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Saturday November 26, 2016

Kaieteur News Printed and Published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd. 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Guyana. Publisher: GLENN LALL Editor: Adam Harris Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491. Fax: 225-8473, 226-8210

EDITORIAL

HOMELESSNESS It appears that homelessness is becoming a major problem in Guyana. A walk around Georgetown should be relaxing, if one ignores the traffic, but traffic is an issue in just about every city in the world. Being in the heart of the city, it is possible to drift off into a locality where all is well with the sophistication of technology in the 21st century. All around the city are marvellous concrete structures designed for a modern beautiful city in which all can be p r o u d . But then that image disappears in a flash as stench drifts insolently from the pavements and gutters as some poor souls who do not have a place of their own, lie comfortably in broad daylight on pieces of cardboard, either asleep or pretending to be. These unfortunate individuals have found themselves in a situation that is shocking and could happen to anyone. It is humiliation of the worst kind. Whether they are alcoholics or are addicted to drugs and regardless of what has caused them to descend into the depths of poverty, be it some innate weakness or perverse tendency to selfdestruct, we the fortunate should not cast them aside We must be thankful that it has not happened to us. The speed with which this tragedy can unfold is beyond imagination. Many of the homeless can be seen wandering the streets, rummaging through garbage bins for food. They have little or no idea of the time or day or what is occurring around them. Many are oblivious to reality. We see it in films where the homeless became somebody. But in films they probably would get help from someone. In real life, society is short of heroes. Many are afraid or disdainful of the homeless. They see them as distasteful, filthy, weird and irrational. But if we find ourselves in the same situation, would we be the rational people we like to think of ourselves as? Our Capital City is in a very bad state in terms of the amount of homeless people and beggars. The destitute among us eat, sleep, urinate and defecate on the pavements and in alleyways, and that has become a living hell for businesses. People also sell food and snacks in the vicinity which is unclean. Some even sit and eat while enduring the stench. With respect to its impact on visitors and tourists, one can only imagine. Neither the City nor the government seems capable of solving the problem. City Hall is busy with installing parking meters to suck the lifeblood out of the citizens. The parking meters will likely bring more hardship to residents of, and visitors to the city, while filling the pockets of those associated with the controversial venture. And the government seems content to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on celebrations and other peripheral activities, while paying scant regard to the issue of homelessness. There needs to be a robust strategy to address the plight of the homeless and to eradicate the begging syndrome which has become increasingly disturbing. True leaders will put others before themselves because of their love and concern for their people. Those in authority need to come down from their lofty perches and face these issues frontally. The government must display the willingness to ensure that the homeless are not abandoned. Many are perishing slowly in poverty while our leaders live large. We cannot accept the notion that the homeless prefer to live in the streets rather than in a house or a shelter. We must treat the issue of homelessness with utmost importance, since many of the dispossessed or destitute are afflicted by some type of psychological or mental illness ranging from clinical depression, schizophrenia to bipolar disorders. We have a major problem on our hands. It must be fixed now.

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.

Bartica Town Council evicted a long-serving employee Dear Editor; Damning allegations of human/civil rights violation are being levelled against the Bartica Town Council as it decided to forcefully remove one of its longest serving and dedicated employee, Mark Royden, who was living within the compound of the former Bartica Neighbourhood Democratic Council for over ten years. The new Bartica Town Council’s heartless decision and inhumane

attitude has now decided to remove Mr Royden from within the compound of its office, the only place he knew as home for the past decade. Mr. Royden new home is now in the Byderabo Dump Site. It is shameful and beyond sad that the Bartica Town Council, which comprises both senior and junior pastors who live within Bartica could agree to such a heartless decision. The attitude and high level of pomposity by the Town Clerk and

Mayor of Bartica leave much to be desired. I strongly feel that such action by the Town Council should be met with the strongest of objection and condemnation from Barticians and Ministry of Communities. I hope that the relevant authorities are taking note of the Council’s unbecoming attitude and behaviour and take the necessary steps to curb this ever growing authoritarian attitude. Sherwyn Delano Downer

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Painful Mistreatment of Essequibo pensioners DEAR EDITOR, Disrespect for the elderly was very much evident on Wednesday last (2016-11-16) when some 120 pensioners turned up at the Amerindian Hostel at Suddie to uplift their new book for next year but it was not all that easy for them, better needs to be done. Not even for the sake of courtesy or out of decency was there an indication from the Ministry of Social Protection office at Anna Regina as to what time the distribution would have commenced when this was necessary for the sake of convenience. From my own observation as a pensioner by 7:30 a.m. scores of pensioners had already converged there with the expectation to get early attendance. Some of them being disabled had to pay

special car fares to reach there by that time as well. As the number increased to in excess of 100 they just kept waiting in suspense with their frustration mounting from the long wait when a female official arrived shortly after 10:00 a.m. By this time some of the pensioners had gone away to return another day. It is a common occurrence for some Government employees to go to work conveniently late. With the bottom flat of the hostel not having enough seating accommodation many pensioners were kept standing outside and Thank God it was not raining as many were also using the stairway of the hostel to sit on. After being given a number and taking a seat, the use of the dress down system was very poor as it caused a lot of discom-

fort by shifting from one chair to another so many times before being able to get their book. Like me and many others some of whom were aided by walking sticks the “getting up” from one end to the other was no less than thirty times with higher the number the shifting becomes more to further aggravate their plight. My humble opinion is to do away with this system and implement one in which the pensioners on being seated with their numbers can be called upon to come forward in a chronological order. This means they have to get up only once for their book. Once the implementation is done, it will be much better and easy for them. Some pensioners had to wait as long as four hours to get their book. Persaud (one name only)

There are more than 26 acts of corruption in this Government DEAR EDITOR; The recent Durban Park debate in the National Assembly presented a stunning blow to the credibility of the David Granger–led APNU/AFC government with its staunch reluctance to make full disclosure about the operations of this scandalous project. None of us as taxpayers should be comforted by such attitude where the government dictates its own terms, outside of the Constitution and financial laws for accountability and transparency. It is absolutely clearly that almost one year after the commencement of the Durban Park project the government of Guyana is stubbornly refusing to tell us about the millions of dollars in cash and other resources donated to this project, a full list of the principals who meddled in its execution and the millions of outstanding amounts to contractors and service providers. How could you have a State project utilising State resources and donations from civil society without proper account for the monies and other resources collected and utilised for this project? We have no obligation as

taxpayers to accept this unaccountable and nontransparent behaviour by the government which during the elections campaign promised Guyanese, higher levels of a c c o u n t a b i l i t y, transparency and good governance. So far with some 26 and counting corruptible and scandalous acts by the GrangerAdministration the nation is frightened by the intensity with which the government’s credibility is shrinking. The parliamentary debate on the Durban park project also exposed the APNU/AFC government’s attitude of ‘might is right’ as its representatives in the National Assembly utilised the full range of diversionary tactics, puerile postures and futile masquerading to dodge the real issue of the motion which sought answers to the many shady aspects of the Durban Park project. The debate did grave damage to the government despite its last minute effort of pitching Minister David Patterson into the ring to fight-off rapid punches from the parliamentary opposition who was obviously armed and well prepared. No

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doubt Patterson w as unhelpful as his contribution deepened suspicions and complicated the matter as he failed to bring recovery to the government’s credibility with his sketchy offering of murky details leaving the nation with a plethora of unanswered questions. The APNU/AFC governmen t l o s t o u t o n an opportunity to assert itself as a genuine subscriber to accountability and transparency. There was nothing difficult about the motion; all the government had to do was prepare the list with all the donations in cash and kind, the players and the mechanisms utilised for engagement parties in the project and hand over to the parliamentary opposition. That would have been a better strategy which would have forced the parliamentary opposition to either retreat or sing to itself during the debate. But the entire display of the government side appeared mocking accountability and transparency while the nation is still without clarity about the Durban Park project. All for your consideration, Todd A Morgan

This is not broadcasting but narrowcasting DEAR EDITOR; When I was asked to become a member of the board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA), I was mandated to undo any irregularity which I found in Broadcast Act 17 of 2011, which was put there by Bharrat Jagdeo, especially when it had to do with the illegal issuance of radio and other licences. I was familiar with the Act since I had done commentaries and written to the newspapers, and on the instructions of Mr Joe Harmon, I had written what we as members of the opposition wanted changed in the Act, but the proroguing of parliament stopped the passage of the changes we wanted. More than once before my selection to the GNBA, I said that the radio licences were issued wrongly and illegally by Mr Jagdeo, since they violated the decade-long agreements of 2001-2011 of the Dialogue between Desmond Hoyte and Jagdeo and then later the communiqué between Jagdeo and Robert Corbin. The Broadcast Act of 2011 contains many perversions and so does the Telecommucations Act of 2016. For example, they both contain this definition of broadcasting: “Broadcasting means the transmission of any programme, whether or not encrypted and whether or not actually received, by wired or wireless medium or technology for reception by all or part of the general public, but does not include telecommunications” This perversion in the Broadcast Act of 2011 activated in 2012 set the stage for cable transmissions or wireless cable to be considered as broadcasting. Prior to 2012 when the 2011 Act was activated, cable operators were required to operate in the multichannel multipoint distribution system (MMDS) band of frequencies, ie, 2.4-2.7 Giga Hertz (GHz). This high frequency is not easy to use, and is intended by its very characteristics to restrict cable transmissions to a limited area since it is so difficult to propagate. Mr Jagdeo wanted E-Networks to become a national monopoly, and that is why this perverted definition was used for broadcasting since on implementing the Act, E-Networks was

given the following UHF broadcast television channels: 36, 37, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, ie, eight broadcast frequencies. But I also noted that in the analog allocation for broadcasting, the UHF band occupies from channels 14 to 83. But our allocation only gave us 14 to 50, so I wanted to know why 51 to 83 was not available for broadcasting in Guyana, and where it was allocated. After months of delay and grandstanding by the NFMU, I was told that it was not our business. I sought evidence of where channels 51 to 83 went, and I discovered by a process of deduction that some of it went to Digicel for cellular services. When Digicel obtained these valuable, limited national assets in Jamaica, they paid US$25 million for 70 Mhz of it; the PPP/C and the Guyana NFMU passed these frequencies to Digicel and there is no national record that anything was paid in compensation to the people of Guyana. In addition, even though E-Networks is not broadcasting since none of the general rules for broadcasting is applicable to them, they are occupying 8 channels in the UHF band. Between 600 to 700 MHz. we cannot offer any competitor of E-Networks these same frequencies since there is no spectrum left to do so, and it creates a constitutional violation since any cable operator which does not get these frequencies will never be able to compete with E-Networks. They will be stuck in the MMDS band of 2.4-2.7 MHz and their signals will only reach to just a little beyond Plaisance, whilst E-Networks will reach almost to Mahaica because of the gift of those 8 broadcast frequencies given to them compliments of Mr Jagdeo and the NFMU. Also I do not see anywhere that E-Networks is regulated; they seem to have a national franchise to go anywhere and to use any frequencies or to run any cable they want. And I swore to undo it. Any attempt to re-

move the 12 radio stations from the air, must also address this grave inequity in cable; it has to. The majority of the GNBA members agree to this principle. I will not say who did not, and why, but that should be self-evident. So regulations will not change this situation; there have to be modifications to the principal Act as well. It should redefine broadcasting so that it is identified as what it really is, namely, a transmission for mass communications, where everyone with a TV set and the right antenna can receive it, and not include multipoint multichannel distribution system which is not transmitted to a mass media, which is what transmitting digital and encrypted signals to selected point-to-point paying subscribers is. Mr Hugh Cholomondeley used to call it, rightly, narrow casting not broadcasting. Finally, we recently passed a Telecommunications Bill in which we did not seek to remove this erroneous definition of broadcasting, and we also did not take measures against those who received the channels 51 to 83 in the UHF broadcast band so they compensated the people of Guyana for doing so. I was hoping that the CoI would address this, since it formed a significant part of my presentation, but since it has not, probably because it did not form part of the terms of reference, I have decided to tell the people of Guyana what happened in this letter, since these frequencies are really theirs. In a previous letter months ago I had asked for a frequency audit. I am asking for it again. Tony Vieira

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This stadium official insisted I must have a pass DEAR EDITOR; On Tuesday, November 22, I visited the National Stadium as I usually do when Nationals are held there, to give independent photographic coverage to promote Guyana to the world. I managed to capture photos of the day’s events.

During the process I was approached by Mr Ceon Bristol who is on my list of contacts, and he enquired if I had a pass to be in the ground. I didn’t respond because I didn’t think he was serious. He is well aware of my presence and work over the years. On Wednesday,

November 23, I made my way over to the section for the ground staff, and while we were in conversation, Mr Bristol showed up from the other end of the ground to speak to the ground staff. He then turned to me in the presence of three ground staff and said that if he saw me

Fiasco surrounds Home Stretch Development Inc. DEAR EDITOR; It is quite unfortunate that the President has stepped into the fray to lend his voice in support to the fiasco which surrounds the private company, Home Stretch Development INC. (HDI’s) involvement in the Durban Park Development Project. In a Press Statement, the President clouds the issue of accountability and transparency in relation to monies spent on the project by glorifying and extoling the virtues of the Durban Park Project. His members of Parliament did the identical thing in the National Assembly a few nights ago in order to avoid addressing the real issues. The fact is this private company was secretly established and collected hundreds of millions of dollars to spend to develop a State asset. No one knew about this company and its directors until Monday night when Minister David Patterson was forced to disclose these details in the National Assembly. Even then, he misled the National Assembly by not naming Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine, as a Director. He refused to answer important questions as to why this company was incorporated and given the work; how much money did it receive and from whom; how much monies are owed and to whom these monies are owed? And what process of procurement was used by this

company to procure goods and services for this project? He refused to also disclose the total cost of this project, what are the liabilities arising from this project and what are the costs for the day to day management of this project? The law is very clear of this issue. Once private monies are used on a public project it must be spent and accounted for in the same manner like public monies. Clearly this was not understood by those who formed this private company. It is obvious that this company was used for this project so that the monies received and spent would not be the subject of Parliamentary scrutiny and oversight and the procurement of goods and services would not have to be done in accordance with the Procurement Act. This is exactly what transpired and that is why Minister Patterson refused to answer the questions posed to him in the National Assembly. In his defense, he directed us to go and ask the private company and said that he is not answerable for that company. The following day when the Company Secretary, Larry London, was asked by the Press these very questions, he said he gave Minister Patterson all the information. So there is cover-up all around. Then the President enters the fray and clearly demonstrates either he is out of sync with reality or he is part of a conspiracy to mislead the nation. The President says that the Government did not have money to commence work on this project and as time was running out, that this company was incorporated to start the work until the Government was able to get funding from its budget. However, the 2015 budget was passed in August 2015 by this Government. So by September

2015 there was money to be spent by the Government. This company was not incorporated until January 2016. However, massive works started on this project in September 2015.The President’s story therefore, simply does not make sense. The President also conveys the impression that this is a Government company. However, Minister Patterson was at pains in the National Assembly to convey the impression that this is a private company for which the Government is not answerable. Indeed, this is the very reason why he diverted questions away from himself to the private company and deliberately did not disclose that Minister Roopnarine is a Director of this company. If the company was a Government company as the President claims, why was this not made public for the past eleven months? There are three Directors of this company who have no known connection to the Government. Who are these people? If it was a Government company why did it not receive monies through the constitutional process, that is via the Parliament? Why was the Procurement Act not used but contractors were handpicked? Where is the Cabinet decision to incorporate this company? Will this company be audited by the Auditor General? We are aware that hundreds of millions of dollars are owed to contractors who will pay these debts? Irrespective of how it is spun, the financial provisions of the Constitution, several provisions of the Financial Management and Accountability Act and the Procurement Act were all grossly violated and this entire fiasco reeks of corruption, cronyism and criminality. Mohabir Anil Nandlall

in any part of the ground taking photos, he would have the police escort me off. He also said he had noticed me on Tuesday taking photos of the athletes’ medal ceremonies and that I should not have been there. He asked if I didn’t know that I had to get a pass from Mr Edison Jefford, and I responded that I didn’t have anything to lose if I didn’t do any photographic coverage. I made a phone call explaining to someone what had transpired, and I was supplied with a number for Mr Jefford. I noticed Mr Sham, an athletics coach, and explained to him my experience and his words to me were that he could not do anything because Mr Bristol was in charge. I made a call to an executive member of the Guyana Olympic Association and again I was told, they had no part to play in the Nationals and there was nothing that could be done from their end; it was an event solely controlled by the GTU and the Ministry of Education and Sport.I proceeded to call Mr Jefford, and as I was explaining my dilemma, the phone ran out of credit. At that moment, I made a decision to sit it out for the day. The sad part was to look on at events and not take any photos of the ath-

letes in action from all ten administrative regions of Guyana. It’s not for my gain, but for athletes to have something to look back at 15 years from now; it is something which I have been doing for a number of years now. As much as former Minister of Sport, Dr Frank Anthony and Director of Sport, Mr Neil Kumar might not have been the best at what they represented, I have never experienced such a tragedy under their watch. Mr Colin Bynoe, former President of t h e G u y a n a Te a c h e r s Union and now CEO of the New Amsterdam Hospital, can also attest to my photographic contribution over the years, and never under his watch was I regarded as a threat to security. At exactly 2.09 pm, a senior member of staff of the Guyana National Stadium showed up to have meals delivered to his staff and to my shock in the presence of everyone, he tried to hand me a pass, and said someone by the name of Bristol had sent the pass for me to wear. My response to him was that as much as I appreciated what he was doing, he should not get further involved and should return it to the sender telling the person that I don’t need it. Mr Mark Lyte, President of t h e G u y a n a Te a c h e r s Union was on Capitol News saying that the

2016 Jubilee Nationals were poorly attended and he appealed for support from the general public and family members. There I was in support, even taking it to a higher level by producing independent photographic coverage free of cost, and just look at what I experienced. I will state for the record that I was also in attendance at the swimming part of the Nationals at the Aquatic Centre on Monday, November 21, and absolutely no one approached me saying I had to get a special pass. Mr Jefford was also in attendance and he never approached me on this subject because he also knows about my relationship over the years with sports. I have done my independent work for rugby, indoor and outdoor hockey, cricket, swimming, soccer, pee wee football, marathons, cycling, and almost all the development athletic meets at the Leonora Synthetic Track, and never did I have to have this special pass. For the record, I didn’t require a special pass when former President Donald Ramotar commissioned the Leonora Synthetic track. I say publicly that I have absolutely nothing to lose from all of this because so much is happening on the international circuit that none of us can keep up with it all. T Pemberton

Veteran journalist complains of rejection by the Guyana Chronicle DEAR EDITOR; History was created in the High Court recently when Senior Judge, Mr James Bovell Drakes graciously invited me, George Barclay, a veteran journalist from the local media to occupy a seat at a court table, reserved for senior counsel. And on another day the same judge because of the acoustics and the low level of tone by witnesses, invited the prosecutors to move toward the empty senior counsel bench which provided them better hearing. Earlier in the trial a marshal had removed a chair which the late acting Registrar Rasheed Mohamed had made available to me; a chair that allowed me to sit and take

notes in comfort. Apart from the Court of Criminal Appeal and the Chief Magistrate’s Court, Georgetown, there is no seating accommodation for the media at the courts. However a female marshal removed the chair from the court and pointed out that the chair had prevented her from doing her work properly. I took up the matter with the judge, who promised to investigate. Another day I was sitting on a bench in the courtroom, when in the presence of the jury and prosecutors I was invited to sit at the senior counsel’s bench. I was able to write a story for publication, but unfortunately that was not used by the Chronicle. Quite recently old

court stories written by me and read by many, including the President of Guyana David Granger and Minister Raphael Trotman, who are among others who have spoken highly of my work were not carried by the Chronicle. Mr Trotman had at one time invited me to have a book printed of the work. Now the work that I present is being refused for one reason or another. I sincerely hope that persons who read my work in the Chronicle (old court stories) and would like to continue reading same would demand that the publishers publish that work. George R Barclay Workers’ Shareholder Guyana Chronicle

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Salary increases for Govt. members…

Edghill presents his case to Privileges Committee - members ask for time to scrutinize “evidence” By: Kiana Wilburg Opposition Member Juan Edghill appeared before the Committee of Privileges yesterday to defend comments he made last year regarding the salary increases for members of the Government. The Parliamentarian contended then that the increases would cost the nation about $1B annually. The Government has since pressed the politician to withdraw the statement, noting that it is erroneous, to say the least. Edghill has since refused to cave to the Government’s request. He maintains that he has the “evidence” to support his contentions. Edghill informed this newspaper that he also presented members of the Committee with the relevant documents in this regard, which would prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that he did not intentionally mislead the National Assembly, as is being claimed by the Government. The members of Government on the Privileges Committee include Minister of

Opposition Member, Juan Edghill

House Speaker, Dr. Barton Scotland

Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan; Attorney General Basil Williams; Minister of State Joseph Harmon; Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan; and AFC Member of Parliament, Charrandas Persaud. Representing the Opposition are Members of Parliament, Clement Rohee,

Mohabir Nandlall, Priya Manickchand and Adrian Anamayah. The Committee is also chaired by Speaker of the House, Dr. Barton Scotland. In presenting his case to the Committee, Edghill sought to chronicle the events that took place from the day he made the utterance

which has landed him in hot water. Edghill reminded the Committee that on December 17, 2015 he had moved a Motion, calling on the Government to annul order Number #16 of 2015 which he considered to be an act to unduly enrich Ministers of the Government and place a burden on the public purse. He said, “It is my understanding that the increases as were purported by the Government and reported ad nauseam in the media would have resulted in taxpayers footing a tumultuous bill of almost an additional $1B when compared to the cabinet of the People’s Progressive Party Civic Government at the time of demitting office in May 2015.” During the debate of that said motion, Edghill recalled that the Government disputed those figures, stating that the annualized salary increases would be a mere $67.8M. By his calculation, this meant a total of $339 million over a period of five years. “I was called upon to withdraw my figures, but I did not yield to the request because I held the view that my state-

ment was a fair comment. And based upon the details available in order No# 16 of 2015, I acted responsibly during the discourse of my debate,” the Opposition Member expressed. The Parliamentarian added, “My figures were not plucked out of the sky or manufactured. And had the tone of the debate been more civil, with less unnecessary interruptions and adequate time offered, greater details could have been given to the House and the avoidance of this unnecessary outcome and abuse of process.” Edghill informed members of the Committee that on December 28, 2015, he received a copy of a letter written by the Government’s Chief, Amna Ali, M.P., to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland, which complained about the statements he made during the debate of the motion. For the record, he noted that in that letter, Ali advised that if the statements made were not withdrawn, further action would be taken to send him before the Privileges Committee. On January 7, last, Edghill told the Committee that the

Opposition’s Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira, wrote the Speaker of the National Assembly in response to Ms. Ali’s letter. In her response, she indicated that under the item on the order paper titled “personal explanations”, Edghill would be prepared to inform the House, with the approval of the Speaker, that he in no way intended to intentionally mislead the House but rather, to bring to the attention of the House, the significant cost incurred by the salary increases. Ms. Teixeira’s request was however, denied. Addressing the Speaker, Edghill said, “Mr. Chairman, on that said day, you convened a meeting as Speaker of the National Assembly where the Honourable Members Raphael Trotman, Amna Ali, Winston Jordan, Anil Nandlall, Teixeira and I were present.” He continued, “At that meeting Sir, the Parliament’s Office produced a document with figures it would have computed showing a yearly cost of $83.9M or a total of $458,612,760 versus Mr. Jordan’s figure of $338,452,540. It was clear that (Continued on page 23)

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Colombian aircraft at Yupukari...

Inquiry points to female connection; abandoned camp found The seized aircraft.

Brigadier (Retd.) Edward Collins handing over the final report to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, yesterday. An inquiry into the September 13 discovery of a Colombian-registered aircraft at Yupukari, Region Nine, is recommending the establishment of a Village Intelligence Committee to help with security in the hinterland. The disclosure was made yesterday by Brigadier (Retd.) Edward Collins who handed over the final report of the Commission of Inquiry

to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. The Commission was established to probe the circumstances surrounding the discovery of an illegal aircraft near the village of Yupukari, Upper EssequiboUpper Takutu (Region Nine). The COI report, which commenced in early October, was originally slated to be handed over on November 16, but an extension was

granted on the instruction of President David Granger, following a request by Brigadier Collins. According to Collins, the decision to host public meetings in several villages such as Katoka, Kaicumbay, Yupukari and other villages, and involving the Regional Chairman and Regional Executive Officer of Region Nine, proved to be a worthwhile exercise, since it allowed for greater insight into the facts discovered during the probe. Brigadier Collins noted as well that through that process a number of eyewitnesses have stepped forward. “There has been additional evidence,

which has caused us to firm up our findings into the circumstances under which this aircraft came into Guyana illegally. I wish to thank the Toshaos, the senior councils, and the village leaders in nearby villages for their corporation. Since they got involved, there have been more revelations [and] more residents came forward voluntarily. They did their own investigations,” Brigadier Collins said. Upon further investigations, members of the Guyana Police Force were led to an abandoned camp at Yupukari, which is believed to be connected to persons, who may have knowledge of the aircraft. “One thing that came out of the inquiry that we did not recognise earlier was the involvement of a woman, and this [revelation] was because of the voluntary evidence

presented by the residents.” He also said that coming out from the meetings was a recommendation for the setting up of a Village Intelligence Committee, where Toshaos and other village leaders can pass on information on any suspicious activity to a relevant authority. However, the retired Brigadier added that the maintenance of public trust would be critical to ensuring that villagers are forthcoming with such information. Meanwhile, Minister Harmon said that the report would provide valuable insight into the security framework, particularly in the hinterland regions. “This report will form the basis of a careful analysis of our security architecture and will advise on as to what forms of security action we need to take to ensure that our terri-

torial integrity is preserved and that the security of our citizens in those hinterland areas is properly taken care of,” he said. On September 13, 2016, a plane, bearing registration number N767Z, was first brought to the attention of officials by residents of the area. A Joint Army and Police team, inclusive of Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), was dispatched to the location to conduct investigations launched into the sightings of the aircraft. The COI was appointed on September 28, 2016. The aircraft was later determined to be registered in Colombia. It is believed to be linked to the drug trade. The aircraft has since been repaired and flown to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

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When will this crime spree end? The crime situation is not getting out of hand. It is already out of hand. Bandits are on the rampage. They have the upper hand on crime. The crime-fighting strategy of the government seems invisible. The government does not seem to have any crime-fighting strategy. The security forces seem lost and helpless. They are reacting to crime rather than preventing it. A female security guard was recently shot during an attempted robbery done in broad daylight and almost in the centre of the city. The bandits are committing crime with impunity. They have no regard for anyone.

The police should be given some credit. They have been making arrests after the fact. The public would prefer if they can prevent the crimes and slow down their commission. The arrests have however not slowed down criminal activity. The crimes have been intensifying. The actions of the police are not acting as a deterrent to crime. The police have been making arrests. Persons have been confessing with regularity to crime, whereas in the past there would not have been any confessions. The public needs to be assured that this spate of confessions has been done without any force. When so many alleged

criminals are confessing to crimes, it is a source of concern. It is not the norm. A man is killed. Suddenly those implicated confess to murdering him. Are the bandits suddenly beginning to suffer from a bout of a troubled conscience? We shall have to await the outcome of the court trials to see how successful has been the charges laid and whether any allegations are made about inducements or use of force in extracting confession statements. We were told just over a week ago that a major crimefighting operation was underway. The public was warned not to be alarmed by the presence of aerial cover for the op-

Dem boys seh... Two Marlan is de wuss thing in Guyana Power is a thing that does drunk people. Power does mek people get rich and dem who got power but ain’t rich can be damn disgusting. Marlan who does control all dem food and drug imports got power. He can decide who bring in wha and who can’t bring in. Dem boys seh that right now he gun find out who really got power, because he got to tell Dr Nutten why he hassling dem importers. Normally, some importers does drop a change pun de Customs people and things does get easy. Dem same Customs people end up owning couple cars and minibuses. And Marlan know bout these things. De importers get vex and

stage a picket outside Ohh Pee. Soulja Bai hear de commotion and when he find out wha happen he tell Dr Nutten to call in Marlan fuh a reasoning and a serious talk. Now it look like if Marlan bigger than Dr Nutten, because up to today he refuse to meet. He tell de dakta how he got a previous appointment. Another Marlan is a powerhouse fuh animals like dogs and cats. He mek a rule which seh that if a man drive a dog cross de Demerara Harbour Bridge then de authorities got to tek way de dog. This Marlan see a man wid some dog from de Bush and he tek way de dog. De man explain that he bring out de dogs fuh people, suh Marlan tell him to bring de mudda dog as proof.

Dem boys seh that de man had to charter a plane to fly out de mother dog. It had to be that Marlan still had ee eye pun a small piece because he tell de man that de dog dem had to pay boarding and lodging. And that was after he claim how he was mekking arrangements to kill dem. Right now dem got two policemen who trying to kill demself. When one go pun leave de other one do de wuk just like de big chief. When de big chief come back he get vex and decide to overturn everything that he number two did. Dem boys seh right now dem ain’t know wha going on. Talk half and get two container fuh dem Marlan.

eration. The announcement gave the criminally-minded the opportunity not to be taken by surprise. A raid was done on the jail. The usual instruments were found. No guns were unearthed. No arrests have been made accusing persons in the prison of directing crime outside the prison walls. No other joint services operation has since been announced. The public has been disappointed. They had expected that the security forces would have had a visible presence all over the country, and that raids and patrols would have been more visible. The operations have not materialized. The criminals are still executing brazen robberies on citizens. Murders are still being committed. Nothing seems to have changed. Crime-fighting tactics seem to have reverted to the usual respond-after-the-fact. The police force does not have enough personnel. A strategy to encourage more

recruits should have long been put into action and the number of vacancies in the force should have been reduced. Police morale needs to be boosted. A 10% increase in salaries is not going to boost the morale of the Guyana Police Force. Better should have been done. The Budget which will be read next week should offer a 100% increase in salaries to the ranks of the Guyana Police Force. There are too many personnel in the Guyana Police Force who, instead of fighting crime, are involved in work unrelated to crime-fighting. We have been promised that the immigration function would be removed from under the police. These changes are moving too slowly. The legislation to make the immigration department independent of the Guyana Police Force is not yet before the National Assembly. The training of new persons to take over the immigration

functions presently done by members of the police force has not yet started. Instead, greater priority is being given to a pension Bill for a former Prime Minister. This should not have been a priority over security sector reform. The priorities of the government are lopsided. Citizens are feeling helpless. They are hoping for the best. They are praying that they will not be the next victims of crime. They are asking about the crime-fighting plan of the government to ensure their security. They are being told to have more patience. Will things get better? Or will they get worse?

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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===

Only so much cruelty a human can take I read a sad story in the newspapers where an Amerindian farmer was convicted for cultivation of marijuana. He was jailed by Magistrate McLennan after a guilty plea. His wife was charged with him. He told the court his wife did not know he was growing the stuff. He was unrepresented. The mag-

istrate remanded his wife. He told the court he planted the stuff to build a home after his house was destroyed by fire and he lost his three sons. So this man lost his home, lost all of his children, lost his liberty and his wife is in jail. How much more mental pain could a human bear? Surely, he must be at breaking point.

It was disheartening to know he and his wife had no legal counsel. Get one thing straight – when you are in front of those magistrates no matter how tragic your story is, if you don’t have a lawyer, then you are in drowning waters. I did not get hold of Minister Garrido-Lowe before editor’s deadline. I called several times. My request to the Minister is to seek an attorney for the wife to apply for bail. Can one imagine what is going through the head and mind of that man and his wife? Does the drug law allow for special circumstances in the case of cultivation? I know it does for very small possessions. For tiny amounts you can be slapped with a fine. I know there are untold numbers who would say yes, he suffered terrible losses, but that doesn’t mean he should have gone and planted marijuana. Such an argument is a traditional one with strong plausibility. Countless people

grew up in extreme poverty, but they didn’t steal and kill. But my question is, ‘Could there be considerate circumstances?’ My mind takes me to the situation of battered women who kill their abusive partners. Most courts around the world are not inclined to give the required sentence. Always there is the consideration that the man was a bully. Could such an analogy be applied to this luckless fellow? Some really heart-breaking situations are found in Guyana. An 18-year-old looks for a better life in Suriname but was charged by the Guyanese police for leaving Guyana illegally, and a Berbice magistrate jailed this first offender for six months. For more on this see my column of October 22, 2014 captioned, “Every Guyanese should protest this decision by Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs”. Juxtapose this against the decision by McLennan who

fined a woman convicted of trafficking in humans. I guess the teenager was unlucky. What about the fellow who lost both legs from hip right down on a trawler owned by Noble House? He was the sole breadwinner of the family, with four small children. At the time, the victim had a just born child. The matter is in court since 2009. Can one imagine how he feels? He is suffering on three fronts. He has no legs. He is still to receive compensation because the company’s offer of $2 million was rejected, thus the court case, and he does not know when his case will conclude. My estimate from the way things go is that these types of cases hardly conclude before ten years. One of the saddest episodes of life’s cruelty in this country was the 65-year-old watchman who was killed by burglars at Stella Maris Primary School on Woolford Avenue. He was the only provider for his wife who is blind and has no legs. Could normal humans understand what this lady has gone through? There is a case outside of the pump station on Public Road, Kitty, at the junction with Vlissengen Road. The incident took place right outside the head office of the

Frederick Kissoon women’s arm of the PNC. A mini-bus stopped on the pedestrian crossing to let a mother and her two small children cross over the road. Another mini-bus ignored the flashing hazard lights of the mini-bus that stopped, went through and killed the mother and one of the children. One wonders if the surviving child could ever be a normal adult. Living in this country you thank your lucky stars that you are mentally alive because of; the way people drive, the blunt refusal of employers to compensate their injured employees, the ubiquity of insane, homeless persons running wild with blunt instruments in their hands, the reckless way at times the police open fire on fleeing suspects. Michael Jordan (KN, Jan. 24, 2010) wrote about the story of a woman in this country whose mother, father and one son were murdered on separate occasions. Guyana is an ocean of tears.

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Jagdeo vows to “take the Finance Minister to task” on last two budgets By Kiana Wilburg As the time for the presentation of the 2017 budget draws near, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has given much consideration to the impact of the Government’s first two budgets on the economy. The former Finance Minister has since concluded that those budgets and their measures were simply not enough to have an impact of consequence much less sustain economic growth. Jagdeo in an invited comment said, “The last two budgets did not have the impact promised on transforming the economy and I intend to take the Finance Minister, Winston Jordan to task in this regard.” The Opposition Leader noted that all budgets should have some amount of impact on the economy and when it comes to the 2015 and 2016 budgets, the point for him is whether both have fulfilled their expectations. “So in my view, the measures in both budgets were not sufficient to maintain growth in the economy and to keep generating wealth for people. And even where resources were budgeted to have some impact on employment and expansion of public welfare through public infrastructure, it did not, because of the low rate of implementation,” Jagdeo noted. He said that overall, the budgets “were deficient and

measures in both were not fully implemented”. Jagdeo in the same breath acknowledged that the budgets had an impact, as all budgets do. He stressed however, “Whether they rise to the potential of making some significant impact or impact of consequence, I would say no.” In his 2016 budget, the Finance Minister had noted that it was the Government’s first full year budget. He said that the 2015 budget was a truncated one that, nevertheless, had to be presented, if only to fulfill the requirements of the Constitution and the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act. The Finance Minister said that in 2015, the Government faced a difficult time with regard to the economy. He said, “In 2015, perhaps for the first time in recent history, all of the country’s key industries sugar, rice, bauxite, gold and forestry - found themselves in various states of distress. Even remittances, which have contributed significantly to income, consumption, investment and employment, and upon which so many of our people depend, was a victim of the slowdown in the world economy.” Jordan said it was obvious that excessive reliance on these generators of foreign exchange would continue to expose the economy to volatile external developments. He noted that it was a tribute to

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo

Finance Minister, Winston Jordan

the young Government’s prudent management of the economy, including timely policy interventions, that the economy’s growth trajectory continued; that there were no reported job losses; and, as was evident in the last two months of 2015, the business community’s confidence had been restored. “This must come as a bitter disappointment to those in the Opposition and elsewhere whose forecast of gloom and the ‘tanking’ of the economy did not eventuate,” Jordan had said. Additionally, the economist said that the 2016 budget built on the policies and programmes which were first outlined in the manifesto of the APNU+AFC Coalition and, subsequently, extensively elaborated in his maiden budget speech. The Finance Minister had

asserted that the platform for the Budget 2016 was anchored on the five pillars which were outlined in President David Granger’s New

Year’s Speech - National Unity, National Infrastructure, National Institutions, National Security and Public Services. With regard to national unity, Jordan told the nation that his Government would implement policies aimed at reducing, if not eliminating, division and divisiveness in the society; and foster a more harmonious environment. Furthermore, in an effort to foster integration between the coast and hinterland, with a view of increasing access to the resources of the hinterland so as to accelerate the country’s development, Jordan had disclosed that Government would be renewing, extending and expanding physical infrastructure. In the area of national institutions, he said that the coalition administration would strengthen those enti-

ties in furtherance of a stable legal and constitutional environment, and would pursue democratic renewal at the local government level to empower the people to better administer their communities. As for national security, the Finance Minister had asserted that the Government would strengthen the national security network to better protect the country’s patrimony and its citizens from both internal and external threats and aggression. In relation to public services, Jordan had said that Government would improve and extend education, health, sanitation, pure water supply, electricity services, safe and secured communities, affordable housing, adequate recreational facilities, and social protection to vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.

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Cops crack 2012 hotel pool murder - Manager, employee among three detained - victim allegedly beaten unconscious, dumped in water while still alive By Michael Jordan Four days before his twenty-first birthday, Sadeek Juman got into an argument with a group of men at a Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo hotel. Those men allegedly beat Juman into a state of unconsciousness, concealed him in a room, and later, under cover of nightfall, dumped him, while he was still alive, in the hotel pool. It’s taken four agonizing years, but thanks to a mother

who relentlessly hounded the police for justice, and a team of dedicated detectives, the ugly truth of what allegedly happened on the night of November 18, 2012, has finally come to light. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed yesterday that police have detained three suspects for Juman’s murder. In custody are the 29year-old manager of the Double Day Hotel; a hotel driver, also aged 29, and a 26-

year-old businessman who is also a friend of the hotel manager. Police appear optimistic that they are developing a strong case against the prime suspects. The investigation is in the hands of the Force’s Major Crimes Unit, which has rapidly established a reputation for solving ‘cold’ cases. Indications are that the detectives who first handled the case botched the investigation.

Sadeek Juman left his parent’s Blankenburg, West Coast Demerara home on Sunday, November 18, 2012, and visited his grandmother at Ruby, East Bank Essequibo. Accompanied by a female friend, and others, he later headed to the Double Day Hotel at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo. Information gathered by detectives indicates that while he was there, Juman got into “a heated exchange” with a group of men. The men inflicted a severe beating on Juman. “They allegedly put him in a room at the hotel, and when the place was silent, they allegedly put him in the hotel pool to give the appearance that he had drowned,” a police official said. A pathologist would later state that the mechanic died from drowning, compounded by blunt trauma. Juman’s body, clad in swimming trunks, was found on November 19, 2012. His cell phone and other belongings could not be located. Juman’s relatives alleged that they were told that the pool was checked at around 01.00 hrs on Monday, November 19, and there was no sign of a body in the pool. One relative

Sadeek Juman also stated that the pool was in close proximity to the bar, and that a security camera was pointed towards the pool. According to the victim’s mother, Farida Juman, her son could not swim, and was in a shallow section of the pool, which enabled him to stand. The family had also showed Kaieteur News photographs, taken on the day he had visited the hotel, of Juman and friends in the pool. They also alleged that he had consumed no alcohol, and said friends took photographs of him drinking fruit juices. But a hotel official who spoke to Kaieteur News denied that there was any security camera pointed to-

wards the pool back then. H e s u g g e s t ed that Juman’s body had sunk to the bottom of the pool, but the presence of other swimmers had caused the water to become ‘cloudy,’ thereby obscuring the body. He stated that the corpse floated to the surface the following day. The hotel manager had told Kaieteur News that his employees found Juman at around 04.00 hrs on November 19, some 24 hours after the mechanic was seen entering the facility. But Juman’s mother, Farida Juman, had steadfastly stated that her son was the victim of foul play. Convinced that the police had bungled the initial investigation, Mrs. Juman repeatedly visited police stations in an attempt to have the case reopened. “They promised to look over the file and then they say that they can’t find the file. I got fed up. I went to (then former Home Affairs Minister) Rohee, and he told me that I need evidence.” Last Saturday, November 14, was the fourth anniversary of her son’s murder. She is elated that her appeals to have the case reopened have yielded success. “I feel happy, but I just want to know why they (the killers) did it,” she said yesterday.” Sadeek Juman would have celebrated his twenty-fifth birthday last Tuesday.

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Businessman conned out of $6M and raw gold in firearm deal A businessman in the mining industry has paid a heavy price for trying to acquire a licenced firearm through illegal means. Polic e s a i d t h a t t h e businessman’s application for a firearm was rejected, and he turned to a former police constable for assistance.

He reportedly had no idea that the same ex-cop was previously charged for claiming he could provide drivers’ licences in exchange for cash. The businessman allegedly handed over $6M and some six ounces or raw gold to the former policeman. When the ex-cop

failed to come through with his end of the deal, the businessman reported the matter. Ranks from the Major Crimes Unit searched the suspect’s West Coast Demerara home and recovered a gold band, gold chain and $2.5M. The suspect is to be charged shortly.

Granger attempting misdirection to... From page 17 that is why Minister Patterson refused to answer the questions posed to him in the National Assembly,” Nandlall said. He recalled that Patterson directed opposition MPs to further their questions to Homestretch Development Inc., and said that he (Patterson) is not answerable for that company. “However, the following day when the Company Secretary, Larry London, was asked by the Press these very questions, he said he gave Minister Patterson all the information,” Nandlall pointed out. “Then the President enters the fray and clearly demonstrates either he is out of sync with reality or is trying to mislead the nation. The President says that the Government did not have money to commence work on this project and as time was running out, this company was incorporated to start the work until the Government was able to get funding from its budget.” Nandlall said however that the Budget was passed in August 2015. “So by September 2015 there was money

Opposition MP, Anil Nandlall to be spent by the Government. This company was not incorporated until January 2016. However, massive works started on this project in September 2015. The President's story therefore, simply does not make sense.” CONTRADICTION Nandlall said that Granger conveyed the impression that this is a Government company. He recalled however, Minister Patterson was at pains in the National Assembly to convey the im-

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pression that this is a private company for which the Government is not answerable. “If the company was a Government company as the President claims, why was this not made public for the past eleven months? There are three Directors of this company who have no known connection to the Government. Who are these people? If it was a Government company why did it not receive monies through the constitutional process, that is, via the Parliament? “Why was the Procurement Act not used, but contractors were handpicked? Where is the Cabinet decision to incorporate this company? Will this company be audited by the Auditor General? We are aware that hundreds of millions of dollars are owed to contractors, who will pay these debts?” Nandlall said that “irrespective of how it is spun, the financial provisions of the Constitution, several provisions of the Financial Management and Accountability Act and the Procurement Act were all grossly violated and the entire fiasco reeks of corruption, cronyism and criminality”.

Boy 7, critical after struck down on pedestrian crossing A seven-year-old boy is now in a critical condition in the Georgetown Hospital after he was struck while crossing the road on a pedestrian crossing on the Corentyne. The child, Devon Prince of Kiltern, Corentyne, Berbice, a student of the Wellington Park Primary School, was reportedly on his way to school around 07:10 hrs yesterday. It is understood that Prince had reach the pedestrian crossing in the vicinity of the school and was crossing as other vehicles had stopped to allow him to cross the road. It is understood that as the child was crossing, a speeding car, with licence

plates HC 3069, and driven by a 39-year old Salton, Corentyne resident, overtook the other vehicles and struck Prince. The c h i l d r e c e i v e d serious injuries about his body. He was picked up in an unconscious state, placed in a minibus and rushed to the Port Mourant Hospital before being transferred to the New

Amsterdam Hospital and later referred to the Georgetown Hospital where he was admitted for emergency treatment. The driver has been arrested and placed in custody while the vehicle, which is owned by another individual, has been impounded. Charges are likely to be instituted shortly.

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Edghill presents his case to Privileges... From page 7 there were now three figures provided. These figures included my figure of almost a billion dollars, the Minister’s figure and the Parliament Office’s figure.” Edghill added, “Another meeting was called by you Sir on January 21, 2016 where the honourable Member Amna Ali insisted that I must withdraw my figures and apologize to the House. The Honourable Member Mr. Trotman offered to draft language that would satisfy this request. This did not find agreement with me.” The Opposition Member noted that the Government subsequently submitted to the Speaker, a motion which called for him to be sent to the Privileges Committee. Edghill asserted that interestingly, this motion never surfaced until the May 4, last sitting when it was read before the House. It was subse-

quently approved by the Speaker. The Parliamentarian said that in August, last, he was invited by the Speaker to discuss this matter of finding an amicable settlement. “My understanding was that the Speaker was acting under the instruction of the Committee. At that meeting, I indicated to the Speaker that I would be prepared to offer my computations in the presence of the Auditor-General or Accountant-General who are two reputable professionals and public office holders,” Edghill stated. The politician said that at the final sitting in August, before the recess, he was invited to meet with the Speaker and asked that his Opposition colleague, Anil Nandlall, accompany him. Edghill said that he shared his computations with the Speaker who subsequently requested it in writing. Edghill however,

did not honour that request. The Opposition Member told the Committee that he would not have done anything that could have brought his integrity, honour and dedication, as well as commitment to the oath he took in the National Assembly into dispute or question.

Edghill then presented to the Privileges Committee, a document containing his computations of what the salary increases would entail in every category as outlined in order 16# of 2015 providing a total of $964,486,521 — almost a billion dollars. In that same document,

he indicated that with the inclusion of the new Minister Valerie Patterson who was appointed after the debate, the figure climbed upward to $1,001,350,194. The Committee upon receipt of the document, asked for time so that it could be scrutinized against the comments he made.

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Iraq readies force to storm Suriname celebrating 41st flashpoint town near Mosul anniversary of independence

Suriname Independence

Shi’ite fighters fire a rocket towards Islamic State (REUTER) Iraq is readying a special force tasked with storming Tal Afar, a bastion of Islamic State west of Mosul, in a way that would avoid revenge killings against the town’s Sunni population. Capturing or isolating Tal Afar from Mosul is a key part of the U.S-backed offensive to take back Islamic State’s last major city stronghold in Iraq, by allowing the ground forces taking part in the campaign to complete Mosul’s encirclement. The army and police forces planning to storm Tal Afar will include Sunni and Shi’ite Turkmens, reflecting the main mix of the town’s population, said Hisham alHashimi, a Baghdad-based analyst who advises the government on Islamic State affairs.

Tal Afar’s Shi’ite community fled after Islamic State, a hardline Sunni group, swept through the region two years ago, declaring from Mosul a “caliphate” that also spanned parts of Syria. The offensive to take Mosul started on October 17 with air and ground support from a U.S.-led coalition. The attack on Tal Afar has been so far executed by Popular Mobilisation, a coalition made up mainly of Iraniantrained Shi’ite paramilitary groups whose involvement in the Mosul offensive sparked fears of sectarian killings. The 3,500-strong force being set up to storm Tal Afar will operate from an air base just south of the city, said Hashimi. Popular Mobilisation, or Hashid Shaabi, will stay out-

side the town, enforcing a blockade, he said. The Iraqi government has been keen on allaying fears of sectarian killings in Tal Afar after Turkey threatened to intervene, citing its historic ties to Iraq’s ethnic Turkmens. Mosul is already ringed to the north, south and east by Iraqi government forces and Kurdish peshmerga forces. Iraq’s U.S.-trained Counter Terrorism Service breached Islamic State defenses in east Mosul at the end of October. Islamic State fighters in Mosul are dug in among more than a million civilians as a tactic to hamper air strikes. They are resisting the advancing troops with suicide car bombs and sniper and mortar fire.

PA R A M A R I B O , Suriname, CMC – Suriname celebrated its 41st anniversary of political independence from the Netherlands yesterday with the traditional military parade and a public holiday. The main events marking Independence Day are held at the Paramaribo Presidential Palace, a grand colonial era building on Independence Square with President Desi

Bouterse taking the guard of honour. In a brief statement marking the occasion, the Secretary General of the Guyanabased Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Irwin La Rocque, lauded the Dutchspeaking country’s tremendous strides since attaining nationhood. In his congratulatory message La Rocque noted the global respect Suriname has

earned through its sports, culture and academic excellence. He also applauded Suriname’s role in the CARICOM Quasi-Cabinet where the country has lead responsibility for community development, including youth, sports and culture. Suriname gained independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 25 November 1975.

BELTRAIDE launches new campaign to lure investors BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE), Friday launched its Belize Investment Portfolio Campaign that is expected to o fast track investment efforts. BELTRAIDE said the campaign has the support of the Ministry of Economic Development, Petroleum, Investment, Trade and Commerce, as well by Connect Americas, of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies, (CAIPA).

“The countrywide campaign is expected to foster the development of a national portfolio to fast-track investment generation efforts, both local and foreign, through targeted matchmaking of prepackaged investment concepts and projects.” BELTRAIDE said through the advancement of the campaign, its technical unit BelizeINVEST, mandated to serve as Belize’s National Investment Promotion Agency (IPA), expects to further substantiate selected investment concepts submitted by key public sec-

tor government ministries and stakeholders into actionable business cases aligned with national development priorities. “Additionally, the campaign strives to support qualified private sector investment projects seeking financing and / or investment partners by promoting and matchmaking these “shovel ready” business opportunities through various platforms regionally, inclusive of Connect Americas and CAIPA, key supporters and collaborators of this initiative in Belize,” it added.

‘Trinidadian ‘terrorist’ nationals detained in Venezuela on terrorism related charges return home PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Five Trinidad and Tobago nationals who have been held in jails in Venezuela for more than two years on terrorism related charges have arrived here more than four weeks after they were convicted by a court in Caracas.The five men – Wade Charles, Dominic Pitilal, Asim Luqman, Andre Battersby and Leslie Daisley – were arrested on alleged terrorism charges on March 19, 2014, after the Venezuelan intelligence agency raided their hotel rooms.

The men maintained that they had gone to Caracas to seek visas for Hajj in Saudi Arabia. They were sentenced to two years, six months and 25 days that National Security Minister retired Brigadier Edmund Dillon said was equal to the time they had been incarcerated since their arrest. “The judge ruled that they have already served time and are now free. As such they will now be processed and deported to Piarco at the earliest opportunity,” he said then. But the relatives of the five men staged protests out-

side the Parliament here and earlier this month called for the resignation of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Minister Dennis Moses after he said the return of the men were being hampered by various situations in Venezuela as well as the fact that the travel documents of three of them have lapsed. The leader of the Islamic Front, Umar Abdullah, Friday, confirmed that the men had left Caracas and that on arrival here would meet with immigration and security officials before undergoing full medical check-ups.

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PM warns against use of violence against children KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has told Government ministries, departments and agencies that violence should not be used as a means of control over citizens. Speaking at the launch of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children campaign Holness said the move is part of a strategic and comprehensive programme to address violence in Jamaica. “Government has to start with the institutions over which it has leverage and control. Government should not endorse or use violence as a normalised tool of control over its citizens. This is a policy direction that I have given. Our police force must never be seen as a purveyor of violence against its citizens.” Prime Minister Holness said the government is committed to promoting and protecting the rights of children and is in full support of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children Initiative.

Children The Partnership brings together governments, foundations, the UN, civil society, academia, the private sector and young people in driving action toward achieving the new global target to end abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence and torture against children. A group of pathfinder countries, of which Jamaica is part of, will make a central contribution to the Partnership, based on their wish to be leaders in ending violence against children and deliver-

ing SDG16.2 and related targets. “As a pathfinder country, Jamaica is committed to providing comprehensive, coordinated and multi-sectoral services for preventing and responding to violence. We are prepared to strengthen legislation to protect children from all forms of violence and exploitation by bringing all sectors together in a movement to end violence and provide children with a meaningful role at the heart of that movement.

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Wall Street finishes at record highs consumer staples, techs gain (REUTER) Wall Street’s three main indices closed at record highs on Friday, helped by gains in consumer staples and technology stocks as investors hunted for bargains in a post-election rally. The stock markets closed early for Black Friday, while trading volumes were thin. The three major indexes closed higher for the third week in a row, extending their rally since the U.S. election. The S&P 500 marked its seventh record close since November 8. However, the defensive consumer staples and utilities sectors have been the worst performers in that period. The consumer staples sector gave the S&P 500 the biggest boost on Friday, closing up 0.79 percent, led by gains in Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola. “People are looking for value in the market. While many stocks have risen quite briskly, investors are looking for some forgotten names in

Wall Street the rally,” said Andre Bakhos, managing director at Janlyn Capital in Bernardsville, New Jersey. “These orphaned stocks are being hunted today.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 68.96 points, or 0.36 percent, to 19,152.14. The S&P 500 gained 8.63 points, or 0.39 percent, to 2,213.35 and the Nasdaq Composite added 18.24 points, or 0.34 percent, to 5,398.92. For the week, the Dow and

the Nasdaq gained 1.5 percent and the S&P 500 gained 1.4 percent. Ten of the 11 major S&P sectors closed higher Friday, led by a 1.43 percent rise in utilities. The technology sector rose 0.37 percent, boosted by Cisco and Apple. The energy sector closed down 0.39 percent, due to a 2.8 percent drop in oil prices amid uncertainty that the OPEC would arrive at a decision to cut production during a meeting next week. [O/R]

First US service member killed in Syria (CNN)A US service member was killed in northern Syria Thursday from wounds sustained in a blast from an improvised explosive device, according to the US-led coalition fighting ISIS. This marks the first time a US service member has been killed inside Syria since a small number of US Special Forces were sent there last year to advise and assist Syrian forces battling ISIS, also known as ISIL. “The entire counter-ISIL coaltion sends our condolences to this hero’s family,

friends and teammates,” Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of Combined Joint Task Force for Operation Inherent Resolve, said in a statement. It is customary for the US military to wait at least 24 hours before identifying casualties to allow for next of kin notification. The incident occurred in the vicinity of Ayn Issa, some 30 miles north of ISIS’s selfdeclared capital of Raqaa. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and other top defense officials have said operations to

retake the city from ISIS would begin in the near term, as the battle against ISIS in its Iraqi stronghold of Mosul is already underway. An estimated 300 US Special Forces are currently operating in Syria advising the Syrian Democratic Forces, which is made up of a number of local militias, including the Kurdish YPG. Beyond the death Thursday, four US service members have been killed in Iraq since military options to dislodge ISIS from both countries began in 2014.

Oil falls $2 a barrel on OPEC cut uncertainty ahead of meeting (REUTER) U.S. crude fell nearly 4 percent on Friday, dragged down by uncertainty over whether the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will reach an output deal, after Saudi Arabia said it will not attend talks on Monday with non-OPEC producers to discuss supply cuts. Brent crude futures settled at $47.24 a barrel, down $1.76 or 3.59 percent. U.S. crude futures settled down $1.90 a barrel at $46.06, a 3.96 percent decline. Prices continued to decline in postsettlement trading, dropping as low as $45.88 a barrel. U.S. crude ended the week up 13 cents a barrel, after trading between $45.77 and $49.20 a barrel. Brent crude rose 20 cents during the week and traded in a range of $46.85

and $49.96 a barrel. Overall activity on both contracts was thin after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday and ahead of the weekend. Top OPEC oil exporter Saudi Arabia has told the producer group it will not attend talks on Monday with nonOPEC producers to discuss limiting supply, OPEC sources said, as it wants to focus on having consensus within the organization first. Russia still plans to attend lower-tier talks on Nov. 28 in Vienna ahead of the OPEC ministerial meeting on Nov. 30, a Russian source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Reports that state oil giant Saudi Aramco would in January increase oil supplies to some Asian customers also cast a shadow on markets,

traders said. A decline in China’s October crude oil imports to their lowest on a daily basis since January added to the bearish tone. On Thursday, the oil minister of non-OPEC nation Azerbaijan said OPEC was also pushing oil producers outside the group to make big cuts in output. Most analysts expect some form of cut, but it is uncertain whether that would be enough to prop up a market dogged by oversupply since 2014. “Oil market reaction will hinge on the credibility of the proposed action,” U.S. investment bank Jefferies said, adding recent output increases to record levels in many countries now required a deep cut to lift prices significantly.

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Low voter turnout, as Grenadians snub changes to Constitution ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has promised a post mortem examination of Thursday’s referendum where voters rejected all seven bills that would have resulted in a reform of the 1974 Constitution. “Definitely we will be reviewing the entire process that led us to this point and making a conclusion which will be told to the people,” he said. Preliminary figures released by the Parliamentary Elections Office showed that while more than 70,000 people were eligible to vote on Thursday, less than 25,000 did so. Mitchell said he did not regard the outcome as a defeat for this ruling New National Party (NNP) that had won all 15 seats in the last general elections. One of the Bills rejected had called for the appointment of an Opposition

Leader, but according to the preliminary figures, only 6113 supported the idea as against 15,473 who voted “no”. Vo t e r s a l s o t u r n e d down the opportunity to replace the London-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the island’s final court. Supervisor of Election, Alex Phillip, said that the Caribbean Court of Justice and other Justice- related matters Bill received 43 per cent support while 57 per cent of the voters were against the Bill. He said in terms of votes, 9,634 people voted in favour of the CCJ while 12,605 did not support the court that was established in 2001 and also functions as an international tribunal interpreting the Treaty of Chaguarmas that governs the 15-member regional integration movement,

CARICOM. CCJ President, Sir Dennis Byron, said he had “hoped to be in a position to welcome Grenada to the Appellate Jurisdiction of the CCJ but I am very respectful of the decision that has been made by the people of Grenada”. He noted that the JURIST Project, a five-year Caribbean judicial reform initiative being executed by the CCJ, had recently participated in judicial reform activities in Grenada resulting in a reduction of the backlog of cases.

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Hamilton fastest in Abu Dhabi practice Reuters - Lewis Hamilton landed an early psychological blow ahead of Formula One’s Abu Dhabi title showdown by lapping faster than Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg in both practice sessions yesterday. The Briton, 12 points behind the championship favorite going into the final race, lapped the Yas Marina circuit with a quickest time of one minute 42.869 seconds in the early afternoon, when he also had a harmless spin. The triple world champion then clocked 1:40.861 in the floodlit evening practice. Rosberg, who need only finish in the top three tomorrow to be sure of his first championship after being beaten in the last two years by Hamilton, was second in both sessions 0.374 slower in the first and 0.079 off in the second. Hamilton reported a strange feeling with the gear-

box in the evening session but Mercedes said it was one used only on Fridays and of no significance for the race. “It’s been a great day,” the champion told reporters. “Generally very smooth with no real issues...we got a lot of work done both on the short and long runs. I’m really happy with the car and we’re in a good position for tomorrow.” Rosberg, who has been on pole for the past two years and won last season’s race, said he had made a “decent start” to the weekend. “It’s always interesting going from hot conditions to cooler ones between the afternoon and evening sessions,” he said. ”Adapting to that and knowing what to expect can be a challenge but our car was working well in both...” The Red Bulls of Dutch teenager Max Verstappen and Australian Daniel Ricciardo, who

could play a major role in deciding the title outcome by getting between the Mercedes drivers, were close behind in third and fourth in the first session. Verstappen was fourth after dark, with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel third despite pulling over 10 minutes from the end. “I think I have a gearbox failure,” said the German. Hamilton, who has to finish in the top three to even have a chance of becoming Britain’s first four-times champion, and Rosberg have each won nine races this season. A collision between the two in the day-to-night race, as happened in Spain in May, would instantly hand the championship to Rosberg, although both have played down the chances of that scenario happening. ”It’s going to be a weekend like any other where I’m going to go for the race win

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and do what it takes to get that,” Rosberg told reporters on Thursday. He added that his driving would be “within the limits of what’s acceptable, of course.” Although the underdog, Hamilton has won the last three races and can count on strong support judging from the banners around the circuit. “Lewis can Merc it happen,” said one punning effort. Brazilian Felipe Massa, preparing for his 250th and last race, was ninth and 10th fastest for Williams while

Britain’s 2009 world champion Jenson Button was 12th on the timesheets for McLaren. Button’s car required a power unit change following a

troubled afternoon session. Toro Rosso’s Russian Daniil Kvyat suffered two punctures, with a big spin in the second session.

Aurora and Pomeroon win... (From page 26) presentation, Derick Gobin who sponsored both competitions on behalf of the late Clive Gobin, a former member of Zorg Sports Club, congratulated the teams for making the compe-

titions a success. He announced t h a t $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 would be invested for a female tournament which will be held on Sunday at the same venue. Interested teams can contact Ms. Daniels on 602 7110.

Pepsi Hikers, Queen’s Park leave... (From page 31) (Carib Hockey Club). Second Half - Inder Bath33rd Minute, Penalty Corner (Bal Was Ers), Raji Singh- 34th Minute, Field Goal (Bal Was Ers), Hillary St. Louis - 37th Minute, Field Goal (Carib Hockey Club). Game 4 - Category – Veterans - Antonio’s Hickers 1-5 QPCC Hockey Team. Goal Scorers – (First Half) - Raphael Govia – 1st Minute, Penalty Corner (QPCC Hockey Team), Raphael Govia – 11th Minute, Penalty Corner (QPCC Hockey Team), Gary Chin – 14th Minute, Field Goal (QPCC Hockey Team). Second Half - Devin Munroe – 25th Minute, Field Goal, (Antonio’s Hickers), Raphael Govia – 32nd Minute, Penalty Corner (QPCC Hockey Team), Gary Chin – 38th Minute, Field Goal (QPCC Hockey Team). Game 5 - Category – Men

RHTY&SC to host... (From page 29) organisation and funds raised from the Day of Sports would be used for its day to day operations. A Take Away Lunch is also planned. Meanwhile, the Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘A’ and ‘B’ have been named for the tournament. Bakewell ‘A’ comes from James Fraser, Mark Papannah, Kevlon Anderson, Junior Sinclair, Khemraj Mahadeo, Sylus Tyndall, Keith Simpson, Delbert Hicks, James Jarvis, Troy Mathieson, Brandon Corlette and Simon Lawson. Bakewell ‘B’ is made up of Brandon Prashad, Sunil Madrimutoo, Simon Naidu, Chanderpaul Govindan, Renaldo Williams, Joshua Wilson, Lucas Arthur, Taqwah Ross, David Parhalad, Justin Gobin, Tyrese Sealey, Erva Giddings and Mahendra Gopilall.

- Bounty GCC 5-2 Carib Hockey Club. Goal Scorers – (First Half) Kevin Spencer – 2nd Minute, Field Goal (Bounty GCC), Kevin Spencer – 5th Minute, Field Goal (Bounty GCC), Kevin Spencer – 13th Minute, Penalty Stroke (Bounty GCC), Dylan Francis – 17th Minute, Penalty Corner (Carib Hockey Club). Second Half - Kevin Spencer – 33rd Minute, Penalty Corner (Bounty GCC), Kareem McKenzie – 35th Minute, Field Goal (Bounty GCC). Game 6 - Category – Men - Pepsi Hikers 5-5 QPCC Hockey Team. Goal Scorers – (First Half) Darren Cowie – 2nd Minute,

Field Goal (QPCC Hockey Team), Robert France – 7th Minute, Field Goal (Pepsi Hikers), Jordan Vieira – 8th Minute, Field Goal (QPCC Hockey Team), Robert France – 9th Minute, Field Goal (Pepsi Hikers), Jordan Vieira – 13th Minute, Field Goal (QPCC Hockey Team), Dominic Young – 14th Minute, Field Goal (QPCC Hockey Team), Randy Hope – 17th Minute, Penalty Corner (Pepsi Hikers). Second Half - Aroydy Branford – 24th Minute, Penalty Corner (Pepsi Hikers), Jordan Vieira – 33rd Minute, Penalty Corner (QPCC Hockey Team), Aroydy Branford – 40th Minute, Penalty Corner (Pepsi Hikers).

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Digicel National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships

Linden become most successful team in Nationals history By Edison Jefford U p p e r Demerara/Kwakwani, which is more familiarly known as Linden, became the most successful team in the history of the National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships after winning its 15th overall title last night at the National Stadium, Providence. Linden broke the deadlock with North Georgetown with an emphatic win in the athletics contest to become the leader in overall titles. Before last night, both teams had 14 titles apiece. Linden is now the winner of back-to-back titles after winning last year. The champions amassed 666.75 points to claim the athletics title ahead of Corentyne on 483 points and Essequibo Islands/West Demerara on 463 points. East Coast was fourth on 449 points while North Georgetown surged to fifth with 440.5 points.

East Georgetown’s Linton Mentis (right) manages to hold off New Amsterdam’s Stayon Wilson in the Under-20 Boys 400m Final yesterday at the National Stadium.

The win for Linden and its second place finish in the Swimming and Cycling competitions was enough to give the team the overall title, despite not doing so well in the Teachers’ competition, which Essequibo Islands/West

Demerara won for the third straight year. Overall, Upper Demerara/Kwakwani put together 65 points to beat North Georgetown (59 points) into second place again. South Georgetown was

third overall with 55 points w h i l e We s t D e m e r a r a finished fourth on 53 points. Corentyne rounded out the top five teams on 50 points. East Georgetown was sixth with 44.5 points with Bartica seventh on 41 points, East Coast Demerara eighth

Aurora and Pomeroon win Clive Gobin Mem. U19 tourney’s Aurora and Pomeroon emerged as champions of the Clive Gobin Memorial Super Six and 20-over Under-19 tournaments which were held recently at Zorg Sports Club ground on the Essequibo Coast. Aurora got the better of Abram Zuil by 30 runs in the final of the Super Six competition. Aurora took first knock and got to 66-3 with Renesh Persaud scoring 25. Sudarsahnan Manniram and Devendra Singh had one wicket each. Abram Zuil was limited to 3 6 - 5 i n r e p l y. In the semi-finals Abram Zuil hammered Pomeroon by nine wickets. Pomeroon batted first sent packing for 39 with Lesley Allen scoring 19; Leonardo Jaisingh took 2-3. Abram Zuil responded with 40-1 in 4.3 overs; Mahendra Persaud led with 2 1 n o t o u t . Aurora trounced Zorg by

The victorious Pomeroon U19 team. nine wickets. Zorg took first strike and managed 49-5. Akeinie Adams made 23 not out; Renesh Persaud had 22. Aurora raced to 50-1; Orlando Jaiall struck an

unbeaten 37 and Miguel J o n e s 1 2 . Pomeroon defeated Zorg in the 20-over final. The winners and runner-up in the both tournaments received

trophies and cash incentives. Ronaldo Joseph took the best bowler trophy and Elton Benn the best batsman prize. Speaking at the (Continued on page 25)

on 40.5 points, North West ninth on 40 points and New Amsterdam and Essquibo Coast/Pomeroon 10th on 32.5 points. East Bank Demerara finished 12th overall on 31 points while West Coast Berbice was 13th on 30 points, Rupununi 14th on 18 points and rounding out the 15 competing Districts from across the country Potaro/Siparuni on 15 points. East Georgetown’s, Linton Mentis provided the perfect start to the final day of the five-day competition when he e d g e d N e w A m s t e r d a m ’s S t a y o n Williams (50.6) in the U-20 Boys’ 400m with 50.5 seconds. N o r t h G e o r g e t o w n ’s Darius Austin (53.3) w a s third. In the Girls’ race, West Demerara’s Kezra Murray (1:01.9) restricted West Coast Berbice’s Denita Jackson (1:02.9), who had won the 100m and 200m races, to second. North G e o rg e t o w n ’s R u t h Sanmoogan finished third 1:03.5 seconds. North Georgetown’s Samuel Lynch won the Boys’ U-18 400m race in 50.7 seconds, upsetting favorite, Linden’s Daniel Williams (51.5), who had also won the 100m and 200m events. Corentyne’s Jakeem Benn (51.9) was third.

Caribbean jumps queen, Chantoba Bright, who is a double CARIFTA Games silver medalist, made light work of her opponents in the Girls’ U-18 race. Bright ran 59.9 seconds ahead of New A m s t e r d a m ’s Ta n d i k a Haynes (1:02.2) and East Coast’s Toyan Raymond (1:03.7) respectively. West Coast Berbice’s Godwin Humphrey sprinted to the U-16 title in 52.2 seconds ahead of North G e o r g e t o w n ’s D a n i e l Benjamin, who posted 53.0 seconds and New A m s t e r d a m ’s J a m a l Millington, who had 53.7 seconds for second and third in that order. L i n d e n ’s D e s h a n y a Skeete registered her second upset of the competition when she posted another big victory against Kenisha Phillips in the Girls’ U-16 race. Skeete ran 57.7 seconds to edge Phillips (57.9) while East Coast Kisanna Glen (1:03.7) was t h i r d . In the Boys’ U-14 category, East Coast’s Benel Ogle ran 56.7 to win ahead of Corentyne’s Tyrese Wharton (57.9) and North Georgetown’s Devon Abel (58.2). Yesinia Andrews was on top of her game again for North Georgetown with the Girls’ title in 1:01.4 seconds. East Georgetown’s Princess Browne (1:01.6) and Essequibo Islands/West Demerara’s Keliza Smith (1:01.0) were second and third respectively. Before the 400m Finals yesterday, Corentyne’s Samuel J ordan, w ho had leaped to a massive record of 7.20m in the Boys ’ U -18 Long J ump electrified s cores that turned out in a H igh Jump showdown agains t Linden’s Daniel Williams. The two eventually exited at 191m with Jordon taking the title and Essequibo Islands/West Demerara’s Torque Boyce (188m) third. Digicel was the title sponsor of the 56th edition of the National Schools’ Championships with Banks DIH under its Malta Supreme and Rainforest Water also a sponsor.

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Hicks, Teixeira anchor Corentyne to yet another cycle title By Zaheer Mohamed Andrew Hicks and S h e n i k a Te i x e i r a l e d defending champions District Six Corentyne to glory by winning the National Schools Cycle 40km and 25km male and female road races which were contested yesterday on the East Coast of Demerara. Prior to the event the defending champions were on 269 points, just one ahead of District 10 Upper Demerara/Kwakwani and regaining their title was largely dependent on how well their riders did in the r o a d r a c e s . And they did not disappoint as Hicks powered his way to victory in the male race in a time of One Hour 4 Minutes 56.07 Seconds. Such was Hicks’ dominance that his closest rival, Adealie Hodge

of District 11; North Georgetown was some distance behind. The race which attracted 26 starters began from Ocean View International Hotel and progressed to Belfield before returning to the starting point for the finish. Hicks were closely followed by his teammate Cortis Dey, Hodge, Christopher Joseph and Ronaldo Narine, but on their way back Hicks increased his pace considerably at S p a r e n d a a m . Though his rivals tried to maintain the pace with him, they failed to keep up and at the finish line, Hicks was all alone. Dey placed third while Christopher Joseph of District 10 was fourth followed by Ronaldo Narine of District 13 South Georgetown, Jason Cameron of District 15 New

Champs once again! The victorious District 6, Corentyne Cycle team. Amsterdam, Ralph Seenarine of District 6 and Rockwell Smith of District 2 Pomeroon Supenaam in that o r d e r . The female event attracted 13 starters and progressed to Strathspey before returning

3rd Annual Smalta Girls Schools Football Tourney

St. Stephen’s begins defence of title with clash against Redeemer; 8 matches on today

Flashback! Part of the action in last year’s competition. Defending champion St. Stephen’s will open the defence of their title with a clash against Redeemer as play in the 3rd Annual Smalta Girls Schools Football Tournament begins today, at the Ministry of Education ground on C a r i f e s t a Av e n u e . Meanwhile, sixteen teams have confirmed participation in the tournament and they are: St. Stephen’s, Stella Maris, J.E. Burnham, Winfer Gardens, Nations, St. Angela’s, S m i t h ’s M e m o r i a l , Enterperise, F.E. Pollard, St. Agnes, St. Pius, South

to Ocean View. Teixeira, Whitney Poyer and Deancae Welch all of District 6 dominated the early p roceedings until Poyer dropped out of the race following a fall. Te i x e i r a d o m i n a t e d

thereafter and easily won the race in a time of 55 Minutes 46.02 Seconds ahead of Welch. B’ Yonca Barker of District 10 took the third position while her teammates, Abigail Jeffrey and Olessa Mc Pherson

finished fourth and fifth r e s p e c t i v e l y . Alicia Roberts of District 13 South Georgetown, Kendra Dunn of District 6 and Saudia De Silva of District 8 Potaro/Siparuni closed out the top eight respectively.

Banks Beer T20 festival on this weekend in Wakenaam The inaugural Banks Beer T20 knockout Festival will commence tomorrow at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground in Good Success. Eight male and two female teams will compete for over $200,000 in cash a n d p r i z e s . Action gets underway at 14:00hrs with four matches scheduled to be played on the opening day which will be followed by the semi finals and final on Sunday under lights. Among the teams expected to vie are G Square Cavaliers, Good Success, Maria’s Pleasure, Sans Souci, Sans Souci Jaguars, Zeelandia and N o i t g e d a c h t . There will be several other activities including dominoes and attraction for the children. Patrons are

Keemo Paul asked to bring out the entire family to see the likes of West Indies U19 World Cup winner Keemo Paul, Ricardo Adams, Nokta Moses, Wayne Osbourne, Navishaul Pooran, Imran Khan,

Ricardo Adams Zameer Zaman and Beesham Moses in action. Additionally there will be several promotions and Virgin Promotions Mascot will be on hand to distribute novelties to the fans.

Rain wrecks opening day in both games

Ruimveldt, North Georgetown, Tucville, West Ruimveldt and St. Margaret’s. The teams have been divided into four groups of four and will be played on a round robin basis with the top two

finishers from each group advancing to the knockout phase. The tournament which runs from November 26December 17 will see all matches played, at the Ministry of Education ground.

Bridgetown, Barbados, CMC – Leaders Barbados Pride and Leeward Islands Hurricanes were left frustrated after rain forced the abandonment of the opening day of their third round contests in the Regional Four-Day Championship yesterday. Pride had been scheduled to square off with hosts Jamaica Scorpions at Sabina Park in Kingston while Hurricanes were set to battle Trinidad & Tobago Red

Force at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, but wet conditions at both venues, caused by heavy rain, ruled out play without a ball bowled. Both Pride and H u r r i c a n e s p u l l e d o ff resounding wins in the last round to propel themselves to the top of the table. While Pride hammered Red Force by 292 runs at Queen’s Park Oval last week, Hurricanes pulled off a record run chase to beat

two-time reigning champions Guyana Jaguars by four wickets. Pride are currently top of the standings on 24.4 points while Hurricanes are slightly behind on 24.2. Jaguars, third on 24 points, take on Windward Islands Volcanoes starting at the Darren Sammy National Stadium in Gros Islet today. More rain has been forecast for today’s second day in Kingston and Port of Spain.

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Rain sends loose Jaguars aiming to rebound, Windies crashing out clash with Volcanoes in Jonathan Carter was not out on 43 when rain intervened ©AFP

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, CMC – West Indies were dumped from the TriNations Series here yesterday after rain, combined with careless cricket, condemned them to a shocking five-run loss to Zimbabwe under Duckworth/Lewis in a mustwin contest. Chasing a modest 219 at Queens Sports Club for a place in tomorrow’s final against Sri Lanka, West Indies slumped to 93 for five in the 23rd over, as they failed to cope with left-arm spinners Sean Williams (218) and Tendai Chisoro (223). When the rains finally arrived mid-way during the 28th over, West Indies were 124 for five but unfortunately short of the 130 runs required under the Duckworth/Lewis system. Left-hander Jonathan Carter was unbeaten on 43 and Captain Jason Holder, 22, while opener Kraigg Brathwaite chipped in with 24 earlier. The Caribbean side’s sloppiness had earlier cost them dearly when they allowed the hosts to recover from 127 for eight in the 37th over, to reach 218 for eight off their allotted 49 overs. Off-spinner Ashley Nurse claimed three for 27 in a brilliant 10-over spell and leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo picked up three for 30 in his first game, to wreck the innings after Zimbabwe opted to bat. But Sikandar Raza produced a superb unbeaten 76 and found an ally in Chisoro, who struck a career-best 42 not out as they defied the Windies in a fabulous, record 91-run, unbroken stand for the ninth wicket. Hamilton Masakadza, who made 20,

joined the pair as the only three batsmen to get into the 20s. The result meant Zimbabwe finished second in the standings on eight points, just one ahead of the Windies who will rue the narrow results in their two last outings when they tied with the Zimbabweans last Saturday and then lost by one run to Sri Lanka four days later. West Indies were on top from as early as the fourth over when Chamu Chibhabha, in his 100th One-Day International, played across a full length delivery from seamer Holder and was comprehensively bowled for nine with the score on 18. Masakadza and opener Brian Chari (19) put on 30 for the second wicket to steady the innings but the promising stand was broken in the first over following a near hour-long break for rain when Bishoo bowled Masakadza with a yorker length delivery. Nurse and Bishoo then scythed through the innings accounting for the next five wickets to fall for 30 runs, as Zimbabwe tumbled to 89 for seven in the 26th over. Under pressure, Sikandar anchored the first of two key stands to give Zimbabwe hope, putting on 38 for the eighth wicket with Donald Tiripano who made 15. When Tiripano topedged a short one from Holder to wicketkeeper Shai Hope in the 37th over, West Indies would have fancied their chances of bundling Zimbabwe out for under 150 but Chisoro arrived to dash such hopes. Sikander faced 103 deliveries and counted three fours while the left-handed Chisoro, in only his 11th

ODI, delivered a stinging cameo off just 35 balls with two fours and two sixes, in a partnership which was the country’s highest for the ninth wicket in ODIs. With Nurse and Bishoo bowled out, Zimbabwe cashed in on the Windies seamers, to pummel 75 runs from the last ten overs. Still confident of chasing their smallest target of the tournament, West Indies were set back in the opening over when out-of-form Johnson Charles chipped a simple return catch to Chisoro off the first ball he faced, to depart with just one run on the board. His opening partner Evin Lewis, a century-maker in the last game against Sri Lanka, followed in the next over lbw to Chisoro for nine playing back and when Shai Hope (14) edged a drive at a wide delivery from Williams to Masakadza at slip, West Indies were stumbling badly at 35 for three in the 10th o v e r . Carter and Brathwaite combined in a 30-run, fourth wicket partnership which seemed to put West Indies run chase back on track. While Carter faced 56 balls and counted four boundaries, Brathwaite faced 45 deliveries and struck two fours in a measured stand. It ended disastrously, however, when Craig Ervine at cover conjured up a direct hit at the striker’s end to find Brathwaite well short of his ground as the batsman gambled on a quick single with Carter in the 18th over. Carter, let off on 32 by wicketkeeper Peter Moor of Williams in the 23rd over, kept the scoreboard ticking over with boundaries off legspinner Graeme Cremer and Sikander’s off-spin, but Rovman Powell struggled to get going and eventually holed out in the deep off Williams for six at 93 for five. Understandably, Holder entered with a sense of urgency and gathered three boundaries off seamer Chris Mpofu’s second over which leaked 12 runs before clearing the ropes back overhead in the bowler’s n e x t o v e r . But West Indies could only garner seven runs off the last nine deliveries of the game before rain shattered their hopes of a berth in the championship contest.

historic day/night encounter By Sean Devers in St Lucia in association with Golden Arrow Inn, Trophy Stall, Noble House Seafood, Bissan’s Trading Carpet and Mat Store After losing their second round against the Leewards Hurricanes in St Kitts last week in a record run chase, the Guyana Jaguars, who beat Jamaica Scorpions in the first round, will be aiming to rebound from their first defeat in 19 games since 2014, when they face the Windwards Volcanoes from this afternoon at the Darren Sammy Stadium a historic Day/Night encounter. In 2010 Guyana played the inaugural Day/Night First-Class match with the pink ball against Trinidad & Tobago at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua but when night falls tonight the stars should come out to play under lights in the first Day/Night FirstClass match in played in St Lucia. Even with the strong Barbados sides in Shell Shield Cricket no team has ever had as long a sequence of unbeaten games but Jaguars Skipper Leon Johnson says the surprising loss has not affected team spirit in the camp. Having declared in both of games, Johnson and Head Coach Esaun Crandon will be weary of making another declaration anytime soon. Guyana have played the Windwards 38 times, won 17 and lost 7 with 14 of their encounters ending in draws. The Jaguars are on 22 points, 1.8 behind leaders Hurricanes (23.8) and Barbados (22.1) while the hosts are the only team that have not won a First-Class title and are at the bottom of the table after three rounds with just seven points. When the teams last met in February this year in St Lucia the Jaguars won by six wickets despite 87 from veteran Opener Devon Smith and 57 from Jelornie Robinson which had led the hosts to 216; Ronsford Beaton had 5-43. The Jaguars responded with 339, Johnson leading the way with 107 and ViceCaptain Vishaul Singh getting 58; Mervin Matthew

Shiv Chanderpaul ©Craig Cozier

Devon Smith ©Getty Images

grabbed 6-81. Another fifty from Smith could only see his team to 161 as Raymon Reifer (4-35) did the damage for the Jaguars who reached 39-4; Johnson unbeaten on 17. This season while every batsman has chipped in with ‘starts’ nobody has managed a three-figure score something which is a concern for Johnson and the Jaguars as they put the finishing touches on preparations for today’s face-off. Rajendra Chandrika who has scored a solitary century in his career to date at this level is Guyana’s leading run scorer this season. Like Shiv Chanderpaul, Chandrika has two halfcenturies, but Shiv who has 76 games and 17 tons for Guyana at this level and averages just over 95 this season and even at 42 is still the glue which holds the middle order together. Shemron Hetymer oozes talent but he must realize that came o s h o t - f i l l e d knocks are not us ually the best innings in two-innings cricket while Johnson is among thos e guilty of not converting more fifties into hundreds. Singh had a wonderful tour with the ‘A’ team to Sri Lanka and seems close to becoming Guyana’s next Test batsman but he has not had a big score since his return. Anthony Bramble and all-rounders Reifer and Chris Barnwell needs to be more consistent if Guyana is to convert their 290s into 400s first innings total to

cap i t a l i s e o n b a t t i n g points. At a venue where five Tests have been played since 2003 and where the first ever Night ODI in the West Indies was held in 2006 when Zimbabwe toured the Caribbean, rain has hampered the preparation of a track which should have consistent bounce but not too much of turn for the spinners. Fast bowling all-rounder Romario Shepherd could get a look in along with ‘A’ team pacer Keon Joseph since the spin pair of Veerasammy Permaul and fellow Albion teammate Gudakesh Motie could have a lot of bowling to do. Devon Smith highest score of his 27 First-Class tons and 21 for Windwards (212) was scored against Guyana in Grenada in 2008. The left-hander says this could be his final season but like Chanderpaul who has the highest score (303*) in Regional cricket, has again been in good form this season despite his duck in the last match against the Scorpions. Sunil Amir who scored a magnificent century when the Windwards last played at Providence, Bajan Kyle Mayers, Dominican Kaveem Hodge, Robinson and Tyrone Theophile would want to support Smith with the bat while Shane Shillingford, Matthew, Delorn Johnson and Larry Edwards who had a 6wicket haul in the last game in Jamaica, would be expected to produce with the ball.

Saturday November 26, 2016

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GAPF/Fitness Express Clash of the Seniors

36 athletes to battle tomorrow; Ticket Master Travel Agency on board A total of 36 athletes inclusive of 7 females will clash tomorrow when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation / Fitness Express Clash of the Seniors championships c o m e s o ff a t t h e S t . Stanislaus College Auditorium, Brickdam. This is the federation’s marquee event and according to a release from the entity, the final touches are being administered to what is anticipated to be a huge competition with the expected return of a number of seasoned campaigners from the ‘Golden Era of P o w e r l i f t i n g ’ . Set to be back after a 3-year hiatus is seasoned c a m p a i g n e r, t w o - t i m e Caribbean and CAC bronze medalist Kimberley MarsLoncke who is also known for her exploits on the bodybuilding stage. However, the big question is, would Mars-Loncke be able to rekindle the same fire and determination she once brought to the platform in years past in order to dominate the hot young powerhouse Tineisha Toney who will be her main rival for the Female Best Lifter T i t l e .

Among the men, fans will see the return of 2012 Caribbean bronze medalist Fabian Ketwaroo who will be competing in the 66kg division and local bodybuilder Marvin Richards who will lock horns with 2016 93kg Champion Nigel Phillips, Imran Mohammed and Caribbean Silver Medalist Erwyn “Superman” Smith. Two of Guyana’s top heavyweights John Edwards and Colin Chesney will make their returns to be part of a three-way battle Royale with Farouk Abdool of Hardcore Gym in Berbice as they battle for supremacy in the 120kg class. Meanwhile, Ticket Master is the latest sponsor to step onboard and is very excited to have become part of the growth of powerlifting in Guyana. Participation at this competition serves as a prerequisite for consideration to be selected for Regional and International competitions i n 2 0 1 7 . Weigh-in time tomorrow is 07:00 hrs to 08:30 hrs and athletes who arrive after the pre determined time will not be allowed to compete. Tickets are $1,000 and are

RHTY&SC to host Food For The Poor 5/5 Cricket Tournament The Rose Hall Town Area ‘H’ Ground would come alive tomorrow Sunday when the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club MS host the Food For The Poor (Guy) Ltd 5/5 Cricket Tournament from 09.00hrs. Te n t e a m s w o u l d compete in the tournament which forms part of a Family Fun Day at which a volleyball competition and a five-a-side football match are also carded. Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster informed that the tournament is expected to be of the highest standard with teams the likes of Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘A’ and ‘B’, Toopoo, Tamarind Root, Courtland, Young and Restless, Rose Hall Canje, West Berbice and Kendall’s Union all registered to take part. The winning team is set

to cart off $70,000, the runner-up $30,000 and 3rd place $20,000 along with trophies. Teams are reminded that they are only allowed to play two first division players who have played more than three first division matches combined for 2015 and 2016. Each bowler would also be allowed one over per match while only two fielders would be allowed out of the circle for the first over while a maximum of five fielders would be allowed out for the remaining four overs. Players should also make every effort to be properly attired in whites and all teams are reminded to report to the playing venue by 08:30hrs. Food For The Poor (Guy) is Guyana’s leading charity (Continued on page 25)

available from members of the GAPF; admission at the venue remains same. The GAPF wishes to express gratitude to its sponsors Fitness Express, Trophy Stall, Buddys Gym and Ti c k e t M a s t e r Tr a v e l Agency for making this event possible.

Representative of Ticket Master Travel Agency Ms Luciana Dandrade hands over their contribution to GAPF PRO, Tyron Eusebio.

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Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition

Georgetown Zone launched; 32 teams to vie for $1million in prizes The highly a n t i c i p a t e d Georgetown Zone of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition was officially launched, during a simple ceremony that was conducted yesterday in the Boardroom of Banks DIH Ltd, Thirst Park. Present at the occasion were Guinness Brand Executive Lee Baptiste, Company’s Public Relations Manager Troy Peters, Petra Organisation CoDirector Troy Mendonca, Colours Boutique staffer Creanna Damon and representatives of teams. Baptiste speaking at the Launch spoke of the growth of the Competition which is now being played in more communities when compared to its start, adding that the event has been able to fill the gap in the absence

Banks DIH Representative Ian Charles (5th right) hands over the winning trophy to a team rep Mark Carrega in the presence of Guinness Brand Executive Lee Baptiste (left), Petra Organisation Troy Mendonca (3rd right), Troy Peters (right) and teams officials yesterday. of traditional football that has been struggling for consistency. According to Baptsite the Georgetown Zone will signal the commencement of a season of the format that is scheduled to be played in Bartica, West Demerara, West and East Coast Berbice and Linden with the National finals set to also include matches being played in

Linden. Baptiste was confident that this season of football would exceed previous years, informing that the street phenomenon has become a very popular item on the football landscape. He disclosed that over $1million in prize monies will be up for grabs with the customary individual accolades also returning as a

primary feature. The Brand Top Man extended thanks to Colours Boutique for coming on board once again to provide uniforms for all the participating teams. Mendonca in his remarks spoke of the change in the structure of the competition which will commence with a straight knockout phase, before the round-robin

format begins. This disclosure was made shortly after he commented on the benefits communities derive from their involvement in the tournament, citing improved organisational acumen, character building and camaraderie as some of the areas that profited. He commended the players for exhibiting discipline over the years,

adding that while the game is a shorter version of the sport, many players have used the competition as a stepping stone to get into the national programme. Damon said her entity was happy to be back on board, before wishing all the participating teams well. The tournament opens on Monday with matches slated to be played at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac. Matches will also be played at Banks DIH Demerara Park, East Ruimveldt Community Centre, Jubilee Park and the National Park. Thirty-two teams will participate in the competition. Also of note is the fact that for the first time, two teams from the Guyana Prisons Service will be involved and they are a unit each comprising inmates and officers.

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Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival

Pepsi Hikers, Queen’s Park leave fans awestruck in 5-5 draw Even before the two teams took to the Court, the fair-sized crowd anticipated a riveting showdown between the two teams, defending champions Pepsi Hikers and the equally starstudded Queen’s Park of Trinidad and Tobago and they surely did not disappoint on the second day of this year’s Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival. Fans were left awestruck with the players on both sides who showed exceptional skill and will that left many convinced that the eventual 5-5 outcome was a fitting conclusion to what was the most exciting game of the Festival to date. Playing in the final game of the night, Queen’s Park made up of several national senior and Under-21 stars from the Twin Island Republic took just two minutes to underline their intentions when their Captain Daren Cowie, changed the game in the 5th minute with an opening goal to give his team the early ascendancy, but Hikers Captain Robert France responded in the 7th through a rebound off goalkeeper Reiza Hussein. This exchange signaled the true nature of the match and Queen’s Park striker Jordan Vieira brought the crowd to its feet yet again with a deft spin to evade one defender, weave by another and slot home his shot in the far corner of the goal moments later. Hikers, however, refused to lie down and France’ response was immediate when he deflected a Jamari Assanah pass from the left into the open goal behind the beaten Hussein. Vieira and Dominic Young managed to surge ahead with a pair of goals for Queen’s Park in the 13th and 14th minute respectively, before Randy Hope pulled the Hikers back within one from a penalty corner strike three minutes before halftime. The second half produced fewer goals, but provided even more excitement as Aroydy Branford released one of his trademark lightning bolt penalty corner flicks into the Queen’s Park net in the 24th minute to tie the game for the third time at 4 4 . With the teams locked together, verbal bets were

prevalent in the crowd as the match headed into the final minutes, showing no signs of a slowing pace. Vieira stunned the local crowd when he completed his hattrick through a penalty corner in the 33rd minute to give his side what was surely expected to be the winning goal. Once again, the champs showed their resilience and applied a full court press in the final minute of play for the equaliser and got it through their talisman Branford, who sent the crowd airborne with excitement with an exquisite goal seconds from the final buzzer to ensure that none of the teams went away with bragging rights, but evidently sets the stage for an alluring showdown should they meet again. In the opening fixture of the night, the Pizza Hut GCC ladies long-standing win streak against the Wo o d p e c k e r H i k e r s , spanning several years, came to an end following a 2-2 draw. Hikers’ guest player and T&T national Allana Lewis managed to tie the game in the final minute through a field goal. The Pizza Hut ladies took the lead through striker Sonia Jardine in the 5th minute of play, before Maria Munroe drew the scores level at 1-1 in the 9th. Kerensa Fernandes then gave GCC its second lead of the match just before the half, but the lone goal in the second half by Lewis was enough to deny GCC full points. Canadian ladies, the Toronto Toros, cruised to an easy 6-0 victory over Old Fort with Kaelen Watson and Jaslan Stirling scoring doubles and Angela Lancaster and Danica Jayme adding one each. T h e To r o s s e e m e d unsettled in the opening minutes despite having the edge on Old Fort in possession, but as the match progressed, they tightened their grip and rallied off five unanswered second half goals after a first half that only produced one. Bounty GCC men scored three early goals in their men’s clash against Carib Hockey Club of Trinidad. The Bourda side seemed to throttle back a bit too sharply as Carib managed two goals to reduce the deficit to one, before GCC stepped up their

Queen’s Park Jordan Vieira fires past the Pepsi Hikers goalkeeper and defender for a goal. game with two more late goals for the 5-2 win. Kevin Spencer was the leading marksman for GCC, netting 4 of their 5 goals, while Kareem McKenzie fired in the 5th. Dylan Francis and Kern Ramsammy were the goal scorers for Carib. The two Carib veteran division matches of the evening saw Queen’s Park destroy Antonio’s Hickers 51, while Bal-Wash-Ers (comprising players from Baltimore and Washington in the USA) eased past Carib H C 5 - 3 . The Festival was set to continue yesterday afternoon and today with the finals to be played tomorrow from 16:00 hrs. The Festival is also being sponsored by Ansa McAl under its Carib Beer brand. In the day’s full results: Category: Ladies - Pizza Hut GCC 2-2 Woodpecker H i k e r s . Goal Scorers – (First Half) Sonia Jardine - 5th Minute, Field Goal (Pizza Hut GCC), Maria Munroe - 9th Minute, Field Goal (Woodpecker Hikers), Kerensa Fernandes – 19th Minute, Field Goal (Pizza Hut GCC). Second Half - Alana Lewis – 29th Minute, Field Goal ( Wo o d p e c k e r H i k e r s ) . Game 2 - Category – Ladies - Toronto Toros 6-0 O l d F o r t . Goal Scorers – (First Half) Kaelan Watson - 8th Minute, Field Goal (Toronto Toros). Second Half - Jaslan Stirling – 21st Minute, Field Goal (Toronto Toros), Angela Lancaster - 24th Minute, Field Goal (Toronto Toros), Danica Jayme – 28th Minute, Field Goal (Toronto

Toros), Kaelan Watson 37th Minute, Field Goal (Toronto Toros), Jaslan Stirling – 40th Minute, Field Goal (Toronto Toros). Game 3 - Category – Veterans - Carib Hockey

Club 3-5 Bal-Wash-Ers. Goal Scorers – (First Half) Raji Singh- 11th Minute, Field Goal (Bal Was Ers), Inder Bath- 13th Minute, Field Goal (Bal Was Ers), Davys Ramsammy - 16th

Minute, Field Goal (Carib Hockey Club), Juggy Larson - 18th Minute, Field Goal ( B a l Wa s E r s ) , K e r n Ramsammy – 20th Minute, Penalty Corner (Continued on page 25)

t r o Sp Digicel National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships

Linden become most successful team in Nationals history

Linden receives the ‘Champion of Champion’ trophy last night from Digicel’s Sponsorship and Events Executive, Louanna Abrams (centre) after the Closing Ceremony.

Linden’s Compton Caesar brings home the gold for his team in the Boys’ U-20 4x100m.

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