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Development is not one-sided, it’s holistic and all-inclusive DEAR EDITOR, Following the recent publication of comments made by APNU at its press conference, it seems as though the coalition is shifting and dodging from responding to its non-support for the Amaila Falls Project, the Anti-Money Laundering Bill, the Marriott and other major projects, by now diverting on environmental issues. I find it appalling that the same coalition is now making tall claims that it is concerned

about the development and environmental well-being of the country, but does not support these projects/ policies and is now claiming to be worried about the state of the environment. Guyana is a developing country and priority should be given to the creation of jobs and reducing utility costs for all citizens, something the government is focused on, but is being constantly opposed by APNU. Most naturally when people have more to spend they appreciate

and aspire for improvement which will have a positive impact on the environment. This will also enable behavioral change towards garbage disposal and a renewed respect for our environment. My message is simple, development is not onesided, it’s holistic and all inclusive. So APNU cannot only want to see progress on the environmental front when they are attempting to block major projects that will Continued on page 23

DEAR EDITOR, It is encouraging to see Malcolm Harripaul has added his voice to those who claim to know Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham assassinated Walter Rodney (KN October 27). The PPP government on June 13 promised to establish the Independent International Commission of Enquiry, approved by the National Assembly in 2005. From following the news, the impression is given steps are being put in place to have this enquiry. It is said, s/he who accuses has the burden of proof. And it is hoped those who over the years have professed knowledge on this matter will voluntarily be

among the first to appear before the commission. The commission should do a Google search, identity those who said Burnham assassinated Rodney, and if they do not voluntarily turn up, they should be subpoenaed to lead evidence. It is further hoped their evidence would be able to withstand scrutiny to prove their claim and not waste the commission’s time and taxpayers’ money. This society needs

closure on the Burnham/ Rodney issue and the persons who for years have claimed to possess knowledge on this matter, they are promised a judicial forum to unburden their souls. Here’s hoping the claim to such knowledge is not one that has been propelled by showmanship, the desire for relevance, or built on conjectures. Justice must be served in Rodney’s death. Minette Bacchus

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Modernization of the Justice Administration System ends - Government /IDB project is a big success!! By Latoya Giles With the help of the Inter American Development Bank, Government yesterday completed the first ever Justice Reform Project which was being done under the “Modernization of the Justice Administration System”. Government had embarked on the project some six years ago having realized that the Justice sector was in need of reform. Against that backdrop the government signed a US$25M agreement with the IDB, to undertake several institutional reforms. Coordinator for the Project, Justice Claudette Singh, explained that the project has made considerable progress which has been recorded. She was at the time speaking at a closing ceremony held yesterday morning at the Duke Lodge Hotel. According to Justice Singh, the project had its genesis in the 2006 Justice Sector Reform strategy. The former judge explained that the strategy was devised to address the many challenges which beleaguered the justice system. She said that the project ushered in many reforms that addressed several longstanding challenges in the justice sector. For example, under the project Guyana’s Law reports were significantly updated. According to Justice Singh, the legal fraternity is well aware that the Law Report for 1976 was printed in 1996, some 20 years later. She said that the last official law revision was done in 1977. There were delays of up to seven years for a case to be completed from the time it was filed, taking into consideration the delays in handing down decisions. The law reports from 1977 to 2007 are now in print form. Justice Singh added that they have also printed an index to these reports (1930-

Justice Claudette Singh, along with Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh, Minister within the Ministry of Finance Bishop Juan Edghill and IDB representative Mark Wenner. 2007) which is available now. In addition to that, Justice Singh noted that the reports are also now digitized. Fast track to present, Justice Singh said that through the project the system is now in a position to inform that the most critical of the concerns have been dealt with. Justice Singh added that the case backlog has been significantly reduced and steps are in train not only to reduce it further, but to eliminate it completely. Justice Singh added that through the project several courts and courtrooms have been refurbished, the Director of Public Prosecutors Chambers were renovated and furnished. According to Singh the Chambers now have 15 offices for prosecutors. Both state and police prosecutors were trained and according to the DPP her success rate in prosecutions moved to 30 per cent in 2010 and almost 50 percent in 2011. Justice Singh said, “Completing the project and

achieving the success was no easy task,” but they nevertheless continued. Under the project, the Court of Appeal, the Chief Justice’s Court and the Commercial Courts will be installed with voice recognition systems so that there would be no need for the respective judges to write notes in longhand. Further, Justice Singh expounded on the fact that through the project a Law Revision Unit was established to facilitate the ongoing revision of the laws. At present, the laws of Guyana are updated up to December 31, 2010 which according to Singh is a significant achievement. In hindsight, Justice Singh said that the project was a very complex one with unfamiliar dialogue to institutions that had most probably never thought of reviewing their structures. She said that notwithstanding these constraints at the end of the project they can say with confidence that the justice institutions are in a much more collaborative mode that focuses on problem solving of critical issues with cross

cutting implications. Meanwhile, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall said he was very happy with the project and how it has changed the way things are done in the justice sector. He believes with these reforms a heightened sense of integrity will be developed for its work. “The project has laid a strong foundation and we must build on that foundation,” he said. Guyana also came in for high praises from the IDB. There was a resounding call at this morning’s ceremony to mark the close of the project and generate awareness for the changes for it to be treated as a continuous necessitate. According to Nandlall, training has a keynote in the project both for the beneficiary organizations judges, prosecutors, and administrative staff as well as the external stakeholders. According to Nandlall, the Justice Sector, for the first time, now has a monitoring and evaluation framework that is managed by a small M&E Unit in Ministry of Legal Affairs. He said that they have had several usersurveys since this

development was put in place and these have allowed policymakers to garner important insights into the perceptions of the end-users of the justice system. He said that while all perceptions do not necessarily reflect the reality of the various situations, they still open avenues where critical self-assessment can throw some light as to the reason for those perceptions, propelling the sector institutions to create more opportunities to engage in dialogue that will clarify misconceptions. Certainly, the Minister said that it would be a tool that will allow people to have a continuous pulse on the function of the sector as seen by our valuable stakeholders. Nandlall noted that even though the project was a very complex one with multiple new engagements and unfamiliar dialogue in institutions that had most probably never engaged on a deliberate path of reviewing their structures, administrative processes and experimenting with modern management approaches, and ‘talking to each other’ to intentionally seek out collection solutions to crosscutting problems.

Rather, individual institutions were preoccupied over the years in dealing with the many complex legal issues of the day. Today, that culture is changing and can only auger for better functioning of the sector as a whole. Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Bishop Juan Edghill, explained that the loan which was signed between Guyana and the IDB was in two fold with a policy based component and investment component. Edghill said that the policy-based component was disbursed in two tranches. The first one was for the amount of US$7M and the second one was in the tune of US$8M. He said that the last tranche was fully disbursed in 2011. Further he explained that the investment component was equivalent to US$10M and then US$232,000 from the Government of Guyana. The Minister said that first component was for the enhancing of institutional capacity. The second component was for the strengthening of linkages among institutions. Thirdly the last component was for improving access to justice.

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As US moves against Rowley ready to sue offshore tax evasion... Discrimination against PNM supporters…

(Trinidad Express) Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley has threatened to take legal action for acts of discrimination against citizens who supported the People’s National Movement (PNM) in last week’s local government elections. Rowley was responding to a statement by Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal that people who did not support the People’s Partnership in the elections would suffer the consequences. He said the minister was giving a clear indication that citizens would be served via state agencies and not the regional corporations. “They will use the plethora of state companies to undermine the elected executive bodies in the local government authority,” he said in his address at a PNM public meeting in support of the party’s St Joseph candidate Terrence Deyalsingh in Mt Hope on Saturday night. He warned Moonilal, Prime Minister Kamla PersadBissessar and other government officials that the PNM will take legal action against any acts of discrimination. He said he had instructed the members of PNM-controlled corporations to head to the courts for redress for any breaches by the Government, as the party will resist such acts of discrimination. ”When you push us, we will push and kick,” he said. Rowley said a PNM member was told by her employer to remove herself from political activity if she wanted to keep her job. He

Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley said there was still the right to freedom of association in the country and warned employers engaged in that breach that they would be taken to court. The PNM leader also told of an unnamed government minister who had received $2 million in cash last week. He said the minister had previously been reported to have had $3 million in his car trunk. “Well, last Thursday that same Minister received $2 million more in cash,” Rowley told the crowd. ”Can I tell you something else? I saw the money.” He did not elaborate. The Opposition Leader said the system of proportional representation used to elect aldermen for local government corporations was “a tool to undermine the work of the corporations.”

He said there were plans to bring legislation to Parliament for proportional representation to be implemented for the 2015 general election and advised Persad-Bissessar not to waste her time as the Opposition will not support it. That bill will require a special majority, which the Government does not have in Parliament. Rowley said the Tobago House of Assembly is being denied its resources by the Government. He advised Tobagonians not to bow to the pressure from the PP government. “If you have to eat salt and green bananas, do not bow to the UNC and its partners,” he urged. He described the PP a s a collapsed coalition which was on its way out and said T&T was in danger as long as the PP remains in office. ”The UNC stands alone,” he said. Rowley repeated his call for the Government to hold general elections immediately as it had lost its mandate after the Section 34 fiasco last year. ” The Government now knows that it is going to take a miracle for it to win any election,” he said. The PNM leader predicted that in the coming months, the PP “Government is going to go into a raping frenzy” and will set out to empty the Treasury, awarding contracts “right, left and centre.” He said the Government will award questionable contracts, appoint unqualified people to certain jobs and give away state lands. He said the Government was “a wounded animal and its days are numbered.”

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T will sign an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on December 31, the Central Bank has said. In its most recent Financial Stability Report released October 16, covering up to June, the Central Bank said that this will happen as T&T and other Caribbean countries move to comply with the US’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). FATCA, a US tax law which came into effect in January, was designed and enacted to combat offshore tax evasion by “US persons” with accounts and/or investments with both foreign financial and nonfinancial entities. FATCA places a requirement on foreign financial institutions (FFIs) to identify and report information on certain “US persons” invested in accounts outside of the US and for certain non-US entities to provide information about any US owners to the IRS. A “US person” under FATCA refers to a citizen or resident of the United States of America, a US partnership or corporation. FFIs include, but are not limited to, commercial banks, non-bank financial institutions, asset managers, investment products and insurance companies where

T&T to sign pact with IRS products have an investment element, the Central Bank explained. “It is expected that FATCA may impact both financial and non-financial companies in Trinidad and Tobago that receive income from a US source, either directly in the conduct of their business, or indirectly through relationships with other financial institutions. Non-compliance carries significant implications for local financial institutions,” the Central Bank said. To comply with the FATCA requirements, T&T must resolve some issues. First, “conflicts with local laws which prohibit the disclosure of confidential information.” The bank explained that “currently, local disclosure laws prevent local institutions from sharing confidential client information. Consequently pertinent legislation would have to be amended or enacted to ensure compliance with FATCA requirements.” Second, there are “implications for institutions with cross-border activities” regarding the choice of model IGA adopted. Two of the largest indigenous banks in T&T, First Citizens and Republic Bank Ltd own banks outside of T&T. ”If an FFI maintains branches outside

of one jurisdiction, then such branches would not be covered by the IGA signed in the head office jurisdiction. Consequently, FFIs must be cognisant of the IGA adopted in each jurisdiction where they have operations, in order to ensure compliance,” the report said. Third, “technology limitations” means that “compliance with FATCA requires the installation of new and extended information systems to enable local institutions to fulfill the reporting requirements.” The regulator of banks in T&T said it is adopting a “regional approach to the FATCA regulations.” T&T is a member of a Regional Task Force created by the Caribbean Community’s Council of Finance and Planning under the auspices of the Caribbean Association of Banks. “The task force is working towards a regional approach with regard to FATCA compliance in areas which allow for a regional approach. With regard to specific country-to-country negotiations with the US, some islands including Trinidad and Tobago have begun the process of negotiating IGAs with the IRS,” the report said.

National Security Minister going after ‘big fish’

(Trinidad Express) Less than two months after being appointed Minister of National Security, Gary Griffith is moving to bring new laws to “cut off the artery for money laundering and slush funds”. He has already drafted legislation to this effect, Griffith told the Sunday Express. In his quest to go after the “big fish”, Griffith has come out in support of the Civil Assets Forfeiture legislation, as proposed by legal expert on white collar crime, David West, and said such legislation would also effectively deal with drug cartels and gangs who acquire major assets through the drug and arms trade. Since his appointment, Griffith has come out openly against gang leaders who he said are benefiting from the State’s social programmes. Trinidad and Tobago’s gangs, according to a recent

National Security Minister Gary Griffith, left, and acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams report by United States think tank, the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA), are strong enough to pose “a challenge to state sovereignty”. According to the report, “as it now stands, gangs have a stronger hold on the Trinidadian population than its government does”.

Griffith warned that while this civil forfeiture legislation will be intended to cut off the gangs’ financial sustenance, persons in the private and public sectors, party financiers and even “innocent” friends and relatives, who may hold the bag for others, will not be spared.

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THE REAL NARRATIVE Not all forms of political revisionism are deliberate. A great many distortions of history occur because one narrative is superimposed on another, one interpreted under the light of the other, even though the contexts may have been totally different and distinct. The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) did not move into critical support because of instructions from the Socialist International. That body’s position however may have had some influence. Critical support is not a unique concept and was not unique when the PPP embraced it. All opposition parties today in Guyana can be said to embrace critical support. Critical support simply means that you support the government when merited without comprising your fundamental role as an opposition party to offer criticism and alternatives to government programmes. In the case of the PPP of 1975, cri t i c a l s u p p o r t , however, had a special ring and was distinguished by the line adopted by the PPP after the rigged elections of 1973. After those elections, the PPP would not have been taken seriously if it had simply licked its wounds and crawled back into parliament. The PPP

boycotted parliament after the 1973 elections and announced a policy of noncooperation. The leader of the PPP, Dr Cheddi Jagan, was a keen observer of the dynamic international politics and he obviously saw merit in supporting the entrenchment of a socialist economy in Guyana, even though it was obvious that he had a fundamental difference as regards the vehicle of cooperatives. He saw cooperatives not as the means to socialism, but of a practical mechanism which would emerge within a socialist society to allow for the participation of the Guyanese people. So there was, in the adoption of critical support, a strategic ideological element. But far more dominant was the reality that noncooperation under a repressive regime like the PNC was tantamount to ineffectiveness. Non-cooperation was not taking the PPP any place and therefore it saw an advantage in a dynamic international environment to return to parliament and choosing critical support as a means of holding Burnham to his announced policy adumbrated in the Declaration of Sophia. Talks between the PPP

Dem boys seh ...

Donald tell Sam fuh study hydroseed Sam studying more hydro. De Chronicle seh suh yesterday pun dem front page. He did study de Amaila and he fail. He nah even see when that falls dry up. De Waterfalls paper had to show he and de whole country. Even de river that carrying water to de falls dry up. Donald call Sam and tell he to go and study more hydro suh he decide that he gun study top and bottom and hope that he pass this time. De Chronicle seh that Sam guh to de Upper Mazaruni then he guh to de Lower Mazaruni and he watch all dem waterfalls. But what Donald tell he was not to study more waterfalls fuh hydro. Donald tell he to study hydro seed or get that study done. Dem boys ain’t certain wha going on. Dem see Sam walking li’l funny but dem ain’t certain bout Donald. Dem boys know fuh sure that Jagdeo can’t get nutten like that. Somebody kapoon he when he de small. As soon as Donald tell Sam bout de study, rain start to fall. But dem river still dry. Ah Kneel seh that he does advise Donald and he got fuh study too. He ah study wha fuh tell Chris de Ram who lay out he Ah Kneel wuk fuh he. All de time he a wuk without list of duties. Ram outline he job fuh he just to mek sure he do wha he suppose to do and don’t get what he nah suppose to get—hydro. Dem boys seh that he don’t have size like Brazzy who can fetch more than one hydro. Dem boys see Barbie walking down de road and wid each step it look like if something coming down. And de look pun he face show that he and all studying hydro. He is a real doctor suh he can cut heself if and when anything come down. Fuh sure, something gun come down if and when de Guyanese people move in pun he in de Santa complex. Talk half and study de other half.

and the PNC soon encountered hurdles, and for all intents and purposes, no political rapprochement was possible as a result of the PPP’s embrace of critical support. By the time the late seventies came around, the economy was in deep crisis and there was industrial unrest in both the bauxite and sugar sectors; the middle class was being affected by the hardships that were unleashed in that period and by the rampant corruption of the day. It is in this context, that the PPP advanced its suggestion of a National Patriotic Front government. The suggestion of a united front was not about ethnic reconciliation; it was about finding a solution to the deepening crisis in the country by a broad-based government which, however, had to be comprised of political parties that were antiimperialist and socialist. The PPP wanted the PNC as part of the National Patriotic Front government but the Working People’s Alliance buoyed by the massive crowds it was pulling at its meetings and rallies was opposed to the PNC being

part of the equation. That position also had nothing to do with ethnic reconciliation. Five years after the assassination of Rodney, Burnham found himself isolated both internally and externally. The latter was in the main due to his position on the invasion of Grenada which caused the Ronald Regan administration to place serious manners on him, including exclusion from the Caribbean Basin Initiative. Elections were due in 1985 and Burnham needed political space. He made an offer, as usual insincere, about talks and unity. The PPP had no option but to engage in exploratory talks. The fact of the matter is that unlike what is being peddled, the talks never went anywhere and nothing concrete was ever agreed upon, even though a committee that was formed had drawn up a model of a unity government. Burnham never got around to consummating anything and Hoyte had no time to waste with this and so it was relegated to the wastebasket. After the 1985 elections,

the most incompetently rigged elections in Guyana, the Patriotic Coalition for Democracy (PCD) was formed by the opposition political parties, including the Working People’s Alliance, the PPP and the Democratic Labour Movement. The sole purpose of the PCD was not again anything to do with national or ethnic reconciliation. It was about fighting for free and fair elections. As the 1992 elections drew near, the PCD opted to examine the question of a joint slate. The WPA took a position based on its understanding of how the African segment of the population viewed Cheddi Jagan. It was opposed to Dr. Jagan as the PCD’s consensus candidate, even though Cheddi Jagan was the most popular political figure in the country, and his party was expected to bring the largest number of votes to the PCD. The WPA along with GUARD and the bourgeoisie class engaged in mischief and tried to foist a consensus candidate on the PCD. One of the most understated and understudied position; is the role that was played by

certain prominent business persons in pushing the PPP away from a position that was agreed upon. The PNC, of course, had promoted division with the PCD by throwing out a proposal for National Dialogue. The WPA became smitten by this proposal, but this alone, not self-interest, was the reason for its support of a caretaker government. While the party may have seen this as a backdoor ticket to sharing in a post-1992 government, it had come around then to the view that the PNC could not be excluded from the process of economic reconstruction. A l l o f t he aforesaid proposals – critical support, the National Patriotic Front government, the PCD consensus candidate and the caretaker government proposals – had nothing to d with ethnic reconciliation which only became an issue, as it always does, when the PPP wins an election.

Female fraudster remanded to jail A mother of two who solicited money from another woman under the pretext that she was in a position to acquire a US visa for her, was on Friday remanded to jail. The woman, Roma Devi Rajkumar, 39, called Melanie Joseph, who was described as a known fraudster of South Herstelling, Eas t B a n k Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs Marcus on Friday at the New Amsterdam

M a g i s t r a t e c o u r t and pleaded not guilty to the charge of obtaining money by false pretence. According to prosecutor sergeant Phillip Sheriff, Rajkumar, during the month of January, 2013 obtained $500,000 from Alisa Ghaj of Port Mourant while promising that she was in a position to take the said Ghaj to the United States, knowing same to be false. In opposing bail, Sheriff

told the court that the woman who works at a guest house as a clerk has several matters of a similar nature pending in other courts and if granted bail she may not return for her

trial. Bail was refused and Rajkumar was remanded until November 4th. The matter has been transferred to the Whim Magistrate’s court.

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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN

There is a thing called a “blessing in disguise” Perhaps no other profession comes into full contact with the rate at which time flies than media commentators. If you are a columnist then the first thing you strike on the keyboard is the date on your piece. Once you press the November button, you are entering the Christmas hallway Once Christmas comes around, you know another year has gone and there is the inescapable thought of what the new year will bring for you as a person and your country. This month marks two years since we achieved the historic election results of a two-way sharing of power. The combined opposition won Parliament, the PPP secured the Executive. The child of one of the most powerful leaders in the PPP said to a relative, “That

may not be a bad thing after all.” For most Guyanese, not only was it not a bad thing after all, but it was a good thing that may have ended our sixty-year old misery and set us on a path not only the Caribbean but the world will recognize Guyana for. T h e r e are four large names in the CARICOM family, three of which the entire world knows about in the following order – Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad. While the world has known about Jamaica and Barbados a long time now, Trinidad’s First World status has pushed it into eyes of the world the past ten years. It was Trinidad that spent nearly US$250 to host the last Summit of the Americas where the world’s gaze was on Trinidad because the

world wanted to see how Hugo Chavez and Barack Obama would approach each other. Of that Big Four, Guyana continues to be a very poor country by even Third World standards and to think of it Guyana is potentially richer and larger than the Big Three combined. The wealth of this country is simply staggering in comparison with the islands of CARICOM. Yet we haven’t moved and are not moving into a securable future. And the reason for this is our politics. No other example stands out like a sore thumb than the anti-money laundering Bill. If not passed it lacerates the economy in ways that will impact all classes but outside of the opposition no honest stakeholder wants to even

approach the government to do the right thing. From all that I know through my contacts with both APNU and AFC, they are not going to vote for the Bill in its present form. So unless the government compromises then there will be international sanctions. No citizen wants that but maybe it will be a blessing in disguise. Maybe as a nation we have to endure social devastation before some of our stakeholders come to their senses. Maybe a disastrous crisis arising out of the sanctions is what is needed before some stakeholders can recapture and restore their sense of integrity. We do not want a country reeling from instability but maybe it will be a blessing in disguise. Hasn’t that been our history since the PPP came to power in 1992? Each time the monster tears us apart, there is some attempt at political unity then time passes and it is back to power d o m i n a t i o n . We s a w i t when Desmond Hoyte was opposition leader. The PPP came to the table and dialogue was born. Hoyte died and Corbin began a suspicious journey and it was back to square one. We went through the Lusignan massacre and the government summoned a

national stakeholders’ meeting. The aftermath of Lusignan died with the passage of time and power madness became more insane. Now we are at the financial precipice with the anti-laundering legislation. There are times you wonder if the business community in this country would sell its own close, loved one for those Biblical pieces of silver. Is there another group like these people in the world? You can show them where a policy is so retrograde and indecent and not in the spirit of justice, freedom and democracy and they will still support it. I have no expertise in financial science. I took time and went

Frederick Kissoon through all the details of the Amaila Hydro Power investment and I know in my heart that electricity rates could not have gone down even in twenty years from the pay back terms that I had seen. I read the anti-money laundering legislation. It puts too much power in the hands of a government I do not trust period! It must be amended to reduce such power.

Electrocuted teen died of ventricular fibrillation A post- mortem performed on the body of the Cotton Tree teen who was electrocuted while connecting a washing machine last Wednesday evening, concluded that the cause of death was ventricular fibrillation. The autopsy was performed on Friday at the New Amsterdam Hospital by Government Pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Brijmohan. The

lifeless body of Azam Inshan, a second year student of the New Amsterdam Technical Institute and formerly of Lot 30 ‘A’ Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice, was found by his twin brother, Azim, shortly before 23:00 hrs. He was trying to connect a washing machine t o a t ransformer while laundering. Inshan was laid to rest on Saturday.

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Kissoon/Jagdeo libel case ...

Kissoon accused of giving political twist to University termination Under cross-examination in the High Court yesterday, former University of Guyana (UG) lecturer and Kaieteur News (KN) columnist Fredrick Kissoon was accused of “putting a political twist to the simple legal issue” of his termination from the UG. Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos, who is representing the plaintiff, former President Bharrat Jagdeo, put it to Kissoon that his wrongful dismissal claim was not “bona fide” and that he was willfully leading the claim in a political direction.

Kissoon, the National Media and Publishing Company, publisher of KN, and Editor-in-Chief Adam Harris are being sued by the former president for over $10M, claiming libel in a KN article published more than two years ago. The matter is being heard by Justice Brassington Reynolds. Kissoon said that he “absolutely rejects” the senior lawyer’s suggestion since he was not given the “right” to a fair hearing as it relates to his dismissal from the academic institution. De

Santos’s line of questioning came as the lawyer sought to show that under Kissoon’s work contract with the University, his dismissal was according to that which the contract stipulated. It was established that at the time of Kissoon’s dismissal he was 61. In response to questioning by De Santos, Kissoon said that he was not aware that the age of retirement was 60. According to UG’s statutory regulation, Kissoon said, a lecturer could be hired after the retirement age once their

PPP lauds top five CSEC achievers The People's Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has commended the five Guyanese students who topped this year's Caribbean examinations, attributing “good governance in education” to their achievement. The five students being applauded by the Party are ; Yogeeta Persaud of Anna Regina Multilateral School, who was awarded the Caribbean's Overall Outstanding Achievement with 18 grade one passes, Zimeena Rasheed, also from Anna Regina Multilateral, who was awarded Most Outstanding in Technical Vocation with 18 Grade One passes and two grade two's, Cecil Cox of Queen's College who was awarded Most Outstanding in Science with 16 Grade one passes, and Sasha Woodroffe, who was awarded Most Outstanding in Business Studies, while Rafena Mustafa of Saraswati Vidya Niketan Secondary School was named the Most Outstanding in Humanities. Member of Parliament (MP) Kwame Gilbert, speaking at a PPP's press briefing yesterday at Freedom House on Robb Street spoke to the achievements that were made by the students, as well as the level and amount of investment that the government has over the years invested in education, which he said has improved significantly the standard and reach of education throughout the region. “This remarkable achievement could not have been possible without the government's unwavering commitment to the Education sector as reflected in education being allocated the largest sectoral share of resources in our National Budget.

- condemn opposition's non acknowledgement

Member of Parliament Kwame Gilbert Last year the Education Budget was $26.5 billion, this year again; it is the largest of any other Ministry at $28.7 billion” Gilbert posited. The MP also spoke to the Technical, Vocational and Educational Training program (TVET), which he posits the government has been expanding into areas where there was previously none. As such he explained “Our young people now have a better opportunity to acquire an education and a skill that will better prepare them for the workplace and the economies of tomorrow.” Gilbert also expressed concern that no oppositional body; either A Partnership of National Unity (APNU) or Alliance for Change (AFC) made mention or acknowledgement of the outstanding feats that was established by the five students. “Are they afraid that by acknowledging the academic excellence of these Magnifi-

cent Five, it would contradict the erroneously false misinformation they propagate, and would no longer be able to refer to our education system as disastrous and calamitous?” Gilbert questioned. He further said that “whatever the reason, the failure to recognize the accomplishments of these students, clearly demonstrates the intent by the opposition to politicize our education system for political gains, without having any real interest for the development of our youth.” According to Gilbert “the PPP based on its manifesto commitments continue to demonstrate its full support for the education sector. In keeping with this trust, the government has included a special allocation of $50 million to encourage UG to develop online courses. This is all part of the progressive development strategy that the PPP has envisioned for all Guyanese, especially our youth.” Speaking to their investment in education, the MP outlined that the PPP/C “have been able to achieve that paradigm shift of educational excellence from the urban centre, and one that was restricted to the elitists in our society in Georgetown, away to children of ordinary working class Guyanese in every Region.” As such, children of farmers and labourers, woodcutters and public servants now have the same opportunity of being the recipient of National and Regional awards, Gilbert articulated.

service is required. He continued that he was employed at the UG under a one year contract, which gave the University the right to terminate his contract at any time. The contract was entered into in September 2011 and was supposed to conclude in August 2012. But Kissoon said that his contract was terminated in 2011 and he learnt in the third week of January 2012, that his work contract would not be renewed. Kissoon said that he was not paid for the entire year he was supposed to work, but admitted to collecting money for months which he had not worked. De Santos had already established that the contract had a termination clause which Kissoon said, stated that each party (Kissoon and University) will give three months notice. Kissoon said further that in 2012, he was not paid from May to August. De Santos asked Kissoon that when he collected money for the months he had not worked whether he interpreted that as part of the termination process and Kissoon replied that he accepted money accrued under his contract. Kissoon when asked further why he had not claimed for the money which he said was not paid in May to August of 2012, replied that the contract did not allow for claims. At this point, Kissoon’s lawyer, Attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes sought to ascertain from the plaintiff the direction of questions and their relevance. The court too acknowledged that the questions were bordering on the core issue, but were allowed as a matter of establishing the rules of the contract. De Santos then put it to Kissoon that the reason he had not claimed for the months he was not paid was because he received three months pay in “lieu of notice.” Hughes again objected about the legal interpretation the suggestion gave. He claimed that Kissoon already stated that the contract did not allow for claims, so difficulties that rose in court came from the suggestion that Kissoon did not claim for his pay because he took money in lieu of notice. At this time, Kissoon had been put out of court. De Santos also had a difficulty with a gentleman said to be affiliated with Kissoon leaving the courtroom to reportedly report to Kissoon what was happening in his

absence. The court however noted that it could not control the movement of public persons. Kissoon told De Santos as the cross examination continued, that he was not satisfied with his dismissal under his rights in the contract, since he was not given a fair hearing in keeping with the statutes of the UG. De Santos rose that the issue was not about the UG statutes, but the rules of the work contract. Hughes was again on his feet in objection. He stated that the right of natural justice can speak to one being contracted to work at an entity and the rules of the contract being tied to the rules of the place of employment; in this case Kissoon’s termination being linked to the UG’s statutes. De Santos remained firm stating that he was not concerned with statues, but Kissoon should not have accepted the money if he felt he had the right to a fair hearing. It was then that Kissoon was accused of politicising his UG termination. Kissoon was then questioned about a Doctorate he was pursuing. Kissoon said he did not complete his Doctorate since he accepted a job as advisor to the Grenadian Government in 1983. Kissoon said he was never accused of plagiarism. Kissoon said that he had never indulged in dishonest actions at anytime, and that all that he has written is believed to be factual. Kissoon was later asked about a research paper he presented to the Guyana Historical Research Institute before he was asked about the executive body. The paper was presented to the Institute in June 2010. De Santos further asked Kissoon whether he had a morbid obsession with the plaintiff, Bharrat Jagdeo, and whether he had not written several “disparaging” articles about Jagdeo. Kissoon however had a problem with the use of the word disparaging before disagreeing with De Santos’s subsequent claim that he (Kissoon) was extremely critical of the former president. Kissoon accepted that the paper presented to the historical institute represents sequential results of his research. He said that the paper was never published before June 2010 and he presented his piece to the historical institute about ethnicity. He said that he spoke on the Guyana Defence Force

Frederick Kissoon (GDF) and the Guyana Police Force (GPF). Kissoon was later asked whether he felt that Jagdeo had power to appoint persons in independent organizations with statutory bodies. He replied in the affirmative. Kissoon said he would think that the former president had the power to appoint to a statutory body since he (Kissoon) knew of one case. When asked, Kisssoon said the UG is a statutory body but Jagdeo did appoint one Lawrence Carrington as University Vice Chancellor. Kissoon was once again put out of the court before Hughes argued that De Santos’s suggestion about appointment to statutory bodies was legally incorrect since, it is the president who officially appoints someone to such post. The afternoon session saw Kissoon answering questions on information which De Santos alleged was not in existence at the time, but was in Kissoon’s research paper. The issue came about on Dr. Dindyal Permaul’s employment at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority. It was stated that Kissoon made mention of the gentleman’s employment in his June 2010 presentation, but the Livestock Development Authority did not come about until August of that year. Kissoon however, clarified that his research was ongoing so it was not difficult to add information following his June 2010 presentation. He added also that his June 2010 presentation spoke about the Livestock Development Company and not “Authority” which came subsequently (in August). Kissoon was also asked about his knowledge of Permaul heading the Livestock Authority. He was asked also about his view on the inclusion of information which did not exist in research material. De Santos then asked Kissoon about persons listed in his report which spoke to Indian domination in certain jobs. De Santos asked Kissoon whether he is of the view that despite a person of Indian ethnicity having superior qualifications, should a person of lesser qualifications get the job on the basis of ethnicity; Kissoon replied in the negative. The matter continues on November 18.

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PROPERTY FOR SALE Property for sale- Call:6275416 One –Two storey business property (transported) @ Brickery public road, E.B.DCall: 660-8128 VERSAILLES: Furnished 5 bedrooms, self-contained rooms, modern facilities, generator, beautiful landscape, gated community- Call:592-6248704/592-684-9203 Prime 2-storey concrete building 80x23, 6 bedrooms, 2 master bedrooms @ Leonora next to Primary School – call: 652-0709, 268-3572 Two storey building 172 Parafield Leonara WCD – Call:227-7675, 619-3503 One (1) 2- storey 5 bedrooms recently built house, $25M; Mon Repos E.C.D (Transported) – Tel:6179316,220-0818, 651-0744 111 Collinswood Avenue, Nandy Park, EBD – Contact:616-9775;687-0835 Agriculture Road: 2 Storey 3 bedrooms house; land 600x36Ft - $17.5M – Tel:6122522 Diamond -$6.5M, Kitty $30M, Alberttown - $33M, Queenstown – $23M, call Diana:227-2256; 626-9382 PENPAL Businessman in Trinidad seeks Guyanese woman for friendship and marriage between ages 30-40; email:ramphal mahadeo@live.com – Tel:0011-868-724-3155; 0011868-4681075

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DEAR EDITOR, Animal lover Bettina McKay-Glasgow called my cell on Aug 25th 2013: in a panic and with a sad voice she told me of a dog on the seawall that was suffering beyond words. She said she was with her family around 8:00 pm the evening before, enjoying the breeze, when she saw it curled up by the bandstand and she could not get the image of ulcerated raw sores out of her mind. I immediately went to the location but did not find the dog. I went back again that evening and asked several

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persons on the seawall; many said yes they had seen it but “I does pelt he” because “he stink and sick bad”. A few days later, Dr. Sen Gupta’s Administrator, Chiquita, came to my gate and told me about the same dog. She said she gave him food and he ate every bit. I went several times looking for it, night and day, but to no avail. Finally, I left my number with a vendor who told me she sees the sick dog but chases him away because he “looks bad’. Feeling depressed, I went to the police area and left my number with several police

officers and other vendors in the area. Finally, on Oct 2nd 2013, I received a call from the Sentry at the police building at Eve Leary telling me the dog was in the compound and to hurry over. I dropped what I was doing and got there in 15 minutes. They showed me the dog. I could not believe my eyes and could only imagine the suffering he was living in. The dog had large ulcerated sores on both sides of his body and his smell was unbearable. His pain and anger poured from his eyes I wanted to touch him and show him some love remained

in the world but he would not let me get close. He was very aggressive and it took the Sentry and myself at least 10 minutes to get him secured and into my kennel. He was euthanized by injection so he suffered minimum pain in his final moments. Thanks are due to Seeta and Satish Sharma foundation for paying costs of euthanizing. I know this is a distressing thing to write about, but your readers need to be made aware of the misery and pain these street animals are suffering. Syeada Manbodh

Rashleigh Jackson needs to be... From page 4 which the PNC must answer for itself. PNC leaders should give up on the idea of Shared Governance. Ralph Seeram (KN columnist) did a study on this topic and proved conclusively that it is not only impractical and unworkable, but lacks merit. To which I would add, if we were to accept this concept of governance, we must first declare to the world that Guyanese people do not believe in democracy. Also, we as a people would have to place all our trust in the PPPPNC shared-joint government, as there would be no effective opposition party. PNC has wasted the last 21 years – just marked time – and out of ignorance failed to prepare the soil, failed to forge a new age culture, one that would have made it possible for them to win elections in a democratic environment. Also, in the last 21 years they failed to pressure the ruling Indian-led government to change the constitution, a constitution that was foisted on the nation through a series of fraudulent elections. As it is today, the ruling party can take the presidency with 40 percent of the votes, if they win with only a 40 percent plurality. So what is PNC’s strategy

today? Project itself as an African party (only an African can be its leader), campaign among African constituencies only – and get a few prominent Indians to join your ranks. Wait a minute. Isn’t this the same old strategy of window-dressing your party with a few people of other ethnicities? This was tried all through the 28 years they were in power – and it hasn’t won cross-racial votes. Wouldn’t Indians today see this as more of the same old window-dressing strategy? Malcolm Harripaul and Dr. Tarron Khemraj are two fine gentlemen. They are well educated and articulate ideas and facts substantively and cogently – they advance neat and nice arguments why people should not vote for the ruling party. But they do little to overcome the Indian people’s fears of the PNC coming back to power. The old PNC is still there: unreformed, unrepentant of its past and projects itself still as an African party. Harripaul talks about PNC leader David Granger as a man of untarnished character, a decent family man – and says Granger possesses values of Hindu deities. I have no doubt that Mr. Granger is a decent man. But people are not just voting for Granger, they are voting for a party.

Development is not... From page 5 transform this country. In addition, the garbage/ environmental situation in Guyana as it obtains is not just a government issue, but all of Guyana. And APNU needs to get on board if they are really interested in bringing solutions to the fore rather than pointing fingers. On the environmental side, I have been privy to participate at one of the many environmental workshops hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency and a lot

of work is being done by that agency which falls under the auspices of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment. While a concerted effort is being made, a lot more needs to be done. APNU needs to demonstrate mature governance skills and move away from spreading misinformation. It needs to seek clarification and highlight how we can all work together as citizens for a better Guyana. Samuel Singh

Mr. Harripaul and Dr. Khemraj can only do so much to repair a “damaged goods” image – but their efforts fall short of what the PNC needs to do to win over a minimum of 10-12 percent of the Indian vote. It is time to end all calls and debate on Shared Governance. It is not going to happen. It is time for the Guyanese nation to work to end the insidious practice of ethnic politics that has been rooted in our culture. United States Ambassador Brent Hardt said he is constantly looking for ways to be helpful to the nation. I can identify two things: Invite James Carville to Guyana to do workshops on how to win elections in diverse societies; provide a package of incentives for both PPP and PNC to end ethnic politics. There is no magic formula

you can implement to produce “National Unity”. There should be no calls by the Jacksons and Greens et al for National Unity. National Unity would be the result, if only we could develop a pool of swing voters (no larger than 15 percent of the electorate) who would vote on issues. They would vote one way this election; when the ruling party screws up, this same pool of swing voters would vote another way next election. This way the baton of power passes to another party every few election cycles. And, this state of affairs would produce an absence of political and racial tensions – this is my definition of genuine democracy and this is my definition of National Unity. Mike Persaud

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Shot vendor believes his Gestational Hypertension attacker was a paid hit man

and Pre-eclampsia

During routine pregnancy care, all pregnant women should have their blood pressure taken at each visit. When high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) first occurs in the second half of pregnancy, it is known as gestational hypertension. A blood pressure of 140/ 90 or higher is considered high blood pressure in pregnancy. Gestational hypertension normally goes away within six weeks of the baby being born. If you have gestational hypertension, you will need to see a doctor who specializes in Obstetric care and have your blood pressure checked more frequently. When a woman with gestational hypertension starts to have other complaints, she then has a more serious condition called pre-eclampsia. Pre-eclampsia can affect all organs of the body. It can cause stress on the kidneys, leading to protein in the woman’s urine. Other signs of preeclampsia include headaches, visual problems, severe abdominal pain, rapid weight gain, swelling (oedema) of the hands and face, or sudden nausea or vomiting in the later part of pregnancy. It can also affect the health of the baby in the womb. Scientists are not sure why some women get preeclampsia, but we do know some women are more likely to get it than others: women who are currently in their first pregnancy, have high blood pressure before pregnancy, are under age 20 over age 35, have had pre-eclampsia in the past, are currently pregnant with more than one baby (twins, triplets), have certain medical conditions such as diabetes or kidney disease, are obese, or have certain immune disorders such as

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lupus. Once a woman has pre eclampsia it does not go away until after the birth of the baby. We can use medication to control her blood pressure but the condition stays and can get worse until the pregnancy is ended. Because it can get worse, for the mother or baby, at any time, a woman with pre-eclampsia needs closer monitoring during her pregnancy. She may even need to stay in the hospital until the baby is delivered. When she is in hospital the doctors and nurses will check her blood pressure

APNU will amend law to restructure Financial ... From page 18 regarding the amendments to the anti money laundering laws with the review being held in the Bahamas. According to Nandlall, what must be fundamentally noted is that the amendments did not just come from the whims and fancies of Government but rather emanate from a review of the existing law by CFATF after which they recommended the legislative changes. “We didn't concoct it…These provisions came out of recommendations which the CFATF made,” said

Nandlall. In recent days, a number of bodies, including the Private Sector Commission, the Insurance Association of Guyana and the Guyana Association of Bankers have come out calling for the support of the political opposition when it comes to amending the law. APNU had said that it wanted more time in order to come up with the best Bill possible, while the AFC had called for the establishment of the Public Procurement Commission as a prerequisite for their support.

several times a day and do blood tests, ultrasounds and heart rate monitoring for the baby to make sure her condition is not getting worse. When pre-eclampsia becomes severe, damage can occur to the woman’s kidneys, liver, brain, heart and eyes. The placenta (afterbirth) can also be damaged affecting the babies growth or separate early (placental abruption), needing emergency delivery. In some cases, fits or seizures will occur. This is called eclampsia. If these conditions are left untreated they may lead to death of the mother or her baby, so Once they are detected, plans must be made to deliver the baby. However this is not always an easy decision. If babies are born too early they can have complications such as difficulty with breathing, bleeding in their brain or damage to their intestines. So the doctors need to weigh up the health of the mother and her baby. Sometimes they may try to hold off delivery to give the mother some injections to protect the baby. When planning how to deliver the baby, most women can have a normal delivery. A severe form of pre-eclampsia can lead to lots of bleeding so Cesarean sections are usually only done if there is immediate stress for the baby. The doctors might have to induce labour with medication. If the mother has severe pre-eclampsia she will be given-medication through a drip to prevent fits. This drip is continued for one day after the baby is born. After the baby is born sometimes the pre-eclampsia can get worse before it gets better. Sometimes it is detected for the first time after the baby is born. Patients who had pre-eclampsia still need close blood pressure monitoring after delivery and may need to take blood pressure medications for several weeks after the birth. All women with preeclampsia stay in hospital for further observation at least 3 days after the baby is born. Because of the potentially tragic outcomes of preeclampsia it is very important to seek medical attention as soon as possible if you or one of your friends or family who is pregnant, has any of these complaints. In addition, if diagnosed, even if you feel well, it is essential to follow medical advice and close monitoring throughout pregnancy for the best possible outcome in you and your baby.

The 37-year-old cigarette vendor, who was shot last Sunday evening, said that his attacker may have been a paid “hit man.” Troy Bacchus, of West Ruimveldt, Housing Scheme was shot three times in his thighs (once to the right and twice in his left thigh) around 20:00hrs on Sunday outside his stand in Orange Walk, Bourda by a lone gunman dressed in black. Bacchus was discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) early yesterday; but has to return to remove the bullet from his right thigh. During an interview with Bacchus, he recalled standing in front of his stand, fixing his

television set when he was shot. “I was fixing the TV and then I hear the loud explosion but I thought it was a squib so I didn’t pay attention until I heard the second one and feel a ‘sting’ and when I turn, the man with the gun turn away but was still shooting so I started to run,” Bacchus said. Bacchus explained that he ran into Regent Street and jumped in a taxi, without looking back at his attacker. “I don’t know what happened after; I just run and ask the taxi driver to take me to the hospital.” The 37-year-old man believes another vendor had “something to do” with the shooting and has already

provided investigators with this information. “This guy always got some problem with me. One time we had a disagreement and since then he always throwing some hint and telling people what he will do to me,” Bacchus posited. He explained that before he was attacked, the “vendor” was on his cellular phone communicating with someone but vanished when he was attacked. The injured man said he has no other known enemies but told Kaieteur News that his brother, Kenrick Duncan was remanded to prison a few months ago for allegedly robbing a Charlotte Street Chinese store.

National Toshao's Conference deemed a success People's Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Clement Rohee said yesterday that his party hails yet another successful National Toshao's Conference (NTC) hosted last week at the International Conference Centre. The politician noted that the event served to advance the future development of Amerindian people and their communities. He noted that the presence and active participation of over 200 Amerindian leaders at the 2013 NTC has served to also underline the success of the PPP in its continuous effort to empower and give Amerindian people a more direct role in the governance of their communities. According to Rohee, Guyana's Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) is a clear example of such an effort. He said that the PPP is pleased to note that during the NTC, it was disclosed that a second wave of LCD projects have been identified. The General Secretary said that the PPP has noted a resolution passed by the 2013 NTC on 'political parties unfair decisions related to the development and welfare of Amerindians' and the disclosure by Amerindian leaders that a lot of their development has been hampered by the actions of the AFC/APNU in cutting the national budget in 2012 and 2013. Our party will continue to fight for the restoration of those cuts in the High Court and welcomes President Donald Ramotar's announcement that the communities will receive the Presidential Grants which were slashed by the opposition in the 2012 budget. According to Rohee, the Amerindian population was in decline up to 1992 after 28 years of being starved of basic resources. He said that today, they

are the fastest growing population in our nation;Amerindians are now in a position to make decisions regarding their future as is best exemplified by the NTC. “The People's Progressive Party wishes to acknowledge the tremendous progress our Amerindian people have made since 1992 but at the same time noted that the journey is far from complete as there is still a lot of hard work ahead of us, made even more challenging by the negative forces bent on unwinding our gains but with commitment to the task at hand. Together we will press on and continue to build on our successes.” With regards to Rohee's assertion of the PPP government being the major factor in the significant increase of Amerindians in Guyana, the question was

posed as to whether the government has madeAmerindians more sexually active or whether they just stopped dying. Rohee's response was, “…what I can say is that two things can happen: as the living standards and the livelihood of people improve, and the well being is being improved you obviously find it much more affordable to have more children…having regard to the fact that the well being and the standards of living of most Amerindians are improving steadily, that obviously appears to be an incentive in this respect.” Rohee added that professionalization and government's focus on academia appears to be other contributory factors.

Thieves hit Cotton Field market hard Business operations at the new Cotton Field Market have expressed alarm over the continuous losses that they have been encountering during the period of September to date, at the hands of thieves who have been tampering with the padlocks on their stalls. Businesswoman, Sherene Smith, one of the victims who has suffered tremendous losses at the hands of thieves on three separate occasions, most recently as last Friday, reported that as she was about to resume business on Friday morning, she was confronted by a ransacked stall. Smith has been operating at the Cotton Field market for at least 20 years. A frustrated Smith added that as she ventured further in her stall she noticed clothes

in disarray and later realized on closer examination that the padlock that served as part of a security to her stall was tampered with. Smith said the thieves were selective, choosing mostly male garments. A report was forwarded to the Clerk of Markets. Smith’s losses have been said to be in the millions of dollars. She has since had to remove the remainder of her items from her stall and transfer her stock to her home out of fear of being attacked again. Another businesswoman who operates in the same market also complained that her padlocks attached to her stall have been tampered with. Businesses are open only on Fridays at the Cotton Field market where a lone guard is posted.

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Brazil to insist on local Internet data storage after U.S. spying

Brazilian call centre (Reuters) - Brazil, seeking to shield its citizens from alleged U.S. spying, is pushing ahead with its plan to force global Internet companies to store data obtained from Brazilian users inside the country, according to a draft of the law seen by Reuters.Despite opposition from multinational software, hardware and telecommunications companies, President Dilma Rousseff is pressing lawmakers to vote as early as this week on the law, sparked by disclosures of widespread U.S. spying on Brazilian telecommunications data. If passed, the new law could impact the way Google, Facebook, Twitter and other Internet giants operate in Latin America’s biggest country and one of the largest telecommunications markets in the world. A draft of the law says “the government can oblige Internet service companies ... to install and use centers for the storage, management and dissemination of data within the national territory.” The government would evaluate the requirement for each company, the draft says, “taking into consideration their size, their revenues in Brazil and the breadth of services they offer the Brazilian public.” Rousseff ’s insistence follows disclosures of surveillance by the United States in Brazil that went as far as tracking the personal phone calls and emails of Rousseff herself. It follows recent reports of similar U.S. spying on the leaders and citizens of Germany, France and dozens of other countries. The disclosures, like the reports of surveillance by U.S. intelligence agencies on American citizens and businesses, come from documents leaked by Edward

Snowden, the former contractor for the U.S. National Security Agency. The spying has given Rousseff, a leftist who is expected to run for another four-year term in 2014, a cause celebre to pursue both at home and on the international stage, especially after Germany said it would back a Brazilian proposal at the United Nations that would seek to strengthen international rules for Internet governance and put limits on foreign surveillance. Brazil will host a conference in Rio next April to discuss ways to guard Internet privacy from espionage. The meeting will be held by ICAAN, the body that manages web domain names and is considered neutral by many because it includes governments, civil society and industry. BRAZILIAN DATA First, though, comes the focus on Brazilian data. Proponents of the law say in-country data centers would make companies answerable to local privacy rules and other Brazilian laws. They dismiss industry fears that the law would make online activities costly and inefficient and create unnecessary barriers in what is supposed to be a frontierfree Internet. “We are not regulating the way information flows, just requiring that data on Brazilians be stored in Brazil so it is subject to the jurisdiction of Brazilian courts,” Rousseff spokesman Thomas Traumann said. “This has nothing to do with global communications.” Given the outrage felt by many Brazilian lawmakers after the disclosures of American spying, Traumann added, the government is confident it has enough votes to pass the bill. Brazil’s lower house of Congress is expected to vote

on it as early as tomorrow. Internet companies have been lobbying hard to try to stop what they see more as a political reaction to U.S. spying than an effective measure to ensure data protection. Last week, a coalition of business groups representing dozens of Internet companies including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and eBay sent a letter to Brazilian lawmakers. “Incountry data storage requirements would detrimentally impact all economic activity that depends on data flows,” it read. Industry sources say forcing companies to have incountry data centers will not address Brazil’s privacy concerns, because the same information will be replicated in servers abroad. Instead, they warn, it could scare companies away, depriving Brazilians of services and causing problems for industries, like finance and air travel, that rely heavily on data storage. By some calculations, taxes and high costs of energy make data centers in Brazil up to 100 percent more expensive than in the United States, costing an estimated $200 million. But the government argues the size of the market justifies having part of the infrastructure in the country, especially when companies like Google, which recently built a data center in Chile, are already setting it up nearby. “The Brazilian market is huge,” a senior official said. “There is a consensus within the government that if the market is here it makes sense to have the data centers here too.” Some in the industry believe big companies would eventually comply, if given no choice.

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Govt. looking to sell First Federation Building for US$1M …Chang restrains move to block lawyer’s access to building Attorney-at-Law Saphier Husain has secured an injunction against the Government through its Attorney General, the First Federation Life Insurance Company and the Official Receiver which is the Public Trustee, for the Croal Street property under dispute. Chief Justice, Ian Chang handed down the ruling this past week, ordering that Government be restrained from interfering with Husain’s “ingress and egress and occupation and use of the First Federation Life Insurance building on Croal Street and Manget Place.” Husain has since accused the government of a malicious strategy to remove the occupants of the building in a bid to sell the property. In his Affidavit in support of his motion, Husain said that the Attorney General has acquired a valuation of the property for some $249M which indicates Government’s intention to sell, transfer or dispose of the property. In that affidavit in support of his plea for an injunction, Husain said that in July 1987,

he entered into an Agreement of Tenancy, with the First Federation Life Insurance Company for an office in the building. He said that he has paid his rent annually from that time up to December 2013. In 1988 there was an order to liquidate the Insurance Company and from that time the rent was paid to the Official Receiver, which is the Office of the Public Trustee. In July last year, Husain said he was sent a “Notice to Quit’ which was followed by a Summons in January this year, filed by Solicitor General, Sita Ramlal. When the matter was called up, Husain argued that Government through the Public Trustee was not the owner of the building and as such could not claim the building for its use. According to Husain, when this matter was disposed off, he subsequently received a notice from the Chief Electrical Inspector which claimed that a site visit was conducted and that electrical installation in the office posed

The disputed First Federation Building on Croal Street and Manget Place, Georgetown a clear and present danger to life and property. “Instructions have been given to the Guyana Power and Light to have power disconnected.” This directive from the Chief Electrical Inspector was copied to the Public Works Minister, Robeson Benn as well as to the Public Trustee in the Ministry of Legal

Affairs. According to Husain, an inspection was carried out by an independent electrician who found no defect. The electrician then approached the Ministry of Public Works and was told that “they are instructed by the Government and including the Prime Minister, not to issue any Certificate of

Inspection for offices located at First Federation Building.” Husain said that the building was certified in 2000 after which electricity was being supplied and having not been given a hearing before the order to disconnect power to the building, the action was in contravention of the Principles of Natural Justice.

According to Husain, the directive to disconnect power “was issued in a conspiracy with the Public Trustee/Attorney General/ State Solicitor with the ulterior motive to forcefully eject me from Room 2, First Federation Building contrary to the rule of Law.” Husain further claimed that agents of the government removed the wooden door and grills to the entrance of the building and poured 15 gallons of waste engine oil which was strewn along the ground floor in September. H u s a i n said that he replaced the door which was again removed a week later by agents of the Government and again waste oil was poured on the ground floor. He said, too, in his affidavit that later in the month, agents or servants of the defendants committed a carefully calculated destruction of the telephone wiring and lighting system which was used by him powered by a generator. A 50-foot drop cord, bulbs and switches were also stolen. A few days later the door to the building was again removed and engine oil poured on the ground floor. According to Husain between 1987 and 2013 he has invested over $10M in the maintenance of the property, since the defendants have intentionally failed to do so.

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Stranded American’s parents praise local Child Protection Agency for taking away baby The parents of an American woman, , Dellicia Honore, who was recently deported to her homeland without her baby, have praised the local Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) for taking possession of the infant. Dellicia Honore, 37, returned to the USA last Saturday after spending a week in the observation ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital, where she was committed by an order of the court, after she was found wandering in the streets of Georgetown with her four day old child. The CCPA had seized Dellicia’s baby, claiming that they had rescued the child from possible neglect from his mentally unstable mother. Contacted via telephone at their home in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, Anita Honore and Francis Richardson believe that the

step taken by the child protection agency was timely. “I’m glad that they took that step because I know she was incapable of taking care of that child…That wasn’t a good idea for her to wander around with a small infant child like that, newborn. She couldn’t take care of herself much less a baby. The Child Protection Agency knows how to take a child and protect it; that’s what they do and they make sure the child is taken care of well,” Anita Honore told Social Activist Mark Benschop yesterday. Benschop had been integrally involved in the welfare of the American woman ever since the baby was taken away by social workers attached to the Ministry of Human Services. Dellicia Honore was handed over to US authorities in Miami last Saturday and spent a couple of days in a

hotel under the watch of Psychiatrist Dr. Alfredo Castanedo. She was later released and is expected to be reunited with her parents in Louisiana some time today. Anita Honore said that she last saw her only daughter eight years ago after the woman left New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. By then they had already noticed some signs of her mental illness and were taking steps to treat it. “She started this on Good Friday 2004. She was perfectly balanced; she was in school, very smart young woman…She was teaching special education in the school system here in New OrIeans, and it was like overnight this just happened. “She was fine but the next day we heard from her she was not fine. She was in a relationship with this young

Dellicia Honore leaving the GPHC last Saturday.

Judges must hand down decisions more timely - Chancellor Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Carl Singh, yesterday expressed some disappointment over some High Court judges with regards to the length of time it takes for them to give decisions. According to the Chancellor, the performance of judges in the High Court is ‘awfully inadequate’ and he is of the opinion that criticisms in that regard are justified. Justice Singh was at the time speaking at the closing of the ceremony of the first ever Modernization of Justice System Project yesterday, at Duke Lodge. Justice Singh told the gathering that in the justice sector in the hallmark of an efficient and effective judicial system is timely delivery of decisions by judges. “Only this morning I was

told of a case where a decision is outstanding for a judge to determine that a matter is abandoned, that determination is more a matter of arithmetic than it is of law and that decision I’m told is five years old,” Justice Singh lamented. According to the Chancellor this is where the blot lies on the judicial system and it must change. Justice Singh had attributed such tardiness by judges as contributing to the high incidence of backlogged cases and had called for the appointment of more judges. He said, nonetheless, that there have been successes and developments in systems and infrastructure which must also be recognized. Justice Singh had said that a change in the judicial

Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh work ethic is what is required for judges to adopt a more responsible attitude to timely delivery of judgments, which perhaps could have been achieved without parliamentary intervention.

man and I’m leaning towards believing that he gave here something, because it was like flipping a pancake, just overnight, quick,” Honore said. The young Honore had first moved to Dallas and then took off for Denver, Colorado after falsely claiming that she had friends there. That was eight years ago. Her parents believe that she made the decision to move away from them to avoid being pressured into maintaining the strict medical intervention that was prescribed for her mental illness. “Eight years we’ve been going through this,” the mother said.

The young woman had told Guyanese authorities that she was born in Guyana and had been abducted when she was four years old and taken to the United States. However her mother said that while she has heard that story before it is far from the truth. “That is awful, it never happened …it really breaks my heart. Dellicia was very well raised and treated with love,” the mother declared. According to Miss Honore, if her daughter had been using her medication her condition might have been better. “There’s medication she can take; she refuses to take medication, that’s what’s going on that’s why she’s in

the state she’s in, she would not take medication,” Miss Honore stressed. She said that the family is prepared to take the child once he is allowed to leave Guyana. The woman had registered the baby in Guyana, making it a bit more difficult for him to travel without a United States of America passport. “We’re grandparents and we’re always concerned about children, no matter what,” Ms Honore said, adding that she would try to make contact with both Guyana and US authorities to ensure that the child is sent to them in New Orleans instead of a foster home, as is the case with some of her daughter’s other children. Francis Richardson, Dellicia’s father indicated that he was surprised that his daughter ended up in a place like Guyana. “I don’t even know where Guyana is…it’s in Africa huh?” he asked. He was surprised to learn that Guyana is actually in South America. “Oh! South America? From the information we got, yeah, we thought it was in Africa,” Richardson said. “She moves around a lot you know, to really pinpoint where she is,” he added. He too is pleased that the local child protection agency took the child away from his daughter when they did. “That’s the best thing because I don’t know what she was gonna do with an infant just rolling around like that, they do need care,” Richardson said. A source who was dealing with the woman’s case while she was in Guyana had indicated that the decision to take the child from Honore was not a rash one. “We cannot put the child in her hands right now at such a tender age. It would be insensitive to the child’s needs,” the source explained.

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Canada scandal deepens as PM accused of cover-up

Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) and Senator Mike Duffy (Reuters) - A Canadian legislator at the heart of a spending scandal yesterday accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper of being involved in a cover-up deal, deepening a crisis that has engulfed the Conservative government. Senator Mike Duffy made his allegations just days before a Calgary convention of the ruling Conservatives, who have lost support in the polls since the scandal broke in May and are now trailing the opposition Liberals. The crisis is the worst to hit the right-leaning

government since Harper came to power in early 2006 on a promise to boost accountability. Harper exercises strict control over the Conservatives - also known as the Tories - and such broad signs of division and dissent inside the party are unprecedented. Duffy made his allegations in the Senate chamber, where comments are subject to Parliamentary privilege and make him immune from prosecution. Duffy and two other senators - all appointed by Harper - face suspension

without pay for allegedly charging too much in expenses. Duffy denies he did anything wrong but he said agreed in February to repay C$90,000 ($86,000) in expenses after Harper told him to do so on the grounds the affair was becoming a political embarrassment to the party’s core supporters. Duffy said he had been coached by the prime minister’s office to say he had taken out a loan to pay back the C$90,000. In fact, Harper’s chief of staff, Nigel Wright, wrote him a check to cover the amount.

German parliament to meet over U.S. spying scandal (Reuters) - Germany’s parliament will hold a special session on reports the United States tapped Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone and left-wing parties demanded a public inquiry calling in witnesses including former U.S. intelligence operative Edward Snowden. Her conservative party, now in talks with the opposition Social Democrats on forming a new governing coalition after the September 22 election, said it would not stand in the way of any parliamentary committee investigating the espionage affair. Reports last week that the U.S. National Security Agency had bugged Merkel’s mobile phone stirred outrage in a country haunted by memories of eavesdropping by the Stasi secret police in old communist East Germany. A rift over U.S.

surveillance activities first emerged earlier this year with reports that Washington had wired European Union offices and monitored half a billion phone calls, emails and text messages in Germany in a typical month. “These actions are intolerable, they have the power to destroy the ties of friendship that have always bound us to the U.S.,” said Andrea Nahles, general secretary of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD). “A Bundestag (lower house of parliament) committee, which could shed light on the case, is unavoidable,” Nahles told the Bild daily. “Edward Snowden could be a valuable witness.” A German newspaper said on Sunday that U.S. President Barack Obama knew his intelligence service was eavesdropping on Merkel as long ago as 2010,

contradicting reports that he had told the German leader he did not know. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union and the SPD have agreed to hold a special session of parliament on the spying scandal on November 18, a spokesman for the conservatives said yesterday. The SPD, Greens and radical Left party also are keen for parliament to set up an investigative committee. The panel could call up witnesses in the scandal including the chancellor herself or Snowden, now living in asylum in Russia after he leaked details of U.S. spy programs, the parties said. Gregor Gysi, parliamentary leader of the Left, said Germany should include Snowden in its witness protection scheme so he could speak before the committee.

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Letters... Where your views make the news

Is this how a Govt. treats its people? DEAR EDITOR, In April 2012, the Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh reminded media operatives of a commitment given by the government, when asked by APNU’s Volda Lawrence, of the possibility of working together on the budget. (Reference http:// www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/ 2012/04/24/govt-fumes-overanother-round-of%E2%80%98illogical%E2%80%99opposition-proposals/). That commitment was to actively consult and engage the majority opposition. It is now almost November 2013 and that commitment remains dead on arrival, because the cunning and deceptive PPP never provided the process with life. Thus how can we now expect a smooth passage of the 2014 National Budget with a stillborn process that the PPP is not prepared to change? The majority opposition in the absence of leadership from the PPP must take the lead in the 2014 Budget again, as they did in the 2013 Budget

and rationalize it to ensure that it reflects the reality – fund what we can afford and not a cent more. Thus, Ponzi scheme projects like the Airport Terminal must always get the axe, while good projects like the desire to extend the CJIA runaway must be given top priority for funding, subject to it being de-linked from the terminal. Such a strategy can save Guyana G$18 billion immediately. Then there is the Contract Employee in the Office of the President, Ministry of Finance, and the funding for the Office of the Minister of Home Affairs; a Minister in whom the majority opposition has no confidence. These are all areas that have to remain on the opposition’s radar until the PPP is prepared to rule with empathy for the welfare of the people. Let me make it absolutely clear, withholding funding for the Office of the Minister of Home Affairs is separate and distinct from the Police and will have negligible impact on

the work of the crime-fighting machinery and the Police. The Police have adequate resources to do their job and with less interference from the Minister they may very well have greater success. Then the majority opposition must interrogate the variations in all the line items in each Ministry, since the crafty PPP will make a determined attempt to pack up hard Ministries like Education, Health, Public Works and Agriculture with funds to carry all that deadwood working at the Office of the President as advisors. The litmus test should be no Ministry should have more funds than they spent in 2013; any significant increase in line items must set off alarm bells that NCN, GINA and the Office of the President Contractors are being funded through the back door. We waste tens of millions on political deadwood but we have no money to pay workers a decent salary. Is this how a Government treats its people? Sasenarine Singh

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DCB/Raj Singh Insurance Brokers Over-40 tournament starts... From page 30 thereby ensuring that at least 7 bowlers are used in an inning. The Competitions Committee of the DCB met with the representatives of all the teams on Wednesday at the GCB Boardroom where each team was furnished with a copy of the playing conditions and a box of balls. Umpires fees will also be paid by the sponsor. At the end of each match, a man of the match trophy will be awarded to a deserving player to be chosen by the 2 captains and the 2 officiating umpires. It is anticipated at the end of this tournament, a strong Demerara team would be selected to oppose their counterparts from the other counties at a later date. Below are the lists of players declared for each team: West Coast Demerara Seals: Krishnchand Mangal (Captain), Rabindranauth

Seeram, Nazarali Asgaralli, Nigel Viera, Dhanpaul, Muninram Persaud, Lloyd Harper, Mukesh Persaud, Mohamed Willie, Abdul Zaman Willie, Marlon Blacks, Asthon Headley, Manniram, Mook Persaud, Ashraf Ali, and Sean Mckay. West Bank Demerara Mavericks: Terry Daniels (Captain), Abdul S. Samad, Anand Sanasie, Steve Harripaul, Shaun Persaud, Emran Sullivan, Haimandan Panday, Eon Williams, Harmanand Singh, Danraj Bipath, Randolph Shivrattan, Inwajeet Etwaroo, Arnold Shamshudeen, Abid Hanniff, Shaheed Khan, Deoram Persaud, and Shameer Imran. The Manager is Omar Hussain. Upper East Coast Tigers: Shiek Mohamed (Captain), Naim Chand, Jacob Persaud, Mark Malone, Anil Persaud, Sunil Dyal, Ronald Goolgnar, Desmond Butts, Deonarine

Chatura, Anthony Carto, Jagdesh Persaud, Bridgelall Heeralall, Gangaram Ramraj, Nandram Budhram, Nandalall Khan, and Kenneth De Freitas. Manager is Patrick Singh. Lower East Coast Bulls: Samaroo Jailall (Player/ Manager), Clifton Anderson, Jeffrey Ramgopaul, Rockey Ramgopaul (Captain), Chandrakar Jeenarine, Charlie Outar, Nazir Baksh, Chathram Gagadin, David Singh, Azad Mohamed, Raymond Karim, Rohan Lance Persaud, Baldeo Persaud, Vicky Bipta, Kassim Khan, Steve Hookum, Zamaladeen Khan, Ronald Jagmohan, Seeraj Bhimsain, V. Gobin, Seemangal Yadram, Latchman Yadram, Chatapaul Singh. Upper East Bank Colts: Raymond Jaisingh, Daniel Singh, Calvin Singh, Sudesh Latchman, Lancelot Easton, George Niles, Mark Grenville, Roy Mahadeo, Rohan Sarjoo

Tuesday October 29, 2013 ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Do not give your heart to someone who may not live up to your standards. Don't let your partner start any arguments. P TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) You'll feel much better when your slate is clean again. Put all your energy into moneymaking ventures. You will be in the mood for competition, and your ability to lead a group will bring you popularity. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Stop telling others about your problems. Be prepared to jump quickly if you wish to stay in the forefront of your industry today. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Try to keep your opinions to yourself. Try to spend time with those having similar interests. Disputes may start because of a lack of honesty.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) You can make a difference if you take a position of leadership. Remember; talk to them, not at them. You can stabilize your situation if you compromise. SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)

You will have the stamina and the know how to raise your earning power. Don't hesitate to go ahead with any plans for entertainment. SAGIT (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) You may be uncertain about some of your coworkers and your boss. You might just as well let others do their own thing. CAPRI (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Be on your best behavior. You need a day to rest and relax with the ones you love. Your involvement in sports or entertainment will lead to new romances. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19)

LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Before you proceed be sure to talk your plans over with those they will affect. You may be ill-treated if you have to deal with institutional environments. VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) You can come up with ways of earning extra cash. You can make career moves that will bring you a much higher income. Offer consolation, but don't give them any direction.

Things at work have been moving quickly and you may be feeling a little uncertain about the changes taking place. You may want to get a little extra rest. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) You must take care of health problems that have been lingering. You will be well looked upon due to your compassionate and giving nature. Some situations may be blown out of proportion.

(Captain), Vijay Ramgobin, Otis George, Owen Grannum, Steve Waldron, Kenneth Debidial, Sanjeev Datadin(Player/Manager) Latchman Singh. Lower East Bank Lions: Johnny Azeez (Captain), Basil Persaud, Ronald Jaisingh, Clement Archer, Sewnarine Kalicharan, Rudy Jairam ( Player/Manager), Nigel Bissu, Ramautar Bissoon,

Roy Persaud, Dennis Mangru, Rafiq Alli, Sahadeo Hardaiow, Latchman Persaud, Rakesh Gangaram, and Deonarine Debidial. Georgetown Buffaloes: Sherlock Atwell (player/ manager), Lynden Lyght, Gladwin Brandis, Edward Burnette, Andre Legall, Fitzroy Colley, Balat Mangru, Linden Wilson, Anthony Rigby, Curt Caesar, Reginald

Rodrigues, Linden Gilbert, Troy Halley, Alfred Mentore (Captain), and Gavin Nedd. Georgetown Bears: Vijay Gangaram, Surendra Heralall, Carlos Reid (captain), Manoj Lall, Y. A Persaud, Mohamed Najar, Orin Bailey, Caramchand Rambarran, Rajesh Singh, Rudolph Chapman, Riaz Hussain, Feroze Khan, Denis Mangru, Omar Persaud, David Harper, and Nazimul Drepaul (Player/ Manager). Players can be added to the team list during the preliminary rounds but no player would be allowed to participate in the Semi- finals and finals if they did not play in the preliminaries. All matches will begin at 13:00 hours. Each Round will see four matches playing at the same time at different venues.

GCC survives penalty...

From page 35 Assanah amassed a 5-goal haul for the Hikers and Rayon Brandford added a double, while teammates Aroydy Brandford, Travon Younge and Michael Harding netted one each. A Shaquille Thomas double and Mark Fraser single completed the Old Fort tally of three. GT&T Public Relations Officers Ms. Allison Parker and Ms. Nadia DeAbreu were on hand to present the trophies and medals to the winning teams and individual awardees. Following his clean sheet in the finals penalty shootout, GCC goalkeeper Eric Hing received the MVP for the men's first division competition. Sole finals goal scorer Aliyah Gordon received the accolade for the women's competition while veteran topscorer Philip Fernandes and dynamic midfielder Jamarj Assanah were selected for the veterans and men's second division competitions respectively.

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New Amsterdam Killers capture El Dorado DCB/Raj Singh Insurance Brokers 2013 Town Day dominoes competition Over-40 tournament starts tomorrow The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Over-40- 20 Overs Competition sponsored by Raj Singh Insurance Brokers and Trophy Stall, will get underway tomorrow at several venues across Demerara. This tournament is intended to be a 20 overs competition with some special rules geared towards stimulating intense competition between the teams as distinct from a T20 competition. This DCB Over-40 Competition is being reintroduced after a hiatus of several years and is specifically geared towards bringing a closer relationship between sponsors, former players, administrators and lovers of the game. The Competition will be contested between eight

strong teams (two from each of the constituent areas of the DCB, namely; Georgetown, East Bank Demerara, East Coast Demerara and West Demerara who will be vying for the winning trophy and the 2013 title. East Bank and East Coast have been divided into 2 zones, namely, upper and lower; whilst West Demerara was divided as West Bank and West Coast. Each team will play each other once in the preliminary rounds, before the top four teams clash in the semi finals. The points system during the preliminary rounds will be 4 (Four) points being awarded for a win, 2 (two) points to each team for a tie, and 1 (one) point to each team for a no result. In addition, during the preliminary rounds, bonus points will be awarded for various achievements. Two

bonus points will be awarded to a team which defeats its opponent by more than 75 runs or with just five or less wickets down. Whilst one bonus point will be awarded to a team which defeats the other by more than 50 and less than 75 runs or less than seven wickets down. Also, two bonus points will be awarded to a team that scores more than 175 runs in an innings, one bonus point for a team that scores more than 150 runs in an innings, two bonus points if a team wins in less than 10 overs, and one bonus point if a team wins in less than 12 overs. Another exciting innovation for this tournament would be that bowlers from the fielding side would be limited to a maximum of three overs Continued on page 25

GAWA forced to abort outreach in Berbice

Expectations were high when the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) had planned their two-day Outreach to the Ancient County of Berbice for last Saturday and Sunday, October 26 and 27. A high powered team from the national body had even visited the area to lay the ground work for what they were hoping would have been a successful weekend. But as it turned out, the response was very poor forcing GAWA to call off the activity on the first day. General Secretary Deion Nurse informed that only two persons turned up at the venue, Rose Hall Town Youth and sports Club on Saturday. Given the level of investment that was made, Nurse said that GAWA was not prepared for

- nationals to be rescheduled

Deion Nurse

a repeat on day two, so they decided to call it off. “It was very disappointing with the poor response we got despite the fact that we visited before and were given all assurances that persons would have attended. However, the experience will not deter or moves to revive the sport.” The association had also scheduled their National championships which would have been returning after more than two years and that too was called off. About eight athletes, most from the city were scheduled to compete. Nurse disclosed that a new date will be set for Nationals either in November or December.

Jamaica’s Peter ‘Zoom Zoom’ Rae determined... From page 37 MOC- Tell us a little about the car’s data: PR- It is a 1991 Mazda RX7 tube frame aka ‘Zoom Zoom’ powered by 12a ( motor) turbo charged 406 whp @14psi boost. MOC- What is your best finish to date in the CMRC at South Dakota Circuit? PR-2012 CMRC 2nd place final race having posted fastest lap time in the race. MOC- How did the phrase ‘ZOOM ZOOM’ come about? PR- Well as we all know of the Mazda slogan, a close friend Willy Worton was the one who coined it of me as he was the person who per-

suaded me to leave piston power and join him in a ‘roach’ MOC- Speaking about rivals from Jamaica, who would you describe as your biggest one? PR-My arch rival has always been David Summerbell Jnr, especially that I have joined the boost brigade! MOC- Give me your thoughts about the South Dakota Circuit: PR-The track more suits that of the rotary, especially with the new surface; fast sweeping corners. But most of all the love of motor racing by the fans and the camaraderie exhibited by fellow competi-

tors! MOC- Describe Guyana in one word: PR- Amazing! MOC- Why do you always return? PR-It’s beautiful and to try to win the CMRC championship. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Tourism which has been on board for the past three years will once again partner the GMR&SC in an event that has evolved into a major sport tourism attraction. GT&T, Seaboard Marine, Valvoline, Banks Beer and Kings Jewellery World are the major sponsors for this event.

Nigel Ikel of NA Killers receiving the winning trophy from DDL Regional Sales Manager Albert Budhoo. New Amsterdam Killers terminated the efforts of its opponents as they took the crown of one day Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) El Dorado 2013 Town Day dominoes competition played last Friday at the New Amsterdam Town Hall. Nine teams participated in the competition which went down to the final sitting with both New Amsterdam Killers and Terminators ending on 91 games each at the end of the competition. However the Killers were given the nod on the count back of sixes amassing 11 to Terminator’s nine. The harmless BEES had their sting taken out of them early as they finished a distant third on 77 points. Terminator with two players, Bishnu Ramsingh and Ivor Roach, both scoring the maximum 18 games, had only themselves to blame for not terminating their

opponents in the final round, the lack of killer instinct by their captain definitely causing them the title. With one game needed in the final table the team’s captain Kaiune Glen failed to register a game and became the second love bird for the evening, joining BEES skipper Compton Thom as the other. The other placing show Neal and Massy also on 77 games placing fourth followed by Taliban on 72 games, Guyana Defence Force 69, DDL El Dorado 66, with Big 6 and Guyana Fire Service ending on the cellar position with 61 games each. The winning Killer team received the DDL El Dorado Trophy, $8,000 and a hamper. Terminator collected $4,000, a trophy and a hamper for placing second, while the BEES received $3,000 and a hamper.

DDL Regional Manager Albert Budhoo in brief remarks stated that the company was pleased to be associated with the New Amsterdam Town Day activity. He said that it was imperative for the company, with major operation in the town, to give back something and to be integrally involved in the activity. He also stated that it is only one way that the company gives back to the community from where it garners support. He noted that he was very pleased at the level of competition which was displayed. New Amsterdam’s Mayor Claude Henry in his remarks thanked DDL for coming on board and collaborating with the Municipality. He extended congratulations to the Management of DDL and participants especially the winners. (Samuel Whyte)

From page 36 aforementioned does not bear any semblance to what really transpired in the matter; he said he has since tendered his resignation. Chin stated that Jardine agreed to pay half of the officials’ stipend before the commencement of the tournament following a meeting with him, the GABA and two officials. Jardine agreed to pay half of the sum agreed before October 24 and the remainder before October 30; Chin said those were the conditions of GBOC’s involvement in the event, which was not honoured. Chin said Jardine never spoke to him on Saturday at the Sports Hall as he claimed.

“He (Jardine) saw us at the Sports Hall and he said nothing to us. The onus was on him to say something, but he said nothing to us. He spent five minutes or so then left,” Chin informed. The once FIBA-accredited Chin said the issue of having their stipend secured before the event is a decision that was taken following the last tournament, the Inter-Ward, where they were slighted even though previous arrangements were made with the organisers. Chin said that his referees took a consensus decision to not officiate in tournaments that they will not be able to guarantee compensation. He said he was merely support-

ing a consensus when they opted to not participate in Sunday’s ‘Super Sevens’ opener. “I told Mike Singh (GABA President) to reschedule but I know they made lots or preparations; I have since apologised to him because I should have called him before to let him know that Yolo Entertainment did not come through as scheduled,” Chin believes. But nevertheless, he said that he has written main stakeholders informing of his resignation from the organisation that fellow FIBA referee, Lugard Mohan formed to bring some structure and the right configuration to officiating in Guyana.

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Star studded line up for Muscle Explosion @ Kaylee’s Resort - reigning Mr. Guyana Kerwyn Clarke is guest poser By Franklin Wilson The leading exponents in the sport of bodybuilding are expected to be involved at some level when Total Fitness Gym of Soesdyke, East Band Demerara brings for the first time, Muscle Explosion which is set for Kaylee’s Resort on Saturday November 9, 2013. Back to back Central American and Caribbean (CAC) gold medalist Devon Davis of the Guyana Defence

Force Gym will be one of the leading athletes for the title of Mr. Muscle Explosion. But, while Davis has hit the bodybuilding stage by storm and has been holding his own, many of his more senior rivals will be coming out to also stake a claim for the top prize and bragging rights come November 9. Set to be back after a five year hiatus is former Mr. Guyana Oswin Jones, Alfred

Clint Duke

Jordan will also be returning to the competitive stage after a similar amount of time away. Another Mr. Guyana, Clint Duke has made his intentions known that he too will be on stage; his presence will certainly add excitement to an evening that is anticipated to be riveting in every regard. With the aim of taking the sport to untapped areas, giving fans the opportunity to witness firsthand the experts in the business, o rg a n i s e r o f t h e s h o w, Videsh Sookram, Manager of Total Fitness Gym is promising that fans will not be disappointed. Male athletes will first aim to rule the roost in their respective categories - Under 143, Under-155, Under-165, Under 176 and Over 176 with the respective winners then aiming for the bigger prize in the Overall Pose Down. Ladies will have their chance to shine also when they compete in the Ms. Bikini contest. To date, five beautiful ladies have signaled their intention to take part. In an invited comment, Devon Davis who won gold in the 132lb category at this year’s CAC championships held in the Dominican Republic, a feat he also accomplished last year in Puerto Rico, said that he is looking forward to competing at this event noting that the idea of taking a show to this area is commendable. Davis, who normally

MRCAG wants reduction in high cost of Membership fees Members of the newly formed Motor Racing Competitors Association of Guyana (MRCAG) are calling for a reduction of the high cost of membership fees. A release from the MRCAG stated that the Association has to date signed up seventy seven members consisting of motor racers, mechanics and fans of the sport. The release indicated that the MRCAG, last Wednesday delivered a proposal signed by 35 drivers requesting a meeting with the GMR&SC to discuss matter of importance raised by the members. Some of those concerns are; 1. 30% of the profit after VAT to be shared out as prize

money to the competitors. 2. A reduction of the exceptionally high membership fee to accommodate members without huge incomes, this has led to a massive reduction in the membership. 3. Any changes to the rules must be brought to the drivers and can only be changed if seventy five percent of the drivers agree to the changes. 4. Should the club not see it fit to arrange a meeting with the MRCAG, we will have no other option but to ask our drivers and riders to boycott the November 24 event. According to the Chairman of the MRCAG, Bryan Mackintosh, the

MRCAG has the ability through financial and life members of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMRSC) to call an extraordinary meeting and fire the current executive of the GMRSC but they are hoping that will be able to meet with the motor racing club to iron out their differences. Meanwhile, the MRCAG is continuing its membership drive and is inviting motor racing fans to join the association to foster bonds to enable the sport to grow. MRCAG is in the process of arranging a meeting with the Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony.

competes at the 143lb level in Guyana, said that he is aiming for a higher category (153) for this show. “I want to try in a higher weight division, last week when I weighed I was over 150 and this week I came below that, I w a n t t o believe that my body is so a tuned to competing that it breaks down to the traditional weight whenever it knows that I am competing. So we will see how it goes, but yes, I am looking forward to November 9.” Reigning Mr. Guyana, Kerwyn Clarke has confirmed that he will be the guest poser for the show and has promised to entertain the fans. Corporate support for the event has so far come from Fitness Express, Digital Technology, Al Haaq BBQ & Grill, Gas and Go Gas Station, Kaylee’s Gas Station, Sterling Products, V&A General Store and American Closet.

Devon Davis (left) and Kerwyn Clarke Admission is $1,500 and fans are being assured by Sookram that there will be

adequate secured parking for their vehicles. Showtime will be 19:00hrs.

North NA edge Central NA 3-2 on penalties to win Hearts of Oak Masters Ward tourney North New Amsterdam saved their best football for last as they registered a come from behind win edge Central New Amsterdam 3-2 on penalty kicks to take top honours in the final of the Hearts of Oak Masters Football Club Inter Ward football competition after their bruising encounter ended 1-1 after regulation time. In the final played on Saturday evening under lights at the All Saints Scot Church Ground Princess Elizabeth Road, New Amsterdam, Berbice, which was the venue for all of the matches. Central went ahead off the boot of the prolific Kelvin Joseph from the penalty spot when he netted the spot kick in the 7th minute. North, who showed improvement as the tournament went on, did not let the early goal daunt their spirits as the game see sawed and they were duly rewarded in the 55th minute when Orville Hinds let fly a ripper that hit the cross bar before bouncing into the goal. In the ensuing penalty shootout Central can only blame themselves as most of their strikers missed the target. East Canje was awarded third place as their opponent

South New Amsterdam failed to show up for their match and in a feature veterans game, Georgetown Football Club edged out Hearts of Oak Masters 1-0 with Peter Lashley scoring in the second half. In semifinal play, North New Amsterdam upstaged East Canje 2-0, while Central New Amsterdam upset South New Amsterdam 4-3 on penalty kicks after that game ended 1-1 at full time. North got their goals off the boots of Graham Thomas who netted in the 6th minute and Delvin Ferdinand who scored in the 24th minute in a game that East Canje dominated. In the second semifinal, South New Amsterdam squandered an early effort after the ever present Winston Benjamin split the

defence to score in the 5th minute. Central New Amsterdam New Amsterdam responded in the 54th minute off the boot of the prolific Kelvin Joseph. South player Seon Pilgrim received a red card during the game. The presentation ceremony will be done on Saturday at the Scot Church Ground where cash, trophies and other incentives will be presented to the top teams, while a number of individual awards will be presented to the outstanding individual players. The tournament was coordinated by former national player Neil “Grizzly” Humphrey with assistance from former national Kenrick Bowry and Randy ‘Blades’ Sears. (Samuel Whyte)

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Black players demoralised in Gay people welcome at Sochi Winter Olympics, says Russia’s Putin England, says Fifa vice-president

Jeff Webb (right) and FIFA President Sepp Blatter at the recently held CONCACAF Sports Summit. BBC Sport - The head of Fifa’s anti-racism task force says he was left “disheartened” after meeting “demoralised” black and ethnic minority players in England. Jeffrey Webb said many non-white players felt they did not get chances to move into coaching or management. He met players including Reading’s Jason Roberts, who has lobbied for more diverse boardrooms in football. Webb said: “The [English] game must reflect society and the community. It doesn’t do so.” Reading striker Roberts, 35, has been in consultation with the Professional Footballers’ Association in drawing up plans to ensure qualified ethnic minority coaches are on interview lists for job vacancies. After Chris Kiwomya left Notts County by mutual consent on Sunday, there are only three black managers in the 92 clubs in the Premier League and Football League despite more than 30% of players being non-white. Fifa vice-president Webb,

who also met Yaya Toure to discuss racial abuse the Manchester City player received against CSKA Moscow, has previously called on English football to “look in the mirror and engage”, given what he believes is a lack of opportunity for black and ethnic minority players in terms of senior coaching, managerial and boardroom positions. Football Association chairman Greg Dyke faced criticism from his own board earlier this month after a commission set up to improve the England team initially consisted entirely of white men. Jamaica-born Heather Rabbatts, the FA’s only female board member, said at the time that the opportunity to lead an informed debate on the future of English football had been “singularly damaged”. Since then, Dyke has added Manchester defender Rio Ferdinand to the commission. But Webb feels the fact that Ferdinand is the only nonwhite panel member is a sign

that diversity on the pitch is not being reflected off it. He told BBC Sport: “There’s a lot of young players coming through, I understand that more than 30% of the league is made up of people of African descent and over 71 different nationalities playing in the Premier League. But it’s not reflected, they’re not getting an opportunity. “And many of them are becoming very demoralised and these are issues of course that we hope the FA will take on and that of the Premier League.” The lack of black and ethnic minority coaches in the game has prompted the PFA to issue a “ready-list” of qualified former players who they believe can step into vacant coaching positions. But after what was described as a “breakthrough” meeting between the PFA and Football League chairman Greg Clarke last season, the players’ union has been left disappointed by the failure of the league to discuss its “Coaching Fair Play” initiative with clubs.

P O RT- O F - S PA I N , Trinidad (CMC) — A 13member squad was named on Monday to represent the West Indies women against England women in a threematch One Day International (ODI) series which begin in Port-of-Spain today. The squad includes wicket-keeper/batter Kycia Knight, openers Natasha McLean and June Ogle and fast bowler Subrina Munroe for the matches at Queen’s Park Oval. The West Indies women defeated England on Saturday to win a tri-nation

series also involving New Zealand at Kensington oval after defeating New Zealand in an ODI series in Jamaica. “We’re heading over to Trinidad and we want to continue the winning momentum. We played well to beat New Zealand in Jamaica in the ODIs at Sabina Park,” said Captain Merissa Aguilleira. “We were on top of our game to beat New Zealand and England in the T20s in Barbados and we will look to do the same at Queen’s Park Oval. The selectors have recalled a few players to the

squad and they will fit in well. We will look to maintain our excellent record on home turf.” The second and third ODIs between West Indies and England will be played on Friday and Sunday. Squad: Merissa Aguilleira (captain), Shemaine Campbelle, Shanel Daley, Deandra Dottin, Kycia Knight, Kyshona Knight, Natasha McLean, Anisa Mohammed, Subrina Munroe, June Ogle, Shaquana Quintyne, Tremayne Smartt and Stafanie Taylor.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (left) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (right) walk during the opening of a railway station in Adler district in Sochi, October 28, 2013. REUTERS/Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin, seeking to defuse criticism over his treatment of gay people in Russia, said everyone will be welcome in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics. “We are doing

everything, both the organizers and our athletes and fans, so that participants and guests feel comfortable in Sochi, regardless of nationality, race or sexual orientation” Putin told Thomas Bach, the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), on

Monday. Russia introduced a law banning “homosexual propaganda” among children, triggering angry criticism from the West and even some calls for a boycott of the Sochi games. Critics have denounced the law as discriminatory.

U-20 Girlz edge T&T to CFU title Jamaica Observer JAMAICA captured the Caribbean Football Union Women’s Under-20 title after defeating Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 at the Anthony Spaulding Sport Complex Sunday night. Khadija Shaw scored the vital goal in the 13th minute to carry Jamaica undefeated

in the eight-team tournament. Sunday’s two finalists will now advance to the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championships in the Cayman Islands from January 9 through 19, 2014. The competition will include eight teams from across the region vying for the three spots in the 2014

FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup, to be played in Canada, in July of that same year. The three qualifying teams will join a fourth CONCACAF nation, Canada which automatically qualifies as host of the World Cup. In the third-place play-off, the Dominican Republic defeated Cuba 2-1.

GCC honours Ramnauth

Windies squad named for women’s ODIs against England

Secretary of the GCC Jameel Baksh (left) presents the plaque to Jailall Ramnauth Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) on Saturday evening honored 43 year old Jailall Ramnauth for his 25 years of service to the club. At a

ceremony held at the club’s pavilion secretary of the club Jameel Baksh presented a plaque to Ramnauth. Baksh thanked him for his service

while Ramnauth in an invited comment said that he is happy the club recognized his contribution and thanked the members.