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EDITORIAL
CCJ LIMITED JURISDICTION In a referendum held on November 6, the people of Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda roundly rejected the proposal to replace the British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as their final appellate court. It was a severe blow to the proposal, which has now been rejected on four separate occasions within the last 10 years by the people in three CARICOM countries. In both countries the change required a two-thirds majority in a referendum, an almost impossible target. In 2009, the voters of St Vincent & the Grenadines rejected the proposal, which also requires a two-thirds majority in a referendum and in Parliament. For all intents and purposes, it appears that the appellate jurisdiction of the CCJ will remain confined to the four existing members— Barbados, Belize, Dominica and Guyana, at least for the foreseeable future. Surprisingly, the reason for the defeat was because the leadership of the governing parties in both countries played little or no role in educating the electorate about the issue on which they were required to vote. They have neglected the importance of direct political engagement to educate and inform their electorates and to dispel fears manufactured by opposing political parties and other groups with a vested interest. The Bahamas had long signaled its intention to keep the Privy Council. Haiti and Suriname operate under the Napoleonic Code of law. This leaves Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago to decide one way or the other on the CCJ. The absence of direct involvement by the political leadership of the governing parties created a vacuum that was readily filled by those who opposed a constitutional change that would make the CCJ the final court of appeal for civil and criminal matters. While the governments did not engage in the kind of necessary political campaigning and groundwork, including house-to-house visits and offering explanations and answering questions, opposition elements had created fears among the people. The objective was to defeat the proposal and embarrass the governments; a reality which the governing parties appeared oblivious. The failure of the CCJ to achieve the inclusiveness and growth originally envisaged should not be surprising. That has been the fate of many other regional initiatives. It is now facing a reality check given the recent referenda results and their implications for its future. For whatever reasons, valid or uninformed, it seems that the people simply are not prepared to ditch the Privy Council for the CCJ. They prefer to have this kind of justice dispensed by foreigners far removed from local culture and prejudices. However, the independence of the judges and their insulation from political influence or interference is intact. The CCJ has seven judges. Its original jurisdiction is limited to the interpretation and application of the CARICOM Treaty. In that dispensation, it has dealt with 22 cases since its creation in 2005. In its appellate jurisdiction it has decided 160 cases in the last 10 years. However, the Judicial Committee of the UK Privy Council with 12 judges has decided 409 cases over the same period with the CARICOM countries accounting for 223 of them. Ninety of the cases were from Trinidad & Tobago; Jamaica, 49; and The Bahamas 47. A major concern has to do with the development of the CCJ jurisprudence because of the limited inflow of cases. It is said that courts mature and jurisprudence is advanced as more cases are heard and decided. Sixteen cases per year do not provide the depth, expanse and diversity for the robust advancement of Caribbean jurisprudence.
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The public can objectively judge whether the Minister’s position on my article has merit DEAR EDITOR, Reference is being made to Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan’s 18th November 2018 letter, which is a response to my article “Local Government Elections, though disappointing, were not unexpected” (KN 18th November 2018). It is unfortunate as the Minister attempted to fact check me, and had his views distributed via the Department of Public Information, that he apparently did not think it worthwhile to ask of the said department to fact check him before placing same in the public domain. Was this fundamental element considered, the undermentioned “facts” below as stated by him, could have been corrected. Fact 1: – “President David Arthur Granger has not benefited from any salary increase since coming to Office.” The truth is, on 18th
November 2015, the Government issued a statement, via Director of Public Information, Imran Khan, which said, “His Excellency President David Granger received a 5% salary increase.” For easy and credible reference refer to the state-owned Guyana Chronicle, 19th November 2015 article “Jagdeo, Ramotar received tax free salaries.” Fact 2: – “The Prime Minister (PM) benefited from a one-time, very small (5%) increase in salary in 2015. When the Coalition Government acceded to Office, it found that the salary of the Attorney General (AG) was not only tax-free, but it was also higher than the Prime Minister’s salary. To correct this anomaly, the Prime M i n i s t e r ’s s a l a r y w a s adjusted slightly above the AG’s salary. Please note however, that unlike the AG, the PM pays income tax.” The truth is, in this
instance it is being acknowledged the PM received an increase. Further, it must be noted that the rationale for the AG receiving a higher salary than the PM has its genesis the era of the Forbes Burnham Government, where this emolument was made to attract the best legal mind to head the Attorney General’s Chamber. To now just look at it as an “anomaly” without taking on board the history and context for same undercuts the spirit and intent of its originality. Fact 3: – “The salaries of Cabinet Ministers, Speaker of the National Assembly and Leader of the Opposition were increased by 50 percent; those of junior Ministers by a lesser percentage; and those of the other Parliamentarians by an even lesser percentage.” The truth is - Fact 1, 2 and 3 are consistent with my statement that, “The administration should not forget that the 50 percent and
other increases paid to the President, his ministers and all the parliamentarians, in less than six months coming to office….” (Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis - “Local Government Elections, though disappointing, were not unexpected”- KN 18th November 2018) The public is invited to objectively judge, having read the above, whether the Minister’s position that my article is “the triumph of propaganda and ‘fake news’ over truth,” has merit. It is becoming more evident that within the coalition government the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing (or saying), or none dares/cares to check the other and collectively save themselves unnecessary embarrassment. Now to what the Minister described as the, “second erroneous assertion of Mr. Lewis is the following: ‘Taking away the subsidies in water and electricity from (Continued on page 24)
The LGE demonstrated that real power resides with the people DEAR EDITOR, Political commentators and organizations, who today are critical of APNU+AFC’s performance, were only three years ago rallying around them, enthusing about the change they would bring. In his Sunday column (KN, 18/11/18 ) David Hinds reminisces: “For many of us, then, the coming to power of APNU+AFC was more than electoralism, more than the naked assumption of power—it was a triumph of the best of our instincts over the worst in us…I knew then what “August Morning” of 1838 looked like”. Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP) did not share in this euphoria. We understood what many around us failed to understand, that is, the true nature and class character of the APNU+AFC coalition. At the time, some accused us of being pessimistic. Our aim was not to dampen the spirits of the people, we certainly did not want to rain on anyone’s parade. However, OVP is not in
the business of telling people what they want to hear to win popularity or votes. We are committed to speaking the truth, no matter how bitter it is, and even if we lose support – so be it. Truth is the foundation of a principled politics that fosters genuine respect for the people. Based on our understanding of the class character of the coalition and the nature of party politics as it exists in Guyana, OVP was able to accurately predict the outcome we are faced with today. We knew that APNU+AFC’s failure to deliver real change was inevitable, precisely because of their bourgeois conception of politics. It is a politics that is elitist, unethical and that sees the masses of our people as mere numbers to be counted for electoral outcomes. Once they win the elections, the people, for whom they have little respect or meaningful connection with, are discarded, and their focus is solely on maintaining power at any cost. OVP never, at any time,
equated the coalition with meaningful or radical change. If the day after the 2015 elections reminded us of what “August Morning” of 1838 looked like”, it was in the sense that that morning back in 1838 was simply a starting point. That day in 1838 represented nothing more than the fact that chattel slavery was no longer legal. It was the beginning of a long and arduous struggle, which continues to this day. Likewise, the day after the 2015 general elections meant nothing more than the fact that we had rid ourselves of the racist, death squad PPP regime. This was simply a first step in a long struggle for the Guyanese people. In a full page ad in the Kaieteur News, just a week before the 2015 elections, OVP warned: “After the elections, when the PPP is gone, the struggle continues. We c a n n o t s e t t l e f o r exchange. We cannot accept a new set of politicians managing the same old fraudulent and failed system, where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. We must prepare ourselves for the
next phase of the struggle.” OVP understood clearly the true nature of the coalition and the neo-liberal ideology that binds them. We warned from the beginning that the election of this coalition would bring about an exchange rather than a change. For that reason we urged voters not to “put all their eggs in one basket”, but rather to give their vote at the regional level to OVP in Region 4. An OVPcontrolled Region 4 would have given us a power base from which to hold this bourgeois, self-serving electoral outfit to at least some of their promises. Alas, the rest is history. With no one to keep them in check, they ran amok as we predicted and voilà, we have the current situation on our hands. Due to the dismal failure of the present government to improve the lives of the Guyanese people as they promised, the PPP made gains in the LGE and are gloating over their so-called victory. In his usual callous manner, Bharrat Jagdeo has (Continued on page 24)
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Something is amiss - How many health care facilities in Guyana are presently licensed? DEAR EDITOR, How many health care facilities in Guyana are presently licensed? To my amazement, I discovered that only two healthcare facilities in Guyana operate with a current (2018) license. These are the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and the Balwant Singh Memorial Hospital. The Balwant Singh Memorial Hospital only recently obtained its license after it sent a lawyer’s letter inquiring why their license was not being issued. Other healthcare facilities have been inquiring, but have faced a non-responsive partner in the Ministry of Public Health. Several of them are now con-
templating the approach of the Balwant Singh Memorial Hospital of sending lawyer’s inquiries. The consequence is that every one of the health facilities operated by government and the private sector, other than these two are operating illegally, without a license. This is an untenable situation. Why has the Ministry of Public Health failed to license the health care facilities? To its credit, Guyana is like a handful of developing countries that have developed a licensing requirement to operate health care facilities. A Health Facilities Licensing Act was enacted in Guyana in 2007 when I was Minister of Health. In 2008, I
signed an Order bringing into effect the Health Facilities Licensing Regulations. Every health facility that is operating in Guyana is required to be licensed. This includes all public (government-operated) and private health facilities. For a period until 2015, all hospitals, public and private, were subjected to an annual licensing process, including inspection. Until the end of 2011, I personally ensured that the inspections were done on a timely basis and the license issued. Since 2015, I am aware that the law has been abrogated in many ways. Some of the hospitals and stand-alone laboratories have operated since 2015 without any license. Some hospitals have been inspected for 2018. I am not
PPP/C must prove it can deliver after LGE DEAR EDITOR, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the People Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) on its success during the Local Government Elections (LGE). Let us take this time to recognise that it is not just about winning elections (be it Local Government Elections or General Elections). It is about how you govern that matters. The PPP/C lost the 2015 General Elections because the majority of people believed that its governance style left a lot to be desired. In this day and age people expect accountability, transparency and good governance from their government. These are basic requirements. It is up to the PPP/C to
prove to the Guyanese people that it can deliver these tenets of Democracy as well as enhance development in their communities. I believe that the PPP/C has made a big mistake in its campaign by promising no rates and tax increases, as these communities will have to rely on Central Government for their funding. This means that the APNU+AFC Government will
have significant control over Local Government, because it controls the purse strings. A decentralization of power from Central Government is needed so that local authorities can develop cashstarved communities, and so that people have more say in their community development. LGE is about giving more power to the people. Yours faithfully, Sean Ori
certain that all hospitals have been inspected. The Inspectorate, in accordance with the law, was an independent, peerreview body, at least up to 2015. It was made up of inspectors from both public and private sector. It was a collaborative process intended to improve quality. Usually, the inspectors will flag certain deficiencies and a provisional license would be issued, until the flagged deficiencies were remedied. Then a full license was issued. Each year, therefore, hospitals and laboratories operated with either a provisional or a full license. These had to be prominently displayed for the public to see. But several of the private hospitals have indicated that following inspections, they have been in the dark. The situation has been chronic since 2015. This is not acceptable. The whole idea of a licensing process was to lift standards and to protect patients. The law ensured that certain minimum standards were met. It also ensured hospitals create a number of internal audits, including clinical audits, some of which could be ordered by the Ministry of Public Health. The law ensured that patients had a process of appeal and that their rights were respected. The nonchalant ap-
proach and the routine manner in which the Ministry has ignored the law promotes practices that are inimical to the welfare of patients and that discourage standards. The law permits the Ministry to send inspectors at anytime. One example, when I was Minister, a team visited a private hospital where a patient’s family queried the high bill they received for a minor surgical intervention. The patient’s bill was close to $800,000 for an amputation of a toe. The clinical audit found that the bill was inflated and the patient’s bill was adjusted. But the inspecting team also queried a number of actions of the hospital pertaining to quality of care. Another example, is when the inspectorate team queried the safety of an X-Ray room and forced a hospital to construct disability ramps. Yet another example, was when the inspectorate queried the quality of medicines imported by a certain hospital. This law can only benefit Guyana and lift quality, while protecting patients. The reckless and noncha-
lant approach of the Ministry of Public Health in fully implementing the health Facilities Licensing Act is an abrogation of responsibility. I am, therefore, publicly asking the Ministers of Public Health to tell the nation how many hospitals and other health facilities are presently licensed and when they were licensed. If there are facilities that are not licensed, either with full or provisional license, the Ministers have an obligation to inform the public of the reasons why they have withheld these licenses, even provisional licenses. In accordance with the law, if a facility cannot get even a provisional license, the facility cannot operate. The non-issuance of licenses must mean two things - that these facilities either do not meet the requirements for even a provisional license and must be closed or that the Ministry has simply been too tardy. At the very least, we need to know. Dr. Leslie Ramsammy
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Euthanasia performed on the AFC is the only good thing that came out of LGE DEAR EDITOR, Now that the dust has literally settled on LGE, the results reaffirm the point I made in my missive on Election Day, “Poor turn out on Monday should inspire the LGE
commissioners back to the drawing boards.” GECOM took an eternity to release the results after promising to do so in a day. Given the number of seats allotted to each locality as a known, GECOM’s delay is mathematically inexcusable, a reflection of gross incompe-
tence. Voter turnout is listed at 208,534, which amounts to 36% of the electorate. I can envision Minister Bulkan ingesting his ranting of “baseless and myopic assertions,” thrown at me days before LGE. An overwhelming major-
“Do suh nah like suh” DEAR EDITOR, I like using my Guyanese proverbs intermittently, because they succinctly explain the issue under review as no other language form could. Try as I would using the English diction in many instances, and the true meaning of what I really want to say is masked. The expression of the true description that you want to put forth is lost, hence I have no choice but to revert back to the good old Guyanese proverb to lend that emphatic explanation as no other language usage could. In this regard, I have captioned my discourse today “duh suh nah like suh” in the recent no-confidence motion filed by The Opposition. The PPP/C under the guidance of its Leader Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has tabled a no confidence motion in parliament quoting many instances of government’s gross mismanagement of the economy and also their blatant disregard for the rule of law. The Opposition Leader has quoted a litany of woes to this effect with solid backing from the Auditor General’s Report on the conduct of the government. So, these are not idle allegations as Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo surmises. The Prime Minister, instead of allowing the matter to be dealt with in parliament, has - in his usual slippery style – gone to the media wailing that the Opposition Leader has brought this motion against President Granger at a time when he is very ill and incapacitated. Nagamootoo in his usual deceptive role is desperately trying to evade the issue by trying a ruse to lead people away from the
real issues. The Opposition Leader was highlighting to the public an indictment on a government that has done practically nothing but enriched themselves while pauperizing its subjects. Try convincing anyone why a government more than three-fifths into its period of governance, who cannot complete a single major project, while at the same time taxing every facet out of its citizens, should not face a no confidence vote? Try telling the Guyanese people that! No wonder the people voted overwhelmingly on the side of the Opposition; they were unquestioningly telling the government we have no confidence in you and in that regard want you out! The last LGE results is enough of an indictment on the Coalition. The handwriting is on the wall for the Coalition, hence the abrupt suspension of parliament last week, because had that matter been sent to a vote, the Coalition would have certainly seen defeat. Nagamootoo, knowledgeable of this fact, went on a media blitz to try to shore up sympathies for his beleaguered government while showing a picture of AFC/APNU unity. Even that photograph spoke a million words. Where were the little minnow parties that make up the Coalition, like the WPA ? W h e r e w a s t h e WPA? Without the WPA’s vote, the Coalition would be defeated and must call an election. The point is this Mr Nagamootoo must refresh his memory with their performance in the opposition and the no confidence
brought against Mr Ramotar’s Government. At that time Nagamootoo and friends were sailing on a sea of lies of corruption and mismanagement by the PPP/C. Nagamootoo and Granger smelt blood and they pressed the issue to the max. Mr Ramotar faced with a stubborn and unforgiving opposition called an election that resulted in defeat, so, why should Nagamootoo run and wail now when faced with similar no confidence? I would calmly ask him to stand like a man and face the music, “duh so nah like so.” Firstly, I must say we in the PPP/C did not bring illness on the President. In fact we sympathize with him and wish him all the best. It is a shame that the Prime Minister of all persons should make that low remark. On the other hand, we in the Opposition are deeply concerned about all of these damning accusations and reports about the Coalition while the president was in better health and had all the means of consultation (even from the Opposition) at his disposal to clear these up. However, over the years what we witnessed was a blunt refusal to listen or consult with anyone. So, we have no recourse but to resort a no-confidence motion which we hope might force the Government to listen. An Opposition that is deeply respectful of the People to whom we pledge our allegiance, must force government to account for its actions, there is no middle ground here. Respectfully Neil Adams
ity of the Guyanese voting population had expressed their lack of appreciation for LGE in its current disposition by abstaining from voting. Will the Minister do the patriotically correct thing by asking the commissioners to go back to the drawing boards and take the names of political parties off future LGE ballots? I hope he does! A sum of $1.2 billion was budgeted for the LGE. GECOM CEO, Lowenfield said. “What I know is we haven’t overspent.” I would have liked to share $1.2 billion among 80 LAA areas. Every one of them would have gotten 15 million dollars—not that I am against LGE. In its present configuration, with the political parties on the ballot, LGE is a waste of t i m e a n d m o n e y. T h e people have spoken; 64% of the population showed their dissent for the present
system. These elections, touted to empower the people at the grassroots to look after their own affairs, were just a sham. This fact is r e s o n a t e d i n J a g d e o ’s words, “This is a massive victory for the PPP” at his press conference at Freedom House. How does his statement coincide with democracy at the grassroots? Jagdeo summed it up by explaining his party’s inability to infiltrate traditional PNC/ APNU areas by echoing the people’s sentiment. “We are not voting for you, (PPP) but we are not voting for them (APNU) either” It shows that the people understand exactly what the LGE in its present configuration is all about. The LGE commissioners crafted it for the two elephants (PPP and APNU) to stampede on the grass
(people) to find out who is heavier (having more support). It is not about people’s empowerment as they would have us believe. Notice, I did not mention the AFC. The AFC has been archived permanently by the people for their perceived betrayal. The reality check that the AFC received is the only good thing that came out of the LGE. The pretense the AFC leaders were living in is over. They should have known that their supporters are proactive people and they were ready to perform euthanasia on the AFC long before LGE The AFC leaders can start saddling their horses to ride off into the sunset come 2020. Who knows? It could be sooner, should conscience betray one of them to flip in the no confidence motion. Seems we are destined to live with the lesser of two evils. Rudolph Singh
The CCJ ruling does not find favour DEAR EDITOR, On November 13th 2018, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled in favour of the cross-dressing Appeal. The Court ruled that “a law in Guyana, which makes it a criminal offence for a man or a woman to appear in a public place while dressed in clothing of the opposite sex for an “improper purpose”, is unconstitutional. The law, Section 153(1)(xlvii) of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act, is to be struck from the laws of Guyana.” ‘’The landmark ruling means it is now acceptable for men to dress as women in Guyana.’’ Here we have the Caribbean Court of Justice trying to delete and obliterate the laws of Guyana from our Constitution and very soon we won’t have any laws of Guyana left. I have many concerns here about this High Court ruling which I find very wicked and evil. When we were born, our births are registered by our parents as Male or Female. At the passport office, the form has to state if the applicant is either a Male or Female. We are registered at GECOM as a
Male or Female. A Police clearance also states such a fact and the police want to know if an applicant is a male or female. With this law that now advocates for a man to dress like a woman and a woman to carry herself like a man is totally against our constitution. The laws in our country and any country in the world wants to know our gender. If I were to wear a woman’s dress and go to the Police Headquarters for a Police Clearance I will be mocked by the public and will be asked to leave. The same will happen at GPOC for a Birth Certificate; the same at the immigration at Embassies of the world. Even if a man is dressed as a woman, the immigration forms don’t have a place for a ‘’transgender’’. If he/she pretends to be one or a gay or lesbian, they either have to state on the form if they are Male or Female. It’s more than ridiculous for a man to try to be a woman dressed in ladies attire. Let’s assess this crossdressing law…if this is what we are going to live by since the Caribbean Court of Jus-
tice is trying to obliterate our Constitution. Here a criminal dresses like a woman commits a robbery or a murder, but dresses back like a man and cannot be identified as a male but as a woman who commits a robbery. These things happen all the time. A man dresses like a woman and even has a female name, he can even rob a bank, a store, a person, and no one knows his identity. Is this the law we want live by? A woman also dresses like a man to commit robberies and cannot be identified. If this law is passed here into motion it means you can dress your son in a female uniform and send him to school. You can dress your daughter as a male in a male uniform and send her to school and the teachers cannot say anything because ‘’This is the law we are living by’’. This is more than ridiculous. I am calling on all our churches, religious organizations, members of parliament to denounce this rule by the CCJ. Regards, Rev. Gideon Cecil
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Investigation ongoing into Fly Jamaica emergency landing
At the Timehri site, shortly after the plane ran off the runway. Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, has disclosed that the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is conducting an independent investigation into the Fly Jamaica flight OJ256 emergency landing on November 9. The minister was speaking during the 99th Sitting of the National Assembly yesterday. He noted that upon landing, based on preliminary reports,
all emergency procedures were activated and the team at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) was placed on standby. Minister Patterson said of the 128 passengers on board, eight of whom were crew members, 10 were transported to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre for medical treatment. The remaining persons were examined at the CJIA. Importantly, the minister said the pilot did not declare an emergency, instead, it was
reported to air traffic control that there was a hydraulic issue and the flight will return. Crash tenders were immediately deployed to the runway and standby mode activated. The Director General of the GCAA was also informed. The crash site was secured by officers from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF). An elderly woman reportedly died from related injuries.
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Natural Resource Fund Bill tabled in National Assembly The Natural Resource Bill 2018 was yesterday presented and read for the first time to the National Assembly. This is in keeping with government’s previous undertaking to have the Bill presented to the National Assembly before year end. The introduction of the Bill follows the presentation of Government’s ‘Green’ paper titled “Managing Future Petroleum Revenues and Establishment of Fiscal Rule and a Sovereign Wealth Fund” to the National Assembly on August 8. In his introduction of the Green Paper to the National Assembly Minister of
Finance, Winston Jordan, had said the document was being issued by the government to present preliminary proposals to stimulate discussion. It also detailed specific issues and pointed out possible courses of action in terms of policy and legislation. In addition, Minister Jordan described the day as a significant date in the history of the country. He said the paper captured the key mechanisms to ensure sustainable use of petroleum resources to achieve a diversified and green economy. A specific focus is being placed on avoiding the
mismanagement of the national patrimony or as it is known “the natural resource curse.” The minister then noted that the presentation of the Green Paper was demonstrative of the administration’s commitment to good governance and accountability as it relates to the management of the petroleum resources, which has transitioned into the establishment of a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF). He reminded that in 2016, after the announcement of the first discovery Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, engaged the
Commonwealth Secretariat to assist in the drafting of the SWF legislation. The Ministry of Finance then followed through with this engagement at the directive of President David Granger to continue the course of crafting this key legislation, Minister Jordan stated. In the interest of good governance, Minister Jordan anticipated that the SWF legislation will be supported by all Members of Parliament
(MPs) given the crucial role the fund plays in the management of petroleum revenues of the magnitude Guyana is likely to attain. Stabilisation, savings and domestic development are the key objectives of the fund and the fiscal rule options outlined in the ‘Green’ paper, the minister said, are designed to achieve these objectives. Given the uncertainty surrounding the future of fossil fuels, the minister
emphasised the need for savings to begin from the first day of production. “To achieve this function, revenues will be invested in diversified portfolios comprising financial assets external to domestic with long investment horizons and higher expected returns,” he noted. When investing, the government will ensure that these will be catalytic so that a strong economy can be realised.
Govt. pushes through budget cuts for Constitutional Agencies A push by Government to pass reduced budgets for the constitutional agencies hit a bump in the road when the Opposition sought to introduced a motion to have the requested funds fully restored. The first agency budget that was debated yesterday was that of the Parliament Office which requested $1.8B to carry out its work in 2019. Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, stated that given the economic outlook for next year and other factors, Government could only fund the agency $1.7B. Before that amount could be voted on, Opposition Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira introduced a Motion to restore the agency’s request. Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo, argued that the ‘House should not entertain a Motion which is of course wasting precious
Parliamentary time’. According to Nagamootoo, only the Cabinet of Guyana can make a recommendation to restore funding. “It cannot be the fiat of the Opposition from the Opposition benches which this Motion is trying to do,” Nagamootoo stated. The reduced funding was eventually approved by the House. The same obtained for other agencies. It was in 2015, that a significant piece of legislation geared at allowing key bodies financial independence was passed in the National Assembly. That legislation was the Fiscal Management and Accountability (Amendment) Bill 2015. It allows for lump sum payments to be made to constitutional agencies thereby making them free from the automatic obligations (Continued on page 10)
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The no-confidence motion is not about regime change The APNU and the AFC, their supporters and the media, are misreading the no-confidence motion maneuver of Bharrat Jagdeo, the Leader of the Opposition. The motion has nothing to do with regime change. The motion is not intended to unseat the government. It was not timed to coincide with the absence of an AFC parliamentarian who is out of the country; nor is PPPC interested in having one of the coalition’s parliamentarians break ranks. The APNU and the AFC however are assuming that the motion is aimed at forcing elections. The government is scared and running helter-skelter. Bharrat Jagdeo is creating panic and confusion within the coalition. He has already achieved one of his secondary objectives. He has forced the AFC to run right back into its abusive relationship with the APNU. The parties to the coalition government have close ranks. This is quite unlike the campaign for local government elections when the two parties were hurling subtle innuendos about each other. The AFC has now run right back into its unhappy marriage with the APNU. And that is exactly where Jagdeo wants it. Within the PPPC camp there is the widespread view that the
AFC, having been rejected and abandoned by the APNU for the LGEs, was planning to use its parliamentary votes to wrest political concessions from the APNU. The Cummingsburg Accord is no longer valid. The AFC has been unable to force a review of the document and the accord is dead and buried. The only leverage which the AFC holds is within parliament. The AFC was hoping to use its 40% of the coalition seats in the Assembly to wrest concessions from the APNU. One of the areas in which the AFC could have flexed its muscle is in the Budget debates where its votes are necessary to allow the appropriations to be passed. This could have seen the AFC grandstanding and stealing the limelight. Jagdeo, buoyed by his party’s performance at the LGEs, wants to be in the spotlight. He believes that those elections pointed to high levels of apathy among APNU supporters. Jagdeo does not wish the AFC to steal the support of the disenchanted APNU supporters. And if the AFC takes an independent line, it would well end up doing so. The PPP’s strategy has always been to weaken the AFC because a weak AFC will always mean that the PPPC will win any
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Police refuse to breathalyse dem colleague This is de season fuh dem Christmas Blow Blow. From de time SOCU announce that it got 19 charges to clap pun Irfaat, everybody holler how de Christmas Blow Blow sounding. SOCU charge nuff people and to this day it can’t even get one conviction. It charge Jenny West and spend a lot of money pun special prosecutor. De Magistrate tell SOCU that it didn’t have a case. SOCU charge Brassington and Ashni. Dem two men smiling because SOCU can’t even get dem to appear in court to answer de charge. De same SOCU putting out one and two press release to mek it look like dem wukking but de truth is that nutten ain’t happen. When dem haul in Jagdeo and Luncheon, people believe de country woulda get some justice. To this day nutten ain’t come out of that. Luncheon planning to sue SOCU fuh wrongful arrest and Luncheon planning to sue for unnecessary torture. And if SOCU is a Christmas Blow Blow, de police at Vreeden-Hoop is de damp squib. Dem boys now understand why nobody don’t respect de police. One of dem drunk and crash wid a car. He get up and start to behave disorderly. Ev-
erybody see how he was speeding and wobbling. De man pick up de police and carry him to Best Hospital. De doctor seh de policeman look like if he drunk. A nurse seh de same thing, but dem odda police refuse to breathalyse him. All de driver asking dem fuh do is leh he blow in de machine. De police still refuse. Things get sweet when a reporter ask de station head why dem don’t test he breath. By this time de policeman gone home and try to sober up. When he come back he still drunk but Inspector Craig seh how he inspect de rank and he ain’t smell no likker so he would not do de breathalyzer. He didn’t stop to think if de man smoke up. Then de same inspector tun round and lock up de driver. Is this type of action, dem boys seh, does mek people lose respect fuh de police. Last night a murder suspect came to Kaieteur News building just to surrender to reporters. He tell dem he frighten fuh go to de police station because dem gun beat him up. He had no marks pun he skin when dem boys hand him over to de police. Talk half and hope he don’t end up in court wid he eye swell and wid marks about he body.
free and fair election handsomely. Jagdeo prefers – as bizarre as it may sound – the AFC in the APNU camp because he knows that the AFC’s middle class base is not happy with the continued humiliation which its party faces within the government. The AFC has now jumped fully back into bed with the APNU. This means that any attempt at an independent stance on the Budget is now gone. Jagdeo has ensured that the AFC cannot grandstand during the Budget debates. Jagdeo wants a debate. He know fully well that he does not have the extra vote needed to successfully pilot the no-confidence motion. The no-confidence motion
was therefore aimed principally at having a grand political debate about the performance of the government. It is for the purposes of political theatre. Jagdeo has laid out a menu of measures which he would like to see implemented in the Budget. Officially, the PPPC is saying that the motion is about failed economic mismanagement, the removal of subsidies for pensioners, increased taxation, increases in the cost of living, unbridled corruption including procurement fraud, incompetence and broken promises. But Jagdeo has already spelt out what he wants to see in the Budget. He wants the VAT on water and electricity and medical services removed. He wants the
subsidy for water and electricity for pensioners restored. He wants the $10,000 school grants reintroduced. He is asking for the increased water and land charges implemented by the MMA to be removed, the 2% final tax for miners to be brought back and for slashing the increases in water tariffs, fuel prices and university fees. And he wants soldiers, police and prison offers to be paid their one month bonus which they had enjoyed under the PPPC. This is the ultimatum that he is throwing down to the government. He knows that the government will not budge on these issues but will offer its own bag of goodies. Jagdeo wants his menu of measures to be on dis-
play during the debate on the motion as a prelude to the Budget debates. Jagdeo does not mind whether the no-confidence motion passes or fails. He is interested in placing on the table certain demands of the PPPC, now that the coalition has been walloped in the 2018 local government elections. He will have his wish regardless of the machinations of the government.
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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===
The AFC personifies everything that is wrong with this nation Since the results of the 2018 LGE, different folks from the AFC have given different interpretations on the AFC’s showing many of which are sad, downright deceiving, downright silly and immensely naïve. When collected and shaped into a package it is a presentation that shows what a backward nationality we are and there are no signs that we will ever go in the direction of Singapore. First, Mavis Nagamootoo. She gave an interview to the Stabroek News in which she attributed her and her brother’s (Prime Minister Nagamootoo) devastation in Whim to forms of PPP thuggery. This is a sad denial by Ms. Nagamootoo. Her brother won Whim in the general election of 2011, lost it in the 2015 national poll and lost it again in the 2016 LGE. Surely the Nagamootoo family had time to reflect on what went wrong. The decisive factor in 2015 wasAFC’s coalition with what Whim would see as the PNC.
But why weren’t attempts made to undermine that thought and perception after 2015? Nagamootoo became the Prime Minister, his party had 40 percent of power distribution, the PPP became the opposition. Did the PM and his party direct their efforts to converting Whim? They did not but Nagamootoo and his sister found solace for their loss in 2018 by claiming thuggery. Secondly, there are levels of absurdities in the AFC’s explanation for its LGE 2018 status that even Trump would not mouth off. The AFC claims it did well after all. How can you be a growing party since 2006, finally ended up forming almost half the government with the second in charge of the state, the PM, coming from your party and you fail to win one, just one local government authority area (LLA) out of 88 and not see yourself as a failure? Thirdly, the AFC asserts that it retained its tra-
ditional quota of ten percent in the 2018 LGE. That is vulgarly untrue and a colossal lie. The AFC did not run on its own in 2018 so a scientific count of its 2015 votes is lost to history. But we have the sociological count. I did that in 2016 based on GECOM’s report. My conclusion was derived from the constituencies I assumed welcomed the AFC. My conclusion was seven percent. This was confirmed for me by a top figure in the PNC. In fact, important PNC leaders were annoyed at the AFC for failing to bring in the ten percent in 2015 that they were expected to. Fourthly, as a supplement to number 3, why keep extolling your ten percent status when it first came in 2006, twelve years ago? Shouldn’t the world expect you to keep expanding? And why remind Guyanese that you are not moving from ten percent by your constant assertion that you won ten percent of the LGE votes in 2018?
You are forcing people to paint you as a ten percent party that can never win an election. You will make them ask themselves – why should I vote for a small party that is not growing? Fifthly, and this is crass, unforgivable dishonestly. In shouting from rooftops that it retained its ten percent anatomy, the AFC did a nasty thing in its AFC column in the Kaieteur News last Sunday. By some stink acrobatics, it announced that that 2018 LGE results prove that the PPP’s share of votes is constantly falling since 2006. But guess what it viciously did? It provided statistics from the 2006, 2011 general elections and matched it with the PPP’s tallies in the recent 2018 LGE. The conclusion? The PPP’s share of votes is declin-
ing. But here is where the dishonesty lies. What the AFC writer (I know who penned that column; he is an incompetent man) did was to look at the PPP votes in 2006 and 2011 and declared that with the 2018 LGE, it showed declining percentage. The gentleman conveniently left out the PPP’s percentage in 2015. This is methodological deception. You cannot compare the statistics of general elections, leaving out the 2015 results and compare 2006 and 2011 with the LGE in 2018. It cannot offer a reliable guide as to the PPP’s strength. How can this gentleman be so dishonest? And why is the AFC relying on him to be their analyst? Finally, it is downright shameful for the AFC to ex-
Frederick Kissoon claim the PPP votes are getting smaller when the AFC power has been eroded since 2006 in comparison to the PPP and PNC. The hard statistics reveal quite graphically that the PPP increased its power/popularity/strength in many LLAs since 2016. The AFC increased its strength only in Timbuktu.
Govt. pushes through budget... From page 8 and the discretionary powers exercised by the Minister of Finance. Jordan had explained that there are checks and balances in place to ensure that abuse does not take place, as annual reports and audited financial state-
ments will be required to be prepared and presented. Jordan made it clear that the bodies must enjoy fiscal autonomy so that they can serve the Guyanese people. He said that it will prevent the executive from micro-managing the finances of budgetary agen-
cies. Under previous arrangements, the bodies were at the mercy of the ministries, having to apply for simple things like monies to travel. The new arrangements serve to boost public confidence in the offices.
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Chung’s Global threatens to sue City Hall over $478M outstanding payment The list of companies stepping forward to accuse the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of not honouring its financial obligations continues to grow. Chung’s Global Enterprise claims that the city owes it $478.3M. Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes wrote to Town Clerk, Royston King, on behalf of Cleon Chung, the CEO of the company, claiming that services were provided to the M&CC. King was sent on leave to facilitate a probe. According to Hughes, “We are further instructed that despite the several request of our client for payment, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council has failed to pay.” The
company advised that they would prefer that the sum be paid without delay given Chung’s commitment to employees and sub-contractors are significant. Hughes pointed out that in the event of the continued failure of the Council to honour the debt will leave Chung with no other alternative, but to pursue any and all available remedies. Kaieteur News understands that a complaint regarding the monies owed to Chung’s Global has been filed with the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) which was empanelled to investigate the operations of City Hall. During public hearings, the CoI received similar reports from other companies. The CoI also
heard that the Chung’s Global received a contract to undertake cleanup work for City Hall without passing through a tender process because city officials termed it as ‘emergency work’. One job classified as such was the cleaning of Le Repentir Cemetery. Early in the Commission’s public hearings, a private construction company accused the Council ofowingit$135Mforclean-upworks it carried out around the city. Finance Manager of XL Engineering Aysha Harrop told the CoI that the works were conducted during the city-wide cleanup campaign in 2015. According to Harrop, XL Engineering conducted site cleaning and removal (Continued on page 23)
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PPP to highlight Harmon’s “threatening” language with ERC and international community At a press conference he hosted yesterday morning, Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, s a i d t h a t t h e P e o p l e ’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) will, within the coming days, file a complaint with the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) against Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. Jagdeo also said that his party will go the full yard and make sure the issue is highlighted on the international stage. Jagdeo is upset about reported threats made towards PPP/C supporters by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. The comments of contention were made at a “love and unity rally” held in Sophia over the weekend. T h i s r a l l y, K a i e t e u r News understands, was supposed to be a “thank you” to the people of Sophia. Jagdeo is upset bec a u s e , a t t h a t r a l l y, Harmon reportedly spoke ill about PPP/C-controlled Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) and that party’s supporters. He accused them of sabotaging the G o v e r n m e n t ’s a g e n d a . Harmon reportedly promised to sternly address those who are perceived to be undermining the administration. Also, Jagdeo told the media that the entire rally was riddled with racial undertones that will do no good for the people of Guyana. He also said that he did not expect so
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon much hate to be spewed at a “love and unity rally. I thought they would have been talking about love for all of Guyana including us in the PPP, but it was not so.” The Opposition leader said that Harmon’s attack on PPP suppor t e r s i s nothing but an attempt to justify the coalition’s defeat at the recent Local Government Election (LGE). Results from the LGE show that the PPP/C picked up 386 of the 596 p r o p o r t ional representation seats countrywide, against 188 picked up by APNU. He said that that can be the only reason for the attack since Harmon knows full well that PPP/C controlled NDCs has nothing to do with the failures at the regional level. Jagdeo said the real reason for the failure is that the APNU/AFC Coa-
lition removed “technically qualified” persons a n d replaced them with “party hacks” who are unable to adequately execute their roles. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s not the PPPcontrolled RDCs but the REOs, the people (the Government) control and put in place,” Jagdeo said. Further, the Opposition Leader noted that the overseers in the regions quite often take orders directly from the region and Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan. The Opposition Leader accused Government of negatively affecting the delivery of goods and services by politically interfering in and by a number of RDCs and NDC. He cited Linden as an example of incompetent delivery of goods and services although the coalition controls the RDC and
Police refuse to breathalyse colleague involved in accident An accident on West Bank Demerara last evening took an unusual turn when ranks from La Grange Police Station refused to administer a breathalyzer test to a constable who was involved in the collision. The incident which involved a motorbike and a motor car, occurred about 19:00 hours. Reports are that the motor car driven by civilian, Seeram Singh, was proceeding west along the Demerara Harbour Bridge. After exiting the bridge, Singh‘s car reportedly collided with the motor cycle ridden by constable 24761 Khalil proceeding south along the West Bank road. Reports indicated that officer Khalil appeared to be
under the influence of alcohol. However, investigating ranks who gathered at the scene of the accident did not administer a breathalyzer test on the policeman, who had sustained injuries. He was instead taken to West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he was examined by a doctor. Kaieteur News understands that while at the hospital, the doctor recommended that the officer undergo a test for alcohol due to his disorderly conduct. The officer was later taken to the La Grange Police Station where he was scheduled to undergo the breathalyzer test. However that quickly changed after the injured policeman arrived at the La Grange Police Station.
Officer in Charge, Inspector Mathew Craig, instead, opted not to conduct the test on the junior rank. He told Kaieteur News that he had a talk with the rank and felt that he had no reason to conduct the test on him since he did not smell alcohol “on his breath”. Inspector Craig noted based on the standard operating procedure; there must be reasonable suspicion before he could subject the rank to the breathalyzer test. The officer also told this newspaper that the driver of the motorcar was in the wrong and will face charges accordingly. Up until 22:00 hours last evening the parties involved in the accident were still being processed by the police.
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo the Linden Town Council. Jagdeo point out that that
the Auditor General Report is riddle with acts of cor-
ruption perpetuated by those in Linden. He said that one cannot say that has anything to do w i t h the PPP as since up until r e c e n t l y, L i n d e n w a s fully controlled by APNU+AFC. Nevertheless, Jagdeo said that he will not let Harmon’s comments slide because “he issued a direct threat to a large number of people on the basis of their political affiliation,” and, the “incendiary nature of his speech could affect ethnic and political harmony.” “That threat Harmon made to PPP supporters cannot go unanswered. We i n t e n d t o p u r s u e i t through every means possible,” said Jagdeo.
Murder suspect surrenders himself to Cops Kaieteur News A Leopold Street teen, who is currently a suspect in the killing of a drug addict only known as “Buckman”, is now in police custody after surrendering himself last night. The teen of Leopold Street, came to Kaieteur News about 21:00 hrs last night with his older brother, Jessie Jones, after learning that the police were looking for him. On Saturday night, the teen was walking on Lombard Street with three other young men,
when one of the young men accosted “Buckman”. The teen said that, when he saw his friend pull out a knife, he got scared and started to run. This suspect is 15 years old, and attends Carmel Secondary School. He is currently assisting with police investigations. On Saturday evening, police reported that “Buckman” was attacked and stabbed by four men. The attack occurred
around 22:45 hrs. When the suspects left, persons approached the area and found “Buckman” clutching his abdomen. An ambulance arrived l a t e r. A t t e m p t s t o s a v e the man were futile. His intestines were protruding and he kept slipping in and out of consciousness. A police release stated that he was stabbed multiple times because he and others reportedly stopped buying drugs from them.
Chef gets four years after meal of 89 cocaine pellets Chef, Hosiana Moses, found himself boiling in a pot of hot water as he stood before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday, in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Moses pleaded guilty and offered to explain what led to the charge which alleged that between November 14, 2018 and November 16, 2018 at the Georgetown Public Hospital he had in his possession 888 grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. When asked what his explanation was, in a quiet voice Moses responded. “I’m sorry for what happened and it is my mistake.” From his explanation the Magistrate stated that a positive guilty plea should be entered. Facts of the charge stated that ranks from the narcotics branch of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) attached to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) intercepted Moses who was an outgoing passenger set for Miami. A search was conducted on Moses’s person and suitcase and nothing was found. However, based on his suspicious behaviour he was interviewed. He confessed to the ranks that he had swallowed a quantity of cocaine pellets. Moses was escorted to GPHC where an x-ray was conducted on his body and revealed that he had a quantity of foreign objects in his stomach.
He was admitted to the said institution on the 13 November to 16 November where he excreted 89 cocaine pellets. The pellets were retrieved and Moses was discharged and taken to the CID headquarters narcotics branch where he was shown the pellets. They were weighed in his presence. He was told of the allegation and then arrested. He was asked to give a caution statement in which he admitted to being the owner of the said cocaine. Attorney-at-law Lami Singh, who represented Moses, informed the court that Moses is 34 years of age. He resides at Fort Street, Kingston, Georgetown. He is the father of one child who is nine months old. The attorney pleaded that the court express mercy as Moses is the sole bread winner for his home. He went on to say that the court can take into consideration that an early guilty plea was entered and his client would have complied with the police all through the investigation. After listening to the attorney, Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman considered the evidence provided by the prosecution, the quantity of cocaine involved and to prevent others from trying, she sentenced Moses to four years’ imprisonment and fined him $1,864,000 for the offence.
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According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guyana filed its Memorial in accordance with the Order of the Court dated 19 June, 2018 that determined it would first resolve the question of the Court’s jurisdiction in light of Venezuela’s refusal to participate in the proceedings based on its claim that the Court lacks jurisdiction. “Guyana’s Memorial shows there is no foundation to Venezuela’s contention that the means of settlement listed in Article 33 of the UN Charter must be selected by the Secretary-General successively, such that the means listed ahead of judicial settlement have to be exhausted before recourse to the Court can be chosen,” the Ministry said. According to Guyana’s contention, nothing in the text of Article IV of the Geneva Agreement, which provides a menu of options, not a predetermined sequence, supports Venezuela’s interpretation. Guyana denied Venezuela’s claims that that the controversy must be settled by friendly talks. ”Nor is Venezuela correct in arguing that, as it has recently asserted, the controversy must be resolved exclusively by friendly negotiations, a claim that is belied by the express terms of the Geneva Agreement and contemporaneous statements by the parties during its negotiation and ratification.” Guyana said that it has prepared its Memorial bearing in mind, the ICJ’s instruction that it should be informed of all the legal and factual grounds on which the parties rely in the matter of its jurisdiction. According to the Ministry, Guyana’s submission accordingly sets out how the boundary with Venezuela was established by an arbitral tribunal constituted pursuant to a treaty concluded by Venezuela and Great Britain in 1897. (Continued on page 23)
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Guyana, Venez. begin legal battle... Chung’s Global threatens to sue City... The legal battle to determine whether the International Court of Justice, The Hague, has jurisdiction to hear a border case, is ongoing.
From page 22 “Venezuela accepted this unanimous award, which was rendered by five eminent jurists on 3 October 1899, celebrated its outcome, participated in a joint commission to demarcate the boundary on the ground, and insisted on the award’s strict implementation. “Only decades later did Venezuela, in anticipation of Guyana’s independence, cease recognizing the award’s validity and binding nature, using that pretext to lay claim to more than two-thirds of Guyana’s territory.” The ministry reminded that to ensure a final resolution to the controversy through peaceful means, the Government of British Guiana, Venezuela and the United Kingdom concluded the Geneva Agreement on 17 February 1966. Article IV of that treaty authorizes the Secretary-General of the United Nations to decide which of the means listed in Article 33 of the United Nations Charter – which includes binding adjudication by the Interna-
tional Court of Justice – shall be used to resolve the controversy. “In agreeing to Article IV, Venezuela consented to the Court’s jurisdiction in the event the Secretary-General decides that the controversy should be resolved by the Court,” the Memorial argued. The ministry disclosed that efforts over more than half-a-century, including a four-year Mixed Commission (1966-1970), a twelve-year moratorium (1970-1982), a seven-year process of consultations on a means of settlement (1983-1990), and a 27-year Good Offices Process under the UN SecretaryGeneral’s authority (1990-2017), all failed to end the controversy. It was also pointed out by the Ministry yesterday that on 30 January 2018, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, acting under the authority bestowed upon him by the Geneva Agreement, chose adjudication by the Court as the means for resolving the controversy with finality.
Guyana then commenced proceedings before the Court on 29 March 2018 in accordance with the Secretary-General’s decision. “Guyana has no doubt that the Court has jurisdiction to resolve the controversy that has plagued its relations with Venezuela and undermined its ability to develop its sovereign territory and natural resources. Guyana expresses its sincere hope that Venezuela will reconsider its refusal to participate in the judicial process that the UN Secretary-General has decided will be the means by which the controversy will be resolved.” Guyana’s representation before the Court is led byVice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge, and Sir Shridath Ramphal and Ambassador Audrey Waddell.
From page 12 of debris on behalf of City Hall, as well as clearing of weeds in the cemetery from the year 2015. The work, she added, cost $150M. Harrop however explained that the company did not sign a contract with City Hall, since the Town Clerk told them the work was an emergency. Former Deputy Mayor of Georgetown, Sherod
Duncan, had previously pointed to several instances in which he says Town Clerk King bypassed the prescribed procurement process for the doling out of contracts. Duncan raised concerns at the manner in which the City’s administration dealt with the distribution of contracts by classifying them as ‘emergency’.
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Germany imposes Schengen-wide entry ban on 18 Saudis Germany’s foreign minister says Berlin has banned 18 Saudi nationals from entering Europe’s border-free Schengen zone because they are believed to be connected to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Heiko Maas told reporters in Brussels on Monday that Germany issued the ban for the 26-nation zone in close coordination with France, which is part of the Schengen area, and Britain, which is not. He says “as before, there are more questions than answers in this case, with the crime itself and who is behind it”. Maas says the 18 are Saudis who are “allegedly connected to this crime” but gave no further information. In Berlin, his office said they can’t release the names due to German privacy protections. Saudi King Salman silent on Khashoggi in Shura council
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman delivered his annual address to the kingdom’s Shura council, a top governmental advisory body, following a nationwide tour with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In the highly anticipated address the 82-yearold monarch lauded his country’s judiciary and public prosecution for “carrying out their duty in the service of justice”, without directly invoking the killing of the Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi. Elsewhere in the short speech, the king reiterated his support for the United Nations’ efforts to end the war in Yemen, and said that the Palestinian issue was a “top priority for the kingdom”. The expected address came as members of the US Congress renewed their calls to condemn the kingdom following an assessment by the CIA that the crown prince
German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas
personally ordered the murder of Saudi journalist Khashoggi. Turkey discusses Khashoggi murder with UN chief UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has held talks with Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey’s for-
eign m i n i s t e r, over Khashoggi’s killing. ”They discussed Yemen, Syria, Cyprus, as well as the murder of Jamal Khashoggi,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters. On a possible UN inquiry into Khashoggi, he
added: “We have not received any formal request from the Turkish side.” As Cavusoglu left the UN after meeting Guterres, he was asked if he requested an international investigation. “We discussed all the aspects of this,” he said. Four prominent rights
groups - Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders last month urged Turkey to ask the United Nations to investigate the disappearance of Khashoggi. France to decide soon on sanctions France will decide very soon to impose sanctions on individuals linked to Khashoggi, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said. ”We are working very closely with Germany at this moment ... and we will decide ourselves a certain number of sanctions very quickly over what we know (about the murder),” Le Drian told Europe 1 radio on Monday, when asked whether Paris would follow Berlin in imposing travel bans on Saudi individuals. ”But we believe that we need to go beyond that, because the whole truth needs to be known,” he added.
The public can objectively judge whether the Minister’s position... From page 4 this vulnerable constituent that lives on significant reduced income (pension), remains heartless.’” There is an admittance by the Minister that these subsidies “were incorporated (not removed) into the pension.” The Minister is the politician. I’m the trade unionist. You don’t take away or incorporate a benefit; what you do, is to seek to maintain the benefit, but find ways and means to have those that are eligible receive same. The fact that the subsidies are no longer iden-
tified separately as was done previously, they are considered as being taken away. In addressing my statement that the low turnout by the Disciplined Services had to do with the removal of the yearend bonus of a onemonth salary, another fundamental factor eluded the Minister. This issue is not about increase in pay and what the PPP/C Government did in its manipulation in paying increases in wages and salaries; it is about a year-end bonus. This is the subject. Bonus, whether put in by the em-
The LGE demonstrated that real power resides... From page 4 tabled a motion of no confidence while President Granger is struggling with a life-threatening illness. Our message to both APNU+AFC and the PPP is that they should stop taking the Guyanese people for fools. While many are discussing what they see as a possible return of the PPP in 2020, they are once again failing to understand what is really happening. What the LGE 2018 showed us is not that Guyana will continue to oscillate between these two politically and morally bankrupt forma-
tions. Rather, the LGE demonstrated that real power resides with the people. History has shown us that when the people decide to act, they can act in ways that can humble all misleaders and governments. The day when the people of Guyana, especially the youths, rise up and let it be known that they have had enough of bourgeois politicians and their empty promises will surely, to quote President Granger, be the day that the Lord has made. The struggle continues! Gerald A. Perreira Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP)
ployer or agreed to by the parties, becomes a condition of service. The removal of same has to be agreed upon by the parties. In my traverse to and from home I would pass at least three police stations and often meet these officers in the communities. They have been continuously expressing their dissatisfaction over the removal of the bonus, which I wrote about before. If government had a concern that the bonus was only benefitting one group in the public sector and its intention was to bring about parity across the entire sector, the act ought to have been to make all recipients, i.e. pay the bonus across the board and don’t even consider reducing or removing it. Adding insult to an injured position, the Minister found it “nauseating” that in articulating a demotivator, by a demographic, in voting is equivalent to an easy and callous sacrifice for the proverbial “40 pieces of silver.” I would not want to believe the Minister is a callous thinker or writer. The reference to “40 pieces of silver” is grounded in the Holy Bible and has to do with the story of Judas betraying Jesus, which is treated with reverence by believers of the faith. To assert, explicitly or implic-
itly, that those members of Disciplined Services who withheld their votes is tantamount to betrayal is an insult and taking a lot for granted. No group or party owns the vote of any group or individual. However, if the Disciplined Services is considered a reliable constituent there is corresponding responsibility to treat them with dignity and respect. To the Minister’s reference to salary increases, while not relevant to the present discourse, it ought to be said that the process by which these increases were made is in conflict with the principles of Collective Bargaining. This administration came to office on a campaign promise to restore Collective Bargaining and has reneged on it. The trade unions had to fight or are fighting tooth and nail to have same respected. To boast of paying increases with no regard for the principles that should undergird same is a display of contempt for the fundamental dignity and respect of others. It is hoped the promise of future increases will see departure from imposition and realise the beginning of constructive engagement with the trade unions. The bonus, subsidies and salaries issues are not about numbers. They are about up-
holding established and timehonoured principles and noting the responses of the citizenry to the treatment and decisions of the government in these regards. The concern in this society is that the coalition is not prepared to take on board concerns raised by the citizenry and seek to address them to the satisfaction of the people. What is instructive is that the politicians believe that whatever decision they make must be accepted by the people, regardless of the circumstances. The concerns raised in that Eye on Guyana article emanated from various groups in society, and while I may be the author, I am not the originator of many of them. Governance is about attending to the people’s business, and those tasked the responsibility of managing same have a duty to listen to the people and their cries. To deny that the issues raised are not contributory factors to the poor turnout at the Local Government Elections, which resulted in a humiliating loss to APNU and the AFC, is tantamount to behaving like ostriches, burying their heads in the sand. There has not been one justifiable reason given by the principal leaders of these groups as to the reason for
the poor turnout and losses in many districts and their strongholds. Rather than taking on board the observations and put corrective measures in place to galvanise their base, some representatives of the government are taking serious umbrage to constructive criticism. Having the opportunity of entering many of the villages on the East Coast Demerara and West Coast Berbice and walking around Georgetown, prior to the elections, many said they were not going to vote and stated their reasons why. Some of these were stated in the 18th November article. Conscious of the groundswell against voting, it informed my 11th November article, “Tomorrow is Local Government Election, Vote for…,” which called on people to vote. 2020 is a short period from now. The coalition leaders are urged to take note that their failure to accept that the course they are travelling is not embraced by a significant portion of their supporters. Unless they accept and review objectively the errors being identified by their supporters and members of civil society, including their opponents, they stand the chance of returning to the Opposition. Lincoln Lewis
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GFF/STAG Super 16 Year End Tourney unveiled... From page 33 launching which took place at the Green City Bar, Durban Street & Vlissengen Road, Georgetown yesterday afternoon. There will be four groups of four teams each, Group A will comprise of Elite League Club #1, #8, Essequibo Pomeroon FA and a Play-off Club; Group B has Elite League Club #2, #7, Berbice FA and a Play-off Club; Group C will have Elite League Club #3, #6, Rivers View FC and the Indigenous All Stars, while Group D features Elite League Club #4, #5, Guyana Rush Saints and a Playoff Club. Kaieteur Sport has been reliably informed that some of the
associations which would have ran off tournaments and arrived at teams for the intended GFF playoffs have been working towards playing as a combined unit. The Regional Member Associations contemplating this move are East Bank and West Demerara. GFF President’s commented: “It is important to consolidate the end of year football activities as we seek to streamline our annual football calendar. This year’s competition format allows each association to not only participate but to benefit in a tangible way from the success of the tournament.” The proposed dates for the playoffs are November 30th and
December 2nd with Group Stage matches set for December 14th, 16th and 23rd; quarter finals December 25th and 26th; Semi finals December 29th and final on January 1st, 2019. The first placed team will walk away with Two Million Dollars; losing finalist One Million, 3rd place $500,000 all with trophies and equipment attached. The 4th placed team will also receive a trophy and equipment. Ansa McAl STAG Brand Coordinator Nigel Worrell said that his company is on board in a partnership arrangement with the GFF, noting that they would be covering the prize monies and fans can look forward to exciting giveaways on every day of the
Tuesday November 20, 2018 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) A partner for life or a brief encounter, which will it be? This is today's question. Why not choose both? Can you imagine being your partner's lover while keeping your independence?
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Some days it's better to be on vacation! That's what you're liable to think today. All your projects are mired in quicksand, and you feel like you're spinning your wheels.
TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) You can never be anyone other than who you are That's the way it is and you can't change it. Other members of your family may have dreamed of getting free of a duty
SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Deep inside, don't you have an urge to breathe new spirit into your love life? Of course, some things are more easily said than done. Currently, you don't have much time to devote to yourself, much less your partner.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) The day ahead may bring a storm of individualism and independence. You usually tolerate the quirks and minor shortcomings of your friends or family members CANCER (June 21–July 22) If you want to make the best of the day ahead, Cancer, try to convince your team or family to work together. This is tricky to do, what with everyone's schedule being so demanding right now. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) The day ahead won't be easy, Leo. A glimpse at your love life reveals that you will be bridling at certain inhibitions. You long for peace and stability, and at the moment everything is in suspense. Use the day ahead to gain some perspective on the situation. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Lately, you've been nursing a feeling that your partner is inattentive. The tension has been building up and today, Virgo, you're likely to boil over with the rage that comes from one too many doubts and suspicions.
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SAGIT (Nov. 22–Dec. 21) It's time to get what you need, Sagittarius. Your desires don't always go in a direction that does you the most good, and this can cause tension. CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Take cover, Capricorn, because today promises to be an emotional roller coaster! Something seems to be askew with your relationships, and you feel torn in opposite directions. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) People are going to think you're a star today Although you may not feel that way about yourself. What's gotten into you lately? Have you lost confidence in yourself? Are you now compensating for it? PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Stop asking if you're gifted, Pisces. This definitely isn't the time for such questions. Now is the time to work on something concrete. You will need the help of others if you're to succeed, so get to work convincing them to ally with you.
tournament. ”We will be having promotions at every game where we will be having fantastic fan of the game prizes culminating with a grand promotion on January 1st, 2019 where a lucky fan will walk away with something fantastic for the New Year.” Worrell re-iterated that his company has been involved in a huge way at the grassroots level of the development of the sport and that was the motivation for partnering with the GFF. ”Sponsorship is more or less a short term investment but our partnership is more of a long term nature where we care about investment in our people, the sport and ultimately getting the country involved but technically our involvement is through partnership to make this bigger and better moving forward.” Worrell is encouraging all fans to come out and support their teams during the tournament.
Ex-pro... From page 28 Carlos Agard’s brace (1st and 63rd) along with one goal each from Isaiah Moore (28th) and Raymond Bandhu (56th).Linden’s Christianburg/Wismar Secondary School (CWSS) fired eight past Queenstown after a hat-trick from Tyrese Lewis and one goal each from George Stephen (25th), Randy Pickering (48th), Felix Inniss (58th), Andre Mayers (62nd) and Kevin Dormick (64th).Annandale were also triumphant over Uitvlugt in a 4-1 score line after Markel Matheson (12th), Omari Glasgow (21st), Tiquon Taylor (25th) and Colin Haywood (53rd) were on target. Ruben Dainty scored the consolation goal for the West Demerara based school in the 63rd minute. In the final game on Sunday, Lodge edged Vergenoegen 2-1.
Large outpouring... From page 31 $150,000 and trophies will be up for grabs with the winning team set to receive $100,000 and runner-up $50,000 compliments of Michael Cummings. Meanwhile, the new date for the final is November 23 and according to Arthur, Tiwari’s two grandsons Bradley and Kane Gabriel have agreed to put up $50,000 winner-take-all prize for the winner of an exhibition tournament that will be played on the final night between Mahaicony, Zeelugt, Plaisance and Timehri.
POTHAS APPOINTED INTERIM HEAD COACH FOR BANGLADESH... From page 27 – Captain 2. Sunil Ambris 3. Devendra Bishoo 4. Roston Chase 5. Shane Dowrich 6. Shannon Gabriel 7. Jahmar Hamilton 8. Shimron Hetmyer 9. Shai Hope 10. Shermon Lewis 11. Keemo Paul 12. Kieran Powell 13. Raymon Reifer 14. Kemar Roach 15. Jomel Warrican SCHEDULE · 1st Test – November 22 – Chittagong · 2nd Test – November 30 – Mirpur · 1st ODI – December 9 – Mirpur · 2nd ODI – December 11 – Mirpur · 3rd ODI – December 14 – Sylhet · 1st T20I – December 17 – Sylhet · 2nd T20I – December 20 – Mirpur · 3rd T20I – December 22 – Mirpur
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Patel scythes down Pakistan as Kiwis seal four-run win in first test (Reuters) - Debutant spinner Ajaz Patel claimed five wickets in the second innings as New Zealand beat Pakistan by four runs on a dramatic fourth day of the opening test in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Pakistan resumed the day on 37 for no loss, needing 139 runs for a victory to take a 10 lead in the three-match series, but suffered two separate batting collapses that resulted in a tense finish at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Pakistan were eventually dismissed for 171 in 58.4 overs as the visitors wrapped up the fifth-smallest win by runs in test history. “We knew the surface wasn’t an easy one. There was turn from day one and all the spinners bowled well,” New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said. “It’s a great advertisement for test cricket. In the end, it came down to the wire. We’ll sit down and review our performance and the things to improve upon. The attitude, certainly today and throughout the game, was brilliant.” Azhar Ali (65), who stitched together an 82-run stand with Asad Shafiq (45)
to keep Pakistan’s hopes alive, was the last batsman to fall when he was trapped in front of the wicket by Patel who finished with 5-59. “It’s a dream come true. We know Pakistan have got good players of spin, but we kept chipping in there,” leftarmer Patel said. Earlier, Patel dismissed opener Imam-ul-Haq leg-before and spin partner Ish Sodhi struck twice to remove Mohammad Hafeez and Haris Sohail as Pakistan lost three batsmen in eight balls to find themselves in trouble at 48-3. Shafiq edged pace bowler Neil Wagner to wicketkeeper BJ Watling before lunch and Babar Azam was run out after the break. Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed was then caught behind off Patel for three with his team down 1546 and needing 22 runs to win. Bilal Asif was bowled for a duck as he attempted to slog Patel and Wagner had Yasir Shah caught at slip. Hasan Ali was the next to go, offering a simple catch to substitute fielder Tim Southee off Patel. Azhar played more cautiously as the wickets continued to tumble, but despite the
Ajaz dismissed Azhar leading New Zealand to their narrowest win in Test cricket ©AFP 33-year-old’s battling effort, Pakistan could not avoid defeat. The second test will be played in Dubai from Nov. 2428 before the teams return to Abu Dhabi for the final test
from Dec. 3-7. Scores: New Zealand 153 (Williamson 63, Yasir 3-54)
and 249 (Watling 59, Nicholls 55, Hasan 5-45, Yasir 5-110) beat Pakistan
227 (Babar 62, Boult 4-54) and 171 (Azhar 65, Patel 559) by four runs.
Guyoil/Tradewind tankers school league
Ex-pro player tells young footballers to develop their own style
Abukhalil present Mendonca (left) with a ball during the presentation yesterday. There are many international players who have achieved excellence but many of the youngsters locally should not try to duplicate those superstars’ styles. Jorge Abukhalil, an executive of the Tradewind Tankers Company, which is title sponsor along with Guyoil for Petra Organisation’s first school football league, and a retired professional footballer, made the comment yesterday when handing over some balls to the teams of the company’s school league. He implored the youngsters to find their own style in the game and create names for themselves.
A former Chilean and Major League Soccer (MLS) player, Abukhalil, added that youngsters must be able to understand the game fully to play it properly. After his remarks, Abukhalil handed over a quantity of balls to the teams participating in the ongoing GUYOIL/Tradewind Tankers School Football League. Meanwhile, Marketing Executive of GUYOIL, Ashmin John, stated that the youngsters should take pride in what they are doing, considering that they, “Are winning prize money towards a project for their schools’ de-
velopment.” She contended that the Company is keen on supporting the sport on an annual basis, something that Abukhalil confirmed. Petra Co-Director, Troy Mendonca, commented on the mission of the organisation in rebuilding the grassroots level of the football in Guyana, saying that support like that of GUYOIL/Tradewind Tankers represents the progress that is being made. Meanwhile, in the latest round of matches on Sunday, Charlestown thumped Queen’s College 4-0 thanks to (Continued on page 27)
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Firsts for Turks and Caicos, Bahamas and Anguilla Miami, Florida – Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas and Anguilla all enjoyed a series of firsts on Sunday in 2019/20 Concacaf Nations League Qualifying. The day started with Turks and Caicos Islands (1W-0D-2L, 3 points) earning its first victory in CNLQ in an exciting 3-2 final over Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1W-0D-2L, 3 points) at the TCIFA National Academy in Providenciales. A pair of first half goals from Billy Forbes (7’, 43’) gave Turks and Caicos Islands a dream start, but Vincy Heat would respond with two late goals from Jahvin Sutherland (86’) and Nazir McBurnette (88’).However, the home fans would leave happy as Jepthe Francois converted from close-range in the 89’ to set off the Turks and Caicos Islands celebration. It was also a first for both Bahamas (0W-1D-2L, 1 points) and Anguilla (0W-1D2L, 1 point) as the two sides played to a 1-1 draw at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, thus earning their first respective goal and point in CNLQ. A slick pass from Kapil Battice set up Glenville
Jepthe Francois # 6 of Turks and Caicos Islands celebrates the winning goal against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Rogers’ opener for Anguilla in the 30’, but Bahamas would answer in the 62’ thanks to Nesly Jean’s header. Barbados (1W-1D-1L, 4 points collected its first victory of CNLQ with a 3-0 triumph over United States Virgin Islands (0W-0D3L, 0 points) at Wildey Astro Turf in Wildey. Goals from Hadan Holligan (25’), Raheim Sargeant (80’) and Mario Harte (89’) paced the Bajan Tridents to the three points. Capping the day was a clash of unbeaten teams as Saint
Kitts and Nevis hosted Canada at Warner Park in Basseterre. It was largely a cagey first half until Atiba Hutchinson broke the deadlock in the 44’ with a soaring header. It was all the advantage Canada needed as its defense did the rest in the second half to seal the three points and put Canada (3W-0D-0L, 9 points) on the verge of a spot in the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. Meanwhile, Saint Kitts and Nevis fell to 2W-0D-1L, six points.
GCA/Friends of Cricket U-17 tourney
Ramsammy’s century spurs MYO to Comprehensive win, GCC triumph A fluent century by Abdul Ramsammy guided Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) to a 343-run victory against Malteenoes Sports Club, while Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) overcame Everest Cricket Club by 99 runs when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Friends of Cricket U17 limited overs tournament continued on Saturday last. At Muslim Youth Organisation ground, the home team batted first and piled up 437 all out in 49.1 overs. Abdul Ramsammy struck eight fours and eight sixes in
Abdul Ramsammy a top score of 112, while Andrew Williams and Tomani Ceasar made 58 each, Zinul Ramsammy 49, K. Singh 48 and Romel Retimiah 40.
Malteenoes SC were bowled out for 94 in 10 overs in reply. V. Persaud (12), B. Butch (12) and W. McPherson (10) were the only batsmen that made it into double figures as Isaiah Thorne bagged 6-27 while M. Boele had 2-4. At GNIC, GCC batted first and rattled up 227 all out in 39 overs. Bryan Bowen struck 52 while Sameer Hussain made 48 and Dominic Roberts 29. Raynaldo Mohamed claimed 3-36 and Ariel Tilku 2-43. Everest CC were bowled out for 128 in 24.1 overs. Tilku made 32 while Varun Mangra got 21 and Mohamed 17. Mitra Dhanraj claimed 3-35.
POTHAS APPOINTED INTERIM HEAD COACH FOR BANGLADESH SERIES St John’s, ANTIGUA - Nic Pothas has been appointed interim Head Coach of the WINDIES Men’s team with immediate effect. He will lead the technical team for the Bangladesh Tour which consists of two Tests, three ODIs, three T20Is series. Director of Cricket, Jimmy
Adams thinks “having Nic lead the team at this juncture is important for continuity and we look forward to strong and positive performances from the squad under his leadership” Nic Pothas said, “…it is an honour to be asked to be the Head Coach of the West
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Indies Cricket team for the immediate future. The Bangladesh series will be a tough challenge which we look forward to embracing.” The first Test bowls off on November 22. FULL TEST SQUAD 1. Kraigg Brathwaite (Continued on page 27)
Smith Warner bans to be reviewed this week - reports SYDNEY (Reuters) - Steve Smith and David Warner could have their one-year bans from international and state cricket reduced or adjusted after a review by the board of Cricket Australia (CA) this week, local media reports said yesterday. Former test captain Smith and vice-captain Warner were handed the bans by CA after the ball-tampering scandal earlier this year and are not scheduled to resume playing at the top level until the end of March 2019. Batsman Cameron Bancroft was handed a ninemonth ban for his part in the affair and is scheduled to return to action at the end of December. The Australian Cricketers’ Association have always contested the bans were overly-harsh and have continued to push for all three to be able to return to representative cricket immediately. Those calls intensified after a cultural review into Cricket Australia last month that suggested that the culture fostered in the game by the governing body had contributed to the incident in a test against South Africa.That review led to the resignation of chairman David Peever, who had forcefully maintained that the players should see out the full terms of their suspensions. Sydney’s Daily Telegraph on Monday reported that “serious discussions” had taken place among senior officials over allowing the play-
Australia’s David Warner and Steve Smith leave the pitch after beating South Africa. (REUTERS/Rogan Ward) ers to return to state cricket, adding that the board would consider lifting the suspensions this week.Smith and Warner are two of the best batsmen in world cricket and the debate over their bans is being played out against the backdrop of Australia’s continued struggles in all formats of the men’s game. With Australia’s defence of the 50-overs World Cup starting in England at the end of May and the defence of the Ashes following in August and September, there is clearly a desire among some Down Under to get the duo back as soon as possible. Both have been keeping their hand in by playing
Sydney club cricket and have received praise in local media for the way they have conducted themselves. Smith and Warner have both been retained by their franchises in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) for the next version of the competition, which starts on March 29.Australia take on India in the first of three Twenty20 internationals in Brisbane on Wednesday looking to snap a run of four consecutive defeats in the format.They then face the tourists, who are top of the world rankings, in four tests over December and January looking to avoid what would be a first ever home series loss to India.
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NBA roundup LeBron, Lakers hammer Heat
Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots the ball as San Antonio Spurs power forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) defends. (Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports) LeBron James scored a seasonhigh 51 points as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the host Miami Heat 113-97 on Sunday night. James, who won four Eastern Conference titles and two NBA championships in four years with Miami, made 19 of 31 shots from the floor, including 6 of 8 3-point attempts. He added eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block while making 7 of 10 free throws. He set the record for most points scored by a Lakers player against Miami. In addition, the Lakers were plus-20 during James’ 38 minutes on the court. James had 19 points in the first quarter, 28 points at halftime and 42 through three quarters. Wayne Ellington led Miami with 19 points, and Josh Richardson and Tyler Johnson added 17 points each. However, Richardson was upset
with the officiating and was ejected from the game in the fourth quarter after throwing one of his sneakers into the crowd. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, in support of Richardson, also got hit with a technical foul. Spurs 104, Warriors 92 LaMarcus Aldridge poured in 24 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, and DeMar DeRozan added 20 points, including five in the final three minutes, as San Antonio Spurs defeated visiting Golden State. San Antonio led just 91-90 after a 3-pointer by Klay Thompson with 3:38 to play before the Spurs forged a 6-0 run off a basket by DeRozan, a baseline jumper from Aldridge — who followed with a huge blocked shot on the other end — and two free throws from DeRozan that all but finished off the defending NBA champs. Rudy Gay added 19 points, 15 of
them in the first half, for the Spurs, who snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the second time in seven outings. Marco Belinelli and Bryn Forbes scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, for San Antonio. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 26 points while Thompson added 25 and Quinn Cook tallied 16 for Golden State. Grizzlies 100, Timberwolves 87 Marc Gasol scored 26 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and made four 3-point shots to lead Memphis to a road win against Minnesota in Minneapolis. Mike Conley added 18 points and eight assists for the Grizzlies, who have won five of six. The Timberwolves had won three straight since trading Jimmy Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers. Reserve guard Derrick Rose kept
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) dunks against the Miami Heat during the first half at American Airlines Arena. (Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports) the Timberwolves in the game, scoring 18. Rose was 6 of 11 from the field, including 2-for-4 from long range. Newly acquired Dario Saric also gave Minnesota a lift off the bench, scoring 14 points. Trail Blazers 119, Wizards 109 Damian Lillard scored 40 points and CJ McCollum added 25 as visiting Portland held on to defeat Washington. Portland led by as many as 29 points in the third quarter as Lillard poured in 19 of his points in the quarter, but the Wizards went on a 10-2 run to pull within 91-70 to start the fourth. The Trail Blazers pushed the lead to 25 on a Nik Stauskas 3pointer early in the fourth. Washington’s reserves closed strong against the Portland starters, and the Trail Blazers’ lead shrank to as few as eight points in the final minute after Kelly Oubre’s three-
point play. John Wall topped Washington with 24 points. Magic 131, Knicks 117 Orlando rolled to its third consecutive victory, never trailing visiting New York. Six players scored in double figures for the Magic, led by Aaron Gordon with a seasonhigh 31 points. Orlando saw its 18-point, firstquarter lead shrink to just one at halftime, but the Magic scored the first six points of the third and were able to hang on for the remainder of the game. Nikola Vucevic narrowly missed out on a triple-double, finishing with 28 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Evan Fournier added 19 points. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 32 points and Trey Burke added 31 for the Knicks, who have lost five straight. (Field Level Media)
Belle century hands GCC 8-wkt win; MYO thump MSC by 111 runs A fine unbeaten century from Martin Pestano Belle handed Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) an eight-wicket victory over Sophia, while Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) defeated Malteenoes Sports Club by 111 runs when play in the Georgetown Cricket Association New Building Society second division 40-over tournament continued on Sunday last. Playing at Bourda, Builder’s Lumber Yard Sophia batted first and were sent packing for 139 in 37 overs. Malcolm Morris scored 53 including four fours and three sixes, while Zalim Rasheed got 19; Left arm orthodox
Martin Pestano Belle spinner Devon Lord claimed 4-21, Chetram Persaud 3-30 and Stephan Wilson 2-43. Belle then hammered seven fours and a similar number of sixes in scoring 104 to
Khemraj Ramdeen
Richard Latif
lead GCC to 143-2 in 18 overs in reply. Timothy McAlmont assisted with 17. Host Muslim Youth Organisation took first strike and posted 248-9 off their allocation of 40 overs. Khemraj Ramdeen struck 13 fours in a top score of 78 and shared in a second wicket stand of 97 with Shafeek Ishmael who made 37. V. Rampersaud and
Chien Gittens contributed 37 and 28 respectively as S. Browne claimed 2-29 and Nkosie Barker 2-45. Malteenoes Sports Club were bowled out for 111 in 24.4 overs in reply. Barker made 33 and Shaquille Moseley 31; Richard Latif captured 3-9, Niran Bissu 2-0 and Gittens 2-34. (Zaheer Mohamed)
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KFC Mega Cup round 1 completed on Sunday as young Jean-Claude Jeffrey impresses John Phang (front) used all of his skills win the 125 cc seniors.
Action in the 60cc kids cup on Sunday at GT Motorsports. Round one of the KFC Mega Cup Grand Prix event got underway on Sunday afternoon with some keen rivalries from race one at the GT Motorsports go-karting track on Albert Street and Thomas Lands. The Grand Prix took a different route from those of the past with there being qualifying, pre-final and the final races. While there was the customary 60cc Kids Cup and the 125cc Juniors and Seniors, the Easy Cup Rookie stole the show via
sublime driving from young Jean-Claude Jeffrey. Jeffrey, the brother of gokart technician Stefan Jeffrey, looked more a professional than a rookie, with his precise maneuvering through the corners which kept him ahead of the pack and allowed him to be in first spot through the proceedings. His best time of 37.473s was a good clip ahead of second place Brian Woodroffe, whose best was 37.542s, and Zachary
Persaud in third with 37.654s after the 15 laps. Debutant Ackeem ‘Flat Top’ Thomas made a move from behind the cameras to the track, but the results were unfavorable. At one point during the qualifiers he was in fourth, but encountered a nasty crash which relegated him to the cellar spot. In the final he finished seventh of the eight competitors with a best time of 38.764s. The 60cc Kids Cup had its magical moments with Nathan Rahaman upstaging the Tenpow’s dominance. In
BK Tiwari 60th B/day Football Tournament
Large outpouring of support expected for BK B/day today Football enthusiasts, family and friends are anticipated to converge at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground today to witness opening day action in the Brian Tiwari 60th Birth Anniversary Football Tournament which kicks off with six exciting encounters. The charismatic businessman has consented to provide funding for the hosting of the two-day competition which will commemorate the significant milestone and according to Organiser Lennox Arthur, teams from West Demerara, East Coast Demerara, Georgetown and East Bank Demerara have agreed to be part of the event. Tiwari, the owner of many successful business ventures under BK International Inc. trademark, lists investments in the infrastructural and aviation sectors as among the vast
Brian Tiwari business enterprise he has built, but is also known for his generosity towards sport. Arthur added that Tiwari is extremely popular on the West Demerara and he expects a large outpouring of spectators to come out in support for the tournament to celebrate Tiwari’s birthday. He further stated that the businessman has been a reliable supporter of sports over the years, responding favourably to request for sponsorship from Organisers and individuals respectively
and he believes a tournament to recognize his contribution to sports is an appropriate gesture to honour the special occasion. Among the teams listed to participate in the tournament are: Sophia, Wales, Plaisance, Lima Dam, Crane, Timehri, Zeelugt, Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke, Den Amstel and Bagotsville. The Organisers have scheduled six matches for opening with hosts Den Amstel slated to appear in the feature clash against Bagotsville. The other fixtures are: Sophia versus Wales from 16:00hrs; Plaisance vs. Lima Dam at 16:30hrs; Crane vs. Timehri from 17:00hrs; Kuru Kururu vs. Zeelugt at 17:30hrs and Den Amstel (Back Street} vs. Soesdyke at 18:00hrs.Prize monies totaling in excess of (Continued on page 27)
the pre-final, Jeremy Tenpow took pole followed by Rahaman, Paige Mendonca and Justin Tenpow.Early laps into the final, Rahaman kept the pressure on Jeremy and it paid off with him stealing the lead. It was not by any means holding firm in the position, but exceptional defending ensured the chequered flag was his with a best time of 35.243s. Jeremy and brother Justin rounded-off the top three with Paige occupying fourth. The 125cc Juniors too
had its moments of spills and thrills, as Faraud Mohamed arguably drove the best race of his life to win the final and upstage usual winners John Phang and Mikhail Persaud. Mohamed, who was in third and fourth during the qualifiers and pre-final respectively, ensured any openings he had he was able to snatch. Next step was holding nerves to withstand the hunting Persaud and Phang, who incidentally, finished the race in the said order. The 125cc Seniors was
the perfect opportunity for the usually efficient John Phang to redeem himself for which he obliged most gracefully by copping the top spot and securing a best time of 31.935s; second and third went to Steven Nobrega and Persaud respectively. The next KFC Mega Cup, organised by Pure Racing in partnership with GT Motorsports and the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMRS&C), will be staged on December 9th at the go-karting facility.
New York East Canje reunion provides financial support for Rose Hall Estate CC At a simple but significant ceremony held last weekend, New York East Canje Reunion donated $210,000 to the executives of the newly resuscitated Rose Hall Estate Cricket Club. In presenting the cash on behalf of the donor, former national senior cricketer and coach Hubern Evans said that the funds is to help the club acquire good quality covers for the pitch and urged the recipient to raise the balance of the cost and purchase it as soon as possible. He added that the Association is always happy to give back to charity in the East Canje area and this followed many other donations including the annual cash incentives given to the top performers in the National Grade Six Assessment 2018, which amounted to over US$4,000. Receiving the cash on behalf of the cricket club, Vice President Charran Singh thanked the NY East
Former national player Hubern Evans left presents the cash to Charran Singh of RHCCC.
Canje Reunion for their timely and kind donation. He said that the club was dormant for many years after being one of the top clubs there. It has produced the first test cricketer from the area, Leonard Baichan. He added that the venue once had first class status and hosted several games before the sudden decline. Singh promised that they will raise the difference in
the cost and purchase the covers shortly. He boasted that since the club was resuscitated, it now plays First Division cricket again and participates in all competitions run by the Berbice Cricket Board. The club has already produced junior cricketers for Berbice with some going on to the national teams. In closing, he thanked the Association for their continued support.
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Tuesday November 20, 2018
Terrence Ali Nat Open Boxing C/Ships
GDF captures 18th consecutive crown - Keevin Allicock adjudged ‘best boxer’
Emerson Farley (right) lost to Shemear Mingo who took the Heavyweight.
GDF won its 18th consecutive Nat Boxing Championship on Sunday night By Sean Devers he Guyana Defence Force (GDF), by virtue of its massive number of Boxers, captured its 18th consecutive crown, while talented Keevin Allicock,was adjudged the ‘Best Boxer’ of a poorly supported three-night Terrence Ali National Open Boxing Championship which concluded on Sunday at the National Gymnasium. It was not surprising that the Army won the most medals since they were guaranteed three Golds and three Silvers in the last three finals which were all GDF affairs. Allicock, the 19-year-old Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) pugilist, who won Silver at the Commonwealth Youth games last year and Gold at the Caribbean
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Boxing Championships, looked a level above his older opponents in his weight class and was clearly not only best Boxer but the most stylish at this year’s Championships. Allicock’ trophy was collected from former World rated Terrence Ali by Coach Sebert Blake on behalf of Allicock who had already left the venue suffering from a hand injury. At a time when Guyana is the envy of the Caribbean in Amateur Boxing, this Championship, sponsored by Khalsan PR Inc., will be used to select Guyana’s team for the Caribbean Boxing Championships which will hosted by Guyana from December 6-9 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The most competitive fight of the night was between GDF’s Quincy Boyce and HE’s Emmanuel
Sancho who traded punches in the Welterweight Final. Both fighters came out with all guns blazing and connected with some punishing shots in the first in which both boxers were administered standing 8 counts. The second saw Boyce using his jabs to good effect before going to body and head of Sancho with upper cuts and right crosses but the West Demerara fighter counterpunched and retaliated with combinations off his own as Boyce seemed to tire. In the last round the hectic pace of the fight was slowed down dramatically as both fighters ran out of gas and their punches lacked any power. But when the bell sounded Sancho had done enough to win the fight. The night began with FYF’s
Patrick Harvey winning on points over Francis Sukhu of RHJ in Berbice before HE’s Kevin Allicock, fighting in the Flyweight Final, was disqualified for not marking his bandage in his fight against FYF’s Seon Griffith. Keevin Allicock made light work of GDF’s Clairmont Gibson in the Bantamweight Final; knocking him out in 1:03 seconds of the first round, while in the Lightweight final Jamal Eastman of RHJ stopped GDF’s Delroy Fordyce in 2 minutes of the first round before GDF’s Colin Lewis got a walk over from Christopher Moore from VBG on the West Side to be crowned Junior Welterweight Champion. In the Middleweight Final Desmond Amsterdam floored Gym mate Dwayne July with 21
seconds left in the second round, Aubrey Headley beat Markember Pierre on points in an all GDF Heavyweight final and Super Heavyweight Emerson Farley defeated Shamear Mingo in another all GDF Final. The night’s proceedings ended with a female exhibition bout between the Jackman siblings, Alissa and Abiola. The tournament is being used, among other things, to honour the 58-year-old Ali who fought for three World titles with the first being in January 1985 when he came up against Harry Arroyo. Ali, who lived in the USA, but kept Guyana flying by wearing the Golden Arrow Head on his trunks, finished his career with a record of 70 fights 52 wins, 15 losses, 21 KOs and two draws.
GCB 75th Anniversary Raffle has Final Drawing
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he final Drawing of the longawaited GCB 75th Anniversary Raffle took place on Saturday 17thNovember, 2018 on the final day of the ICC Women’s World Cup at the National StadiumProvidence. The winning numbers are as follow: 8th Prize: Day Trip for two at Arrowpoint Resort #11839 7th Prize: One Laptop Computer #0256 6th Prize: Round Trip for two to Kaieteur Falls #3965 5th Prize: One Gold Necklace #2443 4th Prize: One Return Airfare to New York (VISA NOT INCLUDED) #0197 3RD Prize: One 60" TV #2348
2nd Prize: One Jialing Motor Cycle #6771 1st Prize: One Motor Car #21364 Winners can claim their prizes at the Guyana Cricket Board Office, on 221-222 Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown, upon presentation of their tickets that matches the stubs, at any time during working hours. The GCB would also like to extend a special thank you to all our sponsors who kindly donated prizes for both the final drawing and the consolation drawings; all those who purchased raffle tickets which will contribute significantly in aid of Women and Youth Cricket Development in Guyana and our valued vendors and cricket
Owner of King’s Jewellery dipping for a lucky winner administrators who all assisted in making this venture super successful.
Among our valued sponsors were: Steve’s Jewellery, Roraima Airways,
Spectator making a lucky pick. Arrowpoint Resort, SDN Te c h n o l o g y, J i a l i n g , Cellphone Shack,
Readymix Concrete, Carib Foods & Ticketmaster.
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Caribbean Nations League
Golden Jaguars aiming to stretch unbeaten run against French Guiana this evening
By Franklin Wilson G u y a n a ’s G o l d e n Jaguars, in its quest to create history by qualifying for the Concacaf Gold Cup next year will face another hurdle in the journey when they take on home team French Guiana this evening at the Dr Edmard Lama Stadium from 18:30hrs. A confident Guyana team which enjoyed a few days of training in Suriname before departing for the French nation on Sunday last will fancy their chances of keeping their unbeaten record intact. A win against the Turks and Caicos Islands and a draw in their first match against Barbados here at the Leonora Stadium has placed Guyana in 14th place of the 34 nations contesting this historical tournament. In a must win situation, the French Guiana unit is in 20th place having won one
game and lost the other. While the home crowd will be rooting for their boys, the Golden Jaguars, known warriors, would be going for full points this evening. Head Coach Michael Johnson offered this comment to Kaieteur Sport yesterday afternoon: “The team are in good spirits and are looking to put in a good strong performance against a French Guiana team that needs to win.” When asked about a possible starting lineup, Johnson said, “Not yet sure about starters we will look to name the team tomorrow (today) as competition for places has been brilliant.” Meanwhile, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde in an invited comment stated that the staff and players are focused and positive. ”This will be a tough
game but I am confident that we have the depth in the squad to come away with a positive result. We have the resolve to rise above our challenges, which are daunting at times but never greater that our collective will to succeed.” The Squad: Kai M c K e n z i e - Ly l e (Goalkeeper), Akel Clarke ( G o a l k e e p e r ) , Te r e n c e Vancooten (Defender), Sam Cox (Defender), Kevin Layne (Defender), Kevin Dundas (Defender), Jake Newton (Defender), Walter Moore (Defender), Colin Nelson (Defender), Ronayne Marsh-Brown (Defender), Neil Danns (Midfielder), Elliot Bonds (Midfielder), Brandon Beresford (Midfielder), Anthony Benfield (Midfielder), Daniel Wilson (Midfielder), Stephen Duke-McKenna (Midfielder), Emery
Some of the Golden Jaguars who would be combining efforts with their teammates to deliver a win for Guyana today. (GFF photo) We l s h m a n ( F o r w a r d ) , Marcel Barrington (Forward), Trayon Bobb (Forward), Kadell Daniel (Forward), Sheldon Holder (Forward). Technical Staff: Head Coach Michael Johnson,
Assistant Coach Paul Williams, Support Coach Taff Rahman, Goalkeeper Coach Ademola Bankole, Lead Physiotherapist Duane Saunders, Physiotherapist Denzil Hernadez, Head of Sports Science Dr Mark
Faghy, Head of People & Culture Michael Jones, Head of Recruitment Faizal Khan, Performance Analyst & Head Scout Asser Lutu, Team Operations Manager Rawle Adams, Equipment Manager Trevor Burnett.
GFF/STAG Super 16 Year End Tourney unveiled - Over 4M in cash and prizes at stake
GFF President Wayne Forde and Ansa McAl STAG Brand Coordinator Nigel Worrell are joined by other officials and players from some of the competing clubs at yesterday’s event.
A total of sixteen teams inclusive of the Elite League teams will be battling for top honours and bragging rights for the next year when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in collaboration with Ansa McAl Trading STAG S u p e r 1 6 Ye a r - e n d
Tournament kicks off on December 14th with the Group Stage matches. Information regarding the tournament, which has a qualification component attached to it, were shared yesterday during an informal (Continued on page 27)
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KFC Mega Cup round 1 completed on Sunday as young Jean-Claude Jeffrey impresses
Jean-Claude Jeffrey leads the pack in the easy cup rookie class.
Terrence Ali Nat Open Boxing C/Ships
GDF captures 18th consecutive crown Keevin Allicock adjudged ‘best boxer’
Hes Emmanuel Sancho covers up as Quincy Boyce winds up for a big right in their Welterweight clash. (Sean Devers photo)
Caribbean Nations League
Golden Jaguars aiming to stretch unbeaten run against French Guiana this evening
Aubrey Headley (right) lines up fellow GDF fighter Markember Pierre for a right upper-cut to take Gold in their Heavyweight contest. (Sean Devers photo)
GFF/STAG Super 16 Year End - Over 4M in cash Tourney unveiled and prizes at stake
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