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Letters... Where your views make the news... Letters... Where your views make the news
Govt. has come full circle with a problem created by themselves
DEAR EDITOR, As Parliament re-engages this week; it will be hardpressed with three or four issues which will all command attention. I shall myself focus on two issues only, which are paramount to moving us off from the current ‘stalemate’. After holding Guyana and the electorate ransom for close to two decades on the holding of local government elections, Government is now forced to come full circle and deal with a problem created by themselves. It is such a simple matter which requires the President’s assent, and presto, end of matter. Guyanese, being recalcitrant in their political affairs, and having suffered immensely as a consequence, have been, and are now forced to, engage in a showdown with the Government through protests over such a simple democratic liberty. Led by APNU leader, Brigadier David Granger, a grandfather and elder of society by any estimate, the protests have made their point effectively, albeit quietly. We all watched the APNU leader in the sun taking heat, knowing the stress and pressure of such an ordeal, that he, almost singlehandedly, is telling the Government: “This is the end of the line, Mr. President. Let us have our Local Government Elections.” The Private Sector expressed their just concerns reference the protests. They cannot deny that there is little if anything for them to complain about. The case for LGE has been made. Volumes have already been written about the need and importance of LGEs, all or which I fully support here.
The Government of the PPP must now know that the game is up, and all it has to, and should do, is grant permission to hold these elections, immediately. According to GECOM, it is ready at the instance upon being informed to expedite the necessary arrangements for holding the LGEs. So all the footdragging and SMHs are now a thing of the past and we look forward to our LGEs. Immediately upon opening, Parliament is expected to pass the No Confidence motion, which will lead to the dissolution of Government within three months and the holding of a national election to address the numerous issues which have been unsatisfactorily addressed between the Opposition and Government. No amount of footdragging will stop the inevitable holding of such an election. One year has almost already passed without the
necessary supervision and oversight of government spending, not to mention all the other numerous issues to be addressed by Parliament. Government cannot deny that it has been in Office for twenty-two plus years now, and it has to accept the decision of the electorate on these burning national issues. It has done its best, and has to stake its reputation on the line. Guyana looks forward to a smooth and peaceful passage of both these critical aspects of our democracy (the LGE first), absent of interferences that would take us on a path we prefer not to go, by our own experience, as well as by that of other nations overwhelmed by miscarriages of injustices by autocratic and dictatorial rule. His Excellency, the President, Mr. Donald Ramotar, must now act in the best interests of the People. Craig Sylvester
The Pinnacle Group... From page 4 climate or soils in Pomeroon. Here are four additional examples of land grabs that proposed tree plantations of species that will not grow in Guyana’s hinterland soils: - the 4000 ha of Paulownia plantations proposed by Tropical Paulownia Tree Farms Ltd. (from India with a subsidiary in Nevis) on the abandoned cotton lands at Kimbia in 2001; - the US-based Clenergen Corporation proposal for clonal (or possibly GMO) plantations under advice from a university in Tamil Nadu (a proposal disavowed by Minister Robert Persaud in May 2010); - another proposal for Paulownia emanating from the Project Management Office in the Office of Climate Change in the Office of the President in August 2010; - a revived proposal from Clenergen in September 2011 for Paulownia and bamboo. Potential investors might like to check on this venture associated with the Institute of Applied Science and Technology, especially recalling the IAST’s failed claims about commercial oil palm production in the North West District. Janette Bulkan
Pull the visas of these anti-democratic officials
DEAR EDITOR, I join Peeping Tom (KN 10/13/14) in calling, through their ambassadors, on the governments of America, Britain, and Canada ( the ABC countries) , to pull the visas of all Guyanese officials that are engaged in the trampling of democracy and its underpinnings in Guyana. Honorable Ambassadors, when the PNC ruled Guyana, the then-opposition PPP made many trips to your countries and pleaded with your governments to impose economic sanctions on all of Guyana to pressure the PNC to hold free and fair elections. I plead only for visa sanctions to be imposed upon the offending officials and their family members, for it is wrong to make all Guyanese suffer for t h e r e p u g n a n t actions of identifiable antidemocratic officials. H o n o r a b l e Ambassadors, I am well aware of the high regard with which the press is held in your respective countries. I am also aware of your countries’ unyielding belief in the right of the press to be free, whenever or wherever the press yearns to be free, because a free press is to democracy what a steering wheel is to a car. Being close followers of our politics, Honorable Ambassadors, I am sure that you are all aware of the persistent attacks the Guyana media have been subjected to by elected and appointed Guyana government officials of various ranks and temperaments, and for reasons that are clearly political, imagined, or contrived. But though these reasons for attacking the media are absurd, they have had frightening
repercussions upon the media in Guyana. One of our nation’s two major dailies has practically stopped carrying investigative reports on government corruption, and recently exposed e-mail correspondence among some current and former government officials which boasted of the effective control of the subjectmatter choice of one of our nation’s most popular newspaper columnists and of an upcoming witch-hunt audit that should presumably have the same effect on our nation’s mostwidely circulated newspaper for which he writes. Honorable Ambassadors, a wait-and-see attitude is no longer an option, for the enemies of press freedom are desperate and impatient. The owner of Kaieteur News and his wife have been placed before our courts on charges that are even more trivial than the reasons often offered for attacking the freedom of our press. But whatever the merits of those charges and their eventual outcome, local political observers, from the man in the street to the crowd in the penthouse, are well aware that the eventual closure of Kaieteur News is the real objective. In addition to their assault on press freedom, identifiable government officials have been refusing to abide by the decisions of our courts and the provisions of our constitution. They have refused to hold
constitutionally mandated elections or appoint constitutionally-mandated commissions. They have also refused to accept the results of our 2011 elections, demonstrating their disdain for the electorate by refusing to abide by the decisions of our National Assembly. Honorable Ambassadors, less than two years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the PNC was forced to hold free and fair elections. It has been three years since our elections in 2011 and the final collapse of any pretense that democracy was returned to my country twenty-two years ago. And it has also been three years since the PPP and its various appointed and elected officials have been making it unambiguously clear that they have no use for democracy and its traditions. Those three years, Honorable Ambassadors, have been one more than the PNC was given to abide by the traditions of democracy. So you must act now. For the good of my country and the continued high regard in which your countries are held for their consistent commitment to press freedom and democracy, I again urge you to recommend that your governments immediately revoke the the visas of all anti-democratic officials and their family members. Guyanese will provide you with their names. Lionel Lowe
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Preparing for Ebola is imperative, says Infectious Disease Specialist By Sharmain Grainger The local health sector should be operating as though Ebola could occur at any moment, is the conviction of Infectious Disease Specialist, Dr. Joanna Cole. Dr. Cole who is affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical Centre in the United States, is currently in Guyana assisting the Ministry of Health with its preparation to deal with any potential case of the virus. “In being prepared, the way you have to think about it is that it is going to happen and it’s going to happen now...Because I think if we think that we’re not going to get it, and we go through the motion (operate reluctantly) and do preparedness just because we are told, then we can get caught off guard,” Dr. Cole emphasised. According to her, while resources are in place to address the threat, the efforts of the health sector must be one that is focused on ensuring that the resources function together in a seamless manner. Dr. Cole was at the time referring to the collaboration of health workers. “That’s what still needs to work and that is what the Ministry (of Health) is doing and that is what a lot of doctors are doing,” said the Infectious Disease Specialist. Dr. Cole noted that while she is not directly involved in the Health Ministry’s planning process in terms of what is being done to tackle potential cases of Ebola at the country’s ports of entry; she
Dr. Joanna Cole, Infectious Disease Specialist is however, convinced that the necessary measures are being implemented. “At least at the meetings (that I have attended) the right things are being done. It is a matter of ensuring that every single person does their part to make sure what’s decided at the table makes it into action, and part of that is making sure that the public knows the danger and knows how to protect themselves. “If the person at immigration isn’t doing their job, then all preparations would have been for nothing,” said Dr. Cole as she stressed the importance of paying keen attention at the ports of entry. But according to Dr. Cole, while Ebola is a threat to be very concerned about, it is certainly not the only one that’s existing. “There are going to be other(health) threats in the future, so we might as well ensure that we let people know exactly what they need to do...so that you are not addressing things prematurely,” said the Infectious Disease Specialist. Currently, the case definition for Ebola could include fever complemented by malaise, fatigue, nausea, vomiting and lack of appetite. And according to Dr. Cole, risk factors can include: exposure to anyone who has travelled, within the past 21 days, to areas in West Africa
where the outbreak of the virus started. “If you have had exposure because you have been there, or if you have had exposure to somebody who has been there, or if a lab worker has been exposed to infectious blood...there will be a need to quarantine,” said Dr. Cole. She however, asserted that at the moment there is no one in Guyana fitting the case definition. Nevertheless, she noted that it is imperative that persons are aware of what to look for and pay attention to those around them in order to safeguard themselves. Any suspicious case, she intimated, should be swiftly reported to the nearest health centre which is expected to then activate the process of isolation or engage any necessary referral. For the next few weeks, health workers will be subjected to Ebola preparedness training facilitated by Dr. Cole. Training sessions commenced on Monday at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation and are expected to continue for another few weeks. The Ebola Virus has been wreaking havoc in sections of West Africa after being detected there earlier this year. At least two persons have been diagnosed in the United States with the virus, one of whom has since succumbed. As of yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) increased its Ebola death toll tally to 4,447 people, nearly all of them in West Africa, from 8,914 cases. The Ebola virus is transmitted through human to human contact with body fluids including: blood, faeces, vomit, breast milk, urine and semen. There is no established treatment that is being used to prevent or cure the disease, although experimental treatments have been developed and have been successful in several cases.
Wednesday October 15, 2014
Court action filed to dissolve municipalities, NDCs Weeks after filing court actions calling for Local Government Elections to be held by December, Leader of the National Independent Party of Guyana, and attorney-at-law, has asked the courts to rule that all municipalities be dissolved and interim management committees established. In a constitutional motion filed yesterday, Saphier Husain-Subedar, in court documents said that he is using the Constitution of Guyana and its amendments to back his case, as the laws are being contravened. He named the Attorney General of Guyana Anil Nandlall and Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman Whittaker, as the respondents. According to the lawyer, who said he will be using his party to contest the long overdue local government elections, which was last held in the 1990s, he wants a declaration that the current Local Authorities (Elections) Act Cap 28:03 Section 36 A (1) is unconstitutional, inconsistent and repugnant to Article 21 and 71 of the Constitution of Guyana, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Sec (21), and United Nation Declaration on Criteria for free and fair elections (1994) Article (1). As such, he wanted the High Court to declare that the delay of Local Government to hold elections in excess of 20 years has violated his constitutional rights. He said that the delays would mean that from December 2nd, 2013, the Local Democratic Organs and Municipalities of Guyana would have been illegal. The lawyer is also asking for a declaration that all acts done; contracts made, taxes collected, wages paid, etc… as from December 2nd, 2013 by all the persons who are in positions in the Local Authorities organs, municipalities and Neighborhood Democratic Council have been operating
illegally. The lawyer also wanted a court declaration “that the Municipalities and Local Democratic Organs be dissolved and all persons – Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Counselors vacate their position and deposit their travelling documents to the Chief Immigration Officer and deliver all accounting records to an auditor or auditors appointed by the Court and further ordered that no such person leave the jurisdiction without prior approval of the Court or until satisfactory audit report be tendered.” Husain-Subedar is also asking for an order that will see an interim management “Controlling Committee” be set up, consisting of professionals, members of the religious organizations, civil society, Chambers of Commerce, businessmen, and members of the Guyana Defence Force in each of the Municipalities and Local Democratic Organs, until a regular and periodic election be held in accordance with law. The lawyer has been challenging Government on various constitutional issues over the years. Recently, he won a court case after
Attorney-at-law, Saphier HusainSubedar challenging a Ministry of Home Affairs measure in which new applicants for passports have to tender a birth certificate that was issued within six months prior to the application. Government later retracted its position on this measure. With local government elections pending and not held for 20 years, he has now set his sights on another vexing issue. The international community and the Opposition have both been calling for local government elections to be held early, but the ruling People’s Progressive Party/ Civic has found problems with the list of voters, which is being updated.
Man remanded for choking, threatening to kill wife A man accused of choking his wife and threatening at knifepoint to kill her, was yesterday remanded to prison. Oswell Andrews, who appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Chief Magistrate Priya SewnarineBeharry, is alleged to have abused the woman on Sunday last at their Water Street, Georgetown residence. When the charges were read to him, he pleaded not guilty and asked the Chief Magistrate to consider offering him bail. Police Prosecutor Inspector Michael Grant explained that the incident occurred around 15:30 hours that day as Andrews’ wife was going to borrow a hard brush from a neighbour. He said they had an argument and he choked the woman, grabbed a knife and threatened to kill her. The Prosecution was interrupted by the man who claimed that they had been living together for eighteen years. Additionally, the woman submitted a medical to the court. Grant stated that they had been living together and if bail was granted the accused would interfere with her. The Chief Magistrate heeded to the concerns of the Prosecution and Andrews was remanded to prison. The case was transferred to the court of Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond and is set to be called for trial.
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U.S.-led air strikes intensify as Syria conflict destabilises Turkey (Reuters) - American-led forces have sharply intensified air strikes in the past two days against Islamic State fighters threatening Kurds on Syria’s Turkish border after the jihadists’ advance began to destabilise Turkey. The coalition had conducted 21 attacks on the militants near the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani over Monday and Tuesday and appeared to have slowed Islamic State advances there, the U.S. military said, but cautioned the situation remained fluid. U.S. President Barack Obama voiced deep concern
Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Kobani, seen from near the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province.
on Tuesday about the situation in Kobani as well as in Iraq’s Anbar province, which U.S. troops fought to secure during the Iraq war
and is now at risk of being seized by Islamic State militants. “Coalition air strikes will continue in both of these
Peru, Chile and Bolivia hit by floods after heavy rain (BBC) Torrential rain has been causing havoc along the Pacific coast side of South America, with flooding causing the deaths of at least six people in Peru. In the southern city of Arequipa, thousands of people were left without electricity and drinking water. In Chile, some four million people were hit by cuts to water supply blamed on landslides in San Jose de Maipo, 30 miles (48 km) south east of Santiago. The landslides contaminated two rivers supplying the capital’s water
plants. The Aguas Andinas water company said it expected to bring the water supply back to normal by Sunday afternoon. Last week, even Chile’s Atacama desert, one of the driest places in the world, suffered with heavy rain. In Peru, thousands of people have been left without electricity and drinking water The authorities in Peru declared a state of emergency in Arequipa. The national meteorological service said that the bad weather brought down the equivalent of three months of rain in about
seven hours. “There are no records of an event of this magnitude”, the local director of the service, Sebastian Zuniga, told the Andina news agency. At least two bodies were found in a car that was buried in mud after a road collapsed. Torrential rain has also fallen over most regions in neighbouring Bolivia. Nearly 9,000 people are said to have been affected and crops lost to the rain. Last week, Brazil announced it would send 500 tonnes of rice to aid Bolivians hit by the natural disaster.
areas,” Obama told military leaders from more than 21 coalition partners in the fight against Islamic State, including Turkey, Arab states and Western allies. War on the militants in Syria is threatening to unravel a delicate peace in neighbouring Turkey where Kurds are furious with Ankara over its refusal to help protect their kin in Syria. The plight of the Syrian Kurds in Kobani provoked riots among Turkey’s 15 million Kurds last week in which at least 35 people were killed. Turkish warplanes were reported to have attacked
Kurdish rebel targets in southeast Turkey after the army said it had been attacked by the banned PKK Kurdish militant g r o u p , r i s k i n g reigniting a three-decade conflict that killed 40,000 people before a ceasefire was declared two years ago. Kurds inside Kobani said the U.S.-led strikes on Islamic State h a d h e l p e d , but that the militants, who have besieged the town for weeks, were still
on the attack. “Today there were air strikes throughout the day, which is a first. And sometimes we saw one plane carrying out two strikes, dropping two bombs at a time,” said Abdulrahman Gok, a journalist with a local Kurdish paper who is inside the town. “The strikes are still continuing,” he said by telephone, as an explosion sounded in the background.
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Still no word on missing MFK Trading boss Three days have passed since Guyana’s two leading daily newspapers carried front page articles on missing businessman Mohamed F. Khan and still there is no word on his whereabouts. The businessman’s relatives had also placed an advertisement, calling on anyone who knows his whereabouts to contact them or the nearest police station, but to date they remain clueless about his fate. The businessman, who has been residing in neighbouring Venezuela for the past few years after closing down his popular establishment on Hadfield Street, Georgetown, was last heard from on August 21. A missing person report was first made to the Guyana Embassy in Venezuela by Khan’s Venezuelan wife who last saw him on that date when he left the Spanish-speaking country for Guyana to contact his attorneys who were handling some business arrangements for him. Prior to that, Khan, 54, was the subject of an alleged execution attempt when he was shot in his abdomen by a lone gunman at La Grange, West Bank of Demerara on July 9, last, while he was on a brief visit to Guyana. Speculation has begun to creep in, with family members making moves to identify the skeletal remains of a man of Indian descent that was found a few weeks ago. “They went to identify it, but the people at the parlour told them that they had to get a police,” a source close to the businessman told this newspaper yesterday. Their suspicions stem from the fact that they were told by a mortuary attendant during an earlier visit that the skull of the remains that were fou nd had a muff of Indian hair. A police source, who was on hand at the scene where
Missing: Mohamed F Khan the remains were found, told this newspaper that it would be difficult for any positive identification to be made with the naked eye given the state of the remains. “There are no dentures for anybody to look at. The only thing that we could solve this with is DNA,” the source said. Kaieteur News understands that the missing businessman’s relatives who reside overseas are contemplating travelling to Guyana soon with the hope of getting answers about Khan’s disappearance. “He came over here to meet his lawyer and to check on some business stuff. Since then nobody can get in contact with him. Everybody was trying to contact him and call all his friends and people he would go by, but nobody seems to know anything,” a close relative lamented. “The thing is, he has a wife in Venezuela and three small kids. He was supposed to come to Guyana and then
return to Venezuela in five days, so when his wife did not see him, she tried contacting everyone she knows that can trace his whereabouts. People he normally deals with said they saw him months ago.” During an interview with this newspaper following the July execution attempt on his life, Khan had implicated a former business associate who had threatened him over a soured property deal. Khan had also disclosed that he believed the gunman was either a serving or former member of the Guyana Police Force, giving rise to his suspicions that his business associate is using his wellplaced “connections” to escape justice. During the interview Khan had related that his bout of troubles stemmed from the sale of one of the many properties he owned in the city. He said the buyer was trying to rob him of several million dollars owed to him from the sale of a prominent city business. “I keep asking him for my money and at first he was always making excuses and then he started threatening me. He threatened me that if I come back to Guyana he will take me out,” he had stated. Khan, who was a staunch advocate of the Buy Local campaign, said that he learnt from his underworld connections that there was an $11M bounty on his head. Khan, a former television talk show host on the popular CNS Channel 6, had been out of Guyana for the past six years, claiming that he fled the land of his birth because of death threats he had been receiving. He is no stranger to controversy, having had major differences with a former top government official, which he claimed forced him to sell his business and flee Guyana.
World Bank should meet with Caribbean finance ministers urgently says president 0WASHINGTON, DC – JIS- President of the World Bank, Jim Young Kim, is to meet with Caribbean Ministers of Finance and Governors of central banks at a summit early next year,
to examine how the bank can assist with formalising projects related to debt overhang, slow growth, climate change and high electricity rates. President Kim, who met
with Ministers of Finance as well as Governors of central banks from the Caribbean who are attending International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings, at its headquarters in Washington, DC, last Sunday, said there is an urgent need for the World Bank to meet with the Ministers of Finance to develop a strategy to assist Caribbean countries. “We are very much concerned about the Caribbean and we are ready to assist in any possible way, once we can create the programme which will be beneficial to all,” he said.
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Should libel matters be prosecuted by the state? The Kaieteur News has published email exchanges purported to have been between the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Attorney General of Guyana and former President of the Republic, Bharrat Jagdeo. Today I want to address a particular aspect of this alleged communication. That aspect concerns the necessity of the Commissioner General having to communicate with the Attorney General. As far as I am aware, the Constitution of Guyana provides for the Attorney General to be the principal legal adviser to the government. Indeed the website of the Ministry of Legal Affairs outlines the functions of that Ministry to include providing advice to all government ministries and agencies. This would of course include the Guyana Revenue Authority.
But it must be borne in mind that the Guyana Revenue Authority is a body corporate. As a body corporate, the GRA has a distinct legal personality from central government ministries and agencies. As a body corporate, the GRA employsitsownteamoflegalofficers and advisers. It is not at all reliant on either the Attorney General or the Ministry of Legal Affairs. As such, one finds it strange for such a body corporate to be seeking legal advice from the Attorney General, when the GRA has its own team of legal personnel. Indeed as was evident this week, the GRA is using its own lawyers to prosecute its case against the publisher of this newspaper, his wife and two remigrants. The GRA is not utilizing the services of the Director of Public Prosecutions in this matter. It is prosecuting the matter on its own. (The laws of Guyana still
Dem boys seh...
MPs must write and pass exams Guyana had enough of minority parliament and de people decide that enough is enough and that from now on all parliamentarians must sit an exam or pass a test. Nuff people line up fuh tek de test because all of dem want to go in parliament. Dem want to become MP because it got nuff perks. For example Anil can bring in duty free; Jagdeo can fly free anywhere in de world to seek medical attention even if he get fresh cold. Imagine if he get Ebola. All MPs does get free light bill, free phone bill, free water bill and free transportation to come to meeting; free food; plantain and egg, and underwear allowance although some of dem never wear one. Ask Cee fuh Satar because he like peep everything and from every angle. He didn’t peep when dem boys ketch he wid de email and de BBM. De BBM story gun come out just now. But back to de test. All de present MPs did de test, including de leaders of de parties— Granger, Ramjattan, and Donald, Gail, Rohee, Anil, Hughes, Harmon, Moses, Greenidge, Rob de Earth, Priya, and Bulkan. This exam created by de Waterfalls paper might have been too sharp for all these jokers—Perhaps dem coulda get 100% for thinking outside the box!!! Q1. Fuh Granger. In which battle did Napoleon die? * His last battle Q2. Fuh Ramjattan. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? * At the bottom of the page Q3. Fuh Donald. River Ravi flows in which
state? * Liquid Q4. Fuh Gail. What is the main reason for divorce? * marriage Q5. Fuh Rohee. What is the main reason for failure? * Exams Q6. Fuh Anil. What can you never eat for breakfast? * Lunch & dinner Q7. Fuh Hughes. What looks like one half of an apple? * THE OTHER HALF Q8. Fuh Harmon. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what will it become? *WET Q9. Fuh Moses. How can a man go eight days without sleeping ? * NO PROBLEM, HE SLEEPS AT NIGHT. Q10. Fuh Greenidge . How can you lift an elephant with one hand? * You will never find an elephant that has one hand. Q11. Rob de Earth. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in other hand, what would you have? *VERYLARGEHANDS Q12. Fuh Priya. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it? *NO TIME AT ALL, THE WALL IS ALREADY BUILT. Q13. Fuh Bulkan. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it? *ANY WAY YOU WANT, CONCRETE FLOORS ARE VERY HARD TO CRACK. Talk half, spread some laughter, share the cheer. Let’s be happy, while we’re here !!
provide for the DPP to intercede in any criminal charges. The DPP has the power to withdraw charges that are without merit. It is left to be seen whether the Office of the DPP will intervene in relation to the criminal charges filed against the publisher of this newspaper and others) Similarly, one can ask why if the Commissioner General feels that he was at any time libeled by the Kaieteur News, or for that matter any other newspaper, did he not utilize his team of lawyers within the GRA or seek his own personal lawyer to go after those who
he believes libeled him. Why the need to communicate with the Attorney General? This one is baffling. I do not believe that this is a trivial issue. Libel is personal. It has to be made against a person, and if that person feels that they need to protect their reputation, then that person should seek the advice of their personal lawyer, and not necessarily the counsel of the Attorney General or the Minister of Legal Affairs. When President Jagdeo sued Kaieteur News for libel, the action was filed by his
private lawyers and not by the Attorney General. Or am I wrong? Were the lawyers retained for the former President done so by the Ministry of Legal Affairs? I am not aware that when Desmond Hoyte filed a multiplicity of libel actions against the media in Guyana in the 1980s, any of these were ever undertaken by the then Attorney General or Minister of Legal Affairs. But I am subject to correction, since it is a long time ago and my memory may have failed me. Notwithstanding, there is an important principle that
needs to be addressed here. If a person working for a public body corporate feels libeled and opts to sue for libel, should the libel suit be undertaken at State expense or utilizing state lawyers? For that matter should the State be involved in providing legal counsel for any officer of a body corporate who feels defamed or libeled? Just asking!
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
CARICOM’s attitude to Guyana’s potential for a horrible pandemic If I were a Minister of Government in Guyana and there were frequent travel between Guyana and a disease-ridden CARICOM sister-state, I would have called upon that state to clean up its environment and if it didn’t, then put travel restrictions on it. CARICOM is not an integrated unit as the European Union, so people will never see CARICOM’s condemnation of political atrocities in another memberstate. But with the Chikungunya and Ebola threats, CARICOM should intervene, as a matter of urgency, about
the horribly, unbelievable dirty environment of a huge chunk of Guyana, that completely takes in Regions 3, 4, 5, 6 (I have seen the situation first hand in these regions). The constant travel of CARICOM nationals between member-states necessitates this. The CARICOM Secretariat is located here. Guyanese media icon, Rafiq Khan died in Jamaica from Chikungunya-related symptoms. There are depressed areas in Kingston that are dirty and are serious health threats, but nothing compared to those large chunks of Guyana
mentioned above. CARICOM, like a majority of Caribbean people, may have no interest about Guyana and its pandemic possibility, but Guyana can take down the CARICOM region with it. There are literally hundreds of weekly travels from CARICOM islands to Guyana and back. For those CARICOM Secretariat employees from outside of Guyana, their observation of stink Guyana is confined to Georgetown. The diplomats and Secretariat employees from the Caribbean living in Guyana don’t have to look far to see the impending disaster in this country. I live literally one minute walk to the Secretariat, so the Secretariat employees can see for themselves – the large trench outside CARICOM that stretches from Sheriff Street and goes way down the Railway Embankment has not been cleaned for years. It is a colossal mountain of overgrown weeds. Now here is a laughable situation. That part of the
trench directly outside CARICOM is in fact nicely manicured, but mosquitoes fly, don’t they? So why can’t they fly from the trench outside my home and bite the Secretariat employees? Unless the CARICOM people feel that mosquitoes do not live in water and do not fly (and maybe do not even bite). I still can vividly see in front of my eyes the images of a visit to Block 8 of Mon Repos last week. I am convinced that other human beings from Planet Earth will not believe that people live there. The entire area is covered with wild bush. The tall bushes graze the sides of your car as you drive. The trenches for the entire area are a jungle. Litter fills every street. And to think that the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association held a dinner last Friday evening and the featured speaker was former President Jagdeo, waxing lyrical on the environment. Jagdeo presided over the inundation
of Georgetown by garbage. The authorities at the John F. Kennedy Airport are now screening arrivals from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea for Ebola-related symptoms. How ironic is life in the world we live. The capitals of all three of these countries are not in the miasmic state as Georgetown is in Guyana. Isn’t it logical to assume that if in these countries Ebola can arise, then why not a pandemic in Region 4 when you see the environmental horror of Georgetown and Demerara? So will CARICOM act against Guyana now that Ebola is lurking? “The fault, Dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves…” (Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar) “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” (Philosopher, George Santayana). “God seems to have left the receiver off the hook and time is running out.” (Writer, Arthur Koestler). The congenital defect of humans is that they never learn until it is too late. I don’t
Frederick Kissoon give a damn what people think of me and my cynicism towards Guyana. I love this country and have fought for its social perseveration. But the people of this country operate like no other nation on earth. No matter how we dislike the PPP Government, Guyana is not a country where opposition leaders and dissidents are being killed off, tortured and imprisoned in countless numbers. But this monumental fear will bring us to that horror if we don’t find our voices soon. No nation on earth can be so asleep and apathetic. Such a nation may not deserve to live. If Ebola comes then it may be the coup de grâce. How painful it will be for history and civilization if when it comes to Guyana, it kills the wrong people. I may not be able to live with that bestial injustice.
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Single bidder for supply of tools to install 6,000 solar home systems The Office of the Prime Minister received a single tender for the supply of tools for the installation of 6,000 solar home systems. The bids were opened yesterday by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, Main Street.
Under the Public Service Ministry another solitary bid was tendered for the rehabilitation of Minister’s office and windows.
Within the same Ministry, bids were submitted for the provision of security services.
Meanwhile, the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) received bids for the rehabilitation of main step corridor rails.
The IAST also received bids for the rehabilitation of its western roof.
Three bids were opened under the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development for the procurement of mini excavator for Anna Regina Town Council, Region two.
The Office of the Elections Commission received three bids for the consultancy supervision of its registration office at Crane, Region three.
And for the same entity, another three bids were opened for the consultancy supervision of registration office at Anna Regina, Region three.
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Contractor opts to kill self rather than appear in court A 49-year-old contractor who was scheduled to appear yesterday morning at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court, was instead found hanging by a piece of wire attached to a beam under his Affiance School Street residence, around 5:30 yesterday morning. Chandra Deo Persaud also known as ‘Broomstick’ was lifeless when one of his sons found him. Persaud, who was aligned as a contractor with the Region Two Administration, was scheduled to appear before Magistrate Sunil Scarce yesterday. Persaud on one occasion was issued with a restraining order by the Magistrate after he
and his wife apparently experienced domestic issues. Other reports have claimed that Persaud was in the habit of owing large sums of monies to his workers and business folks in the Region. The man’s body was later retrieved from his home and taken to the Suddie Funeral Mortuary, where a Post Mortem Examination will be conducted. Sometime last week, a 24-year-old Devonshire Castle man died after imbibing a poisonous substance. He was however, hospitalised for two weeks before he succumbed.
Works Ministry reaffirms vow to stop roadway congestion by water vendors The Ministry of Public Works is reaffirming its commitment to prevent congestion and distraction on the roadways and at major intersections in Georgetown following the removal of “water vendors” who had occupied the Vlissengen Rd./ Irving St. /Lamaha St. intersection. In a statement issued yesterday, the Public Works Ministry noted that the move, which was authorized by Minister Robeson Benn, is due to a notable increase of vending at the critical intersection. The statement said that vendors who had occupied this major traffic light junction had moved rapidly from water selling to adding “sweet drinks” and “snack selling” at this location creating significant and growing congestion, safety risks and litter. It was noted too that the Ministry had previously denied occupation of this intersection by fruit vendors, fish sellers and vagrants, and will not allow this practice to continue. “Not only had the number of sellers increased but also the variety of trade they plied at the intersection.” Last week, those selling beverages along the intersection were reportedly removed by officials of the Public Works Ministry. Some
of their goods and storage equipment, (mainly water coolers) were also seized. Minister Benn noted the dangers associated with the practice of water vendors, who have become known for hindering the free flow of traffic around the city by occupying roadside reserves, intersections and areas near the traffic lights. Benn expressed that not only are these persons not authorized to vend along the roadside but their latest methods for vending water also pose danger to road users. “We can’t have persons standing at the street lights and intersections stopping the traffic just to make a sale. This can cause accidents and people can get hurt,” Minister Benn said. However, the bottled water vendors remain defiant in a bid to ply their trade despite the orders of the Minister. Some vendors have said that they are not willing to give up the trade, since it is often their main source of income. One male Regent Street vendor expressed that
for many, there are no alternatives to this method of earning a living. “We are poor people earning an honest living. I would move from one place to the next, but I can’t stop sell. If the government want we move let them create alternative fuh we, because we ain’t got nowhere else to go and we got children to take care of,” the man said. However, the Ministry of Public Works reaffirmed its commitment to prevent roadside congestion caused by illegal vending. “The Ministry of Public Works would like to reiterate that it will not condone congestion and distractions on the roadways and intersections particularly with respect to Declared Public Roads and traffic light intersections – such activity is illegal,” the statement said yesterday.
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Wednesday October 15, 2014
Guyana plagued by politics of domination and vendetta - AFC Moses Nagamootoo By Kiana Wilburg Leader of the political opposition, David Granger is of the firm opinion that political competitiveness is imperative to every nation for it ensures good governance. But what is the state of this competition and how does it affect the electorate? In answering this crucial question, Granger recently opined that the competition has degenerated to one that reflects open conflict and antagonism and it has become such, largely because of the government. This, he said, has a negative effect on the electorate. In support of this perspective, Vice Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Moses Nagamootoo also said that the current state of political competitiveness in Guyana has affected the citizenry. He stressed that politics should always seek to inspire rather than what it is being used to do by the current administration–to suppress. Nagamootoo said that politics is supposed to be transformational and incorporates qualities such as equality, integrity and the
goals and directions of the political leaders. He said however, that if the basis or the qualities which are supposed to fuel that purpose of politics is replaced with selfish motives, corruption and a winner-takeall attitude, the scope of the political atmosphere will certainly change for the worse. The AFC Parliamentarian said that what is taking place is that government has brought the political competition to such a level that ever so often the citizens are subjected to endure a “politics of vengeance.” “We have obviously seen the cases where the government misused its organs because it was fuelled by malice and it wants to silence those who speak or represent the truth and want to share that with the people. For example, we have seen emails between high-ranking government officials which were published by this newspaper and which obviously exposed a plot to shut down the Kaieteur Newspaper simply because the Newspaper and its publisher stand firm against
AFC Vice Chairman, Moses Nagamotooo abuses and executive lawlessness. This is the use of authority in a vindictive way and this kind of behaviour has been extended to the political opposition who were elected to represent the people. The government does not like political competition simply because it would seek to ensure good governance. It would call on them to answer to the people. They are highly opposed to that,” Nagamootoo stated. “Guyana is plagued by a politics of domination and vendetta.”
Regulators to hold hearing into electrocution of Goed Fortuin boy A West Demerara man, whose son was killed earlier this year after being electrocuted, has officially complained to the utility regulators. The matter has triggered a public hearing which is to take place later this month. According to a public notice yesterday in the Guyana Chronicle, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), an independent body which oversees the utilities sector in the country, has received a complaint from Haris Chandra Balkaran, father of the nineyear-old boy. The lad, Satyanand Balkaran, was killed “apparently when he came into contact with a galvanized zinc fence which was allegedly energized” by a wire belonging to the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL), PUC said in the notice. The public hearings are set for Monday, October 27, at Cara Lodge. On May 7, Satyanand Balkaran reportedly ventured into his yard in the company of his mother, Debbie Ramash, and his older brother.
Electrocuted earlier this year: 9-yr-old Satyanand Balkaran He was supposed to take a bath while Ramash did the laundry, but those plans were quickly shattered. The boy collapsed in a pool of water near the zinc fence that supported a zinc shed. Ramash said she frantically ran over to her son and grabbed him but “a shocking sensation” caused her to drop him instantly. Her maternal instincts forced her
to grab the child and place him on a dry area. Seeing froth coming from of the child’s mouth, she sent her older son to get help. Ramash recalled that her neighbour assisted in transporting them to the West Bank Demerara Regional Hospital where doctors tried unsuccessfully to save the boy’s life. According to a relative, numerous complaints to GPL about the exposed wire that led from the utility pole to the neighbour’s house fell on deaf ears. Kaieteur News had reported in May that following the incident, a team from GPL visited the area to work on correcting the issue. GPL’s Chief Executive Officer, Bharat Dindyal, had said that the state-owned power company concluded that the exposed electrical wire was an illegal connection. Dindyal said that investigations revealed that the connection from the utility to a nearby home was illegal since the account had been closed for a number of years.
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Moruca gets more than $12M in cash grants Residents of sections of Region One were among the latest to receive the Government of Guyana “Because We Care” $10, 000 cash grant, which now translates to more than 5,500 persons benefiting since distribution processes commenced on Saturday last. The Region One disbursement was undertaken on Monday last. According to a statement issued by the Ministry, long before the scheduled time, hundreds of parents waited patiently at the Santa Rosa Secondary School to collect the much anticipated government assistance, designed to ease the burden of the average household in preparing their children for school. Schools that benefitted from the more than $12 million given in a cluster, included Santa Rosa Nursery, Santa Rosa Primary, Santa Rosa Secondary, Ko-Ko Nursery and Parakeese Nursery. Minister of Education Priya Manickchand was accompanied by high-ranking education officers and her Cabinet colleague, Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett. In an address, during the distribution process Minister Manickchand thanked the people of Moruca for gifting the Nation with the woman who is now Foreign Minister. Minister RodriguesBirkett grew up in Moruca and attended Santa Rosa Secondary School just like most of the children there. But according to Manickchand she had far less opportunities then, than “what your boys and girls now have...” “The PPP/Civic believes
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, with a family following distribution of the Cash Grant in Moruca. that education is the only sure way to improve one’s life, one’s family and one’s community. As a government the PPP/C has consistently matched this with solid investments in the education sector over the years. This initiative is yet further evidence of a government that cares for all the people of Guyana,” she surmised. Manickchand explained to those gathered that “30 per cent of a very large National Budget is spent on the Social Sector. The Social Sector deals with Housing, Water, Old Age Pension, Women and Children Affairs and Education...and in the Social Sector, Education receives the largest sum.” The home-coming
Foreign Minister then took the podium to a warm welcome from the massive crowd. She told them that throughout the world, there are 58 million children that are not in school because there is simply no school for them to attend in many countries of the world. Stressing the need for education and the opportunities offered by the PPP/C Government, Rodrigues-Birkett said when she entered Parliament in 2001; there was only one doctor in all of Guyana that
was of Amerindian descent. Today, there are more than 20 trained doctors in this Region alone, some of who came from Moruca, she boasted. Minister RodriguesBirkett gave credit to former President Bharrat Jagdeo, who had, during his presidency, secured about 1,000 scholarships for Guyana, and insisted that 10 per cent of all students going to Cuba, must come from the hinterland region, and in particularly, Amerindian communities.
Parents were high in praise for the government’s initiative and expressed hope that it continues. One parent with seven children in the public school system, took home $70,000. The ‘Because We Care’ cash grant initiative continues this week and into next week throughout the rest of the Administrative Regions. It was officially launched last Saturday, October 11, at the Bartica Community Centre in Region Seven. Head of State, His
Excellency Donald Ramotar and several Members of the Cabinet and Members of Parliament were in attendance. Immediately following the launch more than 3,000 children received their $10,000 vouchers, some of whom proceeded to encash at the local Western Union/ Bill Express. The following day, Sunday, October 12, 2014, the Ministry of Education distributed the Cash Grant to parents and guardians of more than 1,100 children in Leguan and Wakenaam Islands, Essequibo River, Region Three. Parents expressed appreciation and welcomed the opportunity to be served by the Minister of Education and teams of educators from their respective communities and the Central Ministry. Parents from more than 16 schools received their 10,000 Cash Grant that day. Parents are reminded to look at the television or newspapers, the Ministry of Education website (www.education.gov.gy) or the Ministry of Education Facebook Page (https:// w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / MinistryOfEducationGuyana) and the Guyana Learning Channel to find out when and where they need to go in order to uplift their child’s Cash Grant. The cash grant initiative was announced by Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, during the presentation of the 2014 National Budget.
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SERVICES PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY,ETC.–CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 2161043; 677-6620 Permanent & Visitors Visa Applications, Professional Immigration Consultant Room D5 Maraj Building Call Sabita: 225-6496, 662-6045 Guyana Passport & Visa Forms Application, USA, Canada and England. Tel: 626-7040; 265-4535. Repairs & spare, fridge, freezer, A/C, washers, stoves. Contact Nick: 683-1312, 627-3206 Repairs, sales & spares air conditioning, microwaves, washer, fridges & stoves. Ultra Cool, call :225-9032, 647-2943 FOR LOW COST: REPAIRS TO FRIDGE, FREEZER,A/C UNIT, MICROWAVES, TV & WASHING MACHINE CALL: 629-4946 OR 2254822 Hibiscus Jewellery & Pawn Shop, 15-16 American Street, Best price offer, open from 9:00-4:00 – Tel: 225-7252
PROPERTY FOR SALE One two storey 3 bedrooms concrete house in Parfaite Harmony, size 25X57, Price $14.5M -Call: 622-1782, 6585803 Transported Property @ Grove/Diamond, 3 bedrooms, 1 self-contained, concrete fence, grilled store room & Shed, (45X26) - Call: 660-1353, 216-4338 1 - 2storey wooden & Concrete house with 5 bedrooms upper flat & lower flat 4 apartments located@ Shell Road, kitty - $30M - Tel: 642-7898 House and land for sale in D'Aguiar's Park for details – Call: 686-1368
MASSAGE American Style massage services- Call: 678-7499
SALON
LORRY DRIVER, Clean Driving Record, Residing on East Bank Demerara. Tel 266 4427 Cashiers @ Shell Service Station Providence EBD. Must be able to work shift (5am-3pm & 3pm-12pm) – Tel: 265-7305
Urgently Wanted! Thirty Five (35) security officers, apply @ Security Alliance, Barrack Street, Kingston (upstairs FedEx).
Salon Stations @ 51 Robb & Albert Streets to rent, must have clients – Call:2314010, 627-8277, 669-6110
Cashiers, salesgirl, porters and a domestic maid, Apply to 1E Dennis & Middleton Streets Campbellville
Earn $5,000-$20,000 – Daily, working from home (free training) jobfairworld wide.com or Tel: 233-6517/ 622-1957 One Experienced hair dresser/nail technician to work in a reputable salon – Call: 225-6492, 623-7953
Contract cars & experienced dispatcher @ West Site Taxi Service - Tel:600-0680 or 613-0419 Live in maid to work in town Call: 669-6030 One cook to cook in kitchen in the interior – Call:681-6044
One Trainee refrigeration technician – Call: 231-0655, 683-8734 One Live in Caregiver to look after toddler – Tel: 697-8797
Cleaners and counter staff living in and around the Industry Area – Call: 2262829 Live in Domestic, must know to cook, salary $60,000 monthly – Call: 610-5043 One male Clerk, marketing for music studio, carpenter, labourer – Call: 265-3586 One Canter Truck Driver from E.C.D –Call: 622-1782
Toyota Vios for sale PPP Series, $1.6M negotiable Call: 661-0217, 685-5011
Day guard: apply @ Technical Service Inc, 18-23 Eccles industrial Site.
Toyota Premio $2.3M, Toyota Voxy - $1.8M, Vehicles fully loaded, never registered – Call: 617-2891
One Accounts Clerk – Call: 614-4358
1 Toyota Landcruiser Prado PMM Series Call: 219-5354 Monday- Friday 8:15-4:15Pm & Saturday 8:15-1:15PM One Unregistered Noah Call:652-0709; 276-0556 One pit bull 19 Seater BNN, Excellent Condition- Call: 652-0709, 276-0556 One pit bull minibus immaculate condition, never worked hire, going cheap – Call: 629-3663. Unregistered Premio with Rims - $2.250 – Call: 6571796 Tractor Massey Ferguson from Canada MF135- $1.2M, MF165 -$1.8M, MF285 $2.4M, Ranger Pickup - $1.5M – Tel: 682-5230; 628-9596
American pool table – 2770578 One American Slate Pool table – Call:679-8534
Handyman, Yardmancontact 223-5273/4 One supervisor/manger for 704, must have catering and event planning experience contact 223-5273/4 Over edge and straight stitch operator to work at Garment Factory Call:222-2541 (Monday – Friday)
CAR RENTAL DOLLY’S CAR RENTAL CALL: 225-7126/ 2263693 DOLLYSAUTO RENTAL@YAHOO.COM/ WWW.DOLLYSAUTO RENTAL.COM Aidan’s Car & Pickup rental, cheap rate, low security – Tel: 698-7807/ 690-6494 PROGRESSIVE AUTO RENTAL: CARS & SUV FOR RENTAL-$4,000&UPPERDAYCALL: 643-5122, 219-3900, EMAIL: PRO_AUTO RENTAL@YAHOO.COM Top Quality cars for rental, latest series and models, best prices - Call: 692-1051, 685-5011
1 Hiace super custom bus BSS Series, with AC, TV, CD, Sunroof, mags, never worked on the road – Tel: 677-8359
FOR SALE/FOR RENT LEARN TO DRIVE Soman Son & Outar Driving School at Maraj BuildingTel: 644-5166; 622-2872; 6150964; 689-5997
WANTED
One night security, apply in writing with a valid police clearance to GCC Ground, Bourda. Pharmacy assistants and part time pharmacist to work at Pharma Choice Pharmacy on Durban Street – Call: 6758790, 661-3124
One new model Raum PRR – Tel:277-0672, 696-7341
CATERING
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One Toyota Ax10 - $2.1M Negotiable, One Toyota Spacio $1.8M Negotiable Tel: 678-0109 or 618-2576 1- L Touring Wagon car, Toyota Corolla – Call: 6632882 Toyota RAV4, Fun Cargo, Raum, AT212, AT192, AT170, EP71 Starlet, Tacoma, Vigo, Nissan Titan – Call: 644-5096, 697-1453 Special Sale: New Model Spacio with front & back camera, TV/DVD/CD, body kit, unregistered -$2.1M – Call: 617-2891
15 Ton dump Truck very good working condition, price very attractive – Call: 681-5988, 675-5448
Generator: 65 KVA Perkins 4236 Engine – Tel: 623-9761
Roxy’s Catering: We offer a 10% discount, Holiday Special – Call: 223-0092 or 223-0095, one snackette attendant needed!
VEHICLE FOR SALE One Nissan Pick -up GG Series and one (1) mini bus – JJ Series in excellent, road worthy condition – Call: 2335108, 233-5023 1 New unregistered Mazda Axela 2006 Sedan - $2.350M Negotiable (never used in Guyana), very low mileage – Tel: 649-0956 Blue RX8 Sports Car, mint condition, 6 speed manual, low mileage, Tel:681-4208, 220-6262 212 Carina, White, PSS Series - Call: 621-2992
Wednesday October 15, 2014
LAND FOR SALE Diamond/Grove New Scheme, First Bridge, Corner lot with foundation and post - $7M - Tel:603-9700 One land Located at Cornelia Ida W.C.D, Phone, water & light – Contact: 6520709; 276-0556
Live out domestic, Live in / live out babysitter- Call: 2195354, Monday – Friday between 8:15-4:15PM. One part time or full time gardener/ handyman – Call Between Monday – Saturday: 219-5354 Experienced Drivers, cashier, counter staff, roti cook, pastry maker @ Hacks Halaal, Commerce Street. Drivers - $30,000 per week, Porters $21,000 per week, to work on W.C.D – Call: 6848231, 629-4236 Experienced hire car & mini bus driver & dispatcher @ Providence – Tel:265-7076, 616-5419 Welder, mechanic, Accounts Clerk, Trainee Machinist, Day Security, apply in person: Technical Service, Lot 18-23 Industrial Estate E.B.D One nail technician (air brush an asset) @ Nalini Beauty Salon, Vreed En Hoop Junction – Call:604-2900, 6581200, 625-3899 Bartender needed – Call: 2251821 EDUCATION CXC Adults/Students Day & Evening Classes, all Business and Science Subjects, 3 Street Alberttown Call: 231-5678, 690-5008
FOR RENT PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY, ETC. CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 216-1043; 677-6620 GT TOOL RENTALS: COMPACTOR; CHIPPING HAMMER RANSOM & FLOOR SANDER, (SALE) AND MORE, SAWS & DRILLS -$10,000 - CALL: 675-0767, 667-2535 Space Designed for barber shop, located on Public Road – Call: 613-0448/6728625 Business place for rent @ West Coast Demerara – 3000 SQ.FT – Call: 690-1740 One Three bedroom, two storey house in Parfaite Harmony- Price $45,000 monthly – Call: 622-1782, 6585803 One two bedroom apartment in Loghlan Dam, Vreed- EnHoop, Couple preferably$30,000 monthly – Call:6221782/618-2370/658-5803 Restaurant & Bar with roof garden @ Bar Street Kitty – Call: 623-4700 Furnished apartment to rent, perfect for students, single or working couple @ Industry E.C.D – Tel: 222-6001; 6192388; 684-7853 Building for rent by flats Lot 93 Hadfeild Street, We r k E n R u s t – Te l Winston: 660-6446 Two bedrooms apartment for 7 Durban Street Lodge –Call: 687-5324 One two bedroom apartment at Lot 72 Samantha Point, East Bank Demerara – Tel:613-7596, 226-8643 One three bedrooms furnished apartments (top flat) Diamond/Grove E.C.D, $90,000 per month – Tel:6975933, 651-6263 Two bedroom apartment, to rent at Lot 72 West Ruimveldt - $40,000 per month – Tel:6927377, 672-7194 Bond located on Broad Street 9000 Sq – Contact: 223-8479, 647-3768 Building on Lombard Street, Three floors high, Contact: 223-8479, 647-3768 (Continued page 23)
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AFC bemoans delay in parliamentary sitting By Abena Rockcliffe The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday expressed disappointment that there has been no effort to convene a sitting of the National Assembly since recess period came to an end last Friday. The AFC said that it strongly believes that the delay in the announcement of a sitting comes as a result of the No Confidence Motion that it tabled against the government. The Motion was submitted to Clerk of the Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs on August 7. It was filed by AFC Vice-Chairman and Member of Parliament, Moses Nagamootoo and seconded by AFC Member of Parliament Cathy Hughes. Speaker of the House, Raphael Trotman, has since pronounced that it met the criteria for Motions. The Motion, once passed, will result in the resignation of President Donald Ramotar and his entire Cabinet. The President will be forced to call General Elections within three months. In a letter to Isaacs dated October 10, Nagamootoo requested that it be placed on the Order Paper as a matter of priority, to take precedence over all other business of the House and for debate at the
- believes that No Confidence motion is the reason
Amna Ally
Gail Teixeira
earliest sitting. The AFC, in a missive released yesterday said that it expected that a sitting of the House would have been scheduled for October 16, “but that seems unlikely given that no Order Paper has been published.” The statement said, “Given the importance of the Motion, the AFC is pressing for a Sitting to be called on October 22 or 24 which is permissible under the Parliamentary Standing Orders, or on any other day of the following week for the motion to be debated. In this
regard, the AFC is in contact with the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. David Granger so that the earliest possible date can be set.” Usually the Parliamentary Chief Whip for the Opposition, Amna Ally and Government, Gail Teixeira, would agree on a date for the next sitting of the National Assembly and this is proposed to the rest of the House at the end of a sitting, for the next. However, it differs in the case for the first sitting after recess. It is the prerogative of the government to announce
the date for the first sitting immediately after recess. When contacted yesterday, Teixeira made it a point to tell Kaieteur News that, “the government has the right to decide on a date for the next sitting when we are ready.” Asked if that statement should have been taken to mean that the government is simply not prepared or ready for a sitting any time soon, the Member of Parliament responded, “we will decide when we decide...the government have the right to do so, is Kaieteur News trying to take away that right?” Transforming to a gentle tone, Teixeira then moved to explain that government is taking under consideration the many matters that are to be dealt with in the House and is taking its time to do so strategically. She said that as soon as the People’s Progressive Party administration is done with that process, it will set a date, “I am not sure what else I can say to you at this time.” Ally, when contacted last evening, told Kaieteur News that she has been in contact
with Teixeira on the issue but so far, discussions have gone nowhere with it. This was a sentiment shared by Teixeira as well. Ally said that A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)’s desire is to have the next sitting convened as soon as possible. Even as he explained, last week that he has no idea when would be the next sitting, Leader of the Opposition, David Granger told the media last week that there are several items on APNU’s priority list including the conclusion of matters before the Committee of Privileges. Parliament would dissolve if the No-Confidence Motion which the AFC tabled against the government is passed. But Granger seems to want to get some amount of work done before such a time. He said yesterday that his coalition is interested in addressing outstanding issues with Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh. Asked last week if he desired for the NoConfidence to be treated as a priority, Granger reminded that it was an AFC piloted motion and that Party will make the final determination on its prioritization. Clerk of the National
Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs was reported in sections of the media as saying that a meeting of the Parliamentary Management Committee is set for Wednesday, October 15 where a date for the first sitting is expected to be set. He told media operatives that he wasn’t sure if a date for the next sitting will indeed be set then, but confirmed that Parliament will not meet before. Following the agreement of a date, the Order Paper will then be set with the items to be addressed at the first sitting. Last week, the Speaker of the House of Assembly said there is a full agenda of critical issues to be addressed too when the House resumes. These include the Anti – Money Laundering Bill, the Telecommunications and Public Utilities Commission Bill, the Education Bill and the Customs Amendment Bill. He also told the media that the outcome of the NoConfidence Motion cannot be anticipated, taking into consideration the many possibilities that surround it. He said that one of those possibilities is that it could remain on the Order Paper for several months; awaiting a debate.
No bail for murder accused on multiple charges A 26-year-old man, who was arrested after allegedly opening fire at an undercover police rank last week Tuesday, now faces a total of six charges, including the murder of Linden miner, Quacy Thompson, which occurred in July. Steve Mohammed of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, is the man who the Guyana Police Force dispatched an intelligence rank to aid in his capture. The lawmen managed to track Mohammed down and take him into custody during the armed confrontation. At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Mohammed faced allegations of murder, discharging a loaded firearm, robbery under arms, as well as three counts of possession of firearm and ammunition. According to the Prosecution, the crimes which were conducted over a three-month period, starting with the murder of the Linden miner on Tuesday, July 15, last. The court heard that at Konawaruk, Mowasi Backdam, Potaro, Mohammed murdered Quacy Thompson, 31, also known as ‘Dark Sight’ of Linden. According to reports, the incident occurred at about 20:00 hours on the night in question. Police
ACCUSED: Steve Mohammed investigations revealed that Thompson was involved in an argument with two men, during which he was stabbed and shot to his body. The miner had died before receiving medical treatment. It is also alleged that on September 1 at Mowasi Backdam, Mohammed held Akeem Green at gunpoint and robbed him of three ounces and fifteen penny weight of raw gold, $75,000 worth in Digicel phone cards and $145,000 in cash. The items, totalling $1,120,000, belonged to Terry Ambrose. All the matters were reported to the police but they were unable to capture
Mohammed until last Tuesday when the undercover rank cornered him in Friendship on the East Bank of Demerara. Inspector Michael Grant, who prosecuted, related that acting on a tip received, an intelligence rank of the Guyana Police Force wearing a disguise, is the one who managed to apprehend him. Mohammed, he said, opened fire at the cop who retaliated and the accused was shot. At the time of his arrest the rank reportedly found a .38 Taurus revolver, two live rounds of .38 ammunitions, a .38 spent shell, a .38 live ammunition as well as a .32 spent shell on Mohammed, an
unlicenced individual. Mohammed was taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where he was admitted as a patient under police guard. The court heard that a .38 round of ammunition was found on him while at the hospital. While he denied the other charges, the 26-year-old was not called upon to respond to the murder charge since it was indictable. During his arraignment, Mohammed claimed that he was shot four times by a “Rasta Man” and not the police. In fact, he insisted that though he was injured and had been robbed of a chain, his passport and identification card, the ranks refused to take a statement about the shooting. He told the Chief
Magistrate that he had never been placed on an Identification Parade, but he was informed that notwithstanding the lack of an ID parade, there are other factors that the court would have to consider. The Prosecution was instructed to investigate Mohammed’s claims. The Magistrate ordered statements to be filed in relation to the charge of discharging a loaded firearm with intent. The murder and the robbery under arms committed at Mowasi Backdam were transferred to Mahdia Magistrates’ Court for October 20, while the other matters committed on the East Bank of Demerara will be called at the Providence Magistrate’s Court today.
Police find guns, ammo in Albouystown house While a police anti narcotics raid in Albouystown on Monday came up empty handed for drugs, ranks were able to arrest two men following the discovery of two weapons in a house on Curtis Street. Acting on information received, police ranks swooped down on the property and carried out a search for narcotics. During the search, they stumbled upon two 9mm pistols and three magazines with 26 rounds of matching ammunition. Two men who were in the house at the time have been detained, although they both denied ownership or knowledge of the weapons.
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‘Picture Boy’ murder trial…
Wife of murdered businessman testifies The wife of murdered Non Pareil businessman Chandrapaul Persaud called ‘Kero Man’, yesterday recounted to the court the series of events which led to her husband’s death. Persaud operated a wholesale/retail outlet from his home at Non Pareil selling household, haberdashery and other items including gas and kerosene, hence his alias. He was shot and killed outside his residence by one of three masked bandits during a robbery on September 12, 2006. The gunmen, who entered the businessman’s premises, are said to have robbed his family of cash and jewellery before driving off with his motorcar. Cyon Collier, called ‘Picture Boy’ was later identified as one of the three. He was charged for the murder. Collier is facing a second trial into the matter before Justice Dawn Gregory and a mixed jury at the High Court. His last trial ended in a deadlock when the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Yesterday, the businessman’s wife Bibi Nazeema Issack recalled the trauma which her family endured during the night of the incident. She was called to the stand by State Prosecutors, Natasha Backer and Mercedes Thompson. The woman was said to be at home with her two daughters when armed bandits struck. She recalled her husband had shouted “thief thief!” before the
THE ACCUSED: Cyon Collier called ‘Picture Boy’
DECEASED: Chandrapaul Persaud called ‘Kero man’
bandits entered her home. Issack said that she heard the sound of gunshots and bottles breaking, before the men entered her home. She said that she begged the thieves not to harm anyone. Issack told the court that the men demanded cash and jewellery. She recalled that she took one of the men to the bedroom, where she handed over the items. Under cross examination by Defence Attorney Lyndon Amsterdam, the woman told the court that although the men only spent approximately five minutes in her home, she can never forget who robbed her. “He is the man that came into my house and robbed me,” the woman said pointing to the accused. The woman later admitted that this is not the first time that her home was robbed. She admitted to telling the Magistrate of another incident where her home was
robbed. Issack, nevertheless held that she is always truthful to the court. She maintained that she knows who had robbed on the night her husband was killed. On Tuesday, state witness, Lilowattie Dhanraj, told the court yesterday that she witnessed the crime from a window of her house, which is situated next door to the businessman. She said that she heard someone yell “thief thief!” before she saw one of the men pointing a gun at her neighbour. The woman recalled that she was standing in the upper flat of her house, peering through a window. She said that she then heard “bang”, three times. The witness said that there were two other men. She said that the men subsequently left in the motorcar which was owned by her neighbour. The woman said that she ran out on the road where she saw the injured man lying on the ground.
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Woman delivers baby in dirty hospital bathroom after left unattended An 18-year-old woman who recently gave birth to her first child will never again want to endure the horrific circumstances she experienced on this occasion. The woman’s relatives contacted Kaieteur News and related a sickening tale which she recounted whilst being a patient at the New Amsterdam Hospital. The woman, Michelle Ramphal, a housewife of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, delivered her baby in the bathroom, even as the nurses who were assigned to work had left their post and wandered off. According to the woman’s husband, Kishan Goolab, a fisherman, his wife usually attended clinic at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice. He said that after attending clinic on Thursday last his wife was referred to the New Amsterdam hospital after she was told that there was no pulse for the baby. They arrived at the Hospital around 17:00 hrs and were told that Ramphal would have to be kept for observation and an ultrasound which would be performed the next day. The husband said the ultrasound showed that the baby was alright, but his wife was kept for more tests and further observation. He said that about 14:00 hrs on Monday his wife started to experience severe pain and was told that she was “making too much noise”. She was eventually taken out of the ward and placed in a separate room. The man, who was accompanied by his mother, claimed that his wife was told
The mother and baby in hospital. to shut up and if she continued to make so much noise she would be “locked away” in the room. The man said he was sent outside, but could hear his wife groaning in pain. His wife eventually returned to the ward in severe pain. He said that the family attempted to assist her, but were told to leave her. “A nurse on duty ask we if we ever make baby; if we don’t know that you have to feel pains. The nurse then left the ward with the pregnant mothers inside.” The man said his wife was feeling uncomfortable and was advised to take a bath by the other patients. He said that she was assisted by the other pregnant mothers. She first went to the toilet and then was being helped to the bathroom around 15:45 hrs when it was noticed that she had started to give birth to the baby right in the dirty bathroom. The other patients and his wife started to scream and a nurse from another ward heard the screams and ran to
the area where they were. The nurse was just in time to grab a towel and placed it under the woman to catch the baby. Nurses from another ward also came to help. All the time the nurses from the Maternity Ward were still absent. A doctor was summoned and with the help of the nurses from the other wards, the woman was taken for further treatment. The woman and the baby were kept in hospital for observation and were expected to be discharged yesterday afternoon. The man said that he wanted to report the matter, but was advised that he will have to make an appointment. He then decided against it and instead contacted the media to “let the world know what is happening here”. “We would not want anyone else to go through such an experience.” The couple is still willing to report the matter to the relevant authorities so that a thorough investigation could be done.
Repeat offender jailed for... (From page 14) into the lawyer’s office. He insisted that he was merely paid $500 by two other boys to transport the items. “Is come out I come out to carry them things when they beat me up. The ambulance come and take me to the hospital. I did have the things, but I didn’t break into the place,” Kanhai, a resident of Thomas Street, South Cummingsburg explained. “Your worship, I does fetch thing for people, that’s where I does make my money,” he pleaded. Meanwhile, Police Prosecutor, Inspector Michael Grant reported that about 15:00 hours last Saturday the lawyer secured her office and went away. He said about 09:00
hours the following morning, Kanhai was seen transporting the items out of the compound. Grant related that a group of public-spirited citizens held him and called the police, who then took him to the Alberttown Station where charges were laid. The Prosecution added that the articles were recovered. The man said, however, that the police picked him up at a corner where he was being thrashed by a group of persons. Kanhai claimed that he was unconscious and had awoken at the hospital. He told the Court that a police officer came later that afternoon and picked him up from the hospital. Amidst the accused man’s
Say no to corruption it, it hurts us all.
insistence that he did not break into the office, the Chief Magistrate instructed that the fact that he removed the items from the premises he could still be charged and convicted for the principal offence which was break and enter and larceny. The court heard that Kanhai had been released from prison last February after being sentenced to serve time for a similar offence. He denied that and said at the time he “was in the bush.” The Prosecutor added however that the accused, in fact, had been convicted twice before for larceny-related offences. The Chief Magistrate, having considered all the factors involved, sentenced Kanhai to three years’ imprisonment. As he was leaving Kanhai begged “Your worship, your worship please…!” but she remained unmoved by his pleas.
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Jamaica calls stepped up security to deal with Ebola virus LIMA, Peru - CMC – Jamaica says Latin America and the Caribbean will have to take additional steps in securing their borders as the region confronts the risk of a possible outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. National Security Minister Peter Bunting, addressing the XI Conference of Defence Ministers of the Americas, which ended yesterday, said that the region needed to treat the virus as an issue threatening national security.
“Many of our countries have been ravaged by the Chikungunya virus…and with the recent diagnosis in the United States, the threat of an even more deadly disease, the Ebola virus, is now on our doorsteps. “The devastation caused by the Ebola virus in countries across the African continent is clear evidence that we must not take these threats lightly. We must act cooperatively, if we are to prevent the spread of Ebola…and other
Reuters) - Sierra Leone security forces on Tuesday clashed with angry residents of a densely populated neighbourhood in the capital Freetown who were protesting delays in removing the corpse of a suspected Ebola victim, witnesses said. Security forces fired tear gas and rounds from AK-47 assault rifles to disperse the crowd that had barricaded the street in the Aberdeen neighbourhood in
protest, residents and video footage from Reuters television showed. Sierra Leone alongside Liberia and Guinea are the worsthit countries by the Ebola epidemic that has killed 4,447 people from 8,914 cases since March. It has spread to Nigeria and Senegal. One case has been reported in Spain and another in the United States. The World Health Organization warned on
Peter Bunting diseases throughout region,” Bunting said.
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Sierra Leone residents clash with police over Ebola response Tuesday that the viral haemorrhagic fever was still spreading in the three hardesthit countries and new cases could reach between 5,000 and 10,000 new cases a week by December. In a visit to Liberia where the country’s transport minister put herself into quarantine after her driver died from the disease, Rajir Shah, the head of USAID promised more U.S. funding to countries in the region to tackle the crisis.
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Grenada mulls travel ban for West African nationals
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada CMC – The Grenada government says it is considering suspending travel visas to nationals f r o m t h e We s t A f r i c a n countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, as it moves to prevent any occurrence of the deadly Ebola virus here. More than 4,500 people have died as a result of the virus for which there is no cure. Most of the deaths are in the three African countries, although people have died in the United States, Spain and Germany. A government statement issued ahead of a meeting of health ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in St. Vincent today, noted that with the mortality rates climbing in the affected countries and the potential of spread becoming more and more e m i n e n t , t h e m o v e to suspend the visa could soon be taken. “Amidst tougher immigration and border control restrictions currently being employed in some
countries and contemplated by others, the Government has decided to adapt this measure in the best interest of safeguarding the Public Health of the country.” The Keith Mitchell government said that the measure is being discussed against the “background that there is no readily available vaccine to protect ones-self against the disease, no available medicines to treat
the c o n d i t i o n a n d t h e recognition that the introduction of one case of the disease could potentially undermine the health and financial infrastructure of the country. “At the same time, the Government urges its citizens and other persons living in Grenada to desist from all non-essential travel” the African countries.
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Sukhram siblings, Deo 2014 CONCACAF Women’s and Mohamad win in... Championship opens today
From page 30 this format, unless a special prize is awarded for the Best Net, then a single winner for the tournament is not declared; instead, winners are declared for the Flights. For the day’s play the winning lineup was as follows: Ladies category – Christine Sukhram 9/72; AFlight (0-9 h/cap) – 1st, Rishi Sukhram 8/71, 2nd, Sunil Loutan 8/72; B-Flight (10-18 h/cap) – 1st, Club Captain, Chatterpaul ‘Chen’ Deo 15/70, 2nd, Roy Cummings 10/71; CFlight (19-28 h/cap) – 1st, Club President, David
Mohamad 20/66, 2nd, Balgobin Ragnauth 26/67. Nearest to The Pin was also won by Roy Cummings. Club Captain Deo congratulated golfers for their keen and competitive performances. He also added, “I would like to give special thanks to our Club President for his initiative with regards to getting the Government to improve the access road. The road has so far been scraped and leveled. Though it is now nearly 3 years after the Government’s initial promise to improve the road, we are all happy that positive
attention has now been given to it, due to the direct involvement of Club President.” The Club President made presentations to Ms. Robinson of a special golf ball. “I would like to present this memento brought back from Barbados by golfer Rishi Sukhram with the brand ‘United Insurance’ on it, to Ms. Robinson for her and United Insurance’s great support of golf in Guyana and the Lusignan Golf Club. It is the ball I played the entire game with today, and it won me 1st place in my category!”
Guatemala (white jersey) and Haiti (blue jersey), shown above in a 2010 CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifying match, will meet in the CONCACAF Women’s Championship opener.
Wednesday October 15, 2014 ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): Someone you care about but haven't seen for a long time could suddenly contact you. *************************** TAURUS (APR 20 MAY 20): A goal that you've been working on could finally be reached, Taurus. A group of friends you might not have seen for a long time could schedule a get-together that you will be all too glad to attend. *************************** GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 20): Today you could meet some interesting new people, Gemini. Among them is at least one person who shares a lot of your interests and could become a close friend. The joy you receive from meeting these people is likely to spill over into the rest of your day. *************************** CANCER (JUN 21 - JUL 22): A book or movie about a foreign country could capture your imagination and make that country seem especially appealing, Cancer. *************************** LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): Someone close who owes you money might suddenly turn up and repay you, Leo. This might be a surprise, but you will be glad to get it. You may want to blow some of it by taking a friend out to lunch or buying someone a gift. ************************ VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): Today you should feel especially warm and loving toward everyone close to you, Virgo, particularly a love partner. You may want to spend some time with friends or family or schedule a romantic evening with your significant other - or both.
LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): You should be looking especially attractive today and glowing with robust health, Libra. You're apt to feel warm and loving, particularly toward small animals. *************************** SCORPIO (OCT 23 - NOV 21): Today you should be feeling especially warm and loving toward close friends and children, Scorpio. You could also especially appreciate the arts. *************************** SAGITTARIUS(NOV22-DEC 21): Today you might decide to buy a plant for every room in your house or plant a garden, Sagittarius. If the weather is good, you might visit a nursery or botanical garden. *************************** CAPRICORN (DEC 22 JAN 19): A warm and loving communication could come to you today from someone close. This could be an email, call, or even a gift of some kind.
*************************** AQUARIUS (JAN 20 - FEB 18): A very welcome sum of extra money could come your way today, Aquarius, possibly out of the blue. You might want to put this money to work for you in some way, perhaps investing it or purchasing supplies or materials for personal projects. *************************** PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): Today you may feel especially warm and loving toward just about everybody in your circle, Pisces, even those you usually find irritating. You could also be looking especially attractive and feeling more confident than usual.
Kansas City, Kansas – Since 1991, CONCACAF has conducted championships for women’s national teams that have utilized various titles, formats and configurations. Most, but not all, of those events have doubled as qualifying tournaments for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Today, the competition returns to its original name – the CONCACAF Women’s Championship (CWC) – with a Group A doubleheader at Sporting Park. In the opener, Guatemala takes on Haiti, followed by an encounter between the United States and Caribbean champion Trinidad & Tobago. The eight-team event will continue a day later with another twin-bill in Kansas City, Kansas (JamaicaMartinique and Costa RicaMexico), before group play shifts first to Bridgeview, Illinois (Toyota Park) and then to Washington, D.C. (Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium). The semifinals (October 24), match for third place and final (both on October 26) will all be played at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. Similar to six of the previous eight editions of the competition, FIFA Women’s World Cup berths will be at stake. Both finalists and the winner of the match for third place will earn automatic places at Canada 2015. The fourth-place finisher will face Ecuador for another World Cup spot. Four years ago, when the competition was labeled as CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifying for the first and only time, Canada defeated host Mexico 1-0 in the final. Both qualified for the 2011 Women’s World Cup. The U.S., however, took a different route to Germany. A 3-0 win over Costa Rica in
the third-place match was required to reach a two-legged playoff against Italy, which the Americans won 2-0 on aggregate. After the whistle is blown to start its match against the U.S., Trinidad & Tobago will become the only team to compete in all nine editions of CONCACAF women’s
tournaments. Current champion Canada appeared in the previous eight, but since it will host the next World Cup, it is not participating this year. The United States has won a record six CONCACAF women’s crowns, while Canada has lifted the trophy on two occasions.
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Abundance of talent on display in Courts Pee Wee Football
Part of this year’s action in the Courts Pee Wee Football Competition. By Rawle Welch This year’s Courts / Petra Organisation Schools Pee Wee Football Competition is providing ample evidence of the abundance of talent that reside within the sport’s community. The young ball weavers from the 24 schools that were selected to participate in this year’s tournament have been displaying startling skills and understanding of the game that truly belies their age, all this while the administration of the sport remains in a sorry state. The tournament now in its fourth year have grown unbelievably, and whilst previous years the crowd chose to come out in their numbers in the latter stages, this year has seen the opposite with a large presence of fans being witnessed from the start of competition. This encouraging improvement has thrown a flicker of light on a sport that is suffering so much that sponsors are now treating it like the deadly Ebola virus. Courts Guyana Inc. must be commended for first honouring its corporate responsibility, but more appropriately for its resolve to commit its money to assist in the further development of the sport. The furniture and appliances giant have now allowed the ongoing wrangling within the
fraternity to frustrate its attempt to help with the holistic development of our youths, while the Organising Body, Petra Organisation have also followed the lead of the sponsor. Courts Marketing Executive Pernell Cummings has been a permanent fixture at the games and his presence could only be construed as a positive sign for the future involvement of the Company. It simply means that they are serious about obtaining firsthand knowledge about whether they are getting value for money, while at the same time pinpointing future ambassadors for its products. It might be two-fold, but what is certain is what has been revealed before his eyes is a wealth of talent and there is no doubt if harnessed properly both in terms of onfield and academic achievements, the Company must be given the unmitigated right of first choice. They’ve withstood the test of turbulent times when nothing much is happening in the sport and placed their sponsorship dollars and whatever gains that emerge in the future must be accredited to them. On the field of play, fans were able to get glimpses of what this country could offer the CFU, CONCACAF and FIFA, but unless the administrative arm is fixed properly, the fear of the excellent efforts of Courts and
Petra Organisation going to waste could become reality. The future of Guyana’s football reside in this tournament, it cuts across ethnic, racial, social and religious divides so it is simply now a question of football’s administration getting it right in a hurry because if they fail to do so then they risk losing the endless talent to other disciplines or it may simply die a natural death due to the absence of well defined programmes. Parents, school teachers, coaches and the fans have made their statements; they’ve supported the tournament, now it is up to the powers that be to demonstrate similar care and consideration for the participants. The players come in all sizes some pintsized, some a little bigger and some seemed as though they were already in secondary school and while it was amusing to witness a smaller player going up against a bigger one, that discrepancy failed to overshadow the skill level and general understanding of the game that was on display. Kudos to Courts and Petra Organisation they are helping to provide the stage for a bright future in Guyana’s football. It is now up to the Guyana Football Federation and its affiliates to augment their efforts.
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Carib Beer 1st Div. Cricket
Bramble dominates Albion’s double-header with 54 and 82 The Carib Beer first division T20 cricket competition continued last Saturday with three Zone ‘C’ (Corentyne) rescheduled matches. In Albion’s first of back to back matches, their national wicketkeeper/ batsman Anthony Bramble, opening, hit 54 (7x4 2x6) to lead them to 147 all out in 19.5 overs against Port Mourant whose left arm spinner Bisham Deolall took 4-17 from 3.4 overs. Port Mourant in reply, found the going tough against the all spin Albion attack and struggled to 699 in 20 overs. Off spinners Sharaz Ramcharran, Jonathan Foo and Verapen Permaul took two wickets each. Summarized scores form the matches: At Albion - Albion Community Center beat Port Mourant by 78 runs. Albion CC won the toss, batted and were all out for 147 in 19.5 overs. Anthony Bramble top scored with
Anthony Bramble 54. Bisham Deolall took 417 and Yudendra Harrinarine 2-25 from 2 overs. Port Mourant in reply struggled to 69-9 in 20 overs. Sharaz Ramcharran 2-10 in 4 overs, Jonathan Foo 2-10 in 4 overs and Verapen Permaul 217 from 3 overs. At Albion - Albion CC won the toss and took first strike against Skeldon Community Centre. They
amassed 208-3 in 20 overs. Anthony Bramble 82*, Jonathan Foo 68, Kandasammy Surujnarine 24 and Veerasammy Permaul 24. Skeldon Community Center 82 in 13 overs, Tameshwar Ramoutar 22, Veerasammy Permaul 2-0 from 5 balls, Gudakesh Motie 2-19 from 4 overs and Verapen Permaul 228 from 4 overs. At Area H ground: Rose H a l l To w n G i z m o s a n d Gadgets defeated Guytrac Upper Corentyne by 30 runs. In the match which was reduced to 12 overs per side due to the late arrival of the Upper Corentyne team, Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets chose to bat first and posted 95-7 off 12 overs; Delbert Hicks led with 41, Royston Crandon 26. Lakeram Latchman took 417 and medium pacer Lakeram Roopchand 2-24. Guytrac Upper Corentyne 65-6 in 12 overs. Keon Sinclair took 2-8 from 2 overs.
India name squads for 2 ODIs and oneT20 Dharamsala, India - The All-India Senior Selection Committee met in Mumbai yesterday to pick the following squads: · The Indian team for the last two games of the Micromax Cup India vs West Indies ODI Series 2014, to be played at Dharamshala and Kolkata on 17 October and 20 October respectively. · The Indian team for the Royal Stag Cup India vs West Indies T20 2014, to be played at Cuttack on 22 October. · The team for the threeday game between the Board President’s XI and the West Indies, to be played at Kanpur
from 25 October to 27 October. The teams are as follows: Indian team for the last two matches of the Micromax Cup India vs West Indies ODI Series 2014: M.S. Dhoni – Captain, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Ya d a v, M u r a l i Vi j a y, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel. Indian team for the Royal Stag Cup India vs West Indies T20 2014, to be played at Cuttack on 22 O c t o b e r : M . S. Dhoni – Captain, Shikhar Dhawan,
Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Stuart Binny, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Karn Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Sanju Samson, Manish Pandey, Umesh Yadav. Board President’s Squad for the three-day game against the West Indies, to be played at Kanpur from 25 October to 27 October: Suresh Raina – Captain, Jiwanjot Singh, K.L. Rahul, Naman Ojha, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Wriddhiman Saha, Karun Nair, Parvez Rasool, Pankaj Singh, Ishwar Pandey, Jasprit Bumrah, Karn Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav. (BCCI)
Messi brace as Argentina put seven past Hong Kong Hong Kong, (AFP) Argentina strolled to a 7-0 friendly win over Hong Kong on Tuesday, with superstar Lionel Messi and Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain both netting a brace. Coach Gerardo Martino started with a secondstring side that saw B a r c e l o n a ’s Messi, Manchester U n i t e d ’s Angel Di Maria and Sergio
Aguero of Manchester City all on the bench. Messi came on with half an hour of the match remaining. By then the score was already 4-0 but soon the little wizard had made it five, playing a neat one-two b e f o r e d i n k i n g the ball over goalkeeper Yapp Hung-fai. He was then instrumental in A r g e n t i n a ’s sixth,
pulling the ball back from the byline to give Nicolas Gaitan of Benfica the easiest of tap-ins from inside the six-yard box. It was Gaitan’s second goal of t h e m a t c h . T h e first came just before half-time when he cut in from the right and smashed the ball in with his left foot. Just a minute earlier Higuain had scored his
first, heading down a cross from the left. The forward got his b r a c e a n d A r g e n t i n a ’s fourth with a simple pass into a open goal less than ten minutes into the second half. Sevilla’s Ever Banega had opened for Argentina on 19 minutes, pouncing on some woeful Hong Kong defending. Yapp fumbled a weak
effort which landed at the feet of Lee Chi-ho who scuffed a clearance straight to Banega, for the midfielder to drill the ball home. With five minutes to go Messi scored his second and Argentina’s seventh, taking the ball down beautifully with his left foot before going past three Hong Kong defenders and rifling it low
into the corner. Other stars who didn’t start for A rg e n t i n a included Sergio Romero, Pablo Zabaleta, Javier Mascherano, Martin Demichelis and Erik Lamela. Manchester City’s Zabaleta entered the fray on 60 minutes with Di Maria and Mascherano coming on ten minutes later — all three coming through the match unscathed.
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Soldiers lead after Day I of ISAAC Green places 5th at WNBF US Pro Cup
Guyana Defence Force’s, Patrick King takes flight on his way to winning the Men’s Long Jump yesterday at Base Camp Ayangana Ground. By Edison Jefford The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has assumed an eightpoint lead on its adversary, the Guyana Police Force (GPF), after Day I of the Inter-Services Annual Athletics Championships (ISAAC), which is underway at the Base Camp Ayangana Ground. The Soldiers are heading into today’s second day of competition on their home ground with 138 points with the Police trailing on 130 points. City Constabulary has 21 points while the Guyana’s Fire Service is on 19 points with Guyana Prison Service 11 points. Cleveland Forde ignited hope of the army reclaiming the title they last won in 2011 with another classic performance in the 5000m men’s race. Forde took command of the race with two laps left in the 12 ½ laps event, igniting loud celebrations among the soldiers. Forde stayed closely on the heels of team-mate
Tyshon Bentick, who was behind the bare-footed Police, Nathaniel Giddings. Giddings was the pace-maker for most of the race, before both Forde and Bentick jumped him with two laps left in the distance event. Forde then pressed on the accelerator with a lap to go, leaving Bentick in his wake and a host of Soldiers cheering him through the finish-line. It was clear that Forde had overcome Chikungunya that kept him from defending his Courts 10k title two weeks ago. Forde’s official time in the race was 15:52.2 while Bentick ran 16:02.4 for second, and Giddings 16:34.2 for third as the Defence Force took the two top spots in the race. Janella Jonas spoiled an attempt to do the same in the Women’s 3000m race. Jonas comfortably won the race in 11:14.2, while GDF settled for second and third with Carlissa Atkinson turning in 11:18.8 and
Alicia Jack 12:30.3 respectively. The overcast weather condition had made the atmosphere perfect for athletics yesterday. The seasoned athletes did not disappoint. Patrick King kept the soldiers ahead when he sprang to a massive 6.95m distance to capture the Men’s Long Jump. It was King’s second major title after winning the event at the Boyce/Jefford Classic in Linden in August. Police’s Yoel Benjamin was second with 6.61m while Defence Force’s, Carlos Haynes (6.57m) was third. Police’s Tracey Moses won the Women’s Long Jump with 5.57m as Defence Force’s Letitia Myles (5.27m) andAniqua Powley (5.01m) was second and third respectively. The Soldiers won both Ranks 4x100m Relay ahead of the Police to close the day on a high note. On Sunday, the Guyana Defence Force also won the Road Relay race.
Ali house prevailsat NRMSS...
Guyanese Rawle Green (centre) on stage at the WNBF US CUP Former national sprinter turn bodybuilder Rawle Green who now resides in the USA ended 5th in the Heavyweight division at the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (WNBF) US Pro Cup which was held on Saturday last in New Haven Connecticut. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport, Green, who was a part
of Guyana’s team to the just conclu d e d CAC Championships held in Saint Martin, said that it is always his intention to do about two shows leading up to the WNBF/INBF World Championships which he would be competing at on November 15, next. He was not able to do so as a result of meager finances,
thus only the WNBF US Cup. At the same competition last year, Green took the bronze medal and in 2012 he was 4th. Looking ahead to November 15, Green said that he would be much more focused on holding his muscles while doing more posing classes in order to be among the top three.
Specialist take Joseph and Collymore Dominoes title Specialist emerged champions of the Faye Joseph and Seven Collymore dominoes tournament when they overcame TNT and Providence in the final played on Sunday night last at Gaulding Place, South Ruimveldt. Specialist marked 89 games while TNT took the runner up spot with 72 ahead of Providence on 69. Andrew Mendonca and Paul Lewis chalked up 15 games each for Specialist while Ryan Boodhoo scored 16 and Trevor Smith 14 for TNT. Eon Davis and Junior Smith made 15 apiece for Providence who drew the bye to the final. Specialist won their semi final encounter with 66 games, TNT placed second on 64 followed by
Faye Joseph Barbados on 48. Andrew Young and Andrew Mendonca scored 15 each for the winners while Boodhoo registered 15 and Sonia Goodluck 14 for TNT. Specialist pocketed a trophy and $90,000, TNT received
$40,000 and Providence $20,000. President of the Georgetown Dominoes Association (GDA), Faye Joseph congratulated the winners and thanked the other participating teams. Joseph stated that she is happy with the level of discipline exhibited by the players and informed that a two-in-one-out tournament will be played this Sunday at Turning Point. Entrance fee is $6,000 and the winning team will take home $60,000, runner-up $30,000 and third place $20,000. Joseph indicated that another competition is slated for October 27 at the GDA Headquarters, Gaulding Place.
Neymar scores all 4 as Brazil beat Japan 4-0
Renaldo Wishart is flanked by Wilford Trim (left) and Malaki Williams. From page 31 in the 4 x 400 relay race. Halle Wilson was the top female in the Under-16 category after distinguishing herself in the 100 and 200 meters along with sterling performances in the discus and javelin throws. Meanwhile, Sportsmaster,
K. Mars lauded the students for their exemplary discipline even as he congratulated those athletes that stood out in their respective events. He said that activities were well organized and well attended. Mr. Mars said that several officials from the Ministry of
Education graced the event and complemented the organizers for maintaining discipline and order. The students are now getting ready to compete at the InterSchools Athletic Championships slated for the Guyana Defense Force ground Wednesday October 29.
SINGAPORE (AP) — Neymar scored all four goals Tuesday to give Brazil a 4-0 victory over Japan in a friendly match. Playing at a neutral venue in Singapore, the Barcelona striker gave his team the lead in the 18th minute after running onto a through ball from Diego Tardelli. He got his second three minutes after the restart, meeting a long pass from Philippe Coutinho and sidefooting past Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, and completed the hat trick in the 77th when he beat Kawashima from close range.
The 22-year-old Neymar, who also hit the post in the first half from a free kick, rose unmarked in the sixyard box to head in his fourth with nine minutes to go.“Neymar really enjoys playing, he has a good time,” Brazil coach Dunga said. “He plays the same way he plays with his friends. We want to give him the chance of doing better.” It was the fourth straight victory under Dunga for Brazil, which is rebuilding after a semi-final run at the World Cup. The performance capped
a successful trip to Asia for Brazil, which beat Argentina 2-0 in China on Saturday in Beijing. Japan, which has never beaten Brazil in 10 meetings, failed to win a game at the World Cup and is now focusing on defending its Asian Cup title in January. Yu Kobayashi had Japan’s best chance in the 24th minute but sent a leftfoot volley over the bar. Keisuke Honda came on at halftime as Japan coach Javier Aguirre tried to give his side more bite in attack. Shinji Okazaki hit the post in the 55th.
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Kaieteur News
Wednesday October 15, 2014
Third Digicel/Breast Cancer Awareness Cycle Road Race
In excess of $1.3M at stake as the event launched By Franklin Wilson Local cyclists have continued to enjoy lucrative rewards compliments of corporate Guyana. This trend is set to continue on Sunday October 26 when the 3rd Digicel/Breast Cancer Awareness Cycle Road Race organized by the Linden Bauxite Flyers Cycle Club (LBFCC), takes centre stage. Determined to ensure that all the clubs in Guyana are given the opportunity to organize this lucrative oneday event which ranks among the highest if not the premier event of its kind on the cycling calendar, Digicel Sponsorship and Events Manager Gavin Hope yesterday disclosed that $1.3M at stake. The occasion was the official launch of the event which took place at Digicel’s Headquarters, located at Lot 8 Fort and Barrack Streets Kingston. Sharing the head table yesterday were Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) President Ms. Cheryl Thompson, LBFCC President Okel Arthur, Ms. Juditha Da Costa Chairman (Ag.) of the Avon Community Help Fund (ACHF) and Digicel Communications Manager, Ms. Vidya Bijlall-Sanichara who chaired the proceedings. Hope in sharing his company’s vision for the event which has been growing each year said that it was held in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden last
Flashback! 2013 winner, Raynauth “Obeah Man” Jeffrey receiving his cheque and trophy from Digicel CEO, Gregory Dean. year but this time around, the route will be from Rosignol to the city via Carifesta Avenue where riders will proceed around the outer circuit of the National Park twice before ending outside the Park’s entrance on Carifesta Avenue. Juveniles (youth),
turnout. Last year it was extremely competitive and like I said this year we hope that we have the same level of competitiveness and support from the clubs.” Race time on October 26 is 09:00hrs. With a number of overseas riders expected to be in the starting line, this event which is strategically held to assist in breast cancer awareness is anticipated to be an exciting dual among the leading exponents of the sport. Hope in stating that this activity is a signature event informed that the relationship between Digicel and the Avon Community Help Fund dates back many years and it is as a result of their partnership that his company decided to use the sport of cycling to assist in spreading Breast Cancer Awareness. “We will continue to partner with Avon because we need to help and contribute to bringing further awareness to the effects of cancer in general but specifically breast cancer during the month of October.” Ms. Da Costa in her remarks, while thanking
Digicel for their continued support informed that the theme for the 9th annual Breast Cancer Awareness month of activities is, “See the difference, make a difference.” The week of activities this year will commence with a Church Service on October 19 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Brickdam at 17:00hrs. A wear pink day would also be observed on Friday October 24. LBFCC President Okel Arthur said that his club was privileged to be given the task of managing the cycle race this year which deals with all the logistics involved in making the event another success. He said that at least three overseas riders have confirmed that they will compete including Barbadian Darren Matthews and Ruben Campanioni both of Team Coco’s. Arthur also thanked Digicel for their commitment to the sport and promised to bring off a successful race. GCF President Thompson noted it was a pleasure to be
on board with Digicel and (ACHF) for the prestigious race for the third consecutive year. “I would sincerely hope that cycling can do something in edifying members of the public, members of the media and persons in general about the awareness of breast cancer. This event I promise you would be an exciting and very competitive one.” Guyana’s riders to the 9th Junior Caribbean Championship held in Suriname and the Elite Caribbean Championships in Puerto Rico will all be competing according to Thompson. “As for the race we are going to have lots of competitors in the various categories and we will have overseas riders. “ Meanwhile, all the riders competing would be asked to pay an entrance fee of $1000 which will be donated directly to the Guyana Cancer Institute on the day of the event. Prize structure for the 3rd Digicel/Breast Cancer Awareness Cycle Road Race
females and veteran riders will ride from the Mahaica Bridge to the city also going around the National Park’s outer circuit twice before concluding. The seniors and juniors will go the full course. “We have invited all the members of the GCF to this event so we anticipate a large
Sukhram siblings, Deo and Mohamad win in United Insurance Golf Tournament Coming back into the fore after a good win in her category in the Ladies section of the Suriname Open competition a few weekends ago, Christine Sukhram took the top spot among the ladies last Saturday at the Massy United Insurance Golf tournament. Her brother Rishi Sukhram, who performed creditably a month ago at the Barbados Open competition, continued his winning streak in Guyana, by winning in his 0-9 handicap category for the fourth consecutive competition at the Lusignan Course. Rishi, who had been off of Golf play for a few years due to work and other commitments, said, “I find the win easy. I expect to play regularly now, and would like to even improve my play.” Ms. Gail Robinson,
Administrative Manager of John Fernandes Insurance Services Ltd (JFISL) the local agents for Massy United Insurance, a Barbados based Insurance Company, was on hand at the prize giving ceremony and expressed her pleasure at the day’s activity. She smilingly reported, “As the representative of Massy United Insurance, formerly United Insurance, of Barbados, I am very happy at the publicity that today’s activity and Massy United Insurance received. It has always been a pleasure for us to support golf in Guyana, and we shall continue to do so.” Present with Ms. Robinson was Claims Officer, Mr. Vibert Austin, and Officer in the Clerical Department, Mr. Sarfraz Sahid. The tournament was played on the medal-play flights system. In (Continued on page 27)
United golf - In picture standing left to right: Captain C. Deo, R. Sukhram, B. Ragnauth, S. Loutan, R. Cummings, Mr V Austin and Mr S Sahid. Seated: C. Sukhram, President D. Mohamad, and Ms G. Robinson after the presentation.
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Achievers crowned GVF Super League Champs
Captain of Achievers Mr. Kemraj Singh receiving winner's trophy from GVF President Commander John Flores.
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fter much hype and expectation the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) successfully hosted its inaugural Super League tournament last weekend at the National Gymnasium, M a n d e l a Av e n u e . S o m e preliminary matches were played on Saturday featuring Demerara’s male teams, Achievers and GDF and two female teams, Vanguard and G D F. O n S u n d a y t h e remainder of the competition continued which saw Berbice teams Port Mourant Training Centre (PMTC) and Jaguars in contention. Following grueling matches between the male
teams, Achievers and PMTC earned the right to face off in the final. The much anticipated match was a marathon five setter with the first two sets going in favor of PMTC 2521,25-23 but Achievers are known for their determination and vibrancy and would not give up easy even when it seems to be going out of their reach. They {Achievers}clawed their way back and in the end prevailed as they wrapped up the final three sets 25-19, 2522, 15-10. In the female showdown, the experienced GDF unit overpowered the up and coming Vanguard line-up to win 26-24, 11-25,
Ali house prevails at NRMSS Athletic championships Ali House scored 702 points to capture the top honours when the North Ruimveldt Multilateral Secondary School (NRMSS) Inter House Athletic championships concluded at the Police Sports Club Eveleary, Friday afternoon last. Wills House scored 641 points to occupy the second place position while Rutherford House closed off the podium spots after amassing 539 points. Lynch House occupied the 4th place slot with 518 points while Sylvester House resided in the cellar with 301 points. On a day when young bodies demonstrated agility and willpower, several students dominated their respective categories in 64 competitive events. Johanna Davidson was outstanding in the Girls U-12 category, clinching victories in the discus, javelin, 100, 200, 400 and 100 meters events while Britney London dominated the U-20 events and won the 100, 200 and 400 meters events before returning to anchor the 4 x 100 and 4 x
Jolani Bess 400 meters relays. She also captured the honours in the javelin throws. Shamar Thompson dominated the boy’s Under20 category with sterling victories in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 meters races while Renaldo Wishart outshone his rivals in the Under-16, 400, 800, 1500 and 5000 meters events. He also ran brilliantly to lead his team to top honours (Continued on page 29)
The Champions, Achievers Volleyball Club
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Wednesday October 15, 2014
Shimron Hetmyer is Banks DIH newest brand ambassador
Shimron Hetmyer press- Shimron Hetmyer (2nd left) receives his sponsorship package from Errol Nelson, Banks DIH Limited Brand Manager (Water) while his father Gladston Hetmyer and Communications Manager Troy Peters (right) look on.
It has been confirmed that Guyana and West Indies youth cricketer Shimron Hetmyer is the newest sports personality to join the Banks DIH Limited Sports Brand Ambassador Programme. In a release from the c o m p a n y, B a n k s D I H stated that Hetmyer will be the Brand Ambassador for Aqua Mist Water, pure artesian water. The prolific 17-yearold left-handed opener was inducted into the programme at a ceremony held on October 13th at Thirst Park. The former Berbice High School student, who hails from Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice, has represented Guyana at the Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 levels. He was named in the West Indies Under-19 team for the Bangladesh Junior team tour of the Caribbean last year. He also travelled with the WI Junior Team to the United Arab Emirates earlier this year. The aggressive opener/wicketkeeper has scored several centuries in his career, the first (118) at the age of 13 years in the Berbice Under-19 Inter-Zone
competition. He has also scored centuries against Windward Islands, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago in regional competition. Hetymer is a member of the Young Warriors Cricket Club in Berbice. Hetmyer said he was extremely elated to be a Sports Brand Ambassador for Banks DIH Limited. His father Gladston Hetmyer also expressed gratitude and praised the Company for investing in S h i m r o n ’s c r i c k e t i n g development. “I know he has the potential to be an outstanding cricketer and I would like to thank Mr. Clifford Reis, Chairman and the management of the company for showing the confidence in him,” he added. Communications Manager Troy Peters said Banks DIH Limited has been following Hetmyer’s career and decided to select him to the Band Ambassador’s Programme. He is the seventh Brand Ambassador named by the Company. Peters offered congratulations to the young cricketer and encouraged him to remain disciplined and dedicated in his cricketing career.
Sri Lanka ‘A’ hammer Windies to take 1-nil lead in 3-‘Test’ series West Indies ‘A’ crashed to an embarrassing 10wicket defeat to hosts Sri Lanka ‘A’ on the final day of their opening four-day “Test” at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Cricket Stadium yesterday after they were asked to follow-on during the third day’s play. Sri Lanka’s win give them a 1-0 lead in the three‘Test’ series going into Saturday’s second ‘Test’ at the Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara and the West Indians will be hoping for an improved performance. Scores: Sri Lanka ‘A’ (413 & 34-0), West Indies ‘A’ (160 & 285). West Indies ‘A’ resumed on their overnight 267-7 with Shane Shillingford on 56 and Nikita Miller on 37 and the pair extended their partnership to 106 before the 32-year-old Miller was removed by Vishwa Fernando when four runs short of his sixth FirstClass fifty to leave the Caribbean side on 281-8. Shillingford, the 31-yearold Dominican off-spinner who picked up his 26th 5wicket haul in Sri Lanka ‘A’s first innings, reached 63 before Fernando trapped him
Shane Shillingford in front at 284-9 while Sheldon Cottrell (1) had his stumps scattered one run later by Fernando, who cleaned up the tail in clinical fashion to finish with 3-21 after Lahiru Gamage had taken three wickets on the penultimate day to end with 3-49. Set 34 to win, the home team galloped to their target in just 4.3 overs as Jehan Mubarak (21) and Dimuth Karunaratne (11) brutally tore into the West Indies new ball attack of Cottrell and Shannon Gabriel, to finish the contest in emphatic fashion.
Kaieteur News
Wednesday October 15, 2014
Corporate entities seek bragging rights as ‘CorporateGames’ culminates Gavin Hope
Approximately one week ago, several of the nation’s top business entities, Digicel, Wartsila, Ansa McAl, Qualfon, Global Technology and Noble House Seafoods, engaged in friendly rivalry and competed in several sports disciplines including table tennis, dominoes, whist, football and cricket. Dubbed ‘Corporate Games,’ activities are scheduled to culminate with the finals billed for this weekend at several venues. To date Wartsila has amassed 10 points and is currently leading the points standing while their closest rivals, Digicel and Ansa McAl, are in fierce pursuit, on 8 and 6 points respectively. Those entities are now poised to go for broke as activities resume on Friday when the teams compete in the semi-finals of dominoes and table tennis before battling for top honours in the finals on Saturday; all at the Malteenoes Sports Club, Thomas Lands. While the teams are competing in those
disciplines in the clubhouse, other teams will be over at the Demerara Cricket Club on Sunday engaged in fierce competition in the finals of the cricket match. There will also be athletics at that venue, also on Saturday and Sunday. Sponsorship and Events Manager of Digicel, Gavin Hope, said that these activities commenced some three years ago and are played in a fierce, competitive but friendly environment. He said that the occasion allows the winning entity to enjoy bragging rights for one whole year. Ansa McAl are the defending champions but Digicel is just 2 points adrift of their total. Mr. Hope said that the closeness of the points standing means that any of the entities could claim the top prize. Notwithstanding the fierce rivalry, Mr. Hope pointed out that the pivotal objective is to create good camaraderie and good relations among the participating corporations.
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Digicel Sponsorship and Events Manager Gavin Hope (centre) makes a point during yesterday’s launch. Others in photo from right are GCF President Ms. Cheryl Thompson, LBFCC President Okel Arthur, ACHF Chairperson (Ag.) Ms. Juditha Da Costa and Digicel Communications Manager, Ms. Vidya Bijlall-Sanichara.
Soldiers lead after Day I of ISAAC P.29
Janella Jonas - Guyana Police Force’s, Janella Jonas (leading) takes command of the Women’s 3000m race at ISAAC yesterday.
Distance running ace, GDF’s, Cleveland Forde stops his watch as he crosses the finish line on winning the Men’s 5000m race.
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