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Tuesday October 22, 2013

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We can’t depend on trials done in the... From page 4 the subsoil may be very acid indeed, so the usual industry practice of applying one ton of Limestone or aragonite per acre must be modified to applying more like 5 tons in the first instance to offset this high acidity in the cane fields which result from the conversion for mechanisation. This can be done immediately and have a quicker effect as a whole, than doing a 5% per annum flood fallow which could take 20 years to treat all of the affected soils. Additionally, we are not positive what layout we have ended up with in our cane fields across the industry as a result of this conversion to flat lands, i.e. will it have the shape to allow for the high rainfall runoff necessary to prevent water lodging on top of the beds, and will it be conducive to allowing the cane fields to drain to a depth of at least one foot to allow for the proliferation of a proper root system to allow for better yields. A poor root system will not yield a heavy growth of canes above ground. Estate by estate will have to tell us how much conversions they have done, how they have converted it, and what the yield of the plant cane cycle was after conversion when compared to before the conversion. Also we know that some of the benefits of flood fallowing is to give structure and tilth to the soil aggregates, and to flush out the acids, but under no circumstances is it the full answer, it is only part of it, and so we must be cautious in how we address this problem and not underestimate the complexity of the mess this massive conversion has left us in. Also, it is inevitable that the quality of land preparation must improve, the application of fertilizer and weedicides etc., must be applied on time to allow for proper growth,. i.e. a complete turnaround by implementing proper field husbandry practices. And now that we have flat lands, have we embarked on a mechanised system of applying fertiliser? Doing interrow tillage between ratoons to mould up the canes and improve drainage, to do root

stubble shaving to guarantee better regrowth after harvesting etc? These will be necessary to return us to having cane in the fields instead of Mr. Bob Bhim’s famous cry there are”no canes in the fields!” We cannot depend on trials done in the 1930s to give us the answer to the problems of today, since their genesis is so different, one from overworking the soil over centuries and one from exposing a significant amount of unfertile subsoil in the effort to convert the cambered fields to flatlands for mechanisation, so trials should be conducted with the necessary chemical and physical analysis of the soils before and after 6 months of flood fallowing to give us answers. Also we need to know what level of limestone we need to apply to make the soils less acid and we have to be sure that the layout we have converted to is workable, and drains well enough to support a good level of growth and therefore yields. In Guyana fallowing with legumes was not the preferred method of “resting” the land since flood fallowing is so

much cheaper and certainly yields far more benefits, so for the time being I would not in fact consider it a proper alternative to flooding. And Mr. Chand must understand that since this is a national problem, anyone found blowing a flood fallow field before 6 months will be guilty of a felony and imprisoned. A lot of our estates gave up the practice of flood fallowing since the workers themselves living in the villages surrounding the estates would deliberately blow the flooded fields at three or four months to catch the fish growing in them. Finally, I see in the newspaper that there is first harvesting and then ratoon harvesting, I have never heard of this, we reap plants and we reap ratoons and since our replant programme is 20% of the total cultivation, our system visualises the reaping of plant canes and 4 ratoons as dictated by policy. I don’t know where this first harvest comes from! After the 4th ratoon we then abandon the fields, plough them, and start over again with plant fields. Tony Vieira

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Tuesday October 22, 2013

Anti-money laundering laws …

US Banks start severing ties with Guyana By Leonard Gildarie Guyana’s failure to pass anti-money laundering laws is being felt in the banking sector with at least one overseas financial institution reportedly severing ties locally. The news would come even local lawmakers continue to wrangle over the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, No. 12/2013 (AML-CFT). In August, the bill was sent by the Opposition to a special select committee of the Parliament, despite protests by Government over the approaching deadlines. The Opposition said that it wanted more time to study the bills and make recommendations. The private sector and insurance have already expressed worry, publishing whole page advertisements in the dailies over the fallouts of the delay. Guyana has until next month to amend its laws to assure the international community that the country has taken mandatory steps to reduce the possibilities that dirty monies passing through its financial system, via

money transfers and otherwise, to finance terrorism. Failure will see Guyana being blacklisted with question marks over likely over transactions originating locally. Yesterday, the banking association said that it is busy preparing a statement calling for politicians to band together and have bills passed. “We want to enact the laws. This is not a political issue,” insists Amit Kumar, head of the Guyana Association of Bankers (GAB). Kumar manages Bank of Baroda, which is headquartered in India, and one of the several members of the association. Also members of the GAB are Republic Bank, the Guyana Bank For Trade and Industry, Demerara Bank and Bank of Nova Scotia. BANKS SQUEEZED According to Kumar, local banks are already feeling the squeeze with Citibank, one of the largest institutions in the US, writing and severing corresponding relations with a local bank. He declined to name the bank. Similar measures are also

Local banks have reported that they have started to feel the squeeze with the delay of the passage of critical anti-money laundering bills.

reportedly being taken by some business entities in Trinidad. However, the situation is a serious one with Bank of Baroda itself being told by its

sister branch in the US that it may have to end ties if no movements are made with the laws. “Already we are seeing a significant increase by overseas banks filing more queries regarding transactions.” New laws, adopted by countries around the world, mandate bankers, insurance companies, money transfer agencies, pawnbrokers and a host of other service providers, to alert authorities of suspicious transactions. The agencies will have to appoint an implementation programme, appoint a special officer, report large cash transaction and even suspicious behaviour by its customers. Banks have already started the process to verify its customers, adopting stringent measures of requiring proof of address and proper identification, among other things. According to Kumar, while before there were confidentiality regarding bank accounts, the new laws in essence will make available to authorities details of accounts. By January 1, next year, Guyana could very well end up being barred from sending monies or bank drafts overseas. Payments for oil and medicine imports will all be affected. “What we are saying is that if a particular bank has a query about a transfer, it will send a query. We have seen the number of queries increasing significantly. This will affect the delivery of goods; prices etc, as there will be holdups.”

MP Gail Teixeira President Donald Ramotar

MP Deborah Backer

Opposition Leader, David Granger

POSTPONED! Yesterday, a critical meeting of the Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) on AML-CFT was postponed , sparking Government to warn that further delays continue to place Guyana in a precarious situation. According to Chairperson of the PSSC,

Member of Parliament Gail Teixeira, a meeting was scheduled for 16:30 hrs yesterday but was postponed after two members, Deborah Backer and Khemraj Ramjattan, could not be present. Backer, Teixeira said, indicated she had another meeting with the Leader of (continued on page 24)

Tuesday October 22, 2013

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Tuesday October 22, 2013

Letters... Where your views make the news

Wilson’s Broken Window Theory can solve our crime problem DEAR EDITOR, George Kelling and James Wilson’s Broken Window Theory which appeared in the March 1982 edition of The Atlantic Monthly could well be the answer to our escalating criminal problems. Wikipedia cites the following examples to show the bases for the theory: Consider a building with a few broken windows. If the windows are not repaired, the tendency is for vandals to break a few more windows. Eventually, they may even break into the building, and if it’s unoccupied, perhaps become squatters or light fires inside. Or consider a pavement. Some litter accumulates. Soon, more litter accumulates. Eventually, people start leaving bags of refuse from take-out restaurants there or even break into cars. It is reported that Philip

Zimbardo, a Stanford psychologist, arranged an experiment testing the brokenwindow theory in 1969. The essence of his experiment was that he left a car parked with its bonnet open in the Bronx area, and then observed that within ten minutes people started striping the car of valuables. After all valuables were removed, other started vandalizing the vehicle. Another car was left in Palo Alto, California (a more refined neighborhood). He waited for about two weeks and after noting that the car remained untouched, took a sledge and smashed in one side. What followed was complete vandalism of the vehicle. Interestingly, he noted that the majority of the adult “vandals” in both cases were primarily well dressed, clean-cut and respectable whites. New York’s former mayor

DEAR EDITOR, We write to bring attention to the plight of child survivors of sexual offences whose cases are being heard under the old sexual offences legislation that was in effect

prior to the enactment of the ‘new’ Sexual Offences Act in 2010. Under the previous legislation, a preliminary enquiry (mini court trial) is held in the magistrate’s court,

Rudy Giuliani is on record as stating that his administration saved New York, in reducing the crime rate by more than 50% during the nineties, through the implementation of this theory. I’ll be the first to admit that our society is different from New York in many ways, but I do believe that this theory if adopted in Guyana can make a huge difference in our crime situation. I am also not saying that SWAT and other grand ideas that are being implemented are not needed, but I am suggesting that this approach would serve as a proactive measure in the all but lost crime war being fought by our security service. I am implying here that the impetus to perform in a certain kind of behaviour is coming from a feature of our environment. This idea comes Continued on page 23

The plight of child survivors of sexual offences followed by a trial by judge and jury in the High Court if the magistrate finds that there is sufficient evidence for the case to proceed. This process can take between 1 and 5 years and was one of the compelling reasons for enactment of new legislation. At present, Help & Shelter has a number of child sexual assault clients who after several years are still waiting to have their preliminary enquiries completed and to make matters worse in a substantial proportion of these cases, preliminary enquiries that were almost completed have to be re-started, as magistrates have either been transferred to another court, resigned, or otherwise left the bench. This means further delays in an already tortuous, traumatizing and timeconsuming process. Worse yet, some of these child survivors will have to go through the ordeal of again giving evidence and being subjected to cross examination. We call on those in authority to find a humane solution to these forgotten child survivors of sexual offences. We demand that ways be found to complete these cases without further delay so that the children can move on with their lives and complete the healing process they so desperately need. Help & Shelter has already made representation to those in high office in the judiciary and we are now further advocating for justice for these child survivors. Surely they deserve this. Danuta Radzik Denise Dias Gaitrie Shivsankar Josephine Whitehead For Help & Shelter

Tuesday October 22, 2013

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PROCEDURAL AND ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS OF DEFENSE ATTORNEYS The Trayvon Martin case was the Trial of the Year in the United States of America. It riveted public attention and at the conclusion even forced the President of the United States to make a statement. America was on tenterhooks following the not guilty verdict in that case. Riots were expected given the public sentiments about the case which revolved round the shooting death of a seventeen-year-old kid. In his statement on the verdict Obama said that violence would be a dishonour to the young man’s death. Others called for people to appreciate that they lived in a democracy which required acceptance of a verdict by a court of law even if persons disagreed with that verdict. Democracy works when and only when there is a regard for institutions. If these institutions are to work effectively in serving the interests of justice, they require rules of procedures and written and unwritten codes of ethics. If some rules of procedure are breached then the very institution of a trial can end up becoming a disservice to the wider interests of justice. The same thing can happen when ethics are breached. These ethics may not always be legally enforceable but they remain

an integral and critical part of the legal tradition that helps to preserve democratic institutions. If the Trayvon Martin case was the Trial of the Year in the United States, the case involving charges against those charged for the Lusignan Massacre was supposed to be the Trial of the Century in Guyana because here were some accused appearing before a jury charged with one of the most heinous crimes in our country’s history. The shooting to deaths of persons, including children was definitely one of the deadliest crimes in Guyana since the start of the 21st century. Sadly, our country’s memory of pain is all too short. The case did not garner the sort of public attention that was expected of such a major trial. In the end the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The accused were freed. There was no public outcry over the verdict. No need for any public statements calling for restraint and respect for the court’s verdict. After the dust had settled, it was reported that one of the jurors in the trial was previously represented in a civil matter by one of the defence attorneys. This issue is presently engaging the court and thus comment has to be restrained at this time on this particular case.

Dem boys seh ...

Continuity mean stay wheh you deh Donald is a man who believe in de straight and de narrow. He believe so much that he ain’t even consider changing. He walking straight, straight. Dem boys didn’t understand wha he mean when he seh that he believe in continuity. Wha de man mean was that he ain’t diverting from nutten. De result is that Chronicle deh same way, Hen See Hen den same way; National Drainage and Irrigation deh same way; and de Hard Tomes paper gun remain de same way but that is another story. Dem boys seh that Donald mean that continuity mean stay wheh you deh. Ohh Pee change slightly in all this. Of course, de Cabinet remain same way, right down to de point wheh Bharrat still sitting here fuh Cabinet meeting. Dem boys don’t want to tek chance and claim that Bharrat does still sit down wheh he always use to sit. Even Parliament decide to continue same way. When is time to vote everybody vote against de other and nutten ain’t got to happen. That is why Donald had to tell dem when dem cut de budget that dem ain’t practicing continuity. Budget never cut and dem shouldn’t start doing that now. But dem boys seh that de way Brazzy keep de Marriott project secret got dem worrying if he ain’t hiding money fuh people who deh right in Guyana. It might look bad if he got to seh that de investors in de Marriott is Jagdeo and Buyah and Barbie. In fact, de nation might never know suh de continuity of secrecy will continue. Dem got continuity in de media too and it is de continuity of stupidness. Imagine a reporter write how a man knock a car and de car end up in hospital. Then de editor fuh de Hard Times paper end up in court wid two roll of toilet paper in he back pocket to clean up de mess he lef whenever he walk. He and he masters write wha de court tell dem not to write but dem boys seh that dem believe in continuity suh dem remain stupid. Talk half and don’t follow continuity.

However, there has arisen another related issue: whether the defence attorney had an obligation to inform the judge that the juror in question was once his client. Obviously, from a procedural point of view he did not. The role of the defence attorney from a procedural point of view is to simply establish that a case has not been made against his client or that if such a case has been made that this case was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt. No one needs reminding that there is no procedural obligation for a defence attorney to inform the court of any conflict of interest between himself and a juror. That is for the prosecution to find out and to raise as an objection before the trial judge. But what about an ethical obligation? Is there an ethical obligation on the part of a defense attorney to point out such a conflict of interest? Surely, any defense attorney would know that if

the prosecution ever found out about a juror- defense attorney relationship, this could form the basis of an objection that could cause the aborting of the trial. Now if that trial was going in the defense attorney’s favour, such a development would be tragic because it would mean that from a winning position, the defense would now end up having to face a new trial. So from the perspective of the client’s interest, there can arise an ethical obligation for a defense attorney to point out any conflict of interest, providing of course that such a conflict of interest was known at the time by the defense attorney. Surely one cannot expect a defense attorney to object to what he may not at the time have recalled. But what if it was not in the interest of the defense attorney to point out the conflict of interest? Is there still an ethical obligation to do what was essentially a task of

the prosecution? To answer this issue, one should look at the recent hullabaloo that has reared its head over Facebook comments by a young lawyer who suggested that she did not support the actions of criminals. This it has been said is contrary to the presumption of innocence. As has been explained repeatedly in this column, the concept of presumption of innocence simply means the burden of proof is on the prosecution and not on the accused. It is the former who is required to prove that the person is guilty. Thus the presumption of innocence is concerned with legal guilt and not factual guilt. All an accused lawyer has to do is either establish that there is no a case or that the case has not been proved. The defense lawyer is not restricted from believing that the person he or she is representing is guilty. This is the difference between legal guilt and factual guilt.

A defence attorney is concerned with disproving legal guilt, that is, regardless of how that attorney feels about what their client did, the job of that attorney is to disprove that the prosecution proved his or her case beyond reasonable doubt. An attorney may have his or her own views on the crime itself or even know the truth about what happened. However those views and opinions on factual guilt are irrelevant. What matters is legal guilt which is for the prosecution to prove. In doing so, it is the primary responsibility of the prosecution to ensure that there are no circumstances prejudicing the jury against the prosecution just as it is the duty of defense attorney to guard against prejudicial circumstances against his or her client.

Over 2000 case dockets misplaced Corruption was cited as the main cause for the disappearance of almost 2000 case dockets throughout the main Magisterial Districts of Guyana. According to the 2013 Auditor General report a whopping 765 case dockets were listed as misplaced from the Georgetown Magisterial District alone for 2010-2011. The report said that the matter of constantly misplaced case dockets is one which has not been resolved since 2010 despite the recommendations of the Auditor General. The document revealed that the affiliation, criminal and civil case dockets at the Georgetown, West Demerara and East

Demerara Magisterial Districts continue to be disorganized with a number of case dockets being misplaced or filed at different locations. This was compounded by the fact that the Register of case dockets did not contain information on the movement of case dockets which is a problem that plagued the year 2011 as well. For the years 2010-2011, a total of 409 case files remain misplaced for the East Demerara Magisterial District. In addition to this, 774 case files were noted to be misplaced within the two years for the West Demerara Magisterial District. It was also observed that more case files were misplaced

during the year 2011 as opposed to 2010. An official of the Judiciary explained that they had implemented the Transfer and Movement Registers to monitor all case dockets and it is an exercise being updated on a regular basis. They had also indicated, that at the time of the audit, some case dockets were before the Magistrates for hearing and will be presented for audit examination pending the outcome of the said matters. However, the Audit Office recommended that the Department in charge should institute corrective measures that would ensure that the case dockets are available

during every financial audit period, while doing what is necessary to locate outstanding case dockets since 2010. Further, a senior official at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court revealed that the relevant departments have made no efforts to recover the misplaced files. He said that during last year more misplaced files have been added to the earlier figures. The source said, “Whilst a few files may remain misplaced for genuine reasons, most of the files are missing due to high levels of corruption which have permeated the system.”

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Tuesday October 22, 2013

THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN

In Paris freedom lives, in Guyana is it dead The opposition parties, human rights groups and others should tape the clips of what is happening in Paris and show them to the university and high school students in Guyana. When you see what has taken place in Paris, you know that despite the setbacks to freedom in many parts of the world people will always be free because humans will never accept oppression. If people agree to live in slavery on their own will then that choice should be

acknowledged because it is a choice freely made. But for every slave who voluntarily surrenders his/her freedom there are untold numbers that will lay down their lives for the right of others to live in a world where the human being is recognized for what humans essentially are and should be – free people. To see what thousands and thousands of young people did in France last week gives this world hope that humans will never return to

primitive times. I watched those wonderful youths of France in angry action and I knew in my heart that even if hell holes like Guyana choose to remain primitive slave camps, there are people the world over that will not accept indignities thrown upon them. The lesson to be learnt in the streets of Paris is that some humans are inferior beings than others and if you choose to accept your inferiority then you have chosen slavery over freedom. What happened in Paris last week? A gypsy family applied for refugee status five years ago. The case concluded last week. They lost. The police turned up with warrants at the home and one member of the family was missing. She was a fifteen-year-old who was at school. Then the unthinkable happened. The parents were made to identify their daughter’s school. The

girl was removed from her school in full view of her classmates and placed in a police car then deported with the rest of her family to Kosovo. The youths and students of Paris would have none of this State abuse. One hundred and seventy-one schools were shut down. Pitched battles ensued between the demonstrators and police. The viewer of the action could not miss the gender imbalance in the protest. From my thinking, I saw more female demonstrators in the crowds. You had to listen to the words that came out of their mouths. They were all saying that even if the court ruled against the student, no schoolgirl should be so humiliated in France. The French President quickly implied that the girl could re-enter France to continue her studies. If there were no rage, would the French President have uttered those encouraging words? Contrast this with the world as we know it in Guyana. A policeman was openly filmed beating a mother and her son

while they protested a concession to a mining company. Not one Guyanese organization staged a protest walk. The Guyana Institute of Historical Research held its annual conference in June and the women’s arm of the PNC and PPP addressed the gathering. At question time, I asked both presenters to offer a comment on what happened to that mother and son. Both women refused to do so. And for logical reason. Now something may be wrong yet logical. It was logical for these two women to decline comment because they live in a society where freedom, justice and dignity are not deeply respected values. How then can you expect them to condemn what the policeman did? Two former Guyanese judges agreed with their Caribbean counterparts to award US$15,000 each to the families of two men shot dead by police in a peaceful protest in Linden last year. Another family was awarded US$10,000. And this society accepted that. And

Frederick Kissoon for logical reason. Unlike France where human life is precious and worth fighting for, in Guyana life has no value and that is the norm the present generation has come to accept. Let me end with a question that pops up often in columns of mine that reflect on philosophy and the human condition. I have repeatedly asked on this page; is the white race genetically superior to non-white civilization? Is European civilization superior to nonwestern cultures? The question is not hard to answer. Take a look at how white people approach the loss of freedom and juxtapose it with your own country Guyana. You can find the answer to my question by going to You Tube and look at the French students in beautiful revolt. Genes and race make a subject worth studying. PS. On Friday, I saw a clip of protestors against austerity in Italy, literally chasing away the riot police.

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Guyana among 10 countries globally to achieve universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment By Zena Henry Six of the eight United Nation's (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDG), adopted by Guyana in 2000, seek to wage a global war against HIV/AIDS by the year 2015. Internationally, Guyana is among 10 nations that have achieved universal access to the treatment of the deadly infection. However, the nation is heavily dependent on foreign aid and this poses a different challenge towards fighting HIV/AIDS; and might be a potential weakness in future systems. Roberto Campos of UNAIDS said during a media seminar last week that Guyana has attained 87 percent of antiretroviral coverage in comparison to other countries, while attaining 89 percent coverage on mother to child transmission. The prevalence of transmission has dropped

significantly, the gathering heard. “It means that Guyana is one of 10 countries in the world which achieved universal access to treatment. And Guyana is also on track to eliminate HIV child infection by 2015.” “On the other hand,” Campos continued, “We have some challenges. The very first challenge is about the sustainability in this response, considering that all those funds and all those data and all those achievements are not coming from domestic funds, so that Guyana is heavily dependent on international funds and that's a challenge for the near future.” Campos explained that the record achievement being made by Guyana is not coming from local funds. He suggested that the country's progress coincides with the aid that it re-

...but heavy dependence on foreign aid is a challenge

Roberto Campos’ presentation of the UN's Sixth MDG ceives; this could be a future challenge as it relates to keeping up the medical progress that the country is making. “As it relates to what the

Minister said about partnerships, we need to re-establish this partnership to leverage the domestic funds for HIV and AIDS,” Campos

Army continues search for missing AK-47 rounds The Guyana Defence Force yesterday confirmed that is conducting an investigation into the disappearance of some 7.62x39 rounds from the Guard Room of the Colonel John Clarke Military School at Tacama, Upper Berbice River. However, the army statement said that ten rounds were missing, rather than 463 rounds, as Kaieteur News had reported last Sunday. According to a brief army statement, the Guyana Defence Force has since conducted checks that accounted for all other ammunition held at the training school. The statement did not reveal when the ammunition disappeared or whether any ranks or civilians had been detained in connection with the investigation. The 7.62x39 ammunition is used in the AK47 assault rifles. Additionally, the army disclosed that it has set up a

separate Board of Inquiry to report on any breaches of the Standing Operating Procedures for the handling and accounting for ammunition at that training location. Kaieteur News had reported on Sunday that the GDF was searching for 463 rounds of 7.62X39 ammunition that went missing from the military training camp at Tacama in the Berbice River. Kaieteur News was told that the army discovered the theft last Thursday. This newspaper was told that ranks from the Military Investigation Department were flown in to the area to conduct further investigations. Their first mission is to ascertain how long the ammunition has been missing. It is believed that the rounds have not left the base, because as soon as they were found to be missing no one was allowed to leave. At present Tacama is the

location where the Junior Leadership Course and the Skills at Arms Course are conducted. Each of these involves the firing of live rounds. The procedure is for the rounds to be uplifted from the armoury either at Timehri or at Camp Ayanganna and transported to Tacama. A Sergeant Major would then

sign and proceed to store the ammunition. When live rounds are to be used there is a Fire Point Officer who collects these rounds and who must account for them at the end of the exercise. Any unused rounds must be turned over to the Sergeant Major.

pointed out. Minister of Finance Ashni Singh, who was the special speaker at the event, boasted of the great foreign relationship that Guyana has been able to achieve. As it relates to the eighth MDG goal (developing global partnership for development), the Minister was pleased with Guyana's level of foreign partnerships and extended invitations for even more economic takers. The second challenge expressed by the UNAID representative is about stigma and discrimination. It was mentioned that the behaviour towards infected persons still needs to be improved, while movements towards achieving the 2015 deadline should incorporate systems towards stigma and discrimination. In general, the prevalence of the infectious virus is 1.3 percent; but when we focus on vulnerable, key populations at higher risk, it leverages a bit, Campos related. It is 16 percent among sex workers, and 19 percent among homosexuals and six percent among minors. Another challenge relat-

ing to the 2015 attainment, Campos rose, is accessing migrants and persons within hinterland areas. He said ways have to be devised on better expanding access to migrants and hinterland populations; which are hard to reach populations. He said that it should be remembered that the younger population is the most vulnerable to HIV/ AIDS and attention must be focused down on them to prevent future infections. However, the 2015 goal is for 15 million people to receive treatment globally and to decrease the spread of infection by 50 percent. Currently, 9.7 million people have access to antiretroviral treatment all around the world. “Globally we are on track; the report shows that globally infections in children dropped by half and infections in adults and children dropped by 33 per cent from 2001 to 2012,” Campos informed.

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Tuesday October 22, 2013

THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN

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TVET assessors to benefit from crucial nine-day workshop In recognition of the fact that Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is an imperative, moves have been made to have persons adequately trained to properly deliver and assess such programmes. In fact according to Director for the Council of TVET, Mr Sydney Walters, a total of 268 persons have been trained in the methodology that is employed in the delivery of a competency based modularised curriculum and 150 persons have been trained as assessors. This, according to the TVET Director, is in keeping with the TVET Act of July 2004 which clearly defines not only the functions, but how competency based modularised training is to be dealt with. Moreover, the Act states that “to develop a national system of competency based modularised training and to initiate its implementation,” is a major role of the Council for TVET. According to Walters, one of the major requirements for recognition and therefore the award of the Caribbean

Vocational Qualifications (CVQs) is that all the occupational programmes that are being offered be competency based. And according to the TVET Director this is also true for the National Vocational Qualification programme. As such he insisted that it is important for all stakeholders to be aware that concomitant with the implementation of competency based modularised training, the lecturers and instructors of the various occupational programmes must be trained to deliver such. “They must also be trained in the assessment of students or trainees’ performances as well as the documentation of such performances,” said Walters, who was at the time speaking at the start of a TVET workshop at the National Centre for Education Resource Development (NCERD) yesterday. The nine-day workshop designed to train assessors is being done as a deliberate strategy to ensure that TVET

Some of the participants at the start of the workshop yesterday. has an adequate number of evaluators at a national level. And according to Walters, each participant will be actively involved in various sessions, during the course of the workshop, which will include group work and role play as part of the programme delivery activities. Also speaking at the start of the workshop yesterday was UNESCO’s Secretary General, Ms Inge Nathoo,

who noted that globalisation, technological advances, demographic pressures, social inequalities and the quest for sustainable development are in fact creating rising demands for TVET policies and programmes. Once in place these will respond to labour market demands, support youth transition between education and the world of work thereby promoting

poverty reduction, social inclusion and gender equality, Nathoo disclosed. As such she noted that “this calls for holistic transformation of TVET based on policy, evidence and experience with a focus on lifelong learning through horizontal and vertical articulation with an education, and between education and the world of work.” In this regard she spoke

Essequibo rice farmer falls to his death A 42-year-old rice farmer, Teeka Persaud, formerly of Sparta Village, Essequibo Coast, died on Saturday, two days after falling from his veranda, at his Sparta home. Persaud sustained abdominal injuries. According to medical reports, Persaud’s intestines were ruptured causing him to experience severe abdominal pains and massive internal bleeding, right up onto to the time of his death on Saturday.

Parbattie Persaud, the wife of the deceased, said from her Sparta home that shortly after 18:00 hours on Thursday her late husband Teeka Persaud was venturing to the upper stairs of his two flat house when he apparently slipped and fell downstairs on the concrete of his lower flat, being knocked unconscious. Mrs. Persaud added that after her husband fell she raised an alarm and relatives picked him up and carried him

inside the house where they tried to render first aid. Her husband only regained consciousness for a while, Mrs. Persaud said, but complained of experiencing severe abdominal pains. The following day, Mrs. Persaud said that she was forced to transport her husband to the Suddie Public Hospital because his condition was gradually worsening. At the Hospital, Mrs. Persaud said doctors proceeded

to perform a complete body scan before conducting a two-hour emergency operation. Mrs. Persaud further explained that a move was made to transport her husband to the Georgetown Public Hospital on Saturday.

A grieving Mrs. Persaud said that later that evening her husband died. Mr. Persaud is survived by his wife, Parbattie and three children, aged between 23 and 18. He is to be buried today.

TVET Director, Sydney Walters of the need for the Council to seek to lobby with partners in the private sector, NonGovernmental Organisations, and donor agencies. In this regard Nathoo said that UNESCO’s strategy for TVET integrates policy experiences, monitoring and evaluation, research, international dialogue and partnership. As such she noted that this integrated approach will be further enhanced based on the conclusions of the mid-term review of the strategy for TVET. This, she noted, will include the recommendations of the third International Congress on TVET known as the Shanghai Consensus and guided by the findings of the 2012 Education for All (EFA) global monitoring report.

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

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

19 Seater Pitbull. Bargain Price. Tel:641-8647

Professional and affordable landscaping and tree trimming services. Budram’s Landscaping ServicesCall:656-1326/678-0058 Repairs, sales & spares air conditioning, microwaves, washer, fridges & stoves. Ultra Cool, call:2259032,647-2943 For a free Gospel package text your complete name & address to 675-7292 We repair fridge, freezer, AC, washer, dryer call:2310655,683-8734 Omar Christmas cleaning: Power washing for homes & commercial buildings – Tel: 648-1544 Colour Printing Business Cards 250 - $7000, 500 - $9500 Postcard Flyers 2500 $35,000, 5000 - $50,000Tel:225-7560, 680-8218 Back/Front Colour Printing: BBQ Tickets 500 - $14,000, 1000 - $18,500. Tri-Fold Brochures 5000 - $75,000Tel:225-7560, 680-8218

TO LET 2 bedroom concrete bottom flat – $35,000 – excellent condition call: 660-1251, 2190310 Harmony Inn: Apartments fully furnished, airconditioned apartments: As low as $5000 per nightCall: 668-0306/ 602-8769/ 694-7817 Business place to rent @ Charlotte Street- Call:6911198 Fully furnished short term apartments, Eccles call: 679-7139 East Coast - $40,000, Kitty $120,000, Atlantic Gardens – US900, Providence –US1300 – Call Diana – 227-2256; 6269382

Fabric World – 140 Regent & Light St. for experienced cashier & salesgirls, apply in person with written application. ACCOUNTS CLERK, DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTS (ACCA), DACEASY EXPERIENCE AND RESIDING ON E.B.D. PREFERRED. Net Salary $60,000. Tel.: 602-0945 Sales girls: D. Singh and Son’s - Tel:226-0881, 2261316 Welders & fabricators , skilled machinists Apply: Technical Services Inc, 18-23 Eccles Industrial Site, Eccles, EBD. Cleaner’s, Diesel mechanics, Apply: Technical Services Inc, 18-23 Eccles Industrial Site Eccles, E.B.D. Vacancy exist for one experienced cosmetologist on the EBD ( Grove) Contact: Ms Rashrie call:652-5800 One internal auditor 30-40 years – CAT Level “11” – Apply to: 147 Durbana Square Lamaha Gardens. Hire car driver – 611-1018, 2315554 Trainee refrigeration/Ac technician – Tel:231-0655/6838734 1 Qualified cook – Requirements: Carnegie Certificate; in cooking & baking; food handlers certificate – Contact:223-0595 1 Handy man; police clearance & 2 passport photos - $18,000 weekly – Contact: 223-0595 Secretary – Written application to Shakoor’s Seafoods, 80 Industrial Site, Eccles EBD. Highly motivated individuals needed for sales & leadership training program; earn as you learn - $50,000 call:680-8218/ 225-7560 FOR SALE/RENT American Pool Table - Call: 277-0578

2007 Toyota ‘BB’ $2.5M, 2007 Rav4 $6.4M, Spacio $2.1M, Premio $2.5M. vehicles fully loaded- Call: 617-2891 2- 2007 Toyota AvensisCall:698-0674

2 bedrooms apartment on ECD – Tel:693-1636 SALON Make Up Courses, Artist Trained & Certified in Trinidad. Call: 660-5257, 647-1773

VEHICLE FOR SALE Ford F150, Extra Cab with back cover automatic – Contact: 645-5596. Toyota Premio $2.5M negotiable; Toyota Carina AT212, 2M negotiable, both fully loaded and unregistered – Tel:226-5473 (Must see!) Fully reconditioned stick gear and automatic pitbull and 1RZ Mini-buses. Tel: 6418647

1 AT192 - $650,000 – Tel:6897681 AT192, 212, Allion, Premio, Audi, BNN RZ mini buses, AT170, Marino. Cash or terms- Call:680-3154 We buy & sell vehicles for cash, also parts available & 30 seater buses; Extra Cab pickups; 2006 TacomaCall:680-3154 One Madza Axela PPP series – Price negotiable – Contact:668-4135/771-5403 1 Toyota Hilux single cab. Excellent condition, first owner- Call:657-3707 ALYEA’S AUTO SALE: PREMIO 2004/2003. ALL PRICES ARE NEG. 40 CROAL STREET STABROEK- TEL:2317284/622-3823 One registered NZE Corolla – call:652-3820; 665-4529 NXR 150cc Dirt Bike for parts – Tel:695-7595 1 Toyota – IST, Fun cargo, AT192, AT212 Ceres, Hilux D4D pick up, Tundra Tel:6445096,697-1453 1- Spacio PPP series; reasonable price, excellent condition – Call:652-0709, 268-3572 1 Suzuki Vitara Jeep; immaculate condition; fully Powered- Tel:694-6027 ( Price negotiable) Glanza V, Turbo, HKS super flow exhaust PPP series, manual – Contact: 638-8599. 1 Leyland DAF GNN 2131. Price $3.8M negotiableCall:259-1370/650-3447 2002 Honda fit, 1 owner, pearl white, Areo, fogs, AC, CD, Remote Start - $1,950,000 – (negotiable) – Tel:613-4617 Smart Choice Auto: Premio, Allion, IST, Runx, FielderCall:652-3820/665-4529 2 Toyota Tundra F150, Suzuki sports car, Chevy express van- Call:227-8519/653-4287 (owner leaving)

Fully furnished Vacation home with all amenities- Call during working hours- 2271218

One bedroom unfurnished apartment Grove New Housing Scheme EBD – Call:642-1956 ( After 6PM)

For sale, 212 PMM – Tel: 6442489

Tuesday October 22, 2013

FOR SALE LARGE QUANTITIES OF HIGH PURITY MERCURY (QUICK SILVER) 99.99995% PURITY $19,000 PER POUND CALL: 592-227-4754. Spare for washing machine, microwaves,fridges, stoves, timers, gearbox, pumps, etc call:225-9032,647-2943

PROPERTY FOR SALE

Potting Soil and quality cow mould- Call: 656-1326/678-0058

Property for sale- Call:6275416

LG DP122 DVD player with USB recording $10,000 Call:600-3038, 611-3038

One –Two storey business property (transported) @ Brickery public road, E.B.DCall: 660-8128

1 CBR 600cc 2004 model, excellent condition- Call:2663966/669-5401

VERSAILLES: Furnished 5 bedrooms, self-contained rooms, modern facilities, generator, beautiful landscape, gated community- Call:592-6248704/592-684-9203 Best Village, V/E/Hoop, WCD – 3 bedroom 2 storey wooden/concrete house on 300’x43’ Ft transported land, $9.5M negotiable – Tel:6270289 Prime 2-storey concrete building 80x23, 6 bedrooms, 2 master bedrooms @ Leonora next to Primary School – call: 652-0709, 268-3572 Two storey building 172 Parafield Leonara WCD – Call:227-7675, 619-3503 1 New 20x40 2 storey 3 bedrooms concrete house in La Parfaite Harmonie WBD $8 Million - Tel:638-5778 One (1) 2- storey 5 bedrooms recently built house, $25M; Mon Repos E.C.D ( Transported) – Tel:6179316,220-0818, 651-0744 Kitty - $30M, Section K $39M, Queenstown -$23M, Duncan Street -$38M – Call Diana: 227-2256; 626-9382 House to rent/ Property for sale – Tel:687-3017 Prime Property for sale – Light Street, Alberttown – Contact:639-3619, 619-7299

One Toyota minibus BJJ series-Call:678-5887, 6507354, 619-0007

LEARN TO DRIVE

Axio -$2.9M, Premio - $2.6M, Spacio registered PRR $2.2M; Trade- in available for Axio – Tel:697-0294

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

Tundra ‘Woman Driven’ Tel:627-1983 One circular sofa, one recliner, one toilet bowl, one fridge/freezer, one single metal bed frame – Call:6233231 Sorrels for sale; any quantity – Call:638-4879 753 Bobcat, cement mixer, 35KVA generator air compressor – Call:681-2761

FOR SALE Ford F150 spare parts, new and used- Call:685-2584 Airless paint sprayer, generators, welding sets, air compressors, wet & dry vacuum, Robin grasscutterCall:227-8519/653-4287 Pitbull pups fully vaccinated - Call Johnny: 628-9884 2 power washers, tools, electric guitars, music sets & speakers (lots more items)Call:227-8519/653-4287 Pork wholesale only $300 per LB- Call:266-2711/6094594 WHOLE SALE PLUCK CHICKEN- CALL:6760931 Pure bred German Shepherd puppies, fully vaccinated and de-wormed- Call:6822148/655-8674 Honda welders; 270 amps – 15,000 watts generator – Tel:611-5114/220-4495 Live/pluck chicken-Call:6504421/220-9203 Diving Suits- Call:265-3449/ 613-5158

Games PS2 $900, PSP $900, X-Box 360 $2600 & PS3 $2600- Call:672-2566

Tibetian terrior pups. Tel: 619-6086/699-7077

Original Games- Call:6722566

One Ford 8210, Tractor $4M – Contact: 648-9940

Energy saver bulbs/ power tools- Call:680-6374 New 06 Tacoma lights front/ rear- Call:641-1127 1 going sawmill with new equipment, customers, land space, ideal for exporting containers; side to Public Rd – Tel:624-8683 10 weeks white/blue gray pitbull pups fully vaccinated – call:616-8131 1 Isuza Canter truck – Tel: 666-7734; 611-2706 1 – Lincon generator welder – 220 amps, 1- heavy duty drill press, 1 jack hammer, contact: 612-8879; 678-2918 Houses and house lots starting from $10,000,000 upward – contact:223-8479, 647-3768 2 Ice machine, 1 smoothe machine, small fridges – Tel:231-0655, 683-8734. Large Quantity of merchandise from 6 stalls in kitty market, plus some household furniture – Contact Rafman: 231-4678

LAND FOR SALE Prime business land for sale by owner – 120x40 – Contact:225-1831 Double lots located at 5 Rosetta, Canal #2, W.B.D. Price $10M neg- Call: 689-3413 Parfaite Harmonie - $1.2M – Call: 675-7292 Are you selling your land in Parfaite Harmonie? – Call:675-7292 1500 Acres of land – Contains rice & cane cultivation, machinery & a 4 storey house & cattle – Contact:223-8479; 647-3768; www.spaceseek.gy 10 Acres land at Long Creek – Contact:699-3723 Business land for sale Soesdyke Linden HighwayPlease Call:678-7355 (Continued on page 23)

Tuesday October 22, 2013

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PPP/C lauds CCJ ruling on Shanique Myrie The People’s Progressive Party Civic is optimistic of the unprecedented Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling on Shanique Myrie that paves the way for CARICOM nationals to have redress against signatory Countries who are in breach its bilateral treaty to have hassle free movement to and from its collective countries. Member of Parliament Bibi Shadick yesterday in a PPP/C press conference, held at the party’s headquarters, Freedom House, said that the party “welcomes the decision recently handed down by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the case of Shanique Samantha Myrie versus the State of Barbados. “We view this case as indeed ground-breaking as well as a watershed event for every Guyanese and indeed all Caribbean people. This decision addressees, resolves and gives guidance on many issues of crucial importance to the Caribbean region.” The Shanique Myrie saga reportedly started when she travelled to Barbados and was stopped by Immigration officers. She claimed that she was subjected to a cavity search, and was inhumanly treated while she was detained; she was then deported the next day. Myrie then took the Barbadian Government to the CCJ citing that she was discriminated against because of her nationality. “Myrie wanted the CCJ to determine the minimum standard of treatment for CARICOM citizens moving within the region under the

Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas.” The Barbadian Government claimed that the woman was lying. It stated that she never received that treatment from the Barbadian Immigration officials. The CCJ however ruled in her favour “the Court declared that the Barbados Government breached Myrie’s right to enter the country under article 5 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas.” According to Shadick the ruling “dissipates the doubts which hitherto existed regarding whether the CCJ has the intellectual integrity and institutional independence to replace her majesty’s Privy Council as the regions final court of appeal and it demonstrates beyond doubt the importance of having a judicial forum to interpret and resolve the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas and other treaties executed among and between member states of CARICOM and matters arising there from.” The MP articulated that “the Shanique Myrie decision has comprehensively addressed and in our view settled the question of the freedom of CARCIOM nationals to travel unhindered and hassle free within the CARICOM region. “Guyanese have been complaining for years about the ill treatment, unlawful detention and illegal rejection to which they have been subject at airports throughout the region and in particular the Grantley Adams Airport in Barbados, these were the exact allegations made by Shanique Myrie, a Jamaican National against Barbadian immigration

authorities at the Grantley Adams International Airport. “These allegations were found to be factual by the court and declared to be illegal and contrary to both the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas as well as a decision of the heads of Government made in 2008; which allows for hassle free and unimpeded travel of CARICOM nationals in the region.” Shadick emphasized that “the findings of fact in relation to the conduct of Barbadian immigration authorities in Myrie’s case corroborates as well as vindicates the similar complaints which Guyanese citizens have made against those very officials for several years. We sincerely hope that these unlawful practices will now cease, in this regard we are encouraged by certain disclosers made on the issue by the Barbadian Foreign Minister in a recent trip to Guyana. Shadick said that “the CCJ spoke of the importance of building community law and ruled that the community law must take precedence over domestic law in the Caribbean. Perhaps of even greater significance is that the decisions taken by the Caribbean heads of Government are enforceable as community law in the region. “The PPP believes that these are all concepts and principles which will advance regional integration from which every Guyanese and indeed every CARCIOM national will benefit.”

Wilson’s Broken Window Theory...

From page 8 from Author Malcolm Gladwell in his book called “The Tipping Point”. He examined the New York City crime fight of the nineties and underlined the fact that crime is contagious. He noted that it can start with a broken window and soon spread through an entire community. It’s the same principle Jesus teaches in Luke 16:10 when he reasoned; “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.” The problem corrected at its base form will alleviate the grander of its evils. This Broken Window Theory is asking us to eliminate the touting, the public drinking, the noise nuisance, the “hot plate” driving, the illegal rubbish dumping, the public swearing, illegal vending, the loitering and any such malpractice that compromises the sense of public safety and

public order. Eliminate the environment of lawlessness and you would immunize us from the criminal epidemic we are now experiencing. This proposal would call for drastic changes in the culture of policing in our country. We need more foot patrols with a ticketing system fully enforced and some of the powers of arrest removed from our officers. For example: if a police officer observes someone touting at the bus park, he simply writes him a ticket for $1000 and sends him on his way. Why such a low amount? It’s the amount that would be paid in any instance. We should not blind ourselves to the broken pane of corrupt police officers. I am merely attempting to align the discussion in the direction I believe shows most promise in arresting Guyana’s runaway crime train. We have been focusing for too long on the branches of the wild bushes and largely ignoring the forest roots that criminals sprouted from, much

to our own peril. This is the kind of reform I am anticipating from our commissioner of police in his promise to take back the streets. Keniemo Alphonso

EDUCATIONAL Private tutor – teaching, reading, writing, grammar at home – Tel:696-7467 Institute Academic Supremacy; East Street, 4 building before Balwant Singh Hospital – Forms 1-5, CXC, adults/classes – Call:226-8468, 690-5008

(From page 22) FOR RENT PRIME BUSINESS SPOT LOCATED AT 251 THOMAS STREET LOTS OF LAND SPACE PLUS BUILDINGTHEREON.TEL: 683-4803. WANTED One three bedrooms house to rent- Call:617-4055 Porters to work in Grocery stall, Stabroek marketTel:226-9800/683-9500 1 Handy Man, 1 Small Engine Mechanic 3yrs experiencecall: 233-2408. Office Clerk: CXC English/ Mathematics- Call:225-0188/ 225-6070

WANTED One domestic, live in & live out babysitter from 12pm8pm- Call:225-4492 Security guards to work with mining firm- Call:642-7963/ 226-9768 1 Plot of land to buy in Parfaite Harmonie – call:6757292 1 Plot of land to buy in Eccles & Herstelling - $3M offer – Call:675-7292

Two guards for a marine company; one manager for a mining company. Attractive salaries. Call 223-7165; 2268645; 223-5180

One domestic cleaner to work- 3 days a week call: 6130836; 10am-5pm, between Cove & John to Unity ECD.

One domestic to work in the East Bank Area – Tel:6144358

Female worker needed, 3 CXC subject or sound secondary education- Call:612-1595

One experienced attractive waitress – 18-25yrs. One experienced cook – 25-50yrs; boarding & lodging free, $50,000 monthly – Tel No :6105043 Experienced sales representatives: Wieting & Richter Ltd.

One Mechanic must know to repair Cummings and Perkins engine – Contact: 681-6044

Labourers & Porters: Apply Wieting & Richter Ltd. One general domestic to work EBD area ( Must have a Christian background) – Tel:695-3951

2- Waitresses & 2 – Bartenders – call:698-0977/ 679-5112

One gardener; contact M. Vieira Houston Estate or call: 623-1202 A Cosmetologist/helper is required – call:223-5451, 2274799 2 Night guards – Tel: 6667734; 611-2706 General Domestic for East Bank Location to work 3 times per week – Call:650-3680, 6432090 Cleaners, driver, canter, porter – must be from the West Coast Dem – Call: 684-8231 ( Preferably from W.C.D) General LABOURER, C A R P E N T E R S , GARDENER, security guards to CARE FOR DOGS, Land of Canaan location, 266-4427 GREENHEART AND PURPLE HEART LUMBER – TEL: 653-9752

One experienced welder Contact: 681-6044 One gasoline mechanic must know to fix Rz Hilux, etc – Contact: 681-6044

House and shop to rent at 66 Broad Street Georgetown – Tel:225-8305,661-7527 Business spots to rent; Vr e e d - E n - H o o p P u b l i c Road – Tel:671-9035, 6701999 3 Hair station, 1 pedicure station, 1 nail station in fully furnished salon with AC @ Middle Rd La Penitence – call: 686-8223, 662-2938 Bouncy castles, inflatable pools, costume characters, gazebos, unbeatable prices – Tel:645-2580 Commercial office space – Contact:223-8479, 647-3768; www.spaceseek.gy Houses & apartments in Kitty, Ogle, Alberttown, Shamrock Gardens, Prashad Nagar, Queenstown etc – Contact:223-8479; 647-3768 www.spaceseek.gy Fully furnished apartment in Nandy Park, suitable for a single person or couple- Call: 619-4824 for further information. Short term furnished apartment – Tel:687-3017

One welder – age 18-25yrs; gas & Arc welding 21 Broad Street Charlestown GT – Call:225-2835, 643-9125 Live in waitress- Call:6439007/ 697-2978 Experienced dispatchers & drivers @ Princess HotelCall:265-7076/616-5419 Attractive live in waitressCall:327-0252/674-4665 Contract cars- Contact City Taxi Service- 660-1100/2267150 3 Barbers: Address: 1 Smyth & Durban St, Werk-en-Rust: Call: 674-8555 SECURITY GUARD WITH POLICE CLEARANCE AND EXPERIENCE WITH WEAPONS & WATCHMAN FOR NIGHTS. ALSO E X P E R I E N C E D SALESGIRL – TEL:2318529 Attractive live in waitress Call:228-5129

Learn any language fast – Tel: 695-7595

6 weeks pitbull pups; dewormed & fully vaccinated – Tel:642-4164

CXC/CAPE classes for students and adults. Highly qualified teachers & CXC examiners – Call:683-3887

One domestic; age 30-45 – Call: 614-2312( Call between 8:00am-4:00pm)

TOUR Suriname Diwali Tour 2nd – 5th November and 28th – 1st December –Tel: 644-0185, 6392663, 665-5171, 227-8290. Shiba Kaleto Resort (Rock Stone) – Welcome you to come and enjoy your camping for Fish Festival – Call:618-4499 Fish Festival Day Trip – 26th & 27th October – return $4,000 Call:644-0185; 639-2663; 6655171; 227-8290 CAR RENTAL Premio, vitz call: 679-7139 Dolly’s Car Rental- Call: 2257126/ 226-3693dollysautorental@yahoo.com/ www.dollysautorental.com Aidan’s Car Rental & PickupCall: 645-7981/ 698-7807 First Choice Car Rental: Cars as low as $5,000 per day- Call:668-0306/6947817/225-6337 Wings Car Rental- Call: 6874116

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Slain house thief died from perforation of the heart The mother of an Alness, Corentyne man who was shot dead by police last Friday at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara has dismissed trying to seek justice for him. The woman, who is a member of the Guyana Police Force, believes that seeking justice is a waste of time, since she is convinced that the Guyana Police Force will do everything to cover up any wrongdoing on the part of its ranks. Delon Hawker, 29, was fatally shot during a confrontation with the police at Dundee, Mahaicony on Friday, after he and an accomplice had raided the home of a minibus operator and his wife a few miles away. “I am not planning to fight fire with fire.” A post mortem examination performed on the body of Delon Hawker by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh gave the cause of death as perforation of the heart and lungs due to gunshot injuries. The grieving mother admitted that her son was jailed for seven years after a gun and a quantity of marijuana were found in the yard where he once lived. He was released from prison last March. The woman refused to believe what the police said happened on Friday. “They say that my son shoot at them. If the police and the thieves were in a shootout, why the police

Delon Hawker weren't injured? Why my son was only shot once?” The woman explained that her son left home to come to the city around 09:00hrs last Friday to “look after he ID card because he wanted to go and get his licence.” However, Hawker's sister had told this newspaper that he left his home after telling relatives that he was going to the R. Kelly show at the National Stadium, Providence. According to information, the 29-year-old man of Alness Village, Corentyne, Berbice was shot dead by police when he tried to exit a route 50 minibus minutes after he allegedly fled from the house he and an accomplice had raided. Police said that they recovered a bag containing

items stolen from the house. The police also claimed that they recovered two weapons after the confrontation. Hawker's accomplice managed to escape into the Dundee backlands after eluding a massive search party, comprising police ranks and concerned villagers. Police had detained a man they believed was the accomplice, hours after the fatal shooting. However, that man, Julian Harte, was released yesterday without being placed on an identification parade, after his alibi was checked out. The man had claimed that he was heading home from work at a construction site at Weldaad, West Coast Berbice when he was apprehended by police in a minibus.

High Court grants girl, 15 ... From page 13 by the 15-year-old who wanted her union to be legalized. A petition along with a sworn affidavit was submitted to the High Court. With the evidence of the child and her parents, the court permitted the teen to marry her 38-yearold husband. Zafar said that the marriage is permitted under Section 31 of the Marriage Act which allows the teen to be married by virtue of court order, since she is under- age. He said that the young woman then applied for a mar-

riage licence number which was further granted as a result of the court order. The couple was later wedded, legally, on October 11 at Parika. However, Majeed is still before the Vreed-en-Hoop court on the rape charge. The matter was called before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo yesterday and was adjourned to November 26, for a way forward on the unusual case. Zafar brought up the fact of the 15-year-old's petition and the couple's subsequent marriage, before requesting to

have the 15-year-old as a defence witness. The prosecution however, objected to the request and the court supported the objection. The court ordered that the teen could not serve as a defence witness, since she is now a complete witness for the prosecution. However moves are in the making to have the case dropped against the 38-yearold since the couple is now legally married, the union was blessed by the teen's parents and a child is now on the way.

US Banks start severing ties ... From page 6 the A Partnership For National Unity (APNU), David Granger. Making it clear that work on the bill is critical and must continue, the MP said that she decided to postpone the meeting for 24 hours in response to the APNU’s request. “I expect that the gravity of the situation will compel all members of the PSSC to attend the rescheduled meeting.” The official insisted that the quorum of a Parliamentary

committee is three members with many meetings were held in the “Ninth Parliament and also in this present Parliament with either side having less than the requisite numbers.” President Donald Ramotar was set to meet with the Opposition Leader yesterday on the Bills. “The Government members have indicated that they remain convinced that today’s Committee meeting could have proceeded with the three Government

members and the other APNU members, Mr. Basil Williams and Mr. Carl Greenidge.” According to Teixeira, crucial time was lost at the August 5 meeting when the Opposition, by majority vote, adjourned the Committee meeting to October. “The request for the postponement (yesterday) again indicates that the opposition seems to have scant interest in concluding and or supporting this Bill.”

Tuesday October 22, 2013

Destruction of farm lands at Timehri ...

Agriculture Minister says it’s out of his hands Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy yesterday said that the issues surrounding the destruction of several acres of farm lands by Chinese workers from the China Harbour Engineering Company currently undertaking the Cheddi Jagan International Airport extension project, were out of his hands. Two Fridays ago the Chinese workers destroyed several acres of crops belonging to farmers at Timehri. The crops were said to be worth millions of dollars. After the incident the Minister had expressed dismay at the reports. Yesterday the Minister said that he was told that the farmers had several notices served on them before the workers came to the area. Ramsammy told Kaieteur News that from what he was told the farmers were “squatting” on the land and once that’s the case they cannot remain there. “If they are squatting then told to leave the land, you cannot put permanent crops there,” the minister said. He urged the farmers to recognize that they were squatting and at some point in time they would have had to move. Efforts yesterday to contact Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn to solicit a comment proved futile. This newspaper was told that the workers came with excavators to level the

land, but residents protested. The workers eventually called in the police who instructed the residents to remove. The workers returned the following morning and began excavating the area. Steven Edwards, a father of five, was in tears when he said that he had been farming at the location for more than 18 years. Edwards said that several other elders from the community who had cleared away the forest areas, had begun farming there. The man said that his entire eight acres of crops that included eddoes, sweet potatoes, pears, bananas and coconuts were destroyed. Edwards had told Kaieteur News that while he’s not against development in the country, the government should have thought about the problems which would have been associated with the project. “The government just come and decides that we have to move…Move and go where? I farming here for 18 years…working hard to maintain my family and just like that everything is destroyed.” Another farmer, Royston Holder, told Kaieteur News that he has been in the area for almost 16 years. Holder plants eddoes, coconuts and other “cash crops”. He too was in tears as he spoke to Kaieteur News. Holder said that since the government is insisting that they move they should make preparations for them to farm elsewhere.

“They want us to move but them not saying where we going to go…I’m a Guyanese and I can’t go to China and do what these Chinese people doing to we,” Holder said. This new development would definitely send a distasteful message to the Caribbean States which participated in the recent week-long activities at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture. Recently Public Works Minister Robeson Benn said that some 70 house lots are being sought for Timehri North residents, who are in the immediate path of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) extension project. Benn had stated that the housing process is being facilitated by the CJIA. He said that airport officials and the Public Works Ministry have already written to the Housing Ministry for 70 house lots which would be given to those persons immediately affected by the airport’s extension. Back in April the authorities at the country’s only International Airport were stymied by the decision of the National Assembly to cut funding for its extension plan by $5.3 billion and were uncertain about the status of the project. The Opposition, in effecting the budget cut, had argued that the government has been less than transparent on the extension plan for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).

“Picture boy’ trial continues Deputy Superintendent Alwin Wilson and Assistant Superintendent Michael Kingston were both called as witnesses when the murder trial for Cyon Collier also known as “Picture Boy” continued yesterday. Collier is accused of killing brothers, Ray Walcott and Carl Andrews, on September 23, 2006, at the Victoria Four Corner, East Coast Demerara. The matter is currently being heard

before Justice Navindra Singh. Senior State Prosecutor Judith Mursalin is presenting the case, while Collier is being represented by Attorney at Law Lyndon Amsterdam. The two officers testified yesterday as a voir dire (trial within a trial) commenced. This is done in the absence of the jury. The voir dire is being conducted to determine the admissibility of certain

Three hospitalised Three persons were rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital, Monday afternoon, after the car that was transporting them was hit by a man, who was said to be driving a Canter. The three persons included the car driver, and a five-year-old pupil of the Adventure Nursery School. One of the three persons is said to be critical. According to reports

emerging from the Adventure area around 2:30 pm Monday afternoon, the car was exiting the Sandpit area unto the Adventure Public road, when a Canter which was proceeding north along the Adventure Public road collided with the car, which then ended in a nearby trench. The police were later summoned to the scene and investigations into the recent accident are continuing.

statements pertaining to the case. At the close of the session yesterday Kingston was still being cross examined by counsel Amsterdam. The matter is due to be continued today. On Friday the prosecution called two witnesses as the trial commenced. The first witness Geoffrey Andrews, the father of the victims, was called to the witness box. According to the father, he received a telephone call on the day of the incident and went to the area where he saw his sons lying in a pool of blood. He went on to state that on September 25, 2006 at the Georgetown Public Hospital, he identified the bodies. The second witness was Patrick Knights. Last December, Collier was ordered to face a retrial after the 22-day murder trial concluded with a hung jury. The matter was previously brought before Justice Diana Insanally.

Tuesday October 22, 2013

Kaieteur News

Opposition Senator presses for answers on pension issues

(Jamaica Observer) Opposition Senator Robert ‘Bobby’ Montague is to seek answers from the Ministry of Finance as to the “longest period any individual has had to wait in order to receive their pension”, following failure to get answers in the Senate on Friday. The senator, in questions posed to Foreign Affairs Minister and Leader of Government Business in the Senate AJ Nicholson, wanted to know, among other things, the number of persons in receipt of government pensions, the total amount spent by the government on pensions in the last financial year, the number of retired persons who are awaiting their pensions and the longest period any individual has had to wait in order to receive their pension. Providing the responses on Friday, Senator Nicholson said there are approximately 33,000 pensioners in receipt of a pension from the Accountant General’s Department with approximately 1,000 pensioners being paid by parish/council or local authorities and approximately 300 pensioners being paid by

statutory bodies. He also said the Government spent $22.59 billion on pensions for the financial year ended in March this year. The foreign affairs minister told the Senate that as at September 30 this year there were approximately 2,090 pension cases at varying stages of the pension process at the Ministry of Finance and Planning. “It should be noted that in over 90 per cent of these cases approval have been granted for the individual to receive an advance on payment or an advance is being processed. The advance represents 70 per cent of the benefit before finalisation of the benefit,” Senator Nicholson said. He told the Senate that as at September, there were approximately 359 people awaiting payment by the Accountant General’s Department. Senator Nicholson also said there are other payments awaiting finalisation, for example, estate payments that are awaiting the production of probated wills or letters of administration. In answering the question of the longest an individual has had to wait he said the ministry was committed to completing the process of award of a pension within four months of receiving complete and accurate documentation in order to facilitate payment. This answer, however, was not satisfactory to Montague. “Question number five, the Minister gave a lot of information but did not answer the question,” Senator Montague said. “Out of 33,000 how is he to know, don’t ask rubbish,” was the quick rejoinder from Government Senator KD Knight. “Mr President, I think we need to call the National Solid Waste Management

Authority to deal with Senator Knight,” Senator Montague retorted before repeating his question. Said Nicholson, “the Senator knows as all Senators do that when questions are asked... concerning issues which don’t come from our ministries, we have to ask other ministries so the answers that you see here are not answers developed by me and the question you have asked this is the only way they see that they could have answered the question”. “There is a rule that answers that can be gleaned by other means shouldn’t really come to the Senate,” he added. “That question that has been asked makes absolutely no sense. What is required is that the ministry must examine the 33,000 and then determine which one took the longest time?” Senator Knight persisted. “Only God would answer it,” Justice Minister Senator Mark Golding said in a sotto voce remark eliciting chuckles. The issue prompted the President of the Senate Floyd Morris to intervene. “Write the minister of finance to get the particular because at this point in time the minister would not be able to provide that answer to you or you can choose to write some follow-up questions,” he advised. But Senator Nicholson is of the opinion that “there is no earthly way the present Ministry of Finance could answer that question”. “It is not possible; it happened in 1946, you really believe that information is at hand anywhere in the archives? With the greatest of respect I would prefer if you ask the Minister to take your advice to write to the ministry,” he said.

(Barbados Nation) Corrupt officers in the Royal Barbados Police Force need to resign their posts or acting Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith will be coming after them. Griffith sounded the warning as he addressed an awards ceremony for 192 long-serving members of the force Sunday at Solidarity House, Harmony Hall, St Michael. “You who have

contributed 30 years or more in dedicated service, need to encourage the younger members of the force in a similar path to always give of their best to the organization,” he said. “It is also your responsibility to do all in your power to eradicate those small pockets of persons whose conduct has been unethical and at times, downright corrupt.” Griffith said it was no

secret who were the guilty officers in the force. “I know these persons, you know those persons and they know who they are. They should do the right thing and bow out, but I will be doing all in my power to rid this organization of them. “You also need to do all in your power to assist in ridding the force of them as they sully the reputation of an otherwise great organization,” he said.

Opposition Senator Robert Montague

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Tuesday October 22, 2013

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PPP/C wants Opposition support in the National Assembly As Guyana moves into a new session of Parliamentary sittings, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic [PPP/ C], hopes that the Opposition will cease their modus operandi of the last two years of trivializing the National Assembly to a forum for executing petty political vendettas, engaging in political horse-trading, committing unconstitutional wrongs and embarking on a whole host of ego-inspired endeavours. This is according to Home Affairs Minister and General Secretary of the PPP/C Clement Rohee. Rohee, during a press briefing held yesterday at Freedom House on Robb Street, expressed his sentiments on what he saw as the non support by the opposition. This is happening even as the government wants to

advance Guyana’s agenda and welfare in Parliament. “The PPP hopes that the Opposition in this session will adopt positions that will render paramount the welfare of Guyana and every Guyanese and that they will conduct themselves in the manner contemplated by the Constitution and will abide by universal parliamentary and democratic practices and traditions.” Rohee said that the ruling party wants the opposition “to move away from actions such as withholding their support for pivotal crimefighting and other legislation, which are not only important for the Guyanese people but are imperative for Guyana to discharge its international obligations. “We hope that the persecution of Government Ministers by way of unlawful and unconstitutional motions

of no-confidence will not reoccur; that national developmental projects will be supported and that the unconstitutional and inexplicable cutting of National Budgets will cease.” T h e H o m e Aff a i r s Minister added, “It is our expectation that these unconstitutional, undemocratic and antinationalistic postures and practices will be replaced with constructive engagements and dialogue and that the Opposition will put forward its alternative plan for the development of Guyana. “We note that in all the shenanigans over the last two years in the National Assembly, the Opposition has failed to bring forth a singular proposal, in any form or fashion, which will redound to the benefit of Guyana or our citizens.”

The education sector is in a better position today to yield exceptional results, a state of affairs which is premised on the move by the Education Ministry to ensure that more teachers are produced with an advanced level of qualification. This observation was recently made by President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Colin Bynoe, who was at the time alluding to the decrease in the timeframe in which teachers are now able to complete the Bachelors of Art in Education (B.Ed) at the University of Guyana (UG). Previously, completing the programme spanned a period of seven years but according to Project Coordinator of the Guyana Improving Teacher Education Project (GITEP), Mr Tota Mangar, the programme has since been reduced to four years. This, according to him, would translate to the trainee teachers undertaking two years of the Associate Degree in Education (ADE) programme at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) and another two years to complete the B.Ed at UG. This therefore means that teachers will no longer be

vying for the Class One, Grade One Certificate but rather they would be moving to an advanced stage which, according to Bynoe, will enable them to secure a degree in a short period. “This means that more teachers could be getting into the classroom with a higher level of training than what was obtained years ago,” said Bynoe, who is confident that the outcome of such a tactic will realise only good results for the education sector. “I envisage this will help to make the output (of the school system) much better,” asserted the GTU President even as he noted that there is need to direct more attention to Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. “There was so much focus on that back in the day but if we get those things right there will be no more problem. It is believed that the primary schools are not properly preparing children for the secondary schools,” said Bynoe. “The basic problem is that too many of our children are reaching third and fourth forms without knowing to read. We need to make sure we correct that.” The strategic move by the Ministry to have more highly

qualified teachers in the classroom is a laudable one, he added. He however cautioned that the anticipated results will only be realised if the newly qualified teachers are properly mentored and they embrace enthusiasm and dedication for the teaching career. The start of the ongoing academic year saw UG accepting its first batch of ADE graduates from CPCE into its B.Ed programme. In 2011the Education Ministry through GITEP made the decision to introduce a twoyear ADE programme at CPCE which is so designed to allow students to move directly onto UG to complete the third and fourth years of the B.Ed programme. However, although the avenue is available for teachers to complete training in a shorter period, Mangar noted that teachers are not obligated to proceed to UG immediately after completing the ADE. “Teachers can go back into the school system after completing the Associate Degree or if they want, they can continue the training...the option is there for them to choose,” said Mangar.

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Obama speaks to France’s Hollande about spying reports (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama spoke to French President Francois Hollande yesterday about press reports disclosing alleged large-scale American spying on French citizens, the White House said in a statement. “The president and President Hollande discussed recent disclosures in the press - some of which have distorted our activities and some of which raise legitimate questions for our friends and allies about how these capabilities are employed,” the White House said. “The president (Obama) made clear that the United States has begun to review the way that we gather intelligence, so that we properly balance the legitimate security concerns of our citizens and allies with the privacy concerns that all people share.” The two men agreed that their countries should continue to discuss the issue through diplomatic channels, it said. Le Monde newspaper had earlier reported that France summoned the U.S. ambassador yesterday to

protest allegations about large-scale spying on French citizens by the U.S. National Security Agency. The allegations that the agency was collecting tens of thousands of French telephone records risked turning into a diplomatic row just as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Paris for the start of a European tour over Syria. “I have immediately summoned the U.S. ambassador and he will be received this morning at the Quai d’Orsay (the French Foreign Ministry),” French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters on the sidelines of an EU meeting in Luxembourg. Earlier, France’s interior minister, Manuel Valls, said Le Monde’s revelations that 70.3 million pieces of French telephone data were recorded by the NSA between Dec 10, 2012 and Jan 8, 2013 were “shocking.” “If an allied country spies on France or spies on other European countries, that’s totally unacceptable,” Valls told Europe 1 radio. U.S. Ambassador to France Charles Rivkin declined immediate comment

(Reuters) - Bangladesh’s main opposition party yesterday refused a request from the prime minister to form an all-party government to oversee upcoming elections, setting the stage for a showdown this week that could delay or even derail the polls altogether. The tension is a fresh threat to the poverty-stricken country’s garment export industry which has already been rocked by a string of deadly factory accidents over the past year. The ruling Awami League in 2011 scrapped a “caretaker government” system - whereby neutral leaders take over three months before elections and oversee polls - and is now refusing to step down by October 24, as should have happened ahead of elections due

to be held by January. Last week, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought to defuse the crisis, offering the formation of an all-party government to see through the elections with her staying head of government. Khaleda Zia, head of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), instead proposed a 10-member caretaker government. “(Hasina’s) proposal showed more concern about the date of elections rather than who would lead the government,” Khaleda said. The BNP said its supporters would whip up nationwide strikes that are likely to be bloody if the government does not relinquish power. It is also threatening to boycott the elections.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on reports that he had been called in by the French foreign ministry but stressed that U.S.-French ties were close. “This relationship on a military, intelligence, special forces ... level is the best it’s been in a generation,” Rivkin told Reuters as Kerry arrived in Paris. In July, Paris prosecutors opened preliminary inquiries into the NSA’s program, known as Prism, after Germany’s Der Spiegel and Britain’s The Guardian revealed wide-scale spying by the agency leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

Bangladesh heads for ‘total deadlock’ ahead of scheduled polls

Former military ruler Hussain Ershad, chairman of the Jatio Party, a ruling coalition partner, said it would not participate in the election if the BNP did not take part, as the election would not be seen as credible at home or abroad. (Credit: Reuters/Andrew Biraj)

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Tuesday October 22, 2013

Regional leaders call for enhanced disaster management Kingston, Jamaica — Leaders from 22 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have committed to further enhance regional cooperation in disaster preparedness and humanitarian response during a United Nationssupported meeting hosted in Kingston by the government of Jamaica. “Millions of people are affected every year by floods, earthquakes and hurricanes, as well as the impact of rapid urbanization and climate change,” said UN UnderSecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos, who participated in the annual forum. “Jamaica and other countries have made great strides by strengthening legal frameworks, promoting risk reduction strategies, and improving emergency preparedness and response systems. This has made a real difference on the ground,” she added. The three-day meeting, which was supported by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and concluded on Friday, was

UN official Valerie Amos aimed at improving humanitarian coordination mechanisms through building stronger collaboration between governments and the humanitarian community. Regional leaders and representatives from humanitarian agencies adopted a Plan of Action to support countries and regional organizations in partnership with civil society and the private sector, to strengthen early warning systems, preparedness and response across the region. They also agreed to

support the establishment of a Regional Logistics Centre for Humanitarian Assistance for the Americas in Panama, and a sub-regional hub in Jamaica, to allow for greater efficiency and management of regional and international humanitarian supplies and for fast and effective delivery of assistance in disaster situations in the region. “We agreed that to meet the challenges of humanitarian crises we need to use communications technology, use the experience of the corporate sector, and better engage with communities themselves, to improve the way we work,” noted Amos, who is also UN Emergency Relief Coordinator. The Plan of Action, she noted, encourages governments to seek more effective partnerships with the private sector, international organizations, civil society and communitybased organizations to reduce inequality and increase efforts with the most vulnerable in society, including children, women, the elderly and people with disabilities.

‘Enforceable’ code of conduct for banks coming (Jamaica Observer) Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Brian Wynter, says that provisions for an enforceable code of conduct for commercial banks, which the BOJ has proposed, are to be tabled in Parliament “in a few months”. Wynter said that he hopes the code, which will be included in a Bill seeking changes to the Banking Act, will be consistent with the provisions of voluntary codes that have been proposed by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA). He said he hopes that it will set a standard that will help to protect consumers, while ensuring that the banking system remains sound. However, he cautioned that the bottom line is that the financial institutions operate in a market system, which is very competitive. The comments from the BOJ governor came last Wednesday at the weekly meeting of Parliament’s Public Administrations and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) at Gordon House, in

Brian Wynter the context of a Bill seeking amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). The Bill includes provisions for a cash limit on formal transactions for goods and services. The provision angered parliamentarians as it passed through both the House of Representatives and the Senate last week. In the House of Representatives last Tuesday, Government back benchers joined the Opposition in resisting an attempt by Minister of National Security Peter Bunting to get an amendment to POCA, which would have placed a $500,000-limit on all cash transactions for goods

and services in the country. The parliamentarians insisted that a $500,000 limit was simply “chicken feed”, especially for small and medium-sized businesses that would wish to circumvent the banks’ charges and fees for services such as deposits, withdrawals, manager’s cheques and loans. Bunting relented by increasing the limit to $1 million in order to get the amendment passed. Members of the Senate also raised their voices against the limit, and the fact that it will force individuals and small businesses to pay banks fees. Asked by Government MP Lloyd B Smith (Central St James) about the BOJ’s role in regulating the commercial bank’s controversial system of service fees at the PAAC meeting, Wynter pointed out that the BOJ’s job is to regulate and supervise the banks to ensure that they remain sound. He said that in terms of the appropriateness of the fees, that would be a matter for economic regulation, “which is not the focus or the purpose of the Banking Act and the statutes that we regulate them under”.

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Who really messed up Yellowbirds tour?

Letter to the Sports Editor DEAR EDITOR, Please permit me on behalf of the Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club to refute a damning statement attributed to Mr. Michael Singh, President of the GABA (Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association) (captured in Thursday’s Edition of the Kaieteur Newspaper, Sports Section (October 17, 2013) which accused the Club of messing up arrangements to host the visiting Surinamese Basketball Club – Yellowbirds. Mr. Brian Carter, the initiator of the arrangements to host the Yellowbirds Basketball Club of Suriname approached the President of the Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club – Ms. Merle Casey to lend the Club’s blessing and image to the visit by the Yellowbirds Basketball Club for a series of basketball

games in Guyana. The President, on behalf of the Club, consented to the request by Mr. Carter to extend the invitation to the Yellowbirds Basketball Club of Suriname to visit Guyana and play a series of basketball games. Mr. Carter then initiated contact with Mr. Michael Singh – President of the GABA to get the blessings of the GABA for the games. Through this informal process a tripartite arrangement was forged between the President of Pepsi Sonics, President of the GABA and Mr. Carter and a series of activities were initiated with assumed responsibilities for each member of this tripartite arrangement. It was apparent from the inception of this arrangement that the meeting of the three parties was not pre-arranged

and hence was conducted in an ad-hoc manner and because there was no detailed plan presented by Mr. Carter at the initial meeting with the other two parties about the visit by the Yellowbirds Basketball Club of Suriname, the visit was in jeopardy. For an event of this nature and magnitude, Mr. Carter should have presented a detailed plan with a budget to all the parties clearly identifying the tasks and responsibilities and definitive timelines for every aspect of the plan and Mr. Singh – President of the GABA should have insisted and ensured at every step that all arrangements for the visit were in place or were progressing satisfactorily. Who messed up? Mr. Carter was the main link in the chain which joined the Yellowbirds Basketball Club to both the Pepsi Sonics

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Basketball Club and the GABA. Mr. Carter proved to be the weak link by his unprofessional approach to this task from the inception, as he did not provide direct links with the Surinamese contact to the President of the Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club from the inception, which resulted in vital information being delayed. This oversight created a communication vacuum. Who messed up? This ad-hoc/cake-shoplike arrangement of meeting in the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall was too casual and did not generate the level of seriousness that an event of this nature required. Resulting forthwith, the planning process was affected. Since the President of the GABA gave his blessing to this event, then it was incumbent on him to ensure that all phases of the planning were reviewed by him and bring to bear a high level of professionalism to the execution of the tasks required to make the event a successful one. This was not evident. Who messed up? All of the above raised red flags in the Executive Committee of the Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club as the

Club had a set format which it applied consistently over the years to planning any event whether it is a local tournament, a visit to another Club or hosting another Club - local or overseas, there was no deviation. This was and still is the modus operandi of the Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club and the Club will sink or swim by it. Who messed up? The fact that there existed a high degree of uncertainty in the execution of plans for this event, the President of the GABA should have been cautious but did not exercise caution and assumed that everything was alright and proceeded to advertise the event on Facebook and to rent the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall which were done without the knowledge of the President of the Club and the Club deemed this action as unprincipled. Who messed up? In order to protect the integrity of the Club, the President of the Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club indicated via email to the Surinamese contact the Club’s unpreparedness to dissuade her from proceeding with finalising arrangements to travel to Guyana. There was

no acknowledgement of this email. Who messed up? It seems only Mr Singh – President of the GABA and Mr Carter were satisfied that effective arrangements were in place for the successful hosting of the Yellowbirds basketball Club of Suriname. Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club made it known to both Mssrs Singh and Carter its misgivings about the planning and execution of the tasks well in advance of the date of the event. Who messed up? Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club has taken note and will in the future tread cautiously whenever it is approached to collaborate whether it be with another Club, private individual or organisation in any venture relating to hosting basketball events locally or planning for overseas visits. Ms. Merle Casey President PEPSI SONICS BASKETBALL CLUB

Historic CONCACAF Sports... From page 29 being progressive, sometimes it has allowed us to regress”. Based on these facts, Webb stated that they wanted to bring together the relevant authorities to see how best bridges of collaboration and understanding can be built as well as establishing dialogue. “If FIFA is investing millions in our region, we as a people and Diaspora throughout the Confederation, governments must play their roles also. Governments must also provide the infrastructure to allow us to play.” Reference was made to the fact that in the history of the Caribbean, two world championships were hosted, both in the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. “Do we have the necessary infrastructure in any territory at this time to host another one? Unfortunately, I don’t think so,” Webb posited. The aims of this summit includes establishing strategic plans with governments as well as partnering and creating long term strategies for infrastructure development that will help foster development of the game in the future. An intense day of deliberations and sharing of experiences is set to unfold in an historic atmosphere.

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WI Women set back by 9-run defeat

Stafanie Taylor (on the ground) takes a catch to dismiss Katie Perkins. (WICB) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – West Indies Women failed to build on the work of openers Stafanie Taylor and Juliana Nero, and stumbled to a nine-run defeat at the hands of New Zealand Women in the Women’s Twenty20 International TriSeries on Sunday here. Chasing 102 for victory, the Windies Women appeared to be on course when Taylor and Nero put on 44 for the first wicket inside the first 10 overs, but they too, were part of a batting collapse as the hosts lost their way either side of a half-hour rain stoppage in the fourth match of the tournament at Kensington Oval. Taylor gathered the top score of 24 and Nero made 20,

but no other batsman passed 10, as the West Indies Women lost eight wickets for 48 runs in the second half of the innings to hand the New Zealanders their first victory of the tournament. The Windies Women continue to lead the threeteam table with eight points, ahead of England Women on four points with a superior net run rate than White Ferns, also on four points. The tournament continues today, when the New Zealand Women face England Women at the same venue. The home team’s bowlers did well to restrict the New Zealanders to 101 for seven in their 20 overs, after they chose to bat. Left-arm medium-paced

bowler Stacy Ann King grabbed 2-12 from two overs and teenaged leg-spinner Shaquana Quintyne snared 216 from her allotted four overs, but a valuable 26 that earned wicketkeeper/batsman Rachel Priest the Player-ofthe-Match award beefed up the White Ferns total. Taylor and Nero gave West Indies Women a steady start, but Nero and the prized scalp of the talismanic Deandra Dottin from successive deliveries dealt them a severe blow. Nero was stumped, when she charged down the pitch and missed a delivery from leg-spinner Erin Bermingham, whose next delivery was virtually unplayable and Dottin gave a thin edge to Priest for a rare first-ball duck. The Windies Women were 53 for two in the 11th over, when the weather interrupted, and this seemed to energise the New Zealand Women. When Taylor was caught at mid-on off Nicola Browne in the 13th over, there was a sense of panic in the batting of the Caribbean side and a cluster of wicket fell to illadvised lofted strokes in the remaining overs, as Bermingham, Sian Ruck and Rachel Candy all collected two wickets apiece. Earlier, Quintyne left the New Zealanders wobbling on 50 for four in the 12th over, when she had Katie Perkins caught at slip for one. But West Indies Women failed to cork Priest, whose 17-ball cameo included three fours and one six, and dominated stand of 30 for the fifth wicket with Maddy Green before she was bowled by King in the 16th over and the visitors waded through the closing overs.

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Spin befuddles Windies again, hosts... From page 21 as the visitors, on their first trip to the West Indies, lost their way. When West Indies began their reply they quickly lost both Guyanese openers Tagenarine Chanderpaul (5) and Shemron Hetymer (6) as Miraj who opened the bowling, struck in quick succession to leave the score on 18-2. Solozano, who appeared fortunate to survive a confident LBW shout on one, and Tristan Coleman carried the score to 32 before he (8) played a brainless shot at a time when he was required to stay with Solozano. He was taken in the deep of Nehad, who trapped Tarryck Gabriel LBW for a duck three runs later. When Miraj had the potentially dangerous Pooran

LBW and Allen was bowled without scoring by Nehad, West Indies had collapsed to 51-6. Lewis (19) and Solozano took their team to 84 before Lewis played an injudicious drive, trying to clear mid-on, and was caught by the fielder on the 30-year circle. A shocking umpiring decision from Shannon Crawford caused the demise of Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai for four. Motie-Kanhai edged a ball which was clearly taken on the first bounce by Yasir at slip. Yasir led the Bangladesh appeal and Umpire Colin Alfred consulted with Crawford from Square-leg who upheld the appeal d e s p i t e b o t h t h e We s t Indies team analyst his counterpart from

Bangladesh, reviewing the TV replays and confirming that the ball had bounced well in front of Yasir. They, along with the entire Media covering the game then shouted to Alfred that the ball had bounced. However Alfred indicated that it was Crawford (who ignored the calls to rescind his verdict) who had made the decision. From 91-8 Nehad soon had Jones and Joseph, who both failed to score, bowling playing back to balls that they have been forward to leaving Solozano stranded at the other end. West Indies will tour Bangladesh from December 2-22 for a seven match ODI under-19 series after which the West Indies World Cup squad should be selected.

DCC trounce TSC, GDF take first... From page 32 scored 50 (6x4), Delon Heyliger 44 (5x4,1x6) and Semmiah Legay 35 not out (5x4). Kevin Plants bagged 3-24, Jeetendra Sookdeo 212, Joshua Wade 2-32 and Leon Johnson 2-52. GCC hunting an outright victory declared on their first innings on 200-2. Jeetendra

Sookdeo stroked an unbeaten 111 while Vishal Singh made 53. With a lead of 40 GDF managed 219 before they were bowled out in 53 overs in their second innings. Steven Harris cracked 92 not out and Jeremiah Harris supported with 53. Robin Bacchus snared 3

wickets, while Joshua Wade and Gavin Singh had 2 each. Needing 262 to win GCC made a courageous effort but ended on 113-5 at the close of the second and final day. Bacchus led with 41, Sookdeo 23 and Leon Johnson 21. Delon Heyliger picked up 3-43 and Harris 254. (Zaheer Mohamed)

National basketball Federation suspends... From page 32 Guyana. “Please note that all LABA basketball activities are also suspended (including any now unsanctioned tournaments in process), and any player, referee or official who participates in any LABA activities will themselves be subject to sanctions,” the GABF suspension letter noted. It meant that Sunday night’s final between Kings and Jets

in a Trophy Stall-sponsored tournament was null and void. The federation suggested that the LABA reconsiders its position relating to the decision that they had made and advised that they move forward in the interests of basketball. In addition, the federation was pellucid that its decisions must be respected. “(The GABF decisions

must be respected) in this case, particularly, as the final arbiter in appeals especially when an independent tribunal is the basis of its decisions; this suspension shall remain in full force and effect until LABA has communicated to the Federation that it will adhere to our decision in the Dwayne Roberts Disciplinary Matter,” the GABF informed.

Changes made to Bush Lot United Turf Club horserace meet Preparations continue for the rescheduled Bush Lot United Turf Club (BLUTC) one day horse race meet slated for Sunday 10 th November at the club’s entity Sea View Park Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice. The meet which is being held in collaboration with Inshan Bacchus Hard Running’s Trucking Service and Nazrudeen “Jumbo Jet ‘Junior’ Mohammed has seen some changes being made to the day’s programme. Eight races are now carded for the day with total prize money of over $7 M in cash and prizes up for grabs. So far over 70 of the country’s

top horses have re-entered for the action. The full list of events are as follows -The Feature race for animals classified ‘C’ and lower over a distance of 1400M is for a top first prize of $1M and trophy. The F class event has now replaced the E and lower race over 1400M for a top prize of $400,000 and trophy. The three Year old event for West Indies bred maiden and Guyana bred open horses will see the winner taking $400,000 and trophy over 1200M. A similar $400,000 and trophy is available for the winner of the event for two

year old Guyana and West Indies Bred horses over 1200M. The G3 and lower event over 1200M is for a winning purse of $300,000 and trophy. The ‘I’ and lower event is another 1200M affair for a winning purse of$200,000 and trophy. The J and K class matchup will see the winner pocketing $130,000 and trophy over 1400M. The newly added K and lower 1200M race has a winning take of $100,000 and trophy. The full sponsorship list, which has now grown, reads - Jumbo Jet Business

Conglomerate, Inshan Bacchus Business Enterprise, Buddy Shivraj, Trophy Stall Bourda Market, Lekeram ‘Buddy’ Sukhdeo, Mohammed ‘Nanko’ Shariff Business Enterprise, Phagoo General Store, Eron Lall Civil Engineering and Construction, Baijnauth Sawmilling, Darmin Chattergoon, Romell Jagroop Construction, Premo Baldeo, Tony Auto Spares, Electronic City and Dalip Enterprize, Rohan Oudit Construction and Sham Chattergoon among others. Among some of the horses expected to take part are -

Elle’s Vision, Swing Easy, Donut Prince, Fresh Again, Country Armagh, Settle in Seattle, Grande De Roja, Zelick, Africanist, Joyful victory Who is on the Case, Force Entry, Ameera’s Joy, Unsettled, Cat Messiah, Charismatics Boy, Celebrating Love, City Tune, Fresh Again, Prospectors Pride, California Strike, Silent Night, Top of the Line, Marathon man, Got To Go, Silver Jet, Another Jet, Settling Jet, It’s my Day, Nobody wants me, It’s My Turn, Princess Alicia, I Want Revenge, Rosetta, Blame The Jockey, Rosanna, Mary Ann, Royal Empire, Captain Crook

and Golden Key, Traditional man, Silent Lizzy, Treacle, Prince Bayaya, Sweet Return, Smarty Light, She So Special, Gold Rush, Miss Karina, De Gump, Savion, Monsoon and Bridal Stone Corner among others. The individual performers including top jockey, stable and trainer will be presented with trophies compliments of The Trophy Stall, Bourda Market and the organisers. Interested persons can make enquiries with Coordinator and Treasurer Lakeram B. Sukhdeo on Number 232-0558 or 672-0810 or President R. Jagit (tel 2320231). Race time is 12:30 hrs.

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Spin befuddles Windies again, Singh (103), Mohamed (58 and 4 for 14), hosts lose series 4-3 to Bangladesh Sugrim (6-15) propel No.71 to 304-run victory

2013 New Building Society Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competition

7th U-19 ODI

By Sean Devers The seven-match ODI under-19 series between West Indies and Bangladesh was used as preparation for next February’s under-19 World Cup and it clearly exposed the inability of the home team’s batsmen, Jeremy Solozano apart, to play quality spin bowling. By the time the series was done and dusted, Bangladesh had won the deciding match yesterday at Everest by 67 runs to win the series 4-3 as their spinners continued to befuddle the West Indian teenagers. Set 169 to win after dismissing the visitors for 168, the home team collapsed to 101 all out with more than 15 overs to spare as only Trinidadian left-hander Solozano, who was left stranded on 35, looked mentally or technically equipped to handle the spinners on another track that again more suited Bangladesh. The left-handed Sadman Anik top-scored with 48, while Wicketkeeper Uddin Jashim (33) and Skipper Mehedi Miraj (28) contributed important runs for Bangladesh who were

troubled by the pace of Barbadian left- arm pacer Jerome Jones who finished with 5-24, including a hat-trick. Antiguan pacer Alrazzari Joseph (2-48) also bowled well. Left-arm spinner Uzaman Nehad captured 5-12 from 7.5 overs while Miraj bagged 425 from 10 overs of off-spin as only Solozano who came to the crease in the second over and remained unbeaten at the end, showed the right temperament as wickets tumbled around him. Skipper Ramaal Lewis (19) and Pooran (10), who got off the mark with a six and followed it up with a glorious cover-driven boundary next ball, managed to reach double figures in another disappointing batting performance by the West Indies who have lost now eight of their 13 under-19 ODIs against Bangladesh. The game, which began 30 minutes late due to early morning rain which affected the outfield, was riddled with Umpiring errors much to the disappointment of a large and noisy working day crowd. Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat in bright sunshine on a bald straw-

colored pitch and heavy outfield and were given a solid 43-run opening partnership between Emon Joyraj (26) and Anik before Joyraj edged a cut to give Nicholas Pooran the first of his five catches as Joseph made the break-through in the 10th over. Jashim was bowled by Lewis at 99-2 and left-arm spinner Fabian Allen removed Mossadek Saikat and Nazmul Shanto to controversial catches at the wicket before they had scored off consecutive balls, as the tourists lost three wickets for two runs to slip to 101-4. When Anik was trapped LBW to Jones and Miraj was bowled behind his back by Joseph as he walked across his stumps, Bangladesh were in trouble on 146-6. Javed Rahuttul (7) was caught behind by Pooran as 167-7 before Jones polished off the innings in three balls in the same over to register the second hat trick in the series following the one from Bangladesh’s leg-spinner Likhon Zubair at Providence. Jones got rid of Rabbi Yasir for 20 and then trapped Nehad and Zubair for ducks Continued on page 26

By Rawle Welch He has the reputation of being one of the most aggressive drivers in the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC), but that temperament simply does not take away from the excellent skill that he possesses on the track when racing against some of the top drivers in the Region. Barbadian Mark ‘Rockstar’ Maloney is a racer with exceptional skills and one who many refer to as one of the daredevils on any Circuit in the Caribbean and Guyanese fans will have another opportunity to witness the master at work when the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) stages the final leg of the CMRC on November 24, at the South Dakota Circuit. Maloney, who has been a regular competitor in the Caribbean Series in all the countries that play host to the event will be coming to Guyana to compete along with his father Doug and a strong Barbados contingent that also includes drivers in all the different categories. The Bajan, who pilots a

Mazda RX3 will not have things easy, especially with the confirmation of Jamaica’s Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore whose Audi TT many believe is the fastest racing car in the Caribbean, while Guyana’s own Kevin ‘Bush Cow’ Jeffrey’s Mitsubishi Evolution VIII has been producing some staggering performances over the past year and will definitely be in the reckoning barring mechanical problems. Maloney’s father Doug is also known to be a savvy veteran with a vast amount of experience and very familiar with all the circuits that host the Series and he too can pose a threat to anyone’s dominance on the day. What more can be said about Andrew King, who apart from the senior Maloney is unquestionably amongst the best there is in the Caribbean, but many feel that unless substantial modifications are done, the pace he showed at the last local Meet will not be enough to challenge that of Gore and Jeffrey. The x-factor must be Mark Vieira, undoubtedly one of the most talented drivers to come out of the Caribbean,

but his notable absence from the last Meet without any reason (s) offered has given rise to various speculations about the car’s readiness to compete against the top drivers in the Group. What is certain is that he will not take to the grid unless he believes that he has a great chance of winning so the next few weeks could provide the answer as to whether he will make himself available or not. Irfaan Kalamadeen, Paul Vieira, Danny Persaud, Jamaica’s Peter Rae, are all excellent drivers, but do they have the speed to match Gore, Jeffrey, Maloney or Mark Vieira should he confirm his participation. This question could only be answered on race day. What is certain is that the final leg is shaping up to be a day of exhilarating racing and plenty excitement. Ministry of Tourism which has been on board for the past three years will once again partner the GMR&SC in an event that has evolved into a major sport tourism attraction. GT&T, Seaboard Marine, Valvoline, Banks Beer and Kings Jewellery World are the major sponsors for this event.

‘Rockstar’ Mark Maloney heading to Guyana for final leg showdown in CMRC

The 2013 New Building Society Second Division 40Over Cricket Competition, organized by the Berbice Cricket Board for teams in the Ancient County, continued recently with some outstanding performances. Somdat Singh slammed 103 which included 6 fours and 11 sixes and Hazim Mohamed 58, which together with contribution of 49 from Deoprakash Ramdat and 43 from Imran Mohamed propelled No.71 to a whopping 333 all-out in 35 overs against Progressive Youth, the highest score in the competition for this year so far. Then their opening pacers Krishna Sugrim took 6 for 16 from 5.3 overs and Nazim Mohamed 4 for 14 from 5 overs to clean up Progressive Youth for a paltry 29 in reply, to seal a 304-run victory. Medium pacer Lakeram Latchman took 6 for 28 from 7 overs to help No.73 Yo u n g Wa r r i o r s d e f e a t No.70 Young Star by 19 runs, while there were three 5-wicket hauls for Akram Razack of Springlands, Chetram Ramroop of Bath and Ravi Balgobin of Progressive Youth. Other batsmen scoring half centuries were Andrew Dutcin of Exhowa, Ravi Gossai of Bath and former Guyana under-15 all-rounder Kevin Ramdeen of Young Warriors. In scores from the matches played: At No.71, No.71 beat Progressive Youth by 304 runs. No 71 333 all-out in 35

overs with Somdat Singh 103, Nazim Mohamed 58, Deoprakash Ramdat 19, Imran Mohamed 43, Navin Vincent 39 and Ravi Balgobin 5 for 55. Progressive Youth 29 in 10.3 overs with Krishna Sugrim 6 for 15 and Nazim Mohamed 4 for 14. At No.73, No.73 Young Warriors beat No.70 Young Star by 19 runs. No.73 Young Warriors 129 in 32.2 overs with Lakeram Latchman 36, Hemant Jagdeo 25 and Alim Hanif 3 for 6. No.70 Young Star 110 in 22.3 overs with Tharesh Ramcharran 38, Lakeram Latchman 6 for 28 and Hemant Jagdeo 2 for 37. At No.72, Springlands beat No.72 All Star by 9 runs. Springlands 122 in 25.5 overs with Clarence Beresford 33, Ry a n Ramdass 32, Nityalall Durgalall 3 for 15, Gajraj Bhoj 2 for 10 and

Darendranauth Jairam 2 for 19. No.72 All Star 113 in 23.1 overs with Akram Rajack 5 for 14 and Ryan Ramdass 4 for 5. At Bath, Bath beat Exhowa by 4 wickets. Exhowa 183 in 39 overs with Andrew Dutchin 64, Chetram Ramroop 5 for 28 and Anil Amanchar 2 fr 29. Bath 184 for 6 in 23.1 overs with Ravi Gossai 55 not out, Chetram Dhaprasad 35, Navin Ramnauth 26, Ravi Gangaram 2 for 9 and Andrew Dutchin 2 for 27. At Cumberland, Young Warriors beat Tucber Park by 6 wickets. Tucber Park 126 in 39.4 overs with Nial Smith 25 and Hubern Evans 4 for 23. Young Warriors 129 for 4 in 24.1 overs with Kevin Ramdeen 52. At Seafield, Rainbow Generation beat No.28 Wa r r i o r s B o s s b y 5 wickets. No.28 Warriors Boss 71 in 23 overs with Renison Mitchell 3 for 11, Tyson Carmichael 3 for 9 and Keno Gravesande 2 for 10. Rainbow Generation 73 for 5 in 14 overs. A t B u s h L o t F a r m, Kennard’s Memorial beat No.43 Scorpion by 38 runs. Kennard’s Memorial 166 in 25.2 overs with Devo Ramnarine 34, Kamadevin Permariloo 34, Karamchand Ramnarine 28, Bhojpaul Deen 4 for 35 and Yugeshwar Dhanroop 3 for 27. No.43 Scorpion 128 in 18.4 overs with Khamnauth Goberdhan 44, Devendra Sydney 3 for 9 and Tamesh Ramessar 2 for 12.

A fair sized crowd trooped to the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground and witnessed three thrilling matches when action in the Guyana Football Federation Premiere football competition continued Sunday evening last. Silva Shattas started the proceedings with a 3-0 drubbing of Rhythm Squad after Robin Adams opened the winners’ account in the 12th minute with support from Colwyn David (58) and John Waldron (79). The Santos/Milerock encounter ended in a penalty shootout with the former team prevailing 5-4. The game should not have gone that far into a decision but for several near misses by both teams. First it was Ryan Seales of Santos who, despite being all alone with the goalie to contend with, mistimed the

kick which was easily scooped up by the advancing custodian. Seales received a second opportunity to repair the damage when he was fed a dolly of a pass from the right wing; once again he failed to get the ball into the nets. Milerock striker, Ron Fiedtkou, was gifted a free kick just outside the 50 yards box, managed to beat the improvised wall but failed to get past the goalie. Thereafter, the game was characterized by fierce exchanges but nevertheless, the players went in at the intermission stalemated at nil all. The battle continued and there were some really good combinations from both teams but the poor finishes ensured that neither team gained the advantage resulting in the penalty

shootout where Santos prevailed. The fierce rivalry between Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United and Western Tigers continued but only this time the former team went hard after the latter and prevailed 4-0. Anthony ‘Awo’ Abrams netted a double in the 38th and 79 th minutes while the quintessential Andrew Murray widened the lead with a stinger in the 30th minute. Dwight Peters pushed victory farther away from the ‘Tigers’ with a cracker in the 47 th minute. The action will continue over the coming weekend and Den Amstel would be at home to Alpha while Santos returns to the GFC to play Grove Hi Tec. Silva Shattas will go head to head with Rosignol at the Blairmont Community Centre Ground.

Akram Razack

Three teams register victories as GFF Premiere football competition continues

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GCA\ NBS second division 40-over tourney

GCC, MYO earn easy access to final

From left Devon Lord, Jamal Anderson and Bernard Bailey Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) and Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) have secured their places in the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)\ New Building Society (NBS) second division 40-over tournament after recording convincing victories in their respective semifinal matches over the weekend. Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) defeated Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) by 7 wickets in the first semifinal on Saturday at Bourda. GYO were pegged back by incisive fast bowling from pacers Jamal Anderson and Bernard Bailey after they decided to bat. They never really recovered after losing a few early wickets and were bowled out for 70 in 24 overs. Extras were their

main contributor with 18, while Loakesh Reid made 16, Dereck Koulin 11 and Carlos Reid 9. Left arm spinner Devon Lord was the pick of the bowlers with 3-4 from 5 overs, while Bailey finished with 323 from 6 and Anderson 2-19 from 6. GCC replied with 72-3 in 12.3 overs with Winston Forrester and Martin Pestano-Belle scoring 21 each and Elon Fernandes ended unbeaten on 20. G. Suknandan claimed 2-11 and Mohendra Geenarine 1-7. On Sunday at the said venue, Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) hammered Transport Sports Club (TSC) by 6 wickets. Medium pacer Anthony Ifill justified MYO decision to

insert TSC by rocking the top order with purposeful bowling. He finished with figures of 5-20 off 8 overs as TSC were skittled for a paltry 65 in 20.1 overs. Shafeek Ishmile supported Ifill with 213. Oslyn Batson top scored for TSC with 20 (2x4) and Sunil Singh made 13. MYO in reply suffered a few nervous moments before they won the game in 13 overs for the lost of 4 wickets, ending on 66. Zulfikar Ali stroked 25 with five fours, Zamal Khan chipped in with 19 and Richard Latiff 12. Off spinner Azeem Azeez took all four wickets to fall, finishing with 4-23 in 3.3 overs. The final will be played between GCC and MYO at Bourda on November 3.

GCA\Hadi’s first division 2 -day tourney

DCC trounce TSC, GDF take first innings from GCC in drawn game Jeetendra Sookdeo hits ton, Bishun takes match haul of 10 wkts Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) defeated Transport Sports Club (TSC) by an innings 141 runs while Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) and Guyana Defence Force (GDF) played to an draw with the latter taking first innings points when action in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)\Hadi’s first division 2 day tournament continued last weekend. At DCC, TSC were bowled out for 117 in 29.4 overs, batting first. The visitors found themselves in early trouble but Steven Alves who top scored with 40 (3x4,3x6) and Devendra Beharry (17) added 41 for the

fourth wicket to steady their innings somewhat. TSC then lost a few more quick wickets before Ewart Samuels 28 and Kevin Ross 20 put together 46 for the ninth wicket stand. Totaram Bishun captured 464 and Paul Wintz 3-20. DCC in reply declared on 351-8 in 54 overs. Openers Brian Sattaur and Andrew Lyght gave their team a bright start, adding 108 before Lyght was dismissed for 43 (7x4,1x6). Sattaur slammed five fours and a similar number of sixes before he departed for 70 (5x4,5x6). Cohen Ismond was their leading batsman with 80 (7x4), Wintz supported with 64 (5x4,6x6), Sherfene Rutherford made 34 and Kevin George 21.

Beharry snared 2-17, Narine Dhanraj 2-82 and Ross 2-85. Facing a deficit of 234, TSC were bowled out for 93 in 28 overs, batting a second time to hand the host a comfortable victory. Samuels made 27 and Steven Alves 20 as left arm spinner Totaram Bishun bagged 6-39 from 9.5 overs to end with figures of 10 -103 while Wintz captured 2-7 off 5, there was 1 each for Devon George and Kevin George. At Malteenoes, Guyana Defence Force took first strike and scored of 240 all out in 57.5 overs. Marcus Watkins led the soldiers batting with 54 (7x4,1x6), Dennis Legay Continued on page 26

Tuesday October 22, 2013

National basketball Federation suspends Linden affiliate - for failing to uphold disciplinary ruling on Roberts

David Patterson

Dwayne Roberts

Joe Chapman

By Edison Jefford Good news in women basketball for Guyana across its eastern border was curtailed domestically with an unfortunate suspension of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) over its complete disregard of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) ruling on the Dwayne ‘Sugar’ Roberts matter. The historic success of Guyana’s women basketball team at the Inter-Guiana Games in Suriname over the weekend, the culmination of a local visit from Suriname’s Yellowbirds male and female basketball clubs and the conclusion of the GABFsponsored FIBA Level II Coaches Course here in Guyana were all positive developments for basketball over the last five days, but those will be unfortunately overshadowed this brewing controversy. The national Federation wrote the LABA on Sunday, informing them of its suspension decision as a result of the Linden subsidiary’s failure to comply with a decision the Federation had made to reinstate Roberts following a disciplinary hearing. “This letter is to inform you that the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation suspends the Linden Amateur Basketball Association with immediate effect. This suspension is in direct result of your decision to disregard GABF’s ruling to have Dwayne Roberts reinstated to the LABA with all the rights and privileges afforded to all members of your association,” the GABF letter said. The suspension of the Linden sub-association comes on the heels of a decision that Roberts club,

Retrieve Raiders, had taken last week to not play a game in a recent LABA tournament without him after the GABF had reinstated Roberts following an inquiry. The national federation had convened a disciplinary hearing for Roberts following his infraction last year where he was accused of reportedly throwing a basketball that “injured” referee, Lloyd Ross during a Retrieve Raiders versus Kings game in the BOSAI Minerals Open Challenge. Roberts was initially banned for six months from basketball and all related activities and fined $15,000. It was increased to six years in January when he was accused of publicly accosting the long-standing LABA Secretary, Joseph Chapman at the MSC Court, after which, Roberts sought the intervention of the Federation. However, Chapman is contending that the Disciplinary Committee that was set up to intervene in Roberts’ issue was illegal, and as such, the LABA will not submit to its ruling. According to the correspondence this newspaper has seen, Chapman believe the GABF acted unconstitutionally at best when it set up the

disciplinary hearing. “Be aware that the LABA, its Referees Committee and other related basketball stakeholders in and out of Linden are resisting your imposition of uplifting the suspension of Mr. Dwayne Roberts, hence the LABA maintains that Mr. Roberts will not be allowed to represent his club until such time that we are convinced otherwise that this ban should not be enforced,” Chapman said in a letter to the national Federation. He also questioned the legitimacy of the Federation to intervene in such a matter, noting what he called “the scant regard” to some questions about the functioning of the GABF, where the LABA have supposedly identified that there is no account of the Federation’s stewardship and no annual reports for the past four years. Chapman said in his missive to the Federation that he is looking forward to them first addressing those concerns before getting to the Roberts issue. But notwithstanding Chapman’s assertion, the GABF slapped the Linden sub-association with an open-ended suspension as the governing body for basketball in Continued on page 30

Rage win Ram’s Bar dominoes tourney Rage marked 49 games to win the final of the Ram’s Bar sponsored dominoes competition which was contested on Saturday night in Barr Street, Kitty. Sean Morgan top scored for the winners with 12 games, while Cargail DeFreitas and Narine Singh made 11 each. Anything placed second with 42, while K 6 finished third with 35. Ron Callender marked 11 and Andrew Hope 10 for the runner up team; Vishnu Ramoutar scored 8 for K 6. Rage grabbed the first prize of $40,000 and Anything collected $20,000, while Morgan received the most valuable player prize.