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Wednesday November 16, 2016

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President-Elect Donald Trump and Guyanese hypocrisy

Transparent Institute Guyana Inc. accused of bias

DEAR EDITOR; Since the news that stunned the world on Trump’s victory, we have been bombarded with various opinions all lamenting the poor qualities of the victor and the people who voted for him, but how can millions just be dismissed and labeled as racist, redneck and uneducated? Trump supporters are real people with fears and concerns just like the ones on the other side. I cannot help drawing parallels to our own society and the hypocrisy which prevails. What percentage of the American population has a college degree and wellpaying job? The economic concerns of the disenchanted that were laid off or became unemployed due to outsourcing and other factors are not unimportant or irrelevant. On Election Day the beggar, billionaire, high school dropouts, college graduate, black, brown, white etc. are given equality and

DEAR EDITOR; Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. released a statement on the current crime situation and local responses to the situation – and in doing so TIGI exposed a disposition to ignore historical facts and the multiplicity of views that have been expressed on the matter by recognised local activists. TIGI contends that, “To put crime into perspective, we need to view trends over long periods. Show trends over, say the last ten or twenty years, disaggregating the data in various ways to provide more meaningful overviews. TIGI would be more than happy to lend a hand if necessary…this will bring the needed transparency to the murky and untrustworthy crime statistics.” Statistics, in the absence of context, unfortunately, will not support the development and implementation of crime prevention plans. It was Eusi Kwayana, in his book ‘The Morning After’ noted that the crime wave, which marked parts of the last two decades, represented “a criminal political movement.” His book, not only documented criminal activities, but also brought into focus some “known masterminds” who were integrally involved and who had precursory knowledge of the arming of youths in Buxton. The book also detailed public statements made by political leaders like former President Desmond Hoyte and he drew the nexus between crime and actions that capitalized on the racialpolitical divide in Guyana. It was Kwayana who recorded for posterity the fact that it was Hoyte who expressed the PNCR’s full solidarity with gun-wielding men during those periods. According to TIGI, “No government of Guyana has been able to stop crime in the

have equal power. What percentage of the Guyanese population graduated from UG and is still in Guyana contributing to our society? In each election, the people of Guyana elect and they choose not just the crème de la crème. The issue of immigration especially illegal immigration has brought out allegations of racism and nativism. Since the era of ‘back-track’ Guyanese have been breaking immigration laws and thousands live in the USA illegally. Many were eventually able to become citizens yet our treatment of the few who enter through our porous borders without presenting themselves to an immigration officer, the visa over stayers and ‘refugees’ is appalling! These people, most of whom were not involved in any criminal activities apart from the visa issue are hauled before our courts, fined, face the prospect of being imprisoned, humiliated and deported.

What percentage of the American population was brought up in a multi-cultural diverse environment? Even Guyanese try to live near to each other in NYC because of shared identity, values, culture etc; a good example is Richmond Hill. There are many racially homogenous countries especially in Asia that have not attracted the label of racist although they steadfastly refuse to accept others who are different through strict immigration laws and controls. The immigration concerns of the Trump supporters are nothing unique so instead of being called racists, the leaders of the people need to listen to all, formulate policies that take into account the concerns of the various demographic groups, compromise and try to reach a middle ground that is in the interest of the country as a whole. How can the liberal politicians expect the support of the people if they just call Continued on page 6

When will the GPL’s Power Utilities Upgrade Program start? DEAR EDITOR; I am writing to ask the management of GPL and the IDB in Guyana, about the award of the GPL’s Power Utilities Upgrade Program. It has now been nine months since the tender closed on this project and 3 extensions to the bid document was requested from GPL to the bid securities. Mid last month both the IDB and GPL had promised an award by the end of the month in October. To date there has been no word on this. Mr. Editor, one would think with the recent installation of the Public Procurement Commission this matter would have been handled faster since this is unprecedented for an award of this kind. I work in the energy sector in Guyana and I can tell how much money is being lost daily to transmission and distribution losses, which is costing us, the Guyanese public billions yearly. There seems to be a lot of politicking going on with the award of contracts in Guyana, not just this PUUP example but also a host of other

programs that will bring relief to ordinary citizens. Every day we have to sit in traffic during our commute to work when approval by donor and loan agencies was given for major infrastructural programs, these include the likes of the EBD bypass road and ECD highway extension. We as citizens of this country are becoming even more frustrated with the way our government conducts our business. From my perspective I suspect this APNU Government wants to have this PUUP added to budget 2017 to make it look more attractive as yet another big one by this Coalition Government. I hope this is not the case since we continue to lose on line losses. I’m calling on the IDB to issue a release soon as to what is the status of the project, the consultancy aspect if it was tendered after the infrastructure was done and was awarded and has started with no sign down this black hole that is the PUUP. Michael Persaud

last twenty years, hence, no contemporary Guyanese politician or political party can sincerely lay claim to the solution to crime.” The organisation again ignores facts; specifically that it was the former People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C) government that guided Guyana through a period of violent crimes, secured international support and were the stewards under which normalcy was restored to this country. A major crime fighting tool, currently being implemented by the APNU+AFC Government is the PPP/C negotiated InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) Citizen Security Strengthening Programme (CSSP). While, TIGI has determined the culpability of the political Opposition “given the satire and rhetoric” via comments made, the organisation in the same breath acknowledges that Guyanese “are terrified by the apparent resurgence of robberies of businesses and home invasions given the attendant propensity for brutality and murder” across the nation. As a representative of thousands of average Guyanese, the PPP/C not only stands proud of its record of bringing the country back from the grip of criminals, but will also continue voice concerns on issues affecting our people and advocate for the Government to deliver on the crime solutions it so touted before taking office. On TIGI’s specific points of violent crimes, the prevailing circumstances during which crime were

committed over the last two decades and the declining crime rates under the PPP/C administration, attest to the efforts of the former PPP/C a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . Wi t h reference to TIGI’s claims of white collar crimes such as corruption, over 40 plus forensic audits commissioned by APNU+AFC have turned up no evidence that could be used to advanced court proceedings. The Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, has repeated on multiple occasions that if persons, part of the former PPP/C administration, are guilty of offences they must face the music. That said, it must be noted that TIGI had deemed the actions of Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, and, by extension, the Government, as reflective of corruption – on the matter relative to Bai Shan Lin. And on this occasion, a meeting was sought with Minister Harmon to secure his explanation. On the multiple occasions that TIGI has been critical of the former PPP/C administration, there was no offer for a meeting with then government officials to secure an explanation or ensure that contextual pronouncements were made in the past. Indeed, much has been printed in the dailies in recent months about the level of violent crimes, and the problem at hand demands an acknowledgement of the problem, clear guidelines on what has worked and solidly formulated policies moving forward – a undertaking that must see stakeholder involvement. Todd A Morgan

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When will UG return the deposits of these “naked” students? DEAR EDITOR; As a concerned sibling and family member of some of your “Fall Graduates 2016,” I have great concerns over the seriousness your University (UG) conducts business, respect for self and others more so their fellow Guyanese. As you know, graduation is a once-in-a-lifetime event, and I was speaking with my brother and sister-in-law the other night, and it was appalling to hear their disappointment and their pains as they share them with me. Of course, as the eldest of my mother’s children, education always was an important tool in my life, which I tried to share with those that followed me. It is with great sadness and shame that after 4 years of challenges, dedication and sacrifices from your graduating students, now they must endure more. At the time they paid the required $10,000 for the standard attire used at graduation ceremonies they were assured of receiving such attire, caps and gowns not forgetting Diplomas/ Transcripts for this grand day of their lives. Now to their horror over 100 of them were told the day before their graduation ceremony that they have no

gowns for them. It is true that they have completed their studies and made their grades etc. that’s why this day has arrived, and you may say it’s not about the attire, it’s about how far they have reached. However, can you remember how it felt when you experienced such a great achievement for the first time? There is a certain honour one experiences as you walk with your head raised high, your family and friends cheering you on, as you and many of your peers stand out and look special for this day. Do you know how heartwrenching it is not to have that experience like the others who have their caps and gowns? Furthermore, I was informed that Berbice’s graduation is being held next week, now is there a possibility of you renting some from them for those students who have none? It is clear that there was a breakdown in communication with all parties involved in the planning for this great event. I am quite sure the planning committee, which is the Bursar, Registrar and Student Affairs Department had a count of how many students were registered for graduation. But I suppose Guyana is what it is. I really cannot compare

Guyana with the US, but such planning is universal I should believe. In the US Gown/Cap fitting and photo shoots begin 1 month ahead of time. The students have a choice, either to borrow or purchase the gowns from the University/College. For those who borrow there is a deposit fee attached along with an agreement to return the items in the same condition they were loaned to the students. Failure to return these items after 3 days, the deposit is forfeited and the items remain with the students. It is very much unfair especially to those students who live flying distances away from the city and had to endure the sacrifice and expense of flying to the city from the interior, paying boarding and lodging during this time again, with great expectations and high hopes only to have them shattered with this gross disrespect and disappointment. I think it is really unfair that they have to incur such injustice. The event was held at approximately 3:00 p.m. on November 12th. Is it possible that the Chancellor can make things happen by reaching out to Berbice for some gowns? Additionally, I was informed that they paid $10,000 each to cover the cost of the Cap, Gown and

The Speaker of Parliament is... From page 4 power. An elected member of the National Assembly does not sit in the Assembly at the pleasure of the Speaker. It is public knowledge that Ministers of the Government are given days and sometimes weeks to produce documents. Often times they never do. But there is no reprimand from the Speaker. In the very sitting, Minister Bulkan was granted leave by the Speaker to produce certain documents until the next sitting of the National Assembly. The public is also aware that Minister George Norton, failed to produce the controversial rental agreement for the premises at Sussex Street rented to store drugs and pharmaceuticals, when requested to do so in the National Assembly. The Speaker gave him permission to send it at a later date to the National Assembly. Two weeks hence, he did not do so. I wrote the Clerk to remind him of the Minister’s breach of his undertaking to the National Assembly to produce this document. The Clerk informed me in writing that he will write

to the Minister to remind him. Only then did the Minister send a copy of the contract to the Clerk’s office. However, I am ordered to, instantly produce a newspaper to which I made reference during my speech. My request for an hour to do so is summarily dismissed by the Speaker and I am ordered to withdraw the statement, unless I can produce the newspaper instantly. As it turned out, I found the article to which I was referring. It vindicates what I said in my speech. In this entire saga, the fact that the Opposition came to the National Assembly that particular day prepared to discuss a completely different agenda and therefore was unprepared to discuss the President’s Speech, conveniently escaped the Speaker. Had I known that I was coming to speak on the President’s Speech, I would have equipped myself with the necessary newspaper clippings upon which I wish to rely. The agenda was changed immediately prior to the commencement of the sitting. Mohabir Anil Nandlall

Diploma/Transcripts, and they only received excuses. Paying for an original Diploma/Transcript is pushing it over the edge. Diplomas and Transcripts are free upon graduation, the only time a student pays for these two items, is when they are requesting replacement copies, not for ORIGINALS they receive at graduation, more so they were fee paying students; they paid their

tuitions every semester. For those of our students who get “Educational Grants” their graduation Diplomas/ Transcripts are FREE, and also those of private colleges and universities. If the Chancellor has exhausted his power of advocacy for his graduating “naked” students, how soon will they be receiving their $10,000 refund? And by what means, what arrangements

will be made with those who live in the interior, and have no immediate reason to return to the city? It is about time someone say something. Region 1 students have had their fair share of challenges over the last four years while attending UG. Is there a DISCRIMINATION factor that is causing all of these hurdles? Cindy P. Martin New York

President-Elect Donald Trump... From page 5 them ‘rednecks and racists’? What this does is alienate and divide quite the opposite effect of unity which is desired. I consider the term ‘redneck’ to be very distasteful and in the same group as the ‘N’ word. I have noticed Guyanese even calling Trump supporters through letters ‘rednecks’; I hope the media discontinues using this term as it will only inflame hate and divide due to the negative connotations associated with it. Just imagine being grouped as an uneducated redneck because of your political views, rural living and skin colour; where is the empathy? I am so elated that Guyanese can “objectively” assess what is happening in the USA and point out everything that is wrong with Mr. Trump, his voters and country so please with the same objectivity look at the Guyanese situation not through race, politics and prejudices but with the outsider’s eyes. Sexism should always be condemned but what surprised me was the rapidity and anger with which Guyanese pointed out every misogynistic comment made by Mr. Trump when sexism here is far more glaring, crude and widespread. A former First Lady made some very earth shattering allegations against a past president yet this man remains one of the most, if not the most popular politician in his party among his supporters. Was there any noticeable outrage in this country? Our first female president was treated with such disdain and repugnance that the images of people burning ‘white dollies’ are still with me. These are just a few among hundreds of examples. Racism is so deeply woven into the fabric of our

society that for us to condemn another country would be like the ‘pot calling the kettle black’. A large part of our voting population vote purely based on the fact that their candidate is of the same ethnic group without consideration for the policies and character of the person. There is very little objectivity; any opinion which is contrary instead of being debated and rationalized is met with cries of racism and being PPP/C or APNU/AFC. Corruption is entrenched and condoned. The expectation of having to pay a bribe and/or secure connections to get the most basic of services is part of our daily life. How many ‘corrupt politicians, police officers, contractors and other bigwigs have we actually jailed? Everything is power and money. The two tier class

divide here is far greater than that which prevails in any ‘developed nation’. The little fish is made the scapegoat and representative where the law is concerned. Guyanese, especially those who have the power and means to better our society should stop the hypocrisy and blindness and focus on our development. Don’t you feel embarrassed to criticize foreigners when everything that is highlighted to be wrong in other countries is amplified here? I fully understand that due to the large population of Guyanese living in the USA we have every right to be interested, give opinions and criticize. However, what I do not understand is how we can do so with such blatant hypocrisy and unwillingness to better our own country and people while we judge others. Guyanese observer

Time for UG to go “virtual” in this modern world DEAR EDITOR; I wish to congratulate all those who recently graduated from the University of Guyana. The University administration must be commended for putting into the labour market graduates from several skill areas including those at the Masters level. There can be no doubt that the University of Guyana has come a long way since its modest beginnings when it operated out of the Queen’s College compound. The University is the key provider of the needed skills and competencies to drive our national development efforts. Thanks to the University, there are hundreds like myself who came from humble beginnings and managed to complete university education which otherwise may not have been possible. It is now time for the university to advance to a higher level of education delivery by going virtual (online teaching –editor’s note) thereby making it possible for students from distant and far flung regions to access university education. The technology is there and all that is now required is the will to do so. As someone once said, when it comes to information and communication technology, there is no need for any country to remain third world. Hydar Ally

Wednesday November 16, 2016

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Police probe leak of Nurses’ State Final Exam papers

A number of individuals could be placed before the courts if an on-going police investigation finds them guilty of breaching the 2016 State Final Examination for Professional Nurses. But an internal preliminary investigation has already caused some officials to render the examination null and void, thus all candidates could see themselves having to re-sit a new examination. The examination, which is set by the General Nursing Council of Guyana, was conducted on October 19 and 20, 2016. A total of 250 Professional Nurses participated in the examination which usually caters to nursing students from the Georgetown School of Nursing, the Charles Roza School of Nursing, the New Amsterdam School of Nursing and the privatelyoperated St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. However, the marking of the examination was stalled when it was discovered that there was a breach in the Clinical and Functional examination papers. It is not clear how the breach was uncovered, but Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton, at a press conference yesterday hinted at the fact that students are more than likely not the only ones who will be found culpable. “While it is the student nurses who are involved, yet there are other personnel involved, and we should also direct our investigation in that direction. You can only buy if you are being sold, and this is something that is handled by the General Nursing Council. We were informed that the papers were sold, and if that is the case, then an offence has been committed that warranted an investigation by the police,” Minister Norton shared. According to the Minister too, the National Health Policy Committee of the Ministry of Public Health met with the Chairman of the Nursing Council, the Director of the Division of Health Sciences Education and the Principal Tutor of the Georgetown Nursing School, to deliberate on the matter. But he disclosed yesterday,

- Minister hints at possible involvement of Nursing Council personnel

Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton at yesterday’s press conference.

“We were unable to get pertinent answers to questions about this breach”. As such, he asserted that “we are of the view that no final decision can be made with respect to the re-writing of the examination until a proper investigation is completed.” While the Minister is hopeful that few persons are found culpable, he did reveal yesterday that it is his understanding that thousands of dollars might have been earned from the illegality. At yesterday’s press conference too, the Minister divulged that he has learnt from the nursing students’ fraternity that every year there has been a leak of examination papers. As such, the Minister disclosed that ensuring this situation is not repeated might require “stronger measures”. He did not elaborate. He, however, shared his optimism that those who are culpable on this occasion will be dealt with accordingly and those who legitimately pass the examination will be allowed to maintain their results. But if it is found that the vast majority of the students were exposed to the breach, the Minister disclosed that

students will have to re-sit another examination. However he noted that “the question remains ‘who is going to re-set the examination...that same Council that might in some way be involved in the breach in the first instance or is it going to be independent?’” The Minister disclosed yesterday that since the breach was exposed, the Examination Committee of the General Nursing Council decided to render the State Final Examination null and void and indicated its plans to prepare and administer a new examination. The Committee has also shared its intent to notify the respective

schools and students. According to Minister Norton, the respective Nursing School Principals were instructed by the Director of the Ministry’s Division of Health Sciences Education to meet with their students and provide some measure of psychosocial support in preparation for a possible repeat of the examination. But according to Minister Norton, he has been made aware that the foregoing did not obtain the desired results. Calls for students to sit a new State Final Examination had recently caused students from the New Amsterdam School of Nursing to stage a public picketing exercise in retaliation. The sentiment of the New Amsterdam students is mirrored by students from the other schools as well, according to Minister Norton, who recently met with affected Georgetown students. Minister Norton has moreover appealed to the affected students to “instead of going out into the public with a placard,” meet with him from tomorrow, since he is expected to be in a better position to tell them about the way forward. According to the Public Health Minister, he is anxious for the investigation to be completed so that the way can be paved for the addition of suitably qualified nurses in the public health system. “I can tell you we need them and we need them urgently too,” the Minister said.

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Grounds being fertilized to sell Skeldon Factory - GAWU - Union urges Govt. and GuySuCo to hold onto ailing estate The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is of the firm opinion that plans to divest the US$200M Skeldon Sugar Estate clearly show that the authorities seem bent on doing things that are certainly not suitable for the well-being of the industry, the workers and the country. The Union made this comment, among others yesterday in wake of media reports that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has proposed the divestment and sale of the ailing factory to the Government. The Union said that its representative on the Board is not aware of such a proposal being raised at recent meetings. It said, too, that its representative is yet to be requested to express his view on these “options”. “Apparently, the Board’s name is being used to illustrate that consultation is taking place and a democratic procedure is followed. It also raises the question whether other Board members are aware of what is being proposed in their name. Most certainly, the workers of Skeldon and their Unions are left in the dark,” the Union expressed. Significantly, the Union said that recent statements that the Skeldon estate is in a “deplorable” state are baseless and came out of nowhere. “We find them to be at odds with earlier statements. We recall the Chairman of the Board, Dr. Clive Thomas saying in the November 01, 2015 edition of Kaieteur News that he is pleased with the way the Skeldon factory seems to be improving…” The Union reminded that it was GuySuCo’s 2015 Annual Report which said that Skeldon’s sugar production of 39,158 tonnes surpassed 2014’s actual production and is now the (Continued on page 28)

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Public Servants wage negotiations… Public Health Ministry to convene strategic meeting with GPSU wants Govt. to resume talks before month-end GPHC officials today The Ministry of Public Health will this morning be convening a meeting at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) with a view of helping to arrest cases of maternal deaths. This is according to Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton, who lamented yesterday that too many women die from avoidable situations during delivery. In fact the Minister observed there are countries with populations far exceeding Guyana’s that record a fraction of the maternal deaths recorded here annually. For this year Guyana has already recorded 11 maternal deaths. “Even a single death is too many and we need to address this,” said the Minister as he spoke of plans for a team from his Ministry, drawn mainly from the Maternal and Child Health Unit that will be heading to the Maternity Unit of the GPHC, to discuss with officials there the way forward. “We came and met the situation (of too many maternal deaths) but we recognise there is a problem and we will not just sit down and let it continue,” assured the Minister in an invited comment to this publication yesterday. The Minister’s remarks were forthcoming even as he commented on the most recent maternal death at the GPHC. According to reports reaching Kaieteur News, 32-year-old Rhondia Cornelius of Gafoor Compound, Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, died at the GPHC last Saturday (November 12) days after giving birth. Reports are that the woman, several days

...as part of plans to help arrest instances of maternal deaths before giving birth, was rushed to the hospital suffering from high blood pressure. Her condition was treated and she was sent home. However, this publication understands that when she was subsequently admitted to deliver her baby, Cornelius was administered cytotec to help induce labour. Cytotec has long been regarded as an effective means to abort a foetus within 12 weeks of pregnancy. While some countries have banned the use of this drug altogether because of associated complication including bleeding, Guyana has been using it over the years to help induce labour. But reports suggest that Cornelius had a safe delivery. She, however, reportedly suffered some tearing. This publication was informed that it was while at home the woman developed some bleeding and was rushed back to the GPHC where she died on Saturday. The family is concerned about this development and is calling for an investigation. Indeed a probe into the death of the woman has commenced, according to Minister Norton. The matter is one that will gain the attention of the Ministry’s Expert Committee which was formulated to investigate Continued on page 27

The Guyana Public Service Union is calling for the Government of Guyana to propose a timeline that does not extend beyond the end of November to resume determined and diligent negotiations on the remaining agenda items in the negotiating process. The GPSU is of the view that this must be done so as to remove the uncertainty which presently surrounds negotiations. In addition to this, the Union wants government to immediately and clearly address its position on the agreed mechanism for addressing the deadlocked negotiations on wages and salaries. The Union has taken notice that only a few weeks remain in 2016, and in an issued statement yesterday restated its “ongoing and mounting concern” over the failure of negotiations between itself and the government to bear any meaningful fruit in the various issues on the negotiating agenda. The 2016 wages and salaries increase offer made by the government has been

rejected openly by the Union. As such, the Union has considered the pay-out made by the government in October, last, to be an interim measure. After rejecting this offer, the GPSU had issued a call for the two parties to return to the negotiation table so as to give attention to unaddressed issues which include debunching, increments and other conditions of services for Public Servants. The Union said that it strongly believes that it is the expectation of public servants that “an appropriate mechanism to ensure the continuity of wages and salaries negotiations will be effected forthwith which will entail dealing with unfinished terms”. There have been exchanges of correspondence between the union and the government on the aforementioned issues over the past few weeks; however, the Union does not believe that the government is conferring the level of urgency and importance as it should on the highlighted matters. Based on the time which

has elapsed since the start of negotiations, the Union is of the view that “much more should have been achieved by this time instead of an unreasonable and unacceptable wages and salaries offer”. “At this juncture, the GPSU wishes to make the point that it remains both disappointed and concerned over the fact that the government of Guyana’s negotiators do not appear to attach the deserving level of urgency to treating with the aforementioned issues in a fair and reasonable manner.” According to the Union, this reluctance to engage on these matters sends a message that might raise questions about the extent to which any serious value is placed on the contributions of public servants. As such, the Union posited that it should be made clear that it is not realistic to anticipate a qualitatively enhanced public service in circumstances where little corresponding attention is being paid to adequately incentivize public servants to rise to challenges that are being set them.

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Political unity should be placed on the front burner The government has moved from the idea of shared governance to the ideal of social cohesion. When APNU was in opposition, it had indicated, repeatedly, that no matter what the outcome of the 2015 elections was, it was committed to a principle of shared governance. The APNU+AFC coalition got into power by the slimmest of margins. The narrowness of its victory was the perfect condition in which to advance its idea of shared governance, one that predated the assumption to leadership of the PNCR by David Granger. There has not been much

talk, however, about shared governance. Instead a new ministry was launched. It was called the Ministry of Social Cohesion and its work is to promote social cohesion in Guyana. It can be argued, of course, that shared governance is a subset of social cohesion. But this point is not being made by the government. We have seen little examples of political cooperation, even at the legislative level. The opposition is clearly in no mood to join with the government in any powersharing arrangement. But the government itself has demonstrated little enthusiasm for shared governance.

A good place to begin should have been in the National Assembly. But there the waters have been testy, with the opposition recently accusing the government of trying to prevent it from having a members’ day, a charge which the government has denied. Social cohesion is a much broader concept than power sharing. One is yet to see, however, much mention of the need for political cooperation in all the jazz about social cohesion. Social cohesion has been social not political, at least not as yet. Its newness to the local landscape has caught everyone

Dem boys seh...

Scampishness never done Christmas in de air. Is a time when children does start to mek dem Christmas list. Dem does put wha dem see and learn pun de list. Long time dem gyal use to watch wha dem friends got and mek a list to get one. Some mek list to get phone, pink dolly; some does ask fuh high hell shoes and dem can’t even stand up. Soulja Bai got some people in ee administration who doing exactly wha li’l children does do. Dem been pun de sideline under Jagdeo, that scamp, and Donald, that dummy. Dem see and know how dem boys fleece de treasury and was grabbing up nuff thing fuh demself. For example, Jagdeo pass word that he want to bring in some expensive cars and SUV fuh dem big ones when dem come in fuh de World Cup cricket and de Rio Conference. He never advertise de contract but Fish Hook and Brassington padnah in crime, Keith, register a company. And guess what? Days after, Jagdeo, that scamp, give dem a contract and half de money to bring in 20 BMW cars and SUVs. He didn’t even consider de auto dealers, de men who really know bout vehicles. Not even BM Soat who know good bout BMW. These boys never import anything, not even a fish line but dem get car dealership

contract fuh US$180 million. De Americans got a fancy term dem does call transactions like this. That term is Insider Trading. That got jail. These are de kind of scenarios that play out under Jagdeo and Donald Dumb which Soulja Bai and ee team was watching and learning. Is things like this got some of Soulja Bai people wid mek list pun computer and in dem pocket. And is not Christmas list. Dem boys seh is list to get contracts, licences and to strike deals. Dicky Van West is one of dem. He done got he name pun a fuel licence, he name pun chicken licence; he got gold licence; he also got diamond and bauxite licence, and now he want put ee name pun a water contract. He never mind a chicken, a duck or a fish in an aquarium. He never dig fuh gold or bauxite. If he see diamond he don’t know it but he got licence fuh all of dem. Dem boys hear he want see BK name pun de same water contract but de High Dee Bee People seh nat a rass. Dem boys peeping this situation. Talk half, and tell Soulja Bai to put on he Santa clothes to collect all dem gifts wha he boys tek fuh demself.

Man, 40, to stand High Court trial for incest A 40-year-old man of Bath, West Coast Berbice, accused of raping his daughter, was on Monday granted bail in the sum of $250,000. He was also committed to stand trial at the next sitting of the Berbice High Court. The accused is deemed a flight risk and was made to lodge his passport. According to the case before the court, the man was separated from his wife, and the children were living with the wife’s mother. However, on June 2, 2014, there was a misunderstanding at the home of the grandmother, and the then 16-year-old packed some clothes and went to stay with her father who resided not far away. According to the prosecution, the victim recalled her father giving her a pack of ‘Kiss cake’ and a bottle of Coca Cola which was already opened, and that she felt quite drowsy shortly after consuming the snack. She then told her father that she was retiring to bed, and went to a separate bedroom from that occupied by her father and quickly fell asleep. The victim recalled waking up during the course of the night in her father’s bed and they were both naked. She tried to raise an alarm, but he covered her mouth and tried to

keep her quiet. She in turn waited until he had fallen asleep, and ran home to her grandmother to report what had taken place. The matter was reported to the police, and the man was placed on station bail as the police proceeded with their investigation. The man however, skipped the jurisdiction, and was at large for some time. He subsequently returned to Guyana, and reportedly reconciled with his wife in an attempt to keep the family quiet on the issue with the promise of much money, and some measure of duress. The man seemed not to have been able to control himself even though he controlled the family. He found himself in court after the neighbours reported that he was assaulting his wife, who was reported to be very reluctant to give evidence against him. He was found guilty of assault and fined $20,000. It was then that things took a turn for the worse. A rank who was familiar with the rape case alerted the authorities, and the man was taken into custody and subsequently remanded to prison. The accused appeared in the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court on Monday was committed by Magistrate Rhondel Weever to stand trial in the High Court.

off guard. When everyone expected APNU+AFC to be pushing shared governance, it dropped this completely new idea on the Guyanese population, a population tired of the constant political bickering. People want an end to the political bickering and while they do not expect that this can be achieved overnight, they do wish to at least see some steps in this direction. They have not seen this as yet, in terms of what has been done by the Ministry of Social Cohesion. The Ministry has been distributing buses, bicycles and boats to transport school children. This is work which could have been done by the Ministry of Education. It is not clear how this is part of a distinct social cohesion agenda in Guyana. The fact that these buses, bicycles and boats are being donated, has led to the notion that this is the ministry of donations. There is much more work to be done to build social cohesion and to ensure that as part of this social cohesion, there is less political bickering and more political cooperation. The litmus test for social cohesion in the final analysis is about political cooperation. Even shared governance may be much too ambitious to

achieve in the first term of an APNU+AFC administration. The Ministry of Social Cohesion should explore possibilities of building trust amongst the political parties in Guyana, with the aim of improving political cooperation. A small step in this regard would be extending invitations to all political parties outside of the government to be part of national events, not just as spectators but as participants. The political parties, outside of the government, including the opposition, should be incorporated in state events. If the government is to speak, the opposition should be allowed to speak also. It may seem like a small step, but it will be a giant leap for political cooperation if this happens. Secondly, the government should do more to prevent religious division. The continuing division over the date for Diwali is not healthy for social cohesion in the country. Next year, this problem should be avoided. The consultations should begin now with the aim of bringing about a resolution. The Ministry of Social Cohesion should invite respected Guyanese Hindus such as Yesu Persaud and Hemraj Kissoon, to mediate the dispute which now threatens

to run into a third year. Thirdly, important institutions of the state which work to resolve differences should be reconvened. There has been a call for the reconstitution of the Ethnic Relations Commission. This should have long been a priority of the new administration. The government has said that it will soon appoint an Ombudsman. This is commendable, since it is an important step in ensuring administrative justice. Finally shared governance, as a specific focus of social cohesion, should be placed back on the front burner. It is not going to be easy to achieve, but its achievement is not going to happen if it continues to be put on the back burner. In a country like Guyana, the bottom line is there can be no social cohesion without political unity. Social cohesion must not be used to obfuscate the ultimate goal of political unity, which everyone says is necessary.

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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===

The Guyanese rich do not use the products of Banks DIH, DDL and other Guyanese companies On Monday night, I offered to drop my friend, KN journalist Rawle Welch, home since I was going in the same direction. We stopped to get a drink at a parlour that for half of a century now is known as the hospital parlour. When I was 18 years old, I saw right in front of my eyes, at that spot, a man pick up a stool and strike a drunken fellow in his head and kill him instantly. It is at the junction of New Market and Thomas Streets, right across the road from the famous or infamous (depending on your perspective) Georgetown Hospital (Oh Lord, please don’t let me die in there!). Rawle took a Banks DIH

product- Guinness. I don’t use any kind of alcohol so I ordered a bottle of imported banana milk. Rawle was ahead of me, so he went to a table next to which were four young men drinking. I took no notice of them until one walked up to our table and greeted me. Then I looked across to his company. There were about forty (it may be just less or more) empty Stag beer bottles. So I said; “Why you guys do not drink Banks DIH beer”? They were all friendly and from among them came a voice that said; “But you have foreign milk in your hand.” My reply was that they do not box lo-

cal milk here. That was a lot of money Banks DIH lost when you look at that table. I have no idea about what happens to Banks Beer in the CARICOM islands, but my guess is that the young men in Jamaica and Trinidad wouldn’t leave their beer for our beer. I may be wrong, but I know the way CARICOM folks think of our products. In another column, I will argue a case for Guyana downsizing its participation in CARICOM and moving closer to South America. I think the raison d’être for Guyana’s functionalism in CARICOM no longer exists. CARICOM is not like the EU. In CARICOM, Guyana faces

perpetual and relentless discrimination in its exports. I don’t think CARICOM countries see Guyana in positive ways. Since I was a child, I heard of the mistreatment of Guyanese by the Trinidad airline. I became an adult and saw it myself. That airline’s contempt for Guyanese will never stop until a brave, selfassured Guyanese President tells that airline to put the nuts where the monkey put them. The use of foreign products in this country has a naked class bias that can be seen anywhere. It is only the poor, the working class and the lower middle class that patronize local products. I go

to the supermarket almost daily to the point where my daughter calls me a shopaholic. You should see what is in the trolley of the rich folks in this country. You will not find DDL juice, Banks DIH biscuits, local jams and jellies and locally manufactured sodas among hundreds of other local products. You just feel sorry for this lost, jinxed country. I laugh each time I see these people’s trolleys. How can humans be so stupid and ignorant? The sales attendant, including the owner himself, of Mattai on Water Street, will tell you I eat Banks DIH crackers. One time Mr. Mattai was kind enough to locate the whole wheat version for me. The girls at Budget Supermarket on Sherriff Stet will tell you I buy only local percolator coffee. It comes from Pomeroon and is as good as Maxwell House or Folgers. Do you know each time you purchase a bottle of instant Café Pele coffee, Brazil’s genius, Pele gets a percentage? We only use that kind of instant coffee because I want Pele to get

Frederick Kissoon the money. A long time ago in one of my columns, I described my experience at selling in my mother-in-law’s supermarket. There was a Baptist Church at the next corner. All the American missionaries at the church that bought at our supermarket only drank Pepsi, Coke, Sprite and 7-Up. Those people would dare not drink a DDL or Banks DIH soda. I was surprised that Banks DIH did not intercede on behalf of the vendors who were evicted from the Stabroek Market Square. If Banks DIH only knew how much money it lost because the ordinary folks who hung out there only drank Banks Beer. Go into the home of any rich Guyanese and I doubt you will see DDL and Banks DIH drinks in the fridge. Colonialism killed the minds of Guyanese a long time ago.

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Police to benefit from one-hour aerial patrol every month Amidst a worrying spate of armed robberies, Chief Executive Officer of Roraima Airways, Gerry Gouveia has offered the Guyana Police Force one hour aerial patrol every month in areas where crimes are usually committed. This offer comes at no cost to the Force. It was during a press conference on Monday at the

Police Officers’ Mess at Eve Leary that the businessman offered his company’s services. He indicated that the police can use the onehour aerial time to the best of their ability. Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud assured the businessman that the police will definitely take him up on his offer.

Gouveia suggested to the gathering of senior police officers that members of the Guyana Defence Force should join the fight against crime. He said that although he is against the army being involved in crime-fighting in a small country like Guyana, the time has reached for the army to become involved. “When people lack

Foreign companies among bidders for $$M CH&PA electrical contracts During the opening of the bids at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Main Street , Georgetown, yesterday, the names of several foreign companies popped up. The contracts that attracted much attention from these contractors were the procurement of electrical items. These items, according to the procuring entity, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), are slated to be implemented in several housing projects located in Regions Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and Seven. Tenders were opened for the contract to procure single phase transformers.

Bids were opened for the procurement of electrical hardware materials.

Tenders were also opened for the procurement of electrical conductors.

confidence, they start taking the law in their own hands…I think the army needs to join the fight under the police command and there should be an increase presence in armed patrols, especially where the crime statistics show crime is happening,” he noted. Last Friday, the Ministry of Presidency announced that there will be joint patrols by the army and police to tackle any potential threat to

domestic security. The release stated that the Joint Services operations will target areas that are considered hot spots for criminal activity. It was noted that the decision to bring out the Joint Services was necessitated after the government received credible information related to a potential domestic security threat. “That coupled with Continued on page 27

CEO of Roraima Airways, Gerry Gouveia

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PROPERTY FOR SALE Transported property @ Grove and Diamond $16M negotiable. Call: 625-5461

SERVICES PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY,ETC.-CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 2161043; 677-6620

SALON - Make-up Courses with Mac, Bare Minerals, etc. - Cosmetology Courses: $120,000 - Technician Course: $45,000. Call: 6471773/660-5257

Visa Application: U.S.A, C a n a da & UK; Guyana passport application. Graphics design, advertisement. Tel: 6267040; 265-4535. INNOVATIVEMARKETING & PUBLISHING INC –TEL: 600-4212: We create A/ works, logos, busi ness cards, posters, etc, placements of ads included. Repairs at affordable prices: fridge, air conditioner, washing machines, dryers, TV, microwaves & freezerCall: 610-5846 or 661-8158 Hello the doctor is back! Have your gas stove service and repairs. Call: 601-0595; 220-4073; 220-5785 Desmond Repair Services Fridge, AC, gas stove, microwave, washer, etc on the spot repairs –Call: (592)678-8683; 613-9181

VACANCY For male factory workers between the ages 18 and over. Must have police clearanceCall:223-0090 Porter, rip saw, re-saw and moulder operator @ Eccles Industrial Site, EBDCall:609-7675, 674-1705,2332614 Cook/baker for the Interior location, applicants must be experienced. Call: 618-2020 One salesman to work in parts store contact 2235273/4 One cashier contact 2235273/4

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Experience domestic worker must know to cook and handyman for G/Town Tel 231-0363 Camp assistant for interior location. Job involves dishwashing, cleaning etc.Call: 618-2020 One Field supervisor to work in Georgetown. Must have a motorcycle license- Call:2271717

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1 RD5 Honda CRV, immaculate condition, TV, reverse camera, CD, mags, alarm, etc, price -$2.850M. Call: 626-2884 1 New & unregistered Toyota Allion $2.4M, 1 Allion PVV series $2.150M negotiable, low mileage, TV, camera, etc. Call: 649-0956 Not working Vehicles: 1 Surf, 2 Pathfinders, 1 Bobcat, 3 Toyota Cars, 1 Canter, 1 Fiber glass boat. Call: 227-4377/ 6246013

FOR SALE LARGE QUANTITIES OF HIGH PURITY MERCURY (QUICK SILVER) 99.99995% PURITY$19,000 PER POUND CALL: 592-227-4754. Dredge mining operation: excavator, dredge, camp, truck, ATV bike, welding set with gas bottle. Call: 676-7943 One (1) RZ bus, WTI engine. Call Lawrence : 615-7506

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Experienced dispatcher to do shift work @ Gem’s Taxi. Call: 225-5075/ 622-6413/667-9013

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Apartment self contained in Tuschen. Call: 669-1448 Suitable space for Storage Bonds or Office Space in Charlotte Street, Georgetown. Please Call: 638 – 5303 Space for rent at Ashmin’s BuildingIdeal for commercial and office useCall: 683-7954 One (1) Bedroom Residential Apartment at Houston, East Bank Demerara. For more information. Contact: 6031602 2 Bedrooms upper flat (furnished) in Diamond, EBDTel:216-0644, 668-8403

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FOR SALE/RENT American Pool Table. Call: 277-0578

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Agriculture Minister touts legislation aimed at improving consumer confidence Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder has said that the Animal Welfare Bill and the Food Safety, which have been placed before parliament, are aimed at assuring consumers get quality products. Holder was at the time addressing the opening of the 29th Biennial Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association Conference which began on Monday. According to the Minister, these pieces of legislation will advance a number of goals and therefore impact incredibly on the ability of the country

to provide assurances to consumers. He said that the Food Safety Bill will introduce an integrated system to revamp the entire food safety system in Guyana. The Animal Welfare Bill is expected to boost the confidence of the consuming public. Under the Food Safety Bill, government will establish a Food Safety Agency, whose purpose will be to regulate the production, placing on the market, and sale of food from the farm to the consumer so as to ensure safe, nutritious and healthy meals.

Labourer remanded for killing farmer, dumping body in river

MURDER ACCUSED: Presley Abrams A labourer was yesterday charged and remanded to prison for allegedly killing a farmer and dumping his corpse in the Oshi Top River. Presley Abrams, 26, of Paruima Village, Kamarang was indicted on the capital offence of murder when he appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Abrams was represented my Attorney Glenn Hanoman,

who told the court his client was kept in police custody beyond 72 hours. The attorney said that he is unaware if police were given a High Court extension to further detain the accused. Hanoman admitted that Abrams signed a caution statement but alleged that police ranks made alterations to the statement unknowing to his client. Abrams will make his next court appearance next Friday, November 25, before the Chief Magistrate for reassignment. According to reports, the partially decomposed body of Dexter Edwards, 27, of Paruima River, Kamarang was discovered on November 5, in the river by a group of campers. A post mortem examination performed on his remains revealed that he died from multiple injuries. According to reports, Edwards was drinking with friends when an argument ensued and one of the men struck him in the head with a piece of wood. It is alleged that Abrams dumped the man’s body in the river before escaping. He was later apprehended by police.

Police to benefit from... From page 11 increased criminal activity has resulted in the decision by the administration to institute security measures in targeted areas,” the release stated. President David Granger during his weekly televised show, Public Interest, said that he is of the impression that the (criminal) acts are deliberate ones to embarrass the Guyana Police Force and Government of Guyana. Over the last few weeks, there have been several home invasions, in Berbice especially, and another at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, which grabbed headlines, in which the home owner shot one of the bandits dead. There have been a number of gas station and supermarket robberies, with indications that the bandits prefer the faster getaway – CG motorcycles. Still, a number of the robberies are pointing to inside jobs, with the police making significant headway in cracking the cases.

It is envisaged that this regulatory system will take account of all areas of production of ready-to-eat items or raw materials to facilitate the production of food inclusive of fruits, vegetables, milk, meat, fish or potable water. Additionally, Holder said that the Food Safety Agency will be based on the One Health Concept - a programme designed to incorporate and address human, animal and environmental health issues. Holder also said that to a large degree, focus has been placed on the improvement of the Surveillance and Epidemiology Departments of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) by collaborating with international partners such as the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/ WHO), the Pan American Foot and Mouth Disease Centre, Inter-American

Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture and United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. He said that that the GLDA is presently moving to implement a Geographic Information System so as to have an effective warning system complete with enhanced traceability aptitudes. Holder said that these departments would be in a position to ensure safety of livestock products, since they will be assisted with the services offered by a laboratory capable of identifying important diseases. “Quarantine, inspection and certification are other vital areas that have been improved and our new quarantine stations and outposts which are located in the border regions and our ports of entry are being upgraded to safeguard against threats of any zoonotic disease and diseases of economic importance entering our

shores,” Holder told the gathering. According to the Minister, livestock production is integral to food security in Guyana, since it contributes to food production and risk reduction and provides employment, income and capital stock. Despite the fact that production and marketing stabilize food supply by acting as a buffer to economic shocks and natural disasters, Holder said that food supply can still be destabilised by animal diseases and bioterrorism. According to the

Minister, World Bank statistics indicate that zoonotic diseases account for 70 per cent of emerging infectious diseases. “The cost of the six major outbreaks that have occurred between 1997 and 2009 was US$80 billion. If these outbreaks had been prevented, the accrued benefits would have averaged $6.7 billion per year. Holder said that one of the greatest challenges facing animal health is the lack of resources available to fight against emerging and reemerging infectious diseases.

Public Health Ministry to... From page 8 maternal-related deaths. Further action will be taken, the Minister said, if the ongoing investigation finds that person or persons are culpable. What is, however, worrying to the Minister, is that eight of the 11 maternal deaths that have been recorded by his Ministry for this year occurred at the GPHC. However, while some of the cases might have been referrals from other institutions, the Minister said that he will never be receptive of mothers dying during delivery. The GPHC is the country’s main referral hospital, catering to outlying and other areas while at the same time serving as the Region Four regional hospital.

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Discord at GNBA…

Get rid of Craig, sanction Vieira - Inquiry By Abena RockcliffeCampbell The Board of Inquiry set up to look into the affairs of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has recommended the removal of Board Chairman, Leonard Craig, and some form of “sanction” for Director Anthony Vieira. These measures were recommended based on the examination of the “acrimonious” relationship that existed between Board members. According to the report of the Inquiry submitted to the Prime Minister by Major General (Ret’d) Joseph Singh, the tension between begun to grow from the inception. There was basically no grace period. Singh reported that before there was any meeting of the Board, Craig took it upon himself and sought to get familiar with Broadcasters. Singh stated, “His (Craig’s) decision to meet, on his own accord, with Broadcasters without the consent and knowledge of the Board generated great discontent and condemnation at the inaugural meeting.” Singh stated that despite the fact that Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is lawfully empowered to select the Chairman of the GNBA, the Directors were of the view the selection ought to have been made by them. Despite the fact that Singh highlighted the utter disrespect shown to Craig, he still said that the Directors were “professional” “The Directors are recognized as high performing individuals due to their expertise and “professionalism. However, their competence to a large extent has been overshadowed by the pervasive atmosphere and tension

which prevailed at the Board meetings.” At the hearings, staff expressed concerns about the relationship between Craig and Vieira. They were “particularly worried about the detrimental impact this relationship will have on the current and likely future performance of the GNBA.” Singh said that during the course of the inquiry, it became clear, from the evidence provided, that the Craig was not providing transformational leadership, showed little inclination to expedite recommendations brought from the committees to the Board, and influenced the divisive and interpersonal conflicts. Singh added that Craig’s failure to provide transformational leadership “is largely responsible for the breakdown in working relationships, characterized by an absence of genuine goodwill, respect and trust between chairman and directors”. Major General Singh said that the caustic exchanges during the stages of the decision-making often made the process dysfunctional, resulting in meetings being adjourned with unfinished business. He also reported that the “unruly behaviour of particular Directors,” lack of effective debate and the inability of the Chairman to preserve order are indicative of “deep divisions within the GNBA.” Singh said that the pattern of behaviour continued and was followed by months of bitter divisive exchanges including an altercation between Director Vieira and the Chairman, and between Director Vieira and NFMU Head, Valmiki Singh. One such altercation resulted in Vieira moving a no confidence motion against Craig. However, that

motion was not supported by other members of the Board. Singh said that the relationship between Directors and the Chairman was undermined by “the antagonism and vindictiveness displayed by particular Directors”. He said that as the vindictive and abusive outbursts intensified, working relationships continued to deteriorate. The relationship issues were a product of a number of factors including personality clashes, politics, egos and personal differences. Singh said that it “was very unlikely that the Directors would ever work productively.” Singh concluded that the “evidence” points to a disrespectful and distrustful relationship. He said that a combination of factors is indicative of the Directors having no confidence in the Chairman resulting in some adopting the position of not being willing to serve under his leadership “Having regard to the disrespectful relationship that exists between Director Vieira and the Chairman, and having impugned the characters of Directors Vieira and Insanally without giving them the benefit of a hearing, Craig has compromised his ability to be Chairman of the Board,” Singh said. He added that Craig should no longer continue to serve as Chairman. Further, Singh said that Vieira’s attitude towards Craig was one of “gross disrespect. He should be sanctioned for this type of behavior.” Craig has reportedly already tendered his resignation and has left the country. However, this has neither been confirmed by him, nor the Authority. The Prime Minister never announced whether Craig’s resignation was accepted.

Grounds being fertilized to sell Skeldon... (From page 7) highest production since the new factory was commissioned in 2009. The report also states that the factory performance has improved considerably with15% improvement in the sugar recoveries. The Union said that with this in mind and with the prospect of ‘sale’ being floated, it is tempting to ask whether proper maintenance is not done or if there is an attempt to present the factory as having a declining performance to justify its sale for an intended buyer. “From our perspective, the ground is being fertilized to make a case for the sale of Skeldon at quite possibly, a giveaway price and the workers and the public are not being adequately informed by the Chief Executive Officer,

Errol Hanoman and/or the relevant government official(s),” the Union said. Furthermore, GAWU said that it does not support the divestment of the Skeldon factory and its rich and arable land. GAWU said that it is important for citizens to remember that the Skeldon factory and agricultural expansion were conceptualized and designed to safeguard the entire sugar industry’s viability and sustainability. It maintains that this concept holds good today. The Union added that an important element to Skeldon’s success relates to the return of the CoGeneration plant and the adoption of an appropriate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) as was recommended by the CoI into GuySuCo. It stressed however that

no action has been taken to return this important asset to GuySuCo for the past18 months. The Union questioned whether the prized Cogeneration units be part of the “gift” to the intended owner of the Skeldon Factory. “We see the move to place the Skeldon factory on the chopping block will have negative repercussions for the industry and the country as a whole,” the Union said. The Union added that for the workers, the communities, the cane farmers and others, any move to shut down the factory will certainly place their employment and welfare at grave risk. With the aforementioned in mind, GAWU said that it is strongly urging the Government and GuySuCo to desist from such a course.

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Robbery investigation leads cops back to Rohee’s home The investigation into last week’s robbery at PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee’s residence has reportedly led detectives right back to the victim’s home. Kaieteur News has confirmed that police yesterday questioned a female employee of Rohee’s, after receiving information which suggested that she had knowledge of the robbery. But detectives are yet to ascertain if this is so, and did not detain the employee. Yesterday, police continued to question the woman who rented and drove the getaway car. Police officials stated that she is “cooperating” with investigators and has identified her male accomplices. Police conducted raids at their homes but failed to locate them. One of the men is said to be known by the alias “Red Man.” The woman, who was accompanied by an attorney, surrendered to police on Monday. She is said to also be a suspect in a recent fraud at an East Coast Demerara entity. A brief video-tape seen by Kaieteur News showed two men, wearing caps and with a backpack, leaving a yard that appears to be Rohee’s. They are also seen

-female employee questioned standing on a roadway until a car arrives. A woman, who is wearing a red top and a cap, is seen exiting the driver’s seat. She keeps her head down and uses a hand to conceal her face. Three bandits, who were masked and carrying two guns and a knife, escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash, jewellery and other valuables, after tying and beating two of Rohee’s maids. The employees were the only persons at home. The bandits reportedly entered through the back door, which was left open. Reports are that the maids were tied and kicked when they told the intruders that they had no idea where the money and jewellery were hidden. Rohee said that he and his wife were at work when a neighbour called and informed him that a jeep filled with police ranks was in front of his property. According to the former Home Affairs Minister, when he arrived at his home, he was informed that one of the maids had left the door open while she was inside cleaning. He said that the men used the opportunity to barge into

his house and demand that the women hand over gold, after which they ransacked his home in search of valuables. The PPP General Secretary said that he was informed that the ordeal lasted for about 15 minutes and the men escaped in a car. Police stated that a woman had rented the getaway car, and returned it to a Croal Street dealer about an hour later. They had said last week that they were unable to view the footage of the robbery, since they did not have the access code for Rohee’s Digital Video Recorder (DVR). Rohee had reportedly told the ranks that he did not have the access code that would allow them to see the footage of the attack. The PPP General Secretary reportedly told the detectives that his technician knew the access code, but the technician also reportedly said that he did not have the code. It is alleged that the ranks then contacted the DVR manufacturers, who indicated that they would assist. But before this could be done, Rohee reportedly asked the investigators to return the DVR. The equipment was reportedly returned.

Questionable contractor continues to bid for major contracts After it was accused of carrying out substandard works on the G$ 1Billion Kato Secondary School – which is estimated to cost the government an additional $140M, Kares Engineering Incorporated continues to bid for major government contracts. Yesterday the opening of the bids at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Georgetown, revealed the company’s intention to vie for a contract which entails the construction of a bridge at Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo). The bridge will be built across the Rupununi River and the engineers have estimated that the project will cost some $529.6M. The Ministry of Public Infrastructure was listed as the procuring entity. The following table represents the names of the bidders and their bids for the project.

Kares Engineering Inc. came under fire earlier this year after the media got wind of the unfortunate developments taking place at the school. A subsequent visit to the school by the media confirmed that sections of the school were literally falling apart. The Government had promised that someone will be held responsible and a suggestion was even made by observers to have the company “blacklisted”. However, months have already elapsed and the authorities have seemingly gone quiet. The school was deemed unfit to house the approximate 400 students from communities such as Monkey Mountain, Kurukubaru, Kopinang and Itabac.

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Controlling diabetes could help to reduce financial burden to health sector Many people inherently do not invest in their health. This state of affairs could, in the long run, result in an increase in the financial burden not only on individuals but the health sector as a whole. This assertion was recently made by President of the Guyana Diabetic Association, Ms. Glynis Alonzo-Beaton during an interview with this publication. According to Alonzo-Beaton, many people would much rather buy a new outfit than seek the help of a medical practitioner, even if they develop pain sometimes. This situation, she speculated, could be linked to the belief that many people do not have faith in medical practitioners. “You can seldom go to a doctor and sit down and talk your illness out, seldom...there are some doctors you can go to and they do it, but they are very few. But if there was more commitment, I think more people would be inclined to have regular check-ups,” Alonzo-Beaton said. She is convinced that many doctors are so overwhelmed that they simply cannot afford to commit the time to endure a great deal of interaction with their patients. But in an attempt to help the prevailing state of affairs, Alonzo-Beaton said that she is currently in negotiation with officials at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to introduce a training programme that will at least see nurses filling this gap. The intent, according to her, is to have nurses trained at the clinical data information level, so that they can assist where doctors can’t. Already Alonzo-Beaton

Glynis Alonzo-Beaton, President of the Guyana Diabetic Association has set up a package of relevant information that is expected to guide the process. Understandably, her main aim is to ensure that persons suffering from diabetes are able to access an improved level of care when they visit public health institutions. This, she hopes, will translate to nurses having the right information to share with newly diagnosed patients. “When you start to get simple complications, how you deal with it is important. A patient might come with a foot problem and there is need for certain measures to be taken at an early stage,” Alonzo-Beaton explained. Among the measures that she is pushing for is for patients’ cholesterol to be checked forthwith. Added to this, Alonzo-Beaton is advocating for better cardiovascular health diabetic patients. Her intention, essentially, is to help nurses to become more aware of patients’ conditions, so that they can in turn inform doctors of the needs of patients so that they are able to get the best out of a hospital visit. “I am particularly detailing cholesterol, because a lot of

people say ‘oh your cholesterol is bad’ but what does this mean? You have to know what your goals should be...what can help – what medications you can use, what the side effects are?” said Alonzo-Beaton as she pointed out that such details are outlined in the training package for nurses. Her expectations is that “when you talk to a nurse that would have been educated through the Guyana Diabetic Association (about how to better care for a diabetic patient), a patient would be encouraged to change his or her lifestyle and be better able manage their diabetes,” Alonzo-Beaton assured. Diabetes is a very highcost disease to manage, but according to Alonzo-Beaton, “it doesn’t have to be burdensome on the patient or government. Essentially, she emphasised, diabetes can prove to be very expensive when it isn’t controlled. She has a good understanding of the disease since she has been inflicted with it for most of her adult life and has been continually been making every effort to learn as much as possible about it. “If it is not controlled, think about the hospital visits...the amount of time you have to be admitted and the number of beds that have to be filled,” said Alonzo-Beaton as she stressed the importance of controlling diabetes from an early stage in order to reduce the cost attached to potential complications. According to her, the majority of kidney failure cases are patients who developed complications from diabetes. There are reports that suggest that the health sector has been recording at least 8,000 new cases of diabetes annually and a significant number of these patients develop kidney failure. Without a kidney transplant, patients require weekly dialysis which leads to an additional financial strain on the public health sector since most patients can ill-afford to pay for dialysis for the remainder of their lives. Currently government offers patients a one-off financial support of $360,000 to facilitate dialysis, after which some patients are unable to continue to access the treatment. Consequently there has been a reported increase in the number of kidney failure-related deaths. But Alonzo-Beaton is convinced that with deliberate attempts to control one’s diabetes there will undoubtedly be a decline in the money required to treat diabetes, and a decline in the associated mortality rate.

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Male and 15-yr-old female among five trafficked persons rescued from Omai Five alleged human trafficking victims were rescued and a wanted female perpetrator is facing charges following a surprise raid in the Omai mining area, Region Seven, last Friday. The raid was carried out by a team which included officials from the Ministry of Social Protection, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC); the Guyana Police Force and the Community Policing Group (Linden) following a tip-off about a missing person who was said to be a Trafficking In Persons victim. The missing person - the only adult among the victims - is one of four females rescued by the team. The alleged male victim had no identification document and claimed to be underage. Three of the alleged victims were reintegrated with their families, while the others remain under the protection of the ministry assisting investigators. The alleged perpetrator, who was hiding from police, was netted in the raid and made her first appearance in a city court on Monday. She was remanded to prison until November 18. The rescue of the five alleged TIP victims

followed an impromptu raid organised by the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Unit of the Ministry. “Investigations have revealed that the fourth victim, who is a 15-year old, is an alleged victim of human trafficking since the two required elements of human trafficking as stipulated in the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2005 are present in the statement,” the Ministry’s statement said. The Omai mines area is one of the largest of its kind in Guyana. A GGMC source said that all current business operations in the once-thriving mining area are illegal. In recent years, authorities have been moving to clampdown on the problem after consecutive reports of the US State Department placed Guyana on a watchlist with the possibilities of being blacklisted and faced with sanctions. While Guyana has corrected some of the shortcomings and placed a number of persons before the courts, the problem has been rearing its head with Amerindians, Brazilians, Colombians and others involved.

EKEREKU DOUBLE MURDER…

Woman killed partner for loving wife more

Selima “Shelly” Norton In a surprising turn of events, 37-year-old Kurt Reynolds was not stabbed over a business transaction, but it was in fact when he declared greater affection for his wife and the mother of one of his children, to his older lover, Selima “Shelly” Norton. According to information received, Reynolds and the 45-year-old woman were having an affair while at Ekereku Hill Top, Upper Mazaruni where they met while working. They both pooled their money and opened a shop. Kaieteur News was told that Norton, who was reportedly aware that her lover was married, became possessive as time went by. Reports are that she would start a fight whenever the miner had to travel to the city to see his family. One time she actually threatened to harm his wife if he ever left her to go back home to his family. On the day of the murder, the miner reportedly told the woman that he had to go visit his wife since he hadn’t been home for a while. It was then that the woman reportedly

started an argument to prevent him from leaving the interior. The argument then reportedly shifted from the miner wanting to return home to him selling items on credit to his friends. It was during the argument that the miner reportedly told the woman that his wife did not argue with him as much as she did and that he loved his wife. His lover reportedly got upset and picked up a knife and attacked the miner, who allegedly held onto her and stabbed her with a weapon he had in his waist. The woman died at the scene. This newspaper was told that a wounded Reynolds related what had transpired to cops before he died. Police found Norton’s body at the scene, while Reynolds, who was still alive, lay nearby with two stab wounds to his abdomen. The father of four succumbed as ranks were attempting to transport him out of the area for medical treatment. A police source had said that the dying man claimed that he and Norton had quarreled after they both accused each other of infidelity. The slain woman is the same Shelly Norton who narrowly escaped death in October 2015, when her then partner shot and killed her one-year-old granddaughter, Arian Gill, and wounded Norton’s 12-year-old daughter, Ashley Wellington. The attack occurred at the woman’s Annandale, East Coast Demerara residence. The alleged killer, former Guyana Defence Force rank, Marc Angoy, has since been charged with the killing.

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Police attempt to reassure St. Vincent after latest murders KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Police have attempted to reassure residents about their safety after four persons were murdered on Sunday night. Investigators believe that a single suspect, Jorani Baptiste,18, of Sandy Bay, who is said to have a history of mental health problems, may have committed all four murders. “St. Vincent is still a very safe place and based on the information/intelligence that we have, there is no need to be unduly worried or unduly cautious about your safety,” acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Colin John told the media on Monday. “I always advocate, I always say your safety is your concern. So, you should be alert as to your surrounding and make sure that you do not fall a victim to any crime. But, generally speaking, this is an isolated incident. I cannot give a hundred per cent guarantee, but it is very unlikely that an incident like that would occur anytime soon, based on our intelligence and information that we have.” He said that the police are continuing their patrols, adding, “but you would appreciate that we cannot be everywhere at every time.

“The killings, they seem to have been linked and the person who is alleged to have committed the offence … he was caught on the scene, based on the information we got.” Police are operating on the theory that Baptiste killed 30-year-old Nicolas Layne of Edinboro, at the roadside in Campden Park about 11 p.m. Sunday, then killed 75-yearold Avis Israel, and her son, 47-year-old Ronald Israel in their Old Montrose, before killing Pamela Williams, 50, at her home in Kingtown Park around 1:30 a.m. Monday, where he was captured by civilians. Between the first murder and the last, the suspect is believed to have attacked three women in a house in Old Montrose, but they were able to ward him off. “I can also update you that in the Daseant Cottage area, an attack was also made in another home, where three ladies were able to war him off. Based on the information, the person seems to have fit the description of the person,” John said. But the murders in Old Montrose were committed within hundreds of yards of the official residence of the

Prime Minister, and two police outposts, namely the Old Montrose Police Station and the Police Band Room. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves and his wife, Eloise Gonsalves, were out of state at the time of the killing. Asked about the crimes taking place so close to the police station, John said: “We do not know what noise was generated from the incident close to the police station. We do not know how the neighbourhood is — if that would be a regular occurrence in terms of noise in that area. I would not say that the police was not vigilant or that they should have been more vigilant.” John said police received the first report of murder a little after 11 p.m. Sunday and went to the scene in Campden Park. “So the police would definitely be searching in that area. To answer your question directly about being scared: you should be concerned. One murder is cause for concern, but I would not say that persons should be scared.” Police say the four killings have brought the murder count in St. Vincent and the Grenadines this year to 31.

UK to hold Br exit talks with Bre Ov er seas Ter ritories in 2017 Over erseas erritories

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – Special ministerial talks in relation to Brexit negotiations will be held with political leaders in the British Virgin Islands and other Overseas Territories early in 2017 before Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty takes effect. This Article would start the process of Britain exiting the European union. At a recent meeting of the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in London, it was agreed that the talks will be held between the UK and its territories. BVI’s Premier and Finance Minister Dr. Orlando Smith welcomed plans to hold talks. “I am pleased that the UK acknowledges the importance of the Overseas Territories (OTs) having high level engagement on Brexit negotiations which

Dr Orlando Smith will affect our position.” He also noted that the UK’s decision to leave the European Union was not only a gamechanger for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland “but for the whole UK family of which the Overseas Territories are an integral part. Brexit is now a journey we must embark on

together and together we can make a success of it.” Smith, whose presidency of the UK Overseas Territories Political Council will end in January, said he will remain engaged with the UK government on preparations for the special Brexit-related meeting early next year.

Cuban government pardons over 700 prisoners HAVANA, Cuba, CMC – The Cuban government has pardoned over 700 prisoners in response to a call by Pope Francis. The state run Granma newspaper on Tuesday said the 787 prisoners that have been pardoned include female, young and sick prisoners but not those who have committed “extremely dangerous” crimes such as murder

or rape. The front-page statement read that the Council of State, led by President Raul Castro, issued the pardons “in response to the call by Pope Francis to heads of state in the Holy Year of Mercy”. It said that when it came to choosing which prisoners to free, the Council of State had taken the crimes they had

committed, their conduct and years served so far. Relations between Cuba’s Communist government and the Catholic Church have improved in recent years. The Spanish speaking Caribbean nation released 3,500 prisoners ahead of the Pope’s visit to the island last year, in what has been called a goodwill gesture.

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NBA Roundup: Late Free Throw Sinks Celtics (The Associated Press) New Orleans — Anthony Davis had 25 points, 16 rebounds, four steals and two blocks, and the New Orleans Pelicans won for only the second time in their first 11 games, 106-105 over the Boston Celtics on Monday night. Langston Galloway scored a season-high 21 points, while Terrence Jones added 15 points and a season-high 10 rebounds for New Orleans, which has won two of three after an 0-8 start. Isaiah Thomas scored 37 for Boston, including a driving scoop that tied the game with 7 seconds left. But Boston’s Kelly Olynyk fouled New Orleans guard Tim Frazier with 2.5 seconds left, and Frazier sank one free throw for the margin of victory.

Avery Bradley had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Marcus Smart scored 15 points for Boston. Pacers 88, Magic 69 Indianapolis — C.J. Miles made four 3-pointers and scored 16 points, and the Pacers spoiled Frank Vogel’s return to Indiana with a victory over Orlando. Vogel coached the Pacers for more than five seasons before he was let go in May. He was quickly scooped up by Orlando, and it looks as if he has plenty of work to do with the Magic. Paul George had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists for Indiana, which pulled away in the second half. Monta Ellis also scored 13 points, and Jeff Teague finished with 11. Knicks 93, Mavericks 77

New York — Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis each scored 24 points, and New York rolled after a halftime lineup change and beat shorthanded Dallas. The Knicks benched Joakim Noah, their $72 million free-agent signing, starting guard Justin Holiday and moving Porzingis to center in a small lineup. They responded by scoring 31 points in the third quarter after managing just 36 in an ugly first half. Pistons 104, Thunder 88 Auburn Hills, Mich. — Tobias Harris scored 22 points, Aron Baynes added 20 points and eight rebounds and shorthanded Detroit beat Oklahoma City. The Pistons (6-5) improved to 5-0 at home despite being without their two best players. Reggie Jackson

Spain fight back to snatch... (From page 35) wheels sufficiently for his appointment. He has now won two and drawn two of his four games in charge but has steered England through a period of turmoil after Sam Allardyce was forced out 67 days into the job following a newspaper sting

and Roy Hodgson quit after a dismal Euro 2016. “I have loved doing it,” he told ITV when asked if he wanted the job. “But it’s not my decision, I think we are proud of what we have done with the team. We were asked to take over a situation in a temporary measure and

tonight’s performance really was very special.” England opened the scoring after nine minutes when Lallana’s inch-perfect pass found Vardy running in behind the Spain defence. While the Leicester striker’s first touch was far from perfect, he managed to knock the ball around advancing Spain keeper Pepe Reina, who took the forward’s legs away to concede a penalty that Lallana thumped high into the net. The Liverpool playmaker has scored in each of his last three games for England, having failed to find the net in his previous 26, but his evening was curtailed midway through the first half when he was forced off through injury. In his absence, England’s threat initially dropped, yet they doubled the lead two minutes into the second half as Vardy ended a 14-game goal drought for club and country with a diving header at the far post from Jordan Henderson’s cross. It could have got better for England but substitute Theo Walcott forced Reina to parry a sharp effort and Henderson scuffed the rebound wide, before former Liverpool forward Aspas cut into the England box to thump the ball into the top corner. That sent jitters through the entire England side, which Isco exploited in the dying seconds. In Tuesday’s results: Italy 0 – Germany 0 Northern Ireland 0 – Croatia 3 England 2 – Spain 2 France 0 - Ivory Coast 0 Russia 1 – Romania 0 Malta 0 – Iceland 2 Hungary 0 – Sweden 2 Ukraine 2 – Serbia 0 Czech Rep 1 – Denmark 1 Austria 0 – Slovakia 0

Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas (4) battles under the basket with New Orleans Pelicans forwards Anthony Davis (23) and Solomon Hill (44) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) hasn’t played this season due to knee tendinitis, and Andre Drummond was sidelined with a sprained ankle. Rockets 115, Sixers 88 Houston — James Harden scored 23 of his 33 points in the first quarter, and Houston cruised past Phila-

delphia. Harden, who posted a triple-double in his last two games, added nine assists and seven rebounds. The Rockets had a threepoint lead with five minutes left in the first quarter when Harden took over, scoring all

of Houston’s points in a 17-9 run to make it 35-24. Harden, who was named Western Conference Player of the Week on Monday, made a pair of 3s, all three shots after being fouled on a 3-pointer and a nifty reverse layup in that span.

Wednesday November 16, 2016 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Help children with important projects. You will find that social activities will be enjoyable and will promote new connections. However, you may not attract the kind of interest you had in mind. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Go with the flow and don't be concerned about your own job. You will be able to get along well with colleagues. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) You are best to avoid such unsavory circumstances, especially if you're in a group situation. Opportunities for financial gains through investments and games of chance are likely. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Put your efforts into making constructive improvements to your environment and to your state of mind. Romance will unfold if you take trips or get together with friends. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) You need to spend some time with individuals who have more experience than you. Secret affairs may be tempting. Extravagance will be a problem. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Someone you work with could have a personal interest in you. You could meet an interesting individual you'll want to get to know better. Don't let them blame you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) You hard work and dedication will payoff, so stick to your guns and do your job well. Don't be taken advantage of by any fast talking salesperson trying to part you from your cash. You can persuade even the toughest opponents to think your way. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) You can't always have your own way. You can expect to face opposition on the home front. You can get a great deal accomplished if you bring work home. SAGIT (Nov. 22–Dec. 21) Confusion regarding other people's money and joint ventures will come to a head. You will have some problems with children, but if you are patient you will win their favor. CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) You may have major blowups with someone you love if you don't back down. Friends may not understand your situation. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Enjoy the company of relatives today. You will need to take a look at the renovations that are necessary and try to find the cheapest way to get things done. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Avoid any over indulgences. Try to bend to their wishes if you want to avoid conflict. Be sure to take care of the needs of youngsters.

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RHTY&SC/Beharry Say NO 5/5 Cricket Tournament

Rose Hall Canje, Fyrish and Young & Restless advance to Finals The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS on Sunday last successfully hosted the Canje/Corentyne Zone matches of the 2016 Edward B. Beharry Co. Ltd 5/5 Say NO/Say YES Cricket tournament. Rose Hall Canje easily won the Zone finals and was joined by Fyrish and Young & Restless in advancing to Grand Finals. The matches were played in-front of a colourful and sizeable crowd at the Kendall Union Cricket Ground on the NO. 19 Highway. In the final, Fyrish batting first rattled up 52 for 2 off their allotted 5 overs with the attacking Youarden Gurdiyal blasting 39 with three massive sixes. In reply, Rose Hall Canje lost the inform Alex Algoo early but veteran former national junior cricketer Balram Samaroo blasted 30 not out as Rose Hall Canje got home at 54 for 2 off 4.4 overs to be crowned Champions of the Zone. Young & Restless in the 3rd place playoff defeated Kendall Union ‘B’ by 34 runs to gain a place in the overall finals. Young & Restless amassed 58 for 3 with the highly talented Sasenarine Sukhu hitting 28 with three sixes. In response, the Kendall Union ‘B’ team struggled to 24 for 7 off five overs as Randy Baichan 2 for 1 and Kevin Gangaram 2 for 2 bowled well for Young & Restless. Earlier in the tournament during the opening round, the Rose Hall Canje defeated Kendall Union ‘A’ by 10 wickets, Seawell lost to Fyrish by 9 wickets, Mount Sinai were crushed by Kendall Union ‘B’ by 9 wickets, while Young and

Restless breezed past Hampshire by 10 wickets. In the semi-finals, Kendall Union ‘B’ bating first reached 37 for 4 off their allotted overs, while Fyrish reached 40 for 1 with only one ball remaining to advance to the Zone finals. Rose Hall Canje easily defeated Young & Restless in the second semi-finals by 34 runs. Rocky Beepat struck 33 runs. R H T Y & S C , Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster and Area Manager for B e h a r r y C o . L t d M r. Prashad, both spoke to the teams before the tournament. Foster urged the teams to go back into their

communities and work hard to assist youths to Say No to Drugs, Crime, Suicide and Say Yes to Education, Life and Sports. Foster spoke widely on the danger of the abuse of alcohol and pleaded with the attentive players to be role-models to their peers. He also expressed gratitude to the Management of Edward B. Beharry Co. Ltd for sponsoring the tournament. Prashad stated that his company was dedicated towards assisting youths to improve themselves. The final zone to be played would be the Upper Corentyne area. The winning team would receive $150,000.

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Sri Lanka v West Indies, tri-series, Harare

New-look sides clash in middleweight fight ESPNcricinfo - Visiting teams to Zimbabwe often use their time here as a looking glass into the future: which new combinations might be worth exploring? Who are the up-and-coming players? Who’s staking a claim for the next major tour? While West Indies’ circumstances might be a little more tempestuous, both they and Sri Lanka have picked forward-thinking squads for this series, and there is plenty to prove on both sides. This is particularly true of the batsmen. Darren Bravo has been culled from West Indies’ squad for his outburst on Twitter, and they are also missing batsman Marlon Samuels, wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin and allrounder Kieron Pollard, depriving them of a combined 521 ODIs’ worth of experience. With 44 ODIs to his name Johnson Charles is, by some distance, West Indies’ most experienced batsman. Several somewhat unknown entities have a chance to stake a claim.

With 44 ODIs, Johnson Charles is the most experienced top-order batsman in West Indies’ tri-series squad © AFP

Zimbabwe didn’t test Sri Lanka’s inexperienced batting line-up on Monday, but West Indies’ attack could pose a bigger threat © AFP The same goes for Sri Lanka, who already have one eye on their tour of South Africa in the new year. Sri Lanka have captain Upul Tharanga’s 189match ODI experience to call upon, with Kusal P e r e r a ’s i n t e r n a t i o n a l nows to back him up, but not an awful lot beyond that. Their relative familiarity with Zimbabwean conditions and the sparkling

form of young batsman Dhananjaya de Silva may give them an advantage, but they will likely find themselves more tested by West Indies’ attack than by anything Zimbabwe have thrown at them in the last few weeks. Sulieman Benn and Sunil Narine have their wiles, and Shannon Gabriel’s improved fitness and balanced action enhances his menace. Captain Jason Holder will be personally buoyed by his recent second innings fivefor against Pakistan in Sharjah, but the Bravo imbroglio may dampen the

momentum West Indies gained from their historic Te s t s u c c e s s o v e r Pakistan. Or it may not, given that in recent times West Indies have rarely seemed more than a tweet or two away from controversy, and weathering such storms is all in a day’s work for them. On the field, however, conditions are setting this m a t c h u p a s a middleweight fight that will favour the most sturdy batsmen and most incisive bowlers on either side. IN THE SPOTLIGHT KRAIGG

BRATHWAITE’S Herculean efforts in Sharjah helped secure West Indies’ five-wicket win there, but his one-day record remains rather more modest than his Test record. With no Samuels or Bravo to p r o v i d e t h e ballast in West Indies’ top order, West Indies will be looking to Brathwaite to step up and glue the top order together. Sri Lanka’s questions around their inexperienced middle order are yet to be answered, given the tiny target and limp bowling attack they faced on

Monday. How they stand up to the greater challenge provided by West Indies may be crucial to their overall success. TEAM NEWS Multiple changes to their squad will have shaken West Indies up somewhat, and despite their long-form success in the UAE, West Indies’ recent 3-0 defeat in the ODIs against Pakistan will be in the back of their minds. All the new names in their batting line-up have a chance to clean the slate, and there are several middle-order slots up for grabs and several all-round options. Shehan Jayasuriya came in for some tap from Peter Moor on Monday, but there is no urgent reason for Sri Lanka to tinker with their XI. When the tri-series moves to Bulawayo, they will have expanded opportunities to play their spinners, and there should be a similar make-up to their line-up against West Indies. PITCH AND CONDITIONS Zimbabwe coach Heath Streak suggested it wasn’t so much the grass on the pitch as the clouds overhead that aided swing and seam on Monday, and both the pitch and weather conditions are expected to be very similar. Much of the day is expected to be cloudy and overcast, with occasional sunny spells, while there may well be thunderstorms in the afternoon.

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Abbott, Rabada bowl SA to series victory ESPNcricinfo - Take a bow, Kyle Abbott. Take a bow, Kagiso Rabada. Take a bow, Faf du Plessis and the entire South Africa squad. A month ago, this team arrived in Australia without its captain and best batsman, AB de Villiers, who is at home injured. They lost their best bowler, Dale Steyn, to a serious injury barely a day into the campaign. And yet they have not only beaten Australia in the series, they have crushed them. Humiliated them. When this series schedule was announced, South Africa were worried that it might be decided by a pink-ball, day-night Test in Adelaide. They need not have feared. In Hobart, they have destroyed Australia by an innings and 80 runs to follow their hefty victory in Perth, and thus have secured a third consecutive series win in Australia. This was a total annihilation, Australia failing even to take the Test to lunch on day four - with a whole day having been lost to rain. Australia faced only 558 deliveries in this Test, their fourth-lowest tally in a home Test loss, and their lowest since Don Bradman’s debut match in 1928. In the first innings they collapsed for

85; at stumps on day three it seemed like they might have found some fight, having reached 2 for 121. But they were about to fold again. From the moment Usman Khawaja edged Abbott behind for 64, Australia lost 8 for 32 in less than 20 overs. Australia have now lost their past five Tests and their past five ODIs. There will be recriminations and there will be consequences. It was hard to imagine Australia slipping further after the Perth Test, but when they travelled to Hobart they were in every way heading south. There are nine days until the Adelaide Test, and Australia will need every one of them. It is entirely possible significant changes will have been made by the next Test. On the fourth morning, Australia’s batsmen were completely unable to handle the swing, seam and bounce of Abbott and Rabada. In the first innings it was Vernon Philander who claimed a five-wicket haul, but in the second Abbott collected 6 for 77 and Rabada took 4 for 34. The fast bowlers have all stepped up in the most magnificent way since Steyn left the field in Perth with a serious shoulder injury. They bowled so tightly

on day four that Australia added only 40 to their overnight total in 24.1 overs. Philander might not have taken a wicket, but the pressure he built should not be underestimated. Philander bowled 30 dot balls on the fourth morning before Australia finally got a run off him. Steven Smith took 40 minutes to score his first runs of the day. When the wickets started to come, with Khawaja the first to go on 64, they came quickly. Adam Voges was next, and it is now difficult to imagine him retaining his place for the Adelaide Test. In his past five Tests - against Sri Lanka and South Africa he has averaged 14.8. In the five before that - against West Indies and New Zealand - he averaged 342. Forget chocolates to boiled lollies, he has gone from chocolates to Brussels sprouts. Here, a confused attempted leave lobbed off his gloves to slip off Abbott. The debutant Callum Ferguson also fell trying to leave the ball. In his case, it was a lack of bounce that caused the problem, as he tried to sway under what he thought was a Rabada bouncer, but which stayed lower, clipped his gloves and flew away to slip. Ferguson

Spain fight back to snatch draw with England

Spain’s Isco scores their second goal. (Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine Livepic) (Reuters) Isco scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time as Spain launched an improbable fightback to snatch a 2-2 friendly draw against England with both their goals coming after the 89th minute at Wembley yesterday. England looked like ending a dismal year with a glimmer of hope as a firsthalf penalty from Adam Lallana and Jamie Vardy’s header after the break gave

them a thoroughly deserved two-goal lead. Yet the comeback began with the home fans already heading for the exits as Iago Aspas cut into the area and thumped the ball into the top corner beginning a nervy retreat from England deep into their own territory. Isco then stunned the Wembley crowd by hitting the ball through substitute keeper Tom Heaton’s legs from a tight angle to deprive

England boss Gareth Southgate of a major scalp to end his four-game spell in interim charge. Despite a disappointing end to England’s evening, Southgate remains wellplaced to take the England job on a permanent basis and the Football Association may feel an otherwise incisive attacking display against one of the world’s big hitters has greased the (Continued on page 32)

Kyle Abbott started the damage on day four © Cricket Australia/Getty Images had made 1, and it was a miserable way to end his first Test, having been run out by a direct hit in the first innings for 3. If a lack of bounce did for Ferguson, Peter Nevill was brought undone by extra bounce, caught at slip when he fended a fierce Rabada bouncer on 6. Two balls later Rabada had Joe Mennie lbw for a duck, and any hope of late Australian resistance

disappeared when Smith fell for 31 in Rabada’s next over, caught behind to a ball that moved away just slightly. Then it was just a matter of time. Mitchell Starc edged behind off Abbott and the result was confirmed when Nathan Lyon lobbed a catch to mid-on to give Abbott a six-wicket haul, and nine for the match. Australia had lost inside seven sessions of play, and South Africa had their

third straight series win in Australia. And given their changing team, it is hard to imagine any has been sweeter than this. Scores: South Africa 326 (De Kock 104, Bavuma 74, Hazlewood 6-89, Starc 3-79) beat Australia 85 (Smith 48*, Philander 5-21, Abbott 3-41) and 161 (Khawaja 64, Abbott 6-77, Rabada 4-34) by an innings and 80 runs.

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Windies Women plan to “dig-deep” in must-win final ODI clash with India VIJAYAWADA, India, CMC- The hero of West Indies Women’s losing effort against the Indian Women in the second One-Day International on Sunday, Deandra Dottin, says the team intends to “dig deep” in their must-win third and final encounter today. Dottin, who top scored with 63, despite West Indies five wicket loss to India, has expressed confidence her side can rebound to secure the two points needed to gain automatic qualification for next year’s 50-overs ICC World Cup in England. The Caribbean side has cast a shadow of doubt over their chances of qualifying after losing the first two matches against the Indians. “It is a definite must win last match to qualify for the world Cup. I think it is a lot of pressure but I think we play better under these kinds of situations,” said Dottin, whose 63 was the only score above 25 for West Indies in Sunday’s second ODI. “Whenever we get ourselves in these situations we always pull ourselves out. But it is a must win situation so we have to dig deep and I know the girls will come back and win this

Windies women will hope to get a win today. last ODI to qualify for world cup”. Poor batting has plagued the Windies Women during their series against India, including low scores from

leading players who are yet to deliver. The team’s head coach Vasbert Drakes says players have been working hard on reversing their poor form.

Farfan & Mendes Junior Squash tournament starts today The Guyana Squash Association in collaboration with its number one corporate sponsor Digicel will run off the annual Farfan & Mendes Junior Squash To u r n a m e n t a t t h e Georgetown Club Inc. squash courts. This will be the final junior tournament for 2016 and concludes another successful year for Guyana’s junior players. The tournament commences tonight and will conclude next Sunday, when the finals will be contested.

Most of the country’s top junior players will be participating in this tournament. Fifty players have entered the tournament and have been divided into nine categories with players of equal skill levels in each of the categories. Caribbean Girls Under19 runner – up Taylor Fernandes is the top seed in Category A and will be challenged by Boys Under13 Caribbean Champion Shomari Wiltshire, Alex Cheeks and the Islam twins

D a n i e l a n d A n t h o n y. Category B has Makeda Harding, Rebecca Low, Maya Collins, Sarah Lewis, Samuel Ince-Carvahal and Gianni Carpenter contending for the title. Category C includes Demetrius DeAbreu, Michael Alphonso, and the Jonas brothers, Lucas and Ethan, while Category D has Madison Fernandes, Kirsten Gomes, Abosaide Cadogan, Aliyah Persaud and Jason Gomes. The other five categories will be equally as competitive as the top four. A few of the players will use this tournament as a warm up as they will be leaving Guyana shortly to participate in the Canadian and US Junior Squash Open tournaments scheduled to be held December. Matches will be played from 6:00pm daily with the finals set to commence from 11:00am on Sunday.

“I felt pretty good. I had to build back some confidence from having not getting scores in the last games I felt I was pushing myself but I felt I have not

been producing enough for my team in terms of the batting,” said Dottin whose 63 in the second ODI included six fours and a six.

“I have been putting down my head and staying there and occupy the crease to help my team to get a decent total on the board to help to defend”. Wi n d i e s w o m e n ’s current ODI series against India follow closely on the heels of their last series against England in the Caribbean which they lost 32. Dottin says her side has had little time to adjust to the new conditions in India. “It has been pretty tough having come off a series from England and coming straight to India having little time to acclimatize in terms of the days and having to adjust quickly to the time difference and then the conditions as well ,” said Dottin, a key allrounder in the side. “It’s been a little tough but I think the girls have been fighting although we lost the first two ODIs”. A victory in today’s ODI – their final in the ICC Women’s Championship series – would give them automatic qualification for the ICC Women’s World Cup to be hosted by the England & Wales Cricket Board next year.

Los Angeles 2024 bid plays down concerns after Trump win (Reuters) Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid leaders yesterday sought to allay concerns within the Olympic movement following D o n a l d Tr u m p ’s U . S . presidential election victory, saying the candidacy would continue to “celebrate our diversity”. Los Angeles, bidding to host the summer Games for a third time after 1932 and 1984, was seen as the frontrunner in the race with Paris and Budapest until Trump’s election this month. Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, a Democrat, had warned that victory for Republican Trump would not help the bid given the makeup of the 98 voting members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) membership. Trump courted controversy in the run-up to

the election with campaign proposals including a call to ban Muslims from entering the United States and building a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. “We just finished our presidential election and some of you may question our commitment to our founding principles,” Los Angeles bid official Allyson Felix, a six-time Olympic track and field champion, told a meeting of national Olympic committees in Doha. “I have one message for you. Please do not doubt us. America’s diversity is our greatest strength.” The audience included IOC President Thomas Bach as well as international sports federation presidents and IOC members as the three cities made the first

of three official presentations ahead of the vote next year. Felix said Los Angeles needed the Games “now more than ever” to help make the United States better. “We are a nation of people whose descendants came from all over the world for a better life,” she said. “We are also a nation with individuals like me, descendants of people who came to America, not of their own free will but against it,” she added. “But we’re not a nation that clings to our past, no matter how glorious - or how painful. Americans rush toward the future.” The IOC will choose the winning bid at its session in Lima, Peru in September, 2017.

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CMRC top performers rewarded at glamourous ceremony By Rawle Welch Renowned for its ostentatious showing, the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) held a glamourous presentation ceremony to reward the outstanding performers of the final leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship, at the Mariott Hotel in Kingston Monday night. Some of the individuals present at the occasion included representatives of sponsors Seaboard Marine, Fly Jamaica, Ansa McAl, Exxon Mobil, E-Networks, GuyOil, motor racing hierarchy and well wishers and supporters. President of the GMR&SC Raj Boodhoo in his remarks, spoke of the success of the Meet and thanked all the sponsors both big and small for their kind and critical support that added to the fitting conclusion to the season, urging them not to abandon the sport come next year. Also making important remarks at the occasion was former President of the Club and racer Stanley Ming, who pleaded with stakeholders to offer the kind of support that, will allow some of the talent that reside in the Caribbean to emerge on the world stage. He spoke of a Trinidadian racer and his own son Calvin as being

among the talent racers who’ve already shown the kind ability which could make the people of the Caribbean proud. He, however, reminded all present that it will take substantial funding from all relevant stakeholders to take them to the next level. Representatives of the countries that competed all echoed similar sentiments about how important it is to ensure that the sport continues to grow and also agreed that the past weekend was a great one for the sport and people in the Diaspora. Headlining the top individual performances were Jamaica’s Doug Gore, who regained the Group 4 regional title and Guyana’s M a t t h e w Vi e i r a , w h o captured the Superbike crown ahead of Cousin Elliott Vieira. Among the other top performers who were rewarded was Barbados’ Mark Thompson winner of the Group 2 Class, Trinidad and Tobago’s Paul Vieira, who totally dominated the Group 3 Division and Barbados’ Mark Maloney in the Group 4 (2wd) Class. In the race for the Country title, Trinidad and To b a g o a m a s s e d a whopping 1481.5 points to relegate Barbados into second place on 688.5; Guyana third with 648.5; Jamaica fourth on 492; Cayman Islands fifth with

CMRC Country champions Trinidad and Tobago celebrate with the winning trophy and Seaboard Marine rep Peter Peroune (centre) on Monday night at the Marriott Hotel.

-Matthew Vieira, Gore Kings of the Caribbean

Section of the audience that attended the glamourous presentation ceremony at the Marriott Hotel. 60 and CAMS / USA in the cellar on 15. In the Superbike category, Guyana led with 647 points followed by T&T on 169, Jamaica with 160 and Barbados on 133. Meanwhile, 2015 Group 4 champion Kristian Jeffrey finished runner-up to Gore after astounding fans with his daredevilry, winning both races in thrilling fashion. The 2017 season will start as usual in Jamaica.

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Khan century hands Good Success victory

Imran Khan A fine century by all-rounder Imran Khan handed Good Success a 147-run victory over Zeelandia when the Farmers T20 Cup commenced on Sunday last in Wakenaam. Khan struck seven fours and 10 sixes in scoring 137 as Good Success rattled up

Nazeer Mohamed 250-7, batting first at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground. Mahase Ramnarine made 42 as Ajay Ghansam took 2-39. Zeelandia were bowled out for 103 in 17.3 overs in reply. Navishaul Pooran scored 72; Gurnauth Khemraj claimed 3-20 and Khan 2-19.

G Square Cavaliers beat Good Success by 80 runs at Belle Plaine. Batting first, Cavaliers made 171 all out in 20 overs. Kamal Khan made 30 and Toolsie Sahadeo 29; Nazeer Mohamed snared 421 and David Chalitar 2-24. Good Success were sent packing for 91 in 17.3 overs

Navishaul Pooran in response. Imran Khan got 20 as Satnarine Sahadeo picked up 3-15. Maria’s Pleasure conceded defeat against Sans Souci at WCCG. B a t t i n g f i r s t M a r i a ’s Pleasure scored 123 all out with Bernard Lewis scoring 30; Jetendra Singh had 3-30.

Safraz Mohamed

Sans Souci were 30-1 in five overs in reply when Maria’s Pleasure opted not to continue the game. Sans Souci Jaguars gained a walk over from Zeelandia. Jaguars overcame Cavaliers by nine wickets. Cavaliers made 135-8, taking first strike. Jaggernauth

Manbodh scored 30; Nokta Moses had 3-10 and Beesham Moses 3-17 including a hat-trick. Jaguars made 136-1 in 15.4 overs in response. Safraz Mohamed slammed 51 not out, Zameer Zaman made 38 and Nokta Moses an unbeaten on 31.

West Demerara set sight on top-three finish at Nationals

Essequibo Islands/West Demerara strike a pose after their joint fourth place finish at the National Schools’ Championships last year. Owners of the Teachers’ title at the National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships, Essequibo Islands/West Demerara, District 3, have set sight on a top three finish overall next week at the 56th edition of the event at the National Stadium, Providence. Essequibo Islands/West Demerara and South

Georgetown tied for fourth last year with 46 points overall, which were amassed from the four competitions: Cycling, Swimming, Track and Field and Teachers’ contests. West Demerara w o n t h e Te a c h e r s ’ competition with 284 points. According to one of the officials from the District, Julian Cambridge, most of the teachers from last year

are still in the region and as such they are expected to win that title for the third straight year, but added more has to be done to win the overall title. “We have a few athletes that we expect to do better and as such we are hoping to place better in the overall competition,” Cambridge said yesterday when contacted. He informed that

swimming and cycling remains a worry for the team. A c c o r d i n g t o Cambridge, if they could get good performances from the swimming and cycling competitions, Essequibo Islands/West Demerara will definitely “move up” in the overall rankings. He expressed the optimism in the track and field and

teachers’ teams. Cambridge indicated that rising middle distance star, Joanna Archer and Kezra Murray, who are both national junior athletes, will lead some promising athletes into battle next week. Cambridge believes that they will do well among the titans, North Georgetown and Linden. It was announced that the

Track and Field competition of the Championships will be held at the National Stadium at Providence, November 22-25, while the swimming will be at the National Aquatics Centre at Liliendaal on Monday. In addition, for the first time, all cycling events will be held on Monday as well at the National Park.

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Jaguars depart for St. Kitts Riding high in confidence after a hard fought 181-run victory over the Jamaica Scorpions at Providence, defending champions Guyana Jaguars departed for St. Kitts yesterday where they will look to continue their unbeaten streak when they face the Leeward Islands Hurricane from November 18-21 in the second round of the PCL at Warner Park. The defending Champs overcame a frustrating evening session after rain accounted for more than a session of play on the final day to start their defence on a positive note. It was the 18th time the Guyanese went undefeated since the 2013/2014 season. Jaguars opted for a paceman instead of a spinner for the tour. Hence, the talented Romario Shepherd replaces off-spinner Eon Hooper who went wicketless against the Scorpions but bowled economical and showed good signs for the future.

Members of the Guyana Jaguars prior to their departure at the GCB office. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport prior to their departure, head Coach Esaun Crandon said he is confident of maintaining a clean sheet overseas. “The guys all are positive and raring to go. Our victory was

a total team effort, we had a good batting performance in both innings, it came too close but the most important thing is that we were able to pull it off,” he added. “We have two games coming up so we are looking

forward to continue in the same vein. Our fielding needs to improve and we have to be a bit more aware of gaining batting points,” stated Crandon. The full squad reads: Rajendra Chandrika,

Tagenarine Chanderpaul, ShimronHetmyer, Leon Johnson (Captain), Vishaul Singh (Vice Captain), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Anthony B r a m b l e , Ve e r a s a m m y Permaul, Romario

Shepherd, GudakeshMotie, Keon Joseph and Christopher Barnwell. Esuan Crandon (Coach), Rayon Griffith (Assistant Coach/Manager), Ernesto Campo Gonzalez (Physio). (Zaheer Mohamed)

Den Amstel ground hosts Hamilton Green 82nd Birthday 9-a-side football Den Amstel ground on the West of Demerara is the venue for the 82nd birthday celebration 9-aside football tournament in recognition of former Prime Minister of Guyana and Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green. The action is for this Sunday and concludes the f o l l o w i n g S u n d a y, November 27 at the same venue. Mr. Green celebrated his birthday last Wednesday, November 9, when he turned 82. The event is organised by Former National Football player and Coach, Lennox Arthur, who has organised football programmes in honour of Mr. Green’s birth anniversary for over 30

years now. Twenty-four teams have been invited to compete in the two night tournament. Play starts Sunday at 3:00pm with all the teams being in action on opening night with the winners advancing to the second and final night the following Sunday at the same venue. Three changes have been made to the fixtures. The fixtures read: Kitty vs Kuru Kururu, Golden Warriors vs Mocha, Wales vs Grove, Sara Lodge vs Agricola, Vegae Boys vs Road Warrior, Goed Fortuin vs Sparta Family, Jetty Gunners vs Sicario, Stewartville vs South Sophia, Pouderoyen vs Tucville, Crane vs

Alexander Village, Uitvlugt vs Herstelling and Den Amstel vs Soesdyke. Meanwhile, China Trading has come onboard as one of the sponsors of the tournament. Ms. Silvia Wallerson of that company handed over their donation recently to Lennox Arthur, wishing the organiser every success. Several other sponsors have pledged support among them is lead sponsor Top Brandz of Broad and High Street, distributors of the popular Interstate vehicle batteries, Busta, Macorp, Ready Mix, Guyoil, IPA, BEV Processors Inc., EC Vieira, Sattuar Gafoor and Gafsons, Cummings Electrical, Tecno mil, Namilco, E networks, Massy, BM Soat, RK Security, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Ramesh Sunich of the Trophy Stall, James Bovell of the Business School, AH&L Kissoon and Nexen Global. Teams will be playing according to the Inter Ward/Village tournament rules in accordance to FIFA

China Trading lends support

Ms. Silvia Wallerson (left) of China Trading hands over their donation recently to Organiser Lennox Arthur. rules. The no offside rule is also in effect in this format. The winners collect $300,000, while the runners-

up claim $100,000, with both receiving trophies put up by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo. The MVP gets the

Trophy Stall trophy, Best Goalie the Business School prize, while the player scoring the most goals collects a Lazy Boy chair from AH&L Kissoon.

t r o Sp Caribean Group 4 champion Jamaica’s Doug Gore (2nd left) holds the championship trophy with sponsor’s rep (2nd right) and team members Monday night, at the Marriott Hotel.

Farfan & Mendes Junior Squash tournament starts today

CMRC top performers rewarded at glamourous ceremony -Matthew Vieira, Gore Kings of the Caribbean Taylor Fernandes

Shomari Wiltshire

Caribbean Superbike champion Matthew Vieira (with the championship trophy) poses with his mom (Sadika) and dad (Mark) and sister (Emma) at the presentation ceremony Monday night.

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