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EDITORIAL
GUN AMNESTY NEARING ITS END
As the countdown to the gun amnesty programme begins, public alarm has heightened across the country. The murder rate for January to August has shocking figures, rising beyond what operated last year. The escalation in murders and armed robberies appeared, inexplicably, to coincide with the election campaign. The amnesty programme which began on September 1, 2015, has been seen as a major success so far in than more than 60 guns including one AK-47 and almost 2000 rounds of ammunition have been turned in by illegal gun owners. The amnesty is a positive beginning. In fact, so successful has it been that it has been extended. The new deadline is October 14. There is no magic wand available to the Granger/Nagamootoo government to end the criminal activity. It would seem futile if the new administration’s only solution to crime and violence is the amnesty programme. Expectations have been high and grew even more when the APNU+AFC government announced searches for solutions to end the spike in murders, armed robberies and rapes. These were occurring randomly around the country. Based on police statistics, the number of murders for the year has surpassed 100, an increase of almost 12 percent. Although most of the perpetrators have been caught, the few who are not, continue to terrorize the population. There has been a 65 percent increase in reported rape cases from January to August as compared to the same period last year. The reality is that crime and violence are perpetuated by a minority group of people. The criminal acts of that minority who operate outside the parameters of the law have impacted society so much that the majority is left in a state of concern and fear. It is this state of concern and fear that the government must address. Too often it paralyzes the people, many of whom take cover in the safe havens of their homes fitted with metal bars on the doors and windows. They remain silent for fear that if they speak out, such violence would be perpetrated against them. Basically, they are held to ransom. As Ministers of the new government are still finding their way around their relevant portfolios, 55 murders have bloodied the country since their ascension to office. As the twin evils of crime and violence continue to plague and consume the people, the government is struggling to identify the causes and find the solutions. The rise in crime over the years has resulted from a number of factors; no single reason can be blamed; so the government must explore all possibilities to correct it. The drug situation spawned crime; loose morals did not help and the disappearance of the father figure compounded the situation. From time immemorial, crime and violence have existed in Guyana. The government needs to find adequate solutions to solve crime with a view to making a difference in society. Given the present upsurge in murders, armed robberies and rapes, such time is not unlimited. Sadly, crime and violence have affected the majority in society, and they have caused a paralysis and an anxiety that permeate the entire psyche of the country. The nation cannot go on living in fear forever and unless the government finds solutions to end this scourge on society, the people will not be forgiving. Effective justice and punishment have been part of the solution, but those put forth by the previous administration did not make one iota of difference. In fact, they have made matters worse. Guyana is like a ship - all on board are ultimately affected by what happens on the ship. If a culture of positive, moral and lawful behavior permeated the ship, then all on board benefit; but if crime and violence take root, then all suffer the consequences.
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Letters... Where your views make the news
There is no room for economic grandstanding and arrogance DEAR EDITOR, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is quoted in the press as saying that “Government could buy out the Berbice Bridge”. Editor, I do not think the Government of Guyana is insane to bail out the business of the best friend of Jagdeo, who remains the principle ordinary shareholder. He is one of the principle sources of the problem and has made very little effort to coin a solution and therefore he should be treated as a troublemaker with personal vested interest on this issue and nothing else. Rather, he still operates with that grand illusion that he controls the Treasury. DING! Wake up, a new day has dawned in Guyana. This bridge was constructed under Jagdeo’s watch with the grand promise of bringing relief to the ordinary people, but instead it became a financial millstone over the neck of the working class. Even the Berbice
Business community has rejected the business model that generates an untenable toll of G$2,200 per minibus. The people must continue to reject these tolls and show their rejection by using the speedboat in their numbers. There is no room for economic grandstanding and arrogance from the Berbice River Bridge Company. The issues are separate and distinct – one, a fully funded political commitment by the Granger / Nagamootoo administration and secondly a business issue that the company claims it faces. Thus they must be dealt with separately and cannot be comingled. First things first! On the political commitment, the Granger / Nagamootoo government has made it absolutely clear that they are prepared to underwrite the full cost of reducing the tolls as prescribed in the 2015 National Budget, whatever the cost. Once the business opens its book to financial scrutiny, the Ministry of
Finance will cut a cheque in favour of the Bridge Company and deliver it upon the reduction of the toll. That is such an easy situation with such an easy solution and therefore, it continues to baffle my mind why this company is dilly dallying on this issue. Eureka! So the boys at the Bridge Company arrogated on to themselves the power to hold a nation at ransom but they have been ill advised. You cannot hold a nation at ransom. Not even the big and powerful Venezuela could have held little Guyana to ransom. The Bridge Company claims that they have an alleged business issue. Well the facts illustrates that they brought this issue to the attention of the PPP Government and it was ignored. They are now trying to dictate to the new government the sequence of the agenda. Are they for real? Let me put the “lords” who are pulling the string behind that Bridge Company on notice – continue this
game of “brinkmanship” and you will be responsible for a bankrupt company. The solution. First things first – settle the business with the Government on their political promise to the people since it will not cost you one blind cent. Then re-engage the Government on your alleged business issue, which has to be backed up with facts, figures and financial statements. Boy, oh boy, Christopher Ram will be all over them and with his skill set. This company has now found itself between a rock and a hard place since there is no opportunity to fudge the numbers. The old people say “in gambling, weird things happen and suddenly your life is shot to pieces”. To the Board of the Berbice Bridge – know your place; your strategy is a sure road to diluting the value of your shareholding. Can you afford that path? THINK! Sase Singh
Revitalize and glamourize Agricultural Science in schools throughout Guyana DEAR EDITOR, Agriculture has always been among the main basis of Guyana’s development. History reveals that the country’s economic growth has been dependent on agricultural production — from cotton, cocoa and coffee to rice, sugar cane and coconut. Today, more than ever, Agriculture must be seen as the sheet anchor, one can say, of the nation’s progress. Expansion and diversity within the sector can be greater in keeping with the overall aim of the government to ensure that awareness of the necessity to accept agriculture as a sound approach to development is had by the citizens, and particularly in a ‘green environment’. It is therefore important for persons to understand and relate to the professionalism which is necessary if agriculture is to be beneficial to this country and the world as a whole. No longer should farming be seen as simply a space time activity. The world, with Guyana in focus, needs the qualified personnel who will boost production, be efficient and so find reward
in a well made choice. To many a layman, agriculture is merely laborious work in the fields b u t p r o f e s s i o n a l l y, agriculture is ‘the art and science of raising crops and livestock for food, fibre, forage’ and yes, medicine. Use of appropriate technology over the years has significantly reduced labour intensive operations. Agriculture involves three broad categories of work — field, laboratory and research. At a professional level, one must have a working knowledge of all three areas, though one may tend to specialize in some particular aspect of
Agricultural Science. One can choose to work with plants, animals, machines or in a laboratory, and even more recently, agro-tourism — all different aspects of what is called agriculture. With reference to plants, choices include the Agricultural Field Assistant, Horticulturist and Plant Pathologist, their responsibilities cover work in the field advising farmers how to produce better crops, the study of practical work with the inclusion of propagation, fruiting quality and the like, and also the diagnosis of plant diseases and recommendation of control measures.
Soil Science, whether Edaphology or Pedology, is designed to deal with nature and properties of soil relevant to plant growth. As regards the aspect of animal science, responsibilities are directed towards animal health and selective breeding while engine maintenance and experiments in the pure sciences are related to the machines and laboratory aspects, respectively. Agrotourism is simply tourism activities conducted on a farm site. The foregoing choices in agriculture are by no means exhaustive. There are several other specialist areas which (Continued on page 23)
CONSULTANCY VS COI DEAR EDITOR, One TV broadcast quoted the General Secretary of the PPP as having reservations about the current Commission of Inquiry into the Public Service. He appeared to have taken the position that as a methodology, the COI was the less effective as compared to the mounting of a consultancy to address the published Terms of Reference. Some will argue that he has a point in that it can be expected that a Consultancy will compose of more specialist expertise experienced in conducting similar organisational reviews, albeit with tried and
proven techniques and procedures. As a group, the consultancy would be expected to be more focused; and certainly in the case of the comprehensive job evaluation exercise which is required by the TORs, the COI may well have to resort to a relevantly qualified team. In any case, it would be an intricate process that would involve knowledgeable technical support from various disciplines utilised in the Public Service, and will therefore require more time and cost than appear to be currently contemplated. E.B. John
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The integrity of the judicial system This is total harassment is being significantly comprised and an abuse of power
DEAR EDITOR, Reference is hereby made to the above caption as it relates to your publication of an Editorial captioned, “A Failing Justice System” (24.09.15). Editor, apart from “Hitting the nail with the hammer on the right head”, it would be remiss of me not to mention that “the integrity of the judicial system is being significantly comprised”! This is primarily due to incompetence, ineptitude, inefficiency and unprofessionalism. From a personal perspective, this I can state unapologetically and unreservedly. Whereby, on 13.07.15, I received a summons from a Police Constable, who was accompanied by my wife to attend Court 1, in the Georgetown Magisterial District, at 09.00hrs on 15.07.15. The Constable subsequently insisted that I sign a document acknowledging receipt. My response was “I’ll not sign until I have completed reading the summons”! This I did then proceeded to affix my signature. On the ill-fated morning of my appearance at Court 1, the door was locked, upon enquiring I was directed to Court 2, which entailed a brief interaction with the Clerk, who wrote on the summons in “Red ink” Court3. After waiting in excess of one hour, my wife’s (maiden) name and that of myself were called for the commencement of the hearing. Being unrepresented, my initial objection was the poor construct of the summons. Wherein the #1 applicant (wife) has resorted to utilizing
her maiden name, despite the fact we have not being legally separated by a divorce. Is this an acceptable practice? The #2 applicant’s my daughter’s date of birth was incorrectly stated, making her a two year old, instead of 12. The terminology, “maintenance of the child should have reflected, continued maintenance”. While the signature of the individual, signing for the Judicial Officer is not legible, neither is it printed out in bold letters, despite receiving an assurance from the “Learned Magistrate” that my objections would be entertained under “cross examination”. To date this hasn’t been done after 11 Court appearances. Is this a “Kangaroo Court”? I have since written the Hon. Minister of Legal Affairs, along with the Chancellor (ag) of the Judiciary, with carbon copies to the Ombudsman, Bar Association, Legal Aid and Women Lawyers Association. This is in relation to having the case quashed and a retrial ordered, since my constitutional, democratic and fundamental rights have been breached. To date I haven’t been afforded the opportunity of an acknowledgement of the correspondence! With agitation and frustration stepping in, I’m alone in the wilderness contemplating my next move, just praying that something works in my favour. Last but not least, in support of your contention of handwritten documents, it’s just the “Light at the start of the tunnel, not the end”. To
uplift the prohibition order, I had to return, since apart from being handwritten, the photocopying machine wasn’t working, according to the Court’s Clerk. In pursuit of paying my first “Child maintenance fee”, the money was not accepted, as no instruction was forthcoming from the Court. How absurd! This led to an adjournment for 10 minutes, with the resumption indicating an administrative glitch. Despite requesting an apology, none was forthcoming. Indeed, I do agree “Time to demand justice for the ordinary people”. Since the oral and written submission of the Counseling Officer defies the standard presentation of office practice and managerial procedures, perusal of the report with typographical errors remains a norm, with an affixed signature, despite proof-reading by senior personnel! With distortions, lies and half-truths all being told to the Magistrate, by both applicants, one is left to wonder, what gospel is being preached at Freedom Life Ministries, the church they attend? By the way, is the ungodly attributes of abortion, divorce, infidelity, immorality, lies and slander an acceptable norm within the church? Does it subscribe to family values by way of interaction between married couples, despite the fact; one of the two individuals is a nonmember! But this is Guyana, where the impossible, is steadfastly becoming possible. Name withheld
What is good for the goose, must be good for the gander DEAR EDITOR, With all that were brought to light after 2015 election, there are others that are hidden that must be brought to the public’s attention. Between 2014 and 2015 some workers at GPL, Berbice Loss Reduction Department were dismissed for corrupt transactions which did not affect us as workers at the time. Low and behold in 2015 two of these workers were brought back on the job in the same department. These two were seen visiting the supervisor’s office even though
they were not supposed to enter the office area in the Loss Reduction Department. Sir, workers are peeved over this and wish for a investigation be conducted on this issue. There were two other workers who were sent off for less misconduct but remained off the job. We would like to know the position of Mr Aubrey Collins, a most eloquent effective supervisor, who was sent off the job without any specific reason. Concerned Worker
DEAR EDITOR, On the morning of Monday 28/09/2015, I was stopped by a recently transferred Traffic Constable, who was previously stationed at Bartica. According to him, “he spotted me” (his choice of words used) “driving without my seat belt on, as I passed him a few minutes before.” At this point, he asked for my car’s documents of which all were intact and I issued them to him, and noted that I was wearing my seatbelt. He then took the information from my license and I was then asked to report at the Lethem Police Station at 10:00 the same day. As I arrived at the station, his supervisor tried to lecture me on the traffic laws of this country and even said that a police has the right to arrest anybody once they observe civilians committing a crime or offence at anytime; fair enough. The Traffic Constable arrived a few minutes later and shockingly put me on $10,000 bail and informed that I had to appear in court on December 3rd 2015 for the offence that he allegedly “spotted” me driving without my seat belt. My argument is this Mr. Editor, the Traffic Constable failed to stop me when I first passed him. If he attempted to stop me, I had my eyes on the road and hence I couldn’t notice any signs of him stopping me. My question is this Mr. Editor, where in the world or traffic law books of Guyana, a Traffic Officer can
charge you, simply because he “spotted” you driving without your belt and failed to stop you? At no time during the said morning my belt was off. His actions are more questionable because as a Traffic Officer, he should have done the right thing and simply stop me, so then and there he would have had a clear case against me and right there and then summoned me to court for the offence. But no, this determined cop chose a convenient moment to stop me and tell me about an offence he spotted earlier. This is total harassment Mr. Editor and an abuse of power. On the other hand, if this traffic cop is so great at spotting things, why then he didn’t spot any of the prisoners whom recently escaped from the Lethem lock ups? In addition this same traffic cop is also seen stopping vehicles and demanding documents and issuing tickets to drivers in an Indigenous community, namely St.Ignatius? That is unlawful and this alone
exposes his incompetence and ignorance. If this traffic cop believes that the people in the Rupununi, and in particular Lethem, live under the ocean, then he could keep on dreaming, because we are not an ignorant people. This same new traffic cop on the block would on a daily basis demand and even ensure that all the vehicles up here remove their tints, fair enough, but still give the green light to all the Brazilian Vehicles to pass our borders and roam the Lethem Community with their heavily tinted Vehicles.. Could my favorite Mp, the Honorable Minister of National Security, Kemraj Ramjattan give us an explanation there? We want to see a level playing field all over Guyana, we just voted out a decayed Regime, and thus, we want to see fairness prevail. I trust that the presiding Magistrate of Lethem is reading this letter so he/ she would have a vivid memory of this questionable charge come court day on December 3rd. Romel Harrinandan
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Jagdeo not trusted to scrutinize PPP/C …as stakeholders call Govt. spending in Office for civil society oversight Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, is set to take up a position as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) when the National Assembly is reconvened, but the idea of him scrutinizing the expenditure of the final years of the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) is now a source of consternation for some. Former Chairperson of the PAC now Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence, yesterday weighed in on the situation. She called on the public to utilize the opportunity to provide an added layer of scrutiny to the process. Her sentiments were echoed by General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Lincoln Lewis, who said that he did not have faith in the PPP/C scrutinizing its own expenditure. He said that civil society bodies such as labour should get involved in the process.
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Lawrence said that while Government will also be represented at the level of the Public Accounts Committee, the body will be chaired by the political opposition now led by Jagdeo. As such, she is saying to John Public, “Come, it is open to the public and they must utilize these forums and come so they can be a judge of the proceedings.”
According to Lawrence, the reality in which Guyana now finds itself with regard to the scrutiny of the public expenditure is as a result of the system in place. “That is how the system is built, our Parliament is very small and this is an issue throughout the Caribbean where the chair of Public Accounts Committee may find himself in a position
where he is scrutinizing their term in office.” She told media operatives that where the system finds some balance is, “You have the government. The (PAC) is open to the press in Guyana where you can come and sit in and hear the deliberations that are taking place.” Lawrence said, “The balance (also) comes where one sees oneself as
representing the system within our country. If you take it personal you will not be achieving the objective of what the Public Accounts Committee (is about). She drew reference to her tenure as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee. Lawrence told media operatives, “When I was in opposition that was not my mandate. My mandate from my party, the People’s National Congress (PNC), then, was to be a part of the PAC to ensure that the Laws and the Regulations were being followed. “Where there were discrepancies or oversight we needed to highlight that and ensure when that particular Ministry or Agency comes again before PAC you are seeing some improvement.” She did point out that this would have been the trend in the past few years when the now government was in opposition and would have been chairing the Public
Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs without general assets register - Permanent secretary Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs, Vibert Arthur Welch, has revealed that the department responsible for overseeing the affairs of Guyana’s first people is currently without an assets database. Welch was at the time providing information to the Commission of Inquiry, (COI) into the Public Service sector. The inquiry is expected to conduct a detailed examination of how the
salaries and wages of public servants are determined and allocated; review the age of public servants retirement and make recommendations, in this regard. On Monday, Welch told Commissioners Harold Lutchman, Sandra Jones and Samuel Goolsaran, that he made the discovery when he inherited the position of Permanent Secretary, a few months ago. The witness said that under the previous
leadership “there should have been a general assets register, but there was none.” As such, Welch said that it is unclear how the Department, formerly known as the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs was keeping records within the past 23 years. However, the PS told the Commission that he has been working on compiling an assets register since taking office. He outlined that the historic evidence suggests
that all the regions would have received something from the Ministry, over the years.” “So I have been asking the Toshaos and Community Development Officers, (CDOs) to give us, possibly the names and serial numbers of the machinery and equipment they have received.” The witness told the COI that records keeping and assets management within the department are integral to its
efficiency. Welch was then questioned about his qualifications and experience in the public service sector, prior to his appointment as Permanent Secretary. The witness told the Commission that he spent most of his working life providing service to the hinterland communities. He listed Iwokrama, World Wildlife Fund, (WWF) and other international (continued on page 24)
Accounts Committee. “I am hoping that, that trend will continue.” Meanwhile the GTUC General Secretary, Lincoln Lewis, expressed less optimism than the Minister. According to Lewis, “I believe that the society needs to get engaged in the activities of Parliament.” He is of the firm conviction that organizations such as labour need to get involved and “scrutinize those said activities and lay blame where it ought to be.” Speaking directly to Jagdeo being Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, Lewis told Kaieteur News, “I don’t expect him (Jagdeo) to question a number of the things; as such it will require agencies such as labour going in there and questioning it.” He conceded that while this is not catered for, “It ought to be.” Lewis said that it is not a case where the rules or law was bad but that it is the citizenry that needs to press for the activation of certain mechanisms, such as ones that would provide an additional layer of scrutiny when the Public Accounts Committee reopens for business. Lewis said that he believes that the current situation provides an opportunity for the system to be tweaked in order to allow for civil society bodies to become involved in the process. The Public Accounts Committee is tasked with, among other things, examining the audited accounts, as presented in the Auditor General’s Annual Reports.
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HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH Disease Spreads To 27 Schools The Gleaner - The outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has now spread to 27 early childhood institutions across four parishes, even as health officials and medical experts urge parents not to panic. St Thomas became the latest parish affected by the outbreak, with the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) reporting that the disease has been detected in seven schools there. SERHA also revealed Tuesday that the number of schools in St Catherine with confirmed cases of the disease has jumped from the six reported on Monday to 14 as of late Tuesday, while the number of schools affected in Kingston and St Andrew has jumped from three to six over the same period. Tuesday, the health ministry tried to downplay the spread of the disease, even while cautioning that it could start affecting children at the primary-school level. Director of Health Promotions and Protection Dr Sonia Copeland revealed that health authorities in St Catherine are investigating one report that the disease has been detected in a primary school. “We won’t be surprised if we start seeing it in primaryage students as well because, as you know, in a household, we have children going to different schools,” Copeland said on the Power106 call-in programme ‘Cliff Hughes OnLine’. President of the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) Dr Alfred Dawes acknowledged that there has been “a little
Dr. Sonia Copeland bit of panic” among a small number of concerned parents who are turning up at health centres with their children; however, Dawes echoed an appeal by health officials for parents to remain calm, pointing out that the disease is almost harmless. “There is no need to panic because it’s limited in terms of the number of schools involved, and the disease is relatively benign,” he said. “[The disease] is selflimiting ... It runs off a short course, and only in very rare instances, you might have meningitis or an infection of the brain developing. It is nothing to cause a stampede on the hospitals,” the JMDA head insisted. According to the health ministry, hand, foot and mouth disease is an illness common in infants and children with symptoms of fever, blister-like eruptions on
the tongue, cheek and skin, along with poor appetite and sore throat. It can be spread through direct contact with mucus in the throat and nose as well as saliva and fluid from the blister of an infected person. Copeland explained that the disease has always been circulating in Jamaica, “but it’s in the cooler months that there is an increase in viral activity”. The outbreak has forced the education ministry to close the Bridgeport Infant School in Portmore, St Catherine, and one other school in the parish. Education Minister Ronald Thwaites has, however, indicated the health of students should be the primary focus of school administrators and said a decision on whether to suspend classes would be left to their discretion.
Belize PM calls snap elections BELMOPAN, Belize After just over three-and-ahalf years into his government’s current term of office, Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow has called early general elections. “I have today advised the governor general to dissolve the National Assembly and to fix Wednesday November 4, 2015, as the date for the next general elections,” Barrow announced on Monday evening. Nomination day will be October 15. Having secured a period of restoration, Barrow said, he believed the time had come to ask for a fresh mandate. “The clean-up having been completed, the UDP [United Democratic Party] must focus now exclusively on the positive, on
Dean Barrow forwarding opportunity and change,” he said. The November 4 general election will be the earliest election ever in Belize, coming just three years, eight months
after the March 7, 2012, poll when Barrow’s UDP won 17 seats in the National Assembly to the opposition People’s United Party’s 14. Barrow explained he views the four-year point as the marker and the election is therefore not too early in terms of that yardstick. “This particular juncture seems to me to be right. We’ve had a string of elections already in this current year. Everybody knew that the election was coming sooner rather than later. It struck me that let’s get it over and done with, so that whoever wins can then concentrate fully on the business of governance, on the business of development, on the business of improving people’s lives,” he said. (Caribbean News)
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Reject UK’s £25-m prison deal, Young Jamaica tells Government KINGSTON, Jamaica – The youth arm of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is urging the Jamaican Parliament to flatly and unanimously reject the terms of the Memorandum (MOU) of Understanding signed between Jamaica’s Security Ministry and the government of the United Kingdom. According to Young Jamaica, the MOU, which would see the construction of a maximum security prison to house Jamaicans convicted in the UK, does not serve or enhance Jamaica’s strategic development goals and represents “selling the Jamaican people a 6 for a 9.” “We have taken note of Prime Minister Cameron’s insistence that British taxpayers should not be required to bear the costs of housing foreign criminals. However, we believe it is important for him to explain who exactly qualifies as a foreign criminal. We do not, for instance, accept that a Jamaican who has lived in the UK from a young age, and who has been formed by that society, who commits crimes there should be sent back to Jamaica to serve his/her sentence, whether in part or as a whole,” the organisation said in a release yesterday. “This is especially true when one considers Jamaica’s well entrenched problem of criminality. This agreement would only compound our domestic crime situation and for the government to try to talk up the so called benefits of this arrangement is to try to pull wool over our eyes, we are being offered a 6 for a 9, plain and simple.” The JLP youth arm says the cost to operate the prison will be a setback for the people of Jamaica. It says Jamaica does not have the financial resources to operate a new prison at this time as it would mean more taxes on the backs of the Jamaican people. Young Jamaica says taken in the context of the current social and economic climate facing the country, the agreement is ill advised and borders on being offensive.“What our members are also questioning is whether the announced 25 million pounds will cover the full costs of constructing this prison and whether the UK is committing to its upkeep. We have little confidence that that is the
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case, and as the British PM would protect his taxpayers from foreign born criminals, we believe our Parliament should protect our taxpayers from foreign bred and potentially dangerous criminals. It is unconscionable to suggest that an individual simply being born here means our taxpayers are obligated to stand these costs” says the organization’s President Howard Chamberlain “This agreement sends the wrong signal and flies in the face of the continued calls for reparations.”The organization notes that Jamaica’s strategic priorities at this time must be geared towards generating economic growth, building schools and creating employment for the thousands currently suffering in this economy. “We welcome our party leader’s firm declaration to Mr. Cameron that building schools contribute much more to growth than building prisons. That ought to be the priority of this government,” Chamberlain added. (Jamaica Observer)
EBC APPEALING UNC’S ELECTION PETITIONS Trinidad Express - The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) is appealing the decision of a High Court judge to grant leave allowing the United National Congress (UNC) to file election petitions against the EBC extending the September 7 general election by one hour due to bad weather. The EBC appeal was filed on Monday and seeks to set aside the ruling made by Justice Mira DeanArmorer two weeks ago, in which the UNC is challenging the results in the constituencies of St Joseph, La Horquetta/Talparo, Sangre Grande, Tunapuna, Moruga/ Tableland and San Fernando West. The UNC wants the court to find that the results on the six constituencies are null and void because the EBC overreached in its power by extending the voting time, when the Constitution only allows the Commission the power to adjourn an election in certain circumstances.
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GRPA launches OPR recommends criminal campaign against charge for senior Police Officer …state may introduce attempted rape cervical cancer The Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) recently embarked on a partnership with the Rotary Club of Georgetown to launch a campaign against cervical cancer in Guyana. The campaign, which has garnered a significant financial contribution of $1.2 million from Scotia Bank, is set to begin today and continue to December 15. The project is aimed at addressing cervical cancer which has the highest cancer mortality rate amongst women. As such, the GRPA stressed that early detection and information are very important as they could be the difference between life and death. Executive Director of the GRPA, Patricia Bisnauth, said that the plan for this year is to carry out a campaign focused on rural and hinterland areas. She said that these are the communities which especially need access to Visual Inspection with Acid (VIA) and other sexual and reproductive health care. The campaign, in addition to providing screenings and treatments where applicable for the patients, will include educational sessions in communities, schools, colleges and via the mass media. The GRPA has been providing pap smears service for many years, but only last year did the entity begin
doing VIAs. The VIA allows women on a single visit to know their results and get the Cryo-therapy if any precancerous cells are detected, or referrals if the woman already has cancerous cells. When asked about the challenges the campaign has faced in its beginning stages and now, Ms Bisnauth related the difficulties the GRPA has faced with regard to targeting outlying areas due to travel expenses. “Scotiabank has done a great service to women and this country with its donations. The GRPA now has made inroads to target these outlying areas.” Although they would not be able to touch all of Guyana, GRPA would now be able go into some of the Hinterland areas due to the donation received from Scotiabank. “Our aim is to reach 1000 women by the end of our campaign and I do believe that it is a possible number. Last year when we launched the VIA screening Cryo-Surgery at the Georgetown clinic we screened 230 women in three days. Out of that number, 11 were positive, three had large lesions and two were cancer cases.” Persons are encouraged to go to the clinic where they would be able to receive free testing and pap smears as Guyana is said to have one of the highest cervical cancer (continued on page11)
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is expected to advise the police soon on whether to criminally charge an Assistant Superintendent of Police who allegedly attempted to rape a female junior rank under his command. Kaieteur News understands that the police Office of Professional Responsibility completed its investigations last week and prepared a report which recommende d t h a t t h e officer be charged criminally. This newspaper was told that the file on the matter was dispatched to the DPP as soon as it was completed. The advice should not be too long in coming. It is alleged that earlier this month, the officer who was in charge of the Lethem Police Station tried to forcibly have sex with the female Constable. The matter was reported and the officer was immediately transferred from the location. According to reports the female Constable, who was recently posted to Lethem, was on duty when she was summoned by the Officer to his private quarters. Not wanting to disobey t h e o r d e r, t h e y o u n g Constable went over to see what the officer wanted. According to a source at Lethem, the Officer began making verbal sexual advances to the rank after which he reportedly held unto her and tried to kiss her. “He asked her if she ever
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Dem got a place fuh smart fly Jagdeo think that he is de best thing Guyana ever produce and he mek a lot of people believe that he is de best thing. But he was always a scamp of de highest order and dem boys now prepared to show every trick he perform under de sun. When he initiate de eGovernance project he tell everybody how he gun link all dem police stations, passport office, connect all dem schools, check pun a criminal from a police car. Everybody was happy. He also tell de nation that he wanted to bring Guyana on par wid de big world and dem technology. Using GTT to do all this woulda cost Guyana a few pennies. Instead, this scamp set about to spend billions of de taxpayers dollars to being a cable from Brazil. When people ask him why not de GTT cable, he seh security reasons—in short he didn’t trust GTT. He never tell
de nation he was setting up another scam like de Berbice Bridge in which Govt was putting in all de money to set up all de towers, pay de Brazilian internet, run cable from coast to coast, then seh we would be able to sell part of de cable to he friends who presently providing private internet service throughout Guyana. De Creatah don’t sleep. De whole world know this except he, Jagdeo, and he kavakamites dem. Dem, boys remember he spend almost US$100 million, not $100 million in Guyana dollars. Real Uncle Sam money dem boys talking bout all fuh benefit and enrich he friends. In the end, all collapse; Guyana lose that money and now de new Govt got to revert to GTT to put Guyana where Jagdeo should have put it five years ago. Instead he hold back de whole country, all for himself for selfish and greedy ways.
GTT beg that man. De company tell him “Don’t bring a cable; we got excess to connect and supply de whole region much less Guyana. You can pay anything.” GTT even tell Jagdeo that it had a role to play to develop Guyana. All suh he Jagdeo don’t waste taxpayers dollars but he had he own aim. But old people always seh all smart fly does end up in one place. Talk half and see if Jagdeo smelling like de place under de cow tail.
had sex since she came up to Lethem and when she said no, he held unto her and tried to fight her to have sex,” the source told this newspaper, adding that the female Constable managed to ward off the officer’s advances. What the officer did not know was that the Constable has a well known uncle, also an Assistant Superintendent of Police, and who is stationed at the headquarters of the Tactical Services Unit, Eve Leary. When the Constable
contacted her uncle shortly after the incident, he became incensed and immediately contacted high ranking officials of the Force, who ordered the immediate transfer of the officer while, commissioning an investigation into the matter. The Constable was subsequently transported to the city where she was interviewed. The incident is a reminder of the much talked about culture within the Guyana Police Force where sexual
harassment of female junior ranks appears to be the norm. “It happens a lot in the Training School. It used to be for promotion, now it’s being done by force,” one officer admitted. If charged, the Assistant Superintendent, who is currently acting as the second in command of the police ‘F’ (Interior) Division, could face dismissal. Of course, that will be subjected to the request made to the Police Service Commission.
Massy Gas Products team up with NDC in Community Enhancement Exercise
Employees of Massy Gas Products repainting the pedestrian crossing in front of Eccles Primary School. Massy Gas Products (Guyana) Ltd. joined the National Clean Up initiative when employees of the Company conducted a Community Enhancement Exercise on Saturday last at Eccles, East Bank Demerara. The Clean Up project held in collaboration with the Eccles/ Ramsburg NDC took place in the vicinity of Flour Mill Road, through Old Road, Eccles. More than 50 employees of the Company, staff of the NDC and residents of the community took part in the
exercise, which involved weeding the parapets, raking, picking up garbage, painting of pedestrian crossing, speed humps and road signs as well as painting of bridges, and lamp posts. The entrance to Eccles Primary School was also cleaned. Chief Executive Officer of Massy Gas Products, Shameer Hoosein, said the exercise was part of the Company’s Annual Social Impact Programme. Last year the Company repaired the Eccles Primary School Fence
and enhanced the school surroundings. Mr. Hoosein expressed gratitude to the Eccles/Ramsburg NDC, employees of Massy Gas Products and the residents for participating in the exercise. “We are extremely grateful to the NDC for assisting us and all other partners in this project, our staff should also be commended for their continued commitment to these activities,” he added. Massy Gas Products is a member of the Massy Group of Companies in Guyana.
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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===
The public service as a victim of politics When you look back at the Jagdeo era, the destruction of this country’s social and moral infrastructure lies on the ground for the nation to see. But it goes back to Cheddi and Janet Jagan. One of the things that the PPP had pentup emotions about when the PNC was in power was the nature of the public sector in its widest dimensions. The PPP’s tenacious perceptions were that the public sector in general was supportive of the PNC because it was populated with
African-Guyanese. It may have bordered on naivety to think that public sector employees were politically neutral. In the context of Guyana’s ethnic demography, the PPP could not have won the loyalty of the public sector employees. That was how Guyana evolved. The identical situation existed in agriculture. When in power, the PNC never succeeded in securing the embrace of rice farmers, small rural peasants and sugar industry personnel, both land workers
and factory employees. In fairness to both Presidents Burnham and Hoyte, there was no structural destruction of agriculture under PNC rule. The Canje Bridge, MMA scheme and the Demerara Harbour Bridge brought immense benefits to the agricultural sectors. Unfortunately, the four PPP Presidents from 1992 onwards did not take too kindly to a well financed, prosperous public sector. Henry Jeffrey once wrote that he didn’t think that our politicians deliberately set out to create the backwardness that we have in Guyana. I remember replying to Jeffrey with a pungent disagreement. I thought that given the pathological animosity of party rivalry and the intensity of ethnic tribalism that characterized Guyana’s polity, it was a foregone conclusion that sectors of life in Guyana would suffer deliberate neglect in the competition for power between the PNC and PPP. My long years of studying Guyanese politics point to a more vicious vindictiveness on the part of the PPP. While the two PNC
Presidents were more tolerant of Indian spheres of incomeearning, the PPP from 1992 under Cheddi Jagan onwards was prepared to both weaken and neglect the entirety of the public sector. In this context, Cheddi Jagan, I think, chose to dissolve whatever greatness people saw in him and was happy to become a politician who played the ethnic game. After 1992, Jagan was not prepared to co-exist with a public sector that his government had to finance. What followed was a complete opposite to what Henry Jeffrey believed. After 1992 Cheddi Jagan lost his emotional attachment to the University of Guyana. He saw it as an opposition enclave and removed it from his area of concern. It was under Cheddi Jagan in 1994 that the duty free concessions for lecturers and senior white collar workers were removed Dr. Henry Jeffrey left UG in 1992 and spent the next nineteen years as a Minister. Had he stayed at UG he would not have published that statement that our politicians never intended the backwardness we now see in
Guyana. President Jagdeo and the PPP leadership, particularly Janet Jagan had no intention of funding the University of Guyana. It didn’t exist for them. I spent 26 years at UG as a staff member and I can say with deep academic seriousness to Dr. Jeffrey that when you examine Mr. Jagdeo’s attitude to UG that backwardness was intended. So extensive has been the neglect of UG that by the time we reach the next General Election, the APNU-AFC administration would have achieved a plausible record of reconstruction of UG. The money is not and will not be there. It was no accident that one of the first pronouncements of the APNU-AFC Government was the intention to set up an inquiry into what happened to the public service under the long reign of the PPP. The damage has been immense. The neglect has been horrendous. The politicization has been sickening. The trade union demobilization has been complete. The introduction of ethnic quotas has been demoralizing. The de-
Frederick Kissoon professionalization has been scandalous. The Jagdeo Government had no use for the Public Service Appellate Tribunal for two obvious reasons. One is that it didn’t want to spend money on a sector of public life that it virtually disliked. Secondly it didn’t want to retain people who were dismissed therefore if they had no recourse to the Tribunal then they were out. It is expected that the public sector in general will be rehabilitated and it predictable that the PPP will see it as the rehabilitation of a section of Guyana that the Government favours. This is far from the truth. The public service has been so badly lacerated because of terrible partisan politics the past fifteen years that it truly needs to be rise from the ashes.
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Barama gives back to school children In keeping with its corporate responsibility, logging-giant Barama Company Limited (BCL) presented bursary awards to five of its employees’ children, recently. The awards were presented at the Company’s annual ceremony which was held at the Company’s Head Office at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara. According to a release by the company, the ceremony was one where both students and employees received advice from the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Thomas Apun and Director of NCERD, Jennifer Cumberbatch. The students were urged by the CEO to always persevere regardless of their
circumstances. Apun shared the story of his humble beginnings, adding that it was persistence that propelled him to now be standing at the helm of one of the largest companies in Guyana. Cumberbatch encouraged the students to stay on the path of success and to “dare to dream.” Some of her advice was also directed to the parents whom she asked to always take time to listen to their children and also to engage them in conversation. She commended the parents for their efforts thus far in terms of values being instilled in their children. Cumberbatch lauded the company for its sustained
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commitment towards education and wished them continued success in their business so that they may continue to give back to Guyana. The company also took the opportunity to present books it collected via its annual ‘Education Month Book Drive’ to the Headmistress of Soesdyke Primary Jeraldine Ferguson. The books were donated with the aim of improving the school’s library. Attendees of the function were also inspired by a solo from young Jeremiah Smith of Soesdyke Primary, a recital from the Company’s Marketing Officer Daniel Jaisingh and a dance by Lorraine Baptiste.
The Branch Manager - Imran Badruddin handing over the item to the Head Teacher with staff and students present. The Diamond Branch of Demerara Bank yesterday donated a 12,000 BTU Air Conditioning Unit to the Computer Lab of the Diamond Special Needs School. This move is to improve the overall ability of the school to cater to the special
needs of its students by providing them with a comfortable and healthy environment. The Bank said that it is pleased to exercise its corporate social responsibility in this way as the school caters to the needs
of differently-abled children who face numerous physical and mental challenges. The bank remains committed to being a good corporate citizen. It hopes that this donation will help brighten the lives of the students of the school.
GRPA launches campaign against ... From page 9 rates. “What we see in Guyana is more and more young women are having symptoms and signs of cervical cancer. So we are
Recipients with representatives of the company shortly after receiving their bursary awards
hoping that more young women will have the information and would be able to get tested,” Patricia related. The GRPA, in addition to offering pap smears and the
VIA also offers testicular examinations, PSA for men and breast examinations. Counseling and information are also provided for every service provided.
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Auditor General presents Govt. extends 2014 report to House Speaker gun amnesty In the nick of time, Auditor General (AG), Deodat Sharma, yesterday handed over the 2014 AG Report to Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland. It is hoped that with the new report will come improved governance, transparency and public accountability. The report was presented in Parliament Building during a simple handing over ceremony. With yesterday being the last day of September, Sharma barely managed to present the report within the stipulated time frame. The Audit Act of 2004 mandates that the report be completed by the ninth month (September) of each year. During yesterday’s ceremony, Dr. Scotland noted that the creation and presentation of the report went to “the very heart of governance”. “...The very heart of the work which we’ve all undertaken to do as Members of Parliament dealing with the Auditor General. And he then passes on our behaviour to the nation... It’s very good to know that we’re constantly trying to improve the manner in which we deal with the national accounts.” Sharma said that the statutory deadline had been met with the last five reports. This new report similarly met
- Set to improve public accountability
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland (left) receives the AG Report from AG, Deodat Sharma the deadline, he said. He said that this was in keeping with the AG’s Mission Statement to provide timely reporting of the results of the legislature to the public. He stressed that the achievement would not have been possible without the continued and relentless commitment from his staff. Additionally, he thanked the staff of the Ministry of Finance, the Accountant General, and all the other accounting officers who responded openly to queries within the stipulated time
frame. According to Sharma, the new report is the 11th AG report presented. He further advised that the report should be laid in the National Assembly as soon as possible. In response, Dr. Scotland noted that Parliament will resume on October 15. He said, “I’m certain that shortly thereafter that these accounts will be laid as is required and to satisfy the requirements under the constitution.” The report was presented in accordance with Article 222:3 of the Constitution. The report is a compilation of the audited financial records on the public accounts of Guyana and the accounts of ministries, departments and regions. For the 2014 fiscal
year, the reporting period ran until December 31, 2014. After the report is laid in Parliament, it will be handed to the new Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC); People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Member of Parliament, Irfaan Ali. The PAC is responsible for examining the contents of the AG Report before summoning various state agencies to appear before it. During these appearances, the agencies must respond to queries and issues flagged by the AG in his report. The PAC will comprise of MPs from the A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) government and the Opposition, PPP.
Those who still have illegal firearms and ammunition in their possession and want to surrender them without facing the full force of the law, have been given another two weeks to do so. Yesterday, the Ministry of Public Security, apparently buoyed by the relative success of the just concluded one-month amnesty for firearms, announced that it has been extended it to October 14. Within the past month, the Guyana Police Force has received over 100 illegal weapons, comprising shotguns, pistols and even an assault rifle. Most of the weapons have been turned in at the police interior locations. In addition more than 1500 rounds of ammunition have been turned in. The following Police Stations remain the places where the firearms could be handed in during this amnesty period. The period of acceptance is between 09:00 hours and 16:00 hours daily: A Division – Georgetown and East Bank, Demarara 1. Timehri Police Station 2. Ruimveldt Police Station 3. Providence Police Station 4. East la Penitence Police Station 5. Brickdam Police Station and 6. Alberttown Police Station B Division - Berbice 1. Fort Wellington Police Station 2. Blairmont Police Station
3. Central Police Station 4. Albion Police Station 5. Whim Police Station 6. No. 51 Police Station 7. Springlands Police Station and 8. Mibicuri Police Station C Division – East Coast Demerara 1. Sparendaam Police Station 2. Beterverwagting Police Station 3. Vigilance Police Station 4. Cove and John Police Station 5. Mahaica Police Station and 6. Mahaicony Police Station D Division – West Demerara 1. La Grange Police Station 2. Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station 3. Leonora Police Station and 4. Parika Police Station E Division – Linden, Kwakwani and related areas 1. Kwakwani Police Station 2. Mabura Police Station 3. Wismar Police Station and 4. Mackenzie Police Station F Division - Interior 1. Bartica Police Station 2. Kurupung Police Station 3. Aranka Police Station 4. Enachu Police Station 5. Issano Police Station 6. Lethem Police Station 7. Annai Police Station 8. Aishalton Police Station 9. Karasabai Police Station 10. Monkey Mountain Police Station 11. Kato Police Station 12. Mabaruma Police Station 13. Moruka Police Station 14. Yarakita Police Station 15. Port Kaituma Police Station 16. Matthews Ridge Police Station 17. Baramita Police Station 18. Kamarang Police Station 19. Eteringbang Police Station 20. Imbaimadai Police Station 21. Kaikan Police Station 22. Mahdia Police Station 23. Paruima Police Station 24. Kurupukari Check Point and 25. Itaballi Check Point G Division 1. Suddie Police Station 2. Anna Regina Police Station 3. Charity Police Station 4. Wakenaam Police Station 5. Leguan Police Station and 6. Aurora Police Station
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Bids opened to supply Argentina to help Hinterland Electrification Units Guyana combat piracy
During Tuesday’s session at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), bids were opened for the supply of power transformers for Port Kaituma, Region One and Mahdia, Region Eight under the Hinterland Electrification Unit, Ministry of Public Infrastructure.
Bids were also opened for the alteration and renovation of the Bureau of Statistics’ concrete building located at 34 Main and Hope Streets, Georgetown. The engineer’s estimate was $133,944,940.
Argentina’s ambassador to Guyana, Luis A Martino, has agreed to have his country assist Guyana in its fight against piracy through shared experience and expertise. The commitment was made during a meeting between Ambassador Martino and Vice President and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, at his Brickdam Office yesterday. The two men met to discuss the development of a cooperation project between the Governments of Guyana and Argentina relating to security issues. According to a statement from the Ministry of Public Security, Vice President Ramjattan underscored that piracy has being affecting Guyana’s fishermen, and he intends to strengthen the Maritime Wing of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to combat the problem of piracy. He asked the Argentinian Ambassador to share with Guyana, Argentina’s experience and expertise in combating piracy. The statement said that Ambassador Martino asserted that Argentina has a lot of experience in the area of piracy, and has a g r e e d t o t h e Vi c e P r e s i d e n t ’s r e q u e s t f o r Argentina’s assistance. Ramjattan also informed Ambassador Martino that Guyana would welcome
training assistance for the staff at the Guyana Forensic Laboratory, and the Guyana Police Force in the areas of the preservation of biological samples for DNA study and Computer forensics. The Ambassador indicated Argentina’s willingness to assist Guyana in the two areas mentioned by the Vice President. The two dignitaries also discussed the Argentina’s
Hinds's murder. Griffith's brother confirmed that his executed sibling and Hinds were close friends. At the scene on Tuesday, Griffith's mother had pleaded for an end to the killings. “Around this area is bare gunshots every day. I need it
to stop,” the slain man's mother had said. But one man could be heard shouting: “This is not no big show thing …Today for you tomorrow for me; people got to fall. This thing (the killings) is like a clock that just keep ticking.”
Minister Khemraj Ramjattan shakes hands with Argentina Ambassador to Guyana Luis A Martino
Brother of slain man pleads for end to ... From page 13 the vendetta started when Kellon Hinds, another East Ruimveldt resident, was shot and robbed of gold jewellery. That incident occurred in June 2004. Sherwyn Barrow, another East Ruimveldt resident, was charged in connection
with the attack on Hinds. The matter was dismissed after the alleged victim declined to give evidence in court. But last May, Sherwyn Barrow was gunned down in broad daylight while sitting outside a shop in 'Warlock'. In late August, police de-
tained Kellon Hinds, in connection with Barrow's death. Hours after police released him, gunmen walked into an East Ruimveldt yard in which he was hanging out and shot him dead. Shawn Barrow, a relative of the slain Sherwyn Barrow, was charged with
House of Justice (HOJ) initiatives, which provide vital social services to citizens in need of such services, and the possibility of Guyana benefitting from Argentina’s assistance in the areas of best practices among others. The Vice President shared his vision of having a House of Justice (HOJ) located initially in Regions Two and Ten in Guyana subsequent to Local Government Elections, so that Guyanese citizens could have proper access to needed social services. Ambassador Martino stated that he would make arrangements for an exploratory mission from Argentina to be in Guyana with regard to the areas of cooperation discussed between him and the Vice President.
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Letters... Where your views make the news Letters... Where your views
It appears as if the way business in the public sector is conducted will be undergoing radical reforms DEAR EDITOR, The daily revelations of the Commission of Inquiry into several aspects of the public service pose questions about their likely implications for those public sector areas designated as essential services. For one thing, it appears as if the way business is conducted will be undergoing radical reforms. It seems to me that if annual performance appraisals, appointments and promotion based on merit are to be seriously implemented, then the whole issue of competency will have to be reexamined. Speaking specifically to the administration of the disciplined services, it is not quite clear that performance is measured in alignment with established competency profiles for the various levels or ranks. An initiative of the Canadian Governmentfunded Sector Council Program for the Police Sector Council defined a competency profile as a set of competencies determined to be “the most important for successful job performance.” Recently, one letter writer suggested that there should be an operational analysis of our police force. I cannot say that I disagree with that suggestion especially with respect to the development of a competency framework, or of a comprehensive and professional approach to policy and procedure
management, particularly in policy formulation, review, and update. For example, deviant ranks are a source of concern for everyone. In that regard, if the Minister of Public Security was to direct that a mechanism should be introduced to detect and prevent police misbehaviour, then the Force would be expected to revise its policies and procedures to reflect the inclusion of an early warning system in the discipline matrix. Again, let us say that the President expresses concern at several areas of crime, the knowledge of operational planning and the existence of a strategic and operational policy will aid in the expeditious development of an appropriate operational plan thus obviating confusion and inordinate delays in addressing an urgent public safety need. Editor, if we start at the top of the ladder and were to borrow from the Canadian model in developing our competency framework, there are several competencies the chief of police (or Commissioner) would be expected to demonstrate while he leads in the development of a vision while at the same time identifying the strategic direction and objectives for the police service. Without elaborating on the associated acceptable behaviours and tasks aligned to each competency in the model identified, we see that
Travelling from St Martin DEAR EDITOR, Guyanese traveling on a Guyana passport can enter Dutch St Marten if they have a U.S. Visa. The same does not hold true if a Guyanese is entering or leaving the seaport Marigot on the French side of the island. Though not legally permissible, a Guyanese can travel between the two halves of the island and do business or pleasure without hindrance from the French authorities, but can’t enter or leave from Marigot. Sad to say they are subjected to the most dehumanizing conditions. I know of one Caricom official who was subjected to such treatment and the army was called in. The official wanted to leave St. Martin to visit an adjoining island by the ferry. She had to return to the Dutch side and travel by air to
Antigua and then to the island which she intended to visit. What would have been a fifteen minutes journey by ferry took two days with hotel stay in Antigua. One cannot blame the French authorities as they are doing a job and Guyanese are not the most welcomed people in other parts of the Caribbean. Recent news is that Guyanese can visit Russia without a visa; so why can’t they visit tiny St. Martin. I feel the Guyanese government can make some representation to the French authorities to allow Guyanese access to Marigot under the same conditions as access to Queen Julianna Airport on the Dutch side of the island. Much obliged for your support and for one more freedom of embattled Guyanese. C.B. Singh. M.D.
the chief is required to be knowledgeable of Change Management, in that s/he facilitates the transition to new organisational processes in response to internal and external needs; Community Relations and Media Management suggesting the use of media and community events/ resources effectively to create a positive public image of the police service, build strong relationships with the community, and to assist in the detection and investigation of crime; Decision making where s/he makes decisions involving varied levels of risk and ambiguity; practices Ethical Accountability where s/he takes responsibility for actions and makes decisions that are consistent with high ethical policing standards; Financial Management by applying financial management principles and tools to effectively manage the force’s resources (operating, capital, and people); Fosters relationships by seeking and building alliances with internal and external stakeholders to meet their needs and further the organisation’s objectives. Uses an understanding of stakeholder needs, desires and critical success factors to influence priorities, initiatives and objectives and teaches others to do the same; Public accountability by adhering to the values of public service. Understands and uses internal and external structures of authority and understanding the roles and responsibilities of external stakeholders in police operations; Public safety by promoting an intelligence-led and problem-oriented policing philosophy that emphasizes partnerships with community, intelligence gathering, and proactive problem-solving that addresses conditions that can raise issues for public
safety; Strategic management through the creation of a strategic plan for the police organisation, translates strategic objectives into operational goals, and works toward their implementation. Creates opportunities for continuous improvement through an ongoing evaluation of external environment and internal issues that hinder organisational sustainability.
We are at the mercy of this internet café DEAR EDITOR, We the residents of Alberttown are appealing to the relevant authority for help with regards to an Internet café which is situated on Third St. Alberttown. This internet operates from Sunday to Sunday, even on Christmas and New Year’s Day from 7:30 am to 11:00pm. The Internet does not have accommodation for the customers and those who used the service are nuisances. They do not sit in the building that houses the Internet; instead they use our six feet passageway. They put chairs in the passageway; block our doorways, bridges and gates. They eat food, drink beers smoke cigarettes urinate and litter everywhere. Sometimes they walk in and out of the passageway with the handset, talking, cursing, laughing loudly etc. We cannot sleep or study until the Internet is closed. The only time we have peace is when it is raining or flooding. An 82-years of age who is residing next door is been badly affected by the loud noise. Whenever we talk to the internet users about their behavior, we are verbally abused threatened. Our driveways are being blocked by cars owned by the customers using the internet.
Revitalize and... From page 4 can be pursued. ‘Agri-related’ areas are often not seen as connected with the discipline but are certainly part of the whole spectrum. Whatever be the area, direct or related, it is no surprising fact that many persons are involved in this sound approach to a country’s advancement. In the interest of national development, Agricultural Science ought to be revital-
The realisation of competency-oriented Police Force within a professional public service by any administration is dependent on the support of all rightthinking persons. However, fundamental to any movement towards this goal must be the will to remove the prospects for such a legacy from hands of intransigence and out of the realm of wishful thinking. Patrick E. Mentore
ized and glamourized in schools throughout Guyana without delay. A practical approach is the surest way of attracting young minds to the science. Educators ought not to value themselves only by what they know but by what they DO with what they know. By the way, is the Ministry of Education aware that Agricultural Science is offered as a subject at St Mary’s Secondary School, Georgetown? Fitz H. Ogle
Many times we have to wait on them to remove their vehicles so we can drive into our yards. It is not fair to us. The person who operates this internet service is instructing his customers to go into our passage way with their handset to make their calls. We spoke to the Internet owner about the ‘problem but nothing has been done. We went to Mr Hickens at the Brickdam Police Station concerning this problem and he referred us to the Alberttown Police Station where we met with Ms. Griffith the Officer in Charge, she invited us along with the Internet owners in order to discuss the matter. But the internet owner never showed up for the meeting. That was the end of the matter. We call several times at nights and no police every showed up. It is a waste of time going to the Alberttown Police Station because we believe that the ranks there are friends with the internet owners. We wrote to the Ministry of Housing asking them to intervene. They ignored, and the City Council is the same. We would like to know how approval was given to operate the internet service? Concerned Residents
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Defence closes case, M&CC workers chided over Prosecution set to respond commitment to clear drains …as trial nears end for Sanjay Jewellery Store owner Proprietor of Sanjay’s Jewellery, Bishnarine Persaud, who is accused of causing the death of Mayor and City Council handyman, Leon Hunte, by dangerous driving, was yesterday called on to lead a defence. Persaud is accused of driving in a manner dangerous to the public, while piloting motorcar PKK 5501 on September 10, 2014 at Lamaha Street, Newtown, Georgetown thereby causing the death Hunte. He has denied the allegation and has been released on $1.5M bail. According to reports, Hunte, 55, of Stone Avenue, Blygezight, Georgetown, was riding his pedal cycle when he was struck from behind by a sports car reportedly driven by Persaud. It was reported that Hunte
was pitched some distance away and died before an ambulance arrived on the scene. As the case was called again yesterday, Persaud gave an unsworn testimony before City Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Persaud testified that on the day in question, he was heading east along Lamaha Street, driving cautiously. He said that the place was very dark. Persaud said, “Suddenly I saw a dark object appear in front of me. I swerved to the left to avoid a collision. I crashed into the lantern post. I took a few minutes to come out of the car.” After exiting the car, Persaud testified that he saw a gathering of people. “I went up and saw a
Charlestown Secondary gears for 50th anniversary From page 19 the school's development.” D'Aguiar served as Leader of the United Force. Clarke continued, “As Leader of the United Force, which headquarters, Unity House, occupied the building after students of the St. Joseph's High School had left, Mr. D'Aguiar sold the building to the government of the day at a nominal price.” According to Clarke, the first school building carried a history. It was there that the Wynn Parry Commission of Inquiry into the disturbances of 1962-63 met. Mr. D'Aguiar was instrumental in presenting the newly created institution. It was an independent gift of a separate block of buildings consisting of science laboratories, agricultural and technical departments, domestic science rooms, library,
head teacher's office and staffroom. These new blocks were declared open in 1967. The old school building was demolished by the government after it had deteriorated. Students of the Charlestown Secondary School now occupy a spacious building containing form rooms and a computer science laboratory. Charlestown Secondary has vibrant overseas alumni who have been hosting reunions and fundraising activities to assist their alma mater since 1987. Clarke noted, “Lots of equipment, scholarships to outstanding CXC students and prizes for outstanding performances by students on a form basis, has been an annual event.” However, calls are being made for the establishment of a local alumni chapter.
Ingenuity galore at Technical ... From page 17 successful venture for his unit. It was focused on sensitizing youths in and out of school for possible career opportunities that currently exist within the schools that are offering the SCCP. He said the fair was focused on encouraging youths to acquire the certificate to be gainfully employed. Some 40 booths were on showcase. They were manned by schools, post-secondary institutions and several companies including Banks DIH, Guysuco, Guyana Power and Light, and John Fernandes Ltd. “The reason for having these people is to showcase
what is available within their companies to help persons to make enlightened choices in terms of their career path.” Tularam said that plans are in train for the event to become a cross region affair for his unit and hopefully it will be an annual unfolding. The projects included an impressive solar water heating system made of Plastic bottles. This was done by the Mahaicony Technical and Vocational Training Center, a Chair set produced from recycled tyres by the GITC, Natural fibers bags and coconut shells chandeliers from Carnegie School of Home Economics,
bicycle with no lights or reflector and a person with dark clothing lying on the ground.” Persaud added that after his observations, he contacted the police. Upon the arrival of the police, Persaud said that he explained what had occurred. He said that after speaking with the police he started to feel pains in his chest, hand and neck. “Next thing I wake up in the hospital and the police asked me if I was okay”, he recalled. Persaud told the court that the following morning he discharged himself from the hospital and visited the Kitty Police Station where ranks conducted a breathalyzer test on him. He claimed that the test revealed he was within the alcohol consumption limit. Rising as soon as Persaud concluded, his Attorney Glenn Hanoman, informed the court that the defence had no witnesses to call and closed its case. Thereafter, Hanoman requested an adjournment date to make his closing address. Police Inspector, Vishnu Hunt also asked for time to make a closing address on behalf of the prosecution. This matter comes up again on October 9.
Town Clerk of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, (M&CC) Royston King, has chided workers over their level of commitment to restore the city’s drainage system. Speaking at a forum yesterday, the Town Clerk reiterated that the council has been working assiduously to restore the integrity of the drainage system in Georgetown. In view of the fact that the attitude of the work force is important to the restoration process, a special meeting was organised to address employees designated to
desilt and clean street drains, alleyway drains and canals around the city. Underlining the fact that the venture requires hard work, King called on the workers to be responsible, punctual, dedicated and committed to the cause. The Town Clerk warned, “Slackers will not be allowed to ride the system.” Alluding to the fact that the Council is providing employees with the requisite tools to get the work done, King told workers that their callous attitude towards the work must change. The M&CC administrator called on the employees to
move away from mediocrity and embrace a spirit of excellence, adding that each worker has a critical role to play in the restoration of the drainage system. King pointed to the fact that the council must provide an excellent service to the valued taxpayers. As such, the Council is expected to launch a city -wide refuse receptacle campaign, today. The campaign is a direct response to the absence of refuse receptacle, one of the contributing factors to littering in the city. The exercise is set to start at Lacytown and Bourda.
M&CC employees at the special meeting held at Sleep-in Hotel, Brickdam yesterday
Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs ... From page 6 conservationist bodies among his work experience. Welch said that he also worked as a Regional Executive Officer, (REO) in Region One for some time. Welch was then asked specifically why he thought he was best suited for the position of PS. In response, the witness said that he spent most of his life travelling to the almost every region, visiting Amerindian communities “throughout the length and breadth of Guyana.” Welch further revealed that he has 46 years of experience working with Guyana’s indigenous peoples, learning their culture and even learning to communicate in the languages of the nine tribes. “I thought that spending most of my life working Amerindian communities, I would have the knowledge and experience and would be able interact well with the indigenous nations,” he added. Now, as head of the administration at the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs, he is tasked with
budgeting, revenue collection, and general oversight of assets and responsibility for staff within the Ministry. Welch said that his previous experience as REO gave him some leverage over the functions in the department. As PS, Welch told the commission that he is the chief advisor to the Ministers of Indigenous Peoples Affairs. His job is to ensure that the all government policies are implemented. According to him, meetings are held with the Ministers on a daily basis. “We report on various aspects of the work, including matters coming out of the interior,” he said. Welch told the Commission that he would interface with Minister Sydney Allicock, who has the chief position as Head of the Ministry as well as Junior Minister, Valerie Garido-Lowe. “The idea is to keep everybody in the loop financially, administratively and otherwise.” The PS revealed that if needs be, he would also take action and go into the field to conduct follow up work.
Prior to his appointment on June 24, last, Welch said that he was given a three- year contract from the Ministry of Presidency. The witness told members of the COI that he accepted the standardized contract. He could not however recall the details of the agreement. He said that he believes that his payments emanate directly from the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs. Asked about the problems associated with contracted Permanent Secretaries and more traditional ones, Welch said that it is the general idea that the contracted persons get better remuneration packages and more power than the traditional Permanent Secretaries. The witness nonetheless stated, “When we met with his Excellency in June, he made it quite clear that there will no longer be political appointments. Permanent Secretaries will now be only public service and a public servant means that you serve the people.” Questioned about his interaction with Public Service Commission, (PSC),
Welch said that he would interface with the body on various matters including employment of staff and advertisements of vacancies. Speaking specifically about the challenges associated with being employed as a public servant, Welch said that the task is ensuring that workers across the board are comfortable with their pay and working conditions. “Then you will yield the best from them,” he added. The PS then told the commission of some of the challenges faced by his department. He advocated for considerations to be given to persons who work in the fields. Welch told the commission that the Ministry has over 40 Amerindian satellites under its supervision, in which workers are deployed. As such, he said more consideration should be given in terms of the accommodation packages for field workers. “Accounting for every cent that you send in the fields can be tedious task.” he said.
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Russia begins Syria air ISRAEL UNDERMINES strikes in its biggest Mideast U.S. PEACE EFFORT intervention in decades - Palestinian Reuters - Russia launched air strikes in Syria yesterday in its biggest Middle East intervention in decades, plunging the fouryear-old civil war into a volatile new phase as President Vladimir Putin moved forcefully to stake out influence in the unstable region. Moscow’s assertion that it had hit Islamic State militants was immediately disputed by the United States and rebels on the ground. The attacks also raised the dangerous spectre of Washington and Moscow running air strikes concurrently and in the same region, but without coordination. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he had directed U.S. military officials to meet with their Russian counterparts “as soon as possible” to discuss ways to make sure they do not come into conflict. The U.S. State Department said a Russian diplomat in Baghdad notified the United States of the intended air strikes an hour in advance and warned that American aircraft that have been pressing a daily bombing campaign against Islamic State positions should avoid Syrian airspace. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the Russian warning was ignored and U.S. air strikes continued yesterday. Putin said he was striking against Islamic State and helping Syrian President Bashar alAssad, long Russia’s closest ally in the region, in this aim. But Washington is concerned that
Moscow is more interested in propping up Assad, who the United States has long held should leave office, than in beating Islamic State. Assad’s opponents in the brutal civil war include rebel groups that oppose both him and Islamic State and that are supported by the United States and other Western countries. The Russian defence ministry said it carried out about 20 flights over Syria, hitting eight Islamic State targets and destroying an Islamic State command post and an operations centre in a mountainous area, Russian agencies reported. Syrians living in rebel-held areas of Homs province said the Russian air force unleashed a whole new level of devastation on their towns. Jets flying at higher altitudes than the Syrian air force emitted no noise to alert the people below to raids that were reported to have killed at least 33 civilians, including children. Moscow’s intervention means the conflict in Syria has been transformed in a few months from a proxy war, in which outside powers were arming and training mostly Syrians to fight each other, to an international conflict in which the world’s main military powers except China are directly involved in fighting. Russia joined the United States and its Arab allies, Turkey, France, Iran and Israel in direct intervention, with Britain expected to join soon, if it gets parliamentary approval.
Thousands march against corruption in South Africa Pretoria (AFP) Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of South Africa yesterday to protest against corruption, as public frustration grows over a government enmeshed in graft scandals and a stagnant economy. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) led the fight to end whiteminority rule, but after 20 years in power there is widespread pessimism that the benefits of democracy have only reached a small elite. About 2,000 people gathered in Pretoria and a similar number in Cape Town in what organisers hope will develop into a broad civic movement campaigning against corruption in the government and public services. “We are marching here against a scourge in society that is truly threatening the future of our country,” Zwelinzima Vavi, one of the march organisers and a former trade union leader, told crowds outside government buildings in Pretoria. “We have become the most unequal land in... humanity, there is no country
that tolerates so much inequality as we do.” Marchers carried banners reading “corruption taxes the poor, we say tax the rich” and “apartheid stole the past, corruption steals our future.” Archbishop Desmond Tutu, seen as South Africa’s leading moral authority, pledged his support for the event, but was unable to attend due to recent ill-health. “A society that assigns resources on the basis of peoples’ proximity to power is no less sinful to one that assigns resources on the basis of skin colour,” he said in a statement. President Jacob Zuma has been the chief target of anger, with $24 million (21 million euros) of improvements to his private residence becoming a symbol of alleged government misspending. Youth unemployment is estimated at 50 percent in South Africa, and economic growth has slowed to two percent this year. “Corruption in South Africa is a virus, it’s a cancer eating people’s benefits,” Sello Magano, a 36-year-old marcher in Pretoria, told AFP. “If it wasn’t for
corruption, imagine how many households would be released from poverty, how many schools would be built?” Among the speakers in the South African capital was firebrand opposition politician Julius Malema, who vowed to unseat Zuma in elections due in 2019. The march was far smaller than organisers hoped after the government refused unionised workers the right to strike for the day. “They’ve made things difficult for us, but I don’t think they have done themselves any favours,” said David Lewis, executive director at the non-profit organisation Corruption Watch. “In a democracy when people talk, they expect to get heard, and then they talk louder.” On Tuesday, the ANC was forced to deny US charges that it took improper payments from Japanese construction company Hitachi in connection with the construction of multi-billiondollar power plants. Another national anticorruption march has been planned for October 14.
Abbas tells U.N.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a Palestinian flag before raising it during United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations in Manhattan, New York, yesterday. REUTERS/ANDREW KELLY Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday accused Israel of sabotaging U.S. efforts to broker peace and said that Israeli security operations at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem could lead to a religious war. In an address to the United Nations General Assembly before a ceremony for the raising of the Palestinian flag at U.N. headquarters in New York, Abbas said that the Palestinian Authority no longer considered itself bound by the accords signed with Israel in the mid-1990s. Reiterating what the Palestinian Authority has been saying for at least half a decade, Abbas said the agreements would not apply as long as Israel supports settlements of Israelis in the West Bank and refuses to release Palestinian prisoners. “You are all aware that Israel undermined the efforts made by the administration of President Barack Obama in past years, most recently the efforts of Secretary of State John Kerry aimed at reaching a peace agreement through negotiations,” Abbas told the 193-nation General Assembly. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said after Abbas spoke that the United States remains committed to the peace process and two-state solution for Israeli and Palestinian nations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in response that Abbas’ speech was “deceitful and encourages incitement and lawlessness in the Middle East.” “We expect and call on the (Palestinian) Authority and its leader to act responsibly
and accede to the proposal of ... Israel and enter into direct negotiations with Israel without preconditions,” it said, adding that Abbas “does not intend to reach a peace agreement.” But Palestinian political analyst Hani al-Masri told Reuters that Abbas’ speech was disappointing and showed “undecidedness, confusion and a lack of options.” “His speech is a repeat of old positions and there was nothing new,” he added. “There were no bombshells, not even any fireworks.” Obama, whose relations with Netanyahu have been
strained, addressed the assembly on Monday but did not mention Israel or the Palestinians, an unusual omission. Abbas praised French efforts to revive stalled peace negotiations and called for a national unity government that would unite the fractious Palestinian political scene. “We are determined to preserve the unity of our land and our people,” Abbas said. “We seek to form a national unity government that functions according to the programme of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and we seek to hold presidential and legislative elections.”
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Cameron provides Caribbean Up to US$10 billion possible aid, rejects slavery reparations in new Chinese investments
Prime Minister David Cameron addresses a joint sitting of parliament at the Houses of Parliament in Jamaica, yesterday. KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday rejected the Caribbean’s push for slavery reparations during his first official visit to Jamaica, a once-profitable British colony that became independent just over 50 years ago. In Jamaica’s capital of Kingston, Cameron promised a roughly $455 million aid package to upgrade bridges, ports and other infrastructure across the Caribbean and reinvigorate Britain’s relationship with the region dotted with U.K. dependencies and former colonies. He said it would make the U.K. the largest bilateral donor to the region. The British leader said he wanted to focus on the future, not historical wrongs, and the United Kingdom’s longstanding position was “that we do not believe reparations is the right approach.” In a speech before Jamaica’s Parliament yesterday morning, Cameron
said he believed the Caribbean has emerged from the “long shadow” of slavery. However, he acknowledged that “these wounds run very deep indeed” from the brutal system that brought riches to Britain and other colonial powers. “But I do hope that, as friends who have gone through so much together since those darkest of times, we can move on from this painful legacy and continue to build for the future,” he said, and noted that Britain eventually led the effort that abolished the slave trade in the mid-19th century. Jamaica and other Caribbean governments are pushing for reparations from Britain and two other European nations. Caricom, a political grouping of 15 countries and dependencies, announced in 2013 that it intended to seek reparations for slavery and the genocide of native peoples. In an open letter to
Cameron, Hilary Beckles, chairman of the Caribbean Community’s Reparations Commission and a scholar who has written several books on the history of regional slavery, said reparations was “not an issue that can be further ignored, remain under the rug, or placed on back burners.” Backers of reparations note that Britain was responsible for the forced relocation of millions of Africans via the Atlantic slave trade and they say grants and trade agreements “are not replacements for reparation.” They also point out that Cameron’s ancestors benefited financially from slavery. Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said she raised the reparations issue with her British counterpart, but Jamaica was also focused on the aid package and boosting bilateral ties. During his visit, Cameron pledged to help build a new 1,500-bed prison in Kingston that would enable the United Kingdom to return Jamaica-born convicts to their homeland and resolve a dispute over a prisoner transfer deal between the two nations.
Jamaica Observer Jamaica could see increased investment from China as that country’s EXIM Bank prepares to offer investors financing to the tune of US$10 billion to secure a spot in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to be set up on the island. Last month, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Anthony Hylton and the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (Jampro) partnered with China’s EXIM Bank to promote ‘Brand Jamaica’ and the country’s investment opportunities, following the hosting of a five-day investment mission in Beijing. The Bank has committed to providing Chinese investors access to special financing from its US$10 billion Self Support Fund for investment in Jamaica’s SEZ and Industrial Parks. The SEZ initiative is aimed at attracting new economic activities to Jamaica, including logistics, and will support the provision of physical and human infrastructure, the exploitation of synergies, as well as the creation of a competitive regulatory regime. SEZs are central to the overall logistics hub as they will link industrial development and logistics services and will facilitate the participation of small and medium enterprises in export industries. The development will also ensure a smooth
transition towards a policy regime that complies with Jamaica’s international obligations under the World Trade Organization by the end of the year. Plans are underway for the development of 16 SEZs as part of the muchanticipated Global Logistics Hub initiative, the first of which should be the Caymanas Economic Zone in St Catherine, near to both Portmore and Kingston. Following the issuance of the tender for the Caymanas feasibility study in May, reports are that the Government will be spending $30 million to commence study on the location by 2016. During the visit to China, Hylton indicated that he was pleased with the response from the Chinese business community, many of which are now arranging a visit to Jamaica to explore investments in limestone production, hotel development, pharmaceuticals and agribusiness. Additionally, Jampro stated that the Chinese have shown particular interest in a livestock project currently being promoted by the agency and in the importation of Jamaican products for distribution in the Chinese market. “A part of being open for business is demonstrated in the fact that the Jamaican Government has put in place the necessary policies and legislations to encourage investment... as we celebrate
43 years of friendship between our Governments, I can say with confidence that the Jamaican Government is committed to another 43 years and beyond,” Hylton stated. Over the years, the Government has undertaken a number of initiatives with China — now known as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Jampro says it is now targeting South Korea and Japan for sustainable investments and lucrative trade opportunities. President of Jampro, Diane Edwards, stated in a release from the company that it was critical for Jampro to continue to promote Jamaican business opportunities to the Chinese market, due to the two countries’ diplomatic, cultural and economic relationship, which has strengthened over the past two decades. According to the release: “JAMPRO will continue to target China for investments based on the increased interests and market activity from this region. Chinese interest in Jamaica as an investment destination and a source of high-end lifestyle products is at an all-time high and this is as a result of our continuous promotional efforts through a number of initiatives including strengthening partnerships in target markets, and an active consular engagement programme through our overseas embassies.”
GATE funds medical students from UWI Mona, UWI Cave HIll and St George’s University Trinidad Guardian - All medical students who have been registered and accepted to enter Medical Schools at UWI – MonaJamaica, Cave Hill-Barbados and St George’s University Grenada will receive their funding. Since the beginning of the semester medical students were told their funding was being denied. A decision by officials of the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses
Programme (GATE) was made not to pay tuition fees for certain degree programmes. A release from the Ministry of Education stated: “With Immediate effect, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago is prepared to fund all medical students who have been registered and accepted to enter the Medical Schools at Mona and Cave Hill Campuses.”
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Pakistani leader - India, Pakistan should formalise Kashmir truce
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan addresses attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, yesterday. REUTERS/CARLO ALLEGRI Reuters - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called yesterday for cooperation, not confrontation, with onand-off foe India and said the two countries should formalise a cease-fire in disputed Kashmir. In an address to the United Nations General Assembly, Sharif said ceasefire violations in Kashmir were intensifying, causing civilian deaths, including of women and children. “Wisdom dictates that our immediate neighbour refrains from fomenting instability in Pakistan,” he told the 193-nation assembly. “The two countries should address and resolve the causes of tension and take all possible measures to avert further escalation.” Sharif said he was proposing a new four-point peace initiative with India, starting with measures that are the simplest to implement. “One, we propose that Pakistan and India formalise and respect the 2003 understanding for a complete cease-fire on the Line of
Control in Kashmir,” Sharif said, referring to the cease-fire line between India and Pakistan. He called for an expansion of the U.N. Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan to monitor the cease-fire. The Pakistani president proposed that his country and India reaffirm that they will not resort to force under any circumstances and that steps be taken to demilitarize Kashmir. He also called for an agreement on an unconditional mutual withdrawal of forces from Kashmir’s Siachen Glacier region, the world’s highest battleground, where 10,000 to 20,000 Indian and Pakistani troops have faced off against each other since 1984. “An easing of threat perceptions through such peace efforts will make it possible for Pakistan and India to agree on a broad range of measures to address the peril posed by offensive and advanced weapons systems,” Sharif said. Planned talks between national security advisers
from the two neighbours were cancelled last month hours before they were due to start, dashing hopes the two might tackle the violence that many fear could one day spark a nuclear showdown. India and Pakistan both have nuclear weapons and have fought three wars since becoming independent countries in 1947, two of them over the Himalayan region of Kashmir, which both claim in full but rule in part. Sharif, elected in 2013, promised to improve relations with India. But since then domestic troubles have forced him to cede more control over foreign and security policy to Pakistan’s more hawkish military. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a hard line with Pakistan, insisting he is unwilling to discuss other issues unless Pakistan admits its role in terror attacks in India.In last month’s cancelled talks, India wanted to only discuss terrorism-related issues. Pakistan sought a wider agenda, including the status of Kashmir.
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Colombia President Santos - Some justice sacrificed for peace deal Reuters - Colombia cannot punish Marxist guerrillas for war crimes as severely as some would like if the country wants a peace deal to end a 50-year conflict that has killed nearly a quarter million people, President Juan Manuel Santos told Reuters yesterday. In an interview Santos said he believes the leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC
will stick to their agreement to reach an accord within six months, but if the rebels break their word the centre-right leader would not hesitate to return to the battlefield. Last week, at a historic meeting in the Cuban capital Havana, the Colombian government and FARC leaders resolved one of the most significant hurdles to peace by agreeing to create special tribunals to try former
Storm Joaquin strengthens into hurricane off the Bahamas Storm Joaquin has strengthened into a hurricane, the third of the Atlantic season, the US National Hurricane Center announced yesterday. At 15:00 GMT yesterday, Joaquin was 345km (215 miles) east-north-east of the central Bahamas, which it could reach late Wednesday or today. Forecasters said the category-one hurricane was
expected to further strengthen as it moved south-westward. A hurricane warning is in effect for the central Bahamas. Meteorologists said the effects of the storm on the islands would depend on how much time Joaquin would spend churning nearby. They said Joaquin could affect the US East Coast later this week or early next week. (BBC News)
combatants. The justice accord would apply not just to the FARC but also to government troops and right-wing paramilitary groups. Some critics, led by former President Alvaro Uribe, have said the deal amounts to impunity for criminals. Human Rights Watch also said the deal would deny justice to thousands of victims since ex-fighters who cooperate with the government would be able to avoid prison time. “Is this the price we are paying in terms of sacrificing some justice?” Santos said in an interview with Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler. “Is it a reasonable price to pay? And the answer is, of course it is, by far. Because the alternative is to continue 30 more years of war.” He said just a “small sector” of society has politically motivated reasons to oppose the peace deal and that millions of victims displaced by the conflict are more concerned about ensuring others do not suffer
the same fate. The former defence minister said he was “absolutely convinced” that the FARC leaders were committed to peace. “You make peace with your enemies; you don’t make peace with your friends. I sat down with the FARC because they are my enemies and I said let’s make peace because it is good business for both of us.” But, he added, “if I am convinced that they are again trying to play their games and not make peace I will stand up and continue the war.” Santos said he was surprised by the cordiality of rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, known by his nom de guerre Timochenko, when they met for the first time last week in Cuba and shook hands. Previous negotiations have been derailed by ongoing violence. Some FARC units have formed an alliance with drug cartels exchanging protection for money. The drug-funded FARC has now agreed to help eradicate the illegal drug trade, a move that will help
Juan Manuel Santos curb trafficking globally, Santos said. “The dividend for peace in Colombia goes way beyond Colombia’s border,” he said. The president did not directly answer a question about how much the implementation of a peace plan and the reconstruction of rural areas devastated by
the war will cost. The government is already spending heavily from its budget on reparations to nearly 500,000 victims so far. Plans to develop agriculture and infrastructure will be paid for by public-private partnerships that will not affect the country’s fiscal accounts, Santos said.
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Port Mourant and Blairmont... From page 37 Hemraj 57, Joshua Ramsammy 51, former national under-19 pacer Dimitri Cameron 33 and Avishkar Sewkarran 24. Bowling for Edinburgh, pacer Joseph Giddings took 4 for 34 and Shafiq Khan 2 for 31. In reply, the home team was shot out for a disappointing 90 all out. Deonarine Seepersaud offered the only resistance with 19. Young pacer Cameron returned with the ball to take 3 for 14. He was supported by another pacer Manoj Looknauth who took 3 for 28 and A Khan 2 for 28. Over at Bush Lot on the West Coast of Berbice, Blairmont humbled Bush Lot Rising Star by a huge 185 runs. The visitor won the toss and batted first and scored a substantial 295 for 4 off their reduced 42 overs. They enjoyed a opening partnership of 61 between Berbice youth batsman Javed Karim and Nick Ramsaroop before Karim went caught off Winston Joseph for 37. Mahendra Singh joined Ramsaroop and added a further 92 for the second wicket before Ramsaroop was bowled by national under-15 off spinner Nivendra Prashad for 39. National under-19 all rounder Parmanand Ramdhan joined Singh and together they put together 78 for the third wicket
when Ramdhan went for 35. Singh followed for a well played 75. Berbice youth player Zameer Inshan and Nigel Trotz shared an unbroken stand of 64 with Inshan 53 NO and Trotz 39. In reply, Bush Lot Rising Star scored a disappointing 111 all out in just 18 overs with Glenroy Fraser 51 offering the only resistance. Ramdhan returned with the ball to take 5 for 6 off 4 overs in an unplayable spell of left arm spin bowling. Derek Cadogan supported with 2 wickets. Despite the wins, both teams failed to qualify for the playoffs. The final two preliminary matches between West Berbice and Police and Albion Community Center and Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets to determine the winners and runners up of Zone A and Zone C will be played this Saturday October 3rd at the Bush Lot and Port Mourant ground respectively. The playoff matches will be held next Saturday October 10, at three venues across Berbice with the winner of Zone A to host the runner of Zone C, winner of Zone B will be at home to runner up of Zone A and winner of Zone C will take on runner up of Zone B having home advantage.
Thursday October 01, 2015 ARIES (MAR. 21APRIL 20) Do not overspend on entertainment. You could find that children will be a handful. Promotions will be yours if you have acted professionally in times of crisis. TAURUS (APR. 21MAY 21) Stick to your own projects and by the end of the day you'll shine. Use your charm to get your own way. You can make extra money. GEMINI (MAY 22JUNE 21) It's doubtful anyone will try to stand in your way or cut you off at the pass today. Don't let your jealousy be the reason for a decaying relationship. CANCER (JUNE 22JULY 22) Don't let others restrict you from saying how you feel about family issues. Get out and about. Take time to do some writing, whether it's correspondence, poetry, or keeping a journal.
LIBRA (SEPT. 24 -OCT. 23) Don't make excuses. Don't blow situations out of proportion. Acknowledge your lover's needs. SCORPIO (OCT. 24 NOV. 22) Put your plans into motion by presenting your intentions to those who should be able to give you financial support. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 23 -DEC. 21) You may want to take a look at your direction in life. You will be in the mood for competition, and your ability to lead a group will bring you popularity. Uncertainty about your relationship is prevalent. CAPRICORN (DEC 22.- JAN. 20) Opportunities for romance will develop through activities with large groups. Channel your energy into passionate interludes with your lover. Avoid being intimately involved with clients or colleagues.
LEO (JULY 23-AUG 22) Try to mix business with pleasure while traveling. Someone you care about may let you down or criticize your methods.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 21 FEB. 19) Your hard work will payoff; advancement looks positive. Empty promises will cause confusion. Deal with the needs of children and get into groups that deal with self awareness.
VIRGO (AUG. 23 SEPT. 23) You will have a greater involvement in groups; however, they may not be to your advantage. Delve into worthwhile causes that will show results if you put in the effort.
PISCES (FEB. 20-MAR. 20) A quiet restful day just staying in bed or catching up on reading will be your best bet. Romance will be on your mind, and chances for ideal connections are in the works.
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Jose Mourinho cleared by FA over ex-club doctor BBC Sport - Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will face no disciplinary action after the Football Association cleared him of making discriminatory comments towards former club doctor Eva Carneiro. The FA studied footage from the 2-2 draw with Swansea on 8 August after a member of the public made a complaint. Carneiro and head physio Jon Fearn were criticised by Mourinho for treating Eden Hazard with the side a man down. The 42-year-old had her role downgraded before deciding to leave the club. She is now considering her legal position. What happened? Carneiro and Fearn went on to the pitch to treat midfielder Hazard in the closing stages of the draw with Swansea on the league season’s opening weekend. It meant Hazard had to leave the field before rejoining play, leaving the Blues temporarily reduced to nine men following goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois’ earlier red card, and Mourinho said the duo had been “impulsive and naive”.
Hollywood actor teams... From page 35 and little financial support from anywhere else, we relied heavily on the reachwithin family to help keep us on the right track.” Dennis, who holds down a full-time position in a supermarket and is now a pat-time reachwithin mentor, is determined that programmes, which includes Art and Yoga workshops, Group Drumming, Life Skills Training and Caregiver Education, not only continue but expand to help young people that are transitioning out of care. In the meantime, Dennis, Brandon and the rest of the team are in training for their run which will take them up steep hills and down deep valleys in the scorching sun and possible driving rain in just a few short weeks. Timely updates for #ArunForGrenada, can be found on the campaign page and social media. Information on the event can be accessed by logging onto: Campaign Page: http://igg.me/at/ ARunForGrenada Facebook: reachwithin1 Instagram: reachwithin_ Twitter: @reachwithin1 Interactive Map: http:// www.plotaroute.com/route/ 117048
Carneiro lost her place on the bench and was no longer allowed to attend matches or training sessions. Two days after the incident, she posted a message on Facebook thanking the public for their “overwhelming support”. Mourinho stood by his decision to remove her from her role, adding he had a “good relationship” with his medical staff. The reaction after Carneiro’s departure Heather Rabbatts, the FA’s only female board member, was vocal in her support of Carneiro, who she said had acted “properly”. “Her departure raises a serious question on how players are safeguarded if their medical support is compromised,” she said. The Women in Football group said Carneiro was highly respected and it was
“bitterly disappointed” about her departure. “We believe it is appalling that her professionalism and understanding of football were subsequently called into question by manager Jose Mourinho and it threatened to undermine her professional reputation,” said a spokesperson. “We also believe that Dr Carneiro’s treatment and ultimate departure from Chelsea FC sends out a worrying and alienating message to the already small numbers of female medical staff working in the national game.” Meanwhile, the Football Medical Association said it was “disappointed” after its efforts to negotiate a return to Chelsea for the ex-club doctor failed. Chelsea have said they do not comment on internal staffing matters.
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Formula 1: Leading teams SACTIONED BY FIFA keen on Michelin tyres switch Schaefer, Laing, Edwards fined US$5,150 each by FIFA
(L) LAING... charged for using offensive language and gestures. (R) EDWARDS... claims he’s unaware of any reason for his ejection. Jamaica Observer - FOOTBALL’S world governing body, FIFA, Tuesday announced disciplinary action taken against Reggae Boyz Head Coach Winfried Schaefer and players Lance Laing and Upston Edwards, but the matter is not yet closed. That’s according to the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) General Secretary Raymond Grant. Schaefer was charged for unsporting behaviour against a match official in the CONCACAF Third Round World Cup Qualifying game against Nicaragua in Managua on September 8, and was suspended for two games — Jamaica vs Panama at the National Stadium on November 13, 2015, and Haiti vs Jamaica in Haiti on November 17, 2015. He was fined US$5,150. Meanwhile, Laing, a 56th minute substitute in the game, and Edwards, an unused player, were charged for using offensive language and gestures against a match official in the said game, and were suspended for four games — Jamaica vs Panama at the National Stadium on November 13, 2015, and Haiti vs Jamaica in Haiti on November 17, 2015, Jamaica vs Costa Rica at the National Stadium on March 25, 2016, and Costa Rica vs Jamaica in Costa Rica on March 29, 2016. They were fined US$5,150 each. “No, it’s not a done deal,” Grant told the Jamaica Observer last evening. “FIFA formally advised us a few days ago that they were opening disciplinary hearing against the three,” added Grant, “so we weren’t caught by surprise”. Grant explained that the FIFA disciplinary committee would have acted upon the reports of the match commissioner and referees of the particular game, under the playing regulations. And upon formally advising the local governing body (JFF), then the accused individuals could submit evidence in their defence. He said that to the best of his knowledge, none of the players has so far submitted a defence, and he wasn’t in a position to speak to how Schaefer would handle his case. If Schaefer doesn’t appeal, then he will not be able to visit the technical areas during the two World Cup Qualifying games on November 13, and 17, though he would be eligible to prepare the team leading into the games. “We just got it (judgement) today and we have not yet made a decision one way or the
Winfried Schaefer... charged for unsporting behaviour. other on how to proceed,” added Grant, who noted that it was the JFF that issued a release on the FIFA disciplinary actions. Grant suggested that the accused parties could have up to 30 days to appeal the FIFA judgement, no doubt after careful cost/benefit analysis. Laing and Edwards were red-carded by Guatemalan referee Oscar Reyna in the 90th+ minute, shortly after Simon Dawkins had scored Jamaica’s second and winning goal in the 89th minute to give the Caribbean champions the 2-0 margin which was enough to take the two-legged tie 4-3 on aggregate after losing 2-3 at home. At the time Laing had claimed that during the wild celebrations by his teammates, including those on the bench, the first assistant referee had pushed him to get back on the field and he “said something” to him. The assistant referee invited Reyna over to the touchline for a brief discussion, after which Laing was ejected. This action appeared to have infuriated the Jamaican contingent, which resulted in further arguing with the officials. The referee then proceeded to the Jamaican bench to issue another red card to Edwards. He claims to be unaware of any reason for the ejection.
BBC Sport - Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is coming under pressure behind the scenes to pick Michelin rather than Pirelli as the sport’s next tyre supplier. Pirelli’s deal began in 2011 but it is in competition with Michelin for the new contract that runs from 2017-19. Several leading teams have expressed a preference for a change because of concerns about Pirelli after a series of problems. Governing body the FIA is also said to have doubts about the Italian company. The FIA had approved both bids on technical and sporting grounds, leaving the decision in the hands of Ecclestone, who puts together the commercial aspects of the deal. But it has now has gone back to Pirelli with further questions following the company’s reaction to two high-speed failures at last month’s Belgian Grand Prix. WHAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH PIRELLI? Leading teams’ and drivers’ faith in Pirelli has diminished in recent months and there is a widespread concern about whether it is the right company for F1. “There is a number of people making that position clear to Bernie,” one leading figure said, wishing to remain anonymous. Pirelli had a meeting at the Italian Grand Prix earlier this month with Ecclestone, leading team bosses and four of the most successful drivers - Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and McLaren’s Fernando Alonso. It expressed discomfort at the public criticism from drivers in the wake of the 200mph blow-outs suffered by Rosberg and Vettel in Belgium. One source at the meeting said Pirelli was told that “none of these drivers have any faith in your capabilities as
Bernie Ecclestone (Getty Images)
F1’s tyre supplier”. The drivers were asked not to express their concerns in public. Pirelli blamed both incidents at Spa on cuts to the tyre surface and significantly raised minimum tyre pressures, which reduces vulnerability to such failures, for the Italian and Japanese Grands Prix. This means the tyres were run at higher pressures than would be typical or ideal at those races - but teams have argued the tyres should be robust enough to survive the high loads created on those fast circuits without needing to be compromised in that way. Following his failure in Belgium, Vettel said he thought drivers’ concerns were taken seriously, but added: “What is the answer? Same as every time: ‘There was a cut, debris, there may be something wrong with the bodywork, the driver went wide.’ Rubbish.” THE TYRES’ EFFECT ON RACING Disquiet about the integrity of the tyre - and Pirelli’s response to failures is combined with the fact most current drivers also dislike the characteristics of the tyres, which cannot be driven on the limit for more than two or three laps at a time. Instead, drivers have to manage the rubber carefully to ensure it makes it to the end of the required stint length for
the optimum race strategy. Pirelli says it is producing what F1 has asked for following Ecclestone’s request for high-degradation tyres that promote multiple pit stops. It has promised to discuss with drivers, teams and officials whether this remains the right approach. One top driver told BBC Sport: “We agreed to carry on talking to Pirelli, but that’s not the main question. The question is could they produce the tyres we want even if they were asked to?” Many leading engineers told Ecclestone in a meeting earlier this year they believed the current tyres were the best Pirelli could provide. WILL ECCLESTONE BE MOVED? Michelin’s bid to become the new tyre supplier is based on producing rubber on which drivers can push to the limit throughout the tyre’s life. It says it has told Ecclestone it is “not against” multiple pit stops or “using technology to increase the show”. Insiders are sceptical as to whether pressure on Ecclestone, who has expressed strong public support for Pirelli, will have any effect. “The contract will go to the highest bidder - that’s the way the world works,” one team boss said. Pirelli declined to comment.
Pirelli’s deal began in 2011 but it is in competition with Michelin for the new contract that runs from 2017-19. (REUTERS)
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Richardson guides Pele’s move to the top; GDF & Fruta Conquerors draw in see-saw affair Stag Elite League...
By Franklin Wilson Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson continued his excellent form in the inaugural Stag Elite League (SEL) when he engineered Pele’s rise to the top of the points table with another victory, a 3-1 triumph against Buxton United on Tuesday evening at the Tucville ground. Despite being reduced to ten when substitute Omallo Williams received his second yellow card in the 79th minute (first red for the tournament), Pele held strong to see Buxton off. The night’s feature game produced a 2-2 draw between home team Fruta Conquerors and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), a match that began at frenetic pace with players getting physical as if they had an old score to settle. It was no surprise when Referee Gladwin Johnson Latest Points Standings Club P Pele 3 Fruta Conquerors 3 Slingerz 3 Alpha United 3 GDF 3 Monedderlust 3 GFC 3 Buxton 3
dug deep in his back pocket to issue the first of two red cards to the GDF’s Delwin Fraser in the 9th minute. The loss of Fraser put GDF on the back foot but the Army boys keep attacking while Conquerors did not seem as if they were enjoying an extra player. The home team were guilty of spending too much time in their defensive third but whenever they pushed forward they created opportunities like they did in the 24th minute when Eon Alleyne in one of his many runs down the flank threw the ball over to find Kwame LaFleur just on top of the six yard box. LaFleur headed home clinically past custodian Oswlad Cornette, a former Conquerors player, at first post. The game swung the way of both teams from time to time as referee Johnson had W 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
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his work cut out in terms of maintain control of proceedings. GDF never relented and kept pressing forward as Conquerors opted to be way too defensive. The Army was rewarded for their ambitious offensive runs when Cedric Osborne rocked the back of the nets in the 36th minute from the penalty spot following a handled ball in the area. The half time came with the scores uncharged, both teams eager for the break to recuperate and refocus. The closeness of the match continued in the second half. Conquerors did not help their cause when Raphael Edwards was evicted from the game in the 62nd minute as a result of a straight red card which brought proceedings back on even terms regarding the players each team had. GF 7 5 3 4 5 4 1 1
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The GDF welcomed the game being back on even terms, players wise with the go ahead goal one minute later, compliments of the busy and ever present Eusi Phillips. Conquerors did not allow GDF to sit pretty with their lead for too long and it was another hard worker, Eon Alleyne who again took on the GDF’s defence on the flank to deliver another pin point pass for his Captain Trevon Lythcott to score on the volley in the 64th minute to even the score. Since no more goals were scored, both teams shared the spoils; Conquerors relegated to second place on goal difference behind Pele, while the Army moved one place up to fifth. Pele landed their second win of the league as they kept their unbeaten record intact. Again, Richardson was the player who set them on their way with an early goal against Buxton four minutes into the match. Buxton’s defence was caught napping and Richardson took the opportunity to hammer home
his fourth goal of the league. Having scored three of Pele’s previous four goals in their first two matches, Richardson was relieved that his colleagues stepped up to be recognised on Tuesday night. However, at the other end of the field, Buxton was creating some good moments of their own with their main force up front Clive Andries in the limelight. It was Andries who would put his team back in the match with a well executed finish in the 23rd minute. But as half time approached, Pele found an able finisher in Port Kaituma import, Julian Joseph who was having a good run in midfield. Pushing forward and with some space to execute, Joseph’s shot to goal in the 42nd minute just inside the area, sailed over the hands of Jason Cromwell in goal for Buxton United to restore Pele’s one goal cushion. Richardson could have easily ended the game with at least a hat-trick of goals but was denied by Cromwell in a 1v1 setting while in another
situation, the ball was stolen by a defender as Richardson waited a tad bit too late to pull off his shot with just Cromwell to beat. Williams was introduced in the 52nd minute for Darren Harris to add some fresh legs with Richardson up front and was creating challenges for Buxton, but he was guilty of kicking the ball away twice and Referee Sherwin would have none of that, issuing yellow cards on each occasion to Williams which ended his stay in the game in the 79th minute. Buxton was not able to capitalise on that advantage as Pele further increased their advantage in the 55th minute through a Ronel Gordon finish, Pele 3 Buxton 1. That was the final score; the win gave Pele the top spot in the points standings with a better goal difference. The SEL will continue tomorrow when the Guyana Defence Force ground welcomes its first double header. Pele will open against Slingerz at 18:00hrs with the GDF and GFC squaring off in the feature game.
FA still backing Uefa F1 season to start earlier HEAD FOR FIFA ROLE than planned next year
LONDON (Reuters) Next year’s seasonopening Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne will move forward to March 20 after previously being listed for a later than usual start on April 3, organisers said on Wednesday. “The change of the date is part of a number of changes on a provisional calendar issued by the World Motor Sport Council,” they said in a statement on the official race website. The April 3 date would have been the latest start to a championship since 1988.
The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) was due to publish the latest draft calendar later on Wednesday after ratification by its World Motor Sport Council. The previous draft had a record 21 rounds. Singapore had objected to having its September race back-to-back with neighbouring Malaysia while teams had also expressed concern about the effect on personnel if the August break was shortened from the usual three weeks.
Troubled FIFA and UEFA cancel annual staff match ZURICH (Reuters) Troubled international football bodies FIFA and UEFA, both with leaders involved with a Swiss criminal investigation, have cancelled their annual staff match. The friendly game had been scheduled to take place in Nyon, home to European governing body UEFA and its president Michel Platini. “In a joint decision it was agreed to postpone the UEFA-FIFA challenge 2015, which had been scheduled for Friday, 2 October, until further notice,” a FIFA spokesperson said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Swiss authorities said they
were treating Platini as somewhere “between a witness and an accused person” in a probe that was widened last week to include FIFA President Sepp Blatter. Attorney General Michael Lauber told reporters he did not rule out searching the Nyon headquarters of UEFA as part of the investigation. Lauber ’s office has said Blatter is suspected of making a “disloyal payment” of 2 million Swiss francs (£1.3 million) to Platini in 2011 at the expense of FIFA. Both men have denied any wrongdoing and said the payment was legitimate compensation for work Platini undertook for FIFA.
Michel Platini (right) addresses the media. (Getty Images) BBC Sport - The Football Association says it will continue to back Michel Platini’s bid to become president of Fifa, despite his links to a corruption inquiry. Investigators are probing payments made to the Uefa president by Fifa counterpart Sepp Blatter. The FA announced in July it was backing the Frenchman for the role and said on Wednesday: “We are still of that view.” However, it added: “Events of recent days have raised a number of issues which do need to be fully examined.” Platini, 60, is being treated “in between a witness and an accused person”, say Swiss
investigators. The FA board met on Wednesday and later said it maintained its “unanimous” support for Platini. Blatter has said he will step down from football’s world governing body in February, with Platini among those who will stand for the post. Explaining its support for the former France international, the FA said: “We thought he was an excellent president of Uefa and could bring those same leadership qualities to Fifa.” But it stressed: “We are following the ongoing investigation initiated by the Swiss attorney general which Mr Platini is co-operating with
in full.” Swiss prosecutors are looking into a payment made to Platini in 2011 for work he completed for Blatter almost a decade earlier. Last week, Swiss prosecutors announced they were investigating Blatter on suspicion of criminal mismanagement in relation to that payment. The attorney general’s office said he was suspected of signing a contract that was “unfavourable to Fifa” and making a “disloyal payment” to Platini. Both men have denied any wrongdoing. The pair are also facing an investigation by Fifa’s ethics committee over the issue.
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BCB makes last-ditch ‘Sub-10 king’ Asafa to keep ON RUNNING WITH PUMA appeal to Cricket Australia
POWELL... I am very happy to be working with PUMA Jamaica Observer – PUMA Tuesday announced a new endorsement deal with Jamaican sprinter, Asafa Powell. The former 100m world record holder, who holds the record for the most sub-10second clocking 100m sprints having dipped below that mark 93 times, joins the global sports brand’s growing portfolio of athletes preparing for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro. In addition to world’s fastest man Usain Bolt, this roster has recently been
bolstered by key additions including NCAA 100m Champion Jenna Prandini, Australian sprint hurdler Michelle Jenneke and French 800m runner Pierra-Ambroise Bosse. Asafa Powell will become an important ambassador for the PUMA brand in an Olympic year and beyond. He will feature in both global marketing activations promoting Running Training product lines and brand campaigns in the lead-up to to the 2016 Olympics. This partnership will also see PUMA working with Powell to design a ‘Sub-10 King’ line of sportswear and spikes. Speaking about the new partnership with PUMA, Asafa Powell said: “PUMA has played a huge role in Jamaican track and field throughout my career — supporting the high school programme that fosters
young athletes, partnering with the JAAA and JOA and elite athletes such as Usain. “It’s a brand I’ve been very familiar with throughout my career and their longstanding commitment to Jamaican athletics is key as we continue to build and work to maintain our recent successes. They understand Jamaican culture, history, people and also the sport that this country loves, and I am very happy to be working with them.” Pascal Rolling, PUMA’s Head of Sports Marketing for Running said: “Having Asafa as part of our team here at PUMA is great news for us. He has played such an important role in Jamaican track and field for more than a decade, demonstrating a consistently high level of performance throughout his sprinting career which is a great testament to a great man. He inspires those around him, is an excellent role model and will bring great value to PUMA in the years ahead.” Powell has won medals at the World Championship, Olympics and Commonwealth games. The St Catherine native was the first Jamaican to win the IAAF Sportsman of the Year award. Powell, who clocked the first sub 10 second time of the 2015 track season, was the first Jamaican to ever hold the world record for the 100m dash with times of 9.77 and 9.74.
‘The Bangladesh government has committed to additional security on top of the substantial arrangements in the BCB’s standard Security Plan’ - Nazmul Hassan © BCB ESPNcricinfo - In what is likely to be a final effort to save the Bangladesh-Australia Test series, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said that Cricket Australia should factor the promised unprecedented levels of security before making a decision. The BCB is bracing for a message on the future of the series from CA today. In the statement, BCB president Nazmul Hassan said that he has not give up hopes of the tour taking place after VVIP security, the kind provided to heads of states, was assured to the Australia team. Since the Australians declined to travel on September 28, security and intelligence agencies in Bangladesh have gone out of their way to assuage the CA security team which was in the country earlier this week. “We have left no stone unturned in providing assurance regarding security for the Australian team,” Hassan said. “The Bangladesh government has committed to additional security on top of the substantial and elaborate arrangements in the BCB’s standard Security Plan for international cricket. For the Australia team the level has been confirmed as VVIP which is equivalent to
security accorded to head of states and is unprecedented for any international side. “We are still hopeful that a fresh date for arrival of its team will be declared by CA and we will see some exciting cricket on the ground soon. The cricketers, fans and everyone associated with cricket deserve that. Risks of untoward occurrences and threats are an unfortunate reality in today’s world and can happen anywhere. That is why we have placed utmost importance on preventive methods and action. We firmly believe that there is no reason for this tour to not go ahead after the extensive effort that has gone into the security arrangements.” The BCB said cricket teams visiting Bangladesh were given high priority by security agencies. It cited the example of the World T20 and the Women’s World T20 hosted by the country last year where 26 teams took part two months after severe violence erupted across the country. Despite all the efforts made by the BCB and the Bangladesh government, however, Australia have sent out enough suggestions in the last few days that indicate they could be pulling out of the tour.
Four days remain for GMR&SC Drag Meet
With four more days remaining before competitiors take to the South Dakota Circuit to participate in the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club Drag Meet dubbed ‘Quick Shift Part 2’, all teams confirmed are busy applying the finishing touches to their respective machines to thrill the anticipated large turnout. Team Wrecker which is led by Anand Ramchand’s Misubishi Evolution captured the overall title at
the last Meet, but they are expected to receive stiff challenges from some of the other teams, making the day an interesting and competitive one. While news emanating from the Organisers suggest that the Daby brothers Rondell and Peter are yet to confirm participation, it is known that they usually wait until the last minute to do so, therefore fans and fellow competitors alike should not be surprised when they take
EBDCA T20 tourney bowls off on Saturday The East Bank Demerara Cricket Association (EBDCA) T/20 tournament is set to commence on Saturday at Farm ground. In the opening fixture, Laluni will take on Sand Pipers at 09:30 hrs, while at 13:00 hrs Herstelling will
engage Uprising. On Sunday, Providence will battle Farm at 09:30 hrs while Combine United will face Herstelling at 13:00 hrs. Teams are asked to note that matches will be played with white balls and coloured clothing.
to the starting grid. Then there are other drivers such as Chet Singh, who dominated the eleven seconds category driving a Mitsbishi Evolution VII, Sanjay Persaud, who stole the spotlight in the twelve seconds division piloting a Mercedes SL 500, Roland Bana in the thirteen seconds category being at the helm of a Toyota Levin, Les Thomas, who had things his way in the fourteen seconds division in the driver’s seat of a Toyota Corolla and Rayon Brijpal in the fifteen seconds category in a Toyota RunX could also threaten Ramchand for the overall champion driver accolade. The cost of admission is Adults $1000 and chlidren under 12 $500. Among the sponsors of the event are Rent-a-Tent, GTT, Fanatix Designs, AR Jiwanram Printery, Ganesh Parts and General Store, Valvoline among others.
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Hollywood actor teams up with locals in Grenada for charity run ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA, WEST INDIES, - Canadian actor, Brandon Jay McLaren, who plays Dale Jakes in USA Network hit show ‘Graceland’, has thrown his full support behind a reachwithin.org crowdfunding campaign called A Run For Grenada which is raising funds to support children living in care homes across the island and is live at http :// igg. me/at/ARunForGrenada Brandon, whose father is from the Caribbean island of Grenada and mother is from Trinidad, was so enthused by the A Run For Grenada precampaign promotion he
chose to do more than just donate. He is now a proud member of a team that will run over 20 miles, from the Islands capital St George’s to the town of Sauteurs, on Sunday, 1 November 2015. “The older I get the more important Grenada is to me,” says Brandon. “My grandmother passed last year, and going back to Grenada for the service really had an impact. Knowing where you come from, history, lineage, tradition; these are all themes that have been central to the human experience for centuries and, for me, Grenada is at the center of those themes.”
“The campaign, A Run For Grenada, ticks three boxes for me,” continues Brandon. “I love to give back, I love to run and I love Grenada. I back this campaign because children are our future and they deserve the best start in life. At first I was going to just donate but then I decided to do a bit more. Before I knew it, and after a quick exchange with the campaign organisers, I had booked my flight to Grenada and now here I am training for a marathon run in the Caribbean. I will push my body over that finish line and when I do cross it, it will be a wonderful feeling.”
Flying Ace Cycle Club receives assistance from former cyclist Former cyclist Deolall Sooklall (right) presents a trophy to coach Randolph Roberts.
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he Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC) of Berbice continues to receive assistance from former and current members both in Guyana and overseas. The latest act of benevolence came from former top rider and long serving member, Deolall Sooklall of Chesney Front, Corentyne Berbice. Sooklall a re-migrant Guyanese recently presented a number of prizes to the FACC for the club’s annual track attack cycle race slated for Sunday 8th November at the Area H ground Rose Hall Town. Sooklall who once resided in Canada and returned to his homeland about three years ago will be sponsoring the prizes for the unknown distance. He will also be presenting a prize for the most outstanding school boy cyclist on show for the day. Sooklall who operates a general cycle repair and a tire repair workshop for all types of vehicles was a top cyclist in the 90s. He was once a part of the batch of cyclist along with the Benjamin brothers and others from the Ancient County that dominated the scene. The former top cyclist like a number of his other colleagues that had migrated is still
a member of the club and would assist with numerous donations from time to time. He is appealing to others in the Diaspora and those at home and business persons to come on board and assist the club in keeping cycling activities alive. He is also appealing to the Government of Guyana to recognize the contribution made by Roberts. The donation was made to club founder and coach Randolph Roberts at a simple ceremony at the club’s headquarters in New Amsterdam. Sooklall further stated that over the years he recognized the excellent work Roberts has been putting in on a daily basis in keeping the sport alive in Berbice and as a former cyclist himself and a businessman he is always willing to help. Roberts stated that the donation will go a far way in helping the club realize its dream and host yet another successful cycling event. Roberts also used the opportunity to call on other former members, both home and abroad and business persons to come on board and assist the club in keeping youths gainfully occupied.
Dr. Karen Lawson, founder of reachwithin.org said, “I am thrilled and humbled that Brandon would take time out of his busy schedule to both support and take part in our campaign. It’s great when Grenadians in the diaspora, and those with Grenadian roots, give back to the island although Brandon is doing so much more. Our dream is for A Run For Grenada to become an established, annual event and with Brandon’s support maybe it can happen.” The run is in its first official year and will see Brandon, who was also in the movie, ‘She’s The Man’, running alongside ten local people including Grenadian, Dennis Mason, who was raised in residential care and initiated A Run For Grenada. In 2014, a setback stopped Dennis from taking part in the TCS New York City Marathon. He worked
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off his disappointment by organising his own run in Grenada on the same day of the US race. Surprised and inspired by the positive public response Dennis, along with a few friends, decided to do it all again in 2015. Raised in multiple care homes up to the age of eighteen, reachwithin programmes helped Dennis to make sense of his world and supported him as he transitioned out of the care
system. Dennis says his greatest rock throughout has been reachwithin programme coordinator, Jerry Bascombe. “When a few of us aged out of the home, Jerry went above and beyond his role to support us. He helped us to find a place to live, got us set up with job training opportunities and gave us fatherly advice when we needed it,” says Dennis. “With no parental guidance (Continued on page 31)
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AAG launches 13th South American 10km Road Race - Banks DIH aboard, athletes Under-16 debarred
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he Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) launched the 13th Edition of the South American 10km Road Race yesterday at the Office of Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) President, Aubrey Hutson, which is also the Secretariat for the race. It was disclosed that Banks DIH is aboard under its Rainforest Water and Powerade brands for a massive improvement in participation and prestige. The race will be held on November 8 and the AAG President has committed to hosting all 12 South American countries. “We expect greater participation. We have received commitments from all 12 of South American
countries, as well as calls from the United Arab Emirates, as well as an increase in the number of Caribbean countries,” Hutson revealed. In addition, he disclosed that the event was restructured with an overall winner being crowned at the conclusion of the three stages in Suriname (October 31), Guyana (second stage) and Panama, respectively. It is hoped that this initiative creates more participation. However, in a shocking revelation and seeming contradiction to encouraging increased participation, there will be no age categories in the event this year, with each athlete entering in the Open Category. Athletes 16 and
Banks DIH Water Brand Manager Errol Nelson (third, left) hands over the sponsorship deal to AAG President, Aubrey Hutson yesterday in the presence of other AAG officials at his office in Alberttown. under are debarred from participating. According to Hutson, a points system will be
introduced where the athlete accumulating the most points after competing in the three stages will receive the overall prize as well as an extra US$1500. He thanked Banks DIH for their continued support. “We are appreciative and grateful to Banks for answering the call as our first sponsor,” Huston stated. Banks DIH Water Brand
Manager, Errol Nelson stressed the major beverage company’s commitment to sport. “Our sponsorship of this South American 10k race demonstrates our steadfast involvement in the development of sports in Guyana and in particular athletics. Our involvement in the event will be in the form of creating awareness of the brand, along with
providing refreshments for the athletes and ground staff,” Nelson informed. The final leg of the 10k race series will be held on November 16 in Panama. Guyana’s Cleveland Forde won the Suriname and Guyana stages last year and was fourth in Panama; with much more at stake this year, Forde will be aiming to win all three stages.
TSC capture Fraser Dominoes tournament
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ransport Sports Club (TSC) chalked up 70 games to capture the Kenrick Fraser dominoes title when the final was contested on Monday night at Dynasty Sports bar, South Ruimveldt. Rage placed second with 69 games while Saddam finished third on 66. Colin Ross marked 16 and Clifton Nicholls 15 for the winners who drew the bye to the final, Tony Smith and Cargail De Freitas scored 15 apiece for Rage. Gillian Hyman was Saddam’s leading player with 15. Saddam posted 72 games to win the semi
final encounter ahead of Rage 67 and Mo Fire 61. Hyman made 16 for Saddam while Tony Smith and Gilbert Mendonca got 15 each for Rage. TSC pocketed $80,000, Rage $40,000 and Saddam $20,000. Meanwhile, Mark Wiltshire 20/20 Dominoes tournament will be held on Sunday at Atlantic View bar, Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara. Entrance fee is $10,000 and action gets underway at 14:00hrs. The winning team will take home a trophy and $120,000, runner up $50,000 and third place $20,000. Prizes are subject to change.
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BCB /Tenelec inc 2015 First Division fifty over cricket competition...
Port Mourant and Blairmont This is the $9,000 bike that Cricket Club score massive cycling’s hottest rider just used wins infinal round matches to win the world championship
Parmanand Ramdhan Mahendra Singh The club that has produced the most Test cricketers in Berbice, Port
Mourant, scored a massive 225 runs victory over the hapless Edinburgh in their last round match of the Bobby Deonarine and Tom
Ramtahal, Deonarine spur Ogle to victory
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Davindra Ramtahal A four-wicket haul by Davindra Ramtahal coupled by an unbeaten half century by Michael Deonarine guided Ogle CC to an eightwicket victory over Golden Achievers when the East Coast Cricket Committee
40-over tournament continued on Sunday. Golden Achievers were bowled out for 157 in 34 overs after they were asked to bat at Ogle. Javon Hector slammed 38, while Kevon Roberts made 23 and Raymond Small 20. Ramtahal grabbed 4-30 while Oyodha Joseph, Anthony Ifill and Vishal Moorchan had two each. Deonarine then hammered five fours in his top score of 57 as Ogle CC responded with 158-2 in 31.5 overs. Devraj Chunilall struck 36 (3x4) and Soopaul Sanichar 18. Previously at the said venue, Ogle defeated Strathaven B by eight wickets. The visitors batted first and were sent packing for 73 in 26 overs. Jermaine Persaud scored 26; Ayodha Joseph and Alex Chunilall claimed three wickets each. Ogle replied with 75-2 in 11 overs. Soopaul Sanichar made 40. Ogle beat Lusignan by eight wickets. Batting first, Lusignan posted 231 all out in 38 overs. Andy Lall stroked 87 not out, Vicky Rampersaud 47 and Mahendra Etwaroo 37. Ifill snared 3-33, Nazir Hussain 2-24 and Sanichar 2-30. Ogle responded with 235-2 in 27 overs. Charwayne Mc Pherson slammed 90 not out while Ifill made 47 and Sanichar 27.
Chanderpaul Hemraj Gruntzel sponsored Tenelec Inc round robin fifty overs first division cricket competition. The match played at Edinburg ground on the East Bank of Berbice saw Port Mourant winning the toss and elected to take first strike in humid conditions and ended on 315 for the loss of 9 wickets off their allotted reduced quota of 45 overs. They were led to this massive total through outstanding and consistent batting by former Berbice and Guyana youth player Lloydel Lewis 75, national senior middle order batsman Chanderpaul (Continued on page 31)
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usiness Insider On Sunday last, 25-year-old Slovakian Peter Sagan won the elite men’s race at the UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia, after putting in a massive attack in the finale of the 160-mile contest. Cycling’s hottest rider of the past few years left all his rivals behind after muscling his way up two steep climbs and seemingly riding rails down a fast, technical descent. Here’s a look at the bike he took his biggest victory on: It costs a cool $9,250 USD.
Peter Sagan won the elite men’s race at the UCI Road World Championships.
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Four days remain for GMR&SC Drag Meet Part of the action during the previous Drag Meet at the South Dakota Circuit.
Richardson guides Pele’s move to the top; GDF & Fruta Conquerors draw in see-saw affair
Pele’s mastermind, Gregory Richardson (left) takes on Buxton Captain Inceford Charles (centre) and teammate at the Tucville ground.
Eon Alleyne on the go against GDF.
AAG launches 13th Schaefer, Flying Ace Cycle South American two players Club receives 10km Road Race sactioned assistance from - Banks DIH aboard, athletes Under-16 debarred
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