Call: 664-5199 One experienced chainsaw operator. Call: 664-5199 between 8am-6pm Investing in buying old stamps/coins and old paper money. Call: 690-8702 Two Wash bay workers – Call: 660-4405 Workers to plant pineapples on highway farm – Phone: 639-5577 Live in waitresses to work in a bar – Call: 604-6606 We buy land in Parfait Harmonie, Schoonord, Eccles, Uitvlugt, Providence, Herstelling, Friendship & Nonpareil Call: 675-7292, 218-5591 One live in domestic, light duties, country applicant preferably. Call: 227-1830 Live in couple, duties husband – Driving, wife – Domestic – Call: 227-1830
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AG warns of more prosecution Dutch journalist barred for human trafficking crimes from entering Suriname ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Attorney General Steadroy ‘Cutie’ Benjamin says more people could soon be prosecuted for human trafficking crimes. He said this is because steps are being taken to update laws in a bid to reverse the nation’s decline in the US’s annual Trafficking in Person’s (TIP) Report. Antigua & Barbuda was this year downgraded for the first time in six years from a Tier 2 to a Tier 2 Watch list in a three-tier system. “Clearly, the government is very concerned, that’s the reason why we went to parliament recently and made those numerous amendments – amendments which ought to have been made over the past several months,” Benjamin
Steadroy ‘Cutie’ Benjamin said. “We however, being a responsible government, recognises the importance to get Antigua & Barbuda to be compatible with and complying with the international conventions as
they apply in every sphere. “With respect to human trafficking, there are difficulties, they were difficulties identified and we at a loss to think that the government did not deemed it necessary to act sooner than it did. We, however, will be addressing this and this particular amendment will be done in the very early new year.” Benjamin adds that a flaw in a 2010 Human Trafficking law – which allows for up to 30 years imprisonment, but requires trials be held in the lower courts, which cannot impose such sentences – will be fixed, but not because of the US’ demands. “It’s not heard of that magistrates are given a huge amount of latitude in sentencing. We have identified that flaw in the law, and yes, we will be addressing that problem, but it’s not as a result of the request of the US, it’s a result of what is constitutional in this country,” Benjamin said. “We are applying our laws according to the constitution, and in this case, those provisions which gave the magistrate that unlimited right, in our view, and the lawful right to impose imprisonment for 30 years or more, clearly, is unconstitutional. We shall correct those in short order.”
PA R A M A R I B O , Suriname - CMC – Suriname has barred a Dutch journalist from entering the country, one year after he participated in the “kidnapping” of a little boy from a school and taken back to his father in the Netherlands. John van den Heuvel was preparing for a flight to Suriname when he received an email earlier this week from KLM that it had been instructed to bar him from its flights. Suriname did not provide an explanation as to why Van den Heuvel is not welcome, but a KLM spokesman said the airline would not make statements about an individual passenger. “Every country has the right to decide whether a person is welcome or not. We just follow the instructions from the country,” the spokesperson said. The Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested
an explanation from Suriname’s embassy in The Hague. Van den Heuvel angered many nationals here last year, when he aided Nizaad Nabi in kidnapping his son Nishayad and taking him out of the country. The presenter of the TV programme “Ontvoerd” (Kidnapped!), follows and assists parents who are out to retrieve their children taken out of the Netherlands. Eight-year-old Nishayad had been living with his grandparents in Suriname since his mother Rabina died in 2010, which prompted his father to initiate a custody battle which he won. In October 2013 Nizaad travelled to Suriname, snatched his son from school and then slipped into French Guiana, from where he caught a flight to the Netherlands. The entire process was filmed by Van den Heuvel’s team for an edition of Ontvoerd.
John van den Heuvel Suriname’s Prosecutor’s Office had reportedly said it was considering legal proceedings for kidnapping against the journalist. Va n den Heuvel confirmed to Dutch media on Friday that he had been barred, and that Suriname was using the possibility of a criminal investigation against him as a “weak excuse” to keep him out.
Trinidadian nationals on terrorism charges in Venezuela PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - CMC – Seven months after they were detained by Venezuelan authorities, five Trinidad and Tobago nationals have been charged with terrorism and criminal conspiracy. The Trinidad Express newspaper Saturday named the five as Dominic Clive Pitilal, 33; Andre Joseph Battersby, 56; Asim Luqman, 34; Charles Wade, 36; and Leslie Daisley, noting that they could face up to 25 years in jail, if found guilty of the charges.
The newspaper said that the charges were laid earlier this week and quoted Trinidad and Tobago’s ambassador to Venezuela, David Edghill, as confirming that the men had been charged. “It is correct what you have said about the men, and we are planning a consular visit to the men tomorrow once we are given the necessary permission. We have actually tried to reach the detainees by phone as well but have been unsuccessful.
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Badree cleared The three cricketers whose names were inadvertently taken by Justice TS Thakur in the 2013 IPL corruption case in the Supreme Court on Friday have, in fact, been cleared by the Mudgal committee. West Indies and Trinidadian player Samuel Badree was one of those named. It has been confirmed by a reliable source close to the case that the three cricketers were not party to any wrong doing and that their names had been emphatically cleared by the committee report. The names of three current cricketers were taken by Justice Thakur along with those of “non playing”
Samuel Badree individuals whom the court went on to issue notice to in regard to findings in the report. There was no context or reference made regarding
the reasons for naming the cricketers. Within a few minutes, the cricketers’ names appeared on Twitter and were picked up and flashed by most television news channels across India. The court then asked the media present to withhold the names and though the names were removed from screens in a short while, by then had already been in wide circulation. It is understood that the names of the three had cropped up during an incident pertaining to Rajasthan Royals, and upon investigation, the names of the three were cleared without any doubt. (ESPNCRICINFO)
Pele leaves hospital after kidney stones removed RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian soccer legend Pele was discharged from a Sao Paulo hospital on Saturday after doctors removed kidney stones that had been obstructing his urinary tract, the hospital said in a statement. The 74-year-old was admitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital on Wednesday with abdominal pains that forced him to cancel a book signing event in Santos, where he lives. Tests showed he was suffering from kidney and ureteral stones that were removed on Thursday morning. Known as “the King of soccer” in Brazil, Pele is widely regarded as the finest player to grace the sport. He was named “Football Player of the Century” by the world soccer body FIFA, “Athlete
Brazilian soccer legend Pele laughs during the inauguration of a refurbished soccer field at the Mineira slum in Rio de Janeiro September 10, 2014. (Reuters/Ricardo Moraes) of the Century” by the International Olympic Committee and a “national t r e a s u r e ” b y B r a z i l ’s government.
Pele played in four World Cups and helped Brazil win the global tournament three times, the last in Mexico in 1970.
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Chris Gayle turned down by Sydney Thunder WHEN Chris Gayle came knocking on the Thunder’s door recently, the response from the Sydney club couldn’t have been clearer – thanks, but no thanks. The big West Indian found himself with some time in his schedule after the West Indies cut their tour of India short, so his agent put in calls to Big Bash League clubs, including his former team. Gayle and the Thunder, of course, have a checkered history. While chewing up more than a quarter of the Thunder’s $1 million salary cap, Gayle partied in Sydney, stayed in superior accommodation to his teammates and occasionally chipped in with a few runs. So rejecting his advances was a simple decision for Nick Cummins, general manager of the Thunder, who has come in to create a more balanced and positive team environment. “Part of the problem previously was the distortion created by the disproportionate payments to certain players at the birth of the club,” Cummins said. “The consequence of that is if you’re paying some players a lot of money, you’re left with a long tail of players not paid very much, so it’s very hard to have a balanced squad. Now we’re at a point where we’ve got a core of eight or nine players paid very well, but paid much more evenly than perhaps what we had before. The thing with Chris is that we never even got to the point of talking about numbers, so I don’t know whether he wanted to be on a similar rate to what he was at the Thunder the first time around, but had that been the case we wouldn’t have considered that because we’re looking at a much
Chris Gayle (Photo via news.com.au) more balanced approach.” After being turned down by Australia, Gayle signed for the Highveld Lions in South Africa’s domestic Twenty20 competition, while the Thunder are more than happy with their foreign recruits – England’s Eoin Morgan and South African great Jacques Kallis. Kallis is working privately with new Thunder coach Paddy Upton and former South African player and coach Gary Kirsten to make sure he’s in top form ahead of his debut Big Bash campaign. It’s an exciting looking squad and one which Cummins admits is Michael Hussey’s team, after the club’s skipper was so hands-on in the recruitment process. “There was a period of time
there where it was just Mike and I,” Cummins said. “I don’t have the level of knowledge that Mike does, so pretty much the way it worked was he and I sat down and I would say, here are all the players that are out of contract, this is the team we’ve got, who are the players you would like to form part of the team? “This is definitely Mike’s team and I think Paddy will have more of an influence next year. “We were just hanging off the back of the pack last year and I think this year we’re right amongst it and have high expectations of the group. We’ve laid some solid foundations and it’s now up to the team and coach to turn the progress we’ve made into wins.” (heraldsun.com.au)
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“WI selectors caught between rocks and hard places!” There are two suggestions that are apropos for West Indies selectors’ biggest recent quandary: Firstly, “If you only have lemons available, then you had better learn to make and enjoy lemonade!” and secondly, “Life is very difficult whenever you are caught between a rock and an especially hard place!” Chairman Clive Lloyd, Courtney Browne, Courtney Walsh and Eldine Baptiste would certainly have preferred to have had that full, now aborted, India tour as a
base for selecting this team to South Africa. Additionally, having been robbed of that possibility when WI left India, WI’s selectors would then have loved to have had that second option, to use fully completed games from the new Professional Cricket League 4-day competition, before they sat down to list names to tour SA. Neither of these became realities, so the selectors had, in a sense, to make lemonade with cold stones, since WI last played a Test, against
Bangladesh, last September. While it would be easy to name several of that team as regulars for the first part of the SA trip; Tests; other names that could have been in the mix if India had been completed fully, or WICB P-L 4-day competition was played before the Test touring team was selected, had to be left out. Of that last WI Test team, only Leon Johnson, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Kemar Roach, Jerome Taylor, Suleiman Benn and Test reserve Jason Holder were in India, since that tour started
Sunday November 16, 2014 ARIES (March 21 - April 19): Some fascinating conversations with friends, relatives, and others close to you could take place today, bringing new ideas your way, Aries. ******************* TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Your career and financial goals should be within your grasp. Both your physical energy and inner power are operating at their peak, making this an ideal day to make clear plans. ****************** GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Today you're likely to feel like the powerful creature you are. Your physical energy is high, and you look and feel great. Your intellect is sharp, so if you indulge in any kind of learning process, you will benefit greatly. ******************** CANCER (June 21 - July 22): Your intuition should be very high right now, as is your power of manifestation. Today you need to try to curb your thoughts and only think beautiful things, because you might find that whatever you think about seems to manifest! ********************* LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): Your immediate goals and wishes might suddenly appear to come together today, seemingly of their own accord. ******************* VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): If you've been working toward manifesting extra money in your life, Virgo, you will probably see it happen today.
LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22):Obstacles that you encountered in attaining your cherished goals could suddenly seem to melt away, clearing the way to make your dreams come true, Libra. ********************* SCORPIO (Oct. 23 Nov. 21): A lot of activity could occur at home today, Scorpio. Perhaps you will have visitors or do some work on the house. ******************** SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): Whatever goals you've been trying to reach may finally become reality today, Sagittarius. Finalizing everything could involve a lot of running around in the car and meeting with other people, but you're likely to feel exhilarated all the same. .********************* CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 Jan. 19): Events over which you seem to have no control seem to be coming together to make things happen for you, Capricorn. You might find this a bit frightening, but don't let it get to you. ******************** AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 Feb. 18): Your energy is probably high today, almost to the point where you feel you might be able to run a marathon! Seriously, you're probably thinking in terms of getting out of town for a while. ********************* PISCES (Feb. 19 March 20):Your inner power is probably at an all-time high, Pisces. You should be feeling especially confident.
with ODI’s. That aborted Indian tour has already put WI’s selectors and some players at great disadvantages! Sensibly, those have been retained for SA’s Tests, presumably for differing reasons. With close enough examination, though, there seems to be camouflaged holes in that overall Test lineup for SA. Quite worryingly, leading young WI batsman Darren Bravo is already a weird nonstarter for Trinidad & Tobago in this weekend’s game v Barbados, a situation that should be addressed immediately. WI’s selectors must have already known that they were taking a massive chance selecting him at all to tour SA, given recent reports of his strange absence at T&T Red Force’s preparations. Someone from either West Indies Cricket Board or Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board must take overall responsibility of finding out exactly about Darren’s personal circumstances and disposition; to visit his home, or places that he frequents, as is normally done in sports, in places like real world USA. It is not good enough, in our modern communicative times, in a small country of only about 2000 square miles, with a population of only 1.3 million, to shout “we have not heard from Darren Bravo.” Find him! TTCB and WICB must be proactive in ensuring that Darren is okay and at least physically well. How psychologically organized and ready he is now is another matter. His physical well-being comes first! Anyway, opener Kraigg Brathwaite has started well, in this same first game, with a first-day century for Barbados. His fellow recent Test players, Guyana’s Leon Johnson and Jamaica’s Jermaine Blackwood, have not fared well at all, especially given the very short preparation time WI has before that tour to SA. Another troubling aspect must also be Jamaica’s Marlon Samuels, who looked majestic and fully ready during that short time WI were in India; 126 not out and 112 in two of three ODI’s played there. Now, per petty and infantile shenanigans in Jamaica, Samuels is not even playing for JA this weekend! Something is seriously wrong here. Again, WICB
must intervene immediately if this too is not to be misconstrued as another attempt, per T&T’s Denesh Ramdin contention, that victimization is fully afoot. Crucial to WI’s bowling efforts for Tests in SA, Suleiman Benn is reportedly slightly injured, so he must be put in proverbial cotton-wool, while fast bowler Shannon Gabriel looks like he needs much more work. Jerome Taylor has asked for time off this first game of the new PCL. Even with bowlers being able to recoup playing time better than batsmen, since bowlers can literally run themselves into productive shape, while batsmen have to bat themselves into form, Taylor needs to be ready too. His time is short! Chris Gayle has been included in the tour team to SA, so one must believe that his seemingly chronic injury problem is in relatively good shape. After all, he muscled a tremendous blazing century last week in a T-20 game for SA franchise team Lions.
Colin E. H. Croft says: However, concern must be there about his injury recurring. With the rains around the Caribbean these next coming weeks, every cricket day is extremely vital now. SA’s splendid bowling attack, projecting that team as best Test team in the world, would destroy any novices, nincompoops, incompetents or out-of-formers. So, all recent WI batsmen have just a very short time, about three weekends, and games, to the end of November, to get themselves fully prepared for SA! This 2014/5 Test, ODI and T-20-I series featuring WI and SA will be much harder for West Indies, but if WI can hold its own creditably, who knows, it could be SA who would be sucking on rocks! Enjoy!
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Positivity needed for Committee to succeed There seems to be a general consensus of ‘cautious optimism’ amongst followers of Guyanese football in regards to FIFA’s appointment of a 5-member Normalisation Committee to handle the affairs of the Guyana Football Federation. Optimistic because new faces have been installed, with no ties or links to previous administrations which have let Guyana down, yet also cautious, knowing that in Guyana, there has not been a transparent and effective administration running football for the past three decades. However, so far, all signs indicate that the committee can, and will, make a positive change for the long-term benefit of the beautiful game in the country. Firstly, all members are working for no salary, there is no personal financial gain to be made from the venture, secondly, none of the five members can stand for GFF Presidential elections next year, meaning there is no personal political gain to be made either. Clinton Urling, the nominated chairman of the committee, was in Miami last week meeting with CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb, to discuss the new vision of the GFF and what steps will be taken to ensure development, with Urling saying afterwards “Faith in Guyana football must be r e s t o r e d , h o w e v e r, t h e cooperation and involvement of all football stakeholders and the
country as a whole is required. Guyana is a country with amazing football potential.” Engaging with stakeholders will be the c o m m i t t e e ’s most problematic task, as they need to engage and build positive relationships with all the sub-associations in Guyana, starting with a decision on what will happen in regards to Guyana’s traditional yearend tournament. Kashif and Shanghai are planning to launch the 25th edition of their annual tournament, yet there is uncertainty over whether they have been granted permission to do so, and this is the first thing that must be resolved. Beyond that, there are numerous matters which the committee must address, yet also an opportunity for the committee to really change football in Guyana for the better. With no current start date given to the GFF Super League, Guyana’s players are losing out on valuable competitive game time and development, so it is essential the committee also gets the league back on track. A fully functioning domestic league will assist in building a strong National Team that can not only make Guyana proud, but also generate valuable finances from International football fixtures, and use the revenue to aid the development of football in Guyana. I spoke to former National
Santokie Nagulendran
Clinton Urling meets with CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb. Team Head Coach, and current Head Coach of Alpha United, Wayne Dover, about the tasks the committee faces: “The committee have their work cut out, it’s a tough task ahead, but I’m optimistic things will get better. However, I think the committee needs to prioritize their work and push it through to get things done in time,” Dover said. Further elaborating on what he felt needs to be done as a priority, Dover said, “First, the National League needs to be started, then a National Team needs to be created.” Longer-term initiatives Dover felt needed to be addressed by the committee also included educating coaches and
administrators, and the creation of a professional league in Guyana. Aw a r e t h a t t h i s i s a massive under-taking for the committee, Dover went on to say: “I think the one year mandate FIFA has given the committee is too short to achieve all this, so the prudent thing is for them to ask for another year extension.” Indeed, along with the day-to-day tasks involved with running the federation, the committee will also need to reform the GFF constitution, and ensure the President who takes over has a smooth transition into the role by September 2015. Vurlon Mills, a National Team player who featured in Guyana’s historic World
Cup qualifying campaign, was optimistic about the installation of the committee, saying, “Guyanese football has been at a stand-still for the longest time, with a lot of negative air circulating the football f r a t e r n i t y. Personally, I want to see a big change in Guyana’s football; now with the Normalisation Committee I’m hoping for some positive changes.” Mills also spoke of what he felt needs to be addressed by the committee: “I’d like for them to get the National programme back on track from junior level to senior, and put a programme in place to keep it permanent. Also, to put systems in place to conduct more youth academies for the
development of the game, but I know changes don’t happen overnight so I’m not expecting it to be done tomorrow, but with the right administration and planning it can be done.” Whilst Guyana’s footballing landscape has been dogged by trials and tribulations in the past, it is important to stay positive and support the new committee as they look to help the footballing development of the nation, which is what we all want. Nothing showed the positive support Guyanese Football has more than on Tuesday 11th November, when Guyanese fans,(both in Guyana and across the world), took to social media to post pictures wearing yellow shirts in honour of the achievements the National Team made on 11/11/2011 by defeating Trinidad and Tobago in a historic World Cup qualifier. With fans clearly still behind the Golden Jaguars and wishing it every success, it is hoped the Normalisation Committee can start building the platform for the Golden Jaguars to roar once again.
Djokovic halts Nishikori fightback to reach London final LONDON (Reuters) World number one Novak Djokovic ended Kei N i s h i k o r i ’s impressive debut at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-1 3-6, 6-0 semifinal victory at the O2 Arena yesterday. The Serb was rattled by a mid-match onslaught from the Japanese who came back from a poor start to dominate the second set,
only for his challenge to fizzle out in the decider. Things could have been different had Nishikori, the first Asian man to qualify for the y e a r- e n d e r, converted the two break points he had in the first game of the deciding set. But Djokovic held firm and quickly regained control to march toward a 31s t consecutive victory on
indoor courts. He set up a match point with a searing crosscourt forehand winner and U.S. Open runner-up Nishikori then double-faulted to end the contest after one hour 27 minutes. Djokovic had gone through the group stage with wins against Marin Cilic, Stanislas Wawrink a a n d Tomas Berdych for the loss
of a mere nine games, a tournament record. The 27-year-old, who has already clinched the year-end world number one ranking, can become the first man since Ivan Lendl (198587) to win three consecutive Tour Finals crowns if he wins today against either Roger Federer or Wawrinka, who face each other later in an all-Swiss semi-final.
Novak Djokovic
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This week Statistician Charwayne asks, ‘Did you know that British Guiana Footballers had to travel by boat to Trinidad then fly to Barbados in 1963?’ Did you know that because of a countrywide strike that shut down the Airport in 1963, British Guiana Football Team had to travel by M.V Sunshine to Trinidad where they took a flight to Barbados for an International Three Test Series in 1963? Due to the situation in the colony at that time; two members of the original squad, who were serving members of the Police Force – Ingram Layne and Lionel Gill, had to withdraw. They were replaced by Thomas United - George (Amigo) Dyal and Sandbach Parker’s - Ovid Henry. The 1963 squad which was led by Victoria’s Maurice Moore and lost the series to Barbados three – Nil. The host won the opening clash by two goals
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to one, playing at the Kensington Oval in front of (5000) fans. Barbados scored in the second minute; the goal scorer was Hartcourt Hinds. The host scored again in the fifth minute, this time the hit man was Steve Marshall. British Guiana pulled one back ten minutes from full time; the British Guiana marksman was Edmond (Screw) Richmond. In the deciding game of the series, the host behind a double from Victor (Gas) Clarke, humbled the visitors three – Nil. The other Bajan goal scorer was Mark Norville. In the final game, backed by another double from Victor (Gas) Clarke, the host drubbed British Guiana two – Nil. The British Guiana Football team returned to Georgetown via M.V Ripon, the journey lasted 54 hours. The British Guiana Team that left by sea and returned by sea was: Maurice Moore (deceased)
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Min of Health/Health 2000Inc/Min of Education/Ansa McAl Girls Schools Football – Captain Victoria Monty Hope (deceased) – Sandbach Parker George Niles (deceased) – Thomas United Patsy Pieters (deceased) – St. Barnabas Winston Dehaart (deceased) – Thomas United Birdette Marshall – Northern Rangers George Greene – Sandbach Parker Edmond Richmond (deceased) – McKenzie Patrick Britton – Thomas United George Dyal – Thomas United Gordon Harry – Thomas United Ovid Henry – Sandbach Parker Carl Peroune – St. Barnabas Alvin Braithwaite – Sandbach Parker Claude McGowan – Sandbach Parker C. Parker
Girls Pee Wee Schools Football Tournament kicks off
GCA/Noble House sea foods second division final
DCC make strong reply to Everest first innings 267
Health 2000 Inc. Managing Director Maliaka Persaud kicks off the ball to signal the start of competition yesterday.
Dwayne Adams
Dennis Squires
Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) were making a strong reply to Everest first innings total of 267 in the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Noble House Sea Foods second division two-day tournament which commenced yesterday. At stumps, host DCC were 92-1 after facing 27 overs with opener Ronaldo Renee on 55 and Tevin Imlach on 12. The pair has so far featured in an unbroken second wicket stand of 34 after DCC lost Raymond Perez
for 22. Renee added 58 for the opening stand with Perez before left arm spinner Javed Rasheed trapped the latter lbw after he had hit three fours. Renee has so far struck ten fours. Earlier, opener Dwayne Adams fashioned a f i n e century to guide the visitors to a decent total after they were inserted on a track which rendered assistance to the spinners. Adams slammed twelve fours and five sixes in a top score of 102 and shared in a first wicket stand of 90 with
Rishi Hiralall who was dismissed for 32 (5x4). Adams then shared in a second wicket partnership of 97 with Troy Gonsalves to further frustrate the host. But after Gonsalves was removed by off spinner Dennis Squires for 59 (6x4,3x6) and Adams went just after reaching his century, only Steve Ramdass with 38 (4x4,2x6) of other batsmen showed fight as Squires grabbed 5-45. Ashmead Nedd supported with 3-53 and Antonell Atwell 2-73. Today is the final day. (Zaheer Mohamed)
Ye s t e r d a y m a r k e d a special day in the existence of the Petra Organisation when the Ministry of Health/Health 2000Inc/ Ministry of Education/ Ansa McAl Girls Schools Football got underway, at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue. Speaking at the Opening, Petra Organisation Co-Director Troy Mendonca spoke about the challenge they faced to organise f o o t b a l l for girls and p o i n t e d t o y e s t e r d a y ’s occasion as them rising to the challenge. Mendonca thanked the teachers for responding to the call, getting the girls to look impressive in their
uniforms and most of all setting aside other duties to be present with their respective teams. Also present at the Opening was Health 2000 Inc. Managing Director Maliaka Persaud, who did the ceremonial kick off to send the tournament off. The day’s proceedings saw six matches being played and below are the results from those engagements. Game-1 West Ruimveldt-0 vs Stephen’s Primary-1 Naomi Curry-23rd Game-2 North Georgetown-2 vs East La Penitence-0 Angel Denny-5th Shedanie Bristol-8th Game-3
Tucville Primary-1 vs Stella Maris Primary-1 Tucville scorer Jenicka Hackett-1st Stella Maris scorer Akio Glasgow-8th Game-4 Smith Memorial-0 vs F.E. Pollard-3 Jellena Rollins-3rd Omefia Langeller-7th and 10th Game-5 South Ruimveldt-2 vs St. Margaret’s Primary-0 Yolanda Hoppy-4th Own goal-17th Game-6 St. Pius Primary-0 vs Enterprise Primary-4 Aaliyah Elaine-12th and 16th Own goal-18th Alliana George-22nd minute
Could the defending champs... From page 78 section, F.E. Pollard will f a c e o ff with We s t Ruimveldt for the fifth position from 13:00hrs while St. Margaret’s will oppose St. Angela’s for the seventh position from 12:00hrs. In the 9-16 section, Ketley Primary will battle Marian Academy from 10:00hrs while at the same
time frame Enterprise Primary and Smith Memorial. At 11:00hrs, St. St e p h e n ’s a n d N o r t h Georgetown will do battle while East La Penitence will lock horns with Green Acres in the second matchup of the time slot. The winner of the event will receive the championship trophy, a computer, medals and team
uniforms while the runnersup will collect the respective trophy, medals and a computer. The third and fourth place finishers will receive the respective trophy and a television. The sides finishing in the 5-16 plate section will walk away with the respective placement trophy.
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WICB Regional First-Class Franchise cricket
Deonarine hits unbeaten 110 as ‘Jaguars’ tighten grip on Leewards By Sean Devers Watched by Chairman of the West Indies selectors Clive Lloyd and fellow selector Courtney Browne, 31-year-old left-hander Narsingh Deonarine moved a step closer to a West Indies recall with a magnificent unbeaten 110 on a slow, twopaced Providence track to help Guyana Jaguars to 343 against the Leewards on day two of the opening round of the WICB four-day Franchise First-Class yesterday. A fiery opening spell by West Indies ‘A’ team pacer Ronsford Beaton in which he removed the first three batsmen before Tea and excellent support from West Indies spin twins Davendra Bishoo and Veerasammy Permaul, bowled out the Leewards for a paltry 98 before enforcing the followon in fading light. Needing 249 to avoid an innings defeat the Islanders were four without loss from one over in their second innings to leave the Jaguars in a virtually impregnable position going into today’s penultimate day. Deonarine who has played 18 Tests, batted for 404 minutes, faced 279 balls and shared in half century partnerships yesterday with Chris Barnwell and Anthony Bramble to rally the Jaguars to a 300 plus total. Deonarine, one of 17 Berbicians to play Test cricket and one of 48 from Guyana, fashioned a classy innings to bat himself back into form after a horrendous season with the bat earlier this year. The Albion stroke player scored two tons, including his
Anthony Bramble hits a six in his aggressive 46 at Providence yesterday.
stroke of Lunch. After the interval, Gavin Tonge who operated with immaculate control and produced plenty of lateral movement in sweltering heat cleaned up the tail by trapping Bishoo (14) and Beaton (0) LBW after Yannick Leonard had sent Permaul (4) packing at 320-8. Tonge, the only player with Test experience in the young Leewards side, took 460 from 23 overs and got support from Taylor (2-70) for the visitors who reached 44-3 by Tea. Beaton, working up good pace, trapped Austin Richards LBW for a duck (11), bowled Akeem Saunders with a perfect yorker for a duck (5-2) before Permaul at point held a stupendous catch to get rid of Lyndell Richardson for 14 at 24-3. After Tea, Bishoo and Permaul operated in tandem to befuddle the inexperienced Leewards batsman with mesmerizing spin bowling as only Orlando Peters (18) and
Skipper Devon Thomas (13) of the top order batsmen showed any fight to the Albion spin pair before Bishoo removed them both as the Leewards, who hold the unwanted record of the lowest ever total in Regional First-Class cricket (39 vs CCC in 2012) slumped to 45-6. Permaul then dismissed Tonge (7) eleven runs later while Bishoo, who took a Guyana record 15-149 against T&T in his last match at Providence earlier this year, had Taylor (4) caught and bowled without addition to the score. Leonard (13*) and the Martin (25) put together 37 runs in a frustrating ninth wicket partnership. Beaton was brought back for a second spell but the Essequibian lacked the pace he produced in his first spell with the new ball and failed to make an impression. A small gathering of fans in the Red Stand watched as Permaul finally broke the stand by having Martin caught behind at 93-9. Kelbert
Walters (0) was run out one run later. Beaton (3-26), Permaul (318) and Bishoo (3-31) conspired to destroy the Leewards, who last lost to Guyana two years ago when they lost by 234 runs after the Islanders had beaten the Guyanese in their last match earlier this year in Antigua despite Leon Johnson’s ton. Today is the third day and it is very likely that the Jaguars will register their 10th win in 35 matches since they first opposed the Leewards in 1983. In the other matches: CLOSE OF PLAY! Alston Bobb has been the star for Windwards taking 5-46. JAM close on 148-9 an overall lead of 246. SUMMARY: JAM 208 and 148-9 (39.1) Windwards 110. JAM lead by 246. And STUMPS, DAY 2! #TT v BAR T&T Red Force still trail by 271 runs. They need to get to 210 runs for the follow-on. Barbados 350; TT 89-7.
West Berbice T20 Cricket Festival highest First-Class score of 198 in 2008 when he became the first player to make 1,000 runs in a single Regional First-Class season and with 10 matches to play in this season, his 10th hundred at this level has provided him with a wonderful opportunity to repeat the feat of 1,000 runs again. Yesterday the elegant Deonarine mixed caution with aggression and put away the bad balls to reach his ton from
364 minutes, 258 balls with nine fours before he ran out of partners. Beginning the day on 2305 with Deonarine on 73 and Barnwell on 24 and the pair extended their stand to 50 before Barnwell (33) was LBW to leg-spinner Anthony Martin at 248-6, while Bramble, whose shot filled 46 came from 63 balls and was decorated with five fours and a six, was removed by offspinner Jacques Taylor on the
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Wins for Rainbow Generation and Bath Rainbow Generation and Bath recorded victories when the West Berbice T20 Festival commenced recently with two matches. Playing at Bath Community Centre ground, Rainbow Generation thumped Monedderlust by eight wickets in the morning fixture. Batting first, Monedderlust managed 111-7 off their reduced 15 overs. Orwin Johnson scored 47, Arthley Bailey 27 and Travis Perry 21. Dellon Carmichael grabbed 4-20 and Keno Gravesande 2-23. Rainbow Generation replied with 113-2 in
13.2 overs. Kurt Griffith stroked 64 and Brentol Woolford 20; Johnson took 2-25. In the second game, Bath overcame Woodley Park by 59 runs. Bath took first strike and posted 145-5 in 20 overs. Andrew Dennis slammed 65, Shivkaran Seekaran 29 and Navin Ramnauth 21. Woodley Park were sent packing for 86 in 13.5 overs in reply with Vijay Ramoo scoring 27. De Edward hosted Shieldstown yesterday, while Achievers will face Ithaca at Cotton Tree today.
Seereeram, Matthew Vieira, Thompson, Flying Ace Cycle Club annual Persaud on pole in respective categories ‘Track Attack’ race on today Amid the disappointment of fans not being able to witness the preliminary showdown in the Group 4 category due to circumstances beyond the control of the Organisers, those that assembled at the South Dakota Circuit yesterday for the time trials saw some exciting action in the other divisions. According to the Organisers, the Group 4 drivers will now have to do their trials for the top positions on the grid today and judging from the excitement and preparations of the drivers and machines, the anticipated thousands of fans will definitely be in for a
Group 4 pole sitter to be determined today
real treat. The delay was caused when one of the competitor’s car spilled oil causing the track to become dangerous and slippery thereby forcing Race Control to abort any attempt to get the marquee group on the track in fear of drivers’ safety. In the other categories that were contested, young NIKHIL Seereeram stole the spotlight in the Superbike Division, registering the fastest time of the day after clocking 34.30 seconds to snatch pole from another young rider Matthew Vieira, who recorded 34.80 seconds.
The experienced Joel Neblett will start in the second row along with Carlos Rodrigues, but the disappointment of the day was the performance of Stephen Vieira. Matthew Vieira returned to grab pole position in the Superstock category, while in the Group 2 CMRC, Barbados’ Mark Thompson continued his dominance over his rivals with a blistering 38.7 seconds clocking. He was followed by fellow Bajan Kenrick Husbands, who registered 39.01 seconds, while Guyana’s Shairaz Roshandin will start
The Flying Ace Cycling Club in Berbice will today hold its annual one day ‘Track Attack’ cycle event at the Area H Ground Rose Hall Town, Corentyne. Apart from cycling there will also be flat races and a number of novelty events. Cyclists and athletes from Berbice including New Amsterdam, Canje, West Berbice and Corentyne are expected to trek to the venue to be a part of the day’s activities. All the top cyclists of the club including Neil Reece, Wasim Hassnu, Rohan Persaud, Ray Millington, Syborne Fernandes, Elijah
Brijadder, Odrell Ross, Keith Griffith, Yassher Israel and top female cyclist Marica Dick among others are expected to take part in the action. There will be events for open riders, juniors, juveniles, BMX, veterans, school boys, starters, females and schoolgirls including the 5000 the 3000 and 1500 meters events. There will also be flats races of various categories, distances and age groups including the much anticipated 100M and 200M events. The day’s event is expected to ride off at 10:00 hrs.
A number of businesses have contributed the staging of the event and among them are GT&T, Mings Services Limited, Amerally Company, Kings Jewelry World, Hand In hand, Boston Bakery, Tony’s Grocery, Water Chris Hotel, C o u r t s , G E B S e c u r i t y, Lewis general Store of R o s e H a l l To w n a n d Lloyd’s and Kim’s Fashion. Coach of the club Randolph Roberts said that sports is one of the few activities which help to keep youths focused. He explained that today’s event is expected to bring out the best athletes in Berbice. (Samuel Whyte)
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Kiwis beat Australia to win Four Nations BBC Sport - New Zealand secured their second Four Nations title as Shaun Johnson shone in a thrilling 22-18 win over Australia. Michael Jennings put Australia in front after pouncing on an error but Jason Nightingale hit back for New Zealand. Manu Vatuvei squeezed over after great work from Johnson for a halftime lead and though Sione Mata’utia crossed, Johnson’s magnificent solo effort and Vatuvei’s second took the Kiwis clear. Ben Hunt cut the gap to four points and Mata’utia fumbled a chance to win it. With time almost up, the 18-year-old might have snatched victory for the defending champions but knocked on close to the tryline in Wellington. It was half-back Johnson, who scored a last-gasp try against England in last year ’s World Cup semifinal, who was the catalyst for the hosts with his skill and pace, aided by the brutal running of the f o r w a r d p a c k . “ We ’ d waited quite a while for this and I’m just so proud of the b o y s , ” h e s a i d . “ I t ’s a dream come true.
New Zealand recorded their second Four Nations triumph after winning the title in 2010. (Getty Images) “We worked so hard this tour. It’s been such an awesome tournament for the boys and to finish it off like that has just been unreal.” The triumph enabled Stephen Kearney’s side to record back-to-back wins against the Kangaroos for the first time since 1953, following their 30-12 victory in the first
game of a high-class competition, which they also won in 2010. Kearney said: “Weve got a great young team and the future’s bright. Australia are going to keep coming back at us and the challenge is for us to keep improving.” World champions Australia, decimated by injury before the tournament and
Stag Beer/EDFA Senior League
Ann’s Grove blank Buxton United, Mahaica thump Sparta Ann’s Grove and Mahaica recorded victories when play in the Stag Beer sponsored East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) senior league continued on Friday night at the Victoria Community Centre ground, East Coast Demerara. Facing off in the feature game, two first half goals by Ann’s Grove were enough to pilot them to full points against Buxton United. Maxton Adams in the 7th minute and Gavin Adams in the 26th were the players on target for the winners who are in 4th place on 23 points from
12 matches. Buxton Stars remain on 11 points from 13 games occupying the 7th place of eight. The evening’s opening clash saw Mahaica whipping Sparta United 4-0 thanks to goals from Azumah Roberts
in the 33rd minute, Kirk Roberts in the 45th and 47th and Curtly Adams who sealed the deal in the 65th minute. The win was Mahaica’s sixth of the season which saw them moving to 27 points and third place in the standings, while Sparta lost their ninth game as they hold down the bottom place on 8 points from 11 matches. Two matches are slated for the same venue today from 16:00hrs when Buxton United oppose Golden Stars to be followed by a clash between points leaders Victoria Kings and Mahaica.
Blairmont Cricket Club Clash of the Champions 20/20 on today The Blairmont Cricket Club of West Berbice will be holding its inaugural fundraiser ”Clash of the Champions” 20/20 cricket competition today. Three teams are set to participate in the day’s action namely Universal DVD Berbice Titans, Young Warriors of East Canje and Blairmont Blazers. The day’s activity will have two 20/20 matches, game 1(Playoff) will see Young Warriors taking on Universal Berbice Titans with the winner set to play the Blairmont Blazers in the final. All three teams are strong
on paper and an action pack day of cricketing action is anticipated. The Young Warriors are expected to include the Hetmyer brothers, Kevin Ramdeen, Linden Austin, Balram Samaroo, Vishal Mohabir and Suresh Dhani. Universal DVD Berbice Titans will have among their lineup, Amir Khan, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Romario Shepherd DeJonge, Rajiv Ivan and the La Fleur brothers among others. Blairmont Blazers will be looking on the likes of Nick Ramsaroop, Kevon Jawahir, Waqar Hassan, Avishkar Sewkarran and Shameer Baksh.
disrupted by illness in the build-up to the match, led early on as Jennings was quickest to react to touch down but they were then overrun by a rampant New Zealand team. They showed their power in the forwards to get back into the match, particularly through Martin Taupau and Tohu Harris, who battered the
Australian defensive line. The ferocious hits were proving too much to handle and Nightingale kept up his record of scoring in every game in the competition. Johnson showed superb footwork and composure to set up winger Vatuvei for a 14-6 advantage at the interval. Mata’utia, Australia’s youngest international,
went over in the corner but Johnson showed his speed by outpacing the opposition backline before running around full-back Greg Inglis for an exceptional score. Vatuvei powered over for his second and Hunt’s try with five minutes remaining set up a tense finish but New Zealand held on.
GASA Nationals underway
Joseph de Nobrega breaks record in boys 13 – 14 400m free The 2014 edition of the Guyana National Swimming Association (GASA) National Championships commenced yesterday at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara with some encouraging performances. Joseph de Nobrega of Dorado Speed Swim Club (DSSC) in a thrilling performance broke the Boys 13 - 14 400m Freestyle record, clocking 4.44.22 erasing the old mark of his club mate Hannibal Gaskin. He also won the 50m Backstroke. Amy Grant continued her consistency in the 11-12 Girls division with victory in the 100m Freestyle and the 50m Backstroke to enjoy a good day. Dylan Nurse did a spectacular double in the Boys 13-14 by taking the 50m Breaststroke and the 100m Freestyle. His sister Riley Nurse also had a good day by winning the 100m Freestyle in the Girls 9- 10 category. Onika George defeated Soroya Simmons by a close margin in the 50m Girls 15-17 Backstroke. But Simmons returned the favors about 30 minutes later by defeating George in the
Amy Grant
Girls 100m Freestyle. Another promising swimmer, Antonia Hussein won the 50m Breaststroke and 100m Freestyle in the Boys 11-12 category. Talented Leon Seaton competing in the Boys 9 – 10 class swam
away from the field to take the 50m Backstroke title while in the Girls11-12, Kenita Mahaica took the 50m Breaststroke in style. Competition will continue today at the same venue.
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Herstelling Raiders to host 4-a-side tourney
Jagroops Auto Electrical Est. sponsor trophies
Owner of Jagroops Auto Electrical Est. Peter Jagroop (left) hands over one of the trophies to Paul Sookram. With the main objective of keeping their members active and to show appreciation for their sterling efforts throughout the year, the Herstelling Raiders Football Club will be running off a 4-a-side competition among its members from Saturday at the Farm Community Centre Ground, East Bank Demerara. Executive Member and Assistant Coach Paul Sookram in an invited comment said that himself and
Coach Devon Winter, the main architects behind the rise of the club, decided to host the competition as a way of saying thanks to the players for their commitment during the year. Sookram said that the businessmen in the community are very pleased with the performance of the team this year and are supporting this 4-a-side competition. One such entity is Jagroops Auto Electrical Establishment located at Farm
on the East Bank. Yesterday, Owner Peter Jagroop handed over the trophies to Sookram while wishing the club the best. He said that he has been following the progress of the club through the year and is impressed with the performances of the young players. Jagroop promised to continue supporting the club. Sookram thanked Jagroop on behalf of the club for his support.
WICB hopeful of ‘amicable’ ending as deadline arrives ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) says it foresees an “amicable” resolution to its current impasse with the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), as the deadline arrived for the regional board to outline a compensation plan of how it will settle the multimillion-dollar claim made by the BCCI. Last month, the BCCI wrote to the WICB claiming US$42 million in damages from the abandoned one-day tour of India, and also gave the WICB 15 days in which to respond or face legal action. However, the WICB in a statement late Thursday said its president Dave Cameron had met with BCCI officials recently and had initiated talks geared towards finding a “mutually agreeable resolution”. “The WICB is pleased to report that the parties are making progress with regard to the premature end to the
tour of India,” the WICB statement said. “President Dave Cameron met and had preliminary talks with officials from the BCCI, w h i l e attending an ICC meeting in Dubai recently. The WICB has also officially responded to the letter received from the BCCI. “The WICB remains confident that an amicable and mutually agreeable resolution can be had.” The board is desperately trying to avoid forking out the multimillion-dollar settlement, and wrote to the BCCI last week indicating it was bankrupt and also apologising for the abrupt end to the one-day tour last month. In the letter, the contents of which were revealed in Indian media, the WICB also urged finding a resolution through the ICC Disputes Committee. The recent tour was cut short after the fourth One-Day International of the intended six-
match series, when upset West Indies players refused to play over a contracts row with their union, the West Indies Players’ Association. Their action also forced the WICB to cancel the scheduled three-Test series, with the BCCI unwilling to accept a replacement second-string squad. A furious BCCI cast full blame on the WICB for the abandonment. St Vincent’s Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, who mediated the dispute between the players, WIPA and the WICB, on Monday proposed what he termed a “grand settlement” to end the impasse with the BCCI. In it, he urged the WICB to undergo governance reform and improve its relationship with the players, and also urged the BCCI to withdraw its multimilliondollar claim “in the interest of cricket in Indian and the Caribbean and world cricket”.
Sunday November 16, 2014
Better Hope battle Enterprise for ECCB Trophy Stall U-19 title today After a hectic season of outstanding youth cricket competitions on the East Coast which saw many youngsters excelling especially with the professional training programmes and the East Coast Cricket Board’s (ECCB) Annual Academy, Better Hope Sports Club will clash with Enterprise ‘Busta’ Sports Club today at the Better hope Community Centre in the final of the ECCB Trophy Stall 40 overs under-19 tournament. A large crowd is expected since both teams played unbeaten in the competition. Also both teams possess a number of upcoming quality players and received good
support throughout the tournament, this match is expected to be a thriller. The Enterprise ‘Busta’ Sports Club team will be chosen from Vivian Albert (Captain), Baskar Yadram (wicket-keeper), Sewchan Gangadin, Andy Dowlatram, Afzal Rohoman, Shivnarine Gobin, Pradesh Balkaran, Satyanand, Ramkumar, Troy Mangal, Zaman Rasheed, DaneshAlly, Besham Khemraj, Arafat Khan, Bashkar Deodat and Navin Chand. The manager is N.K. Omar and the coach is Latchman Yadram. The Better Hope Sports Club team will come from Jai Dev Mannu (Captain), Reaz Mohamed, Prakash Debidayal, Sulvan Roopaul,
The event was staged last Sunday the inaugural edition of the 5K King Medas Classic/Pansy Adonis Memorial Athletics meet. The promoters are heartened by the response from the athletes as well as the spectators and are bent on making the 2nd edition an even bigger event. Consequently, Andy Medas King, the man whose initiative and hard work brought the initiative to fruition, is appealing to corporate Guyana’s input for a more flamboyant meet when activities get underway November next year. In all, there were 10 events and Alika Morgan and Cleveland Thomas had captured the honours in the 5K Senior over-20, female and male categories respectively, while several other local
runners dominated the other categories 20yrs and under,16-13yrs and 13 years and under. Activities had commenced at several venues and the 3K had commenced at Nabaclis ECD, while the 5K and other events commenced at Belfield. Important, athletes finishing in the top 10 were given scholarships ranging from $500-$20,000 plus trophies. Mr. King said that his group is desirous of doling out more lucrative scholarships and consequently is appealing to the corporate community to realize this objective. Mr. King is a former athlete who represented GuySuco during the days of the highly acclaimed Inter Corporation games when the level of performance was very
Kishan Sukhram, Chandra Mohan, Randy Singh (Wicket-Keeper), Vickram Paul, Alexander Persaud, Tichand Gopaul, Kishan Badal, Anand Samaroo, Nashta Persaud. Manager is Clive Rampersaud and the Coach is Mustapha Azimulla. The umpires are Robert Adonis and Dhand Raj with the match referee being Judister Rampersaud. Play in the Ramesh Sunich, Trophy Stall sponsored event is expected to start promptly at 10:30 hours. For further information, the Chairman of the ECCB Competitions Committee Mr. Raymond Barton can be contacted via telephone on numbers 2201636 or 626-0223.
King Medas Classic – the catalyst to international stardom
high. He had competed at those games in the 100, 200 and 400 meters events. He said that he wishes to see local athletes attain such standards before moving on to world acclaim. “This is an opportunity for local athletes to attain new heights and I am confident that they could do so while participating in this meet,” affirmed Mr. King. He also has a young daughter, Kcaysha MedasKing, who has been turning heads in the United States in the sprint and middle distances. The U-12 athlete has been a feature at meets in the US Schools Track system, winning and or placing in the top bracket on events sanctioned by the United States Track and Field body USATF.
Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition
Could the defending champs hold off Stella Maris? Defending champs St. Pius will go in to today’s final showdown against Stella Maris looking to become the first team in the Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition to successfully defend its title when the two teams clash at the Thirst Park ground, starting at 15:00hrs. The will be led by the lethal Raymond Austin, who exhibited his scoring prowess with a five-goal tally in their semi-final matchup against the highly touted Tucville unit. The lanky Austin’s tournament high nine goals,
eight of which has come in the knockout phase has helped the team eliminate the doubters about their ability to score goals after a lacklustre start to the tournament which saw a drastic shortage of goals in the preliminary phase that saw them held to two goal-less draws, before scraping a 2-1 win. Stella Maris on the other hand is no minnow and many feel that should the opposition underestimate them then the misjudgment could prove fatal. The influential midfielder Darron Niles could have the
final say, while he might not possess the goal scoring highlights of Austin, his three goals and several assists coupled with his defensive work-rate has made the Woolford Avenue side a formidable outfit, especially on the defensive end. Stella Maris, however, will need to reproduce their defensive form if they are to overcome the resurgent defending champs. In the third place matchup at 14:00hrs, Tucville Primary will faceoff with South Ruimveldt Primary. In the 5-8 (Continued onn page 73)
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Umpire Joel Wilson Jamaica blanks Antigua & on World Cup roster Barbuda in Caribbean Cup Trinidad Express - Port of Spain, Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago umpire Joel Wilson has been selected to officiate at next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup which will be staged jointly by Australia and New Zealand. Friday, the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) extended best wishes and congratulations to the 47-year-old Wilson. “Joel Wilson stands out among the present crop of umpires for his fairness and technical capability in reaching his decisions. It is through his hard work and dedication that he has excelled and is now being rewarded for the great improvement he has made over the years,” TTCB president Azim Bassarath said via press release. The TTCB chief, himself a former umpire, said he was full of admiration for Wilson who he portrayed as a beacon for the entire
Joel Wilson umpiring fraternity and an example to follow. Bassarath said that Wilson has placed T&T on the international map by demonstrating that he is just as competent as any other umpire currently sitting on
the Emirates International Panel and is worthy of being nominated to officiate at the 2015 ICC World Cup. Wilson and Peter Nero are currently the two T&T umpires from the region on the elite panel which also includes Gregory Brathwaite of Barbados, and Nigel Duguid of Guyana. Bassarath said it was a measure of the high standards of umpiring in T&T that both Nero and Wilson could emerge to be ranked among the world’s best. Wilson made his firstclass umpiring debut in 2008 and has to date officiated in 15 One-Day Internationals and 16 Twenty20s. He joins a list of top notch umpires who are expected to officiate in the 11th ICC World Cup. That list also includes Billy Bowden of New Zealand, Simon Taufel of Australia, Pakistan’s Aleem Dar and Nigel Llong of England.
Montego Bay, Jamaica – Jamaica scored two goals in the first half to earn a 3-0 win over Antigua & Barbuda in 2014 Caribbean Cup Group B play on Friday at the Montego Bay Sport Complex. The win lifted the Reggae Boyz into a first-place tie on four points with Haiti, which downed Martinique, also 3-0, earlier in the evening. The Martinicans and Antigua have collected one point each. Looking a different team from the one that drew 1-1 with Martinique in Wednesday’s opener, the tournament host mixed hard-driving wing play with committed support from the middle. Team captain Rodolph Austin had a goal and an assist, while Kemar Lawrence and Darren Mattocks also got their names on the score sheet. Lawrence opened the scoring in the 29th minute, receiving Rodolph’s free kick in the penalty box and turning to beat goalkeeper Molvin
James with an unruffled finish. The Jamaicans doubled their advantage just a minute before the break thanks to the work of Dane Richards, who enjoyed an outstanding evening. The Norway-based attacker delivered a low ball from the right that Mattocks slotted past a helpless James for his second goal in as many games. Without allowing the halftime interval have deleterious effect on its attacking inclinations, Jamaica stayed on the front foot. In the 65th
minute, Jobi McAnuff drilled a shot from 23-yards into the chest of James. The ball popped upwards air as the goalkeeper fell backwards, but he was able to reel it in. Simon Dawkins would then get free in left side of the box, only to see his 76th effort be thwarted by the cat-like reflexes of a diving James. The 25-year-old netminder was at his best again two minutes later, making a pointblank save off a Richards attempt that was a result of an impressive sprint. Seconds after Hughan Gray crashed a rocket off the Antiguan woodwork, Austin rose high in the 87th minute to punctuate the scoreline with a header off a left-sided cross. P l a c e s i n n e x t y e a r ’s CONCACAF Gold Cup are still up for grabs, setting up a decisive doubleheader on Sunday as Antigua will face Martinique and Jamaica will meet Haiti on in the last day of group play. (CONCACAF)
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VIP experience to be Mahendra Persaud pleased with performances at seniors awesome at Races today - says, Guyana enjoyed another fantastic year By Franklin Wilson Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) Long Range Captain Mahendra Persaud is of the view that t h i s y e a r ’s s e n i o r championships which concluded at the Guyana Defence Force Timehri Rifle Ranges on Sunday last produced a high standard of shooting by all the participants in the X and O classes. Following three days of close shooting at the 300, 500 and 600 yards ranges, Caribbean Individual Champion Lennox Braithwaite emerged as the new national champion dethroning old rival, Ransford Goodluck in the clash of the big boys, Xclass. A new champion was also crowned in the O-class where Peter Persaud took over the reins from Lt. Col Terrence Stuart. Persaud said that he was disappointed that this year’s championship had to be limited to the Short Range as a result of the type of ammunition they had noting that it was not conducive to long range shooting which is at the 900 and 1000 yards. “But that apart, I was very pleased with the general performances of our shooters. We knew that the top four as we call them would have seen intense competition. Leo Ramalho shot very well and is sure a good addition to the Caribbean team.” The Captain also complimented the O-class riflemen for the intensity which was displayed among them. “It was nice to see in the O-class, especially Peter Persaud performing as well as he did something a few of us expected would have occurred a few years ago. Sherwin Felicien will come back strong, he is still learning about his new rifle. The old veteran Terrence Stuart must also be complimented for his performance.”
Mahendra Persaud
Persaud summed up the year as an excellent one for Guyana: “We won the Individual and both Long and Short Range titles at the West Indies championships in Jamaica. We had a good run at Bisley with Braithwaite making the Queens final ending 40th in the final 100. We also all had decent Grand Aggregate Individual performances at Bisley. In the pairs match at the Commonwealth Games we shocked the world with a 6th place finish, the bronze medal was just 5 points away. The 4th and 5th placed teams were ahead of us by 1 point and Vs respectively.” Persaud also noted that in Canada, he had a great run finishing 14th in the Governor General’s final 2 points behind the winner, Vs
separating the shooters from 4th place to 14th. Looking ahead to 2015, the National Captain said that the GNRA will be focusing on training some new shooters who would be interested in joining the ranks using air rifles, the Scatt Electronic Machine and .22 Rifles. “They will, after careful analysis be introduced to fullbore shooting.” HE said that the senior marksmen will be engaged in intense Long Range shooting without neglecting the Short Ranges as they prepare for the Palma World Long Range Individual and Team championships in the USA as members of the West Indies team. Competition will be at 800, 900 and 1000 yards.
We have all heard that old expression, “Behind every great man is a great woman”; There have even been countless jokes and parodies based on it: from the meddling mother and irksome nagging wife. All jokes aside, there’s another way of looking at it: and quite literally and more often than not behind that great man is a woman overshadowed by his reputation and defined solely as his wife. This is not the case however, when it comes to Angela Rahaman who is the wife of Veteran Motor Racer Ray Rahaman. Although humble and quiet in her demeanor, Angela Rahaman is a force to be reckoned with. She is the mastermind behind one of the most successful endeavours the Guyanese racing community has ever seen. She is the owner and cofounder of ‘Rent - A –Tent’, the premier event rental company in Guyana is gearing to host its VIP Pavilion for the 5th consecutive year at the CMRC Race of Champions, today at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri.
Angela Rahaman Angela is an avid race fan that has invested her time, talent and expertise into creating an elite platform focused on comfort, and family oriented fun. As a mother and wife in a family whose name is synonymous with racing, she understands the importance of the ‘racers’ support system in their families and has dedicated her vision of the VIP Pavilion to incorporate
every age group, and personal preferences, working tirelessly at the tracks to ensure all is in place. She has attended race pavilions in other Caribbean countries and looks to bring a level of distinction to what Guyana has to offer. By elevating the quality of what is being offered at the track in terms of entertainment, comfort and ambience, she has created a tourist attraction at the race tracks. Women such as Angela, who stand not behind, but alongside great men like Ray Rahaman, have stories of their own, as invaluable partners and companions, sometimes rising to even greater heights of popularity and significance than their male counterparts whose names resonate more loudly through history. Southland International has also come on board to celebrate this 5th year and will also featuring their “Carlsberg Girls” in a pool at the VIP Pavilion. That being said, this year promises to be spectacular with various sponsors offering product samples and prize giveaways.
Haiti downs Martinique for Caribbean Cup win Montego Bay, Jamaica – Haiti capitalized on a pair of weather-related miscues to defeat Martinique 3-0 for its first 2014 Caribbean Cup finals win in a Group B match played under wet conditions at the Montego Bay Sports Complex. Kervens Belfort scored two goals and WildeDonald Guerrier added the other. The victory lifted the Haitians into first place provisionally on four points, three ahead of Martinique. Jamaica and Antigua & Barbuda, which face off later in the evening, also have one point each. Heavy rain, which made ball control and footing difficult, was the main story of the opening half. In fact, the elements helped to produce a chance in the 42nd minute as Julien Faubert’s left-sided corner was sliced off the crossbar by a Haitian defender in an attempt to clear. Unlike its tournament opener — a 2-2 draw against Antigua & Barbuda on Wednesday — Haiti did not tire after the break. It took a 1-0 lead in the 52nd minute, when Pierre
Kervens Belfort Jean Jacques played a ball over the top for Guerrier. The 25-year-old profited from his defender slipping on the slick surface and fired past goalkeeper Steeve Elana from 10-yards out. Elana was at fault for the second goal, letting Jeff Louis’ shot from the right side of the box go through his hands and legs. Belfort was readily available for the most simple of tap-ins to make it 2-
0. Martinique tried to inch back into the game and nearly halved the deficit in the 75th minute, but Harry Novillo’s effort at the left post from nine-yards out was wellthwarted by goalkeeper Jhony Placide. Belfort completed his brace in the 90th minute, receiving a feed from Emmanuel Sarki and slipping a shot beyond Elana from 16 yards for his third goal in two games.
Sunday November 16, 2014
Kaieteur News
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Pole sitter in the CMRC Superbike category Nikhil Seereeram goes around the Clubhouse turn yesterday.
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Narsingh Deonarine raises his bat after reaching his 10thFirst-Class ton yesterday.
Part of the action in the first game between West Ruimveldt and St. Stephen’s at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue.
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