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EDITORIAL
BERBICE BRIDGE CONTROVERSY The current impasse between the Government and Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) has taken a new twist, with BBCI seeking an increase in tolls of over 350 percent to be implemented on November 12, the same day when local government elections will be held. The proposed toll increase to cross the Berbice Bridge has been a sore point for the government. Berbicians, who will face the brunt of the toll increases, are understandably outraged. Commuters have dubbed the move by BBCI as extremely ridiculous and unreasonable. They say that it is unconscionable to think that the company would increase the tolls from $1900 to $8,040 for cars and minibuses, small trucks, $14,600, medium trucks $27,720 and large trucks $49,600 among others. The Chambers of Commerce in East Berbice are shocked and angry at the hefty toll increases and have accused the BBCI of being irresponsible and of strangling the citizens of Berbice. However, the Chambers do not think that the new toll rates will be implemented because the government will not allow it. They, like many others, claim that the proposed increases in the tolls would lead to significant increases in the prices for goods, as well as a contraction of the economy and higher unemployment, as many businesses would be forced to reduce cost. They are convinced that the tolls hike would definitely create chaos and bring untold hardship to Berbicians, many of whom are already struggling to survive since the closure of two sugar estates in the ancient county. The Berbice Bridge is a combination of private/public partnership project with local companies such as the New Building Society, Demerara Distillers Limited, New Guyana Pharmaceutical Company (New GPC), Hand-inHand Insurance and the government, including the National Insurance Scheme (NIS). Despite the fact that the majority of the shares of BBCI is owned by the NIS, the control of the bridge is largely in the hands of the private companies. What has always angered many was the conscious effort by the last government to keep the deal secret, particularly the Concession Agreement. In its first year of the operation, the BBCI collected $1.4 billion in revenue, but the government, which has a majority of the shares was supposed to collect $104 million in dividends but waived it, after BBCI had said it did not collect enough revenue to pay the 23 percent in dividends promised to its shareholders because business was bad. Prior to the May 2015 elections, the opposition APNU+AFC Coalition had accused the Jagdeo government of deliberately structuring the contract in a manner that allowed investors with disproportionately small investments to control the assets of the company. They claimed that the contractual agreement was despicable, outrageous, ruthless, and clearly designed to make a few people wealthy at the expense of the masses. The Coalition had promised that if elected, it would review the contract, because it felt that it was ridiculous and that the tolls were too high. Less than a year in office, the Coalition government reduced the toll from $2,200 to $1,900 for cars and minibuses and placed water taxis in the Berbice River to provide free rides to nurses, school children and senior citizens. With the recent toll increase by BBCI, the government has remained resolute that it will not allow undue hardships to be brought on Berbicians and the citizens in general. The Opposition has also opposed the increase. The government must end the continuing controversy surrounding the Berbice Bridge. It would be in the national interest for the government to terminate the obviously lopsided contract, with reasonable compensation to those who would have invested.
Editor’s Note; If your sent letter was not published and you felt its contents were valid and devoid of libel or personal attacks, please contact us by phone or email.
City Hall is home to a twisted soap opera Dear Editor, As someone following in the press, the unacceptable and unhappy reports being made daily to the Commission of Inquiry that has been set up to probe into the goings-on at the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown, it is clear to me that there are two common threads running through most of these reports. Those threads are extreme corruption and a complete disregard for the human resources of the Georgetown Municipality both past and present. In any decent, reputable and caring organization, had there been even just a few of the atrocities committed, which however seem quite routine at that City Council, their Human Resources Manager would have long been given the pink slip and possibly even prosecuted. But at the Georgetown Municipality it is no problem. How could the officer whose responsibility it is to manage the Council’s human resources, just sit happily by and allow the deduction of NIS contributions, GRA income tax, credit union dues, etc, month after month
for years from the poor hapless employees, without ensuring that same is remitted to the relevant agencies? This slackness is not only extremely callous of the HR, but against the law and a serious offence. How could the Human Resources Manager, knowing fully about the purported financial crunch of the Council, allow for the monthly payroll of the Council to swell to well over a hundred million dollars with a whopping number of approximately eight hundred employees most of whom have no tools or materials to work with and thus are forced to idle all day long? One can only hope that the enormous and wellknown problem of nepotism, cronyism and favouritism at the Council, will be addressed by this Commission as it is no secret that hundreds of the employees of the Council are relatives, friends, paramours, church pals, and neighbours of some Councillors and some senior officers of the Council including the those of the very Human Resources Manager. How could the Human Resources Manager of the
supposedly cash strapped City Council, support and accept the upgrading of her own Personnel Section from a modest and practical section turning it into a huge useless, wasteful and expensive Human Resource Department? All this has allowed for is huge salary increases for those operating within, including herself, and the addition of numerous cushy super salaried positions, whilst the service from that division, which was always appalling has now gotten even far worse. The non-payment of gratuities and pensions to those who have retired from the Council after decades of unstinting service by the Council’s Human Resource Department is nothing short of aberrant, ruthless and fraudulent. How could they withhold these monies owed to these former employees, whilst placing themselves on higher salary scales and at the top of their scales, and paying themselves some nineteen allowances? How could this Human Resources Manager be organizing grand retreats to luxurious resorts, host grand celebratory lunches to mark
various occasions and be sending their friends and relatives to seminars and meetings overseas whilst the ordinary worker faces severe medical risks due to the nonpayment of the medical scheme contributions and others left to starve without their gratuities, pensions, insurances, officer deposit refunds etc? Does the HR care that employees who have to go into the trenches, spray dangerous chemicals and slaughter animals, lack the protective clothing and gear needed, that the Constables are without uniforms and bullet proof vests, that many municipal buildings are unfit for habitation whilst hundreds of millions of dollars are being doled out to contractors without adherence to tender board procedures? Listening to the daily reports of the Commission is like listening to some twisted soap opera, that could be named ‘The Callous and the Corrupt’ with the evil characters vying to see who could fill their saddlebags with more ill-gotten loot than the other before riding off into the sunset. Sincerely, Mark Roopan
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Clarifying Ramson’s comments on offshore blocks Dear Editor, Those of us interested in the oil and gas sector deserve some clarification on Charles Ramson’s recent statements regarding the size of our offshore blocks. Ramson says that the blocks are too large and don’t allow us to “aggressively pursue an exploration and discovery programme.” But I don’t believe anyone paying attention to Guyana would say that the exploration hasn’t been aggressive enough! It feels like there is a new discovery announcement every other month, which means that the big producers are aggressively pursuing exploration. And while Ramson says the blocks are too large, a look at other “frontier” blocks (meaning that there are no prior discoveries there) shows that our blocks are not
unique. Canada, Morocco, French Guiana, Suriname, South Africa, New Zealand and others have all created blocks of similar sizes. The idea that the blocks are too large for companies to actually explore does not match with some of the data ExxonMobil has released on its exploration. Almost 40,000 sq km of data has been gathered across 7 blocks. Most of this data has been in the form of 3D seismic surveying, which is better and more expensive than 2D, which means Exxon and others are sparing no expense. Exxon has also announced that exploration will continue in 2019. Say what you will about Exxon and other international companies, but two things are for sure: these companies are the only ones capable of doing this type of surveying,
and they have every incentive and desire to get as much value as possible from the offshore acreage they’ve been awarded. Finally, Ramson seems to think it would be better to have smaller blocks. But I ask, do we not remember why these blocks were drawn the way they are? Our offshore blocks, and the Stabroek block, were drawn to help define our international maritime borders. This block, and the energy activity inside it, helps us to refute other countries’ claims to our territory. Instead of attempting to find new and different ways to attack our oil industry, we should all be working on ways to harness the economic activity this industry brings to create long-term economic growth and a diversified economy. Patrick Davis
No pay for the new nurses Dear Editor, It is with great appreciation that you highlight this dilemma faced by fairly new nurses in the health system. Sir, it is gross disrespect in our view, that after nine months of officially starting our duties within the system, we are yet to be paid our salaries. Sir, for some three years, we operated and studied as student nurses, eager to be qualified in our field. For three years, we endured that heart wrenching sum of $15,000 per month. Now that we have completed our studies, we eagerly await our due salaries. We have been working for nine months, some for six months and have not received a cent. This is dis-
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graceful and goes against the claims of development and “good life for all”. Sir, bills are piling up and so is our debt as many of us are asking our families for assistance and borrowing from friends. It has been three months now since we’ve been hearing that these payments would be made, but still nothing, except excuses. This type of behaviour is not encouraging to attract young, bright people to this profession and it is certainly not encouraging for existing nurses. We call on the Health Minister Volda Lawrence and President David Granger to ensure the smooth functioning of this vital state-spon-
sored service by ensuring your staffers the right to provide for themselves and families. We would surely hate to exercise measures recently taken by the nation’s teachers. Yours sincerely Several dissatisfied nurses
A reply to Stabroek News Editor, The page 21 Stabroek News article of Thursday October 25 captioned, “Six weeks on… Sherod Duncan still ‘on leave’ from Chronicle” refers. The Chairman and Board of Directors of the Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL) are pleased with the interest being shown in the operations of the Guyana Chronicle. The Board is of the view that matters such as the one at the heart of the article referred to would be best addressed internally. The Board also feels that as a senior employee, Mr. Duncan would have paid some attention to all of the clauses of his contract of employment particularly Clause 10 which deals specifically with the subject of confidentiality. However, having regard to the publication of certain inaccuracies and Mr. Duncan’s engagement with the media, the GNNL believes that some clarity is necessary. Mr. Duncan is currently on administrative leave. That would remain the case until the completion of an inquiry
into allegations relative to his stewardship of the Company. This is a decision of the Board of Directors of the GNNL. The allegations were widely published in the media following the unofficial release of confidential Company records. The inquiry into that unofficial release has been completed and the report is with members of the Board. Mrs. Ramotar’s resumption of duties is rooted in the completion of the inquiry and submission of the attendant report. Contrary to what is being reported, the matter of Mr. Duncan is under active investigation. Documents have been requested and obtained by the Board of Directors. Additionally, the Board of Directors at its most recent statutory meeting held last Tuesday resolved that the
Office of the Auditor General will be engaged. This decision has already been activated. The Board of the GNNL believes that any responsible news outfit would have at minimum contacted the Chairman or any member of the Board before going to press with an inaccurate story which has the potential of causing embarrassment to the GNNL in the first instance and ultimately to the publisher of the inaccurate or speculative report. The GNNL remains a strong family of committed professionals whose hard work keeps the Guyana Chronicle and the Sunday Chronicle alive and in the homes, offices, fields and factories of Guyana and beyond. Mervyn Williams for GNNL’s BoD.
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Attacking the AFC Dear Editor, It is quite an absurdity that the AFC is now concluding that ‘votes can’t be forged on Elections Day’, when the Party has forged signatures on the ‘backers form’, which has allowed the AFC’s candidates acceptance to contest on Elections Day. The learned Judge’s decision not to disallow the signatures on the backers forms due to ‘fraud, trickery or force’ can do nothing to eradicate the fact that 50 persons from the Whim/Bloomfield LAA signed affidavits demanding that their names be removed from the AFC’s list. However, this will not deter them from voting for the Party of their choice. It is PPP who have the right to pontificate that ‘votes can’t be forged on Elections Day’, not the AFC. The affidavit did not lie-it is a sworn statement witnessed and certified by a Commissioner of Oaths to Affidavits and Justice of Peace. Has the AFC subsequently contacted these 50 persons and inquire why they have signed such affidavits? These people wanted their names removed before the deadline on Wednesday, September 26 but the trickery and deliberate obfuscation of the GECOM Officials ensured that these people are denied access to such legal rights. More than 150 persons in Region Six claimed that their names should not have been on the AFC’s backer list since they are PPP supporters and have sworn to affidavits to attest to their claim. Clearly, I cannot see why these people should be denied the right to back the party
of their choice which is clearly not the AFC. In the investigation conducted by the Guyana Police Force this fact was reiterated and echoed with deep conviction. Whether these people were subjected ‘to fraud, trickery or threats’ should not be the focal point of any argument. The conclusion is simple: ’I do not support the AFC and I want my name removed from the backers’ lists’. They should not have been denied that right. The people gave evidence on their behalf and no one from the AFC was even in court to deny the fact. The Prime Ministers’ relatives could not have been located! The police investigation team revealed that at the persons from Whim/Bloomfield stated that they did not know that they were signing an AFC’s backers list and one person claimed that he did not sign at all-—his signature was forged. Why was this forgery not properly investigated and taken into consideration in the Court? At #51/Good Hope, eighteen persons claimed that they never signed the AFC’s backers list, nine persons lived abroad, one woman is dead and one could not read and write but purportedly signed the list. Affidavits were also signed to that effect. An investigation is badly needed here. Even APNU and AFC members admitted to this fraudulent occurrence at No 51/Good Hope! I wrote in a letter to the press months ago about a group of AFC conmen going around fooling people to sign on a list for certain favours
such as repairs to streets and street lights. This is fraudulent misrepresentation. This matter was raised at our RDC Statutory since April this year and the REO had promised to investigate the matter since it is the NDCs and the RDCs function to make budgetary proposals for these works and not some AFC members. The AFC boys indeed did a lot of preparatory work to get their ‘backers’! It leaves no doubt in my mind from the very inception that the case will be dismissed given the recent trends in our courts and the fact that the GPF which is under the directive of an AFC’s Minister is called upon to investigate. The flag raising ceremony at Corriverton in February this year is still fresh in our minds. However, this case should have never reached the Courts in the first place, but GECOM’s farcical comedy and deliberate procrastination sanctioned this electoral fraud perpetrated on the voters who have been denied the right to back the political party of their choice. Fortunately, they will be granted reprieve on November 12 to vote for the Party of their choice. The AFC has tried to field candidates through fraudulent means to create an impression that they are ‘alive’ or should I say ‘fit and proppa’ but this is short-lived and all the ranting and raving about emerging with a majority at the LGE is an infinitesimal existence in fool’s paradise. Undoubtedly, the AFC will finally be placed to rest. Yours sincerely, Haseef Yusuf
It is time to disband the City Constabulary Dear Editor, One has to wonder if the time has not come for the disbanding of the City Constabulary of Georgetown. If the time has not come for the formal handing over of the responsibilities of protecting the city to the national police who are already performing this function, and if the time has not come for the property rates of the citizens to be better spent. Every time one hears from the Chief, one hears of the human resource and other constraints faced by the Constabulary, yet they have the resources to provide eight bodyguards to the Mayor another batch of bodyguards to the Town Clerk plus static security at their residences as though these individuals are heads of state or government. Recently, they received
as a gift thirty or more bicycles and allied equipment, and had officers trained in the United States, yet the citizens have never seen more than six bike patrol officers. Can six officers patrol all of the wards of the city effectively? However, when the notorious parking meter project came into operation, dozens of constables were found to harass supposedly errant drivers, even pestering the driver and security detail of a former president. Where have these constables gone? Now we hear of an epiphany the Mayor has awakening out of twentyfour years of slumber to realize that the Constables are on the take. Oh please! What is City Hall, Comedy Central? Is she ‘Sally in the Alley’? Even a small private security force engaged by the ven-
dors of the Bourda Market has proven to be more effective capturing a criminal in just a few weeks of their engagement. Is that not convincing enough? All we hear from the Constabulary is the shooting to death of mentally ill young men, sexual assaults against minors, arms, ammunition and bullet proof vests going missing, the pillaging of its training school, fights in its headquarters with citizens, beatings by senior officers of their paramours, bail money and welfare money going missing, shaking down of vendors and harassment of business persons.And when their Chief is asked about it, all he has to say is in terms of this, and in terms of that and in terms of the other. Sincerely, Roseanne Rodgers
Leave my brother alone Dear Editor, I would like to know why two van loads of CANU officers stormed into my brother’s house last night. They claimed to be looking for drugs and ammunition. This is frightening. This is nothing but harassment from these officers. We are demanding an explanation. We suspect that these officers were deliberately sent to our home to harass my brother by a known individual. Please attack me and please do not attack my brother. Let him live in peace. My brother is a poor farmer. My brother is surviv-
ing in this hard economy through financial help from me. My brother is a poor man. We are poor law abiding citizens. My brother does not own guns and drugs. This is not how we live. These officers need to knock this off. And we are demanding an apology and we need to be treated right. Mr Ramjattan needs to intervene. The poor people in this country need to live in peace. My brother and his family are fearful for their lives. Officials need to take action. This is a desperate situation facing my brother and his
family. If anything goes wrong with my brother, we know who to point our fingers to. Our human rights are violated daily. We are living under gross inhumanity. We are asking for officials of this country to urgently intervene in this matter. We are also asking for the international human rights bodies, the diplomat community and others to intervene in the daily injustice being carried out on citizens of this country. Living conditions in this country are not right. Sincerely, Dr. Baliram
Questioning the role of DPI Dear Editor, In 2008, while I still worked in Cricket, there was a trial match at Bourda, Sewnarine Chattergoon walked out to bat in short pants. The journalist seated next to me in the Cricket Board’s viewing gallery, shouted down “Disgraceful! I will take your picture and put it in the papers” to which Chatts replied “Calvin Roberts, do what you want, nobody don’t read Chronicle anyway”. The laughter that followed was absorbed with good nature
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by the now deceased Roberts, but the truth of that off the cuff statement has always stayed with me. Seeing Imran Khan’s letter of the 22nd October in the Stabroek Newspaper entitled ‘Jagdeo’s criticism of Court of Appeal ruling can be viewed as attack on judiciary’ brought those memories flooding back. Here was the former West Indies Press Officer now Guyana’s first Director of Public Information and Columnist in the aforementioned
Government controlled Chronicle Newspaper reduced to using his official title to ensure publication of base drivel in reputable publications.Editor, The DPI and those responsible for the publication of the national newspaper are not the first to use it for propaganda; they may however be the first to know how ineffective they have rendered it as medium of communication. The DPI would be better served putting his efforts into informing
the public on specific aspects of Government policy and how these would impact their lives; why for example the Government continues to expend $1.5B a year on an entity called the ‘People’s Militia’ when no one has any idea of who the People in this Militia are and what functions do they have that make them different form the regular army? Why this money should be spent on them (PM) instead of on severance pay for sugar workers or salary in-
creases for teachers? Why is the Nation being plummeted into debt at precisely the time we should be exercising the most fiscal caution? Why all of the established pillars of our economy are crumbling due to neglect while we await the saving gush of oil? Why our President has seen it prudent to write to Oil company executives to inform them that his Ministry of the Presidency has “no reason” to meet with them? Yes, Mr. DPI, we the
people who pay your salary have many questions, and you Sir, have been remiss of our needs. Editor, any government administration would see the value of having a Director of Public Information, but that would be based on actual dissemination of reasoning behind decisions and policy of Government, to take such an office and cheapen it with the behaviour of a Shill is to waste an opportunity to do good work for one’s country and its people. I urge my friend to reform his office and seek to redeem his professional career in the remaining few months of this Administration. Respectfully Robin Singh
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Insurance Policy issues in oil sector must be addressed before 2020 - EPA Head By Kiana Wilburg Guyana currently has no policy that provides guidance on whether oil companies should be allowed to self-insure or be made to lodge an internationally recognized insurance policy with the relevant authorities. In the absence of clear direction, Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), D r. Vi n c e n t A d a m s , expressed the opinion that there could be varying implications for the sector. During an exclusive interview with this n e w s p a p e r, t h e Environmental Engineer insisted that this is an issue which must be addressed before 2020. Dr. Adams said, “I am not sure if we are the only body which must decide on this matter. But I do know that we would have a say in i t … C u r r e n t l y, t h e ExxonMobil-Guyana contract allows the company to self-insure. This means that the company has given us some assurance that they will handle the liabilities that come with any possible oil spill…” The Engineer added, “Guyana must now decide if this is the route it wants to go for other oil companies. We
must also consider the pros and cons of self-insurance versus having insurance policies. In the USA, oil companies have to put a bond and provide an insurance policy… they also have to provide other things to the authorities to prove they can cover any liabilities…But in Guyana’s case, we need to decide the way forward. We need to ensure that companies, if they are going to operate here, they can guarantee sufficient coverage.” D r. A d a m s n o t e d , however, that this is an issue which must be carefully analyzed. He said that there should be no hasty adoption of mechanisms that exist elsewhere. In this regard, he said, “I do believe that this is something that needs to be analyzed, it needs to be addressed; it needs to be regulated before 2020. As the lead regulator, I am for the principle that there must be a policy in place that states how we are to address this matter.” The EPA head added, “I wish to state, however, that we should be cautious. Let us not just adopt willy-nilly, any sort of system or governing policies in other countries. We need to do
our own risk analysis and tailor something that fits us.” MAKE IT MANDATORY Founding Director of the Agency for Security, Energy and the Environment (ASEA), Carlos De Regules has insisted that it would be in Guyana’s interest to make insurance policies mandatory for the oil and gas sector. Regules said, “With self insurance, companies show their own balance sheet as a guarantee and that we (Mexico) will not accept as a valid guarantee. We always insist on having an insurance policy. Self insurance is not good enough. You must show a policy that is in line with international standards…” Stressing the importance of insurance policies, the ASEA Director noted that there is an international law or understanding that you cannot claim abroad what you do not claim domestically. He said, “If a country expects to demand compensation for an oil spill or accident, it needs to have a domestic framework to show if that happened domestically, they would be claiming response and remediation and that is very
important to bear in mind.” Further to this, the ASEA Director said that setting the appropriate obligations to ensure oil and gas operators are capable of responding in a timely manner to oil spills is hinged on two things: insurance policies and making it mandatory for the operators to have sufficient technical capacity to respond to emergencies. He said that this means the country must have trained personnel, materials and equipment to be deployed within the first hours of an emergency. Regules said, “This is very important and it is a lesson that can be learned from any of the major oil spills that occurred around the world. You can contain a crisis more efficiently when you are prepared. So making those two things, insurance policies and technical capacity, mandatory are the two ingredients for preparing for an emergency in this industry…” In sharing a bit of the Mexican experience, the Oil and Gas regulator also said that it would also be important for Guyana to have a robust system in place to review insurance policies. He said, “In Mexico, you must have an insurance policy before a permit is
granted. In fact, companies have to comply with our insurance regulations and our SEMS which stands for Safety Environmental Management Systems Regulations.” The ASEA Director said that the oil operators also have to go through a rigourous Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and provide an appropriate design for their project. He said that once they comply with all those things, and a thorough review is done, then it is a go. VAGUE TERMS In the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) signed between the Government of Guyana and USA oil giant, ExxonMobil, there is no provision regarding any adverse impact on fishing grounds and coastal communities or on neighbouring countries. This alarming observation was first pointed out by Chartered Accountant, Chris Ram and political Commentator, Ramon Gaskin. The two have been extremely critical of the vague terms in the contract especially as it relates to environmental protection. Ram in his recent writings noted that Article 20.2 of
EPA Head, Dr. Vincent Adams G u y a n a ’s 2 0 1 6 O i l Agreement deals with Insurance in respect of, but not limited to, assets, pollution, third parties and employees. The Attorney-atLaw pointed out that the Agreement does not require any loss of production insurance as will apply in the case of any major disruption of production or environmental accidents. He said that while this provision is absent from the 2016 Agreement, the 1999 Agreement which was signed by the Jagan administration, allowed for insurance to be taken out by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited’s affiliate insurance c o m p a n y. E s s o i s a subsidiary of ExxonMobil. Ram stated, “That requirement has been (Continued on page 08 )
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Magistrate orders GRDB Fraud Case... Prosecution to disclose forensic audit report
Months after the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU), handed over the forensic report which is the subject of a matter involving four ex-Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) members, Attorney-at-Law Anil Nandlall is claiming that the Prosecution handed over a forensic audit
report which was “doctored”, ultimately to benefit their case.Last June, Justice Navindra Singh ordered SOCU, an arm of the Guyana Police Force, to hand over the forensic report which was prepared by Accountant Nigel Hinds. The said document was
Insurance Policy issues ... From page 7 changed and now allows the Contractor to have the right to self-insure against the risks identified. This is a major concession by (Natural Resources Minister, Raphael) Trotman on an issue that only specialist lawyers know about. What it means in practice is that anyone seeking to make an insurance claim will have to lodge that claim against Esso, CNOOC/Nexen or Hess, all of which are external companies. Those potential claimants must thank Raphael Trotman for making their chances even more difficult to succeed.”
handed over to ex GRDB head, Madanlall Ramraj and his attorney. Ramraj, a former Deputy General of GRDB and People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/ C) member; former GRDB Manager Jagnarine Singh; former Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Prema Roopnarine; and PPP/C MP Nigel Dharamlall, were arraigned on 34 fraud-related charges. The charges against the accused alleged that they failed to record entries for funds amounting to over $250 million in the agency’s general ledger. Yesterday when the matter was called in Senior Magistrate Leron Daly’s Courtroom, the Magistrate told the
court that she had considered the arguments of the defence for the Prosecution to hand over the documents. She added that the court will peruse the forensic report and see what and how much the Prosecution should disclose to the defence. She further noted that the information that is contained in the forensic report is in relation to other investigations, and she would not like those investigations to be compromised in any way. Nandlall in addressing the court said that Justice Singh, having gone through the forensic audit report, saw some identical charges for Ramraj in relation to the matter; hence he was granted a stay of proceeding by the High Court.
Nandlall further argued that the High Court found that the forensic report presented by the Prosecution was not the same that the charges stemmed from. He added that Justice Singh rejected the report because it is not the same report that was submitted by Nigel Hinds, thus he urged the Magistrate to do the same. Nandlall further stated that the forensic report handed over by Nigel Hinds was comprehensive, unaltered and uninterfered with by any external force. He added that the statements in the forensic report are favourable to his client’s case, but have been taken out by the Prosecution, which is unfair and dangerous to his clients. “How can they do that when they have full duty to
disclose all the documents to which the charges are laid?” Nandlall stressed. Attorney-at-law Glen Hanoman, who is also representing the defendants, told the court that from his investigation, he discovered that the names of other persons who were implicated by the audit report and who investigators have decided not to charge, were removed from the audit report. This, he said, may have been because of political reasons. He asked the Magistrate to be very careful in what she deems relevant to the case. As a result, Magistrate Daly instructed Special Organized Crime Unit Prosecutor, Lawrence Harris, to hand over the audit report by Nigel Hinds to the court at the next hearing slated for November 7.
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No winners and losers when it comes to the law On the very day that the Guyana Court of Appeal gave its decision in the case c o n c e r n i n g t h e constitutionality of the appointment of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, a letter appeared in the media bemoaning that the Attorney General has been losing a great many cases in our courts. With respect to that comment, the Attorney General had the last laugh on that very day. Cases are not won or lost in a court. People should start looking at court decisions, not in terms of who wins or loses, but rather, as to what point of law has been upheld or rejected. In criminal cases, since there is a presumption of innocence, the onus is on the prosecution or complainant to prove the charges. The charges are therefore either proved or unproved, the standard of proof being beyond reasonable doubt. It means that if someone is freed of a charge, that person has not won, but rather, that the other side has failed to establish, beyond reasonable doubt, the offence for which the person was charged. It is not a case of winning or losing. It is a matter of proving the elements of the charge and satisfying the burden of proof. A person may well have committed the criminal act for which he or she is before the court. But the failure to establish either guilt or innocence may allow that person to be freed or convicted. A person may be freed not because he or she is not guilty, but because the allegation against that person has not been proved. This is not victory or loss. When it comes to constitutional matters, these are usually about issues of law and not necessarily
facts. There are no winners or losers in constitutional cases. These cases result in either the upholding, rejection and/or clarification of points of law. For example, after the decision in the recent Court of Appeal case challenging the constitutionality of the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, one of the lawyers for the appellants claimed that the court had agreed with him on every one of his submissions, but had arrived at a different conclusion. It is possible for the court, for example, to agree with your arguments, but not agree to the declaration to which you are seeking. Constitutional cases are not about winners or losers, they are about clarifying and expounding on important principles of the law. The litigants challenging the constitutionality of the appointment of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission are appealing the Court of Appeal judgment. The appeal will have to be heard by the Caribbean Court of Justice, Guyana’s highest Court. There are a number of points of law which the decision in that court will have to address: the power of the President to make unilateral appointments to the Chair of GECOM; whether the President can reject all the names on the list submitted by the Leader of the Opposition if he finds one name objectionable; how many names, if any at all, does the President need to find as not acceptable before he can reject a list; is the process of asking the Leader of the Opposition to submit a list considered as a settled practice for the selection of a Chairman of GECOM. These are all
important legal questions which, regardless of how they are determined, ensure that the rule of law prevails.The law has no winners or losers. The scales of justice are supposed to be balanced. It is therefore best not to examine these cases in terms of who wins or loses, even though this is how most people look at these cases. The law is the only winner in court cases. It has long been said that in divorce cases there are no winners.
The ruling of a court in your favour is not a victory for you. It could merely mean that the other person’s arguments did not find favour with the court. Many persons are of the view that Jagdeo was the loser of the ruling by the CCJ in the term-limits case. But others consider that the main loser is the principle of sovereignty of the people, which accords the people the right to decide whom they should elect as their rulers. The ruling by the CCJ may
have denied any possibility of Jagdeo running for a third term, but it does much more than that; it deprives the people of the right to determine changes to the basic structure of the Constitution. There was one dissenting ruling in that case which should be carefully read, because it goes to the heart of what it means by the people being sovereign. The CCJ ruling is not cast in permanence. Precedents have been known to be overturned. That ruling
as it is, however, remains the law, and has settled the issue of term-limits. It will remain the law until it is overturned.So whether we accept or reject a court ruling, the only winner should always be the law. Judges may rule in favour of one litigant or the other. But when it comes to the law, there are no winners or losers.
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
Donald Ramotar: Unstable, dangerous or clownish? Former President Donald Ramotar, like his former Prime Minister, has taken to writing frequent letters to the press. They write on things that cause you to question their character and decency. Sam Hinds replies to every conceivable critic, but he never penned a line on crucial factors that have now become part of our history. Hinds will never ever write about what Henry Jeffrey wrote about the Civic Component of the coalition with the PPP after 1992; that it existed in name only. Jeffrey went on to add that when the issue was raised with President Cheddi Jagan about making the Civic Component a substantial, independent body, Jagan didn’t care to have the conversation. Hinds will never speak on his feeling about the damning allegations made against President Jagdeo by his common-law wife. Hinds will not write on what President Jagdeo did to him, Hinds, when in his presence, Jagdeo humiliated and dismissed the head of the Energy Authority, Joseph O’Lall. Donald Ramotar published a letter in the Stabroek News of Saturday, October 13, 2018, in which he traced from the sixties
up to the present date, the wrong things the PNC did to Guyana. It was a nasty selection. The omission of the PPP’s bad acts was equally nasty. Please see my column of Monday, October 22, 2018, titled, “Animadversions and ululations of a convoluted mind” in which I highlighted the equally wrong things the PPP did to Guyana that equally matched the PNC’s record. Just to repeat one salient example – Ramotar cites the murder of Walter Rodney in the PNC’s reign, but completely left out the murders of Courtney Crum-Ewing when he, Ramotar, was president, and Ronald Waddell during the tenure of Jagdeo.Ramotar’s missive is headlined, “The dangers confronting our democracy are of great concern.” He mentioned the shooting to death of two protestors when the PNC was in government in 1973. During election protest, Jagan Ramessar and Bholanauth Parmanand were shot by the security forces. The official enquiry stated that the two men were trying to prevent the army from transporting the ballot boxes during the national election in that year. The report may or may not be biased.
When Ramotar was president, three unarmed demonstrators were shot to death in Linden over protest against a rise in electricity prices. The findings of the official enquiry were quite different from the one in 1973. The verdict was that the men were shot by the police. Who gave the order we may never know, and since we may never know and since Ramotar was president, one may very well ask if it came from the highest levels.In his missive, Ramotar points to a PPP supporter, Arnold Ramnpersaud. He claims that the PNC government victimized him in jail for three years over a murder charge. Did Ramotar know that his PPP government had Mark Benschop in jail for five years on a treason charge? During the reign of Jagdeo, a man and his wife and their good friend were charged for treason. The main evidence was a fuzzy tape in which the voices were so muffled that it had to be an evil decision to charge those people.Ramotar became president during the trial, but chose not to drop the case. In fact, this columnist knows that President Ramotar personally intervened and asked a certain
lawyer to replace the prosecutor who had left the case. I met the lawyer, whom I knew since we were teenagers, and remonstrated with him. He had a huge tax problem with the GRA. Here are Ramotar’s own words in his October 13 letter; “However, one of the greatest achievements was the freedom which all our people enjoyed. No one was ever afraid to speak their minds. People criticized without looking over their shoulders to see who was listening.”Mark Benchop was jailed; three persons were charged for treason; Oliver
Hinckson was charged for sedition; I was physically attacked twice and my life was endangered; Waddell was murdered; Crum-Ewing was assassinated; three Lindeners were gunned down; eight gold miners were massacred at Lindo Creek and the security forces were suspected; and this barefaced ex-president could write the following words when his party was in government; “No one was afraid to speak their minds.” I will end with something I never mentioned before. When I was attacked on the stroke of midnight in July 2012
Frederick Kissoon during the vigil outside of the National Assembly which we referred to as “The People’s Parliament,” the main witness was the security guard at Saint Stanislaus College. He died mysteriously soon after. Ramotar was president then. You think he knows how that man died?
Dem boys seh...
Rice Ton is de new Dactah Crime in Guyana Guyana had some people who would sell anything. Guyana had a man called Dactah Crime. His real name was Romeo Bacchus. Burnham wake up one Monday morning in 1967, just after Guyana get independence, and find out dat Parliament Buildings was now owned by a white fella from England. Dactah Crime sell de building to de White man at a time when de govt was doing renovation. De sign was down suh de man couldn’t see what he was buying at de time. Is when de man walk in wid he building staff into de compound and see dem police who ask him wheh he going, he quickly realize he get con.Dactah Crime dead and gone and many others walk in his footsteps. Jagdeo is one but he ain’t get ketch as yet. Rice Ton is anodda one who fit Dactah Crime shoe.Everywhere he walk people now seeing he footprint. Dactah Crime sell Govt buildings; but Dactah King sell govt land plus de reserves. In fact, wha he sell is wha couldn’t move. Rice Ton show Jagdeo he can thief more than he. Jagdeo sell piece, piece Govt property. He sell Duke Lodge, Sanata Complex; he sell GPC; he sell thousands of
acre of land; he sell GRDB; and many more, all fuh next to nutten. And he had control over all Guyana.Rice Ton on de odda hand only had control over G/T and he sell out all de state reserve, even wha he didn’t have control over in Berbice, Essequibo and Linden. When he realize de net closing in on him to expose he thiefing ways, he send a lady to break into de City Council archives and thief all de records. Nobody can find dat lady. Dem boys want to believe he hide dat lady in Jagdeo mansion. After all, everybody knows birds of a feather does eff together. Dem boys seh wha Rice Ton fail to realize is dat state the reserves dat he sell can’t move and de people wha buy dem talking.Dem even send documents to Soulja Bai how he Rice Ton collected de money. Rice Ton is a pastor and de church ain’t see him fuh de last three months. Members of de congregation calling de Waterfalls paper asking dem boys how dem could mek contact wid “Awee pastah.”Dem boys notice he missing in action like de gyal he send to steal from de archives. Talk half and hope he follow de Bible and confess to all he sins.
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Top Cop promises improved Tint regulations to be standardised Police Force in five months - aviation unit, rehabilitated police stations, quicker response to crimes The nation will have a vastly reformed police force within the next five months, if things go according to plan for new Commissioner of Police Leslie James Hosting his first press conference yesterday, Commissioner James disclosed that these improvements will include an aviation unit, an enhanced marine department, training, and the rehabilitation of several police stations countrywide. “The Guyana Police Force is at a very important juncture, where we are in a deliberate way forging out a plan…from recommendations, and by March 2019, you will see a much reformed police force,” he told journalists. He disclosed that the reforms will focus on three “broad categories” - human resource management, training and infrastructure. “You are likely to see a number of police stations remodeled and recommissioned. For example, the one at Mackenzie, Linden, was commissioned two weeks ago, and a second one at Region Two, Aurora. Sixteen others will be commissioned shortly, and will be outfitted with modern-type units, such as one-way mirrors (for) forensic-type interviews, that will enable a better interaction with the citizens of the communities and will bolster our efforts to give better service.” “Marine capabilities, too, will see better development,” the Top Cop added, noting
Commissioner of Police Leslie James that the Force on Wednesday had discussions with individuals regarding the marine section of the Force. James said that two “immediate constraints” that he encountered on being appointed to the helm of the Force were the ability of ranks to patrol the various divisions and the response time to reports.“Part of our reform will see better mobile and foot patrols and improved response time. Very soon we will have an aviation unit. If this country is a serious investment destination, it means we have to engage in best practices.” The Force’s training institutions are also targeted for much needed reform, the Public relations arm will be upgraded, and the Traffic Advisory and other boards are being re-established. But he also stressed that corruption “must be something of the past.”
“Let me say this… we remind the ranks of their mandate… we remind that our image is something we must be concerned with.” Giving a comparative breakdown of crime statistics between January and October 22, James disclosed that there were 486 reported armed robberies this year in which firearms were used. In contrast, there were 525 similar robberies for the same period last year.The Force also recorded 185 robberies this year in which instruments other than firearms were used; compared with 243 for a similar period in 2017; 202 reported rape cases this year and 189 for the first eight months of 2017.James was sworn in as Commissioner of Police last August. The new Top Cop said that his mandate was to keep the peace in a “professional and unbiased” manner, while also stating that he had a plan to fight crime.
Police Commissioner, Leslie James yesterday stated that the force is working to ensure the usage of tints on vehicles, “and those of the joint services” are standardised. The issue has been a contentious one, with several people raising concerns about the tinting by motorists of their windscreens. This move is seen as questionable, since a driver’s vision can be impaired and it may be a contributing factor in accidents. Speaking at his first press conference, the Commissioner said a “soon to be published document is being finalised on the use of tint.” He noted, “I know it is something that keeps recurring and it is something we need to address, because there are citizens who feel
that they are at a disadvantage where they would see persons who might be policemen or military men who are by themselves carrying tint….We will examine it and standardise it, and once it is standardised, I
think the citizens will feel a little better…that there is a level playing field.” Currently, only those owners with vehicles that have a manufacturer’s tint are eligible for a tint waiver by the Ministry of Public Security.
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Carvil Duncan freed of Timehri man fatally strikes friend with pipe $27M theft charge from GPL
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n argument be tween two friends ended in one being killed as a result of being struck on the head with a metal pipe by the other at the Timehri Docks. 51-year-old Vernon Cummings, a labourer, of Ice House Road, Timehri, East Bank Demerara, died after being struck on the back of the head during a heated argument with a friend around 17:00 hours on Wednesday last. This publication learnt from a source at the Timehri
Docks area, that Cummings and the suspect would drink from time to time, and have arguments, but on Wednesday it got violent. The two men were arguing for over half of an hour, which saw a number of residents talking to them about their behaviour, but to no avail. The suspect reportedly picked up a metal pipe a short distance from where they were and rushed at Cummings, who attempted to evade the blows being meted out to him, but he was hit on the head, after which he fell.
The source said police from the Timehri Station, which is not very far away, were summoned after Cummings fell unconscious. Police then arrested the suspect at the scene. Cummings was said to have be taken to a medical facility where he was pronounced dead, after which the body was taken to the Lyken’s Funeral Home, where it is awaiting a post mortem examination. The 41-year-old suspect is assisting police with their investigations and is expected to be charged soon.
“My client has finally been vindicated in the matter, and he is glad that the court came to the right decision,” said Attorney-at-Law Everton Singh-Lammy, moments after a City Magistrate dismissed a multimillion-dollar theft charge against his client, former Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Director, Carvil Duncan. Duncan, 75, of Festival City, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was on trial before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore, accused of stealing $27M from GPL. The Magistrate before ruling in the matter highlighted a number of elements of the offence which she underscored the police prosecutor failed to prove. The first issue highlighted by the Magistrate was whether or not simple larceny can be committed on a bank. She further stressed that Duncan was charged with simple larceny, and not misappropriation of funds, which was clear from the facts of the case. She added that Duncan was charged with simple larceny, which made it tremendously difficult for the Prosecution to prove the essential element of an unlawful act. She further went on to tell the court that after reviewing the evidence of the company secretary, there was no proven case of misalignment or misplacement of the $27M. The Magistrate said that the Prosecution was unable to prove that there was an agreement between Duncan and another individual, and that the agreement was to carry out an unlawful act.She further stressed that the action of Duncan was legal and lawful, because he provided documents with his signature that were taken to the bank. She said that whether or not Duncan had a right to take the money is a problem for the
Carvil Duncan GPL and not the court. The State was represented by Police Prosecutor Dominic Bess, while Duncan was represented by Attorneys-at-Law Glen Hanoman and Everton Singh-Lammy. It was reported that the Government had asked the police to investigate Duncan and other individuals after several discoveries of suspicious transfers were made by independent auditors who were probing the PetroCaribe Fund, which holds proceeds of oil shipments taken from neighbouring Venezuela. It was while tracking payments to GPL that auditors unearthed the abnormal transactions. It was also reported that the decision was taken to transfer the monies to Duncan and another individual.
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EPA to benefit from training exercises, transfer of technology, equipment from USA - Dr. Adams The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to benefit from a series of training exercises and the transfer of technology and equipment from the USA which would boost its regulatory capacity for the oil sector. This was recently noted by Head of the EPA, Dr. Vincent Adams. The Environmental Engineer told this newspaper that his vision entails maki n g t h e E PA a m o d e l agency in the oil and gas s e c t o r. Wi t h h i s g l o b a l connections, particularly in the USA, Dr. Adams said he is working on getting EPA the necessary technology and equipment it needs to monitor the sector. Dr. Adams also revealed that plans are in place to have American officials conduct a number of safety training exercises that would be needed to respond to issues that may
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Dr. Vincent Adams arise in the oil sector. The EPA Head said, “In the USA, there is constant safety training and it is a top priority for me to bring that here. When I came
here, it was to essentially provide leadership. I didn’t come here to micromanage, but to develop this agency. And in order to get the EPA to where it needs to be, we need to invest heavily in training. So a lot of money will be spent on training…” Furthermore, Dr. Adams said he has contacted several companies such as ExxonMobil to provide space and time for EPA employees to go visit their operations and stay there for a period of time. He said, “They need a feel of what the industry entails. And this cannot be had by sitting in the office…” Dr. Adams concluded that he is taking an “aggressive approach” when it comes to training, and finding opportunities for the transfer of equipment and technology. “I intend to transform this agency and it will happen,” he said.
Guyana will feel the squeeze for not instituting resource rent tax - Ramson As oil prices continue to rise, Guyana is likely to lose out significantly as a result of its failure to institute a resource rent tax on oil companies operating here. This was recently pointed out by Attorney at Law, Charles Ramson Jr. Ramson, who has a master’s degree in oil and gas management, said that Guyana should quickly look to include provisions for resource rent tax that should be paid by oil companies that will secure blocks in the future. A resource rent tax is a tax on profits generated from min-
ing of non renewable resources in many countries, including Australia. In Australia, the tax is levied on 30 percent of the “super profits”. A company pays the tax when its annual profits reach US$75 million, a measure designed so as not to burden small business. Ramson told Kaieteur News that in other models of Production Sharing Agreements, “there is something called the resource rent tax. We do not have that in our model.” He said that as a (Continued on page 15)
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Senior cop faces questions over alleged tampering in murder case An Assistant Superintendent of Police will face questions soon about whether he removed evidence from a scene that is linked to a highprofile murder case. Commissioner of Police Leslie James made this disclosure yesterday at his first press conference when asked about the case and allegations against the senior rank. James was asked whether a complaint of an assistant superintendent of police removing video evidence from a scene had reached his desk. In response, the Commissioner said that “no complaint has reached my desk. I understand there has been a hearing of the matter, and as a result,
some instructions were given to (Crime Chief Lyndon)Alves, and to date we have contacted one person in relation to a statement. The person (the assistant superintendent of police) is on leave, and when he resumes, questions will be put to him and we expect him to respond.” Former Crime Chief Paul Williams also confirmed that he had received complaints regarding the handling of the investigation, in which a Georgetown resident was shot dead. “After the charge was made in that matter, the aunt of the deceased came to my office and voiced concerns on the charge we recommended. They felt it was inappropriate and we had some discus-
sions. In the discussion they told me certain things, I immediately summoned the investigators, and told them what was told to me, I told them I wished to recommend further investigations, and to get back in contact with the relatives and hear their story and see where the gaps lie.” However, Crime Chief Williams was transferred and another charge was instituted. Similar allegations of evidence tampering in this case and another involving the death of a young woman were also made against a police inspector. The rank, who is also on leave, has since been transferred from the CID and
Guyana will feel the squeeze for not... From page 13 result, Guyana will not be able to capture any excess revenue. “Let’s say for instance that price of oil balloons without the production increasing; what happens as a result is that your economic rent increases. Your economic rent is basically anything over the cost of production and the return on capital. So after you have cleared all expenses, anything above that is what you call economic rent. If that price for oil increases without doing anything differently on your production method and
mechanism, you have gained an additional profit.” He said that oil companies enjoy working in countries where there is no resource rent tax “and that is why you are hearing that companies like Hess and CENOC/NEXEN and ExxonMobil are trying to offload their assets in other countries and invest here, because they know they can extract the largest share of profit from a territory without resource rent tax. That is why I am saying that a resource tax should be included as part of our Production Sharing Agreement”.
placed in uniform. Senior police officers have not stated whether this was done as a disciplinary measure. Relatives of the victims had filed complaints about the manner in which the cases were handled. A sister of one victim met with a senior police official, who promised to review the matter. In the case involving the young woman, there were allegations that attempts were made by individuals to remove forensic evidence, including bloodstains, from an area where the victim allegedly sustained injuries.
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UG launches Food and Nutrition Institute By Kemol King The University of Guyana, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, officially launched the Institute for Food and Nutrition Security (IFANS) with a symposium yesterday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. The Institute, while serving as an education and research centre for students pursuing studies in like fields, is part of efforts to facilitate a national system of food and nutrition security, and a broader mechanism required by CARICOM, to establish a comprehensive food safety mechanism in the Caribbean, according to Minister of
Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder Agriculture, Noel Holder. Minister Holder said that Guyana must capitalize on modern mechanisms to revolutionise its food production, such as the use of transgenic crops,
gene editing, fish farming and efficient methods of agricultural production. Holder said that the goal of the government is to be able to provide clean, green food for Guyana and
for the rest of the Caribbean, so that the region’s food needs would be less dependent on interregional exports. He expects the Institute, along with the implications of the food and Security Bill of 2016, to org a n i z e G u y a n a ’s f r a g mented food safety system. Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation at the United Nations, Reuben Robertson, explained that the institute will be able to provide more useful and purposeful information on the state of food and nutrition in Guyana. IFANS’ work will be governed by an advisory board drawn from the following agencies: University of Guyana, National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI). Government Analyst Department, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Research Agencies, members of the Private Sector, Civil Society and NonGovernmental Organisations, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Government ministries and agencies with legislative authority that directly and indirectly impact food and nutrition security, and the international donor community.
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Understaffed City Constabulary provides 12 guards for current and former Mayor – COI hears It is no secret that the Georgetown Municipality is struggling financially. The Council has complained umpteen times of lacking both financial and human resources. But at the same time, the City Hall appears to be taking on extra responsibilities, as is the case with security provided for both the current and former Mayor. The issue came to the fore at the Commission of Inquiry, (COI) into City Hall as Chief Constabulary Officer Andrew Foo disclosed that City Constabulary which falls under his remit is
grossly understaffed. “We currently have 191 persons on staff, but we are supposed to have 345 persons.” In the same breath, however, Foo testified that the Council was still providing security for former Mayor Hamilton Green for close to two years after he retired. He revealed that Green had three security guards and a lance corporal of the City Constabulary as part of his security entourage. “It was agreed that the Council would provide security to Mr Green…up until recently,” Foo
stated “What about the current Mayor, how much security does she have? Counsel for the Commission, Sherwin Benjamin asked. “At present, the Mayor has eight security personnel officers,” Foo revealed. His response caused Chairman of the Commission retired Justice Cecil Kennard to blurt out, “What does she need that for? This is ridiculous. Who would want to hurt Mayor Chase-Green? Why would she want eight
security personnel? She must be President Granger. And then there‘s the former Mayor. Where are they finding money to pay for all this? And they say City Hall is bankrupt?” The issue was previously highlighted by auditor and private consultant, Ramon Gaskin. Gaskin had called out officials of the Georgetown Mayor City Council, on allegations of corruption, incompetence and thievery. Gaskin noted that while the Council constantly points to the lack of finances to carry out its functions—it’s a lame excuse. “I don’t believe that. It is not true. They are only bankrupt because of their own financial mismanagement. Can you imagine that in 2012, the Council had $12B in outstanding rates and taxes that they were not collecting?” “The culture developed over the years there has to do with corruption and incompetence. The so-called elected Councils are a useless group as well, and the corrupt group of managers, when you have those two… nothing good could come out of it.” As such,
Chief Constable Andrew Foo
Mayor Patricia Chase–Green
he pointed to a number of issues plaguing the financial management of the city. The consultant had revealed that workers of the Council have nineteen different allowances to which they are entitled. “There are 19 different allowances. I don’t believe any other entity on earth allows its workers to have nineteen different allowances. This is an absurdity to the
max.” The allowances listed included laundry, uniform, travel, leave, and honour benefits. “And the council has the face to say that it does not have funds,” Gaskin quipped. The accountant added therefore that based on his audit on the Georgetown municipality, criminal charges should be pressed against those culpable of financial improprieties.
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53 graduate from Bartica’s Board of Industrial Training
A section of the graduating class
The Board of Industrial Training, a skill-training programme under the Ministry of Social Protection, held its annual graduation ceremony at B a r t i c a o n We d n e s d a y, where more than fifty students graduated in various fields. Delivering the feature address, Minister of Public Affairs, within the Ministry of the Presidency, Dawn Hastings, provided encouragement to the graduating class by sharing success stories of persons who failed early in life, but did not give up. She admonished the students to adopt an attitude of service, selflove, social cohesion and
integrity. “Serving others is the greatest gift to humanity,” she stressed. The Minister also made specific mention to some of the plans and visions of President David Granger. “One of the visions of His Excellency is that the hinterland can develop with the same rhythm as the coastland,” the Minister stated. Giving the charge to the graduating class, Penelope Harris of the Board of Industrial Training, spoke about the importance of developing skills training, especially in light of the impending oil and gas industry. She congratulated the
young men and women, and encouraged them on to higher heights. A total of fifty-three students received diplomas for training in various skill fields, including welding & fabrication, mechanic & repairs, cake decoration, catering and information technology. Also gracing the occasion were Regional Chairman Gordon Bradford, Mayor of Bartica; Gifford Marshall, local tutor for the Board of Industrial Training, Sheon Wilson, and Hope Foundation’s Ivor Melville. The training programme at Bartica is a collaboration between the Ministry of Social Protection, the
Regional Democratic Council, Region 7 (CuyuniMazaruni) and Hope Foundation.
Oil companies join legal challenge against State over environmental permits The High Court has granted a request by Oil companies to join the proceedings for which local activist Ramon Gaskin is challenging the legality of the environmental permit granted to them to conduct explorations here. Earlier this year, Gaskin sought to challenge the State, particularly Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman’s decision to authorise oil companies, Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd (“Hess”) and CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Ltd. (“Nexen”) to conduct explorations here, without proper environmental permit(s). More s p e c i f i c a l l y, Gaskin sought to block the companies from proceeding with their exploration and production on the grounds that Hess and Nexen have not been issued separate environmental permits. Gaskin does not agree that Hess and Nexen are covered by the environmental permits issued to ExxonMobil, through its local subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited. “They are three separate
companies and they have to have permits,” argues Gaskin, who is represented by A t t o r n e y - a t - L a w, Melinda Janki. Although the oil companies are the subject of the case, they are not listed as parties in the proceedings. The matter is essentially between Gaskin and the State. However, given its interest in the matter, the oil companies have filed an application in the High Court to join the proceedings. The application by Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd (Hess) and CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Ltd (Nexen) was considered by Chief Justice (Ag) Roxane George. During a chamber (private) hearing before the Chief Justice, the application, which was presented by Attorneys- at- law Andrew Pollard, S.C and Nigel Hughes appearing on behalf of the oil subsidiaries, had essentially argued that the companies should be joined as a party in the case, given that a ruling will directly affect their efforts and investment in (Continued on page
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Strategic plan to help GPHC sustain high-cost orthopaedic programme Although challenged to quickly cater to its backlog of patients in need of joint replacement surgery, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [GPHC] has started strategising with a view of addressing this shortcoming. In so doing, the hospital has been reaching out to local companies to help it to source, at a reasonable cost, the usually high-cost implants and equipment needed to conduct orthopaedic surgeries. Speaking to this development recently was Head of Orthopaedic Surgery at the hospital, Dr. David Samaroo. Moreover, Dr. Samaroo said that, “In the past six weeks GPHC published in all of the newspapers, expressions of interest for the supply of joint implants to the hospital, and a number of organisations did express interest.” On Wednesday, five of the companies which expressed interest in meeting the orthopaedic supplies need of the hospital were invited to a meeting to demonstrate their capabilities. The intent of this meeting, Dr. Samaroo said, was to help the hospital to “select from those five [suppliers] depending on their cost and the likelihood of us using their instruments. We are planning to select two which will become agents to supply these implants to the hospital.” According to Chief Executive Officer [CEO] of the hospital, Brigadier George Lewis, keen effort is being made to sustain the orthopaedic
programme. He disclosed that the hospital has over time found it a challenge to keep the programme going, but has been putting measures in place to offset challenges which are mostly financially related. The cost to conduct a joint replacement surgery at a private hospital can cost between $1.5 and $2 million, but at the GPHC, such a service is offered at the subsidized cost of $200,000, Dr. Samaroo said. He added, “These are very expensive surgeries, and we have been having a great deal of difficulties sustaining surgeries at such great cost, and that is the reason why we have been asking patients to pay a subsidised cost. But even with that, we are having a bit of difficulty doing it as frequently as we would like.” Moreover, one of the key areas that the hospital will be looking at in its quest to sustain the programme is how it can reduce the acquisition cost of needed materials. “We are looking at the acquisition of equipment and materials to sustain the programme, thus we have been advertising in the newspaper seeking companies with the necessary implants and equipment to sustain the programme,” said Brigadier Lewis. He also spoke of plans to address the human resource aspect of the programme by training more doctors and support staff as well. Currently, the hospital has six orthopaedic surgeons, with the most senior being Dr.
Fawcett Jeffrey who, Dr. Samaroo said, has been leading the orthopaedic department in terms of joint replacement surgery. But there are plans to increase the team attached to the Orthopaedic Department at the hospital. To do so, Dr. Samaroo said that a Residency Programme with five residents, one of whom will graduate this year, was introduced. Two others will graduate next year and the others will graduate the two following years. He recalled that while the hospital had initially started a Diploma Programme which was being run for six months, from this year the hospital sought to partner with the World Orthopaedic Association for the United Kingdom. The Association, Dr. Samaroo said, has moved to upgrade the hospital’s curriculum, which has already been approved by the University of Guyana. Added to this, Dr. Samaroo said that a Master’s Programme in Orthopaedics is now about to start too. “We have one candidate who has entered that programme and we are going to develop capacity over the years to come,” the Head of Orthopaedics Surgery said. And there are moves to further expand and improve the orthopaedic service offered by the public health sector. In this regard, Dr. Samaroo said that already “we have trained one person who is at the Suddie Hospital [in Region Two] and another one who we have trained and is at
Guyana receives UNICEF Climate Landscape report The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in its first ever Climate Landscape Analysis for Children (CLAC) of South American countries, is seeking to raise awareness of climate change within the countries’ younger demographic. The report, presented to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Monday by UNICEF’s representative to Guyana, Sylvie Fouet, sought to assess the impact of climate, energy and the environment on Guyanese children. Aptly, the report has arrived at a time when the country’s administration is in the process of finalizing the Green State Development Strategy. The minister related the level of importance in which this report should be seen. He further pointed out that the country’s younger populace should be educated and in-
- aimed at raising awareness in younger demographic formed of the effects that climate change would have on them. “Climate change is not just a buzzword, but it is something that affects the lives of all Guyanese,” he said. Minister Harmon reiterated the urgency in which educating and informing the country’s younger demographic should be addressed. “Climate change is very important to Guyana and it is important that we educate our people from the lowest level coming up. Climate change and the Green State Development Strategy are all matters which are of current concern,” he added, while stressing that Guyana’s younger populace accounts for a large percentage in the overall cen-
sus of the country, and in order for the region to perpetuate a sustainable patrimony, a receptive and aware younger demographic is needed. Ms. Fouet stated that environmental awareness among youths is crucial and that consultations will be continued with the younger populace as the subject. “What I like most is that we have been supported by the Office of Climate Change (OCC) and more than twentyone agencies in Guyana opened their doors… so it is a very comprehensive review,” Ms. Fouet said of the analysis, while committing to strengthening UNICEF’s relationship with the OCC and other stakeholders.
GPHC CEO, Brigadier George Lewis [left] and Head of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. David Samaroo. the New Amsterdam Hospital [in Region Six].” He however noted that efforts are being made to limit the number of persons in training, since “we need to have enough persons trained, but we need to limit how many are coming into the programme, so that we can give them one-on-one supervision so that they can develop properly.” With an increasing batch of trained orthopaedic personnel, Brigadier Lewis is hopeful that the public health sector will be in a better position to ensure that all persons who require joint and hip replacement surgeries will not only have to utilise the services offered at the GPHC. Already, he said, doctors have been deployed to assist hospitals in Essequibo and
New Amsterdam. While a move in this direction will help to reduce the backlog of cases, Brigadier Lewis said that “it is our intention to have rotating surgical teams travel across the country in a periodic way to perform a number of surgeries. In that way we will be taking health care to the patients, rather than having them spend a lot of money to come to us [in Georgetown].” According to Brigadier Lewis, the hospital is working towards a holistic plan to improve the delivery of orthopaedic care. Talk about enhancing and expanding the hospital’s plan, comes even as it delivers post-operative care to 47 patients who recently benefited from joint replacement surgery, which were completed
with support from the Operation Walk non-governmental organisation of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The NGO not only provided the expertise to conduct the gamut of surgeries, but also the many costly joints which were required. Moreover, the surgeries were conducted at no cost to patients or the hospital. Even as the hospital looks to retain a sustainable orthopaedic programme, Brigadier Lewis said that, “We will continue to collaborate with Operation Walk Maryland, so that we can receive from them technical advice, support and equipment, if possible, as we work to sustain the programme and reduce the number of patients and time they have to wait for this type of surgery.”
Minibus Code of Conduct draft in consideration After over a month of implementing the new mini bus fare structure, the United Minibus Union has finally agreed to propose to its membership, the adoption of a draft Code of Conduct for minibus operators countrywide. The draft code of conduct draft was presented by the Ministry of Business to the United Minibus Union on Wednesday last. The union came to the decision of analysis and consideration of the draft during a meeting with the Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin, Ms. Muriel Tinnis, Director of the Consumer Affairs Department within the Ministry of Business, and Superintendent Dennis Stephens, Deputy Traffic Chief. Speaking at the meeting, Minister Gaskin discussed aspects of the proposed code as well as concerns raised by consumers pertaining to the daily operation of minibuses. Gaskin told the bus operators that it is important for the union, police and government to work together to address matters related to mini bus operations in the country. Ms. Tinnis told the minibus operators that there are
continuous complaints of speeding, touting and overloading of buses. She pointed out that one of the major complaints received, was that of overcharging, particularly within certain routes. There were also complaints that some operators charge passengers a higher fare at nights. President of the United Mini Bus Union, Eon Andrews, while addressing the gathering, said many of the concerns expressed by consumers are justified. He expressed optimism that the Code of Conduct will address the issue of touting and overloading. Andrews added that it is important that the legal issues be separated from the consumer issues, since the Guyana Police Force is mandated to maintain the law, adding that many of the complaints are legal matters. The President recommended mandatory training for conductors, as well as colour coding for buses. The idea of a code of conduct was also supported by Dennis Chesney, President of the Berbice River branch Mini Bus Owners Association. Chesney said his union has already implemented some
aspects of the code, and he hopes all operators will follow suit. Speaking from law enforcement was Deputy Traffic Chief Stephens, who accentuated that the problem of touting persists because minibus drivers and conductors encourage it. And as a result of that, he urged the operators to utilize the model used by the Berbice Association, which he said has been very effective. Superintendent Stephens also pointed out that congestion continues to be a problem because of the large number of buses and the limited parking space available. The Code of Conduct is reportedly said to address issues such as customer service, health and safety, licensing and compliance and the general operation of buses. The union is scheduled to discuss the draft of the Code of Conduct presented by the Ministry with its membership, and sign on once there is consensus. Meanwhile, the Consumer Affairs Department is working on an implementation plan for the code of conduct. The department promised to continue to engage the Union on arising matters.
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Khashoggi’s son flees Saudi Arabia … US lawmakers propose ban on arms sales to Saudis Salah Khashoggi, son of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has left the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia late Wednesday and has arrived in Washington, DC early Thursday last. The journalist’s son, who is a US citizen, had been banned from the Kingdom months ago due to the fact that his father had fled Saudi Arabia and became an outspoken critic of the Saudi dictatorship. Some of his family members, who are in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, have expressed a desire to rekindle with him outside of the Kingdom. Salah Khashoggi, who is the eldest son of Jamal Khashoggi, had been summoned to the royal court by the Saudi royals, before he left the Kingdom, to accept condolences from King Salman and Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS). A photo of Salah Khashoggi and MBS has been widely shared, with many alluding to the grim expression on the man’s face while conversing with MBS, who many suspect orchestrated the murder of his father. The controversy raised internationally over the killing of the journalist had resulted in the reputation of Saudi Arabia being badly tarnished, especially that of MBS, who had been working on reforming the image of Saudi Arabia and had been seen as a symbol of change for the kingdom’s strict, ultra-conservative norms. Amidst the fallout, the US foreign policy toward the kingdom is being threatened, as a bipartisan team of US lawmakers have introduced a
bill to ban arms sales by the president to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, unless there is congressional approval. Congress would give exceptions to certain sales if President Trump submits a report on US investigation into anyone involved in “the murder of journalist and United States permanent resident Jamal Khashoggi”. The Trump administration is scrambling to save few deals included in a muchtouted arms package for Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, reportedly made a call to Saudi Arabia, expressing her outrage over the journalist’s killing. The German Chancellor has halted weapons negotiations with Saudi Arabia, calling for a “credible” investigation. The British government has not re-examined weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, is being brought to task by the “Campaign Against Arms Trade” (CAAT). The group is challenging the government’s decision to continue to license the export of military equipment to Saudi Arabia. Protests of Khashoggi’s killing are ongoing. Outside of the US’ White House, protesters have also been demonstrating outside of Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic missions in Britain, Turkey, America, and Indonesia. Saudi Arabia had denied all knowledge of Khashoggi’s whereabouts after they claimed that he left the consulate on October 2. However, the kingdom’s public prosecutor, Shaikh Suood bin Abdullah Al Mo’jab, has now admitted that Khashoggi was murdered. He said, “The public pros-
ecution received information from the Turkish side through the Joint Working Group between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Turkish Republic, indicating that the suspects in Khashoggi’s case premeditated their crime.” Meanwhile, CIA Director Gina Haspel is set to brief President Trump after having travelled to Turkey on Monday last to assess the evidence the Turkish authorities have accumulated on Khashoggi’s killing. Haspel reportedly listened to the audio evidence of Khashoggi’s interrogation, torture and murder. CNN reported that President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has finally broken his silence on Khashoggi’s killing, reasoning that, “First of all, we should wait for the results of the investigation.” “How can we, Russia, start spoiling our relations with Saudi Arabia without knowing what in fact happened there?” Putin said. The Kremlin pointed out, “We heard an official statement from Riyadh in which it is said that representatives of the royal family were not involved in the incident. We took this into account.” Putin’s critics have suggested that Russia is reluctant to criticize the Saudi government, since his own government has been accused by human rights groups of targeting and killing dissidents, including dozens of Russian journalists. The events surrounding the journalist’s death started when he travelled to Turkey with his fiancée to obtain divorce papers from his previous marriage. He had left his
Oil companies join legal ... From page 27 Guyana. After considering the application, Chief Justice George ruled in favour of allowing the companies to join the action as a party of interest in the case. Earlier this year, the case was thrown out of the High Court after it came up before Justice Franklyn Holder. Justice Holder, among other things, ruled in favour of the three companies, in his finding that the companies constituted a single developer. Gaskin, nonetheless, through his attorneys, had moved to the Appeal Court, asking for a speedy hearing and determination of the case. He had argued that Justice Holder exceeded his jurisdiction and erred in finding that “the form of the joint arrangement had to have been set down in an application for the Petroleum Production Licence.” During a
hearing in the Appeal Court, Gaskin’s lawyer Trinidad-based Guyanese Senior Counsel, Seenath Jairam, sought to convince the Appellate Judges that the Court should hear the appeal urgently, since it has to do with liability for environmental impact on Guyana, the Caribbean and neighbouring countries.“If there is an environmental disaster, God forbid, we are saying there are grave consequences not only for Guyana but the Caribbean, given where the Liza wells are near the Caribbean Sea and our neighbouring countries,” he said.Appellate Judges however ruled that the matter should be heard in the High Court before it reaches the Court of Appeal.The matter was therefore reverted to the High Court for the Chief Justice to fix a date for the matter to start again before a Full Court.
Crown Prince, MBS greeting Salah Khashoggi, who he summoned to accept condolences wife outside of the Saudi Consulate in Turkey. When he did not emerge after the consulate closed, his fiancée called the police and reported him as missing. Reuters had reported, “The initial assessment of the Turkish police is that Mr.
Khashoggi has been killed at the Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul. We believe that the murder was premeditated and the body was subsequently moved out of the consulate.” The Turkish Prime Minister had called an immediate
investigation into the matter, following this statement. The Saudi government had reportedly swiftly responded to the allegations made by the Turkish Police, stating that Jamal Khashoggi left the consulate on the day of the incident.
Town Clerk instructed staffer to remove... (From page 21) months after the incident occurred. It was compiled on October 18, last. The revelation caused Justice Kennard to share the view that there must be some sort of cover-up at the level of the Council. As a result, theChairman and members of the commission visited both the Council and the City Constabulary Training Centre, on Water Street, to get a firsthand inspection of the records in an effort to ascertain what might have transpired. The visit revealed that some documents were taken from the archives. In her testimony before the commission, on Wednesday, the Acting Town Clerk sought to defend the actions of officials within the council. She had noted that she learnt about the removal of the documents during a statutory meeting.
Harry-Munroe, who has close to 30 years experience working within the ranks of City Hall, also faced questions about the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at the council. An attorney for the Commission, Sherwin Benjamin specifically questioned the witness about payments made to companies who did not have a contract with the Council. “Is it the SOP for Mr King, (Town Clerk) to take contractors to an area and request work to be done without signing a contract? As it is in the case of XL Engineering, a company that is now owed millions of dollars by City Hall.” “I don’t know of any payments being made without a contract,” said Harry–Munroe who held a number of positions at City Hall, including the post of Acting City Treasurer.She was adamant in
her response, adding that there must be some form of arrangement between those individuals and the Council before the payments. “I am not aware of any instances in which monies were remitted to individuals and companies without a contract.” “We have multiple contractors who say they have been paid without a contract,” Benjamin said in response. “Well I don’t know of any,” Harry-Munroe retorted. Her statements attracted inquiries from Chairman of the Commission, retired Judge Cecil Kennard. “So where are the contracts then?” Kennard asked. “You mean to tell me that you don’t know of instances where the Town Clerk took persons to the area and showed them the work to be done, without signing a contract?” the Chairman asked, pointing to the evidence before the commission.
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Albion granny found in trench had marks on neck, suffered blunt trauma - PM report A post mortem conducted on the body of a 73-year-old pensioner of Number One Road, whose body was found floating in an Albion trench, revealed that she had compression to her neck and blunt trauma to the back of her head but died from drowning. The autopsy was conducted by Government Pathologist Nehaul Singh at the Anthony’s Funeral Home, West Coast Berbice.Shamdai Persaud’s body was discovered by passersby in the Albion Estate trench on Wednesday at approximately 16:30 hrs. Persaud had left her home alone, sometime around 10:00 am Tuesday to visit the Port Mourant Hospital for her regular medical check-up. However, after the entire day and evening passed, relatives grew worried and posted a missing person notice via
Found dead in drain: Shamdai Persaud, 73 social media. A missing person report was shortly after filed at the Albion Police Station. The woman, who relatives claim suffered from seizures and had a heart condi-
tion, was not known to wander off and spend extended hours out, hence their concern. Their worst fears became a reality the very next day when they received information that a body fitting the description of Persaud was discovered partly submerged in the Albion trench. Her son, Hemnarine Persaud, 52 and other relatives ventured to the scene where her body was positively identified. Meanwhile, the Commander of B’ Division Paul Langevine told the media after several calls to him throughout the afternoon that he still was not briefed on the matter and could not provide any details on the incident including the post mortem details. Investigations are in progress.
Bourda Market attempted robbery suspects charged Kester Arthur and Rondel Cummings, two of the alleged three bandits that attempted to rob Bourda Market vendor, Julian McCalmon, were yesterday charged. On October 21, last, three men attempted to rob a Bourda Market vendor which resulted in one (Shane Allison) being shot by a security guard. The men, who had arrived in a mini bus, had a handgun and were prepared to rob the vendor. However, their intentions were cut short by a security guard who was a short distance away. The guard reportedly confronted the three men, including Allison, who at the time had the handgun and was attempting to rob the vendor. Allison reportedly turned his firearm on the guard, but was shot in the foot and hip before trying to escape
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through an alleyway. City Police from the Bourda Outpost quickly responded and saw Allison taken to the hospital. Arthur and Cummings who were still in the minibus were later arrested. The charge against the two men claimed that on October 21, last, at Bourda Market, Georgetown, they attempted to rob Julian McCalmon. Both men pleaded not guilty to the charge that was read to them by Senior Magistrate Dylon Bess, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. In his defence, Arthur, who was unrepresented by an attorney, told the court that he is a 34-year-old father of five, who resides at 52 Sixth Street Alberttown, and that he was wrongfully arrested. He also indicated that he had no
previous conviction or any other matter(s) in court. Cummings on the other hand informed the court that he is only 23 years old and he has “a child on the way”. He mentioned that he resides at Campbellville and also had no previous conviction or any other matter(s) in court. The Police Prosecutor had no objections to bail, but requested that it be substantial. It was also highlighted that there is another man involved in the matter, but he is currently hospitalized. Magistrate Bess placed the men on $75,000 bail each, and ordered that they report to the Alberttown police station every Wednesday at 9am. Their next court appearance is set for December 6, 2018.
TechnipFMC awarded Subsea Contract for Exxon’s Liza Phase 2 Project London/Paris/Houston- (BUSINESS WIRE) Te c h n i p F M C h a s b e e n awarded a contract by an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation for the engineering of the subsea system for the proposed Liza Phase 2 project. Following engineering and subject to requisite government approvals, project sanction and an authorization to proceed with the next phase, Te c h n i p F M C w i l l t h e n manufacture and deliver the subsea equipment. Delivery would include
30 enhanced vertical deep water trees and associated tooling, as well as eight manifolds and associated controls and tie-in equipment. “We are very pleased that ExxonMobil has sel e c t e d Te c h n i p F M C t o commence engineering for the Liza Phase 2 subsea e q u i p m e n t . We s h a r e ExxonMobil’s values of collaboration, trust, and overall commitment to operational excellence and the successful long-term development of the project,” said Doug
Pferdehirt, CEO of TechnipFMC. I n s u p p or t o f t h i s project, TechnipFMC will continue hiring and training Guyanese engineers. The Liza Phase 2 development is located approximately 193 km (120 miles) offshore Guyana on the Stabroek Block with water depths of 1,500 m (4,900 ft) to 1,900 m (6,200 ft). ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), is the operator.
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Eccles and Providence triumph Marooners target ‘Goliath’ moment Eccles and Providence registered victories while Ruimveldt and Sandpipers played to a tie when the latest round of matches in the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association/Neville Sarjoo memorial 50-over tournament concluded last weekend. Eccles defeated Nandy Park on Saturday at Gandhi Youth Organisation. Nandy Park batted first and posted
227 all out in 39.3 overs. Darshan Persaud struck 16 fours and two sixes in a top score of 97 not out while Rohan Sarjoo made 27; Daniel Barker claimed 4-33 and Kellon Carmichael 3-21. In reply, Eccles scored 230-4 in 22.2 overs. Gavin Singh slammed 26 fours and one six in an attacking 126 while Sachin Singh made 59 with nine fours and three sixes. On Sunday at Laluni, Ruimveldt took first strike and scored 137 all out. Omesh Danram made 42 including three fours and two sixes while Deonarine Seegobin contributed 39; Kayshoe Khemraj claimed 27 and Andrew Atkinson 2-22. Sandpipers responded with
137-8. Gavon Charles slammed four fours and four sixes in scoring 76; Ershad Alli snared 2-18 and Omesh Danram 2-20. At YMCA, Providence beat Uprising by 158 runs. Providence took first strike and rattled up 289 all out in 32.3 overs. Terrence Decunha made 39 and Quincy Grimmond 38; Keshan Persaud bagged 568, Mohamed Baksh 2-33 and Ganesh Balkarran 2-45. In reply, Uprising were sent packing for 130 in 20 overs. Jermaine Mc Neil scored 33 and Samuel Linder 26; Devon Paul picked up 315 and Colin Benn 3-47. The competition continues today.
Friday October 26, 2018 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Financial issues might have you and your partner a bit more on edge than you need to be, Virgo. Perhaps money is tighter than usual right now, and you have to put off purchases you want to make.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Today your intellect is flying high, Libra. A number of new ideas, perhaps about political or social issues, might excite your curiosity and cause you to want to spend hours in the library
TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Today you might feel a bit bloated and slow, Taurus, which could interfere with your daily routine. You could also feel unmotivated about work.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Your imagination is working overtime today, Scorpio, and you might spend hours at a computer writing or in front of an easel or piano creating your own brand of painting or music.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Today your job or another activity could require your artistic skills for a particular project. You may not be used to this, so it could throw you into a bit of a panic.
SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) A conflict between your responsibilities to family and obligations to friends could rear its ugly head today.
CANCER(June21–July22) A subject of interest that you've been pursuing could bring up some deeply buried emotions today, Cancer.
CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) Dissatisfaction with certain job conditions might come to a head today. A discussion with colleagues might be necessary to defuse a potentially explosive situation.
LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) This could be a confusing day for you, Leo. Financial issues might be complicated by computer glitches or failures in communication. Keep pushing, however, and whatever you're trying to straighten out will be resolved. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Financial issues might have you and your partner a bit more on edge than you need to be, Virgo. Perhaps money is tighter than usual right now, and you have to put off purchases you want to make. Try to work it out. This is a great day to reach a compromise
AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) If you've been planning a long trip by air, Aquarius, today you might doubt whether you should continue with your plans. Money might be the issue. Be aware that your fears may run away with you. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Today you might feel too overwrought to concentrate on whatever goals you're trying to reach, particularly if they're financial. Past issues might crop up at inopportune times but will still need to be released.
against favourites Red Force
Bridgetown, Barbados, CMC – Aware that star-studded Trinidad and Tobago Red Force are heavy favourites to win the Regional Super50, Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners are already plotting perhaps the biggest upset of the tournament, when the two teams meet in today’s second semi-final at Kensington Oval. Red Force lost just once in finishing second in Group A at home while Marooners exceeded expectations to win Group B, which included the likes of Barbados Pride and Jamaica Scorpions. Marooners skipper Carlos
Junior National... From page 39 of other players has generated a level of excitement about the potential of the 2020 team. National Head Coach Robert Fernandes stated that, “In the recently concluded Indoor Junior National Championships, these players produced such a high level of quality, entertaining hockey that it drew crowds that were on par or even larger than some of our senior tournaments. I’ve never worked with a squad that has this much talent and depth. From one to forty each of these players has a real shot of making the 2020 team and that level of competition for places will ensure that the final 18 will be of the highest calibre.” The players will meet tomorrow at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) for their first training session ahead of Sunday’s GTT Senior National Indoor Championships. National Junior Men’s Squad - Michael Hing (GK), Kareem McKenzie, Tariq Nelson, Rahim Oliver (GK), John Phang, Meshach Sargeant, Samuel Woodroffe, Shameer Bhagwandin (GK), Baraka Garnett, Samuel Garnett, Shomere Garnett, Tahrea Garnett, Tivesarid Garnett, Yusuf Brant, Symeon Daniels (GK), Shaquon Favourite, Dominic Alleyne, Omar Hopkinson, Deheron Wilkinson, Brandon Abrams, Paul D’ Andrade(GK), Kennard Jerricks, Nandalall Persaud, Theodore Thierens, Jonathan Williams, Warren Williams, Luis Adams, Nickel Ashby, Shemar Boston, Hilmar Chester, Edmond Chinian, Shakeem Fausette, Leroy Geer, Troy Hodge, Oshazay Savory, Ezekiel Springer, Quinn Tobin (GK), Kedar Hopkinson, Shoran James and Steffan Simmons.
Brathwaite said yesterday his side were not intimidated by the prospect of facing the tournament favourites, and just needed to execute properly in order to win. ”David did kill Goliath so if we can take any heart from that, it’s about doing what we need to do on a consistent basis,” said Brathwaite, who has been an inspirational figure in the Marooners’ run. ”Obviously with a team such as Trinidad and with the experienced players and quality players that they have, we have to do it for a much longer period of time, there will be less margin for error but we see that as a challenge. ”When we started, before the tournament and then after our first game … not being able to chase 130, everyone wrote us off but we stuck together as team and as a family and we came out the other side … leading the group. ”For us, it’s not about getting too carried away with whom we’re playing against, it’s just about assessing conditions, assessing obviously the opposition but more importantly, covering our bases, ticking our boxes and doing well what we did to get here.”Brathwaite will hope for a repeat of the 2013 tournament when CCC stunned Red Force in the semi-final, also at the Oval, to reach their only final to date.
And with wins over last season’s losing finalists, Pride, and Scorpions, under their belt, Marooners are confident of going all the way. ”When we got together we had one clear goal. Our motto … was to play good cricket but also to earn the respect of our peers and I think we’ve done just that,” said Brathwaite. ”To top a side including Barbados at home and Jamaica with the cricket they started out playing, was an achievement in itself. It’s now for us to concentrate on what we did well to get here and then ultimately to do that for the next game – potentially two games – and look to win the cup.” Red Force, meanwhile, will be hoping to avoid any hiccups and convert their status of favourites into a performance that gets them a place in Sunday’s final. They boast the likes of captain Denesh Ramdin, along with the Bravo brothers, Dwayne and Darren, Kieron Pollard, Lendl Simmons and Sunil Narine, constituting a virtual dream team. But Ramdin said despite his side’s strength, they were well aware of the danger posed by the Marooners and would be leaving nothing to chance. Red Force are 12-time champions but are without success since 2016 when they beat Barbados in the final at Queen’s Park Oval.
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Banks DIH/GABA League
Guardians and Pacesetters in winners’ row The weekend fixtures of the Rainforest Water/Malta Supreme/Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League which had to be rescheduled due to the IBF Antilles Under-18 3x3 Basketball tournament hosted by Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) on Saturday and Sunday last were contested at the Burnham Hard Court, Middle a n d Carmichael Streets on Tuesday night, last. Pacesetters Basketball Club returned to form in the First Division category with Nathan Saul leading the charge with 18 points during their 74-59 victory over University of Guyana Trojans (UGT); Saul was supported by Travis Williams with 11 points. In the opening Under23 Division match, Plaisance Guardians continued their outstanding form when they condemned the winless Pepsi Sonics to another loss by a huge 32-point margin, 643 2 . P l a i s a n c e ’ s k i p p e r, Terrence Daniels was the leading shooter with 14 points, teammate Delroy Critchlow supporting with 11. Meanwhile, on
Pacesetters’ Nathan Saul led his team again with another impressive performance in the first division during win over UG.
Terrence Daniels – Plaisance Guardians. Wednesday, both games were Under-23 encounters, the feature match saw Courtenay Taylor’s Eagles edging Clement Brusch’s Pacesetters 96-95 in a t h r i l l e r. E a g l e s ’ l e a d e r Shamaar Huntley netted 30 points to go along with 21point contributions from teammates Nickosie Allicock and Sherland Gillis.Despite Pacesetters being without their star player Troy David for the game and the impactful Zion Gray also out injured, they still battled with their rivals until the final buzzer with George Yearwood pouring in a game-high 34 points in a losing effort.
In the first match on Wednesday, University of Guyana Trojans mauled Pepsi Sonics 111-33. Jabari Joseph was the best of the students with 24 points while Denzil Logan had 15 for the winless Sonics.
BVA completes another competition
GFF participates in Fifa Connect Workshop Two staff members of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) are participating in a FIFA Connect workshop being held in Bridgetown, Barbados from October 25 – 26. Competitions Director, Ian Alves, and Coaching Education Officer, Lyndon France, are representing the GFF at the seminar, which seeks “to explain the FIFA Connect programme to the invited FIFA Member Associations and allow them to participate in the testing and training on the FIFA Connect Platform registration system.” T h e F I FA C o n n e c t Programme is a virtual database, which helps every Member Association register all their stakeholders in a systematic way including players, coaches and referees wherever they are in the world. It provides each registrant a unique identification code to enable easy management while aiding issues relative to receiving compensation for international transfers and ensuring protection of minors.
Lyndon France
Ian Alves
Among the areas to be discussed at the seminar are: FIFA Connect programme concept and principles, training and testing sessions on the FIFA Connect Platform, presentation of the support and user guides, and handover of the access to the system. According to a FIFA correspondence, at the end of the workshop each participating Member Association will receive “dedicated access to
its registration system enabling registration of clubs, players, coaches, referees and officials.” The programme, being facilitated by FIFA Connect Support and Implementation Officers Mitchell Woods and Edison Gomez, is featuring participants from Aruba, Barbados, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Turks and Caicos and Trinidad and Tobago.
The winning #47 Challengers novice team. The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) on Sunday last completed yet another competition for senior male, female and novice teams at the Black Bush Polder Community Center Ground.In the senior category, Port Mourant Training Center 1 (PMTC) defeated PMTC 2, 30-23 to take first place. They received $20,000 and trophy while PMTC 2 received the $10,000. The other
teams that participated in this category were Rollers and Black Bush. The Novices category was played on a round robin basis with Letter Kenney, Training Center, Corriverton Jets, No. 47 Challengers and Black Bush competing. No. 47 Challengers was able to defeat Black Bush Polder 30-26 to take the top spot and was rewarded with a trophy and
$20,000. Black Bush Polder collected $10,000 while Corriverton Jets received $5,000 for placing third. The MVP prize went to Kevin Neerahoo of #47 Challengers. The female match-up was an all fours encounter with Corriverton Jets defeating Port Mourant, 2-0. The scores were 15 -13, 15- 11. They received $5,000 and trophy. (Samuel Whyte)
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Starr Computers supports Inter-Ward/Village Cup
Sparta Family clash with Den Amstel in feature Starr Computers on Brickdam became the latest entity to extend support to the Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/Village KO Cup which is being held to commemorate the 84th Birth Anniversary of the former Mayor of Georgetown. Recently, the electronics giants handed over a quantity of footballs to tournament coordinator Lennox Arthur at its Head Office, during a simple ceremony that had in attendance a few staffers. Arthur in response to the kind gesture thanked the Company for once again demonstrating its commitment to the development of sport and promised to ensure that discipline and accountability highlight the event. Meanwhile, Minister of State Joseph Harmon also added valuable input to the tournament when he promised to assist with the provision of floodlights following an approach from Arthur. The competition kicked off last Sunday with six matches highlighted by an early upset that saw host Den Amstel fall to West Side Masters in a penalty shootout after their encounter ended in a 2-2 stalemate. In other results: Mahaica won via walkover from Herstelling while Central Mackenzie beat Mahaicony 1-0 thanks to a solitary strike from Quacy Tafawa. Pouderoyen then defeated Lima Dam 2-0 with Cleveland
Walcott and Denzil Boyce being the players on target. Stewartville escaped with a penalty shootout win against Timehri Panthers after their clash finished 0-0. In the other game, Uitvlugt scraped past Liliendaal 1-0. Play in the competition resumes this Sunday with eleven matches at the same venue. In the opening encounter, Bagotsville takes on Charlestown from 15:00hrs and this will be followed by the clash between Alexander Village and Wolves from 15:30hrs. Then at 16:00hrs, Zeelugt tackles Newtown Kitty, while De Kindren square off against Kuru Kururu at 16:30hrs. Vergenoegen then go up against Soesdyke, before Wales and Tucville collide at 17:30hrs. Agricola then play against Plaisance at 18:00hrs, before Goed Fortuin and Kitty clash from 18:30hrs. Crane then tackle Sophia, before Sara Lodge and Jetty square off while Sparta Family and Den Amstel Back Street meet in the feature encounter to bring down the curtains for the day at 20:00hrs.Thirty-two teams are battling for prize monies in excess of $700,000 and lots of prizes, including the coveted first prize of $400,000 and the championship trophy compliments of the Ministry of Citizenship. The runner-up will be
A representative from Starr Computers (2nd left) hands over two of the footballs to Tournament Coordinator Lennox Arthur in the presence of staffers recently. awarded $200,000 and trophy through the goodwill of John Fernandes Ltd, while third and fourth place finishers will receive $60,000 and $40,000 respectively along with the Techno Mills and Courtney Benn Construction Services trophies in that order. All four top finishers will receive hampers compliments of Ricks & Sari Industries while the Highest Goal Scorer will walk away with a Lazy
Mushtaq Ahmed signs with West Indies as Assistant Coach ESPNcricinfo - Former legspinner Mushtaq Ahmed has ended his stint as the head coach of Pakistan’s National Cricket Academy to take up a consultancy role with West Indies. He is set to become the assistant coach and is on a contract that will need him to commit 150 days in a year. He was to begin with the India tour, but couldn’t link up with the squad because of visa glitches - Pakistani nationals have found it hard to obtain work visas for India due to strained political ties. His first assignment will be We s t I n d i e s ’ u p c o m i n g tour of Bangladesh, where they are slated to play two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is. Mushtaq’s contract with the NCA was renewed for a year in April after weeks of uncertainty. At the time, he was
Mushtaq Ahmed also contemplating offers from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and West Indies but decided to stay back to put himself in the fray to become Pakistan’s spin bowling coach. However, he signed a month-long contract as spin consultant with Cricket West Indies before
rejoining the NCA. Having previously worked with England, Mushtaq was Pakistan’s bowling coach for 18 months being replaced by Azhar Mahmood last year. Since then, he’s been an integral part of the NCA set up in Lahore.
Boy Chair courtesy of A.H&L Kissoon and a Dinette Set compliments of China Trading. The Most Valuable Player
will be awarded a special prize from Techno Mills. Among the other sponsors on board are: IPA, Alfro Alphonso, Sattaur Gafoor,
Ansa McAl, Top Brandz Distributors, MACORP, Cummings Electrical, Ready Mix, BK International and New Thriving Restaurant.
KMTC Pre Diwali Horse Race Meet...
Silver and Things is feature race winner Silver and Things of the J. Cheefoon Stable and trained by G. Sooklall shone brightly to take the feature H1 and Lower event when the Kennard Memorial Turf Club held its annual Pre Diwali Horse Race Meet at the Club’s Track, Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne Berbice. The animal which was ridden by Jockey K. Narine had to stave off a stiff challenge down the home stretch in the six furlongs event from Not This Time and Kentucky Woman. The win was worth $250,000 and trophy. The 2 year-old Maiden event was won by Princess Tasha from Awesome Banner as Humming Bird and Handsome Drift drifted into the 3rd and 4th places. The winner collected $200,000 and trophy. The J and K Class event was won by Release the Heat from Angel Eyes with Prince D and Touch Gold rounding out the money. Copping the L Class Open event was Miss Anjalie winning ahead of Touch Down and Touch Gold. It was a good day for Release the Heat as it returned
A representative of the Cheffoon Stable collects the prize for Silver and Things win in the feature event. to burn up the track in the L Class non earners event winning from Massapequa Dr., Royal Blaze and Boss Lady in that order. There was no surprise in the L Class non-winners race as Dililah was able to beat Red Weasel, Rosie and Physical Disturbance for the win. The Champion table was
the Busjit Stable with C Grey being the Champion Trainer. Champion Jockey on show was Kevin Paul with three wins while Paul Delph was the runner-up. The Best Apprentice rider was R. Grey. There was a special prize for the Best Groomed Horse which went to Delilah. (Samuel Whyte)
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Bravo quits international cricket ahead of World Cup Bridgetown, Barbados, CMC – Veteran all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has quit all forms of international cricket just eight months before the ICC Cricket World Cup in England, bringing the curtain down on an absorbing career which saw him carve a niche in the shorter formats. The 35-year-old Trinidadian, who also quit Test cricket in 2015, announced his retirement late Wednesday on the eve of the first semi-final of the Regional Super50 between Guyana Jaguars and Jamaica Scorpions at Kensington Oval here. Bravo will feature in today’s second semi-final when his Trinidad and Tobago Red Force take on Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners. ”I want to confirm to the cricket world that I have officially retired from International cricket in all formats of the game,” Bravo said in a statement. “After 14 years when I made my debut for the WI, I still remember that mo-
Dwayne Bravo ©Randy Brooks - CPL T20 / Getty ment I received the maroon cap before walking onto the Lord’s cricket ground against England in July 2004. The enthusiasm and passion I felt then, I have kept with me throughout my career. ”However, I must accept that for me to preserve my longevity as a professional
cricketer, I must do as others before have done, leave the international arena for the next generation of players.” Despite steering Trinbago Knight Riders to back-to-back titles in the Caribbean Premier League in the last two seasons, Bravo has been repeatedly overlooked
Regional Super50
Johnson’s to leads Guyana Jaguars past Jamaica Scorpions and into final A six off the second ball of the final over followed up by a boundary off the penultimate ball from the bat of Veerasammy Permaul led the Guyana Jaguars to a tense one wicket win over the Jamaica Scorpions in the first semi final of the Cricket West Indies Regional Super50 tournament at the Kensington Oval, Barbados last night. The win has propelled the Guyana Jaguars into Sunday’s final of the tournament when they will face the winner of today’s second semi between Trinidad and Tobago Red Force and Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners. Chasing the Scorpions’ total of 272-8 off their 50 overs, Captain Leon Johnson led by example with his first List A ton, 101 and was well supported by Raymon Reifer who made a composed 68 to set the platform for the winning total of 276-9 0ff 49.5 overs for a well deserved win. A calm and focused Permaul showed no signs of panic at the death and brought his nation across the line for a memorable victory; he ended on 22 with Sherfane Rutherford the other batsman with a score of note also scoring 22 at the top of the order. The Scorpions’ bowling was led by Jerome Taylor 344, Nikita Miller 2-36 and Gordon Bryan 2-69.
Nkrumah Bonner drives during his unbeaten 76. (CWI Media) When Jamaica batted first, Nkrumah Bonner struck his ninth List A half-century in a rearguard action as Jamaica Scorpions produced a recovery to reach 272-8 off their 50 overs. Scorpions had slumped to 135-5 in the 31st over before Bonner arrived to slam an unbeaten 76 and turn the innings around. He put on a crucial 69 for the sixth wicket with Derval Green who made 32, before adding a further 38 for the seventh wicket with Jerome Taylor who belted a cameo 28 off a mere 14 balls. Left-handed opener John Campbell had earlier struck a typically flamboyant 56 while Andre McCarthy chipped in with 36. Fast bowler Clinton
Pestano was the best bowler with 3-56 while left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul (242) and pacer Romario Shepherd (2-55) finished with two wickets apiece. Scores: Scorpions 272 for eight off 50 overs (Nkrumah Bonner 76 not out, John Campbell 56, Andre McCarthy 36, Derval Green 32, Jerome Taylor 28; Clinton Pestano 3-56, Veerasammy Permaul 2-42, Romario Shepherd 2-55) Jaguars 276 for nine off 49.5 overs (Leon Johnson 101, Raymon Reifer 68, Veerasammy Permaul 22, Sherfane Rutherford 22; Jerome Taylor 3-44, Nikita Miller 2-36, Gordon Bryan 269)
for international duty in the shortest format. And his campaign in the ongoing Regional Super50 has been less than stellar, with just 69 runs and seven wickets in five outings, putting in doubt any participation in next year’s World Cup. Cricket West Indies chief executive Johnny Grave said recently that Bravo was now competing against the likes of fellow all-rounders Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, Carlos Brathwaite and Rovman Powell, but said the door remained open for the veteran “once he performs in Super50.” Bravo turned out in 40 Tests for West Indies, scoring 2200 runs at an average of 31, and taking 86 wickets at an average of nearly 40. He made three hundreds and 13 half-centuries. In 164 OneDay Internationals, Bravo garnered 2968 runs at an average of 25 with two hundreds, while picking up 199 wickets at an average of 29. Bravo also played 66 T20
Internationals, making 1142 runs and taking 52 wickets. Significantly, Bravo was a member of every title-winning West Indies side over the last two decades. He featured in the final against England when the Windies won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, and also starred in the successful 2012 and 2016 T20 World Cup campaigns. He led the Windies in ODIs for 19 months but never played again after being sacked in 2014 and also dropped from the squad, following his pivotal role in the controversial abandoned tour of India earlier that year, owing to a players pay dispute with CWI.Despite his status as one of the world’s leading T20 stars, Bravo has not played for the Windies in the shortest fomat since the ill-fated tour against Pakistan two years ago and with selectors moving recently to blood youngsters, was unlikely to ever feature again. A veteran of the lucrative Indian Premier League, Bravo
thanked fans and family for their support and pledged to continue his professional career, which has seen him ply his trade in the myriad of T20 tournaments in existence across the globe. “I thank the countless persons who were instrumental to my success, particularly my family and [Queen’s Park Cricket Club] where I developed my skills at an early age. I thank the many loyal fans who continue to support my journey and who recognise my efforts on and off the field,” he said. “I am extremely fortunate to have a career that has taken me across the globe into the most prestigious dressing rooms sharing experiences with all the recent Legends of this glorious game. “I will continue my professional career as a cricketer and entertainer living as a true Champion.” Overall, Bravo has played 410 T20s, scoring 5984 runs and taking a record 447 wickets.
World Cup qualification catapult Reggae Girlz to football heaven Kingston, Jamaica – The tingle will remain for a very long time and the celebrations will proverbially go long into the night. But it is a moment worth savoring, for the achievement of Jamaica becoming the first nation from the Caribbean to qualify for a senior Fifa Women’s World Cup measures up to other great Jamaican sporting moments. Put it up against Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz’s ground-breaking qualification to France ’98, legend Usain Bolt’s world records of 9.58 seconds and 19.19 in the sprints or the country exploits in bobsleigh at the Calgary Winter Olympics of 1988, and the Reggae Girlz’s historic feat will have pride of place. Jamaica stunned the world when they defeated Panama 4-2 on penalties after a 2-2 regulation and extra scoreline in the third-place match of the Concacaf Women’s Championship at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, last week Wednesday. The USA and Canada who contested the championship had qualified for the France World Cup after winning the semi-final contests.
The USA retain their regional title by defeating Canada 2-0, also on Wednesday. “The feeling is unbelievable; we went out and did what we had to do and created history, so I am just speechless right now. I am just pleased that after putting in the hard work we have accomplished what we set out to, and we are now celebrating the reward of our labor,” was how captain Konya Plummer put the momentous occasion into context. “I would like to say congrats to my teammates, the coaches and everybody involved for what we have done for Jamaica and we hope this will have a big impact on the younger players coming up and even those around the world who are aspiring to achieve big things,” added the defender. Winger Ashleigh Shim also joined the chorus out emotional outpourings. “It is an amazing feeling right now; this tournament helped catch the attention we need to be fully supported; we have shown that we have a real product that we can use to market Jamaican football. ”We are grateful to all
those who supported us and everyone who played a role in making this tournament successful for us,” said the 25-year-old U.S.A-based player. Allyson Swaby, whose sister Chantelle is also in the team, is still pinching herself after the fact. ”It hasn’t hit me as yet as much as it should, but just being here and being a part of this entire cycle and seeing how we started and how we have improved in just about five months is amazing. ”It is just how much we have overcome and achieved in such a short time, and for me, this is the biggest accomplishment…I was confident that we could do it and here we are now celebrating history,” she noted. Sashana Campbell, 27, was overcome with emotions at the seismic accomplishment. “To be honest, it hasn’t hit me just yet, it is like I am numb to it…this is everything that I have always dreamt about. It was my number one goal and to see it come to fruition is very huge because it is like the final piece of the puzzle for me in football,” said the Jamaica-based player.
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Banks Beer 100 Ball Tourney
Yadram’s century highlights latest round of ECCCC A fine century by Bhaskar Yadram highlighted the latest round of matches in the Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club (ECCCC)/Banks Beer 100-Ball tournament which concluded on Sunday last on the East Coast of Demerara. Yadram struck 112 and got support from Rajendra Chandrika 54 as host Enterprise Busta SC posted 177 without loss off their 100 balls, batting first against La Bonne Intention (LBI). LBI were limited for 44-9 in reply with R. Pooran and Kamesh Yadram taking three wickets each. Paradise SC beat Buxton SC by 55 runs at the said venue. Batting first, Paradise scored 115-8. Terrence King made 57 as La Ford picked up 3-30. Buxton SC were dismissed for 100 in reply. R. Woolford took 3-8. At Strathavon, Beehive overcame Mahaica by four runs via super over. Mahaica SC managed 108-5, taking first knock. R. Ragnauth made 51.
Bhaskar Yadram Beehive SC replied with 1085. N. Badrisward got 36; H. Samuel 2-18. Beehive SC scored 13 from their super over while Mahaica SC were restricted to nine. Beehive SC got the better of Helena #1and 2 by 19 runs.
Second annual Turbo Knockout Tournament launched At Guyana Beverage Inc. (GBI) Head Office at Diamond yesterday; the company confirmed its support for the second annual Turbo knockout football tournament which is being organised by the Petra Organisation. Through their popular Turbo Energy drink, GBI has injected over $3million dollars to help make this tournament’s success a reality and when it kicks off on November 5th at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground, fans will be expecting some keen rivalry. This year, the 16-team tournament is anticipated to see stiffer competition since the grand prize money has been increased from $500,000 to $800,000. In addition, the second place finishers will pocket $400,000, third $200,000 and fourth $100,000. Camptown are the defending champions of the tournament and they will see competition from the other
11 teams that were part of the recently concluded Limacol tourney along with the Under-20 squads of Elite Clubs; Den Amstel, Fruta Conquerors, Buxton United and Western Tigers. Present at the launch was Co-Director of Petra, Troy Mendonca along with GBI’s representative, Samuel Arjune. Arjune noted that his company was happy with the way the inaugural competition played out, hence their support for the second edition of the competition. According to Mendonca, the group is committed to the development of the sport, hence the embarking of yet another tournament. ”We will continue to give our support through our relations and our skill set and continue to give support to football in general,” Mendonca added. The tournament will last eight playing days and is set to conclude on Friday December 7th.
Beehive SC 139-4, taking first knock. N. Ragnauth scored 62. Helena # 1and 2 mustered 120-8 in reply. D. Singh made 32; R. Totaram took 2-10. At Fairfield, Fairfield SC defeated Helena #1and 2 by seven wickets. Fairfield SC
batted first and posted 191-7. Richard Chatura struck and Wasim Mustapha 59; S. Sattaur took 4-30. Helena #1 and 2 made 127-8 in reply. D. Singh struck 49; Leon Taekochandra and Richard Chatura took two wickets
apiece. Fairfield beat Strathavon by 41 runs. Fairfield batted first and managed 124-8. W. Mustapha made 42; G.Hemraj and K. Latif took three wickets each. Strathavon SC were bowled out for 83 off 77 balls in reply. M. Shaw took 4-15 from three overs. At Lusignan: Golden Achievers SC won against Lusignan East by 34runs. Golden Achievers SC posted 136 for 7, batting first with Selwin Burgess scoring 31; K. Jailall had 2-24. Luignan East were dismissed for 102 in reply. Quacy Cummings claimed 3-22. At Enmore, Mahaica Cavaliers thumped Unstoppable SC 78 runs. Mahaica Cavaliers batted first and rattled up 177-8. Nandram Persaud made 47 and P.Chowtie 31. C. Ageday snared 3-18. Unstoppable SC was restricted to 99 for 5 in reply. Junior Ceasar took 3 for 12. Enmore A trounced Unstoppable SC by 10 wickets. Unstoppable were limited to
84 for 9, taking first strike. C. Ageday got 35; S.Jainarine captured 3-9 while Amir Khan and Yuvraj Dyal took two apiece. Enmore A responded with 85 in 51 balls. Imran Hassan stroked 48 not out and Bheemraj Ramkelawan 29 not out. The competition continues on Sunday. At Enterprise, Buxton will play LBI at 09:30hrs and the Enterprise A will face Buxton SC at 13:30hrs. A t Lusignan, Lusignan B will entertain Paradise at 09:30hrs and Lusignan A will take on Betterhope at 13:30hrs. At Betterhope, the home team will clash with Enterprise B at 09:30hrs and Lusignan East will face Mahaica Cavaliers at 13:30hrs. At Enmore, Lusignan A will play Enmore B at 09:30hrs and Enmore A will battle Golden Achievers at 13:30hrs. At Strathavon, the host will entertain Helena # 1 and 2 at 09:30hrs while Mahaica SC will tackle Helena #1 and 2 at 13:30hrs.
Shiv Chanderpaul receives Honorary Doctor of Laws from UWI St John’s, Antigua – For 21 years he thrilled fans in the West Indies and all over the world and yesterday he received the Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of the West Indies. The 44-year-old is one of the most outstanding batsmen in West Indies history. He is presently one of the CWI Ambassadors for the ICC Women’s World T20 tournament – to be played in the West Indies from November 9 to 24. Jennifer Nero, Director of CWI and Tournament Director of ICC Women’s World T20, paid a special tribute to Chanderpaul. ”We want to congratulate Shivnarine Chanderpaul on this significant honour by UWI. It is well deserved. He is an outstanding West Indian, a truly remarkable person who rose to become one of the finest cricketers in West Indies history. A student of the game, a wise head, a strong individual, a leader and fine example to the young people of this region,” Nero said. ”He has demonstrated by virtue of his commitment and performances that once you are prepared to work hard you will reap reward, respect and global acclaim.”
Shivnarine Chanderpaul Nero added: “Shiv joined our project team for the ICC Women’s World T20 tournament and has made an immediate impact, again demonstrating his immense passion for the game and his love for the people of the Caribbean.”
During his outstanding international career, which spanned over two decades, Shiv played a record 161 Test matches. He scored 11,867 runs, including 30 centuries, at an impressive average of 51.37 runs per innings.
His top score was 203 not out, which he made on two occasions – against South Africa at his home ground in Guyana and against Bangladesh in Dhaka. He also excelled in 268 One-Day Internationals and scored 8,778 runs, with a best of 150 not out, among his 11 centuries. In first-class cricket, he has so far played 385 matches, and scored 27,545 runs at an average of over 53 runs per innings. He has 77 centuries and 144 half-centuries so f a r, w i t h a c a r e e r- b e s t score of 303 not out for Guyana against Jamaica at Sabina Park. Overall in this professional career, he has so far made over 1,000 appearances and scored over 50,000 runs – including more than 100 centuries and over 200 half-centuries. He has received several accolades with the most significant coming in 2008, when he batted for over 1,000 minutes without being dismissed and averaged close to 150 in the Test series against Australia. These awards include the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year, Wisden Cricketer of the Year, and WICB West Indies Player of the Year.
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Pan Am Championships 2020
Junior National Boys’ Training Squad Selected
The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has selected a squad of 40 Under-19 boys to begin preparations for the Junior Pan American Championships, scheduled for 2020. Over the next two years the squad will be prepared under the tutelage of a team of experienced coaches which includes current & former senior national players Dwayne Scott, Anthony Cole, Dwight Sullivan, Robert France, Christopher Low-Koan and Robert Fernandes. Physical Trainer Barrington Browne will be in charge of the squad’s physical conditioning, while other resource personnel will address the sports psychology aspect of preparations. Starting with next week’s GTT Senior National Indoor Championships, the squad will be competing in all local tournaments against their senior club counterparts to develop the team chemistry and unity that will be needed
Flashback! Guyana’s Junior National Men’s Team at the 2016, Junior Pan American Championships in Toronto Canada. in the international arena. The GHB is also hoping to send the team on two warm-up tours to Trinidad & Tobago to expose the players to artificial turf prior to the 2020 championships. The squad will be spearheaded by senior nationals Kareem McKenzie and Meshach Sargeant, as well as Michael Hing and Omar Hopkinson
who were all part of Guyana’s last junior team that competed at the quadrennial tournament in 2016. The emergence of new talents the likes of Samuel Wo o d r o f f e , Wa r r e n Williams, Paul D’Andrade, Nickel Ashby, the Garnett brothers along with a number (Continued on page 32)
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GFF’s first exclusive venue to be finished by December By Sean Devers According to President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde, his Administration is fulfilling a campaign promise made in 2015 with the construction of Guyana’s first exclusive Football venue at Providence on the East Bank of Demerara. Forde informed that construction at the GFF Providence Technical Centre which is about 15 minutes’ drive from Georgetown, commenced in July last year. When Kaieteur Sport visited the work site yesterday the few workers there indicated that the first phase of the laying of the stones on the Accorder (mats) were almost done and second phase of laying smaller gravel should be completed in the next two weeks. The workers revealed that the head of Nabi Construction visits the site almost every morning while it was disclosed that yesterday morning GFF officials did some inspections. Forde
confirmed that this was the case, adding that once the second phase is completed a team from FIFA will carry out a compaction test and provide certification. The synthetic grass will then be laid and Forde, who hails from Bartica, noted the commissioning of the ground will be done in December and the surface should ready be to play on. Forde also informed that the goals, artificial grass and equipment for the ground are already here. ”Taking into account the adverse weather I am very pleased with the progress of the project so far and I am confident that this phase will be completed on schedule. The next phase of erecting the Stands and Lights will begin early next year. We have already bought the stands” said the 46-year-old Forde. He also informed that the building which currently sits to Northern end of the ground will be refurbished into a Dormitory for the players when camps are held
- Stands & Flood lights to be erected next year - says Forde
The surface being prepared at Providence for laying of the Synthetic Football Field. while the lower flat will be converted into an office to house GFF officials. This he indicated will also be done next year. It was further stated that a bid is out for a contractor for the Dormitory and Office while an overseas contractor has been identified for the lights project.
The GFF Head informed that the Green Field Construction Group has been contracted to build the field while Nabi Construction is sub contracted to oversee the project. The Green Field Construction Group is a New Jersey based Construction Management Firm with vast
experience in managing a variety of high profile projects in the residential, hospitality, and commercial industries for some of the most distinguished builders and development companies in the world. The Blairmount Community Centre in West Bank Berbice, Georgetown
Football Club, Guyana Defense Force and GCC Bourda in the City, the National Synthetic Track at Leonora, Uitvlugt Community Centre, the Providence Stadium and the Mackenzie Sports Club in Linden are among the grounds that have hosted International matches.
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Friday October 26, 2018
Guyana Softball Cup 8 Commences Today
Floodlights are the defending champs in the Masters category.
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he Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) Guyana Cup 8 commences today at several venues. The competition which will conclude on Sunday night at DCC will be played in four categories; Open, Over-45, Over-50 and the Female with teams from Canada, USA matching skills with their Guyanese counterparts. Preliminary matches will be played at Eve Leary, DCC, Malteenoes Sports Club, GNIC SC, Ogle, Muslim Youth Organisation, Carifesta Sports Complex, Queen’s College and St. Stanislaus grounds. In the Open segment, Regal Allstars, Blairmont, Speedboat, Farm, SVC, Corriverton, Cotton Field Wild Oats and two teams each from Canada and USA will vie for honours. The Over-40 Division consists of Regal Masters, Floodlights, Fisherman, Mike’s Wellman, Parika Defenders, Essequibo,
Albion Masters and New York Hustlers Masters. The Over-50 category includes Ariel, NY Hustlers, President’s XI, Orlando Masters, Floodlight Legends, SCI Miami, Savage and two teams from Canada.
Trophy Stall Angels, 4R Lioness, Mike’s Wellwoman and Karibee Girls will battle in the Female category. The Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the Open, O v e r- 4 5 a n d O v e r- 5 0 categories will receive gold
pendants in the shape of cricket bats accentuated with diamond studs while fans will have an opportunity to win hampers and a trip for three couples to local destinations including Kaieteur and Orinduik Falls.
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