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The focus should be More Diwali celebrations in America governance beyond elections DEAR EDITOR, While Diwali celebration may be over in Guyana, in the US, the celebrations continues with a Diwali Yatra and cultural variety concert in West Palm Beach by organizers of Guyanese descent on Saturday. In Wa s h i n g t o n , Secretary of State John Kerry celebrated Diwali with the Indian American community on October 23 at the US State Department for the first time. He told attendees that “Diwali is a time for the revitalization of mind and spirit”. He added: “It affords a chance to reflect on how we can bring light to others. It is an opportunity for us all, regardless of our own traditions, to renew a shared commitment to human dignity, compassion, and service — and it is a commitment, I think, at the heart of all great faiths”. A report on the event said Kerry was joined by Indian Ambassador S. Jaishankar who stated: ”As the days grow shorter, Diwali reminds us that spring always returns — that knowledge triumphs over ignorance, hope outlasts despair, and light replaces darkness”. Some 300 guests, including a large number of eminent Indian Americans and envoys from other South Asian countries, were present to celebrate Diwali for the first time at the State Department’s historic Benjamin Franklin room, which was lit with many small diyas and candles. Top Indian American officials working for President Obama, including Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal and USAID Administrator Raj Shah, attended the function. Kerry greeted guests with ‘Saal Mubarak.’ Kerry noted that Diwali was the only major world festival that had been missing from the State Department’s celebration of festivals. “I want to thank all of you for joining us at the State Department’s first-ever Diwali celebration. I guarantee you
it will not be our last” Kerry said amid loud applause. President Barack Obama had also greeted the community with a ‘Happy Diwali’ to all those who were celebrating the festival of lights. ”America is a great and diverse nation, strengthened by the contributions of all our people. I was proud to host the first Diwali celebration at the White House back in 2009. Since then, we’ve continued to mark this holiday to honor the rich traditions that define the American f a m i l y. A n d I k n o w Michelle and I will never forget the wonderful time we had celebrating Diwali in Mumbai with food, dancing and the company of friends. So, to all the families gathering together this Diwali to reflect on all the blessings of the past year, I wish you a joyous celebration and Saal Mubarak.” Kerry’s guests were served with the traditional Indian dishes — including sweet dishes like jalebi, gulab jamun, different varieties of burfi, kaju katli and kheer. Some of the dishes were in fact made inside the State Department kitchen, while other dishes were procured from a popular Indian restaurant in Washington, DC. It was also one of the rarest occasions that no alcohol was served. It was all soft drinks, juices and of course the traditional mango ‘lassi’.
Kerry praised the Indian American community. He is reported to have told the gathering that the Indian diaspora is a pillar of every aspect of American society sitting in the executive suites of some of the country’s most successful companies, or at the very helm of all of them. He added: “They launch startups and earn graduate degrees at several times the national average. They are a driving force behind American leadership and science and innovation and in the history of our nation – and we are a nation of immigrants – it is hard to find any group of Americans who have achieved more in such a relatively short period of time”. S e p a r a t e l y, i t i s reported that supermodel Naomi Campbell also observed Diwali by sporting a lovely sari at a handbag launch on Fridayi. She wished her friends and fans a happy Diwali. She tweeted: “Happy Diwali wishing you an amazing New Year on this special moon”. She surprised reporters and fans when she donned the black lace sari with red border. The Trinidad Consulate will host Diwali on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the Guyana Consulate is not into hosting Diwali celebrations. The US Congress will host Diwali celebrations after the November 4 elections. Vishnu Bisram
DEAR EDITOR, One of the fundamental problems to be surmounted in Guyana is our inability to become involved in genuine dialogue and to compromise and find consensus in the interest of the entire body politic. The wielders of political power in and out of government have got to learn that power can be utilized to serve the greater good. We will continue to be a people in a perpetual leadership and governance crisis until we stop viewing and using power as the basis for the protection and perpetuation of the elite in the status quo be it in political parties, trade unions, football, cricket or the church inter alia. The vindictive use of power is in itself a hindrance to progress. It is sad to see that even sport has been inflicted with the authoritarian culture of domination and the protection of the status quo rather than governance based on the rule of law. What is worse is that our youth is led to believe that this is the only way. The foregoing prevents us from having agreed to national ideals and a national development strategy and plan. It prevents us from developing our human resource base in general and a meritocracy in particular. The consequence is , a demotivated and demobilised nation in which the youth is given little or no leadership. The youth and some old ones as well, sit at the
departure lounge with only their new place of abode to be determined. Our decadent political culture is one of the main sources of our problem. Our present parliament is a true reflection of the decadence of this political culture. The government shows no interest in the development of a democratic culture. Their interest is to wield unfettered power. Their whole focus is on regaining a majority so that they can operate as authoritarians that frequently step up to the dictatorial level. You see no indication from them that they have an understanding and an interest in a system which has checks and balances, in which power is restricted by law and as custodians of that power they are accountable to the people. What you get, is a desire to at all cost return to the Jagdeo era of arbitrary and the dictatorial use of power. On the other hand one doesn’t sense that those who see themselves as the alternative to the government are prepared to usher in a new political culture. The opposition - both APNU and AFC needs to start doing the things that will reassure the people that we are not heading for an exchange but that we are moving to develop a democratic society. More importantly, since none of the political parties are likely to win a majority, they need to come to grips with the reality and outline a clear vision and a plan as to
how they will govern as a minority. They also need to state how as a majority opposition they will make which ever government that emerges respect the rule of law, be transparent and accountable. In this regard, barring a few in Parliament, the opposition is failing the people of Guyana. I have arrived at the conclusion that, unless there is constitutional reform that puts checks and balances on the executive arm of government, minority government can be a good thing for Guyana. Consequently, I don’t want to see a majority government in Guyana until there is change in our political culture. We have to learn to be constrained by law, accept checks and balances and be transparent and accountable. When the political forces arrive at that level of political maturity we can return to majority government. I believe the PPP must go. However, we need the mechanisms to prevent future governments from making us relive the authoritarianism of the past. The task before this nation is to create the mechanisms to facilitate genuine change. We need to start focusing on governance beyond elections. Aubrey C. Norton
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GRPA links with faith-based groups on reproductive health Despite some concerns from conservative groups, the Guyana Responsible Parent Association (GRPA) is actively engaging faith-based communities on matters surrounding reproductive health and sexual education. In an interview with Kaieteur News, GRPA Executive Director Patricia Sheerattan-Bisnauth said that her reason for engaging religious groups in conversations about sexual health is due to the influence and benefit that these groups can have on communities. She explained that GRPA has been conducting workshops for religious personnel, which she relayed received positive responses. Bisnauth, who is also a religious minister, explained that these workshops fall completely within the perimeters of the Caricom Framework for Mainstreaming Gender and are sensitive to different religious beliefs on the topic. According to Bisnauth, the workshops focused primarily on family planning practices and sexual violence. These sessions incorporated the expertise of a health professional, who provided
Patricia SheerattanBisnauth, Executive Director of GRPA information and participated in various discussion points on reproductive health with attendees. “It was great to see that the participants engaged quite well (during the workshop).Some did so slowly but by the end of the session everyone was engaged.” An unexpected result from one of the workshops was a comment made by a member of Rastafarian community. Bisnauth related that he was genuinely troubled by the response men receive when talking about sexual violence, as he felt that
men take “a lot of licks for the ills of society.” What fascinated Bisnauth was that the man raised the issue that men in general are also susceptible to sexual violence, and that the problem is not only one for women. “It is evident that men are being beaten up in other ways and society does not talk about it,” said the GRPA official. She continued to say that this was why the agency has been working to start a clinic specifically geared to men. They have even experimented with hosting forums for men to talk about sexual issues which are specific to them. However, it was found that in these forums men were less inclined to talk about sex in a “healthy way” in comparison to women. Another concern was that men do not attend checkups as regularly as women do, with most men refusing to be examined by other male doctors with regard to sexual health. Highlighted in the faithbased workshops, according to other GRPA personnel, was that they helped to shine (Continued on page 16)
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Resuscitation of Amaila Falls Project an election gimmick By Latoya Giles While President Donald Ramotar has said that the Amaila Falls Hydro Project can be operational by 2019, Opposition Member for the APNU, Joseph Harmon has dismissed the statement as an “election gimmick”. The President on Friday told reporters that he is still continuing to push forward in his bid to restart the Amaila Falls Hydro Project. Harmon, who spoke to Kaieteur News, said that the statement made by the president is part of the party’s gimmicks. He said that while the administration continues to talk about a “green economy” it’s blatant that they don’t care. “It’s no green economy…it’s a greed economy, they allowed the destruction of the forest, they allowed the exportation of logs…they don’t care anything” Harmon told Kaieteur News. The Opposition Member said further that his party would continue to stress that the project is “seriously flawed”. He said that his party is yet to see an Environmental Report, and has not been updated on any plans of resuscitating this project. On Friday, the President told reporters that the remaining US$80 million received from Norway could have been invested in the flagship of the Low Carbon Development Strategy the Amaila Falls Hydro Project. The Norwegian Government has committed to providing Guyana with up to US$250M by 2015 for avoided deforestation, once certain performance indicators are met. According to the President, had the Amaila
- Harmon Falls Project been on track, it would have attracted more than US$800 million in further financing from foreign direct investment. The Head of State said that this plan didn’t materialize since there was a significant setback last year when self-serving political games attempted to destroy the project that was about to benefit all Guyanese by providing them with affordable, reliable, clean energy. “The attempt to cause the collapse of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project in August 2013 was a disgraceful episode in our nation’s development, when some commentators and politicians refused to let evidence be their guide,” Ramotar told reporters. He said that the nation saw “untruthful statements” from people who had access to all the relevant information which proved their own statements wrong. He said that their partners at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the government of Norway also remained steadfast in their resolve. The President added that he sees some form of progress. Last August, when Sithe Global announced that it had pulled out of the project, its President, Brian Kubeck, maintained that “a publicprivate partnership of this magnitude requires a national consensus in order for us to proceed further.” Kubeck was referring to the fact that the political opposition was divided on the pieces of legislation it had to consider in relation to the venture. Government’s point man on the project, Winston Brassington, last January, met with the Parliamentary
Opposition Member for the APNU, Joseph Harmon Sectoral Committee on Natural Resources and had disclosed that Government had started looking at a number of options after Sithe Global’s pullout, recognizing that the parties involved had spent considerable time and monies in developing it. The contractor, China Railway First Group, remains “keenly committed” to the project. So does China Development Bank, Brassington had stated. Brassington made it clear that China is willing to step in and “fill the gap” with regards to financing. Under the financing structure, in the original arrangement, Sithe Global would have been putting in US$152M; IDB US$175M, Guyana US$100M and CDB US$413M. China Railway had already signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreement with Sithe for US$506M. Some 70 per cent of the total funding would have been coming from the CDB and the IDB. Brassington at the time stressed that talks are still ongoing with the partners with any negotiations still at a preliminary stage.
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Pro-Europe parties secure big election win in Ukraine - exit poll (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko hailed a sweeping victory for pro-Europe parties in an election yesterday, saying the vote showed people backed his plan to end a separatist conflict, his pro-Western course and democratic reforms. Poroshenko’s bloc took 23 percent of the votes cast for a field of 29 competing parties, just ahead of the party of his ally, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk, according to an
exit poll issued after voting stations closed in the exSoviet republic. Addressing Ukrainians two hours after polling ended, he thanked voters for backing a “democratic, reformist, pro-Ukrainian and pro-European majority”. “The majority of voters were in favour of the political forces that support the president’s peace plan and seek a political solution to the situation in the Donbass,” Poroshenko said, referring to
the region of the industrialised east where government forces have been fighting separatist rebels. The result, confirmed by other exit polls, opened up the possibility of Poroshenko, a 49-year-old confectionery magnate, continuing to work in tandem with Yatseniuk, with the latter staying as prime minister to handle sensitive talks with the West on aid for the war-shattered economy. The People’s Front of
White House questions new Ebola rules, nurse plans to sue (Reuters) - Mandatory quarantines for travellers from Ebola-affected West African countries came under fire yesterday from the White House and a top U.S. health official, while a nurse who became the first health worker isolated under the new measures plans to file a lawsuit. Kaci Hickox, being held in isolation at a Newark, New Jersey hospital, planned to contest her quarantine in court, her attorney said, arguing that the order violated of her constitutional rights. The nurse arrived on Friday at Newark Liberty International Airport after working in Sierra Leone with Ebola patients and was put into quarantine under New Jersey’s 21-day mandatory quarantine. New Jersey, New York and Illinois have began a policy of imposing quarantines on anyone arriving with a high risk of having contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, where the epidemic has killed nearly 5,000 people. The White House voiced its concern to the governors of New York and New Jersey about the potential impact of quarantine orders, a senior administration official said yesterday. “We have let the governors of New York, New Jersey, and others states
Kaci Hickox know that we have concerns with the unintended consequences of policies not grounded in science may have on efforts to combat Ebola at its source in West Africa,” the Obama administration official said in a statement. Hickox’s confinement raises “serious constitutional and civil liberties issues,” given that she remains asymptomatic and has not tested positive for Ebola, her attorney Norman Siegel, a prominent civil liberties lawyer, said yesterday. The new rules were imposed a day after a New York doctor, Craig Spencer, was diagnosed with Ebola on Thursday after he returned from treating patients in Guinea. The doctor, now in
isolation, moved freely around the city before he had symptoms that would make him contagious. Medical professionals note that Ebola is extremely difficult to catch. It is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids from an infected person and is not transmitted by people who are not showing symptoms. Before the White House’s statement, a senior U.S. health official described the new rules as “a bit draconian,” saying they could discourage medical workers from helping fight the epidemic. “The best way to stop this epidemic is to help the people in West Africa. We do that by sending people over there, not only from the U.S.A. but from other places,” Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Hickox herself slammed the quarantine policy in an interview, describing hours of questioning and transfer to a hospital isolation tent. She told CNN she was particularly angry about Christie’s remarks that she was “obviously ill” when she arrived in Newark. “First of all I don’t think he’s a doctor and secondly he’s never laid eyes on me,” she said. “I am completely healthy and with no symptoms,” Hickox told CNN.
Yatseniuk, a hawk in dealings with Russia who is liked in the West for his commitment to deep reforms and stewardship of the economy, took just over 21 percent of the vote, according to the exit poll, with a third pro-Europe party from western Ukraine in third place. Speaking later at a news conference, Poroshenko said People’s Front was the “main partner” in any parliamentary coalition and talks to form the majority could begin today. He said he would like talks
to be wrapped up quickly to form Ukraine’s “best government”. But a surprise was the strong performance registered by a group representing allies of ousted president Viktor Yanukovich. The Opposition Bloc of exFuel Minister Yuriy Boiko was on 7.6 percent, enough to put the party into parliament. Though a fuller picture will not take shape for hours as the vote is counted, the exit polls confirmed expectations of a pro-Western assembly
emerging from the first parliamentary election since Yanukovich’s overthrow by street protests in February. The polls offered a reading only of party voting for 225 of the 450 seats in parliament and results from voting to single constituency seats will be known only in a few days time. The election completed attempts by Poroshenko and his allies to restore normalcy to the sprawling country of 46 million after a year of turmoil and violence.
Members of Ukrainian government forces, who are taking part in a military operation in eastern Ukraine, visit a polling station during a parliamentary election in the town of Kramatorsk, yesterday. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
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Elderly Wismar woman’s body found - was missing for seven days The seven-day search for elderly Wismar resident Desiree Monica Fraser came to a sad end on Friday, after her body was found at NorthEast Kara Kara, over ten miles from her home. Fraser’s daughter, Sharon Rogers, said that some passing BOSAI employees found the body in a gully, after becoming aware of an unpleasant smell and observing carrion crows in the area. She said that the workers then contacted relatives. According to the daughter, relatives had repeatedly searched the same bushy area while calling out for her mother. She suggested that 68-year-old Mrs. Fraser may have been too weak to answer. Mrs. Rogers had repeatedly expressed hope of finding her mother alive, despite the lengthy time that she had been missing and exposed to the elements. Kaieteur News was told that police have ordered a postmortem. Desiree Monica Fraser,
Desiree Monica Fraser who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, disappeared from her Lot 66 ‘A’ Victory Valley, Wismar home two Fridays ago. The woman’s daughters said they searched “all the mining areas” in Linden, and reached as far as Rockstone and Ituni without finding their mother. Some residents told relatives of seeing Mrs. Fraser and had even fed her. She is to be laid to rest today.
Miner severely injured after tree falls on his tent Miner Ralph Stevens is lucky to be alive after a tree fell on his tent during a rainstorm at 14 Miles Issano, last Thursday. Stevens, of Kaburi Village, which is located along the Bartica-Potaro road, sustained head injuries and was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Stevens said that a large tree collapsed on his tent around 8:30 hours during a heavy rainstorm while he was relaxing in a hammock. “It was raining heavy and the breeze was blowing really hard, and I was now going to sleep. Next thing I hear was a tree uprooting waiting to fall and I blank out after that. I wake up and find myself at a medical place in the area.” The 60-year old said that he was rescued by fellow workers on the camp site. Stevens said that he received medical attention at Troy Resources Medical Centre on the night of his incident and the company facilitated his flight to Georgetown the next day, in order to receive medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. He said that his injuries resulted in an excessive swelling behind his neck and around his head.
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Shot female minibus passenger dies Plaisance resident Bernadette Campbell, who was shot in a minibus by a hooded gunman almost three months ago, has succumbed to her injuries. A relative confirmed yesterday that the 40-yearold Campbell died at the Georgetown Public Hospital last Monday. She is to be laid to rest today. The Lot 60 West Road, Plaisance resident, known for wearing lots of gold jewellery, was sitting in the front seat of a Plaisance-bound bus on July 29 when the driver reportedly informed her that a male passenger behind her
- almost three months after attack was acting in a suspicious manner. Dexter Carr, who was sitting next to the woman, had told Kaieteur News that the shooter followed Campbell from the city. “She tell me it was some guy in a ‘hoodie’, so I looked around and I see a guy in a white ‘hoodie’ and I asked her if it was him and she said ‘yes’,” Carr related. It was after the minibus stopped at the back of Plaisance, and Carr and Campbell were the only
passengers left, that the gunman attacked. Kaieteur News was told that the man in the ‘hoodie’ approached the passengers and demanded that they exit the bus. Before they could do so, the bandit opened fire, shooting Campbell in the stomach and slightly injuring Carr. The gunman reportedly relieved Campbell of her jewellery before fleeing. Campbell was admitted to the G P H C ’s High
Dependency Unit, but the shooter was never apprehended. Similar incidents in recent months suggest that bandits have resumed their attacks against minibus passengers. On September 21, Lashawana Chung, 25, was shot in the thigh and robbed by two young bandits, while travelling in a minibus that was heading to Georgetown. The incident occurred in the vicinity of Agricola, East Bank Demerara.
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No direct combat for Iraqi Kurds in Kobani, IS loses ground in Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish forces will not engage in ground fighting in the Syrian town of Kobani but provide artillery support for fellow Kurds fending off Islamic State militants there, a Kurdish spokesman said yesterday. Islamic State fighters have been trying to capture Kobani for over a month, pressing on despite U.S.-led air strikes on their positions and the deaths of hundreds of their fighters. The Kurds prepared to help their comrades in Syria as Iraqi government forces and Shi’ite militias advanced against the al Qaeda offshoot that wants to redraw the map of the Middle East. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors violence in Syria’s three-anda-half-year-old conflict, said yesterday it had confirmed
that 815 people had been killed in the fighting for Kobani over the last 40 days - more than half of them Islamic State fighters. The Kurdish region’s parliament voted last week to deploy some of its peshmerga forces, which have been fighting their own battle against Islamic State in northern Iraq, to Syria. “Primarily, it will be a backup support with artillery and other weapons,” Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) spokesman Safeen Dizayee told Reuters. “It will not be combat troops as such, at this point anyway.” Islamic State militants shelled Kobani’s border post with Turkey overnight but were repulsed by Kurdish fighters, Kurdish officials and a monitoring group said yesterday. “Of course they will try again tonight,” said Idris
Nassan, a local Kurdish official. “Last night they brought new reinforcements, new supplies, and they are pushing hard.” Iraqi security forces backed by Shi’ite militias gained some momentum at the weekend in their bid to loosen the grip of Islamic State, which controls large swathes of territory in the north and west of the major OPEC oil producer. Iraqi government forces backed by Shi’ite militias retook four villages yesterday near the Himreen mountains overlooking Islamic State supply lines some 100 km (60 miles) south of the oil city of Kirkuk, security officials said. They also drove Islamic State militants out of Jurf alSakhar, just south of Baghdad, while Kurdish fighters regained control over the town of Zumar in the north. Sunni insurgents have been moving fighters, weapons and supplies from western Iraq through secret desert tunnels to Jurf alSakhar, Iraqi officials have said. Now it appears government forces may be able to disrupt that network.
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters pose near a wall on which the black flag commonly used by Islamic State militants has been painted over, in the northern Iraqi town of Zumar, yesterday, after having taken it from Islamic State. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
Egyptian court jails 23 activists for protesting CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court yesterday convicted 23 activists of staging an illegal demonstration, sentencing them each to three years in jail in the latest crackdown by authorities on the secular prodemocracy movement behind the 2011 uprising against longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak. The Cairo court also fined the defendants, who include at least seven women, 10,000 pounds (about $1,400) each and ordered that they be placed under police surveillance after they serve their sentence. The case is rooted in a peaceful demonstration the defendants had allegedly participated in last June near the presidential palace in Cairo’s Heliopolis suburb. The demonstration was called to protest a law adopted late last year severely restricting the right to stage street protests. The defendants have also faced other charges, including damaging public property and assaulting policemen. The conviction of the 23 is the latest in a government crackdown against secular pro-democracy activists, many of whom were iconic figures of the 2011 uprising that forced Mubarak to step down in February 2011. A parallel crackdown has meanwhile killed hundreds of Islamists and jailed thousands since July last year. Many of those secular activists joined the millions
Alaa Abdel-Fattah who rose up against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in June 2013 ahead of a military takeover led by thenmilitary chief Abdel-Fattah elSissi — who took office in June this year after his landslide victory in presidential elections held the previous month. Ye s t e r d a y ’s v e r d i c t , which can be appealed, comes at a time when Egypt is swept by nationalist sentiments following a dramatic surge in attacks blamed on Islamic militants on troops and security forces in the Sinai
Peninsula while witnessing a smear campaign targeting many of the secular prodemocracy campaigners behind the 2011 uprising. Suspected militants killed at least 30 army soldiers in the restive north of Sinai on Friday, the deadliest attack on the Egyptian army in decades. In newspaper articles and television talk shows, media celebrities loyal to el-Sissi have over the weekend urged the general-turned-politician to step up military actions against the militants and to clamp down on dissent.
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Fallon says parts of UK ‘under siege’ from immigration London (AFP) - Parts of Britain are “under siege” from immigration, prompting the government is looking at ways to stem the number of EU workers arriving, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said yesterday. “In some areas of the UK, down the east coast, towns do feel under siege, (with) large numbers of migrant workers and people claiming benefits,” Fallon told the BBC. “ We a r e l o o k i n g a t changing that to make sure there is some control. We are fully entitled to say this is making a difference to us, that now needs to be dealt with.” Fallon said London was determined to push ahead with immigration reforms, despite a blunt warning on Saturday from German Chancellor Angela Merkel that any attempts to “tamper with
Michael Fallon the fundamental principles of free movement in the EU” would not be tolerated by Britain’s European partners. “The Germans haven’t seen our proposals yet and we haven’t seen our proposals yet, and that is still being worked on at the
moment to see what we can do to prevent whole towns and communities being swamped by huge numbers of migrants,” Fallon said. British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party is aiming to curb immigration, as it faces increased electoral pressure from the anti-EU UK Independence Party. Unless the prime minister can woo back right-wing voters tempted by UKIP’s hardline rhetoric, party faithful fear that they will lose next year’s general election to the Labour Party. Under EU rules, citizens of most EU countries have the right to live and work in any other EU country. Cameron has vowed to offer Britons a referendum by 2017 on whether to stay in the EU or not, if his party wins the 2015 election.
Zimbabwe vice president denies plotting Mugabe ouster Harare (AFP) Zimbabwe Vice President Joice Mujuru yesterday rejected “false claims” that she is plotting to topple President Robert Mugabe ahead of a ruling party congress in December. “Like any human being I have my own weaknesses, but people should not make false claims about me,” Mujuru told hundreds of supporters at a party to celebrate her obtaining a doctorate in commerce. “The hardships caused by (Western) sanctions are bad enough. Why would I add to the woes with my own sanctions? No! No! I will never be a traitor,” Mujuru said. Mugabe’s wife Grace claimed in mid-October that Mujuru was threatening to tear the ruling ZANU-PF party apart and plotting to overthrow the president. Grace Mugabe called on Mujuru to resign or be forced to step aside. Mujuru and powerful Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa — who in the past controlled the secret police and military — are seen as the leading contenders to replace the 90-year-old Mugabe. ZANU-PF has been riven by factional feuding over a successor to the veteran leader, in power since 1980. The battle escalated following Grace Mugabe’s surprise nomination to lead the powerful women’s wing
Joice Mujuru of ZANU-PF, amid speculation that she could be aiming to take over from her husband when he steps down or dies. Robert Mugabe is expected to be confirmed as the party’s leader at the congress, but the fight for positions on the powerful politburo could be decisive for the campaign to succeed him.
Mugabe, his close aides and their companies have been subject to European Union and US sanctions for undermining democracy. Once seen as a postcolonial role model, Zimbabwe has been in a downward economic spiral since thousands of whiteowned farms were seized under a controversial land reform programme in 2000.
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Barbados economy “will come under the microscope” - Sinckler BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - CMC – Finance Minister Chris Sinckler will discuss the Barbados economy less than week after the island’s Central Bank predicted it would grow by two per cent in 2015. A government statement said that the “Barbados economy will come under the microscope” today when Sinckler hosts a news conference. It said that the minister will make “a statement and then field questions” on the local economy. Sinckler will no doubt be buoyed by the Central Bank’s analysis of the island’s current economic performance which it said would record economic growth of 2.3 per cent in 2016. It said the local economy is firmly set on the path to sustainable growth, led by the sectors and activities in which Barbados has a demonstrated comparative advantage over the competition, in terms of quality, productivity and the strength of the local brand. The Bank said that at the end of September, the stock of foreign reserves was BDS$1,066 million (One BDS dollar =US$0.50 cents) equivalent to 15 weeks of import cover. The Central Bank noted that the fiscal adjustment measures have reduced the
Chris Sinckler deficit by 0.9 per cent of GDP so far this fiscal year and that the measures already in place are forecast to yield an additional one per cent and a recovery of revenue is expected to yield an additional two per cent. “Further revenue enhancement and expenditure adjustment equivalent to 2.0 per cent of GDP will be required in the second half of the fiscal year, to bring us to the target deficit of 6.6 per cent of GDP,” the Central Bank said, noting that so far this year, the fiscal deficit of BDS$360 million has been financed largely by a reduction in government deposits with the banking system, to the tune of BDS$235 million. But the main private sector grouping, the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) said it was “gravely
concerned” about the rate of recovery of the local economy and urged the Freundel Stuart government to meet its financial obligations to businesses, including measures to stimulate the economy. BCCI executive director, Lisa Gale, said that the local private sector was suffering from the effects of restricted cash flow. “She said while the report of the Central Bank “seems quite optimistic” such enthusiasm is not “not being borne out by economic activity and employment levels amongst members of the business community”. The private sector organisation said that it agrees with the Central Bank that it would have to play a meaningful role in the economic recovery of the island, but complained about the way in which this is going ahead. “If you are expecting the private sector to set up investment levels, there m u s t b e a s u p p o r tive business environment, complete and regular information sharing on economic performance and planning and the inherent confidence that the economy can and will recover within a timeframe to allow these investments to provide adequate return to shareholders,” said BCCI president Tracey Shuffler.
Haiti postpones legislative, municipal elections: official Port-au-Prince (AFP) Haiti’s government announced yesterday it is postponing long delayed legislative and municipal elections, on the same day they were supposed to be held. The office of President Michel Martelly made the announcement postponing the vote, which is already three years overdue. No new date has been announced. “President Michel Martelly, in his constant concern to guarantee political stability, promises to pursue consultations with the different sectors of national life in order to hold the elections as soon as possible,” his office said in a statement. The opposition had called a protest yesterday to demand Martelly’s resignation. Haitians were supposed to go to the polls yesterday
to elect 20 senators, 102 deputies and municipal officials. Martelly had decreed in June that there would be an election on October 26, but the National Assembly did not pass an electoral law in time because of a political impasse. Legislators and the opposition resisted attempts to hold the vote, saying the rules had been rigged by Martelly’s camp. However, the failure to organize elections means that the mandates of the rest of the members of the already depleted assembly will expire, potentially leaving Martelly to rule by decree. The mandates of a third of the senators in the 30strong body had already expired, leaving it struggling to find a quorum, and Martelly has imposed 120 municipal leaders on towns to replace elected councils.
Michel Martelly Haiti, the p o o r e s t c o u n t r y i n t h e We s t e rn hemisphere and still re c o v e r i n g from a devastating 2010 earthquake, has struggled with its difficult post-colonial legacy, corrupt rule, civil unrest, environmental degradation and natural disaster.
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IMF recommendations would see Barbadians paying more taxes Barbados Nation - If Government follows the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recommendations on tax reform, the next budget would see Barbadians paying more taxes. The IMF’s suggestions include eliminating the VAT zero rating of food and consumer goods, and converting any other items not taxed into VAT exempt items, which could lead to high food costs; introducing an excise tax for cellphone
use, as well as implementing one on soft drinks; stopping the discount for the early payment of land tax and for senior citizens too; raising all vehicle registration, licence, inspection and other fees by 20 per cent; and imposing excise duty rates on goods such as alcohol, tobacco, fuels and vehicles that are currently untaxed. This would likely lead to a hike in the price of these items. The recommendations are part of the technical advice
contained in the 70-page document, A Tax Reform Roadmap For Simplicity And Revenue Buoyancy, compiled by the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department in response to Government’s request for such assistance. The IMF reviewed the main taxes, including consumption taxes (VAT and excise taxes), corporate and personal income taxes, and taxes on real property. It also examined various forms of tax incentives for investment available here.
‘Doom and gloom’ Barbados Nation - “We have been infested by political ticks sucking the lifeblood out of our people.” That was how Opposition Leader Mia Mottley Saturday described how Barbados was being governed, when she delivered a two-hour-long address at the Barbados Labour Party’s 76th annual conference. Speaking to a packed audience at the St Leonard’s Boys’ School, Mottley continued to paint a picture
of doom and gloom, saying that all of what Barbados stood for was quickly being eroded. Dressed in her party’s colours, Mottley touched on almost every issue that has faced the country, including the fiscal deficit, the laying off of thousands of public servants, tuition fees at the University of the West Indies, the health-care system, energy, the outbreak of chikungunya and the location of the infectious diseases
Mia Mottley isolation centre at the old Enmore Clinic.
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New report calls for greater effort to eradicate extreme poverty in the Caribbean UNITED NATIONS CMC - A new United Nations report has found that while some of the world’s most vulnerable nations continue to make in-roads into p o verty reduction, far greater effort is still needed if these countries, including many in the Caribbean, are to eradicate extreme poverty by 2020. The study conducted by the UN Office for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States (UNOHRLLS) noted that since the adoption of the 2011 Instandbul Programme of Action on sustainable development, least developed countries (LDCs) have seen incremental economic and social gains. The study says this is mainly because of an increase in public spending and stronger investment and activity in mining, construction, manufacturing and service sectors. But the report cautions
that, despite the uptick, the LDCs continue to be among the most vulnerable to external shocks, such as economic crises, climaterelated events, natural disasters and health-related threats. The recent outbreak of Ebola, which is concentrated in three least developed countries - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - and is impacting the rest of the world, “highlights the importance of comprehensively addressing structural vulnerability, requiring joint efforts by such vulnerable countries and their development partners,” the report notes. It also underscores that “deepening inequality threatens to exacerbate existing poverty with implications for political and social stability in these countries”. The study identifies four main determinants of the reduction of extreme poverty in the LDCs: gender inequality, institutional
frameworks, infrastructure development and service delivery, and external factors. The authors encourage leadership at the national level to implement policies that improve service delivery, address gender inequality and enable the poor to acquire investment assets that can improve their future income. The report notes that women and girls are especially in need of better access to economic opportunities through vocational and managerial skills training. In launching the report, Gyan Chandra Acharya, High Representative and head of UN-OHRLLS, said the survey notes that since the 2011 Istanbul conference, progress of LDC?s on many of the goals and targets has been “mixed”. He said that while some countries have seen improvements in human and social development, in particular in education, health and youth development,
others remain “mired in extreme poverty”. During the same period, Acharya said official development assistance (ODA) from partner countries has been “volatile”. Given extreme vulnerability and high-levels of poverty within these countries, the UN said their needs remain of particular concern. “There is still a long way for these countries to go, even to catch up with other developing countries, not to mention [developed nations],” Acharya said. Among its other highlights, the report argues, greater access to land, technology and finance are integral to boost growth in the LDCs and reduce inequality. “The effectiveness of all policies, in their formulation and implementation, critically depends on sound national institutions,” the report notes. The study further recommends that governments ensure that
Gyan Chandra Acharya efforts to increase domestic revenue are designed in ways that curb inequality. In order to increase public resource mobilization, fiscal policies need to promote public investment that is sustainable, it says. While governments are encouraged to take the lead on national development, the report highlights the importance of development partners in supporting the LDCs.
“Actions by LDC development partners on trade, official development assistance, and other forms of external finance, including foreign direct investment, and technology transfer and acquisition will determine progress in ending poverty to a large degree,” the report noted. It adds that the UN Secretary-General’s proposal for a technology bank and an international investment support centre for the LDCs could play an important role in upgrading productive capacity, and leveraging the growth and poverty eradication effects of technology transfer and foreign direct investment inflows. The report calls for greater attention to be paid to eradicating extreme poverty in the LDCs within the on-going post-2015 development agenda, “especially since most of these countries will miss most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)”.
Doctor Under Knife...
Cocaine surgery case grabs international attention Trinidad Express - The United Kingdom-based Medical Protection Society (MPS) Ltd has weighed in on the cocaine surgery that was conducted last December at the St Augustine Private Hospital. MPS has stated in its latest publication that is distributed globally, that the case raises an important issue about when a doctor should breach a patient’s confidentiality. It said the doctor and his clinical team should have reported the presence of cocaine pellets in the stomach of the patient and failure to this exposes the doctor and the clinical team to possible offences. MPS Ltd is regarded as the world’s leading protection organisation for doctors, dentists and healthcare professionals. It supports the professional interests of more than 290,000 members around the world.
The September, 2014 issue of the MPS “Casebook” magazine reports its opinion on a doctor’s duty to breach patient confidentiality and cited the cocaine surgery in Trinidad. In January the Express exclusively reported that surgery was conducted on a man in December where 17 pellets of cocaine were removed from his abdomen. In an attempt to smuggle the narcotic, valued at millions of dollars, the 34year-old man had ingested 20 pellets of cocaine which almost cost him his life. The man, who lives in Arouca, was taken to the private hospital by a relative after complaining of stomach pains and bowel obstruction. On December 21, 2013, the man underwent a laparotomy—a surgical incision into the abdominal cavity-where the cocaine was found meticulously packaged into pellets. The surgery, which
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started at 5 p.m., lasted for close to three hours and was conducted by a team of fivea surgeon leading three nurses and an anaesthetist. The Express reported that during surgery it was found that the man’s bowel was perforated, as nine of the pellets had penetrated the bowel and had entered the man’s abdominal cavity. Some 17 cocaine pellets were removed from the man’s body and he disclosed to the hospital staff that three were passed in his stool prior to surgery. Instructions were given to the medical staff to not take any pictures of the pellets and to package them in a resealable storage bag. The illegal drug was handed back to the man. Because of the bowel perforation, the man’s condition deteriorated and he developed sepsis-a potentially fatal inflammation of the entire body. Nine days later and after close to $100,000 in medical and hospital fees, on December 30, 2013 the man was transferred from the private hospital to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Eric Williams Medical
Sciences Complex in Mt Hope. The Express had visited the EWMSC and confirmed that the man was recovering at the public hospital. The matter has since been under investigation by the police. MPS on page 8 of its “Casebook” publication gives its advice on whether a doctor should breach patient confidentiality with respect to a case of cocaine pellets found in a surgery. MPS stated: “Case 1: Foreign bodies Mr Y was taken to the hospital by his relative after complaining of stomach pains and bowel obstruction. Following his admission he underwent a laparotomy where 20 pellets of carefully packaged cocaine were found in his abdominal cavity. During the surgery it was found that Mr Y’s bowel was perforated; as nine of the pellets had penetrated the bowel; although 17 pellets were successfully removed and three passed from the body in Mr Y’s stool, shortly after surgery Mr Y’s condition deteriorated and he developed sepsis as a result of the bowel perforation.
After being transferred to intensive care Mr Y’s condition eventually improved and he was discharged after making a full recovery. However, the surgeon who removed the cocaine pellets instructed the other clinical staff present not to take any photographs of them and to instead repackage them in a resealable storage bag. They were then returned to Mr Y. The matter leaked to the media who focused on the failure of the clinical staff to report the illegal drugs. At the time of Casebook going to press, the matter was still being investigated.” MPS’ gave the following advice: “The case raises an important issue about when a doctor should beach a patient’s confidentiality. In this case, the surgeon- and anyone else in the clinical team who was aware of the nature of the objects within Mr Y’s body- should have reported the presence of suspected illegal drugs in Mr Y’s possession. Failure to do so potentially exposes clinicians to two particular laws, the
MPS stated. It cited the Criminal Law Act. MPS said under Section 5 of the Criminal Law Act a person may be guilty of an offence if he assists a person who he knows or believes is guilty of an arrestable offence. He must however know or believe the individual to be guilty or charged of an arrestable offence, or has committed an arrestable offence, or does any act to impede the individual’s apprehension or prosecution.” It also looked at the Dangerous Drugs Act. It noted that Under section 27 of the Dangerous Drugs Act, any person who attempts, aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of drug trafficking is guilty of an offence. It is to be noted that neither Act explicitly stated (as does the Sexual Offences Act and Coroners Act) that there is a general statutory duty to report illegal activity, MPS stated. To date, no one has been held or charged in relation to the cocaine surgery.
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Inter Guiana Games – Second Leg
Guyanese quartet decimates Suriname and French Guiana to win Cycle Road Race By Franklin Wilson in Suriname, Compliments of Crown Mining Supply and Fazia’s Collection A top notch performance led by 2014 Junior Caribbean road Race bronze medalist, Alanzo Ambrose, Guyana strolled to a clean sweep of the medals in the Inter Guiana Games cycle Road Race held yesterday in Paramaribo, Suriname. Crossing the line ahead of his teammates for the top spot in the 69km race was debutant Kravitz Jeffrey in One Hour 50 Minutes 26 Seconds. Shaquille Agard, Akeem Arthur and Alanzo Ambrose who finished in that order were all timed at 1:50:29. The Guyanese female team was not up to the level of their Surinamese counterparts who also made a clean sweep of this race in a head to head battle with the host.
As predicted by Coach Hassan Mohamed and Manager William Howard, the Guyanese riders were in a class of their own; it did not take long for the young riders to impose their will on the Dutch and French. Fresh off the MCYS Ride for Life 5-Stage race in Guyana, which saw one of the Surinamese juniors also competing but not going the full course, the Guyanese were in prime form for this much anticipated showdown. The home team and the French were given a snippet of what was to come yesterday when Guyana wrapped up victory, comfortably so in the Team Time Trials on Saturday. Part of yesterday’s course was familiar to both Ambrose and Akeem Arthur who were part of the Guyana team at the Junior Caribbean Championships a few weeks ago. Ambrose it was who
carried the early attack to the field and by the second of four laps, was all alone with a lead of over two minutes. A French Guiana rider was being kept in check by Arthur, Agard and Jeffrey as they protected Ambrose with the rest of the chasing riders in two packs way behind. Coming down to the end of the race, the main chasing pack of four with the three Guyanese were making some ground on Ambrose who decided to allow them to connect before they made their move which saw the French rider being dropped. As the Guyanese approached the finish line at Independent Square, their fellow athletes which included the Table Tennis and Volleyball players applauded them resoundingly with Jeffrey sprinting away to take the race with about 7 meters to the line, the others came in together. Raphael Janvio of French Guiana came in 4th in 1:53:01 with Suriname’s Kenrick Sahadew 5th (1:57:59). In the female 34.7km race, Guyana placed 4th and 5th Ronella Samuels clocked 1:08:51 with Tashawanna Doris timed at 1:08:53. Suriname finished first to third, Marelva Springer won in 1:03:19; Zulekha Burnet 1:03:25 with Tamia Slijngaard, third.
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Forde prevails against all odds By Edison Jefford Guyana’s most successful distance athlete over the last decade, Cleveland Forde, admittedly still not one hundred percent recovered from the pervasive Chikungunya virus, prevailed yesterday in the IAAF South American 10km Road Race with a gutsy performance. Forde won in 32:27.39, which rubbished Cleveland Thomas’s time in the Courts 10km race for the fastest this year. Chikungunya had ruled Forde out of the Courts 10km race three weeks ago that allowed Thomas to win the first major title of his career. Notwithstanding him having to overcome Chikungunya and compete at the University of Guyana Games on Saturday where he won both the 800m and 5000m, Forde looked almost sublime as he broke from the lead pack on Vlissingen Road and headed unrivalled for the finish line in the first of three stages of the South American race here in Guyana. Trinidad and Tobago’s Richard Jones tried to match the sudden pace from Forde, but that proved to be an exercise in futility since Forde’s finishing pace was superior. Jones was second in 32:39.21, while Thomas (32:56.25) was third. Trinidad-based Guyanese, Kelvin Johnson finished fourth in 33:21.28 and Nathaniel Giddings (33:24.43) rounded off the top five male finishers, who received cash prizes. Thomas was the early pace-maker with Giddings, Tyshon Bentick, Kevin Bayley, Johnson and Forde trailing behind in a bunch. The cat-and-mouse game continued when Ornesto Thomas took over the lead around the 2km mark with the trail pack remaining the same. However, Thomas was soon dropped and the finishing five among the men
took control of the race with Giddings leading as usual. They came through the halfway stage judging each others’ pace and waiting for someone to make the first move. At the halfway stage, Tonya Nero had already taken the lead on Euleen JosiahTanner and Alika Morgan respectively in the female race. They finished in that order with Nero turning in 37:35.46 that was about four seconds ahead of JosiahTanner (37:39.18). Morgan had 40:05.39 for third as Andrea Foster and Trinidad’s Jenelle Nedd, 40:22.68 and 41:21.89 finished fourth and fifth respectively. The race started just outside Saint Stanislaus College Ground on CARIFESTA Avenue, made its way up to Turkeyen along the Rupert Craig Highway then returned along the southern carriageway, into Kitty Public Road before turning into Vlissingen Road then Thomas Road to finish inside the National Park. Jones had assumed a slight lead on Vlissingen Road with Forde just behind as the two strung out Thomas, Giddings and Johnson. However, Forde caught him and upped the ante just before they enter Thomas
Road. The move obviously surprised Jones, who was perhaps hoping to see Forde make his break in the last 400m or so as is customary. However, the tactic allowed Forde to ease to his sixth consecutive South American 10km Road Race title, which is half the life of the event. The overcast and cool conditions yesterday mostly favoured the athletes, who turned in better times overall. Mariah McKenzie won the Junior Girls race in 43:13, beating both Shontel Hinds (45:06.89) and Linden’s Cassie Kirton (48:56.39). Euodia Forte (1:04:57) was fourth. Mathew McKenzie sealed the Junior Boys title in 35:29.68 ahead of Carl McKenzie (36:25.28) and Leon Benjamin (39:22). Rupununi’s Samuel Domingo (43:13) was fourth. Alisha Fortune won the Masters women in 50:16.28 with Cyrleen Phillips (50:24.89) second and Carla Benjamin (50:44.25) third. Ian Archibald won the Masters 40-55 title in 37:12.86; Robert McRae (39:30.11) was second while Gary Fagundes (42:14.43) was third. Dr. Ravi Purohit won the Masters 56 and Over category in 46:13.31, while Carlton Stephenson (49:13.89) was second and Maurice Fagundes (49:15.28) third.
‘Biggy’ Small neutralizes... From page 29 display and was scheduled to face off with Aquincy Harvey (GDF) for the 64kgs title after the latter pugilist outpunched his Republican opponent, Klaus Daniels to win unanimously. Delon Charles (FYF) was another bright spot and his two fisted attack forced the referee to institute three mandatory 8 counts on his opponent, Republican, Christopher DaSilva, and after the third count, at 2:37secs of the second frame, the referee rightly called a halt to the proceedings. Republican, Stefan Andrews scored a unanimous decision over his GDF opponent, Mark Marshall in the 56kgs division while Kevin Allicock (REP), outpointed GDF representative, Arthur Scipio in their 52kgs encounter. Richard Subratee (FYF) was also in winners’ row with a points victory over GDF boxer, Victor low in the 4649lbs category. Earlier, the Junior boxers entertained the crowd with action packed affairs and Jamal Eastman of Rose Hall Jammers (RHJ) avenged a points decision in a bout in an earlier tournament against
FYF representative, Seon Griffith, by unanimous decision, in their 52kgs finals. Travis Hubbard (HEBG) started the night’s proceedings with a convincing unanimous decision verdict over Quincy Boyce in the 125-130lbs category while Orin Bancroft (FYF) fought his heart out and was eventually declared winner of his 56kgs finals against the more experienced Junior Henry (HEBG). Dewani Lampkin (FYF) also enhanced his gym’s chance of securing a lucrative spot in the championship with a defining unanimous win over Colin Hinds (RHJ). Participating gyms are Young Achievers (YA), Harpy Eagles (HE), Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF), Essequibo (EBG), Rose Hall Town Jammers (RHJ), Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym (PRBG) and Carryll’s Boxing Gym (CBG) among others. Several corporate entities have rendered support for the success of the tournament including the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Monty Profitt, Courts, BK International and Mike’s Pharmacy among others.
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Windies players requested NOC for South Africa It is now being revealed that the core group of players involved in the recent boycott of the India Tour had already made plans to travel to South Africa to participate in their T20 League. Dwayne Bravo, Kieran Pollard, Darren Sammy and Andre Russell requested “No Objection Certificates” called NOC, in the midst of strike action which resulted in abandoning of the West Indies Tour to India. The ICC and all T20 Leagues requires that all players obtain an NOC from their member Nations before these players can participate in the lucrative T20 leagues around the world. This was done to ensure that players put their nations first to protect the ICC future tour programme. Ironically, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has always allowed its players to participate in these leagues while still paying their retainer fees and allowing them to return to the Windies squad when available.
Monday October 27, 2014
B’ce Police whip opponents
- while striking in India Reliable sources are positing that West Indies T20 superstars do not want to adhere to the WICB and Richard Pybus’s “Windies first” policy thus their attempts to derail the new MOU/CBA between the WICB and their players’ union WIPA. It is also important to note that the England tour next year clashes with the IPL and all of the Windies T20 Stars would consider it a no brainer as to where their allegiance lies. This may very well have been at the heart of their industrial action. While many of the striking players would not have played in the test matches in India, it would have been prudent to complete the one day Tournament and take up their grievances with the union/board after. The fact that Mr. Bravo and company applied for NOC to go to South Africa and may very well get them, while the bulk of the striking players will be deprived of any earning, is something to ponder upon. Selfishness and ungrateful are some of the words we may very well want to use to describe these players especially since the WICB is trying to ensure that payments to its players are reasonable and performance based while introducing a franchise system to pay regional cricketers and professionalise the cricket structure. In fact, it was a franchise based structure that revamped South Africa cricket in 2003/2004 “Standard” tournament now called “RAM SLAM T20 CHALLENGE”. One South African writer said “The franchise system has become the bedrock on which Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) strategy
to become a leading player in the world is based. It has produced strength versus strength contests that compares favourably with the domestic competitions in Australia, India and England which are generally regarded as having the highest standard of play in the world”. It is also important to note that these may be the only ICC members that pay their players more than the West Indies (well positioned at # 8 in the rankings). We can only hope that the WICB stick to their strategy to use the franchise system and ensure their Territorial Players are assured of a living wage and the pool of available players is 105 and not 15. ‘Send the “Superstars” to Hollywood with an NOC and let those that are proud to wear our West Indian badge of honour continue to keep the flag flying’ a source noted. Kaieteur Sport was reliably informed that the WICB will grant the NOC as they do not want to be sued for “Restraint of Trade” as was threatened by players in previous disputes. However, while our Millionaire superstars will continue to ply their Trade and earn, they are asking the WICB to deprive ninety (90) of their colleagues from earning a living. Yet, that may be the least of the problems if the mighty India unleashes its wrath against the WICB. The WICB has no alternative but to go down on its knees before the powerful India, pleading leniency because of its players’ actions, while granting NOC to the so called “superstars” to roam the T20 leagues around the world especially the Indian Premier League. (Zaheer Mohamed)
The winning police team; (from left) Aden Chisholm, Assistant Supt. Boodnarine Persaud, Assist Supt. and Captain Terrence Brown, C.O Alistair Roberts, Petamber Sookra, while stooping is Anthony Scipio. Berbice Police used their authority to subdue their opponents to walk away with championship honours at the New Amsterdam Town Day dominoes competition. In the action which took place on Friday evening at the New Amsterdam Town Hall, the Police scored a runaway 86 games to take the seven-team competition. Demerara Distilleries Limited came in second with 79 games ahead of New Amsterdam Killers on 78, Cambio Market Boys and Sentinel Security who battled for a joint 75 games, while the Guyana Defence Force guarded the rear with 67 games. The seventh team and organizer, Market Constabulary, who had scored 79 games, was disqualified from their own competition due to some infractions.
Leading the Police assault was vice captain Assistant Superintendent Doodnarine Persaud with 18 games, while he received admirable support from Aden Nicholson with 17 games. Other outstanding players were Michael Nurse of NA Killers with 18 games, Calvin Duncan of NA Constabulary and Samantha Smith of NA Killers with 17 games apiece. The loves birds were Andy Bell of Sentinel Security, policeman Petamber Sookra and Joel Chisholm of the GDF. The police team was captained by Assistant Superintendent and Sport Officer Terrence Brown, with Vice Captain Assistant Superintendent Doodnarine Persaud, Cadet Officer Alistair Roberts, Aden Chisholm, Sookra and Anthony Scipio. (Samuel Whyte)
First Guyana Jaguars practice match starts today at Bourda Canada ODI pacer Jeremy Gordon included The first four-day practice match for the Guyana Jaguars cricket squad is scheduled to start at 09:30hrs today at the World famous Bourda as the team step up preparations for the inaugural West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League Regional Four-Day Franchise Tournament which starts on November 14.
According to Chairman of selectors Rayon Griffith another four-day practice game is fixed for next week before the 15-man squad is name for Guyana’s opening match against the Leeward Islands at Providence. Berbice fast bowler Jeremy Gordon, who has played First-Class cricket for both Guyana and Canada, has been included in today’s practice game although according to a Cricket Guyana Inc (CGI) official, he is not eligible for Guyana selection. He is however expected to give the batsman a good workout with his lively pace. Gordon, who bowled with pace in the Guyana Jaguars first net session on Friday, made his First-Class debut against the Leeward Islands at Albion in 2007 and has played three First-Class matches for Guyana. Gordon’s other two FirstClass games and his five ODIs have been for his adopted country
The 27-year-old Gordon who last represented Canada in February in the ICC 2015 World Cup 50 Qualifiers in New Zealand and all players selected for today’s match are asked to be at the ground at 08:00hrs. The teams read: Leon Johnson’s X1: Leon Johnson (Captain), Trevon Griffith, Rajendra Chandrika, Narsingh Deonarine, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Christopher Barnwell, Anthony Bramble (wk), Veerasammy Permaul, Gudakesh Motie, Paul Wintz, Keon Joseph, Kemol Savory(wk), Jonathan Foo, Robin Bacchus, Chanderpaul Hemraj Vishaul Singh’s X1: Vishaul Singh (Captain), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Shemron Hetmyer, Kandasammy Surujnarine, Royston Crandon, Ricardo Adams, Steven Jacobs (Vice Captain), Kemo Paul, Amir Khan, Anthony Adams, Raun Johnson, Jeremy Gordon, Jason Sinclair(wk), Kevon Boodie (wk), Raj Nannan.