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EDITORIAL
US Human Rights: A CHINESE TAKE We have all become accustomed to the US Government issuing “Human Rights Reports” on other countries, including Guyana. It is perhaps a sign of the increasingly important role that the report on Human Rights in the US by the second biggest economy after the US – China – is being given serious space in the western media. We include some highlights from the report, in the hope that when it is compared with the US report, a more nuanced picture of Human Rights may be gleaned. “The State Department of the United States released its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011 on May 24, 2012. As in previous years, the reports are full of over-critical remarks on the human rights situation in nearly 200 countries and regions as well as distortions and accusations concerning the human rights cause in China. “However, the United States turned a blind eye to its own woeful human rights situation and kept silent about it. The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2011 is hereby prepared to reveal the true human rights situation of the United States to people across the world and urge the United States to face up to its own doings. On life, property and personal security : “A report published by the US Department of Justice on Sept 15, 2011, revealed that in 2010 the US residents aged 12 and above experienced 3.8 million violent victimizations, 1.4 million serious violent victimizations, 14.8 million property victimizations and 138,000 personal thefts. The violent victimization rate was 15 victimizations per 1,000 residents. The United States is the leader among the world’s developed countries in gun violence and gun deaths. According to a report of the Foreign Policy on January 9, 2011, over 30,000 Americans die every year from gun violence and another 200,000 Americans are estimated to be injured each year due to guns. On civil and political rights: “In the United States, the violation of citizens’ civil and political rights is severe. It is lying to itself when the United States calls itself the land of the free (The Washington Post, 1/14/12). “Claiming to defend 99 percent of the US population against the wealthiest, the Occupy Wall Street protest movement tested the US political, economic and social systems. Ignited by severe social and economic inequality, uneven distribution of wealth and high unemployment, the movement expanded to sweep the United States after its inception in September 2011. Whatever the deep reasons for the movement are, the single fact that thousands of protesters were treated in a rude and violent way, with many of them being arrested the act of wilfully trampling on people’s freedom of assembly, demonstration and speech - could provide a glimpse to the truth of the so-called US freedom and democracy. “Almost 1,000 people were reportedly arrested in first two weeks of the movement, according to British and Australian media. “While advocating press freedom, the US in fact imposes fairly strict censoring and control over the press and “press freedom” is just a political tool used to beautify itself and attack other nations. The US Congress failed to pass laws on protecting rights of reporters’ news sources, according to media reports. “While forcibly evacuating the Zuccotti Park, the original Occupy Wall Street encampment, the NY police blocked journalists from covering the police actions. They set cordon lines to prevent reporters from getting close to the park and closed airspace to make aerial photography impossible. In addition to using pepper spray against reporters, the police also arrested around 200 journalists, including reporters from NPR and the NYT. “The US Patriot Act and Homeland Security Act both have clauses about monitoring the Internet, giving the
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Guyana - a place of deception, DISTORTIONS, INNUENDOS AND UNENDING STRIFE DEAR EDITOR, What a place is our country Guyana, a place of deception, distortions, innuendos and unending strife. Every day there is something new that is evil and negative to munch on, the sensationalism that the public craves and the sales become gleefully boasted. The things that appeal to the minds of the human being is so staggering, things like deviations from facts and truth, manipulations of the mind when fed with the stuff constantly negative and even slanderous and endangers the very fabric a n d s o c i a l a n d i n f r a s t r u c t u r a l advancements. The nation is more hurt and harmed from distortions, the mind becomes enveloped in a cocoon of consistent pessimism, and this leads to the road of nowhere. The question is being asked when this all would end. And where would this all lead.
Obviously we can all garner that we are all going to suffer, and what is being fed to the public is for personal benefit, not in any way would all of this bring fruits of fairness and justice to an already suffering people. “Tit for Tat” never works and will never work, a spirit of compromise might be the unused force in the armory, instead confrontations and conflicts are chosen. This has become contagious to say the least. It will take a sober, composed mind to lead us out of this distressing, debilitating and disastrous debacle, so where are we going from here? What hope does the journey offer to our next generation? I dare say the opposing forces have done nothing but strengthen their base and fortify their positions, of course, with power uppermost in their minds. They have failed miserably to address the issues facing our youths; liming, illicit
drugs, theft, violent crimes, junkies, prostitution are all the order of the day, and the opposing forces have encouraged these rather than fostered better living standards. I have personally witnessed the ineptness of those leaders as they exalt criminals, rather than educate them. They do not offer any alternatives in downtrodden communities, the youths are left to think that what they are into is just right and proper, and they are given the green light to continue in the same vein. These forces who aspire to lead this nation must come forward with packages that will offer upliftment and education for the next generation; talk them out of gun crimes, prostitution, and set up houses for the rehabilitation of drug addicts. It’s not just the government’s job, this country belong to all of us; it’s not owned by any one politic system, so all must
play their part in changing the inadequacies of Guyana. I wish someday I can hear the opposing forces render commendation to the administration for all the good that’s being done and that the administration would also reciprocate and pay homage to the others who make up the political landscape of our nation. Our nation needs healing, and all must work hand in hand to bring about a difference to the accepted norms of our nation. Racism practiced in high places must be rooted out; the church can play its part in eliminating activities that are detrimental to development. We don’t need skepticism and pessimistic practices to continue to stifle our forward march. Tr u s t n e e d s t o b e established, but before that can happen relationships must be built so that confidence can be nurtured then trust will become predominantly realistic. Bishop Ivan John
Farewell, Comrade Navin! DEAR EDITOR, Politics will never be the same without gentle politicians like Navin Chandarpal. I always remember his words, “we have to work overtime to get all our people working together again to make the dawn of the new era a reality.” However, his dream remains unfulfilled since Guyana is even more divided today than it was in 1992 thanks to the oppressive style of governance from the Jagdeo/Ramotar cabal. His dream of a ONE GUYANA was never realized because of this unchecked greediness of the cabal who are only interested in their personal pockets rather than empowering the people. Navin was thoroughbred politician from Berbice and a true grassroots fighter who stood with the masses more often than not.
For his work in the struggle against the tyrannical rule of Burnham, he shall stand tall among all revolutionaries who fought for the restoration of democracy. He brought this commitment to equal opportunity for all Guyanese into Government in 1992 but was brutally attacked by the petit bourgeoisie within PPP since he represented their conscience as they raided the Treasury. These attacks culminated in a series of wild and baseless accusation sin 2011 and then he was fired from his job as a brutal technique to “starve him into silence”. Today, in an environment where justice and fairness needs to return to the political process, people like Navin would have been valuable assets in healing the nation. But he is no more and this is a great loss to Guyana.
government or law enforcement organizations power to monitor and block any Internet content “harmful to national security.” Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 stipulates that the federal government has “absolute power” to shut down the Internet under a declared national emergency.”
He was a teacher first before he was a politician and anyone who was in his presence always left the room with two things, a political joke and some wisdom. It is primarily to his credit, and that of Lionel Peters and Khemraj Ramjattan, that the PYO survived post-1992 since almost every Tom, Dick and Harry abandoned party politics for perks and privileges in Government. It was men like Navin, who found the time to contribute to the youths in the PYO during those difficult days, even though he was busy as Minister of
the Government. So even though we were on different sides of the political divide in 2014, I will always hold the memories I shared with him, in high esteem. He was a good soldier for the cause of emancipating the masses from mental slavery, but that project remains incomplete, thanks to the poor governance and financial skulduggery of the Jagdeo/Ramotar cabal. May god bless his soul and may these few words comfort Indra and his children. Farewell Comrade Navin! Sase Singh
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Our nation can only move forward if we hold our leaders on both sides accountable DEAR EDITOR, In the swift aftermath of the Attorney General’s shocking utterances in relation to a frontline media house owner and icon who has led the charge against the despotic PPP regime, the PPP has offered cover to one of its own, I also recognize the AFC’s on the button response and its call for the head of an Attorney General who has crossed the line. Yet again we are witnessing the APNU’s reactionary conduct, which as always is timed, as they had to carefully study the atrocity and the framing of a strategic statement. How callous of the APNU leadership to not be immediately on the ball when a deadly threat is made against a leading stalwart of the press. Is this not malice aforethought and the rapid descent of a nation now besieged by the callous highhandedness of a regime no longer restrained by the rule of monocracy and the bulwarks of civil society, but who now wraps itself in the reverse, in an apparent recognition that the stars are no longer lined up to light its continued survival. As we pause to examine
how we arrive at this port, we must face the truth and recognize its reasoning. The malaise in our dear land of Guyana did not happen overnight, it resulted from a regimen of tacit cooperation, tolerance, complicity, incompetence or all of the above, in a game of survival politics played out on the peace-loving Guyanese people more so, over the last 15 years. While we confront and attack this construct in a sweep for change, we must be fair to ourselves to name and number the architects and those who cooperated with them, and who are no lesser evil, as we pursue a newness to reclaim our nation and its people from the abyss. Our nation can only move forward if we as a people hold our leaders on both sides of the divide, accountable. To do so we must first reject the divisive politics of hate and the superiority of one ethnic grouping over the other. We must reject those who seek Indo Guyanese hegemony equally as we recognize those on the other side who forward the same thinking with their Afro centric superior philosophy while our other ethnic communities are left outside the fence. In a land of
ethnic diversity, ethnic harmony must be the only theme. The politics of government establishes a construct that postures a ruling regime on the one hand and a political opposition on the other. The latter is tasked with holding the former accountable for its stewardship. The task of ‘we the people’ is to ensure we hold both sides to account. That is evidently not the case as we view a transparent labeling of the ruling PPP regime ( and rightly so) whereas an attempt which must be called out as sinister, by some who seek to convey immunity from accountability to the opposition leadership. This posturing must be rejected. Guyana’s future is contingent on the Guyanese people seeking newness by first relieving themselves of the burden of the status quo then giving the government of the state to our next generation. The status quo will not change when we remove one side of the equation and retain the other, both must go. Any other invective is a prescription for more of the same, the arrogance is already transparent. John S. Talbot
Is this another symptom of debility in the sugar industry? DEAR EDITOR, Recently I was invited as a cane farmer to attend a meeting of the National Cane Farming Committee (NCFC). Many things struck me about this meeting, for example: • It was the first time I was so invited in the almost 20 years that I have been a cane farmer; ( I have previously attended occasional meetings of farmers who supply canes to Rose Hall Estate). • I was surprised by the preponderance of ‘officials’ representing various GUYSUCO functions from the Head Office and the Estates plus the Ministry of Agriculture, the Republic Bank and the Secretariat of the NCFC. This was also the case in the previous meeting according to the minutes of that meeting which identified a total of 10 ex-officios and 8 farmers but, remarkably, the absentees were in the majority. • The foregoing bore little resemblance to provisions in the Cane Farming Act (understandably, the Act is quite old; but my repeated attempts to get some clarification from the CEO of the NCFC were fruitless)
• The ‘Action Sheet’ from the previous meeting of the NCFC identified 17 items of which only one was recorded as “completed” while all the others were shown as “to be followed up” i.e. no action; the discussion of ‘current’ items followed the same pattern of indifference, deflections, deferrals and delays ad nauseam. What was pellucid and disturbing was the diminishing output from private cane farmers as well as the complete discontinuation of cane farming by others while
some are in the process of selling off their farms. Should we not examine the reasonableness of current expectations from cane farmers in particular, if not GUYSUCO in general? In any event, I believe the apparent uselessness of the NCFC needs to be investigated. Nowrang Persaud
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It would be ‘rather foolish’ Government will remain to call LGE - Ramotar The Anil Nandlall recording ...
silent - Dr. Luncheon
By Abena Rockcliffe Even as he exuded great confidence that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) would be victorious at any Local Government Elections (LGE), President Donald Ramotar told a group of Amerindian leaders yesterday that there would be no LGE anytime soon. The Head of State, as he addressed those who gathered at the yesterday’s opening of the biannual National Toshaos Conference, questioned, under the circumstances, “How can (A Partnership for National Unity) expect (a date to be set.) The circumstances described by the President are that there is an existing No Confidence Motion which has been tabled in the National Assembly against the Government yet APNU is calling for LGE. Ramotar said that he has noted the fact that APNU has pledged its support for the Motion and therefore he would not be naming a date for LGE. He said that he would be “rather foolish” for him to name a date at such a time. “I will be rightly ridiculed by any right thinking person if faced with such a situation where our Minister goes to announce a date for Local Government Elections,” said the President. He was applauded when he said, “We are not afraid of Local Government Elections, we will win whenever they are
Opposition Leader, David Granger
President Donald Ramotar
held.” Ramotar said, however, that the problem is “that Local Government Elections from 1994 were impeded by the Opposition, up to 2010.” The President claimed that the political opposition voted year after year to postpone LGE and now that the arithmetic has changed in the House, where they hold a majority, they are
pushing for it. Opposition Leader, David Granger, who had several meetings with the President recently, was quoted in the media expressing his belief that the President was almost at that point of naming a date for Local Government Elections. Granger was reported as saying that he believes that his weekly protests in front the Office of the President are bearing fruit.
The Government will remain “silent” on the issue regarding the Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall following the release of a recorded conversation between the Minister and a reporter from Kaieteur News. This “new” announcement comes after the government had initially issued a lengthy statement supporting Nandlall. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon told the media yesterday that the administration will not say anything more on the matter. Luncheon explained that since the matter is now engaging the attention of the Court, the government could not comment since it would be ‘sub judice’. The Cabinet Secretary was responding to questions about whether the government will give in to several calls by the Alliance for Change and A Partnership for National Unity, for Nandall to step down as the country’s Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister.
The information of legal action being filed has arisen and the matter being sub judice,” Dr Luncheon said. On Tuesday the embattled Attorney General filed a $30M lawsuit against this publication Kaieteur News for libel contained in an article published on October 28, titled “Attorney General reveals plan to hit Glenn Lall, Kaieteur News”. Glenn Lall, the Publisher and owner of Kaieteur News on Monday last handed over to the police, a recording of a conversation between the AG and Leonard Gildharie, a senior reporter. In a profanity laced recording a voice believed to be that of the Attorney General could be heard talking about a potentially violent threat against Lall and his staff. “I told Adam [Adam Harris, Editor, Kaieteur News] everybody don’t have a newspaper to use as a weapon. I told Adam people got weapons. If they continue to attack people like this and they [people] have
no way of responding, they will just walk with their weapon into that same f**king Saffon Street office and wah come shall do.” Nandlall has since admitted to the conversation. On Tuesday the Alliance For Change in a statement said that the party is “shocked beyond disbelief” at the recent revelations in a conversation between a Kaieteur News reporter and Nandlall. The party said that the transcript of the conversation “which the AG has most recently admitted as having said highlights that he has proven himself wholly unfit to hold the office of Attorney General of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana”. The AFC said that President Donald Ramotar must demand the immediate resignation of Nandlall, as his failure to act swiftly on this issue would be an endorsement of such behaviour by persons who represent our country at the highest level in Guyana and internationally.
Sooba calls off meeting to address dilapidated Stabroek Market Wharf A meeting organized by members of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC), to address issues affecting vendors occupying
The dilapidated Stabroek Market Wharf
sections of the badly dilapidated Stabroek Market Wharf, was yesterday called off by Town Clerk (Ag), Carol Sooba. The Council had planned to meet with the vendors to discuss the next step in their proposal to rehabilitate sections of the deteriorating wharf which many fear may collapse at any given moment. Last month, heavy winds caused extensive damage to the already broken down vending area of the wharf. The incident created chaos among vendors and those
who ventured into that section of the market to conduct business. On June 5, 2013 a section of the wharf collapsed, injuring a market handyman. Charles Ferdinand sustained a huge gash to the head and was hospitalized for over 48 hours. Following the incident, vendors noted the lack of concern on the part of those responsible for the maintenance for the wharf. The vendors noted that persons are putting their lives at risk on a daily basis in an effort to ply their trade by
using that section of the market. They noted too that since there are no alternatives to the situation, numerous calls were made to the authorities to have the situation rectified. However, the roof of the dock continues to hang dangerously loose, as vendors express fear that at any moment, the entire section could come crashing down. At a press briefing held at City Hall yesterday afternoon, Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase Greene disclosed that the Council
had planned to meet, discuss and update vendors on alternatives for relocation in the event of the rehabilitation of the wharf but in her usual fashion Sooba called off the meeting. She said that the Council had long agreed to close off the wharf and relocate the vendors and remains resolute in its efforts to provide relief to them. “Those vendors turned up here this morning willing and waiting to hear what is the next move because all they’ve been having were (continued on page 24)
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Trinidad passes off US-made oil as its own … benefits from duty-free access to CARICOM markets Jamaica Gleaner Ramesh Ramdeen, CEO of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association, said Tuesday that no one should be allowed to flout regional trade rules, which, in effect, means that all goods that meet the CARICOM rules of origin are traded duty-free throughout the region. “The rules are there and everybody should be following the rules. No manufacturer of goods from Trinidad, Jamaica, or wherever should breach the rules and be allowed to get away with it,” Ramdeen told The Gleaner in a telephone interview from Trinidad and Tobago Tuesday. Ramdeen’s comment follows a revelation in the House of Representatives by Jamaica’s Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton that five of nine lubricants imported from Trinidad and Tobago have been found to be in breach of the rules of
Anthony Hylton origin requirements of CARICOM. The lubricants, which were exported by Trinidad and Tobago’s state-owned National Petroleum, according to Hylton, were found to have originated in the United States and were being passed off as CARICOM goods.
Under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, which provides the legal basis for the operation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, Jamaica, together with other member states, applies the common external tariff (CET). Ramdeen said he would need to conduct his own investigations in order to determine whether five of the nine lubricants have actually breached the trade framework. He said, however, that his association “totally supports the rules that are there for engaging in trade”. “If any country or any company of any country [is] found in breach of such, we think that they should be reprimanded,” Ramdeen told The Gleaner. Last May, Hylton noted that there had been persistent complaints by members of Jamaica’s private sector about unfair trading practices employed by Trinidad and Tobago-based companies.
Trinidad government dismisses allegations it purposely sought to deport African nationals P O R T- O F - S P A I N , Trinidad - CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government has denied allegations that it was purposely seeking nationals from Africa to deport despite other nationals being held at the Detention Center. National Security Minister Gary Griffith dismissed a statement by the Emancipation Support Committee (ESC) of Trinidad and Tobago that many of the 22 undocumented migrants from African countries currently detained have been incarcerated for “unconscionably long periods”. “Seven (of them) have been detained for more than one year, with the most extreme case being that of one Nigerian who has been detained for 34 months. He is the father of three children being taken care of by different foster parents since his common-law wife, a national of Trinidad and Tobago, died a few months after his incarceration. There are ten other male African detainees who are married to local women. Four of them have children,” the ESC said. The ESC said it was “deeply disturbed” by reports that these persons will be deported to African countries on a specially chartered jet “within the next few days”. ESC chairman Khafra Kambon said this decision
seemed to contradict statements by Griffith that an “amnesty” would be granted to undocumented migrants and that such migrants had a threemonth grace period in which to register with the Immigration Department. “Naturally when the news about the “amnesty” broke
there was high expectation at the Detention Centre that persons who had been detained, some for excessively long periods, would be beneficiaries, subject to the same criteria as undocumented migrants who had not been detained by immigration authorities.
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Venezuela’s government recalls ambassador to Spain CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s socialist government earlier this week recalled for consultations its ambassador to Spain to protest Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s call to free a jailed opposition activist who led anti-government protests earlier this year. Rajoy met with the wife of jailed hardliner Leopoldo Lopez last week in Madrid and posted on Twitter a short message urging his release. Although that’s something the United States, the United Nations and other foreign governments have demanded previously, it was enough to trigger an angry rebuke from President Nicolas Maduro, who blasted the conservative leader for “interfering” in Venezuela’s affairs. “He thinks he’s the king, the owner of the Americas,” Maduro said last week, accusing Rajoy of trying to distract attention from Spain’s economic problems. “Go talk about the disaster you’re creating for the
Nicolas Maduro Spanish people.” Opposition leaders however say it’s Maduro that is looking for a scapegoat, as Venezuelans grow frustrated with long lines for food and
other basic goods, the result of an economic crisis in the oil-rich nation marked by soaring 60 percent inflation and a drought of dollars. Lopez has been jailed since February for leading protests that rocked Venezuela in February seeking to force Maduro’s resignation just a few months after his party prevailed in municipal elections. He is charged with inciting violence. It’s not the first time Venezuela’s socialist government has picked a fight with the former colonial power. Former Spanish King Juan Carlos famously told the late Hugo Chavez to “shut up” at a regional summit in Chile in 2007. Venezuela threatened to cut commercial and diplomatic ties at the time but the dispute was smoothed over by Spain’s then-socialist government.
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Navin Chandarpal is dead. May his soul Rest in Peace. He was a stalwart of the political struggles. He was part of the heroic struggle for the restoration of free and fair elections in Guyana and a part of the process or rebuilding Guyana when the PPPC won political office in 1992. He was a leader of the PPP at a time when there were other militant young men and women in the party. He was an activist in his own right, earning his every political stripe. This is very much unlike so many others today who either by calculation or miscalculation, were
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catapulted to positions of authority and influence without even lifting a placard on behalf of the PPP and the struggle against imperialism. Navin was a renowned anti-imperialist. He mellowed afterwards but the record will show that he spoke out and protested over western imperialism. In the days of struggle he was one of the PPPC’s foremost leaders, an able lieutenant to his idol, Cheddi Jagan. He was the head of the Progressive Youth Organization at a time when the PPPC was under attack by the ruling PNC. He suffered in the trenches. A great many of those who came after have no such
history. They compensate for his shortcomings with theatrics. It must have been painful for Navin to have suffered during his last days due to illness. But the physical pain that he had to endure over the past year is nothing compared to the psychological hurt which he must have endured when he was humiliated by being booted out of Cabinet after somebody told somebody that he, Chandarpal, had said something about somebody. He was a victim of talk-name. Such was a great warrior for freedom in this country. He took spears for the PPP. He deserved to have been
treated better. He should never have been thrown out of the government at least not by anyone who was never a significant player in the antidictatorship struggles. Navin was too long a stalwart of the party, a veteran of the political struggles of Guyana to have been treated with such disdain. I raise this issue because I notice a great many persons singing his praise. I do not judge them. All I ask is for them to let me believe that they did speak out against the humiliating treatment that was meted out to this outstanding PPP cadre. All I ask is whether they said anything in his defence.
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That would be enough for me to believe that at least he was not abandoned. I take my hat off to Donald Ramotar who as one of his first acts as President reinstated Navin as a Presidential Advisor thus reversing one of the gravest historical injustices ever meted out to a leader of the PPP. A President of Guyana is vested with full executive authority. All of those who feel that they have pedigree are, in the realm of political authority, mere underlings to the one whom Executive Power is vested, the President. I hope that the President will ensure that this great
fighter within the PPP, whatever h i s s i n s o f commission or omission after 1992, is restored to his rightful place in the annals of the history of the ruling party. He deserves nothing less. And as he is laid to rest, those who knew him should ask, how did he feel about the hijacking of his party by persons who would never have been fit enough back in the day to tie his shoelaces.
Neal & Massy rebrands as MASSY Neal & Massy has simplified its name. It is now MASSY. Members of the media and public were at a cocktail reception and presentation last evening at Starlite Square, Montrose, East Coast Demerara for the rebranding ceremony. R.Basso & Son’s Construction Company Limited was awarded the contract for the construction of this facility, while VIKAB Engineering Consultants Limited was retained as Construction Engineer and Project Management Consultant. At yesterday’s rebranding, Roy Prasad, Chief Executive Officer of Massy Distribution introduced the new distribution facility to the
public. This new facility will provide more warehousing space for the Company’s portfolio of products and will also ensure improved customer service and efficiency. Prasad said, “The unveiling of the new brand in Guyana coincides with major milestone of the completion of the first ever centralized distribution warehousing facility for the Guyana group. “This group has had a long history in the marketing and distribution of food and pharmaceuticals and in providing the agricultural community with machinery for our support services and crop protection solutions; this is one of the core businesses of our group and
Dem boys seh ...
Chat-3 bad-man sleeping like water baby When you got too much thing in you heart it does spill out through you mouth. Is just like when you got too much thing in you belly. It does spill out, too. De Chat-3 didn’t spill anything from he heart or he behind; he spill he guts. He spill so much that he get tired and sleep way in a public conference. This is de same Chat-3 bad-man who boast how he is a thoroughbred. Yesterday, when dem boys see he tek knock out before round one done, dem boys realize he is not even a Chat-0 much less Chat-2 or Chat-3. De Waterfalls boss man is big Chat. Is only Chat-3 didn’t know but de man who look like de devil know. He always tell dem boys that he know a Chat-20 when he see one. That is why he never come heself. Instead he use de Chat3 fuh run up de gum tree and now he deh running helter skelter like a monkey, jumping from tree to tree and getting tired and sleepy. When dem boys see he slump over in he chair yesterday dem realize that de Chat-3 warrior look like a baby, and he sleep like a baby. Dem boys was looking to see if he had a phone wid he. De Chat-3 didn’t have one, but when he hear Peck de gun-man phone ring, he jump out he sleep and holler,”No Gilly, no Gilly. Not again, Gilly.” De man now frighten phone just like how de other man frighten email and posting letter. He frighten phone like how li’l pickney frighten medicine. Talk half and hope de Chat-3 don’t fall in a coma.
Cocktail reception at MASSY (Guyana) Ltd, Montrose E.C.D
we’re growing. “The opening of this new facility is a very symbolic move as we chart a new source for ourselves with a new brand. It speaks to the message of cohesion and improves state holding experience with the supplier. These are the qualities synonymous with our new brand.
“This new distribution facility, which is an investment of over US$10 million, demonstrated our confidence of the future of our business and indeed the future of Guyana.” MASSY Group is a conglomerate operating in the majority of the Englishspeaking countries of the Caribbean —Trinidad,
Barbados, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Antigua, and more recently Costa Rica and Guyana. The
umbrella company has been in business for more than 85 years.
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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===
Do you recall the famous case in West Indian ODI cricket in which captain Chris Gayle ordered his spinner, Sulieman Benn to leave the field? Gayle later told reporters that Benn could not do the type of bowling (over the wicket) that he had instructed him to do so he found that he was not needed on the field anymore. It reminds one of what leadership is all about. The
leader acts when his subordinates stumble, fall or mess up. Anyone familiar with this column would know that more often than not, I have referred to Donald Ramotar as the most intellectually barren, inept, arid and jejune Head of Government this country’s history has produced. You cannot compare Mr. Ramotar with Presidents Burnham and Jagdeo in areas where the methodology
would not work. Mr. Burnham was authoritarian but he was a superb political thinker with an arsenal of leadership qualities that served him and his party well. Mr. Jagdeo, like Mr. Burnham was a dictatorial human. But unlike Burnham, Jagdeo was an intellectual pygmy without any sustained urbaneness about him. Jagdeo never possessed leadership qualities in the large way Mr. Burnham did but it would be analytically flawed to say he had none of the qualities that are required for leadership. Mr. Jagdeo had self-confidence that provided him with courage. Mr. Jagdeo also possessed the instinct of selfawareness. He knew he was Commander-in-Chief and he told himself he will act like the Commander-in-Chief. He did during his twelve-year reign. One example will suffice. One of the main planks of President Jagdeo’s rule was his solid reliance of one of his best friends – Nirmal Rehka, Secretary to the Treasury. When the GRA submitted a
report that accused Mr. Rekha of signing more than fifty fictional duty free letters, President Jagdeo asked Rekha to step aside to allow for a full investigation. Jagdeo knew he had the power to retain Rehka, knew he would have retained him anyway but he also was cunning to know when to play a game with the country. And he played a game with Guyana using Rehka. Mr. Donald Ramotar doesn’t know how to play any game, doesn’t know when to talk and when to be silent, when to supplant frank words with a diplomatic style, when to take one step backwards so he can take two steps forwards. This step thing was a famous quote from the god of Cheddi Jagan and all his protégés, the Russian communist leader, Vladimir Lenin. It was Lenin who said in politics you take one step backward so that you can make two steps forward. Jagan quoted that step statement so often that you
could have predicted when it would come out of his mouth. When he was General Secretary of the PPP, Ramotar had a large poster of Lenin on the wall behind his chair. One of President Jagdeo’s former bodyguards told me that at Mr. Ramotar’s home there is a large portrait of Lenin. But fond as he is of Lenin, Ramotar is not reading Lenin well. Ramotar is taking too many steps backward and they are leading him to the precipice. It showed total lack of leadership qualities when Mr. Ramotar was openly seen embracing Mr. Nandlall yesterday at an Amerindian conference. Surely, it would have been strategic to keep a distance lest you are accused by the country of being bold-faced in siding with Mr. Nandlall. But this is the man Ramotar, the President that lacks leadership qualities and the man who is going to stand by Nandlall at all cost. But let us say that you are going to stand by your man, there are ways to do. Hilary
Frederick Kissoon stood by Bill but in a very dignified way in which she admitted that Bill went astray with his Monica Lewinsky thing. Nandlall went astray with his Gildharie tape. There is no way Ramotar can get Nandlall out of that. So how did Ramotar stand by his man? By being most awful and silly. He said that it is not for him to fire or suspend Nandlall; it was a police matter. The police were investigating Rekha yet Jagdeo asked him to temporarily step down. In the history of Guyana, the tape scandal ranks high. If you are to count the scandals, they will be the attempted assassination of Argosy editor, Peter Taylor in the sixties; Walter Rodney murder; Ronald Waddell killing; the Roger Khan saga, among others. The tape scandal is right up there with these infamous events. And what does Ramotar say? “Let the police investigate.” How about Ramotar doing some investigation on his own? Is he capable?
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Govt. bent on running ‘secret regime and a criminal enterprise’ - APNU The frightening details of the 19-minute expletive-laced recorded conversation between Attorney General (AG), Anil Nandlall, and Kaieteur News senior reporter, Leonard Gildharie has confirmed some of the worst fears of the largest opposition bloc, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). It has caused the party to
corruption and of cavorting with drug lords. Now that the government’s “blue-eyed boy” has been caught on tape making several references to violent figures of the criminal world who with one phone call or through the deployment of their weapons could wreak havoc on hapless victims, Williams said that this
“If the President fails to act then the people of Guyana will have to take the necessary steps and I believe if Nandlall does not resign then the entire government should be asked to resign.” make strong calls for Nandlall’s immediate resignation. Yesterday, at APNU press conference at the party’s Hadfield headquarters, Shadow Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, said that APNU has over the years, accused the PPP/C of being in bed with criminals, of condoning extra judicial killings and contract killings,
is more than an alarming reality. He referred to a comment by the AG in the recorded conversation, “Is a lot of powerful people, who get sensitive now.” The AG stated that he even had to “hold back the man,” presumably from going after the Publisher of this newspaper, Glenn Lall and his staff, Williams said. The APNU
APNU General Secretary, Joseph Harmon
APNU Shadow Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams
Parliamentarian stated that Nandlall also blew the whistle on a conspiracy to commit murder at the Kaieteur News office on Saffon Street when he said, “Peter gun pay fuh Paul…” He reminded that the AG proceeded to advise the senior reporter to move from Kaieteur News. “My advice is to move; it is a dangerous place to work.” Nandlall, Williams said, boasted of having “far more effective methods” to which
he could resort. He spoke about the “change in tempo” after Kaieteur News published several articles on Nandlall’s alleged involvement in “spying” on the newspaper. Williams told the media that as Head of the Guyana Bar Association and the Government’s Legal Advisor, Nandlall holds a pivotal position in the maintenance of law and order in this country. However, the AG
Attorney General, Anil Nandlall has betrayed the trust reposed in that office by the citizenry and must pay the price. He added, “How is he going to talk to the legal fraternity...this country needs the full implementation of law and if you have a man (Nandlall) that is also lawless then we will end up in a bottomless pit.” The APNU Shadow Minister of Legal Affairs reiterated his coalition’s call for Nandlall to be relieved of all his ministerial
responsibilities, immediately. Attorney at Law and General Secretary of APNU, Joseph Harmon said that the revelations of the recorded conversation, demonstrate that the government is hell bent on running a “secret regime and a criminal enterprise.” APNU’s General Secretary said that President Donald Ramotar is now presiding over a Cabinet of Ministers “unworthy of the people’s trust.” “If the President fails to act, then the people of Guyana will have to take the necessary steps. I believe if Nandlall does not resign then the entire government should be asked to resign,” Harmon added. Considering its concerns over the matter and the revelations of the recorded conversation, Harmon was subsequently asked if he or his counterpart, Williams, will be taking any parliamentary action to reprimand the AG. Williams said that if the Parliament was not gearing to deal with the unprecedented No-Confidence Motion, then (continued on page 24)
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Six-year-old stabbed 71 times, Humility, commitment, positive attitude key to Amerindian Guyanese mother in custody development - says Toshao
Dead: Bethany Butler
A Guyanese mother is arrested and currently in police custody in the Cayman Islands, after her daughter was found dead, reportedly with as many as 71 stab wounds about her body. Dead is six-year-old Bethany Butler whose body was discovered on Monday
last in a car parked off Queen’s Highway in East End. Her 37year-old mother, Tamara Butler, was arrested nearby on suspicion of murdering her daughter. . Detective Chief Inspector Malcolm Kay sent condolences to the family in a statement, which read:
“This is a tragic incident and our condolences go out to the family members of this young child and in particular her father, a policeman, Linford Butler. We are in the very early stages of this murder investigation and as such we are putting together all the pieces in order to find out exactly what happened leading up to this untimely death. We would be very interested in speaking to anyone who may have been on the Queens Highway in the early hours of Monday morning and who may have seen a light colored SUV parked anywhere along the roadside.” Savannah Primary, where Bethany was a Year 2 student, was quiet Tuesday morning as classes weren’t in session due to midterm break. The Department of Education told Cayman 27 that when students return from break, counselling will be available for staff, students and for parents of students, giving them assistance as to how to answer difficult questions about Bethany’s death. Police are interested in speaking with anyone who may have seen a light-colored SUV parked along Queen’s Highway early Monday morning. Butler, the daughter of educator Claudette Clare, reportedly stabbed her child and then apparently tried to commit suicide. Adrian Seales, Superintendent of Police in the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, confirmed the child’s death and the arrest of the woman. According to Seales at approximately 4:59am Monday 27th October 2014, (continued on page 24)
A section of the gathering By Abena Rockcliffe As this year’s National Toshaos Conference got underway yesterday at the Guyana International Conference Center (GICC), indigenous leaders were urged to remain humble, be committed and maintain a positive attitude; a prompt which, by the applause given, seemed in sync with the resolve of those gathered. That was the plea by Chairman of the National Toshaos Council, Derrick John as he addressed those who congregated at the event. The four-day biennial conference is being held under the theme “Harnessing the Power of our Leadership.” The event attracted Amerindians leaders from the 200 indigenous communities across Guyana. John, in his address to the
forum, expressed his belief that humility, commitment and a positive attitude are all traits of good leaders and encouraged that those key leadership qualities be emulated. He charged leaders to exhibit greater accountability and transparency in the management of resources entrusted to them for the development of Amerindian villages. The Chairman said that the leaders must never betray the trust people have placed in them and at all times strive to be honest in their partnership with the state and the management of its resources. Even as he lauded the development within Amerindian communities John acknowledged that there have been many challenges. He said that more can be expected in the future. “We as leader will make
mistakes” but he again stressed the need for humility. “We must be humble enough to make corrections and to take advice.” The Chairman called on the people to “work together, achieve together and celebrate together.” He had special thanks for the Government for making this year’s conference a reality; earlier in the year there were widespread doubts that it would happen. While several Government Ministers, including Attorney General, Anil Nandlall who is currently embroiled in several issues were present, Amerindian Affairs Minister, Pauline Sukhai missed it. Kaieteur News understands that the Minister is “sick.” President Donald Ramotar, who delivered the feature address, boasted about the various developments made. He said that he is proud of the best practices encouraged by the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs in all Amerindian villages. President Ramotar said that Amerindians account for 9.7% of the population and occupy 14.1% of the land mass. He boasted that Amerindians have more privileges in Guyana than any other first peoples of other nations around the world. The President said that the Amerindians are the fastest growing race of people in Guyana. He added‘ that he hopes that the fact that there is now electricity in more Amerindian communities can help in that regard. He said in an effort to make the nation’s motto: “One People, One Nation, One Destiny” more than just a slogan, the administration (continued on page 23)
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Meeting of the General Assembly… Labourer on $100,000 bail in $8.9M burglary 188 countries condemn Cuban blockade - GCSM President
A 20-year-old labourer accused of breaking into his employer’s storeroom and swiping $8.9M in articles was granted $100,000 bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Mandela Phillips, of Lot 440 Kuru Kururu, Linden/ Soesdyke Highway is alleged to have committed the act on August 28 at Kwakwani, a community in the Upper Berbice River area. Phillips, the court heard, broke into the storeroom of Shaif and Sameera Mining Company that day and made off with one grease pump, four pairs of truck cap shacks, six pairs of Caterpillar headlamps, 14 truck fuel injectors, nine fuel pump elements, eight welding rods, two truck computer boxes, and three truck supervision kits along with other items. According to the charge read to Phillips by Chief Magistrate Priya SewnarineBeharry, the stolen articles amounted to $8.9M. He was not required to plead. Attorney-at-Law, Konyo Thompson, who represented the 20-year-old, said that he
CADVA offers reward for ... From page 14 drama, poetry and spoken word”. She continued to say that “anything can happen at Thursday's event”, as the production will have unscripted segments that will include audience participation. This comes on the heels of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and was inspired by the success of a previous event held at the Theatre Guild by the One Billion Rising group. The event saw presentations from the renowned American playwright Eve Ensler, who performed infamous Vagina Monologues. CADVA's Programme Director said that she was surprised by the response the show received. “We were not only hearing stories from women, but from men as well.” explained Madray, “We are bringing together the group again… to create an interactive experience. It will have his side, her side and then the audience will judge the truth.” CADVA is planning to take their projects across the Caribbean with their next stop being in Jamaica in January. On Thursday's event CADVA, is hoping to raise funds in support of a billboard which will bring awareness to domestic violence. The billboard will stand as a symbol of remembrance for women such as Neesa Gopaul, Ngozi Goodman and Babita Sarjou who have not received justice in their cases.
had been employed at the Company for the past four years. She said though Phillips lives in Kuru Kururu with his parents and six siblings, he had been based in Kwakwani. She said he is a labourer who services trucks. Thompson explained that on Saturday last, her client left to repair a truck at Mahaica. She added that it was usual for him to receive information to pick up “stuff” for his boss. According to the lawyer, he was contacted by someone named ‘Chris’ who instructed him to collect some things from another, named Dave. She said that her client later learnt that it was a setup for him to be arrested there. Counsel added that when the offence took place, Phillips was with a Manager in another area. She explained that it was then that another employee, Govindra Latchman, who had called to say that the room had been broken into while he was with the manager. The lawyer said that her client was taken into custody since last Saturday at the Mahaica Police Station and later taken to the MacKenzie
Police Station on Monday before he was brought before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Thompson requested bail in a reasonable sum stating that Phillips has been cooperating with the Police and was locked up in excess of 72 hours. She said that her client was not a flight-risk and added that he had no passport or any travel document. The lawyer told the Court that her client would be willing to submit to conditions if deemed necessary for bail. She added that Phillips would be willing to assist the State in prosecuting who may have actually committed the act. Police Prosecutor, Inspector Michael Grant did not oppose bail but asked that it be set in a substantial amount with conditions attached. Phillips was granted bail and was instructed to report fortnightly on Fridays to the Subordinate Officer in charge at the Kuru Kururu Police Station starting from November 14. The matter will be called again in the Kwakwani Magistrates’ Court for November 21.
Tree kills Issano miner Rusco Deally, 36, a Westbury, Essequibo miner died after a huge tree limb fell, pinning him at Issano, Middle Mazaruni, recently. The incident which occurred last week at Issano, in the Interior, also left three other men seriously injured. Relating the incident of Deally’s death, his mother, Rose Deally, explained that she learnt of her son’s death by accident, some time Sunday, after information of his demise was relayed to her by a resident of Westbury. According to Deally, the tree limb pinned her son. There were reports of consistent rainfall accompanied by heavy breeze and lightening. Mrs. Deally said that she was told that her son however died moments after he was rescued by some men, who were tasked with sawing off the huge limb that pinned her son. Mrs. Deally further explained that on the night of the incident she was told that
her son exited his camp and went to a nearby shop to purchase something when suddenly the weather changed bringing with it heavy rains . She said lightning and heavy winds also accompanied the rain. Mrs. Deally said that during the heavy rains and lightning her son attempted to run back to his camp when the tree limb fell and pinned him down. “He didn’t die right away, he was hollering for help but by the time help came, he had died.” Three other men, who were with him at the time, were also injured. They have since been admitted as patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Mrs. Deally said that her son worked with a private firm and she only heard from him once. He had left the Essequibo Coast to work in the Interior over a year ago. He will be buried on Friday, in Essequibo.
In a recent meeting of the General Assembly 188 countries condemned the blockade on Cuba, prior to this meeting of the GeneralAssembly, nearly 160 countries and international organizations sent messages calling for an end to the blockade, according to President of the Guyana Cuba Solidarity Movement, Haleem Khan. However, he explained that votes of the General Assembly are non-binding and the U.S. has historically ignored calls from that body to end its blockade. The title of the document debated at the U.N. was “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”. The topic has been debated at every session of the General Assembly since the 46 session. The blockade has been routinely condemned by leaders from throughout the world. Noting that the U.S. is increasingly isolated in its position pertaining to ending the blockade on Cuba, Khan said that a recent poll
Haleem Khan indicated a majority of U.S. residents support ending the blockade. Khan explained that the blockade is the longest in the history of humankind and has imposed economic, financial and commercial restrictions on Cuba for 50 years and was enacted as a tool for U.S. foreign policy to oust a government that it opposed. It has failed to do so and has only imposed harsh restrictions on goods that
have a detrimental effect on the lives and health of Cubans. Meanwhile, Khan emphasised that the United States and Cuba are at opposite poles as they deal with Ebola. One, seemingly, is stuck in paralysis and a siege mentality. The other offers a confident, collective approach to calamity. As opposed to Cuba’s wellestablished ties of solidarity with African nations, the U. S. record is of helter-skelter private charities, military interventions under the aegis of the United States Africa Command, and sponsorship of global capitalism, plunderer in Africa. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State, John Kerry, broke the ice of decades of frosty relations with the communist state when he praised Cuba for its “impressive” efforts to tackle Ebola. “Cuba, a country of just 11 million people, has sent 165 health professionals and it plans to send nearly 300 more,” he told foreign diplomats in Washington.” US officials went on to say that they were happy to be cooperating with Havana.
Two students charged with robbery under arms Dennis Thomas, called ‘Cort’, 18, a student of lot 141 Portuguese Quarters, Corentyne and Joshua a 14year-old student of Hampshire squatting area Corentyne Berbice were on Monday charged with robbery under arms. They reportedly robbed Racquel Gordon, 30, of Queenstown, Berbice, and Stephon Norah, 12, of Line
Path Corentyne, Berbice. The teens are accused of relieving their victims of one Blu cell phone and one HTC cell phone. It is alleged that the incident occurred on October 11, whilst the victims were traversing the Albion Estate road. The matter was reported and following intense investigations, the two
thieves were eventually arrested and charged. They appeared before Magistrate Sherdel IsaacsMarcus in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court and placed on $80,000 bail each. The matter has been transferred to the Albion M a g i s t r a t e ’s C o u r t f o r continuation on November 4.
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Boldon denies alleged involvement in sex scandal with Australian legislator P O R T- O F - S PA I N , Trinidad - CMC - Four-time Olympic medallist Ato Boldon says he intends pursuing legal action against an Australian based publication that claimed he was involved in an extra martial affair with that country’s first indigenous Olympic gold medallist. Northern Territory (NT) News Tuesday published the story claiming that Boldon, 35, who resides in the United States, had the affair with Nova Peris, a government legislator, in 2010 and that she
had handpicked him to conduct a 10-day training programme in Australia. But in a statement posted on his Facebook page, Boldon described the report as a fabrication insisting that Peris “is a former training partner of mine and has been a friend for almost 20 years”. He said the training programme in 2010 was for the purpose of holding several youth clinics and that it was a successful undertaking. “The trip was coorganised by one of my now-
deceased colleagues at Athletics Australia. I will be following the senator’s lead, including, but not limited to, pursuing all legal action possible for this malicious misrepresentation of the details surrounding my presence in Australia in 2010,” he said. Boldon, who won his first international senior-level medal at the 1995 World Championships, said the NT report included “gross fabrications”. Peris in a statement said
“documents provided to the NT News are private. It appears they were not lawfully obtained by a third party. I cannot vouch for the veracity of emails I have not seen.” But a spokesperson for the NT News said: “We stand by the story which deals with an issue of public importance, namely the alleged misuse of taxpayer funds. The emails, which we are satisfied are 100 per cent legitimate, were volunteered to the NT News by a credible source”.
Red tape holding up security plans Trinidad Guardian T&T’s borders remain open to trans-Atlantic drug traffickers, gun-runners and smugglers despite the allocation of funds by Cabinet to fund at least 21 crimefighting initiatives which remain on hold. These include Coast Guard installations, radars, unmanned aerial vehicles, armoured personnel vehicles and an emergency warning system in the event of nationwide panic and looting. Confidential documents obtained by the T&T Guardian showed that 21 out of 35 critical crime initiatives remain on hold because of delays from the Ministry’s procurement and finance divisions. The documents show that last November, approval was granted for a critical audit of the K-9 Unit in the Police Service. “The audit cost less than a million and it has not been touched yet. This was critical to ensuring that we have sniffer dogs in airports and roadblocks,” a senior security official said. Prior to the announcement of the audit, police officers were accused of selling the canine dogs. The official also said in February, former New York
mayor Rudy Giuliani and his company were contracted to do an overhaul of law enforcement to improve detection rate, intelligence gathering, improved performance of policing and crime scene investigation.”That has not been touched either. The process was to extract the allocated funds and send it to Giuliani, yet this has not been done,” the source said. In another initiative, Bill Bratton’s company Harnett was also contacted to do a police audit since March 2014. “The Hovercraft was approved in May and that too has not been touched. It involved the use of specialised equipment for the T&T Regiment for the movement of troops and equipment around the west and southern coastline of the island,” the source added. The armoured personnel carriers were also approved in Cabinet since March to provide necessary protection for elected heads of government and visiting diplomats has also been on hold. “Attempts to hire New Century, a United Kingdom firm to train T&T’s counterterrorist unit has also been stalled along with the IR Consilium, a United Kingdom
Humility, commitment, positive attitude key to... From page 12 continues to ensure equal opportunities for all Guyanese. The Head of State reminded that Amerindians were historically disadvantaged. Their fundamental needs were ignored. However, his administration has taken a different approach, using the country’s resources to benefit all people. “We believe that the most important factor to develop is people, therefore it is important that we develop their capacity,” Ramotar said; adding that “we see great
growth potential in Amerindian communities which can contribute largely to national development.” President Ramotar also spoke of improved access to education and health care in Amerindian villages along with several projects on stream to improve the economic standing of those communities. The four-day event will allow the Amerindian Leaders to share their experiences, challenges and ideas for development with the President, his Government and other stakeholders.
firm, which was contacted to deal with security policies to secure oil and natural gas facilities,” the source added. Among the 35 national security initiatives were standardised customer service and public relations training for the protective services which was approved by Cabinet since February 6. Radar upgrade proposals for a complete surveillance system for Galeota site and electro optics for day and night, as well as maintenance of the 360 degree radar system was approved over a year but has not been implemented. Asked about the stalled crime-fighting initiatives, Griffith confirmed that was hampering the crime fight. He added: “It is indeed unfortunate, especially when projects of a more elaborate nature were approved previously within days.
“Several of these policies, which were approved by Cabinet several months ago, with funds being made available, are still somewhere in the ministry awaiting commencement. “When I ask about these projects, all I am being told is there is a process to follow. “The process, which is yet to be explained, is unfortunately stalling many critical initiatives that would play a major part in crime reduction. “Whereas one can fully understand a system to ensure proper accountability and transparency but to state that after several months, after acquiring state approved projects and funds being made available yet none of the projects have been anywhere near commencement because of the process, something is definitely wrong.”
Warning against more taxes
Barbados Nation - The Barbados economy will hit “rock bottom” by the end of March next year if Government imposes new taxes in an effort to close the deficit. The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) issued this warning Tuesday during a media briefing at the office of the Leader of the Opposition in the West Wing of Parliament. “There’s only one way out of this predicament and that is to try and inspire growth in the Barbados economy, and if the Minister of Finance intends to tax Barbadians
even more, I’m telling you that the Barbados economy will reach rock bottom by the end of this fiscal year,” said the BLP’s adviser on economic affairs, Dr Clyde Mascoll, Tuesday. “So additional taxation will have severe negative implications for Barbados.” The BLP called the media briefing with Mascoll and Opposition Leader Mia Mottley against the backdrop of a review of the third quarter of the economy by Central Bank Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell and Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler’s news conference on Monday.
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This project is the second collaborative effort between Digicel and the PRRC. Previously, the company also sponsored the refurbishment of the dining area and washroom facilities of the centre.
Overall, 64 children attend the PRRC's nursery, primary and vocational education departments, with 30 others in day care. The facility also has experts who provide rehabilitation services to children and adults alike.
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Duo gets 36 months for city carjacking Two men have been jailed for 36 months for stealing a man’s car earlier this year. Kirtland Scott, 23, of Friendship, East Coast Demerara, and Mortimer Chan were sentenced by Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The two were earlier this year charged with stealing Iverly Allicock’s motor car (PPP 5786). The Toyota Axela motor car which is valued $2.7M was hijacked in front of the man’s John Street, Campbellville
residence, on June 11, last. When the charge was initially read, they pleaded not guilty. It was previously reported that shortly after midnight, Allicock parked his car in front of his yard and retired to bed. When he awoke later that morning, he realised that his vehicle was missing. The Prosecution stated that acting on information, a party of police ranks ventured to Buxton, East Coast Demerara and managed to recover the car. Intense investigations led to the two
Rice farmer wife, relatives brutalized and robbed, gun stolen Police have held a number of persons as investigations continue into the armed robbery committed on Jaiswah Boodnarine, called Kauwash, 59, a rice farmer of Number 56 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, his wife Chanmattie Boodnarine, 44, and two companions, Parshotan Sharma and Swarsattie Sookraj. According to reports, around 21:00 hrs on Monday, October 27, five identifiable armed bandits, armed with guns and cutlasses invaded the premises where the occupants were consuming alcohol on the lower flat. The perpetrators took away Boodnarine’s licensed
16-gauge shotgun, $200,000 and a quantity of jewelry valued at over $200,000, before escaping. It is understood that some of the bandits stood guard while the others took the man into a room where they collected the gun, cash and jewelry. One of the bandits also chopped the man’s wife Boodnarine on her left leg after she resisted. The men then made good their escape through the backyard. The police responded promptly, but the men had already made good their escape. Investigations are continuing.
men being arrested and charged wi t h s i m p l e larceny. Another was charged about two weeks ago for stealing the said car. He had avoided the clutches of the police for quite some time. T h e Prosecution was spearheaded by Police Corporal, Deniro Jones, who called on several witnesses during the trial. Following his lead of the evidence, the court found the two guilty as charged.
Six-year-old stabbed 71... From page 12 a police patrol came across a parked SUV on the road side along an area in Cayman Islands called Queens’ Highway. Upon further investigation the Police Officers discovered the body of a six-year-old girl inside the vehicle, he said. He added: “A subsequent search of the area utilizing the RCIPS helicopter and other ground units found a 37-yearold female resident not far from the parked vehicle. She was subsequently connected to the vehicle and was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody while the investigation continues. The RCIPS have commenced a murder inquiry and a major incident room has been opened at the George Town Police Station.”
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Drinking buddies murder accused pleads guilty to manslaughter Dharampaul Gopaul, called ‘Pauline Gulliver’, 47, of Side Line Dam, Port Mourant, Corentyne who is on trial for the murder of Mukesh Gopaul, called ‘Muca’, on February 6, 2009 at 52, Side Line Dam, Port Mourant, Corentyne Berbice, changed his plea from not guilty of murder to guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. Gopaul’s plea change was made before Justice James Bovell-Drakes and a mixed jury. When proceedings began, the defence indicated to the court that they want to take a certain course of action. The Prosecuting Attorney is Ms. Renita Singh, while the defence Attorney is Kim Kyte-John in association with Tanya Warren-Clements. Prosecutor Renita Singh told the court that on the day in question three men including the accused and deceased were at the home of the accused drinking rum. She said that some time later Gopaul’s mother stated that her son spent her pension money to buy rum. This led to a quarrel between the two men. Mukesh pushed Gopaul who in turn pushed him back. She said that about the same time one Judia Griffith was going to her farm at Portuguese Quarters when she heard the three men quarrelling. She decided to
Dharampaul Gopaul stop and she heard Gopaul repeatedly telling Mukesh, ‘Wha you want a gon give yo.’ He then picked up a cutlass which was on the step nearby, told Mukesh “Me go ge you wa you want” before chopping him on the neck. Mukesh fell and was then picked up by Gopaul and Seenarine and rushed to the Port Mourant Hospital and was subsequently transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he succumbed. Gopaul was later arrested at his home and charged with the capital offence. He admitted to the offence, but told investigators that the man struck him first. He also
admitted that the fight began after he, Gopaul, verbally abused his mother and was spoken to by the deceased. The murder weapon was also found in the yard with what appeared to be blood stains. The post mortem examination was performed by Doctor Vivekanand Brijmohan who gave the cause of death as shock and haemorrhage due to an incised wound. In a plea of mitigation Attorney at Law Kyte-John asked the court to be lenient with the accused and temper justice with mercy. She said that alcohol was to be blamed for what transpired. She alluded to the fact that the information also came out from the prosecution’s case. She said that it was a case of unfortunate circumstances in which the accused never intended to kill or cause bodily harm to Mukesh. She said that only one chop was inflicted. “It was the deceased that started the entire thing by shoving the accused”. “She said that the accused has been in custody for five years and eight months. He even assisted in taking the deceased to hospital. Justice Bovell-Drakes ordered that the probation report be presented and he set November 19 for sentencing.
Govt. bent on running ‘secret ... From page 11 certainly, measures would have been put in place to have him brought before the Privileges Committee. “It’s not to say that we are not taking action but the point is that you have a clear revelation as to what is happening with this government …The time is right for you the people to make a difference. We are your representatives but we need your help in this too.” Harmon said that APNU is giving the President an opportunity to do what is right by the people especially with regard to the AG. “If they fail to act then the APNU will have no choice but to act in favour of the people and act on what is right.” At the press conference,
he told the media that there are many parts of the infamous recorded conversation that APNU has not touched as yet. Emphasizing that the money the AG said he took was not approved by the Parliament on any such means. Harmon said that this indicates that such a transaction is a “callous betrayal of the citizen’s trust and the fair way in which state resources are supposed to be allocated.” As it relates to the government’s contention that a “private” conversation between Nandlall and Gildharie was “manipulated”, Williams made it clear that Guyana’s Constitution had provisions for privacy but in the Constitutional Reform Commission, that part was
edited. “That was edited out because they (government) wanted to pave the way for widespread bugging of peoples’ phones and so now, they can’t complain. The legislation was subsequently passed indicating the conditions under which you could bug or tap a phone officially… Fact is that it is in the public domain,” the Shadow Legal Affairs Minister explained. He added that the notion being peddled by the government that the phone was tapped is “highly speculative.” “One would need permission under the Act to do such. How could the government have its phone tapped by Glenn Lall?”
Sooba calls off meeting ... From page 6 visits from the Minister of Local Government, the Minister of Public Works, Ms Sooba, myself and members of the Markets Committee…. We were ready to say to them that the twenty-one spots have been identified for those persons who are in immediate danger because the place is cordoned off for the
rehabilitation to start,” the Deputy Mayor said. She described the cancellation of the meeting as the most recent tactic by Sooba to frustrate the efforts of the Council. Councillor Randwell Jordan of the M&CC Public Health and Markets Committee told media operatives that the Council will continue in its effort to
ensure that it provides adequate service to the citizens of Georgetown. He noted that a section of the Merriman’s Mall has already been identified to accommodate the vendors. “We will ensure that one way or another that will be done,” said Jordan, he noted that a meeting to address the vendors will be rescheduled.
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US sends health official to Cuban Ebola meeting HAVANA (AP) — U.S. and Cuban health officials sat together in Havana yesterday to discuss Latin America’s response to Ebola, the most concrete sign so far of the nations’ desire to cooperate against the epidemic despite decades of tense relations. A mid-level official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was a surprise participant at a twoday meeting called by ALBA, a forum of left-leaning Latin countries founded by Cuba and Venezuela as a counterweight to U.S. influence. The meeting is part of a Cuban anti-Ebola effort that included sending at least 256 doctors and nurses to West Africa this month, a commitment that has inspired rare U.S. praise for the communist island. The dispatch of Cuban doctors was followed by mutual expressions of desire for Havana and Washington to work together against Ebola, and the top U.S. diplomat in Cuba attended a briefing on Ebola for Havana’s diplomatic corps last week by Cuba’s foreign and health ministers, but there was no
public display of cooperation until yesterday. “This is a global emergency and we all have to work together and cooperate,” Nelson Arboleda, the Guatemala-based director of the CDC’s Central American Regional Office, told reporters before the meeting. “We’ll make every effort to ensure the quick diagnosis of patients to break the cycle of transmission.” He said the meeting in Cuba would discuss planning for training medics “in order to ensure an appropriate response to the possible introduction of the Ebola virus in our region.” The CDC said that it had contacted the State Department about U.S. representation at the meeting and dispatched Arboleda, who oversees a team of 25 people and usually represents the CDC in activities in the
region. The U.S. maintains a trade embargo on Cuba and the two countries do not have full diplomatic relations, but they have quietly cooperated for years on subjects like public health, immigration and environmental protection. The CDC is one of the U.S. agencies with a record of sending representatives to Cuba and hosting Cuban medical officials in the United States. The World Health Organization says Cuba’s dispatch of medical workers is the largest contribution by a single government, although there may be more doctors of other nationalities who are sent by nongovernmental organizations.
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Zambia’s Scott becomes Africa’s For 23rd time, U.N. nations urge first white leader in 20 years end to U.S. embargo on Cuba (Reuters) - Zambia’s Guy Scott became Africa’s first white head of state in 20 years on Wednesday after the president, “King Cobra” Michael Sata, died in a London hospital aged 77. Scott, a Cambridgeeducated economist born in Zambia to Scottish parents, had been Sata’s vice president. He will be interim leader until an election in three months, making him the first white African leader since South Africa’s F.W. de Klerk lost to Nelson Mandela in the 1994 election that ended apartheid. Scott, 70, is ineligible to run in a presidential election because his parents were not born in Zambia, leaving defence minister Edgar Lungu and finance minister Alexander Chikwanda the most likely contenders for the ruling Patriotic Front party’s ticket, analysts say. “Elections for the office of president will take place within 90 days. In the interim I am acting president,” Scott said in a brief televised address. “The period of national mourning will start today. We will miss our beloved president and comrade.” Many Zambians welcomed his interim appointment. Scott is a lively character who has caused diplomatic controversy in the past, describing South Africans as “backward” in an interview with Britain’s Guardian newspaper last year. “I like a lot of South Africans but they really think they’re the bees’ knees and actually they’ve been the cause of so much trouble in this part of the world,” he said. “He is a black man in a white man’s skin,” said
Guy Scott Nathan Phiri, a bus driver. “The very fact we accepted him as vice-president shows that we consider him as one of us.” Sata, who was nicknamed “King Cobra” because of his sharp tongue, died on Tuesday, the government said earlier. He had been president of Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, since 2011. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed, but Sata had been ill for some time. He was at London’s King Edward VII hospital when he died, the website Zambian Watchdog reported. “As you are aware, the president was receiving medical attention in London,” cabinet secretary Roland Msiska announced on state television. “The head of state passed away on October 28. President Sata’s demise is deeply regretted.” Sata, whose populist platform included defending workers’ rights, was often fiercely critical of the foreign mining companies operating in Zambia’s copper belt, rattling investors.
A year ago, he threatened to remove the mining licence of Konkola Copper mines (VED.L), Zambia’s biggest private employer, because of plans to lay off 1,500 workers. During the row, the company’s foreign chief executive had his work permit revoked. South African consultancy ETM said Sata was “a divisive figure” whose “increasingly authoritarian and ad hoc policy measures against the crucial mining sector” had hampered investment in Zambia in recent years. “The president’s passing could make way for a more reformist administration and help to remove broader policy uncertainties,” it added. Sata, whose varied CV included stints as a policeman, car assembly worker, trade unionist and platform sweeper at London’s Victoria station, had left Zambia on Oct. 19 for medical treatment, accompanied by his wife and family members. Defence Minister Lungu, secretary general of Sata’s Patriotic Front party, had to lead celebrations last week of the 50th anniversary of Zambia’s independence from Britain. Concern over Sata’s health had been mounting since June, when he disappeared from the public eye without explanation and was then reported to be receiving medical treatment in Israel. He missed a scheduled speech at the U.N. General Assembly in September amid reports that he had fallen ill in his New York hotel. A few days before that, he had attended the opening of parliament in Lusaka, joking: “I am not dead.”
U.N. peacekeepers free 67 hostages in Central African Republic ANGUI (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers in the Central African Republic freed 67 hostages who had been seized by militia groups, a spokeswoman for the U.N. mission known as MINUSCA said on Wednesday. Four women were taken hostage in the capital Bangui while the rest were seized in the interior of the country, spokeswoman Myriam Dessables told a news conference. All were released after military operations by the peacekeepers. The releases represent positive news for civilians and the U.N. mission in a country plunged into chaos when the mostly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power in the majority Christian country in March 2013, toppling President Francois Bozize. Seleka’s rule was marred by abuses that prompted a backlash from the mostly Christian and animist anti-balaka militia. Seleka leader Michel Djotodia bowed to international
pressure and went into exile in January. “In the center of the country on Oct. 21, around 60 people were kidnapped by the exSeleka. The muscular intervention of a battalion from Democratic Republic of Congo enabled these hostages to be freed,” she said. The kidnappings came in the context of violence in the capital earlier this month in which the United Nations said at least 13 people died. Dessables said a Rwandan battalion learned on Tuesday afternoon that civilians had been kidnapped and were being held in the Kina neighborhood of the capital. They were able to secure the release of all four women. The hostages said they were detained for days by anti-balaka militias who accused them of being traitors for having sold goods at the market at the mainly Muslim KM-5 neighborhood, according to Dessables.
(Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly for the 23rd time to condemn the decades-long U.S. economic embargo against Cuba, with many nations praising the island state for its response in fighting the deadly Ebola virus that is ravaging West Africa. In the 193-nation assembly, 188 countries voted for the nonbinding resolution, titled “Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.” As in previous years, the only countries that voted against the declaration were the United States and an ally, Israel. The Pacific island nations Palau, Marshall Islands and Micronesia abstained. The voting result was identical to last year’s. In a speech on the U.N. podium, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez appealed to the United States to change course on an embargo he said has caused great harm to the people of Cuba and caused cumulative economic damage amounting to more than $1 trillion. “We invite the government of the United States to establish mutually respectful relations,” Rodriguez said. “We can try to find a solution to our differences through respectful dialogue.
Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla “We can live and deal with each other in a civilized way despite our differences,” he said. “Cuba will never relinquish our sovereignty.” U.S. envoy Ronald Godard dismissed the resolution, saying Havana uses the yearly General Assembly vote as an “attempt to shift blame” for economic problems that are its own creation. Evoking former U.S. President Ronald Reagan’s famous “tear down this wall” speech at the Berlin Wall in 1987, Godard criticized the Cuban government’s restrictions on the Internet, saying “tear down the digital wall of censorship”. While the General Assembly’s vote is nonbinding and symbolic, it serves to highlight U.S. isolation regarding Havana. It is one of very few issues where all of Washington’s
Western allies part ways with the United States. A number of countries lauded Havana for sending more doctors than any other country to West Africa to combat the biggest outbreak of Ebola since the disease was identified in 1976. Among those praising Cuba’s contribution in the battle against Ebola were Iran, on behalf of the 120-nation bloc of nonaligned countries, and Bolivia, on behalf the Group of 77 plus China, a group of developing nations. Mexico, India and others echoed that praise. Adoption of the resolution has become an annual ritual. When it first passed in 1992, it received 59 yes votes and three votes against. But there were 71 countries that abstained and 46 that did not participate in the vote. The gradual shift to a nearunanimous vote in favour is a clear sign of the widespread disapproval of the U.S. embargo on Cuba. Washington broke diplomatic ties and imposed a comprehensive trade embargo on the Communistrun Caribbean island more than half a century ago during the Cold War. Its policy today appears to be influenced by domestic politics in Florida, where Cuban exiles have opposed any conciliation with former President Fidel Castro or current President Raul Castro, who took over for his brother in 2008.
French soldier, about 20 Islamists killed in clash in Mali (Reuters) – France said on Wednesday a French soldier and about 20 Islamist militants were killed during a fierce clash in northern Mali near the Algerian border earlier in the day. Le Drian’s office said in a statement that French forces had battled a militant group of some 30 fighters in the Tigharghar valley, part of the mountainous Adrar des Ifoghas area. “Particularly violent combat took place. Our soldier was mortally hurt and two of his comrades were wounded.” The offices of President Francois Hollande and Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian both confirmed the death on Wednesday of Thomas Dupuy, a sergeant from a commando parachutist unit in the air force. His death raised to 10 the number of French soldiers killed since France intervened
France’s Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian militarily in Mali in January 2013 to help drive out Islamist insurgents who had seized control of the former French colony’s north. About 20 “heavily armed” militants were killed in the operation that included combat helicopters, a
statement from the army chief of staff said, adding that operations were ongoing. A defence ministry source said French forces had launched an operation at the weekend against dozens of militants who had returned to the region after being driven out last year. Addressing a parliamentary hearing earlier in the day, Le Drian said the militants might be linked to al Qaeda’s North African wing, AQIM, which has thrived in a largely lawless and sparsely populated desert region. France’s intervention in Mali was designed to retake control of northern towns that had been overrun by separatists and rebels linked to al Qaeda in 2012 after a coup in the capital Bamako. It has since evolved into a 3,000-strong counterterrorism mission stretching from Mauritania to southern Libya.
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FIFA gives Nigeria last chance to avoid ban Abuja, Nigeria (AP) - FIFA has given Nigeria one last chance to avoid a “lengthy” ban that would prevent the reigning champion from defending its title at next year’s African Cup of Nations. FIFA wants a court order nullifying recent Nigeria Football Federation elections to be rescinded by midday tomorrow (Saturday) Nigerian time, regarding it as government interference in football, which isn’t allowed under the world body’s rules. FIFA said in a statement to The Associated Press that Nigeria has until the deadline to prove the court order has been withdrawn and the elected NFF leadership is able to work “without any hindrance.” If Nigeria doesn’t comply, FIFA said it will be banned from international football at least until FIFA’s Congress in Zurich on May 28-29 next year. That would mean Nigeria is thrown out of the ongoing African Cup qualifying campaign ahead of the start of the finals in January. None
of Nigeria’s national or club teams would be able to play in international tournaments under a FIFA suspension. Nigeria’s football federation has been in turmoil for months and it has been warned repeatedly. The country — which made the last 16 of the World Cup in Brazil — was already suspended from internationals for nine days in July after previous NFF President Aminu Maigari was detained by security forces on his return from the World Cup and ousted from office. A new leadership was then installed in governmentbacked elections that were not recognized by FIFA. Maigari was reinstated and oversaw proper elections on Sept. 30, when Amaju Pinnick was voted in as new NFF president. B u t F I FA s a i d t h e Nigerian government is interfering again after “persons claiming to have been legitimately elected previously went to occupy the offices of the NFF.”
“We also have been informed that security forces prevented the (new) NFF President from travelling to Namibia where he was supposed to represent the NFF at the final match of the African Women’s Championship,” FIFA said. Nigeria is also the African women’s champion after winning the title last weekend, but was nearly prevented from playing in that game because of the federation problems, the NFF said. The African women’s final only went ahead after Confederation of African Football President Issa Hayatou, who is also a FIFA vice president, pleaded with his FIFA colleagues to give Nigeria one more chance, according to the NFF. According to the federation, Hayatou also met with Nigeria sports minister Tammy Danagogo at the African women’s championship in Namibia and told the minister that “FIFA and CAF have had it up to their neck with Nigeria.”
Thursday October 30, 2014 ARIES (MAR. 21-APRIL 20) Do not let them in on your plans if you want things to run smoothly. Talk to those in a position of power about your intentions. TAURUS (APR. 21- MAY 21) Sudden romantic encounters will set your head spinning. Restrictions may be difficult for you to live with, but try to do things by the book. GEMINI (MAY 22-JUNE 21) Elders may get you going today. Spend time with friends or family. Try and avoid getting involved in idle chatter or gossip that might get you in trouble. CANCER (JUNE 22JULY 22) Travel will result in new romantic attractions. Help children with important projects. You may have taken on a little too much, but you will enjoy every minute of it. LEO (JULY 23-AUG 22) Come to your own conclusions rather than taking the word of someone else. You will meet potential new mates through business. VIRGO (AUG. 23 -SEPT. 23) You will meet potential new mates through friends or relatives. Don't let your work and your personal life interfere with each other.
LIBRA (SEPT. 24 -OCT. 23) You must make sure that all your personal documents are in order. You will meet exciting new people through interest groups or functions that you attend with your children. SCORPIO (OCT. 24 NOV. 22) You are best not to retaliate if members of your household are trying to pick a fight. Try to enlist the help of those you trust in order to fulfill the demands being made of you. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 23 -DEC. 21) Do not travel unless absolutely necessary. Be careful. Financial investments that deal with joint money can be extremely prosperous. CAPRICORN (DEC 22.- JAN. 20) Keep an open mind when listening to the opinions of others. Don't expect romantic encounters to be lasting. AQUARIUS (JAN. 21 FEB. 19) You can come into money; however, perhaps not under the best circumstances. PISCES (FEB. 20-MAR. 20) Travel will promote new romantic connections. Go after your goals and don't be afraid to ask for assistance.
In this Monday, June 30, 2014 file photo, Nigeria’s Emmanuel Emenike, center, looks up as his team form a huddle before the start of the second half during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between France and Nigeria.
Trinidad, Ecuador WWC playoff dates... From page 28 four teams from CONCACAF. CONCACAF Women’s Championship champion United States – Women’s World Cup champion in 1991 and 1999 — has qualified for its seventh consecutive Women’s World Cup, while CONCACAF runner-up Costa Rica will debut. The two CONCACAF Women’s Championship finalists will be joined in Canada by thirdplace CONCACAF Championship finisher Mexico. World Cup host Canada also has its spot assured in the tournament. Trinidad & Tobago will increase the
FIRST WOMEN’S FOOTBALL... From page 28 take a firm stand to create future opportunities for other women,” said Bien-Aime. “One of the things that I really enjoyed is that football has not only impacted me, but my country. I can introduce my country to the world through football.” Cruz spoke about Costa Rica’s qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, while offering insights on many topics from a player’s perspective, including how women’s football has grown in her country, the opportunities of playing at major tournaments and the need of more support to develop talent. This successful event, held at the Dell Theater in Philadelphia, was organized in conjunction with the finals of the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship at PPL Park in nearby Chester, Pennsylvania.
number to five CONCACAF representatives, if it emerges victorious from the series versus Ecuador. The draw for the FIFA
Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 will take place on December 6, in the National Capital Region of OttawaGatineau.
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Spurs edge Mavs in San Benn guides Police to Antonio to open title defense Joint Service T20 title A fine all-round performance by Trevor Benn guided Guyana Police Force (GPF) to a 16-run victory over Guyana Fire Service (GFS) in the final of the Joint Services T20 competition yesterday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary. Benn stroked 54 before returning with the ball to capture 4-43 from four overs to help restrict Fire Service to 144-8 in reply to Police’s 160-9, thus earning the man-of-the-match award. Police lost the early wicket of Troy Benn (02) lbw to Royston Simon with the score on 15 after they were inserted. They continued to lose wickets at regular intervals before Benn and Kelvin Leitch resurrected the innings with a 91-run eight wicket stand, taking advantage of some wayward bowling and sloppy fielding. Benn slammed three fours and a similar number of sixes while Leitch scored 37 with
three fours and two maximums. Brentnol Woolford was their next best batsman with 16 as medium pacer Greyson Paul captured 3-12 from four overs and Sheldon Phillips 2-19 off four. Left arm pacer Randolph Knights made early inroads into the GFS batting by bowling Sherwin Neblette (04) and having Devon Hart (06) caught leaving the score at 14-2. Fire Service lost a few more quick wickets before Stephon Adams (19) and Quacy Mentore (07) attempted to repair the damage with a fifth wicket stand of 27. Adams and Malcolm Morris who top scored with 21 then featured in a sixth wicket stand of 26, before Benn ended their resistance by trapping Adams lbw and had Morris taken in the deep. Sheldon Phillips struck one four and two sixes in scoring 20 towards the end of the innings. Knights finished with 3-14 and Leitch 2-12. (Zaheer Mohamed)
FIRST WOMEN’S FOOTBALL development summit concludes
CONCACAF and FIFA Executive Committee Member Sonia Bien-Aime (2nd right) during the panel discussion. Philadelphia CONCACAF concluded its “Let’s Develop Women’s Football” conference, a twoday gathering of prominent global leaders in women’s football. The event was highlighted by the region’s vast success stories, providing Member Associations with new strategies and ideas to continue competing at the elite level. CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb officially opened the seminar and, in his remarks, emphasized the Confederation’s unparalleled achievements in women’s football. With the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup set to be played in Canada, CONCACAF is again in an exceptional position to excel on the pitch. Yet, there is still much work to be done, so that the potential of women’s football can be maximized throughout the region. “The priority for all our Member Associations should be development,” said President Webb. “This is an opportune time to be a part of women’s football –
regionally and globally. I encourage each of you to utilize your strengths to start your own programs, with the confidence that CONCACAF and FIFA are with you. I want us all to believe in a new movement for women’s football.” CONCACAF is the leading Confederation for participation in women’s football with more than 26 million registered female players. This year has been a productive and exciting one in the women’s game as the region hosted both of FIFA women’s tournaments for youth players - the U-17 and U-20 Women’s World Cups in Costa Rica and Canada, respectively. In August, CONCACAF conducted its first-ever Under-15 tournament for girls in the Cayman Islands. Those international competitions are expected to leave a legacy for national teams and clubs, while creating a solid future for CONCACAF’s next generations. There are currently 30 women’s football leagues at
the national association level, including three futsal and three beach soccer leagues, throughout the region. In total, there are 25 youth leagues (U13, U15 and U17), which demonstrate the current focus on women’s youth development, as well as the potential for further growth. At the conference, Sonia Bien-Aime, a FIFA and CONCACAF Executive Committee member and President of the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association, joined the Football Changed My Life session. An inspiring panel discussion that also featured current Costa Rica international Daniela Cruz, Cedella Marley (Global Ambassador for the Jamaica Football Federation women’s football program) and Kari Seitz (retired FIFA referee). Bien-Aime talked with passion about the game and the opportunities for women in football. “As an administrator you have to play a key role and (Continued on page 27)
San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker (9) shoots the ball as Dallas Mavericks power forward Brandan Wright (34) defends during the first half at AT&T Center. Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports Reuters - The San Antonio Spurs raised their championship banner then elevated their game when it mattered to edge the Dallas Mavericks 101-100 in a season-opening win on Tuesday. Tony Parker swished a three-pointer to give the Spurs a one-point lead with about a minute to go and the reigning champions celebrated last season’s success with a triumph in front of their home crowd. Dallas had a chance to crash the San Antonio party but Chandler Parsons missed a three-pointer in the last seconds and their final fullcourt heave misfired. Parker led the way with 23 points, Manu Ginobili added 20 off the bench and Tim Duncan tallied 14 points and 13 rebounds as the team’s familiar faces helped erase an
eight-point halftime deficit. “We moved the ball much better in the second half,” Ginobili told reporters. “It was a close game, anything could’ve happened.” Monta Ellis had a game-high 26 points for the Mavericks, who pushed San Antonio to seven games during the first round of last season’s playoffs. Dirk Nowitzki scored 18. The Spurs outscored the Mavs 31-20 in the third quarter and pushed their advantage to 10 in the fourth before being tested down the stretch. San Antonio won despite playing without NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, who is out with an eye infection. Big free agent signing Parsons debuted for the Mavs but made just two of 10 shots. Tyson Chandler (eight points, 10 rebounds) and Jameer Nelson (nine points) also got their start as new key
Trinidad, Ecuador WWC playoff dates confirmed Miami - CONCACAF has confirmed the schedule for Trinidad & Tobago’s participation in the intercontinental play-in series, which will qualify an additional team to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015. The Trinidadians, by virtue of their fourth-place finish in the recently concluded CONCACAF Women’s Championship USA 2014, has qualified for the playoff and will take on the South American Football Confederation’s third-place finisher, Ecuador, in a homeand-away playoff beginning
November 8 in South America. The first of the two-game series, an aggregate goal matchup administered by FIFA, will take place at the Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa in Quito, kicking off at 2 PM local time (2 PM EST) on November 8. The return leg is scheduled to be played on December 2 in Trinidad & Tobago. The winner of the series will earn one of the three remaining available World Cup berths. Twenty-one finalists are confirmed, including an all-time high of (Continued on page 27)
additions. In Los Angeles, the Houston Rockets gave the Lakers a nightmare start to the season in a 108-90 rout that saw Los Angeles lose their top draft pick Julius Randle to what is reportedly a broken right leg. James Harden scored 32 points, Dwight Howard put up 13 and 11 in his return to Los Angeles, and the Rockets took a 17-point lead into halftime and piled on. Kobe Bryant, playing for the first time since last December, scored 19 points in 29 minutes but the only fight the Lakers showed was in Bryant’s late confrontation with Howard. The two players shared one contentious 2012-2013 season together in Los Angeles and bad blood boiled over in the fourth when Howard elbowed Bryant and the two exchanged words and drew technical fouls. But things completely went sour for Los Angeles a few minutes later when Randle, their number seven overall draft pick, went down and stayed there for several minutes before being carted off the court. In New Orleans, Anthony Davis displayed his emerging star status as the Pelicans began their new campaign with a 101-84 blowout of the Orlando Magic. Davis, who became an All Star in his second season and continues to improve, recorded 26 points, 17 rebounds, nine blocks and three steals. Fellow big man Omer Asik, acquired by the Pelicans in the off-season, backed up Davis with 14 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks.
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WICB president Cameron Webster, Bhagwandin, Harry and assures potential franchise Loutan excel ahead of Guyana Open players of decent livelihood LGC’s Invitational Tournament...
Shanella Webster, Mahendra Bhagwandin, Bridgelal Harry and Sunil Loutan seem set to make strides at the upcoming International Guyana Open this weekend. The quartet produced excellent stroke play to emerge winners in Saturday’s Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) Invitational Tournament. Ladies category champion Shanella Webster simply gave honor to her coach: “I continue to give God thanks for the fantastic, rigorous and exemplary coaching of ‘His Holiness’ Dr London. He continues to push me to greater expectations and performances. My golfing today was evidence of his excellent coaching.” Winner of the championship flight, - the 0-9 handicap flight – veteran Sunil Loutan spoke about his performance, “I played a very good game. It was reward for my hard practice almost every day of the past week. Look out for me next week at the Guyana Open.” Captain Chen Deo was pleased with the performances of all 38 players, and was excited that the local golfers will offer strong competition among themselves and against any visitors in the upcoming international Guyana Open Tournament, this Saturday and Sunday. He felt it was noticeable that Vice President Dr London played an excellent game, stunted primarily by a stroke play of 7 on his penultimate par 3 hole.
‘His Holiness’ Dr London commented: “I clearly had the best game in my category, until a distraction at the end of the game threw me off completely, causing me to utilize some 5 extra strokes above par over the last 2 holes. I was on 32 strokes going into the penultimate hole and ended up with a total of 45, adding some 13 strokes where par would have been only 6 more giving me 38, with a net 59 for the game,” Last Saturday’s game left one almost breathless with anticipation for the exciting play that would take place this weekend at the Guyana Open. All of the top net scores were 68 or less. All of the winners have been doing excellently each week, some winning more than once in the past two months. Visiting Canadian player Mo-Shaffie already added the international flare, placing 2nd in his category. Winners in the various flights and their scores were as follows: Ladies Flight – Shanella Webster 23/68 19-28 Flight – 1st Mahendra Bhagwandin 27/64, 2nd Dr Philbert London 26/64 10-18 Flight – 1st Bridgelal Harry 16/65, 2nd Mo-Shaffie 18/68 0-9 Flight – 1st Sunil Loutan 8/64, 2nd Deosarran Sookram 6/66 Nearest to The Pin was won by Christine Sukhram
BCCDA X1 defeat West Berbice in 15/15 match
BCCDA President Mark Roopnarine presents the winning trophy to BCCDA X1 Captain Ishwar Singh, as fellow players and coaching staff savour the moment. A Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA) X1 defeated West Berbice Super Kings by 13 runs when the two teams clashed on Saturday evening last in a 15/ 15 match at the Albion Community Centre. The game was the feature clash when the BCCDA held its 5th annual Corporate Business in Sports (CBIS) Inter Agency softball cricket competition. Batting first under lights, the BCCDA X1 posted 142-3; Delbert Hicks slammed 59 (6x4 1x6), Seon Hetmyer 34 and Kevin Ramdeen 20* the main contributors. West Berbice in reply were
off to a bright start with openers Eon Abel 29 (4x4 1x6) and Derrick Codogan 41 (5x4) taking 32 off the first two overs before they were both sent back to the pavilion. The introduction of spin shackled the West Berbice run chase as wickets fell at regular intervals. Nick Ramsaroop’s 26 towards the end of the innings was not enough to save West Berbice who fell for 129 in 14.4 overs. Kevin Ramdeen (4-15) and Linden Austin (3-13) were the main destroyers. The winning trophy and a cheque were presented to Captain of BCCDA X1 Ishwar Singh by BCCDA President Mark Roopnarine.
President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron recently wrote the potential Caribbean Franchise players assuring them of a decent livelihood. The president stated that the WICB Professional Cricket League (PCL) will allow the players to pursue their passion in a truly professional environment on a day-to-day basis with their franchise while providing a stable income to their family. Here is a full text of the letter. West Indies Cricket Board Inc. October, 2014 Dear Player, I write to convey the West Indies Cricket Board’s sincere congratulations to you on being one of the elite cricketers in the West Indies who has been specially selected for participation in the inaugural and historic WICB Professional Cricket League (PCL). The WICB recognizes that your hard work and dedication to the sport, in practice, physical and mental training, game preparation and skills development have formed the basis of your selection for this historic professional sporting endeavor – the first and only of its kind in the Caribbean. We are especially pleased that the PCL will allow you to pursue your passion in a truly professional environment on a day-to-day basis with your franchise while providing a stable income for you and your family. The PCL is a revolutionary introduction into the West Indian cricketing landscape which the WICB anticipates will transform West Indies First
Class, List A and International cricket. The WICB’s investment of US$4,300,000 in the PCL is a tangible commitment to you the elite cricketers in the region to ensure that you have a professional platform to display your skills as part of a well-organized franchise system. While the WICB has laid the foundation and put the structure in place, it is the contribution of you and your fellow players and the six franchises – Barbados, Guyana Jaguars, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force and Wi n d w a r d Island Volcanoes - who will make the PCL the success we envision it will be. The WICB looks forward to your continued passion and outstanding performances on the field and dedication off-field. As you are aware your selection in the PCL guarantees you an annual income of between US$15,600 and US$36,000. This is in addition to match fees and prize monies. Your potential earning from the PCL: Franchise Retainer Contract: US$15,600 – US$36,000; Regional 4 Day match fees for full season of 10 matches: US$13,000; NAGICO Super50 match fees for full season of 7 matches: US$4,900; Potential total annual earning scale: US$33,500 – US$53,900. Naturally there are further opportunities for your annual earnings to be even further enhanced with participation in the Caribbean Premier League, selection to the West Indies A Team and West Indies Team. We look forward to you
further enhancing your skills and credentials to allow you to exploit these game-changing economic opportunities for regional cricketers. We are aware of some concerns raised by your players’ association - WIPA with regard to the standard of facilities for regional cricket and we offer our commitment to ensuring that all aspects of the PCL is truly reflective of its ‘professional’ status. We offer the WICB’s very best wishes and look forward to your performances in the PCL. Should you require assistance in continued personal development, financial planning, time management or any other aspect of your life as a professional cricketer please feel free to contact the WICB Player Relations Officer Ayana Cooper on telephone number 1268 725 4071 or acooper@windiescricket.com or the West Indies Players Association officers Gabriel Nain (gabrielnain@ wiplayers.com) or Jean Jordan (jeanjordan@wiplayers.com). We look forward to your continued professionalism and dedication with your franchise as we are certain that you will take your responsibilities and commitments with the seriousness with which they deserve and to which we know you are committed. We also look forward to your ideas and suggestions as to how we can work together to improve the PCL from season to season. Yours sincerely, WEST INDIES CRICKET BOARD INC Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron President
UK Sport opens funding consultation for post-Rio 2016 UK Sport has begun its consultation into deciding its funding strategy beyond the 2016 Rio Olympics. The agency - responsible for investing public funds in high performance sport - had told the BBC it would look to reconsider the “nocompromise” approach to medal-based funding. Discussions will take place with “key sport partners” and the public. UK Sport CEO Liz Nicholl said: “To remain one step ahead of our closest rivals, we must
continue to evolve.” She added: “UK Sport invests public funding, from the National Lottery and the Exchequer, and so it is right for us to consult on the extent to which the nation values Olympic and Paralympic medal success, and what other factors might inform our future investment strategy.” UK Sport set out its key objectives: - Seek input into strategic direction beyond Rio 2016, to deliver maximum impact from investing in high performance
sport. - Consultation open to all UK sports, partners and the British public to help inform review. - 2017-2021 investment principles to be finalised before the Rio 2016 Games. British Basketball Union chairman Kevin Routledge said changes to team sport funding needed to be in place before the 2016 Olympics. “While consulting goes on, there are talented youngsters not able to realise their potential,” Routledge told
BBC Sport earlier this week. “Clearly we very much welcome the announcement but we are a little disappointed that it has taken two years to get to this stage, post London. “We believe there is no need to do a long consultation, nor are we sure why implementation has to wait until post Rio.” Basketball was among a number of Olympic disciplines to have their budgets cut by UK Sport after failing to reach medal targets for London 2012. (BBCsport)
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Guyana Jaguars practice match...
Chanderpaul, Chandrika hit fifties at Bourda, game still wide open
Chanderpaul Hemraj cuts By Sean Devers Shiv Chanderpaul and Rajendra Chandrika registered half centuries to leave the practice game between Leon Johnson’s X1 and Vishaul Singh’ X1 wide open yesterday at the end of day three of the first four-day
match at Bourda to select the Guyana Jaguars team for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League Regional Four-Day Franchise Tournament which starts on November 14. When stumps were drawn Vishaul Singh’s X1, set 334 to win in an hour and the entire
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Prestige Unisex Hair and Nail Spa, Sammy Beatz and Vonetta Harris (left) hand over the secondplace trophy to Aubrey Major Jr., yesterday. Prestige Unisex Hair and Nail Spa in Linden yesterday supported New Era Entertainment (NEE) annual Stag/Cell Smart Futsal tournament, which is scheduled to begin this weekend at the MSC Hard Court, following a grand Opening Ceremony. The Hair and Nail Spa handed over a second place trophy for the tournament. Meanwhile, one of the organisers from NEE, Aubrey Major Jr., told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that they increased
the prize money from what was previously released. Initially, the tournament had issued a $200,000 first place purse. The second place team would have received $100,000 while third pockets $75,000 and fourth $25,000. But those have been on the up, with the winner now getting $250,000, second $116,000, third $91,000 and fourth $41,000 respectively. The tournament will feature all of Linden’s top futsal teams from November 1-15.
last day today, were 26 without loss with Kandasammy Surujnarine (14) and Taignarine Chanderpaul (13). Singh’s X1 need 308 with all 10 wickets in hand. Scores: Johnson’s X1 (240 & 287-8 dec) Singh’s X1 (194 & 26-0). Resuming on 73-2, Johnson’s X1 overnight pair of Chandrika and Narsingh Deonarine took the score to 85 on a flat track that was already breaking up before Chandrika then pushed forward to off-spinner Steven Jacobs and was taken at forward short-leg for 55 from 90 balls. Deonarine and Chanderpaul Hemraj joined forces to add 40 for the f o u r t h wicket in sunny conditions before a handful of spectators watched as the left-handed Deonarine failed to get to the pitch of a ball from leg-spinner Amir Khan and skied a catch to cover to leave the score on 124-4. Deonarine’s 36 lasted 93 balls and included three fours, his demise came just when he was looking set for a big score. Royston Crandon struck with the last ball before Lunch when Hemraj got himself out with a brainless shot after doing all the hard work to get to 26 to leave the score on 137-5 at the interval. If there was a rule to share the wicket with the catcher, then pacer Raun Johnson, standing six feet, seven inches would have certainly shared Crandon’s wicket after running back from midoff and diving full length to pull of one of the most breathtaking catches in local cricket in recent times. Veteran Chanderpaul, who came out with a positive mindset, joined Chris Barnwell and with aggressive running between the wickets took the score to 180 with entertaining batting from both batsmen before Barnwell was run out for 19 in a mix-up with
Chanderpaul. The left-handed Test player with the second most runs among West Indians made a consorted effort to score quickly and used his feet to dance into Jacobs and effortlessly dump him on top of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) office and onto Regent Street. The 40-year-old Chanderpaul then swept leftarm spinner Anthony Adams over the backward square-leg boundary to reach his fifty from 70 balls with five fours and two sixes and celebrated the landmark next ball with an even bigger six that cleared the ground with ease. Chanderpaul and Jonathon Foo took their side to 238-6 by Tea as Johnson’s X1 enjoyed a good second session scoring 101 runs, losing just one wicket. Two runs after Tea, Foo (19) was taken at slip as Khan got one to turn viciously while Anthony Bramble and Chanderpaul, who was missstumped off Khan on 61, added 47 for the eighth wicket before Chanderpaul was LBW to Adams. Chanderpaul’s 64 came from 121 balls and was decorated with five fours and three sixes, his departure triggered the declaration leaving Singh’s X1 to negotiate 10 overs before the close. Jacobs finished with 356 while Khan who bowled beautifully yesterday, teasing the batsmen with clever flight supported with 2-62. Today is the final day and played is scheduled to commence at 09:30hrs.
Shiv Chanderpaul pulls Kemo Paul brutally to the boundary during his half-century at Bourda yesterday.
Narsingh Deonarine flicks to leg at Bourda
Carib Beer 1st Div. T20 - Berbice...
Permaul and Surujnarine guide Albion to final Defending champions Albion Community Centre have advanced to the final of this year’s Carib Beer first division T20 cricket competition in Berbice following an easy win over D’Edward in their play-off match Sunday last and a subsequent bye into the final. Albion enjoying home advantage lost the toss to D’Edward who elected to bat. Romesh Boodram and Eon Abel put on 25 for the opening stand in 4 overs but soon found themselves in a spot of bother at 42-5 and never recovered as they were limited to 74-9 from their 20 overs. Romesh Boodram top scored with 24. Bowling for Albion, Permaul took 3-14, Balchand
Kandasammy Surujnarine Baldeo 2-10 and West Indies player Narsingh Deonarine 220, all from 4 overs. Albion Community Centre, in their reply, was given a good start of 40 by
their openers, wicketkeeperbatsman Anthony Bramble and Kandasammy Surujnarine before Bramble fell to medium pacer Navin Rampersaud for 21. Bramble has taken his personal tally of runs so far to 282 at an average of 70.6. Rampersaud then accounted for Deonarine (7) and Jonathan Foo (5) but by then it was too late as Albion coasted to 77-4 in 9.5 overs, Surujnarine steering them to victory with an unbeaten 38. The team to challenge Albion in the final for this year ’s championship is expected to be known on Sunday next when Young Warriors and Universal Solutions Bermine contest the semi final.
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UG hosts successful athletics championships Returning to the University of Guyana (UG) Campus for its annual InterFaculty Track and Field Championships, which was held last Saturday at the Turkeyen Campus East Coast Demerara, the nation’s top tertiary institution hosted a successful event. With students from the Department of Law donning placards to represent their students from the winning Faculty of Social Sciences, the event resuscitated sports on-campus, which has not been a feature of the institution for quite some time. Over the past years, because of the state of the Ground and the tarmac, albeit an increase in those students with motor vehicles, the University’s Sports Officer, Lavern Fraser-Thomas, was forced to host sport events off campus, outside the university’s contact zone.
Kim Chan (right) dives across the finish line at UG Inter-Faculty Track and Field Championships in the 100m to win ahead of Kezia Bess.
However, there was much life breathed into sports on campus last Saturday when eventual male champion, national distance running legend, Cleveland Forde, who accrued 30 points, from wins in the 800m, 1500m and 5000m took the track.
Forde outclassed former standout from the National Schools’ Championships, Health Science’s Carlwyn Collins, as well as Dexter Vanveen, all students of the institute. Natural Science’s Kezia Bess won the Women’s 200m and 400m. Bess overcame
New World Cup Emblem LAUNCHED IN MOSCOW The first major milestone en route to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ was passed on Tuesday evening when the tournament’s Official Emblem was unveiled in Moscow. The ‘Urgant Night Show’, which was specially renamed as ‘Late Night Mundial’, provided the stage for the launch of the visual identity of football’s flagship event, which will be held in 11 Russian cities in June and July 2018. Spectacular launch The evening television show was dedicated to the topic of football for the special occasion. The studio, which was converted into a stadium, and the band ‘Fruits’, dressed in the shirts of the eight World Cup winning nations to date, formed a worthy backdrop to proceedings. Presenter Ivan Urgant was joined by FIFA President Blatter, Chairman of the Local Organising Committee Vitaly Mutko and the captain of Italy’s 2006 World Cup winning side Fabio Cannavaro. In a light-hearted conversation, the FIFA President told of his experiences in football: “I’ve witnessed ten World Cups. The first one I experienced first-hand was the 1954 World Cup in my homeland Switzerland.” President Blatter went on to say that he is already looking forward to the next tournament in four years: “The launch of the Emblem is a wonderful event to kick things off and I’m certain that the World Cup will be a success here in four years.” Mutko also spoke of his experiences, telling of cheering on the great Lev Yashin and the Russian national team in 1966, watching on television with his whole family as the side reached the semi-finals in England. Cannavaro was asked to name the three best players of all time, and the amicable
Italian replied with a wink: “Cannavaro at number one, of course, then Diego Maradona and Messi.” Unveiling in space In another segment of the show the task of the judging panel that had selected the Emblem was explained, and there was also a look back at the Emblems of previous tournaments. When the eagerly-awaited moment of unveiling arrived it was done in spectacular style. Three astronauts at the Russian space station revealed the hotly-anticipated new World Cup Emblem from their space capsule and subsequently the visual icon for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was brought into the television studio to rapturous applause. The launch was simultaneously complemented by a huge light projection on the historic Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. There are still three years and eight months until the 2018 World Cup kicks off, but thanks to the new Emblem, the euphoria in Russia now has a profile.
t e a m m a t e s Te s h a w n Bowman in the 200m and Anarika February in the 400m, as she shared Champion Girl honors with Tain Campus’s, Kenisha Lashley, who won the 1500 and 5000m races from Nikita Wilson. N a t u r a l S c i e n c e ’s , Tamica Garnett, who is also a journalist attached to the Guyana Chronicle had won
the Women’s 800m with Wilson finishing second and Lashley third. Garnett had also earlier won the Women’s Long Jump after leaping 4.08m. University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) President, Joshua Griffith, another athlete who came through from the National Schools’ Championships, battled in an intense
showdown in the 400m against Social Science’s Eon Campbell, and Travis Pool. Campbell lost the men’s 100m and 200m to teammate Owen Adonis, and finally managed a win in the 400m with Pool second and Griffith third. Despite taking a dive at the finish, Technology’s Kim Chan still handled a win over Bess in the Women’s 100m. Social Sciences amassed 166 points to top Natural Sciences, which was second with 120 points, edging Health Sciences on 118 points. The Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry finished fourth with 98 points while UG Tain Campus in Berbice was fifth with 89 points. The Faculty of Technology finished sixth with 63 points while The School of Education and Humanities was seventh on 60 points. The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences came in the cellar position with 33 points. (Edison Jefford)
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Digicel 2014 Guyana Open Golf Tournament...
GNRA year-end competition Exciting action - Braithwaite wins fires off Sunday latest Recorded Shoot anticipated this weekend FLASHBACK! Digicel’s CEO Gregory Dean tees off a previous tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club.
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ith Lusignan Golf Club C a p t a i n Chatterpaul Deo reporting that the greens and fairways are in excellent shape, fans planning on attending this weekend’s Digicel 2014 Guyana Open Golf Tournament should expect a keenly contested competition over the two days. Locally-based players have enjoyed good success over the past few years, but according to Canada-based R o g e r R a j k u m a r, t h e improvements made to the Course and the excellent
conditions have made the playing field level for all, thereby giving the visiting players just as good a chance as the locals. The change in format which Deo announced has been altered from last year when the overall winner came from the 0-9 Flight, could see a winner emerge from the 0-9, 10-18 or 19-28 Flights. D e f e n d i n g m e n ’s champion Arvinda Kishore, who dethroned his brother Avinash Persaud will be aiming to reproduce the form that gave him the title
last year, but there are a number of other players who will think that should they play consistent they too have a chance of winning the most prestigious local tournament. The brothers have a distinct advantage over the others, having literally grown up on the Course and knowing it first hand and while they may be heavily favoured to win, players such as Alfred Mentore, Patrick Persaud, Mohanlall Dinanauth, Munaff Arjune Rajkumar, Vijay Deo and Roy Cummings can also challenge for the top spot. The phenomenal Christine Sukhram will look to defend her title from last year against perennial rival Joann Deo and Shaunella Webster, as well as a few foreign participants. According to the Organisers, players are expected from Canada, USA, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. The golfers compete in four categories- (0-9 handicap), B Flight (10-18), C Flight (19-28) and Ladies Flight. Tee off time is 07:00hrs and Digicel CEO Gregory Dean is expected to open the tournament.
Guyana’s leading marksmen are set and ready to take on each other Lennox from Sunday at the Timehri Rifle and Pistol Ranges when the Guyana Braithwaite National Rifle Association (GNRA) three-day competition fires off (November 2, 8, 9). All the leading athletes have shown excellent form in the association’s Recorded Shoots which have been taking place over the past weeks at the same venue. Taking the top spot in the X Class at last Sunday’s shoot was Caribbean champions Lennox Braithwaite ahead of Dylan Fields, Ransford Goodluck and Leo Romalho in that order; competitors shot at 300, 600 and 900 Yards Ranges. Peter Persaud prevailed among three competitors in the O Class. According to the GNRA, it rained quite a bit which resulted in the flags getting wet making it difficult to detect which way the wind was blowing. Faded light due to the overcast conditions also made it more difficult for the shooters to see the targets at times. Nonetheless, the marksmen persevered and were able to complete the competition. National Captain Mahendra Persaud was unavoidably absent from last Sunday’s shoot but Peter participated in the others. Persaud An exciting three days of competition to end off another successful year for the local shooters who are also Caribbean Short and Long Range champions is anticipated. The GNRA through its Secretary, Ryan Sampson who is also Secretary of the West Indies Full Bore Shooting Council (WIFBSC) has disclosed that there will be no Caribbean championships in 2015.Focus will be on sending a strong team to the World Long Range Championships and Palma Match scheduled for Camp Perry in Ohio, USA in August, 2015. The WIFBSC Executive has already shortlisted a 16-member squad with two reserves that will be in contention for the final selection under Manager Paul Slowe and Captain, John Nelson. Following are the results of last Sunday’s Recorded Shoot: X Class - Grand Aggregate Total 150.30v 300 600 900 Total Lennox Braithwaite 49.3 50.6 49.3 148.12v Dylan Fields 49.2 50.4 49.5 148.11v Ransford Goodluck 47.2 49.4 50.4 146.10v Leo Romalho 49.6 49.5 46.0 144.11v O Class - Grand Aggregate Total 135.27v Peter Persaud 45.3 50.5 32.1 127.9v Sherwin Felicien 45.6 46.3 31.1 122.10v Chevlon Velloza 42.1 39.1 26.0 107.2v
Contador wins prestigious Velo d’Or award for fourth time
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euters - Tour of Spain champion Alberto Contador has won the prestigious Velo d’Or award as the best rider of 2014. Spaniard Contador, who was already crowned in 2007, 2008 and 2009, beat Tour de France champion
Vincenzo Nibali of Italy in a poll of cycling journalists set up by French publication Velo Magazine. Contador, who crashed out of the Tour de France, also won the Tirreno-Adriatico and Tour of Basque country stage races.
Thursday October 30, 2014
Kaieteur News
Fourth Guyana Softball Cricket Cup...
GT&T offers financial support as organizers get ready for grand opening
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Male and female volleyball teams off to Continental Cup in Rio BK Quarries supports
The male and female teams and officials representing Guyana in Rio.
Marketing Officers (GT&T) Nicola Duggan and Margaret Washington (extreme L and R respectively) hand over the gift to Ramchand Ragbeer (2nd left) and Dharam Persaud (2nd right)
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everal weeks of preparation will finally climax with several actionpacked encounters when the organizers of the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) present the 4th edition of the Guyana Softball Cricket Cup. Activities commence tomorrow with 26 matches at several grounds around Georgetown, progress into Saturday with more than 13 matches and then on Sunday when the finals would be staged. There are lucrative cash prizes and the organizers said that they would not have been able to dole out these prizes devoid of firm corporate support. Consequently, a three man delegation from the GFSCA trooped to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Sports Club, Hadfield Street, to receive a handsome package donated by that organization to offset the huge expenses associated with the organizational aspect of the tournament. President of the GFSCA, Ramchand Ragbeer was joined by two other executives of his organization, Ricky Deonarine and Dharam Persaud and received a cheque to the tune of $500,000 from GT&T Marketing Officers, Margaret Washington and Nicola Duggan. The former individual expressed delight in offering corporate assistance on behalf of GT&T even as she wished the organizers well. She also said GT&T has an outstanding relationship with the host organization and that she anticipates action packed matches. Mr. Ragbeer was delighted to have received the assistance and said as much to his benefactors. He also said that the matches would be entertaining even as he urged the public to come out and experience the thrill of competitive action. The teams will engage in a total of 36 preliminary games, 4 semi-finals and 2 finals on those three days on several grounds including the Police Ground on Eve Leary, Everest Ground, GCC Bourda, DCC Ground, Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown, Gandhi Youth Organization and the Muslim Youth
Organization Ground, Woolford Avenue. Matches will also be played on the Enmore and Enterprise Community Centre Ground ECD. The teams will be battling for improved incentives as the Men’s Open will attract a top cash prize of $1,000,000 and a trophy while the winners of the Master’s category take home $600,000 and a trophy. The runners up will receive $150,000 and a trophy. The player of the match in the final receives one trophy. There will be two players of the series and each will receive a $400,000 gold bracelet decorated with diamond studs from Steve’s Jewelry. Meanwhile, the organizers have said that spectators will be a part of the action as there will be lots of hampers and giveaways at the various matches. Further, two spectators will win return tickets to the beautiful island of Aruba compliments of Survival Travel Agency. As such, patrons are asked to retain their ticket stubs to improve their chances of winning this prize. The organizers further intimated that expenses associated with the tournament have surpassed ten million dollars but they have managed to meet the demands through personal funds as well as the input of corporate chivalry. “On previous occasions we have managed to liquidate all expenses,” they said in a release. They are optimistic of emulating this feat for this edition of the tournament. “We are confident that the efforts of our hard working and dedicated members will ensure success of this tournament once again; our sponsors, present and past, are pivotally responsible for the success and future of the Guyana Softball Cup,” the release stated. Organizers also intimated that monies accrued thus far have been plugged into developmental works at the DCC Ground, Queenstown including the installation of 6 permanent light towers. “The project is 90% completed and we hope to complete it before the start of our imminent tournament,” officials promised.
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he Guyana Vo l l e y b a l l Federation (GVF) continues to place the development of the game high on its agenda. Testimony to this is respective male and female teams set to make history when they participate for the first time ever in the Continental Cup Beach Volleyball Tournament set for Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. In a press release, the GVF said that teams have been training very hard for the past month in preparation for what is expected to be a grueling championship. The males are Creston Rodney/Ryan Monroe and Ian Baggot/Adriel Moore while the females are Tiffany Whittington/ Alecia Davis and Danielle Samaroo/ Ronette Adams.
Mr. Brian Tiwari (left) hands over a cheque to GVF President John Flores. The two officials accompanying the teams are Mr. Marlon Pearson and Ms. Andrea Flores. The competition will see a number of national federations from across the world and several South American nations along with host Brazil facing each other.
Meanwhile, the uniforms that the teams would be wearing have been sponsored by Mr. Brian Tiwari, Managing Director of BK International. The GVF has expressed gratitude to Mr. Brian Tiwari and his company for outfitting the teams.
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LGC’s Invitational Tournament = =
Webster, Bhagwandin, Harry and Loutan excel ahead of Guyana Open
The winners with President David Mohamad who presented trophies on behalf of the LGC. From left, M. Bhagwandin, S. Loutan, C. Sukhram, Pres. D. Mohamad, Dr P. London, S. Webster, B. Harry and Mo-Shaffie.
Senior Superintendent of Police and chairman of Joint Service sports committee, Dale Alves presents the trophy to Police captain Trevor Benn in the presence of other members of the victorious team.
Benn guides Police to Joint Service T20 title
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