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EDITORIAL
That no confidence motion debate The opposition People’s Progressive Party has tabled a no confidence motion against the government. This is not really surprising given that Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has been sniping at the government ever since it assumed office. The sniping began almost as soon as the 2015 election results were declared. For starters, the People’s Progressive Party contended that the elections were rigged. It moved to the courts to prove its point. This matter by way of an elections petition is still to be heard. The PPP then began sniping at the economic performance of the government. Scarcely a day went by without the opposition finding something to be critical about. Even when answers were offered, as was the case of the Auditor General reports, the opposition chose to rely on the incomplete information provided by the Auditor General. One issue that attracted multiple criticisms for the government was the contract signed by the government with ExxonMobil. The fact that the contract was released was historical. The opposition when it held the seat of government, treated every contract as a private matter. The country was kept in the dark. Each contract was governed by what the then government called confidentiality clauses. The supposed flaws were detected in the contract and the brouhaha became strident. As could be expected the opposition was largely silent, choosing to use its vocal supporters to attack the contract. These attacks continued even when issues were clarified. It mattered not that in many countries the contracts were never released. More recently, the opposition began to snipe at the foreign reserves in the central bank. The criticism was that the then government left a lot of money. The reality was that sugar was on the decline; rice was not the foreign exchange earner it was touted to be; and oil prices began a steady rise. Bauxite had long since ceased to be a major foreign exchange earner but there was gold, the mainstay of the economy for almost a decade. These are some of the issues that would come to the fore during the no confidence motion when it is debated. And it will be debated. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo knows that he does not have the number of seats to defeat the motion. However, in a clever move, he tabled the motion when Leader of the House, Moses Nagamootoo, was performing the duties of president. Had the motion been debated, and had all the other members been present, there would have been a deadlock. This is no longer the case. But at a recent press conference, Jagdeo said that it would be a win-win situation. He said that he would be provided with a platform to record all his criticisms. The multiple press conferences would be nothing compared to what the parliamentary debate would afford. To cloak the drive for publicity, the Opposition Leader said that he is likely to get two members of the government side to vote with him. He knows that this is not a possibility. Whatever the case, the public would be exposed to the charges of incompetence. They would also be provided with answers to every criticism. The media would play an important role in disseminating the information. As is the case of every aspect of the society, the media is polarized. One section would promote the charges made by the opposition, another would highlight the government’s position. Then there would be those that would attempt to be as impartial as the owners would allow them to be. The debate would be interesting.
Editor’s Note; If your sent letter was not published and you felt its contents were valid and devoid of libel or personal attacks, please contact us by phone or email.
Our votes are not the entitlement of any group or party DEAR EDITOR, Response is being made to Tacuma Ogunseye’s “A 360-degree change in thinking and behaviour of gov’t is required” and George N. Cave’s “My interpretation of Lincoln Lewis’ article” (SN, 21st November, 2018). These letters are weighing on my two recent “Eye on Guyana” articles (Kaieteur News) and Minister of Finance Winston Jordan’s response to the last one, “Local Government Elections, though disappointing to some, were not unexpected’ (18th November 2018). Both are commended for joining the discourse which aids the developing of a repertoire of knowledge to confront and attend to circumstances within our society. Attention is particularly given to Ogunseye’s view “to the extent that comrade
Lincoln Lewis has been less than careful in his articulation and criticisms of government ….” The Minister’s response to me was a clear act of deception, even moreso when the Department of Public Information, under the authorship of the Director of Public Information, Imran Khan, in a statement dated 18th November 2015 said otherwise. In that release which was carried by the media, it expressly stated, “His Excellency President David Granger received a 5% salary increase.” I cited as my source the state-owned Guyana Chronicle article of 19th November 2015 - “Jagdeo, Ramotar received tax free salaries” - to minimise or avoid any allegation that the source is not credible and is lying on the government. What the Minister said in his 18th November 2018
letter, which was carried in the media on 19th, is that “President David Arthur Granger has not benefited from any salary increase since coming to Office.” The Minister refers to this as a “fact.” This nation does not deserve this level of deception, and coming from such a senior member of government. In my article of 18th November, I said “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…” The Minister’s letter at Fact 3 (18th November 2018) and DPI’s statement (18th November 2015) confirmed what I wrote. The other parts of the Minister’s letter were not denial of the issues raised with regard to subsidies, bonus and salary increases,
but political spin, in saying the subsidies (water and electricity) that were received by the elderly and bonus by the Disciplined Services were not taken away, but incorporated into their pension and salary. The fact that these benefits are removed, in that they were offered separately, from a trade union standpoint they are considered taken away. What is even more egregious is the removal of these benefits were not discussed with and agreed to by the constituents affected. Aside from noting in brother Cave’s response the mixing up of my 11th and 18th article, let me seek to correct the inaccuracies in his letter, which could hopefully lend clarity to my position. It was not my 11th November article that the statement was made of interactions with citizens/voters in East Coast (Continued on page 6)
America’s bigger threat-Man and Gun not a Caravan DEAR EDITOR, It is utterly impossible to heal what you cannot acknowledge. America has now become a nation where mass shootings occur often enough that some people experience more than one. Nonetheless, Americans are told to fear a caravan of migrants walking through Mexico. Ye s , t h o u s a n d s o f migrants from across Central America have been travelling north for weeks towards the US-Mexico border, claiming that they are e s c a p i n g p o v e r t y, persecution and violence in their homelands of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. In the weeks prior to the mid-term elections, President Trump called many of the migrants criminals, called the caravan an invasion, and ordered troops to the border. He also frequently suggested that it was politically motivated. So far about 3,000 members of the caravan have arrived in Tijuana, the Mexican city bordering the United States. On Monday the US temporarily closed its San Ysidro border point, its
busiest crossing with Mexico in order to install new movable, wire-topped barriers. On the issue of fear in America, one should immediately invoke the term displaced. In truth and reality what America and Americans should really fear is not a caravan of migrants, but instead, the contemptuous disregard that will permit yet another massacre to go by without any legislative action to remove guns from those who should not have them. Over the years, we have blamed the shootings on everything from bullying to Batman to video games to mental illness to the inability to get a date. An ongoing, all-toofamiliar routine that never seems to make madness make sense. Yet we continue trying, as evidenced by the latest shooter who killed himself after opening fire in a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, which killed 12 people, among them Sergeant Ron Helus of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, the “good guy with a gun” whom the NRA has always assured us would be our protection from random slaughter. Incidentally, in a
post left on social media platform in the middle of his killing spree, the shooter gave the motive for his actions: “Fact is, I had no reason to do it,” he wrote, “and I just thought, f— it, life is boring, so why not?” So the reason is, there was no reason. The reason is, why not? For all the pretentious positivity of television talking and newspaper buffs, that is probably the explanation that reaches closest to the truth. Not just for Thousand Oaks, but also for Littleton, Colorado, Las Vegas, Parkland, Orlando, Aurora, Annapolis, Tucson, Sutherland Springs, and for all the places where Americans have printed up T- s h i r t s d e c l a r i n g themselves “Strong” after bullets have shattered the peace. Granted, some of us will find the motive proffered by the Thousand Oaks shooter for his actions difficult to process. The Borderline Bar & Grill shooter Ian Long, like every other mass shooter, be it Stephen Paddock, Omar Saddaqui Mateen, Cho or Adam Lanza, killed whole universes of meaning and possibility. In arrogant disregard of its own bloody truths,
America gives the power to do that to virtually every adult. Sadly, that power has been used so frequently. On November 11, two basketball teams the Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks took to the court with T-shirts that carried the names of the victims on the back, and the word ENOUGH emblazoned on the front. Enough has passed. Americans wait in body bags for leaders to recognize this fact. President Trump is placing fear into the living via the moving, while politicians remain reluctant to act to control guns, especially when the American public supports some degree of gun regulation. American citizens are free to stockpile weapons, free to order ammunition online, free to outfit their guns with bump stocks, like the Vegas shooter did. Free to not give a damn. And whole universes die while they do. The caravan and its illegal migrants is certainly not the vehicle to fear, instead attention should be paid to those displaying a lack of care, while America patiently wait for the next mass shooter to appear. Y. Sam
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The foundation for corruption was constructed by the previous govt. DEAR EDITOR, Stealing or thieving anything, by any means, of any value, by any person from anybody, be it road accident victims, marine accident or aircraft accident victims, is a crime. It is a shameful act and must be condemned by all, and the accused person or persons must be brought to justice by giving them a fair and speedy trial and if found guilty, the sentence must befitting the magnitude of the crime committed. Quite recently we read about the alleged disgraceful act after the Fly Jamaica aircraft crash landed at the airport. Then we read about the disappearance of the money entrusted to teachers at a school; then there was the turbocharger that went missing from the engine at the Power House at Mabaruma, a location that is expected to be manned or secured twenty four hours per day. The question is being asked how and why these grossly dishonest acts are happening. But the answer is that over a period of about twenty-five years, we have cultivated a culture of dishonesty, and a loss of pride and dignity. One writer places the situation on a lack of employment
and low wages and salaries. I would say that is utter nonsense. The last group of persons I aforementioned, all of the accused persons were employed, and on the other hand, they were persons whose earning, minus allowances, is in excess of $600,000 per month and they are accused of committing crimes to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. We must not forget the Petro Caribe money, the numerous contractors that are being overpaid and are reluctant to repay the money that may have mistakenly or wrongfully received, and this list does not include the many who knowingly do substandard work, by using inferior and less material. These are all acts of gross dishonesty, and all of those persons I have mentioned are not poor people. Stealing at any level, and dishonesty must not be condoned, and must be vigorously condemned by all, but at times we nail the poor to the cross, and garland, idolize and glorify the rich and powerful. It is beyond the comprehension of the right thinking person, why those of our professionals, doctors, lawyers,
engineers and others are not paying the tax that is required by law, and why most of our law makers are not declaring their assets a requirement by law. Why a large number of employers are deducting money from workers and not remitting same to the N.I.S. All these are acts of dishonesty that must be condemned by those at the top using strong language, but there is a deafening silence when these white collar crimes are committed. N.I.S. must publish a list of the names of the defaulters. You can’t help but feel sorry for the workers who would have qualified for pension, but because of their employers they could not receive what is due to them. This current administration is taking steps to reduce the level of corruption unlike the previous government, but a lot more needs to be done. The foundation for corruption was constructed by the previous government, and it will take some time to destroy or dismantle. We must use the same lens and language when a crime is committed by the poor and less fortunate and when it is committed by the rich and powerful. Archie W. Cordis
Bharrat Jagdeo and Joseph Harmon are two sides of the same pea DEAR EDITOR, Bharrat Jagdeo and Joseph Harmon are two sides of the same pea. Jagdeo is crowing about the PPP votes obtained in the 2018 LGE and Harmon is sulking and being petulant. It is unfortunate that he lashed out at supposed PPP supporters and claimed that they are responsible for the PNC’s diminished number of votes at the 2018 LGE.
Despite Jagdeo crowing that the PPP received a large majority of the votes at the LGE 2018 and LAAs, and the analysis of all our contributors to the media, the simple fact is that citizens were just not interested. I was not even aware of where my polling station was located. I checked the possible places in my neighbourhood before locating the polling station.
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Persons do not see the LGE as important. The 2018 (Continued on page 6)
The intention certainly is not to make a profit from graduation DEAR EDITOR, Kindly allow us to respond to the letter to the editor captioned ‘School of the Nations students have to pay $12,000 each to graduate’ dated November 23, 2018. Nations has partnerships with several international institutions and universities, and our focus has always been to provide the best quality at an affordable price. We began offering the MBA programme 7 years ago and have hosted several graduation exercises at various venues such as the Pegasus, Ramada and Parc Rayne. Sadly, the writer failed to mention that this year’s graduation exercise will be held at Pegasus, one of the most prestigious hotels in Guyana. One would know that venues of this caliber charge rental as well as a fixed cost per person for refreshments. About 100 students will be graduating, 80 of which are MBA students; contrary to the inaccurate number shared in the letter. Additionally, the writer also failed to mention, maybe unintentionally, that for graduation students are given the hat, tassel and hood; only the gown must be returned.
Nations has also rented a photo booth for the event where students can take countless pictures and collect as keepsakes, at no cost.Nations will also be giving out over 30 trophies and awards, including service awards to students who serve in the armed forces. Additionally, Nations solely absorbed the expense of bringing a very influential speaker in from Canada to give the feature address. A full-page message of congratulations will also be placed in the newspaper for our graduating class.
Certainly, the amount contributed by students helps to offset the graduation expenses, however, Nations also covers some of the expenses as our token of appreciation. The intention certainly is not to make a profit from graduation and we certainly hope this is not what is being suggested by the writer. Finally, Nations would like to extend congratulations to all the graduates and we look forward to a successful graduation exercise. Dr Brian O’Toole Director, Nations
Dem Boys can’t do Maths DEAR EDITOR, While “Dem boys seh” is written and read for laughs it nonetheless creates impressions, many of them misleading and injurious to persons and our society. I want to correct any impression that Mr. Jagdeo, our LOP, was in any way incorrect or sought to spin or mislead when challenging the AFC’s claim that it won 10% of the votes of the recently concluded LGE. Our LOP without doing a calculation
estimated that the AFC could not have won more than 3.8 to 4%. He was correct. From our PPP/C tabulation of SOPs for the PR votes, there were 119,214 for PPP/C, 61,032 for APNU, 7,379 for AFC and 467 for URP giving a total of 188,002 PR votes cast. AFC’s portion 7,379/ 188,002 equals 3.92%. I say no more. Samuel A. A. Hinds Former President Former Prime Minister
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Give thanks Dear Editor, On Thursday, Thanksgiving was celebrated in America, and in some other nations, when people took the opportunity to say thanks to God for his goodness to them, and their loved ones over the past year. Such bold expressions of love will no doubt warm the heart of our loving God towards his people. However my concerns are for those who never stop to say thanks to God or to those who have served them well. I speak of those who have eat the bread of ingratitude. Individuals who will go into restaurants and fail to give tips to the underpaid workers, some others who will forget their parents in nursing homes, and those who will ignore people who have opened doors for them, that
lead to a better life. I am appalled, whenever I see such behaviours coming from individuals, who I think should know better. This is exactly how I view some Guyanese who have been attacking the three-year-old David Granger-led government in Guyana. Some of the nasty comments directed against Mr Granger and his cabinet by these individuals give the impression that they have being doing worse than their predecessors. However, a look at their list of achievements shows clearly that they have outperformed the PPPC, and in the short time they have been in government, seem to have put Guyana back on the course of good g o v e r n a n c e . How can those who claim to be concerned about the
people, and for workers’ rights, be so ungrateful? I know that there are a few in the government that have missed the mark ,and that the task of bringing the nation back from where it was taken by those self-serving, greedy politicians who went before the coalition, is a painful and frustrating one to all of us. Nevertheless, if there is any decency in us as a people, let us show gratitude to those that serve so well, and not just be eager to find and expose their faults. Finally, I say thanks to God ,to the President of Guyana , his cabinet, and the public servants who served well, for a job well done over the past few years. May God continue to bless and keep you Guyana. Apostle Adrian Wade
Bharrat Jagdeo and Joseph Harmon From page 5 LGE is not a reflection of what will happen in 2020 or any other elections in the near future. Jagdeo is not smart as he thinks he is. He has taken the PPP from a beacon of good it was in 1992 and turned it into a magnet for opportunists. Harmon is wrong about the supposed PPP supporters undermining the government.
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The problem is that it is gross incompetence all over the country, and especially in the government ministries and agencies that is the problem. This is what obtained under the PPP and is the same under the current PNC-led government. It is the PNC supporters who are primarily responsible for the failure to implement the policies of the govern-
ment due to incompetence, and this is failing the government and country. Harmon is aware of this. It is anger that resulted in him resorting to such an ugly outburst that belongs in the 70s and early 80s. Harmon has contravened Granger’s much touted social cohesion, I wonder if he will face any sanction. Harrish Singh
PPP NO CONFIDENCE MOTION AND NANDLALL Dear Editor, I have just listened to a one-hour presentation on Facebook by former attorney general, Anil Nandlall, on the no confidence motion and other delaying tactics by the Granger led administration. I must say it was an articulate and educational exercise. It reminds me of Forbes Burnham, Shridath Ramphal and Fred Wills. Nandlall spoke extemporaneously and was fluent as he explained in great details the pros and cons of a no confidence motion and stressed that only elected members of parliament are eligible to vote on the motion and that neither the Speaker nor the President can have voting rights. He explained that it is the convention for a no confidence motion to be tabled and
discussed as soon as possible and it is necessary for it to be done before the Budget presentation. He cast aside allegations that the motion was moved at a time when the President was away and made it quite clear that it makes no difference if the President is in or out of the country at the time when it is moved, the reason being that David Granger has no vote on the motion, since he is not an MP. Nandlall made a surprising disclosure when he said that Moses Nagamootoo and senior members of APNU were meeting secretly to discuss a replacement for Granger should he succumb to his illness. This, the former AG said, was callous. He pointed out of the lies being peddled by the AFC
about their strength, and to the contrary disclosed that the AFC only polled 8000 votes in the entire country from a total of more than 200,000 votes cast. The Coalition government, he said, is now hiding, afraid to debate the no confident motion. So much about Nandlall’s speech. There was speculation when Granger was in Cuba that there might be a constitutional crisis if Nagamootoo was acting President and could not vote, but this will not arise now that the President is back. Now it is interesting to know if the PPP can woo a member or two from the government bench to cross the floor and support the no confidence motion. Time will tell. Oscar Ramjeet
Our votes are not the... From page 4 D e m e r a r a , We s t C o a s t Berbice and Georgetown. This reference was made in the 18th article which did an evaluation of the results based on feedback from the various constituents and my take why APNU and the AFC did so poorly at the polls. It is also not accurate to say that “Mr Lewis had not (repeat, not) – in his 11th November article – called on people to vote.” That
article, “Tomorrow is Local Government Elections. Vote for…,” the last paragraph r e a d s t h u s , “ To m o r r o w presents the opportunity to signal the determination to actively participate in your welfare in the village/ward and ensuring development takes place in your community. Vote!” As to whether it was expected of me to call or not call on voters to vote APNU and AFC, let such be disabused. The APNU, AFC, PPP and others had the opportunity, at the Local Government level since 2016, to prove themselves. It is not for me, who do not know the candidates in the 70+ local authorities, their performance or promises and whether they have passed the test, to tell voters who to vote for. These groups and parties had their work to do within the respective local
authorities, the benefits of which they all reaped all on 2nd and 12th November when the Disciplined Services and general population voted. Come 2020, I’ll exercise my judgment whether I shall take a national position on the political discourse to call on workers/ citizens to rehire the coalition, fire them, or sit out the political engagement and on Election Day go the poll and cast my ballot for the group or party I repose the confidence in to take us into the next five years. Our votes are not the entitlement of any group or party. They have to earn them. It is time the political leadership, across the divide, recognise such and for us to continue to hold them to account to govern in our collective interest. Lincoln Lewis
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Two year deadline too short for auditing cost recoverable items – Oxfam America By Kiana Wilburg
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n the Production Shar ing Agreement (PSA) signed with oil giant, ExxonMobil, Guyana only has a two-year deadline within which to do cost audits. But given the nation’s capacity deficiencies, international transparency bodies contend that this timeline should be extended. Specifically making this point is Oxfam America. The entity is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations, which seek to fight some of the factors that lead to poverty, one of them being the poor governance of extractive wealth. Oxfam America noted that the expiration periods for audit rights are set out in petroleum contracts and tax laws. It stressed, however, that these deadlines differ from one country to the next. It noted that in Ghana and Kenya for example, the authorities there retain the right to complete audit companies within seven years. In Peru, the limit for audits is four years. Even in the USA, the transparency body highlighted that audits are completed within three years. Oxfam warned that even a three-year deadline is not advisable for developing countries such as Guyana given the limited financial and human resources that are likely to delay the audit process. Further to this, the orga-
nization said that it is equally important to keep an eye on record-keeping provisions in the petroleum contracts and tax laws. It said, “Oil companies should be required to keep all their records in country for easy access by the auditors during the audit period. But once that period expires, it becomes very costly to access records and therefore practically impossible to audit them…” AUDIT OF PRECONTRACT COSTS The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) was able to make it within the stipulated two-year deadline to initiate the audit process for the controversial US$900M pre-contract costs. According to GRA’s Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia, the entity made an official request to ExxonMobil for a series of financial documents which would show costs incurred from 1999 to 2016. But the GRA would be alone in this process since the Government has already advertised for an international firm or consultant to lead the audit. Statia said, “Pre-contract costs are not something that is unusual to the oil industry. These are costs which were incurred and our Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) would have allowed for the operator to recover it. I am confident in the ability of our agency to get this job done. Our audit will help to determine if costs were inflated, among other things.” International lawyer,
-Even USA, other countries have longer periods
Director of Power and Money at Oxfam America, Ian Gary Melinda Janki, was one of the first persons to note that the country is neck-deep in US$900M worth of pre-contract costs. During a panel discussion on Guyana’s oil contract with ExxonMobil at Moray House, Janki reminded that the country has to pay US$460M in pre-contract costs. This covers the period 1999 to 2015. But there is a second lot. Janki noted that the contract specifically states that Guyana is to pay contract
costs from January 2016 to when the deal was signed on October 7, 2016.
The international lawyer said, “The costs for the whole of 2016 were about US$583M and if you apportion it to October, you get roughly US$400M. “Again, Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman has agreed for Guyana to pay this. As at October 7, 2016, Government’s attempt to sell our oil costs us US$900M. I have found no law which gives the minister the authority to burden the nation with this, so it is quite possible that he acted illegally.” (See link for more details: https:// w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / jerome.edwards.925/videos/ 2144978259094356/) In his earlier writings on the petroleum sector, Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram had also pointed out that there was a second set of pre-contract costs specified in the 2016 Agreement signed by Minister Trotman. Speaking with Kaieteur News on the matter, Ram said his examination of the financial statements of ExxonMobil’s partners (Esso
and CNOOC/NEXEN and Hess), the second element of pre-contract cost for the period January 1, 2016 to the execution date of the 2016 Contract – some- time in October 2016 – could range anywhere between G$75B and G$100B or roughly US$375 and US$500M. He noted, therefore, that Janki’s estimates are within reason and that it is up to Exxon as the Operator to disprove these amounts. S i g n i f i c a n t l y, R a m pointed out that the Government ought to have been aware of the exact amount for the second set of pre-contract costs since Annex C to the 2016 Agreement required that those costs be provided to Trotman before October 31, 2016 and agreed on or before April 30, 2017. Ram expressed fear that neither the US$460 million – which in his opinion is substantially and improperly inflated – nor the additional US$375M to US$500 M, has been subject to any verification, let alone audit.
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Victim refuses to testify; Guyana makes case to UK for lifting of greenheart import restrictions alleged shooter walks
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fter being on re mand for the past three months on an attempted murder charge, Hugh Junior, 39, had a matter against him discharged yesterday after the virtual complainant told the court he was not going to proceed with the matter. It is alleged that on July 12, last, at Breda Street, Werken-Rust, Georgetown, Junior discharged a firearm at Charles Stoby with intent to murder him. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge after it was read to him by a City Magistrate. Yesterday when the matter was called before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts the virtual complainant stood before the Magistrate and told her that he does not wish to proceed with the matter. The Magistrate after listening to the victim, discharged the matter; hence Junior walked out the City Court a free man. Last August Junior was charged for allegedly shooting Stoby in the stomach after accusing him of having an affair with his woman. According to information on July 11, last, about 20:00 hrs, Junior went to his girlfriend’s home and he saw her and Stoby in a compromising position. An argument then ensued
Freed Hugh Junior
Guyana Delegation among representatives of the UK Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
between Junior and Stoby, and Junior left the premises in a ‘fit of rage’ It was reported that on July 12, last, Stoby was riding his motorcycle along Leopold Street. He then turned into Breda Street, where Junior called out his name and discharged two rounds from a gun in his direction, one hitting him in the stomach.
He then fell to the ground in an unconscious state and was picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery and was admitted to the institution. He spent two weeks in hospital.A report was then made at the station, an investigation was carried out. Junior was arrested and charged for the offence.
The Guyana delegation in the United Kingdom (UK) has made Guyana’s case for the lifting of the greenheart import ban which was placed by UK Environment Agency (EA) in 2015. The delegation which included Guyana Forestry Commission’s Chairperson of the Board, Jocelyn Dow; EU-FLEGT Secretariat Head, Kenny David; GFC Deputy Commissioner, Andrew Mendez, among others, made a combined presentation to Andy Powell of the UK EA, and Clare Marsden, of Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, yesterday, the presentation focused on the many accomplishments of Guyana when it comes to sustainable forest practices, and the key impacts the restrictions have had on the industry and the country as a whole. “It also focused on the current code of practice and the maintenance of Guyana’s biodiversity.”From the presentation the delegation then sought clarification from the EA and DEFRA representatives on whether or not the FLEGT certification which will be given to Guyana in about five-six years, will be accepted for Category B timber since the UK only accepts Category A FSC 100% Greenheart from Iwokrama as of 2016. “They also challenged the UK EA’s stance on offering support to the country in getting FSC certification since only this is accepted, but is costly. Further, they asked what can be done between now and the time FLEGT certification starts to restore trade between the
two countries.” From the presentation, the EA and DEFRA representatives clarified that they did not consider the restrictions a ban; though conceding that standards had acted as a barrier to imports. “They also shared that more needs to be done in terms of awareness and thus far, they have met with some of their suppliers to clarify their position on this.” According to the Ministry, overall the UK EA was “very impressed” by the presentation and noted that the information was very useful in clarifying the negative perception of timber from Guyana’s forests. ”Guyana will now have to await feedback from the UK EA on moving forward as they consult superiors and make recommendations.” The greenheart restrictions were introduced by the Environmental Agency (EA) in the UK in 2015. Then it was claimed that proof of sustainable sourcing of the forest product was inadequate, and this has since resulted in a drastic decrease in export of the product to the UK. In December 2016 the EA relaxed the restrictions on greenheart, but only began to accept Category A FSC 100% Greenheart from Iwokrama. “The Guyana delegation is confident that this direct engagement will lead to greater relaxation of the restrictions and lead to increased access to the United Kingdom market for producers and exporters of greenheart forest producers.”Greenheart is in high demand for mainly marine projects, including wharves.The UK was a big market.
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he focus in the next few days will be the reading of the 2019 Budget. There is great excitement over this document, given that the government, having suffered humiliation at the local government elections, is thus expected to compensate by offering a bagful of economic goodies that will match anything that Santa Claus can deliver this Season. So what can be expected? The government has already signaled that it is going to offer wage increases for public servants and increased pension for seniors. Public service workers have for 2018 been granted retroactive wage increases ranging from 0.5% to 7%. The government, one year before first oil, is likely to be even more generous in 2019 and workers are likely to receive double digit wage increases. There is talk that pressure is mounting on the government to restore the one month salary bonus to the Disciplined Services. The government will most likely relent on this issue. Speculation is that with about $G 60 billion to be made
available to the government, workers can expect as much as a 25% increases in wages in 2019. The government, in fact may do what it has done over the past two years – impose the increases without negotiations with the union representing public servants. As such, it can announce an interim 20% increase in wages and salaries on Monday. In terms of increases in old age pensions, there are high expectations that with first oil around the corner, the government will be trying to woo the elderly vote for 2020. On the street, there is speculation that old age pensions will increase to around $39,000 per month, given the windfall that is likely to come from first oil. Changes are also likely in terms of the income tax threshold. Some persons have been calling for this to increase to $100,000 but the government which is now trying to improve its tax collection may not go beyond $75,000 which is affordable. The public is also likely to see a reduction in water tariffs, rather than the PPPC’s
demand for the reintroduction of the water subsidy for pensioners. With Guysuco no longer as much as drain as it was in previous years, the government can divert some of the monies that it was paying to the sugar corporation. The Budget is therefore likely to see a total removal of fees at the University of Guyana which will return the nation to the days when the government could boast about free education from nursery to university, never mind half of the students were and are still failing their examinations. Plans for internet connectivity could well see a decision to turn the coastal plain into an internet hotspot which will mean free internet for everyone. This is the best way, of course, to force liberalization of telecommunication. In terms of education, the government is not likely to reintroduce the $10,000 per year per student grant. It is likely to want to do better than this and to provide free transportation for students instead. Businesses will not be left
Dem boys seh ...
De Chat 3 lost his way yesterday De Chat 3 was talking a lot de odda day. He is de loudest talker in de party because he believe he is de brightest person when it come to law. That is why anywhere Jagdeo go he does walk wid de Chat-3. Sometimes he does talk out of turn and since he can get lock up now that he is not president he does rely pun de Chat 3. Is de closeness he share wid Jagdeo that mek de Chat3 believe that he gun be de presidential candidate fuh he party come 2020. And he really campaigning. He tekking de case fuh all dem farmers who got a problem and ee telling dem that dem only got to pay a small piece. But when dem boys ask him he does tell dem how he ain’t getting pay, how he wukking pro bono—that mean wukking fuh free. Any-
body who know de Chat 3 would know that he wouldn’t spend he own money to travel to anywhere fuh free. He wouldn’t stand up in court fuh free because he is de one who always seh time is money. But dem boys seh de only time he got to stand up in court fuh free is when he got to face de magistrate fuh dem law books de people seh he carry way. In he defence he seh de Donald Dumb give him; Donald seh he can’t remember. He seh he remember giving him something but he not sure is books. Dem boys and de Chat 3 know that if he get convicted fuh stealing books he can’t be de presidential candidate. He can’t even be a MP. He is a man who know anything and everything. He did know and he tell people how Moses was planning to
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tek over if Soulja Bai didn’t mek it. Wha he didn’t tell de people was wha de magistrate woulda tell him yesterday. Dem boys seh when de magistrate announce he must lead a defence about de law books he lef wid he mouth open and motionless.He didn’t want lef de courtroom. Is de orderly touch him and seh “Counsel, you got to go out de court.”Dem boys hear when he go downstairs de whole afternoon he stand up in de courtyard wid two people—Euclid Gomes and Glen Hanoman. De court empty, all de magistrates and de workers lef de courthouse and he was still standing there. Talk half and wait fuh see wheh de Chat 3 gun stand up after de next court appearance.
out of the loop. Major tax concessions are most probably going to be offered to the manufacturing sector since industrialization will have to be pursued more aggressively if Guyana is to avoid Dutch
disease. Santa Claus is going to be overshadowed by Winston Jordan this Christmas. It will be a goodies-packed Budget with something for everyone, including the Ministers.
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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===
Noise nuisance, crazy drivers and the Guyanese nationality
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he problem with Guyana is leader ship. If long ago we had confronted mini-bus lawlessness, it would have stopped. If we had dealt severely with creators of noise that disturbs peaceful citizens long ago, it would have stopped. If years ago, we had dealt condignly with reckless drivers, unnecessary deaths would have been drastically reduced. There is something about this nation that revolts the human spirit. My wife and I daily see how sick Guyanese can be. I live on the Railway Embankment very close to UG Road where the traffic lights are. Every afternoon, without exception, the line of cars going east outside my home is very long. It stretches from
the signals and back up till to the Aquatic Centre. Once you are going east, and you stop in the line, you are basically waiting for the green signal. Commonsense would instruct any sane human that you cannot come out of the line because you will clash with the vehicles going west. There is bound to be terrible confusion because you cannot pass; the westbound traffic will be in your way. Every afternoon, my wife and I sit on the verandah and watch at this madness. How can humans be so silly? This type of insane driving could be stopped but the country’s leadership does not have what Lincoln Lewis referred to as the “testicular fortitude” to confront it with utmost seriousness. First,
traffic offence fines are a joke. If you raise the fines, then the burden forces people to be more careful. Second, what purpose do the cameras serve? For example, I went to Eve Leary to clarify an incident at Lamaha and Camp Streets. The technicians told me the cameras are fixed to observe criminal conduct; they cannot capture drivers violating the traffic signals. This was told to me about four months ago. You are never going to stop road lawlessness if you do not deal with violators severely. Drivers are going to behave recklessly and just pay the nominal fine. At the confluence of David and Alexander Streets in Kitty, at the direct junction, the police put a no-stopping sign. It really creates confusion when the mini-buses stop right at the junction on David Street in the mornings to pick up passengers. The police saw the pattern and installed the sign. It
is contemptuously ignored by the buses every day without exception. The mayhem disappears overnight if the surveillance cameras are at work. If the next day, the irresponsible driver is hauled in and have to pay a heavy fine, that problem will disappear immediately. He is not going pay a whopping fine every week. I do not think there is any section of this country’s population that would reject a massive increase in traffic fines to stop the madness on Guyana’s roadways. Countless foreigners have told me that in no other country people drive so insanely. It is absolutely unbelievable. And here is the frightening part – the disease is not manifested by uncouth mini-bus drivers and taxi men only, but also by citizens of all types. We have gone so far down the road of traffic insanity that this country as a matter of national urgency has to
fight it. There is an inexplicable sickness in the minds of this nationality known as Guyanese. No driver wants to park two blocks away to get to the store or the restaurant or the school. They want to park right outside the building. Go on Thomas Street close to Church Street, there is a school there. There is daily confusion because not one parent wants to park a corner away to take and collect their children. It is the same with Mae’s Primary on Middleton Street. No parent will park on Drury Lane and walk with the kid. No, they must drive right up to the school gate. And the police tolerate this stupidity. There are dog food sellers on David Street, Kitty. Buyers create traffic confusion because they have to drive right up to the sellers. When these fool go abroad, they park yards and yards away to go to the supermarket.
Frederick Kissoon Finally, we seem to be getting somewhere with noise nuisance. On Thursday, the Minister of Public Security instructed the police to take drastic measures to stop this morbidity. Is there another country in the world where persons driving on the public roadways would play their car stereo with decibels that are comparable to those that obtain in nightclubs? Of course the noise malady isn’t going away anytime soon. Guess why? Try getting the police cooperation.
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Pensioner found dead on No 63 beach 2015 money changer murder trial begins in Berbice High Court East Canje road died from … Three witnesses testify alcohol poisoning. - PM report Murder accused Phileman Boodhoo, called Kevin, 22, of No 63 village Corentyne, Berbice is on trial in the Berbice High Court before Justice Priya Sewnarine Beharry and a mixed jury on a charge of murder. Budhoo is accused of murdering Mohamed Fizal Mahmood Baksh, called ‘Sugar Cake’, a money changer, of No 63 village Corentyne, Berbice. The incident is alleged to have occurred between December 21 and December 24, 2015 at the No 63 Beach, Corentyne, Berbice. Attorney at law Mandel Moore is prosecuting the state’s case. The accused is being represented by attorney at law Mursalene Bacchus in association with attorneys at law,
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ommander of B’ Division, Paul Langevine, yesterday reported that a post mortem examination conducted on the body of Ramlall Bassant, called “Dat”, 65, of lot 12 Goed Bananan Land, East Canje, Berbice, revealed that he died from acute alcohol intoxication or alcohol poisoning. Acute alcohol intoxication is a condition associated with drinking too much alcohol in a short time. It affects body temperature, breathing, heart rate, and gag reflex. It can also sometimes lead to coma or death. Bassant’s body was found face up with his pants dropped to his knees, his legs crossed and apparent blood stains on his buttocks. There were also some scratches about his body. However, Langevine told the media when asked if the autopsy revealed any sexually assault, he stated, “No I didn’t get any information to suggest that.” He was also asked to confirm whether there was blood found on Bassant’s body. “I wasn’t so informed,” he responded. A relative of the man had stated that blood was seen on his buttocks while his mother had also indicated that she saw what appeared to be blood on his hands when she got a glimpse of her son’s body on the dam where he was found by residents living in the area. The dead man’s mother relayed that a young man showed up at her home and told her, “Dat dead and deh pon the dam.” “Wan bai kerr meh and when me go me barely get to the see the body but like me
Ramlall Bassant notice blood pon he hands.” She stated that the last time she saw him was the previous night (Thursday night) but “he is a man does walk and stray a lot so me na really worry”. Ramlall was described as an alcoholic by his relatives. He was also unemployed and depended on his mother to take care of him.
Arudranauth Gossai and Surihya Sabsook. The accused had reportedly made some arrangements with the deceased whom he knew about some financial transaction with some persons. The accused subsequently contacted Baksh and allegedly picked him up with a car that he had rented from car rental service and took him to the No 63 Beach where he reportedly robbed and killed him. Baksh’s body was discovered in a bushy section of the No. 63 Village, Corentyne foreshore, three days after he was reported missing. The accused had reportedly fled the country. When the matter began
the prosecution called three witnesses- Jagwanti Munir, the wife of the deceased, who stated that on the day her husband disappeared he left home as usual for work. He did not return in the afternoon and she began to make inquiries for him. She subsequently learnt of his demise. Fareena Hussein, the wife of the owner of the car rental service, testified that indeed Boodhoo did rent a car from their car rental services. Rohan Karim works at the car rental service and he testified that he was in place when Boodhoo returned the car to the rental service. He spoke of Budhoo having a lot of money in his possession. The matter is continuing.
Vigilance Court assistant slapped with 100 fraud charges Nairon Rambacchus, called “Kevin”, a Vigilance Court assistant, of 32 Foulis, Enmore Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, was on Thursday slapped with 100 charges of larceny by clerk or servant, by Magistrate Peter Hugh, at the same court he worked for (Vigilance Magistrate’s Court). Rambacchus was charged after it was found that some $6,960,103 was missing from the office attached to the court that he worked with. An investigation was done and based on advice the charges were laid. Rambacchus was placed on $500,000 bail on one charge, and self-bail on 99 other charges, the matter was adjourned to January 17.
Nairon Rambacchus called “Kevin
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Guyana/Ghana ink agreement for direct flights…
Int’l Aviation Body commits to bridging Africa and the Caribbean park planes. Since then, the plan has undergone dramatic variations. Bridging Africa and the Caribbean Officials and representatives of the states, territories, regional and international organisations, participating in the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Air Transport meeting, yesterday, signed on to an international agreement dubbed the Georgetown Declaration on Sustainable Air Transport Development.
The declaration builds on meetings and agreements from previous international aviation meetings, with the intention of promoting connectivity and sustainable air transport between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the African Union (AU). They intend to work on the active pursuit of the continuous liberalisation of international air transport to the benefit of all stakeholders and the economy at large, of their respective nation. The agreement intends for the contin-
ued support of the growth of air cargo services and work on removing regulatory and operational constraints to allow for more operational flexibility and cost-effective air cargo services on regional and global bases. The concluded meeting influenced that the movement must establish good, regulatory practices and governance for air transport, including the modernisation, harmonisation and convergence of regulatory approaches and regimes (Continued on page 26)
Ministers Adda and Ferguson of Ghana and Guyana The governments of Guyana and Ghana have acceded to a major agreement for the facilitation of direct flights between the two countries. The Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson, and Minister of Aviation, Ghana, Joseph Kofi Adda, signed agreements on behalf of their respective governments to initiate the air link. Minister Ferguson said, “With this agreement, the benefit to be derived is that we
should be able to see a shorter travel time for passengers from the Caribbean, particularly Guyana to Africa.” Ferguson had said on the first day of the conference, that she intends for their cooperation to shorten travel time between the regions from three days to five hours. The distance between Guyana and Ghana is 4000 miles. Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, had marketed the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) as
a necessary action to make Guyana the hub between Africa and the South American and Caribbean regions. The airport renovation required a loan from China Export-Import Bank of US$138M to pay Chinese contractor, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). At the time, the intention was to allow for longer runways, a two-storey terminal building, passenger loading bridges, more checkin counters, concession spaces and a larger apron to
Army helps miner recover fuel stolen by Venezuelan soldiers The Venezuelan National Guard base at Akarabisi, Cuyuni River.
The fuel boat which was detained and taken over the Venezuela side by National Guards. Army ranks posted at the border areas with Venezuela recovered drums of fuel yesterday, one day after they were stolen by soldiers of that neighbouring country, in what has been said to be an escalating situation. According to an official of the affected mining operation, ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) accompanied the General Manager of the camp over to the Venezuela side of the border, across the Cuyuni River. There, after engagements with the National Guard personnel, it was agreed that the five drums of fuel would be returned.
“We did not receive the monies they took from the boat. They said they did not take any monies.” According to a statement from the miners to local police and the GDF, on Thursday, around 4:30pm, they were proceeding to camp along the Cuyuni River in the vicinity of Akarabisi when they were approached by the Venezuela National Guard. The Venezuelans were in a white wooden boat. “The Venezuela National Guard pointed their guns at us and ordered us over to the Venezuela side of the border where they have their base.” According to the
statement, the mining workers were searched and one of them was stripped of his clothing. The National Guards ranks searched the fuel boat which had 15 drums of diesel. The fuel had been purchased from a place called San Martin, across in Venezuela, further up river. The National Guards found US$130 and $210,000 in a bucket on the boat and took these, the miners said. The National Guards also took five drums of diesel from the boat, leaving 10 behind. The mining workers said that after the incident they proceeded to the army base
at Akarabisi and made a report. They attempted to do the same at another area called Kurishi but no police were available there. The matter is reportedly engaging the attention of Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan. Miners are appealing for more protection. The situation along the Venezuelan border with Guyana has been tense for a while now as armed gangs known as the Syndicatos and soldiers man the Cuyuni River, which separates the two countries, forcing boats to pay to pass. For fuel boats, the
Syndicatos and now National Guards are demanding one pint per drum of fuel. “But lately, the Syndicatos…and there are two bases along the Cuyuni…have been demanding that we give two pints per drums. Imagine you got to pay three control points to pass on a river that from what I understand belong to us?”The Cuyuni River is heavily used. Government had increased patrols along the river with officials travelling to Eteringbang and other key points to assess the threats. According to miners, the situation has been escalating
with one passenger- a policeman- shot recently by Syndicatos after the boat he was in refused to stop. Venezuela is facing major economic problems with food and medicine shortages widespread and infrastructure collapsing in that oil-rich country.Armed gangs have been moving more to the border areas with Venezuelans fleeing to neighbouring countries, including Guyana, Trinidad, Brazil and other South American nations.With miles and miles of river, army and other authorities have been facing uphill challenges to man the Venezuela border.
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2018-HC-DEM-CIV-FD-853 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, FAMILY, DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL JURISDICTION FAMILY DIVISION PETITION NO: FD-853 BETWEEN:TOUNYA ORTENZA GONO nee WICKHAM Petitioner -and- PRINCE PLEASER GONO Respondent To the Respondent PRINCE PLEASER GONO Last Known Address, Lot 8 De Kendren, West Coast Demerara, Guyana.
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Dairy (Parfaite Harmonie) Fence, Good road, Light, Water, Telephone & Internet. TAKE NOTICE that on the $1.6M Tel#656-0701 14th day of June, 2018 a Petition for Divorce was filed Parfaite $1.2M $2.2M $2.3M against you by TOUNYA Farm $5.5M Providence $4M ORTENZA GONO nee $3.5M Herstelling (3rd Bridge) WICKHAM, the Petitioner in Double Lot $$5.5M (2nd the Family Division of the Bridge) $3.5M Call: 666-2326 High Court in Georgetown, Situated @ 17 Burial road, Demerara. AND FURTHER TAKE comprising 0.12 of an acre, NOTICE that as part of an Helena # 1 Mahaica. E.C.D. Order made on the 24th day Phone #650-4431 of October, 2018 the Petitioner was directed to effect service River side, Land for sale Lot of her Petition on you by K Soesdyke 50x150 Tel#661publication of this Notice in 4798/222-2201 two (2) consecutive issues of VACANCY the Saturday Kaieteur Newspaper, a Newspaper of Ville Hotelgeneral circulation in Guyana. Hick’s Receptionist. #231-0951/227AND FURTHER TAKE 7 7 1 4 / 2 2 3 - 3 4 4 8 NOTICE that if you desire you info@vgiworld.com may appear or attend in person or by your duly Vegetarian Garden- Driver/ authorized agent or Attorney- salesman # 227-7714/223-3448 at-Law at the Registry of the info@vgiworld.com Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be Vacancy exist for 2 assistant issued with a certified copy of cooks @ People’s Choice the Petition together with Kitchen 88 James St, Albouystown, strictly night related documents. AND FURTHER TAKE shift. Tel#679-9449 NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then Vacancy exist for Experienced upon receipt of the certified Pharmacy assistants to work copy of the Petition, you must @ reputable pharmacy in file Notice of Intention (Forms Georgetown. Call: 696-5098/ are available at the Registry), 628-8811 between 8am-4pm in the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Office Clerk for office in Georgetown, Demerara within Eccles. English -1, 42 (forty-two) days from the Mathematics-2, Computer date of the second and final Literate. #233-2745 publication of this Notice. TAKE NOTICE that the Vacancy (1) one counter staff divorce is fixed for Directions needed urgently age 25-30 yrs Hearing on Monday the 21st preferably living in or around day of January, 2019 at 9:00 Georgetown. Tel#226-2320 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall in Court Vacancy exists for one male Room Six (6) of the High Court and (1) female worker at Crystal Ice House, Blairmont at Georgetown. IN DEFAULT of your filing Berbice. Tel#231-1408/618Notice of Intention the Court 3800 may proceed in your absence and may make any Order it Male worker to work and live considers appropriate, on farm @ Yarrowkabra 30 yrs including granting the & over. Tel#231-1408/642Divorce. 9191 The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is Waiter/Waitress and a Chef, located at the Law Courts preferably carnegie trained. [Georgetown, Demerara]. The Call: 225-7933, or visit 173 office is open to the public Sheriff Street. between 8:00am and 3:30pm Mondays Continued on the next page
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Inquest into death of accident Voir dire ongoing in poultry farm’s employee murder trial victim commences
Witnesses are currently testifying in a Coroner’s Inquest to determine if anyone is criminally liable for the death of Kelvaughn Niles, who was found lying dead along the roadway after an accident along Lamaha and New Garden Streets, Georgetown on December 12, 2016. The Inquest commenced yesterday before Magistrate Annette Singh in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where Police Prosecutor Gillian Simmons called two witnesses to the stand. Among them was Police Constable Roneldo Drakes, who at the time of the accident was stationed at the Alberttown Police Station and attached to the Traffic Department. Constable Drakes recounted that on December 12, 2016, about 02:00hrs he was on duty when he received a call about an accident at Lamaha and New Garden Streets, Georgetown. The police witness said that he proceeded to the area where he saw a male lying on the roadway. He said that the male who was shirtless was clad in a pair of black pants. He added that the person had injuries to his head and about the body. According to Constable Drakes, he checked the scene for eyewitnesses but no one came forward. The police witness told the court that he summoned an ambulance and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) to the scene. He added that the man was pronounced dead and he later summoned crime scene investigators to photograph the scene. Constable Drakes added that he took measurements and later called the Lyken Funeral Parlour to remove the body. The witness told the court that he went back to the scene the following day and checked for nearby CCTV cameras, but found none.
As a result, he explained that he went to the CCTV Department of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, Eve Leary, Georgetown where he reviewed footage, but found nothing of evidential value. He said that later on, one Akeem Niles and another man visited the Alberttown Police Station and told him that they heard of the accident and wanted to identify the victim. He said that he escorted the men to the Lyken Funeral Parlour where they identified Kevin Niles as their brother and cousin respectively. He also testified to visiting the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Mortuary where he witnessed a post mortem examination being conducted on the remains of Kevin, whose cause of death was given as multiple injuries resulting from a vehicular accident. Constable Drakes said that he witnessed the burial of Kevin which took place at the Le Repentir Cemetery. Also testifying was Howard Henry, an EMT, attached to the Guyana Fire Service. He recounted that on December 12, 2016 he was on duty at the Alberttown Fire Station where he received a call about an accident at Lamaha and New Garden Streets, Georgetown. Upon arrival at the location, Henry recalled seeing a male, who was shirtless and wearing a pair of long jeans, lying motionless on the ground. The witness said, “I went over to the person and did my assessment. I checked to see if there was any pulse. There was no pulse, no rise and fall of the chest. “(His) pupils were fixed and dilated. The person had lacerations about the body and the right leg was amputated.” The EMT told the court that he made a record of his findings which he reported to his supervisor at GPHC.
Apart from the above mentioned witnesses, Akeem Niles of 1276 ‘B’ Field Sophia; Marvin Brazil of 1650 Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara; and Police Constable Christopher Persaud of CID Headquarters, Eve Leary, Georgetown are also listed as witnesses in the proceedings. This Inquest is continuing.
A voir dire (trial within a trial) continued yesterday when the trial of Mahendra Bishundial who is charged with the murder of Aga Khan, a truck driver employed with Edun Poultry Farm, continued before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court in Georgetown. Bishundial is on trial before a 12-member mixed jury for Khan’s murder of Khan which occurred on November 06, 2012 at Busby Dam, Craig, East Bank Demerara. The murder accused who has retained Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Presenting the State’s case are Prosecutors Lisa Cave and Orinthia Schmidt. A police release stated that Khan was attacked by four men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, and others with knives. Khan was driving motor lorry GJJ 2806 owned by Edun Poultry Farms, east along Busby Dam, Craig, East Bank Demerara when the men walked into the path of the vehicle causing the driver to
MURDERED: Aga Khan stop. One of the men then approached Khan and demanded cash. He was shot to his neck in the process. Investigations were carried out and Bishundial was arrested and charged. Earlier this week, Mervin Marcus, who had also been employed with the poultry company testified that he and Bishundial had been friends since they both attended the Friendship Secondary School. He added that they graduated
around the same time. Marcus disclosed that he and Khan were some of the company’s salesmen who worked on the truck. When probed by the prosecutor, Marcus said that he recalled Bishundial had inquired from him about the company’s sales and he told him that “dem people (the company) does mek de load (a lot of money), but it does be in cheques.” The witness told the court that Bishundial was in the habit of asking him to send credit to his mobile phone, which he would do. Also testifying was Saeed Edun, who told the court that Khan was one of his employees. According to Edun, a poultry farmer, on that tragic day, Khan collected the keys to Canter truck GJJ 2806, while another employee uplifted the bill books and a cellular phone. Edun said that around 17:00hrs that said day, he received a phone call from his wife, which caused him to leave their home at Busby Dam, Craig, East Bank Demerara. The witness said that the Canter truck was parked along the dam from where he saw Khan and another employee lying in a crouching position. The poultry farmer recalled that he transported the injured men to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, after which, he left for the Grove Police Station to inquire about what had transpired. He disclosed that a total of $48,000 was missing from the Canter truck.
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Minister Allicock says Budget 2019 full of HOPE Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock says he is confident that Budget 2019 when presented by Finance Minister Winston Jordan this coming Monday, will give every Guyanese hope for a productive future. Minister Allicock, on Friday, noted that the indigenous people in particular will continue to reap immense benefits, building from the foundation which was put in place when the coalition Government entered office in 2015. He said the Government
has always presented annual budgets that cater to the need of every stratum of society. Following-on from the “Fit and Proper” Budget which was presented in 2018, he is confident that the 2019 Budget will cater for further advancements. “Budget 2019 will definitely give hope. I’m also confident that it will give our young people the opportunity to excel in their areas of expertise. I’m seeing that young people are finding themselves and their skills will help them to grow with the
Venezuelan national, 61, nabbed with firearm
”the firearm that was found in the home of the 61 years old Venezuelan national.” Within the space of five days two Venezuelans have been nabbed with firearm on two separate occasions. Just yesterday a 61-year-old Venezuelan national was nabbed with one 9mm pistol. Based on reports reaching Kaieteur News, the weapon was discovered some time yesterday between 07:00hrs and 10:00hrs, following a joint operation between CANU, G Division and GDF. The operation was conducted at Grant Vreed-En-Hoop. The pistol with its number filed off, was found in a house occupied by the 61-year-old male Venezuelan National. The man has been placed in custody and investigations continue. Last Monday, a Venezuelan was amongst three persons who were nabbed by police with two handguns in Charity, Pomeroon. A search of the motor car, which the men were in, led to the discovery of one 9 mm pistol with two magazines and 40 live rounds of ammunition. Another 9 mm pistol with a magazine and 18 live rounds was found under the driver’s seat.
support that the ministry will be giving. “It will be one for the communities and with the limited resources that we have, we have seen the willingness of communities if not all, the majority on board with projects that enable them to have economic benefits.” He added that budgets presented over the past three years sought to bridge that division between the people, particularly in the hinterland. This division was evident when the David Granger-led coalition Government took office. He said Government is mindful of such, and steps have been taken to ensure co-
hesiveness is realized in keeping with its mandate of fostering a cohesive nation. “When we came into Government we noticed the division of communities, politically mainly. In some instances we had religious division where we noticed about six religious groups not necessarily agreeing and we have been able to work with those communities to look at the bigger picture for the sake of humanity.” One such critical area, according to the Minister, is taking strategic measures to address the social ills of society. “We have been able to have welfare officers placed
in various regions that did not have prior to now and they are doing a great job out there. While it is not perfect, we continue to find the weaknesses, persons in communities who are very articulate they have great vision, and the approach is to listen and to allow the people on their own strength come up with ideas at the Ministry and the Government will support”. Ten welfare officers are currently in the employ of the Ministry and are spread across the Hinterland to better serve the indigenous population. This improvement was catered for in the 2018 National Budget. Minister Allicock also re-
flected on strides made due to strategic budgetary allocation over the three-year span. He pointed to thriving sustainable economic activities through youth initiatives coming out from the Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS) Programme, Bina Hill Institute and training provided through the Institute of Applied Science and Technology. The Minister is optimistic that Budget 2019 will continue with Governments developmental agenda of ensuring Guyana is poised to realize tremendous benefits. Budget 2019 will be presented on Monday in the National Assembly.
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Int’l Aviation Body commits to... From page 21 of states, and the promotion of connectivity, competition, transparency and choice for consumers.ICAO has pledged to pursue the coordinated development of air transport and tourism through harmonised air transport and tourism policies, bearing in mind, the risk associated with overdependence on international tourism. They will work on the planning and development of efforts for aviation, tourism and trade infrastructure in an appropriately balanced development of transport modes including multimodal and urban planning activities. The group has pledged the support of the de-
velopment of national and/or regional aviation infrastructure programmes and plans with strategic infrastructure targets that are consistent with ICAO’s global plans and according to national and regional needs. The declaration mentions the encouragement of financial institutions to alleviate constraints on financing development for the aviation sector including quality infrastructure investments and the continuation of the cooperation and collaboration on enhancing air connectivity to support the development and growth of tourism and trade. It also mentions the enhancement of the
regional cooperation in aviation safety and security through strengthening support mechanisms such as the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Organisation (CASSOS) to ensure compliance with ICAO global standards in order to further reap the socio-economic benefits of aviation.The agreement mentions that acceding entities will support the cooperation between the African Union and CARICOM in developing and implementing a plan of action on the establishment of air links, tourism, trade and investment in line with the African Union ‘Declaration of the Global African Diaspora Summit’.
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Mendez brace leads U.S. past Mexico in CU20 Final
CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Your mind is apt to be fixed on one thing today, Capricorn, and you won't rest until you've obtained it. Perhaps it's a physical place you're trying to get to, a new gadget that you want to own
Bradenton, Florida – The United States is champion of the 2018 Concacaf Under-20 Championship after defeating Mexico 2-0 on Wednesday night in the Final at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. A brace for Alex Mendez led the way for the U.S., who won its second straight CU20 title and second overall. It was a feisty start between the two teams and the U.S. would jump out to a 1-0 lead in the 16’ when Mendez scored with a fierce left-footed shot that beat Mexico GK Carlos Higuera. Mexico looked to respond and nearly pulled level shortly before halftime, but a header was saved on the goal-line by U.S. GK Brady Scott. Things were wide open to start the second half, but Mendez would once again be a thorn in the side of the Mexican defense, as he completed a one-two combination with Paxton Pomykal with a finish past Higuera to stretch the U.S. lead to 2-0 in the 50’. It was Mendez’s eighth goal of the tournament. Scott and the U.S. defense would shoulder the burden the rest of the way, keeping the dangerous Mexican attack at bay to clinch the title. Meanwhile, following the United States’ crowning as champion on Wednesday in the 2018 Concacaf Under-20 Championship, the Technical Study Group (TSG) announced the competition’s individual awards. U.S. goalkeeper Brady Scott, who conceded just two goals during the tournament, was winner of the Golden Glove Award. After scoring both U.S. goals in the Final to finish the CU20 with eight goals, U.S. midfielder Alex Mendez was named the winner of the Scotiabank Golden Ball. Forward Jose Macias of Mexico took home Golden Boot honors as the tournament’s leading scorer with 10 goals. FAIR PLAY – Mexico; GOLDEN GLOVE - Brady Scott, United States; GOLDEN BOOT - Jose
AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Things may happen right under your nose today, Aquarius, and you may not even be aware of it.
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Alex Méndez (center) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring two goals in the victory against Mexico in the final.
Saturday November 24, 2018 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) There is a great deal of emotion and drive to the day, just the way you like it, Aries. Make sure you don't get stuck with the short end of the stick as the day comes to a close.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) You may be barking up the wrong tree today, Libra. Before you waste all your energy on your podium proclaiming your thoughts to the world, it would behoove you to stop
TAURUS(Apr.20–May20) You're going to be a valuable asset to others today because of your rational mind and ability to think things through clearly.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) In an attempt to merge with infinity, you might overlook some basic life principles, Scorpio. Be careful about being seduced by those who want you to be involved in their drama.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) In your attempts to always be the nice, helpful one, you might find that you're compromising some of your values. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Actions could be quick and intense today, Cancer. Things may hit you like lightning, so be prepared for just about anything. Mentally stabilize yourself before interacting with others. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Your playful attitude is apt to be opposed by someone who refuses to see things your way. Walk away from those who aren't committed to helping the situation. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Today may be one of those days in which you're trying to paint a large area, but you only have a small brush. Your strokes are careful and calculated. You're doing a neat and precise job, but you're also doing things the hard way.
SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Feel free to stand up for yourself, a cause, or another person today, even if you know it will cause tension among the others around you.
PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) It could be that close friends or family members are in sharp disagreement regarding a certain issue, Pisces. Try not to be too distressed by divisions among the people you love.
From page 32 gainfully occupied and focused. It will also keep them away from the many distractions permeating society. Club members are also participating in other activities including football, cycling, athletics and softball cricket.
Macias, Mexico; SCOTIABANK GOLDEN BALL MVP - Alex Mendez, United States. TSG also announced the competition’s Best XI led by United States goalkeeper Brady Scott, winner of the Golden Glove Award, U.S. midfielder Alex Mendez, who was named the winner of the Scotiabank Golden Ball and Mexico forward Jose Macias, winner of the Golden Boot. BEST XI - Goalkeeper Brady Scott, United States, Right Back - Sergino Dest,
United States, Left Back Chris Gloster, United States, Center Back - Mark McKenzie, United States, Center Back - Gilberto Sepulveda, Mexico, Center Midfielder - Brandon Servania, United States, Center Midfielder - Alex Méndez, United States, Center Midfielder - Diego Lainez, Mexico, Winger/Right Midfielder - Ayo Akinola, United States, Winger/Left Midfielder - Ulysses Llanez, United States, Striker - José Macías, Mexico
Warriors G Curry unhurt in multi-car crash Reuters - Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry apparently was not injured when the Porsche he was driving was hit twice in a multi-car crash yesterday morning. The collision occurred on Highway 24 in Oakland, Calif., around 9 a.m., the California Highway Patrol reported. The CHP said Curry’s car was hit when a car spun out and hit it. Then, the black Porsche was rear-ended by a second car. The CHP said the rainy weather likely con-
tributed to the crash. Curry, 30, has been sidelined since suffering a groin injury on Nov. 8 in a game against Milwaukee. He has missed seven games, and the team has not set a date for his return. ESPN reported he missed last night’s game against Portland and will not play today against Sacramento. His father, former NBA player Dell Curry, told KTVU in the Bay Area after the collision that his son was not injured.
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Knight, Sciver and Jones lead England into final ESPNcricinfo - Eight wickets in hand, 17 balls remaining. Margins of victory can occasionally mislead, but this wasn’t one of those occasions. England bossed India in every department at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, as they produced a masterclass of adapting to unusual conditions to deny India a maiden appearance at a World T20 final. England, who last won the tournament in its inaugural edition in 2009, will play their fourth final tomorrow and meet Australia for the third time in the title match. England’s spinners laid the foundations for their success, with Sophie Ecclestone, Danielle Hazell, Katie Gordon and Heather Knight finishing with combined figures of 7 for 71 from 13.3 overs. First, they gave England a measure of control, after Smriti Mandhana’s calculated risk-taking had left India the happier side after the Powerplay. Then, after Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur had threatened to take the game away with a flurry of boundaries in the 12th and 13th overs, they ripped through the lower middle order - a problem area right through this tournament - sending India hurtling from 89 for 2 to 112 all out. It was certainly a belowpar total, but few would have
predicted England chasing it down in such a friction-free manner. It helped that they knew their target, which ensured they were never forced into undue risk, and that India’s passive fields diminished the wicket-taking threat of their spinners. But it also helped that Amy Jones and Natalie Sciver, who steered England home with an unbroken thirdwicket stand of 92, were so clear in their thinking and methodical in their execution of simple, common-sense plans. Those plans largely revolved around using the depth of the crease to pull, swat and muscle singles into the leg side as India’s spinners, digging a trench on a shortish length and a wide line outside off stump, put long-on, deep midwicket and deep square leg on the boundary and for most part bowled without a single-saving fielder in front of square on that side of the wicket. Deepti Sharma and Radha Yadav had applied a measure of pressure in the Powerplay overs, stringing together dot balls and forcing Tammy Beaumont and Danielle Wyatt into risks that cost them their wickets. Once the field restrictions disappeared, however, India were only too happy to push their field back, and concede a steady drip of singles.
These were the fields of a team bowling first and looking to restrict their opponents to a manageable total rather than those of a team straining every sinew to pick up wickets. Once Sciver survived an early drop - Poonam Yadav putting down a straightforward chance at square leg when she was on 2 - and settled at the crease, she began to nullify the boundaryriders. She showed remarkable bottom-hand strength to bisect long-on and deep midwicket with a front-foot swipe against one of Poonam Yadav’s slow danglers wide of off stump, and then quick feet to step across to the off side and whip Anuja Patil wide of short fine leg. Jones, who had given England the early impetus with nimble feet and inventive strokeplay - a back-foot swat back over Deepti’s head in the third over, a whipped six over wide long-on off Radha in the fourth - slotted nicely into Sciver’s slipstream, and the target rapidly shrunk. Sciver overtook Jones to fifty, before Jones brought hers up with the winning hit, a chip over mid-on off Patil in the 18th over. A hapless India had kept going back to their spinners despite Jones and Sciver neutralising them, and they didn’t get a single ball out of
Davis Cup: Marin Cilic and Borna Coric put Croatia 2-0 up in final BBCsport - Marin Cilic and Borna Coric both won their singles matches to put Croatia 2-0 up in the Davis Cup final against hosts France. Cilic, the world number seven, easily got the better of the injury-hit Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3 7-5 6-4. Tsonga, who needed a medical time out in the third set, missed all five of his break-point chances. Earlier, Coric, ranked 12, defeated world number 40 Jeremy Chardy 6-2 7-5 6-4 to give Croatia the advantage. Coric broke serve in the first game and stayed in control in the tie at Lille’s Stade Pierre Mauroy. France captain Yannick Noah sprang a surprise by opting for Chardy for the opening singles rather than Lucas Pouille, the highest-ranked player in his squad. But the gamble backfired with Coric, who has had the best season of his career, storming into a 4-0 lead on his way to winning the opening set. Chardy fought back in the second set and led 5-4 but
Arundhati Reddy, their lone specialist seamer. Apart from Reddy’s non-utilisation, the other major talking point from India’s perspective was their decision to leave out Mithali Raj, their most experienced player and the scorer of backto-back fifties against Ireland and Pakistan. Her solidity with the bat may well have proved useful on this slow surface. Taniya Bhatia, who opened in Raj’s stead, scored 11 off 19 balls, and Patil, who kept her place despite Raj recovering from the knee injury that had kept her out of India’s last group game, fell for a first-ball duck and delivered 3.1 wicketless and expensive overs of offspin. All this, though, can be said with the benefit of hindsight. What hurt India more than their selection decisions was the failure of their players to think on their feet and adapt to the conditions and match situation. Rodrigues apart, none of their batsmen used the depth of the crease and targeted the areas square of the wicket. Harmanpreet, Veda Krishnamurthy and Patil perished while looking to hit aerially and down the ground, lured into their doom by the flight and dip of Gordon and Knight. There were three run-outs as well, and these dismissals echoed the panic that had cost India the World Cup final, against the same opposition, at Lord’s last year. India came into this tournament saying they were better equipped to handle pressure situations, but on the evidence of this game, a little more learning remains to be done.
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Cilic is Croatia’s highest-ranked player. Coric held his nerve to break his opponent and take the set. The Croatian needed a brief medical time-out when he led 4-3 in the third set but returned to complete a convincing win. France will need to win today’s doubles which will see French Open doubles
champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut up against Mate Pavic and Ivan Dodig. Victory for Croatia would give them their second Davis Cup crown in the final staging of the historic team competition before the format changes next year.
From page 27 comfortable race.There were no major incidents in the session, after Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson spun and dinked his front wing in the earlier first 90 minutes. Off track, Haas, whose drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen were seventh and ninth fastest have lodged a protest against Force India. Their claim is that Force India are technically breaking the rules because they are racing cars they did not design, which is a requirement in F1. This follows Force India’s collapse into administration in the summer and rescue by the Canadian businessman Lawrence Stroll. Although the same people are working for the team now as before, the rescue package involved
Stroll buying the team’s assets and being allowed an entry as a new team, starting from zero points. Haas are upset because Force India have been allowed to keep their entitlement to a significant part of the prize money fund, which is only available to teams that have finished in the top 10 in two of the previous three seasons.Haas team Principal Gunther Steiner said: “We are seeking equality for all teams. We came in under certain circumstances. We were aware of what we had to do. But that was not the case in this case. “We tried to mediate to find an amicable solution but if you don’t get anywhere at some point you need to do something.” He added: “I don’t want more money for us. I want that it is fair.” Hamilton ran yesterday
the engine that he used in the last race in Brazil, and which at one point there the team felt was within one lap of failing. Mercedes said the problems were with the variable valve system and that settings were changed during the race to “contain the risk of failure/maximise performance”. Mercedes say they have “made hardware changes outside the sealed perimeter and we are running that engine today”. Mercedes will analyse the engine at the end of Friday’s running. If it is not fine, they face the choice between running one that has already done seven weekends - and therefore would be over its planned life - or fitting a new engine. Fernando Alonso, in his final race, was 13th fastest for McLaren.
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Spinners lead West Indies fightback after batsmen struggle Chittagong, Bangladesh, CMC – Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican and offspinner Roston Chase took two wickets apiece to lead a West Indies fightback against Bangladesh at the end of day two in the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here yesterday. Warrican and Chase, along with fellow spinner Devendra Bishoo accounted for all five Bangladesh wickets to fall in the evening session, as the hosts slipped to 55 for five, an overall lead of 133 runs, heading into Saturday’s third day of play. On a day which saw 17 wickets falling, Bangladesh failed to take full advantage after claiming a 78-run first innings lead, led by 17-yearold Nayeem Hasan, who became the youngest ever debutant to claim five wickets and the fourth youngest of all time to take a five-for in Tests. Resuming from their overnight total of 315 for eight in their first innings, Bangladesh added just nine more runs before Warrican claimed the final two wickets. He ended a 65-run partnership for the ninth wicket between Nayeem Hasan and Taijul Islam, when he had the former caught by Shai Hope for 26. Three balls later Warrican had Mustafizir Rahman leg before wicket for a duck, to be the Windies’ best bowler, finishing with four for 62. The West Indies found themselves in trouble early on, losing three wickets in the space of two runs.
Imrul Kayes is bowled trying to drive Getty Images First, opener Keiran Powell was out leg before wicket to Islam for 14 after he missed an attempted sweep shot to leave the score 29 for one. He was followed by Shai Hope one run later after he was bowled by a delivery from Shakib Al Hasan which pitched outside leg stump but spun back to hit his leg stump. Captain Kraigg Brathwaite then edged Al Hasan to first slip where Soumya Sarkar held an easy catch as the Windies fell to 31 for three. Nayeem Hasan then claimed his first Test scalp, having Roston Chase caught at short leg for 31 and then added the wicket of Sunil Ambris, who was out plum leg before wicket to leave the Windies in further trouble at 88 for five. But the in-form Shimron
Hetmyer countered with an aggressive knock of 63 from just 47 balls, laced with five boundaries and four sixes, and together with Shane Dowrich added 92 invaluable runs for the sixth wicket. It didn’t take long for Hetmyer to open his shoulders, pulling Hasan for four and then thumping Islam for two huge sixes through the leg side. He raced to his halfcentury off 42 balls, but soon after was caught behind off the bowling of Mehidy Miraz. From thereon Dowrich was the backbone of the Windies’ innings, crafting an unbeaten 63 from 101 balls. He struck two boundaries and three sixes. He teamed up with Warrican (12) and Shannon Gabriel, who made 6, to add 41 runs for the last two wickets.
With fast bowler Kemar Roach given just one over, Windies captain Kraigg Brathwaite turned to his spinners late in the day and they delivered. Warrican struck first, bowling Imrul Kayes between bat and pad for just two and Chase had Sarkar caught at first slip by Brathwaite for 11 to leave Bangladesh 13 for two. Mominul Haque was then out leg before wicket to Chase, before Warrican grabbed the crucial wicket of Al Hasan, who surprisingly slog swept the spinner straight into the hands of Shannon Gabriel at deep midwicket to be out for one. The score then became 53 for five when Mohammad Mithun was clean bowled by Bishoo for 17, as the Windies ended an eventful day in the driver’s seat.
Abu Dhabi GP: Valtteri Bottas fastest as Red Bull show pace BBCsport - Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas headed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in second practice at the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Finn, who has yet to win this year while team-mate Lewis Hamilton claimed a fifth world title, was just 0.044 seconds quicker than Verstappen. The second Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo was third, 0.192secs off the pace, ahead of Hamilton and the Ferraris. Kimi Raikkonen headed Sebastian Vettel, who has not won a race since August. The German wants to finish the season on a high after a title challenge slipped through his fingers as a result of errors from driver and team. Vettel said that winning would be “difficult”, adding: “Today we were not fast enough, so we see. We need to find quite a bit of pace. For
one lap we should be able to improve quite a bit. The conditions came to us. The car was definitely quicker this evening than this afternoon.” ”Overall, it’s been a good day,” said Hamilton. “Even though the first session was not great. The track was very green in the beginning, so there was a lot of sliding around and - just like everyone else - we were struggling with the tyres. ”We made some really good changes over the break and I was much happier with the car in the second session, but there’s still a lot of work to do. Red Bull looked quick. They’re usually fast in practice and in the race, so I have no doubts it will be the same this weekend.” A close fight come race day? But on the evidence of Friday, such as it is, the top
Custom gold helmet for the five-time world champion. three teams will be closely matched - only 0.333secs separated all their six drivers on a relatively long lap. Verstappen is the form man as the season comes to an end. He would have won in Brazil two weeks ago had he not tangled with a lapped car, did win in Mexico two weeks before that, and climbed from 18th on the grid to finish second the race before that in America.
On race pace, Hamilton, Verstappen and Raikkonen also looked closely matched on the hyper-soft tyres, which will need careful management if teams start the race on them. But the softest tyre in Pirelli’s range was again proving fragile and it may be that some of the leading teams will try to get through second qualifying on the harder ultra-soft tyre to give themselves a more (Continued on page 26)
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CNLQ Week Three – Inside The Numbers Miami, Florida – The third week of 2019/20 Concacaf Nations League Qualifying has come and gone, leaving fans with plenty to ponder before the tournament resumes next March. Without question, of the three weeks played thus far in CNLQ, week three will be remembered as the time when defenses battened down the hatches. After 84 total goals were scored in week one and 77 in week two, just 45 goals were scored in week three, clearly reflecting the competitive nature of the 16 matches played. There were also fewer mistakes committed by defenses. In the previous two weeks combined, there were a total of 10 goals via penalty conversion and five own goals. Yet in week three, just one penalty was converted, while no own goals were conceded. It is also becoming more and more difficult for attacking players coming off to bench to make an impact. After 22 goals were scored by substitutes in the first two weeks, only twice did a substitute find the back of the net in week three. On an individual level, there is now a new leading scorer in CNLQ, with Rangelo Janga (6 goals) of Curacao supplanting Duckens Nazon (5 goals) of Haiti. Janga’s total would be even higher if not for the woodwork; the Curacao FW is tied with Jamaica’s Javon East for most shots that have hit the post (2). Certainly, one of the most unsung heroes in CNLQ has
been Dominica’s Briel Thomas. The MF leads the tournament in ball recoveries (9) and was a big reason why Dominica collected its first CNLQ victory in week three in a 2-0 win over Sint Maarten. Thomas’s four shots on goal and 57 completed passes
were tops among all players in CNLQ week three. Defensively, one would be hard-pressed to think of a finer performance than the Cayman Islands, who had 19 ball recoveries in a 0-0 draw against Saint Lucia. Adding to that was
the sensational performance in goal by Ramon S e a l y, w h o h a d s e v e n saves, including a stop from point-blank range. At the end of the third week, Curacao, Haiti, Canada, Cuba, Jamaica and Martinique occupy the first six positions
to play in the A-League and have a direct ticket to the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. Bermuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominican Republic and Nicaragua will look to lock down the final four Gold Cup spots in March. Other teams that remain in
the hunt in March for a direct ticket to the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup are: French Guiana, Belize, El Salvador, and Montserrat. Without a doubt, March will be a month full of emotions as CNLQ comes to a close.
Shannon Gabriel suspended from Mirpur Test ESPNcricinfo - West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has received a oneTest suspension from the ICC, following an incident i n t h e C h a t t o g r a m Te s t wherein he made physical contact with Bangladesh’s Imrul Kayes. This means Gabriel will not be available for the second Test of the series, which will be played in Mirpur form November 30. In the eighth over in Chattogram, Gabriel and Kayes made shoulder contact while the bowler was in his follow-through. This happened as the batsman was looking for a single on the leg side and didn’t have the bowler in his line of vision. Gabriel was warned by Aleem Dar but, in his next over, the 10th of the innings, he appeared to have nudged
Kayes’ shoulder again, which was accompanied by a verbal exchange between the two. Gabriel received two demerit points - and was fined 30% of his match fee - for the incident, taking his tally of demerit points to five. He had picked up three demerit points during the Jamaica Test against Pakistan in April 2017. Then, too, Gabriel had made contact with a batsman, in that case Sarfraz Ahmed at the non-striker’s end while collecting his cap from the umpire. As per ICC regulations, if a player reaches a tally of four demerit points within a 24month period, he or she receives a suspension. Each point stays on the p l a y e r ’s r e c o r d f o r 2 4 months from the date of sanctioning, and suspen-
sions are handed out when four, eight or 12 points are aggregated. That means that if Gabriel receives three more demerit points for any reason before April 2019 which is when his Jamaica transgressions will be wiped from his record - he will receive a longer suspension. The two demerit points he has received for the latest incident will stay on his record till November 2020. An ICC statement said Gabriel admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee David Boon, so there was no formal hearing. The charge against him was brought by the match’s umpires, A l e e m D a r, R i c h a r d Illingworth, Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Masudur Rahman.
Shannon Gabriel celebrates with his team-mates AFP
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DMW Hockey Festival
Old Fort Hockey Club on the path to glory
Coach Sullivan (left) and Manager Abrahams (fourth left) pose with the rest of Old Fort team pose after winning a tournament last year.
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he 14th edition of the Diamond Mineral Water (DMW) Hockey Festival is set to commence next Thursday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) where fans will be looking forward to the usual high level of hockey that will be served up by local, regional and international clubs. The international festival is set to see participation from players from the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad a n d To b a g o ( T & T ) , Barbados and Canada. With a stiff field of competitors set to take to the CASH’s international standard plastic tile surface, Old Fort Hockey Club (OFHC), which last won the men’s marquee men’s division in 2011 after losing in the final twice before the triumph, has expressed confidence of coming away with the title, so says club coach Dwight Sullivan and Men’s team Manager John Abrahams. The ambitious men’s side will be without star player Aderemi Simon who was awarded MVP of the
recently concluded GTT National Championships. However, the club’s men’s side will be boosted by the inclusion of five overseas guest players, two from Canada and three from T&T inclusive of the islands’ Pan American Cup winning skipper; Solomon Eccles. Sullivan, who is both the men’s and women’s coach, explained that his female side may not be elite but they will prove tricky opponents for their more seasoned counterparts. “We are in the rebuilding phase and players the likes of Skipper Minsodia Culpepper who was recently awarded MVP of the Under-21 women’s tournament, Akeaba Singh, Candacey Glenn, Bushani Kalladeen and the athletic Jasmine Assanah, all can prove explosive in decisive moments.” The OFHC coach has had much success this year especially at the junior level due to the working development programme at St. Joseph Hockey Club that serves as the feeder to the club. This programme which was created and is headed by
Abrahams has recently seen the promotion of Warren Williams; currently the most exciting youth player in Guyana, the talented Omar Hopkinson and Nandalall Persaud into Old Fort’s first division side that nearly clinched the National club title earlier this month. Five girls from St. Joseph have been promoted to OFHC senior women’s side. In this year’s Paragon Hockey Festival in T&T, OFHC under the stewardship of Sullivan won the Boys’ and Girls’ Under16 division in the Youth Indoor Tournament. Meanwhile, in the Ansa McAl sponsored junior tournament last month, the club won the girls’ Under-21 ahead of the mighty Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) while the boys found success in the Under-16 division. At the recently concluded GTT National Championships, OFHC lost three finals; two in the 1st and second division men’s by penalties and the other, 64 to GCC Vintage in the v e t e r a n ’s d i v i s i o n .
Upper Corentyne/Trophy Stall U-19 50-Overs cricket starts today... From page 32 played on Saturdays.In today’s matches, No. 73 Warriors will be home to No. 72 Cut and Load; No. 48 Cricket Club hosts No. 66 Cricket Club while Scottsburg and No. 73 Mandir will meet at the Scottsburg ground. The Trophy Stall, headquartered at Bourda Market has been a consistent sponsor of sporting activities in Guyana and is one of the leading sports and trophy stores in the
country. Through the dynamic leadership of its Owner, Mr. Ramesh Sunich, the company will soon be opening a branch at Port Mourant, Corentyne. As such he saw it fit to sponsor a cricket tournament in recognition of the opening. Mr. Sunich is keen to give back to Berbice and is looking forward to working closely with the Berbice Community. (Samuel Whyte)
Old Fort’s Under-21 girls that won the Ansa McAl sponsored junior tournament. Abrahams has noted that heading into this DMW Championship, the teams have placed special emphasis on penalty flicks. Apart from the
development programme, Coach Sullivan posited that the dedication and determination of each player has played a major role in club’s reemergence one of
the top clubs in Guyana and they will be using the DMW Hockey Festival as another stepping stone towards a return to their glory days. (Calvin Chapman)
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Overseas based Guyanese resuscitates Edinburg CC
Samuel Whyte After a number of years without a cricket club or much organised sporting activities in the Edinburgh East Bank, Berbice area, youths as well as residents are now high in praise for an overseas based Guyanese couple who have returned to take up residence. M r. E g b e r t Ly k e n Edwards and his wife Maureen Lyken-Edwards have taken it upon themselves to resuscitate the Edinburgh Cricket Club which has renamed the Edinburgh Warriors Cricket Club (EWCC) on September 9, last. Mr. Lyken-Edwards, a new resident of Edinburgh Scheme was on his way to a shop in the community when he saw about eight youths playing cricket at the New Doe Park Field. HE said that he approached the youths to find out what the situation was with the club, they told him that there was no cricket club for at least 3 years and his response was to meet him at the ground the next day. Eager to hear what was on offer, fourteen (14) youths turned up and Mr. Ly k e n - E d w a r d s h a d a discussion with them to find
Saturday November 24, 2018
Lloyd Rollins Dominoes on tomorrow Lloyd Rollins (right) and Mark Wiltshire display the winning trophy.
Mr. and Mrs. Egbert and Maureen Lyken-Edwards out if they were interested in starting a cricket club, they were very keen. The club progressed from there and by Friday September 14 the club had already registered over 40 youngsters. As the word began to spread more youths turned up and within a short space of two months, over 70 persons have registered with the club. During further discussions with the youths who were now calling him ‘ C o a c h ’ , M r. Ly k e n Edwards was informed of some former members of the Old Edinburgh club who soon came on board. Those members roped in others who also helped with the coaching. Although the club was previously known as
Edinburgh CC, the youths were given the option to choose a name for the new club and it was decide to add Warriors to the name. The club has since grown rapidly and now has Under-15, 17 and 19 squads as well as a 2nd Division team which has so far played five matches in the ongoing NBS 40-overs competition. The U15’s are also competing in the Mike’s Pharmacy tournament. Since its resuscitation, the club has been seeking donations and sponsorship from local businesses around and furthered afield in Georgetown. They have so far gotten a few positive responses. The Lyken- Edwards feel that finding things for the youths to do will keep them (Continued on page 25)
Dominoes players will be in action once again tomorrow when Lloyd Rollins hosts his birth anniversary competition at Esplanade Road, New Amsterdam starting at 14:00hrs. Entrance fee is $10,000 and the winning team will take home a trophy and $150,000, runner-up a trophy and $100,000 and third place a trophy and $50,000. Each team is asked to provide a pack of
dominoes and can make contact with senior Organising Secretary of the Georgetown Dominoes Association (GDA), Mark Wiltshire on 665 5855 for registration. In an invited comment, Rollins said he is pleased to be associated with the sport especially on his birth anniversary and is looking forward to an exciting and successful competition.
Final report into allegations of sexual harassment of female Referees within the GFF submitted The Report addressing the investigation into allegations of sexual harassment of female referees within the Guyana
Football Federation (GFF) was submitted to the GFF by D r. K a r e n P i l g r i m , Chairperson of the Board of Inquiry (BoI), on November 19 following the completion of a thorough investigation. The report is scheduled to be tabled for review and action by the Executive Committee at the next scheduled meeting on Saturday, December 1, 2018. The Inquiry, which began in March 2018, was necessitated following allegations of sexual harassment by female referees and was conducted by a five-member panel led by Chairman Dr. Karen Pilgrim, Vice President of the Guyana Olympic Association. Other members of the BoI included Dr. Melissa Ifill of the University of Guyana; Karen Joseph,
Human Resources Consultant; Karen De Souza, Red Thread and Joy Nichola Marcus-Reid, also of Red Thread. The Terms of Reference of the COI included: to develop a policy against sexual harassment for referees in Guyana; to evolve a permanent mechanism for the prevention and redress of sexual harassment cases; to ensure the implementation of the policy in letter and spirit through proper reporting of the complaints and their follow-up procedures; to create a secure physical and social environment to deter any act of sexual harassment and to promote a social and psychological environment to raise awareness on sexual harassment in its various forms,” a release from the GFF stated.
Upper Corentyne/Trophy Stall U-19 50-Overs cricket starts today The Trophy Stall and Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) Under-19 Inter Club 50Overs round-robin Tournament will bowl off today with three matches. The tournament is sponsored by the Trophy Stall soon to be opened Port
Mourant Branch through its Owner, Ramesh Sunich. The competing teams are No. 73 Warriors, No. 72 Cut and Load, No. 48 Cricket Club, No. 66 Cricket Club, Scottsburg United and No. 73 Mandir. The competition will be (Continued on page 31)
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EBFA/Ralph Green U-11
Agricola and Swan has leaders Grove in sight as tourney kicks on
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Smalta Girls Pee Wee Football Continues Today Smalta Girls’ Pee Wee action at the MOE ground.
Swan on the attack in their match last Saturday against Diamond United.
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Leaders Grove Hi Tech with a single point lead and a game more than their close rivals would hope to notch another win today when the Third annual East Bank Football Association / Ralph Green sponsored Under11 League continues at the Diamond Community Center Ground, today. On 13 points from four matches and done of two unbeaten teams in the 12-team league, Day 5 – November 24th 26. Herstelling v 27. KK Warriors v 28. Grove Hi Tech v 29. Agricola v 30. Swan v 31. Timehri Panthers v
Grove will take aim at Diamond Upsetters in an eagerly anticipated clash from 10:30hrs. Their closest rival, Agricola (12 points), the other undefeated team will oppose Diamond United in the 11:15 match while Swan FC, third in the standings behind Agricola on 10 points will oppose Friendship at 12:00hrs. Six matches are carded for the day as follows:
Mocha Champs Samatta Point K/Ville Diamond Upsetters Diamond United Friendship Hauraruni Eagles
Time 09:00hrs 09:45hrs 10:30hrs 11:15hrs 12:00hrs 12:45hrs
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Trophy Stall supports Cheto’s Hot Spot Pool tourney
Yudhistra Gangaram (left) accepts the first place trophy from Eshwar Bharrat.
Cheto’s Hot Spot and Pool Bar of 214 Shell Road and Stanley Place, Kitty has gained the backing of Trophy Stall for the hosting of its Pool competition which is set to commence today at 15:00hrs. Eshwar Bharat of Trophy Stall yesterday presented the first, second and third place trophies to proprietor of Cheto’s Hot Spot and Pool Bar, Yudhistra Gangaram at their Bourda Market location. Entrance fee is $2,000 and the winner will take home a trophy and $40,000, runner-
up a trophy and $20,000, third place a trophy and $10,000 and fourth place a trophy and $5,000. Gangaram told Kaieteur Sport that the tournament is being held in an effort to rekindle the passion for the sport among pool lovers and expressed gratitude to Trophy Stall for their support. Bharrat stated that they are happy to lend their support for it is part of their corporate responsibility and wished the players well. Interested players can make contact with Gangaram on 617 7005 for registration.
ound’s two and three of the Smalta Girls Under-11 Pee Wee football tournament will continue today from 12:30hrs to 17:00hrs at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground, Carifesta Avenue. This afternoon’s play
will see defending champions South Ruimveldt which opened their title defence last week with a brace from 2017 MVP Fayon Henry scoring both goals in the team’s 2-0 win over Genesis Primary p l a y i n g S t . S t e p h e n ’s Primary, the other opening
See today’s full fixtures below. 11/24/2018 Round 2 12:30hrs St Stephen 12:30 hrs Genesis Harmony 13:20 hrs North Georgetown 13:20 hrs St Margrets 14:10 hrs FE Pollard 14:10 hrs West Ruimveldt 11/24/2018 Round 3 15:00 hrs St Stephen 15:00 hrs South Ruimveldt 15:50 hrs North Georgetown 15:50 hrs Smith Memorial 16:40 hrs FE Pollard 16:40 hrs Enterprise
game features Genesis and Mae’s. A total of 12 games are scheduled to be played. The winning school will receive $200,000, second $100,000, third $75,000 and fourth $50,000, all towards a project of the school’s choice.
MOE Ground South Ruimveldt Maes Smith Memorial St. Pius Enterprise Tucville
Match # 7 8 9 10 11 12
Genesis Harmony Maes St. Margrets St. Pius Primary West Ruimveldt Tucville
13 14 15 16 17 18
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Spinners lead West Indies fightback after batsmen struggle
Shimron Hetmyer punches gloves with Shane Dowrich after reaching a half-century ŠAFP
Smalta Girls Pee Wee Football Continues Today
Nat Sciver muscles a shot during her half-century. Getty Images
EBFA/Ralph Green U-11
Agricola and Swan has leaders Grove in sight as tourney kicks on Trophy Stall supports Cheto’s Hot Spot Pool tourney
Knight, Sciver and Jones lead England into final
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