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Letters... Where your views make the news... Letters... Where your views make the news
Sattaur should pack his bags and go
DEAR EDITOR, The constant revelations of a proposed plot by former President (a private citizen) and the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Mr. Khurshid Sattaur, to “bring down” the Kaieteur News and its Publisher Mr.Glenn Lall, is and should be a matter of grave concern to all political parties, the private sector commission, chambers of commerce across this country, trade unions, NGO”s, the diplomatic community and all Guyanese home and abroad. The commissionergeneral, and tax chief of GRA has, by virtue of his alleged actions, betrayed and violated the confidence of all Guyanese tax payers of their most private and confidential financial information. By all indications, his action is in breach of the oath of secrecy he swore to keep and respect as an officer of the highest office of the revenue authority. He has failed to honour his obligations to all Guyanese to “truly, faithfully, impartially and honestly execute the powers vested in him. This intended plot should not in any way be brushed
aside or taken for granted. This issue is very serious and diabolical in nature. It borders on the line of denying the citizens of Guyana their constitutional right to access of information. It also points to curtailing and restricting the media/press. This is infringing on the freedom of expression that our constitution provides. The free press is the essence of what democracy represents and embodies. It is the voice of the voiceless, the weapon and shield against injustice and lawlessness. The free press is the ever vigilant watch dog against capriciousness, falsehood and rapacious corruption. It is the defender against potential rise of dictators and it is the safeguard against tyranny in countries that profess to be democratic. If the press is not free, if it is controlled or curtailed by whatever means, then the tenants of democracy and freedom are at risk. The tax boss’s actions very pellucid, indicate that he has used the taxpayers personal, private and confidential information as a weapon to satisfy his and others personal grievances
and vendettas. What is equally more frightening is the perceived connection with individuals of high ranking in government willing to assist him in his wicked, malicious and evil endeavour. This, as they say in proverbial language, has broken the camel’s back indeed. Mr. Sattaur’s abuse of power is coupled with a high level of arrogance and his recent press release in the Kaieteur News and Stabroek News on October 5, 2014 is tantamount to this. His breach of the oath of secrecy is criminal and the police should investigate his illegal action and deal with this issue condignly. By his actions and his pernicious attempts, he has deceived the President, the parliament, the people of this country, the diaspora and every Guyanese. I am suggesting that there has to be in the clearest language and apology from Mr. Sattaur to all tax paying Guyanese and businesses. His actions are unprofessional, unethical and Mr. Sattaur should do the professional and ethical thing. PACK HIS BAGS AND GO. Jermaine Figueira
An insanitary condition at school leads to child’s ailment DEAR EDITOR, My daughter attends Patentia Secondary school and frequently complains about condition of the toilets which she is forced to use or otherwise hold her urine for the entire day. I would have never imagined how horrible the state was. I took her for granted because I know she is a very
particular child who complains about things which are not the way she wants them to be. It was not until she informed me about a possible vaginal infection she may have acquired from holding her urine for hours. In addition to this, she stated that some days the fumes from the toilet disturb them. After taking her to a
A little learning... From page 4 he did so but did not understand what it means or, worst yet,is shockingly unaware that the Rules of Court currently in force do not provide a procedure for an application for judicial review. The procedure for same is contained in the new Rules of Court which are in draft. The Act, therefore, cannot be brought into operation without the promulgation of the new Rules of Court and that is a responsibility which does not reside with the Attorney General & Minister of Legal Affairs. As an attorney-at-law one would expect that Mr. Ram would be acquainted with these elementary matters or at least, will seek the guidance of his seniors at the Bar before he makes such embarrassing public disclosures. But then again, a little learning can be a dangerous thing. Indira Anandjit Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Legal Affairs
doctor I found out that her infection was related to insanitary conditions of toilets and for holding her urine for hours. She later brought home pictures of the toilets which gave me indigestion and made me wonder how the staff of Patentia Secondary, which has so many women, can allow their students to use the toilets under these conditions. There are over nine hundred students who attend this school. It is unthinkable that for three weeks school has been opened and these are the conditions. How long will students have to endure this discomfort. I wish to appeal to the Ministry of Education to immediately deal with the matter of the insanitary conditions at Patentia Secondary School, since this can result in many girls especially, getting vaginal infections. Concerned parent
Doobay’s Medical Centre — a beacon of hope DEAR EDITOR, News of this Medical Centre on the East Coast Demerara at once attracted my attention. The newspaper report said that it was reducing charges for Dialysis treatment. This was counter to all the dreary news from Guyana. Naturally it attracted my attention and I wrote a few lines about it in the press. The worthy pioneer of the project read my remarks and let me know that I was welcome to visit. A visit seemed to me like a pipe dream. We had gone home to Guyana in December 2011, at the time of my younger brother’s passing and only with the help of kind, understanding friends who know my financial standing. We had stayed Buxton-Friendship. Dr Doobay had recalled what is lost to the wider history but what to small communities was important. His father, the eminent Pandit Ramsahai Doobay, and I, a rural high school principal, separately accepted an invitation from the British Colonial Secretary, Mr. Duncan Sandys during his fact-finding visit to Guyana in early July, 1963. It was an invitation to meet at short notice on the big bridge between Buxton and Annandale and shake hands in the presence of large crowds from both villages, in order to help diffuse tension in the tail of the 80-day strike of government workers. At the time, July 1963, I was in the bad books of both the PPP and the PNC and belonged to no organisation. Sandys had done a walk through of both communities earlier the same day. That was half a century ago. It was the Walter Rodney Inquiry that decided my 2014 visit to Guyana after coming for Mama Freda funeral in 2004 and my brother’s in December, 2011. At the end of the last day of my testimony, a new friend, Dr Mellissa Ifill, helped me to get to Annandale in search of this oasis in a desert. Andaiye had asked her to make sure I got to the Inquiry in time day after day. This was one of her added missions. The woman professional in charge had never heard of us and did not expect us but received us warmly. It was late in the day and I expected to be courteously rushed, but she gave us all the time we
needed. I was not the only curious one. I had not known that patients on dialysis could carry on a conversation, laugh, read, watch TV and occupy their time while lying on their backs to suit the equipment suitably. The twenty units were all occupied and on that shift the patients were all in a pleasant mood. A post on the internet credited to the surgical department of Stony Brook University Hospital has this version of the introduction of dialysis to Guyana. “In 2008, we initiated the first Guyanese comprehensive kidney replacement program, comprising hemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD), vascular access procedures, and living-donor kidney transplantation. The government of Guyana, USbased philanthropists, USbased physicians, and Guyanese caregivers teamed up to form a public-private partnership. This pilot program was free of cost to the patients” That was the “pilot” programme. This is one pilot phase that fulfilled the vision. It seems to be here to stay. It is no longer free of cost to the patients but compared to others, is low cost and less stressful. This means that patients who cannot afford high cost dialysis may now
have a more affordable option. The facility stands on land donated by the Doobay family who gave substantial support to the non profit entity owning the Centre. For humans it depends on human thought and human action. All trades can join in the effort for human dignity for all. Something like this was in my head when we drove away from Doobay Renal Centre at Annandale. It was not the only uplifting visit of my visit. Truly, there were two or three others, none of them founded by government or tycoon but this centre was a standing and full time full-blown accomplishment contributing in a special way to the right to life. An interesting feature of the Renal Centre is its application of the market economic principle rationing by price. It is the principle that decides why first class airline seats are not overbooked. The price keeps the majority out. In cases like the Annandale Renal Centre, the chance is that those who cannot afford the costly services may be priced into this one. And they don’t lose quality! Examples of the new society develop in the old and CLR James advises us to publish the facts of their existence. Eusi Kwayana
Salute to Glenn Lall DEAR SIR, When Glen Lall had a bi-monthly Newspaper he really struggled with it. When he said he would go DAILY with it I thought he was MAD. Today I take my hat off to Glen Lall ...we need a few more GLEN LALLS to rock and shake this country . We seriously do. P. Harris
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Dallas Ebola patient on ventilator Turkey says Syrian town about and receiving kidney dialysis to fall as Islamic State advances
DALLAS (Reuters) - The Ebola patient fighting for his life in a Dallas hospital is on a ventilator and a kidney dialysis machine to help stabilize his health, the hospital said on Tuesday. Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with the deadly virus on U.S. soil, has also been given the experimental medication brincidofovir. A hospital in Nebraska said it is using the same drug to treat an American journalist who was airlifted from Liberia and arrived Monday. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital said in a statement that Duncan’s liver function declined over the weekend. It said although it has since improved, “doctors caution that this could vary in coming days.” Duncan is being sedated. His temperature is normal and his diarrhea has slowed, according to family members who spoke with his doctors at the hospital on Tuesday. They did not see Duncan, who has been in an isolation unit since Sept. 28. Authorities in the United States and the public are on alert following Duncan’s diagnosis more than a week ago, which raised concerns that the worst epidemic of Ebola on record could spread from three hardest-hit impoverished countries Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Duncan, who arrived in Texas in late September on a commercial flight from
This 2011 photo provided by Wilmot Chayee shows Thomas Eric Duncan at a wedding in Ghana. Liberia, has been in critical condition since Saturday. The first case of Ebola being contracted outside of West Africa was reported in Spain and the World Health Organization expects more cases in Europe. Freelance NBC cameraman Ashoka Mukpo is being treated at the Nebraska Medical Center, which cared for one other U.S. national flown out of West Africa after contracting Ebola and was later discharged. The drug used in Dallas and Nebraska, brincidofovir, was developed by Durham, North Carolina-based Chimerix Inc. The company said it has been tested in more than 1,000 patients without raising safety concerns. “We decided this was
currently our best option for treatment,” said Phil Smith, medical director of the Nebraska Medical Center’s Biocontainment Unit, which consulted with U.S. health and drug officials before making its decision. Mukpo is experiencing symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, the center said. In Washington, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer said he expects the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will propose tougher Ebola screening requirements this week at U.S. airports. President Barack Obama said on Monday the government would develop expanded screening of airline passengers for Ebola, both in the West African countries hit by the disease and the United States. Texas state health officials said they are monitoring 10 people who had close contact with Duncan and 38 others who came into contact with that group to see if anyone had developed signs of infection. So far, no one has shown any symptoms, health officials said. Officials have said this is a critical week to see if any of those exposed in Dallas develop signs of the virus that has killed more than 3,400 people since an outbreak in West Africa began in March, out of nearly 7,500 confirmed, probable and suspected cases.
Gay marriage bans fall in Idaho, Nevada after high court decision (Reuters) - Legal momentum for extending U.S. marriage rights to same-sex couples accelerated yesterday as a federal appeals court struck down bans on gay matrimony in Idaho and Nevada a day after the U.S. Supreme Court let stand similar rulings for five other states. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled the bans in Idaho and Nevada violated the constitution and cannot be enforced, adding to a growing list of states where same-sex unions are now legal. “Idaho and Nevada’s marriage laws, by preventing same-sex couples from marrying and refusing to recognize same-sex marriages celebrated elsewhere, impose profound legal, financial, social and psychic harms on numerous citizens of those
states,” Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote. Rulings for the 9th Circuit are binding on all states in the court’s region including three others that do not permit gay marriage, Arizona, Montana and Alaska, putting the United States on track for legalized gay marriage in 35 states. In Idaho, Ty Carson and her lesbian partner of 16 years, Becky McGavin, were among the gay couples who plan to rush to the county courthouse in Boise to receive licenses. “This is beyond my wildest dreams. I’m trying to get hold of Becky so we can get married as soon as possible,” Carson said. Chelsea Carattini, an assistant to the Ada County District Court Clerk in Boise, said her office was awaiting formal direction before issuing licenses. In Nevada, a Clark County official said the state attorney general’s
office still needed to review the ruling. But Clark County Clerk Diana Alba said her office has been preparing for weeks, including changing the applications for marriage licenses so they use genderneutral pronouns, employing “party one” and “party two” instead of “bride” and “groom.” “When we get the green light, we’re ready,” Alba said. IMMEDIATE RESPONSE Gay marriage advocates say the U.S. Supreme Court sent a clear message on Monday by letting stand court rulings allowing gay marriage for five states. The response in those states has been immediate. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago issued orders on Tuesday that put into effect an earlier ruling that struck down bans in Wisconsin and Indiana. Gay
Reuters) - Turkey’s president said the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani was “about to fall” as Islamic State fighters pressed home a three-week assault that has cost a reported 400 lives and forced thousands to flee their homes. The prospect that the town could be captured by Islamic State, who is now within city limits, has increased pressure on Turkey to join an international coalition to fight against the jihadists. Islamic State wants to take Kobani in order to strengthen its grip on the border area and consolidate the territorial gains it has made in Iraq and Syria in recent months. U.S.-led air strikes have so far failed to prevent its advance on Kobani. Turkey said it was pressing Washington for more air strikes, although President Tayyip Erdogan said bombing was not enough to defeat Islamic State and he set out Turkey’s demands for additional
measures before it could intervene. “The problem of ISIS (Islamic State) ... cannot be solved via air bombardment. Right now ... Kobani is about to fall,” he said during a visit to a camp for Syrian refugees. “We had warned the West. We wanted three things. No-fly zone, a secure zone parallel to that, and the training of moderate Syrian rebels,” he said. He said Turkey would take action if there were threats to Turkish soldiers guarding a historic site in Syria that Ankara regards as its territory. But so far Turkey has made no move to get involved in the fighting across the border. U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said Turkey had been generous in receiving refugees from Kobani but the international community needed to protect the town. “What is needed now is concrete action,” he said, without elaborating. France said it was vital to
stop Islamic State’s advance on Kobani, and was discussing with Turkey what could be done. “A tragedy is unfolding, and we must all react,” Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told parliament. But some analysts doubt the will exists among Western allies to take further action. “It’s the coalition of the unwilling, each country is doing the bare minimum, particularly in Syria,” said Fadi Hakura at the London based think-tank, Chatham House. From across the Turkish border, two Islamic State flags could be seen flying over the eastern side of Kobani. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said it had documented 412 deaths of civilians and fighters during the three-week battle for Kobani. The U.S. military said it and allied air forces launched strikes on Islamic State in Syria on Monday and Tuesday.
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Brazil economy faces gloomy outlook without reforms: IMF BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian economy will likely have a mild recovery next year as electoral uncertainty fades, but still lag regional peer Mexico that should grow faster after a series of economic reforms, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday. The global lender cut its growth forecast for Latin America’s largest economy by 0.6 percentage point to 1.4 percent in 2015 due to dwindling investment and moderation in employment and credit growth. In its flagship “World Economic Outlook,” the IMF also revised down Brazil’s growth for this year to just 0.3 percent from its July estimate of 1.3 percent. Four years of lackluster growth in a once-booming Brazil have brought the economy to the center of a political debate between leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff and pro-market candidate Aecio Neves in what is expected to be a tight second-round of presidential elections on Oct. 26. Rousseff, who placed first in Sunday’s first-round vote, has promised to put
Dilma Rousseff Brazil back on the growth track, but without the painful adjustments that could increase unemployment and reduce benefits for the poor. Neves, a former governor and market favorite, has said he is not afraid of cutting public spending and raising fuel prices to win back investors worried about Rousseff’s interventionist style. Critics say neither candidate is proposing any of the deep reforms needed to overhaul the country’s burdensome social security system and massive red tape. The IMF warns that Latin
American economies need to embark on reforms to improve competitiveness and eliminate supply bottlenecks to avoid years of slow growth. In the short term, the region’s economy could be further damaged by slower investment in commodityhungry China and a jump in U.S. interest rates. “Without such reforms, growth could well continue to disappoint relative to the high expectations created by the past decade,” the Fund said in the report that estimates the region’s average growth at 1.3 percent this year, its lowest rate since the global financial crisis of 2009. The IMF points to Mexico as an example of a country that may reap the benefits of structural reforms in coming years. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has succeeded in pushing through legislation to open up the country’s telecom and energy sectors. Mexico will likely grow 2.4 percent in 2014 and 3.5 percent in 2015, said the IMF, keeping its estimates for the Latin America’s No.2 economy largely unchanged from its previous forecast released in July.
World Bank says remittances to Caribbean to grow by five per cent Jamaica Gleaner - The World Bank says remittance by international migrants from the Caribbean and other developing countries is on course for strong growth this year. The World Bank in its latest publication said remittances to developing countries are expected to reach US$435 billion this year, an increase of five per cent over last year. The report says remittance flows to the
Latin America and the Caribbean region alone are expected to reach US$64 billion. That would represent an increase by five per cent this year, compared to one per cent last year. Meanwhile, the World Bank says remittances to developing countries will continue climbing in the medium term, reaching an estimated US$454 billion in 2015.
GOVT PULLS BACK…
Cabinet committee rescinds decision to buy ACP Dick’s leave for $.5 M Trinidad Express - The National Security Ministry via its line minister Gary Griffith has rescinded its decision to purchase the leave of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Wayne Dick for $.5 million. This was confirmed to the Express Monday night by Minister of Trade, Industry and Communications Vasant Bharath. During a brief telephone interview, Bharath, who chaired Monday’s meeting of the Finance and General Purposes committee of the Cabinet said: “The note was withdrawn by the Ministry of National Security.” Asked why, Bharath said: “I believe that Mr Dick’s leave does not start until July 23, 2015, in
any event it will not be an issue and it was withdrawn based on this”. Sources say half of the Cabinet was present for the meeting. Earlier Monday before the Express was told of the decision, Dick broke his silence regarding the government’s decision to purchase his vacation leave. The Express exclusively reported last week that Cabinet had taken a decision to purchase Dick’s leave to the tune of $.5 million. Purchase of the leave was confirmed by National Security Minister Gary Griffith who said it was a Cabinet decision. The decision was made in the absence of Prime
Minister Kamla PersadBissessar. At the time Labour Minister Errol McLeod was acting in her absence. In an interview with the Express last week, acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams said he never recommended nor will he be recommending that Dick’s leave be purchased. The Police Social and Welfare Association led by Insp Anand Ramesar also expressed outrage over government’s decision and threatened to file a judicial review application should the decision to purchase the leave not be rescinded by October 13.
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Blaming the victim for the sins of the attacker The Government of Guyana should be ashamed. To have produced such a silly statement as it did, in relation to this newspaper’s call for the c i t i z e n s o f Guyana to stand by this newspaper in the face of a plot to muzzle the newspaper and silence the publisher by having him jailed, shows the depths of mediocrity to which the party has fallen since the death of Cheddi Jagan. The statement put out by the PPP is equally a shocking reminder of how far the PPPC has strayed from the ideals of its former General Secretary, and the standards which it now embraces. This is no longer Jagan’s PPP. It is the PPP of another J. Instead of offering a
defence and reasons for its inaction in moving to curb the obvious abuse of political office by public functionaries, the PPP seeks to blame the victims, Glenn Lall and Kaieteur News, by accusing them of using claims that this newspaper is under threat to deflect from what it claims are alleged illegal activities. Every time the PPP has attacked the media, it has defended its assaults on the basis that those who are the victims have an agenda against the government, are aligned with the opposition parties or are trying to divert attention from some other act or acts. This is the defence that is being offered in the name of the government. The PPP must be
reminded that it was its actions in withdrawing State advertisement from the Stabroek News that caused great stress to the founder of the Stabroek News, David de Caries. That stress aggravated a heart condition and David died a bitter man, having helped to restore press freedom to Guyana, only to see the “democratic” PPP attempt to destroy his paper. The government also must be reminded that the present plot to muzzle the Kaieteur News has implicated persons associated within the ruling party. This is not being addressed by the government. The government should be reminded that this is not the first time that threats have
Dem boys seh...
De leaders seh shut up and tek wha come When leaders of a country can use taxpayer dollars fuh attack taxpayers it means that these kavakamites really hijack de country and is now in full control. Fuh a long time dem was trying to trump up charge against de Waterfalls paper and de boss fuh exposing dem backside without underwear. Dem was so shame that dem plot how much charge dem can file and who must file de charge. One of dem in de plot remind de group that all of dem in this thing together. De Waterfalls paper ketch dem and expose dem, then write a front page comment calling on all Guyana to stand by de paper in de face of their wickedness. Instead of dem denying
de plot dem come out and hoist up dem skirt like dem bad woman and cussing everybody who seh that dem support de Waterfalls paper. Dem boys don’t mind that dem lift up dem skirt without underwear and cuss, but don’t tek de poor taxpayers dollars to do it. It is disgusting and is nutten but eyepass. Dem do all of that fuh people keep dem mouth shut. Well dem boys want ask dem who gun sit down quiet, don’t tell dem neighbor, inform de village and report to de police, knowing that bandits planning to kick down dem door. Not one of dem who plotting against de Waterfalls paper gun sit down quiet.
Dem would run and report to all de security guard at dem embassy much less de embassy officials. These jokers calling on people not to support de Waterfalls paper. Dem should go in de streets fuh find out de people’s reaction. De people listening, watching and waiting to see dem next move. Meanwhile, dem boys hear that de same nurse who treat de Ebola patient in SPANE treat Cee fuh Satar fuh he crooked SPINE. If he ever come back home, please keep far from him. Let he alone go thy way. De rest who he seh dem deh in this thing together, can follow later. Talk half and please continue to pray fuh dem.
been leveled at Kaieteur News. Every time Kaieteur News has received information of a plot to shut it down, it has reported this to the public, often doing so as a front page comment. It has never hesitated to make these threats public. It has always taken these threats seriously because of the credibility its management has attached to the reports received. These threats have been given both now and in the past, front page coverage, because they constituted in the eyes of any reasonablethinking person, a threat to press freedom. If the plan is to close down a newspaper, then that by any standard constitutes a threat to press freedom. The threats against Kaieteur News were a threat to press freedom in the past, as they are now. We have reported on the threats to deal with Kaieteur News. We have reported on the threats to deal with the publisher of this newspaper. We have long known about the surveillance that was taking place of our head office from a nearby building. We know who was behind the installation of the CCTV cameras and to whom the reports on the footage went. We knew that the cameras were installed to see who was providing information to Kaieteur News. We know of persons who were called into whose office
and asked why they were seen at Kaieteur News. It was not Glenn Lall who took to the political platforms in Berbice to attack the publisher of this newspaper and to attack Kaieteur News. It was not Adam Harris who had urged the business community to not advertise with this newspaper. It was not Kaieteur News which began to roll back government ads to the Kaieteur News and the Stabroek News. It was not Kaieteur News that concocted the plan to use a free column we offered to the ruling party, to make scurrilous attacks on Glenn Lall. The threats against Kaieteur News are not new. They have their genesis in a plot to stifle the independent media so that the cronies of the PPP can dominate the print media. They have their origins in the fact that the many revelations about official
corruption which Kaieteur News reported were causing concerns within ruling circles. They have their roots in the reaction to the series we did exposing the controversial deals made under the Jagdeo administration. Instead of taking action to address the corruption, a plan was hatched to muzzle this newspaper. Press freedom is under attack in Guyana. There are plots which have been and are being hatched to destroy this newspaper. The government should be reining in the rogue elements within the administration that have schemed to destroy the values and ideals of Cheddi Jagan. Instead it is attempting to blame the victims.
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
Can you apply the Arendtian concept of evil to the PPP? It was the great German philosopher (who was a student of the profound 20th century philosopher, Martin Heidegger, author of one of the most brilliant philosophy texts, “Being and Time”) Hannah Arendt, who adumbrated a powerful explanation of what evil means. After witnessing the trial in Israel in 1961, of Adolf Eichmann, one of the most brutal killers of the Nazi regime, Arendt invented the concept of “the banality of evil.” The theory sparked a raging controversy that even to this day arouses strong disagreements among academics. For me, I accept her multidimensional meaning of evil. Arendt broke with the existing
tradition of the definition of evil by arguing that evil acts are not confined to violent people, psychopaths, sadists, cunning, aggressive leaders. Arendt contended that the most innocuous, selfeffacing, quiet, normal person can commit unspeakable evil. She cited Eichmann as a poignant example. At the time many Jews were mad with her, and scholars were annoyed, because they felt that what she did could engender understanding for the action of Eichmann. But Arendt was a trained philosopher whose purpose was to research the nature and meaning of knowledge, of life and of people. She stuck to her concept of the banality of evil.
Despite the rage it gave rise to, the banality of evil has taken its rightful place in the lexicon of philosophy. I could say without even a thread of doubt, I have seen the banality of evil in people that you would not think for moment can do what they did. If any reader out there knows my daughter, they can ask her whether I have drilled into her head the awareness that she must not draw a philosophical line between a quiet, unassuming person and the loud talking, gesticulating human. The loud person can be full of principles and warmth while the quiet person can be a devil. Arendt said that once we are driven to accept tasks and we become slaves to orders and edict, evil lurks, because
we are devoid of thought and when thought goes, replaced by routine, then, a regimented person can be forced to commit unspeakable evil and would honestly believe he/ she is simply doing what they are told. In other words, evil becomes banal. Here is a pointed example of how evil can come about. There is a cashier at the moment at Survival Supermarket on Sheriff Street. My bill came up to $1196. My change was four dollars. She said she didn’t have four single dollar coins. I then told her to give me a five-dollar coin. She explained that her instruction is to give customers their exact change. She was serious. There was no way she could be moved. Croal Street could be under a million feet of water; the guard at the Charlotte Street entrance would not let you in to the High Court compound. They tell you that their instruction is that members of the public cannot
access that entrance. Both the cashier and the guard have the potential to commit evil if instructed. This is what Arendt meant by the banality of evil. To let citizens swim in dirty water to enter the High Court and to refuse to give a dollar coin as an extra to a customer can be classified as potential for doing evil. This is what Cheddi Jagan did to the PPP. He indoctrinated every single PPP first-level and secondlevel cadre with the belief that he, his wife and the PPP were destined to rule Guyana. He indoctrinated all of them with the belief that the PPP’s greatness will never be accepted by the Guyanese nation, and armed with that knowledge they must resist any and all attempts to stop the PPP from ruling. This kind of indoctrination is what made ordinary people like Eichmann commit unimaginable crimes. A comparison with PNC big
Frederick Kissoon wigs from 1968 to 1985 when Burnham died, and PPP big wigs for the same period when the PPP was in opposition, will show that the PPP leaders came across as more quietspoken, withdrawn, simple people. In a comparison of PNC leaders from 1968 to 1985 with PPP leaders from 1993 to 2014, the banality of evil is far more applicable to the PPP pyramid. In applying the banality of evil to the PPP regime and the Burnham Government, I say without fear of contradiction, the PNC had no one in its leadership whose flawed political architecture matches the description of Bharrat Jagdeo, Roger Luncheon and Gail Teixeira. The PNC never produced a character like Reepu Daman Persaud. Cheddi Jagan’s creations certainly embodied the banality of evil.
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Extension of GEA H/Q on the cards Three bids were tendered under the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) for the construction of a one-storey structure as an extension to the Northern Section of its Head Office at 295 Quamina Street, Georgetown. The bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Main and Urquhart Streets, Georgetown.
Meanwhile, one bid was submitted for the procurement of six complete computer systems for the National Communications Network (NCN).
The Ministry of Education received three bids for the rehabilitation of buildings at UG, Berbice.
Sergeant in alleged $6M bail, “child support” fraud on desk duty Investigations are said to be ongoing in the matter involving a Police Sergeant accused of stealing some $6M in bail and ‘child support’ money from the Leonora Police Station. The rank has been removed from his position as Financial Officer and is currently conducting desk duties. In a follow-up, ‘D’ Division Commander, Senior Superintendent of Police Ian Amsterdam said that the matter has been taken over by the Force’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID). He explained to Kaieteur News that the rank is on open arrest and is currently performing desk duties which involve answering the phone and collecting messages. Amsterdam said that there has been no update on the matter, but he is aware that the investigation is still active, as other ranks are being called to give evidence for the case. The Commander explained further that such a matter would take time to investigate in order to build the case against the Sergeant. He said it would have to be determined where the money was stolen from, over what period of time, and how it was stolen. When asked, the Commander said it is not strange that the policeman is still on duty at the said location where the alleged crime was committed. He assured that the officer is not in any way able to obstruct the investigation. However, the police
officer ’s presence at the Leonora Station does not seem to be sitting well with other ranks. The matter resurfaced when some ranks expressed dissatisfaction at the way the matter was being addressed. T hey claimed that the officer is still at the police station, seated at a desk, when other ranks have been dismissed, relocated, and even sent to remote jungle locations for less than the allegations against the Sergeant. Amsterdam said, however, that the Sergeant is in hot water, because he would have been the one responsible for the collection of money. “He was responsible for the money and anything missing, he would have to account for it,” the Commander stated. Amsterdam said regular
audits of the station’s finance s a r e c o n d u c t e d every two weeks by various officers, so that a report could be submitted to superiors. When an audit was done in August and the money was found to be missing, fingers were pointed at the Sergeant. It is believed that the alleged culprit siphoned off some $6M comprising bail and payments for child maintenance over a period of years. There were suggestions that the fraud could exceed $8M. The fraud was said to be unearthed after the recently appointed Divisional Commander ordered an audit of the station’s finances. The Sergeant has been the station’s Finance Officer for several years. He was said to have held that position for some 10 years, but has been a member of the Force for about 15 years.
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Beaten Dartmouth man had bag of drugs on him - Police Police are currently saying 20-year-old Terrence Welch, the young man who was severely beaten by Devonshire Castle residents in the wee hours of Sunday last, was found with drugs in a bag. According to further information, Welch has since admitted to the possession of the illicit substance. No one has been arrested in connection with Welch’s beating. The man’s mother, Lucy Welch, has however indicated that the police informed her that when her son is discharged, he would be given the opportunity to identify the persons who have beaten him. The young man, who hails from Dartmouth Village, remains in the male ward of the Suddie Public Hospital under police guard. He is nursing a deep chop to his right foot and a cut in his head. The latter cut, which is close to his temple, required fourteen stitches. Welch has, however, not been implicated in the alleged rape of a Devonshire Castle woman. Lucy Welch said that her son had left Adventure around 4 a.m. on Sunday last and was transported to Anna Regina. Unable to get transportation at that time, Welch said her son decided to walk from Anna Regina. She said that when he reached Devonshire Castle, a man approached him and immediately started to beat him. Other residents were subsequently alerted and joined in the beating. Welch said residents proceeded to tie her son’s neck with a rope before chopping him with a cutlass and beating him with a piece of iron, to the head. The mother claimed her son was subsequently dragged in the
Terrence Welch is nursing a chop wound on his head village by someone on a motorbike. “They beat my son with the intention to kill him.” Lucy Welch is calling on the relevant authorities to look into her son’s beating. Meanwhile, the tension since the alleged rape of a mother of four in Devonshire Castle is rising, as the residents seem to be
randomly attacking strangers who happen to be in the village. The 32-year-old woman has indicated that she was attacked by a man who had broken into her house. The man reportedly proceeded to beat the woman before dragging her over a barbed wire fence where he allegedly had sex with her.
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Improving CPCE’s output high on Education Ministry’s agenda While the experience at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) is one designed to provide specifically crafted teachers’ education, the need for some unlearning may also be now required. This was the assertion vocalised by Chief Education Officer, Olato Sam, as he addressed a gathering at a recent ‘Open Day’ at the institution’s Turkeyen campus. According to him, the CPCE experience must entail some unlearning of what would have been internalised as proper teaching, since research shows that teachers automatically mirror the type of teaching/learning dynamics they are exposed to. According to Sam, the teachers’ college is one that must move well beyond the traditional offerings and truly reflect progressive educational approaches that are in line with contemporary educational demands. “This has to be done in every classroom consistently across the CPCE spectrum. I do expect that the institution will rise to this challenge,” said Sam, as he observed that “we have now defined and attracted a better quality of individuals as it relates to the qualifications of applicants.” Moreover, he noted that it is now vital that “we graduate to addressing the softer elements such as attitudes, dispositions, consistent with professional
Chief Education Officer, Olato Sam expectations so that we can assure the nation that the individuals heading into our classrooms across this country are sound models of what we hold high as our educational ideals.” CPCE must therefore begin to provide various educational products which are greatly needed in the education system, said Sam. The CEO went on to note that while the touted products have not yet been fully defined at the campus, he is encouraged enough by the openness of the institution’s administration to receiving suggestions. And according to him, the focus has been on areas such as Special Needs Education, Guidance and Counselling and
School Welfare, as well as various areas of specialisation such as Information Communication Technology (ICT) and the advances made in Physical Education, the Allied Arts in particular, the Performing, Visual and Theatre Arts, and Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET), all of which the Ministry has been constantly engaging CPCE on. And the CEO was eager to note that the institution has begun to deliver in very real ways in these aspects. He detailed too that beyond that there has to be an expansion of the secondary training component at the institution in areas that are currently underserved, such as Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine. “I am eagerly awaiting the day that we can declare to this nation that we have started secondary training in our Hinterland Regions...and given the inroads made in relation to early childhood and primary education in those locales, I am thinking it cannot be in the too distant future we will be doing that, and I can’t wait.” But more importantly, Sam said that he is expecting that within the next five years “we as a nation must be able to extend to most, if not all of our applicants to the teaching profession, the mandate that they must first be trained before becoming a teacher and that in-service training will be a figment of our past imagination and realities.” According to him, in order for the education system to move forward, efforts must be made to raise the standard, a move that will cater to better quality people entering the nation’s classroom having had the benefit of the sound pedagogical training that CPCE offers. “Our children deserve that and we must work towards making that a reality,” said Sam as he noted that the introduction of education seminars at the College were in fact intended to aid needful processes to tackle key educational issues that are already being eagerly addressed.
Wednesday October 08, 2014
Court orders Sooba to pay off dismissed officers, return Mayor’s fuel Town Clerk (ag) Carol Sooba was yesterday morning ordered by the Supreme Court to return gas to the vehicle assigned to the Mayor’s office. Chief Justice (ag) Ian Change in his ruling found that the Mayor, Hamilton Green, has a legitimate expectation that fuel would be provided for the vehicles assigned to his office, so that he could carry out his function as Chief Citizen of Georgetown. The court matter came when Mayor Green approached the Court since Sooba refused to provide gas and other necessities such as stationery to the Mayor’s quarters. In June, Attorney Leslie Sobers filed court documents against Sooba and Council Treasurer, Ron Mc Calmon. They were mandated to go before the Courts to provide reason why they were denying the Mayor’s office of fuel and office supplies. The Mayor disclosed that it was the custom of the Council’s Treasurer over the past 30 years to provide the office with a vehicle for the performance of official duties and also to provide the necessary fuel. The present Town Clerk and Treasurer, he contended, are expected to follow the said procedure. In April, the Court was told, the Treasurer, without the authority of the Council, restricted the amount of fuel issued for the vehicle assigned to the Mayor. Correspondences w e r e s e n t t o t h e To w n Clerk requesting an explanation of the matter. The Mayor told the court that the response from the Town Clerk was, “simply affixed to the requisition for fuel with the following remarks: ‘Return to sender…the Mayor of Georgetown publicly declared I am an interloper… interloper cannot issue gas.’” The Mayor’s office was also being denied ink for the
Town Clerk (ag) Carol Sooba
Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase-Green
printer, adequate stationery and daily newspapers among other things. While there had not been a definite decision on stationery for the Mayor’s office, the court did return the Mayor’s fuel, saying that it was being issued for years and that there is a legitimate expectation that it would continue. It was also explained that there is no explanation for Sooba abruptly denying the Mayor fuel. Another court order will see the acting Town Clerk having to pay dismissed Council workers overdue funds within five days or face legal penalty. The Council is expected to make a multi-million-dollar pay out after staffers dismissed by the Ministry of Local Government in 2012 approached the court for cash owed. Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase-Green, who is holding the Mayor’s office in his absence, told media workers that in 2012 at least four staffers were fired by the Minister following a probe of the agency by government consultant Ramon Gaskin. She said at several Council meetings, it was agreed and according to the Minister’s letter, that those officers should have been paid all money owed. These officers are former
Town Clerk Yonette PluckCort, City Treasurer Andrew Meredith, Solid Waste Manager Hubert Urling and City Engineer Gregory Erskine. However the officers, some of whom have close to 15 years of service, were not paid by the current Town Clerk. The Deputy Mayor said Urling took the matter to the High Court. A lawyer’s letter was sent to the Council last week informing them that the termination of Urling’s service by the Minister was quashed and money owed to him must be paid off in five days. The Deputy Mayor said, “Now we (Council) are saddled with a court order to pay this money in a certain time... Money that was not budgeted for in the 2014 budget we now have to find because she (Sooba) decided that she was not going to pay the officers.” The Deputy Mayor said even though it is one staffer that has gone to the Court, the Council will have to find the money to pay off all the dismissed staff, “and it is estimated to be a substantial sum.” She said that such defiance on the part of the Town Clerk has brought further instability to the Council. “On a scale of one to ten, the Council has achieved minus one,” she opined.
Wednesday October 08, 2014
Kaieteur News
Bayroc Club receives timely assistance through U.S. programme
Club members inspect some of the equipment The Bayroc Sports Club and Training Centre at Wismar, Linden, this month celebrates 17 years of serving the community and environs. As part of the anniversary celebrations, a brand new wing, which was built with assistance from the US Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP), was commissioned and amenities such as a refrigerator, electric stove, several sewing machines and computers were also handed over. The equipment was donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Several persons from the community were also presented with spectacles by Dr Phillip Da Silva. Those persons receiving spectacles were examined by Dr. Da Silva’s team last June, during a medical outreach programme. Secretary of the Bayroc Sports Club, Wanda Richmond, said she was extremely grateful for the collaborative efforts of both the HAP team and their countrymen – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – for their timely intervention. She was also high in praise of Dr. Da Silva’s magnanimous gesture. According to Richmond, the HAP team was at the Wisburg Secondary School where she teaches, and where they have formed a volunteer club. And they were told of
the work that she was doing at the Bayroc Club. “They subsequently visited the Club (Bayroc) and spoke with us about some of the things that we needed to get done. We of course told them of our developmental plans and so on - all the things we wanted to do - apart from what we had already been doing, and the challenge we had with space. “And they were very receptive to our ideas and committed to help. So what has materialized with the extension to the building and the equipment and everything was a result of that discussion and their commitment. Now thanks to HAP we presently have more space, to do a lot of the things we had been hoping to do,” Richmond said. The event attracted scores of persons from within and around the community, most of whom expressed pleasure at the new developments at the club. Some of the special invitees included Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon, Vice Chairman Byron Lewis, and IMC Chairman Orrin Gordon. They all applauded the initiative and thanked both the HAP team and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ representatives for their intervention. Colin Goodluck, District President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said that in his
capacity he is integrally involved in all the Humanitarian projects that the organization undertakes. Goodluck said that members of his church who are working with the US Embassy were told of the work that HAP was doing in Linden and were encouraged to collaborate in the Bayroc project. They were only too eager to oblige, he pointed out, and chose to donate the equipment. The equipment includes twelve computers, twelve sewing machines, a gas stove and a microwave. (Enid Joaquin)
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Teen struck down by Ministry official ‘brain dead’ - hospital
Hospital officials have given 13-year-old Jameel Mounter little chance of recovering from the horrendous injuries he suffered two Sundays ago when he was struck by an Education Ministry official’s car. Jameel, who suffered severe head injuries, is on a life support machine at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and senior hospital sources confirmed yesterday that he has been declared ‘brain dead’. Relatives told Kaieteur News yesterday that they have received that same prognosis from GPHC officials. “They say that he is braindead and that nothing can be done,” a female relative said. Kaieteur News was told that a senior official from the Ministry of Education had promised to arrange a meeting with some of the relatives yesterday, but no one showed up. Chief Education Officer Olato Sam and other officials have met with the teen’s mother and offered to assist with travelling expenses. The family has rejected the offer, saying that they are seeking ‘justice’. The official who struck down Jameel has reportedly
expressed his regret to some of the lad’s relatives. He is on $100,000 station bail and police are reportedly waiting on further details on the victim’s condition before laying charges. Mounter, of North-East Stewartville Housing Scheme, was walking on the West Coast Demerara Public Road with two other relatives when he was allegedly struck from behind. A cousin of the injured lad told Kaieteur News that they were walking in single file, while heading to Uitvlugt at around 21.00 hrs last week Sunday, when a car “came from nowhere” and struck Jameel. She alleged that the driver, identified as an Education Official, did not come out of the car, and it was left to her and another relative to place the unconscious lad in the man’s vehicle. He was taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital. According to the cousin, the official who had struck
Jameel Mounter down the boy tried to leave the scene while doctors were tending to the unconscious teen. She said he eventually remained after she stood in front of his vehicle. Jameel Mounter was subsequently transferred to the GPHC.
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Caribbean Week of Agriculture….
“Take care of the land and it will take care of you,” farmer tells regional forum
Farmers in the region on Monday welcomed the attention being placed on family farming, but cautioned against the absence of women and youth, shifting goalposts and ignoring cultural elements in the development of policy for the sub-sector. The advice was provided from the floor at a seminar titled ‘Caribbean Agricultural Transformation: the Role of Family Farming’. It was the first activity of the 13th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) now underway in Paramaribo, Suriname. Focus was placed yesterday on agricultural health and food safety. The aim was the promotion of dialogue and shared knowledge and experiences on family farming and its role in revitalizing agriculture and rural economy. A definition of the way forward on policy action on the transformation of agriculture through family farming is the expected outcome of the seminar. His Excellency Soresh
Algoe, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries of Suriname, gave the feature address at the opening of the seminar which was chaired by Ms. Desiree Field-Ridley, Officer-in-Charge of the Directorate of Trade and Economic Integration at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. Presentations by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) focused on the role, challenges and new vision for family farming in the Region. Presentations were also made on best practices and lessons from Central America and Brazil. Farmers and representatives of farming and agriculture organisations had their say during an interactive segment following the formal presentations. One farmer pointed to the competition family farmers faced from the use of the land for housing and industry. He added that sustainable land development had to be done
in tandem with the production of food. “Take care of the land and, as the saying goes, it will take care of you,” he told participants at the seminar. Another participant pointed to the case of Haiti where there were one million family farms with five million people benefitting directly from farming. There was no specific policy targeting family farming, he lamented, even as the country was totally dependent on those farmers for land management and sustainability. Caribbean Week of Agriculture is a roving regional agricultural event. During the week, policymakers, experts and institutional actors from the Caribbean, come together to discuss strategic issues regarding the future of agriculture in the Caribbean. Yesterday, officials began meeting in preparation for the Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which will be convened on Friday.
Wednesday October 08, 2014
Police hunt brothers following shooting death of cane cutter While new information has surfaced, a number of versions are emerging as to the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of an East Canje cane cutter some 75 miles away from his home at Bara Cara up the Canje River. The incident allegedly forced the President and his entourage to cancel a pre-arranged visit to the area for the community’s first Village Day. Reports are that the dead man, 29-year-old Dhanraj Basdeo called ‘Wabble’ of 850 New Area ,Canefield Settlement, East Canje, Berbice ,was found in a boat around 20:00hrs on Sunday with the alleged shooter’s reputed wife in the Canje River. It was also reported that he was allegedly shot in the forehead by the woman’s reputed husband and brother, after becoming embroiled in an altercation with the two men. According to residents, Basdeo was a regular visitor to the area, and he and two friends had travelled to the Bara Cara location on Saturday to be a part of the Village Day which was held last Monday. The man and the alleged shooter are known to each other, and according to residents, would do business on a regular basis. Police say that Basdeo was in a boat in the Canje River with a young lady, Liz Andrea Phillips 21, formerly of Port Kaituma and of 3 Doors Torani Canal, Berbice River, where she lives with her reputed husband Lionel Amsterdam (Hinds) and other family members. At about 20:00 hrs on the evening in question Amsterdam and his brother Linden Amsterdam called ‘Baige’ came to the boat that the two individual were in. The young woman who was taken to live in the area only about four months ago by her husband was given a
Dhanraj Basdeo sound trashing by the suspect, who accused her of having a relationship with Basdeo and being caught red handed. The man had allegedly received information that Basdeo was having an affair with his wife. Basdeo, it is understood, tried to put up resistance and was shot in his forehead. His two friends, who also hail from East Canje, reported that they were some distance away and after hearing the gunshot made enquiries as to what may have occurred and found their colleague slumped in the boat. They left immediately for New Amsterdam and took him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The matter was reported and the police went into the area on Monday morning and conducted investigation into the matter. Searches were conducted for the suspects who had disappeared. The seriously injured Phillips was in the meantime taken to the medical centre at Bara Cara where she was receiving treatment. Upon the police arrival in the area and due to Phillips’ condition she was immediately escorted by the police to the New Amsterdam Hospital where she was admitted for emergency treatment. The deceased man’s father Navendra Basdeo, a field foreman at the Rose Hall Estate , had told the media that his only son, who is the second of his three children, had left home around 09:00 hrs on Saturday. He said that his son did not state where he was going, but telephoned him about an hour after, telling him to inform his mother that he will not be around for a few days. He was at home around midnight on Sunday when the police visited his home and enquired if ‘Wabble’ lives there. He was subsequently taken to the New Amsterdam hospital where he saw his son with a bullet wound to the forehead. While some residents are stating that the suspect and the woman had separated and she was friendly with Basdeo. They had indicated
that she had invited the men to the area for the weekend. However, the woman at the centre of the controversy had a different story. She is trying to debunk what is being bandied around. She denied that she and Basdeo were in a relationship. She said that she knew Basdeo because he and his ‘partners’ and her reputed husband are friends. The men would visit the area at the invitation of her husband and friends and conduct business. She said that she lives at the 3 Doors Torani Canal with her reputed husband, his brother and his wife. The men, who are no strangers to the area, arrived by boat on Saturday afternoon and were imbibing in Vodka. She was asked to cook some food for the men who later slept at their residence. She said on Sunday she was forced to go out by her reputed husband and his brother. They ended up at a bar drinking and smoking cigarettes. She said that whenever her husband drinks he would always behave in a hostile manner and Sunday evening was no different. Her husband started to accuse her of having a relationship with Basdeo. He and his brother eventually walked out of the bar and left the area. She remained at the bar and continued a conversation with Basdeo. However, the men returned and forced them to go into the boat. The men started to beat them and as Basdeo resisted, the gun was pressed to his forehead and he was shot and died almost instantly. The men then turned their attention on her and she was struck repeatedly with the gun on her head and other parts of her body. They stripped her of some of her clothes and had planned to take her out of the boat and take her to a lonely area and ‘done her dance’ (kill her). She said that she eventually managed to escape and “ended up by some person’s house”. She was rescued and taken to the medical centre where she spent the night. The woman suffered a broken finger on her right hand and laceration to her head, face and other parts of her body, some of which required sutures. The woman said that she is very fearful for her life. She has since moved out of the area and is being kept at a secret location under police protection. Investigations are continuing as the hunt continues for the men.
Wednesday October 08, 2014
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Cuban engineer fined Community Resource Centre opened... for forging work permit Twenty-nine year-old Johnny Marosa, a Cuban national, appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, and pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to commit a felony and another for uttering a forged document. It is alleged that on October 3, last at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, with intent to defraud, he uttered to an Immigration Constable his Cuban passport #H126957 with a false employment visa. Prosecutor Michael Grant stated that between August 1 and August 29, last, Marosa conspired with person or persons unknown to forge the Guyana Employment Visa. The Cuban national is married with two children and currently resides at Lot 20 Dennis Street, Prashad Nagar, Georgetown. According to his lawyer, Paul Fung-a-Fat, he is an engineer by profession, and has travelled to Guyana before. Fung-a-Fat told the Chief Magistrate that the defendant’s father is an entrepreneur and has a huge tract of land in Essequibo. The lawyer further noted that the man’s father legitimately conducts business in Guyana, where they smoke
GUILTY: Johnny Marosa various meats such as hams and sausages. With the help of an interpreter, the young man begged for the court’s leniency, stating that he only came to Guyana to work to assist his family. His Attorney also asked the Magistrate to take into consideration that his salary is “very low” and that he is very sorry. Fung-aFat promised that Marosa will go through the right avenues. The Attorney requested a non-custodial sentence because he does not speak English. Marosa was fined $100,000, failing to pay which will result in six months’ imprisonment.
(From page 3) training, morals and family life educational programmes and other activities, according to Bishop. “Our greatest wish in this initiative will be the degree to which the CRC becomes an integral part of its community. As such, we anticipate that participants from the immediate and wider communities of Linden will take part in the planning process and have an integral role in directing and sustaining the center operations. MANAGEMENT A Steering Committee will be set up to serve as the governing body for the CRC or as an advisory committee to the agency’s existing governance structure. At a minimum, the Steering Committee will consist of the CRC Directors, supervisors and Representatives from the CRC constituency. Additionally, other Representatives of the Local Community may be added based on the needs. Community Representatives will serve as the liaison with the prospective CRC participants. They will be tasked with publicizing the development of the CRC in and for the community, and inform the Steering Committee of the needs, interests, and assets present in the community. They will also engage in the process of community mapping to identify interests and needs of prospective par-
ticipants along with assets and strengths available through other community enterprises and community members, and form partnerships and obtain assistance from members of the community (e.g., space, volunteers, funding, equipment & furnishings, etc.). Researching and structuring programs in response to the needs and interests identified (e.g., adult education, afterschool sessions, job preparation, elder services, family and pre-school programs), will also form part of their mandate. TARGET GROUPS The CRC will cater to school-aged children, school
drop-outs and Adults. There will be public access /open lab time, where members of the community would be given the opportunity to use the computers and other facilities to explore their particular interests, to develop skills, and to discover what technology can offer. After School Activities will be structured for different age groups or offered as open lab time for children. In addition to giving children an opportunity to acquire skills with basic computer applications, some will enjoy, for example: Subject-Area Activities, Commercial software that offers homework help, tutori-
als, and other activities covering subjects, such as reading, writing, math, sciences, and other subjects. The CRC also hopes to establish a comprehensive adult education programme which will involve far more than computer knowledge. There will be classroom or tutorial space for non-computer based learning and instructors with the requisite experience and qualifications needed to teach such classes. After the facility was declared open many excited children were given the opportunity to have a ‘feel’ of the computers, under the watchful eyes of the trainers. (Enid Joaquin)
Youths try out the new computers at the Christianburg Resource Centre.
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Isis’US$1,000-a-day salary lures Trinis to Syria …Local Muslims disturbed by Trini links to terrorists say: Isis not a way to paradise Trinidad Guardian - Local Muslim groups will hold emergency meetings this week to discuss reports that T&T Muslims have joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) in their current jihadist war in Iraq and Syria. Isis, now also known as the Islamic State, has been paying US$1,000 a day to Muslims who join the terrorist group’s fight, which some locals believe is one of the lures for Trinis. Muslims from other countries have been joining the campaign and in a video last month highlighting the killing of a US citizen in the fighting, CNN featured a segment with two Isis fighters believed to have Trinidadian links. One of the fighters was identified as Abu
Abdurahman al-Trinidadi, in an apparent reference to his Trini heritage. Isis has already claimed responsibility for beheading several hostages — American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, British national Alan Henning and Scottish aid worker David Haines. In an interview Monday, president of the Trinidad Muslim League Nasser Mustapha said he was shocked that locals were being lured to join Isis. “They are using our religion for their misguided aims. Scholars have written a lot about this but joining Isis is not the way to paradise. These fighters are taking things out of the proper context and using it for their misguided aims,” he said.
IMF cuts growth outlook, warns on euro zone, Japan In its flagship World Economic Outlook report, the Washington-based lender cut its global growth expectations to 3.3 percent for this year and 3.8 percent for next year. In July it had expected growth of 3.4 percent in 2014 and 4 percent in 2015. The IMF has now cut its current-year growth forecasts nine out of 12 times in the last three years as it consistently overestimated how quickly richer countries would be able to pull free from high debt and unemployment in the wake of the 2007-2009 global financial crisis. It also lowered its expectations for longer-term potential growth, something its chief economist Olivier Blanchard called “the force from the future.” “You have these forces from the past, the forces from the anticipated future ... and I think that explains the sequence of revisions that we’ve had,” Blanchard said in an interview. The IMF again urged countries to carry out an array of structural reforms, such as improving labor market policies, fighting tax evasion and raising infrastructure spending, to avoid the risk of economic stagnation.With interest rates already near rock-bottom in many advanced economies, it is harder to boost demand, Blanchard said, echoing the concerns of “secular stagnation” raised by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers.
“On whether we’ll be able to ... increase demand enough to get to potential output, I think we don’t know yet,” Blanchard said at a news conference.
A screenshot taken from CNN.com of alleged Trinidadian ISIS fighter Abu Abdurahman al-Trinidadi. Mustapha said people were joining Isis because of ignorance. He added: “I am very shocked to know that Trinidadians could be involved in this. “It is very unfortunate that we have reached to this stage. I am praying for them to return to sanity, balance and objectivity. People have lost their direction by supporting those who are involved in these barbaric things. I pray for them to regain their sanity.” Mustapha said he would hold a meeting later this week to discuss the latest development in which two
videos were posted on the internet, allegedly showing fighters with T&T links involved in the Isis conflict. Saying the TML is “definitely not in support of what the Isis is doing,” Mustapha said this would have a long-term effect on the reputation of local Muslims. “In our society Muslims enjoy a fairly good relationship with people in our communities. So far people have exhibited a fair amount
of tolerance and understanding,” Mustapha added. He said he did not think the Government should ban locals from travelling to the Middle East as a result of that. “People go for there for legitimate reasons, like business or studies. There should not be a ban but more careful verification of people who are travelling,” he noted. Mustapha also expressed support for Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s cosponsoring of the US resolution against terrorism and Isis at the recent United Nations Security Council meeting in New York. President of the Islamic Missionaries Guild Imtiaz Mohammed also urged locals to stay away from terrorist groups like Isis. Having visited high-risk cities on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mohammed said most people in the Middle East wanted peace, and if Muslims wanted to go there it should be to bring peace, not war.
“Prophet Mohammed (Peace be Unto Him) has forbidden women and children from going to the battlefield, so to take your family to Syria is going against the words of the Prophet,” Mohammed said. “I would urge all Muslims to not get involved in this fight. Do not go to Syria. We don’t understand what Isis’s intentions are, so do not join.” Meanwhile, president of the Anjuman Sunnat ul Jamaat Association, Yacoob Ali, said his executive would also meet this weekend to discuss the latest development. He said while t h e s i t u a t i o n w a s worrisome, he did not want to comment until the issues were discussed. Attorney General Anand Ramlogan said Monday it was impossible to verify whether the Muslims linked to Isis in the recent video were indeed of Trinidadian heritage. “While the authenticity of the videos cannot be established, it cannot be ignored nor discounted,” Ramlogan said. However, he said, T&T had already suffered from the attacks of terrorists.
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Health issues a major concern as Boyz embark on long trip to Japan Jamaica Observer MIAMI, Florida — Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz, who have started their near two-day trip to Japan for a friendly match against the hosts, will be taking no chances as far their health is concerned. Team doctor Ivor O’Connor told the Jamaica Observer shortly after the team landed in Miami en route to the Far East that players and officials have been apprised of preventative measures, especially as it relates to the dreaded Ebola which is ravishing parts of Africa. The United States of America is also on high alert after reporting its first
domestic case of the deadly virus. The panic related to the news that the killer disease (with a mortality rate of about eight of 10) can be seen on arrival at points of entry to the USA with TV monitors in immigration and Customs halls bearing chilling messages and warnings. “The thing with Ebola is that it’s actually contracted from direct contact as it’s not an airborne virus. If it was, God help us all,” said Dr O’Connor Monday. “It’s actually spread through direct contact and we (Reggae Boyz contingent) have to take into account proper sanitation practices. We will have to try and wash
the hands as often as possible if you come into contact with people you don’t know,” he noted. O’Connor said it would not be a good idea for anyone to be going around shaking hands or embracing people they don’t know. “Right now I wouldn’t be going shaking hands or have any other physical contact with people I don’t know... that’s basically it in preventing Ebola. “It’s something we (managers) have spoken to the players about before, (and) that’s all types of transmitted diseases, not just Ebola... that something that’s instill in all the members who
travel with the teams, so it’s something that they are conscious about,” said the medic. Also on the plate for Dr O’Connor, from a medical standpoint, is doing everything in his power to prevent injuries and other health issues that may arise from the arduous trip to get to Niigata, Japan. He expressed particular concern with the leg of the trip between Dallas, Texas, and Seoul, South Korea, with flying time of 19 hours and 45 minutes. After landing in South Korea, the party of about 30, still have a one-hour, 55minute flight to Niigata. “Basically we will be embarking on a 19-hour journey, plus 14 hours time
difference, and we will travelling from a western to an eastern direction and that always makes the jetlag worse. “In order to lessen some of the effects, some standard recommendations are made like maintaining proper hydration. So apart from taking in sufficient fluid, you need to avoid things that will cause dehydration like diuretics like coffee and tea. “With regard to the sleep cycle, we will need to adjust the body to the location we are going. That’s why it’s important that everybody set their watches to the time where we are going, so you start to sleep at their time and not our time; you eat at their time and not your time, so that would put you ahead in
conditioning yourself before you get there,” O’Connor explained. He said walking around the cabin of the spacious jumbo jet will help players with circulation. Because of the high risk of injury after such a long flight, the team’s only training session on Thursday ahead of the Friday kick-off “has to be light”. “We will be working to get the players there in the best possible condition as we won’t have much time before the game, which I think is a little bit over 24 hours after arriving. “The players have to get as much exposure to sunlight as possible as well,” O’Connor shared.
Australia beat Pakistan in first one-day Scores: Australia 255 for 8 DUBAI: Australia beat Wednesday October 08, 2014 ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): A co-worker might be away, and this could increase the amount of work that you have to do, causing strain and upset, especially if you aren't familiar with the work. Don't try to do it all at once. *************************** TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): Warm and sensitive by nature, Taurus, today you could feel especially sensual. Sex and romance are likely to be on your mind. *************************** GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 20): A minor accident might take place at home today, Gemini, but don't worry. It will ultimately provoke more laughter than harm. You will want the place to look great, Gemini, because a close friend or lover could come to visit. *************************** CANCER (JUN 21 - JUL 22): An unexpected package could arrive, possibly shipped from far away. The circumstances could be rather strange. *************************** LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): Today you might strategize ways to make a little extra money to prepare to move ahead with your life and ambitions. This might be in conjunction with your significant other or some close friends. ************************ VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): Your naturally passionate nature should be more aroused than usual today. The festive atmosphere around you gives rise to warm, intimate feelings that bring friends and couples closer together, Virgo, so prepare for some good times out and excitement in the home tonight.
LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): An intense card, email, or phone call could come from a sibling or other relative today. Perhaps this is a good chance to patch up an old quarrel with this person, but don't be tempted to start another! *************************** SCORPIO (OCT 23 - NOV 21): A proposed visit to a friend's may have to be delayed, and this might worry you. It will be necessary to make a special effort to get almost anything done today, Scorpio. *************************** SAGITTARIUS(NOV22-DEC 21): A love relationship could take on a higher and more spiritual aspect during this period, creating a desire for your souls to bond. *************************** CAPRICORN (DEC 22 JAN 19): The planetary energy might find you responding to a sudden sense of inspiration that arouses your creativity. You may feel an unexpected urge to write, paint, draw, or compose some music.
*************************** AQUARIUS (JAN 20 - FEB 18): You've been very busy, professionally and socially, and now you're probably longing for a romantic encounter. If you're currently involved, you should schedule some time alone with the special person in your life. *************************** PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): You're likely to want to spend some time alone with your partner today, Pisces, but with the current planetary influences at play, either you or your honey's career concerns could get in the way.
Pakistan by 93 runs in the first day-night international in Sharjah yesterday, taking a 10 lead in the three-match series. Steven Smith hit a solid 101 to help Australia, who batted after winning the toss, to 255-8 in their 50 overs before Mitchell Johnson (324), Glenn Maxwell (2-29) and Nathan Lyon (2-33) bundled Pakistan out for 162 in 36.3 overs at Sharjah stadium. Umar Akmal (46) and Sarfraz Ahmed (34) were the only Pakistani batsmen who offered some resistance. The remaining two
matches will be played in Dubai on Friday and in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The teams will also play two Tests after the limited over series. (AFP)
(Smith 101, Afridi 3-46) beat Pakistan 162 (Umar Akmal 46, Johnson 3-24) by 93 runs.
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GMR&SC Int’l Drag Race Meet
Locals, Surinamese in for Is all well financially with the GFF? plenty trouble Sunday - Persaud If the predictions of dragster Sanjay Persaud are accurate then defending Drag Race champion Rondell Daby, his sibling Peter, Anand Ramchand, Vijay Danram, Sunil Singh and the visiting Surinamese contingent are in for plenty trouble Sunday when the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) stages its International Meet, at the South Dakota Circuit. Persaud, who drives a Mazda RX 7 machine, was
speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday at the GMR&SC where he announced in the presence of most of the opposition that he is rearing and ready to take over the reign as the new champion in Drag Racing. “Rondell (Daby) is the current champion and he will have to drive out of his skin to resist the challenge I will pose to him and any opther competitors come Sunday,” Persaud told this newspaper. According to Persaud, his car is in
excellent shape, having undergone some recent work and he is confident that it will perform well against the competition. He further disclosed that the competitors from the Dutch territory have confirmed participation and while it is his aim to dominate the day’s proceedings, another priority of his is to ensure that they do not come here and upstage the locals in front of the anticipated partisan support that is expected.
Manchester United’s Glazer family threats probed by FBI BBC Sport - The FBI investigated threats against Manchester United’s late owner Malcolm Glazer and his family, newly released documents have revealed. Threatening calls and emails were made to the billionaire, whose 2005 takeover of the club was fiercely opposed, according to Associated Press. One threat involved a man with a British accent who made menacing calls saying he wished Mr Glazer was “dead”. No-one was charged as the source of the threats could not be identified. The FBI released more than 120 pages of records, including details of the threats, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from the Associated Press news agency. The papers show that on 12 May 2005 - the day Mr Glazer became the majority shareholder at Old Trafford - a man with a
Mr Glazer (Getty Iamges) British accent called the headquarters of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the American football franchise also owned by the Glazer family. He ended the call by saying he wished Mr Glazer was dead. A second call, made by a man identifying himself as a member of a supporters’ group, warned that Mr Glazer ’s family would be in danger unless he backed down from his
takeover bid. In a third call, a man claiming to be the same caller said he knew people who “were ready to take action against Glazer”. The caller said: “I am giving you another warning” and set a deadline for Mr Glazer to abandon his takeover bid. Glazer, who never actually set foot inside Old Trafford, gradually bought out United shareholders between 2003 and 2005 before launching a £790m takeover largely funded by loans secured against the club’s assets. At the time, many Manchester United supporters opposed foreign ownership, and launched protests, fearing the businessman could sell off the stadium, raise prices and saddle the club with debt. Greater Manchester Police also investigated alleged threats made against the American, who died in May aged 85, but no-one was charged.
China win sixth men’s gymnastics world team title in a row (Reuters) - China’s all conquering men roared back from an abysmal start to snatch their sixth consecutive team title by the narrowest of margins at the world gymnastics championships yesterday thanks to Zhang Chenglong’s high-flying horizontal bar routine. China, whose title defense looked in jeopardy after the first rotation when Cheng Ran sat down following a tumbling skill on the floor, pipped Japan by just 0.1 of a point to
spark jubilant celebrations among the home crowd in the southern city of Nanning. Trailing Japan in second place going into their sixth and final apparatus, precise horizontal bar routines by Deng Shudi and Lin Chaopan left Zhang needing to score 15.867 or higher for the gold. Zhang, who helped China win the team gold at the 2012 London Olympics, lived upto the expectations, performing
complex aerial skills to help China to gold with 273.369 points. Japan, spearheaded by four-time world all-around champion Kohei Uchimura, finished second at 273.269. The battle for the bronze was an equally intense three-horse race with United States edging out Britain and Russia. I n t o d a y ’s w o m e n ’s team final, defending champions U.S. are expected to be challenged by China, Russia and Britain.
DEAR EDITOR, When Mr. Colin Klass, former president, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) had assumed the presidency of the then Guyana Football Association (GFA); following the 1987 fiasco, with the absconding of numerous players from the senior national team, the entire executive had to resign, after the Commission of Enquiry had presented it findings. Needless to say, that the Klass led administration prior to assuming office, knew upfront of an inherent debt. As such the Finance Committee immediately went to work, exploring various fund-raising ventures towards debt liquidation! The first of which was a fundraising dinner, costing a $1,000 a plate held at the famous Pegasus International Hotel. While it was a resounding success, on more than one occasion I was forced to comment publicly that, “The fund-raising venture should not be used as a catalyst towards enhancing one’s position in pursuit of re-election”!
Editor, of course after a while the publications of those letters had to cease forthwith, since it was illogical for justification, rather what was needed was “aims and objectives” towards propelling the sport forward; encompassing total development in the areas of administration, coaching and refereeing. Meanwhile, as time progressed, various courses, seminars and workshops were held under the auspices of CFU, CONCACAF, FIFA and the GOA. Fast forward to 2014 and what situation exists? A recurring decimal from the GFF President, an inherent debt of $30,000,000! Editor, the individual must have known that fundraising ventures along with cost cutting measures had to be a front burner issue! But extremely in the opposite the debt has grown, with stipends being increased by a whopping 300%! What is most amazing is a Committee Member, who used to frequent the Secretariat on a daily basis, but has since ceased, due to
a cash-strapped situation. This is primarily due to the non-payments of travelling allowance, occasional accommodation and meal allowances! Can this be construed as the plundering of scarce financial resources? Within the statutes of FIFA, is it permissible to have a national federation executive functioning with just two individuals? Definitely not! But with the non-disclosure publicly of a Corruption Report on voting of the World Cup awards, vowing that it be kept a secret, FIFA’s top brass in its infinite wisdom will be forced to act at some juncture in the GFF’s situation (sic). Suffice it to say that insularity still exists within CFU and CONCACAF, with their prolonged silence and non-pronouncement. With employees being paid late constantly, along with half month salaries in some instances, it would be interesting to know if monthly stipends are still being paid! Is all well financially with the GFF? Respectfully yours, Lester Sealey.
Jules Bianchi: Driver is in ‘critical but stable condition’ say family BBC Sport - The family of Marussia driver Jules Bianchi have issued an update on his condition after he suffered severe head injuries at the Japanese Grand Prix. The 25-year-old from France had surgery on Sunday after his car hit a recovery vehicle that was removing another car. The family revealed he suffered a diffuse axonal injury and is regarded as “critical but stable”. The FIA, world motorsport’s governing body, have asked race director Charlie Whiting for a report on the crash. “Jules remains in the Intensive Care Unit of the Mie General Medical Centre in Yokkaichi. He has suffered a diffuse axonal injury [when the head is rapidly accelerated or decelerated] and is in a critical but stable condition,” the family said. “The medical professionals at the hospital are providing the very best treatment and care and we are grateful for everything they have done for Jules since his accident.” The statement added: “This is a very difficult time for our family, but the messages of support and affection for Jules from all
Jules Bianchi (AFP) over the world have been a source of great comfort to us. We would like to express our sincere appreciation.” Bianchi, who made his F1 debut with Marussia in 2013 and is also a member of the Ferrari young driver academy, lost control close to where Sauber driver Adrian Sutil had spun and hit the tyre barrier. As a recovery vehicle was lifting Sutil’s car, Bianchi travelled across the run-off area and hit the back of the vehicle. The FIA have ordered a thorough review of the events that led up to the incident. “This report is still under elaboration as it concerns the cross-checking of a number of different sources of information,” the FIA told
BBC Sport. “It will aim to be as complete and detailed as possible in order to understand exactly the accident which occurred.” The wet conditions were worsening at the time of the crash and Williams driver Felipe Massa said he had been “screaming” his concerns about the amount of water on the track. The Japanese Grand Prix had been under threat because of a typhoon predicted to cause disruption at Suzuka, and torrential rain did affect Sunday’s race. It was red-flagged after only two laps because of the weather, before resuming about 20 minutes later under the safety car.
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WICB responds as boycott threats puts India ODI series in jeopardy West Indies is due to face India at Kochi today in the first of five ODIs but the WI players have reportedly refused to play under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed last month between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and WIPA. According to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) release, “It has come to their attention that the some of the players could withdraw their services for the first ODI. The WICB deeply regrets this apparent eventuality, especially in light of the tedious and substantial work which went into the good faith negotiations to arrive at the new, historic CBA/MOU. The WICB apologises to the fans, the BCCI and all other stakeholders should the first ODI be disrupted as a result of player action. The WICB is making every effort to ensure that it fulfills all its commitments and that cricket is played. The WICB further thanks the BCCI, the host board, for their understanding and pleads with fans to exercise calm and patience. The Board trusts that a reasoned approach is taken and that the interest of cricket is served. The Board will make further announcements as may be necessary.” This response came shortly after Dwayne Bravo, Captain of the West Indies ODI team in India, reportedly acting on behalf of his entire team, dispatched a letter to Hinds.
Dwayne Bravo The following are excerpts from the letter sent from the West Indies Captain to the WIPA President yesterday. “We refer to our last correspondence to you dated October 6th, where we the players suggested as a way forward that: “The players are proposing in light of the above and our previous correspondence, that we continue with the same old payment structure which was previously agreed by WIPA and WICB until we are in a position to properly be informed of all the WICB’s finances etc, have an input in the decision making process and more importantly negotiate an acceptable agreement in an attempt to arrive at a win-win resolution. “For the avoidance of doubt, this old payment structure will continue and remain in effect until a new agreement is mutually reached between the Players and the WICB.”
We are of the view that this proposal would be an acceptable way forward since everything remains the same and more importantly neither the WICB nor the players are in a disadvantageous position while we continue to discuss further. We are disappointed with the lack of proper representation and the players are now forced to make this proposal without any details as to how this new purported agreement was even arrived at and by whom, since the only advice we have received from you as President and CEO of WIPA is to not sign the contract/ agreement that was sent by the WICB. The players are of the view that as a matter of principle, we should not accept these conditions whereby we are being asked to play a series against India without any certainty of what are our obligations and what we will be playing for. As you would appreciate Mr. Hinds, this is how we as professional cricketers earn our livelihood and provide for our families, our careers are short and uncertain, furthermore it is a highly competitive and stressful environment as one bad performance can see you out of the team forever, a player can suffer an injury at any time which could not only be career threatening but in many cases affect their lives even after their playing days are over. As we have indicated to
MCYS/EBFA U-13 League
Grove and Herstelling maintain dominance When play in the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport sponsored East bank Football Association (EBFA) Under-13 league continued on Saturday last at the Farm ground, East Bank Demerara, there were wins for Grove Hi Tech, Herstelling Raiders and Soesdyke Falcons. For the second week running, Herstelling won by a 1-0 margin, they added Diamond to their list of casualties having also put away Agricola previously. The player on target for Herstelling was Joshua Boodhoo in the 24th minute. Grove Hi Tech continued their dominance in all formats of the sport on the
East Bank with a 2-1 win over a game Agricola side. Trevon Pluck picked up where he left off the week before having blasted a double, he scored Grove’s opening goal in the 13th minute. Kevin Padmore netted his second goal of the league and Grove’s second of the game in the 36th minute of the one hour encounter. The Falcons took three points in their first appearance via the walk over route, Kuru Kururu Warriors failing to put in an appearance. Matches will continue on Saturday at the same venue. Latest Points Table
you earlier, the players here in India are under tremendous stress and the team morale is at an all-time low. We believe that this present WIPA Executive under your leadership has failed to properly represent the best interest of ALL the players. Many are questioning whether there is now some “special relationship” between the WICB and WIPA which may be good for some but has not taken into account the whole picture resulting in what may be seen as embarrassing and demonizing some players who represent the WI, yet signalling to public that this new purported agreement (MOU) is in the best interest of West Indies Cricket. This is evidenced by the inaccurate WIPA press statement which was sent after we raised our strong objections to you both verbally and in writing. 1) There were little or no legal advice sought in the negotiating of this purported new MOU between the WICB and WIPA. 2) There were little or no Industrial Relations advice sought during the negotiations of the purported new MOU. 3) None of the players were consulted during and after the negotiations of this purported new MOU. This is a process that has been the common practice between previous WIPA representatives and the players. This was completely ignored. 4) The Players were never given the opportunity to consider the document (MOU) and approve it before it was signed consistent with past practice. 5) The first time any agreement was seen by the players was a match/tour contract with a new fee structure significantly different from what we
received in the past. This was given to us in India. 6) To date, the players have still not seen this new purported MOU between the WICB and WIPA. 7) The players’ rights which we have protected through many negotiations and Arbitrations have been given away for nothing. 8) Questions raised by some WIPA Board members were ignored. 9) The WIPA Board never approved the new purported MOU before it was signed. 10) WIPA is receiving in addition to the 3% of all players earnings, a sum of $500,000USD annually from WICB (1% 0f WICB Revenue) once this new agreement remains. As indicated in our earlier correspondence, the reduction is unacceptable and as one of our members put it “it is ridiculously insane” when one considers the massive cuts based on the information we have received: 1) Our Test/ODI/T20 fees have been decreased by 75% 2) No compensation for the use of our rights. That has been decreased by 100% 3) Our ICC fees have been decreased by close to 100% we as players who are paying members of WIPA demand that proper representation is required. We wish to make it very clear that should the players be forced to take matters into their own hands, we will not hesitate to take the appropriate action as see fit. We will hold you and the WIPA Board who support this process liable. Mr. Hinds, the players have raised some further questions that remained unanswered: 1) Have the WICB Board members and staff taken a pay cut as we are being asked to do or at all. Our information is that staff has been increased both in numbers and their
salaries. 2) Have the WICB declared their million dollar television deal 3) Have the WICB declared how much they are being paid extra for the matches outside of the FTP like this India tour. 4) Have the WICB declared what they are getting from the sale of CPL to Digicel our most lucrative tournament. 5) Have the WICB declared what they are getting from Digicel as the team sponsor. 6) Have they declared their financial arrangements with Governments for the international and regional home series. We wish at this stage to once again reiterate our position as a way forward, let us continue under the old structure until we are able to properly negotiate a fair and reasonable agreement in the best interest of West Indies cricket. This in our view is a sensible approach since it would give us players an opportunity to have an input, seek the necessary advice and put our house in order. We have articulated this position to Mr. Richardson, Mr. Pybus and Mr. Lloyd who all understand our position. It is without question that we want to see West Indies cricket rise again and we are very committed to that process, but the way it is being done is most unfortunate and unacceptable. We believe we are being hoodwinked and are being treated like little school boys, yet we are being asked to perform and play as professionals. We appeal for good sense to prevail and that you, who have a responsibility until such time that you hold the position as President and CEO to act in all the players’ best interest” Bravo’s letter concluded.
Crime controls 25 percent of world sport, anti-doping chief says LONDON (Reuters) - The man tasked with eliminating drug cheats says criminal gangs now control a quarter of all world professional sport. David Howman, director-general of the Wo r l d Anti-Doping A g e n c y, called for everyone involved in the fight against sports corruption to band together to ensure the “bad guys” don’t win.
“The biggest threat to sport is organized crime,” Howman told delegates in London for a conference on securing sport. “Don’t let us compartmentalize it into match-fixing or bribery, it’s organized crime. “And I think, now, organized crime controls at least 25 per cent of world sport in one way or another.” Howman said those who were distributing drugs,
steroids, HGH (Human Growth Hormone) and erythropoietin (EPO) and so on, are the same characters who corrupt athletes and pay money to fix games. “They’re the same bad guys,” he told delegates. “Now, the good guys have to prevail. Who are the good guys? Let’s get them together and make sure they can work out a plan. “Because, otherwise, the bad guys are going to win.”
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Trotman awarded best overall competitor in GJA Pan American Cup qualifying tourney Erskine Trotman was awarded the best overall competitor when the Guyana Judo Association (GJA) held its qualifying tournament for the Pan American Judo Cup on Sunday last at North Ruimveldt Multilateral School. Trotman won the heavyweight category and open division, while Kyle Archer and Brendon Jones placed second in the open and that segment respectively. Other winners were Zedy Wray and Leon Duggan in the junior category, Kyle Archer in the junior/senior division and Khelbert Archer in the senior category. The best technique prize was awarded to Zedy Wray. Nicholas Gunell and Andrew Prince took the runner up spot in their respective junior divisions, while and Junaid Barlow and Joshua Bachandeen came third in the said segment. Kobissa Rogers took third place in the heavyweight class, while Naeem Yassin and Joshua Bachandeen came second and third in that order in the
junior/senior category. Anil Eastman took the runner up spot in the senior segment, Compton Simon finished third and Shaka Anderson fourth; Kobisa Rogers placed third in the open division. President of the GJA, Raoul Archer was extremely proud of the skills displayed by the students and noted
With race day less than a week away the excitement and preparations have picked up for the feature Kennard Memorial Turf Club PPP/C one day meet set for Sunday at the entities track at Bush Lot Farm Corentyne Berbice. The 10 race meet has attracted over 70 of the country’s top horses and with close to $8M in prize available and will feature clashes for the President’s Cup and the General Secretary trophy. The A class event has all the ingredients for a top of the line encounter. Barring C.P Got Even, all the other top horses in Guyana have entered to compete in the main race which will once again feature Score’s Even. However, the question will be, could California Strike of the Shariff Stable repeat its victory over Guyana’s No 1 horse Score’s Even of the Dennis DeRoop Simple Royal Stable or will the ever improving Treacle of the Dookie Stable continue its
march forward as they battle for the coveted $1.5 M winner’s pocket from a total package of $2.9M over 1600M. The supporting cast is also impressive with the likes of Run Nana Run, Princess She is Not, Grande De Roja, Church House, Dark and Lovely and Monsoon looking to get among the money. The D3 event for nonwinners in 2014 and E & Lower for a winning take of $600,000 and trophy over 1400M has such runners as Settle In Seattle, Right To Rule, Young Elite, Appealing Harvest, Run Nana Run, Dark and Lovely, Church House, Settling Jet and Princess Alicia among the lot. There is now a G1 and lower event, which replaced the F3 and lower 1400M event, with the likes of Damacus Dream, Battle Hymn, Release The Beast, War Craft and Top Of the Line among others battling for the $400,000 and trophy.
Participants at the recent Judo qualifying event. their vast improvement. He is grateful that the sport has provided an avenue for recreation and physical exercise which is proven to tackle obesity among kids and adults. He pointed out that even tough it’s a sport; it helps one to develop proper mannerism, discipline and humility which are extremely
important values for their lives. The president expressed gratitude to Imran and Sons/ Imran and Daughters of Rose Hall Town on the Corentyne, Rojan Fashion Boutique Town, Abu Razac and Sons Halal Butchery of Canje Corentyne, Vegas Parking of Durban Street, Masjid An-
Najam and Social Centre in Albouystown, Iman I. Haniff of New Amsterdam, Ali’s Halaal Snackette of Tain, Kitty Masjid, PS of the Ministry of Agriculture George Jarvis, Khan Auto Sales, Sankar’s Auto Sales, Banks DIH and the parents of the participants. Four of the eight clubs
with a total of 30 students took part; Kitty Masjid Judo Club, Albouystown Masjid Judo Club, Norht Ruimveldt Multilateral School and Bell West Judo Club. Participants were assessed on the execution and combating of techniques. The Pan American Cup will be held in Barbados.
More changes made, over 70 entered for Kennard Memorial/PPPC horserace meet Strom Bird heads the list of entries for the two year old West Indies Bred 1000M event as it competes against the likes of Settling Star, Gold D Cova, That Son of a Gun and Midnight Blue for a winner’s money of $300,000and trophy. The race for G3 nonwinners in 2014 will race over 1400M has so far attracted Silent Night, Bridal Stone Corner, Top of the Line, War Craft, and Monsoon for the $300,000 first prize and trophy. Horses such as Slim Shady, Secret Escape, Miss Messiah, Amazon Warrior and Devil Woman have been entered in the race for Guyana Bred two years old animals which has a first prize of $200,000 and trophy also over 1000M. The top ‘I’ class horses including Mary Ann, Affinity, East To Win, Savion, Party Time and the Road is Mine will race for a winning take of $220,000 and trophy over 1400M. The other three traces are all 1000M affairs with the J1 and lower horses competing for winning money of $200,000 and trophy. The event for J3 and lower horses for a top prize of $180,000 and
trophy and the K and L event for the winning take of $140,000 and trophy. Among some of the horses entered for the races are Lady Secret, Famous Pride, Royal Cash, Little, Red Jet, Speed Vision, The Road Is Mine, Dance For Gold, Iron man, Royal
Intention, Smarty Light, Pick Pocket, Million Dollars Man, Sunny Silence, Swift Way, Royal Stallion, Go Zapper, Fit To Fight and Tripple S. The top individual performers will be presented with accolades compliments of Ramesh Sunich of Trophy
stall Bourda market. Interested persons are asked to make contact with Mr Roopnarine Matadial 325 3192, Ms Nikita Ross 662 4668, Dennis DeRoop 609 9143 and Fazal Habibulla 657 7010. (Samuel Whyte)
Stag Beer EDFA Senior League
Mahaica, Sparta & Victoria seal full points When play in the Stag Beer sponsored East Demerara Football Association senior league continued over the weekend at the Victoria Community Centre ground, in winners row were Mahaica Determinators, Sparta United and home team Victoria Kings. In the lone fixture on Saturday, Mahaica Determinators defeated Golden Stars by the lone goal of a close tussle with the game being decided just two minutes to lemon time. Kapil Sookram it was who hit the back of the nets in the 88th minute for Mahaica. The first game on Sunday
produced a big win for underdogs Sparta United of Haslington who turned back the challenge of Ann’s Grove by a 3-1 margin. Sparta, through Leon Clarke in the 20th minute took the lead but Ann’s Grove hit back to level the score five minutes into the second half compliments of Jamal Blair. Sparta restored the advantage when they were awarded a penalty in the 65th minute which was converted by Cordel Marks. The deal was sealed in the 80th minute via a Jamal Inniss goal. The home team Victoria Kings cantered to a big 4-0
triumph over Buxton Stars. The Kings were led to victory by seasoned campaigner Winston Pompey who netted a double (30, 50). Dewayne Stephens opened proceedings in the 28th minute with the sealer coming off the boot of Calvin DeSouza in the 55th minute. Latest points standings Team Goal Average Points Victoria Kings +14 24 Buxton United +9 18 Mahaica +8 18 BVTU +1 14 Ann’s Grove -1 11 Golden Stars -9 11 Buxton Stars -7 10 Sparta United -11 8
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Linden wins AOG Champions Games title Section Eight, Linden strolled to victory overall on Sunday in the multi-sport Assemblies of God (AOG) Annual Champions Games, using the fact that the event was held in Linden at Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC), to their full advantage. The Section amassed 234 points to win the Championships, which featured Athletics, Basketball, Football and Cricket competitions. Section Five, East Coast were second with 140 points with the Georgetown Section Six third with 93 points. A point separated Section Nine, West Coast Demerara and Section Seven, East Bank Demerara with the former taking fourth place with 86 points and latter fifth with 85 points. Section Three, West Berbice were sixth on 62 points while Section One, Corentyne finished seventh on 30 points and Section Ten, Essequibo Coast eighth on 22 points.
Section Four, Upper East Coast finished in the cellar position on five points. Linden won the Football competition, while Georgetown took home the Basketball title and West Berbice the cricket title. The toss up was the Athletics competition, which Linden dominated on their home ground to edge the other Sections. Linden’s Trevon Castang and East Coast’s Timothy Haynes shared the Champion Boy title while G e o r g e t o w n ’s J u d e a Crandon was adjudged Champion Girl. Director of the National Youth Ministries, Reverend Winston Assanah, said that the competition is an excellent experience for young people. He believes that it is important to maintain the spirit and physical beings in tandem, as this is important for human growth. “I think it was a fantastic experience of physical skill in Guyana and the church
The winning Section Eight Football team pose for a photo opportunity following their triumph at the MSC Ground, Linden on Sunday. community. Not only was there a display of morality and discipline, but also athletic ability,” Assanah
indicated, noting that youths need to be balanced and more “involved in sports”. Assanah thanked the
Youth Ministries National Sports Coordinator, Shane Moses, the leaders of the Assemblies of God, Pastor
Selwyn Sills, and the sponsor, Beepat’s under their Milo brand for supporting the event.
India vs. West Indies, 1st ODI, Kochi
WI aim to compete on even footing ESPNcricinfo - Once was West Indies. Countries wanted to host them every year, much to their own batsmen’s chagrin. Almost every batsman in the 1980s went through hell more often than he wanted to because West Indies were the boxoffice. Everybody wanted to w a t c h t h e m . M o n e y, attention, competition, they took it wherever they went. This India tour of theirs is now the third in the last four seasons. The hosts would have killed for this schedule in the 1980s. Now it’s just a yawn. There is no build-up or anticipation to the tour whatsoever. The Champions League Twenty20 drew more selling effort from the stakeholders. It’s not all down to the opposition but West Indies have contributed to this indifference. The last time they were here they lost two Tests in little over five days. Some of their big stars looked the least interested in playing international cricket and it was ugly watching them play without any application. This tour starts with a format they like a little more than the Tests. Five ODIs are their first call of duty, but they
have already lost two practice matches to an India A team. Two of their big stars - Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine - are missing but three others were away playing Champions League so that should give them hope. Dwayne Smith, captain Dwayne Bravo and Andre Russell can be explosive, but they are up against what is recognised as the best ODI team by the ICC, in its home conditions, with its spinners and ODI batsmen on a high after thumping England in England. This will be a big test of West Indies’ batsmen, especially in the middle overs, when the India spinners will apply the chokehold. That is where England struggled against India. That is also where West Indies are likely to struggle. Even if they can manage to not lose wickets to and keep scoring at a fair pace against spinners, they will merely bring the matches to even terms. Watch out for Ajinkya Rahane finally managed to score his first ODI century when he helped India win the series in England. It was his first break
Ajinkya Rahane
Ravi Rampaul from good-looking but middling innings in the 50over format, and it came at the top of the order, thanks to the absence of the injured Rohit
Sharma. Rohit is going to miss this series too, which gives Rahane another shot at opening the innings. This will be the last ODI series India play before they go to Australia for a triangular series and the World Cup. The opening combination is one issue they will want to resolve by the end of this series. One of the ways West Indies can get the better of India is early wickets. In Ravi Rampaul they have one man who has done that before. His average of 23 and strike rate
of 24.6 against India are a significant improvement on his career stats. This being the start of a new season, West Indies will hope Rampaul is fit and ready to go. Team news India have rested R Ashwin and brought Kuldeep Yadav into the squad. Either Kuldeep or Amit Mishra should replace Ashwin in the XI. West Indies have recalled Marlon Samuels, and it will be interesting to see if they can make space for him in the XI. Both Leon Johnson and Jermaine Blackwood have struggled in the tour games so it might make sense to slot Dwayne Smith in for Chris Gayle. Sulieman Benn should come in for Sunil Narine. Pitch and weather The last international Kochi hosted was between the same two teams, and back then West Indies folded against spin. The forecast, though, is not great, with scattered thunderstoms and a 50% chance of rain. West Indies are one of the three teams that have won more ODIs than they have lost against India in India. Their 20-17 ascendance in bilateral series, however, could be under fire.
Indian spinners have taken 72 wickets against West Indies in the last five years. Over the same period West Indies have not lost even 50 wickets to spinners from any other team. Among teams that have played at least 10 matches against West Indies in this period, only Pakistan’s spinners have a better average (23.53) and economy rate (3.66) against them than India’s 28.23 and 4.48. We s t I n d i e s t e a m manager Richie Richardson is confident his side can cope with the absence of Sunil Narine, “We were positive even without him that we can play well against India and beat India. That’s the attitude we have got to adapt.” MS Dhoni on whether India will experiment during the West Indies series to prepare for the World Cup stated, “We want to see the bigger picture here. We want to do a few things because you don’t want to go to Australia and say we should have done this, we should have done that. We will see what our cricketers can offer ... but it is important to start well and look to win the series.”
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Mohamed guides Everest Revealed: the dossier against Pietersen Masters to victory over Media XI
Captain of Everest Masters Rajesh Singh (left) collects the trophy from president of the club Stephen Lewis Led by a fine all-round performance by Shaheed Mohamed hosts Everest Masters defeated the Guyana Media XI by 35 runs in a T20 match played Monday last. Mohamed slammed six fours and two sixes to guide Everest Masters to 131-8 off their allotted overs, batting first before returning with the ball to grab 5-11 as the Media XI were sent packing for 96 in reply. Mohamed shared in a third wicket stand of 32 with Hemraj Garbaran to steady their innings after they were reduced to 9-2 on a difficult pitch in hazy conditions. Garbarran counted two fours and one six in scoring 30 while Ronald Jaisingh
chipped in with 15. Pacer Jermaine Neblett was the pick of the bowlers with 313 from four overs, while Ravi Persaud claimed 2-18 and Isaiah Jackman 2-33. The Media XI, despite losing the early wicket of John Ramsingh (06), threatened somewhat, but lost wickets at regular intervals in their chase. Jackman who added 26 for the eight wicket with Keon Blades, cracked three fours in a top score of 32; Blades scored 16 (1x4), Neblett made 12 (1x6) and Persaud 11 (2x4). Jaisingh supported Mohamed with 2-21 while Johnny Azeez took 1-23. Mohamed was given the man of the match award while Everest received a
Shaheed Mohamed trophy. The club was presented with $100,000 by Truck Masters for their 100th anniversary.
Carlo Tavecchio: Italian FA president banned for racist slur BBC Sport - The president of the Italian football federation (FIGC), Carlo Tavecchio, has been banned for six months by European football governing body Uefa for making racist remarks. The 71-year-old caused controversy during his election campaign in July by referring to “eating bananas” when discussing foreign players. He later apologised for his remarks. The ban means Tavecchio cannot hold any Uefa position and will be barred from the next Uefa congress in March 2015. He will be unable to carry to carry out his duties as a member of Uefa’s youth
Carlo Tavecchio (Getty images) and amateur football committee, and has also been told by the governing body to “organise a special event in Italy aimed at increasing awareness against racism”. However, Tavecchio will
continue as head of the FIGC after the federation’s internal prosecutor dropped his inquiry over the comment last month. The remark, made when discussing the recruitment of foreign players, referred to a fictitious signing named Opti Poba. Tavecchio was elected as president in August, beating former AC Milan player Demetrio Albertini His appointment was described as “a dark day for football” by former Nigeria and Juventus player Sunday Oliseh. Tavecchio was previously president of Italy’s amateur leagues association (LDN) from 1999 to 2014.
ESPNcricinfo ESPNcricinfo is in possession of a document that purports to be an ECB dossier compiled in a d v a n c e o f t h e investigation that ended Kevin Pietersen’s England career. The document, which has been a subject of contention since Pietersen walked off the field in Sydney last January for the last time in an England shirt, covers the Ashes series and seeks to cast him as a serial offender whose alleged behaviour undermined the authority of the coach and captain. Pietersen himself refers in his autobiography to being alerted within days of the end of the Ashes series to the existence of what he prefers to dismiss as an “imaginary dossier”. The total breakdown in relationships between Pietersen and the England t e a m d i r e c t o r, A n d y Flower, which is forthrightly described in the autobiography, is also a central plank of what is e s s e n t i a l ly Pietersen’s Ashes tour report. It is recorded that Pietersen “ranted” at Flower after the Melbourne Test - a conversation he has recorded in some detail in his autobiography. But Pietersen has been less forthcoming about the document’s allegation that he described Alastair Cook’s captaincy as “weak” and “tactically inept”. In that same heated meeting, Graeme Swann, who has dismissed Pietersen’s autobiography as “a work of fiction”, is allegedly described as “a c***”. The document then solemnly observes that Flower did not speak to Pietersen during the final Test in Sydney or, indeed, for the rest of the tour. The five-page document, marked STRICTLY PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL, has reached ESPNcricinfo independently and seeks to assemble evidence of Pietersen’s rebellious and agitated state of mind as England careered to a 5-0 defeat in the Test series. Elements of this document are now being
According to the dossier, Kevin Pietersen had more than a few choice words for some of his team-mates in Australia © Getty Images leaked into the public domain and are believed to be only part of a much larger analysis of P i e t e r s e n ’s a l l e g e d l y recalcitrant behaviour during the final years of his England career which seems to counter his self-portrayal as a victimised player bullied by an England clique. The charge sheet against Pietersen is unlikely to bring unity. Some will contend that the ECB had assembled convincing reasons to end an association with a player who had clearly become a liability, whereas others will regard it as essentially a petty victimisation of Pietersen which fails to disguise a sorry failure of man management. As with the reaction to his autobiography, the dividing lines are likely to remain as deep as ever. The dossier gives a flavour of the clash between Flower’s severe managerial regime and Pietersen’s more freewheeling approach to life when it considers an incident several days before the second Test in Adelaide. “Upon arrival in Adelaide for the Second Test, AF [Andy Flower] gave express instructions to players not to stay out
late and not to give the scandal-voracious press any ammunition, which KP immediately disobeyed by taking out two young players drinking with him until late (an incident which was front page news in the Adelaide press the following day).” With England 2-0 down before the Perth Test, the dossier earnestly records that “an England team physiotherapist” told Flower that if England lost the Test his knee was “really going to be playing up”. This is presumably taken to be the language of insubordination. Further charges follow, not all of them immediately seeming of import: criticism of Michael C a r b e r r y ’s a b i l i t y, a complimentary comment about Gary Ballance’s South African accent and, a sin that has gained unusual publicity, and a habit which he explains in his book that he picked from his father, an unappealing tendency after being dismissed towards casually whistling. The report then refers to the severance of Pietersen’s contract with the observation that “the team needs to move on in a different direction with an emphasis on a strong, team-orientated culture.”
Wilson fires Seahawks to... From page 33 side quickly marched down the field and Cousins connected with Andre Roberts from six yards to once again pull the home side within a touchdown at 24-17 with just over
three and a half minutes left. But some more Wilson scrambling magic ensured the defending Super Bowl champions pushed into field goal range and Hauschka iced the game with 22 seconds left from 43 yards.
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CRICKET GUY INC, sets the GSSF members successful at Suriname practical record straight on Sarwan shooting competition
The new Guyana Franchise Company, Cricket Guy Inc (CGI) wishes to correct some very misleading and inaccurate statements emanating from former West I n d i e s Te s t p l a y e r, Ramnaresh Sarwan. These statements were made during an interview on Sportsmax Monday following the WICB Professional Cricket League players draft held in Barbados and was also published in yesterday’s Tr i n i d a d & To b a g o ’s Newsday. Firstly, CGI would like to congratulate both Sarwan and the T&T Red Force franchise for their new partnership which undoubtedly we trust would redound to the best interest and future of West Indies cricket. For T&T Red Force, they have selected one of the most talented players in the West Indies and Sarwan has joined one of the most professional entities in the We s t I n d i e s . O u r wholehearted felicitations to both parties! The WICB has embarked on a new journey with this Franchise system which is aimed at professionalizing the game throughout the Caribbean with the specific aim of having the best players on show right throughout the extended season of five months. This is a brand new innovation to us in the West Indies and would take time for everyone to get accustomed to its operations. Through this system, it is hoped that the good to excellent players will shine through whilst the non-committed ones will be weeded out by themselves. In other words, the success of the players all would be measured by their hard work, attitude, discipline and dedication that they make to their chosen career and profession. Cricketers now can truly say that they have a profession with the implementation of this system and 105 players throughout the Caribbean are now being paid to toil their trade rather than just.15 that the WICB would normally contract. There are several other benefits to this new franchise system which will slowly evolve and eventually be appreciated by everyone. It was indeed sad to see and hear one of greatest cricketers in the WI publicly launch such a vicious assault on an unnamed official of CGI
Ramnaresh Sarwan without any evidence whatsoever to support his wild assertions. It should be noted that CGI had a public launching of the new Franchise system on Tuesday, September 23rd at the Everest Cricket Club Pavilion at which event almost 100% of the Inter county players attended the seminar with the notable exception of Mr Sarwan. The CGI Selection Committee selected its original 10 team members from the players they had available. Sarwan had called the Board about two weeks ago to say that he was not fit to participate in both the InterCounty 50-Over and the four-day format administered by the Guyana Cricket Board in August and September. He further stated that he would have been fit in a month’s time which would have coincided with the start of the Regional WICB season. Sarwan last represented Guyana in Trinidad at the Nagico Super50 tournament in TT during the month of February 2014, then travelled to Jamaica with the four-day team and declared himself unfit just prior to the start of our first Regional 4 day match against Jamaica. Be that as it may, the selectors of the CGI thought it wise to include Sarwan in the draft with the hope that he would have proven his fitness as stated above. By this very action, the selectors had Sarwan within their radar. It
was indeed unfortunate for CGI not to have had the chance to select Sarwan prior to the Red Force and it is most regrettable that he should make such a remark. For the knowledge of everyone, the WICB has indicated that all 15 players for each franchise will be drafted from the pool next year. This was discussed at length at the franchise launching at Everest. The CGI would like to start its operations on a sound and professional footing and urge players not to get too personal and emotional in their outbursts as only 15 players can be selected by each franchise and not everyone can be selected but the WICB has ensured that more players are now being contracted as professional cricketers. We are all aware that, unfortunately, Sarwan had previously lost/cut short his contracts with the Kings XI Punjab in the IPL, his CPL contract with the Amazon Warriors and more recently with the English county team, Leicestershire. He was also not awarded a WICB retainer contract this year. We wish the 15 retained players for the GUYANA JAGUARS all the best in the forthcoming Regional tournaments and trust that they will rise to the occasion as West Indies cricket is poised for very interesting times. In addition, players not retained are still eligible to be selected to play in matches on a Pay for Play basis.
Two members of the Guyana Sport Shooting Federation returned on Monday after taking part in the International Practical Shooting Confederation Region of Suriname Level II Match held Sunday. The GSSF was once again represented by Mr. Ryan McKinnon and Ms. Vidushi Persaud at a match held at the MTC Ranges, Suriname. The match consisted of seven stages requiring a minimum of 140 rounds of 9mm or higher calibre. These dynamic stages required competitors to shoot as accurately as possible at multiple targets that were setup in various scenarios and distances: some through window cutouts, around walls, while moving, reloading, others under tables, there were even stages that stipulated shooting with your right hand only and another with your left hand only, all while trying to beat the clock and complete the stage with a better time than your competitor. Points were deducted for misses and any hits on specific penalty targets. Most importantly, all
this is to be done safely, while keen specially trained Range O ff i c e r s w e r e p r e s e n t managing the strict business of safety for all in blazing sunshine and typically high tropical humidity. When the smoke cleared and the dust settled, leading Guyanese Practical Shooter Ryan McKinnon had to settle for 3rd Place in Standard division earning 519.0146 points overall, only just losing out on 2nd Place to veteran Surinamese Claude Lee 519.1351 points and division favourite Surinamese Mark Jie Tjoe Foek 1st Place with a runaway 654.6745 points. Medals were also awarded for the top 3 spots per division for every stage. This saw McKinnon securing for Guyana two silver medals and Vidushi Persaud one silver medal with Persaud showing dominance behind Jie Tjoe Foek in the right hand ONLY stage. She also secured the 2nd Place Lady Category Trophy finishing behind veteran Surinamese Angelique Tjon Kon Joen. The local shooters expressed appreciation to
their Surinamese neighbours who they fondly view as family from a larger global group thanks to the camaraderie that IPSC matches builds and were grateful for the much needed practice obtained in this format of sport shooting. The GSSF expressed its gratitude to IPSC Suriname for the usual kind invitation and for facilitating the attendance of their members to such matches. Special “Thank you” was extended to IPSC Suriname’s Regional Director Mr. Serge Tjin Wong Joe and Match Director Mr. Sergio Tjon for their tireless contribution towards practical shooting within the Caribbean region. GSSF is dedicated towards encouraging and promoting practical shooting for all Guyana. In this regard, they will be hosting a Match on October 25th, 2014 from 14:00Hrs, which will be open to all established Practical Shooters of Guyana. Preregistration is recommended, so interested persons can contact any Executive member of the GSSF for further details.
Wilson fires Seahawks to 27-17 win over Redskins (Reuters) - Quarterback Russell Wilson had a career high rushing night to help lead the NFL champion Seattle Seahawks to a 27-17 away win over the Washington Redskins on Monday. The Seahawks overcame three nullified touchdowns via penalties and weathered a Washington comeback to improve to 3-1 and join the Arizona Cardinals at the top of the NFC West. Wilson rushed for 122 yards, including a touchdown, and added 201 yards and two touchdowns from his arm to send the Redskins to 1-4 where they occupy last place in the NFC East. Seahawk receiver Percy Harvin, who officially only had four catches for 27 yards, had touchdowns nullified on three occasions. One was called back for a false start by Harvin himself but offensive guard James Carpenter was the man to blame on the other two occasions, getting flagged
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) runs with the ball as Washington Redskins outside line backer Ryan Kerrigan (91) chases in the first quarter atFedEx Field. (Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports) for holding and unnecessary roughness much to Harvin’s disbelief. Seattle jumped to a 17-0 lead after Wilson connected with Jermaine Kearse from 15 yards in the opening quarter and then ran over himself from nine yards late in the second quarter. Steven Hauschka knocked over a 40-yard field goal between the touchdowns to set up the advantage but just as the
home side looked headed for a blowout loss DeSean Jackson took a Kirk Cousins deep ball 60 yards to the house to leave Washington trailing 17-7 at the half. Kai Forbath dug into the lead with a 27-yard field goal in the third quarter but when Marshawn Lynch took a pass from Wilson and went over from nine yards the Seahawks looked solid at 2410. Refusing to die the home (Continued on page 32)
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The Windies boys were made to feel at home with some ice cool coconut water on arrival on Kochi. (Windies cricket)
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GMR&SC Int’l Drag Race Meet
Locals, Surinamese in for plenty trouble Sunday - Persaud
GSSF members successful at Suriname practical shooting competition
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P.33 FLASHBACK: Dragster Sanjay Persaud (right) seen just before the start of a race.
Ryan McKinnon and Vidushi Persaud with their trophies and medals at the MTC Range Suriname (Photo courtesy GSSF).
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