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The police and the communities We are told that the “Impact Albouystown Project’ reintroduced by the current police administration has led to spinoff initiatives in several other communities, namely Angoy’s Avenue; Beterverwagting; Triumph; and Agricola. Notably, the inescapable point which is obvious to even the least discerning is the fact that the architects are ignoring certain areas when it comes to the establishment of similar community safety projects. Among the disadvantaged communities that are no strangers to crime are Enmore, Success, and Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, while on the west side are places like La Parfaite Harmonie, and Tuschen. It is all too easy to claim success when the original intent, objective(s) and measures for success are not widely known to the general public. And therefore, there is a temptation to claim success whenever there is any indication that points to an unusual but not unpleasant occurrence in the general scheme of things. It is now time to have an evaluation of the Albouystown Project and other similar ventures in a report to stakeholders to determine if the stated objectives have been met; the achievement of intended outcomes; and the experiences with respect to unintended benefits and/or consequences. Agreeing on a clear purpose will help identify engagement objectives, anticipated outcomes and help to determine the scope and depth of the engagement. It is widely accepted that a uniformed police presence on the streets and in other public places although desirable, has long ceased to be the sole role of police officers and the local law enforcement and security situation has been bolstered by the expansion of private security patrols and the establishment of warden, neighbourhood and community policing schemes, all of which provide an additional visible and reassuring presence within communities. Are we reassured that these bodies are not being used for any other reason that for which they were set up ostensibly to do? Those auxiliaries are expected to contribute to the safety and security of their communities in co-operation with the police force in the areas of crime prevention and tackling anti-social and other forms of public nuisance and disorder. However, it is important to note that a community engagement such as that which targets problem-prone areas, works well where it is an ongoing cumulative process enabling relationships and trust to build and strengthen over time. Taken into consideration would have been the capacity of different stakeholders and their ability to participate in specific community projects such asAlbouystown. And therefore it would be an interesting lesson to be learned how the GPF was able to overcome certain barriers including the process involved in engaging the vulnerable target groupings such as young people, older people, or socially excluded groups. Reaching these various groups would not have been an easy undertaking bearing in mind the level of community infrastructure, and whether the community was unified or divided racially, politically; was socially excluded from the mainstream; or felt marginalized and stigmatized by a certain perception. Mention was made earlier of the importance of evaluation. Therefore it is critical that any engagement process be evaluated on an ongoing basis to provide valuable feedback on the best methods for engaging with specific groups in a particular area. Contributors would have the realistic expectation that audits would deliver information on the appropriate use of financial and other contributions. One aspect of community engagement which seems to have been overlooked, is the utilization of community mapping which is similar to crime mapping. The significant difference is that maps and photographs of an area or specific location are used to illustrate how people view their area: what they like or dislike or improvements they would like to see. Group discussions can help residents explore issues,

Thursday November 20, 2014

Letters... Where your views make the news

Perhaps the time has come for an interim govt. to chart a course for the future DEAR EDITOR, As I reflect on the current political impasse in Guyana, two statements come to mind. The first is the popular Guyanese creolese saying “when boat gaan a falls, it cyaan’t turn back”, and the other is the statement of then colonial Governor of British Guiana, Sir Richard Luyt, who in referring to the deaths and destruction of the early 1960s said “what is done cannot be undone”. Guyanese now face the situation where the Legislature has been prorogued by the President in order to prevent his Government from being voted out of office by a No Confidence Motion (NCM). As matters stand, Guyanese are likely to go to the polls in the near future, either as a

result of the revival of the NCM by the Opposition parties if the Legislature is recalled, or by way of dissolution by the President following the prorogation. The question is how will an election bring about the change that is needed to ensure that each Guyanese feels that his/her vote matters, and that he/she has a say (through her/his elected representative) in the governing of the country. I believe none of the three parties in the Legislature really wanted an election and they blundered into this untenable situation, which could lead to an election, through obstinacy of the Government, and by gamesmanship, posturing and miscalculation of all the parties. I believe too that the

majority of Guyanese are fed up with the constant bickering of their politicians and their failure to address the many pressing problems of the country. They see individuals using politics as a way of gaining power, control and personal enrichment rather than working for the general good of the population. If an election is called, each party is likely to continue to posture in public and give the impression it is confident of victory. Yet, in an election at this time, no one can be certain of the outcome and none of the parties is likely to gain an overall majority, thus leading to more stalemate. Perhaps the time has come for an Interim G o v e r n m e n t o f

representatives of all three parties to chart the course for the future leading up to the next election and beyond. In this regard, a way forward may be found through the initiative of the Speaker, Mr. Raphael Trotman, who has written the Commonwealth Secretary General to seek his help in mediating a settlement. Current leaders of the PPP and the PNC may wish to remind themselves that their respective founding leaders, Dr. Cheddi Jagan and Mr. L.F.S. Burnham, when in government and faced with the possibility of defeat, was each open to the idea of shared government. Hopefully the present impasse may finally impel the current leaders to do what their predecessors failed to do. Harry Hergash

President Ramotar did what any responsible Head of State would have done DEAR EDITOR, President Donald Ramotar ’s decision to prorogue Parliament has, understandably met with much criticism by the parliamentary opposition parties, namely A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) both of which, together, enjoy a one-seat majority in Parliament. In other words, the two parties combined have a majority of one in parliament following the elections of November 2011 and they have unabashedly used that one-seat majority to take majority control of all the key committees of Parliament in addition to the key positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House. One would expect that as the party that won the plurality and just missed the majority by a single seat, there would have been some kind of accommodation and political maturity by the combined opposition to the new dispensation which

gave them for the first time in our parliamentary history majority control of the House. The PPP had always enjoyed parliamentary majority, even during the days of colonial rule when, despite not winning the majority of the votes in the 1961 elections, it still managed by virtue of constituency representation to get a majority of the seats in parliament. In that election, the PPP won 47% of the votes, but got 57% of the seats in Parliament. The situation today is quite different, thanks to a new constitutional provision in which seats are allocated on the basis of a combination of proportional representation and the constituency or regional seat allocation. The PPPC won 32 of those seats, APNU 26 seats and the AFC 7 seats, giving the combined opposition one seat more that the PPPC. This one-seat difference between the PPPC and the combined opposition is the root cause of much of the turbulence in the body-

build consensus or identify areas of conflict and solutions. Among the advantages are that it engages people of all levels of capability; builds a sense of community ownership and helps residents see, understand and appreciate their community in different ways. Finally, the overriding consideration should be retaining and developing meaningful engagement with all stakeholders since it is important to remember that context may change, and challenges may arise concerning the purpose and continuing usefulness of the intervention by questioning its objectives, scope, or methodology.

politic, as the combined opposition saw that new parliamentary configuration as an opportunity to not only wrest control of the legislative arm of the state, but to interfere in the work of the executive. It refused to approve huge sums of money in the national budget that were earmarked by the Executive for major capital projects, and a number of line items under the recurrent programme also failed to get parliamentary approval, including monies allocated for Amerindian and hinterland development and student loans. But it was the decision taken by the minority parliamentary opposition party, the Alliance for Change, to move a noconfidence motion, however, that triggered a turning point in the parliamentary impasse that the country experienced

since the commencement of the tenth parliament. The first attempt at a noconfidence motion was made by APNU with the support of the AFC against Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, but it failed to gain traction after the Speaker failed to take action to disallow the Minister from speaking in Parliament, much to the disappointment of the parliamentary opposition. In a sense, it was a contest won by the Executive as the President failed to heed the call for the removal of Minister Rohee from his Cabinet and from Ministerial portfolio as Home Affairs Minister. The opposition again sought to proceed with another no-confidence motion, this time directed against the President himself a n d h i s P P P / C administration. The motion was tabled by the AFC and, (Continued on page 23)

Out of Context DEAR EDITOR, Over the past weeks, we the readers of newspapers have been bombarded with a ‘National Excuse’ to cover up for things our politicians say. It is therefore quite okay to suggest that APNU utilize the ‘National Excuse’ in defence of Ms. Nestor and M r. R o o p n a r a i n e ’s comments – they are taken ‘Out of Context’. Way to go! If the AG could blatantly threaten people, admit that it

is his voice, and his political pals and by extension, none other than the President, can justify his statements as being taken ‘Out of Context’, there should be no punishment for those two Opposition stalwarts. Or is it that this expeditious forgiveness is set aside for only ‘Chatris’? Sorry Ms. Nestor and sorry Mr. Roopnaraine, you are only chatty. Wanda Ross

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We are a sad and sorry A serious crisis - The Diamond traffic jam to Georgetown State crying for change DEAR EDITOR, As the Nation of Guyana continues to imbibe at the fountain of disregard for decency and justice, the report by the Hon. Ombudsman, related to the New Building Society (NBS) and the dismissal of Mr. Arjoon is welcome. Every right-thinking citizen needs to compliment Justice Moore for a job well done. This is particularly refreshing, since it is the advent (with due regard to the upcoming Season) of an important institution in our society after a lapse of over a decade. . I have no doubt that those with financial expertise and the media will deal with the many unhappy things surrounding this examination of Mr Arjoon being put to the sword. We have a picture which shows an Honourable Minister failing to respond to the Ombudsman on a critical issue. Persons who refuse to cooperate with the Ombudsman should be

placed behind bars, after all we are talking about very large sums of our money; those guilty of covering up, likewise, need to face incarceration. This should also allow for a full investigation of the way State funds are used and not properly accounted for--NIS, NICIL, Tenders, GINA, the list is long. Of great interest in so far as revelations in this NBS matter are concerned, is how the vital documents from the Police just vanished. But what was not the subject taken to the Ombudsman was the beginnings to the Berbice Bridge, and the public needs to be reminded thus. The Berbice Bridge was birthed by its political midwife in a delivery room clouded in deceit, darkness and discrimination. An earlier study I know of, identified the locations of Ithaca on the west bank, and Sisters Village on the east bank of the Berbice River. (1) The soils on both

sides were firm and therefore favourable for construction works (2) The river narrowed at that point meaning a shorter span to be built. Therefore less cost. (3) Both sides had existing communities to support the project and also benefit from this major development. It is the latter which apparently presented the Jagdeo administration with a problem. You see the residents of Sisters and Ithaca were considered strong supporters of the ruling party; so our new ‘massas’ selected a site nearer the mouth of the river, wider, and as we recall, offered serious technical challenges. The result: the bridge cost many more millions, and now all of us including their erstwhile supporters - must pay a large sum to use this Berbice Bridge, compared to the Demerara Harbour Bridge. We are a sad and sorry State crying for change. Hamilton Green J P Mayor of Georgetown

DEAR EDITOR, I was waiting a few days before getting involved in the prorogation discussion. I don’t have a horse in the race or a dog in the fight. I am not a member of any of the political parties, which gives me the opportunity to swing at both sides of the House when I care to. But I live here, and as they say, who feels it knows it. Whatever trauma the Guyanese people are feeling, so am I. Is it not like the PPP to introduce a new word to the Guyanese lexicon. “Prorogation.” What does it mean? Well in local parlance it means that the Government has sent the people’s representative on sabbatical and closed the people’s House. This move by the President was to kill two birds with one signing. First; he successfully emasculated parliament by the prorogation. This preempted the no-confidence motion that was being brought against the Government by the combined majority opposition from being debated. Secondly: he was able to buy Nandlall some respite from the headlights glare, for now at least. This prorogation was one of the options that the Government could use. It’s lawful, but spineless. It does not matter how the President and his henchmen frame it; it’s all about usurping powers

through the back door. Their words might have been a little wishy-washy, but their actions show it all to the majority opposition, ‘we will disenfranchise your supporters, until you do as we instruct’. Prorogation is nothing new, it has been around for quite a while (no Burnham did not write the law). Queen Elizabeth I prorogued parliament quite often in the sixteenth century. In the 18th century King George III did so because Britain was threatened by invasion from France. So did Jean Chrétien - the liberal Prime Minister of Canada - who prorogued parliament four times between 1993 and 2003. Also Stephen Harper, another Prime Minister of Canada. However, even though it is known that prorogation of the legislature is a boon to governments facing problems, there are rules that must be observed during this period. When Parliament is prorogued, all pending legislation lapse. Any unpassed bills or motions will be non-existent. All legislation that did not get the President’s signature is dead. But are we to understand that the executive will be taking over the portfolio of the legislature? Therefore, the rules notwithstanding, it could be business as usual, with the government working without the oversight of the

opposition. If that is the case, what could prevent the President from proroguing the legislature indefinitely? Let it be pellucid, there is nothing that the politicians in the combined opposition can do to turn this around. They can have all the meetings they want with whomever they want, it can change nothing. Besides being informed, the international community can do nothing towards making the government re-convene parliament. Nothing. A lot of people, including politicians, like to talk about democracy, but they never explain what democracy is. Now we will get the opportunity to see how democracy (the people’s tool and rights) works in the Republic of Guyana. Democracy is not something that is given to the people; no, they have to fight for it. Democracy allows you the privilege to be on the frontline every day, venting your feelings in defence of those same elements. Democracy comes out of the stick-to-itiveness (to see it to the bitter end) of the people. And last of all, democracy is compromise in disguise. For in the final analysis, democracy whether with a capital D or common d, is only won by people power. Dissent is the purest form of patriotism. Milton Bruce

Democracy is only won by people power

DEAR EDITOR, A preponderance of vehicles have flooded our roads, it is only a matter of time before we are saddled with a serious crisis. Definitely there is every need for having new pathways, highways, major roads where possible - above, below, sideways, however! I will single out just one area where I can testify to this traffic irritant and which I think mirrors other places, as others can bear witness to coming out of Diamond Housing Scheme in the mornings between say 6am and 8am. To get into Georgetown is bare stress, there is more often than not a traffic jam - good for those who have become accustomed, they have done themselves well fitting into this routine. The build-up of vehicles along this route is so massive that it tests both the tolerance of drivers and passengers to the ‘max’! Now when one reaches the main road on the East Bank, what should be a mere 15-20 minutes’ drive – give or take some – into the city, can end up taking one hour and a half or more! This build-up from within the scheme is so established that traffic cops are placed along the road to maintain order, and rightly so. Some folks trying to avoid being caught in it leave very early, but that can only help so much and no more. It is ridiculous expecting folks living 15-20 minutes driving distance from their place of work, school, whatever their destination, to leave home 55:30am for 7-8am assignment! Why should that be? One can understand doing so in rare cases of emergency, but not as a routine. No wonder this daily

scenario sets nerves on edge, pushes some over the brink, causes accidents, and sometimes develops into conflict. And it just goes to show how thorough and forward thinking any development plan has got to be. Definitely some things cannot be done independent of itself; most things are contingent on another, this is what breeds continuity and propels real progress. However, for one thing, this vehicular railway chainlike traffic weaving an artistic seawall-like border wall beginning way down to the back of the Diamond Scheme all along the main road, crawls between intervals at snail’s pace to dead stop into the East Bank main road, all the way to the city, creating a lovely pattern, yet annoyingly undesirable. As someone noted: all beauty isn’t goodness. There’s reason aplenty that this traffic congestion be soon attended to, vehicles are coming in as if going out of style - in a rush. Everyone with a dollar wants a car, craves one, so at the rate they are being acquired, the heavy influx with no addition to existing roads, it’s easy to understand the rapid overnight and expanding increase in traffic build-ups and traffic jams. If Diamond is a microcosm, and this scenario spreads across the country, in the event of any serious emergency or crisis pray God forbids - if not may Jesus be our Shepherd. Oh! En passant: Observe, we have become so accustomed to ridiculous and out of place things that they don’t bother us anymore, period. The nice-looking Diamond Secondary School

has a big playground; but what? Would you believe it is surrounded with grass which at some points is above 12 feet! No exaggeration, go and see it for yourselves! Though it appears to be growing on a mound, matters not. The grass is reaching for the sky. It’s a grass jungle rapidly encroaching the playfield. So where do the children play? Within the small space in the middle not yet taken over. Watching the boys – students - playing cricket, each one thinking he has the potential of making the West Indies team, you don’t have to ask the numberless times they are taking a risk carelessly venturing into that jungle to search for/retrieve the ball. But like all schools, there is an executive body and a P.T.A. See what I mean, that’s the way we have become. Frank Fyffe

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Dialogue is Govt’s best bet - Dr. Luncheon Even though the Joint Opposition made it pellucid that it is not interested in any “dialogue” with the government, unless the Parliament is reconvened, Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, has said that the current administration will continue to remain hopeful that good sense will prevail and that its olive branch will be accepted. The Head of the Presidential Secretariat, during a press conference yesterday at the Office of the President, attributed the optimism to the “behaviour of the body politics.” Opposition Leader, David Granger, is insisting that he is not going to engage the government in any form of discussions. Meanwhile, Government continues to press on gently, about the “golden opportunity” that awaits both parties during dialogue. With the

government holding firm to its position, Dr. Luncheon was asked about what or who is responsible for the government not taking the Opposition’s unwavering position seriously. The Cabinet Secretary explained, “The behaviour of the body politic is assumed to be of relevance in this situation and I want to draw to your attention that when I say the behaviour of the body politics, I don’t mean it in a derogatory sense, but this is the way of politicians and indeed it is not uncommon. “I am pretty certain that anyone of us can rather easily identify examples, whether there are talks in secrets, or consultations by third parties. The resort to the worst case scenario is often tempered by these political moves. “Guarded optimism may also be a reasonable choice of perspective in which we

Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon look at how the situation evolves.” Dr. Luncheon said that the Opposition Leader was also officially written to, for a meeting to engage in fruitful dialogue. The letter was

officially sent to the political opposition on Monday afternoon. It was confirmed that A Partnership for National Unity is in receipt of this letter, but that the party’s position remains the same. Dr. Luncheon said that Cabinet at its Tuesday meeting continued its review and examination of the public’s position and particularly those from stakeholders, such as the opposition on the prorogation of the parliament. The intentions behind President Donald Ramotar’s decision as well as his call for dialogue are also part of the review. At the Cabinet level, Dr. Luncheon said that the sentiments expressed, extended to the actual consideration of the loss of a golden opportunity that was being provided by the prorogation period. There should be discussions and examination of the critical issues facing the nation, he said.

He said that the discussion at Cabinet level had to do with a consideration of that opportunity as opposed to a return to the opposition’s agenda to have the life of the Tenth Parliament ended, thereby resulting in General and Regional elections. Dr. Luncheon told the media that Cabinet felt that while Government would have won the parliamentary debate on the No-Confidence Motion, it would have lost the vote to the majority opposition. He said that Cabinet felt that it was necessary to consider the pros and cons of such a decision as opposed to its six-month parliamentary suspension. The Cabinet Secretary admitted that there is some merit in the view that with the return to parliamentary normalcy, there would be a continuation of gridlock. He added, “But I believe that it is worth giving

ourselves a chance, even if it were the last chance.” He opined that while General Elections hold the promise of getting on with the business of the people, so does the President’s call for dialogue. He said that Ramotar’s decision is a “final opportunity or a last chance” to see if this current set of elected representatives of the people can indeed discharge its responsibilities. He said that the President has formally reached out to the Opposition and stands ready to engage. Dr. Luncheon said that the government stands in anticipation of a “timely response to the invitation” from Opposition Leader David Granger. However, if the Opposition were to remain steadfast in its aversion to talks with the government, Dr Luncheon said that pulling the plug on the parliament would be the inevitable move.

Regent Street one-way for Xmas Eve The Ministry of Home Affairs is warning motorists to pay outstanding fines on traffic tickets issued to them or face the consequences. The Ministry in a press release issued on Tuesday said that it will be instituting measures to recoup outstanding fines. According to the Ministry, it is in the process of reconciling traffic tickets issued by the Guyana Police Force and the corresponding fines paid by motorists to the

Magistrates’ Courts for the years 2013 and 2014. “From the information gleaned thus far, quite a number of motorists have not been paying their fines. On completion of the reconciliation exercise, the Ministry will be instituting measures to recoup outstanding fines. “Those delinquent motorists who still have unpaid traffic tickets are advised to pay the required fines without delay or contest

those tickets in Court,” the Ministry stated. Meanwhile, if the current trend of traffic lawlessness continues, the police will be issuing many more traffic tickets during the upcoming festive season, when traffic congestion in the city is expected to be at its peak. But according to Traffic Chief Hugh Denhert, the police have put measures in place with the hope of dealing with the situation. For one, he spoke of

discussions being undertaken with the Ministry of Works to effect changes with some traffic light signals in certain parts of the city. This move was welcomed last year, since it allowed for the traffic to regulate itself, resulting in less congestion at certain busy junctions. The Traffic Chief also spoke of discussions with the business community to regulate the movement of container trucks in the city during certain peak periods of the day. And of course, the police enforcement of the traffic laws will be intensified to deal with errant drivers, especially those who might want to over-indulge in alcohol

during the season. “Special focus will be maintained with respect to driving under the influence by the use of the breathalyzer; speeding through the use of radars; use of handheld mobile phones whilst driving; overloaded minibus and hire cars; touting operations at bus parks, just to name a few,” the Traffic Chief stated. He lamented the current situation in the country which has seen road fatalities increase to 122 so far for the year, describing it as very alarming. The police have made over 34,000 traffic cases, with speeding accounting for almost half. To arrest the trend, the Traffic Chief stated

Traffic Chief Hugh Denhert that there will be day and night motorcycle and car patrols in all divisions of the country, while foot patrols will be utilized as far as practicable to deter potential errant road users. “In Georgetown a tow truck will be used to tow away illegally parked vehicles, wheel clamps will be used and vehicle escorts will be provided as needed,” Denhert said. According to the Traffic Chief, in pursuance of the Force’s stated intention to regulate the flow of traffic in the city for the Christmas season, special control measures will be implemented namely: Robb Street – “NO ENTRY” to east-bound vehicular traffic between Alexander Street and Light Street; Bourda Street – “NO ENTRY” to vehicular traffic between Regent Street and North Road; Regent Street“NO ENTRY” to east bound traffic between Avenue of the Republic and Albert Street on Christmas Eve Day between 15:00hrs and22:00hrs.

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Cabinet approves US$44M West Demerara road contract Under the Ministry of Public Works road improvement project, the Fourth Road Project for West Coast Demerara (WCD) is set to commence soon as cabinet gave its no objections. This announcement was made yesterday by Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon as he disclosed several other contracts that have attracted Cabinet’s no objection over the past week. At the time Dr. Luncheon was addressing members of the media at his weekly press conference. This was disclosed.

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) last month opened two bids for the aforementioned project. They are as follow:

Meanwhile, no objections were given for other contracts as follows:

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COMPROMISE IN THE TIME OF PROROGATION The President of Guyana has proposed talks between the government and the parliamentary parties as a way of determining the way forward for the country. In this regard, it is the government’s argument that prorogation allows for the tempestuous relations that have characterized the first session of the 10th Parliament to be aborted and for a new beginning. The opposition is not interested in talks. They have, in fact, said they will not entertain any talks with the government on matters before the National Assembly. This is taken to mean that they are not negotiating on the no-confidence motion. But this does not mean that they are necessarily averse to a new framework for the governance of the country.

In other words, in so far as parliament is concerned that is a done deal. They are committed to the noconfidence motion and there is no turning back on this which will mean that even if the President summons Parliament, it makes no sense because the Opposition will shut it down by moving a noconfidence motion in the government. The possibility of a compromise over Parliament is therefore not possible at this time. But a compromise is possible on a new framework for the governance of the country. As such, should there be any talks, these have to be outside of parliament and not address issues which were supposed to have been considered by the National Assembly prior to

prorogation. The President has reportedly written to the opposition parties inviting them for talks. They are likely to refuse. The President however has to go beyond inviting them for talks. He has to propose a new model for the governance of the country, detail this new model and then ask the Opposition to come for talks on this new model. Whether the PPPC has the intellectual substance to develop such a model, one that is different from the discredited ones that were previously pursued, is highly questionable. But the point is that the President cannot simply ask for a meeting with the parties without some firm proposal on the table. The only proposal likely to be acceptable to the

Opposition parties at this time and the one that is most likely to diffuse political tensions, has to indicate how the country is going to be governed in the absence of parliamentary oversight. The Government should forget about all those projects which the Opposition has nixed. The Opposition is not going to approve those projects. Only a majority parliament will allow for those projects to go forward. As such, the President should forget about having talks about those projects and instead talk about the next six months. The ultimate objective should be to ensure some compromise on the holding of elections since it is only elections now which can resolve the present political impasse.

The President should therefore issue a firm commitment to reconvene Parliament after the talks between himself and the Opposition parties about elections would have been completed. He should agree to reconvene Parliament but immediately upon reconvening to dissolve it so that the Opposition can have their elections which is what they had wanted through the no-confidence motion. In other words he will do what the Opposition wanted to do, end the life of the 10th Parliament. With this undertaking, the talks can then proceed about what should happen in the interim. Foremost they should be about ensuring the readiness of GECOM for elections and what happens

in the interim, including ensuring that GECOM is provided with the resources to undertake the elections. Secondly, they should be about a commitment to peace and order. Thirdly, they should be a bar placed on the signing of all major p r o j e c t s a n d investments until elections are held. And fourthly, there should be discussion about access by the Opposition parties to the State media. So let the talks be about these issues! Let the talks begin!

UG Vice Chancellor touts a future without the ‘proroguing’ of parliament

Respect and tolerance needed for a stable government At the United Nations (UN) Consultative Youth Forum yesterday, Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG) Jacob Opadeyi, stressed the importance of mutual respect and tolerance among

future world leaders to ensure “stability” within government systems. The Vice Chancellor envisioned that such a future would lead to a country without the prorogation of its par-

Dem boys seh ...

Duck write Blind, lef out A.F. See Donald Duck send a letter to Blind Granger and that show that is a case of de blind leading de blind. Since Donald Duck prorogue de parliament he start fuh write de letter. He tek eight days fuh write four paragraph. Do de Maths. He tek two days fuh write one paragraph. He send de letter to Chat-3 fuh look fuh any mistake and fuh see if it word right. Then he send it to Kwame fuh carry to Luncheon. Dem boys see Kwame editing de letter pun he computer. Dem ask he wha he doing and he seh that Luncheon too old and that is time to prove heself to de Duck because de Devil ain’t deh no more. De letter go back to Donald Duck and he couldn’t see any mistake because he gat cat-a-rat in one eye. He sign it. De letter full of mistake. A prep school child woulda never mek dem mistake in a letter to he teacher. It go to Blind Granger who suh blind that he didn’t see that A.F. See get leff out de letter much less de mistakes. It tek Khemraj, who dem seh that he eye nah good, see de mistake as soon as de letter land in he hand. He tun to Moses and seh “Dem eyes pass we. Dem prorogue we from de letter and de meeting.” Wid wha reveal in de letter, dem boys want to know if de Kato school wha dem seh cost $780 million fuh build really cost $78 million, instead. But Donald Duck can’t see de difference. He gat cat-a-rat and besides, he seh that Kwame tell he that nought nah got value. De man who look like de devil did know de value of dem nought. He move Doodnauth and Bisnauth, collect all dem nought from dem project and left Guyana at nought. Talk half and hope that Berry tek out Donald Duck cata-rat.

liament. “Envision for yourselves a future with a government system which has no ‘Noconfidence’ [motion] and no proroguing of parliament because there is respect for one another,” said Professor Opadeyi. His speech advocated for the corporative efforts among youths, in order for the country to develop on the international stage. The forum was held at the Princess Hotel, Providence East Bank Demerara (EBD), where youth representatives from organizations across the country gathered to discuss “The Future We Want Post-2015”. It represented an initiative started by the UN. The initiative is part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It aims to reaffirm the organization’s commitment toward ending poverty while ensuring sustainable development for all nations. Also present at the forum were chairperson to the event Shawn Caleb, Resident UN Coordinator Khadija Musa, and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony. Making a virtual appearance from Jordan, via Skype was the UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi, who took questions and engaged with youth in the audience. In the UG official’s speech, he also highlighted the need for “educational equity” amongst schools in Guyana. He stated that education must be the top priority for any nation, in order for

its citizens to benefit from what its youth population has to offer. Professor Opadeyi, remarked that all schools should have the same “prestige”, which some of the country’s top schools, like Queen’s College, share. He added that schools are entitled to the same qualified teachers as their counterparts. Further, the Vice Chancellor stated that equity in education will lead to “equal rights” for Guyanese citizens. He posited to the youth audience that education is vital in fostering respect and tolerance amongst their peers. This

will in turn teach them to respect the rights to which everyone is entitled to. Prof. Opadeyi added that such a future can exist for youths, if they are willing to discontinue some of the misguided legacies that affect the operations of Guyana. He explained that this would be in keeping with the progress and history that youths throughout the world are leading. “No matter what we do, one of these days we will have gays and lesbians as presidents,” said the professor, “calling them our daughters and sons-in-law.” Currently, the UN recorded that 1.8 billion young people

Vice Chancellor of University of Guyana Jacob Opadeyi make up the world’s population. For Guyana, 60 percent of its population consists of persons between the ages of 15-35. This falls within the UN’s definition of persons who qualify as youths.

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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===

Journey to the centre of the Guyanese monarchy It is not true that monarchial families can do what they want and that they are above the law; may be in Guyana, Saudi Arabia or some other country but certainly not in other countries. In Spain, the King’s daughter has been charged with corruption. In Guyana, there is a de facto monarchy and it takes in more than just the Presidency and the Cabinet but the hierarchy of the PPP and their families, relatives and friends. From the President right down to the man who slaughtered goats for his son’s wedding at the

Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, to the fish entrepreneur whose son’s marriage took place at of all places, the International Convention Centre, the Guyanese monarchy is visible. One day, President Jagdeo’s entourage was heading from State House, north along Carmichael Street. When the fleet of vehicles crossed over New Market Street, it was a tight squeeze (not pun intended) for Mr. Jagdeo. There were cars on both sides. The next day an edict came down from the police – no parking on either side of the road on Carmichael

Street between New Market and Lamaha Streets. One day, President Jagdeo’s entourage was heading east on Clive Lloyd’s Drive when a vehicle was reversing from the parapet outside Celine’s Atlantic Resort. The President’s driver almost collided with the backside (no pun intended) of the moving car. The next day an edict came down from the police – no parking outside Celina’s. A Minister moved into a home on Peter Rose Street in Queenstown. The next day, Peter Rose Street running north from Laluni Street was

made into a one way. The then Traffic Chief was Mr. Brian Joseph. I asked him to explain why the change since that is an area that hardly sees any kind of busy traffic. He told me the order came from Robeson Benn. Last Thursday, the monarchy was in its usual royal mood. There was an event of a $4 million donation to the rugby association taking place in the National Park. A certain member of the Guyanese royal family could not make a proper left turn into the eastern gate of the National Park on Thomas

Road. He claimed that he didn’t have sufficient room to make the turn into the entrance because there were too many parked cars on the northern side of Thomas Road near to the gate. The very next day, workmen from the Ministry of Works arrived at 6 AM (yes that early) and began to paint no parking signs on the northern side of Thomas Road. It was the usual manifestation of royal vexation so the entire country has to bend to the whims and fancy of the monarchy. In all fairness to that monarchial member who couldn’t make the wide swing into the park, there were too many parked cars in the way. But he removed an inconvenience to him; Jagdeo removed an inconvenience to him. The Minister on Peter Rose Street wanted certain ease with which to come out of his yard with his car. What about the massive, neverending inconveniences the honest hard-working citizens of this country have to put up with? We have entered the PTT series of cars making Guyana an ocean of vehicles. But less than twenty percent of the traffic signals work. The ones at Cafenol corner –Regent and Cummings Streets – have been out for five months now. If this particular king can be annoyed at parked vehicles outside the National Park

Frederick Kissoon what about non-functioning traffic lights? What about the mountains of garbage the Guyanese people have to put up with right outside their homes? Maybe President Ramotar should pay a visit to the Kitty Police Station, the very station where his son, Alexei, failed to turn up to answer questions on a traffic accident in which his SUV hit my nephew (mind you, I didn’t say his son was in the wrong. That is for the police to decide when they are ready to investigate). Outside of the Kitty Police Station, flowing sewage meets stationary rubbish in a sight that makes you want to vomit. This extends from the Kitty Police Station to the junction with Sandy Babb Street. Just next to this diseased site is a well patronized butcher shop and not too far there is a popular city pharmacy and a popular fast food outlet. This savagery has existed for more than ten years now. It is Ebola waiting to happen. But at the end, can you blame the monarchs for wanting to get rid of their inconveniencies? We the citizenry have to blame ourselves for not getting rid of the monarchs, years ago.

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Landmark decision in High Court ...

Chief Justice rules ‘Paper Committals’ unlawful Attorney at Law Murseline Bacchus has successfully challenged the amendment to the Sexual Amendment Act in the High Court. He challenged a Magistrate’s decision to commit his client to stand trial in the High Court on the amended Sexual Offences act. Mr. Bacchus, on behalf of his client, Ray Bacchus, had moved to the court for an order or rule nisi of certiorari directed to the Director of Public Prosecution, the Commissioner of Police and Magistrate Sherdel IsaacsMarcus herself, to show cause why her decision to commit Ray Bacchus to stand trial for the offence of rape should not be quashed on the grounds that the committal is null, void, unlawful and unconstitutional. The matter was heard before Chief Justice Ian Chang who heard arguments from Bacchus, the Director of Public Prosecution and submissions from the Magistrate. Ray Bacchus, a father of three, of St. John Street, New Amsterdam, and a driver attached to A. Ally & Sons, Main Street, New Amsterdam,

Berbice, was charged on August 28, 2013 for engaging in sexual penetration of a child of 14. Attorney at Law Bacchus, stated that his client was charged indictably on January 3, 2014 contrary to section 10 (1) (a) of the Sexual Offences Act No.7 of 2010 as was amended He was tried by Magistrate Sherdel IsaacsMarcus at the New Amsterdam Magistrate court and after the filing of statements by the Prosecution; the Magistrate committed him to stand trial on the said charge. Attorney at Law Bacchus in his petition had submitted that he was not permitted cross-examination of the witness whose statements were filed by the Prosecution. Nor was his client permitted to give evidence or call any witness in the proceedings before he was committed. Bacchus further contended that the committal of his client was null, void and of no legal effect and is contrary to his fundamental right under article 144(2) (d) and (e) of the Constitution of the Republic of Guyana, and

the committal is unlawful and of no legal effect and ought to be quashed. He also contended that the said committal cannot be used for the purpose of a lawful indictment by the Director of Public Prosecution against his client. He also submitted that the provisions of that part of the Sexual Offences Act, which purports to give jurisdiction and power to the Magistrate to commit him for the trial is unconstitutional and of no legal effect, as it is inconsistent with his client’s right under article 141 (1), 144 (2) (d) and (e) of the Constitution, and that to such inconsistency it is void by the provisions of article 8 of the Constitution. He also believes that Act No 2/13 which purports to amend the said Sexual Offences Act is itself void as being inconsistent with the provision of Article 144 (2) (d) and (e) of the Constitution of Guyana. When the act was amended in 2010 it read- “For the purpose of a paper committal, only the evidence of the Prosecution shall be

allowed.” After this was thrown out by the courts it was amended to read, “For the purpose of a paper committal, credible evidence of the Prosecution and the defence shall be allowed.” The new law takes away the right of the client to call and cross examine witnesses for the defence. Both the DPP and the Magistrate made submissions relying on the amendments made to the Act in defending their case. Mr. Bacchus quoted a number of authorities in putting forward his case for the committal to be quashed. The Chief Justice, after listening to both sides, gave a detailed conclusion in which he looked at the evidence presented before him and what is provided for in the Constitution. He stated that Section 43 of the Sexual Offences Act 2010- provided that, “where a person is charged with an offence under the Act, there shall be no oral preliminary inquiry and instead, a paper committal shall be held in accordance with the procedure set out in the first schedule.”

However, this act is inconsistent with article 144(1) and 144(2) of the Constitution which reads, “Every person who is charged with a criminal offence-shall be permitted to defend him or herself before the court in person or by a legal representative or his or her own choice.” “The person shall be afforded facilities to examine in person or by his or her legal representative the witnesses presented by the Prosecution before the court, to obtain the attendance and carry out the examination of witnesses to testify on his or her behalf before the court on the conditions as those applying to witnesses called by the Prosecution.”

The Chief Justice thus concluded that it is difficult to see how a person charged, can defend him or herself personally before the court unless he or she is at liberty to dispute the evidence of the prosecution witness either by cross- examining the prosecution witnesses who have made statements tendered as evidence before the court or his own behalf. Mr. Chang also stated that ordinary legislation cannot create an exception to the application of a constitutional provision – unless provided for in the constitution itself. Chief Justice Chang thus ordered that the committal order by the Magistrate be quashed.

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APNU tells Catholic Church ‘No backing down’ A meeting between Catholic Bishop of Georgetown, Francis Alleyne, and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) over the current political impasse with Parliament, has seen the latter insisting that it will not negotiate with the ruling party unless the prorogation is reversed. According to a statement from the Bishop, on Thursday last, after a meeting with President Donald Ramotar, he indicated his intentions to meet with members of the Parliamentary Opposition. As such, he met with David Granger, Leader of the Opposition, on Tuesday. The official was accompanied by Gino Persaud and Albert Rodrigues. Present at the meeting at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, were Brigadier Granger, Deputy Chairman of the APNU, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine; APNU General Secretary, Joseph Harmon; Shadow Minister for Local Government, Ronald Bulkan; and Director of Communications, Mark Archer. According to the church leader, he particularly stressed the need for trust and reconciliation in the context of the present impasse. “I also expressed my concern for the young people of the nation and the negative impact events in the country may have on them. The two delegations also shared the importance for constitutional reform.” During the meeting, Bishop Alleyne said that APNU took the opportunity to iterate its position that there will be no negotiations with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) administration, unless the Presidential proclamation of prorogation is reversed and Parliament reconvened.

Catholic Bishop of Georgetown, Francis Alleyne “I am very grateful to Mr. David Granger and his delegation for accommodating my request to meet, and look forward to meeting with members from the Alliance For Change (AFC).” The current situation in Parliament has members of civil society worried. Earlier this month, in face of a noconfidence motion, President Ramotar ordered the suspension of Parliament for six months. While the constitution gives the President the powers to prorogation, as the suspension is known, the timing of it had sparked widespread (continued on page 24)

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Murder trial comes to screeching halt second time It might be unprecedented in Guyana, but for the second time the murder trial of the father and son combination has been aborted. This was after certain allegations were made. The judge subsequently held an inquiry into the matter. The two men Krishna, called ‘John’, 50, a cattle and rice farmer of Alness and Letter Kenny, Corentyne, and his son, Rommel Krishna, 24, a farmer of Alness, Corentyne Berbice are accused of the shooting to death of Corentyne farmer Shawn Fraser, on July 27, 2011 at Hogstye Backdam, Corentyne, Berbice. The matter was being tried before Justice James BovellDrakes and a mixed Jury in the Berbice High Court. The matter was aborted after it was brought to the Judge’s attention that certain allegations were made concerning the trial. Justice James Bovell-Drakes then held an inquiry immediately. The three lawyers in the matter were apprised of the situation. Attorneys at Law Murseline Bacchus is representing Rommel Krishna; Kim Kyte-John is representing John, and State

Murder accused father and son Krishna called ‘John’ and Rommel Krishna in court Prosecutor Renita Singh is representing the State. Mr. Bacchus in open court moved a motion for the matter to be aborted in light of what was revealed. The motion was supported by Kim Kyte John and Ms Renita Singh. The duo was facing their second trial following the abortion of the first matter

which was tried in May of this year. That matter was also aborted due to similar circumstances.

Guyana eases Ebola travel ... From page 3 foregoing restrictions. In a statement posted on Facebook by the Minister, Government since early September discussed Guyana's preparedness to deal with Ebola. She noted that “on September 9, 2014, all Embassies and Consulates abroad have been instructed by me not to issue visas to nationals from West African countries for the time being. The Embassies and Consulates have not issued any visas since then,” she added. This has since changed for the majority of the African States. Rodrigues-Birkett had informed that while the restriction wasn't designed to constitute a travel ban for persons from African countries (Africa has 54 countries), the measure implemented was aimed at dealing with the deadly Ebola virus which is seen as a challenge to both developed and developing countries alike.

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Drinking buddies murder trial ...

Masjid-an-Najm and Social Centre Accused jailed for 13 years after hosts medical outreach programme

pleading guilty to manslaughter A man who killed his ‘buddy friend’ from schooldays, during a drinking spree and subsequently pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter has been jailed for 13 years. The man Dharampaul Gopaul, called ‘Pauline Gulliver’, 47, of Side Line Dam, Port Mourant, Corentyne, was on trial for the murder of Mukesh Gopaul, called ‘Muca’ which occurred on February 6, 2009 at 52 Side Line Dam, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice. When he first appeared before Justice James BovellDrakes and a mixed jury, the accused through his Attorneys Kim Kyte-John and Tanya Warren Clements, had indicated to the court that he wanted to take a certain course of action, and change his plea from not guilty of murder to guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. Justice Bovell-Drakes had ordered a probation report. On Wednesday, Senior Probation Officer Claudia Munroe reported that Gopaul was the fourth of 16 children and grew up in a state of poverty. His father was a heavy drinker and did not take care of them. Gopaul left school at ‘Fourth Standard’ and started to work in a relative’s baker shop at the age of 12. He then turned to fishing, then cane cutting and back to fishing when the incident occurred. He is illiterate, but could sign his name. He is the father of three grown daughters and was separated from his wife at the time of the incident. He and the accused were friends from small and lived not too far from each other. They were drinking buddies and would

Dharampaul Gopaul called ‘Pauline Gulliver after sentencing usually go on drinking sprees. He had also shown remorse that he had killed his good friend. Justice Bovell Drakes before passing sentence gave the accused a lengthy address on the crime. The accused was drinking for a number of hours. He was cursing his mother. The deceased was his good friend from small. Rum caused him to kill his good friend. He told the accused that he allowed alcohol to take control of his life. From that incident he should be saying,”No more rum for me” The judge stated that after reviewing the case and taking everything into consideration, including the mitigation plea of his lawyers and the probation report, he had 22 years jail in mind. However, he decided to take the six years already spent in jail. Another three years were deducted because of the guilty plea. State Prosecutor Attorney at Law Renita Singh told the court that on the day

in question three men, including the accused and deceased, were at the home of the accused drinking rum. She said that some time later, Gopaul’s mother said that Gopaul spent her pension money to buy rum. This led to a quarrel between the two men. Mukesh pushed Gopaul who in turn pushed him back. She mentioned that about the same time one Judia Griffith was going to her farm at Portuguese Quarters when she heard the three men quarrelling. She decided to stop and heard Gopaul repeatedly telling Mukesh, ‘Wha you want a gon give yo.’ He then picked up a cutlass which was nearby and told Mukesh, “Me go ge you wa you want” before chopping him on the neck. The man then fell and blood started to ooze from his neck. Mukesh was then picked up by Gopaul and Seenarine and placed in a car; he was rushed to the Port Mourant Hospital before being transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital, where he succumbed. The accused was later arrested at his home and charged with the capital offence. He admitted to the offence, but told investigators that the man struck him first. He also admitted that the fight began after he verbally abused his mother and was spoken to by the deceased. The murder weapon was found in the yard with what appears to be bloodstains. The post mortem examination was performed by Doctor Vivekanand Brijmohan and gave the cause of death as shock, haemorrhage and incise wound.

Part of the Albouystown crowd that turned out at the Masjid for the medical programme. The Masjid an-Najm and Social Centre (MANSC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, hosted a free medical outreach programme yesterday for residents of Albouystown. According to the Imam of the mosque, Naeem Mohamed, the medical outreach attracted over 150 residents from the community, who benefitted from outpatient services provided by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), cervical cancer testing (VIA) by GPHC officials and a dental clinic conducted by dentists of the Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre. Being the third medical outreach hosted by the Mosque this year, Mohamed said that the initiative is

significantly impacting the lives of residents who cannot afford nor access quality health care. He said that the Masjid’s collaboration with the Ministry of Health is expected to continue in the future, as part of improving the health conditions of Albouystown residents. A representative of the Impact Albouystown Project (IAP) noted that the MANSC is also “collaborating with non-governmental organizations and businesses to provide training for residents in the field of construction and masonry, sewing, cooking and agriculture (gardening, cattle rearing, poultry farming etc.), barbering, leather craft and more.” This, Mohamed said, will

reduce the criminal activities in Albouystown, since residents “will have a job to make money and occupy their time.” Dentists, Danraj Budhai and Abdul Raheem, along with support staff at the Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre, conducted cavity fillings, extractions and deepcleaning of the teeth. According to Budhai, most residents required deepcleaning and extractions. He said that this was due to the improper care of their teeth. While the residents were presented with dental supplies, he said that each patient received knowledge on how to care their teeth and prevent further extractions. For residents with (continued on page 24)

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Egypt reports second Taliban suicide bombers die in attack international zone in Kabul bird flu death in a week Reuters) - Four Afghan Taliban suicide bombers died when a group of the militants tried to storm an international zone in Kabul on Wednesday in the latest high-profile assault aimed at foreign targets in Afghanistan.. The attackers tried to break into a complex known as Green Village, starting with the explosion of a van at the gate of the heavily guarded area in eastern Kabul that houses foreign contractors and various facilities. Security forces repelled them after about an hour of fighting and no casualties were reported among the area’s residents, officials said. Attacks on foreign troops, Afghan government officials and security forces have intensified as the international military coalition ends operations, leaving the fight against the Taliban insurgency mostly to Afghan forces.“Four suicide bombers

have been killed, there was no harm to civilians,” said deputy Interior Minister General Ayoub Salangi. It was not immediately clear how the attackers died. “Since the Green Village had been targeted several times in the past, the place was heavily guarded and the attackers failed to reach their intended target. Only one guard was wounded,” said Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi. The Afghan Taliban, ousted from power by a U.S.led coalition in 2001, have been staging almost daily attacks in Kabul and claimed responsibility for the latest assault. “Suicide bombers attacked the invading forces’ base called the Green Village,” their spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said by text message. “The attack began with blowing up a car packed with explosives and other

fighters, armed with heavy and light weapons, arrived at the area and started the gunfight.” A Western security source at the Green Village told Reuters there had been between four and six explosions. Another Western security source said the attackers failed to get inside but their grenades went over the wall and hit Green Village premises. They may have also fired rocket-propelled grenades, the source said. The Green Village is one of Kabul’s most heavily guarded compounds, surrounded by layers of tall grey blast walls and multiple security check points. On Tuesday morning, a truck bomb ripped through the outer perimeter of a foreign security compound in Kabul, killing two Afghan security guards and wounding a foreigner.

Putin backs deeper ties with North Korea after meeting Kim envoy (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Wednesday for deeper ties with North Korea to improve regional security, a day after holding talks with a personal envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Senior North Korean officials visit Moscow infrequently but the isolated country is trying to counter a U.N. resolution urging Pyongyang’s referral to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity. Russia is also one of five countries involved in talks with North Korea on its nuclear programme. The others are South Korea, China, the United States and Japan. The Kremlin gave no

details of Putin’s meeting on Tuesday with Choe Ryong Hae, a close aide to Kim and a senior official from the ruling Workers’ Party who is a seven-day trip to Russia. But receiving the credentials of North Korea’s new ambassador to Russia, Putin said during a televised Kremlin ceremony: “We maintain friendly relations with one of our neighbours, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. “A further deepening of political ties and trade and economic cooperation is definitely in the interests of the peoples of both countries and ensuring regional stability and security,” he said. A Russian Foreign Ministry source told Interfax this week that the visit

would include discussion of bilateral ties, economic developments and North Korea’s nuclear programme but made no mention of the U.N. resolution. “The subject of the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula is constantly present on the agenda of our dialogue with North Korea,” the source said. “Moreover, progress in this field is a mandatory condition of lifting the sanctions against the country which naturally impose big limits on our bilateral relations.” On Tuesday, a U.N. Assembly committee dealing with human rights passed a resolution calling for the U.N. Security Council to consider referring North Korea to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.

Cairo (AFP) - A woman has died of bird flu in southern Egypt, a health official said on Wednesday, the country’s second death from the H5N1 strain of the virus in a week. H5NI is one of several deadly or potentially deadly strains of bird flu that are closely monitored by the World Health Organization. The strain, which has killed more than 400 people worldwide since first appearing in 2003, is different from the H5N8 version, whose spread on European poultry farms in recent days has prompted calls for vigilance from the WHO. The woman died late on Tuesday after she was admitted to hospital in the

southern province of Minya in a critical condition, health ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghafar told AFP. Another woman died of bird flu in nearby Assiut province on Sunday. So far this year, Egypt has reported a total of seven cases of H5N1 infection, three of which have been fatal. Most deaths from the strain worldwide have been in southeast Asia. A third strain of bird flu — H7N9 — has killed more than 170 people since emerging in 2013 . The strains are named for varying subtypes of two proteins on the surface of the virus — haemagglutinin and neuraminidase — that help determine its risk to humans.

U.S.-led air strikes target Islamic State, Khorasan in Syria - officials (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces conducted six air strikes against Islamic State militants and one against the al Qaedaaffiliated Khorasan Group in Syria since Monday and 24 air strikes in Iraq during the same period, the U.S. military said. In Syria, the military said on Wednesday that five strikes by U.S. and partner forces hit near Kobani, the contested border city near Turkey that Islamic State militants are fighting to control. Those damaged three buildings and hit two tactical and one large Islamic State unit, U.S. Central Command said. A crude oil collection point operated by Islamic State militants was damaged in a separate strike southeast of Hasaka, it added. In northwest Syria near Haram, a strike “destroyed a storage facility associated with a network of veteran al Qaeda

operatives, sometimes called the ‘Khorasan Group,’ whose members are plotting external attacks against the United States and its allies,” the statement said. In Iraq, the strikes against Islamic State were concentrated on the oilproducing north and included 13 near Kirkuk and seven near Mosul. Centcom said the strikes destroyed several fighting positions, staging areas, two buildings and four vehicles and damaged an IED factory. Three separate air strikes hit near Baiji and one near Falluja in Iraq, Centcom said. Partner nations participated in strikes in both Syria and Iraq, it said.

From page 4 from all indications, would have been carried if put to a vote in Parliament. The move by the President was therefore preemptive, since it became abundantly clear that the motion would get majority support which would have resulted in fresh elections within three months after the passing of the motion. Prior to the reconvening of parliament, the President gave notice of his intention to prorogue parliament if important pieces of legislation were to be aborted in favour of the no-confidence motion. He also announced the holding of Local Government elections by

the end of the second quarter of 2015, if the opposition parties desist from a pre-meditated course of action. But that was not to be and the opposition parties gleefully made their way to the chambers of parliament. The opposition parties, and some others supposedly from civil society, appeared upset over this decision but the question that should be asked is whether any other responsible President, having regard for the situation he was confronted with, could have done anything differently. Would the AFC or APNU, hypothetically speaking, having won a plurality, allow themselves to be, as it were,

sitting ducks and to be plucked out of office by any minority party or combination of minority parties?In politics, two or more minorities do not make a majority, as the opposition parties wrongly seem to believe. Such an infantile and simplistic application of a mathematical concept does not hold water in the realm of political praxis. It is therefore both misleading and incorrect to argue that the President’s action was undemocratic and unlawful. The President acted within the framework of the constitution and the rule of law, in the same manner that the AFC acted within the framework of the constitution

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Miner allegedly chops friend over stolen gold A 40-year-old gold miner accused of taking a cutlass and chopping an acquaintance during a dispute over stolen gold was yesterday placed on $90,000 bail on a wounding charge before city Magistrate Judy Latchman. Michael Douglas, of 111 Miles Mahdia, Region Eight, who appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court was charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Deon Giles on Monday at 111 Miles Mahdia. Douglas pleaded not guilty to the charge and an application for reasonable bail was submitted for the gold miner by his lawyer, Adrian Thompson. Thompson told the court that Douglas also received injuries and had lost a tooth

as a result of the dispute with his acquaintance. He said that Giles may also be charged in the matter. The lawyer contended that Douglas was not a flight risk and added that he will attend trial. Douglas, he said, would be willing to subject to any conditions the court deems necessary for bail. Police Prosecutor, Inspector Joel Ricknauth, explained that on Tuesday, Giles borrowed a torch that is used to melt gold from Douglas. He said that Douglas alleged that Giles stole some gold from him and they had an argument. The argument, he said, escalated to a fight and the defendant pulled a cutlass and chopped Giles on his left hand. The matter was reported and further

Accused: Michael Douglas investigations led to him being charged. The Prosecution did not oppose bail. He requested that the matter be transferred to the Mahdia Magistrate’s Court. Bail was granted and the matter was sent before Magistrate Ann McLennan for report on today’s date.

Former Leonora police granted bail for stealing millions Aleem Subhan, a former Sergeant of the Leonora Police Station was accused and remanded for stealing millions of dollars from the Guyana Police Force over a 10-month period. It is alleged that between October 1, 2013 to August 8, 2014, Subhan stole $7,536,733 property of the Guyana Police Force. He pleaded not guilty. He is being represented by Attorneys-At-Law, Ganesh Hira and Patrice Henry. The former Sergeant

whose address was given as 403 Block ‘A’ Tuschen Housing Scheme, had been in service for 14 years. Attorney-At- Law Henry told the court that since the allegation against his client, Subhan was placed on an open arrest and had been reporting to work throughout the investigations. Henry also told the court that his client’s passport has since been lodged and therefore does not pose as a flight risk. Henry requested

Masjid-an-Najm and Social ... From page 21 complicated cases, Budhai said that they were referred to the Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre. Laurine Abrams, a VIA (Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid) testing official from the GPHC, concluded that cervical cancer is at a “minimum” in the community, after scores of residents turned out to be screened for the disease. During the VIA, Abrams said that a vaginal speculum examination is performed, where dilute acetic acid is

applied to the cervix to detect any abnormal tissue that can progress into cancer. If cancerous cells are detected, she said that the patient will undergo “cryotherapy” to “decrease cell growth and reproduction.” Dr. Kenjou Liu, the GPHC physician who conducted the outpatient clinic, said that the most prevalent medical conditions among residents included diabetes, hypertension and skin infections.

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reasonable bail due to the fact that the accused was a senior member of the police force. No objections were made to bail, and it was granted in the sum of $500,000 on the condition that Subhan report to the Leonora Police Station every Friday. A bail reduction was requested by Henry, but Magistrate Ann McLennan stayed firm in her decision. The matter has been transferred to The Leonora Magistrates Court for December 2.

A detective constable who reportedly shot one of his colleagues and attempted to remove the spent shells from the crime scene was released on $240,000 bail when he appeared before city Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday. Twenty nine-year-old Shawn Roberts, a constable attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Brickdam Police Station, was hauled before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to respond to charges of Assault, Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm, Discharging a Loaded Firearm with Intent, Threatening Language and Attempting to Pervert the Course of Justice. The court heard that on September 3, last, at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, Roberts unlawfully assaulted Johnlon Knights. The detective constable was accused of discharging a loaded firearm at his colleague, Police Constable, Leroy English, with intent to maim, harm, disable, disfigure or cause him grievous bodily harm. The lawman was charged, too, for using threatening language to Knights as well as assaulting Constable English with intent to cause him actual bodily harm. The fifth charge slapped against Roberts alleged that he also attempted to pervert the course of justice by removing spent shells from a crime scene at Eccles.

During his arraignment, Roberts, a resident of Kuru Kururu on the Soesdyke/ Linden Highway, denied the allegations and submitted an application for reasonable bail through his attorney, Peter Hugh. In his petition, Hugh told the Court that the Detective Constable has severed the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for the past nine years and has no pending or prior matters. He described his client as a hardworking rank. Prosecutor Sergeant Gordon Mansfield did not oppose bail. He asked, however, that a court bond be granted in a substantial amount along with conditions. Conditional bail was granted and the matter was transferred. Roberts was ordered to report to the CID Headquarters, Eve Leary every Friday. Another Police Constable stationed at the Brickdam Police Station was also charged in relation to this incident. Constable Jermaine Charles appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman on Tuesday and was granted $200,000 bail on perverting the course of justice allegation. It is alleged that on September 3, last at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, Charles attempted to pervert the course of justice. He pleaded not guilty. It was previously reported that Constable English was shot following a high-speed

Accused: Detective Constable, Shawn Roberts chase that started on West Bank Demerara and ended at Peter ’s Hall, East Bank Demerara. It was said that the police ranks involved in the shooting were not familiar with each other, as they were both in plainclothes and were chasing a car driven by the son of a popular city businessman. English who had received injuries to his right hand and foot was admitted at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Police, in a subsequent statement, confirmed that English was shot and did not go into the details surrounding the shooting. Both lawmen are set to face Magistrate Leron Daly at the Providence Magistrate’s Court on December 15.

Low-cost Venezuela fertilizer to benefit ... From page 14 partnership with the RPA, the GOG was able to offer farmers urea to meet some of their needs at $5,200 per bag in a subsidized program.” Currently, farmers have prepared almost 90% of available rice land for the first crop in 2015. According to initial figures, around 90,000 hectares will be under cultivation for the first crop. With almost 97% of the 2014 harvesting completed, Guyana's rice production on Tuesday stood at 627,463 tonnes of rice. According to the Ministry, with the completion of the harvesting in a few weeks time, it is expected that the country will surpass 2013 production by almost 100,000 tonnes. Last year, Guyana also exceeded the 2012 production by more than 100,000 tonnes. Export has grown significantly. In 2014, so far, Guyana has exported 423,900 tonnes and it has contracts for 2014 delivery of 90,176 tons. “This means that Guyana would exceed 500,000 tonnes for 2014, a milestone once considered utopian for our country. Note that export in

2013 was 395,000 tonnes. The export for 2014 will exceed this by greater than 100,000 tonnes.” Newer markets have been added. Panama has become an important new market. Haiti, a market in which Guyana has been on and off is growing at this time. Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua and other destinations have been added. However, the Ministry noted that one challenge remains an important constraint. “The industry cash flow of almost $50B has proven very difficult for rice millers. The consequence is payment to rice farmers continue to be a major barrier in the industry. The Government of Guyana has ensured we support the process and we have made advances to allow some ease of the problem. The Government is working with the bankers association and millers to increase their credit available to them; this is in an effort to ensure a more timely payment to farmers.” In a meeting with bankers, the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy reportedly urged them to provide

even more support to allow more timely payment to farmers. “The first crop of 2014 saw payments made to farmers of about $25B. Even though there were a significant delay in payment, almost all payment have been made except for about $200M, more than half of which the GOG has stepped in to pay off.” In the second crop, almost $24B of sales was made by farmers and millers have so far paid about $17B. “We expect with advance payments being made to millers for rice to be exported for the rest of 2014 that a major dent will be made in reducing the remaining $7B. Part of this

payment will be supported by bank loans.” Meanwhile, the Ministry said, the Moco Moco rice farm, in Region Nine, has begun to produce rice that is available for consumers, and the project is providing livelihood for Moco Moco families. “At Sante Fe also almost 800 acres of land are under cultivation, as Sante Fe begins its 4th rice crop. In 2014, Sante Fe exported over 8,000 tons of cargo rice to Brazil. It is expected that Sante Fe will reach a target of over 20,000 tons in 2015.” Already Sante Fe has become a major source of employment and outside of the GOG, Sante Fe is now the main employer in Region 9.

APNU tells Catholic ... From page 12 criticism that it was but a ploy to thwart any debate on the no-confidence motion. APNU, in a statement yesterday, said that its Executive Council met in an emergency session yesterday and agreed on a “course of action to demand the restoration of Parliamentary

democracy by resisting the President’s resort to dictatorship.” APNU said that its Executive Council iterates “its firm decision not to accept this denial of democracy and not to allow President Ramotar and the Peoples Progressive Party to implant a ‘one-party’ dictatorship in this country.”

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US called on to increase diplomatic presence in the Caribbean NEW YORK, USA — New York congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY16) recently introduced the United StatesCaribbean Partnership Act of 2014 in the House of Representatives. This bill would establish US embassies in the five countries in the Caribbean with which the US has diplomatic relations but no permanent diplomatic presence: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. In an op-ed piece in the Miami Herald, Engel explained that the countries of the Caribbean are of profound importance to the United States and particularly to the millions of Caribbean-American citizens in the US. “Unfortunately, our sparse diplomatic presence in the Caribbean significantly impedes our ability to engage more deeply with our partners,” he said. Passage of the legislation will deepen the relationship between the United States and the Caribbean and build on the Obama administration’s efforts to enhance economic, energy and security cooperation with the region, Engle continued. He went on to explain that the Caribbean comprises countries where tens of thousands of American citizens travel for pleasure or business; where thousands of American citizens go to school; where there is a constant concern about drug trafficking and the impact of drug-related violence; but where the United States has no US embassies. “That is precisely the

case with these five Caribbean nations. All diplomatic relations with these countries are managed by the US embassy in Barbados,” Engel said. According to the congressman, US embassies on these five islands would bring major benefits to friends in the Caribbean. For example, these embassies could help deepen trading partnerships by working with the US private sector to identify mutually beneficial economic opportunities. And US embassies could target development assistance to where it is most needed on each of these islands. “While these countries are small, they cannot be taken for granted. They are key voting members of the United Nations and other international organizations. As members of the Organization of American States (OAS) — the only political organization in the Americas that actually includes the United States — their votes are extremely important, particularly as member states choose a new

secretary general next year,” he said. Engel pointed out that, while the United States has no physical diplomatic presence, both Venezuela and Cuba have embassies in all five countries. Without a US presence in these five countries, it is very difficult to conduct in-person diplomacy with counterparts on a range of crucial international issues. Close working relationships with key leaders cannot develop because US diplomats are not there to maintain them, he added. “Right now, the United States is rightly focused on the many crises around the globe from the Middle East to West Africa. Yet, we must not lose sight of our long-term interests closer to home, and we cannot take for granted our neighbours in the Caribbean. Establishing a physical diplomatic presence throughout the Caribbean is just one small way that we can deepen the historic partnership that our countries share,” Engel concluded.

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Digicel: CWC overpaid by US$1b for Columbus Trinidad Express - Mobile services provider Digicel and pay to view company DIRECTV Tuesday both called on regional telecommunications authorities to ensure Cable & Wireless’ purchase of Columbus Communications was transparent and benefited customers. Digicel called on all regulatory bodies throughout the Caribbean to “see through the smokescreen put up by Cable & Wireless/ Columbus and subject the proposed transaction to the fullest regulatory scrutiny”. Digicel argued Tuesday that Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) overpaid by US$1 billion for Columbus, which operates the Flow cable network in Trinidad and Tobago. CWC announced its had bought Columbus — subject to approvals — for more than US$3 billion earlier this month. Responding to comments in the media, “Digicel can confirm that it looked at Columbus Communications several months ago and that it was Digicel’s assessment that the value of Columbus Communications was no more than US$2 billion”, the mobile company said in a statement from Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday. “The assertion by UK-listed Cable & Wireless that Digicel is suffering from ‘sour grapes’ couldn’t be further from the truth as the reality is Digicel was not prepared to overpay for the business—unlike Cable & Wireless,” the company said. Digicel Group chief executive Colm Delves said: “Any discussion of whether or not Digicel was interested in buying Columbus is a smokescreen put up by Cable & Wireless as it tries to railroad through a very expensive transaction that will put enormous pressure

on its balance sheet. While Digicel did take a look at Columbus, the simple fact is that Cable & Wireless paid some US$1 billion more for Columbus Communications than in our view it is actually worth—a fact that should be of grave concern to its shareholders and the public alike.” And Chaguanas-based DIRECTV said yesterday it had no objection to the proposed acquisition of Columbus by Cable and Wireless Communications “as long as the process is transparent and the Telecoms regulators in each country take into account the overall effect on the markets and consumers”. DIRECTV Caribbean general manager Bernard Pantin said in a statement: “These transactions take place regularly in other countries and therefore should not be considered unusual. However, in these matters, local regulators bear an even greater responsibility to ensure transparency and fair play. Of paramount importance, is safeguarding competition in the industry and ensuring that there is a level playing field.” Pantin said: “One would expect that CWC will be required to divest of their 49 per cent in TSTT in Trinidad. This actually could have a very positive effect on local Triple Play in that consumers would then have a choice among three strong players when the market settles.” He added: “In the interest of fair trading, the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) may very well find itself having to re-start the application process for the third mobile licence, as Flow and Cable and Wireless made separate applications before their merger was made public.”

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Australia vs. South Africa: Aaron Manny Pacquiao arrives in Macau with Finch century puts hosts 2-1 up 350-strong entourage in two hired jets BBC Sport - A century from opener Aaron Finch helped Australia to a 73-run victory against South Africa in the third one-day international in Canberra. Finch shared 118 in 20 overs with David Warner (53) and struck nine fours and three sixes in his fifth ODI hundred. Steve Smith was named man-of-the-match after his unbeaten 73 from 55 balls helped the home side to 329-5. Hashim Amla made 102 but with Imran Tahir absent, South Africa closed on 256-9 and trail 2-1 in the series. Skipper AB de Villiers fired 52

from 34 balls, but with 104 needed from 12 overs, Amla was the fifth wicket to fall and the last five departed for 30 runs, Tahir unable to bat after suffering an injury in the field. The next match is another day-night encounter, this time

at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Friday. Scores: Australia 5 for 329 (Finch 109, Smith 73*, Warner 53) beat South Africa 256 (Amla 102, de Villiers 52, Starc 4-32, Hazlewood 351) by 73 runs.

From page 28 Kareem McKenzie, Keon McKenzie, Daniel Hooper & Shaquille Leung (GCC), Rosario Ramsammy (Marian Academy), Aroydy Branford, Andrew Stewart, Leon Bacchus & Jamarj Assanah (Hikers), Stephon Sprosta,

Deheron Wilkinson & Omar Hopkinson (Old Fort), Hilton Chester, Paramanand Dindial, Ato Greene & Shemar Boston (Saints). Coaches Dwayne Alleyne & Robert Fernandes Manager Hubert Forrester.

Manny Pacquiao (left) and Chris Algieri.

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The casinos like to call it The Grand Arrival when the protagonists for the big fights they are hosting come to town. Manny Pacquiao more than lived up to that description as he flew into Macau from the Philippines aboard one of the two passenger jets he hired to bring more than 350 of his nearest and dearest to his fight here this weekend. By contrast the challenger for his world welterweight title, Chris Algieri, took a scheduled flight from his Los Angeles training camp in the company of his six-man team. At least the New York-based Argentinian travelled halfway round the world in business class. Pacquiao’s journey from home took a mere 90 minutes and his entourage form the advance guard of more than 5,000 of his countrymen who will help pack the 15,000-seat Cotai Arena here. They include trainers, sparring partners, business advisors, allies in his political career, assistants at his pro basketball club, family, friends

Fight on as boxers sign... From page 30 out of the Ancient County as well as the patrons. The promoter said that he has procured tangible assistance from Castle Hotel of Chapel Street, New Amsterdam and he is very grateful to the proprietors. The producer of Maximum Sports, Max Massiah, has also pitched in and has committed to free advertisements on his show, aired on Fridays at 21:30hrs. Admission to the venue is $2000 for the VIP section while general admission is $1000.

and poor Filipinos to whom he Is giving an outing. This is a generous superstar. Generous to a fault say some who worry about the rate at which he spends money. But he will bank at least another 25 milllion dollars for this fight – then a minimum of another 100 million assuming he wins and Floyd

Mayweather takes the megabucks bait for the Fight of the Century. Hopefully this century. Preferably next year. Algieri, a pleasant young man, accepts his role in the shadow of the PacMan without resentment, working hard to do what he can to promote the event as well as himself. (Mailonline)

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MOE, GTU National Schools C/Ships…

Prime Minister Hinds declares event open By Sean Devers Overnight rain and the late arrival of competitors and officials resulted an almost hour late start but the delay failed to put a damper on the Opening Ceremony of the 54th edition of the Ministry of Education and Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) National School’s Cycling, Swimming and Track & Field Championships at the Camp Ayanganna ground yesterday. The opening Ceremony was not short of pomp and splendor and got going with an impressive March Past in which most of the athletes exhibited Military precision as the ominous cloud cover over the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground changed to brilliant sunshine. Yesterday was day two of the four-day Championships. Track and field events along with cycling were scheduled after the Opening Ceremony but due to wet condition of the ground the cycling was postponed. The opening day featured the Cycle Road race, the 10k Road Race and Swimming in a championship

which is sponsored by Banks DIH-Malta Brand, Giftland Office Max, Courts and Gatorade. Prime Minister Samuel Hinds took the March Past and was accompanied by Education Minister Priya Manickchand, President of the GTU Mark Lyght, Assistant Chief Education Officer Donna Chapman and Delma Nedd, Regional Chairman- Region four. The 70-year-old Prime Minister told the gathering, which included ram-packed stands of school children and their parents, that this event comes at the end of various such sporting programmes at schools across the nation adding that today was an opportunity for the best to compete with each other. Prime Minster Hinds challenged the Ministry and GTU to make the most of this National event and produce unity among the young people of our nation. “All who have taken part today are winners and I want to remind all of you how important exercise is for maintaining a healthy nation,” the Prime Minister reminded.

Members of the defending champs North Georgetown light the torch.

Hinds said the biggest share of the national budget was allocated to education and informed that funds have been released for the improvement of 500 sports grounds across Guyana. GTU President Lyght said that this annual event is eagerly anticipated by every young boy and girl.

Ramchand/Rohan Auto Spares cricket enters semi-final stage Ricardo Adams slams 238 for Wolf Warriors Opening batsman Ricardo Adams slammed 238 not out (30x6) and (7x4) as Guyana Softball Cup 4 champions Wolf Warriors defeated Brickery Super Stars by 229 runs in the quarterfinals of the Ramchand/ Rohan Auto Spares softball cricket competition played at the GNIC ground last Sunday. Mohamed Karim supported with 88 as Wolf Warriors made 343 for 2 off 20 overs. Brickery replied with 114 for 9 in 20 overs as Amir Nizamudin took 3 for 14, Narine Bailey 2 for 10, bowling for Wolf Warriors. The other quarterfinal results in the Male Open stage are as follows: Regal def. Herstelling by 161 runs. Regal 246 all out in 20 overs; Safraz Esau 48 (3x6), (5X4), Kasan Joseph 89 (9x6), (6x4) and Martin Dutchin 47 (5x6), (3x4). Herstelling replied with 85 all out in 13.4 overs. Bowling for the winners, Martin Dutchin took 3 for 17, Mohamed Arjune 2 for 11 and Balram Roopnarine 2 for 15. Uprisers def. Challengers by 4 runs. Uprisers 237 for 8 in 20 overs; Ejaz Mohamed 117 not out. Challengers 233 all out, A. Rooplall 57; Harrynarine Dilchand took 4 for 17 and E. Mohamed 3 for 16 bowling for the winners. Farm def. Young Guns by 100 runs. Farm 200 scored for 7 in 20 overs; Lennox Marks top scored with 96, Patrick Khan 23 and Shendon Perch 22 offered support. Arjune Persaud 3 for 29 and Amar Jay 2 for 39 for Young Guns, who were 100 all out in 14.1 overs in reply. Shawn Massiah 36 and Wazim Haslim 22 were the principal scorers. Ameer Khan took 2 for 1, Lalta Karim 2 for 9 and Lennox Marks

2 for 33 for the winners. Results for the Masters (Male 40 yrs & Over): Floodlights def. Industry Super Kings by 8 wickets. Industry 140 for 9 in 20 overs; Jagdesh Persaud 31, M. Chand 21; Dharam Persaud 4 for 27 and Ramesh Narine 2 for 26. Floodlights 141 for 2 in 14.2 overs; Richard Persaud 51, Imtiaz Mohamed 44 and Ricky Deonarain 35 not out. Wellman def. Bel Air Rubis by 74 runs. Wellman 254 for 5 in 20 overs. Sham Persaud 86; Greig De Franca 46; Kumar 2 for 48. Rubis 180 all out; S. Budhu 49, Kumar 42; Greig De Franca 3 for 28 and Tony Singh 3 for 30. Parika Defenders def. Regal Masters by 14 runs. Parika 195 for 4 in 20 overs; Oswald Black 74 not out, Hakim Majeed 28; Anil Hardyal 2 for 40. Regal 181 for 8 in 20 overs; Erik Thomas 39 and A. Hardyal 26; Hassif Ali 3 for 25. Slingers def. Fishermen Masters by 12 runs. Slingers 185 for 4 in 20 overs; D. Mohabir 71, Mohamed Rafeek 27 and S. Hafeez 26. Narine 2 for 20. Fishermen 173 all out in 19.2 overs; B. Persaud 71 and S. Kumar 32; Ryan Singh 2 for 20 and S. Hafeez 2 for 32. The resulting fixtures for semi-finals which starts tomorrow night from 6:30pm at DCC ground: Pitch 1: Floodlight vs Parika Defenders. Pitch 2: Mike’s Wellman vs Slingers. Saturday night 6:30pm at DCC ground: Pitch 1: Regal vs Uprisers. Pitch 2: Wolf Warriors vs Farm. The two Male/Female finals will be played on Saturday Nov. 29th, starting at 12:00 noon.

“Here is where stars like Cleveland Ford and Alika Morgan to name a few emerged. Out of meets like these Guyana is able to indentify talented and gifted youths for CARIFTA games and the Olympics,” Lyght added. Lyght said he wants more emphasis to be placed on the welfare of the youths, who if not guided and channeled in the right direction can be lost to the ills of society. “The time has come for us as Guyanese to structure our athletics, swimming and cycling programmes to get the desired results,” the GTU Head opined. “We have to plan earlier and put more resources into developing our young talent. Corporate society must play a role as well as Government to make this happen,” Lyght

added. He also called on the relevant authorities to employ more physical education teachers in every primary and secondary school. He said that schools must also be provided with access to play grounds while educators, especially school administrators must change their views and culture about physical education. Lyght ended by thanking the Teachers across Guyana for a job well done in bringing us to this day and lauded the GDF and the Police for the role they played. Chapman gave a brief history of the Championships stating that the first such event was staged in 1959 in Georgetown. “However in 1963, 1964, 1985, 1999 and 2003 the Championships were cancelled due to bad weather. Over the years these Championships were held in various parts of Guyana including Linden, Canje, Anna Regina, Blairmont, Albion, Skeldon, New Amsterdam, Uitvlugt and at the National Stadium for the last four years. Both the Ministry of Education and Guyana Teachers Union would like to have the 2015 Championships on the new synthetic track at Leonora. So watch out Region three; be ready for the invasion of 14 districts,” Chapman said to raucous applause from the competitors. The Georgetown districts have dominated by winning 25 times, closely followed by the Upper Demerara/ Kwakwani, District 10 and this year 1,500 competitors are

Heeralall Bridgelall... From page 29 competition. Also through to the quarterfinals are Port Mourant and Corriverton who both won their respective playoff matches. Port Mourant with former national all-rounder Loyydel Lewis scoring 66 (4 fours), made 168 in 36 overs against Springlands who could only respond with 108, while Corriverton for their part bowled out Big Star of Ulverston for 109 thanks mainly to off spinner Eric Phillips who took 6 for 30 from 4.5 overs. In reply, Jeremy Moore with 41 not out and Anthony Seeraj 40 not out steered Corriverton to a nine wicket victory. In summarized scores: At D’Edward, the home team beat Betsy Ground Triple Star by 6 wickets. Betsy Ground made 195 in 32 overs

with Lawrence Bassant 55, Samuel Sanicharra 40. Heeralall Bridgelall took 3 wickets for 25, Kevon Jawahir 3 for 36 and Navindra Rampersaud 2 for 45. D”Edward 196 for 4 in 24.3 overs with Bridgelall 105 and Jaipaul Heeralall 41 n.o. Devendra Ramoutar took 3 for 39. At Skeldon, Port Mourant beat Springlands by 60 runs. Port Mourant made 168 in 36 overs with Loyydel Lewis 66, Arif Chan 40. Trishan Ramdass took 4 for 58. Springlands 108 in 32.2 overs. With Samuel Kisnasammy 3 for 8, Avinash Wajid 2 for 25. At Ulverston, Corriverton beat Big Star by 9 wickets. Big Star 109 in 23.5 overs with Clefron Gray 28. Eric Phillips 6 for 30. Corriverton 111 for 1 in 9.3 overs. Jeremy Moore 41 n.o and Anthony Seeraj 40 n. o.

expected to be involved. “Remember the slogans on your banners… ‘Pace is Power’… ‘Whatever the race we have the pace’. You can be Champions too! Represent your school, villages and towns with all that you have. You are the ambassadors of your schools and districts,” the Education Ministry Official told the participants. Chapman told the students to reject cheating, lawlessness and to have respect for their opponents. “I would like to leave you with some words of the President of International Olympic Committee at the London Olympics 2012, with some adaptation. “Your talent, your dedication and commitment brought you here. Now you have a chance to become true Champions. That honour is determined not by whether you win, but by how you compete. Character counts far more medals”. “Competitors, this is your opportunity to make an impact. This is your chance to inspire this nation and generations to come,” added. She urged all education districts, regional democratic councils, parents, teachers and students to recognize sports more particularly Physical Education as an integral part of the school’s curriculum. “It therefore means that we should never trivialize sports. We should recognize the need for more funding. Evidently education districts must ensure that Physical Education and Sports is a part of their Regional Strategic Plan which should reflect the training needs of teachers and coaches and also the procurement of equipment,” Chapman continued. “Guyana will never produce the likes of Usain Bolt if we do not start at the school level using the appropriate equipment. We would like a large number of our competitors to gain overseas scholarships. I also sincerely hope that the University of Guyana will develop a degree programme in Physical Education and Sports,” Chapman stressed. Music was provided by the North Ruimveldt Multi Steel Band, while female students from Lodge Secondary school were involved in an entertaining dance display. Travis Belgrave of defending Champs North Georgetown district said the games Oaths, while three of his team mates lit the torch.

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Muritaro Young Warriors Guinness ‘Greatest of de win Andrew Forsythe T20 Cup Streets’ off to exciting start Muritaro Young Warriors emerged the champions of the Andrew Forsythe T20 Cup hosted by the Upper Demerara Cricket Association last Sunday at the Maria Elizabeth Ground. Taking first strike after winning the toss Muritaro Young Warriors were all out for 134 all out in 17.4 overs. Captain Nick Estwick, who also got man of the match, scored 63. Extras contributed 28 and John Lorrimer 16. Julian Fortune bagged 4 wickets for 11 runs from 3.4 overs and Darren Black 2 for 18 from 4 overs. In reply, West Watooka could only muster 100 all out from 18 overs. Travis Poluis 32, extras again made significance with 23 and Mark Rhode scored 18. Compton Campo took 3 for 25 in 4 overs, John Lorrimer 2 for 17 in 3 overs and Nick Estwick 2 for 16 from 4 overs for the winners. According to the sponsor, former distance runner and Administrator of the Linmine Secretariat Andrew Forsythe, he is very happy to be a part of reviving cricket in Region Ten. “You know sports is a very important part of our agenda in our country and it is very important because it keeps you fit and most importantly it keeps you away from other things such as drugs and crime. Over the last year there was a lapse in terms of cricket in the Region and the Guyana Cricket Board where there was a little conflict, but we are pleased to bring back cricket into the Region through the Upper Demerara Cricket Association.” Forsythe noted that the just completed T20 tournament for the males is just a start, “We will have the females shortly and we will move all over Region Ten, Kwakwani and Ituni. We want to bring back cricket as it used

Muritaro Captain Nick Estwick (right) receiving winning Trophy from Andrew Forsythe. to be years ago in this particular region and we would be assisting in any other sport discipline of their interest.” Director of Sport Neil Kumar congratulated the President and the Executives of the Upper Demerara Cricket Association for the way the tournament was organized and the interest shown in the tournament. “I want to offer my unflinching support to the UDCA, so Mr. Browne and the entire executive we are supporting you to ensure cricket become a real positive game in Region Ten.” Mr. Kumar promised the President of the UDCA that as soon as the festive season is over trophies and balls would be available for another tournament both male and

female in Region Ten. He said Region Ten must produce National players as in years gone by. Captain of the winning team Nick Estwick in his remarks said it is a young team and they took one game at a time and he feels good to know they have won the competition but spoke of the hiccups they faced. “Gears and transportation were the two main things that were a setback, you know the youngsters were willing to play but they had a gear shortage and they were afraid but they come out and we won.” The two teams in the finals each received a complete set of gears and the winner the Andrew Forsythe Trophy.

This year’s Georgetown Zone of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition got off to an exciting start with several teams anticipated to be in the reckoning for the championship trophy securing wins on opening night, at the Demerara Park, Ruimveldt. Among the teams that enjoyed a fruitful night were former champion Back Circle, North Ruimveldt, Island All Stars, debutant Sparta Boss, Alexander Village and Albouystown ‘A’. In what was billed as the main attraction of the night’s proceedings, debutant Sparta Boss loaded with some special talent was made to fight, before scraping past a determined Festival City Street Fighters 1-0 in their Group-G matchup. Former national striker Devon Millington’s 2nd minute effort made all the difference between the two sides after dribbling past the last stop, before lashing into the right corner. The opening game saw North East La Penitence survive 2-1 in a penalty shootout against South Ruimveldt after their GroupB affair finished nil-all at the end of regulation time. The second contest of the evening pitted North Ruimveldt against neighbours Tucville and the former won by a 2-1 margin in their group-B affair. Gerald Gritten’s goal which came almost immediately after the whistle

- Several top teams win blew to signal the start of play had the opposition on the backfoot, scoring from a first time cracker. Tucville, however, did not wilt and produced some dangerous excursions into North Ruimveldt’s goal area, but robust defending denied them early, before Dennis Edwards thunderbolt from the right side was deposited into the goal. Both teams came close to breaking the deadlock and it was not until the 22nd minute that Colin Daniel’s goal gave North Ruimveldt the ascendancy which eventually proved crucial. In the fourth matchup, Alexander Village beat Charlestown 3-2 on sudden death kicks after regulation time ended 1-1 in their groupF showdown. Andre Trotz gave Charlestown the lead after six minutes, turning inside his marker to finish calmly. However, that advantage lasted for just one minute when Wendell Pedro gained the equaliser, dribbling past a defender, but still managed to hit the target whilst falling. The first round of penalty kicks failed to produce a winner after ending 1-1, before sudden death shootout proved too tall for Charlestown. In Group-C, Island AllStars eased past East Front Road 2-1 with Paul Port in the 3rd minute and Kevon Hyman

in the 23rd, the players on target for the winner, while Kacy John’s 13th minute strike had levelled the proceedings earlier. In Group-D, Albouystown ‘A’ squeezed past Laing Avenue 1-0 through a Devon Dooker 19th minute effort. In the penultimate fixture, Back Circle overcame fellow East Ruimveldt based unit California Square in their physical group-E derby matchup 2-1 on penalty kicks after normal time finished 0-0. In other results, Bent Street defeated Costello Housing Scheme 1-0 in a Group ‘G’ fixture with Daniel Wilson, being the player on target in the 2nd minute. Play in the competition resumes today at the Albouystown Tarmac with eight more matches, starting from 19:00 hrs. Globe Yard engage Adelaide Street, Charlestown; North Sophia tackle Festival City Warriors; former champion Leopold Street go up against Stevedore Housing Scheme ‘A’; Hope Street of Tiger Bay play D’urban Street. After the break, reigning champion Queen Street of Tiger Bay battle West Back Road; West Front Road ‘Gold is Money’ match skills with Cross Street; Broad Street Bullies battle Riverview and host Albouystown ‘B’ entertain South Sophia.

Real Value Supermarket sponsors REAL VALUE CHALLENGE CUP

GNRA Yearend Handgun championships fire off Saturday The Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) Smallbore section’s Annual Yearend Handgun championships will fire off this weekend at Eve Leary with the first of two days of competition featuring some of the country’s top shooters. The .22 Pistol shoot will take place on Saturday at the TSU range at Eve Leary starting at 14:00 hours. Participants will battle for supremacy at three ranges -

5, 8 and 12 metres for an overall aggregate of 166 points. Several of the top handguns shooters will be in contention said Smallbore captain Dale Hing. Next Sunday, November 30, the action will switch to the Timehri pistol range for the three-stage Practical Pistol championships starting at 09:00 hours. Among the leading shooters expected to be in contention are Dr. Johan DaSilva, Dale Hing, Murtland

Smith, Ray Beharry, Gordon Richards and Harold Hopkinson who have all participated in the recently held Suriname Open IPSC sanctioned Level 111 shooting championships in the neighbouring republic. Several promising shooters will also be looking to make their mark in the final tournament for 2014. Interested shooters can contact Captain Dale Hing for further details.

Real Value’s Manager Charles Wallerson (right) hands over the sponsorship cheque to Guyana Masters Athletics Association Treasurer Malcolm Defreitas as Master’s runner Lindon Harrison shares the moment. The recently opened Real Value Supermarket at the corner of Thomas and Church streets yesterday sponsored the Real Value Challenge Cup 5K run which is set for Sunday December 7 at the National Park from 16:00hrs. The presentation was made at the Supermarket by its Manager Charles

Wallerson on behalf of Proprietor Jason Wang to Treasurer of the Guyana Masters Athletics Association Malcolm Defreitas who collected the sponsorship cheque. The race will be used as the year ending event and it is expected to see at least 60 competitors at the starting line.

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Kristen Odle enjoys Minister Anthony gives thumbs up as Chess Federation hosts Umada Cup 2014 good success at National Guyanese chess players have recently shown great improvement when they participated in the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway with two local players, Anthony Drayton and Ronuel Greenidge being promoted to Candidate Masters after turning in credible performances. Those two players now join with other local players to contest for honours when the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) hosts the Umada Cup 2014 at the Sleep Inn Hotel, Brickdam, Stabroek, from November 27-December 1. President of the GCF, Irshad Mohamed, was joined by Wayne Browne, the individual in charge of fund raising activities (GCF) and hosted a press conference at the tournament venue, the Sleep Inn Hotel, Brickdam, Stabroek, yesterday morning. He revealed that 17 countries have been invited to compete and to date more than 10 of them have endorsed their participation;

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Minister Anthony is flanked by Wayne Browne and Irshad Mohamed (L&R respectively). he is confident that this number will increase before the competition gets underway. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Frank Anthony attended the press conference and in delivering brief remarks noted that chess continues to be one of the rapidly developing disciplines. He said that he is confident that the Federation is capable of hosting the tournament saying it is a major milestone for the improvement and

development of the sport. “I am truly excited from the Ministry’s point of view and must note the input of (FIDE) President, (Kirsan Llyumzhinov), who facilitated local chess players’ involvement in international tournaments that witnessed vast improvement of Guyanese players,” said Mr. Anthony. Meanwhile, the tournament will be played in the Conference Centre of the Sleep Inn Hotel and Mr.

Mohamed revealed that the competition will be divided into two categories, Open and Challenge. He did not disclose the participants in the respective categories but hinted that most of the local stalwarts will be representing Guyana. He explained that this country enjoys such privileges as the host country. The GCF President further issued an invitation to all Guyanese to visit the venue and support the local players during the tournament.

GUYANA’S JUDO TEAM BAGS THREE MEDALS IN SURINAME A Guyana Judo team participated in the 2014 Suriname Independence Tournament over last weekend and claimed three medals in the process. The five-man squad led by its colourful captain, Paulo Melo, managed to grab two silvers and a bronze medal. Team Guyana was seemingly the underdog as both French Guiana and Suriname boasted in excess of fifty athletes respectively with seasoned competitors, who in some cases, were from either mainland France or a Surinamese ‘hot hand’, just off international duty. This did not deter the Guyanese as they all turned in spirited displays. Buoyed by the performances of Melo in the 81kg category, and though he did not medal, heavyweights Stephan Barry (-100kg) and Khadidja Ba (+78kg) stepped up big and used that momentum to snatch their silver medals in their respective categories as

The team members after the conclusion of the tournament: (from left) - Bruce Fraser, Paulo Melo, Norissa Yong, Stephan Barry, Khadidja Ba and Kevin Prashad. Norissa Yong dug deep and fought hard for her bronze medal. Kevin Prashad’s (100kg) fantastic heroics finally came to an end when he lost his bronze medal

contest to the big French Guiana competitor. The Guyana squad consisted of: Bruce Fraser – Coach/Official, Stephan Barry, Paulo Melo, Kevin Prashad, Khadidja Ba and Norissa Yong. The local organizers expressed gratitude to the following sponsors who made it possible for the team to travel to Suriname: Fitness Express, Carlos Mendonca, Peter Robinson, Conrad

Gomes, Nick Boyer, Anthony Girdhari, Sergeant Newton Passport Office Georgetown, International Technical Supplies, GSAT Connections, National Hardware, Guyana Colorcrete and Royal Castle Inc. Additionally, the organizers wish to also thank Justin Pires, and his Guyana/ Suriname transportation service for personally helping and supporting Team Guyana on their journey and during the tournament.

North Georgetown swimmer, Kristen Odle competing in the open category turned in an excellent day’s performance when the Ministry of Education and Guyana Teachers’ Union National Schools Swimming Championships came off on Tuesday last at the National Aquatic Centre, Lilliendaal, East Coast Demerara. In the absence of Britany van Lange who is representing Guyana at the CAC Swimming championships in Mexico, Odle stamped her authority against her peers as she swam to three gold medals to help North Georgetown (District 11) to the overall title as they totaled 429 points. Odle won the Girls Open 50m Freestyle in 37.06 comfortably ahead of Rupununi’s Vanda Cassiano (39.09) and Lavoan Williams of Essequibo Coast and Pomeroon who clocked 41.60. In the 50m Breaststroke Odle clocked 53.93 to win ahead of Williams (59.95) and in the 50m Backstroke, she won in 47.88 from Cassiano (52.12) and Williams (56.82).

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National Junior Men’s Hockey team shortlisted Guyana’s National Junior Men’s Hockey squad recently stepped up preparations for their first international assignment against their counterparts from Trinidad & Tobago, scheduled for December 15th to 19th, 2014. A 35 member squad has been in training for the past few months and the coaches have now selected an 18 player team to represent Guyana in the Twin Island Republic. This is the squad’s first test in an ambitious three year programme designed to develop a team capable of being competitive at the 2016 Junior Pan American Championships in Toronto, Canada. Over the next two years the squad will continue to compete in all local as well as international tournaments in Trinidad and Canada as they build their capacity and experience ahead of the Junior Pan American Championships. Some players will also be sent on overseas stints with foreign club teams to gain exposure playing high level hockey on artificial turf. This tour is designed to

be a developmental tour with training sessions on the artificial turf in the mornings, followed by matches against the T&T junior squad and club teams in the afternoons. It will offer the coaching staff a good opportunity to assess the level of the locals in comparison to one of the top hockey playing nations in the Pan American region. Although 14 of the 18 players selected will be making their international debuts, the squad also includes four players who were instrumental in the senior men’s team’s historic bronze medal finish at the Indoor Pan American Cup in Uruguay, earlier this year. Captain of the side Mark Sargeant will marshal the midfield along with, arguably the best player in the nation, Jamarj Assanah. Sturdy defender Andrew Stuart will command the back line, while stick wizard Aroydy Branford wreaks havoc on opposing defences. Guyana’s National Junior Men’s Hockey Team: Players - Mark Sergeant (Capt), Medroy Scotland, (Continued on page 25)

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Enterprise Busta Sports Club beat Better Hope Captures 3rd ECCB’s successive Trophy Stall U-19 title

Enterprise ‘Busta’ Sports Club- the winning team.

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nterprise ‘Busta’ Sports Club extended their winning streak to three in a row when they defeated Better Hope Sports Club by 34 runs at the Better Hope Community Centre on Sunday in the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) Trophy Stall under-19 Champions. Winning the toss on a bright sunny day Enterprise ‘Busta’ Sports club elected to bat with a large crowd in attendance. Better Hope Sports Club started well by removing both openers B a s h k a r Ya d r a m a n d Sewchan Gangaram early. With the score at 8 for 2, Afzal Rohoman and Zaman Rasheed began to steady the innings reaching 50 for 2 in the 8th over. Rohoman was dismissed for 27 (4X4). Rasheed went for 14,

making way for Captain Vivian Albert with the score on 66-4. Pradesh Balkishun and his captain worked the ball around to reach 103 – 4 in the 18th over. Albert was the next to go for 28 (3X4 – 1X6). Balkishun fell shortly after for 30 (4X4), Enterprise ‘Busta’ Sports Club appeared to be running into trouble with the score on 131-6. Shivnarine Gobin came and went for 2. Danesh Ally came and staged a mini recovery reaching 150-7. Ally, Govin and the new batsman fell in quick succession with the score on 161-9. Troy Mangal and Satyanand Nandkumar took the score to 190 all out in the 38th over. Mangal blasting a quick-fire 19 in five balls with 2 -6s and 1-4. Bowling for Better Hope Sports Club were Chandra Mohan with

figures of 7-1-30-3, Kishan Sookram 8-0-39-3 and Silvan Kowlessar 8-0-40-2. Better Hope Sports Club in reply started with Randy Danraj and Vickram Paul. Paul went cheaply for 2 with the score on 8-1. Prakash Debidial was the new batsman. The duo batted well before Danraj was bowled for 28 striking 2-4s and 2-6s. With the total on 49-2, Kishan Sookram joined Debidial. Debidial was the next to go with the score on 69, he made 23 (1X4). Reaz Mohamed’s arrival at the crease saw some sensible batting. Kishan Sookram then departed for 19 (1X6). With the score on 130-5 Reaz Mohamed was the next to go for a well constructed 32 (4X4). Chandra Mohan offered some resistance with 18 (1X4, 1X6), but with the home side’s continuous loss

of wickets, the innings came to a close at 156. Bowling for Enterprise ‘Busta’ Sports Club, Bashkar Yadram took 2-40, while Bashkar Deodat 4-8. At the presentation ceremony, President of Better Hope Sports Committee Jagnarine Singh, who presented the ‘Playerof-the-Match’ trophy, lauded the ECCB and President Bissoondyal Singh for the excellent work done throughout the East Coast, “The Coast Cricket Board is the best managed Association in Demerara and what we have seen today is a testimony to this fact.” He also congratulated the Enterprise ‘Busta’ Sports Club for winning the tournament, while encouraging the youngsters to work hard to improve and develop their game. Meanwhile, President of the ECCB Bissoondyal Singh commended both teams for reaching the final and congratulated the Enterprise ‘Busta’ Sports Club for winning the prestigious Trophy Stall competition. He also expressed gratitude to Mr. Ramesh Sunich for sponsoring the tournament and for his continuous contribution towards the development of youths on the East Coast of Demerara. Deodat was declared Player of the Match and received a trophy for his bowling performance of four wickets for eight runs from 2.4 overs.

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Berbice bodybuilders now looking towards FLEX NIGHT INT. Some of the athletes likely to invade the NCC next month.

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ost of the top bodybuilders from the Mr. Corriverton and Mr. Flex Night Berbice now have their eyes set on the December 7 Flex Night International event. Buoyed and encouraged by the performances of their gym stalwarts on the Corentyne stage, gym owners in the Berbice area have committed to getting their better athletes in tip top shape for the Flex Night showdown at the National Cultural Centre. The Mr. Physique category will likely see representatives from Corentyne for the first time on stage, with special attention being placed on the likes of Steven Bagot from Tej Mohall gym, Chaitram Nagessar and others.

GVF hosts U-16 BCB/2014 NBS second division 40-Over cricket in Berbice... tryouts on Saturday Heeralall Bridgelall blasts 105 to at Gymnasium

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quickly. He put on 116 for the 2 wicket with former Berbice all rounder Eon Abel (13) and another 50 for the 3 wicket with Berbice Under19 all rounder Kevon Jawahir (10) before he fell for 105 which included 9

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he Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) in an effort to significantly increase its pool of players will on Saturday host National Under-16 tryouts for both male and female players commencing at 10:00hrs. According to the federation, the format of Saturday’s matches will be 4v4 and is geared towards introducing more youths to the sport, widening the pool of available players for selection to current and future competitions in the New Year. In relation to current, the GVF will selecting a team to represent Guyana at a competition slated for Suriname next month. Head Teachers and Physical Education Teachers of Secondary Schools are asked to take note. Interested schools can make contact with the GVF Technical Director, Mr. Marlon Pearson on telephone number 617 3880.

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Rose Hall Town Boxing Showdown...

BANKS DIH on board Fight on as boxers sign with GFA yearend football their respective contracts

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everage giant Banks DIH Limited has agreed to be the main sponsor of the Georgetown Football Association Christmas football competition. The competition is held during the month of December and culminates with a final on January 1. President of the GFA Vernon Burnette yesterday said that he welcomed Banks’ strong show of support. “We are thankful that once again Banks DIH has chosen to be the backbone of our tournament. This is a shot in the arm at the right time,” Burnette said. The GFA tournament is into its fourth episode with Banks DIH being a main

sponsor for its birth. The competition is scheduled to kick off no later than December 1 with 16 teams from the Garden City battling for honours.

Horses gearing up for Sunday’s Budhan Memorial Turf Club Meet A few changes have been made by the principals of the Budhan Memorial Turf Club for their one day Meeting set for Sunday at the Club’s track, No. 66 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. The races for animals classified G, H and I have all been dropped as the organizers seek to give the lower class horses an opportunity to compete more. Six races are listed for the day with three races for horses classified J, one for K

and two unclassified now making up the final programme. So far over 40 animals including some of the top classes have been entered. The K class event will be going for a mile while the race for horses classified J1 and lower will see the winner taking home $120,000. The winner of the J2 and lower event will collect $100,000. The J3 and lower horses will compete for first prize money worth $90,000, the K

and lower race has a first prize of $80,000. The final two races are for unclassified animals one and two. The track is said to be in very good condition and turfites are expected to experience an entertaining day of racing. Interesting persons can contact Roopnarine Matadial on 325 3192, Nikita Ross on 662 4668 or Dennis DeRoop on 609 9143 for further information. Race time is 13:00hrs.

As the day of reckoning draws closer, the principals of Mark Thom Promotions finalized the deal for ‘Rose Hall Town Showdown,’ a three fight professional card at the Rose Hall Community Centre Ground on Saturday December 13 with several amateur bouts to sweeten the deal. Mr. Thom was at the Avenue of the Republic office of Abdool and Abdools Insurance Brokers yesterday morning for the contract signing ceremony and he was accompanied by his Promotions Manager, Sabrina Thom. Those that signed contracts yesterday included Richard Williamson and Dillon Allicock square Kishawn Simon and Mark off for what should be an interesting title fight. Murray, battling over 6 rounds in a jnr/welterweight bout while Richard Williamson and repeat his performance when he stopped Dillon Allicock also affixed their signatures Norville last year. Several amateur fighters for their bout, 12 rounds super/bantamweight will also make up the card and the organizers title affair. are awaiting those names from their Another Berbician, local middleweight counterparts of the Guyana Boxing champion, Dereck Richmond, will step up Association (GBA). one division to square off with Romeo Meanwhile, Mr. Thom said that he is still N o r v i l l e o v e r 6 r o u n d s i n a speaking with members of the corporate super/middleweight fight, the second time the community to assist in offsetting the expenses two will clash. Both of these pugilists also of the card. He said that it is a costly conformed to the contract signing rituals and endeavour yet he persists because he said they are ready to throw down the recognizes the positive spin off for pugilists gauntlet. Richmond is confident that he could (Continued on page 29)

Jamaica claim CFU Caribbean Cup crown on PKs Montego Bay, Jamaica – Jamaica captured the Caribbean Cup title for a sixth time, outlasting Trinidad & Tobago 4-3 on penalty kicks after the final ended in a scoreless draw on Tuesday at the Montego Bay Sports Complex. Khaleem Hyland missed on the Soca Warriors’ last attempt after Rodolph Austin applied the pressure by converting on the host’s fifth try. Both sides had already sealed berths in next year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, but the Jamaicans earned an added bonus of direct qualification to the 2016 Centennial Cup America. The tightly-contested encounter between a pair of evenly-matched teams produced precious few scoring chances before the hour mark. Jamaica’s Jobi McAnuff had the best in the 19th minute. The Leyton Orient standout missed the right post by the slightest of margins after swopping in to follow-up on an effort by Dane Richards that goalkeeper Jan-Michael

Haiti edges Cuba for third

Williams did well to save. In a 56th minute bid to loosen up the middle, team captain Austin cranked an attempt from 35-yards out that perhaps came closer than even he initially anticipated. Reggae Boyz forward Darren Mattocks, who scored in each of the first three games, was frustrated with himself for

not making better contact on an 81st minute header. The Trinidadians found a new gear with minutes left in the second half as Daniel Cyrus headed over the crossbar off a corner kick, while second-half substitute Attaullah Guerra’s low drive from 25-yards out skipped just beyond the right post. McAnuff nearly netted in

Jamaica celebrate winning the CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.

the 93rd minute, but didn’t realize he had more time to shoot and hurriedly fired over the crossbar from just inside the box. Jamaica and Trinidad, which has won a record eight Caribbean championships, completed the competition with the same unbeaten records at 2-2-0. Meanwhile, Haiti won the Caribbean Cup’s match

for third place a second straight time, defeating Cuba 2-1 on Tuesday at the Montego Bay Sports Complex. Mechak Jerome and Wilde-Donald Guerrier both netted second-half goals for the winner. Ariel Martinez struck late for Cuba. The action ebbed and flowed throughout the contest with momentum shifting

frequently. Haiti was able to take slightly more advantage of play in its favor. Shortly after an earlier effort saw Sebastien Thuriere hit the Cuban woodwork, Jerome knocked in a loose ball for a 10 lead in the 56th minute. After second-half substitute Wilde-Donald Guerrier made it 2-0 in the 85th minute with his second goal of the finals, Cuba halved the deficit. The 2012 champion was rewarded with a splendid goal in the 89th minute as Ariel Martinez’s left-footed free kick from 25-yards out hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced over the line. Cuba’s best scoring opportunities came in the first half. From 26-yards out, Armando Curoneaux forced goalkeeper Dominique Jean Zephirin into a full extension save in the ninth minute, while Orisbel Leiva blazed over the crossbar from seven yards after a Haitian defensive error. Both sides had previously secured places in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. (CONCACAF)

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Garraway crushes nationals 22-year-old 100m record HISTORY! Junior sprint ace, Tevin Garraway stretches his arms in celebration as he crushes the 1992 Under-20 Boys’ 100m record last night with a 10.5 seconds blitz.

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igh drama, in every sense of the adage, unfolded at Base Camp Ay a n g a n n a ’s G r o u n d yesterday when junior sprint a c e , Te v i n G a r r a w a y, representing West Demerara smashed a 22-year-old 100 metres record at the National Schools’ Championships. Many have grazed or equalled Julian Edmonds’ 1992 10.6 seconds record before, but yesterday, Garraway annulled the mark with a 10.5 seconds performance on a damp track after rain forced a pause on events and with him showboating before the finish line. One questions what Garraway would have turned in for time had he had perfect conditions and had he not celebrated before the finish. East Georgetown’s, Quacy Simpson was second in the Boys’ U-20 race with 10.7 secs while defending champ, North Georgetown’s, Kevin Abbensetts slipped to third in 10.9 seconds. The historical feat followed a long pause on the flow of events that was attributed to a failure in power in the call-room and the subsequent rainfall. However, the wait seemed to worth it when scores of enthusiasts were treated to high-level competition and rivalries. North Georgetown’s, Ruth Sanmoogan showed her class in the U-20 Girls’ race when she ran 12.6 seconds ahead of West

D e m e r a r a ’s , A b i o c e Heywood who ran 13.1 and E a s t G e o rg e t o w n ’s , Mearisha Carter (13.3) seconds respectively. Defending track and field champions, Upper Demerara/Kwakwani came to the party when Compton Caesar raced to victory in the U-18 Boys’ 100m in 10.7s ahead of North Georgetown, Travis Belgrave (10.9s) and East Bank’s, Dequawn Va n c o o t e n ( 1 1 . 1 s ) . Meanwhile, Jason Yaw finished sixth in the race. Jevina Sampson kept North Georgetown in the hunt for its first track and field title in the New Millennium at the Championships when she won the female U-18 race in a record tying 12.3s ahead of Upper Demerara’s Erlene Charles (13.1s) and West D e m e r a r a ’s , A l a n d i a Lindore (13.2) respectively. Corentyne’s, Esan Leitch won the Boys’ U-16 100m gold in 11.4s with New Amsterdam’s Tyrell Peters second in 11.6s as Upper D e m e r a r a ’s , D a n i e l Williams (11.7s) finished third. U p p e r D e m e r a r a ’s Onassha Rogers then erased Deja Smartt and Jevina Sampson’s joint record in the U-16 Girls’ race when he clocked 12.2s, which was faster than their 12.3s. Rogers is now the owner of both the U-14 100m record, which she set in 2012, and now the U-16 record. North G e o r g e t o w n ’ s , Av o n Samuels was second in 12.6s

and East Coast’s Cassie Tixey (12.8s) third. Darnell McAllister ran 12.1 seconds for South Georgetown to claim the U14 Boys’ 100m title ahead of E a s t G e o rg e t o w n ’s , Ashmead Nedd (12.3s), and New Amsterdam’s, Kareem Samuels (12.6s). East Coast D e m e r a r a ’s , K e n e s h a Phillips won the female race in 12.7 seconds as Tokolie Daniels, West Demerara, was second in 13.2s and East Bank’s Juvonna Cornette (13.3s) third. West Coast Berbice’s, Trevon Prince ran 13.5 seconds to win the Boys U12 race ahead of South Georgetown’s Kristoff Boyce (13.6s) and Upper Demerara’s Bani Dow (13.8s). West Demerara, Binka Joseph won the female category with 13.3s as North Georgetown’s, Ye s e n i a A n d r e w s w a s second in 13.4s and East Coast Demerara’s, Zoe Samuels (13.9s) third. In the 100m U-10 Boys’ race, West Demerara’s, David Higgins was first in 14.4s with the Upper Demerara’s, Shareef Bowen (14.6s) second and New A m s t e r d a m ’s , D e l m a r McCalman (14.8s) third. For the females, East Bank Demerara, Odessa France won in a time of 14.4 seconds ahead of C o r e n t y n e ’s P u t r i n a Sullivan (14.7s) and North West’s, Selina La Rose (14.8s) respectively. In other results: Boys Under-20 800m:

Upper Demerara’s Shaquille Smartt (2:01.7), West Demerara’s, Rondel Austin (2:03.) and East Coast Demerara’s, Darrel Pellew (2:14.5); Girls U-20 800m: Rupununi’s Mary Leandrew (2:37.9), East Georgetown’s, Sasha James (2:40.9) and Upper Demerara’s, Cassie Kirton (2:44.6) respectively. Boys Under-18 800m: East Bank Demerara’s, Kwesi Blair (2:03.5) Upper Demerara’s, Jomal Johnson (2:05.4) and West Coast Berbice’s, Ruel Chester (2:06.7); Girls U-18 800m: East Coast Demerara’s, Andrea Foster (2:22), Upper Demerara’s, Shontel Hinds (2:28) and Corentyne’s, Dennlie Gray (2:32) in that order. Boys Under-16 800m: East Georgetown’s, Samuel Lynch (2:05.4), North Georgetown, Jeremy Garrett (2:06.9) and Nigel Gonsalves (2:07.9); Girls U16 800m: Upper Demerara’s, Cassie George (2:20.4), South Georgetown’s, Claudrice McKoy (2:23.1) and New Amsterdam’s Shaquandra DeJonge (2:30.1). Boys Under-14 800m: West Demerara’s, Moses Best (2:23), West Coast Berbice’s, Duquand Alonzo Gomes (2:24.3) and New Amsterdam’s, Lomar Reid (2:26.5); Girls U-14 800m: Corentyne’s, Tia Thornhill (2:39.1), South Georgetown’s, Aaliyah Greene (2:44) and Upper Demerara’s, Deshana Skeete (2:46.2).

East Bank Demerara’s, Kwesi Blair thanks the heavens for victory as he approaches the finish line in the U-18 Boys’ 800m yesterday at the Base Camp Ayanganna Ground.

Rupununi’s, Mary Leandrew continued the District’s fine tradition of producing excellent middle distance athletes when she upstaged the field in the U-20 Girls’ 800m.

T&T players, officials to get outstanding salaries this week P - gov’t

ORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Aggrieved Trinidad and Tobago national players and officials will have their outstanding salaries settled by today. Cabinet approved the nearly TT$10 million for the Tr i n i d a d a n d To b a g o

Football Federation last T h u r s d a y, a n d S p o r t s Minister Dr Rupert Griffith is now expected to disburse payments shortly. The move comes after Trinidadian players threatened to boycott Tu e s d a y n i g h t ’s C F U Caribbean Cup final, claiming they were tired of

repeated broken promises to settle the outstanding salaries. According to a government statement, the payment “will facilitate the

clearing of a backlog of expenses related to the senior men’s national team.” However, the released added: “These funds represent an unbudgeted addition to the annual subvention already allocated to the TTFA in the 2015 Budget.” The government

cheque will not only clear the salary arrears but will also cover salaries for technical staff for the next eight months. Trinidad and Tobago went down to Jamaica on penalties in the final of the Caribbean Cup at the Montego Bay Sports Complex Tuesday.

T&T Sports Minister Dr. Rupert Griffith

t r o Sp MOE, GTU NATIONAL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS…

Prime Minister Hinds declares event open Calls for more emphasis on sports at school

Defending Champs North Georgetown District during the March Past yesterday. Inset: PM Samuel Hinds and Education Minister Priya Manickchand and other officials arrive for the March Past.

Garraway crushes nationals 22-year-old 100m record Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ off to exciting - Several top teams win start Part of the action in the Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition.

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