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KAIETEUR NEWS Printed and Published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd. 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Guyana. Publisher: GLENN LALL Editor: ADAM HARRIS Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491 Fax: 225-8473, 226-8210
EDITORIAL
The usual story of the underclass All the ingredients are present. In fact, all are being repeated over and over at different times. What was done, and did fail, gain more strength, through the creation of a teeming, simmering underclass. It is partly self-created; the sometimes-stoic badge of the unjustly treated and injured outsider. Still, we proceed along the same troubled paths that only bring acute anxieties and animosities. From public service school to law school to an overwhelming number of schools of local thought, it is the monotony of the usual story. Who is in and who is out? As in left out by the political powers deliberately; and the current building version of leaving self out, also deliberately, in keeping with the directions of competing powers. It could be called constructive boycott that inflicts personal and group pain; sets the stage for repeating the past.Work, opportunity, presence in this or that field of endeavour are limited; few come forward; most are left out and left behind. A new generation of the frustrated and furious is spawned all over again. It is an easy birth, with not much of a hand required, as the roots are already sewn by ancestors and instigating surrounding cast. It could be familial or political or tribal; for certainty, some combination of the three, with many willing disciples. In this way, even the irrational and unjustified get a hearing, the burning satisfaction of the support and spiritual identification of things gone wrong, and those responsible for the outsider status of marginalization. Jobs and scholarships and contracts are among the more visible, the thorniest of controversies. Who is cheated; who are squeezed out unfairly among the searing sentiments shared? Who has got acceptance to one of the better, more recognised, institutions of learning? And, by default, who had to pay a price because of some real or perceived injustice? These have never been soluble matters in Guyana. More bluntly, they have never been found to be addressable. Never the time; never the interest; never anywhere near the priority that such roiling, and simmering, matters belong in the range of authentic political considerations. It is because after all the talk—spirited, declared as real, meant-to-be encouraging—about nationhood and people, and destiny (and the indivisible nature of those), there is reality. These are the unfaced, unbroken, undeniable truths that are such an inseparable aspect of Guyanese politics. First, is that in keeping with traditional best practices, rewards must be extended to the faithful. Second, and no less unspoken, is the grim truth that space must be cleared to provide openings and slots for the crowd of incoming. It is they, their children and all those friends who were unflagging in energies and devotions. For new, hungry, victorious people must be given something of recognition, something of substance. In turn, this means that toes will be crushed, heads rolled, and bodies removed. The cycle repeats itself, a resentful and raging underclass of the displaced (from staying) and the denied (from entering). And yet we talk in this country of unity and harmony and destiny. In twenty-eight years of black rule, rightly or wrongly, the Indians left in the barrenness of the desert sulked and steamed. In twenty-three years of Indian rule, the hat found a new head, with Black Guyanese, now the ones boiling in anger at the emptiness of their meager enduring existence. In both instances, there was more than enough time to observe and absorb and curse. Curse the nothingness that accrued from hopelessness and the desperateness of being on the outside and being without a believed rightful share of whatever there was in the mix. From the standpoint of this publication, this is the harsh, unforgiving milieu in which one set of Guyanese or the other has lived and live. They hate it; and hate the adversaries believed responsible for their lot. This is what we maul each other today to continue into tomorrow.
A sense of karmic satisfaction DEAR EDITOR, The Cummingsburg talks are underway and the AFC are getting their turn to deal with the doyen of duplicity, David Granger. The main issue is the position of (PM) Prime Ministerial candidate; the AFC wants it and Granger has other plans. In the terms of the 2015 Accord, the PM slot on the ticket was guaranteed to whomever the AFC nominated, this time around, Khemraj Ramjattan is the nominee but Granger said “I cannot say now, who I would be running with, but I can assure you that the two groups are reviewing the 2015 accord and we hope to come up with a revised accord” and “It is not prudent to anticipate the outcome of negotiations,”. Based on months of listening to Granger prevaricate and temporize following the successful No-confidence motion, I can safely pronounce that “Prak cork duck”.
He will not be the PM candidate; he can go all the way to the CCJ, win, and still not be the candidate.It is with a sense of karmic satisfaction that I watch Granger put Khemraj et al on his ‘merry-go-round’. The country experienced Granger’s No-confidence duplicity that included; “awaiting the outcome of the Judicial process”, “abide by the provisions of the Constitution”, “credible elections in the shortest possible time” and “GECOM is responsible for setting the date, not me” while Khemraj Ramjattan and his AFC cohorts cheered him (Granger) on. Prak should now cut a rod and go learn to fish in the backdam, because he must know that you can only sell your soul to the devil once; that is d ‘accord AFC signed in 2015. Granger now owns the AFC and will do with them what he will. Respectfully Robin Singh
AT GPHC – THE NEWBORN’S FALL SHOULD BE A DISMISSAL CALL DEAR EDITOR, It has always been the obvious that Midwife and Life are synonymous. Permit me to pen my opinion by firstly taking umbrage at the statement made by GPHC Chief Executive Officer Brigadier George Lewis, following the birth landing on a hospital floor of a newborn. In my numerous comments pertinent to issues regarding Obstetrics and the conduct of same, I have made it absolutely clear that displays of gross negligence on the part of the personnel, should be of grave concern to the gravid population, but above all to the General Nurses’ Council. The Brigadier inferred that the incident would be investigated with the focus of putting systems in place to ensure there is no such reoccurrence. Needless to say, the making of such a move on his slate is a gesture far too late. Already in place should be policies and procedures governing women during each stage of labour, especially the second stage which involves the expulsion of the baby from the birth canal. One respected author states: “This indeed is the unforgiving stage of labour, and in it there lurks more unheralded treachery than in both the other stages combined. It is a well-known and equally well – documented worldwide fact that in the transition phase i.e. first to second stage of labour, women describe the feeling and pressure as a strong urge to have a bowel movement. The further mention by the Brigadier was that should any hospital staff be found guilty of negligence, his department will enforce the full brunt of the law that surrounds discipline in an incident of that nature. Regrettably, such a remark is open to humour and ridicule, and in some way highlights his lack of knowledge of previous unfortunate events in the Obstetrics Department
of the Georgetown Public Hospital. In a similar incident but one which nevertheless involves both a newborn and a fall, on November 3, 2015 baby Azim Balgobin, fell from his cot just one hour after his birth. The parents in a $20 million lawsuit sued GPHC for negligence as a result of the acts and/or omissions of servants and/or agents of the Defendant. The lawsuit, states that GPHC failed to adequately and properly monitor the Plaintiff after birth; failed to take any adequate and proper precaution for safety of the Plaintiff and exposed the plaintiff to injuries which could have otherwise been avoided by reasonable care. A conducted CT scan revealed that the baby suffered multiple injuries as a result of the said fall. The baby underwent surgery as a consequence. On or around 10.00 p. m August 23, 2016, Nyesha Hamilton arrived at the Georgetown Hospital in labour. A vaginal examination conducted on arrival by the doctor, confirmed labour and a cervical dilatation of 5 centimeters. Shortly after the patient started bleeding, and upon informing the nurses, was told that the two doctors who examined her previously said she had not “reached 10 cm yet,” and she would have to wait another four hours before it was time to have the baby. I strongly question the source or the transmitter of such obstetrical information, as there no scientific hard and fast rule for how long the latent and active phases last in women. The rate of cervical dilatation is also dependent on the parity (whether it is the first baby or not). Mothers who have delivered a baby before tend to move more quickly through labour, and some women will simply progress more quickly than others. Additionally, others may “stall” at a certain stage, and then dilate very quickly.
Following the bleeding Nyesha said, “I feel meh water bag burst. The baby went coming down and I call for the nurses.”However, she was told that there were no wheelchairs available and as such would have to walk to the labour room. “Two steps away from the door to the labour room, I feel like I couldn’t walk anymore so I stoop down, and I feel the baby fall on the ground and knock he head on the right hand side,” the mother said. The mother further recounts that on seeing the baby on the floor, she was told to pick her baby up, as the nurses refused to do same. The mother further stated that after the incident, the nurses proceeded to act as if nothing had happened, and did not give the baby a check-up. It was only after the baby’s head started swelling the next day, that it was discovered that he had suffered a fractured skull. Hamilton was later informed that the fracture will take up to six weeks to heal. The entire incident was investigated by Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud. Legal action was also taken against the hospital. I sincerely hope that GPHC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Retired Brigadier George Lewis is aware of these occurrences, for as stated in Kaieteur News investigation into the current
incident, is being carried out with the focus of putting systems in place to ensure there is no such reoccurrence. No system, just dedicated knowledgeable personnel. It is blatantly apparent through their behaviours and actions that some midwives no longer possess a caring attitude as an element of their professional practice and have ignored ethics by offending mothers’ sense of dignity. Support in labour has an impact on the childbirth experience as well as on childbirth outcomes. Women give great importance to the relationship with their midwife as cornerstone of their childbearing event. The core competence of midwifery practices are, knowledge, psychomotor skills, decision making and communication abilities essential to midwifery. After the fall, comes the call — for the investigating party/parties to deal condignly with the obstetrical miscreant thereby restoring dignity to the profession. The message is clear – All mothers should deliver in the absence of fear, thereby making birth an occasion of mirth. Yvonne Sam (Retired Charge Nurse (Obstetrics ), Nursing Examiner (Order of Nurses of Quebec) Secondary School Teacher
How many times can a Company launch 4G services? DEAR EDITOR, I have read in the newspapers that GTT recently launched 4G services in September 2019. However, I recall that in May 2016, it was reported, in the media, that this same Company launched 4G services. One is tempted to ask, “How many times can a Company launch 4G services?” According to the news report, GTT answered this question when they said that they were offering 3G services for just over 3 years. If the news reports are accurate, why was GTT misleading the Guyanese public? Can someone in authority address this matter? Yours truly, Valmikki Singh
Govt. should hasten to formulate a plan to ensure that all Guyanese get a piece of the proverbial pie DEAR EDITOR, My attention was recently drawn to a online news article, dated September 30,2 019, which reported the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Karen Cummings as telling a Town Hall meeting with the New York based Guyanese community that her government is actively considering Direct Cash Transfers to the poor, from oil revenues. The Honourable Minister is reported to have said, “I would say it’s in progress, but we are still considering how we will actually do this cash transfer. So, I don’t want to give myself liberty to say we will do A or B but I know it’s under active consideration and some of the players, the economists are deciding how best it will filter down to the ordinary man.” This gave me hope that at least the APNU+AFC government would take bold steps to aid the efforts of citizens to get out of their poverty-stricken state, by giving the suggested yearly stimulus which is what the cash transfer is in essence. To my dismay, this hope was dashed when the Kaieteur News of Thursday, October 3, 2019 reported the same Hon. Dr. Karen
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Cummings as telling the local media that it is her government’s view that citizens should not receive Direct Cash Transfers from oil revenue. “Not at all…What my President (David Granger) is saying is that education is the key…education is the key…education is the key. “She said that the Government is not going to give a man “fish handouts.” “We don’t want Guyanese to say give me this, give me that, having them line up. We want to empower our women, empower people. Teach them to fish. So that is where we are going.” The Minister is reported to have said. Editor, these reported utterances by a senior member of the government reminds me of how contradictory this government has been over the last four years and leaves me to wonder whether or not it is serious about providing “The good life” to all or, like the PPP, it is more interested in feathering the beds of its operatives and those of their bourgeoisie friends while the ordinary man, whose vote they “sing” for to put them in high offices, continues to wallow in despair at the bottom of the social ladder. “Cash transfers will create
a lazy society” and “People will not want to work but sit and await free money from government” are just a couple of the utterances by operatives of this government, including a Minister of Finance. This to my mind shows the disdain with which the ordinary man is treated when it comes to access to and the management of financial resources. Editor, the reality remains that save and except for Direct Cash Transfers to the ordinary citizen, the people who will benefit from the proceeds of the oil industry are those in the already moneyed class, including some ministers of government, members of the opposition and the business community. The ordinary citizen will be left to continue to eke out a living in their impoverished state from their public service pay and daily hustles despite having acquired an education as is being espoused by President Granger whose leadership has not done much to directly benefit the ordinary man to date. There can be no doubt that with sixteen oil finds to date, there will be enough financial resources for (Continued on page 6)
Finance Minister responds to article DEAR EDITOR, It pleases me to see the steady improvements in reporting that have been made by our journalists in the past few years. I commend them for their efforts to submit wellresearched articles for publication. At the same time, I recognise that while many of them try to remain objective in their reporting, oftentimes what is finally published is skewed in one direction or the other. On October 2, 2019, the article titled “IMF says…Rigid Natural Resource Fund rules could cause more external borrowing” was published by your newspaper, and I would like to use this opportunity to add context to some of the statements in this article that are misleading and are not entirely based on the IMF report on the 2019 Article IV Consultation. The Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act, sets out the framework and rules for the management of Guyana’s petroleum revenues. This framework includes rules for deposits, investments, withdrawals, reporting and auditing. It also includes a mechanism for public oversight of the NRF to ensure compliance with this Act. It is important for the public to know that, contrary to what the article claims, there are no borrowing rules in the NRF Act. The mechanism that the NRF does have,
as is recognised by the IMF, is a withdrawal rule which determines how much money can be withdrawn from the NRF in a given year, which can then be spent through the national budget, or to aid with a natural disaster. The article rightly points out, the rules that govern the withdrawal of monies from the NRF are “strict.”I am proud to have advocated for these ‘strict rules’ and all Guyanese should be happy that those ‘strict rules’ were put in place to ensure that the NRF is not treated as a slush fund by any Government. The details of the withdrawal rules can be found in Part VI and Part VII of the NRF Act. The maximum withdrawal is known as the Economically and Fiscally Sustainable Amount, which is bound by the smaller of an Economically Sustainable Amount (ESA) and a Fiscally Sustainable Amount (FSA). A Macroeconomic Committee, comprising qualified representatives of the Government, Bank of Guyana, Private Sector Commission and Leader of the Opposition, as well as a leading international macroeconomic expert, is respon-
sible for providing the Minister with a recommendation on the ESA, taking into account the effects of additional spending on Guyana’s economic competitiveness. In analysing the impact of additional spending on the economic competitiveness of Guyana, the NRF Act mandates this Committee considers key variables such as inflation, the exchange rate, economic growth, the composition of public spending, stability in public spending, and public debt. The NRF Act stipulates that the Committee’s recommendation must be included in the annual budget proposal and annual report of the NRF, allowing the public to scrutinise any deviations from this advice. Further, the FSA is a mathematical formula that is delineated in the First Schedule of the NRF Act and acts as an upper limit on withdrawals from the NRF. While it is not the place of the NRF Act to place limits on public debt, I can assure you that careful consideration was given to this important factor when preparing the (Continued on page 6)
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Praying for the betterment of our country DEAR EDITOR, It has recently been observed that Guyanese are going through an oil craze, however I’m here to ascertain that our country needs God more than oil. The talk of oil is at every street corner, bus park and every house. Word about the oil riches that our country is about to be flooded with is on everyone’s tongue; however, it is my belief that Guyana needs prayers more than oil money. We currently have high suicide rates; crime is on the rise and because of the uncertainty of our government we are experiencing a decline in businesses. Many households are without food in their pots and though it may seem like money is the problem, it’s much more than that. Wealth won’t solve the economic and social depression our country is currently experiencing. Stability can only be achieved when we are satisfied with ourselves inter-
nally. Too many people are committing suicide, abusing drugs, and feeling hopeless because they lack the experience to deal with these problems. We are stuck in an age of social media comparisons, but how can we enjoy money when all we do is compare ourselves to others. This dissatisfaction is so great. These problems can only be fixed by taking away all the comparisons and finding contentment with one’s self and life. They can only be fixed by increasing our spirituality this means having a personal relationship with the Almighty. A wise person once said, “with great wealth comes great responsibility”, something Guyanese should be preparing for. It is evident that countries that discovered oil and have been thrown into newfound wealth have suddenly lost their people to the evils that follow. Greed, corruption, drug use, gambling and immoral behaviour are major factors that deteriorate society.
These are voids that cannot be filled with money but can only be fixed with spiritual enlightenment that can only be found in God. When will people realize that this world is temporary, and our destination lies in our good thoughts and deeds? Guyanese need to focus more on their personal relationship with God, increase their good deeds and find contentment in the lives that we all live and enjoy. Simple words like contentment, kindness and gratitude are no longer in our vocabularies. It is therefore my belief that oil money won’t make our nation happy. It won’t fix the problems that Guyanese are facing and it most certainly won’t help with solving the current issues unless we fix our inner demons, teach our young people how to deal with their worries and problems. And treat each other with respect and kindness. Thank You! Shuaib Ibrahim 4th form student Isa Islamic School
GFC MONITORING SYSTEM HAS BEEN SEVERELY COMPROMISED DEAR EDITOR, Recently two prominent stakeholders in KN article dated 11th and 17th September voiced their concern and somewhat frustration regarding perceived corrupt activities within the monitoring division. I am convinced that this unit has gone rogue and is getting the backing of the powers be it at what levels of authority Board, Ministry, Commission, etc. It is incomprehensible to think that this wanton or fathom operation is going on and the powers that be, are not aware or they are simply turning a blind eye, for fear of jeopardizing their personal position, so they take the
easy route out, turn a blind eye and hope it sort itself out or they are simply one big family and friend scenario so why bell the cat. There is a big shakedown happening. Those who want to play the game under the table get by but those who refuse to (grease the hand) are shakedown and experience nightmares to get business done.I have been in this forestry business too long to know that these inactions on the part of the authorities will come to haunt them badly. The monitoring unit has lost its capacity and credibility to effectively monitor and police our nation’s forest. The unit has been severely compro-
mised and it needs a total overhaul to make it right again. In a few months, we will be blacklisted from exporting to the overseas market as the system of legality will lose its credibility, EU FLEGT will not be achieved because we will fail the legality checks, illegal harvesting activities will increase and Norway will stop funding forest activities. Stakeholders are once again appealing to HE President Granger and the Minister to investigate the massive underhand dealings with the monitoring unit of GFC and the inaction of a few to deal with it. Concerned Stakeholder, M. Fraser
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GTT - DO MORE ... NONSENSE DEAR EDITOR, A few months ago, I visited GTT’s office in the Fogarty Building to pay my landline and DSL bills. All four chairs used by cashiers were occupied. The cashiers themselves had bright smiles and were greeting the customers warmly and the customer line was moving quickly. It was amazing and I began to wonder as to the reason for this transformation. Then I noticed a Caucasian man standing at the back of the Cashier Enclosure just observing how the cashiers were performing their duties. Aha! I thought to myself - one Caucasian guy has performed a miracle at GTT. He achieved what numerous Guyanese complainants have failed to do. Sadly, he has not shown up during any of my subsequent visits, the latest being last Monday and that wonderful experience is now just a distant but fond memory. Last Monday, I requested time off from work to pay bills at GTT. I joined the line which was not very long, because I saw there were two cashiers one dealing with line and the other who was calling one person from the same line then one person from the se-
tively, in addition to the absorptive capacity of the domestic economy. The rule allows for the frontloading of expenditure in the short- to medium-run, with an eventual transition to a Norway-type rule, where only the expected interest earnings from the NRF are available for withdrawal. This transition is expected in 6 to 10 years, but the timing is dependent on oil prices and the pace of oil production.In the very report cited in the article, it is estimated that the withdrawal rule will allow for more than G$400 billion (approximately US$1.95 billion) to be available for spending from the NRF in the first 5 years of oil production. This is no pocket
change when one considers that a bridge across the Demerara or the ECD/EBD Bypass road are each expected to cost under US$200 million. Sufficient monies will be available for many transformative projects, and the NRF Act, with all its strict rules and public oversight, will safeguard against the wasteful spending or misappropriation of oil revenues. Notwithstanding, I am mindful that not all Governments will be as responsible as mine has been, which is why my Ministry has already made considerable progress in the finalisation of a Public Debt Management Bill that includes strict ceilings on the amount that can be borrowed
views in a raised voice and the security guard responded. At that point, pandemonium erupted as some other customers in the line rose to her defence and offering support. Apparently, the decibel level of the ensuing chaos reached the appropriate volume to activate senior management. Three or four supervisors/managers burst through the door blinking furiously as if awakened from deep hibernation. Just as suddenly, three of them disappeared and the remaining one, with some unintelligible mutterings and lots of arm flapping, tried to restore calm. As if propelled by Hurricane Karen two more cashiers materialized and promptly started to improve the mobility of the line. A few of the other people in the line shook their heads cynically, saying that what had transpired earlier is a regular occurrence. One conclusion I have arrived at is that although paying your bills at GTT offices is an option, customers are deliberately being punished for not wishing to utilize MMG. Best regards, Ameer Hassan
Suicide Appropriate Language DEAR EDITOR, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Boyle, was recently quoted in the media as stating that persons ‘successfully commit suicide’ when they feel disconnected and depressed, feel no strong social ties and inadequate social support to face another day and have hope’. While The Caribbean Voice (TCV) has no issue with reasons given for suicide, although they are neither contextualized nor comprehensive, we take serious issue with the use of
Finance Minister responds to article From page 5 NRF Act. Firstly, in determining the ESA, the Macroeconomic Committee is explicitly required to consider public debt. Secondly, the withdrawal rule was not imported from somewhere else. It is grounded on an assessment of Guyana’s current situation, and the investments that will be needed to transform the economy. We examined the human and physical infrastructure gaps that exist, including those in education, health, roads, bridges, ports and energy, and the projects that would be needed to bridge these gaps. At the same time, we also considered our ability to execute these projects effec-
nior citizens line. The line crept along and after about 15 minutes, a customer with multiple transactions reached the cashier. She was still being attended to by the cashier 30 minutes later. Within that time the other cashier had handled about four customers. Then the fifth customer was called and he apparently also had several transactions because he took approximately 15 minutes as well. The line had been at a standstill for about 20 minutes when suddenly, two women came and stood just in front of the Cashier Counter and waited for just a few minutes before they were called by the cashier. Some people in the line, which had grown quite considerably, understandably began to grumble and were informed by the women that they were MMG customers. Seeing that they were getting immediate attention whilst I had already spent 40 minutes and there still 10 persons ahead of me in the line, I stepped up to the cashier and strenuously requested that transaction be dealt with. A security guard was summoned and a woman in the line began to express her
by Government. This Bill, once enacted, will complement the NRF Act, thereby ensuring that an irresponsible Government does not lead us down a path of unsustainable borrowing while monies accumulate in the NRF.Unlike the Opposition Leader, who has threatened to repeal the legislation in the very unlikely event of his party winning the upcoming elections, we have provided a credible, durable, transparent and accountable NRF that will withstand scrutiny during its operation and management. #your future is secured under the Coalition’s umbrella Yours faithfully, Winston Jordan, MP Minister of Finance
the terms ‘successfully’ and ‘commit’ to refer to suicide. As TCV has continually pointed out, the push for suicide appropriate language is gathering momentum globally and thus we are rather disappointed that leading officials within the Ministry of Health continue to propagate terminology that have been debunked for obvious reasons, especially when one would think that these officials should be in the forefront of requisite change. For one, how can killing oneself be a success? Just what is successful about such an act, teeming with agony
and pain for both victims and survivors? Secondly, the word ‘commit’ connotes something criminal. And although attempting suicide is still a criminal act on the books in Guyana (because of political gamesmanship), there is nothing criminal about the act of suicide. Suicide is attempted when the pain becomes unbearable for the victim and those who survive such attempts have always revealed that they never wanted to die; they just wanted the pain to end. How then is it a criminal act to want one’s pain to end? Sincerely, The Caribbean Voice
Govt. should hasten to... From page 5 government to improve all social services, education delivery and infrastructure and still afford Direct Cash Transfers to citizens, yet this government in its arrogance appears to argue that it is one or the other instead of one along with the others. While improved social services and infrastructure will help to improve the overall quality of life for the general populace, struggling folks can’t use that to fix their broken/dilapidated homes, acquire assets, invest in cottage industries nor provide the necessary comforts for their family members, but with direct cash transfers they can bring lots of dreams to reality and innovate to take themselves out of poverty. I urge the APNU+AFC government not to continue this doublespeak but rather hasten to formulate a plan to ensure that all Guyanese get a piece of the proverbial pie and can truly enjoy “A good life for all,” as promised by this government. To do otherwise is to continue to hit us while we are down and to confirm the generally held belief that politicians are all for self and not those on whose backs they climb to higher heights. Kidackie Amsterdam
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Nandlall calls for COI in Crum-Ewings assassination Courtney Crum-Ewing while protesting in front of the AG office.
Former AG, Anil Nandlall has insisted on a CoI into Courtney Crum-Ewings death.
Shot dead: Activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing
On March 10, 2015, weeks before early elections brought on by a prorogued Parliament, an activist, Courtney Crumewing, age 40, was shot dead in a dark street in Diamond, East Bank Demerara. The country was outraged and there were calls for justice for Crum-Ewing. Some protested daily outside the offices of Minister of Legal Affairs, Attorney General Anil Nandlall. Fingers were pointed and Rajput Narine, a former driver/bodyguard of Nandlalls, was held and questioned by the police. Regan Rodrigues called Grey Boy, who was known to police was arrested and in late 2017 was committed to face trial in the High Court. On Wednesday, during “The Political Show” on Kaieteur Radio hosted by Kaieteur News Senior Jour-
nalist, Leonard Gildarie and Editor-in-Chief, Adam Harris, Nandlall was asked pointedly if he had anything to do with the activists death. Denying any knowledge, the former AG made it clear that he is willing for a Commission of Inquiry (CoI). He said that Crum-Ewing months before his death, protested in front of the Attorney Generals office on Carmichael Street, “unaffected, unhindered, un-interfered” with for months. “Everyday I see him…four-five times per day I drive past there. I never uttered a word to Mr. CrumEwing. He never said anything to me. He was there with his placard. I would look at him. I would drive out, drive past.” According to Nandlall, Crum-Ewing stopped protesting and months after, he was
shot dead “somewhere in Diamond”. “If I had to do anything with Crum-Ewing, would it not had been done at the time while he was doing what he was doing? For all intents and purposes, he had stopped several months before. I was the sitting Attorney General and I know that the police found his phone- CrumEwings phone- and they found the last number that dialed Crum-Ewing.” Nandlall said that the activists mother was even on record saying that he received a call and she asked him where
he was going and he said he was going to Diamond. “Presumably, that last call was the one that called him to Diamond. The police have that number. They triangulated it using the towers and they know exactly the location or the general direction where the call came from. They followed that number to somebody to Lethem. Why they dont make all the information public?” Nandlall, who lost out to Irfaan Ali as the Presidential Candidate during internal voting of the Peoples Progressive Party early this year,
made it clear that he has called repeatedly on the Government for a Commission of Inquiry to be held. He has even posted such on his Facebook page. “They cannot hold one (CoI) for Crum-Ewing because they know who are implicated in Crum-Ewings murder.”Speaking about the arrest of his former bodyguard/driver, Nandlall said
that Rajput Narine was seconded to his office only one week before police picked him up. “I hired a bodyguard because of the same situation… of heightened security. I dont even know the guy. He was recommended to me by Dr. Leslie Ramsammy (former Agriculture Minister). The guy worked with me for a (Continued on page 29)
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Jagdeo says he was wrong to withhold State ads from newspapers By Kemol King Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo believes that it is wrong for a Government to withhold state advertisements from newspapers, further acknowledging that this was a practice his Government carried out when he served as President. Before making this admission, Jagdeo had discussed the importance of certain international conventions on democracy and good governance, and the role of media in policing abuses of state resources. The former President made specific mention of the states media arms, the Department of Public Information (DPI), the Guyana Chronicle and National Communications Network (NCN), during a press conference yesterday, at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition. A topical issue, in that regard, is an accusation made by Stabroek News, that Jagdeos Government with-
held state ads from the private newspaper in 2006, in an attempt to punish it for affording the fledgling Alliance for Change (AFC) regular column postings. Stabroek News stated that the Jagdeo administration had refused to place a single state ad with the newspaper for 17 months, with no plausible explanation. About the same period, Kaieteur News suffered a similar fate as Stabroek News as, according to KNs publisher, Glenn Lall, the Jagdeo Government had also meant to stifle this newspaper for its principled reporting. At that time, the then President Jagdeo had claimed that his decision was because of his Governments intention to cost-effectively manage its use of state resources, and to explore other avenues for state advertising. Asked about this accusation yesterday, the Opposition Leader said that his withholding of state ads was not
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo for punitive reasons. He said that, as the most widely circulating daily newspaper, Kaieteur News had often received the lions share of state ads. However, in retrospect, Jagdeo said, notwithstanding the fact that his reasons werent punitive, “I think its wrong.” Looking forward, Jagdeo said that, in the new Government, an arrangement should be made from which all private
media can benefit from the disbursement of state ads. He added that they should not be disbursed in a punitive manner. Stabroek News had pointed out that doing so would be in contravention with the Inter-American Press Freedom Declaration of Chapultepec. Principle 7 of that Declaration, signed by former President Jagdeo, in 2002, prohibits the granting or withdrawal of Govern-
ment advertising to reward or punish the media or individual journalists something that has now allegedly happened under both Jagdeo and the current Granger-led administration. In this administrations case, DPI had rejected the accusation from Stabroek News as “wholly erroneous, misleading and mischievous.” The newspaper had, after study of ad placements in the four daily newspapers over the past six months, presented tabular evidence of the reduction of placements in the Stabroek News. One complication of the newspapers accusation was that, in May last, it had written to demand that DPI make a substantial reduction of the $22.1M debt stacked up by the Governments public relations arm, or face rejection of its ads. Stabroek News, Editor-inChief, Anand Persaud had told Kaieteur News, faced with the likelihood that the Government may be changed in the upcoming General and Regional Elections, that Stabroek News made the decision to ensure that it would have substantial debts paid off quickly. Persaud also told Stabroek News that when the
debt was substantially relieved, GPI wrote to DPI in July, notifying it that the normal flow of advertising could be resumed. It was at this point, that when the ad placements did not immediately bounce back within the ballpark of regular monthly placements, Stabroek News made its accusation based on ad placements made in August and September last. DPI, in an extensive response, stated that it just didnt receive the requests for placement of advertisements as Stabroek News had expected, and that that is directly a result of a series of events triggered by Stabroek News. The Department of Public Information further stated that Government began to explore other advertisement options, with particular focuses on digital media and radio, in attempt to reach greater value on these platforms. Persaud described this explanation as a fabrication to draw from the true political reasons for the reduction in ad placements in the Stabroek News. Nevertheless, DPI stated that it has commenced a diversification of its ad placements, in-keeping with the evolving nature of media.
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There is no legal requirement for a Prime Ministerial candidate
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he PNCR has a plan. It is negotiating a new agreement with the Alliance for Change but it has not entered into any new arrangement with the Guyana Action Party (GAP), the National Democratic Front (NDF), the Working Peoples Alliance (WPA) and the Justice for All Party (JFAP) which forms part of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). The PNCR knows that those parties will take what they get. Those parties electoral support pale in comparison to that of the Alliance for Change. Yet they each received a Cabinet seat and the WPA, with the least support of the group, has managed to snare important jobs for some of its cadres. The four smaller parties of the APNU will take whatever the PNCR gives to them. They will not quarrel because they know that they do not have negotiating leverage. The AFC should use this fact to its advantage. It should question how it is that the smaller parties GAP,WPA, JFAP, and NDF are entitled to a seat without demonstrating their electoral appeal, and the AFC which held the balance of power in the 2011 elections, is being forced to renegotiate an agreement which brought the APNU+AFC into office. The Prime Minister slot is a non-issue. There is no provision in the Constitution or in any law, making it manda-
tory for parties to name Prime Ministerial candidates. That is PPPC concoction from 1992 when it fielded Cheddi Jagan as Presidential candidate and Samuel Hinds as the Prime Ministerial candidate. And since then there has been an expectation that there should be a Prime Ministerial candidate. This is false expectation because voters do not cast their ballots for any Prime Minister. They vote for the parties and it based on the results of the votes cast that the presidential candidate of the party with the most votes earns the right to be President. It is the President who then names a Prime Minister. So there absolutely no need for any Prime Ministerial candidate especially if this is bound to create divisions within the coalition. The more important issue is power-sharing within the Coalition. The WPA for one has indicated that it has hardly been consulted by the APNU. And as is known, despite the AFC having 40% of the Cabinet seats, this does
not override the fact that executive authority resides with the President. Cabinet is merely an advisory body. But while the President has the authority to override Cabinet, it would be much better for the AFC instead of concentrating about the divisions of the spoils of elections, to name certain demands in relation to Cabinet. It should insist that the Cabinet decisions should be approved by a special majority. The concept of what constitutes a majority has given the APNU and the AFC some problems. But this fact should not prevent the AFC from demanding that all Cabinet decisions require the approval of three-quarters of the Cabinet. This may lead to gridlock but it will also lend itself to greater consensus in decision-making. The AFC, however, is not likely to go this route for two reasons. For one, the AFC is interested more in positions rather in the consensus in decision-making. And the second reason is
that the AFC knows that “boat done gone a falls�. It knows that the negotiations taking place are of mere academic importance since regardless of who is chosen as Prime Ministerial candidate,
the AFC will never get the chance to hold that post. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
Is the WPA distorting the Jagan presidency for racist reasons?
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felt truly disgusted when at the celebration of life event for Andaiye held at the Arthur Chung Centre to mark her death, the organizers selected Tacuma Ogunseye to represent and speak on behalf of the WPA. It was a disturbing occurrence given the fact that university professor, David Hinds is known to even schoolchildren in Guyana as the voice, image and symbolism of the WPA. The celebration of life event made a mockery of the woman I knew named Andaiye. If sociologists and psychologists want to research how hopelessly tied to class loyalties are humans then they should study the shape and contents of that event. The organizers made Andaiye appear as a woman who was pro-African and did not ground with Indian Guyanese and had no Indian intimates. No Indian friend of Andaiye was given the privilege to appear on the programme. As I watched the affair from my seat at the top tier of the auditorium, there were sparks of amusement in my head because I know the mentality of the organizers. Andaiye was one of the best multi-racial activists that politics produced in Guyana. It was a disservice to her the way her death observance was organized and the ambience in which it was conducted.
The organizers made Andaiye appear as a middle class elitist whose socialization in life was confined to a quintessential privileged existence of class and colour. Speaker after speaker came from a highly privileged class structure and you could not help asking if Andaiye ever had a dark-skin friend. But there was a huge irony that reverberated in the place. The organizers chose Tacuma Ogunseye to speak as the representative of the WPA. Andaiye had no use for Ogunseye and saw his politics as a dangerous degeneracy in the context of what Kwayana and Walter Rodney fought for. I know this because she told me this countless times. I will provide the proof in the next few lines. Some of the activists who once fought alongside Rodney are still committed to Walters legacy. One of those is Moses Bhagwan. I respect this gentleman immensely. On the announcement of Andaiyes death, Moses published a letter of eulogy in the newspapers and cited an incident to show the purity of Andaiyes politics. He said a group of WPA activists including him, Bhagwan were in Christopher Rams office. It was the time of the violence in Buxton. Bhagwan wrote that a certain WPA person came in the room to inform the others of the situation in Buxton and
referred to the gunmen as freedom fighters. Andaiye immediately walked out of the meeting. Bhagwan did not name the individual but it was Ogunseye. Since Chris Ram and David Hinds were present, one hopes Ogunseye does not deny it. Ogunseye has committed and has been committing one nasty, repugnant act after another and Walter Rodneys close colleagues who are still around, most in the diaspora will not pen even a line of chastisement. Here is his latest act of political depravity. He wrote in the newspapers yesterday, the following words; “The APNU+AFC coalition government led by President David Granger has the outstanding record of being the only government pre and post-independence that has not engaged in the killing of political opponents.” This fiction is either motivated by racist sentiments or psychological instability. The Cheddi Jagan presidency 1992-1997 was a far more popular administration than the current APNU+AFC regime. No political critic during the Cheddi Jagan government was ever arrested much less murdered. In fact, critics of the Jagan presidency had less to fear than the current environment we currently live in. During the reign of the APNU+AFC regime, a grenade was thrown at the
owner of the Kaieteur News, Glenn Lall, which fortunately failed to explode. There are more utterances from ministers of the current government that are likely to incite violence as compared to the Cheddi Jagan administration. One can factually advance the position that no minister in the Jagan government has ever issued the kind of inflammatory statements we have seen the past eighteen months coming from the president, the prime minister and other Cabinet
members. When you take that fictional output from Ogunseye and add to it the conduct of the WPAs office manager and national executive, Desmond Trotman in GECOM then, one has to believe that Walter Rodney is turning in his grave. Trotman is part of a style of GECOM functionalism that makes me feel a plan is being invented to rig the election. Can you believe it- the WPA, the party of Walter Rodney? Something is deadly wrong with Guyana.
Frederick Kissoon (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
DEM BOYS SEH
Jagdeo seh he sorry Old people got a saying,”Sorry mek li’l boy mash big man toe.” That merely means that a mischievous young boy can deliberately step on some big man toe, willfully, then tell him “sorry.” Jagdeo behave just like that li’l boy. He tell reporters how he sorry he cut ads to de Big Market paper when he was President. Dem boys didn’t know that he use to control everything. Dem always believe that Jagdeo had he juniors who was responsible fuh certain areas. He was de one responsible fuh de media. Yesterday Jagdeo tell dem reporters how he sorry. He know very well he ain’t sorry but because de Big Market paper accuse Soulja Bai people of withholding ads. Jagdeo decide that wha he d wasn’t spiteful but wha happen this time was spiteful. De man even had de nerve fuh cry in front of dem reporters to show how he sorry. Yesterday he was really on show. He had de nerve to tell dem same reporters how he don’t trust Patto wid money. This was de
man allow he friends and family to tek whatever he put in front of dem. Dem boys asking how he get de mansion he got and all dem odda property. Nutten couldn’t move and let him see. De next thing dem boys know is dem suddenly had some rich people. People end up with mansion and pool house when dem didn’t even have a bicycle a few weeks before.He friend Rob de Earth even end up owning a radio station which he sell and mek a big profit. And that wasn’t de whole story. This same man now telling people how de government should move everybody away from de coast. Dem boys been hearing this fuh as long as Guyana was inexistence. That was de case since Jagdeo was a li’l boy. Yet he go and build he house in de middle of de ocean. He deh right pun de seawall at Sparendaam. Dem boys seh when some people house flood he own gun wash away. Talk half and rest assured anodda sorry coming.
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Eyewitness fails to point out accused in attempted murder of “Short Boss” An injured Balget at the hospital
A prosecution witness yesterday failed to identify businessman Abdul Imran Khan as the individual who had attacked Romario Balget, called Short Boss outside of the Palm Court Night Club on Main Street. Khan is on an attempted murder charge in connection with the alleged attack on Balget. Special Prosecutor Latchmie Rahamat had called the witness to the stand to testify in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI). The charge alleged that on October 28, 2018, at Main Street, Georgetown, Khan, 31, of 11 Austin Street, Campbellville, unlawfully and maliciously wounded Balget. with intent to commit murder. The PI is being heard in the Georgetown Magistrates Courts before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly. Special Prosecutor Latchmie Rahamat, who is representing the State in the matter, yesterday called the eyewitness to testify in relation to what transpired on the day of the incident, since he was with Balget on the day in question. During his testimony yes-
terday the witness, who is a friend of the victim was asked, if he would be able to identify the alleged attacker if he saw him again. His response was “yes”. The witness was then asked to look around the courtroom and point out the accused. At that time the accused was sitting in the prisoner s dock. With a smile, the witness looked around the courtroom and said he does not see the accused in court. Prosecutor Rahamat then asked him if he understands the question, causing attorney-at-law Glenn Hanoman, who is representing the defendant, to object. According to Hanoman, the witness had already answered the question and the prosecutor should not be given the opportunity to rephrase her question. Later on in his testimony the witness, who also claimed that he was assaulted during the incident said he knows the defendant well since he had seen him several times.. According to reports, on the day in question, around 02:00 hrs, Balget went to the Palm Court Night Club on Main Street where he and his
friends spent an hour. It is alleged that as Balget and his friends were about to leave the nightclub, Khan and others were standing at the gateway. As a result, Balget and his friends walked between Khan and his friends.The court heard that Khan became annoyed and dealt Balget several punches to his head and face, causing him to sustain injuries. Khan then allegedly continued to cuff and kick Balget, while Balget was lying on the ground in an unconscious state. He is then alleged to have picked up a bottle and slashed Balget across the right side of his face. The injured man was rushed to a private hospital where he underwent two emergency surgeries. At Khans first court appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, he was remanded to prison after the Chief Magistrate cited public safety. However, his lawyer, Glenn Hanoman, made a bail application before Justice Sandil Kissoon, who granted Khan bail in the sum of $700,000. The matter will continue on October 21, 2019.
Two soldiers trained in parachute folding, maintenance The Guyana Defence Force is welcoming back two of its members of the Special Forces Squadron, Lieutenant (Lt) Kaya Dover and Sergeant (SGT) Chris Corbin, who are now qualified Parachute Riggers. The two successfully completed the Parachute Folding and Maintenance Course at the Centro de Instrucao ParaQuedista, General Pehna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.During the sixmonth long course, they completed the Jump Master Course, and training in Cargo Preparation and Launching, Parachute Folding, and Care and Maintenance of Parachute and Equipment Their education consisted of theoretical teaching, practical demonstrations and exercises.
Charged Abdul Imran Khan
‘Village bully’ terrorizes Anna Regina residents Residents of Anna Regina Village, Essequibo are asking why police appear to be doing nothing to stop a well-known individual from terrorizing the community and vandalizing property. During a visit to the location on Sunday, residents spoke about being threatened by the individual, who seems to be above the law. Kaieteur News understands that the alleged village bully has only been charged once, despite police at Anna Regina having several reports against him. Responding to the reports, a senior police official said that police have a file with over ten reports made against the ‘village bully’, and had instructed a rank to place the individual before the court. A police source indicated that the ‘village bully’ is at present before the court for allegedly attempting to defraud a resident. Some alleged that the individual, who is said to be a businessman, is a very close
Residents examine a drain the ‘village bully’ reportedly blocked with refuse friend of some ranks. One terrified housewife who owns a variety store reported that just a few days ago the man sent a group of young boys to her business to threaten her. She said that later that day, the man came himself and loudly declared that he will rape her and force her husband to watch as well. Kaieteur News was present when the ‘bully’ appeared and advanced
Mohammed Sheriff’s damaged fence
menacingly on the group of villagers, many of whom instantly retreated to their homes. This incident was recorded on a mobile phone. Villagers accused the ‘bully’ of peddling drugs to many young villagers, who have been reportedly breaking into the homes of villagers. They pointed out a group of men on bicycles who rode past several times, while (Continued on page 28)
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Editoria
THE REVIEWS ARE IN!!!
g Road to modernizin beauty amongst Guyanese women By Latoya “Lashes Boss” Zephyr
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hen Netflix signed a mammoth production deal with Ryan Murphy, one natural question was: Which one of him would they get? The big-hearted storyteller of “Pose”? The gore-splashing fabulist of “American Horror Story” and “9-1-1”? The drawnfrom-life dramatist of “Feud” and “American Crime Story”? Judging by Murphy’s teeming to-do list — series about Andy Warhol and Marlene Dietrich, a film of “The Boys in the Band,” documentaries — they’re apt to get all of those and then some. But what they got first was “The Politician,” which arrived last Friday and which recalls the Ryan Murphy of “Glee.” Like that high school musical, to which “The Politician” is the jaded richer sibling, it’s an acerbic Technicolor sketch of The Way Teens Live Now that gets lost in its hairpin story turns. “The Politician” is not a musical, though it stars Ben Platt (“Dear Evan Hansen”) as the electorally ambitious teen Payton Hobart and is sensible enough to give him the occasional excuse to sing. But like “Glee,” (“Nowadays, being anonymous is worse than being poor”), it opens with a clear thesis statement. “People like to think of their presidents as characters we see on TV,” Payton says. Payton, ambitious and tightly wound, has his character arc meticulously planned: Become student body president of his palatial private school in Santa Barbara, California, attend Harvard, yada yada yada, serve two terms in the White House. First, that means defeating River (David Corenswet), a friend turned intimate rival; negotiating the politics — sexual, racial and otherwise — of his privileged peers; and confronting the possibility that he may just be a sociopath. Murphy, working again with his “Glee” partners, Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuk, has always made first-class pilots. “The Politician” pops off the screen immediately; it’s sumptuously appointed in production values and cast. (Gwyneth Paltrow plays Payton’s nurturing adoptive mom, whose portrayal of a billionaire earth mother seems to play wryly off Paltrow’s own wellness-entrepreneur career. Bette Midler and Judith Light materialize late in the season.) Like “Glee” and last year’s ill-fated adaptation of “Heathers,” the series plays fast and cheeky with identity issues. Payton and his rivals — for the most part, rich and white — cynically play the diversity card.
Payton’s advisers push him to choose a “differently abled” running mate. He settles on Infinity (Zoey Deutch), a working-class student, whose exploitative grandmother (Jessica Lange) oversees her cancer treatments in a storyline not a little reminiscent of Hulu’s “The Act.” As a production, “The Politician” is an heirloom apple: crisp, tart and expensive looking. But something feels unconvincing in the details, and not just because many of the actors seem to have aged out of high school years ago. The students still receive college notices by envelope and not by email. The pop culture references include Britney Spears. The student body election has more constant and granular polling than the current Democratic primary. More important, the show’s sendup of elections as bloodless, staged theater, run by overprepared, bland candidates scripted within an inch of their young lives, feels quaint at a time when national politics has become a chaotic non sequitur production of “Last Insult Comic Standing.” (The barest reference to our current situation comes in the title sequence, in which a row of presidential biographies follows “Barack Obama” with “Idiot’s Guide to Clowning.”) Of course, that’s if you take “The Politician” as a satire of politics, which in the end it may not be. What it captures most evocatively and viciously is the culture of overstressed, Ivy-besotted student achievers and dumb money. Some of its teens are arrogant and cosseted by riches; in an age of college admissions cheating scandals, they can afford to buy their way in the old-fashioned way. Others, surrounded by the evidence of a mindboggling wealth gap, are so determined to land on the right side of it that they burn out before they have a chance (continued on page 24)
pon reflection on the beauty industry in Guyana, it with great pleasure that I can say there has been tremendous growth; the beauty industry has taken an impressive stance. From relaxers to natural hair up-keep, shaving to waxing, home remedy face treatment to facial spas, from dramatically noticeable make-up to a natural and well blended face beat and from strip lashes to the application of individual lash extensions services offered @lovelylashesbytoya; they all culminate to show that Guyana is transforming for the better with confident filled Guyanese women and men at its helm. The crème de la crème of these artists here are part of a beauty tribe called @officialguyanesemuas. As Aestheticians, looking back on our journey, we started with a team of talented people who were familiar with each other. As time progressed, we soon realized how fast the industry was expanding, and were eager to feature new artists who were grimly interested in leveling up their craft to an international standard. So we began asking beauticians to tag @officialguyanesemuas in their posts, so that we can follow their progression and development of their craft or talent, whether they are Guyanese artist or have Guyanese heritage around the world. The team vision was limitless. Because of this approach, this year, we have gained more artists with a variety of breathtaking talents, along with managing
The talented Latoya Zephyr aka Lashes Boss the affairs of both our businesses and family all together. But as growing professionals there are things that we ought to do to keep up with this rapidly evolving industry. One of them involves getting certified. To their credit, some of our members did so internationally and some locally by renowned artists in Guyana. As a result they have cemented aspects of the growing criteria for this industry. It is also important to note that all of our featured artists are highly recommended and meet the criteria established to make it fair for everyone. This is how referrals happen in this industry; so if you know an artist, who is a master at their craft, message us or ask them to contact us themselves. This industry can only be better when we work together. In conclusion, here's a word of encouragement for our current and potential clients as well as artists: “As women, we are capable of reaching our full potential when we realize how important it is to grow together”Reunysha A. Lewis.
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Wine of the
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Zolo Rosé: A taste of berry-heaven
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n recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Management at the Wine Vault has selected the Zolo Rosé as the wine of the week. This selection features fresh and juicy flavours of strawberries, cherries, and rosewater. It is a blend of red varietals from the signature Mendoza vineyards in the foothills of the Andes. Zolo is one of the most technologically advanced wineries in Argentina. Zolo selects grapes from estate vineyards in Agrelo and Alto Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza. Located at various altitudes, each of these terroirs provides a different expression of fruit and varietal concentration. The winemakers are Fabian Valenzuela and Jean Claude Berrouet (former Petrus winemaker), the vineyard
manager is Carlos Correas, and the President and owner is Patricia Ortiz. The purpose of the winery's Zolo classic line is to create a family of fruit-forward, great value wines, which can be enjoyed with a wide range of food or by themselves. The Zolo Reserves and Zolo Blacks, with their ultra-high concentration, long ageing in new French oak, and aromatic complexity are made for those special occasions when one needs a wine to "blow your hat off." Furthermore, Zolo has been a leading Argentine brand since 2004, and is estate-grown and sustainably-farmed. This masterpiece can be found at the Wine Vault located at the Marriott Hotel. It is being sold for $6600 VAT inclusive. You can also find it at the Hibiscus Restaurant, Nice Restaurant and Bar, Palm Court and other leading hotels and bars.
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he Caribbean Premier League kicked off at the Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain in Trinidad on September 4, last. That match and all the others to come will be aired on Enetworks. Below is a list of the dates and the respective matches. September 06, Friday Match 3- Trinbago Knight Riders vs Jamaica Tallawahs (Trinidad) Local Time20:00, IST- 5:30 (September 7) September 07, Saturday Match 4- Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (Guyana) Local Time- 20:00, IST- 5:30 (September 8) September 08, Sunday Match 5- Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Zouks (Trinidad) Local Time- 12:00, IST- 21:30 (Same Day) Match 6- Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Barbados Tridents (Guyana) Local Time17:00, IST- 2:30 (September 9) September 10, Tuesday
Match 7- St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Jamaica Tallawahs (St Kitts) Local Time18:00, IST- 3:30 (September 11) September 11, Wednesday Match 8- St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Barbados Tridents (St Kitts) Local Time18:00, IST- 3:30 (September 12) September 12, Thursday Match 9- Jamaica Tallawahs vs St Lucia Zouks (Jamaica) Local Time- 18:00, IST4:30 (September 13) September 13, Friday Match 10- Jamaica Tallawahs vs Trinbago Knight Riders (Jamaica) Local Time- 19:00, IST- 5:30 (September 14) September 14, Saturday Match 11- St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Guyana Amazon Warriors (St Kitts) Local Time- 20:00, IST- 5:30 (September 15) September 15, Sunday Match 12- Jamaica Tallawahs vs Barbados Tridents (Jamaica) Local Time- 12:00, IST-
goes down tom night
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he Arthur Chung Conference Centre comes alive tomorrow night as the Jamaican heavy weight and West Indies Batsman, Chris Gayle celebrates his 40th birthday. Chris is well known for his accomplishments in scoring the highest runs in ODI & T20 Cricket. The title of the party, “40 shades of Gayle” marks its second anniversary this year and is considered the most highly anticipated event for the month of October. It is expected to receive a huge response from patrons both locally and within the Caribbean as Kes the band, Brandon Harding and Steven Ramphal will be performing. In addition, vibes will be provided by the most versatile djs within Guyana. General admission to the event cost $4000,
Stage Front $10,000 and an Elevated All Exclusive VIP Section for $25,000. Ticket locations within Georgetown include That Look Boutique, Gizmos and Gadgets, The Hibiscus Restaurant, Exclusive Styles, Bistro Café & Bar, The Wine Vault, Marriot Hotel, MVP Sports, Urban Life Clothing Store, Kiosk. Candy Boss in Berbice and Coleen's Closet in Vreed-En-Hoop. For persons unable to visit ticket locations can visit our online page at 40shadesofgayle.eventbrite.com Come celebrate with the Universe Boss! This event is sponsored by Star Party Rentals, HJ94Radio, P&P Insurance Brokers, Rooster's Coconut Water, Marriott, Carib Beer, TVG, Travellers Sound, Safeway Security, Dave's Guyanese Choice, The Hibiscus Restaurant , Queen's Security Service & Lounge and The Government of Guyana.
22:30 (Same Day) Match 13- St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs St Lucia Zouks (St Kitts) Local Time- 17:00, IST- 2:30 (September 16) September 17, Tuesday Match 14- St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Trinbago Knight Riders (St Kitts) Local Time- 18:00, IST- 3:30 (September 18) September 18, Wednesday Match 15- Jamaica Tallawahs vs Guyana Amazon Warriors (Jamaica) Local Time19:00, IST- 5:30 (September 19) September 19, Thursday Match 16- Jamaica Tallawahs vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (Jamaica) Local Time19:00, IST- 5:30 (September 20) September 20, Friday Match 17- St Lucia Zouks vs Barbados Tridents (St Lucia) Local Time- 20:00, IST5:30 (September 21) September 21, Saturday Match 18- St Lucia Zouks vs Trinbago Knight Riders (St Lucia) Local Time20:00, IST- 5:30 (September 22) September 22, Sunday Match 19- Barbados Tridents vs Guyana Amazon Warriors (Barbados) Local Time18:00, IST- 3:30 (September 23) September 23, Monday Match 20- Barbados Tridents vs Jamaica Tallawahs (Barbados) Local Time- 18:00, IST- 3:30 (September 24) September 24, Tuesday Match 21- St Lucia Zouks vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (St Lucia) Local Time18:00, IST- 3:30 (September 25) September 25, Wednesday Match 22- St Lucia Zouks vs Guyana Amazon Warriors (St Lucia) Local Time18:00, IST- 3:30 (September 26) September 26, Thursday Match 23- Barbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight Riders (Barbados) Local Time18:00, IST- 3:30 (September 27) September 27, Friday Match 24- St Lucia Zouks vs Jamaica Tallawahs (St Lucia ) Local Time- 20:00,
IST- 5:30 (September 28) September 28, Saturday Match 25- Barbados Tridents vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (Barbados) Local Time20:00, IST- 5:30 (September 29) September 29, Sunday Match 26- Barbados Tridents vs St Lucia Zouks (Barbados) Local Time- 18:00, IST3:30 (September 30) September 30, Monday Match 27- Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors (Trinidad) Local Time- 19:00, IST- 4:30 (October 1) October 02, Wednesday Match 28- Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Tridents (Trinidad) Local Time19:00, IST- 4:30 (October 3) October 03, Thursday Match 29- Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Jamaica Tallawahs (Guyana) Local Time18:00, IST- 3:30 (October 4) October 04, Friday Match 30- Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders (Guyana) Local Time- 20:00, IST- 5:30 (October 5) October 06, Sunday Qualifier 1 – 1st v 2nd Eliminator – 3rd v 4th October 10, Thursday Qualifier 2- Winner of Eliminator v Loser of Qualifier 1 (Trinidad) Local Time- 19:00, IST- 4:30 (October 11) October 12, Saturday Final- Winner of Qualifier 1 v Winner of Qualifier 2 (Trinidad) Local Time- 17:00, IST- 2:30 (October 13) (The Caribbean Premier League is an annual Twenty20 cricket tournament held in the Caribbean. It was created in 2013 and replaced the Caribbean Twenty20 as the premier Twenty20 competition in the Caribbean. It is currently sponsored by Hero MotoCorp and consequently officially named the Hero CPL. The inaugural tournament was won by the Jamaica Tallawahs who defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final.)
the 'Politician' Is a Chaos Candidate From page 23 to glow. Payton wants an assured path to his future, and the unpredictability of reality stresses him so hard he practically hums. We find him unwinding by watching episodes of “Dr. Pimple Popper” because, he says: “I just like that it has a really clear narrative. Bad things are excised, happy ending every time.” Platt almost sells it. His arc as an anxious teen getting in over his head from the desire to make the world love him so resembles his most famous role, you could call this “Vote Evan Hansen.” But “The Politician” seems to grow quickly bored with itself, shifting tones and adding so many twists it starts to feel like improv. It asks you to take its characters seriously while pitching them into caricature. The
plot moves constantly, but it doesn’t really advance. By the last episode of the eightepisode season, which upends and resets itself for Season 2, I was less certain what this show is about than when I started watching it. For all the confusion, there are plenty of ideas here. Often there seems to be nothing but ideas, raised and dispensed with, elbowing aside character, emotional momentum and story coherence. The series has enough wit and visual style, though, that it’s a pleasure to watch in the moment — just as long as you don’t think beyond the moment. “The Politician” is a bright and talented student of a show, eager to pad out its resume with extra-curriculars. It, and its audience, might be happier if it finds its focus.
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Santa Aratak making strides ... From page 16 tourism. Currently, we have our new kitchen which has been constructed in this building that we converted into a dining hall and this is a modern kitchen with a storeroom attached. Similarly, we utilised some other grants to purchase solar systems to power to our guest house,” Williams said. Santa Aratak is now seeking technical assistance to market the village and has been collaborating with the Ministry of Indigenous
Peoples Affairs in this regard. The community offers day tours; the package includes transportation from Timerhi to Santa Aratak, there you are greeted with refreshments and taken on a tour of the village; lunch is then served and visitors are then treated to cultural activities and finally a refreshing dip in the creek before departing. Visitors can also purchase a wide range of Indigenous Art and Craft from the Kamuni Women Craft shop.
‘Village bully’ terrorizes... From page 12 hurling profanities. Several mothers also accused the individual of sexually harassing their daughters. Some residents said they are hoping for a peaceful and speedy resolution.One businessman said they were so frustrated with the state of things that they are contemplating, forming a group with intentions to defend themselves, since the police seemed to be lagging behind with regards to prosecuting the man.Businessman Mohammed Sheriff noted that just last week the man attacked him in his yard as he was speaking to an NDC councilor. Villagers confirmed his story, and supported his reports that the bully broke drainage pipes outside the man’s home, removed his CCTV camera, and vandalized the businessman’s truck.
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CGX, Frontera Energy fund “groundbreaking”... (From page 3) Canada for Scholarships, 19 years running; top four undergraduate university in Canada for overall reputation and number one in Ontario for highest quality “Numbers are only one part of a larger story, but there’s no denying that Trent’s rankings are impressive,” says Trent University president and vice-chancellor Dr. Leo Groarke. He added, “This year’s Maclean’s rankings, individually and cumulatively, tell a compelling story of why Trent continues to be the number one ranked undergraduate institution in Ontario, and a highly sought university for top students and faculty from across Canada and around the world.” In addition to leading in the overall undergraduate category, the University also held its long-standing ranking as the number one undergraduate university in Canada for scholarships and bursaries for the 19th year in a row. Trent also led the undergraduate category in several other key indicators for reputation and student support, including: number one in Ontario for students and faculty who have received national awards and number one in the province for promoting Indigenous visibility and for academic advising staff. Furthermore, the rankings also show Trent’s reputation
on the rise, as the University moved up one spot from last year to take the number four position in all of Canada, and number one in Ontario, for reputation in the undergraduate category. In the overall national reputational rankings, which compare all 49 universities across the country, Trent also moved up the rankings, solidifying itself among the top five undergraduate universities in Canada for overall reputation, the number one undergraduate university in Ontario for highest overall quality, and the number two undergraduate university in Ontario in the
most innovative category and for producing leaders of tomorrow.For the second year in a row, the prestigious Trent School of the Environment received special recognition in the rankings, named among the top 20 universities in all of Canada, across all categories, for top environmental science programs – the only primarily undergraduate institution on the list. In the same category, Trent’s environmental science program was ranked among the top 10 in Canada for program reputation. (See link for more information: https:// www.trentu.ca/news/story/ 25231)
Nandlall calls for COI in... From page 7 week and then the police held him. He was in the Customs enforcement unit. I have a letter transferring him signed by Commissioner General (of the Guyana Revenue Authority) Khurshid Sattaur. There is nothing connecting me to that but that is the politics in this country.”He reiterated his calls for an investigation. “You will see if they have evidence implicating me in anything. Would they sit idly? Are you crazy? They charged me for my own law books which were part and parcel of my service. Every human being who knows me know that I can afford to buy those law books. If they have the evidence, would they sit
idly by?” On the evening of March 10, 2015, Crum-Ewing was shot dead at Third Avenue, Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) while urging residents to vote against the PPP in the upcoming General and Regional elections scheduled for May 11. He was said to have been shot five times. Police in a statement said that Crum-Ewing was walking along the roadway at Third Avenue when a car with four men drove up from which shots were discharged at him, “after which the men escaped”. Lying next to the activists body was his famous bullhorn.
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Woman nabbed in station trying to smuggle ganja to murder accused boyfriend
This was discovered in the shoes. A West Bank Demerara woman is in deep trouble after attempting to smuggle a large quantity of ganja to her boyfriend, who is accused of murder. Wondika Sandiford, 29, is alleged to committed the act on Wednesday at the Wales Police Station, West Bank Demerara. According to police, about 13:00 hrs, a policeman was on duty attending to prisoners at the Wales Police Station. At the time, the policeman
was in the Enquiries Office. One of the prisoners was Alexander La Cruz who is facing a murder charge. La Cruz is among two others who were charged in the shooting death of phone card vendor Ron Mansfield at Westminster, West Bank Demerara, in June. Police said that Sandiford, of La Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, came into the station and said she had a pair of sneakers for La Cruz. The alert policeman examined the pair of shoes and
observed that compressed plastic wrapper with a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems, were hidden beneath the soles of both shoes.Police said that the girlfriend was notified of the discovery, and she began to behave in a disorderly manner. The suspected narcotics was weighed in her presence and amounted to 360 grams. The girlfriend is presently in custody at the Wales Police Station. Police have indicated that she is to be charged.
Arrested: Wondika Sandiford
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Scores of student-athletes contest field...
Amrist Hector of New Amsterdam United who won the Girls’ 13-16 long jump yesterday at KMPA Junior Olympic Games at Lusignan ground. From page 39 distance of 6.06m. In addition to the rest of the field events and the relay heats, the finals of the 1500m, 800m and 100m will be contested today along with heats in the 800m and
100m hurdles, 400m and 200m events. Tomorrow, the remaining sprint finals along with the hurdles will run off. Sunday will mark the eight edition of the KMPA 5K road
race classic which is scheduled to begin at Bachelor’s Adventure and finish at the LCC with athletes from under-8 to masters’ categories competing. (Calvin Chapman story and photos)
Friday October 04, 2019 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) A rush of communication heightens love and romance today. Feelings and memories are willingly shared. Either you or your partner could reveal something that the other didn't know, which could strengthen the bond between you. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) A number of interesting visitors could come to your home today. At least one could be from a foreign country, and some could be in the educational field. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Some fascinating new neighbors may move in. They could be in law, education, or travel, they could be from a foreign land - or they could be both. A friend could introduce you to these people. CANCER(June21–July22) Have you been looking for some new ways to earn extra money? Today might find you studying all the latest statistics and economic trends to point you in the right direction. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Passion is on your mind today. You'll want to get together with a romantic partner. Don't be surprised if the evening turns into a long, involved, and very intimate conversation. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Do you want to surprise your partner with a gift? Perhaps there's something that your beloved has wanted for a long time but hasn't bought. This would make a wonderful surprise, and should be greatly appreciated.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) A group activity, perhaps a festival of some kind, could bring new information and people into your life. You could meet people from all over the world and lifestyles. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Discussions of spiritual or psychic matters could result from exposure to an author on such subjects. You might attend a lecture by this person or perhaps see a documentary on the topic. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) A long-awaited letter or call might come today from a friend who lives in another state or a foreign country. This could open the lines of communication to a degree they haven't reached for a long time. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) Are you interested in investing? This is a good day to read financial pages, study stock reports, and consult with people who know about these things. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Communication with business and romantic partners should be more warm, open, and honest than usual. Take advantage of this to get misunderstandings out of the way PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Your tasks should go smoothly and quickly today, particularly paperwork. Others are willing to lend a hand if you need it, and you might be called upon to assist another with a task beyond his or her ability.
Formula One plays down talk of new teams from 2021 London (Reuters) Formula One has played down talk of new teams lining up on the starting grid in 2021, saying there were currently ‘no serious discussions’ about such a move. The Liberty Mediacontrolled sport issued a statement after some wouldbe entrants aired plans to enter once changes aimed at leveling the playing field and making racing more competitive and affordable come into force. It said that while Formula
One appreciated the interest of several entities, “we can confirm that there are no serious discussions with any persons or companies about the admission of a new team.” Monaco-based MIM Group had announced earlier that they were backing a planned Spanish-based team with former grand prix driver Pascal Wehrlein as part of their prospective lineup. There has also been talk of a planned Panthera Team Asia outfit. The MIM group, linked to
Warriors extend winning streak to nine... From page 33 win. The two-time champions started the chase in horrendous fashion when Chris Gayle, the only centurion this season was bowled first delivery with a perfect arm-ball from Green and when Chadwick (8) hit Imran Tahir to long-on; Tallawahs were 16-2, the Warriors banked on spin for early wickets. But the 22-year-old Phillips, the tournament’s leading run scorer, was still there and he was joined by
Bangladeshi Linton Das. The New Zealand righthander was looking good and had reached 21 from 28 balls with three four’s before he was removed by part time left arm spinner Hemraj to leave the Tallawahs on 33-3. And despite 21 with two boundaries for Liton Das and 11 from Guyanese Jacobs, nobody else got into double figures as the Tallawahs slipped to their eight defeat for what has been a disappointing 2019 CPL season.
the Campos Racing Team who compete in Formula Two and Formula Three, said it had a team of experienced and highly-regarded former F1 engineers working on a preliminary study. “The team is now at an advanced stage of negotiations with current Formula One Teams and engine manufacturers to ensure the best possible partnership for a competitive Spanish Formula One Team from 2021 and onwards,” it said. The statement also mentioned meetings in May and July with Formula One chairman Chase Carey and motorsport managing director Ross Brawn. Brawn said in August that “a surprising number” of entities had expressed interest in entering from 2021 but made clear that the bar would be set high and any would-be entrants would have to wait. Three new teams entered in 2010, when a budget cap was proposed but never happened, but all are now defunct. One was Campos Meta, run by former grand prix driver Adrian Campos, who struggled to find funding and were sold before a debut as Hispania, later HRT F1. The most recent all-new entrants are U.S.-owned Haas, who made their debut in 2016 and have a close technical partnership with Ferrari. “Joining the Formula One World Championship in 2021 shall be a long-term project,” said Campos coowner and MIM founder Salvatore Gandolfo in the statement.
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Warriors extend winning streak to nine with 77-run-win over Tallawahs By Sean Devers The Guyana Amazon Warriors, back by a capacity crowd of flag-waving fans who danced in the stands all night, registered an emphatic 77-win over the Jamaica Tallawahs at Providence last night to extend their winning streak to nine matches with TKR up next tonight from 20:00hrs in their final preliminary game. The Warriors moved to 18 points from nine matches. Spearheaded by an 88-run fifth wicket stand between Skipper and player-of-thematch Shoib Malik and Sherfane Rutherford and an unbroken 60 between Malik and Kemo Paul, the home team recovered from being 84 in the second over to reach 157-6. Malik’s 73 lasted 45 balls
and was decorated with five fours and two sixes while Rutherford faced 43 balls and reached the boundary five times and cleared it once in his entertaining 45. Paul finished unbeaten on 18 from 20 balls with a six. Oshane Thomas (2-40) and Derval Green (2-23) were the most successful bowlers for the Tallawahs which lost Chris Gayle first ball and never recovered to be bowled out for 79 in 16.3 overs as Imran Tahir (3-12), Paul (2-2), Qais Ahmad (2-20), Green, a crowd favourite here, 1-20 and Malik who finished off the onesided contest with the last wicket did the damage with the ball. Warriors, who made one change from their match; replacing Ben Laughlin with Oasis Ahmad, won toss and elected to bat on good track and fast outfield and have regretted that decision when
Guyanese support for their Amazon Warriors was again fantastic. they lost four wickets in four balls to be 8-4 in the second ball of second over. The Warriors leading run scorer Brandon King (1) was bowled with a delivery that
nipped back from the powerfully built Oshane Thomas before Shimron Hetmyer seemed a bit unfortunate to be adjudged caught behind next ball. In the next over, Chanderpaul Hemraj (2) was bowled playing on the back foot off Derval Green who trapped Nicolas Pooran in front first ball and Green was on a hat-trick which Rutherford averted when a raucous appeal for LBW was turned down. Rutherford joined Malik and they provided a fantastic recovery with the experienced Malik playing the supporting role with impeccable timing
and placement. The pair rotated the strike nicely as Rutherford hit Steven Jacobs for the first six of the 16th contest between the two teams which had a close to capacity crowd that danced in the stands and waved thousands of Yellow Warriors flags. At the half-way stage the Warriors were 67-4. After hitting five fours and a six, the left-hander lofted Zahir Khan low down to Guyanese Trevon Griffith at long-off with the score 905, ending a magnificent 88run fifth wicket stand. Malik was his usual elegant self, caressed the ball sweetly before pushing
Dwayne Smith into the Green Stand over extra cover and soon posted his 52nd T20 fifty before Chris Green (2) was bowled by a slider between his legs at 96-6. Malik launched into Thomas in the penultimate over and hit him for an effortless six before punching him gloriously past cover for a boundary while Kemo Paul dumped Thomas for the second six in an expensive over which cost 26. Derval Green bowled the final over in which he conceded just seven runs leaving his team without Andre Russell and Rovman Powell, to get 157 to (Continued on page 32)
Keemo Paul grabbed two wickets for the Warriors last night.
Osaka sets up quarter-final clash with Andreescu in Beijing Reuters - Fourth seed Naomi Osaka beat American Alison Riske 6-4 6-0 in the China Open in Beijing yesterday to set up a quarterfinal clash with U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu. Osaka, who won the Pan Pacific Open in Japan last month, converted five of eight break points and won the final 10 games in a row to wrap up the contest in 73 minutes — her seventh consecutive win in the Asian swing. “Today I was kind of happy because the first set was really tight,” Osaka said. “I was thinking that it’s been a while since I’ve kind of had to be really serious. “It seemed like she was the type that would use my pace, especially on the forehand. I just tried not to give her too much.” Riske started the brighter of the two in the last-16 encounter, taking a 4-2 lead in the opening set, but Osaka broke back twice before the American was bagelled in less than half an hour in the second set.
The Warriors celebrate at the fall of yet another Tallawahs wicket.
Naomi Osaka Canada’s fifth-seeded Andreescu cruised past American qualifier Jennifer Brady with a 6-1 6-3 win. Brady faced 11 break points, of which four were converted by the Canadian who advanced in 67 minutes. Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki also went through to the quarter-finals in straight sets with a 7-5 6-4 win over Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniakova in a match
where neither player was able to dominate their service games. Wozniacki won seven of 10 break points while Siniakova converted five. The Czech saved three match points but 43 unforced errors tilted the tie in Wozniacki’s favor. Wozniacki will now face Russia’s Daria Kasatkina, who beat compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 63.
WADA suspends Athens anti-doping laboratory Reuters - Greece’s Doping Control Laboratory in Athens has been suspended for up to six months by the World AntiDoping Agency (WADA) after non-conformities were found during an inspection. In a statement WADA said the Athens lab had not met the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL), including “in relation
to the lack of institutional support and investment for the laboratory”. Disciplinary proceedings had been initiated last month by WADA’s Laboratory Expert Group (LabEG) and subsequently carried out by an independent Disciplinary Committee. The removal of WADA accreditation for the Athens facility means it cannot carry out anti-doping activities,
including all analyses of urine and blood samples. “This is in order to ensure continued high-quality sample analysis, which also helps preserve athletes’ confidence in this process and the wider anti-doping system,” WADA said. The laboratory may appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport within 21 days.
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Two goal Martinelli impresses in Arsenal victory Teenage striker Gabriel Martinelli scored two goals and set up another to give Arsenal victory over Standard Liege in the Europa League. There was less than three minutes between the 18-year-old Brazilian’s first and second goals while team-mate Joe Willock, 20, made it 3-0 before half-time. Martinelli, who joined for £6m this summer, later set up Dani Ceballos for his first Arsenal goal. Arsenal sit top of Group F with two wins from two games. There were 10 changes to the Arsenal team who drew with Manchester United in the Premier League on Monday but no place in the squad for German midfielder Mesut Ozil. Instead, manager Unai Emery put faith in the likes of academy graduate Willock, Martinelli and 19year-old Reiss Nelson - as well as summer signing Kieran Tierney, making just his second start for the club. All four impressed as Tierney set up Martinelli’s first with a whipping cross from the left before teeing up Nelson’s shot in the buildup to Willock’s goal. Nelson recorded an assist feeding Martinelli for his second before slipping in the Brazilian to tee
Gabriel Martinelli was Arsenal’s first signing in the summer. up Ceballos’ goal in the second half. It could easily have been more for the Gunners on a very positive night which also saw full-back Hector Bellerin, captain for the night, make his first start in over nine months following a knee injury. Martinelli was already a fan favourite after he became the
Alternate venue announced for the CNL match between Haiti and Costa Rica Miami – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) has announced that the Concacaf Nations League group stage match between Haiti and Costa Rica, scheduled for Thursday, October 10, 2019, will now be played at the Thomas A.
Robinson National Stadium, in Nassau, Bahamas. The kickoff time remains unchanged (9:00 pm ET). The decision to relocate the match is aimed at guaranteeing the safety of the participating Member Associations, officials and fans, due to the recent political and social situation in Haiti.
youngest player since Alex OxladeChamberlain in 2011 to score on his first start for Arsenal, against Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup. Two goals in that 5-0 win was the perfect way for the summer signing to announce himself and every time he got on the ball at the
Emirates on Thursday the crowd grew excited. The teenager spent last season playing in the fourth tier of the Brazilian Football League with Ituano but his quality was evident against Standard Liege and he has now bagged four goals after just two starts for the club.
His first of the night was exceptional - a perfectly-timed header at the near post which flew past goalkeeper Vanja MilinkovicSavic - while his second was equally impressive, cutting on to his right foot and drilling the ball into the far corner. Both goals drew a smile from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the Arsenal bench, and if the Gabonese striker had not scored seven goals in as many Premier League appearances this season, there may be a case for Martinelli to start more often. The young Brazilian capped off an impressive night with an excellent assist - showing pace to reach Nelson’s pass before coolly lifting it over the goalkeeper and on a plate for Ceballos to tap in. Scores from other matches: FC Astana 1 Partizan Belgrade 2, Istanbul Basaksehir 1 B Mgladbach 1, RZ Pellets WAC 1 Roma 1, Besiktas 0 Wolves 1, Sporting Braga 2 Slovan Bratislava 2, AZ Alkmaar 0 Man United 0, Feyenoord 2 FC Porto 0, Young Boys 2 Rangers 1, CSKA Moscow 0 Espanyol 2, Ferencvárosi TC 0 Ludogorets 3, Oleksandria 1 KAA Gent 1, SaintÉtienne 1 Wolfsburg
Joe Schmidt’s side labour to victory BBCsport - Ireland remain on course for a World Cup quarter-final after easing to an uninspiring 35-0 win over a toothless Russia in Kobe. Rob Kearney, Peter O’Mahony and Rhys Ruddock scored first-half tries before Andrew Conway secured the bonus point in the 62nd minute. Garry Ringrose’s late score put a final exclamation point on an otherwise flat second half performance. Another five-point win over Samoa would guarantee a place in the last eight. Ireland now have nine days before their final Pool A assignment in Fukuoka against the Samoans. Five days on from their already famous defeat by Japan, Ireland knew there was little they could do to change the narrative of their Wo r l d Cup campaign to date against a s i d e a s u n f a n c i e d as Russia. The best they could hope for was to secure all five points in a performance that exposed the chasm of quality between the two sides and showed signs of a team with the skill-set to match any side in the tournament. While the victory was never in doubt from the moment Kearney opened the scoring with his fifth t r y i n s i x Wo r l d C u p matches inside two
Ireland bounced back from their shock defeat to Japan in style with a win over Russia. minutes, moments of real quality were notable by their absence, particularly in an error-strewn second half. Captaining the side from the start for the first time on his 86th international appearance, Johnny Sexton returned to Ireland’s lineup having missed the Japan match through injury. HIs half-time withdrawal only served to further underline how vital the 34-year-old remains to this Ireland side. With the result of the
game beyond doubt, Joe Schmidt wasted no time in ensuring his star man left Kobe unscathed as he handed Jack Carty the reins for the second half. After Kearney raced over off the back of a neat set-piece move, O’Mahony a d d e d I r e l a n d ’s s e c o n d after 12 minutes as he l a t c h e d o n t o S e x t o n ’s grubber-kick. A first half that began in the manner that Ireland would have hoped began to stagnate as Ireland struggled to maintain a fluency against a side who
offered so little with the ball. As the strong Irish contingent in the crowd began to grow restless, Ruddock bulldozed over the help of John Ryan to send Schmidt’s side into the interval with a spring in their step. Although the first half was by no means dazzling, it was certainly a more controlled display than the 40 minutes after the break, in which the break-down in fluency could once again be correlated with Sexton’s absence.
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Soca Princesses, Reggae Girlz start strong in Olympic qualifiers Miami, CMC – Hosts Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica made strong starts to the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Caribbean qualifying competition. The Jamaicans, in particular, made an emphatic start to Group “B” play on home soil at the National Stadium in Kingston with Cheyna Matthews netting a beaver-trick in a 121 victory over neighbours Cuba in a lopsided contest on Monday’s opening night. At the same time, T&T rolled over Aruba 3-0 on Monday and followed up with a 5-0 win over Antigua & Barbuda on Wednesday. After qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the Reggae Girlz have now set their sights on their first Olympics and Matthews scored in the 20th, 31st, 62nd and 69th minutes to lead the onslaught against the Cubans. Several of the Jamaican players flew into the Jamaica capital on Sunday and early on Monday, but they showed little signs of fatigue and were leading after Deneisha Blackwood fired past Katherine Hidalgo in the fourth minute. There was little resistance from the Cubans, as Trudi Carter (14th), substitutes Reilly Paterson (72nd) and Tarania Clarke (78th), and
Guyana’s Lady Jags taking on Bermuda back in July at the Leonora Track and Field Facility in a Concacaf Women’s U-20 qualifying match. Dominique Bond-Flasza (88th) also made their mark, while Yarisleidy Mena Novo score an own goal in 80th minute. Yoana Calderon Gonzalez got Cuba’s consolation in the 55th minute. On the other end of the Caribbean archipelago, Karyn Forbes and her T&T
side made a perfect start to the Group “A” qualifiers with a comfortable win over Aruba at the Ato Boldon Stadium. Nia Walcott gave them an early reason to celebrate with a goal after just two minutes, before substitute Afiyah Walcott netted in the 73rd minute before Janine Francois sealed the contest on the
stroke of full-time. Forbes and Walcott collected double strikes, as the Soca Princesses followed up with a resounding victory over the Antiguans. Walcott opened the scoring in the 13th minute and Forbes converted a penalty in stoppage time to give T&T a 2-0 lead at halftime.
In the second half, T&T continued to dominate play and increased their lead with Forbes connecting in the 74th, Aaliyah Prince extending the advantage in the 80th minute and Walcott completed the romp in the 89th minute. In other results: St. Kitts & Nevis drew with the Dominican Republic 0-0 on
Monday in Group “A”, where the DR rebounded with a 2-0 win over Aruba, while Barbados edged St. Lucia 3-2 on Monday in Group “B” before the Cubans swamped them 6-0 on Wednesday. Matches continued yesterday, when Haiti met Suriname in the Group “C” opener in Puerto Rico.
Former Jamaican sprinter hangs out with Bayern Munich’s team doctor Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt MailOnline - Usain Bolt is continuing to enjoy his retirement after being spotted at an Oktoberfest party in Munich. Bolt was seen smiling from ear to ear as h e donned lederhosen alongside a group of friends including Bayern Munich team doctor Hans Wilhelm MuellerWohlfahrt. The former sprint king, who is the fastest man of all-time over 100 and 200 metres, has retained a close friendship with MuellerWohlfahrt, who he worked with during his glittering athletics career. Bolt credited the doctor, who also works with Germany’s national team, for resolving his persistent
Bolt posted a picture of him and his friends wearing lederhosen.
back and hamstring problems when he was at the peak of his sprinting powers. Despite being based in Jamaica, Bolt had that much faith in the physical expert that he routinely flew to Germany to receive treatment on his various ailments. Mueller-Wohlfahrt is famous for using u n c o n v e n t i o n a l techniques to treat injuries, such as injecting calves’ blood, honey and extracts from crests of cockerels into his patients. Despite his bizarre methods of treatment, Bolt once said he was the only person he had worked with who had been able to keep his body in tip top shape
and free of injury ahead of major championships. Mueller-Wohlfahrt is also known in football circles for having a fractious relationship with former Bayern coach Pep Guardiola, who he criticised in his autobiography. Guardiola blamed him for a spate of injuries at the club, with MuellerWo h l f a h r t eventually resigning in April 2015 before returning to the club years later. In his book, MuellerWohlfahrt says Guardiola had no confidence in him or his medical team and was backwards in his approach to physical preparation, resulting in the injuries for which he was blamed.
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Andre Russell, Glenn Maxwell but no AB de Villiers for main Hundred draft ESPNcricinfo - Andre Russell, Glenn Maxwell and Harbhajan Singh are among the 165 overseas players to have registered for the inaugural draft of The Hundred, ESPNcricinfo can reveal. The first handful of overseas stars who have signed up for the tournament were released on Tuesday, and included many of the biggest names on the T20 circuit, including Rashid Khan, Chris Gayle, David Warner, Aaron Finch and Babar Azam. The full list of overseas players ahead of the main player draft on October 20 includes players from 11 different countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland and Nepal. The most notable absentee comes in the form
of AB de Villiers, who had previously expressed his interest in playing in the competition. De Villiers said in January that he was open to playing in the tournament, but ESPNcricinfo understands that he has no plans to do so. It is understood that de Villiers’ primary concern is not about money - the top band of draft picks will be paid £125,000 for their involvement in the tournament - but instead scheduling, with each team’s eight group games spread out over the course of a month rather than a shorter time period. He is due to play in the Big Bash League this winter for Brisbane Heat, and remains one of the most sought-after figures on the global T20 circuit, so his non-involvement
represents something of a blow to the competition. As anticipated, India’s white-ball stars like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have not entered the draft, in line with the BCCI’s refusal to allow active internationals to play in overseas domestic leagues that rival the IPL. Harbhajan is the only Indian player to have registered, and may have to announce his retirement from international cricket if he is picked up. That said, the full list of overseas players still includes the vast majority o f t h e w o r l d ’s t o p T 2 0 players, and the tournament comes during a quiet period in the Future Tours Programme. Eight players have set their reserve price at the highest possible salary of £125,000 (USD155,000). They are the Australian trio
CWI begins regional search for selectors St John’s, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies announced on Wednesday that it had started the recruitment process for selectors for all of its teams. This is part of the new mandate for the structure of its selection panels which was approved at the regional governing body’s last directors meeting on September 7 and 8 in Tobago. CWI said in a media release: “A total of 21 prospective candidates for the selection panels were identified by the Selection System Review Task Force, chaired by CWI VicePresident, Dr. Kishore
Shallow, and 18 have since confirmed their interest. “The candidates have participated in a first-round exercise which will be used to determine a shortlist for follow-up interviews. The selection panel interview process is planned for completion by October 18.” CWI directors approved new structures for the selection panels that see the marquee West Indies Men and “A” teams now being chosen by a group that includes an executive selector, a selector, the team’s head coach and three scouts. A panel that includes a Talent Identification Manager, male selector and each team’s head coach will now select all West Indies boys’ age group teams and
will also have the responsibility of identifying and managing the development pathway for these players. All West Indies Women’s and girls’ age group teams will be chosen by a single panel comprising an executive selector, a selector and the team’s head coach. CWI directors have also formalised the match day selection panel which will choose the team that takes to the field. When present, the Executive Selector/Talent ID Manager will chair the meeting; if not, the head coach. A selection analyst will support each panel, providing critical statistical and analytical data.
Gudakesh Motie slams brilliant... From page 38 while Maxie De Younge 22 and Anthony D’Andrade 21 also added useful runs. Young Warriors Cricket Club defeated Rose Hall Canje Cricket Club by 115 runs The match was reduced to 35 Overs due to early morning heavy rainfall. Young Warriors Cricket Club chalked up 205-8 after been at 29-3 in the sixth over. Seon Hetmyer 76, Alex Algoo 60 and Suresh Dhanai 21 were the top scorers. Offspinner Ameer Rahaman was the best bowler for Rose Hall Canje CC with 4-29. Rose Hall Canje Cricket Club in reply was skittled out
for 90. Suresh Dhanai took 4-19 while Trevon Stanislaus and Ishwar Singh both took two wickets. At the Port Mourant Ground - Upper Corentyne defeated Port Mourant Cricket Club by 53 runs. Upper Corentyne 198 all out in 38 overs. Lakeram Latchman 42, Viendra Gooniah 37, Amar Deo Haimchand 31 led with the bat. Mahendra Budhram copped 4-20 and Arif Chan 4-35. Port Mourant Cricket Club 145 all out in 43 overs. Mahendra Budhram 31, Raju Singh 20. Viendra Gooniah 3-20, Lakeram Latchman 321. Fixtures for the Playoff stage tomorrow: 1) Tucber Park Cricket Club vs Young Warriors Cricket Club @ Cumberland 2) RHT Thunderbolt Flour vs Albion Community Centre @ Area ‘H’ Ground 3) Upper Corentyne vs Blairmont Community Centre @ Upper Corentyne
Andre Russell shapes to cut a short ball BCCI Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc and David Warner, South Africans Quinton de Kock, Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada, and T20 legends Lasith Malinga and Chris Gayle. Seventeen overseas players have entered with a reserve price of £100,000 (USD124,000), including Harbhajan, Russell, Maxwell, Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shahid Afridi, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil
Narine and Kieron Pollard. Players with a £75,000 (USD93,000) base price include Dale Steyn, Babar, Marcus Stoinis and Mohammad Hafeez. Nicholas Pooran, Martin Guptill, Faheem Ashraf and Shaheen Afridi have £60,000 (USD74,000) base prices. Imad Wasim, D’Arcy Short, Evin Lewis and Mitchell Santner headline those with a £50,000 (USD62,000) base price, while Thisara Perera, Alex
Carey, Lendl Simmons and Shimron Hetmyer could get picked up for as little as £40,000 (USD50,000). Sixty-seven players have not set a reserve price, meaning that they could be paid as little as £30,000 (USD37,000) for their involvement in the competition. Potential money ballstyle picks without a reserve price include Chris G r e e n , A s h t o n Tu r n e r, Fabian Allen and Adam Milne.
Heptathlete Johnson-Thompson captures Britain’s second gold Doha (Reuters) Katarina JohnsonThompson clinched gold in the heptathlon with the year ’s best performance after holding off the c h a l l e n g e o f d efending champion Nafissatou Thiam yesterday to give Britain their second title at this year’s world championships. Having taken the lead on the first day of competition, Johnson-Thompson extended her advantage with a long jump of 6.77 meters the best ever recorded in a women’s heptathlon - to take a 216-point lead over Belgium’s Thiam. Thiam, who was on a three-year winning streak in the event, had briefly reclaimed the lead on the first day after the shot put but was dislodged from top spot when JohnsonThompson ran a season’s best 23.08 seconds in the 200 meters. After a personal best javelin throw of 43.93 meters, Johnson-Thompson entered
The final stretch: Johnson-Thompson digs deep to complete the final event of the heptathlon - the 800m. the final event, the 800m, with a 137-point lead over Thiam. She secured gold with a run of 2 minutes 07.26 seconds, lifting her points tally to a world leading 6,981 and breaking the British record set by Jessica Ennis-Hill when she won gold at the 2012 London Olympics. Thiam, who walked away
from her third attempt in the javelin, finished the 800m in 2:18.93, finishing 304 points behind Johnson-Thompson. Verena Preiner of Austria took bronze with 6,560 points. Dina Asher-Smith won the 200 meters on Wednesday to become the first British woman to claim a global sprint title.
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Limacol Football Tournament
Fourth EBFA/Ralph Green U-11 League
Tomorrow’s semi-final fixtures decided Matches continue tomorrow at
GFF National Training Centre
Mahaica Determinators’ Eion Abel (on the ball) scored the equalizing goal against Riddim Squad on Wednesday night. On Wednesday, the final night of quarterfinal play in the ongoing fourth annual Limacol Football tournament being contested solely at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground on Ca r i f e s t a Av e n u e , R i d d i m S q u a d prevailed over Mahaica Determinators via kicks from penalty mark while Fruta Conquerors Under-20 made light work of Timehri Panthers in the feature clash. Conquerors’ Nicholas McArthur continued his rich goal scoring form to net an early brace with the goals coming in the 5th and 11th minute during his side’s 3-1 win. The Tucville based club that are the clear favourites for the title were 3-0 up when
Ryan Hackett scored in the 75th minute of the clash before Junior Adams netted a stoppage time consolation for Timehri Panthers. In the first match between Mahaica Determinators of the East Coast of Demerara and the Mocha Arcadia based Riddim Squad which prevailed 7-6 on penalties after the two teams were locked 1-1 after full and extra time. Kevin Gordon slotted home in the 12th minute for Riddim Squad from a corner set-piece but Eion Abel equalised 11 minutes later from the penalty spot. Abel had weaseled his way into the penalty area and after dribbling the final defender and being one v one with
goalkeeper Ron Liverpool, the Referee decided to stop play for a hand ball offence by the last defender. Abel made no mistake in firing what would be the final goal of the match past Liverpool. The semifinals will be played tomorrow at the same venue and the fixtures have been released. In the first match kicking off at 19:00hrs, Riddim Squad will play Fruta Conquerors before Pele FC matches skills with Santos FC at 21:00hrs. The winners of this tournament, which is also supported by W.J. Enterprise, will pocket $400,000, second $200,000, third $100,000 and the losers of the third place playoff will walk away with $50,000.
Action in this year’s EBFA Ralph Green Under-11 League being played at the GFF National Training Centre. Play in the 4th edition of the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Under11 League sponsored by USA based Guyanese Ralph Green will continue tomorrow (Saturday) at the Guyana Football Federation, National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara. Vurlon Mills Academy
with three wins from as many matches is one of only three unbeaten teams and they will be going after their fourth win to consolidate their place in Group A which they lead. The two other undefeated teams are Agricola Red Triangle (5 points) and Riddm Squad (4 points) both in
Day 4 – Saturday October 5, 2019 Mt. Team Team 17. Eagles FC Samatta Point/Kaneville 18. Agricola Kuru Kururu Warriors 19. Fruta ConquerorsVurlon Mills Academy 20. Riddim Squad Grove Hi Tech 21. Timehri Panthers Diamond United 22. Swan FC Friendship All Stars
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Group B and are second and third behind Kuru Kururu Warriors on six points. A total of twelve teams are contesting this tournament with the top two in each group earning a place in the next stage following the completion of group matches. Following is the schedule for tomorrow:
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First flood lights football starts; Exclusive venue identified - GFF’s Forde conducts official visit to Essequibo Pomeroon FA
GFF President, President Forde (2nd right) with Region 2 Regional Executive Officer (REO), Dennis Jaikarran in the presence of EPFA officials.
The President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, conducted an official visit to the Essequibo–Pomeroon Football Association (EPFA) over the period Sept 27-28, 2019, where he conducted some key activities to promote development in the Region. Among the highlights of his visit was the kick off of the first flood lights football tournament at the Queenstown football ground on September 27 between Queenstown FC and Mainstay FC on the field that was recently lit by the Regional Democratic Council in partnership with the club. It is expected the community will be hosting
night games at that venue in the future. Additionally, he paid a courtesy call on the Regional Executive Officer (REO), Dennis Jaikarran, to discuss football development within the Region and explored the potential for future collaboration. The REO subsequently identified a field in Henrietta Scheme, which will be leased to the GFF and developed as an exclusive football venue. The office of the EPFA will be located at this venue as well. Forde also met with business leaders within the Region and discussed several opportunities for partnership with the EPFA.
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BCB/Lets Bet Sports 100 Balls Tournament
BCB/Stag Beer 50-Overs Tourney
Gudakesh Motie slams brilliant RHT Bakewell, Blairmont, De Edward, RHT Tigers, Tamarind Root, No 72 century; six clubs advance to playoffs The 2019 Berbice Cricket Board/Ansa Cut &Load advance to final stage McAl Stag Beer 50-Overs Cricket tournament continued last weekend with five matches.
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) organised Lets Bet Sports 100 Balls Tournament continued last week with matches played across the county. Heavy rain affected most of the matches in the New Amsterdam/Canje SubZone but all of the matches in Zone A and B were played. Matches are being played in four different areas namely, West Berbice, New Amsterdam/Canje, LowerCorentyne and Upper Corentyne. Each area would crown its own champion which will then clash in another tournament to decide the overall Berbice champion. Among the teams advancing to t h e t h i r d round of matches are Rose H a l l To w n B a k e w e l l , Tamarind Root, Blairmont, D’Edward, RH Tigers, No. 70 A, No. 64 Fighting Marines, No. 72 All Stars and No. 68 Turn Team. The tournament continues next week Sunday and is on scheduled to be completed by the end of November. The Guyana Lottery Company has pumped $1.1M into the hosting of the five tournaments. A total of 80 teams are involved making it the largest cricket event in the West Indies. Following are the results of recent matches: Police defeated Edinburgh by 84 runs - Police 170-9 from 16.4 overs, B. Amsterdam 52, A. Griffith 42, D. Seepersaud 3-50 off 4.2 overs. Edinburgh 86-9 from 16.4 overs, Bhiro Rajbeen 31.
Drakes 3-9 off 2 overs. No. 70 Spartans beat No 48 Challengers by 7 wickets – No. 48 Challenger 99 off 16.4 overs. B. Seenauth 25, Naeem Yacoob 3-27 off 4 overs. No. 70 Spartans 100 off 11.1 overs. Tameshwar Ramoutar 32, R.Potayaya 1-12 off 2 overs. No. 64 Fighting Marines defeated No 69 Vikings by 17 runs – No. 64 Marines 150-8 off 16.4 overs, Jason Itwaru 42, Saeed Rahaman 34. Viendra Gooniah 3-30 off 4.2 overs. No. 69 Vikings 133-6 off 16.4 overs, S. Ramrattan 28, Charles France 3-16 off 4.2 overs. No. 72 All Stars beat No 72 Cut and Load by 2 runs – No. 72 Cut and Load 162 all out off 16.4 overs. Rishi Persaud 47, Mahendra Bhoj 48, A. Singh 4-41 off 3.2 overs, Pradeep Gobin 3-14 off 4.2 overs. No. 72 All Stars 164-7 off 16.4 overs. K. Chatterpaul 30, A. Hemchand 24, R. Persaud 2-35 off 4.2 overs. No. 68 Turn Team defeated No 70 Young Blood by 56 runs – No. 68 made 1976 off 16.4 overs. Tootaram Persaud led with 79, Jason Hulosie 41. M. Asarudeen 119 off 3 overs. No. 70 Young Blood were bowled out for 142 in 16.2 overs. D. Rampersaud 53, Dhaneshwar Ghanie-3-29 off 3 overs. RHT Bakewell defeated Albion Open by 60 Runs RHT Bakewell 180-4 off 16.4 overs. Junior Sinclair 51, Sylus Tyndall 50 not out, P. Baldeo 3-33 off 3 overs. Albion Open 120-9 off 16.4 overs. Lyodi Lewis 38, Sylus Tyndall 1-16 off 3 overs.
RHT Tigers defeated Kilcoy by 8 wickets – Kilcoy were sent packing for 75 off 11.3 overs. S. Mohabir 16, J. Persaud 14, Jamal Jarvis 4-8 off 3 overs. RHT Tigers made 79-3 off 10.3 overs. Mark Papannah 25, Delbert Hicks 21, H. Mohammed 1-9 from 3 overs. Blairmont Cricket Club defeated Paradise by 35 runs – BCC posted 149-8 off 16.4 overs. Zameer Inshan 36, Hanskumar Singh 35, Shabeer Baksh 28, F. Fordyce 2-29. Paradise 114 all out, G. Grant27, P. Raid 17, Javed Karim 416, Shabeer Baksh 4-22. D’ Edward defeated Achievers by 6 wickets - In a match reduced to 7.4 overs due to heavy rainfall, Achievers 50-8, Quancy Mc Pherson 20, Heralall Bridegelall 3-8, Navin Rampersaud 3-3. D’ Edward CC 52-4 in 6 overs, Jaipaul Hiralall 20 not out. Most of the matches in Zone B (New Amsterdam) were washed out due to heavy rainfall; some of these matches would be played this weekend. Teams remaining are: Zone A - Blairmont, D’Edward, Bush Lot Rising Star. The match between No. 5 and Cotton Tree remains in dispute via a protest. Zone C - Albion, Tamarind Root, Rose Hall Town Bakewell, Rose Hall Tigers, Chesney, Fyrish. Zone D - Bomb Squad, Dukestown, No. 70, No. 72 All Stars, No. 64 Fighting Marines, No. 70 Spartans, No. 68 Turn Team.
Rose Hall Town NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour, Tucber Park Cricket Club, Albion Community Centre, Upper Corentyne and Young Warriors Cricket Club recorded victories to advance to the Playoff stage which would be played tomorrow. Tucber Park Cricket Club, RHT Thunderbolt Flour and Upper Corentyne emerged as the top teams in Zone A, B and C, respectively while Blairmont Community Centre, Young Warriors Cricket Club and Albion Community Centre were the respective runners-up. National Player Gudakesh Motie stroked a brilliant century against Skeldon Titans for Albion Community Centre while other outstanding performances came from Kevin Sinclair, Devon Clements, Martin Singh, Lakeram Latchman and Viendra Gooniah. Following are the full results of matches played: At the Area ‘H’ Ground in Rose Hall Town - Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat and were restricted to 94 all out in 20.3 overs with Grisean Grant 25 and Paul Tyndall 19 being the main scorers. Kevin Sinclair picked up 3-12 and Sylus Tyndall 3-40 for Rose Hall Town Thunderbolt Flour which in reply lost West Indies Under19 selectee Kevlon Anderson (7) and Eon Hooper (00) but Sinclair returned with the bat to score 60 not out. Former National Player Delbert Hicks who stroked a century in the second round was a silent partner in a 3rd wicket stand of 70 as RHT Thunderbolt Flour finished on 98-2 from 12.4 overs. At the Chesney Ground - Albion Community Centre defeated Skeldon Titans by 259 runs. Albion Community Centre Cricket Club 378 all out in 48 overs with Gudakesh
Gudakesh Motie Motie slamming 124 (13x4, 4x6), Sarwan Chaitnarine 64, Devendra Latchman 35, Karran Arjpaul 20. C. Clarke took 4-58, Junior Blair 276. Skeldon Titans Cricket Club 119 all out in 34.2 overs. G. Nauth 38, Junior Blair 14. Kevin Umroa 4-15, Beshawn Surujnarine 3-36, Gudakesh Motie 2-39. At the Rose Hall Canje Ground - Tucber Park Cricket Club defeated West Berbice by six wickets. Rain reduced the match to 35 overs per side and West Berbice reached 150-8. Devon Clements took 3-24, Martin Singh 2-28 while Nial Smith, Danien Vantull and Kwesi Mickle each took one wicket each. Tucber Park Cricket Club achieved victory at 155-4 with Singh completing a fine all-round performance by stroking 57 (Continued on page 36)
S.C Imports make donation the Warriors
Dragon Stout ‘Community Cup’ Championship to start next month Plans are ongoing for the commencement of the inaugural Dragon Stout ‘Community Cup’ Futsal championship which will attract 16-teams, so says, Jamal Baird, Dragon Stout Brand Manager. A former football player and current sporting enthusiast, Baird informed that the four day elimination tournament is slated to commence on November 15th at the National Gymnasium; the teams being drawn from different environs will compete for over $500,000 in prizes. The grand finale is penciled for December 6th. Among the teams that are expected to feature in the maiden championship include Sparta Boss, Gold is Money, Leopold Street, Bent Street, Tiger Bay, Albouystown, Melanie-B, Showstoppers, North East La Penitence and Back Circle. Baird stated that the overall objective of the tournament is to align the emerging brand with the respected and renowned grassroots movement. “Ansa McAl is pleased to be associated
with yet another sporting event specifically football at the grassroot level. Having been a former player (Georgetown Call-up) and a proud product of the ghetto that was given a chance, I am elated to stage the inaugural Community Cup under the prestige Dragon Stout brand which is being aligned and positioned to be a grassroots flag bearer.” He revealed, “The primary stimulus for staging this football event is to highlight and indicate dragon stout’s intended support for sports at the grassroot and community levels, hence there was no hesitation since it’s aligned with the brand’s vision, which is to engage in community driven initiatives. This is an alliance or partnership that I envision will continue for the foreseeable future.” Baird further affirmed, “Given that it is a community based initiative, it gives the urban community a chance to be seen and heard while having fun in a competitive but friendly environment.”
Orin Bailey collects the Hypermalt of behalf of the Warriors from S.C Imports Ricardo Devers Yesterday afternoon at the Marriott H o t e l ; t h e Guyana Amazon Warriors which played the Jamaica Ta l l a w a h s l a s t e v e n i n g were presented with a quantity Hypermalt by S.C Imports of 21 Camp & North
Road, Georgetown under the tag line ‘Candies for all occasions’. The presentation was done by S.C Imports representative Ricardo Devers to Orin Bailey, who collected on behalf of the
Warriors. The Warriors lead the points table and play their final preliminary match tonight against TKR at Providence from 20:00hrs. S.C Imports are the sole distributors for Hypermalt in Guyana.
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KMPA Junior Olympic Games
Scores of student-athletes contest field events on first day Ye s t e r d a y a t t h e Lusignan Community Center Ground (LCCG) on the East Coast of Demerara was the opening day of the Third Annual King-Medas Pansy Adonis (KMPA) F o u n d a t i o n ’s J u n i o r Olympic Games which saw scores of student-athletes flocking to the venue to compete in field events. Discus, shot put, javelin, turbo javelin, high jump, long jump and triple jumps along with the relay heats were scheduled to be contested but the shot put, high jump and relay events have been rescheduled for today from 10:00hrs. Among the winners yesterday was Carifta Games gold medalist Anisha
Carifta gold medalist Anisha Gibbons won both the Girls’ 13-16 javelin and discus events.
Gibbons who prevailed in both the Girls’ Under-17 discus and her pet event, the javelin throw. The Bygeval Secondary form four student threw a distance of 16.09m in the discus while Natalia Edwards was second with 15.06m and Raynetta Duncan third with 14.03m. Amrist Hector of New Amsterdam United leapt away with the Girls’ Under17 long jump gold medal after covering a distance of 4.26m followed by her teammate Kizzy Wronge in second place with a distance of 4.24m. Charissa December of Bladen Hall finished third after jumping a distance of 4.15m. In the Boys’ 13-16 long jump, Melon Lowenfield
prevailed with a superior jump of 6.76m while Shemroy Charles of Corentyne Secondary was second with 6.19m and Diliza Lyken of Buxton Secondary third covering a (Continued on page 32)
Shaquana Harry of Friendship Primary throws the Turbo Javelin during yesterday’s field events’ competition.
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Shoaib Malik top scored for the Guyana Amazon Warriors. (Zaheer Mohamed photos)
Sherfane Rutherford reserve sweeps for four.
Imran Tahir picked up three wickets for the Warriors.
Warriors extend winning streak to nine with 77-run-win over Tallawahs
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