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EDITORIAL

Tolerance, apathy and common sense

Over the past few years, but more particularly in the last 18 months, there have been endless exchanges in relation to the merits and demerits of a number of major infrastructural projects, touted as being the exciting future or saving graces of this country. Expert opinions have inundated the collective psyche of the nation, and there are few of us unfamiliar with the fundamental aspects of these ventures. Salient points have been presented from both sides, and the people have listened, to whatever extent their daily commitments permit. They have exhibited unlimited patience. In all of this, there has been the danger of such important debate being lost in translation – be it from a technical standpoint or in terms of proving economic viability. There is little doubt that Guyanese are among the most tolerant people in the world. No debate required there. But while being tolerant has its advantages, there are challenges that test open-mindedness. Financier and tycoon James Goldsmith aptly expresses that “Tolerance is a tremendous virtue, but the immediate neighbours of tolerance are apathy and weakness.” Relative to those issues of utmost importance in our nation today - that will impact on each and every one of our descendants – it has become increasingly evident that apathy (a lack of concern) has crept in, and has allowed a mere handful of decision-makers among us to have their way, or at least think in that manner. Weakness, in the form of a resigned acceptance, sends a signal to those in charge of the coffers that the all-clear has been given to proceed, even when an undertaking is obviously impractical. There may be seeds of doubt entering the mind as to whether we are accepting the unacceptable, but clarity can be brought about by applying logic where the illogical threatens to take hold. As they say, ‘if something is too good to be true it probably is’. As a concerned stakeholder, you need to ask yourself a few questions: Am I comfortable with a selected few repeatedly borrowing excessive amounts of money in my name (and recklessly investing it) that I, my children and generations to come will have to toil to repay? Is it not strange that for many of these major projects, in particular the Marriott Hotel, negotiations were essentially being carried out by one individual wearing several caps, and who may in essence have been talking to himself? Is such an abnormality acceptable? Is it appropriate that the intricate details of our country’s most expensive projects are known by only a few among us? Why is confidentiality of such vital importance as the stakes get higher? Should I not be fully apprised of the reasons we are borrowing all this money and be able to express an opinion on whether or not I accept that the benefits will be worth the risk? Why are pertinent queries on these massive investments always met with suspicion and borderline hostility? What is there to hide? Outside of the independent media, financial experts and those who are au fait with business and investment practices, the average Guyanese would barely be cognizant of the details and consequences of these stifling commitments - a burden that they can ill-afford to bear, given all that life presents. Yet, it is necessary to remain attentive, because the nation’s money is being invested at unprecedented levels, and in highly questionable ventures. There should never be apathy when one considers the US$200M Skeldon Sugar Factory and US$12.5M Packaging Plant at Enmore. Those were investments touted as being saviours, or at least significant boosts, to the industry. They have proven to be unnecessary burdens on our economy. In fact, the grief has just started when it comes to the Skeldon facility, in terms of debt repayment. And so it was that before we gathered our bearings to deal with the losses heaped upon us by those useless behemoths, the urgency of a US$915M hydro project and a

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Letters... Where your views make the news

Cases of torture should be revisited under a new administration DEAR EDITOR, The numerous reported incidents of police torture must be investigated. As criminals become more hardened and their methods more efficient, the Police Force must improve their own efficiency and investigative skills. Almost everyone understands that from time to time a serving member of the Police Force may stray over the line. However, what cannot be accepted is the pervasive torture. In the spirit of Marxism/Leninism this PPP government is seemingly unwilling to investigate, will not correct, will in fact do nothing to address public concern. They don’t have to, because while they spout democracy, they don’t give a

damn about practicing it. Beating and torturing innocent people into confessions is really like living in a fool’s paradise. Even if the person whose confession is forced is eventually sent to prison, the only thing that happens is police statistics look good; the real criminals are still at large and continue to create mayhem in the streets. Without attempting to go too far back in the distant past, let me just recall the treatment meted out to the young man whose pelvic area was disfigured. So far he has had no serious redress (Editor’s note: The teen was awarded $6.5M through the High Court). Another more recent example was the beating and torturing of a young man,

who, even though he was able to prove to the media and the public that he was beaten and tortured; his clothing soiled in the process, even he could not get justice in this crooked system. The man in the street is therefore forced to live in fear. Forced because he or she can easily become a victim of crime or be picked up by the state apparatus and tortured into confessing participation in a criminal activity of which he/she has no knowledge Since the Ministry of Home Affairs will not help in any way, I think that the opposition parties should make the nation a solemn promise. They should promise that whenever this government is changed, they will rigorously revisit each

of these cases; they would conduct thorough investigations and will deal with each culpable individual condignly. Each supervisor, each decision maker, who was either tolerant of, or complicit in these barbaric actions, should expect to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. I know some of them will run away, but whatever assets they have should be seized and sold and the proceeds offered as compensation to the people they might have hurt. People will not sit still forever; if they are to have hope and not explode; they must be given some assurance that the future will be brighter. Aubrey Retemyer

The PPP is in a public relations war with the people of Guyana DEAR EDITOR, After months of hiding from the people, the ‘pollster’ has resurfaced to announce another duplicitous poll on Guyana in September 2013. We have said repeatedly that the ‘pollster’ does not conduct proper scientific sampling, data analysis and identification of survey errors to arrive at plausible poll results. What we were told by many of his best friends is that he conjures up these figures in his head on his Q8 bus ride to the Brooklyn Transit High School and share his thoughts over drinks and then shoot the results down to Freedom House for dissemination.

For years, the PPP has been accommodating the pollster when the results are in their favor bur recently, they have come to realize the inaccuracy of his polls and have abandoned him. Well, Kaieteur News and the other independent media houses have rendered these “make-believe” polls to the letter pages for public comedy. The PPP is in a public relations war with the people of Guyana. Instead of dealing with crime the Minister of Home Affairs is making silly statements and blaming everyone else except himself for the high crime rate. Only last week the PPP cabal pulled out their old racist chapter out of their playbook

DEAR SIR, I applaud cabinet for finally deciding on setting up a SWAT team. Unfortunately this move will not help in curbing the current crime rate as a Swat Team is a reactive unit. A Swat unit must be supported by an effective Criminal Intelligence Unit and prompt response capability. I would also recommend

that operatives for the Swat Unit be drawn from the Guyana Defence Force, seconded to the Police Force and Managed by a Police Superintendant and an Army Major both reporting to deputy Commissioner Crime. To have such a Unit under the command of the officer in charge of TSU would be a DISASTER. Robert Gates

to attack Nigel Hughes in his personal capacity for the simple reason that he is not an East Indian. Like always, they have told their East Indian supporters in Berbice that they must not trust Afro-Guyanese such as Nigel Hughes. Why the PPP continues to spread hatred between the two main races? How more low will the PPP take us as a country and as a people? But their East Indian supporters are much wiser and can see though their racist mind-set. We need to remind the people of Guyana that it is this same ‘pollster’ who

projected a landslide victory for the PPP in the 2011 general elections. It is this same ‘pollster’ who claimed he had conducted a poll on the byelection in Trinidad in July and Jack Warner will win by a slim majority. The reality was that the PPP received less than 50% in the 2011 elections and Jack Warner won overwhelmingly with 70 percent of the votes cast. Genuine pollsters who conduct real polls do not miss their target by such wide margin. Dr. Asquith Rose and Harish S. Singh.

Mayor Green misused a funeral service for his A SWAT team will not curb crime own political objection

US$150M airport expansion took centre stage. Breathing room is required in this frenzied period of activity. We need clearer perspective. Apathy and weakness may indeed be neighbours of tolerance, but common sense needs to move in as quickly as possible.

DEAR EDITOR, I observed the most disgusting occurrence last Wednesday where Mayor of G e o rg e t o w n H a m i l t o n Green misused a funeral service for his own political objection. In the process he sought to mislead mourners on the vending situation in Georgetown under his stewardship. It was quietly disgusting and inappropriate, especially since the deceased was not a politician or had no interest in politics even though she played a role in addressing issues which affected vendors with primary responsibility for the

cleanliness and beautification of the area in which she vended. Mr. Green’s presentation may have received a better review had he used the occasion to enlighten those in attendance who were mostly Citizens of Georgetown of efforts to clean up the garbage in the environs of the Church and other parts of the City, among the plethora of other ills existing in Georgetown. Imagine this is someone who advocates moral and spiritual revival and uses the church to mislead people in a deliberate manner. God help us! Kwame Mc Coy

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GPHC getting support to offer paediatric heart surgery In the quest to expand cardiac care at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), moves have been made to forge a strategic collaboration with an international charitable organisation to provide paediatric heart surgery. At a press conference yesterday, media operatives were apprised of the fact that the GPHC and Ministry of Health are already gaining expert support from the International Children’s Heart Foundation (also called the Baby Heart Foundation) based in Memphis, Tennessee, in the United States. A team from the charitable entity arrived in Guyana a few days ago to assess the facilities of the GPHC in hope of commencing paediatric cardiac operation by next year at no cost to patients or the hospital. However, ahead of measures being put in place to facilitate operations here, Founder and Medical Director of the Charitable Organisation, Dr. William Novick, said yesterday that patients will be taken abroad for cardiac care. Already some eight children have been screened and will soon be able to benefit from the support of the Foundation. “This is going to require the commitment of the hospital and the Ministry of Health...in addition to our commitment. Our plan will be to come at least twice a year and to operate on children and educate the local team,” said Dr Novick. He explained that the development of the local team is a process that could take about seven to10 years, during which time the Foundation will remain committed to supporting Guyana in terms of care for children with heart diseases. The professionals who will be targeted for training will not only include physicians but also nurses who work in the Intensive Care Unit, the Operating Room, the ECHO-Laboratory, wards, as well as the technicians who operate in all

of the related areas. “It is a comprehensive programme not just for surgery but for everything...anaesthesia, ICU care, pre- and post-operative diagnostic care as well as routine follow-ups for children who have been operated on,” said Dr Novick. But according to Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, Michael Khan, no one has yet been identified for training since the collaboration is a “work in progress...this is a specialised care that is being provided...and we have to have persons who are willing to work in the area of cardiac surgery.” However, one possible candidate to undergo training is Dr. Marisa Seepersaud, who yesterday expressed an interest in the area of paediatric cardiac surgery. She has held the position of General Paediatric Surgeon at the public hospital for the past 14 months. According to Dr Novick, the Baby Heart Foundation has been in operation for 20 years and has worked in 31 countries around the world. Dr Novick explained that the purpose of the Foundation is to offer paediatric surgical support and education. Moreover the entity has a team of both staff and volunteers who travel to institutions around the world that are in search of improving all aspects of paediatric cardiac care. “So our teams come, we spend approximately two to three weeks everywhere that we go and we operate on anywhere from 15 to 30 children, depending on how long or what are capabilities of the local infrastructure,” Dr Novick said. Novick was yesterday accompanied by the Baby Heart Foundation’s Director of Biomedical/Clinical Engineering, David Wieduwilt, who has already prepared a preliminary list of equipment that must be in place before paediatric surgical operations (Continued on page 08)

FROM LEFT: Dr. Marisa Seepersaud, Dr. Raj Kishan Narine, Mr Michael Khan, Dr. William Novick and Mr David Wieduwilt

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$130,000 female contract killer nabbed after stabbing target By Javone Vickerie Two amateur would-be assassins, hired by a jealous ex-wife to murder her rival, panicked and fled after their victim’s screams sent neighbours racing to the victim’s Industry, East Coast Demerara home at around 11:00 hrs yesterday. Linda Phillips, the 32year-old victim, was stabbed twice in the back by one of the attackers. They were reportedly promised $130,000 to kill her, but the injured woman, a casino employee, managed to raise an alarm, which sent the would-be killers—identified as a 22-year-old second-year female UG student and her young male neighbour— bolting from her home. After a brief chase, residents captured the fleeing woman, tied her up, and handed her over to the police. At press time, police were still trying to locate her accomplice and the ex-wife who resides at Seventh Field, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara. They have also been unable to locate the woman’s husband. Kaieteur News understands that the detained UG student has told police that the ex-wife had told her that Phillips was having an affair with her husband. The wife allegedly

Victim: Linda Phillips then promised the UG student $130,000 if she could “organize for someone” to kill Phillips. Kaieteur News understands that the UG student then contacted a neighbour known as “Shawn Boy” and told him about the job. At around 11:00 hrs yesterday, the UG student and her alleged accomplice turned up at Linda Phillips’s home. According to one report, the student told Phillips that she wanted to discuss ‘the problem’ between Phillips and the jilted wife. But Kaieteur News was also told that the UG student gained

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entry by pretending to be a nurse providing blood pressure testing. It is alleged that while the female suspect was conversing with Phillips, her accomplice began to stab their victim. One resident recalled seeing two well-dressed persons arrive in a car and enter Phillips’ bottom flat apartment. The eyewitness said that about 10 minutes later, residents heard Phillips screaming. “We hear she shouting hard fuh help, so I left me house fuh go over and see wuh happen to she; then while ah come down the step ah see she open the door and a set ah blood just keep gushing out from she back,” the eyewitness said. The man said that after making a few steps from her door, Phillips collapsed at her

gate. Meanwhile, the two assailants were still in the house seeking a way of escape. “One ah dem neighbours seh ‘watch dem’, so like four ah we run behind them and we ketch the girl because she

foot fall in a hole through the alleyway,” the man said. However, the woman’s accomplice managed to escape in the same car that had brought the suspects. He said that the captured woman was wearing a pair of

green latex gloves and had an empty syringe. According to the resident, the woman claimed that she had accompanied her male companion to Phillips’s house but was unaware of what was going to happen.

CreditInfo Quest to help detect consumer fraud By Kiana Wilburg With the recent launching of Guyana’s first credit bureau, CreditInfo (Guyana) Inc, Guyanese will now have the chance to better charter their credit history and benefit significantly from acquiring high credit scores. The credit bureau is responsible for several

things. One of which is creating a credit report for borrowers. This report is a detailed account of the consumer’s credit history. Apart from personal information, it will also include information about their financial obligations as well as their payment history. In addition to this, each consumer is entitled to one free credit report annually. But more importantly, Judy Semple-Joseph, Chief Executive Officer of the financial institution explained that a credit score would not be a part of that report. Semple told this publication that while the credit score is a number that is used to indicate the creditworthiness of the consumer to the lender and will therefore, enable him/her to assess the rate at which the person’s debt will be repaid, it is a product that will be sold separately, but at a minimal fee. “Consumers must understand that the credit report is a document that

Judy Semple-Joseph, CEO, CreditInfo (Guyana) Inc shows the credit history and the credit score is a separate product which represents, a number given, based on the analysis of the credit history.” In addition to this, she said that no information would be shared with any company, including credit information providers, and written permission of the consumer would have to be given before such can be done. Semple said that the (Continued on page 11)

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Stop this farce, Obama tells Congress on third day of shutdown (Reuters) - The U.S. government shutdown prompted growing concern of wider economic consequences when it stretched into a third day yesterday, and President Barack Obama challenged Republicans to “stop this farce” by allowing a straight vote on a spending bill. Both sides in the standoff, which was triggered by Republican efforts to halt Obama’s healthcare reforms, appeared entrenched. Republicans in the House of Representatives are planning at least 10 more small bills to reopen specific federal programs, according to a senior Republican aide. Democrats reject that piecemeal approach. Fears grew that the crisis would merge with a more complex fight looming later this month over raising the federal debt limit and that this could stymie any attempts to end the shutdown before the middle of October. Obama said there were enough Republicans willing to pass a spending bill immediately if House Speaker John Boehner would allow a vote on a spending bill without partisan conditions attached, a so-called clean vote. But Obama said the speaker was refusing to do so because “he doesn’t want to anger

the extremists in his party.” “My simple message today is ‘Call a vote,’” Obama said in a speech at a construction company in Maryland. “Take a vote. Stop this farce, and end this shutdown right now.” Work in Congress was interrupted yesterday afternoon when the U.S. Capitol was locked down briefly due to gunshots fired outside the building. One female suspect was shot after a car chase across Washington and one Capitol police officer was injured, U.S. officials said. Police said it appeared to be an isolated incident with no connection to terrorism. The security alert halted

work in both the House and the Senate and shifted attention from the shutdown which has idled nearly 1 million Federal workers, many of them in the Washington area. “I think for a moment maybe some of the other big issues that are going on in the Capitol sort of went away for a moment as we were focused on what was happening as it was developing,” Republican Representative Kevin Yoder from Kansas told CNBC. In his speech earlier, Obama warned that as painful as the government shutdown was, a default caused by a failure to raise the debt limit would be dramatically worse for the economy as a whole. Boehner ’s spokesman said the speaker had “always said that the United States will not default on its debt.” “He also always says that there aren’t votes in the House to pass a ‘clean’ debt limit bill. That’s why we need a bill with cuts and reforms,” the spokesman said. Though some moderate Republicans have begun to question their party’s strategy, Boehner so far has kept them largely united with the small bills to reopen national parks, restore health research and other parts of the government most visibly affected by the shutdown.

Calais (France) (AFP) About 60 Syrian refugees, of whom 40 are on a hunger strike, have occupied a key point in the northern French port of Calais and vowed to stay put until they are sent to Britain. On the second day of the protest and hunger strike yesterday, the asylum seekers put up slogans scribbled on cardboard proclaiming: “Take us to the UK,” and “We want to talk to David Cameron.” They occupied a footbridge of a ferry terminal at Calais port from which ships leave for British ports. Many voiced

disenchantment with France, which recently pledged to speed up asylum requests for Syrian refugees. Most of them arrived a month ago in Calais. “We thought that France was the country where human rights are respected,” said Tarik, a 19-year-old from the southern city of Deraa near the border with Jordan. “But we live outside like dogs, hunted down by the police, we see we are not welcome, how can we seek asylum here?” he said. The former engineering student said he was convinced he would find

“more humanity” in Britain and eventually bring over his mother and younger brothers currently living in Egypt. Ali, a 38-year-old, can barely hide his anger, saying although French President Francois Hollande had taken a strong stand against the regime of President Bashar alAssad for using chemical weapons, the French were not welcoming at all. “Why does the president say one thing and the police another?” Ali said, adding that he had spent $13,000 (9,500 euros) to come to a country where the “president said ‘we must help Syrians.’”

Barack Obama

Syria refugees protest in France, seek to go to Britain

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CCJ to deliver ruling on Shanique Myrie case today Barbados Bridgetown The Caribbean Court of Justice will make its ruling in the Shanique Myrie case this morning. The ruling will be delivered via video conferencing from the CCJ’s Port-of-Spain headquarters to courtrooms in Barbados and Jamaica. Myrie, a Jamaican national, brought a legal action against Barbados

border officials for alleged inhumane, degrading and discriminatory treatment at Grantley Adams International Airport on March 14, 2011. The case involved just over a year of taking evidence, testimony from 22 witnesses and visits by the court to two other CARICOM states outside of its 134 Henry Street, Port-of-Spain headquarters.

Shanique Myrie

Transport Minister shields China Harbour from parliamentary committee Jamaica Gleaner - In what is being described as an unprecedented move, Transport, Works and Housing Minister Dr Omar Davies has stepped in to prevent China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) from being cross-examined by a parliamentary oversight committee. Davies, in a letter to the chairman of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC), Edmund Bartlett, described as a “bad precedent” plans by the committee to summon CHEC to address the vexed issue of fluctuation claims by subcontractors under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP). In his letter dated October 1, Davies cautioned that the “summoning of CHEC to appear before the committee would set a bad precedent”. Bartlett told committee

Dr Omar Davies members Wednesday that Davies’ intervention and commitment to provide the PAAC “with full and complete responses to your questions” was unprecedented. Davies, in his letter, committed to meet with “all parties in order to be able to provide you and other members of the PAAC with full and complete responses to your questions”. For months, committee member Mike Henry has been

hammering home the point that if fluctuation had not been budgeted for under JDIP, the Government would be forced to find the funds to settle claims from subcontractors. Henry even suggested that this could affect the Government’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund. The committee had invited CHEC to its sitting yesterday to provide members with an explanation on payment concerns by subcontractors; however, during deliberations, Henry raised concerns about the timeline for Davies to submit answers to the committee. A verbal clash then ensued between Henry and Dr Dayton Campbell, who said the committee should not be detained by Henry’s comments, adding that other members accepted Davies’ proposal.

GPHC getting support to... From page 5 commence here. The needed equipment, he disclosed, will be donated by the Foundation. The collaboration with the Foundation was streamlined by Guyana-born Cardiovascular Surgeon, Dr Raj Kishan Narine, who currently practices in Canada but recognised the need for improved cardiac care in Guyana. He pointed out yesterday that one of the important things in addressing cardiac care is the paediatric aspect which includes paediatric cardiology

and all supporting services. He mused over the fact that in Guyana “until now we have been unable to meet the need of this care.” However, he observed that the Government through the Ministry of Health has been working “very hard” over the last few years to address this state of affairs. Moreover, he disclosed that with the support of Minister of Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran, moves were made to invite Dr Novick and his team for assistance in establishing a sustainable paediatric cardiac programme.

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The opposition needs to wake up. They are accusing the government of frustrating the holding of local government elections. But while they are making noises about local government Bills not being assented to as yet; while they are awaiting this process so that they can calculate just when local government elections will be held, the PPP is in full campaign mode. The opposition feels that the PPP is afraid to go to the polls and this they feel accounts for why recently passed local government elections Bills have not yet been assented to. While the opposition parties are making these claims, the PPP has already announced that it is in elections mode. That mode will be intensified this weekend. This year marks the 21st anniversary of the return to office of the PPP. Last year was a more significant anniversary and last year’s observances were far less low-key than this year. Is it by accident or a coincidence that the PPP is going to have massive rallies this year as against last year? Is it also by accident that GuyExpo is being held this weekend, the anniversary of the return to democracy? Is it going to be a coincidence that government ministers and party leaders are going to have a very visible presence at this weekend’s GuyExpo? Not it is not! The campaign has begun! The saddest part of it all is that neither APNU nor the

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AFC seems to have recognized this fact. As a consequence, they are wasting precious energies on demanding to know why certain Bills have not been assented to when they should have been gearing for local government elections which requires far earlier and far more campaigning than general and regional elections. The local government Bills will be assented to in due course. These are not onepage Bills. As such they require time for the legal draughtsman to check. Also the President has to be satisfied that the Bills presented reflect what was passed in the National Assembly and has been properly drafted. Legal drafting is a meticulous and painstaking process. It takes time and so too is the process of ensuring that a Bill comprising many articles is proper to be assented to. The opposition should have no fear about these Bills being assented to. The President had indicated a long time ago that he will

assent to the Bills. Why the opposition wants it to be done swiftly is because they are suspicious that the process of assent can be used by the President to determine when local government elections are held, and they are fearful that they can be caught off-guard by not having enough time to prepare for elections. This should be the least of their worries. From the time the Bills are assented to, to the time polls are held, will involve a six-month period, so there is no need for the opposition to worry about not being given adequate notice. What they have to worry about is whether they can get their campaign off the ground and if they will be able to avoid the humiliation that is in store for them. The PPP has gotten a head start on them and is gearing for a long campaign. It has made a rapid start and this will continue right through to the polls. The opposition in the meantime does not seem to be in any state of readiness for elections. The opposition has to

prepare itself for licks like peas whenever local government elections are held. The opposition will hold key municipalities but they will lose as they did in 1994 when the PPP swept 60% of the polls. The PPP knows how to win elections. It has been doing it for a long time and it will do it again. The mistakes that were made in 2011 will not be repeated. The ruling party’s activists have been highly visible in their constituencies and what happened in 2011

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when due to complacency their supporters stayed away will not recur. While the opposition has been making waves in the National Assembly, chopping this and chopping that, shutting down this project and stifling others, the PPP has been making hay. The supporters of the PPP have witnessed over the past two years just how brutal the opposition can be and the extent to which the opposition is prepared to jeopardize the future of this country. They have seen the

opposition in action and this has galvanized them. But the PPP is still taking no chances. It has begun to oil its campaign machinery and with the resources at its disposal, it will win again and win big, especially since the opposition seems to be sleeping.

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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN

It is President Ramotar’s only game of survival, so it has to be played It is coming on to 21 years since the PPP is in power. If a citizen is twenty-one years old (Peter Ramsaroop told me two weeks ago about sixty percent of the nation is below 21) then that person has no firsthand knowledge of the government of President Forbes Burnham. The PPP knows this and in every election, on every state occasion, the PPP milks its depraved historiography by telling us about the wrong things President Burnham did. Why say it when more than eighty percent of the country does not know about it because either they were born just as Burnham was moving off the scene or they emerged after Mr. Burnham

was gone? So why on every occasion, without exception, what Burnham did is brought up for the audience to digest? Because it is the only game a twenty-one-year-old regime knows. In those twenty-one years, the regime clings to Burnham’s mistakes to keep the flames alive because the gasoline has created far more mistakes than Burnham. The latest act in this game is President Ramotar telling the audience at UG’s 50th anniversary the bad things Burnham did and he cited the refusal by the PNC Government to employ Walter Rodney at UG. On reading that, immediately I said to myself I cannot let Ramotar get away

with that vulgarity. I will ask for readers’ indulgence while I pen a brief note on Ramotar and his party and his government on me at UG. After twenty-six years of service, my contract was terminated without any complaint from any section of the University and without a hearing. The termination was done by the PPP-dominated Council. That is all I want to say. What needs to be said about UG under the PPP, the party of Mr. Ramotar, is that a lecturer accused of graphic sexual descriptions in his classroom of the different acts of sex was allowed a hearing and permitted to have legal representation. Let us go off of UG, a

topic most Guyanese are familiar with. Let’s look at what happened in the twentyone years. So Mr. Ramotar spoke of the bad guy, Burnham, who didn’t give Walter Rodney a job. A foreign company came to this country and employed a learned young lawyer. Because the lawyer was once involved with a civil society group, Transparency Institute, the foreign company was told either you part company with this lawyer that the Guyana Government sees as an anti-government critic or we will not give you a licence. For more details see my column of Friday, September 6, 2013 captioned, “A story in 2013 that Guyanese do not

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know about.” Mr. Ramotar can tell a nation that has no firsthand knowledge of Mr. Burnham’s government, but Mr. Ramotar’s regime did exactly to me what Burnham did to Rodney, The PPP did to this lawyer what Burnham did to Rodney. It is not only the weird and warped psychology of the PPP that was on display when Mr. Ramotar spoke, but the depraved approach to historiography by most if not all PPP leaders. If there is any scholar I felt sorry for as Mr. Ramotar spoke, it was our brilliant historian, Catholic nun, Sister Mary Noel Menezes. She was invited to be part of the panel, but did not deserve to listen to that crude propaganda of Mr. Ramotar. Mr. Ramotar and all his acolytes and colleagues in the PPP will go on to propagate such crude propaganda. They have to. It is the only game they know. It is the only thing they have going for them – tell the Guyanese people how bad were the opposition when they were in power. The naked attempt to

Frederick Kissoon rewrite history by the PPP will go on, as the PPP’s inglorious role gets more stained and sordid, and as history records it. And history is recording it. History knows that Forbes Burnham denied Walter Rodney employment at UG. But now many of our young folks know that. But much to the exasperation of Ramotar, these young people know about who is doing what to the Guyanese nation these past twenty-one years. They know who don’t care that Guyana has become the most fetid city in the entire world. And yes, I say without fear of reproach, the worst in the world. But wait a minute! Most Guyanese know who the PPP blames for the rotten environments of Georgetown. Why of course, you guessed it – President Forbes Burnham. Fact Number One he died since 1985. Fact Number Two - Mr. Ramotar’s party is in power 21 years now.

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Wife pay fuh kill sweet woman This car crashed into the canal at the Borlam Turn, Corentyne, shortly after 14:30 hrs yesterday. The driver, from Number 68 Village, Corentyne, and a female occupant luckily escaped unharmed. Reports suggest that the driver was under the influence of alcohol. Ranks from ‘B’ Division were on the scene taking statements. Residents told this newspaper that the driver “made a rash turn” and ended up in the waterway. They added, too, that luckily no one was fishing in the canal as is customary at that time of the day or lives might have been lost.

When people talk bout stupidness dem know wha dem saying. A lady find out that she husband enjoying de arms of another lady. Instead of dealing wid de husband this woman decide that she got to remove de problem suh she decide to find somebody who gun remove de problem. How this woman find a woman who claim that she can kill de sweet woman is a mystery but she find somebody. Then dem boys hear bout de stupidness. De wife promise de woman some money fuh do de job. She ain’t advance no money or nutten. This other woman got to be stupid because she tell she neighbor that she got a wuk and that he gun get a share of de money. Well de long and short of de situation is that de hired woman and she neighbour tackle de sweet woman and dem stab she. When she start fuh holler dem run away. De killer woman hide in a bush. But dem ketch she and cuff she pun she mouth. Then dem tie she up like a pig ready to get roast. De thing that got dem boys wondering is how people can kill somebody dem don’t even know and never had a problem wid. In war is a different story but in ordinary life is only dem bandits who guh to rob people does do that kind of stupidness. De other piece of stupidness is that de woman who hire de other one gone and hide. It mean that she got to lef she warm bed and sleep like a cat, peeping out of one eye every minute. But dem boys want know wheh de husband. Some believe that de woman kill he too. Suh she hiding, she husband missing and de sweet woman in a hospital bed. Dem boys ain’t laughing too hard because dem got wife. Dem ain’t boasting because dem can’t swear fuh one another but then again dem women does hear all kind of thing and some of dem stupid enough to act pun any rumour. Talk half and watch out fuh stupidness.

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Way cleared for Brumell’s confirmation as Top Cop After acting as Commissioner of Police for close to two years, the way has finally been cleared for Leroy Brumell to be confirmed. This development followed discussions between President Donald Ramotar and Leader of the Opposition, Brigadier David Granger yesterday afternoon. A Partnership for National Unity in a brief statement said, “At the invitation of the President of Guyana Mr. Donald Ramotar, the Leader of the Opposition, Brigadier David A. Granger met with the President at the Office of the President this (yesterday) afternoon. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the President’s nomination of Leroy Brumell to be confirmed in the position of Commissioner of Police. The Opposition Leader did not express any opposition to the confirmation of Mr. Brumell.” Brumell took over the helm of the Guyana Police Force in late 2011 when the now deceased Henry Greene was forced into administrative leave to defend himself against allegations of rape. Brumell, along with Crime Chief Seelall Persaud, was elevated to Deputy Commissioner of Police in June last year. However, Brumell may only serve less than a year as the substantive Top Cop since he is scheduled to proceed on retirement leave in 2014. Many believe that news

Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell of Brumell’s imminent confirmation is the first step to end political manipulation of the Guyana Police Force. Frustrated citizens have expressed that, “in order for any real progress to be achieved by the GPF, which has been striving in their endeavours to observe the letter of the law, there must be an end to the political influence over the Force.” It is the view of those who spoke to this newspaper recently, that a Commissioner whose tenure of security is in limbo, is vulnerable. Former Member of

Parliament Aubrey Norton had stated previously that, “The Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee and PPP are using his (Brumell) nonappointment as a sword of Damocles to make him vulnerable.” “They are aware that when a person is close to retirement, they are afraid to lose their benefits and are therefore less likely to challenge the wrongs of the administration, and consequently, turn a blind eye to the wrongdoing of the political directorate.” Norton added.

CreditInfo Quest to help... (From page 6) names of all the companies that have inquired about someone’s credit history would be provided in the credit report of the consumer. “We want borrowers to understand that the information provided to our bureau is of paramount importance. Our chief storage, located in Jamaica, is the most secure data facility in the Caribbean. It is capable of withstanding Category 5 hurricanes and other natural disasters.” “Secondary facilities are also secured to a level capable of passing the rigorous international security standards of the CreditInfo group as well as the Bank of Guyana, which oversees the credit bureaus and regulates the industry.” Moreover, Semple drew attention to one of the other services that is a part of their credit bureau system,

“CreditInfo Quest (CIQ)” which is now in full effect. This feature, she said, serves to identify fraud by the consumer or third party or reports of fraud by the consumer. “For example; if someone lost or had their passport stolen, naturally, they would have reported this to the immigration office or the Police. It is expected that they would, as well, report the matter to the bureau.” “When the report would have been made to our agency, we would then attach a fraud alert to the person’s account. In this way, if someone tries to use a false identity to access credit, the lender would be notified by the CreditInfo Quest of any wrongdoing and the appropriate action would be taken. The details of such a circumstance would then be recorded under a section of the bureau referred to as the

Number of CIQ Fraud Alerts, and recorded on the request of the person who has been defrauded.” The CEO said that, “For consumers, one way to easily identify fraud, is if you pull your credit report and you notice that two or three different institutions have made inquiries o n y o u r credit profile within a 48hour period, in which you know you have not tried to access credit anywhere, that in itself is an indication of fraud.” She added that inquiries of any nature with regard to one’s credit report can also be done as the bureau is willing to arrange personal appointments at a date and time convenient to both parties. This, she said, is also in an effort to better educate clients about the objectives of the bureau and how it works.

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GuyExpo 2013 opening less exciting than predecessors The curtains went up at around 19:00hrs last evening as Guyana’s premier trade and exposition was declared open. The ceremonial ribbon was cut by a pretty little lady, in the presence of His Excellency President Donald Ramotar, Tourism Minister (ag) Irfaan Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Barbados, Maxine Mc Clean, representatives of the Private Sector, as well as other dignitaries and ministers of government. This was done following an official opening ceremony which commenced with National Anthem and ended with remarks from President Ramotar. The night sky was perfect for the occasion and the sound of steel pan and other forms of music filled the environs of the Sophia Exhibition Site. It was slightly disappointing that the opening declaration was not

followed by the usual fireworks display, which most of the children seemed eager to witness. And there were just three cultural items on the programme - an opening song by an all-boys group, and another by the Success Elementary School choir. Unlike previous trade fairs, GuyExpo 2013 will probably not win the trophy for most creative decorative layout, but the exhibits on display are commendable. The obvious dullness of the opening ceremony was not enough to discourage those seeking a good best bargain on arts and craft to the best internet connections. A fair number of patrons surveyed some of the new products and services on offer. Approximately 4000 persons were in attendance; a figure considerably less than that of last year’s massive turnout. Exhibitors also admitted that last year’s

opening night was a lot busier, but maintained that it wasn’t a bad start. A casual walk around the Sophia complex revealed several booths still incomplete; one or two were even empty. Although there was an International Pavilion, local exhibitors seemed to be pleased that they were still receiving much attention; especially the local agroprocessors. The heavy presence of police and security officers was evident and there was an ambulance and fire engine on standby at strategic locations. As is customary, there were people distributing magazines which detailed all there is to know about the grand affair. Among the most exciting GuyExpo giveaways, are a few entities such as the Baganara Resort and Fly Jamaica giving away all-expenses paid trips (Continued on page 12)

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President highlights development as GuyExpo kicks off

Special invitees and other guests listen to the President’s address

President Ramotar delivers the keynote address at the opening of By Abena Rockcliffe Guyana’s annual exhibition event, GuyExpo, was last evening launched under the theme “Advancing

productivity through innovation, modernization and expansion.” Though this year’s opening hadn’t the glitz and glamour similar to those in the

past, those gathered were given more than enough information on Guyana’s developmental standing. Speeches were delivered by representatives of the

Private Sector, Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association and the Trade and Investment Committee. Barbadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Maxine Mclean also made a presentation which was followed by Guyana’s Minister of Tourism (ag) Irfaan Ali and keynote speaker President Donald Ramotar. The Head of State focused heavily on government initiatives, and boasted about the event having exhibitors from the local private sector and manufacturing industry as well as those from the Caribbean, South America and further afield. Ramotar said that mix represents integration and opined that that’s what the world today should be about. He pointed out the fact that some think GuyExpo should be all about Guyana and what it has to offer—as the name suggests—but begged to differ on that point of view. The President opined that the more government creates a condition conducive for full participation, the faster the “integration process” will

grow and the further it will go. Ramotar told the gathering that Guyana is a good place to invest in for many reasons. He noted that in order to develop the manufacturing sector, his government has created a conducive environment by creating “many incentives” in almost every productive area. According to Ramotar, his administration has been investing in both the social and physical infrastructure which will significantly help to accelerate development. One of the many examples listed by the President was the work in progress to link the East, West Coast and East Bank with a “badly needed” road. He said that the government is also exploring the possibilities of a new road to link Providence and Ogle. A linkage which he hopes will open huge possibilities in that corridor, including the establishment of two new industrial sites. The Head of State also made mention of the 1000home project that will provide housing for young professionals. He dubbed this an innovative way to keep

skills and avoid migration by those looking for a better life. Ramotar posited that housing will inspire new values for most to stay and not be just a cog in the wheel, but a “mover and shaker of development in Guyana”. The President bragged that Guyana is close to achieving many of the Millennium Development Goals and said that Guyana is one of only 17 countries in the world where increased nutrition has been met. He also mentioned that Guyana is close to accomplishing universal secondary education and added that for the country to go to another level, there must be advanced infrastructure such as a deep water harbour and airport expansion. He also stressed that cheap energy needs to be developed. Ramotar said that despite setbacks in that regard, his administration is still managing to get important development in the industrial sector and wants to bring that on par with the agricultural sector. He concluded by congratulating the organizers.

GuyExpo 2013 opening... (From page 11) for two. There was also the launching of the ‘I Believe Campaign’ which is geared towards promoting and advancing the successes of our economy over the last few years whilst encouraging every facet of society to believe in the potential that lies ahead. “The I Believe Campaign

seeks to reach out to every Guyanese beyond political, ethnic and religious barriers, to come on board through educating ourselves, informing ourselves and communicating with each other, the priorities of Guyana, thus , creating an environment of National Ownership in the transformation of our country,” Tourism Minister

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Ali stated. The ‘I Believe Campaign’ also takes a deeper look into the future, in building bridges with our continental neighbours and benefiting from the potential that exists in their markets; a Deep Water Harbour and enhanced Demerara Port and expansion of physical infrastructure to meet economic and social projections. GuyExpo 2013 will continue until midnight on Sunday under the theme ‘Advancing Productivity through Innovation, Modernisation, and Expansion.

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Implementation of NIS actuarial review proposals not mandatory - Dr. Luncheon I m p l e m e n t i n g recommendations of actuarial reviews done for the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is not mandatory by law, and consequently, government did not heed proposals from the Seventh and Eight Actuarial Reviews, which it found unfavourable. Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon made this assertion yesterday at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President. The question of implementing the recommendations comes on the heels of the NIS’s hierarchy emphasizing the challenges facing the entity, at the scheme’s 44th Anniversary celebrations this year, The Eighth Actuarial Review, done on the fund as of December 31, 2011, highlighted that the scheme was nearing crisis stage and funds will be exhausted in less than 10 years, unless contribution rates and benefits reforms are done immediately. The review recommended an increase of the contribution rate from 13 percent to 15 percent no later than January 2013; increase in the monthly wage to $200,000; and the pensionable age should also be raised from 60 to 65 years on a phased basis and there should be a freeze on pension increase for two years until the contribution rate is increased and finances improve. According to Dr. Luncheon, many of the recommendations of that review were rejected by stakeholders at meetings held in the three counties. For instance, public servants do not want the pensionable age to change. In addition, Government did not find the recommendations favourable, so they were not implemented. He clarified that the actuarial review was not

Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon done in futility since it is mandatory that every five years this exercise must be conducted. Luncheon said that at the NIS’s Anniversary celebration, General Manager Doreen Nelson concentrated on the scheme’s nationwide provision of services, wide ranging benefits and the financing of the operations, particularly benefits expenditure. He said the scheme’s major focus for its 45th year and beyond was identified as data and debt management. “Records for the period 1989 to 1998, Cabinet was advised, remain the major outstanding source of stakeholders’ frustration with the scheme and interventions including in-house projects and major outsourcing activities are being implemented to conclude by 2014 the incorporation of the 1989 to 1998 information into the scheme’s permanent records,” he said. Luncheon said that as far as debt management is concerned, Cabinet was advised that defaulting employers and self-employed persons continue to owe the scheme hundreds of millions of dollars. The management and the board pledged more systematic and aggressive efforts would be made to collect those arrears.

Guyanese gets more jail in Ireland for cocaine smuggling A South American man who was jailed for four-anda-half years for couriering cocaine worth just over 220,000 Euros into Ireland has had his sentence increased to six years following a successful appeal by the DPP. Leroy Sturge, originally from Georgetown, Guyana, pleaded guilty to possessing drugs for sale or supply at Dublin Airport on February 7, 2011. On Wednesday, Chief Justice Susan Denham said the Court of Criminal Appeal found that the judge did not give sufficient weight to fact that Sturge, 51, had a previous conviction in the UK for the importation of cocaine. (www.herald.ie)

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“I ain’t tekkin lef” - Man on Sophia teen charged with illegal possession of firearm, ammo assault charge tells court A man who says he is deeply in love with his wife, told the court yesterday, that he refuses to live without his wife and he only slapped her once and not several times as she claimed. The possessive man said that his actions were due to the fact that his wife admitted to sleeping out of their matrimonial home with another man whilst he was away in the interior “working hard”. Talvin Caesar, 28, of Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, pleaded guilty with explanation after the particulars of an assault charge were read to him by Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that on October 1, at the couple’s home at Prashad Nagar, the defendant assaulted his common law wife, Shabana Curtin, causing her actual

bodily harm. According to Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones, the two have been in an intimate relationship for some time and reside together at the said address mentioned in the charge. On the said date, at 15:00 hours, along Campbell Avenue, Prashad Nagar, the defendant accused the complainant of having a relationship with another man. An argument subsequently ensued and the defendant became annoyed and dealt the victim several back-hand slaps which caused her to sustain some swelling about the face. The matter was reported and the assailant was arrested and charged. However, in response to the facts presented to the court by the prosecution, Caesar said, “Your Worship, I didn’t slap she no plenty times. This is what really

happened; I does work in the North West as a driver and when I come back to the house I meet our baby daughter at home alone and she is only one year and six months. When I call she pon she cell phone she agreed for us to meet up at Demico. We met and had a discussion and she tell me how she sleep out with a man. And I get annoyed and I hit her but I leh she know that I love she bad and I ain’t tekkin lef.” However, his 20-year-old wife revealed to the court that her husband has always been in the habit of hitting her but it is only on this occasion that she chose to report the matter. The accused then told Magistrate Mc Lennan that he is indeed sorry and is willing to work it out. The defendant was subsequently fined $20,000 or an alternative of 20 days imprisonment.

Business Development Forum serves as nexus for trade The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) and GuyEXpo’s planning committee yesterday morning held a Business forum at the International Conference Centre with the purpose of facilit a t i n g greater bilateral trading prospects among the Guyanese business community and foreign business delegates participating in this year’s GuyExpo. Among those addressing the forum were Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Irfaan Ali, CEO of Guyana Energy Agency Dr. Mahender Sharma, President of the GMSA Clinton Williams and respective delegations from Brazil, the US, the Chinese Embassy and the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA). The Prime Minister spoke mainly of the work ethic needed both in life and in business to accelerate Guyana’s economy. GMSA President Clinton Williams then took the opportunity to share his vision of wanting to see an increase in trade and expressed hope that the business forum and GuyExpo would provide the perfect platform for this to be achieved. “It is my sincere wish that the networking and matchmaking activities that we have

planned will bring about the desired results of these engagements, that is, the sourcing of orders to buy and/or sell products and services, or interestingly the signing of a memoranda of understanding with the view to enter into contracts at a later stage.” Foreign Affairs Minister Rodrigues-Birkett spoke to the importance of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) which she elucidated was a key proponent in the country’s growth, while Housing Minister Irfaan Ali, highlighted the necessity o f p a r t n e r ship between Guyana and foreign companies to accelerate growth. A US Embassy representative spoke to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Modernization Act (FSMA) and the impacts that this would have on Guyanese business persons who wish to export food products to the US. Among other things, he stressed the importance of verification of foods that will be exported and the regulatory frameworks for suppliers, as well as exemptions that the Act provides for specific foods. Delegations from Northern Brazil, also emphasised the investment opportunities that Guyana and Brazil along with other countries can garner from the investments that Brazil can inject into Guyana and the

services that Guyana can provide to Brazil. Mention was made of tax exemptions that the Brazilian government can offer t o p e r s o n s wanting to invest in the Brazil, as well as training that Guyanese can receive in aquaculture, with the team expressing interest in Guyana’s Ecotourism among other things. CEO of Guyana’s Energy Agency, Mahender Sharma, also made a presentation on sustainable Energy Initiatives in Guyana with the intent of showcasing the alternative forms of energy that can be invested for growth. He discussed at length the Low Carbon Development Strategy and solar energy and his analysis of the Hydro power system in Guyana. M o r e o v e r , representatives from the Caribbean Export Development Agency spoke on their plan to penetrate international markets with the use of carefully crafted platforms used to propel Caribbean products and talents in such a way that they achieve substantial success. In addition to this, a representative of the Chinese delegation told the forum about the ways in which they plan to improve and promote trade between Guyana and China and the significant impact their new documentation process and payment plans will have on the countries’ relationship.

A 19-year-old was yesterday brought before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where he faced two charges - illegal possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition without having a licence. The unrepresented teen, Dexter Hopkinson, pleaded not guilty to both charges, the particulars of which stated that on September 29, at West Ruimveldt, he had in his possession one 9mm Kel-Tec Luger and ten 9mm rounds without being the holder of a valid licence. The young man kept his head lowered as Police Prosecutor Vishnu Hunte told the court that he would be objecting to bail based on the circumstances outlined in police reports. Prosecutor Hunte told the court that the defendant lives at Lot 152 “C” Field Sophia. He said that on the day in question, at about 04:30 hours, police were on mobile patrol within the West Ruimveldt area when they noticed motor car HC 804 proceeding west in a very suspicious manner. The vehicle was stopped and the officers asked the two occupants to exit the vehicle.

Dexter Hopkinson being escorted from the courtroom

The defendant came out of the vehicle with a black and red bag on his back and officers conducted a search. During the search, they discovered the said weapons as mentioned in the charge. When an officer inquired about a licence from the defendant, he told the officers that he found the gun and the rounds which were lying on the ground in a backdam and he took them and was on his way to sell it. The accused was then

arrested and taken to Ruimveldt Police Station where he was later charged. Hopkinson, who currently has a robbery matter before the Mahaicony Magistrate’s Court, told Magistrate Latchman that he is a minibus conductor, despite court documents indicating that he is a labourer. He was remanded to prison and is expected to return to court on October 23 for commencement of his trial.

Ex-Prison Officer jailed for fraudulent conversion An ex-prison officer was yesterday sentenced to 25 months imprisonment after he received approximately $400,000 worth of clothing from a friend and used the proceeds for his own benefit rather than giving it to his comrade, as agreed. Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan who presides at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court read the particulars of the charge, which stated that within the period of June 1 to June 30 at Albouystown, 27year-old Quacy Collins of Lot 84 La Penitence Street,

Albouystown, who is now a taxi driver, received a quantity of clothing worth $366,000, property of Merlin Mc Kay, also of Albouystown, and fraudulently converted same to his own use and benefit. To the allegations, he pleaded guilty. Court documents revealed that on the said date, the defendant told the complainant who was known to him for some time that he wants to get into the business of selling clothing. He was then given a quantity of clothing with the

understanding that he would give the profits to Mc Kay within a two-week period and she would then give him part of the earnings. However, the defendant, sold the items, and after obtaining the profits he was nowhere to be found. The matter was reported and after investigations were conducted, he was finally caught, arrested and charged for the said offence. Collins begged the court for time to repay his friend but his request was denied. He was then sentenced.

$41M heist at Chinese store … “One-Foot” charged with robbery under arms A mechanic also known as “Oney or one-foot” of Lot 1 East Ruimveldt, , was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, when he appeared to face the indictable charge of robbery under arms. The court heard that on September 10 at Charlotte and Wellington Streets, in the company of others, whilst being armed with a gun, 33year-old Faizal Mohamed robbed Hu Yu Nan of a number of items. These

included $71,000USD, $500 SRD, $2,200,000 GYD, $100,000 in Brazilian currency, 61 cell phones, a quantity of gold, silver and diamond jewellery, a quantity of artificial jewellery, a number of bags, six portable DVD players, one 7.65mm Taurus pistol with eight matching rounds , all amounting to $41,236,600. The defendant was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. Representing Mohamed was Attorney at Law, George Thomas, who requested that his client be granted bail in a

reasonable sum considering his disability and the fact that he has no pending matters before any other court. Despite the lawyer’s submission, his bail application was denied and the accused is expected to return to court on October 12 for report and fixture. Previously charged for the same matter was a 24-year-old father of four, Kenrick Duncan of Stevedore Housing Scheme, North Ruimveldt, who was remanded to prison after appearing before the said Magistrate on September 25.

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Failure to pass anti-money laundering legislation…

Businesses squeal as fallout starts biting Businesses expressed worry over the absence of anti-money laundering legislation, on Wednesday, saying that they have already been receiving warning letters from countries overseas, including Trinidad, of the need to comply. During a dinner at the Pegasus Hotel, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association

(GM&SA), former Chairman Ramesh Dookhoo said that it is becoming almost “impossible” to do business overseas with the absence of legislation. Even the sending of a cheque has become a problem, with businesses being asked to provide information on shareholders, Dookhoo said. There are now reports that a number of overseas

banks are refusing to send money to Guyana via transfers which were once considered routine. The issue has been a critical one for Guyana, with the international community moving to ensure money from illegal activities does not end up financing terrorism or is ‘cleaned’ in the banking and other financial systems. Guyana was supposed to have introduced new

Berbice doctor receives fitting send-off By Leon Suseran Dr. Phyzul Sattaur was hailed by his friends, family and colleagues in the medical field as a humanitarian, a friend, and a man who readily shared his knowledge. His funeral service was held yesterday at Lot 507 LFS Burnham Street, New Amsterdam and was attended by hundreds, including many of his friends and former patients. Dr. Sattaur, 69, died late Sunday evening following an accident on the Number 19 Highway on the Corentyne. He was driving home and slammed into the rear of a truck. Those investigations are continuing while the truck driver remains in police custody. Representing President Ramotar at the proceedings was Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who once served as Minister of Health. He stated that for years to come Guyanese will be talking, especially in the medical profession, “we will invoke the name of Phyzul Sattaur.” He recalled that one of his first engagements as Minister of Health back in 2001 was with the Medical

Association in Berbice. “At that meeting, all the doctors in the private sector promised they would come and help in the public sector…the first doctor that came out and said he will help was Dr. Sattaur.” “Dr. Sattaur was a friend and advisor,” he added. “It was a long friendship…the first time I met him was in the verandah at the back here in 1989...when I first returned to Guyana.” He stated that we wait too long—”until they die”—to pay tribute to our people. “We say to him ‘job well done’ and ‘walk—walk well’, and ‘we will miss you’, but his work and life’s example will live on—that’s what heroes do—they may physically leave us, but they leave their spirits and life’s achievements and examples for us to follow and keep that legacy alive.” Alliance for Change (AFC) Executive Member and Parliamentarian, Moses Nagamootoo, urged the gathering to celebrate the life of Dr. Sattaur. Dr. Sattaur worked with the Guyana Sugar Corporation in the 1970s after returning from Warsaw, Poland where he pursued his Medical Degree. He was also

the main National Insurance Scheme (NIS) doctor in Berbice. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA), Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo said that Dr. Sattaur served well on the Board. He stated that Sattaur was also a leader and operated a private clinic at his residence. He used to visit the hospitals to give two days of free service per week. “He was definitely a champion of the BRHA…Dr. Sattaur will be missed sorely by not only the patients but also by the staff; those whom he taught and the young batches of doctors who are coming in, will miss a great doctor, who passed on his knowledge willingly.” The eulogy was read by Dr. Sattaur’s son Andre and daughter Sharrin. Also present at the proceedings were Former Region 6 Chairman, Rohit Persaud; AFC Member of Parliament Dr. Veerasammy Ramayya and members of the N/A Lions Club, of which Dr. Sattaur was once a member. Region 6 Chairman David Armogan chaired the funeral service. The procession left just after noon for the Reliance Crematorium.

legislation and measures earlier this year or face sanctions. However, proposed changes tabled in the National Assembly were not passed, with the Opposition sending it to a special Parliamentary committee to be studied. Government had asked for an extension of time and was granted until next month in which a mandatory review is to be made. It is likely to be debated in the coming session. FINANCING Under required measures, banks, insurance companies, money transfers and a host of other entities dealing with cash transactions have to report suspicious transactions to regulators. The new laws will also empower Government to seize assets that are proven to have come from illegal activities. Failure to meet the stipulated deadlines could see sanctions which include Guyana being blocked from conducting overseas transfers, which would ultimately have repercussions on trade and the even online purchases. Places like money transfer agencies and even pawnshops can be affected. Dookhoo, a senior executive at Banks DIH, “appealed” to Leader of the Alliance For Change, Khemraj Ramjattan, who was present, to look into the issue and to “forget about petty politics”. Also there were President Donald Ramotar, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, members of the diplomatic corps, and several

representatives of the business community. Addressing the gathering of business leaders, President Ramotar admitted that financing was a critical challenge facing the private sector, with a large liquidity in the banks. He tagged the need for lending rates to become even more affordable, with a stronger relationship between the manufacturing and financing sector needed. GM&SA, he said, was born 50 years ago at a time when the country was preparing to become independent, and Government had seen the need then for establishing the Bank of Guyana, the University of Guyana and the first industrial site. He said there was opposition then to a number of transformative projects, like the university, with the same level of opposition now to initiatives that are critical. Projects affected, the President said, include the Amaila Falls hydro, which is in limbo after the US developer pulled out in August. Making a pitch for the hydro, the Head of State said it was critical to make operations of the manufacturers cheaper and Guyana more competitive in the long run. He said that back then the press had been critical of projects and again it is happening. “Guyana cannot afford to be pushed back.” ATTACKS The President was also

critical of what he said were “vicious” attacks against technical officials in Government. He named Winston Brassington, Mahender Sharma and Sherlock Isaacs, as among those under attack. Brassington is head of the government’s investment and privatization arm and sits as Chairman of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. He has been under scrutiny in a number of deals and projects, including the Marriott Hotel and the Amaila Falls hydro. Sharma heads the Guyana Energy Authority. Isaacs is the Clerk of the National Assembly. According to President Ramotar, the “attacks” have not been good for the image of the country. At the dinner, GM&SA also launched its 50th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine, one of several events planned for the commemoration. Several founding members and business personalities like Dr. Yesu Persaud, Continental Group, Banks DIH, the Kissoon Group of Companies, George Jardim, Toolsie Persaud, Claude Geddes and Sattaur Gafoor, were mentioned as being instrumental in the development of the association. Making presentations were shipping executive, Oscar Phillips, Ramesh Dookhoo, Major General (ret’d) Norman McLean and Mohabir Singh, whose family is involved in the furniture business.

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Games PS2 $900, PSP $900, X-Box 360 $2600 & PS3 $2600- Call:672-2566 Seven weeks old Pitbull pups. Ideal for breeding, security and show purposes- Call Krishna 6225717 Original Games- Call:6722566 1 New Samsung LCD 51" TV $195,000, 1 new Westing house LCD 46" TV $180,000- Call:696-9702/6727194 Pork wholesale only $300 per LB- Call:266-2711/6094594 Farm at Yarrowkabra, over 300 citrus trees, cash crop and creek running throughContact Paul 602-7740 Cellphone accessories at Halema’s Fashion 104 Regent street next door to the Multicomplex MallCall:622-7740/696-4008 Pure bred German Shepherd puppies, fully vaccinated and de-wormed- Call:6822148/655-8674 Air brush machine, nail station, hood dryer, single cupboard, stove iron set, hair & nail productsCall:625-8522 1 RZ Rotor 6,000, 192 Drum 4,500, 192 Fender, Trunk, door- Call:654-6394 Dell laptops & desktops complete computers from $45,000 Futuretech call: 2312206 One new model Tacoma, one 12ft Aluminum boat & one 14ft Aluminum boatCall:220-1981/641-6162 Hifi Sound Connection: Car Audio, Pro Audio, complete sound system powered boxesCall:610-1230/673-5828 1- 20" TV in good conditionCall:686-7560 Live/pluck chicken-Call:6504421/220-9203 Diving Suits- Call:265-3449/ 613-5158 One Honda ATV 500 2010 model, foreign used. Going cheap & duties already paidCall:642-1537 1 CAT standby 3306, 194 KVA 3 phase 60 cycleCall:641-8472 2- M132 Lavarda Combine, 1- 22RB Dragline, 3- Pressure pump 4x3 for gold field, 12640MF tractor 4WD, 1385MF tractor- Call:627-0447 Plastic fuel drums (55 gal)Contact Nicky:226-7948/ 646-6000

Spare for washing machine, microwaves,fridges, stoves, timers, gearbox, pumps, etc call:225-9032,647-2943 Mining operation for sale, 20 claims, 1 excavator (2011 model) and one 6inch dredge- Call:625-1796. Owner migrating Pumpet and Tibetian Terrior pup. Call: 619-6086/699-7077 Potting Soil and quality cow mould- Call:656-1326/6780058 One stall at La Penitence market. Price $600,000 negotiable- Call:695-4062 1 German Roller & 1 Hauler Truck (Low bed)Contact:681-2995 1 Honda ATV 450 bikeCall:626-3817 Video recording spy pen $6,500- Call:671-6177 Attention Miners!! On sale: Insect treated mosquito nettings for hammockCall:690-5461

VERSAILLES: Furnished 5 bedrooms, self-contained rooms, modern facilities, g e n e r a t o r, beautiful landscape, gated community- Call: 592-6248704/ 592-684-9203 One Charlestown property with business potential- Call: 673-5882 ‘BB’ Eccles- Concrete house 3 bedrooms upstairs, downstairs 2 self contained apartments, 2 bedrooms each toilet & bath $28M- Call:2278409/660-4764

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EDUCATIONAL Electronic Course- hands on training. Starting 2nd October. Abdul electronicsCall:226-655/225-0391 Institute of Academic Supremacy East Street forms 1-5. Adult CXC classes: Maths, English A, Science & Business- Call:226-8468/ 690-5008 Enroll Now! Critchlow Labour College: Industrial & Social Studies, care for the Elderly & CommunicationCall:226-2483 Master mathematics now! Mathematics classes for 3rd, 4th, 5th form students & adults- Call:686-9454

Two storey concrete building 24x58ft, land size 50x131ft @Chateau Margot, E.C.D. price $33M negotiable- Call:661-9431

SALON Make Up Courses, Artist Trained & Certified in Trinidad. Call: 660-5257, 647-1773 FOR SALE/RENT American Pool Table - Call: 277-0578

One 80HP Perkins on bed with 6" gravel pump & one Nissan gear box, perfectCall:688-2479/218-2043

Alberttown double lot with 2 huge buildings $90M. Queenstown 2 storey concrete $80M, ‘AA’ Eccles $55M- Celebrity Homes Tel:668-3100/ 615-8810

Kubota 4cyl diesel engine. 2001 Ford F150 pickup $1.2M- Call:676-1290/6601514

Kitty- $50M (neg), $30M (neg), $55M (neg) Tel:2250854, 2250843, 6727390

1- 29" Daewoo TV $75,000 neg- Call:684-0020

Diamond- $7.5M, $8M, $13.5M, $13M. Main road $25M , $32M (neg)Te:2250854, 2250843, 6869888

Prashad Nagar- $65M (neg), $126M (neg) -2250854, 2250843, 672-7390

Parfait Harmonie- $17.5M, $5.5M, $6.5M, $7.5M2250854, 264-0146 ,602-0011

Essequibo 93x22- $37M (neg), $38M Town to country Realty 2250854

Sophia- $14M, $6.5M2250854, 264-0146, 6869888

Ogle Airport- $65M (neg) $45M (neg) $30M (neg). South Ruimveldt- $35M (neg)- 2250854, 264-0140, 672-7390

Energy saver bulbs - Call: 680-6374 Blackberry cell phone model (9650). Excellent condition (like brand new)- Call Keith 624-6464 1 Gold land @ PotaroCall:628-7605 One AT192 Toyota Carina. Price negotiable- Call:6841512/614-2477 Land size 132x400 section ‘A’ Cumberland East Bank Canje, Berbice- Call:2260772/644-9088 1- 5705 John Deere tractor, 1- Rome plough 20 dish, 11630 Bedford truck articulated with 2 trailerCall:693-4596 For sale: ladies clothes, sewing machine, stroller, play pen & novelsCall:699-6342 TO LET 1,2 &3 bedrooms furnished & unfurnished apartments in Georgetown. Contact Celebrity Homes Reality- Tel: 668-3100 or 615-8810

Eccles- $35M (neg), $10M (neg), $32M (neg)2250843,2250854 Herstelling$14.5M2250854,2250843,686-9888 Charlestown- $32M, $33M (neg) - 2250843, 2250854, 686-9888 Quamina Street- $55M (neg)2250843, 264-0146, 672-7390 Versailles- $65M (neg)2250854, 264-0146, 602-0011 Enmore- $25M (neg) 2250854,2250843,686-9888 Coverden Road to River $37M (neg) 2250854,2250843 Henry Street- $32M (neg)2250854,2250843,672-7390 Benn street double lot $25m neg, $21M neg- 2250854,2640146,602-0011

Experience Taxi driversCall:667-9013/627-9424 Driver Looking for car to work preferably Wagon/ Raum - Call:682-5798 Contract Cars @ Gem’s TaxiCall:667-9013/627-9424 Female worker needed, 3 CXC subject or sound secondary school education- Call:612-1595

Prime property with business potential close to Leonora Primary School public road- Call:652-0709/ 268-3572 At 1045 Kaneville Grove, E.B.D (18x24) $13,000,000Call:686-7766/685-8934

WANTED One experience hairdresser to work at P&P Beauty Salon, Eccles. Contact: 645-3010, 639-7672, 619-0007.

Urgently needed 1 plot of land to buy in Parfaite Harmony, Eccles & Herstelling- Call:675-7295/ 218-5591 1 Motor Rewinder. Must have knowledge of rewinding three phase motor- Contact Latchman Singh Rewinding Service 622-3940 Urgently needed live-in waitresses to work in Bar reasonable salary offeredCall:259-0574

PROPERTY FOR SALE Thomas Cummingburg$90m -2250854,2250843

Patentia- $28M (neg) 2250843, 264-0140, 264-0146, 602-0011 Tuschen- $28.5M, $29.5M, $22.5M- 264-0146, 264-0140, 602-0011 La Grange- (neg) $26M, $32M, $30M- 264-0146,2640140,602-0011 Mon Repos2250854,264-0146

$14M-

Independence Bolvard$17M (neg)- 2250854, 2250843, 686-9888 Republic Park - $34M (neg) $42M (neg) $30M (neg)- 2640140, 2250854, 686-9888 Mandela Ave - $17.5M2250854, 264-0146

Bill writers and porters to work in Grocery stall, Stabroek market- Tel:2269800/683-9500 House lot between BV & L.B.I, E.C.D. Size 36/40ft in width & 80-100ft or more in length- call:641-3258/6752803 One experience mechanic to work in interior must know to repair minibus & solid DEF vehicle- Call:681-6044

WANTED Drivers & day guard for supermarket on the E.C.DCall:680-3863. Cleaner to work on W.C.D- Call:6848231 One room mate to share apartment. Preferably working person- Call:6825798 2 Persons to work in kitchen- Please call 2336765 between 18hr-19hr Attractive live in waitressCall:327-0252/674-4665 1 Experienced butcher between ages 30-50. Attractive salary offered. Must be physically fit. Call:679-1904 (serious inquiry only) Contract cars @ Atlas Taxi Service, South Ruimveldt Gardens- Call:661-3043 Live In Waitress to work in a bar- Call:665-7865 Attractive live in WaitressCall:228-5129 Live-in domestic must know to cook and live in waitress $50,000 monthly- Call:6105043 Live In Live Out Babysitter Domestic- Call:225-6070 One live in maid age 24-45Call:697-2129 CAKES & PASTRIES Baking & sewing courses @ W.C.D- Call:276-4018/6936335

Live in waitress- Call:6439007/ 697-2978 One experience driver to work in interior age 25 and up- Call:681-6044 One live in & one live out babysitter from 12-8pmCall:225-6070 Sales Representative. Apply in person with written application @ Rite Price Wireless stall 13&14 ‘A’ Bourda Market

LEARN TO DRIVE Soman & Sons Driving School , First Federation Building Call 225-4858, 6445166,622-2872,615-0964

Minibus driver living in Georgetown for contractCall:675-3093 One maid age 35-40 preferably country side. Attractive salary- Tel:2314815, Cell:699-9380 One experience sales girl & one porter for a grocery shop, age 30 to 35 @ Diamond New SchemeCall:691-9212 or 216-1420

PEN PAL Female seeking male companion for serious relationship. Must be honest, understanding etc. Call:698-6869/686-0536 (Continued on page 27)

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VEHICLE FOR SALE TO LET Harmony Inn: Apartments fully furnished, airconditioned apartments: As low as $5000 per night- Call: 668-0306/ 602-8769/694-7817 Campbellville $100,000, Bel-Air $80,000, Lamaha Gardens US$1200, Atlantic Gardens US$900- Call Diana 227-2256/626-9382

We buy & sell vehicles for cash, also parts available & 30 seater buses - Call:680-3154 2008 White Tacoma 4x4 automatic, 32,000 miles, 4" lift kit with big rims & tyres. Excellent condition- Call:6105370 Hilux D4D pick up extra cab, GPP series- Call:644-5096/ 697-1453

Two bedrooms bottom apartment @ C/villeCall:650-0716/223-1051

1 Leyland DAF 60 single axle & dump- Call:216-1315/6136615

One- 3 bedrooms upper flat at Zeeburg, W.C.D- Call:6138928

1- AA60 Carina- Call:6895254/643-0332

Stabroek new 4 storey concrete for hardware, bond, offices & apartment. Contact Celebrity Homes Reality- Tel: 668-3100/ 615-8810

(2) AT 170 Carina and Corona both EFI automatic, fully powered $580,000 eachCall:619-1047 Sand truck for sale- Call:6861616 or 255-0690 One Toyota Minibus BJJ series, price $650,000 negotiable- Call:682-9003/ 621-0161 Mitsubishi Galant $1.1MCall:645-3605 1 Low Bed (hauler & trailer), 1 Freight Liner Hauler, 1-48ft trailer- Call:613-6979 Smart Choice Auto: Premio, Allion, IST, Runx, FielderCall:652-3820/665-4529 Best 2007 Nissan Titan flair, trunk cover, 22" mags, air brush $3.5M- call:674-9593 AT192, 212, Allion, Premio, Audi, BNN RZ mini buses, AT170, Marino. Cash or terms- Call:680-3154 1 White 2004 Premio 38,000km, PPP series, chrome rims, music set & all accessories $3.2M neg- Call: 661-6793 (Owner migrating) ALYEA’S AUTO SALE: PREMIO 2002/2003, AXIO 2008. ALL PRICES ARE NEG. 40 CROAL STREET STABROEK- TEL:2317284/622-3823 Hilux Surf 4 doors, automatic, 4 wheel drive, needs minor repairs $895,000- Call:6214000 2007 Toyota ‘BB’ $2.5M, 2007 Rav4 $6.4M, Spacio $2.1M, Premio $2.5M. vehicles fully loadedCall:617-2891

LAND FOR SALE Parfaite Harmony $1.2MCall:675-7292 50x200 Land for sale @ 46 Friendship, E.B.D $18.5M Call: 216-2654/ 1-917-622-5810 Waiakabra, Linden Highway: 1,409’x403’ or 13.73 acres. Concrete house thereon. 1,100 feet from HighwayCall:619-4152 At Blankenburg public road, W.C.D. 38x150 & 39x150 $16M each- Call:666-3619 Eccles 50x100- $19M (neg). Eccles new scheme double lot-$12M (neg) - 2250854, 2250843, 672-7390 Land In Canaan-10 Acres, $8.5M (1 Acres)2250854, 2250843, 602-0011 East Coat Land-3.5 Acres $22M (neg)- 2250854,6727390 Highway Land- 10 Acre,15 Acre,21Acre,41 Acre 2250854,2250843,686-9888 Diamond4.5 With Foundation, double lot first avenue $7M, $15M, $7.5M2250843,2250854,686-9888 Moblissa Highway - $1.4 (neg) 2250843,2250854,6869888 Crane H/Scheme 50x100$4M -2250854,2250843,6727390 Highway Title Land-500 Acre-$700, $50us 2250854,2250843/672-7390 Vreed-en-Hoop -1.1 Acre$13m -2250854,2250843,2640140,602-0011 Tuschen- $1.5M, $1.8M, $2M, $2.5M, $3.5, 50x80 -$2M -2250854, 264-0140, 602,0011 Parfaite Harmonie - $1.5M, $1.8M, $1.2M, $2.5M, $1M2250854 / 264-0146/ 602-0011 Providence housing lots. Neighbouring to the Guyana National Stadium & Princess Hotel. Infrastructure works ongoing- Contact 668-3100/ 615-8810

Hilux Surf 2 doors, automatic, 4 wheel drive, needs minor repairs $795,000- Call:6214000 1 Toyota 192 $600,000call:669-4676/699-6342

Car wash attendantCall:694-4148 or 225-6296

SERVICES Permanent & Visitors Visa Applications, Profressional Immigration Consultant Room D5 Maraj Building Call:225-6496,6626045,223-8115

24 Hour East Coast Guyoil needs night pump attendants, salesgirl & office assistantCall: 663-1751/684-2838

Professional and affordable landscaping and tree trimming services. Budram’s Landscaping ServicesCall:656-1326/678-0058

Jump Start your Career!!! Phone: 220-0401-3 or 220-3488 to schedule your Interview Or Email:recruitment_guyana@ qualfon.com

Repairs, sales & spares air conditioning, microwaves, washer, fridges & stoves. Ultra Cool, call:225-9032,647-2943

Evening Salesgirls (1:15pm10:30pm), Cashiers & cleaners. Send application & passport sized photograph @ Survival Shopping Complex 173 Sheriff St. Call:227-5286-89 Pump Attendant & Cashier @Shell Service Station Providence, E.B.D. Must be able to work shift (5am-3pm & 3pm-12pm)- Call:265-7305 (1) Customs Clerk (3) subjects CXC (English, Mathematics & must be computer literate). Due 11-1013. Contact 669-6874/6823481/ windsortechhomes @gmail.com 4- Semi skilled labourers & 1 diesel mechanic. Apply in p e r s o n @ Te c h n i c a l Services Inc. Eccles Industrial Site Operators (Technical minds will be an asset) & Driver (Lorry license is an asset). BM Enterprise IncCall: 227-8176/7

We repair fridge, freezer, AC, washer, dryer call:2310655,683-8734 Omar HOUSE PLAN DRAFTING FOR ONLY $10,000CALL:694-9843/227-2766 Cellphone repairs at Halema’s Fashion 104 Regent street next door to the Multicomplex MallCall:622-7740/696-4008 Tattoo & body piercing @ Halema’s Fashion 104 Regent street next door to the Multicomplex MallCall:622-7740/696-4008 We Refill HP cartridges for $1800 call: 650-7699 Repairs to Fridge, Freezer, AC, Washers, Stoves: Call 683-1312,627-3206 (Nick) Pandit Chrishna Persaud Justice of the Peace, Commissioner of Oaths to Affidavits & Marriage OfficerCall:225-6344/ 642-5165

TO LET 1 Upstairs for business or offices- Call:223-9727/673-0373 FOR RENT

Prime Business Land for sale by: owner located on Regent Street 120x40- Contact: 2251831

Lessons or storage bond @ Vreed-en-Hoop junctionCall: 680-9905 1 Bedroom @ North Ruimveldt- Call:691-6126

1 Toyota- IST, Fun Cargo, AT212, AT192, AT170, Ceres, G-Touring Wagon & Tundra- Call:644-5096 or 6971453 2008 unregistered Toyota Premio for sale- Call:615-4114

VACANCY One professional seamstress & one frame builder- Call: 610-7005/ 2191342

CAR RENTAL Fab’s Rental: Cars to RentCall:671-6051/609-6890 Premio, vitz call: 679-7139 TO LET Fully furnished Va c a t i o n home with all a m e n i t i e s - C a l l during working hours- 227-1218 Fully furnished short term apartments, Eccles call: 679-7139

Dolly’s Car Rental- Call: 2257126/ 226-3693dollysautorental@yahoo.com/ www.dollysautorental.com First Choice Car Rental: Cars as low as $5,000 per day- Call:668-0306/6947817/225-6337

Business place to rent @ E.C.D- Call:678-9413 Rooms- Call:225-9223 Fully furnished apartment in Nandy Park, suitable for a single person or coupleCall:619-4824 for further information. VEHICLE FOR SALE Green Toyota Allion, PNN series $1.9M- Call:669-2650/ 677-5559

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Government ally jailed as India finally gets tough on graft

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief and a former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav (C) arrive at a court in the eastern Indian city of Ranchi. REUTERS NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian court sentenced a powerful ally of the ruling Congress party to five years in jail on Thursday for siphoning off state funds, underlining that a wave of public disgust with rampant corruption is finally catching up with the n a t i o n ’s politicians. The sentence means that Lalu Prasad Yadav will lose his seat in the lower house of parliament, making him the first to be hit by a Supreme Court ruling in July - reflecting the popular mood - that convicts may not sit in legislatures even during an appeal. “Five years is a big one, the message of this will ring across the nation, especially in political circles,” said Sankarshan Thakur, the author of a book on the convicted politician. Yadav shot to power from humble beginnings, championing the cause of “lower castes” in the rigid Hindu social hierarchy. Arvind Singh, joint secretary of the bar

association in the eastern city of Ranchi where the sentence was hande d d o w n , s a i d Yadav would serve five years of “rigorous” imprisonment and was fined 2.5 million rupees ($40,000). Ya d a v, 6 5 , a f o r m e r railways minister was convicted along with dozens of others earlier this week for his part in a 1990s animal fodder racket

in the poverty-plagued eastern state of Bihar in which millions of dollars went missing. Yadav was the chief minister of Bihar for most of the 1990s and was succeeded by his wife.

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Trinidad and Tobago confirms six cases of Swine Flu P O RT- O F - S PA I N , Trinidad – CMC - The Ministry of Health has received information from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) laboratory of six confirmed local cases of the H1N1 or Swine Flu. “In light of these new confirmations, locally, along with increased influenza activity in the Caribbean region at this time, the Ministry wishes to assure the public that all systems for response to influenza cases are in place at our local institutions and advise that citizens follow the instructions given to them by medical professionals” said the Ministry of Health in a release late Wednesday. Health Minister, Dr. Fuad Khan has called on residents

Dr. Fuad Khan not to panic in the wake of the report. “Now in order to decrease the level of panic that may set into this country as we see there are various headlines on

it, I want to assure the public that this H1N1 is called Swine Flu, not Bird Flu. H1Ni has been around in Trinidad and Tobago since 2009. We have been having cases since 2009 so this is nothing new that is occurring at this time. I do believe what would have triggered the fear and concern was the neighbouring countries. Barbados has had I think on death as a result of H1N1” he said. He said of the confirmed cases, three patients are from the San Fernando General Hospital, one from Mt. Hope Hospital while it is not known what areas the others are from. The Ministry of Health has reminded the public to practice good personal hygine and to protect themselves and others from acquiring the virus.

Government seeking to eliminate books in the classroom CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC - St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Kenny Anthony says his government is seeking to revolutionise the islands education system by eliminating the need for books in the classroom. Anthony, who is also Finance Minister made his intentions known to students in the south of the island Wednesday as they became part of the distribution network of thousands of laptop computers. Under the Secondary School Laptop Programme established by the Ministry of Education,

3,300 laptops are being provided to fourth form students to assist them in preparing for exams in the coming year. “I suspect that in the next five or possibly ten years, children attending secondary school will no longer be required obtain books, and parents will be relieved of the task of digging deep to find funds to purchase text books come September. Because all the textbooks you would require will be on a laptop that you are going to have t o a c c o m p a n y y o u to school. That day will soon

come,” he said. Anthony a former teacher and Minister of Education said in preparation for that day, his government was moving to not only modify teaching styles and techniques but “we have a responsibility as a Government and a country to prepare you.” He described the laptop distribution programme as an “equaliser” enabling students from all of backgrounds to access computers. Education Minister Dr. Robert Lewis announced that the laptops were procured via a joint purchase with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago where a similar programme for schools has been run for the past three years.As such he said government was able to spend less than the estimated EC$6million (US$1=37EC cents) previously allocated for the purchase of the devices.

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CSK seek to make it unlucky 13 for ... From page 35 respectable, but aside from that, Jadeja’s had a horror of a tournament with the ball, with an overall economy rate of 11.90. He hasn’t had many opportunities to bat either, but in his one chance to occupy the crease for a sufficient period, against T&T, he was run out for 3. While he might still keep his place, Super Kings’ star allrounder will need to turn it around quickly, at least with the ball.

Rahul Dravid was asked after the Otago game if his Man of the Match, Rahul Shukla, had done enough to get another game. He may have refused to “give away team secrets”, but after Shukla’s dream performance, no captain would want to bench him. The Jharkhand fast bowler came in as Vikramjeet Malik’s replacement and derailed Otago’s top order with three wickets in his first over. Those blows stood in Otago’s way of pushing for a more competitive total.

Friday October 04, 2013 ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): Is it time to take a more drastic approach to solving a problem, Aries? If you've made several attempts to resolve your trouble to no avail, it might be something to consider. As long as drastic doesn't equate with destructive, you may find it works to try something more aggressive. *************************** TAURUS (APR 20 MAY 20): Tap into your creativity to unblock your emotions today, Taurus. This can be a more powerful tool than you realize. *************************** GEMINI (MAY 21 JUN 20): You may need to deal with disapproval today, Gemini. This will likely come from someone you see as a superior or authority figure, perhaps a parent or teacher. *************************** CANCER (JUN 21 - JUL 22): Taking time alone is essential for everyone, Cancer, but recognize when you're isolating yourself to the point where it's unhealthy. If you ask why you're taking this time and answer because you're avoiding something or someone, you need to reconsider. Things will only build and get worse under these conditions. *************************** LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): Watch out for the greeneyed monster today, Leo. It can rear up before you even say the word "jealousy" if you're not on your guard. Many situations that cause this feeling are born of insecurity. ************************ VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): You may feel insecure about your appearance today, Virgo. This can be a vicious cycle, and the end result is almost always negative. Rather than picking yourself to pieces, find ways to accept your looks.

LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): Jealousy might rear its head today, Libra. The key to coping with it is to understand why you feel insecure. If you're jealous of a partner, why is this? *************************** SCORPIO (OCT 23 NOV 21): Arts and crafts may hold your interest today, Scorpio. Even if you lean more toward sports, an artistic streak likely runs pretty strong in you. *************************** SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): Getting along with others may prove challenging today, Sagittarius. The planetary aspects can have you isolating yourself. You might feel impatient and easily annoyed. If this is so, stay solo if you can. *************************** CAPRICORN (DEC 22 JAN 19):Don't be surprised if you're a little weepy today, Capricorn. The day's planetary influences could enhance your sensitivity to everything, including your feelings. Let yourself cry if you need to - it can be cleansing. *************************** AQUARIUS (JAN 20 FEB 18): Obsessive thinking may be something you need to look at today, Aquarius. Common areas for such behaviors are in the pursuit of money, power, success, and romance. *************************** PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20):Don't act impulsively today, Pisces. It can be easy to confuse this with spontaneity, but one has more thought in it than the other. Look before you leap! Think everything through from decisions to projects to contracts. for hurt by being gullible.

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West Indies name Test squad WICB Media - ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced yesterday that its Selection Committee has named a 15-member Test squad for the West Indies tour of India, starting later this month. Sheldon Cotterell, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and Jamaica left-arm pacer has been called up to the West Indies Test squad for the first time to tour India. His participation however, is subject to him being passed as fit by the WICB’s Medical Panel to go on the tour. Guyanese Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine and Veersammy Permaul are included in the team which is led by Darren Sammy. Squad: Darren Sammy

Sheldon Cottrell

(Captain), Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sheldon Cottrell, Narsingh

Deonarine, Kirk Edwards, Chris Gayle, Veersammy Permaul, Kieron Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Shane Shillingford, Chadwick Walton. Team management unit Ottis Gibson (Head Coach) Richie Richardson (Team Operations Manager) Andre Coley (Assistant Coach) C.J. Clark (Physiotherapist) Hector Martinez Charles (Strength & Conditioning Coach) Richard Berridge (Video & Statistical Analyst) Virgil Browne (Massage Therapist) Adriel “Woody” Richard (Media Manager) Match schedule (venues to be decided) October Tue 31 to Sat, November 2: Practice match Wed 6 to Sun 10: 1st Test Thu 14 to Mon 18: 2nd Test Thu 21: 1st One-day International Sun 24: 2nd One-day International Wed 27: 3rd One-day International

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Nicolette Fernandes up to #19 in WISPA latest rankings -competing in the Carol Weymuller Open in NY Guyana’s leading squash player Nicolette Fernandes achieved her highest ever ranking after she moved three places up to #19 from her 22nd ranked position which was released in the September issue of the World International Squash Players Association (WISPA) rankings. The 30-year-old Fernandes, who is easily Guyana’s most decorated player, has steadily moved up the world rankings since her return from a career threatening injury that forced an extended layoff from the sport. Fernandes returned home in August to lead Guyana to

the women’s and overall titles at the Caribbean Area Squash Association Senior Championships and in the process claimed her fifth Caribbean senior title after disposing of Barbados’ Karen Meakins in the final. The Caribbean Queen of Squash is currently playing in Carol Weymuller Open, a tournament that has attracted ten of the world’s top 12 players, led by Malaysia’s world number one Nicol David. Fernandes is celebrating a remarkable comeback after a career-threatening knee injury which saw her ranking plummet to 249! Now a bestever 19 after starting the year

outside the top 30, Fernandes dispatched Australian Sarah Cardwell 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 and will now meet US star Amanda Sobhy for a place in the main draw “I feel good,” said Fernandes after her first round win. “I’m happy, last year I came and lost in the first round of qualifying. It’s always nice to come back to a tournament and do better. I’m really looking forward to playing Amanda tomorrow. These courts are nice and hot!!!!” Sobhy, a 20-year-old Harvard student and a former world No17, took on Lucie Fialova, the world No44 from the Czech Republic.

Paul guides EISS to consecutive wins with centuries Essequibo Islands Secondary School (EISS) of Wakenaam recorded consecutive victories over New Opportunity Corps (NOC) junior teams in two feature Twenty\20 matches played recently at NOC ground on the Essequibo Coast. EISS won the first encounter against the NOC U-15 team by a whooping 142 runs. The host decision to insert EISS to bat in front of a large crowd back fired as Kemo Paul who opened the batting blasted 118 which included twelve sixes and four fours. He was ably supported by Sanjay Jairam 28 not out and Tomesh Persaud 19; EISS posted 214-3 in 20 overs. Rudy Das took 2-

10. South Essequibo in reply were restricted to 72-4 in 20 overs. Orlando Jailall made 14 while Persaud returned to grab 3-4 with his off spin. In t h e s e c o n d g a m e , EISS defeated NOC U-17 team by 105 runs. The visitors took first strike and rattled up 196-3 in 20 overs. Paul stroked 144 (15x4, 9x6), while Cleon Venture made 26 (1x4,1x6). South responded with 91-5 in 20 overs. Beesham Dasrat made 34 while leg spinner Narendra Persaud picked up 2 wickets for EISS who received a trophy while Paul collected the most valuable player award. The games were organized by Coach Forbes Daniels as part of a cricket developmental programme in the area.

maximum of 18 and Khalid Zaman 14 for All star, while James McAlmond and Mitroy Solomon scored 15 and 14 games respectively for Eastern Wakenaam. Overdrive with 88 games won the first round with archrivals All star 82 and Underdog 64. Amit Ramnarine marked a maximum of 18 games, while Dhanyshure and Bayo Kumar made 16 each for the winners. Nazeer Mohamed scored a highest 18, while Zaman made 15 and Heera Sukram 14 for Allstar; Asif Ahmad recorded 15 for Underdog. The second round was won by Easter Wakenaam

Banks DIH leads the way!!!

Several athletes inducted into Sports Ambassadorship By Michael Benjamin Amidst the challenges faced by local athletes in their quest to procure international accolades and the stringent voices of the critics that crucify corporate entities for their laissez-faire disposition in supporting these athletes, Banks DIH has risen to the challenge and six sportsmen and women will receive tangible assistance towards their personal and professional development. That corporate entity has unveiled an initiative where six of the country’s top sportspersons out of a similar number of disciplines will be the beneficiaries of power packages aimed at fostering their development and by extension, strengthening Guyana’s chances of producing athletes of world acclaim. Yesterday afternoon, the top brass of Banks DIH Ltd hosted a press brief at their Thirst Park headquarters to discuss the pros and cons of the corporate gesture. Among those at the head table were Chairman of Banks DIH, Clifford Reis, CoManaging Director/ Marketing Director, George McDonald, Operations Director, Michael Pereira, Human Resource Director, Andrew Carto and

Communications Manager, Troy Peters. The athletes receiving the awards were Ashley DeGroot (squash), Christine Sukhram (golf), Soroya Simmonds (swimming), Daniel Lopes (Tennis), Stefan Corlette (table-tennis) and Neil Reece (cycling). Dubbed the ‘Sports Brand Ambassadors Award’ the initiative seeks to render support to the ‘Ambassadors’ in the form of a $500,000 a year grant over a three year period, with a yearly process of evaluation to assess the progress of the beneficiaries. Mr. McDonald explained that the gift will be divided into two parts with $140,000 of it being allocated towards uniforms and gears for the athletes. The other portion will be utilized for travelling, mostly to international engagements, and other expenses. Additionally, each of the athletes has received a brand new Ipad which officials say could be used to document their personal performances while staying technologically informed. Mr. McDonald said that his company was extremely delighted to be a part of the athlete’s development. He further explained that the initiative aims to prepare the sports ambassadors for future international

engagements where the entire country will benefit. He noted the input of the coaches and parents but pointed out that even amidst such support many athletes fall by the wayside for the lack of proper funding. He feels that the Banks DIH initiative will foster the kind of environment that gives the necessary fillip to the athletes in the furtherance of their careers. “I wish to urge you to stretch yourself to the limit,” exhorted Mr. McDonald to the recipients. He reminisced on the exploits of a renowned athlete, Roger Bannister who, against great odds, completed a mile long race in just 4 minutes in 1954. “This athlete ran against the odds and thereafter set the trend where more than 300 other runners emulated his feat,” observed the Banks DIH executive. Ms DeGroot delivered a vote of thanks where she expressed gratitude to the hierarchy of the beverage company. “We dream of emulating top sports stars the likes of Diego Maradona and King Pele among others but today Banks DIH has given us the resources to realize those dreams,” exhorted Ms DeGroot. She assured that the recipients would take full advantage of the gift.

GCA\Brain Street U-15 final set for tomorrow Kemo Paul

Overdrive crowned GSCPG Dominoes champs Overdrive were crowned champions of the Good Success Community Policing Group (GSCPG) dominoes competition which was contested last Sunday at Amit Ramnarine residence in Good Success, Wakenaam. Anand Dhanyshure made 16 games, while Vickram Ramnarine and Bayo Kumar supported with 15 each for Overdrive who chalked 84 games to take the final comfortably. All star placed second with 67 games while Eastern Wa k e n a a m finished third on 63. Satnarine Singh marked a

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with 80 ahead of All star 70 and Underdog 66 games. Mark Petrie and Solomon were E a s t e r Wa k e n a a m leading players with 16 and 1 4 g a m e s r e s p e c t i v e l y. Vijay Persaud marked 15 and Zaman 14 for All star and Ganeshram Narine 13 for Underdog. Ahmad was the love bird. Overdrive received the Satnarine Singh trophy, All star collected the Mikey Speed Boat Service accolade and Eastern Wakenaam took the third place prize. Satnarine Singh was given the man of the match in the final award. (Zaheer Mohamed)

The Georgetown Cricket Association\Brain Street U15 50 over final is set for tomorrow at the Demerara Cricket Club ground with the host battling GNIC from 09:30hrs with Zaheer Mohamed and Montgomery Chester umpiring. Deon Feisal is the standby. Meanwhile, the Hadi’s World Inc first division two day competition continues tomorrow and Sunday with Gandhi Yo u t h Organization (GYO) facing GNIC at Guyana Defence Force ground with Ashok Brijcoomar and Edwar d Bowen officiating and Everest Cricket Club hosting Police with Cyril Garnath and Eddie Nicholls in charge. Both games start at 09:30 hrs. The New Building Society second division 40 over tournament continues tomorrow with Malteenoes Sports Club entertaining Transport Sports Club under the watchful eyes of Mario

Nicholls and Javed Persaud, Police will travel to GNIC with Andrew Allen and Daniel Richmond doing on field duties, GYO will stay at home to St. Stanislaus with Clyde Layne and Leyland Liverpool overseeing the action. On Sunday (NBS 2nd division), GCC will play Police at GYO with Mario Nicholls

and Leyland Liverpool umpiring, GDF will tackle St. Stanislaus at MYO with Heuvel Cunha and Linden Matthews in charge and TSC will face University of Guyana at Malteenoes with Joseph Jeffery and Anthony Ramsahai calling play. All second division matches start at 10:30 hrs.

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Friday October 04, 2013

GCF 8-Member Team Gambhir and Sehwag fail for India A for CCC, Oct. 19-20

India A v WI A, 2nd unofficial Test, Shimoga, 2nd day ESPNcricinfo - A distinct lack of patience cut short the start of what Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir must hope is a road to an India comeback. Gambhir was bogged down at the start of the innings, survived because what he had edged was a no-ball, and just went after the first sign of spin to hole out in the deep. Sehwag didn’t stay long enough to get “bogged down”, he didn’t have to wait for spinners, and was out stumped trying to square-cut. VA Jagadeesh and Abhishek Nayar, two different batsmen inhabiting a completely different state of mind, scored half-centuries to take India A to within 66 of avoiding the follow-on after West Indies A ended up with 406 and then reduced the hosts to 114 for 3. For Jagadeesh and Nayar, Miguel Cummins and Fidel Edwards were quite possibly the quickest men they have faced. For the Indian pair there is no end in sight. They are on a journey into the unknown; their heads are clear. Which is why they played like you would on a slow, benign track with no mischief around. Sehwag and Gambhir have seen much better and quicker attacks. They have played and succeeded in much more difficult conditions. Their minds are not free, though. Unlike the successful batsmen of the day, they are at a stage where they can contemplate the consequences of this match. They are running out of time. They won’t get too many such chances before the next India Test squad is announced. They know this is a lucky break that has come their way because other batsmen are away on Champions League and Duleep Trophy duty. Yet, the bowling and the conditions are not challenging enough by themselves. With so much riding on these innings, not only was yet another big crowd drawn in, you could somehow feel batting had become difficult

for the 81 minutes they spent at the wicket. Gambhir’s struggle was more drawn out: 44 balls for 11 runs scored over 70 minutes. Sehwag lasted only 11 minutes for seven runs. Over the last two days, Gambhir has looked like a man with just batting on his mind. At almost every dead moment when West Indies A batted, he began shadow-practising. At the end of the first day, he went in for a long net. During the second day, which West Indies A began six down, he would check the batsmen’s bats out during over breaks. When the innings ended, lunch was taken immediately, giving him 40 minutes to eat and get ready. Sehwag didn’t get ready along with him because he is now batting at No. 4. Gambhir’s stay in the middle wouldn’t last even twice that amount of time. The first ball he faced he tried to pat Edwards to leg. Then he left one alone. In the first over itself, though, he went to drive a widish delivery, away from the body. He kept it down, but couldn’t beat cover. The taller and in-rhythm Cummins then hurried him up, hitting him high on the pad. There wasn’t much from Cummins to hit away, but there wasn’t enough that made him play either. You could see he wanted to feel the bat-ball connection as he went for another drive to a wide ball in the first spell. He kept this down too, but found the fielder again. Comeback man Edwards was struggling for rhythm. He bowled nine no-balls in four overs, and was taken off. Before doing that, though, he drew a wide drive from Gambhir, and the edge and the catch at the wicket too. Except that it was one of his nine no-balls. Gambhir hadn’t yet opened his account, and this was the 17th ball he was facing. Veerasammy Permaul looked like relief for Gambhir, who got to face him only in the 13th over. The first ball was flat; he went back and cut it for two.

The second was flighted, and he came down the wicket to loft it over mid-on. His score had more than doubled in these two balls: 11 off 52. He expected the next ball to be short, went back early, but had to defend because it wasn’t short enough. What followed could have been an ego thing, or the pressure of having been made to stay quiet, or a mix of both because a second-string attack had kept him quiet on a benign surface. He jumped out of the crease again, wasn’t close to the pitch of the ball, and ended up dragging another loft towards deep midwicket. Edwards ran from mid-on to take the skier. Sehwag had to wait for the captain Cheteshwar Pujara to have a ‘Rahul Dravid moment’: that when your wicket is cheered because of the identity of the No. 4 batsman. This is not a situation Sehwag is accustomed to. The agenda of the innings has already been set, it is not a clean slate, and he now has to react to it: to find the best way ahead from 104 for 2 in the 40th over. In his ear was an intimate crowd that was cheering his singles as if they were boundaries. And he had spin to face. Sehwag’s response was tentative. He began by defending, but in the first over itself he faced a huge lbw appeal and a near played-on. In the next he managed to tuck one away for three. In the following over he got one short and wide, which he cut away for four. Then he came down the track, but hit it back to the bowler. He defended the next ball, but you could sense another attack around the corner. Sure enough it came the next ball. He pressed forward, but stopped because the ball was flat, short and wide. The back foot had subconsciously been dragged, but he went to cut it. He missed, and Chadwick Walton broke the stumps. Sehwag hadn’t tried to push the back foot back, because he didn’t have the time. He looked back to see its position, saw it was over the line, looked at umpire Suresh Shastri, who raised his finger. Out came Nayar to join Jagadeesh, and out went the weight from the proceedings in the middle. It was, after all, a West Indies A attack bowling on a flat, slow surface. Scores: India A 191 for 3 (Jagadeesh 79*, Nayar 56*) trail West Indies A 406 (Johnson 91, Miller 64*, Vhatt 7-113) by 215 runs.

By Franklin Wilson In its quest to regain some level of supremacy at the senior level in Caribbean cycling, President of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF), Cheryl Thompson, has disclosed that this nation will be represented by an experienced eight (8) member team (5 males 3 females) at this year’s Caribbean Cycling Championships (CCC) set for Curacao, October 19 – 20. Seventeen (17) countries will be battling for supremacy in this year’s edition. A former top shot in the region, Godfrey Pollydore will certainly be bringing his experience to bear in guiding the other riders, young in age but with a fair level of experience. Alonzo Greaves has proven that he is undoubtedly primed to make it big at the next level having dominated on the local scene consistently. Geron Williams, who is currently training in the USA, has been doing well in high level competitions in the Big Apple and the Caribbean, in particular, Trinidad and Tobago. Orville Hinds has

been on the rebound this year, turning in some consistent top performances having also held the title of National Road Race champion. The other male competitor is National Road Race Champion Raynauth Jeffrey who, despite being a young athlete in the sport, has already secured respect from the seasoned campaigners as a tough customer with some exhilarating wins to date including the title of National Champ. Jeffery has also dominated for Guyana at the Junior Caribbean level graduating to the senior ranks this year, he was last year’s National Junior Champion. On the distaff side, United Kingdom based Claire FraserGreen will team up with the local duo of National Road Race queen Naiomi Singh and Hazina Barrett. This is an experienced trio, having been involved in many local battles over the past few years, they will now be combining efforts to bring glory to Land of Many Waters.

The GCF has appointed former local and Caribbean champion Dwayne ‘Road Hog’ Gibbs as the Coach of the team which has been hard at training over the past few weeks. Brian Allen was appointed Manager. Among the sponsors to date assisting the team, are the Guyana Olympic Association, Office of the Prime Minister, Colin Ming of Mings Products & Services, Church’s Chicken and DeSinco Trading. President Thompson noted that she is very excited with the make-up of the team and is looking forward to good results from the riders. The Time Trials will be contested over a distance of 25-Miles while the Road Race will be 83-Miles. The competing countries at this year ’s CCC are Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Curacao, Dominican Republic - St. Domingo, French Guyana, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Suriname, The Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, US Virgin Islands.

DIAMOND MINERAL WATER JUNIOR CHESS QUALIFIERS

Haifeng Su/Omar Britton Grant lead points standing into final day After the completion of three rounds, junior chess players, Haifeng Su and Omar Britton Grant have amassed 3 points each and are the jointleaders when action in the Diamond Mineral Water 2013 Junior Chess Championship Qualifiers Tournament continued at theGuyana Legion Hall, Carifesta Avenue, Sunday September 29 last. Haifeng Su defeated Shariffa Ali, Rashad Hussain and Davion Mars while Grant got the better of Trenton Bennett, Roberto Neto and Andre Jagnandan. The front runners would

be keen to extend their lead and capture top honours when the final 4 rounds are contested at the Carifesta Sports Complex tomorrow morning. However, this is a very remote possibility as the two are expected to match wits in the first game tomorrow morning. At the end of the tournament, seven players will be selected to compete in the 2013 National Junior Championship scheduled for later this month. Anthony Drayton is the defending champion and he said that he practicing diligently and is confident of retaining the

accolade. The tournament is still intricately poised and while Haifeng Su and Britton are the firm favourites to seal off premiere spots, any of the other players can still pull the proverbial rabbit out of the hat and claim the honours. After the conclusion of the third round, and with the final four rounds to be contested, the other point standings read: Sheriffa Ali (2), Saeed Ali, Joshua Pedro, Davion Mars, Roberto Neto and Trenton Bennett (1 ½ each) Rashad Hussain and Alexander Brassington (1). Two other players have not yet scored a point.

Debidyal Harold rules the roost at Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club 10K event Demonstrating grit and determination, national race walker, Debidyal Harold walked briskly and strategically to claim the top spot when the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club staged the Golden Grove Village Walk f r o m t h e P r e s i d e nt’s College to the Golden Grove Market, in a race sponsored b y H u m p h r e y ’s B a k e r y a n d F a r m products, Sunday September 29 last. George Adams finished closely on Debidyal’s heels, while Odessa Moffatt sealed off the podium spots. The race also attracted participation of USA based walker, Andrew Wilson, who

could only manage a 5th place spot after Sharon Moffatt squeezed into the 4th place position. The walkers would resume the fierce rivalry on Sunday morning when they start off at the President’s College, proceed to the head of the Golden Grove community and back to the place of origin. Once more, the organizers have been able to obtain beautiful trophies and medals for the winners from several corporate institutions. Race time tomorrow morning is 06:00hrs.