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Contradiction to a still claimed philosophy and an astonishing statement DEAREDITOR, After being out of the limelight for a while, former President Mr Jagdeo is increasingly making public statements. His latest public salvo in Lusignan accuses the opposition of derailing the PPP’s national pet projects. Among the opposition elements he zeroes in for critique is Ramon Gaskin. Mr. Gaskin’s economic and legal skills do not require defence. Gaskin and Christopher Ram’s forensic scrutiny of the grave flaws of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project speaks for itself and was clearly in the public interest. I was struck however by the former President’s dismissive and sneering reference, to wit that Gaskin’s “only success was to run a bicycle shop”. This allusion to a small business/ working class venture (albeit in Gaskin’s past) contradicts the still
claimed “working class” philosophy of Jagdeo’s party. Perhaps the party’s labour arm, the GAWU, should play close attention to Mr. Jagdeo’s speeches and statements. But the philosophy propounded by the former head of state thrives in most of the spokespersons of the ruling party including President Ramotar. Indeed, plans and projects that have developed around a new state elite in Guyana – inclusive of Pradoville, large projects like Marriott and Amaila hydro, and of course the preferential treatment given to media houses associated with the state speak volumes of where the economic and political philosophy of the current regime resides. In his Lusignan speech,
Jagdeo was quoted as calling on Guyanese not to “lament about the small things which affect them such as pot holes and drains in front of their yards.” Given the daily horror and complaints of garbage in many towns and cities across Guyana (not to mention the profound damage this has on national pride and psyche), and the constant lament of Guyanese, especially but not only the poor and/or rural communities, that they have no access to affordable transport because of the state of their roads, it is an astonishing statement. But it is consistent with the thinking of the PPP regime. And President Ramotar appears to be a willing follower from in front of Mr. Jagdeo’s political economy and philosophy. Nigel Westmaas
From page 4 Government-led. If we do not embark on a swift program to solve this problem then this or any successive government will soon be the owners of a ticking time bomb, both literally and figuratively. Consider this scenario; government housing policy continues as is, all are free to apply even the people 'pon de dam, then all habitable lands in and around Georgetown are distributed and the dam-dwellers are not among the recipients. The last remaining lands in close proximity to Georgetown are in Region 3 or some other far-flung area, and because of the inevitability of their (dam-dwellers) relocation, lands are allocated and people stoutly refuse to move because they cannot see their existence anywhere outside of the precincts of Georgetown, a showdown then erupts between the Government and its people. The opposition not wanting to face the accusations of lethargy springs into action; the government is then faced with a plethora of accusations, including a deliberate plot to redistribute the opposition support base so that they could control Georgetown and Region 4 electorally. From there, things could become very venomous and nasty and hallows of hell could be let loose in Georgetown. As a government, the tsars
in charge can choose to craft a deliberate sensible policy to tackle this problem in a systematic way or sit by and watch it enrich like uranium in the hands of terrorists. My own suggestion is that the Ministry of Housing should experiment with apartment buildings and multi-story housing complexes within Georgetown. This model may necessitate some legal provisions to allow persons to have titles to each apartment
so that bank loans may be facilitated. I believe there is still time and space for a sensible and feasible solution, but we must act quickly. I now petition President Ramotar, Minister Ali and this 10th parliament to tackle this problem without delay. In the meantime, it's appropriate to invoke the term made popular by Gordon Moseley "life 'pon de dam" continues. Lenno Craig
Can't there be a sensible approach...
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Tomorrow is International Day for Disaster Reduction - In-School Art and Essay Competition set to observe theme Come tomorrow, Guyana will be observing International Day for Disaster Reduction 2013, under the theme ‘Living with Disability and Disasters’. An observance ceremony was held yesterday at Cara Lodge, Quamina Street, Georgetown, in the presence of the representatives of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) Guyana, the Guyana Volunteer Corps, the National Commission on Disability (NCD) and UNICEF. According to Chabilall Ramsarup, Colonel and Director General of the Civil Defence Commission, persons with disabilities are the ones who suffer the most when disasters occur, noting that in some cases when disasters strike, such persons are even neglected. This, Ramsarup emphasized, should not be the case. He said that International Day for Disaster Reduction 2013 will focus on developing policies that will best cater for differently-abled persons in the case of a disaster. This is even more important to do, since it was revealed by Operations and Training Officer of the Civil Defence Commission, Major Kester Craig, that 15 per cent of the world’s population live
with some form of disability. He also challenged stakeholders and the various sectors of society to apply this year’s theme to their everyday lives. Emergency Specialist attached to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Mr. Ian Jones, noted that there isn’t enough focus being placed on all of the needs of a disabled person. He gave the example of a young woman who received five wheelchairs following a disaster, but no one paid attention to whether she had food and water. Jones said that while the differently-abled might need some kind of equipment to get from point A to point B, and assistance to cross the road etc, they are also in need of the basic necessities like food, housing and water. During her brief remarks, Beverly Pile, Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Disability (NCD) said proudly that Guyana is the first country in the Caribbean to have a Disability Act, urging that other countries engage differently-abled people in making decisions and implementing policies. Following the remarks, there was also the launching of an In-School Art and Essay Competition. This competition would be for students attending institutes catering for disabilities, and is aimed at allowing differently-abled children to express themselves
in regards to the aforementioned theme “Living with Disability and Disasters.” Participants registered through their respective institutions are asked to produce an art piece or essay which clearly depicts their response to the theme. Participants are allowed to only submit one piece for either category- Art of Essay, with one person being allowed to submit entries for both categories. All entries must be submitted to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) Office, Thomas Road, Thomas Lands, Georgetown, by Friday November 22, 2013 at 15:00hrs. Prizes as well as certificates will be awarded for first, second and third place winners in both the art and essay categories. For the Art segment, artwork must be an original piece by the individual and must be no larger than 24 inches x 36 inches. Also, mechanism must be attached so the piece can be hung. Participants must affix their name, age, date of birth, gender and institution which they attend to the back of the art piece. Meanwhile, for the Essay component of the competition, pieces must be between 500 – 700 words, and must be original and unpublished. Any form of plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification. It must also be written by one person, because Coauthored essays would not be accepted. All entries must be typewritten using Times New Roman font, size 12. Essay must be accompanied by a cover page indicating the author’s basic information.
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World Habitat Day 2013…
Habitat builds 15 homes for 2013-2014 period With its aim to build more low income homes for families who need them the most, Habitat for Humanity (Guyana) has so far given over 15 families the keys to their very own homes during the 2012-2013 fiscal years. National Director for Habitat for Humanity Guyana Inc, Rawle Small said that since the start of the organizations fiscal year (July 2012 – June 2013) a total of 50 homes were set to be built. He said that during a programme review meeting last week, Habitat budgeted to erect the 50 homes for this year but has only so far built 15 homes. Speaking at the World Habitat Day 2013 under the theme “Urban Mobility” h e l d at the Habitat Headquarters in Hadfield Street, Small said that at present more than half of the world’s population (approximately 3.5 billion people) lives in urban
settings. Small said that in 1995 the United Nations declared the first Monday in October to be Habitat Day. Small added that this created awareness about housing and basic services such as water, electricity and security. Small added that by 2030 it is expected that 60 per cent of the world population will live in urban areas (roughly 5 billion). Some 180,000 are added to the urban population each day. “It is estimated that there are almost a billion poor people in the world; of this over 750 million live in urban areas without adequate shelter and basic services,” Small said. The Director further stated that global urbanization is following the blueprint of North American but at faster and larger scales. “These trends are most evident in developing countries,” Small said.
Small said that urban areas in the low-lying coastal zones are growing faster than elsewhere. “Inadequate responses to protecting coastal urban areas from climate change will be devastating to the economies and infrastructure of 13 per cent of the world’s urban population,” Small said. Small said that since Habitat for Humanity inked a one-year partnership with the Edward B. Beharry Company three months ago, so far only one home was constructed. Small said that based on the overwhelming response they have received from the general public; a few more homes are expected to be built by year end. He added that because of the response thus far the programme might extend beyond one year. The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company donated a sum of money to the home construction programme.
Sales Clerk charged with $1M theft from Bacchus Drug Store A 24-year-old sales clerk who resides at 7 Supply, East Bank Demerara yesterday appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore charged with embezzlement by clerk or servant. It is alleged that during the period October 23, 2012 to June 17, 2013, at Vreed-enHoop, Raphael Laurie stole $1.4 million from Mohamed “Bobby” Bacchus, proprietor of Bacchus Drug Store. To the allegation, the defendant pleaded not guilty. Prosecutor Ramsahoye Rambajue stated that Laurie
was authorized to collect orders, deliver items and receive payments on behalf of the Charlestown drug store. Bacchus later discovered irregularities in some fifty transactions that amounted to a total of $32 million. The Prosecutor told the court that the proprietor reported his findings to the police which led to the arrest of the defendant. Investigations later revealed that 26 of the said transactions which were conducted between the said
entity and Vreed-en-Hoop’s Universal Pharmacy and Variety Store, amounted to $1.4 million. Rambajue told the court that when arrested Laurie admitted to the fraud. The Prosecutor objected to bail on account of the pending matters which the defendant has before the court. The court heard that the defendant also faces one count of simple larceny and two counts of embezzlement at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s court. Rambajue said that there are also outstanding allegations under investigation. Laurie was remanded to prison until Monday.
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Obama and Republicans seek an end to U.S. fiscal impasse (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and congressional Republican leaders inched toward a resolution to their fiscal i m p a s s e y e s t e r d a y, b u t struggled to nail down the length and terms of a shortterm deal to increase the U.S. debt limit and reopen the federal government. Obama met Senate Republicans at the White House and spoke by phone to House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner as negotiations intensified to find a way to get federal workers back on the job and extend the government’s borrowing authority past the October 17 limit. It was hard to gauge the progress of talks, as all sides refused to divulge specific details of what is being discussed. But both sides spoke with new optimism about the possibility of avoiding a fiscal crisis, and lawmakers were expected to work through the weekend with a goal of finishing a deal by early next week. Obama wants Republicans to raise the debt ceiling for longer than the six weeks first proposed by Republicans, and they want a commitment to broader deficitreduction talks from the White House. “The two of them agreed that all sides need to keep talking,” White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters after the discussion
between Boehner and Obama. “It at least looks like there is a possibility of making some progress here.” House Republicans will meet at the Capitol this morning to discuss their options after sending the White House a proposal that included the shortterm increase in the debt limit that would clear the way for reopening the government. The Republican proposal called for cuts in entitlement programs like the Medicare health plan for seniors to replace two years of the automatic spending cuts known as “sequestration” agreed to last year by Congress, senior aides said. “The good thing is the negotiations are ongoing. That is much more progress than has been the case lately,” House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia said. But Carney said the shortterm increase proposed by Republicans would not provide enough certainty for the economy, putting the country back on the verge of default during the end-of-year holiday season. “A debt ceiling increase at only six weeks tied to budget negotiations would put us right back where we are today in just six weeks, on the verge of Thanksgiving and the obviously important shopping season leading up to the holidays,” Carney said. At a White House meeting with Senate Republicans yesterday, Obama expressed
concerns that the debt-limit extension was too short and also talked about the need for new revenues as part of any long-term deficit reduction plan, Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah said. Hatch said he left the meeting feeling the fiscal fight will still be a “difficult experience.” But Senator Bob Corker, a Republican from Tennessee, said “people to a person had to leave there knowing that probably in the very near future we will have these issues behind us.” The new sense of optimism sent U.S. stocks higher yesterday, extending gains from a major rally in the previous session. But U.S. Treasury bills maturing in late November and throughout December spiked as banks and major money market funds shy away from holding debt with any r i s k o f delayed interest or principal payments. Time was running short, with the partial government shutdown in its 11th day and less than a week to go before the Treasury Department exhausts its ability to borrow money to pay the government’s bills. Any deal that is struck by leaders could face a revolt from rank-and-file conservatives in both the House and Senate, risking a potential U.S. default that Obama and economists have warned could lead to economic chaos.
India prepares for impact of major cyclone sweeping through Bay of Bengal B H U B A N E S H WA R , India (AP) — Officials ordered tens of thousands of coastal villagers to flee their homes yesterday as a massive cyclone — so large it filled nearly the entire Bay of Bengal — gathered strength and headed toward India’s eastern seaboard. Officials canceled holy day celebrations and stockpiled emergency supplies in coastal Orissa and Andhra Pradesh states, with forecasters saying Cyclone Phailin will hit the region this evening. The Indian Meteorological Department warned that Phailin was a “very severe cyclonic storm” that was expected to hit with maximum sustained winds of 210-220 kilometers (130-135 miles) p e r h o u r. I f t h e s t o r m continues on its current path without weakening, it is expected to cause largescale power and
communications outages and shut down road and rail links, officials said. There would also be extensive damage to crops. Satellite images of the storm showed its spinning tails reaching nearly 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) from the east coast of India to the west coast of Myanmar, an area roughly the size of France. Using trucks and buses, authorities evacuated 40,000 people from 40 villages to government-run shelters, schools and buildings in five districts of Orissa state, said Surya Narayan Patra, the state revenue and disaster management minister. Patra said authorities plan to take another 100,000 people to safer areas before the cyclone hits. “No one will be allowed to stay in mud and thatched
houses in the coastal areas,” he said. Authorities also began evacuating 64,000 people from the low-lying areas of three vulnerable districts in neighboring Andhra Pradesh state, said state Revenue Minister N. Raghuveera Reddy. Officials have been stockpiling emergency food supplies, and setting up shelters for people expected to flee the heavy winds and rains. The Indian air force said four transport planes and 18 helicopters were being kept ready for relief operations in the region. We a t h e r f o r e c a s t e r s had been predicting waves up to 2 meters (7 feet), but warned that the storm has been gaining strength and its impact could be severe. The Bay of Bengal has been the scene of the some of the deadliest storms in recent history. A 1999 Orissa cyclone killed 10,000 people.
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Education system to deal with global realities BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - CMC – Trinidad a n d To b a g o ’s P r i m e Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has underscored the need for the region to pursue an education system that will prepare the next generation to deal with the impact of a changing global environment. Delivering the seventh annual Distinguished Alumni Lecture at the Cave Hill Campus of the U n i v e r s i t y o f t h e We s t Indies (UWI) on Thursday night, Prime Minister Persad Bissessar said that the children of Caribbean were “growing in a world where they have to compete harder than we did, for relatively less resources than we accessed”. She said the new global realities indicate that “Caribbean children will have much more expansive concepts of achievement that are built on completely different
Kamla Persad Bissessar v a r i a b l e s f r o m the decades past. She told the audience that it is these stark contrasts that have partly guided her as head of government and chair person of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) “to deeply consider our every policy and process approach to sustainable development. “Diversity as we knew it in our time as students, has evolved to such an
extent that is has taken on a life virtually of its own. “Beyond heritage, culture and ethnicity, we are now at a moment in time where education and social systems must be broad enough to identify the very different natural and learned skills and abilities of children.” Prime Minister Persad Bissessar said that the “full development of our children that will guide their successful leadership today must be steered by wider training of teachers to be able to identify social, mental or emotional disorders which may hamper learning. “A modern system of education must also be able to identify particular strengths in sports as well as the arts, and go further by providing appropriate frameworks that will encourage them to pursue their talents, and reward them by stimulating economies to create opportunities.”
Government moving to tighten legislation to deal with upsurge in crime P O RT O F S PA I N , Trinidad – CMC - The Tr i n i d a d a n d To b a g o government says it will seek support from opposition legislators to amend legislation that will increase the number of offences to which the no bail policy of one strike and you are out will apply. Attorney General Anand Ramlogan, speaking at the weekly Cabinet news conference, said he would be sending to the Opposition a draft bill as part of the package of proposals the Kamla Persad Bissessar administration would be pursuing in its attempt to deal with the crime situation here. The package would also include an amendment to the Jury Act to expand the pool of jurors, to provide for the offence of juror misconduct, restrict the publication of the names of jurors in the Gazette, the increase the fine for employers to discourage their workers from serving as jurors.
In addition, the government is moving to implement the Trespass Act that would create unique criminal offences for gang s w h o i n v a d e people’s homes and evict the lawful homeowners. The Evidence Amendment bill would deal with videorecording of police i nterviews and interrogation of persons so that claims that statements and confessions are obtained under duress can be mininised, Ramlogan said a new system of plea bargaining which is “workable, practical, simple and effective” would be operationalised and that support from the opposition would guide the g o v e r n m e n t ’s legislative agenda in Parliament. According to Ramlogan, people who have been arrested, charged and convicted of gun crimes, gang crimes and violent crimes within the last 10 years and have been charged again would be denied bail for at least 120 days. Currently a person
convicted on three previous occasions for certain offences such as using an imitation firearm in the pursuit of an offence, arson, receiving stolen goods, larceny of the motor vehicle and perverting or defeating the cause of justice, is denied bail for a fourth offence. Persons who are convicted of other offences, such as m a n s l a u g h t e r, r o b b e r y, possession and use of a firearm without licence, trafficking in dangerous drugs, incest, kidnapping, kidnapping for ransom, are denied bail after two strikes. The bail bill would require a special threefifths majority to become law. Ramlogan also indicated that the government would be moving to amend legislation regarding the death penalty. “The country cannot continue with the preposterous situation where both the Government and Opposition support the death penalty but we cannot implement it,” he said.
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CHANGING THE WAY PEOPLE TRAVEL In 2007, the government invested more than US$1M in traffic lights. Six years later, motorists in Guyana are pleading for these lights to be turned off. This plea is not taking place only in Guyana. Many Caribbean countries are experimenting with alternatives- such as roundabouts- to traffic lights because they too are experiencing congestion on their roads. Instead of easing the traffic woes, traffic lights are compounding the problem of traffic jams, particularly during peak traffic hours. This is true on the East Bank Public Road where the installation of traffic lights has made an already chaotic traffic situation worse.
A simple change like removing these lights and having human traffic directors will make a world of difference to the movement of vehicles on that important corridor; but we live in a country which hardly sees the value of small changes that can have huge impacts. Instead, the focus is on building new roads, widening others and investing in other costly infrastructures. But the building of new roads has only worked to ease transportation woes in areas of low population density. If homes and businesses are spread out on spacious grounds, these roads would make a difference and traffic jams are more often than not made extinct by investment in infrastructure. As V.S. Naipaul observed
during his very first visit to Guyana, Guyanese have crowded themselves into a narrow strip and this huddle is what is at the heart of most of our problems, from crime to illegal vending to traffic jams. The way around this problem is not through massive investments in new roads. We cannot build road infrastructure fast enough to take off the geometric increase in motor vehicles on our roadways. In fact, we will sooner than later be unable to afford the infrastructure that will be required if we continue to believe that this is how the transportation woes can be solved. We should instead be concentrating on changing the way people travel. If we change the way people travel, we will solve our traffic problems.
Dem boys seh...
Amaila dry like Bharrat face When a waterfalls dry it mean two things. It mean that is not a river that flowing but some trench that running. It also mean that de place suh dry that it ain’t got enough water to keep a river flowing. Dem boys seh that dem hear bout Amaila and when dem see de water stop running dem realize that de whole nation get save. This is de same waterfalls that was suppose to provide Guyana wid so much electricity that it woulda save more money than it use to spend on fuel. It had electricity that woulda provide street lights 24-7. But de dryness wake up Donald. One man seh that when Sithe Global pull out, it carry way de water. Donald seh that is de Waterfalls paper that empty de falls. Of course, Donald believe that de plan fuh de Amaila project still on de cards. In fact, he seh that he gun mek Amaila a reality. Dem boys seh that her got to line up all dem Bees, give dem nuff beer and water and hope fuh de best.
Sam did done tell de world that he gun dance and sing just to get de project going. Well de Man above mek sure that he clear space fuh Sam dance. De falls suh dry that Sam got de whole plateau, de river and everything else. He got a major dance floor. De Kuribrong River that suppose to bring water to de Amaila Falls dry. In fact, dem boys wonder if de whole Amaila was not a con game. Dem boys know that somebody had to realize that certain times de falls woulda dry and no water woulda flow to push dem turbines. If de project didn’t come to a halt Guyanese would get power fuh while and fuh a few months was black out. A man who drink beer woulda produce more water than Amaila got right now. Of course Robeson seh that if dem had a dam de falls woulda still got water. Dem boys seh he dreaming and mekking excuse fuh Donald. Sithe Global see de drying up and pull out. Talk half and count you blessings
If more persons travelled with public transport, the number of vehicles using our roadways would be lessened but this would also require a significant increase in public investment in bus terminuses and parks etc. Guyanese public transport operators do not have the discipline to make such systems work. One of the solutions would be for the government to bring in and operate large buses that would move persons by expressthat is without stops along the way- from one point to another. Thus, for example, there can be express large-bus services provided by the government from Diamond to Georgetown. If you have five buses, each carrying fifty persons making a daily shuttle, it will help reduce the congestion on the roads. The same can be done for
other areas such as from Georgetown to Berbice, Georgetown to Mon Repos, Georgetown to Parika etc. But the service has to be express since if stops have to be along the route, this will make the time for the commute longer and will discourage passengers from using the service. Schoolchildren are one of the main causes for congestion on our roads. If school buses can be reintroduced in a way that would allow each of the major high schools’ to have its fleet of large buses, it appreciably reduce the number of vehicles on our roadways at peak hours on weekdays. Other countries have tried changing the mode of transportation used instead of building new roadways and expanding others. And they have
had successes. So why should we not do the same? Instead of building four-lane highways, why not stick to twolane public roads and use the other two lanes for bicycle and motorcycle commute. In parts of the city why not close off entire blocks to vehicle during the day and instead create drop-off and pick–up points?. That will help to ease the congestion. The point is, that instead of expending billions upon billions in constructing new roads, it may be much better in the long-term if attention is paid to altering the way people commute.
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is in support of the stance of the Guyana Fire Advisory Board, in relation to the removal of derelict buildings in and around the capital city. Since 2009, the buildings were inspected, photographed and the City Engineers’ Department was informed of the eminent danger that these buildings create throughout the city, GGCI said yesterday. “Moreover, during the
period 2009- 2013, a total of 38 buildings were identified for action. However, four years later, the lion’s share of those buildings, 34, remains in existence without the appropriate action being taken.” The business body said the matter has taken even more relevance as the country observes Fire Prevention Week, and derelict buildings, in addition to contributing to the destruction of life and property, and reducing the aesthetics of the environment,
is fire hazards. “Two of the derelict buildings identified succumbed to fire during the stated period, giving key support for relevant preventative action to be taken in a timely manner. The Chamber looks forward to a timely response and action from the relevant authorities so that this bulging list of derelict buildings can be trimmed expediently, ensuring a safer environment for the citizens of Georgetown and its environs.”
Businesses want removal of city’s derelict buildings to become top priority
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New Attorneys Ex-Soldier jailed for admitted to the Bar trafficking in cocaine
Attorneys at Law Mercedes Thompson and Brenden Glasford Three new Attorneys have been admitted to the bar. Their petitions were presented, yesterday before Chief Justice (Ag), Ian Chang at the Supreme Court. The petitions of Adrian Smith, Brenden Glasford and Mercedes Thompson were presented to the Chief Justice by Attorney General (AG), Anil Nandlall and Senior Counsel Rex Mc Kay. In the presence of many relatives, friends and well wishers, the three new Attorneys, took the oath of admission. Presenting the first petition, the Attorney General noted that Adrian Smith has a commendable work record, and is an ardent lover of sports, particularly cricket. Nandlall said that Smith, 24, completed his early schooling at St Stephen‘s Primary School and St Joseph’s High School before completing Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Smith went on to study law at the University of Guyana before becoming a graduate of the Hugh
Wooding Law School. Smith thanked his many family and friends for their support throughout his academic journey. Noting that both petitioners are 24 years old, Senior Counsel Rex McKay outlined the academic journey of Brenden Glasford and Mercedes Thompson. Glasford, McKay said, attended Mae’s Under 12 School before writing the Common Entrance Examinations. He then attended School of the Nations where he completed his advance level of education. “Brenden then did prelaw leading to his studies for the LLB Graduated with credit in 2011. Brenden, then attended the Hugh Wooding Law School in 2011 and graduated in 2013 with the Certificate of Legal Education.” Thompson, he said, commenced her early education at South Road Nursery School thence to Sacred Heart Primary school before she was awarded a place at St. Joseph’s High school at the sitting of the
common entrance examinations. Ms Thompson went on to the University of Guyana, where she studied sociology before starting a pre-law programme. She subsequently graduated with a certificate in law from the Hugh Wooding Law School in 2013. Both Thompson and Glasford expressed gratitude for being part of the noble profession. In accepting the petitions, the Chief Justice told the new lawyers that obtaining a legal certificate is the beginning of their lifelong journeys as lawyers. “While you have passed the basic step of acquiring your legal certificate, the big race is still ahead of you. You should hunger for more legal knowledge, seek knowledge and you shall find it…”
Andre Gustav, an exsoldier will now spend the next five years of his life behind the unwelcoming walls of prison. Yesterday, the defendant appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennon at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, and told that coupled with his sentence, he will also pay a fine of $11,282,130. He was found guilty of being in possession of 4.130 Kilograms of cocaine. The case was first heard before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry on July 5 and engaged the attention of the court for some time. His fiancée, Brianna Rodney, a 25-year-old American social worker, was also charged. She was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and fined $30,000 after she pleaded guilty when the charge was read to her by the Chief Magistrate.
Gustavo, who was said to be the “engineer or rather the architect of the entire plan,” however, pleaded not guilty when the said charge was read to him by Chief Magistrate Beharry. The matter was subsequently transferred to the court of Magistrate McLennon. On July 3 last, at the Cheddi Jagan Airport, Rodney had the cocaine in her possession. The drug was baked into the false bottom of her luggage. It was noted that Gustav had in his possession, the said narcotics, at Sheriff Street before it was handed over to his partner. C.A.N.U’s (Customs Anti Narcotics Unit) Special Prosecutor, Oswald Massiah, said that from the suitcase containing the illegal substance, to the taxi that took Rodney to the airport, Gustav is said to have orchestrated
every move with regard to the arrangement. The suitcase containing the cocaine was locked and came with a pair of keys which Rodney had in her possession. After the illegal substance was discovered, the six packets of cocaine were then escorted to the C.A.N.U Headquarters where additional investigations were carried out.
The police are investigating the circumstances that lead to the death of former cyclist, Fazam Mohood, 29, of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice. He reportedly died on Thursday morning after falling from a coconut tree while attempting to cut branches for a neighbour in the village. Mohood appeared to have suffered a broken neck and other severe injuries to his forehead, ears and nose. He apparently landed on a fence when he fell from the tree. Mohood was a former
cyclist with the Flying Ace Cycle Club in Berbice. He would usually do odd jobs in the community. H i s m o t h e r, S a n i t a Mohood, was distraught, describing her son as “very helpful” in the home. Fazam’s Father, Fazal, is a food vendor at the Bush Lot Secondary School and the young man would assist him. According to the Mohood family, the former cyclist would have celebrated his birthday later this month.
Dead: Fazam Mohood
Andre Gustav
Former cyclist dies after falling from coconut tree
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ImmigrationINFO ...Immigration News For Our Community Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Gail@GailLaw.com Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. We appreciate your comments and questions. If you have a question that you would like answered in this column, please email: Gail@GailLaw.com. Question #1: I must say that I enjoy reading your column in Kaieteur News and I also would like to ask you a question. My question is: I am a US citizen and have filed a petition to bring my parents to the United States. However, I have a sister who is below 21 years of age whom I have listed on both parents’ petition as a minor child. What are the chances of her getting to come with my parents? Answer #1: Unfortunately, your parents and sister are in two different visa categories so processing times are different. The petition for your parents will take about 9-12 months for
processing of the immigrant visa; whereas, the petition for your sister will take 10-12 years for the visa to be available. So, your sister will not be able to come under your parents’ petition. One option to consider is once your parents obtain their permanent resident card, they can then file for your sister (under age 21) and the processing time right now is 9-12 months. Call our office for more information. Question #2: I recently got 10-year visitor US visa. Is there any way that I could get a work permit, and can the person that’s employing me help in any way? Answer #2: If you work while in the U.S. with a B-1 or B-2 visa then you will be in violation of the visa and it can be revoked. You will not be eligible to apply for a work permit or work authorization while in the U.S. with a B-1 or B-2 visa. Question #3: D e a r madam I saw in the Kaieteur News a few months ago that when a permanent parent
sponsors unmarried children and if they are under the age of 31 years they will grant them a 60-day visitor visa every year. Is it true? Can you let me know? Answer #3: This is not an accurate statement. If you have a pending immigrant petition filed by a parent, child, spouse or brother/ sister, you may not be eligible for a visitor visa. Question #4: I would like your advice on the issue about kids over 21. We applied since 2002 and paid all fees in 2011 and were approved in August - we had our interview this month and my son was denied because he is now over 21. Kindly advise me. Answer #4: He cannot be denied simply because he is over age 21. We would have to see if he is qualified for the Child St a t u s P r o t e c t i o n A c t , which recomputes his age based on how long the petition has been pending. Call our office for more information.
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Town Clerk suggests that selective debt recovery is in order Town Clerk, Carol Sooba, admits that a taxpayer owes City Hall in excess of $64M. She further admits that no legal action has been taken against that person even though a debt recovery campaign has been launched. She was at the time speaking at a press conference on her decision to sue Publisher of Kaieteur News Glenn Lall, Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram, and City Mayor Hamilton Green’s wife Dr. Jennifer Basdeo. City Hall has sued Lall for $6.2M while it owes Kaieteur News $7.1M for advertisements placed from 2007. An arrangement to offset the payments was previously made with City Hall. According to Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram, he welcomes the legal action initiated by the Town Clerk Carol Sooba despite the motives. He said the legal action will advance a resolution of long outstanding matters. “It is regrettable, however, that the Court is now being drawn into what is essentially an administrative issue.” Ram said that the Mayor and City Council has moved to the Court to recover in excess of $11M from him in respect of properties in Waterloo Street, Georgetown. “Up to the time of writing, I have received no prior notice or the summons which was extensively publicized,” he stressed. Ram, also an Attorney-atLaw, said that discussions on this matter go back into the 90s when an agreement was
Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram reached to have balances due for services rendered to the Council offset against rates and taxes assessed. This was confirmed in a letter sent to then Town Clerk Beulah Williams on May 23, 2001. A section of that correspondence reads: “At your suggestion we agreed to have our rates and taxes account with you and our billings … settled by an exchange of cheques. Our records indicate that the amount owed … exceeds the amount … owed to the City Council for rates and taxes. “Notwithstanding this, we paid you a cheque for $1,308,750 representing rates & taxes for the years 1997 2001. This payment was made on the basis of our understanding and commitment made several years ago that our balances would be set off against each other. “Accordingly, neither party can impose interest on any outstanding amount. You agreed to have this
Town Clerk Carol Sooba resolved shortly.” He noted, “As a consequence of the breach of agreement, the City Council continued to charge interest on non existent balances and applied our payments of rates and taxes first to interest and any balance to principal taxes”. Ram said that the claim by the Council includes significant interest charges, which would never have arisen had appropriate action been taken by the office of the Town Clerk. According to Ram, shortly after Sooba’s appointment last year, he advised her of the matter and subsequently sent her a letter and a statement of account showing a zero balance outstanding. “In my letter, a copy of which is attached, I expressed the hope that she would bring the matter to a conclusion. As of 20 June 2013, all principal Rates & Taxes assessed have been settled to 31 December 2013 taking into account the amounts owed by Council and there is no amount outstanding,” ARRANGEMENTS TO TRADE CHEQUES Mayor Hamilton Green said that it is clear that Sooba is being used as one instrument to embarrass persons not supportive of Government. The Council has pleaded with Sooba to effect an exchange of cheques since in relation to Lall and Ram the body is indebted to the parties she now deems it fit to sue, he noted. According to Green, “In each case, the agents reported the very hostile reaction when they sought to bring closure to what ought to be a simple matter of two parties owing one another and then an exchange of cheques.” Another individual targeted by Sooba is the Mayor’s wife, Dr. Jennifer Basdeo, who objected to the excessive valuation of her property. After years, a Continued on page 24
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Education system challenged by UG looking to fill critical positions mal-distribution – Cabinet Secretary in quest to restore credibility In its quest to restore its financial credibility, the University of Guyana is currently seeking suitable persons to fill the vacancies of Bursar and Chief Accountant. The move comes on the heels of the termination of the contracts of the then appointed Bursar, John Seeram, and Chief Accountant, Hazel Bentick. The two were sacked based on a recommendation by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Jacob Opadeyi, who, during a press conference last month, insisted that they were both guilty of unethical practices over a prolonged period. These were uncovered during a special audit of the Bursary earlier this year. The process was conducted by financial experts from the University of the West Indies who undertook the tedious task pro bono, according to Professor Opadeyi. Following the completion of the three-phase audit, it was discovered that there was rampant financial
New substation work caused Ruimveldt outages - GPL Technical issues experienced while workers of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) was reconfiguring networks in the Ruimveldt area Thursday, sparked an extended outage to the area, the company said yesterday. According to GPL, the extended outage experienced by its customers within South Ruimveldt Gardens, Roxanne Burnham Gardens and East and West Ruimveldt areas on Thursday was caused while technicians were reconfiguring the network in preparation for commissioning of the New Georgetown (North Ruimveldt) Substation in November. “Our technicians worked throughout the evening and power was restored to all areas at 23:00 hrs.” The New Georgetown (North Ruimveldt) Substation is one of seven such facilities being constructed under GPL’s Infrastructure Development Project which is aimed at improving the quality of electricity supplied, system stability, improved voltage regulation, and reduction of technical losses.
UG Vice Chancellor, Professor Jacob Opadeyi discrepancies which were damning to the extent that the relevant officials could not ascertain the amount contained in the university’s coffers. In fact, the audit revealed that the Bursary was delinquent in its mandate to honour a number of payments which resulted in a debt exceeding $480 million. The debt, according to Professor Opadeyi, included the non-payment of employees’ deductions to the National Insurance Scheme, the Guyana Revenue Authority, pension fund, as well as the cost for using the services provided by security and utility firms. The findings of the special audit, the Vice Chancellor noted, revealed that not only has the University been placed in financial jeopardy, but it runs the risk of being blacklisted by potential financial donors since there was no proper evidence of accountability. He explained that donor
funding is an opportunity for the University to get grant money to expand its facilities. And primary among the recommendations proposed to restore the financial state of the University, is the “plugging of financial leakages” which, according to Professor Opadeyi, requires the filling of the crucial positions of the Bursar and Chief Accountant with quality individuals. Also the University is seeking to fill the position of Director of its Berbice Campus. The aforementioned position was earlier this year vacated by Professor Daizal Samad. He resigned among much controversy which included allegations that the operation of the Turkeyen Campus was negatively affecting the Berbice institution. In fact Professor Samad, who as Director was required to report directly to the Vice Chancellor, disclosed that relations between him and Professor Opadeyi as well as with the “dead weight” Turkeyen Campus had become strained and distant in recent times. He accused “Turkeyen of dictating the day-to-day running of the Berbice Campus.” Other positions that the University of Guyana are currently looking to fill are that of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics), Deputy Vice Chancellor (Planning and Development) and Safety and Security Manager. All applications, according to a published advertisement, must reach the office of the Registrar by Friday, October 25, 2013.
Addressing a reported shortage of teachers in the education system is a state of affairs that must be undertaken in a holistic manner. This notion was recently amplified by Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, who insisted that “there can be no question about the administration’s resolve to address this matter.” Of recent a number of protest actions at schools have highlighted concerns about the lack of teachers for crucial subject areas and notable among them are the schools in the far-flung communities of Port Kaituma, Region One and Mahdia, Region Eight. But, according to Dr. Luncheon, moves are continually being made by Government to not only produce teachers in numbers but also those who are of a high calibre. This, he said, is reflected in the sizeable batch of students who graduate from the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) on an annual basis. And although hundreds of teachers are continuously produced, the Cabinet Secretary announced that there is the recognition that the education system is faced with a situation of maldistribution. Moreover, he pointed out that there are certain Regions where there is a surfeit of
Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon trained teachers, but he stressed, “they ain’t moving...The willingness to be transferred to other Regions indeed contributes significantly to the issue of equity in the delivery of goods and services.” And the areas of Port Kaituma and Mahdia, he asserted, are understandably the ones that are disadvantaged and lack equity. For this reason, he said that “tremendous efforts have to be made in correcting
this situation. I don’t think we can be dismissive about what has been done nor would I suggest that we be complacent and congratulatory; much more has to be done.” Dr. Luncheon nevertheless noted that there are indicators that are used to point out the appropriateness of the interventions that are being made. This, he explained, is evident in the results of examinations and the fact that there has been an increased willingness of trained teachers to offer their services to the outlying communities. “We feel that what is being done is appropriate, what is being done is providing results.” However, he reiterated that “I would be the first to advise that much more has to be done but we mustn’t be dismissive of what is being done and the impact of what has been done and how it reinforces our resolve to do more.”
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FOR SALE Ford F150 spare parts, new and used- Call:685-2584 Airless paint sprayer, generators, welding sets, air compressors, wet & dry vacuum, Robin grasscutterCall:227-8519/653-4287 Pitbull pups fully vaccinated - Call Johnny: 628-9884 2 power washers, tools, electric guitars, music sets & speakers (lots more items)Call:227-8519/653-4287 Pork wholesale only $300 per LB- Call:266-2711/6094594 WHOLE SALE PLUCK CHICKEN- CALL:6760931 1 ATV 500 Honda, 2 Shocks – 2010 model going cheap. Duties already paid Call:642-1537 Pure bred German Shepherd puppies, fully vaccinated and de-wormed- Call:6822148/655-8674 Honda welders; 270 amps – 15,000 watts generator – Tel:611-5114/220-4495 1 Pool table cloth, ball , cue stick, pokets, rubber , coins, shoot, chalk, springs, rocks call:669-9927 One complete Sawmill operation with large spaceContact Swamee 614-1466 Dell laptops & desktops complete computers from $45,000 Futuretech call: 2312206 One new model Tacoma, one 12ft Aluminum boat & one 14ft Aluminum boatCall:220-1981/641-6162 One 8000 Ford tractor & one Ford 450 2005 Towing truck – Call: 689-1864 (Guru) / 6945599 (Floyd). 1 Toyota Carina 212 excellent condition- Call:629-9511 or 625-9511 Wages envelopes $7- Call: 671-0601 Live/pluck chicken-Call:6504421/220-9203 Diving Suits- Call:265-3449/ 613-5158 200 Dodge Raum, Turbo, Diesel Cummings engine 4x4 automatic lift; $2.5 Million Tel:619-6122 ( Tony) / 6298707 (Krishna). One AT192 Toyota Carina. Price negotiable- Call:6841512/614-2477 1 Food cart stand on wheels, can be used to sell anything for sale $170,000- Call:6909534 Games PS2 $900, PSP $900, X-Box 360 $2600 & PS3 $2600- Call:672-2566 Original Games- Call:6722566
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FOR SALE
FOR SALE
VACANCY
LARGE QUANTITIES OF HIGH PURITY MERCURY (QUICK SILVER) 99.99995% PURITY $19,000 PER POUND CALL: 592-227-4754.
Tundra ‘Woman Driven’ Tel:627-1983
One professional seamstress & one frame builder- Call: 610-7005/ 219-1342
Spare for washing machine, microwaves,fridges, stoves, timers, gearbox, pumps, etc call:225-9032,647-2943
New Kenmore stainless steel French-door-bottom refrigerator 25cuft and 30" Gas stove- Call:629-2404/ 623-8172
Fabric World – 140 Regent & Light St. for experienced cashier & salesgirls, apply in person with written application.
Potting Soil and quality cow mould- Call: 656-1326/678-0058 1 German Roller & 1 Hauler Truck (Low bed)Contact:681-2995
LAND FOR SALE
1 Honda ATV 450 bikeCall:626-3817
50 Acres estate land at Grant Belfield lower Pomeroon river- Call:771-5403 or 6718100 D.D’Oliveira
Video recording spy pen $6,500- Call:671-6177 Attention Miners!! On sale: Insect treated mosquito nettings for hammockCall:690-5461 Pitbull pups- Call:683-6674 Blackberry cell phone model (9650). Excellent condition (like brand new)- Call Keith 624-6464 1 Gold land @ PotaroCall:628-7605 Redge Vac 6.5 16gals elet, carpet steamer, cleaner & steamer, tile cutter, air conditioners and 3 computerCall:686-5625
Waiakabra, Linden Highway: 1,409’x403’ or 13.73 acres. Concrete house thereon. 1,100 feet from HighwayCall:619-4152 At Blankenburg public road, W.C.D. 38x150 & 39x150 $16M each- Call: 666-3619 Transported road side house lot @ Plantation Paradise, West Coast Berbice. No reasonable offer will be refused-Call:327-5314
One trawler for sale with engine and gear box. Going cheap!- Contact:642-6780 1 CBR 600cc 2004 model, excellent condition- Call:2663966/669-5401
132X48 Land for sale @ 80 Garnett Street, Campbellville by owner- Call:680-0072/6195267
10 acres land next to creek @ Splashmins, Linden Highway. 2002 Toyota Allion carCall:687-1392 9 weeks old pit bull pups. Ideal for breeding, security and show purposes- Call:6489770
Parfaite Harmonie with foundation $1.3M- Call:6757292 MASSAGE The Gent’s Spa: Let beautiful sophisticated masseuse pamper you: New masseuse available- Call:657-5979
CAR RENTAL Fab’s Rental: Cars to RentCall:671-6051/609-6890 Premio, vitz call: 679-7139
Honda Foreman; ATV Double Shocks – Call:696-9962
Dolly’s Car Rental- Call: 225-7126/ 226-3693dollysautorental@yahoo.com/ www.dollysautorental.com
Flood light, diesel 6.5 KVA – Call:696-9962
Aidan’s Car Rental & PickupCall: 645-7981/ 698-7807
40 KVA Diesel generator; 3 phase – Call:696-9962
TOUR
Kobelco Excavator; LC-300 – Call:696-9962
Vacancy exists: Two sales representatives (male or female) & one driver. Must complete secondary schoolCall:227-1042 FOR SALE/RENT American Pool Table - Call: 277-0578
TO LET Latchman Racktoo Office Complex: 43 Croal street Stabroek- Call:225-3269/6219741 One bedroom apartment at ‘B’ field Sophia at $40,000 per month- Call:661-3801 Furnished Apartment to rent @ ‘AA’ Eccles- Call:686-5625 Harmony Inn: Apartments fully furnished, airconditioned apartments: As low as $5000 per night- Call: 668-0306/ 602-8769/694-7817
Fully secured concrete bond 87x31ft (private compound) @ Mc Doom public road back of Police OutpostCall:233-0570
New 06 Tacoma lights front/ rear- Call:641-1127
Stihl 51 chainsaw in top condition. Price $60,000Call:694-6823
Vacancy exists for security. Apply at Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling
Business place to rent @ Charlotte Street- Call:691-1198
Energy saver bulbs/ power tools- Call:680-6374
2010 4-KTA, 35-G4, 1000 KW60HZ, 480V- 1.800 RPMCall:609-8989
One general domestic. Must be able to prepare vegetarian meals. Apply @ Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling
Double lots located at 5 Rosetta, Canal #2, W.B.D. Price $10M neg- Call: 689-3413 Prime transported rice fields all @ Plantation Paradise West Coast Berbice. No reasonable offer will be refused-Call:327-5314
Engine for sale 6.9 Cummings for truck or other needsCall:615-3023
24 Hour East Coast Guyoil needs night pump attendants, salesgirl & office assistantCall: 663-1751/684-2838
Santa Misson Capoey Lake 16th October – Call - Joy: 2181285/649-9059
Furnished executive one or two bedroom suite in Diamond. Ideal for foreigners. Call: 609-2466 Fully furnished short term apartments, Eccles call: 679-7139 Campbellville $90,000$140,000, Atlantic Gardens US$900, Lamaha Gardens US$1200, Kingston US$900Call Diana 227-2256/626-9382 2 bedrooms bottom flat apartment for rent @ 4th St. Diamond N/Scheme, E.B.DCall:615-3023
WANTED Salesgirl required for Indian clothes store, late shift 3pm to 9pm. Must live around Sheriff Street- Call:604-2164 One three bedrooms house to rent- Call:617-4055 Contract Cars at Gem’s TaxiService. Call:667-9013 Porters to work in Grocery stall, Stabroek marketTel:226-9800/683-9500 Lady tailor required for Indian Garie store, Sheriff Street. GY$25,000 per week salarycall:604-2164 1 Handyman, 1 watchman, 2 labourers, 1 clerk and workers to work on farm (must be 30 years and over)- Call:265-3586
WANTED 2 Persons to work in kitchen- Please call 2336765 between 18hr-19hr One domestic, live in & live out babysitter from 12pm8pm- Call:225-4492 Experience Jetmen, marakmen, operators & cooks for interior- Call:6715149 Security guards to work with mining firm- Call:642-7963/ 226-9768 1 Electrician to do domestic work and some industrial ideas- Call:692-5175 1 Handyman to work in yardcall:692-5175
One experience mechanic to work in interior must know to repair minibus & solid DEF vehicle- Call:681-6044
Bouncers and bartenders (2yrs experience) apply in person between TuesdaySaturday 4pm-6pm @El Club Latino- Call:616-2902
Office Clerk: CXC English/ Mathematics- Call:225-0188/ 225-6070
One hire car driver from West Bank or West Coast Demerara- Call:616-0111
One experience driver to work in interior age 25 and up- Call:681-6044
Boat captain & partner to live in and work in Essequibo River Resort-Tel:226-0240
Male or female for wash bayCall:670-3973 Contract cars- Contact City Taxi Service- 660-1100/2267150 One waitress 18-25yrs. Kindly Contact 650-3680 between 9am-3pm Live in waitress- Call:643-9007/ 697-2978
One female general worker for shift system (8hrs)- Call:2286337
One live in maid age 24-45Call:697-2129 Salesgirl required for Indian Shop Sheriff Street. High salary. Any age- Call:604-2164
Receptionist/cleaner; attractive wages offered; shift work – Call: 225-5640 (Between 8:00am & 5:00pm; Mon-Sat). One Mechanic must know to repair Cummings and Perkins engine – Contact: 681-6044 One experienced welder Contact: 681-6044 One gasoline mechanic must know to fix Rz Hilux, etc – Contact: 681-6044
Urgently needed 1 plot of land to buy in Parfaite Harmonie, Eccles & Herstelling- Call:6757295/218-5591
Skilled carpenters – Contact:668-9863, 615-7526
Painters/Carpenters Work with Limited Supervision with own tools Tel: 225-0188/2256070
Motorcycle with tools apply; Guyana Variety Store & Nut Centre; Cummings & Light Streets – Call:227-3939
One handy man for shop in the Interior, age 20-25 $80,000Call:642-0176
Body work man to spray motorcycle: Cummings & Middle Streets – Call:2273939
One cook for the interior, age 20-35 $80,000- Call:642-0176 Experienced dispatchers & drivers @ Princess HotelCall:265-7076/616-5419 Attractive live in waitressCall:327-0252/674-4665 Contract cars @ Atlas Taxi Service, South Ruimveldt Gardens- Call:661-3043
One domestic help needed to work in the East Bank Demerara area – Please contact:681-6185 Waitress and night cook to work at bar in town – Call:223-4778 or 626-0189 (Continued on page 23)
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Venezuela military... From page 19 that Guyana maintains “that the application of the principles of international maritime delimitation will vindicate its position that the MV Teknik Perdana was well within its maritime boundary when it was illegally evicted by the Venezuelan naval vessel… Indeed so is the Roraima concession block. “ The Foreign Affairs Ministry asserted that Government is committed to working with the Venezuelan Government to find a diplomatic solution to this problem which has arisen. Opposition Leader, David Granger, yesterday told media operatives that “APNU condemns the Venezuelan actions and expresses its unqualified support for a strong response by the Government of Guyana to safeguard this country's territorial integrity.” According to Granger, “APNU believes that the actions of the Navy of Venezuela constitute a threat to international peace… It calls on the Government of Venezuela to fulfill its obligations under Article 33 – for the “Pacific Settlement of Disputes” – of the Charter of the United Nations and to desist from resorting to armed force in its relations with the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.” Granger, who is a former Brigadier in the Guyana Defence Force, told media operatives that he believes that Thursday's invasion of Guyana's territory has to be
linked to the most recent visit by Venezuela's President to Guyana and the incursion that occurred on the very day by armed Venezuelan military personnel at Eteringbang. That excursion into Guyana was not an accident, according to Granger, who said that it was a timed, calculated move by elements in Venezuela to embarrass President Nicolas Maduro. He said that this was because those 'elements' felt that Maduro was appeasing Guyana on the matter of the territorial claim. Granger said that he does believe that the Venezuelan Navy has acted in a manner that is inconsistent with the declaration that was taken by Maduro himself. When Maduro was in Georgetown earlier this year, he had “given the impression that Venezuela was prepared to resolve this matter diplomatically and not to use force.” According to Granger if one were to link all of the incidents, “it would show that there are elements in Venezuela which are definitely bent on reviving Venezuela's claim on Essequibo.” Granger said that he was not aware that the action by the Venezuelan Navy was sanctioned by President Maduro and that it was not consistent with his declaration in Georgetown.
PROPERTY FOR SALE
FOR HIRE Truck for hire to the interior etc- Call:602-5755 LEARN TO DRIVE Soman & Sons Driving School , First Federation Building Call 225-4858, 6445166,622-2872,615-0964
VERSAILLES: Furnished 5 bedrooms, self-contained rooms, modern facilities, g e n e r a t o r, beautiful landscape, gated community- Call: 592-6248704/ 592-684-9203
Property for sale- Call: 627-5416
DRESSMAKING Designing and sewing classes @ Schoon-Ord, W.B.D - Call Sharmela 6262629/676-6312
SERVICES For a free Gospel package text your name and address to 675-7292 We repair LCD, Plasma, LED TV, Microwave, Washer & Dryer, Amp etc. Call:6472677/693-3277 Permanent & Visitors Visa Applications, Profressional Immigration Consultant Room D5 Maraj Building Call:225-6496,6626045,223-8115 Professional and affordable landscaping and tree trimming services. Budram’s Landscaping ServicesCall:656-1326/678-0058 Repairs, sales & spares air conditioning, microwaves, washer, fridges & stoves. Ultra Cool, call:2259032,647-2943 Gold Dust Agency: Miners do you need workers for the interior? Then call us nowTel:671-5149
One –Two storey business property (transported) @ Brickery public road, E.B.DCall: 660-8128 La Penitence $7.5M, Kitty $30M, ‘AA’ Eccles $60M, Water street (commercial properties) US$26M- Call Diana 227-2256/626-9382 Newly painted 6 bedrooms house, concrete fence and garage $15.5M negotiableCall:604-4174/619-5332
CAKES & PASTRIES Courses in cake decoration, pastry making & cookery, Call: 670-0798. Also Wedding dresses for sale VEHICLE FOR SALE (1) One Mazda Axela sports PRR series, 4 wheel disc brakes, silver $2M negotiable- Call:600-8516/ 644-8516 FOR RENT To rent 2 Bedrooms fully furnished Short term apartment- Call:222-7891/ 609-9202 Apartment to rent & houses for sale- Call:687-3017 Lot 2387 Diamond; 1 bedroom, self contained apartment for a couple; $25,000 – Tel: 602-9302 Leguion Restaurant; 107 Middle Rd Lapenitence – Tel:225-7796.
Repairs to Fridge, Freezer, AC, Washers, Stoves: Call 683-1312,627-3206 (Nick)
2 bedroom house, Diamond New Scheme; $60,000 per month - Call:618-8655/ 2161836
We Refill HP cartridges for $1800 call: 650-7699
PRIME BUSINESS SPOT LOCATED AT 251 THOMAS STREET LOTS OF LAND SPACE PLUS BUILDING THEREON.
Need your house and carpet wash-Call Dorian ParrisCall:672-7759/661-5324
VEHICLE FOR SALE
CEI Travel & Tourism Services 33 Co-op Crescent Shopping Mall Mackenzie, Linden-Phone:444-2430,6814350caribeuropean @gmail.com
Trike Can-am style 200cc brand new motorcycle unregistered with reverse gear- Call:621-4000/227-3939
A licensed driver is seeking employment – Call: 672-8137.
1 White AT170 Toyota Carina, in excellent condition, $680,000 negotiable – Call: 264-2454, 613-4596, 618-8537. Ford F150, Extra Cab with back cover automatic – Contact: 645-5596. 2002 Toyota Tacoma 4x4, 4 cylinder automatic - $2.1 Million. Need a little frame work –Tel: 619-6122 (Tony) / 629-8707 (Krishna).
‘BB’ Eccles- Concrete house 3 bedrooms upstairs, downstairs 2 self contained apartments, 2 bedrooms each toilet & bath $28MCall:227-8409/660-4764 Prime Property for sale – Light Street, Alberttown – Contact:639-3619, 619-7299
SALON Make Up Courses, Artist Trained & Certified in Trinidad. Call: 660-5257, 647-1773 Nail Technology & Cosmetology courseCall:604-3002/629-3497
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Crash 2005 Vitz - $850,000 “as is” negotiable – Call:617-7113
EDUCATIONAL A P / S AT / C X C / I G C S E : English classes, personalized tutoringCall:612-4821 (after 4pm)/ 274-0437 (after 7pm)
Toyota Premio $2.5M negotiable; Toyota Carina AT212, 2M negotiable, both fully loaded and unregistered – Tel:226-5473 (Must see!)
Earn a certificate in foundation of Home nursing, child care, Geriatric nursingCall:692-2063/613-0803/2260763
Nissan Pathfinder – PEE series; owner driven; in excellent condition. For inspection and further information – Call:654-0533 or 678-3073.
CAR RENTAL First Choice Car Rental: Cars as low as $5,000 per day- Call:668-0306/6947817/225-6337 Wings Car Rental- Call:6431131
One Toyota G/Wagon – Call:622-7831 (excellent condition). One Bedford model M lorry with winch installed (unused). New reg $6M negotiable- Call Selwyn 625-9263
2007 Toyota ‘BB’ $2.5M, 2007 Rav4 $6.4M, Spacio $2.1M, Premio $2.5M. vehicles fully loaded- Call: 617-2891 2- 2007 Toyota AvensisCall:698-0674 One RZ minibus and one two door car- Call:616-2409 1 Toyota Hilux single cab. Excellent condition, first owner- Call:657-3707 1 Toyota Fielder 2005 model (colour silver). Excellent condition, fully loaded. Late PMM series $2M NegCall:266-5282/602-6518 Quicky’s Auto Sale: just arrived 2006 Premio, mirror caps door handles etc. wholesale and retail- Call:6772482 We buy & sell vehicles for cash, also parts available & 30 seater buses- Call:6803154 AT192, 212, Allion, Premio, Audi, BNN RZ mini buses, AT170, Marino. Cash or terms- Call:680-3154 2 Toyota Tundra F150, Suzuki sports car, Chevy express vanCall:227-8519/653-4287 (owner leaving) One customized 3 tons canter truck and on bush truck capable for interior transportCall:231-6560/672-5281/6437666 Suzuki Escudo (Vitara): White, 2000cc, gas, engine, full- featured SUV in excellent condition-Call:629-2404/6238172 Hilux Surf 4 doors, automatic, 4 wheel drive, needs minor repairs $850,000- Call:6214000/225-5239/227-3939 Mitsubishi 3000GT in excellent condition, CD player, 18" rims and more $1.8M cashCall:621-4000/225-5239 Toyota Camry SV40, crash can be fixed. Sold with documents $350,000Call:621-4000/225-5239 Nissan Maxima fully powered, needs some repairs $375,000 cash- Call:621-4000/227-3939 One Toyota Pitbull minibus, late BPP series $3.5M negCall:675-5165/672-2212
VEHICLE FOR SALE 1 Leyland DAF GNN 2131. Price $3.8M negotiableCall:259-1370/650-3447 2008 White Tacoma 4x4 automatic, 32,000 miles, 4" lift kit with big rims & tyres. Excellent condition - Call: 610-5370 Hilux D4D pick up extra cab, GPP series- Call:644-5096/ 697-1453 1 Leyland DAF 60 single axle & dump - Call: 216-1315/ 613-6615 Glanza V, Turbo, HKS super flow exhaust PPP series, manual – Contact: 638-8599. One white Toyota Tundra $2.5M, good condition- Call Suresh 225-6455/603-8045 1 AE100 Corolla crystal light wagon $900,000 & 1 AT192 Carina $800,000- Call:6116632 Green Toyota Allion, PNN series $1.9M- Call:669-2650/ 677-5559 Mitsubishi Galant $1.1MCall:645-3605 Smart Choice Auto: Premio, Allion, IST, Runx, FielderCall:652-3820/665-4529 Best 2007 Nissan Titan flair, trunk cover, 22" mags, air brush $3.5M- call:674-9593 Toyota Raum: Mag rims, DVD player, remote start alarm. In Excellent condition $1.150 negotiable- Call:6679013 ALYEA’S AUTO SALE: PREMIO 2004/2003. ALL PRICES ARE NEG. 40 CROAL STREET STABROEK- TEL:2317284/622-3823 1 RZ minibus fully loaded, crash bar. Excellent working condition $1.6M negotiableCall:675-3773 1 Toyota- IST, Fun Cargo, AT212, AT192, AT170, Ceres, G-Touring Wagon & TundraCall: 644-5096 or 697-1453 One Toyota minibus BJJ series-Call:678-5887, 6507354, 619-0007 New 2013 Isuzu: D-Max single & double cabsCall:691-0234 1 NZE Toyota Corolla PRR 2700, 55KM- Call:684-4627 1-2005 Toyota Avensis $2.2M. Looks and runs good- Call:686-4020 New ATVs: Introductory price $1,199,000 (Duty Free)Call:691-0234
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Airport introducing turn system for taxis One of the first impressions passengers arriving at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) get of Guyana is from the interaction with the ‘Red Cap’ porters and taxi drivers, and the management of the facility intends to see even more improvements from the services offered. At a meeting held recently, the airport’s Chief Executive Officer, Ramesh Ghir; Commercial and Administration Manager, Dursattie Doodnauth and Safety Officer, Manmohan Balram, met with authorized taxi drivers and ‘Red Cap’ porters. The meeting was held in the CJIA Viewing Gallery Lounge. “You are our ambassadors and the image portrayed has to be one of professionalism,” Ghir urged.
It was acknowledged that several complaints have been laid against both drivers and porters. According to Ghir, customer service is a significant boost to any airport and “our own should not be any different.” Furthermore, a new system was unveiled to taxi drivers, which will permit a smooth and efficient shift arrangement. “They will operate a turn system whereby passengers will go with the next taxi in line. This will eliminate individual taxi drivers approaching passengers and trying to coerce them into using their service. It will be more structured and lend to a better experience for the passengers,” Ghir explained. Drivers agreed with the plan which will be implemented shortly.
CEO, Ramesh Ghir speaking with the airport taxi drivers and porters.
Hampshire robbery/murder…
Slain businessman’s wife IDs two suspects Detectives in Berbice believe that they have solved the murder of Hampshire businessman, Devendra Deodat, who was chopped and shot dead by bandits who also wounded his wife and father-in-law last Monday. Top police officials disclosed yesterday that Deodat’s wife, Mala, has positively identified two suspects as the same men that the victims had unmasked during the attack. Kaieteur News understands that the suspects are in their early twenties and reside in the same community as their victims. Police said that one of the identified men was released from jail the same day that Doedat was slain. He was reportedly incarcerated for unlawful possession of a firearm. Detectives are also seeking a third suspect, who reportedly resides in New Amsterdam. “Based on information we held a number of suspects including one who came out of
prison on Monday,” a source said, while disclosing that charges are likely by next Tuesday. Kaieteur News was told that all of the detained men have previous convictions. Devendra Deodat, 34, the owner of Cool Runnings Trucking Service, was chopped and then shot dead at around 18:30 hrs on Monday after a group of masked men stormed the grocery shop which he and his wife, Mala, 29, operated. The bandits also chopped Deodat’s wife in the head and shot her father, Rafeek Abdul, 47, in the left arm. However, the couple reportedly managed to unmask two of the intruders, who escaped with $560,000, a gold band, a laptop computer and a cell phone. A post- mortem performed on Deodat on Wednesday at the N/A Hospital concluded that Deodat died of shock and haemorrhage due to gunshot wounds. He is expected to be buried on Monday.
From page 12 re-evaluation was finally done but the present Administration insisted that the interest accumulated over the years must be paid. Had there been a Rating Appeal Panel as prescribe by the laws this matter could have been resolved swiftly.
obligations within seven days but Lall did not respond. Sooba denied having knowledge of City Hall owing Kaieteur News and insists that Lall owes the body. She also denied that Kaieteur News sent statement of arrears to City Hall. She said by no means collecting $5M and $20M would help to restore City Hall, Kitty Market and other facilities owned by the Council. At the same time, no action has been taken against a taxpayer who owes over $64M, according to Ms Sooba.
Town Clerk suggests that...
SOOBA’S DEFENCE In attempting to clarify why City Hall sued Kaieteur News, Sooba said it is part of a debt recovery campaign. She said that a notice was sent to Lall requesting him to fulfill his statutory
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Letters... Where your views make the news
The continuous absence of road lights on the East Coast Highway DEAR EDITOR, Some time ago I had pointed out in the press that I was very concerned about the continuous absence of road lights on the east coast highway, between Turkeyen and Atlanticville, and all reports seem to have fallen on deaf ears. A few nights ago while on my way home I saw a young lady frantically seeking assistance after her motor
vehicle received a punctured tyre. Out of concern and basic courtesy, I readily rendered assistance and she spared no words to express her gratitude. The following evening I was confronted with a stray cow that was practically invisible due to its dark colour, and myself and a few drivers behind me had to employ all kinds of acrobatics to avoid a serious collision.
Apart from aforementioned hazards, the situation is further compounded by poor road markings, especially along the centre line of that northern carriageway. I am therefore appealing once again to the relevant authorities to have these issues rectified so that we could keep our roads safe and accident-free. Alex Edwards
DEAR EDITOR, I take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Leroy Brumell on his recent appointment as Commissioner of Police. I had the privilege of working with him on the East Coast of Demerara (“C� Division) shortly before I retired. Unlike some of his predecessors, this commissioner is a man who is humble, polite and can be approached at anytime. I think by now we are all aware of his dedication and commitment to the job. He has demonstrated time
and again that he is genuinely concerned about the development of the force and the country as a whole. With these attributes in his favour, I am confident that he will not only get the full support of the force, but the Guyanese public at large.
I pray that the Almighty God will continue to grant him good health, strength and wisdom as he carries out his onerous task at the helm of the Guyana Police Force. Dennis Horatio (Former Policeman)
Congratulations, Mr. Brumell
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Newspaper ordered to pay thousands of dollars in damages to Prime Minister Douglas BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – CMC - The High Court has ordered an opposition aligned newspaper to pay Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas EC$350,000 (One EC dollar =US$0.37 cents) in damages for defamation. Attorney Sylvester Anthony said that the Prime Minister had been able to get a default judgement against the Democrat newspaper after no defence was filed. “They did try at a stage to file a defence because they applied to the Court to set aside the default judgement that we got and the Court dismissed their application. “The problem they had is that the defence that they tried to file is not a defence known to the law of defamation and that is referred to as well in the judgement. So they really could not have defended the case,” Anthony said. He said the size of the award speaks to the egregious nature of the defamation and disclosed that the court was very clear in its language in relation to the conduct of the defendant which is the Democrat. “For example with regards
Dr. Denzil Douglas to the attempt to set aside the default judgement, this is what the court had to say ‘In the case at Bar, even after the application to set aside the default judgment was denied, the defendant still refused to retract and apologize thereby showing that his actions were malicious and spiteful and further injured the claimant’s proper feelings of dignity and pride,’” Anthony said, reading from the judgement. “These are the words of the Master. These are not my words. These are not the Prime Minister ’s words. These are the words that
described the conduct of The Democrat and as a result of that, the Court granted aggravated damages of $50, 000 over and above the $300, 000 thousand dollars that was given. We also asked for exemplary damages and the court also agreed with us. “This is what the Court said in support of our view. ‘In the instant case given the admitted facts, the egregious, malicious and outrageous conduct of the defendant, merit an award of exemplary or punitive damages’.” “Then the court went on to say that given the amount of the award that had already been made, she was of the view that that was sufficient to punish the defendant for its conduct,” said Anthony, adding that the Court was guided to its decision by a number of decisions. Last year the newspaper, which is aligned to the main opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM), had been given until March this year to submit how it would meet the awards in damages handed down in favour of Dr. Douglas over the October 29, 2011 article entitled “Culture of Murder”.
High transportation cost hindering intraregional trade, says CARICOM official Jamaica Gleaner - A CARICOM official says the unreasonably high cost of air and sea transportation in the Caribbean continues to undermine the feasibility of intra-regional trade fuelling the region’s growing food import bill. CARICOM’s Assistant SecretaryGeneral, Human and Social Department, Dr Douglas Slater, warns that unless this issue is addressed all efforts to achieve regional food security will continue to fall short. Slater argues that it makes no sense that agricultural produce originating in Europe,
which have to cross the Atlantic Ocean, continue to retail at much lower costs than similar products from the region. And he says freight cost is the major contributing factor. He notes, for example, that freight costs between Antigua and Barbuda and Guadeloupe are twice as high as freight costs from France to Guadeloupe. Slater was speaking at the official opening ceremony of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture, held at the Guyana International Conference Centre Thursday.
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Dozens dead in new migrant tragedy off coast of Sicily
Trapani, Italy yesterday — Baby found among migrants.-500 migrants have landed in Sicily from the Horn of Africa. The migrants were sorted and transported identification centers. REUTERS PALERMO, Sicily (Reuters) - Dozens of people including women and children died yesterday when a boat carrying around 250 migrants capsized and spilled them into the sea between Sicily and Tunisia, the second such tragedy in a little over a week, the Italian coastguard said. The Italian news agency ANSA reported that around 50 corpses had so far been sighted, including around 10 c h i l d r e n , f o l lowing the accident about 60 miles south of the island of Lampedusa. At least 339 people drowned on October 3 when a boat carrying Eritrean and Somali migrants sank near the tiny southern Italian island of
Lampedusa, southwest of Sicily. The Maltese navy said one of its ships had rescued 150 migrants and that an Italian navy vessel had saved 56. The most seriously injured were being taken by helicopter to Lampedusa. Maltese authorities were coordinating the rescue operation, which was in international waters but in a Maltese rescue zone, and a Maltese ship was on the scene, a spokesman for the island state’s navy said. The boat was seen to be in difficulty by a Maltese military plane at around 1400 GMT, which dropped a life raft, the Maltese navy said in a statement. Last week’s disaster was
one of the worst in a protracted migrant crisis in which tens of thousands of people have arrived in flimsy, overcrowde d b o a t s i n southern Italy, and some vessels wrecked. Lampedusa, located midway between Sicily and Tunisia in North Africa, has borne the brunt. According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, 32,000 have arrived in southern Italy and Malta this year alone, around two thirds of whom have filed requests for asylum. Earlier yesterday at least 500 more migrants in at least three separate boats arrived or were rescued on the way to different areas of Sicily.
Pakistan court remands Musharraf for 14 days Islamabad (AFP) - A court in Pakistan yesterday ordered former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to be held for 14 days over a 2007 raid on a radical mosque, a decision that means he must remain confined to his villa. Police arrested Musharraf late on Thursday over the military raid on the Red Mosque which left dozens dead a day after a court granted him bail in a separate case. The 70-year-old has been confined to his villa on the edge of Islamabad, which has been declared a “sub-jail” since April over a string of cases dating back to his 19992008 rule. The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted him bail
over the death of a rebel leader, a move that could have seen him freed once release procedures were completed. He had already been granted bail in two other major cases against him, including one relating to the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. “The court remanded Musharraf for 14 days. The next date of hearing has been fixed for October 25,” a court official told AFP. M u s h a r r a f ’s l a w y e r Afshan Adil confirmed the details of the order. The former commando r e t u r n e d t o P a k i s t an in March to run in the May general election, vowing to “save” the country from economic collapse and
militancy. But he was barred from standing in the election, won convincingly by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif — the man he ousted from power in 1999 — and was hit with a barrage of criminal cases dating back to his rule. Taking the former chief of army staff into custody was an unprecedented move in a country ruled for more than half of its life by the military. It was seen by many as a challenge to the power of the armed forces. Though Musharraf ’s lawyers said Wednesday’s bail order meant he was a “free man”, in practice his life is in such danger that he cannot leave his villa, where he is guarded by 300 heavily-armed police and soldiers.
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New route for South Trophy Stall Softball tournament continues tomorrow American 10k Road Race Play in the Trophy Stall softball cricket tournament continues tomorrow with matches in and around city. At GNIC ground: 9:30am-Regal vs Wolf Warriors. 12:30pm-Regal vs Fazal Kayume Angels. 1:30pm-Savage Masters vs Regal Masters. Cyril Potter College ground: Pitch 1: 9 : 3 0 a m - Tr o p h y St a l l A v s F a r m . 12:30pm-Trophy Stall B vs Renegade. P i t c h 2 : 9 : 3 0 a m - To n y ’s X I v s
Accomplishment. 12:30pm-Buddy’s XI vs Success Warriors. Pitch 3: 9:30am-Power Play vs Country Side. 12:30pm-P & P Warriors vs Brickery Super Stars. DCC ground: Pitch 1: 9:30amFloodlight vs Industry Super Kings. 12:30pm-Wellman vs Defenders. Pitch 2: 9:30am-Wellwoman vs 4R Lioness. 10:30am-Wellwoman vs Trophy Stall Angels. 12:30pm-Frontliners Masters vs Park Rangers.
- Foreign athletes yet to confirm participation
AAG President, Aubrey Hutson (second, left), SA 10k PRO, Iva Wharton and other Officials of the AAG at yesterday’s launch.
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The annual three-stage International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) South American 10km Road Race Classic was launched at the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Headquarters in Kingston yesterday with a new route being identified. While officials from the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) encouraged
local athletes to get involve in the event, none of the usual foreign participating countries are yet to confirm that they will be coming to Guyana for the October 27 marquee race. The AAG said that participation of athletes outside of Guyana in the first leg is still hopeful prior to the October 18 closing date for registrations. The other
stages in the race are held in Suriname and Panama respectively with Guyana usually sending teams. While no Panamanian has ever participated in the race in Guyana, the South American 10k event usually attracts participation from several Caribbean countries with Trinidad and Tobago sending large contingents, Brazil, the United States and Suriname. The AAG is hoping that those usual participating countries return. The usual route with start and finish at the Police Sports Club Ground has been changed. The race will now start in front GT&T on CARIFESTA Avenue at 3:30 pm, goes up to the University of Guyana entrance road turn and finishes at the National Park.
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Pool structure not compromised by construction of warm up facility By Franklin Wilson Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony along with Permanent Secretary, Alfred King, Deputy Permanent Secretary Steve Ninvalle, Director of Sport Neil Kumar, Managing Director of Innovative Engineering Consultancy Services Deoraj Dalchand and Contractor David Mohamed of D&S Construction, briefed the Media yesterday on the progress of works for the 25M Warm Up Pool at the National Aquatic Centre. Minister Anthony in his opening remarks said that his ministry was responding to queries that were raised by the media which resulted in yesterday’s activity. He noted that their intention was to have the 50M Pool along with a 25M Warm Up Pool which would ensure the requisite training for local swimmers as well as prepare Guyana to host high level competition at the highest levels. “That was a promise that we have made and we are now fulfilling. From the technical side we have had the engineers work on the design of the pool and we are now implementing that design.” Like the 50M Pool, the 25M Warm Up Pool would also be Pre-Fabricated and supplied by Myrtha Pools of Italy, they also supplied the
- to cost US$288,000; Civil Works stands at 37.5M G 50M Pool and the warranties are the same. “We’ve gone back to Myrtha Pools which would have been recommended by FINA, the governing body for swimming in the world, they are ones who recommended Myrtha Pools to us and we worked with them to build the 50M Pool.” The 25M Pool has already been delivered to the Ministry and the Minister noted that they are now awaiting the completion of civil works before the experts from Myrtha arrive to install the Pool. “The Myrtha Pool component is costing us US$288,000 and the civil works from the local contractor, which is to do the base and the decking, that’s going to cost us approximately 37.5M Guyana dollars. Once they have completed their works in March we’ll invite Myrtha Pool s to put up the pre-fab Pool. So we need to work quickly and in a timely manner.” Anthony noted that they would have learnt from some of the challenges faced from the 50M pool, pointing out that the design for the 25M pool is slightly different from the bigger pool. He said that the previous pool has extensive piling (about 110, 70 feet piles). The existing
building also stands on a number of piles. “What we are doing here is a different arrangement, I think they are calling it a strip foundation, so we are not piling and it is less costly. Piling is an extremely costly process. We are pleased that we are at this stage but we’ll urge the contractor to work very hard and ensure that he delivers on time.” Anthony informed that his ministry wants to work hand in hand with the media. “We would urge you, once you have questions and queries as we progress that you contact the DPS, Mr. Steve Ninvalle who will be able to bring you up to speed and from time to time as we make progress on the pool we will invite you to come and see what we are doing. If you have anything that you want to know about the pool, just ask us and we’ll make those arrangements for you to get the information.” “I think what we need to do is work in partnership so that you understand what we are doing and you are able to convey that information to the general public.” Kumar in brief remarks said that the national Sports Commission had to take precautionary measures by dropping the water level at the existing pool by a two meters to stave off the current
Roberts Gas Station T\20 – EBE
Narine guides Parika Salem to 8-wkt victory; wins for Hydronie and High Park A fine allround performance by Sase Narine guided Parika Salem to an 8wicket victory over Hydronie when play in the Roberts Gas Station T\20 competition continued last Sunday in East Bank Essequibo. Narine grabbed 2-15 then returned to top score with 52 (6x4,3x6) as host Parika Salem triumphed in 12 overs. Hydronie batted first and were bowled out for 94 in 17.5 overs. Shivendra Hemraj made 24 (3x4). Hemchand Persaud 323, Yoghistir Bachan 2-10 and Travis Drakes 2-23 were the other successful bowlers. Parika Salem replied with 98-2 with Narine leading the way. At Vergenoegen, Parika Salem overcame the host by 10 wickets. Vergenoegen took first strike and were bowled out for 78 in 16.5 overs. Deon Patterson scored 24 (2x4,1x6);
Sase Narine and Hemchand Persaud claimed 3-10 each for the visitors who replied with 79 with out loss in 9.1 overs. Kevon Boodie top scored with an unbeaten 47 (3x4,4x6) and Yoghistir Bachan made 13 not out. At Tuschen, Hydronie although suffering four run outs beat the host A team by 43 runs. Hydronie scored 1269 in 20 overs after taking first strike. Rovin Sewnarine led with 55 (3x6, 6x4) while Lalchan Kissoon captured 213 and Gibran Rambarran 217. Tuschen A were skittled for 83 in 14.1 overs in reply. Sewnarine returned to capture 4-22 and Ajit Seodat 2-7. At Parika, High Park got the better of Philadelphia by 61 runs. High Park took first turn at the crease and rattled up 119-9 after the game was reduced to 16 overs. Safraz
Karim slammed 59 (7x4,1x6); Tisha Baldeo snared 3-14 and Shiv Persaud 2-16. Philadelphia were routed for 58 in 11.1 overs in response. Sadesh Jaikarran made 21 (3x4) as Imran Mohamed picked up 4-14 and Mahendra Nandkishore 3-11. At Vergenoegen, High Park triumphed over the host by 6 wickets. Vergenoegen batted first and scored 105-9 in 20 overs. Shawn Cameron scored 27 (2x4) and Elton Daniels contributed 26 (1x4); Mahendra Nandkishore picked up 2-13 and Inshan Mohamed 2-27. High Park replied with 106-4 in 15 overs with Nandram Lallaram top scoring with 40 (7x4) and Gibran Mohamed chipped in with 22 (1x4). Sheldon Alexander took 2-25. The competition continues on Sunday.
foundation for the warm up pool being compromised. Swimmers who are currently preparing for the Inter Guiana Games will not be affected by the closure of the National Aquatic Centre. They are now practicing at Colgrain and Castellani Pools. “Our International and National swimmers will continue even after the Inter Guiana Games to use these two pools for training, we have made that arrangement and we are very thankful to Office of the President.” A Technical brief was presented by Mr. Deoraj Dalchand, Project Engineer of the Warm Up Pool as well as the Consultant attached to the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport. The Deal for the Project was inked on August 16, 2013
and the Site was handed over to the contractor on September 10, 2013 whilst works commenced five days later. “We had some relocation of pipe works which were in the construction area and this was done before any excavation was started. We started excavation on September 23.” Dalchand noted that works are ongoing at the moment and that they have six months to complete civil works which would take them to March 2014. Systems are also being put in place to ensure the structural integrity of the existing 50M Pool and the adjoining building. To date, one month has elapsed out of the six months allocated for the completion of civil works and Dalchand has indicated that the contractor is confident that he
would be able to complete works within the stipulated time frame. Looking down the road, Minister Anthony said that they will be looking at a shed for the existing stand as well as concreting the grassy area around same. It was also disclosed t h a t the water filtration system at the pool is second to none citing that the bacteriological filters are among the best. There is an automatic system that also adds chlorine to the water as required. The Ministry has also bought a number of equipment from Myrtha to maintain the pool which includes an underwater vacuum cleaner and lines that are of international standards among other items. The 50M Pool cost in excess of 581M Guyana dollars.
Tech Twenty\20 bowls off in Wakenaam tomorrow Tech Twenty\20 cricket competition sponsored by Safraz Sheriffuddin bowls off in Wakenaam tomorrow with several matches. Sans Souci Jaguars will play Maria’s Pleasure at 09:30 hrs and at 13:30 hrs the Jaguars will take on Good Success; both matches are slated for the Wakenaam Community Centre ground. Zeelandia will host Noitgedacht Sports Club at 09:30 hrs and Sans
Souci at 13:30 hrs. Meanwhile, Chandrika Ragnauth XI defeated Kemo Paul XI by 8 wickets in a 30 over match p l a y e d l a s t Sunday at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground. Paul XI batted first and scored 239 all out in 39 overs with Nokta Moses top scoring with 78 while P a u l h ammered 51 and Zameer Zaman 39. Vickram Ramnarine grabbed 3-50 and
Ragnauth 2-31. Ragnauth XI replied with 240-2 in 27.3 overs. Tulsieram Ramadeen led the batting with 54; Oyono Sampson cracked 44 and Kennard Lewis made 39. Extras contributed a mammoth 58. Ramadeen was given the man of the match award, while Ragnauth XI received a trophy. The game was sponsored by Mustak Furniture Store.
F and H Million $$$ plus dominoes tourney - G\town leg
Mix Up, Snake and Gangster through to zone 1 semis
Mix Up, Snake and Gangster have booked their places in the semifinals in zone 1 of the Georgetown leg of the F and H Million Dollars plus nation wide dominoes competition. Mix Up won their quarterfinal round which was played recently at R and R venue with 72 games ahead of Gangster 70 and Rage 65. The zone 1 semifinals will be
played this evening at the said venue. Phantom marked 72 games to win their quarterfinal round in zone 2, while Unruly Bunch came second with 71 and Assassin placed third with 65. Providence won the second quarterfinal with 71 games; Special Point chalked 69 to take second place and Thunder finished third with 60. The
semifinals in zone 2 were contested last evening at Dynasty with Providence, Special Point and Phantom battling for final berths. Meanwhile, Phantom recorded 71 games to win the latest preliminary round of matches in zone 2 ahead of Unruly Bunch 70 and Raiders 66. Unruly Bunch and TNT have drawn the bye to the final.
Saturday October 12, 2013
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Judges still out on the winner but Wreford Trim shines in Multi Inter house Athletics Sports analysts remain adamant that children can be easily taught the basics of any sport while they are at an impressionable age. It was this rationale that promoted the firm belief that Wreford Trim, a budding athlete out of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School, has immense potential and if nurtured, could see him rising to unbelievable heights. A third former of the above school, Wreford excelled in the field events when that school held its inter-house track and field athletics championships at the Everest Ground, Eve Leary and at the school’s Mandela Avenue location, Tuesday and Wednesday morning last. Five houses, Alli (A), Wills (B), Sylvester (C), Lynch (D) and Rutherford (E) competed for top honours but up to press time, the organizers were still tallying the scores to ascertain the respective places. Notwithstanding, Trim’s performance was above par and is among the front runners for the coveted Champion Boy accolade. R e p r e s e n t i n g Ly n c h House, Trim won the U-16 100 and 200 meter races, and assisted his team to a second place finish in the 4 X 100M relay. His team also placed third in the 4 x 400 team event. While such a performance was more than commendable, it was his participation in the field events the following day
Wreford Trim that defined the young athlete. He handled the javelin with relative ease and while his contemporaries struggled to establish favourable results, Trim effortlessly hoisted the instrument some 37.95m to take that event. This was after his first two throws yielded 31.06m and 36.50m, respectively. He returned later in the day to dominate the discus throws with an outstanding effort of 22.96m and the Shot Put event with another commendable throw of 8.5m. The young man said that he has been throwing the javelin for merely one year. Based on this, his performance is more than commendable. He admitted that there are some flaws in his technique that needs correcting but until the experts
intervene to correct them, Wreford is prepared to put his all into his throws to keep on excelling. The females were also in action and U-18 runner, Shonette Freeman, romped home first in the 100 and 200 meters event. Kaieteur Sport is still to receive a report on the final standings but there were great individual performances from 16 years old, Kedisha Miller, who turned in good performances in the Discus (14:00m)and javelin (13:16m) while U-14 female athlete, Jada Joseph dominated the javelin event with a throw of 15.95m, while placing second in the discus (16.10m). Meanwhile, Mr Glendon Fogenay delivered brief remarks just before declaring the event open. He urged the participants to compete within the realms of fair play. He told them that irrespective of which team won at the end of activities they still belonged to the same institution. Mr Fogenay then urged the judges to employ fair methods which must be reflected in their decisions. “When the competition ends, you will have time to reunite with your peers and charges,” he concluded. Kaieteur sport will publish the results and other relevant details in a subsequent edition. Activities were organized by the teachers with Sir K. Mars ensuring all systems were in place.
West Berbice savoring chances against weakened Albion in first Universal DVD T20 Semi The first semi-final of the 2013 Universal DVD First Division T20 Cricket Competition in Berbice between Group A winner Albion Community Centre and Group B runner-up West Berbice is scheduled for today at Albion at 1:30 p.m. After ending up mostly at the losing end in their battles with Albion over the years, West Berbice will savor their chances today against a below strength opponent. With their two current senior West Indies cricketers Narsingh Deonarine and Veerasammy Permaul - doing duties in India and Under-19 left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie currently doing duty with West Indies against Bangladesh, now former test leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo will also be unavailable due to him going overseas on urgent personal business. Their severely weakened spin attack will be spearheaded by off-spinner Andre Percival, a former national cricketer, as well as off-spinner Verapen Permaul, Sharaz Ramcharran, who recently represented Guyana under-19 against Bangladesh, David Latchaya and leg-spinner, Avinash Wajib. Their batting will be spearheaded by former West Indies batsman, Sewnarine Chattergoon, who is also a reliable legspinner in his own
Mominul maiden ton leads...
From page 34 to survive a couple of close calls when he edged a few and skied one towards deep point, but reached the mark off 98 balls. Though his pace slowed - taking another 100 balls to get to 150 - Mominul made key contributions to a 126-run third wicket stand with Marshall Ayub, 46 runs for the fourth wicket with Shakib Al Hasan and another 121 with captain Mushfiqur Rahim for the fifth wicket. Mushfiqur struck 67 off 119 balls with ten fours and two sixes, having dominated the proceedings and making the New Zealand bowlers go through their toughest phase in the afternoon sessions. Mominul was clever as he kept one end up, consolidating his position and creeping towards the only two higher scores by Bangladesh batsmen Mushfiqur’s 200 and Ashraful’s 190, made earlier this year. Though Mominul was at his slowest in the last
part of his innings, when he added 31 runs off 75 balls. Earlier, Marshall couldn’t capitalise on his start from the previous evening after he chased a wide one to give allrounder Corey Anderson his first Test wicket. The leftarmer added a second with the wicket of Mominul, who was trapped leg-before after batting for 377 minutes. He had only just survived a dropped catch when Brendan McCullum’s one-handed attempt didn’t work out when he dived in front of first slip Ross Taylor off Trent Boult. Taylor made up for it, taking a good one to get rid of Mushfiqur, which could have hurt Bangladesh but Nasir and Gazi added 70 runs for the seventh wicket. before the Nasir holed out after he top-edged a half-tracker from Sodhi. Doug Bracewell and Anderson took two wickets while Boult, Sodhi and Kane Williamson took one each. It was a lot of hard work for the three seamers, and a few
The Bangladesh middle order batted well around Mominul Haque’s 181 © Associated Press misfields and the dropped catch didn’t help. Nasir batted at a fair clip, scoring 46 off 65 balls with seven fours and a six. But he was far too impetuous considering a little more caution would have
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seen Bangladesh end the day in a slightly stronger position. Scores: Bangladesh 380 for 7 (Mominul 181, Anderson 2-23) trail New Zealand 469 (Williamson 114, Watling 103) by 89 runs.
- Bishoo also not available right, former Guyana T20 batting star Jonathan Foo, former Guyana under-19 batsman, Kandasammy Surujnarine, current Guyana wicket-keeper-batsman Anthony Bramble, Ramcharran and Percival. West Berbice for their part will be coming with a strong pace bowling attack against Albion whose batsman were never usually free flowing against quick bowlers. Leading the attack will be Guyana quickie Keon Joseph, former West Indies pacer Brandon Bess who has been doing well in recent matches and seems determined to make a comeback, former Guyana under-19 pacer, Roun Johnson, the steady medium fast Wrendel Bobb and medium pacer Keith Fraser. Also there will be Berbice 50over offspinner Krishnadat Ramoo, one of the most difficult bowlers to score off in Berbice and offspinner Andrew Dutchin. In the batting department, Fraser has been their most consistent batsman lately and West Berbice will hope that former Berbice batsman, Artley Bailey, Andrew Dutchin, Raffel Estriado, who is a former Berbice under-19 batsman, former Guyana under-19 batsman Sherwin McPherson and even Ramoo will come good. The umpires nominated
are Zaheer Moakan and Joseph Simon. The other semi-final between Bermine and Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes is scheduled for tomorrow at Port Mourant. The squads for today’s match: Albion Community Centre Sewnarine Chattergoon (Captain) Kandasammy Surujnarine Jonathan Foo Anthony Bramble (Wicketkeeper) Andre Percival Sharaz Ramcharran David Latchaya Balchand Baldeo Verapen Permaul Avinash Wajib Satesh Dwarka Adrian Sukhwa Shivnarine Shirkissoon Narendra Permaul Manager- Muthuswami Permaul West Berbice Krishnadat Ramoo (captain) Keon Joseph Wrendel Bobb Brandon Bess Roun Johnson Andrew Dutchin Keith Fraser Raffel Estriado Artley Bailey Quacy McPherson (wicketkeeper) Sherwin McPherson Christopher Bissoon Grisean Grant Rajbance Hemraj Manager- David Black
Flex night Inc. Outreaches to Upper Corentyne bodybuilders In preparation for the upcoming Flex Night Berbice event, scheduled to be held on Saturday October 26 at the Corentyne Comprehensive High School, Port Mourant, Flex Night Inc. recently conducted an Outreach Exercise involving bodybuilders from the Upper Corentyne area. The team coordinating the Upper Corentyne event comprised Raheem Ali, Flex Night Regional Coordinator for Berbice; Nankumar Sukhdeo, Manager of Flex and Fitness Gym in Hampshire, Port Mourant and Hashim Jameer of House of Pain Gym in Ankerville. The planning and coordination in Skeldon itself were done by Mr. Lyndon Murray of the Skeldon Community Centre Gym. The outreach took place at the Skeldon Community Centre and attracted representatives from as far as Port Mourant and New Amsterdam. The group discussed measures to raise the level of participation in bodybuilding events and agreed that the first Upper Corentyne Flexout would be held in March 2014. Plans for this event would be spearheaded by Mr. Lyndon Murray in collaboration with Flex Night Inc. officials.
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Kaieteur News
Saturday October 12, 2013
Amla, Steyn return to Specialists take South Africa’s T20 squad Hunte Dominoes title
ESPNcricinfo - Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn have been named in South Africa’s T20 squad for the two-match series against Pakistan in the UAE next month. Batsman Farhaan Behardien and the seamer Rory Kleinveldt were the two players left out of the T20 squad that toured Sri Lanka in July. Amla last played a T20 in December 2012. He relinquished the limited-overs vice-captaincy in February when South Africa announced separate captains for all three formats. He had asked not to be picked for T20s in 2013, but it appears as if he is willing to commit to the shortest format. He is the third opening batsman in the squad, with Henry Davids and Quinton de Kock in the mix. “Hashim is a world-class player across all the formats,” said Cricket South Africa (CSA) selection convener Andrew Hudson. “His experience and stability at the top of the order are qualities that we believe will strengthen the squad in a key area.” Steyn last played in the World T20 in Sri Lanka in 2012. With the next edition of the tournament in MarchApril in Bangladesh, the coach Russell Domingo had made it clear that players had to be part of the squad regularly if they wanted to be
picked for tournaments. Steyn took part in the Champions League in India for Sunrisers Hyderabad. “It is great to have Dale back as it means we now have all our senior players available again,” Hudson said. “There was also some encouraging form shown at the Champions League T20, notably by Henry Davids, who was unquestionably the batsman of the tournament until the Titans were knocked
out.” The allrounder Chris Morris was not named in any of the limited-overs squads for the tour. South Africa play the two T20s in Dubai after the two Tests and five ODIs. Squad: Faf du Plessis (capt), Hashim Amla, Henry Davids, Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, David Wiese
Play in the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) Trophy competition will continue tomorrow with five matches. According to Raymond Barton, Competitions
Chairman the matches scheduled are: Unity Cricket Club VS Dundee at Unity Fairfield VS Strathavon at Fairfeild
Lusignan (A) VS Enterprise (A) at Lusignan Better Hope (B) VS Plaisance at Better Hope Ogle (red) VS Golden Grove at Ogle
Specialists chalked 80 games to win the final of the David Hunte Dominoes competition which was contested recently at Middle Street Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara. Andrew H o p e t o p scored with a maximum of 18 games, while Paul Lewis and Michael Wall made 17
Specialist took home $150,000 and a trophy, Providence received $75,000 and Thunder $35,000. Hope was the most valuable player in the final. The competition was sponsored by Ten to Midnight, Ravi Enterprise, Fitness Express and David Hunte.
Djokovic sees off Monfils to reach Shanghai semis Hashim Amla had earlier excused himself from T20s, but it appears as if he has committed to all thee formats © AFP
East Coast Cricket Board Trophy competition continues tomorrow
Clubs, associations, GFF .... From page 29 development. He applauded the efforts being made by the respective clubs to lift the standard of play, while informing that teams have been preparing assiduously in every facet of their training and fans can ex-
e a c h f o r t h e winners. Providence took the runner up spot with 74 games and Th u n d e r p l a c e d t h i r d with 71. Junior Smith made 17 and Eon Davis 15 for the runner up team, while Michael Critchlow and Faye Joseph were Thunder leading players with 16 and 15 games respectively.
pect some riveting rivalries. The GFF Head revealed that the League will take a break on November 15 to allow for the staging of any of the yearend tournaments and the Mayor’s Cup and is scheduled to restart on February 2 with its culmination
slated for sometime in March. Meanwhile, the League continues tomorrow with three double headers at various venues. At the Buxton Community Centre- BV/Triumph takes on Santos from 14:00 hrs and that will be followed by the clash between Buxton United and Winners Connection. Over at the Den Amstel ground- Young Achievers tackle Mahaica Determinators at 14:00 hrs and Den Amstel entertain Grove Hi Tech at 16:00 hrs. In the other two games scheduled for the day, at the GFC ground- Alpha United battle NA United from 18:00 hrs to be followed by BK Western Tigers versus Rosignol United at 20:00 hrs.
(Reuters) - Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic rallied to see off Frenchman Gael Monfils 67(4) 6-2 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Open Friday. The Serb, who lost his world number one ranking to Rafa Nadal on Monday, defeated Monfils, conqueror of Roger Federer in the previous round, in a match that last two hours and 23 minutes. After twice exchanging breaks during the first set, the Frenchman bagged the tiebreak 7-4 to go ahead. But Djokovic fought back, twice breaking Monfils, who had to receive treatment on a stomach muscle. Djokovic got the crucial break in the seventh game of the third set and closed out the match to set up a semifinal clash with another Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Juan Martin del Potro kept his errors to a minimum as the Argentine br e e z e d p a s t Spain’s Nicolas Almagro 63 6-3 to march into the semis. Del Potro, seeded sixth, had also defeated Almagro in last week’s Japan Open semi-finals and now needs one more victory to seal his spot for the season-ending
ATP World Tour Finals in London next month. The Argentine, who was suffering from fever during the earlier stages of the hardcourt tournament, committed just eight unforced errors during his win and faced a single break point, which he went on to save. “I played very well today, very solid,” del Potro told reporters. “I played aggressive. I hit my forehand very well. “I like the way I played today. I just want to keep improving (and) keep going far in this tournament.”
Tsonga also took a positive step towards confirming his spot for London with a comfortable 62 6-3 win against German Florian Mayer. World number three Andy Murray’s withdrawal from the Tour Finals due to injury has meant anyone finishing ninth or better in the race to London will qualify for the prestigious season-ending tournament. Spain’s Nadal, who last week lost to Djokovic in the China Open final, faces Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in the final last-eight clash on Friday.
ESPNcricinfo - Mominul Haque wiped away any doubts about his place in the Test line-up with an authoritative 181 that helped Bangladesh make significant progress towards New Zealand’s first innings score of 469. His innings is the third highest score by a Bangladeshi batsman, and it was an innings that was his first serious expression of a calculative approach. At stumps, the home side
was 380 for 7, with Sohag Gazi and Abdur Razzak at the crease. Nasir Hossain was the last of the recognised batsman to be dismissed, which means that the tail would have to bat around Gazi, who is on 28. Despite some natural wear and tear on the wicket, there haven’t been many balls that caused alarm. At best there was a sense of bemusement when some of the deliveries bounced twice
or thrice on their way to wicketkeeper BJ Watling. This was predicted, and so was assistance to spin. But it hasn’t materialised yet, much to the dissatisfaction of Bruce Martin and Ish Sodhi. Mominul dictated terms for the six hours he spent at the crease, picking up where he left off overnight. Five fours came off the first 27 deliveries he faced, which got him to the century. He had (Continued on page 33)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot during his men’s singles tennis match against Gael Monfils of France at the Shanghai Masters tournament yesterday. REUTERS/Aly Song
Mominul maiden ton leads steady build