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EDITORIAL
Racist attitudes in the milieu Not many say so in public view. It is a different time, with mainly careful correctness raging. People and expressions are craftier; the underground is the safest ground from which to operate. But no matter how kindly looked at, racist ingredients are at work and heavily infest this nation’s politics and antics. No side is exempt; no set of people given a pass. Not church people, not people of sacred texts, or sanctuaries, or standing or sophistication. This is what is being fought over: one running the other over, in the mind, in the vision, in the anticipation of this or that result. We went from the pent-up, long-delayed satisfaction of “is we turn” to the equivalent celebration of: “is we turn now.” To do what? Lord it over? Show who is boss? This paper answers in the affirmative to all of those divisive questions; and all the others that percolate but are never uttered in the open by too many, other than among like kind. The racist tendencies are neither so subtle nor are they undetectable, because they are pulsating and moving and empowering and self-confirming, as to perceived holiness of our own dirty, diabolical sides. From who is hired to who is denied to who is dismissed to who is mocked (privately) to who is patronised (hypocritically). Guyanese are ever conscious of today’s civilising restraints. Other than tribal fundamentalists, who care not what they say, or how and where it is said, the slickers are familiar with how to play the game. A deceptive game, it is; one of pretense, of hiding behind platitudes, of the many deceits that come from practised omissions. The shelter of silence affords deniability. Thus, this is a nation of slippery folks dedicated to eluding through paths pursued, and weaving tracks that throw off the scent. Reality must be faced, this society is as rawer and more boiling today; but there are the muted roars that come from carefully crafted language; very skilled craftsmen and women, we have become. Stereotypes linger and form foundations; revisiting the scene of ugly national racist truths, through conversation, association, refusal either to condemn or to call out or to question our friends and other fellows of like mind, merely fuel the fire and build the temperatures of race fears, race distrusts, and race hatreds. Or those we avoid, those we disengage from, those we disparage in one setting after another. It could be the office, the park, the car; and, naturally, the home, and places of worship. Those are safe grounds that give the confidence to be unguardedly expressive. Keeping to ourselves, and comforting one another with false, self-reinforcing truths and circumstances do not address the problem, make no attempt at thinking of, looking for, and working towards any kind of solutions. Merely load up on the gas, which is so inflammable to this society, and propel it farther down a terrible, devastating road. We hide behind an enslaving, unsavory constitution that is about supremacy and tyranny of a racist kind. Let’s call it for what it is at its cancerous colon, because that is what it is in outcome and frauds perpetuated. We think we are so smart, when all that such reliance and insistence and result usher forth is more of the same, more of the old evils of political hegemony, of social division, and of racial trials. We congratulate ourselves on how sagacious, analytical, and objective we are through spirited criticisms of jurists local everywhere for failing to come out of the woodwork and demanding that we do this or that, which suits our narrow purposes. Meanwhile, the peoples of this nation—the wise men, the believed profound, the aspiring cerebral-chuckle at how quick on the feet they are for dodging yet another meteor representing the faces of Guyana’s backwardness.
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With power-sharing more unlikely, can good governance and prosperity fix our political problem? DEAR EDITOR, We have always known that our constitution was not to be amended by tweaking single articles along the way as the need arose. Instead, the approach is to overhaul it in one holistic concerted effort. A few have advised that this approach robs the document of its sacredness and stabilising influence. But we apparently expect a greater national good in running the entire document through a mill, called a constitution reform process. If complete overhaul is the modus operandi, then we must be systematic. For starters, we must ask what we want to achieve. Is there any new philosophy, any new framework, to enshrine? Or are we going to play it by ear by waiting to see the output of public consultations and other discussions? To decide, we need to stock take. And here the priority question is where are we in achieving the core objective of the previous reform process in 1999/2000 that of guaranteeing that our race or political affiliation would not disadvantage us with regards our human rights and our access to government resources and benefits. Does this objective remain similarly critical today? Absolutely yes, in my view. Guaranteeing racial security and political accord
must be the central focus of any future constitution reform. A recap is useful here. To address the core issue before the 1999/2000 project, two competing schools of thought emerged. One argued that without a powersharing government, nothing else would work. The other advocated that good governance alone (with emphasis on inclusiveness) could guarantee racial security and political accommodation. As we know, the latter approach prevailed. Accordingly, purpose-built measures were introduced. They included new constitutional commissions (with the accent on the ERC and the PPC), parliamentary oversight committees, and lofty inspirational language on participatory and inclusionary democracy. Two decades later, has the good governance approach been delivered? As no one has methodically analysed the effectiveness of the 1999/2000 reforms, an impact evaluation is obligatory. It should confront one question: have the good governance measures healed racial insecurity and political disharmony? Sub-questions must include: (1) to what extent have all the 1999/2000 proposals been implemented? For instance,
how has Article 13 (establishment of an inclusionary democracy) moved beyond words? (2) To what extent have implemented measures fulfilled their designed objectives? For instance, how effective has been the Ethnic Relations Commission? (3) To what extent do people still feel disadvantaged, disrespected, and fearful because of their race and politics? An impact evaluation of the 1999/2000 good governance measures is valuable for three key reasons. First, to move forward, we must know where we are. Second, even under a power-sharing regime, good governance must be optimised. Third, as power-sharing in the near to medium future is likely out of reach, the country’s political salvation rests mainly with good governance. The third reason is pivotal, as it speaks to the c o u n t r y ’s m o s t l i k e l y political future. It sees no chance for power-sharing, as the idea is perceived now to be less needed. The close results of the 2011 and 2015 elections have increased confidence in the main parties that should any of them lose an election, regaining government is only one or two elections
away. Exclusion from power is now seen as a temporary setback that could be overcome by garnering a few thousand additional votes in the next election. Therefore, permanent minority or marginalized status, the driver of many a demand for power sharing worldwide, has lost potency in Guyana. Expect then no calls from any major opposition party for a unity government, such as those made by Jagan in the 1970s, Hoyte in the 2002, and Corbin in 2010. The possibility of power sharing now depends on pure statesmanship within the main political parties, a far weaker driving force. Can good governance in tandem with oil-based e c o n o m i c p r o s p e r i t y, however, extinguish racial insecurity and political discord? Our various racial identities may still undermine the best of efforts. Such identity issues, for instance, still fuel the separatist passions of Quebecers in Canada and Catalans in Spain despite these regions having a large middle class, exceptional governance, and much local political power. In the Guyana context, would (or should) any racial group be comfortable should the government be dominated by another race, even with (Continued on page 5 )
One People, One Nation, One Destiny DEAR EDITOR, An interesting dialogue on identity has surfaced. As a youth, I embraced being a member of each race in Guyana via my family history and would easily identify with our country’s motto. It was not until leaving to study in the States that I was given ethnic boxes to select. “Select your ethnicity” was the request. Never in Guyana was this question asked. Based on our family’s history, I would easily choose all 5/6 races/people of our nation (no one distinguished between those from Portugal and other parts of Europe on their forms) thus 5 would be chosen. It never came to mind to neglect parts of my family’s history. It was not until I came back home that I noticed the increased separation between each race
of Guyana. This new environment being rooted in what many say are our harsh political realities. When I first heard the term ‘Afro Guyanese’, this made me smile and think if you have an Afro you’re with that group; ‘Indo Guyanese’ (what am I into doing?); if you are making a dollar now, you are Amerindian; if you eat Chinese food, you are Chinese; if you cook with ghee, you are from Portugal, etc... It was a childish perspective that we use to share in a respectful manner. The school child in each of us used to establish a nice base for friendly interaction and the building of long and strong relationships. However, from watching and listening, I quickly came to realise that the topic of race in our nation has escalated in sensitivity to the
point where the harmless jokes of our youth are no longer acceptable and are frowned upon. Many of these jokes have even morphed into a very disrespectful tone and manner. Now many Guyanese prefer an individual to identify with only one ethnic/racial group. To a larger extent, mutual understanding and respect has left our shores. The recent past has taken unity and significantly broken the linkages we fondly shared. On the other hand, given the young age of our Nation we still have a good opportunity before us to restart our interracial interactions from a position of mutual respect for each other, where we take the time to listen to each other and then “treat others the way they would like to be treated”. That’s correct, the way they would like to be
treated and not the way you or I would like to be treated when interacting with another ethnic group. After all one man’s meat is another man’s poison, and to keep this in mind allows for the eventual return of civility and the de-escalation of the racial tension and racial violence currently throughout our nation. There is beauty and strength in diversity and t h a t ’s w h y o u r m o t t o continues to be the foundation upon which we are still trying to build. The strength of one may be the weakness of another and understanding how to create a highly functional, effective and successful team to form a stronger and more beautiful mosaic, that is, Guyana continues to be our beautiful country. Best regards, Mr. Jamil Changlee
GUYANA SHOULD TAKE NOTE DEAR EDITOR, In yet another blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the British Parliament has voted to write the European Union requesting a delay of Brexit by another three months until January 2020. This could very well pave the way for fresh elections before the end of this year, provided that the European Union agrees to the proposed extension. It is a big gamble that Boris Johnson is prepared to take, given the fact that he and his Conservative Party are running out of options. He has already suffered some defections from among his own membership which if al-
lowed to continue could weaken his chances of winning a parliamentary majority. What I found interesting in the British electoral system is the relatively short time frame between the announcement of elections by Parliament and the actual date for elections, which is a mere 25 days. It is of significance that the APNU-AFC Government has managed to circumvent a 90-day deadline imposed by the Constitution through recourse to constitutional and legal challenges which is unlike what obtained in Britain where the Constitution and the rule of law reign supreme. Ironically, it is the governing party that is being blocked by
the Courts from holding elections after it ruled that Parliament and not the Executive is responsible for setting a date for elections outside of the constitutionally due period. This is how a matured democracy operates. There is that system of checks and balances where none of the three arms of the Government can dominate or assert itself over one or the other branches. Guyana has inherited the Westminster model of governance but our administrative, judicial, legislative and electoral institutions remain, to a significant degree, dysfunctional despite over half a century of independence status. Hydar Ally
My refusal to be ‘regimented’ by a silly-looking, anachronistic practice DEAR EDITOR, Mr. E.B. John’s letter in another newspaper of 24/10/ 19 titled: “Booker Group, Georgetown Club and stuffed pigeon” included the regimentation of wearing a tie before entering the Georgetown Club during the height of the Booker days in colonial British Guiana. This brought back memories of my unprecedented ‘bucking the system’ then by refusing to wear the ‘mandatory’ tie before entering the Georgetown Club (Interestingly, I am currently a full member (with no tie) of the Georgetown Club). At the time, I was the Assistant Personnel Manager responsible for the personnel function at Rose Hall Estate. It is interesting to note, en passant, that I had just returned from successfully completing studies as a cadet in Personnel Management and succeeded an expatriate Personnel Manager but up to
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then, only expatriates were accorded the full title of Personnel Manager. It took a lot of persuasive work by my mentor, Mr. E.B John, to influence the late, great Harold B. Davis, to correct this ‘colonial anomaly’. At that time, I wore the ‘Shirt-Jac’ suit for work and official functions. As my colleagues and I wended our way from the Headquarters of the Guyana Sugar Producers Association for lunch at the Georgetown Club next door, a man stood by the entrance with a stack of ties in his hand for the staff from the Estates to wear before entering the club. I refused to wear the tie he handed me and he blocked my way into the club. This held up the line of colleagues behind me and to add insult to injury, one of the expatriate Directors in the line shouted: “Come on Nowrang, wear the darn tie”. I took umbrage at the attempt to impose the wearing of a tie, left the
line and walked across the road to the restaurant run, at the time, by the ‘nemesis’ of the sugar industry, Mr. Richard Ishmael (as Head of the labour union, the MPCA). I had a sumptuous lunch and claimed reimbursement from Bookers Sugar Estates...those were the days …of serious work and fun… proving that Guyanese could run the industry…with or without the paraphernalia of colonialism!!! Nowrang Persaud
THE CULTURE OF LATENESS DEAR EDITOR, The culture of lateness is leading to lawlessness and intolerableness and people are paying the price with their lives and damage to their valuable property; sometimes by no fault on their part. We have over the decades embraced the culture of lateness that is consuming all of us. One has to agree that most of the fatal, serious or damage accidents are being caused by speeding by one driver or at times both. In the minibuses, very rare, you find a passenger telling the driver to slow it down, due to the fact that some of the passengers are late, so it is in those persons interest that the driver exceeds the speed limit. I am asking that we take some time off to observe the number of workers who have to be on the job at 08:00 hrs and at 08:15 hrs. They are still in a minibus or may be driving their own vehicle on their way to work and this pattern of behaviour is most prevalent in the public sector and this includes the Military, particularly the Guyana Police Force. I was unfortunate to be at Charity Police Station on three consecutive Monday mornings driving from a distance about thirty six miles away and at 08:30 hrs, the Sergeant in Charge of the Charity Police Station did not
report for duty for that day. While most of you may not know the village and where this Station is located, Charity, on Monday Mornings more precisely, during a given time is one of the busiest places in the country. Persons travelling from up and down the Pomeroon River and as far as from Region One, for various reasons, not forgetting, the people from neighbouring Venezuela and other South American countries. We have embraced the culture of being late, some of us all the time and others most times. We may have perfected the art of making excuses for our lateness, and this happens from top to bottom.
Look at the numerous times that our Senior and Junior Government Officials, would have us waiting for them to arrive at the various functions, when these persons are slated to make presentations on many topics and issues or to deliver the feature address. Those of us who are old enough would know when disciplinary action used to be taken for lateness in the Military Services, but sad to say, I am not sure if those actions are still taken, but if not why not? In concluding, I would quote a line from the song of that famous Soul Singer Ray C, ‘Those days are gone, long gone’. Archie W. Cordis
With power-sharing more... From page 4 quality governance and economic prosperity? Would the “we pon top” mentality still inflame racial rivalry? Racial identity and pride being what they are, the answer is likely yes. Powersharing best solves this problem but in its likely long-term absence, can alternative approaches work effectively? On the political front, then, more than anything else we need a systematic evaluation of 1999/2000 reforms. Such an evaluation must include impact assessments and performance audits of the specially-designed agencies and mechanisms and, most definitely, must include satisfaction and perception surveys of the population. This is a massive undertaking and must be well designed and funded and expertly conducted. Without this knowledge, any fresh round of constitution reforms would be somewhat sightless and abstract. More than that, an evaluation would provide a better sense of the extent to which alternatives to power-sharing can actually fix our core problems. Thank you, Sherwood Lowe
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Sailing on water with nothing to drink DEAR EDITOR, Essequibians are a people who rarely complain. I often wonder if it is the people’s penchant for silence in the face of adversity that resulted in Essequibo being dubbed the Cinderella County. They are aware that they live far from Georgetown and the cost and time spent on commuting to and from GT is an acceptable inconvenience they are committed to living with. A few days ago, I travelled from Supenaam to Parika on one of the two Chinese built ferries plying the route at less than one third the price charged by the speed boat operators. These two ferries are a life savings investment for Essequibians made during the reign of the PPP government. I arrived at Supenaam
minutes before the 12pm departure, boarded the boat and sat directly opposite the canteen since I did not get a chance to purchase anything to drink before boarding the boat. The canteen was closed Half an hour into the voyage, I began to notice a significant number of passengers making their way to the canteen too and then walked away in disgust. By this time, my thirst was getting the better of me. Sometime later, a teacher from my school days came by. I told him that, “I am sitting here since I came aboard, waiting for the canteen to open.” His response was, “Forget the beers! This is a disgrace, one can’t get a drink of water on this boat.” I arrived at Parika, dehydrated. I was told that not one of the ferries has an operational
canteen. Now, to have people out at sea on a 90 minutes journey without access to drinking water should be considered a criminal offence in the 21 century. Think of the possibility of that boat getting stuck on a sand bank or some kind of engine component failure for a few hours. If we are to excel as a tourist destination, these are the kinds of glitches, very often unnoticeable to us that we have to fix. With employment so difficult to come by, I am certain that there are many people out there who would be willing to grasp the opportunity to pay a fee to vend from the boat’s canteen. The management of THD should address this situation immediately, even if it meant allowing someone to vend for free. Rudolph Singh
IVFRT for Indian Visa in Guyana DEAR EDITOR, The High Commission of India in Georgetown (Guyana) has introduced Biometrics and Immigration Visa Foreigner Registration Tracking (IVFRT) system for Indian Visa in Guyana. The High Commission will switch-over to Online Visa Application Filing for visa applicants with effect from 1 November 2019. Manually filled-in visa applications will no longer be accepted. Biometric Data collection, including fingerprint data and facial imagery will be a mandatory requirement for all type of visa applicants. As a result, all visa applicants will need to first apply online and, thereafter, be physically present (mandatorily) at High Commission of India, Georgetown for submission of visa application and biometric data enrolment, as per detailed instructions below. (i) Before coming to the High Commission of India, Georgetown, to submit the passport and visa applications, all visa applicants must complete the Online Visa Application Registration Form available on Website: http:// indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/ (ii) Please ensure that all columns are filled in completely and correctly. The visa application will not be registered by the system unless the application form is completed properly. (iii) While downloading the Visa Application Registration Form from Website, a Temporary Application ID will be created by the system. This must be noted down by the applicants for future references. The application form has four pages. Please continue to the next page(s) by clicking on ‘Save and Continue’ until the last page of the form. After completing the
form correctly, please click on ‘Verified and Continue’. Upon clicking this, the form will be registered in the system and a dialogue box with the applicant’s name and file number will appear. Click on ‘PRINT FORM’ on this dialogue box. Take a print out of the two page application form. Paste (not staple) one photograph (size 2 x 2 cm.) of the applicant on the space provided and clip with the application two more copies of the same photograph. (iv) The printed form should be submitted physically at the High Commission on the next day or subsequent days along with: (a) Passport, (b) Additional photographs, (c) Fees, (d) Other documentation required for the type of visa applied for, and any other relevant supporting documents. For information on types of visa, documentation required, etc., please visit the High Commission’s Website: www.hcigeorgetown.org (v) Visa applicants resident in St. Kitts & Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda and Anguilla should submit the printed application form along with passport, fees and other documents to the High Commission of India, Georgetown. (vi) The fees, in full, must be paid by the applicants at the time of submission of the application form and passport at the High Commission. Visa fees, once paid, will not be refunded. (vii) The visa application will further be processed by the High Commission officials and visa will be granted/ refused subject to necessary clearances from the Indian authorities concerned. (viii) While, in the normal course, visas will be issued within 48 hours of the submission of the application form
and fees at the High Commission in respect of nationals of Guyana, St. Kitts & Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda and Anguilla, in the case of foreigners residing in these countries applying to the High Commission in Guyana will be issued visas only after clearance from the Indian Mission in the country of nationality of the applicant and subject to clearance from other Indian authorities concerned. Regards, Vijayakumar K. Counsellor (Com. & Dev. Projects) High Commission of India
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Tribute to the Late Jimmy Hamilton DEAR EDITOR, I read with sadness the passing of my friend and colleague of over forty-five (45) years, the late Jimmy Hamilton. “Jimmy” as his colleagues and friends knew him was an iconic and trail blazing architect of Mashramani and made significant contributions to other aspects of Guyana’s cultural heritage. Like other well-known citizens past and present in this Republic, Jimmy could hold his own in conversation on any topic under the sun, with or without the fabled ‘drinks’. He smoked and drank with abundance and yet was always the same healthy looking, smiling person and friend I grew to know and respect. At that time, the early seventies the Jaycees at Linden was the leading Organisation for social activities and Jimmy’s name was often mentioned at every level of Society. His dark hair, handsome features and slim body enhanced his popularity in that Community.
He is known as the founder of Mashramani but there were other facets to Jimmy that few knew – including his love for cricket which he would often speak about and his courage, he once told me of being strapped to the under carriage of a plane which flew over an area in Linden while he photographed the terrain. I found this courageous feat to be incredible, which could have been fatal had a single pebble hit him as the Aircraft landed. Later in life, I had the honour of working with Jimmy to help build the National Front Alliance (NFA) of which he was a founder member until his passing. He was one of our chief negotiators in unity discussions with eleven (11) other small Parties, which was eventually reduced to four (4) and then two (2). Nevertheless, Jimmy stood by his commitment to continue to strive for unity both at the Community and National levels. He, along with Lawrence
Farley, insisted on the need for a weekly paper to get our message across. ‘Vision and Voices’ resulted with weekly inputs from Jimmy and others. When others dithered in joining with the PNC/R Rainbow Coalition, he was very vocal in the need to put Guyana first. Resulting in the birth of PNCR One Guyana. We did not always share the same political and philosophical space but he never retreated from his stated positions once the facts were available to support his position. His eloquent expositions were always appreciated. With his passing, I hope that his contributions and life will be recorded as among the salt of the earth and I hope that in due course, some memorial, formal or informal, will be established in his name. I extend my solidarity on his passing to his extant family and friends, in Guyana and the diaspora. Keith Scott Leader of NFA Party
WE ARE NOT INSANE MR EDITOR, Mr. Robert Persaud, the former Minister of Natural Resources and executive member of the PPPC had cause to make a statement to the media that “he will rejoin when I think I can play a role back in politics that is of value-added significance.” And where will he be called to make this value-added significance? Is it in the APNU or PPPC since he said he is not forming a new party? And
Join hands in the struggle for a secure and peaceful world DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Peace Council (GPC) joins with the rest of the World in observing United Nations Day which was observed on October 24 to coincide with the date in which the United Nations came into being in 1945. This is a good time to reflect on the role played by the United Nations in the preservation of world peace and human development. The theme for this year’s UN Day is ‘ Climate Action for Peace’ which is very relevant in today’s world characterised by extreme and unpredictable weather patterns. This unstable weather pattern has resulted in numerous deaths and a countless number of people who were forced to abandon their homes due to floods, wildfires and other forms of natural disasters. The Guyana Peace Council takes this opportunity to commend the efforts of the United Nations and other international bodies to draw attention to the dangers of carbon emissions beyond acceptable limits. The future of humanity is in jeopardy unless all nations, in particular the leading industrial powers take immediate measures to lower greenhouse emissions in their respective countries. In this regard, the Guyana Peace Council endorses the decision taken by the UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres to convene a Climate Action Summit based on the fact that peace today faces a new danger, namely, climate emergency which threatens our security, our livelihoods and our lives. It is therefore imperative that people all across the globe join hands in the struggle for a secure and peaceful world. Guyana Peace Council
what new does he bring to the table? I want to remind the PPPC that many of us second-time voters who voted for the APNU+AFC in 2015 did so with a clear reason; we had no faith in Team Ramotar. People like Robert Persaud were key players in that group, so what difference will they create today? He was the Campaign Manager who reportedly rejected his presidential candidate and made approaches to the other side even before Mr. Ramotar left the Office of the President to become a private citizen. We see that as opportunistic, disloyal and treacherous. The records show that immediately after the PPPC lost power, Mr. Ashni Singh, Ms. Carolyn Rodrigues, and Mr. Robert Persaud all abandoned that party. How can these people ever be trusted today? Firstly, they served in a failed Cabinet and brought great hardship to the people in 2014 and 2015. Secondly, when put to the test, they abandoned their party at the drop of a hat. So why should there be a place today for any one of these three persons on the PPPC slate? Our first instinct for March 2020 was Mr. Lenox Shuman. He made sense to us that he was going to be a credible balance of power. But then he got into talks with the APNU+AFC and threw away that trust. The other small parties so far are all splinters from the APNU+AFC and can be clas-
sified as a bunch of opportunists and thus they shall find no merit with us. All of that said, we salute the PPPC for trying something new, a non-Hindu, non-traditional leader, backed, hopefully by a former Army General. This is something new for us to seriously consider. But then Robert Persaud spoke and then we were reminded of all the gold scams and oilblock scams and we are back to square one. Mr. Irfaan Ali has to speak to us – will he be putting Robert Persaud on his list? If so, we are not on board. We do not trust the APNU+AFC since they lied to us. We cannot trust Mr. Shuman since he is in talks with the APNU+AFC and the other third force options are not an option since they are all splinters of the APNU+AFC. But a PPPC with Ministers like Carolyn Rodrigues, Robert Persaud and Ashni Singh back in the fold is more of the same old team which reminds us of the meaning of insanity – using the same team to do the same things over and over and expecting a different outcome. If the PPPC chooses to go with Mr. Robert Persaud, Mr. Ashni Singh and Ms. Carolyn Rodrigues as PPPC candidates then they will be telling us clearly that they are an insane group and do not care about our concerns. We are not insane and in such a situation, we will stay away from the elections unless another SHUMAN type pops up. Robert Ram
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Captured suspect confesses, admits to treating wounded ties others in gold miners murder -doctor man at city home- sources Gold miner/bandits shootout‌
Died: Deon Mow Stoll
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olice are closer to laying charges against the suspects in last weeks attack on a gold miner which shocked the nation.Several persons were arrested, including a doctor. Over the weekend, the police were granted a one-week extension beyond the 72-hours limit, for the holding of the suspects to carry out further investigations. Yesterday, sources close to the investigation said that a wounded suspect captured recently at an East Coast Demerara roadblock confessed, implicating a number of the persons in custody. A doctor in custody has also allegedly admitted to treating a wounded man. The police are said to be tying up loose ends with murder, robbery and accessory charges very likely. The case is a big one for the police.The killed gold miner, Deon Mow Stoll, 44, who was laid to rest on Tuesday on the Essequibo Coast, was a popular businessman. His death led to calls for the Joint Services to lend support to quell the crime situation and to lend security to businesses. The brazen actions saw residents scattering with gunfire exchanged between one of the gunman and Stoll. One resident of Da Silva Street, Newtown, where the incident happened, said a bullet damaged her television. Police believe that they have the getaway car and driver and a doctor, Alonzo De Santos, who is said to have been taken from his Prospect home to a city location where he allegedly treated one of the shot bandits, Delon Demon Morgan.On the morning of October 14, last, shortly after 10:00 hrs, residents of Da Silva Street heard rapid gunfire. In less than minute it was over. Four men were left nursing gunshot wounds in front of El Dorado Trading, a gold dealer. One of them was Stoll, who later died at the hospital.Security videos later
Still on the run: Lennox Estwick surfaced and revealed a shocking tale.A Toyota 212, later determined to be a vehicle in which Stoll was seated, pulled into the driveway of El Dorado. Another car following closely behind, pulled up and two men, masked, ran out. They converged on Stolls car, one to the passenger side where the businessman was seated and the other to the drivers side.During the video, the driver was seen getting out the car and wrestling with one of the masked men. One the other side, Stoll and the other bandit started to shoot at each other. The gunman was seen falling twice as he backpeddled to the getaway car that was waiting. Both he and the other bandit abandoned their attempts.The video later showed Stoll clutching his side, realising he was shot. The businessman, who owned dredges in the mining areas, was a prominent businessman with interests on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two, and even a hotel in Region One. His death left the mining community reeling, with deep anger at what played out. Since the incident, the police, hot on the tracks of the bandits, managed to seize the getaway car about two days later after it was abandoned at Peters Hall, East Bank Demerara. The alleged getaway driver, Steve Rollox, was reportedly arrested at the Princess Casino, Providence, where investigators tracked him down. He was gambling. Hours later, police went looking for Dr. Alonzo De Santos, who was stationed at the Diamond Hospital. He too was later taken into custody, suspected of lending support after the robbery. The police then arrested Wayne St. Hill, who runs a tint shop in Kitty, after he turned up with his lawyer. He is alleged to have played a key planning role. Over the weekend, the police issued wanted bulletins for Lennox Estwick,
Captured and said to have confessed: Delon Demon Morgan
In custody: Dr. Alonzo De Santos
In custody: Alleged getaway driver, Steve Rollox
In custody: Businessman, Wayne St Hill
23, from Linden and Delon Demon Morgan, 33. Morgan was said to have been shot when he exchanged gunfire with the gold miner. He was captured earlier this week, at the road block on East Coast Demerara. He was believed to have been making a dash for neighbouring Suriname.
Background checks on the two wanted men found that they are very well known to the police.Morgan was charged in early 2017 for allegedly robbing a bank customer in Diamond shortly after a withdrawal.In 2017, he was also accused of being part of a gang that carried out robberies on the East Coast,
including on Superbet employees.Estwick was one of several gang members arrested by police in Linden in a murder probe. He was accused of being in unlawful possession of military clothing.In 2015, he was part of a gang which allegedly committed a number of burglaries in Linden. He was
granted bail. In January 2018, he was jointly charged with the Linden farmer in the alleged shooting at Dillon Batson. He is still on the run.It is believed that the bandits had been tracking Stoll for a while, and believed he had cash and raw gold when he was (Continued on page 12)
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APNU, AFC clash over Prime Ministerial candidate The Alliance for Change (AFC) has revealed that its negotiations with coalition partner, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), have stalled over differences of opinion on who gets to select the coalitions prime ministerial candidate. The APNU side is now contending that it is the Presidents exclusive Constitutional right to appoint a Prime Minister, despite allowing its lesser coalition partner to choose the Prime Ministerial candidate to contest the previous election. The two parties had signed the initial Cummingsburg Accord to contest the 2015 General and Regional Elections. That agreement gave APNU the choice to select the partys presidential candidate, while the AFC copped the selection of the prime ministerial candidate. The difference now is that the AFCs choice for that post is its new Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan, instead of current Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo. Sources say that APNUs change of heart may be due to not wanting Ramjattan to be the candidate. Ramjattan was voted to
be the partys new Leader at its National Conference last June. But APNU had kept itself a distance from the announcement. Constantly questioned by the media, its members had repeated that it was yet to discuss let alone, endorse Ramjattan as the coalitions prime ministerial candidate. During a press conference at AFCs Kitty Headquarters, the partys Treasurer, Dominic Gaskin, brought the news to the fore after weeks of silence from both parties on the direction negotiations were going. He posited that despite APNUs protests, its the partys given right to select the PM candidate in keeping with the Cummingsburg Accord. It is a “fundamental and non-negotiable tenet of the partys decision to form a coalition.” Gaskin made it clear that there hasnt been an outright rejection of the partys candidate by APNU; just that there is “a lack of consensus”. The party has said that it will not proceed in discussions with its coalition partner until this matter is resolved. Vice Chair, Catherine Hughes, iterated that the AFC is the only successful inde-
pendent party to emerge when Guyana was “faced with growing racial intolerance and the prospect of continued corruption”. In that regard, she said that shes confident of the support of those who have stood with the party in the past. Asked whether the AFC is interested in coalescing with any partner other than the APNU, Gaskin said that, while the party has not specifically considered another coupling, it is open to forming alliances with anyone of similar convictions. One of those convictions must be on the matter of Constitutional Reform, Hughes said. Like previous utterances by AFC members, Gaskin said that coalition politics in Guyana is heavily endorsed by the party. However, another coalition has not been a topic of discussion within the party, according to its Treasurer. He further revealed that the partys National Executive Committee Meeting will be held on November 2, 2019, at which the party will discuss and decide definitively on how it will participate in the General and Regional Elections.
Friday October 25, 2019
Firemen, victim at odds over missing cash, electronics
The house that was burnt “Imagine you called the Fire Service so that they can come and put out a fire and them people come and thief out money from my purse and carry away my son Samsung Ipad.” This is according to Ms. Rufina Leitch who occupies the bottom flat of the twostorey building that was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The woman shares the home with her mother, brother and two sons. But Guyana Fire Service, Station officer, Curtland Henry, stated “I was the officer that was sent along with my other colleagues to put
out the blaze. When we arrived at the scene, the neighbours already had the fire under control so we just do our part. The tenant (Ms. Leitch) was standing outside so I went up to her and asked her if she was doing ok. She then told me that she wanted to go into the house to retrieve some stuff. I was concerned about her falling and injuring herself in the house so myself and another colleague followed her into the house to retrieve her purse that was in the cabinet. After retrieving her purse, she then went and sat in a car that was across the road.
I can safely say that nobody attached to the Fire Service touched her purse,” stated Mr. Henry. However, Ms. Leitch denied that she was ever escorted into the house by anyone.The 35-year-old woman who resides at 530 North-East La Penitence, Georgetown stated that yesterday, around 03:30hrs, she was asleep in the bottom flat of the building while the owner of the home, who has been identified as 66-year-old Brenda Tudor was asleep in the top flat.According to Ms. Leitch, she was suddenly (Continued on page 29)
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Marriage on the rocks or a rock on the marriage? The Alliance For Change is being cornered and split apart at the same time. The PNCR, in the name of the APNU, is using military tactics to force the AFC into political submission. The AFC is demanding the Prime Ministerial position as it had done successfully in 2015 via the Cummingsburg Accord. Under that arrangement, the AFC was assured of the Prime Ministerial slot and 40% of the seats in Cabinet and in the National Assembly in return for forming a pre-election coalition to contest the 2015 elections. Things have changed. The PNCR wants to hog political power. It therefore is seeking to force the AFC to accept concessions. The PNCR wants the Prime Ministerial slot and it wants a reduction of the 40% seats in parliament and in Cabinet. The PNCR is on the offensive. The first salvo was launched in November 2018 when the AFC was embarrassingly kicked out of the coalition to contest the local government elections. The AFC was ill-prepared for the short notice and found itself seriously wounded after those elections. The PPP swept those polls. It secured almost 62 of the total votes cast in what
was the largest landslide in any elections. And this performance emboldened the PPPC to move a motion of noconfidence against the AFC which it did with the support of an AFC parliamentarian. The PNCR has continued to undercut the AFC. It is now refusing to accept the AFC’s Prime Ministerial candidate. This is a slap in the face of the AFC which, if it has selfrespect, would exit the coalition government before it is further weakened. The AFC is however interested in remaining in Government. And the PNCR knows this and will exploit this lust by the AFC for public office. The PNCR is reluctant to accept the AFC Prime Ministerial candidate because it wants to name its own candidate. Given President Granger’s illness, the PNCR does not wish to take a chance with an AFC Prime Ministerial candidate – who will become President in the eventuality of Granger not completing his term – and therefore is seeking to force the AFC to make a major concession on this issue. The AFC says that its Prime Ministerial candidate Khemraj Ramjattan is nonnegotiable. However, the PNCR would have none of it. As such, the AFC has been
forced to withdraw from the talks in a desperate attempt to reclaim political relevance. The PNCR has placed the AFC on the back foot and in retreat and confusion. The PNCR has adopted military tactics to politics and is using these tactics to wear the AFC down during the negotiation process. The PNCR is using a tactic of attrition warfare which involves slowly weakening the AFC by dragging out issues and talks to the point whereby the AFC will get tired and frustrated and then be forced to succumb to the AFC’s demands. The PNCR successfully used this tactic against Bharrat Jagdeo. The PNCR wore him down by frustrating every attempt which was made to ensure constitutional compliance with the no- confidence motion. Jagdeo eventually gave in and agreed to a candidate which was always one of the PNCR’s choices. He is now reaping the rewards of that political blunder. The AFC is being worn down. It is being frustrated to given into a political compromise. The AFC feels that its present withdrawal from the talks with the PNCR will allow it to regain ground. But the PNCR is further under-
mining the AFC through the use of another military tactic which it has adopted to politics.That tactic is known as “penetration of the centre” and is used to divide the enemy lines. By trumpeting Prime Minister Nagamootoo as royalty, the PNCR has driven a spear right down the middle of the AFC. It knows that it has two executive leading members of the AFC on its side in its battle to deny
Ramjattan the Prime Ministerial candidate. The establishment of a number of small parties, many of which have been formed by persons with links to the AFC, has further driven a picket through the middle of the AFC.The centre of the AFC has already been penetrated. Whether the party can regroup is yet to be seen. Like in military battles, once the centre is penetrated, the
flanks are exposed and the enemy becomes so dispersed that it can no longer launch a counteroffensive. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper)
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
The AFC needs to read the German contribution to philosophy This analyst is pellucid, unambiguous and graphic – the AFC is virtually dead. The AFC cannot cause the PNC to win the 2020 election if it stays in coalition because it cannot bring votes. And why not? Because of the dialectic. It was Marx who popularised the term dialectic, which was articulated brilliantly by the German philosophers Kant, Fichte and Hegel before, Marx. The dialectic has become basic to understanding philosophy and this columnist would go on to state that nature and life rest on the movement of the dialectic. Marx simplified the dialectic and popularised more than any philosopher before him. We will use Mark’s articulation, which he borrowed more from Fichte than Hegel. In life, contradictions are basic in both the natural and the social sciences. Contradictions work themselves out and produce fundamental, earth-shaking changes through a three-fold process. A contradiction begins with a thesis and through its antagonism with its antithesis gives birth to the synthesis, which is the climax of scientific and social changes. The synthesis is the negation of the antithesis, which had ear-
lier negated the thesis. Hegel used the three-fold process like Fichte and Marx but did not refer to it as thesis, antithesis and synthesis. Hegel triad was abstractnegative-concrete. Through this three- fold process changes come about. One of the fundamental, permanent laws of the dialectic is that changes cannot be stopped. They are inevitable. When the USSR and world communism collapsed, American scholar, Francis Fukuyama, applied Hegel to the nature of liberal, capitalist democracy and claimed the dialectic has culminated in the triumph of capitalist, liberal, democracy. In his breathtaking book, “The End of History,” that won international plaudits, Fukuyama turned Marx on his head by asserting that the dialectic in history did not climax with communism but capitalism. Fukuyama proclaimed in his book that as Hegel once predicted, history will end in some form, that form is liberal capitalism in the 21st century. Critics of Hegel and Marx have confronted the inexorability of the dialectic by arguing that it does not necessarily evolve from lower to higher, that the dialectic can produce retrogression.
Fukuyama came under intense criticism for his Hegelian assertion and virtually admitted that the dialectic has not as yet resulted in the end of history. One of the seminal contributions to understanding the dialectic is that of France’s most famous philosopher, Jean Paul Sartre. Sartre made a point that philosophical debate is still not given prominence. In his “Critique of Dialectical Reason” Sartre argued, (contrary to what we continue to read in Fichte, Hegel and Marx) that the dialectic is not essentially a oneway street in social evolution. Sartre asserted that within a certain field of possibility, the individual can step outside social limitations and make of the dialectic what the dialectic makes of him. Examples would be Obama and Gorbachev (for the most simple explanation of Sartre on the dialectics see the 1969 book that has no further editions, titled, “Philosophy of World Revolution” by Franz Marek). How does the dialectic apply to the Alliance For Change (AFC) in Guyana? The answer is easy if you understand the way the dialectic works. Since 2015, Guyana’s historical transfor-
mation has stagnated primary through the retrogression of the AFC. The AFC was seen by many as Fukuyama’s Hegelian progression. It was liberal, multi-racial and progressive. When it triumphed in 2015, it was seen the way Fukuyama saw the collapse of world communism. Racially inspired governance, state intransigence, democratic deceptions, authoritarian rule, financial corruption, incestuous politics had collapsed. Guyana was on a new horizon.This was not to be. The transformations, innovations, racial equality and popular rule failed to emerge. The nation lost faith in the AFC. The AFC supporters either disappeared or made an atavistic return to their natu-
ral habitats. The dialectic has overrun the AFC. The dialectic has long rendered the AFC stale and bereft.This quicksand that the AFC is now swimming in is the direct and poignant reason for the PNC’s refusal to award the PM slot to the AFC. The thinking is clear on the part of PNC leaders – this is not the dynamic, charismatic, energised, innovative AFC of 2006. It has lost its raison d’tre and no longer has a niche in the electorate. From its press conference yesterday, it seems the AFC has accepted its fate. There are only two roads left to travel; one invites certain death that is, going into the election alone. The AFC will not win a
Frederick Kissoon seat. The other pathway is to hang on to the coattail of the PNC and accept some crumbs which in fairness to the PNC is all that the AFC is entitled to. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper)
DEM BOYS SEH
De Man above give Guyana anodda chance Right now people sit down waiting pon de oil money. All of a sudden some of dem mekking plans to travel de whole world because dem would get rich. Some of dem only want put dem hand pon de oil money. Dem boys remember when de Finance Minister seh dis election would be de Mother of all Elections. Wha he mean was whoever win it gon tek de country to heights like any rich country. Guyanese gon travel and de passport gon be welcomed anywhere. Dem wouldn’t have to sit pon any bench in de airport like wha use to happen when dem visit Barbados and Trinidad. But by de skin of dem teeth, dem woulda be eating
mud and drinking sugar water. Dem woulda go back to begging foreign countries fuh money and when we can’t pay, beg de same foreign countries to write off de debt. All dem oil companies was coming and trying dem luck. Dem boys know dem use to spend some money and then pack up and go home. Exxon decide to tek one more shot but de management refuse to spend anodda cent pon oil exploration in Guyana. Shell pull out because it couldn’t throw away money behind some dream. In de end, Exxon had to look fuh partners because de parent company seh it wasn’t spending any more money. Dem boys seh some people don’t believe in de
Man above but dem know it has One. He see how Guyana suffer. Dem get politicians who could talk nice but couldn’t do much. Exxon and de partners decide to mek one more try to drill fuh oil. Dem had two spots. Dem boys don’t know wha pressure Hess put pon Exxon to drill de second spot first. Dem companies did done decide dat if dem find one more dry hole dem was packing up dem traps. De second spot was de one dat canon fuh Exxon. De first one tun out to be anodda dry hole. De Man above decide Guyana punish enough. Dat is how Guyana find oil. Talk half and give thanks every day.
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GECOM Chair should speak to press after weekly meetings Jagdeo Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, wants Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair, Justice (retd) Claudette Singh S.C., to speak to the press after the Commissions weekly meetings to avoid confusion over what exactly transpired. During his weekly press conference at his Church Street office, Jagdeo spoke of concerns that there is a process at GECOM which could lead to the disenfranchisement of the people. That refers to two matters currently before the Commission, for which the decisions could see thousands of names being removed from the list. The first is about potentially removing names of registrants GECOM has not been able to verify since 2008, due to their failure to uplift their ID cards. Commissioner
Charles Corbin had told Kaieteur News that GECOM made at least two separate attempts at different times in different years to find these persons, but was unsuccessful. He had said that those efforts did not substantially reduce the number of persons on that list. This time around, the proposal is for the Commission to follow the specific procedures laid out in the National Registration Act pursuant to the cancellation of their registration. The other matter is about how GECOM will treat with persons who fail to show up to verify their registration information during the ongoing Claims and Objections exercise. Three options are before the Commission, according to Corbin. The first would see unverified names being struck off of the list, meaning
GECOM Chair, (retd) Justice Claudette Singh S.C.
that they would not appear on the Revised List of Electors (RLE). The second option would see GECOM producing two lists, separating unverified names from verified names. The third option would see GECOM producing one list, with the unverified names expressly highlighted.These matters are serious, and the decisions
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo
continue to be postponed since the last two meetings were not attended by the full Commission. Jagdeo is adamant that the public needs clarity. Typically, the press would stake out GECOMs Kingston headquarters and approach Commissioners when they leave the compound, since reporters are not allowed to witness the meetings. At least one Commissioner aligned with each side of the political divide would speak with reporters, giving
their account of the matters before the Commission.. Sometimes, one Commissioner may mention certain details that the other didnt. This is what happened after the most recent meeting on Tuesday, when Corbin told reporters that the House-toHouse data finally completely encoded would begin to be published from yesterday, for public scrutiny. Commissioner Sase Gunraj didnt.
After that was reported, Gunraj and the other Opposition-nominated Commissioners released a statement rebuking Corbin for allegedly delivering that report to the press as though it was a decision of the Commission. “We were present from the beginning to the end of that GECOM meeting and we wish to emphasise, most vehemently, that no such decision was taken,” the statement read. Justice Singh has never approached the press after the statutory meetings. Jagdeo said that the Chair, “who came into office with enormous goodwill”, should live up to her role of ensuring Guyanese are not kept in a state of disquiet. He said that the public needs to be constantly educated, and that the conduct of elections “is not about what takes place behind closed doors”, but about the involvement of the public.
Captured suspect confesses... From page 7 cornered. They did not cater for him fighting back. Meanwhile, a Facebook post alleged that Minister of Legal Affairs attempted to have the doctor released. However, according to Minister Basil Williams, it is fake news. The Minister said that he does not know a “Dr. Alonzo”.He told the newspaper that he is not practising law privately and therefore would have no reason to call the police in defence of someone.He also made it clear that he does not do “drugs” or take “bribes”.Yesterday, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan said he was not aware of the allegations.He asked Kaieteur News to make contact with the police.However, calls to the phone of Crime Chief (ag), Michael Kingston, were unanswered.
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Killers of South Rd. grannies to serve life in prison Imran Khan and Stephen Andrews, the two men who admitted to killing 89-year-old Constance Fraser, and 77year-old Phyllis Caesar, were yesterday sentenced to life in prison for the crimes, with the possibility of parole after serving 35 years. The two women’s bound and gagged bodies were found at their Lot 243 Albert Street and South Road, Georgetown home. Initially indicted for murder, Khan and Andrews, both of Albouystown, Georgetown, opted to plead guilty to manslaughter after consulting with their counsel. They admitted to killing Fraser and Caesar between October 2 and October 3, 2017. According to State Prosecutor Abigail Gibbs, Khan and his co-accused broke into the pensioners’ home which they ransacked in pursuit of money and other valuables. Not satisfied, Prosecutor Gibbs said that the men then proceeded to bind the women’s feet before placing pieces of cloth into their mouths. They then strangled the two pensioners, Prosecutor Gibbs added. Both Fraser and Caesar were discovered lifeless in their home by members of their church, the South Road Full
Life in prison: Imran Khan
Life in prison: Stephen Andrews
Both Khan and Andrews were given an opportunity to address the court, which was packed with family members of the two deceased. The killers said they were sorry for what happened and begged for forgiveness. Andrews, on the other hand, expressed that the killings still haunts him; he is having sleepless nights. Reciting John 10:10, Prosecutor Gibbs said, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill, and to destroy…’’ The Prosecutor asked the court to consider the circumstances under which the two pensioners died. She told the court that from all accounts, Khan and Andrews were experienced in breaking into homes, as they admitted in a caution statement to breaking into the women’s home prior and carting off items. Police records would reveal that Andrews was previously charged, but was ac-
quitted in 2013, of the May 18, 2008 murder of 70-year-old Dulcie Trim called ‘Teacher’ whose home was broken into at Friendship, East Coast Demerara. Reports would show that the elderly woman was leaving her home for church when she was attacked and punched to the ground by two men who robbed her of $13,000 before setting her home on fire with pepper spray and methylated spirits. Her cause of death was given as smoke inhalation and burns. Andrews previously served three years’ imprisonment on a charge of break and enter and larceny. Khan had served 18 months in jail for simple larceny and three years for escaping from lawful custody. Justice Sandil Kissoon in imposing the life sentence considered the manner in which the two women were killed, the killers’ criminal records, among other factors.
MURDERED: Phyllis Caesar and Constance Fraser Gospel Assembly, after efforts to contact them were futile. Autopsy reports revealed that the women both died of asphyxiation, due to suffocation and manual strangulation, compounded by trauma to the head. Another man, Phillip Suffrien of Hunter Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, was also charged for murdering the elderly women. However, he is yet to appear before a Judge. During their sentencing
hearing yesterday, Margaret Gittens, the daughter of Fraser, told the court that her mother’s death has taken a toll on their family. In fact, she said that her sister, who was still grieving, passed away shortly after their mother’s demise. Gittens further went on to describe Khan and Andrews as “cowardly murderers’’ who accepted a plea to the lesser offence as they did not want to face the full brunt of the law. According to the woman,
doctors told her that her mother would have lived a long and healthy life. But this, she said, was snatched away by the two killers whom she labelled ‘rascals.’ Caesar’s sister, Joan, told the court that the two women were cousins who devoted their lives to serving God. She said that the women were the light of their family. During a plea in mitigation, Khan and Andrews’s lawyer, Keoma Griffith asked the court to consider that his client were not fortunate to have a father figure in their lives, to guide and teach them right from wrong. Griffith said that his clients were pressured by their peers to break into the woman’s home, and at the time of doing so were facing serious financial difficulties since they were unemployed. Quoting a scripture from the Bible, Griffith intimated that God forgives people for their sins.
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White Boy murder PI to commence next month Two weeks after Principal Magistrate Sherdel IsaacsMarcus recused herself from the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) held into the murder of 20year-old Patrick Fraser, called White Boy, for reasons unknown, the PI is scheduled to commence next month. The two accused, Kevin Rose and Shemar Moore, are arraigned in the Georgetown Magistrates Courts on a joint indictable charge which alleges that on May 9, last, at Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, the defendants while in company of others, murdered Patrick Fraser during the course or furtherance of a robbery. Moore, also called Frankie, is a 23-year-old labourer who resides at Lot 108 La Parfaite Harmonie while his co-accused is a 22year-old labourer from Lot 1058 Nineteenth Street, Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara. Two weeks ago, the matter was sent to the courtroom of the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan where it was made known that the previous magistrate has recused herself. This was on the day that the PI was supposed to have commenced before the Prin-
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Kevin Rose
Shemar Moore
cipal Magistrate. Magistrate McLennan did not disclose what the reason for this action was. The matter was transferred to Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty where a report was given to her yesterday about the status of the prosecutions file. November 28 was then set for the commencement of the PI. The men remain on remand until then. According to the police, Fraser, of 518 Republic Park, East Bank Demerara, was
shot twice, about 20:30hrs, on the day in question. The incident allegedly took place in a yard at Norton Street, Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara. Police in an initial investigation had revealed that the victim, while imbibing with friends in the yard, was reportedly shot in the region of his right upper leg and right side ribs, by a person or persons unknown. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Diamond Hospital.
CARICOM bodies to address violence in schools Several bodies in the regional education system are meeting at the Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara CARICOM facility to address avenues to address violence which is said to be increasing in schools around the Caribbean. Stakeholders are meeting at the 38th meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) on Education at which the discussions are being tabled. At the forum, CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, said that it is of vital importance that safe and healthy school atmospheres are created in addressing this issue. He added that this will protect children from exposure to threats, weapons, substance abuse and other related matters associated
with violence at the school level. He explained that data on school-based violence indicates that is on the increase at the primary and secondary school levels, emphasising that its presence can lead to poor attendance, decline in performance, high drop-out levels and decreased academic attainment. This, he noted, can impact negatively on sustained academic development at a regional level. As a result the COHSOD forum will examine results from three strategies to be implemented to address school based violence. The body will look at improving school environment, building on social and life skills at a student level, and even among their peers and relatives. This comes just after the
incident where two female students of the Tagore Memorial Secondary School on the Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) were videotaped in a violent fight just recently. In this incident, one girl was badly beaten and stripped of her religious headwear during the incident. Footage of the incident suggests that the aggressor had attempted to strip the other girl of her school uniform as well. Back in March this year as well, also in Berbice, a video had surfaced with a student of the New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI) beating three of his schoolmates with a belt in a classroom, while in separate incidents, other students became hospitalised from stab wounds sustained in fights at various academic institutions.
Fmr. President Ramotar not shutting door on political return
Former President Donald Ramotar during the radio programme with senior journalist Leonard Gildarie. Former President Donald Ramotar is not out of politics yet. In fact, he is not shutting the door if his party - the Peoples Progress Party (PPP) wins, and he is asked to take up a post. The former president, now 69, made the disclosure Wednesday during a rare interview by host of The Political Show, Senior Reporter of Kaieteur News, Leonard Gildarie. Asked if he is finished with politics, Ramotar, who has over 50 years in politics, said he had never left. Following his partys defeat by the Coalition in 2015, Ramotar has largely been out of the publics eye, save for letters to the editors and appearances at a few public events. If pointedly, if he would be
willing to be part of a PPP government if asked, Ramotar said it depends if he is asked. He was quick to point out also that it would have be a case of whether he will also be inclined to take up that position. He has never shut the door. “I am a PPP man. I am a party man‌I have always been a party man.â€? Asked if the PPP is a better party now, the former President made it clear that things have changed and the party has been adapting. One of the good things is that the PPP has been attracting an abundance of talent. The party had been in power two decades when in 2011, Ramotar was selected as the Presidential Candidate.
With a strong showing of the Alliance For Change, the ruling party retained the presidency but for the first time and its rule since 1992, it lost control of Parliament by one seat. In later 2014, the Opposition signaled intentions to table a noconfidence motion. Before it could be debated, Ramotar prorogued Parliament, triggering early elections. On Wednesday, the former Head of State and father of three said he hoped that proroguing would have cooled heads. Ramotar repeated claims that the elections in 2011 and 2015 were rigged by the then Opposition which had infiltrated the Guyana Elections Commission. Shortly, before the 2015 elections, Ramotar relinquished the General Secretary position of his party- one that he had held since 1997.
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ExxonMobil should pay up to US$1.6B for 'hiding' climate change risks: NY AG's office
Climate activists protest on the first day of the ExxonMobil trial outside the New York State Supreme Court building
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ew York Attorney General Letitia James's Office wants ExxonMobil to pay investors as much as $1.6 billion in restitution for allegedly hiding the financial costs of climate change from investors. AG lawyer, Kevin Wallace, asked for restitution between US$476 million and US$1.6 billion during opening statements at the Manhattan Supreme Court trial brought against the oil giant by the AG's office in October 2018. “We are not telling Exxon how to run its business; it was and always is free to change its business practices. But it has to be honest with investors,” Wallace said. Wallace said that the Te x a s - b a s e d c o m p a n y deceived the public and investors for years by using two sets of books to account for the rising costs of environmental regulations around the world — and the negative impact it would have on the company's worth. “The company failed to manage the risks in the way it promised. The cost of that failure is staggering. Investors are now entitled to the truth and their recompense,” Wallace added. Wallace argued to the judge, overseeing the bench
trial, that Exxon's alleged agenda to use two different cost metrics internally and publicly went as high up as former CEO Rex Tillerson. “In fact, Mr. Tillerson was deeply involved with this issue for years,” Wallace said. The ousted former Secretary of State is expected to be called to the witness stand by both sides some time during the three-week trial. The gas company's lawyer, Theodore Wells Jr., called the case “meritless,” “bizarre” and “twisted,” claiming former AG Eric Schneiderman — who initiated the probe against the energy company in 2015 — was a part of a political conspiracy unfairly targeting the company. “I want to talk about the elephant in the room. Why would the New York Attorney General bring such a meritless case?” Wells said adding that Schneiderman did a “terrible disservice to the office” by forming a “political alliance with activists for the purpose of advancing an agenda.” “They didn't stay in their lane of objectivity and fairness,” Wells said. Trial is expected to resume with the AG's office calling its first witness Wednesday morning.
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SEBI students touted to be practical leaders - GTT CEO
Students of SEBI Class with CEO GTT - Justin Nedd
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hief Executive Officer at GTT, Justin Nedd, has encouraged students of the School of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (SEBI) to exercise practical leadership styles as they prepare for the world of business. He was at the time giving a guest lecture to close to 90 second-year Business Communication students at the University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus. Lecturer of the Business Communication class, Professor Leyland Lucas, explained that the guest lecture was necessary to give the students a realistic perspective of leadership styles, which forms part of the students' course outline. Nedd based his presentation on the operating landscape of Latin America and the Caribbean perspective, while highlighting challenges many regions face in the business world. “Leadership is more than what is in front of you; it is the entire horizon,” Nedd said. He encouraged the students to not only study context within Guyana, but to measure and compare with
other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. “While leadership has become technologically oriented and can support leadership styles, it should not be the substitute for leadership in the workplace. However, the information can be used to make a difference,” Nedd said. The GTT CEO further encouraged the business communication students to focus on becoming problemsolving leaders. “It is great to achieve a 4.0 GPA but if you cannot solve a problem using the knowledge from the theory you would have learnt, it will not make a difference.” The session was informative and interactive with the majority of students in attendance seeking clarity and adding comments of their own on what was discussed. After the presentation, the students were fitted with GTT Pinktober t-shirts and encouraged to attend the walk/run on Saturday October 26, 2019. The GTT Pinktober team will be on campus conducting sales and free SIM upgrades to GTT's 4G LTE network for the remainder of the week.
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ountry Boy promotion with the support from OILERS ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS HANDING will on Sunday November 3, host the 5th Annual Westside Jamboree at the Uitvlugt Community Center ground, under the theme HEALTH IS WEALTH (I will care for you). Registration for this event will be from October 29th – November 1st. The event will commence with the first ever Westside THINK PINK PARADE WALK, ride or drive in support of Cancer awareness on the west side from 6:00am. Persons interested in being part of the THINK PINK PARADE should first, get registered, then be assembled at the Vreed-en-hoop and Parika junction by 6am, where the parade will move off from, with pick up points along the way and ending at the Uitvlugt Community Center Ground by 10:00am. All taking part will receive FREE Water/Drink and snacks. The Think Pink parade tee shirt will be available soon for a small fee and persons are being advise to buy one or wear only pink/ white in support of CANCER awareness on the Westside. At 12 noon the Jamboree kicks off with 21 Domino teams, 11 Cricket teams and 10 Football teams. A whopping one million in cash, trophy and prizes to be given away. Interested teams can contact Chow Pow on 629-0106 to get registered. First Prize is $150,000 second Prize is $50,000. Entertainment for this year's Jamboree will be supplied by Slingerz Family, Notorious Sound, Stitchie and Murphy oneman band, and Junglist from Berbice. Please note, entry to the Westside Jamboree is free up to midday or 12 noon. Patrons will pay $500 after. This event is being sponsored and supported by: Banks DIH, Caribbean Medical Supplies (Parika), Ruben Sawmill, Two Brothers Service Station, Mangal and Son Lumber yard, Triple NNN Gas Station, Fazia's Collection and Auto Spares, Sanjay's Gas Station and Minimart, and M Sankar Supermarket & Hardware Store located at 329 Zeelugt E.B.E. This event is also supported by: Let's Bet Sports, Guyoil, GTT, HJ94.1, Eclipse Sports bar, Two Brothers Group of companies and Super Bet. For more information, call 6995114 or 603-5617.
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DJ GARWIN presents Bday Celebration & launch of FBS Entertainment
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ou can have the best costumes for the Halloween parties scheduled this weekend; but if that make up is not on point, we well all know that the look will never be truly complete. In appreciation of this fact, the beauty column this week will be featuring some of the unique looks that you can be wearing this weekend, all of which are done by the crème de la crème of Guyana's makeup artists. Melinda Lewis blends classy tones with spooky spider legs (Instagram handle : @fancyfacesbymelli)
Vincent Shelto expertly portrays a broken nose. (Instagram handle: @vincent.ss)
Bunny Bissessar captures the eeriness of the scary nun from the Conjuring (Instagram handle: @B.U.N.N.Y.M.U.A)
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n November 30, DJ Garwin will host his big birthday bash and launch a brand new entertainment company call FBS Entertainment. The DANCEHALL EXCLUSIVE will feature five Big trending Jamaican entertainers such as GOVANA of rules with the trending single, “What's up girl ...” Also slated for this event is the First Lady of dancehall D'Angel and bad gal Ishawna, Jamaica Stone Love, and DJ Bill Cosby. Local entertainment will be provided by Slingerz Family DJ Garwin, DJ Magnum and DJ Slaughter. Tickets for the Dancehall exclusive and launch of FBS Entertainment cost $2000 in advance but you will more at the gate. Stage front tickets cost $10,000. This event is being supported by FBS, HJTV, 94.1 Boom FM, Fire Side Grill, West Vybzs Sports bar, Chetson Clark's store, Caribbean Airlines, Church's Chicken, Urban Life (Giftland mall), coming soon Slingerz Radio: 101.1 POWER FM. and Chand printing.
Halloween looks from some of Guyana's most talented makeup artists
By Latoya “Lashes Boss” Zephyr
ISHAWNA
D’ANGEL
DJ GARWIN
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Wine of the Week
DJ MAGNUM
Janica Sandy goes all out for this monstrous, mythical look (Instagram handle : @ultimateimage-acamedy)
Susan Saks with a stupendous interpretation of Penny wise (Instagram handle : @susan.saks)
The Fuego Austral Merlot: It's elegant, well-balanced and velvety-smooth
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he Fuego Austral Merlot features ruby tones and offers an intense and attractive aroma that is packed with red fruit, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and cassis. It has a balanced acidity with ripe tannins as well as a good balance between fruit and oak. It has aged for six months in stainless steel, then bottle-aged for six more. This masterpiece can be found at the Wine Vault located at the Marriott Hotel. It is being sold for $2500 VAT inclusive. You can also find it at the Hibiscus Restaurant, Nice Restaurant and Bar, Palm Court and other leading hotels and bars.
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Tenicia Billington is brilliantly witchy with this look (Instagram handle @Flawless_by_tenicia)
Cideca Mangal's interpretation of the Mexican Goddess of Death is wickedly captivating (Instagram handle: @MUA_CIDECAMANGAL)
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Fire service sees increase in false alarms-Fire Chief Fire Chief Marlon Gentle yesterday said that from last year, the number of false alarms received and responded to has significantly increased. In addition, vehicular fires have doubled. “The number of false alarms we have been getting has increased. Additionally, we have noticed from last year to this year, the motor vehicular fires have doubled. We saw a total of 69 fires of this nature so far,” the Fire Chief said. From January to September, his district has received 2,141 “fire calls”.Awhopping 181 were false alarms, and 69 were motor vehicular fires. With false alarms in most cases, they would not know it is of that nature until they get to the scene. Not only is resources used up but there may be cases where trucks are dispatched on a false alarm and then a real fire call comes in and they may take quite some time getting to that scene, Gentle said. Not only the fact that things are lost since a building may be on fire for a while before the fire tender get there from the scene of the false alarm but there is a possibility of the late arrival stigma that may follow the service, he added. The vehicular fires, which were caused by defective ve-
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Fire Chief Marlon Gentle. hicles where a spark plug or some other connection may be loose and cause combustion with either engine oil or the fuel. The other cause is malicious lighting of vehicles. Of the 2,141 calls received for the year so far, “building on fire” recorded 221 compared to 187 private buildings last year. “Buildings on fires” have also increased this year.” These fires are due to a number of problems, electrical being one of them. External electrical fires for
this year numbered at 227. This number included lamp poles on fire, transformers igniting and electrical wires becoming entangled and igniting fires as well. With regards to internal electric fires, these saw an increase from 35 last year to 46 this year. This is cause for concern, the Fire Chief noted. These are often times attributed to poor installation of appliances and poor wiring of buildings. In some cases, negligence, whereby appliances are left plugged into an electrical socket and they are in the vicinity of combustible materials is the cause of these fires also, he said. Over the years, the Guyana Fire Service has been conducting sensitisation exercises in schools, hospitals and business places as well as other facilities. These routine seminars are heightened during Fire Prevention Week. However with the increases recorded, it is evident that person may not have been applying what is taught. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle is urging members of the public to be more vigilant, to adhere to Fire Safety Rules and Regulations and most importantly, to be patient and work along with the Service to make the job somewhat easier.
Magistrate accuses prosecutor of attempting to manipulate the evidence in Maryann Daby trial It appears that Detective Superintendent of Police, Gary McAllister, has yet again brought conflicting evidence to the court in relation to businesswoman Maryann Daby. Daby is accused of being in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. The 26-year-old defendant of Lot 127 DAguiar Park, Houston, Georgetown, had pleaded not guilty to the two charges, which stated that she had an unlicensed pistol and six live rounds on May 13, 2019, at Albert Street, Thomas Lands, Georgetown, while she was not the holder of a firearm licence enforced at the time. She was also charged for attempting to shoot a police constable to the head on the same day and at the same location as the aforementioned charge. That matter stemmed from the situation in which Daby was found with the firearm and ammunition; however, it has since been dismissed against her. Her case is being conducted in the Georgetown Magistrates Courts by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly. Attor-
Maryann Daby ney-at-law Mark Waldron is representing the defendant while Police Prosecutor Richard Harris is representing the state in the matter. Yesterday as Detective Superintendent McAllister was giving his testimony, he told the court of an evidence bag containing a firearm and ammunition reportedly found on Daby. He testified that the evidence bag was marked and lodged in the presence of
Daby. He indicated that it remained lodged until he brought the evidence bag to the court yesterday. When the time came for the witness to identify the evidence bag and tender it to form part of the prosecutions case, attorney Waldron objected to this being done. The attorney claimed that during the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) against Daby, the prosecution had attempted to tender this very evidence bag; however, it was refused based of the conflicting evidence McAllister had presented to the court. Based on this, the lawyer said the witness did not mention those movements to and from the court during his testimony yesterday. He added that during his examination of the bag, he found several staples on the evidence bag and something like a label extending from inside of the bag. He alleged that this indicates that the bag was tampered with and therefore it should not be tendered. Prosecutor Harris then began to hold out that the bag (Continued on page 27)
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Topoo man drowns after falling into canal. Ranks in B’ Division (Region Six-sub division two) are investigating the death of a 22-year-old man who reportedly slipped into a canal and drowned Wednesday afternoon. Dead is Joseph Bownauth, a carpenter of Topoo Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Kaieteur News was informed by police sources close to the investigation that Bownauth left his home at Topoo with two other friends around 14:00 hrs Wednesday to go fishing at the Topoo pump station canal as usual. However, tragedy struck when the carpenter reportedly fell into the canal where they were fishing.
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It is understood that Bownauth could not swim and the canal was deep. His friends with whom he was, told police that Bownauth was standing on the bridge located across the canal when he lost his balance, slipped and tumbled overboard. Bownauth, after falling into the water failed to resurface and the two friends said they became worried and alerted persons living nearby who immediately rushed out and assisted with the search for his body. It was not until after an entire hour had passed that the carpenter’s body was recovered. Attempts to speak
with the wife who is pregnant with their child were unsuccessful since she indicated that she was not in the best frame of mind to do so. Other relatives of the man were also reluctant to speak with the media. Residents in the area said that another man reportedly fell overboard from the bridge and drowned in the said canal last year. They are claiming that the bridge is not safe enough for persons to linger on and are calling on the local authorities to fix it. The recent drowning was reported at the Albion Police Station and investigations are in progress.
Prima Facie case made out against taxi driver who stabbed man for $2,000 Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday ruled that a prima facie case was made out against taxi driver, Morris Carter, who was slapped with an attempted murder charge after he allegedly stabbed a man during an argument over $2,000. The 43-year-old who hails from 20 DUrban S t r e e t , Wo r t m a n v i l l e , Georgetown, is on trial in the Georgetown Magist r a t e s C o u rt for th e i n dictable offence which alleged that on August 27, 2019 at Sandy Babb Street, K i t t y, G e o rg e t o w n , h e wounded Matthew Gilbert with intent to com-
Magistrate accuses prosecutor of attempting... From page 26 was not tampered with. He went on to say that this is a new trial and the witness does not have to say the same things which were said in the PI. This clearly made the magistrate angry. “I am upset and it is disappointing. What I am hearing from the prosecution desk is disappointing. You should tender whatever evidence you have and not attempt to manipulate the evidence.” Furthermore, in an attempt to
prove that the evidence bag was not tampered with, the prosecutor called his final witness who is a firearm and ammunition analyst. Constable Kevin Thomas took the witness stand and told the court of his part in examining the alleged weapon. He told the court that to gain access to the evidence bag, he cut the bottom so that the seal remains unbroken. Once more, this angered the magistrate and before the prosecutor could take an opportunity to correct what was said the mag-
istrate said, “I am writing just that. The witness said to gain access to the evidence bag, I cut the bottom so that the seal remains unbroken.” The matter was then adjourned to November 15, where Prosecutor Harris is expected to make submissions as to why the evidence bag in question should be tendered. Daby is currently out on $750,000 High Court bail pending the hearing and determination of her matters before the court.
According to reports, on the day in question, Daby and her friends were at the Georgetown Motor Racing and Sports Club. Constable Kissoon, who was off-duty and was at the Club at the time, reportedly heard what appeared to be gunshots. While checking for the source of the gunfire, he reportedly saw Daby firing rounds into the air. He said that he confronted her. Daby then allegedly pointed a firearm to the officers head and pulled the trigger.
mit murder. He was not required to plead to the charge. Yesterday, a voir dire was held to ascertain if the oral statements allegedly made by the defendant during an interview with the police was freely given without him being tortured, promised anything or insinuated in any way. After hearing from Carter in relation to the oral statements, the magistrate ruled that they were freely given. Hence, the statements were tendered as evidence to form part of the prosecutions case. She then ruled that there was sufficient evidence against him and a prima facie case was made out. As a result, the defendant was called upon to lead his defence in the matter. In his defence, Carter said, “I am wrongfully charged and I think I should be facing a wounding charge instead of an attempted murder charge.” He also told the court that he has two witnesses to call to testify on his behalf to prove his innocence.
The matter was then adjourned and Carter was instructed to return on October 30, 2019 for the continuation of the matter. On the first day that the case was called, the defence had told the court that on the day in question, Carter was at a wash-bay having his car cleaned when he was approached by the alleged victim. An argument and a f i g h t e n s u e d , in which Carter received injuries. However, Gilbert was not charged. On the other hand, police prosecutor Christopher Morris told the court that it was Carter who approached Gilbert. He stated that Carter asked Gilbert for the $2,000 he owed him as the remaining payment for a $7,000 finger ring. However, after Gilbert said he did not have m o n e y, t h e d e f e n d a n t became annoyed and allegedly stabbed Gilbert with a knife. Gilbert was taken to the Kitty Health Centre, and later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
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Le Repentir Cemetery running out Police patrols to increase - Min. of space, expansion to be addressed Ramjattan - CCTV and technology -M&CC solicits help in maintenance
The badly maintained Le Repentir Cemetery in Georgetown It is becoming more and more difficult to find burial spots at the Le Repentir Cemetery, and this is according to Mayor and City Council’s Councillor, Heston Bostwick. Bostwick indicated that the state of things at the cemetery came about because the location has been neglected for an extended period, and because the Council has inherited a system with much glitches and problems. He said that despite these issues, the M&CC is working assiduously to restore the location to normalcy, but looking at the areas of proper drainage, demarcated beds and overgrown bushes and vegetation. He added that for many
years, persons have been burying their dead in a disorganised manner, using up more space than needed during burials. He noted that available spots have become taken over by dense bushes and other vegetation, thus reducing burial space at the facility.On the issue of providing burial spaces, officials indicated that the Council will execute an expansion initiative which will see some two hundred meters of land east of Cemetery Road being upgraded, while another 400 meters in the direction of Mandela Avenue, Georgetown. According to reports, the Council has already completed demarcation of four beds at a section referred to as “D-123 of the General
Burial Area, located south of Princes Street, close to Victor Street, Lodge. Beds are customarily measured in rods (about 12 feet). Three rods will have to be multiplied by 25 to arrive at one bed, according to officials.On the issue of maintenance, the Council has agreed on a partnership agreement which will see them getting assistance from entities to execute maintenance works. According to officials the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG), through the government, has indicated its willingness to ensure that their respective demarcated plots are kept in tip top shape. The council is also reaching out to overseas relatives of the deceased to join the bandwagon as well.
Firemen, victim at odds over missing... From page 8 awakened by a loud noise coming from the top flat of the building. It was the neighbour alerting her that the house was on fire. “I keep hearing this loud noise but I did not know what was making the noise so I get up and decide to go outside. But it was early in the morning and I did not look to see if the house was on fire… “Is till when I hear my neighbour shouting for my mother and telling she that the top half was burning up, that I know what was going on.”
Ms. Leitch further stated that when she realised that the home was on fire and knowing that her landlord was still in her room. She raised and alarm and several young men in the area subsequently used a ladder to safely remove the woman from the burning building. “I am glad that the fire fighters were able to come and completely out the fire but I know for sure that dem thief my son Ipad and US$200 from my purse. Because Wednesday around 10:30 hrs I came home from work and I put my
purse that had the money inside along with my child Ipad in the cabinet. “When the fire start I was so scared that the only thing I take out from that house is my family. The firefighters took my belongings.” Fire Chief, Marlon Gentle stated that initial investigation has revealed that the fire started in the front bedroom on the upper flat of the building and the reason for the fire is a candle that was left burning in the room by the home owner.The matter is being investigated.
A few days before the eve of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, and with the approaching Christmas season, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, gave an update on the preparations being made to ensure that celebrations are incident-free. Appearing as a guest on VOGs radio programme ‘Insight’, the Minister said that in addition to increased patrols, technology such as the recently installed CCTV cameras and surveillance centre at Lusignan, are being used to track and keep an eye on those bent on criminal mischief.The recent arrest of 38 persons wanted in connection with criminal acts, he said, spoke volumes about the efforts being made by lawmen to use more technology and intelligence. With 53% of all crimes occurring in Georgetown, the Public Security Minister described it as having several ‘hotspots’. These ‘hotspots’ are mapped and assets diverted to suit. The holistic approach, he noted, which also entails welllit streets, cleared/empty house lots and cooperation from vigilant citizens will help the cause.
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Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan Singling out the ranks of A-Division particularly, which encompasses Georgetown, for their efforts which will increase over the coming holiday periods; Minister Ramjattan reiterated the need for more qualified and eager youths to join the Guyana Police Force (GPF), noting that more resources, conditions and salaries will be implemented, particularly as ‘first oil’ becomes a reality. Crime has been on the decline, statistically, and the Minister re-emphasised “it is coming down!” He noted that while the
advent of the “Smart City” programme attracted some criticisms about claims of invading privacy, the pros outweigh the cons. “The 19.2 to 14.2 murder rate, from 2015 to 2019, is a clear indication that measures such as the UK-funded Police Reform initiative was having a positive effect. Our security is paramount and a key element of us having a good life,” Minister Ramjattan stated.Diwali is officially observed on Sunday, October 27. The public holiday will be observed the following Monday. (DPI)
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Manslaughter charge for neighbour who killed drinking partner, dumped corpse The 60-year-old labourer who allegedly admitted to killing his drinking partner and disposing of the corpse is scheduled to appear in court today on a manslaughter charge. This is following recommendations yesterday from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). The body of Abdool Ghanie, a 57-year-old handyman, was found on Monday in a trench at First Street Patentia, West Bank Demerara (WBD). His head was wrapped in a plastic bag. Police subsequently arrested Ghanies next door neighbour. The suspect is said to have readily admitted to accidentally killing Ghanie, also called Dennis or Fulla, on Saturday night, during an argument over liquor. The two men were reportedly close friends. But on Saturday, Ghanie and the labourer allegedly fell out when Ghanies drinking buddy refused to give him any more liquor. The suspect allegedly said that Ghanie slapped him, and he responded by punching Ghanie several times until he collapsed.
Kaieteur News understands that the neighbour claimed that he was unaware that Ghanie had died until a day later, when he saw that the handyman had bled from the lips and nose. He reportedly then placed Ghanies head in a plastic bag and used old clothing to clean up the premises. When the coast was clear, he hoisted the body on his shoulder and walked to a trench in the neighbourhood. He allegedly then apologised to his dead drinking buddy before lowering the corpse into the trench. After the victim was identified on Tuesday, police received information which led them to the suspects house. He was the questioned at La Grange Police Station, where he was said to have readily confessed, and even provided a statement, after being cautioned about his rights. A post mortem examination revealed that Abdool died as a result of brain haemorrhage due to a blunt trauma to the head compounded by a broncho aspiration of blood (blood in the nostrils and lungs).
34 awarded for Long Service in Agriculture Ministry On Wednesday, the Ministry of Agriculture held its Long Service Award Ceremony to honour 34 individuals that served the Ministry for 20 years or more. The ceremony was held at the National Cultural Centre, Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown. Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder; Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Delma Nedd; Deputy Permanent Secretary, Aretha Henry; Chairman and Director Pesticide &Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB), Dr. Leslie Munroe were among the prominent people at the ceremony. The Ministry of Agricultures Head Office and its agencies expressed their gratitude to the Long Service awardees and retirees. The Long Service awards were given to staff who worked 20 years in the agriculture in the sector. For this year, there were a total of 24 awardees. Ten retirees were also recognised and awarded for offering their working years to the Agriculture Ministry.
The longest service, 27 years, was given by one of the 10 staff members of the various sectors within the Ministry. This years awardees were from the Ministrys Head Office, Hydromet Department, Fisheries Department, National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), Guyana School of Agriculture, Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Mahaica-Mahaicony/Abary Agriculture Development Board and the Guyana Livestock Development Authority. A special award from GRDB was given to Dr. Rajendra Persaud in recognition of his academic research done in the rice industry and got international publication. During the ceremony, Minister Holder expressed his appreciation to those staff who was awarded for their contribution to the various sectors in the Ministry of Agriculture. He highlighted that their years of service dedicated to the development of the agriculture sector is recognised.
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Ikaazupu Fuel Spill…
EPA begins investigation, legal advice will be sought - Senior Environmental Officer Senior Environmental Officer attached to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Felicia Adams-Kellman said that after investigation into the Ikaazupu Creek fuel spill, if the owner is identified legal advice will be sought. She said that while most of the evidence may be gone, the organisation will still have an investigation into the incident. Kellman said during an interview that she spoke with a representative from the South Rupununi District Council (SRDC). “A rep from the SRDC indicated that the truck was removed from the scene of the accident. However, a small quantity of fuel remains on the bank of the creek,” she said. The representative identified as Mr. Michael Thomas, said that he couldnt not provide details on the owner of the truck apart from the name. Since it is an environmental issue, the EPA will schedule an investigation to conduct water sampling, to ensure that there is no oil contamination in the water sources. There will also be checks to see how many of the tributaries were contami-
nated. The fuel spill in the Ikaazupu Wao (Wao means creek), which runs within the Aishalton Villages titled lands, captured the attention of the South Rupununi District Council (SRDC). The Council is gravely concerned about the pollution to the creek waters and the damage being done. The Council, which is a representative body for the 21 communities that make up the South Rupununi, received reports that on Wednesday October 10, last, a truck owned by V. Dalip Enterprise broke the Ikaazupu Wao Bridge. The breakage in the structure resulted in the truck toppling. The vehicle was carrying over 100 barrels of fuel when the incident occurred and it is estimated that approximately 30 barrels of diesel fuel were spilled into the waters. The creek is part of a connection of waterways as in flows into Tooto Wao, which in turn flows into the Kwitaro River. This particular ecosystem acts as the main water source for residents living in not only Aishalton Village but also Awarewaunau, Maruranau and Shea. This fuel spillage
The truck at the time of the accident occurring in these critical waterways will affect wildlife, hunting, fishing and the livelihoods at large of the people. Some may even get sick due
Guyanese family, dog homeless after Trini fire Trinidad (Newsday.co.tt)ONE of the 14 people left homeless in a fire at Gandhi Village, Debe, has called on the public to adopt the family’s beloved pet dog, saying he too “badly needs a home.” Uncertain about the future for herself and her family, Aliema Mobin told Newsday they can neither care for themselves nor the dog, Cinnapuff. The mother of four said, “We have nowhere to go. We lost everything in the fire. “I would be very happy if anyone can adopt him. Cinnapuff badly needs a home too.” At about 1.30 pm on Wednesday, the fire broke out in one of the five-apartment building. A report said the flames quickly spread, damaging three apartments and leaving the 14, including eight children, homeless. One of the homeless is a pensioner who is also an amputee. Mobin, who is Guyanese, had been a tenant for over two years. She lives with her husband and four children, aged 16 months, two, three
and six. Mobin said she was feeding her youngest child a bottle on Wednesday afternoon when she heard two faint noises, but paid no mind. Shortly afterwards, she heard an e x p l o s i o n a n d realised the building was burning. She was with the children and rushed them out to safety. Neighbours were also alerted and someone took Cinnapuff to safety. Cuddling her dog, she said she was unable to save any household items as her main focus was saving the children. “My husband worked very hard; he worked long hours and we were planning to move back to Guyana and start a business. “We sell brand-named clothes, fashion jewellery, Indian wear; all sorts of things. We even lost $3,800 which were had to help pay for the plane tickets. We have nowhere to go.” The family spent the night at the home of a villager. Other homeless tenants spent the night elsewhere. A
relative of the owner of the building declined to speak. Officers from the Fire Prevention Department of the South Fire Headquarters at Mon Repos have revisited the building. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
to pollutants. Project Coordinator of the SRDC, Kid James, expressed his concerns in relation to the damage that mining trucks and excavators are inflicting in the district. This fuel spill provides one example of the concerns raised just last week at the National Toshaos Conference, Kid James said. He recommended that the government should review and improve its policies and laws that govern mining and how concessions are issued and to address the environmental, social, economic, human rights and the infrastructural impacts of mining. It should also improve the
enforcement of these laws and regulations in conjunction with the Indigenous peoples, who are the ones mostly affected by the mining a c t i v i t i e s . Jamess statements were echoed by representatives and Toshaos of other communities and regions across the country. The final resolution of the NTC Conference reflected these concerns and included associated recommendations. This latest catastrophe is an indicator that there should be effective development and implementation of the headwaters protection plan that was already agreed on by the Natural Resources Ministry
and the SRDC. This plan for the protection of the headwaters of the Kwitaro and Kuyuwini Rivers is currently under discussion by the Natural Resources Ministry and the SRDC. It would ban mining in and near those rivers to preserve the health of the waterways. The Council is looking forward to working with the Ministry to jointly develop and implement this important measure for the protection of the waters ways, the environment and the land. The councillors are hoping that it will serve as a useful model for other communities in Guyana as they struggle with mining related issues.
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Bermuda eliminated but go down fighting Dubai, United Arab hitting three sixes and three against Emirates, CMC – Bermuda fours in an unbeaten 43 from produced their highest total 24 balls at number seven. But of the tournament, but there was little support from Scots became the first team to bow any of the other batsmen.
Delray Rawlins
out of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier after losing by 46 runs to Scotland here yesterday. Sussex all-rounder Delray Rawlins kept Bermuda in the hunt after Scotland posted 204 for four – the highest total of the tournament – by smashing three sixes and four fours in his exhilarating 21ball 46 before being caught on the mid-wicket boundary sweeping a low full toss. Kamau Leverock, Bermuda’s best bowler earlier with two for 39, took Bermuda past their previous tournament-best 149 for seven against Singapore by
Friday October 25, 2019 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) You're currently stuck between two strong desires - the desire to create for your own pleasure and the desire to please others. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) You may feel more of an urge than ever to search for your family roots. Your search could be so deep and intense that you may even go beyond genealogy. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Today you may be impressed by the powers of concentration and self-discipline of one of your friends. There's a lesson to be learned from your admiring stance, though. CANCER(June21–July22) Confidence and efficiency are the day's themes. Do you long to bring your romantic involvement to the next level? Do you wish your partner would consent to a more profound commitment? LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) The relative tranquillity you enjoy today lets you listen more attentively to your inner self. You're well aware of the toll you pay when you try to ignore those nudges of intuition you sometimes feel. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) You can look forward to an enjoyable day, Virgo. Neither family matters nor career issues will cloud your spirit, as everything seems to be proceeding smoothly and according to plan. Moreover, the day's aspects seem to be inviting you to be a little more adventurous than usual.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) There's no doubt that today will be excellent, Libra. You can find satisfaction that puts a smile on your face and boosts your morale. There's the likelihood that you're challenging some of your core values. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) The forecast is wonderful today, Scorpio. You may have been asking yourself a thousand questions about what will become of you, especially in terms of your career. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Admit it, Sagittarius. You have a tendency to run away from conflict in relationships. This can get you into some complicated situations. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) Do you feel that your power has increased, Capricorn? You may not know what to do with this newfound strength. Try looking at how you relate to your friends. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) You may feel that your current relationships are more complicated than ever, Aquarius. This is because you're going through a period when many planets are trying to shed light on your hidden motivations. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) You finally understand that the force of your will can't always determine everything, Pisces. Your ego is taking a beating, no doubt, but this will help you mature.
Bermuda, who won the toss and elected to field at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, had Scotland 55 for two in the middle of the eighth over, but Calum MacLeod, who was dropped twice, led the charge in the second half by smashing 74 from 37 balls with nine fours and two sixes before he fell to the final ball. Earlier, opener George Munsey hit 51 from 41 balls with three sixes and three fours, adding 76 for the third wicket with MacLeod, who then took the game away from Bermuda by adding 73 for the fourth wicket with Richie Berrington (34 not out). Bermuda’s final game will be again the Netherlands, second after losing to new Group A leaders Papua New Guinea, tomorrow. Bermuda captain Rodney Trott said Bermuda had enjoyed the tournament, despite losing all five games so far, and promised to give the Dutch a run for their money. “We’re going to give it our all,” said Trott, who replaced Dion Stovell as captain halfway through the tournament. Third-placed Scotland have had issues of their own having lost two from four going into the televised game and had offspinner Tom Sole suspended from bowling by the ICC because of an illegal action just hours before the game. Oman top Group B as the 13 teams still in the hunt battle for six places as qualifiers for next year’s T20 World Cup in Australia.
First Matarkai Female District Games to commence today... From page 37 rivalry amongst teams from Matarkai with the aim of recognising individual talent on the field so that players can be recommended to Guyana Football Federation. “Its PKFF vision to see female footballers from Matarkai included in the Lady Jags team”, he lamented. Some of the females that will be in action are, Sebai’s Star striker 18 yearold Feona Benjamin, PK’s Verita Caesar-Jeffrey, Oronoque’s Zorina Baptist and Matthews Ridge’ Janice Moses. The main event will see 2019 National Heritage Games semi finalist Sebai Invincible Talons FC, PK United FC, Oronoque FC and Matthews Ridge FC battle each other tonight. Meanwhile, tomorrow, a T20 cricket match between Ronaldo Rodrigues X1 and Hercules X1 is also on the card and will bowl off at 10:00hrs. There will also be the
annual Pinktober Cancer Awareness walk organised by Sharmain Henry which will get underway at 16:00hrs from Airstrip, Citrus Grove to Fitzburg. Residents are encouraged to wear Pink and join the walk. On the final night tomorrow, there will be a friendly football match between Five Star FC and Fitzburg FC which is schedule to kick off at 20:00hrs while the Female football final will seal the maiden event; the winner of the competition is set to pocket $100,000 with the losing finalist collecting, $50,000. PKFF would like to extend gratitude to National Sports Commission, Mr. Enoch Benjamin AREO Matarkai, Mr. Ignatius Adams DEO, Mr. Orlando Thorne Chairman NDC, Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry, Banks DIH, International Imports and Supplies, Marlon Boyer, Platinum General Store and Three Brothers Sports Bar.
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Rajiv Gandhi University onboard GSCL Inc. for PM T20 Cup It is no secret that sport and medicine go hand in hand and because of that, the Rajiv Gandhi University of Science and Technology (RGUST) has decided to support the upcoming Prime Minister’s T20 Softball Cup. RGUST has joined a prestigious list of sponsors for the marquee softball tournament which in its third season and runs from November 1 to 3 in Guyana. The tournament which is organised by the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc. (GSCL) has attracted 26 local and international teams across three categories; All-Stars, Masters and Legends. In addition to the male categories, there will be four female teams taking part in two exhibition semifinals on Saturday November 2. The winners will go on to play the final on Sunday November 3 at Everest Cricket Club where the finals of all categories will be played. On the same day that
GSCL Inc. Treasurer Russell Jadbeer (left) receives the cheque from Customer Service Representative of P and P Insurance Brokers, Anupa Lall. RGUST pledged their support, Chung’s Global and P and P Insurance Brokers also handed over their sponsorship cheques. They join Ink Plus, KFC, Elegance Jewellery and Pawn Shop, Banks Beer, IBet Supreme, Crown
Mining Supplies, Bedessee Sporting Goods, Star Party Rentals, Cyber Sports, Regal Stationery and Computer Centre, Regal Sports and USA Cricket Zone as official sponsors. Overall, more than G$2M is up for grabs with
Russell Jadbeer accepts the cheque from Sheneeza Mohammed in the presence of colleagues, Shabana Singh (left) and Arifa Alli. the winning team in each category being guaranteed $500,000. Various venues in Georgetown will be used as the male teams will play a round-robin format before the semifinalists are
determined. On Sunday at Everest CC, flood lights will be used as matches are expected to finish in the night. The Legends category (Over-50 years old) is new
to PM T20 Cup while Speed Boat and Regal Masters are both two-time defending champions in the All-Star and Masters (over-45years old) categories respectively.
NBA roundup: Irving scores 50 in Nets’ OT loss to Wolves Karl-Anthony Towns collected 36 points and 14 rebounds as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 50-point performance from Kyrie Irving in a 127-126 overtime victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams. Irving had the ball in his hands on the final possession, but the sixt i m e A l l - St a r l o s t h i s footing off the dribble and forced a shot that caromed off the rim as time expired. Towns sank a careerhigh seven 3-pointers, and Andrew Wiggins added 21 points for the Timberwolves, who overcame squandering an 18-point, second-quarter lead to hand Brooklyn its seventh straight seasonopening loss. Irving shot 17 of 33 from the field in his first game since he and the injured Kevin Durant elected to sign with Brooklyn in the summer. The point total was the seventh best in franchise history and the most by a Nets player making his debut, eclipsing the 30 posted by Hall of Famer Nate “Tiny” Archibald with then-New Jersey in 1976 as well as D’Angelo Russell in 2017. Nuggets 108, Trail Blazers 100 - Denver, behind 20 points and 13 rebounds from foul-plagued Nikola
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) dribbles the ball against Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) during the second half at Barclays Center. Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports Jokic, snapped Portland’s NBA-record streak of 18 consecutive home-opening victories. Will Barton totaled 19 points for the Nuggets, six in the closing quarter. Jamal Murray scored seven of his 14 points in the final quarter. Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard led all scorers with 32 points, 13 in the fourth. Hassan Whiteside had 16 points and a game-best 19 rebounds. Rodney Hood
scored 13 points, and CJ McCollum had 12. Hornets 126, Bulls 125 Dwayne Bacon drained several late-game shots as part of Charlotte’s recordsetting performance, and P.J. Washington scored 27 in his NBA debut as the Hornets slipped past visiting Chicago in the season opener for both teams. Charlotte set an NBA record by making 23 baskets from 3-point range
in a season-opening game. The previous mark was 19. Washington made seven 3pointers, an NBA record for a player in his debut. Overall, the Hornets were 23-for-44 from long distance, with the 23 treys also representing a franchise record. Washington’s point total was the most by a Hornets rookie in an NBA debut. Lauri Markkanen led Chicago with 35 points and
17 rebounds. 76ers 107, Celtics 93 Ben Simmons had 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to lead host Philadelphia past Boston. Josh Richardson scored 17 points while Joel Embiid added 15 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots despite playing in foul trouble for much of the second half. Tobias Harris also recorded a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds, and former Celtic Al Horford had 16 points. Gordon Hayward paced the Celtics with 25 points while Jayson Tatum added 21 points and 10 rebounds. Enes Kanter and Kemba Walker each contributed 12. Walker, who made his debut with the Celtics after eight seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, shot just 4 of 18. Pistons 119, Pacers 110 -
Andre Drummond scored 32 points and grabbed 23 rebounds to power Detroit over Indiana in Indianapolis. Drummond delivered in all phases. He shot 12-for-18 from the floor, 8-for-10 from the free-throw line, blocked four shots and added three steals. He produced the NBA’s first 30-point, 20rebound performance in a season opener since Charles Barkley in 1992. Luke Kennard knocked down six 3-pointers and finished with 30 points for the Pistons. The frontcourt duo of Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner led Indiana with 27 and 25 points, respectively. Scores from elsewhere: Magic 94, Cavaliers 85, Heat 120, Grizzlies 101, Mavericks 108, Wizards 100, Spurs 120, Knicks 111, Jazz 100, Thunder 95, Suns 124, Kings 95. (Field Level Media)
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WIFBSC C/Ships - Individuals
T&T’s Varma Rambarran creates history in claiming title as the new King of the range Trinidad and Tobago’s Varma Rambarran dethroned Guyanese Ransford Goodluck to become the new West Indies Fullbore Shooting Council / West Indies Fullbore Shooting Championships Individual champion following three days of intense marksmanship at the at the Tucker Valley Rifle Range, Chaguaramas. In claiming the title, outshooting competitors who challenged for the top spot and bragging rights from Barbados, Antigua &
Barbuda, Bermuda, England and Canada apart from his homeland and Guyana, Dr, Rambarran only dropped a single point over the three days, creating a new WIFBSC record. Some 69 shooters shot at the 300, 500 and 600 yards ranges on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and when the last shot was fired and scored tallied (electronic targets being used for the first time at these c/ships) Rambarran had a 100% performance in tallying 404 out of a possible 405 points
ECCCC/Banks Beer 100 Ball Bash bowls off - Neville Ramotar T20 semi-finals set for Monday The Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club (ECCCC)/Banks Beer 100Ball cricket tournament commenced last Sunday with four matches on the East Coast of Demerara. The preliminary games are being played on a roundrobin format across four groups with ECCCC Dynamos, Ogle Blasters, Cane Grove Renegades and Strathavon Super-Stars all securing wins. At Ogle, ECCCC Dynamos defeated Young Rivals by 65 runs - ECCCC Dynamos took first strike and managed 175 for 5 with Imran Hassan scoring 53, Christopher Surat 38 and Bheemraj Ramkelawan 29. Yo u n g Rivals responded with 110 for 9. Hassan and Satesh Jainarine took 2 for 14 and 23 respectively. Ogle Blasters defeated LBI SC by 45 runs - Ogle Blasters batted first and scored 148 for 8. Dion Thomas made 48 and Orlando Persaud 40. C. Seepaul took 3 for 13 for LBI SC, who were then restricted to 103 for 6 in response. N. Khan scored 46 while Dion Thomas
returned with the ball to take 4 for 16 from three overs. At Strathavon Ground Cane Grove Renegades overcame Mahaica Cavaliers by five wickets. Mahaica Cavaliers were bowled out for 89, taking first knock. Charles Pitt scored 31; N. Mohamed grabbed the first hat-trick of the tournament to finish with 3 for 18 and Y. Umroa 3 f o r 1 0 . I n r e p l y, Renegades reached their target in 12.2 overs with E. Todd scoring 42. Strathavon Super-Stars defeated Mahaica SC by nine wickets - Mahaica SC were bowled out for 68 in 15 overs after taking first strike. M. Willis and S. Mohan took three and two wickets apiece. Starthavon Super-Stars knocked of the winning target in 4.4 overs; M. Ronald struck unbeaten on 61. The competition continues on Monday; at Lusignan, LBI will play Enmore Up Setters at 10:00hrs and Lusignan SC will take on Golden Achievers SC at 14:00hrs. At Strathavon, Mahaica SC will face Lusignan SC B at 10:00hrs and Strathavon Super-Stars will battle Industry Stars at 14:00 hrs. Meanwhile, The Neville Ramotar T20 semifinals are set for Monday at Enmore Community Center Ground. At 9:30hrs, Ogle CC will challenge Enterprise SC whilst host Enmore CCCC will take on Lusignan East in the other match at 13:30hrs.
in the X Class. Back in second place was Canada’s Bruce MacDonald on 393 points followed by Antigua and Barbuda’s Anderson Perry on 392. Guyanese Lennox Braithwaite (392) and Ransford Goodluck (392) ended sixth and seventh respectively overall but they were third and fourth for the Caribbean behind Rambarran
Place Name 1 Rambaran, Varma 2 MacDonald, Bruce 3 Perry, Anderson 4 Hirst, Richard 5 Fugeman, Micheal 6 Braithwaite, Lennox 7 Goodluck, Ransford 8 Maynard, Thomas 9 Winney, Richard 10 Cassidy, Gary 11 Bryan, Trevor 12 Gauvin, Emmanuel 13 Moore, Dane 14 Lall, Justin 15 Tewari, Roberto 16 Wood, Jason 17 Melling, Richard 18 Saul, Frank 19 Thomas, Gareth 20 Jasiak, Andrew 21 Benjamin, Laurne 22 Clewer, Mark 23 Daniel, Olson 24 Gomez, Norris 25 Maile, Desroy 26 J. Cousins, Jennifer 27 Freeman, Charles 28 Burnip, Nigel 29 Schwarz, Martyn 30 Garro, Giancarlo 31 Hercules, Jomol 32 Robinson, David 33 Ackrill, Mark 34 Joseph, Ezekiel 35 McKay, Dexter 36 Chung, Leslie 37 Sampson, Ryan 38 Allen, Mikhell 39 Joseph, Christopher 40 Archer, Paul 41 Romalho, Leo 42 Greenway, Thomas 43 Benjamin, Javid 44 King, Louis 45 Dukhiram, Rohit 46 Griffith, Robert 47 Trotman, Lancelott 48 Holder, Jeffrey 49 Williams, Ryan 50 Fraser, John 51 George, Nadja 52 Holden, Peter 53 Edwards, Tonia 54 Reid, Carl 55 Persaud, Peter 56 Waldron, Oscar 57 Avesh, Phagoo 58 Thompson, Takiyah 59 Soanes, John 60 Louis, Shawn 61 Ali, Nicholas 62 Lightboutne, Wilbut 63 Richards, Kibwe 64 Stuart, Alfred 65 Ramesar, Dhanraj 66 Mayers, Tessa 67 D’Heureux, Joel 68 Gomes, Ivor 69 Michael, Alando
and Perry. The Vs count for the shooters were not readily available. Meanwhile, given the fact that the Tucker Valley Rifle Range, Chaguaramas does not have a Long Range (900 and 1000 yards), there will be two Short Range matches, one today and the official WIFBSC Match, tomorrow. Country Trinidad & Tobago Canada Antigua England England Guyana Guyana Canada England Canada England Canada Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago Guyana Barbados Canada Trinidad & Tobago England Canada Antigua England Antigua Trinidad & Tobago Antigua Barbados England England England Canada Trinidad & Tobago England Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago Guyana Trinidad & Tobago Antigua Canada Guyana Antigua Barbados Barbados Antigua Barbados Barbados Trinidad & Tobago Barbados Guyana Antigua England Barbados Bermuda Guyana Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago Barbados Trinidad & Tobago Bermuda Trinidad & Tobago Barbados Trinidad & Tobago Barbados Trinidad & Tobago Antigua Antigua
Guyana will remain Long Range champions while they would be going all out to reclaim the Short Range championship which is held by Barbados and is the most coveted trophy among the Caribbean marksmen and women. Vice Captain Dylan Fields and Sherwin Felicien were expected to join Captain
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Match Pts 404.00 393.00 392.00 392.00 392.00 392.00 392.00 391.00 390.00 390.00 389.00 389.00 387.00 386.00 386.00 385.00 385.00 384.00 383.00 381.00 380.00 379.00 377.00 377.00 376.00 376.00 376.00 376.00 376.00 376.00 374.00 371.00 371.00 370.00 370.00 369.00 369.00 368.00 361.00 361.00 361.00 359.00 358.00 357.00 354.00 354.00 354.00 353.00 351.00 348.00 347.00 346.00 343.00 343.00 328.00 326.00 321.00 320.00 311.00 300.00 299.00 299.00 289.00 263.00 250.00 219.00 191.00 177.00 127.00
Mahendra Persaud and the rest of the Guyanese shooters yesterday in the Twin Island Republic, they did not participate in the Individual championship. Following are the full results of the WIFBSC Individuals. Note - the English and Canadian shooters are not in the reckoning for the Caribbean places: Match % 100.00 % 97.28 % 97.03 % 97.03 % 97.03 % 97.03 % 97.03 % 96.78 % 96.53 % 96.53 % 96.29 % 96.29 % 95.79 % 95.54 % 95.54 % 95.30 % 95.30 % 95.05 % 94.80 % 94.31 % 94.06 % 93.81 % 93.32 % 93.32 % 93.07 % 93.07 % 93.07 % 93.07 % 93.07 % 93.07 % 92.57 % 91.83 % 91.83 % 91.58 % 91.58 % 91.34 % 91.34 % 91.09 % 89.36 % 89.36 % 89.36 % 88.86 % 88.61 % 88.37 % 87.62 % 87.62 % 87.62 % 87.38 % 86.88 % 86.14 % 85.89 % 85.64 % 84.90 % 84.90 % 81.19 % 80.69 % 79.46 % 79.21 % 76.98 % 74.26 % 74.01 % 74.01 % 71.53 % 65.10 % 61.88 % 54.21 % 47.28 % 43.81 % 31.44 %
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CGI’s SBF Petroleum Jaguars 50-over League
MoM Rutherford smashes record 154; defending champs E’bo lose by 35 runs By Sean Devers It was carnage at Everest as man-of-the-match Sherfane Rutherford launched a brutal assault on an Essequibo attack missing Kemo Paul and Ronsford Beaton, slamming a record 154 for East Bank which won by 35 runs to bring the curtains down on the CGI’s SBF Petroleum Jaguars 50over League, yesterday. The 21-year-old Rutherford, who played a single T20I for West Indies last December, reached the boundary 11 times and cleared it a record 13 times from 96 balls. This was the highest Individual score made in the five -year history of 50-over
Franchise Cricket while his 13 sixes were the most ever in a single innings in this competition. He added 148 for the fifth wicket with Renaldo AliMohamed, who hit a four and a six in his 55-ball 42. Skipper Vishal Singh hit six fours in 36 from 45 balls while Matthew Nandu made 20 with three fours and Trevon Griffith hit three fours and a six in 19 as East Bank amassed 318 all out in 49 overs. Quinton Sampson captured 3-41 for six overs and Akinie Adams 2-47 from 10 overs for Essequibo who were restricted to 285 from 46. 2 overs. Sampson made 67 with five fours and four sixes from
Kemol Savory (Most wickets & MVP) from Director of GCI Anand Sanasie. 39 balls and along with Anthony Adams who made 64 from 55 balls with five fours
Lower Corentyne are 2019 CGI/SBF Petroleum 50-over champs Lower Corentyne emerged champions of the CGI/SBF Petroleum Jaguar 50over Franchise League following a 231-run win over Upper Corentyne in their final round game yesterday. Batting first at Cumberland, Lower Corentyne piled up 366-9 with Adrian Sukwah stroking nine fours and five sixes in a top score of 98 while Junior Sinclair made 57 with seven fours. The pair added 98 for the fifth wicket before Sinclair was lbw to Demitri Cameron while Sukwah was bowled by Quacy Burnett. Jason Sinclair made 56 including eight fours and one six, Niall Smith got 39, Garfield Benjamin 33 and Jonathan Foo 31. Cameron claimed 3-59 while Alex Algoo had 2-43. Upper Corentyne responded with 135-7. Algoo scored 56 which contained three fours and two sixes while Burnette made 21; Junior Sinclair captured 4-39. At Tuschen - West Berbice defeated West Demerara by 55 runs. West Berbice took first strike and managed 206-9. Opener Kevin Sinclair top scored with 49 which included one four and two sixes while Marvan Prashad made 29, Andrew Dutchin and Stephon Harris contributed 21 each and Gudakesh Motie 19. Raymond Reifer picked up 3-41 while Mahendra Dhanpaul had 3-56. West Demerara lost two early wickets before Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Reifer consolidated in a third wicket
Match Referee Moses Ramnarine presents the man-of-the-match prize to Gudakesh Motie of West Berbice. stand to steady the chase fairly. But following the demise of Reifer for 42, the rest of the batting crumbled and West Demerara were bowled out for 151 in 39.5 overs. Chanderpaul made 56 not out off 112 balls with three fours and three sixes while Reifer faced 57 balls and hit five fours and one six. Gudakesh Motie claimed 3-29 while Nigel Deodat had 3-27 and Leon Andrews 2-8. At Lusignan Georgetown beat East Coast Demerara by 181 runs. Leon Johnson and Jeremiah Scott struck half centuries to lead the visitors to 271-9, batting first. Following the early loss of Winston Forrester (00),
Joshua Persaud and Raymond Perez put on 63 for the second wicket before Perez went for 44 with five fours and two sixes while Persaud struck three fours and one six in also scoring 44. Johnson and Scott added 69 for the fifth wicket with Johnson striking five fours and three sixes in a top score of 68 while Scott made 58 including one four and two sixes. Dambuka Nygondo claimed 4-59 while Chanderpaul Ramraj had 2-60. East Coast Demerara were bowled out for 90 in 30.3 overs, in reply. Alphius Bookie made 18 and Assif Singh 12; Ashmead Nedd picked up 3-18, Steven Sankar 3-26 and Johnson 2-4.
and two sixes, added 93 for the sixth wicket. David Williams scored a quick-fire 45 from 20 balls with three fours and four sixes, Kemol Savory hit three fours in his 81-ball 45 to overtake L/Corentyne’s Johnathon Foo by three runs, as the tournament’s leading runscorer while Akeeni Adams made 22. Left-arm spinner Trevon France continued his consistent tournament with 335 from 10 overs, Rutherford came back with the ball to take 3-35while part time offspinner Trevon Griffith had 254. East Bank elected to bat in sultry conditions on a slow track and fast outfield and Griffith and the 16-year-old Matthew Nandu provided their team with a rollicking start before Griffith pulled Nealand Cadogan to midwicket in 3.1 over to leave the score on 31-1. Mavindra Dindyal ran himself out for one a run later before Skipper Singh and Nandu, who was looking well set but after he had reached the boundary three times he cut Akinie Adams and was taken at point. Nandu (20) after hitting three well timed boundaries
Ricardo Adams collects his most wickets award from GCB’s Kavita Yadram in the presence of sponsor’s rep. Dorwayn Bess. and was looking set the left hander cut Akeeni Adams to point at 66-3. The diminutive Singh sweetly drove Cadogan past cover for fours before giving himself room and slapping him behind point for four more. He added 32 with Rutherford before he ducked from lifting delivery from Cadogan before failing to control a cut off of another short ball and was taken at point next ball as Cadogan struck at 98-4. When Yeudister Persaud edged Ricardo Adams, who had an eight-wicket haul in the last round including a hattrick, to the Keeper at 133-5, the Franchise from Guyana’s largest County were in the ascendency. But Rutherford, who hails from Enmore and plays for Police, took the game away from the opposition with a vintage display of explosive shots as he flayed the hapless bowlers to all parts of ground. Rutherford, who slammed 134 in the Global T20 tournament in Canada, executed a ferocious pull off Cadogan that reached the square-leg boundary like a bullet before he clipped Akinie Adams’ first ball to the final leg-boundary.
Ali-Mohamed played the supporting role as Rutherford went on a rampage in his murderous assault. Rutherford dumped Ricardo Adams for six to reach his 50 from 39 balls with five fours and two sixes before another six off Ricardo brought up his century from 78 balls before he departed at 280-6. Ali-Mohamed continued to play his shots before he was ninth out. France (10) was the other batsman to reach double figures. E’bo started badly when Kevin Boodie was LBW to without a run on the board before France struck again when Kevin Christian (3) was also removed by France at 272 and when France struck for the third time to dismiss Nokta Moses (24) E’bo were in deep trouble at 31-3. But despite fighting fifties from Sampson and Anthony Adams who added 93 for the sixth wicket and 45 from Savory it was too little too late for Essequibo who had to settle for the runner-up spot. Savory won awards for most runs (336) and the MVP while Richard Adams had the Most Wickets (20) as Lower Corentyne which beat Upper Corentyne in Berbice, won the 2019 title.
Inter Ministry Dominoes on today The Georgetown Office Assistant Sports Promotion team will be hosting Inter Ministry/Government Agencies Dominoes and Tapeball competitions. Dominoes will be held today at the Ministry of Agriculture Canteen on Regent Street starting at 16:30hrs. The winning team will take home the Minister of Public Infrastructure, Mr. Jaipaul Sharma trophy and a cash prize of $100,000 while the
runner-up will receive $50,000 and third place, $20,000. On Monday, the Tapeball competition will be staged at Durban Park and will bowl off at 09:00hrs. At stake is the Prime Minister’s trophy and cash incentives; both competitions are being organised by James Lewis and teams can contact him on 628 1656 or 666 5857 for registration.
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GMR&SC Circuit of Champions Schedule confirmed for last British F4 Champion Maloney round of Concacaf Nations League group stage matches and Superbiker Linfoot confirmed - Guyana host Aruba on Nov. 15, away to Jamaica on Nov. 18 Miami The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) yesterday confirmed the schedule and venues for the third and last round of group stage matches of the 20192020 Concacaf Nations League. The League A, B and C matches are set to take place during the November FIFA Match Window. Created to maximize the match dates available within the FIFA international calendar, and as part of a wider strategy to provide more competitive football for all Member Associations, the Concacaf Nations League kicked off in September with the first six days of group stage matches, delivering exciting competition and setting the course for the journey to the Concacaf Nations League Finals and 2021 Gold Cup. The second round of matches for the new centralized men’s national team competition, that represents a new era of national team football for the Confederation, took place in October, with plenty of action. With victories over Trinidad and Tobago and Martinique, Honduras is the first team to secure a spot in the Nations League Finals and the 2021 Gold Cup. Canada also earned a spot in the Gold Cup, with a 2-0 win over the United States. After group stage roundrobin play, the four League A group winners will advance to the Concacaf Nations League Finals to crown the first-ever competition champion. The Concacaf Nations League Finals will take place in June 2020, at a to be announced venue. Additionally, the group winners from League B and League C will be promoted to League A and B, respectively, while the teams at the bottom of League A and League B will be relegated to League B and C, respectively, for the next edition of the Concacaf Nations League. In September 2019, the Confederation confirmed that the 2019-2020 Concacaf Nations League group stage will serve as the qualifying pathway for the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup, for all 41 Member Associations. 2019-2020 Concacaf Nations League November Group Stage Schedule
*In ET and home team listed first Thursday, November 14, 2019 (C) 3:00 PM Turks and Caicos Islands vs Sint Maarten - TCIFA National Academy, Turks and Caicos Islands (B) 2:00 PM St. Kitts and Nevis vs Grenada - Warner Park, St. Kitts and Nevis (B) 6:00 PM Belize vs French Guiana - Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belize (A) 8:00 PM Martinique vs Honduras - Stade Pierre Aliker, Martinique (C) 7:00 PM Bahamas vs British Virgin Islands Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Bahamas (A) 6:30 PM Curacao vs Costa Rica - Stadion Ergilio Hato, Curacao Friday, November 15, 2019 (B) 2:00 PM St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs Nicaragua - Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (B) 7:00 PM Antigua and Barbuda vs Jamaica - Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda (A) 7:00 PM USA vs Canada - Exploria Stadium, USA (B) 7:30 PM Suriname vs Dominica Andre Kamperveen Stadion, Suriname (B) 8:00 PM Guyana vs Aruba - Leonora National Track & Field Center, Guyana (A) 9:00 PM Panama vs Mexico - Rommel Fernandez, Panama Saturday, November 16, 2019 (C) 3:00 PM Saint Martin vs Barbados - Raymond Gordon Ernest Guishard Technical Center, Anguilla (B) 6:00 PM St. Lucia vs Dominican Republic - Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia (C) 7:30 PM Cayman Islands vs US Virgin Islands Truman Bodden Sports Complex, Cayman Islands (C) 8:00 PM Guatemala vs Puerto Rico - Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala
(B) 10:00 PM El Salvador vs Montserrat - Estadio Cuscatlan, El Salvador Sunday, November 17, 2019 (C) 3:00 PM Bonaire vs Bahamas - Stadion Ergilio Hato, Curacao (C) 6:00 PM Guadeloupe vs Turks and Caicos Islands - Rene Serge Nabajoth, Guadeloupe (B) 7:00 PM Grenada vs Belize - Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Grenada (A) 6:00 PM Costa Rica vs Haiti - Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, Costa Rica (B) 5:00 PM French Guiana vs St. Kitts and Nevis - Stade du Dr. Edmard Lama, French Guiana (A) 8:00 PM Honduras vs Trinidad & Tobago - Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, Honduras Monday, November 18, 2019 (B) 3:00 PM Dominica vs St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Windsor Park Sports Stadium, Dominica (B) 6:00 PM Aruba vs Antigua and Barbuda Stadion Ergilio Hato, Curacao (B) 8:00 PM Jamaica vs Guyana - Montego Bay Sports Complex, Jamaica (B) 10:00 PM Nicaragua vs Suriname - Estadio Nacional, Nicaragua Tuesday, November 19, 2019 (C) 5:00 PM Puerto Rico vs Anguilla - Juan Ramon Loubriel, Puerto Rico (C) 7:00 PM US Virgin Islands vs Saint Martin Bethlehem Soccer Complex, US Virgin Islands (B) 5:30 PM El Salvador vs Dominican Republic Estadio Cuscatlan, El Salvador (C) 7:00 PM Barbados vs Cayman Islands - Astro Turf Wildey Stadium, Barbados (B) 5:30 PM St. Lucia vs Montserrat - Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia (A) 7:30 PM Cuba vs USA - Truman Bodden Sports Complex, Cayman Islands (A) 9:30 PM Mexico vs Bermuda - Estadio Nemesio Diez, Mexico
Sixteen year-old Zane Maloney who is the current British F4 champion will be competing at South Dakota next month. British F4 champion Zane Maloney has been confirmed for the Radical Caribbean Cup 2019 final leg which will be competed in Guyana next month during the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) Circuit of Champions next month. A release from the organisers confirmed this saying, “Fresh from becoming the first driver to win the British F4 Championship outright and the Rookie Cup, 16-year-old Zane Maloney will join father Sean and uncles Mark and Stuart on the grid in Guyana for the first time.” At ‘Bushy Park Barbados’ in September, Zane became the 38th driver to race in the SR3 Cup, the teenager claimed a debut pole position and hat-trick of victories
Daniel Linfoot is the new addition for Team Mohamed’s in 2019. driving his father, Sean’s SR3; for next month’s final, he will drive former racer David Simpson’s car, which he tested at Bushy Park on his return from the UK last week before the cars left Barbados for Guyana, courtesy of Tropical Shipping. Meanwhile, British riders Harry Truelove and Richard Cooper will make a return to the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri and are joined by countryman Daniel Linfoot, all of whom will compete under Team Mohamed’s banner at next month’s two-day race meet on November 16 and 17. Last year, Harry Truelove
recorded one first and one second place finish in two races while he crashed out in the third. His brother Matthew, who won the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) Superstock title in 2018, will not make a return this year, which paves room for Linfoot, who rides for TAG Yamaha in England. Linfoot has been racing since 2002, and competes in the British Superbike championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. He has progressed from 125cc bikes to Superbikes, riding in MotoGP 250cc, and World Supersport 600cc.
Ivan Madray T20 KO tourney starts tomorrow - Defending champs, Young Warriors draws bye to second round The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) organised Ivan Madray T20 knockout First Division tournament is set to bowl off tomorrow as the board seeks to complete all of its planned tournaments for this year. Eleven teams, namely, West Berbice, Police, Blairmont, Tucber Park, Rose Hall Canje, Young Warriors, Albion, RHT Namilco Thunderbolt Flour, Upper
Corentyne and Skeldon have accepted the challenge to battle for the winner’s trophy and bragging rights. Ivan Madray, on the 2nd of May, 1958 became the third Berbician to play Test cricket after John Trim and Rohan Khanai. Madray’s nephew, Chandradat Chintamani is sponsoring this tournament in memory of the Berbice legend who passed away on the 23rd of April, 2009.
Fixture for Saturday October 26 Mt. Team Team Venue 1. Albion vs Police Albion 2. West Berbice vs RH Canje West Berbice 3. Blairmont vs Port Mourant Port Mourant 4. Tucber Park vs Skeldon #69 5. RHT Thunderbolt vs Upper Corentyne Area ‘H’ YWCC Drew Bye Monday October 28 Winner of 1 vs Winner of 4 Albion Winner of 6 vs Winner of 2 YWCC Winner of 3 vs Winner of 5 Area ‘H’
Ivan Madray Defending champions, Young Warriors drew the bye to the second round. Teams are reminded that walkovers shall be granted half hour after the schedule start of play at 13:00hrs while Captains who are not present to spin the toss at 12.45PM shall forfeit same. The BCB also expects all teams to be properly attired in coloured uniforms.
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Fourth EBFA/Ralph Green U-11 League semifinals to be contested tomorrow
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Sebai Invincible Talons will be the team to watch.
EBFA Ralph Green action at the GFF National Training Centre.
First Matarkai Female District Games to commence today, ends tomorrow The two places in the final of the 4th edition of the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Under11 League sponsored by USA based Guyanese Ralph Green will be filled following tomorrow’s semi finals at the Guyana Football Federation, National Training Centre, Providence, EBD. The first semi will see the unbeaten Vurlon Mills Academy which topped Group ‘A’ of the playoff stage facing the second placed team from group ‘B’, Kuru Kururu Warriors from 09:30hrs. Mills Academy accumulated the most points (13) made up of four wins and one draw and is the only team not to concede a goal so far in the tournament which has seen a total of 28 matches and two walkovers. While Mills Academy will start as favourites to advance to the championship match, the young Kuru Kururu Warriors from the Linden Soesdyke Highway will fancy their chances of also advancing by way of defeating their opponents. They have racked up
three wins, one draw and a loss in securing 10 points and have all to play for tomorrow. The second semifinal from 10:00hrs will feature defending champions Timehri Panthers which ended second in Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ winners, Riddim Squad. Like Mills Academy, Riddim Squad has also played undefeated to date, winning three matches and drawing two for their 11 points. Panthers’ lone defeat came at the hands of Vurlon Mills Academy in their first match of the competition and ever since, has clawed their way back into contention. Both these teams have a +4 goal difference, Timehri scoring eight and letting in four while Riddim Squad has scored six times and conceded, twice. Whatever happens tomorrow, only two teams would be advancing to the final with the respective losers battling in the third and fourth place match on Saturday November 2, next. Prizes will go to the top two teams in the form of replica trophies while medals will be presented to the third and fourth place
teams. There would also be six individual awards (plaques) being presented to players and the Best Coach.
The first ever Matarkai Female Football District Games to he held under floodlights and organised by the Port Kaituma Football Foundation (PKFF) in collaboration with National
Sports Commission (NSC) will kick off today with a double header and concludes on Sunday with the grand finals at Fitzburg Ground, Port Kaituma, Region One. According to Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Sherlon Rodrigues, the twoday competition which is scheduled to commence at 19:00hrs is being done to revive female football (Continued on page 32)
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Friday October 25, 2019
Campbellville Sec. dominate East Zone Inter-School Athletics
The various Zones in Georgetown are getting into competition gear as the National Schools’ Track & Field Championships competition date gets closer. Yesterday, at the Police Sporst Club Ground, Campbellville Secondary carted off most of the spoils in the East Zone Inter School championship with all their athletes finishing first in the sprint races while Trevon Hamer won the Boys’ Under16 800m. Under the tutelage of Physical Education Master, Christopher Gaskin, who was first accredited as a Level
One Athletics Coach in 1994, it was no surprise that Campbellville dominated their competitors. Stafon Roach won the Boys’ Under-18 200m and 400m sprints while Isaiah Black copped the 100m and 200m Under-20 races. Malika Abrams won the Girls’ Under-16 100m. In the Girls’ Under 18 showdown, Tiea Lowe copped the sprint treble after breezing through her opponents in the 100m, 200m and 400m races. Lowe, who finished second in the Girls’ 100m and third in the 200m races at ‘Nationals’ last year, shared
with Kaieteur Sport that she feels great this season and is confident of going all the way at the National Track & Field Championships that will be hosted at the National Track & Field Center (NTFC), Leonora, next month. However, Lowe and her schoolmates will have to compete at next Thursday’s East District Inter-Zone Championships which is also slated for Police Club Ground, Eve Leary. Last y e a r ’s r u n n e r s - u p a t Nationals, South Zone (District 12), will begin their ‘Champion of Champions’ Track and Field competition
Athletes from Campbellville who dominated East Zone Inter-School C/Sships yesterday from left, Tiea Lowe, Stafon Roach, Trevon Hamer and Isaiah Blackman.
to select the top athletes who will help push all the way for the overall title. The Champion of Champions event has replaced the Inter School and Inter Zone championships
with all of the schools in the District coming together to compete in one competition to shorten the selection process of athletes to represent the district. (Calvin Chapman)
Malika Abrams Under-16 100m winner.
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Ansa McAl support for GUYOIL/Tradewind Tankers School Football League The second edition of the GUYOIL/Tradewind Tankers Schools’ Under-18 Ffootball tournament kicks off this Sunday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground and yesterday, Ansa McAl, swooped in to support the event under the Lucozade brand. Brand Ccoordinator at Ansa McAl, Fharis Mohamed, revealed that while the Lucozade brand will be backing the event in a major way, the Icool Water brand is also on board. Troy Mendonca, the Co-Director of the Petra Organisation, the organising body for the tournament, expressed gratitude to the company for helping facilitate the 10team competition. The first match of the tourney will kick off at 16:30hrs on Sunday between St. John’s College and St. Stanislaus College while
Charlestown will do battle with Queen’s College in the feature match at 18:00hrs under lights. The 2019 edition will also include Annandale, St. Stanislaus College, St. Johns C o l l e g e , P r e s i d e n t ’s College, Berbice High School, Cummings Lodge S e c o n d a r y, M a r i a n Academy, Lodge Secondary, Queens College and Charlestown Secondary. The winners of the tournament along with runners-up will qualify for the end of year Goodwill tournament that will include a school team from Trinidad & To b a g o ( T & T ) , a Hinterland team and an All Star side. The winners will also pocket $200,000 towards a project of their school’s choice with second place getting $100,000, third $50,000 and fourth place $25,000.
GTTA/NSC/MoE National Schools tourney serves off today
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he Guyana Table T e n n i s Association ( G T TA ) i n collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC) and Ministry of Education (MOE) will serve off the 2019 edition of the National Schools Novices, Elite Teams and Singles Table Tennis championships today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), Homestretch Avenue, the event is scheduled to conclude this Sunday. Teams from Bartica, Linden, Berbice, East Bank Demerara, East Coast Demerara and the West Demarara area are scheduled to participate in the three-day event and there will be awards up for grabs including trophies for the Most Disciplined Team, Best Dressed and Most Improved Team. Last year’s winner in the Boys’ Elite Team category, Bishops’ High, will be hard pressed in the bid to retain the title with Chase
Defending Boys’ Elite champion. Academic Foundation posing a threat. Boys’ Elite Singles winner in 2018, Kaysan Ninvalle, will find stiff opposition when defending his title with the likes of Jonathan van Lange, Jamal Nicholas and Terrence Rausch more than capable of usurping him. The following categories will be contested in this competition: 1. Open Elite Team, 2. Open Boys Novices Team, 3. Open Girls Novices Team, 4. Open Boys Novices Singles, 5. Open Girls Novices Singles, 6. Open Elite Boys Singles, 7. Open Elite Girls Singles.
From left, Ansa McAl’s Treiston Joseph, Mark Alleyne & Jacklyn Boodie of Petra, Fharis Mohamed (Ansa McAl) and Troy Mendonca (Petra) doing yesterday’s presentation ceremony.
Lower Corentyne are 2019 CGI/SBF Petroleum 50-over champs
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The victorious Lower Corentyne Team 2019 CGI/SBF Petroleum 50-over champs.
WIFBSC C/Ships - Individuals
Sherfane Rutherford launched a brutal assault on the Essequibo bowlers at Everest yesterday.
New King of the Caribbean Range, T&T’s Varma Rambarran.
T&T’s Varma Rambarran creates history in claiming title as the new King of the range
MoM Rutherford smashes record 154; defending champs E’bo lose by 35 runs
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