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KAIETEUR NEWS Printed and Published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd. 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Guyana. Publisher: GLENN LALL Editor: ADAM HARRIS Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491 Fax: 225-8473, 226-8210

EDITORIAL

SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS It is said that Governments are judged by how they treat the most vulnerable members of their society so we in Guyana welcome the announcement by the government that it would build a number of shelters for the homeless. However, while we applaud the government, this should not be its only venture to help the homeless and the less fortunate in society. In order to make sure that the shelters are purposebuilt, the government should embark on a holistic plan that includes the involvement of community organisations and non-governmental organisations with experience in sheltering the homeless. The large number of homeless persons has become a major problem for city dwellers. A stroll around Georgetown should be relaxing, if one ignores the traffic. But one cannot ignore the pavement dwellers at night. There is the stench that drifts insolently from the pavements and gutters close to the poor and destitute souls who do not have a place of their own. They lie comfortably on pieces of cardboard, either asleep or pretending to be. The number of homeless people on the streets could destroy the aura of the city. These destitute souls who are in a terrible situation, eat, sleep, urinate and defecate on the pavements and in alleyways. Heaven help those who must do business in the vicinity. Their customers are less inclined to return to their places of business under such conditions. But then again, this is a prelude to the cruelty. Night prowlers beat the daylights out of the pavement dwellers, rousing them from their slumber with blows from pieces of wood or bottle or even a stone. Some store owners wet the pavement outside their businesses to deter occupation by the homeless. The proprietors of Fogarty’s was roundly criticised for installing sprinklers that doused the pavement dwellers who happen to make the area around the post office their home. It is humiliation of the worst kind. A person may end up on the street for any number of reasons. Some are there products of broken homes, others are victims of misfortune, illness, poverty, lack of employment, ostracism from society, drug addicts, alcoholics or are unable to live with relatives. But regardless of what has caused them to descend into the depths of poverty, be it some mental illness, innate weakness, depression or perverse tendency to self-destruct; we, the fortunate should empathise with them. Sweeping up the homeless from the streets and placing them in a shelter or a room is not going to solve anything. The State must be able to implement holistic programmes at the shelters and partner with organisations with experience in these matters. The Salvation Army is one such. There must also be access to all the ancillary things that could make a stay in the new facility meaningful, including access to medical facilities, counselling, rehabilitation and support. During state visits, the solution was to pick up the pavement dwellers and drive them far out of town. By the time they returned, the state visit was over. There were also efforts to house them at the Fort Canje mental institution but this failed because of resources to keep the new residents. We should not accept the notion that the homeless prefer to live in the streets rather than in a house or a shelter. There is simply no easy solution. However, we must treat the issue of homelessness with utmost importance. Many of the dispossessed are afflicted by some type of psychological or mental illness, ranging from clinical depression schizophrenia to bipolar disorders. Homelessness has become a major problem that must be solved.

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Fair-minded African Guyanese must speak out to avert this politically disruptive path DEAR EDITOR, It has not taken long for there to be the beginnings of what was to be feared, consequent to our President Granger unilaterally appointing Justice James Patterson as Chairman of GECOM; contravening our Constitution in letter, in spirit and in the face of nearly twenty-five years of effective practice. In effect, jettisoning the ‘qualities’ he himself advocated to our Leader of the Opposition (LOP); and reneging on his earlier offer for the two sides to meet to discuss modalities of going forward if HE again found difficulty in choosing someone from the third list provided by our LOP. Our Guyana could be heading to an even greater polarization between our two major race groups. We must not let it happen. Fair-minded Guyanese of African descent must stand against this departure from the Carter Formula. Such a development was long anticipated and warned against. In his weekly column, ‘Future Notes’ of Wednesday 25th of October, Henry Jeffrey reviews the nearly year-long road we have trod. The whole column is worth reading and rereading – the quote below states what Jeffrey feared since the beginning of this year: “So President David Granger’s rejection of the list

submitted to him by the leader of the opposition on the grounds that ‘none of the candidates was a former judge or someone eligible to be appointed a judge’ is patently false and it must be deliberately so”(SN: 18/01/ 2017) “The question then arose as to what motivated the president to adopt this clearly false position and its implications for Guyana. - ‘If the intention of the government is to unilaterally select its own chairperson and it proceeds along this course, it will open an entirely new politically disruptive trajectory for Guyana’ (SN: 18/01/ 2017) And here we are today!” How prophetic! And here we are today on that politically disruptive trajectory for Guyana. A number of AfroGuyanese have been extolling and justifying our President’s actions with a misguided and pernicious racial spin. They claim that they are the defenders and protectors of Afro-Guyanese, but they are mistaken. Paradoxically, in keeping Afro-Guyanese angry and unhappy, and with reduced joy and enthusiasm in life, they dampen their participation and reduce their prospects for success. Today, some dozen Rastafarians have issued a Press Release entitled, “Rastafari Community of all

Guyana Commends President On The Appointment Of Gecom Chairman”. The penultimate paragraph is revealing: “Thus, of the six General and Regional Elections since the implementation of the Carter Formula, five have been chaired by a Guyanese of East Indian descent and one by a Guyanese of African Descent. For our sacred space and consciousness as a multi-racial society, we urge all Guyanese to embrace the appointment of Justice James Patterson, a Guyanese of African descent. This bodes well for ethnic relations within Guyana. We are in the United Nations Decade for people of African Descent.” Perhaps because we AfroGuyanese in the PPP/C know and have worked with a number of the twelve persons listed, we may be inclined to think that this is their honest, earnest, but incorrect view, and so we put forward some obvious observations for their earnest and honest consideration: 1) The six previous Chairmen came out of a process which saw no dispute in the application of the Carter Formula, unlike Justice James Patterson who has been unilaterally appointed by our President Granger disputing and disregarding the Carter Formula. 2) There were a number of

Afro-Guyanese on the lists presented by our LOP, so the desire was not simply for an Afro-Guyanese but one chosen by our President unilaterally. All Guyanese would support an Afro-Guyanese Chairman appointed according to the Carter Formula. 3) Are we to think that the unilateral appointment of an Afro-Guyanese as Chairman of Gecom, is in and of itself, the final desired end, or is it to be expected that it would facilitate and deliver what might be considered an AfroGuyanese government? Similarly motivated, but more damaging to our young, still embryonic nation, ACDA’s letter in the newspapers (2017-10-27) teems with inaccuracies, parts of but not the whole story, misrepresentations when not misunderstandings, and intense anger. It wields a wide brush against the PPP and many others in our country – the Guyana Private Sector, the GHRA - but in its raw emotion it may have put on the table thoughts which our society may have sensed but which were hitherto been kept off the table. The first two lines of ACDA’s letter indicate the kinds of ghosts that we, to be a nation and acting together as a nation, must look in the eyes and exorcise: “The recent Continued on page 6

The irrational and provocateurs amongst us have to be contained DEAR EDITOR, Response is being made to Charles Sugrim’s letter “In defense of Anil Nandlall” (KN 28/10/2017) which is in response to my letter “Jagdeo’s reign was terrible but Granger should have done better” (KN 26/10/2017). Sugrim’s letter serves to prove how unbecoming the discussions surrounding the constitutional appointment of Justice James Patterson as GECOM Chairman have become. I stand by my position that Anil Nandlall should have known better when he made the ridiculous statements pertaining to association as a disqualifier for the position of Chairman. The reference to his attention that Patterson does not qualify - be it based on President Granger’s definition that he was looking for a candidate who has no politi-

cal affiliation, the PPP’s, or whomever - does not automatically make Patterson a PNC member because he was a pall bearer of Desmond Hoyte’s casket, being a member of the legal profession as Hoyte, or probably even a friend. Neither is there any merit to Nandlall’s claim that political partisanship exists being part of some PNC group on facebook, including whether Patterson ever voted for the PNC or not, or was a member of the PNC or not. The rights to freedom of association, sharing and receiving information, knowledge and ideas, and casting a ballot for a party of choice are fundamental and constitutionally protected. Further, the claim by Nandlall that association makes Patterson a PNC and therefore not deserving to be appointed is nonsense, and even if Granger set out such

a standard, it still does not make the point valid or legitimate. Going by Nandlall’s contention, when Bharrat Jagdeo submitted the nominees, it would have been expected that each nominee conformed to the criteria outlined in Article 161(2) of the Guyana Constitution or, as now it wants to be believed, was mindful of the ‘standard’ Granger set. Where the PPP now finds convenient offence, and takes objection to the appointment based on perceived political association, when it submitted persons known for their overt political and race-based association, brings into question the sincerity of the exercise Jagdeo embarked on, in finding candidates that the President would find “not unacceptable” to him as per the extant article. Where is this nonsense

coming from that a person cannot have a political association and professionally discharge his or her duties? And why only those who are known to be less than friendly to the PNC but friendlier to the PPP - for e.g. Chairman Doodnauth Singh must make such persons only acceptable to the PPP and society and Patterson not? Singh earned the reputation as someone who provided legal services to those who came up against the PNC government. His name was submitted by Desmond Hoyte and he was appointed by a PPP President. Reasoning is being thrown out the door, which is contributing to further racial and political divisions in this society. The irrational and provocateurs amongst us, regardless of who they are or which office they hold, must be called out and contained. Lincoln Lewis

Tuesday October 31, 2017

Trade and Agriculture Fair has great potential for growth in Region two DEAR EDITOR, Social Cohesion is alive and well in Region two. Accumulatively in excess of twenty five thousand patrons visited the recently held trade and agriculture fair at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground. The colorful and well organized spectacle proved beyond expectation; it was a vivid testimony of a united Region supporting a common cause. Notwithstanding, there were antagonistic elements who attempted to derail the event by protruding negative comments on social media to boycott the fair. It was perhaps the grandest yet since its inception almost a decade ago. The annual event is held in recognition of Agriculture Month and it was the brainchild of the former Minister of Agriculture, the late Satyadeo Sawh. During the two nights of exposition and cultural display, almost one hundred booths were on display including the unique Amerindian village and the recently established Cereal factory. Several small entrepreneurs also took the opportunity to showcase their prod-

ucts and expand their base of recognition. I was indeed impressed with the magnanimous support by the private and government sectors; hence the Regional Administration must be commended for its outstanding coordination of the event ,despite many challenges. Even the cultural aspect was quite memorable, as it provided an opportunity for the Region’s local artistes to dazzle on the grand stage. It was a most unforgettable experience and one which has proven to unite the people of Region two. Economically, the exposition has created positive effects for small businesses whose creativity, especially in the fields of art and craft, joinery, small scale agricultural production and packaging, local fruit juice production and jewellery-making among other displays, was well received by patrons. The Guyana Rice Development Board and the livestock agency in Region two were also visibly present to provide key advice to farmers and poultry rearers - another vivid indication of the collaborative and coordinated efforts between agencies, the

Regional Administration and the striving agricultural community. This massive show of confidence from the public, government, as well as the private sector, therefore must continue on an even larger scale, given that the Region is poised for steady and steep growth and development. The Regional Administration must also continue to aggressively seek partnerships in every established and emerging field of economic venture in order to lead the movement of providing a good life for the citizens in Region two, and by extension, being a model Region of selfsufficiency and economic stability. It was a proud moment for the Region, and the patrons must also be accorded commendation for exercising their goodwill, patriotism, and unconditional support towards an activity that has brought tremendous benefits to the Region. Indeed the trade and fair exhibition has great potential, and no doubt it will expand to even greater heights in time to come, once the Administration remains steadfast and committed towards achieving the desired objectives. Elroy Stephney

Region One’s Intelligence Committee has many concerns to address DEAR EDITOR, Information has been gathered that Region One (Barima-Waini) has a Regional Intelligence Committee (RIC). This is quite interesting. But what are the goals and objectives of this RIC which is based at Mabaruma? No one knows. I am of the impression that the work of this RIC is basically to monitor the operations of Governmental entities in the Barima-Waini region and to take corrective actions if those operations are not in the best interests of the North West District (NWD) residents. But if this is so, then the RIC has failed miserably and is currently useless or it is in a state of paralysis. A simple indicator of this is my letters to sections of the media on the poor performance of government entities as reported by NWD residents. I am informed that the RIC is meeting. In this regard, I wish to ask the RIC what it is doing about the following: (1) The entry of Venezuelans into the Mabaruma subregion without being checked by the Morawhanna immigration to sell fuel. These Venezuelans can be found at the

Kumaka Waterfront Area and some who murdered Guyanese miners in the Polvodero mining area were spotted by Mabaruma residents; (2) The long time taken for guards who provide security for government’s buildings and assets to receive their monthly salaries; (3) The engagement of some school teachers and Welfare Officers in catering services with the full knowledge of the Mabaruma Department of Education; (4) The wandering of female

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children in Baramita village during the nights at rum shops where miners are found; (5) The lack of a medical superintendent and administrator for the Mabaruma hospital for the prevention of poor management, and; (6) The prevention of land theft in the Haimakabra community, a satellite of Waramuri village in the Moruca sub-region. The Mabaruma Regional Intelligence Committee (RIC) needs to answer those and other concerns and questions. Peter Persaud

Undoubtedly, the AFC is now ‘dead meat’ DEAR EDITOR, Undoubtedly, the AFC is now ‘dead meat’. The former Leader of the AFC, Mr Khemraj Ramjattan should take solace in the fact that his clairvoyance skill, several months prior to coalescing with APNU, is now indisputable. The AFC’s 12th Anniversary was advertised extensively on the internet and at least one individual was excited enough to collect funds in the diaspora to ensure that the event which was slated for the Whim Cricket Ground would somehow convince the few remaining AFC members that the Party is alive and well. There was supposed to be such a celebration that Dr Ramayya who lived a couple hundred yards away would rue the day he fled from the AFC. A massive crowd was envisaged according to the ‘Invitation’ circulated. The Theme for this celebration was ‘Reflection, Evaluation and Projection’, recognizing 12 years of ‘robust, strategic and successful representation…as part of the Coalition Government’. It further added that,‘ let us show our appreciation for each other for the sincere support throughout the years by celebrating with our families whose support we could not have done without’. The Invitation promised ‘lots of entertainment and fun activities such as singing, dancing, BarB-Q and novelty games’. According to the ‘invitation’, free transportation was to be provided and a ‘motorcade’ would have left the AFC Headquarters from Kitty at 7:30 am heading for the Whim Community Play Ground where they would ‘prepare for each other…cater for each other…share with each other…and celebrate together’. But at 18:00 hours (6 p.m) on that day, 29 th October, 2017, no motorcade showed up at the Whim Community

Centre Ground. There were only about forty persons present of whom 23 were CORE workers from the Government, taken there by an AFC executive member to ensure a ‘massive crowd’. However, only the Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous People, Ms. Garrido- Lowe found the time or was instructed to be there. This is real ‘social cohesion’ in action. The Prime Minister, Mr Moses Nagamootoo, who took great ‘pride’ in being born at Whim was notably absent, as was the Minister of Public Security, Mr Khemraj Ramjattan, whose ‘navel string’ is buried in Berbice, therefore, it will be a waste of time to question the absence of the Minister of Natural Resources, Mr Raphael Trotman ,another Berbician, and those other AFC Ministers such and Mr Holder and Mr Patterson. Even the MPs were also in hiding, two of whom are from Berbice. Apart from the handful of persons who attended and the absence of the ‘fat cats’ there is now a big scandal. Many prominent businessmen, after seeing the few attendees are now questioning what happened to the huge amount of donations they gave towards the event. One businessman gave $350,000 in cash and it was reported that huge amounts of chicken, liquor, soft drinks and cash were collected from businesses yet the few attendees had to buy food and

drinks, according to an AFC Executive member. According to that member, it was a shame and disgrace to watch the RMC members eating and drinking to their fill while the few invitees and their families’ mouths were ‘dripping’. He concluded that it was ‘a great shame on our AFC leaders’. Certainly what happened at Whim was not what the ‘invitation’ had promised. It promised to ‘prepare…cater…share and celebrate’. But now it must be concluded that the ‘invitation’ was more like setting the stage for the ripping off businessmen. I have always said it as a former member of the AFC that ‘corruption and cronyism’ pervade and Guyanese must never expect it to be any better. Moreover, there were no ‘entertainment and fun activities such as singing, dancing, Bar-B-Q and novelty games’. One AFC member said that a ‘wake house’ is better than the 12th Anniversary ‘celebration’. This now brings me to the Theme: ‘Reflection, Evaluation and Projection’, recognizing 12 years of ‘robust, strategic and successful representation…as part of the Coalition Government’. It is clear that at this ‘celebration’ the Theme was absent just like the leaders of the AFC. If the AFC is doing any ‘reflection’ then it would have been apparent that they made a huge blunder by coalescing with the PNC and any ‘evaluation’ would have allowed them to ‘project’ their demise. Ramjattan was absolutely Continued on page 6

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Fair-minded African Guyanese must speak out to avert this... From page 4 Constitutional appointment by his Excellency David Arthur Granger has publicly revealed what Africans in Guyana and the Caribbean all know. Indians do not want to be ruled by an African Leader.” Many pages could flow from a consideration of those two lines and a book from the whole letter. How true is their assertion? What are the foundations/boundaries/limits of any truth in it? Do we Africans in our turn want to be ruled by an Indian Leader? If anything, a number of Guyanese of African descent, pointing to our earlier arrival here and to us seeing Indians arriving here, may be even less disposed to being ruled by an Indian Leader, who they may see as a brother but a younger brother whose time has not yet come. Many of us Guyanese are still to learn and accept in our bones that programmes and achievements are what should matter, not face and race. In a country like ours, good times and bad times reach us all – the choice of a leader, a President, should be less a matter of race. Many of the programmes of this Coalition Government have been devastating on all of us Guyanese, whatever our race. Our best hope whatever our race, is that at our National and Regional elections, the overwhelming portion of our electorate appraise the behaviour and performance of those individuals who canvass our votes and cast their

votes for whoever brings a better life. We of the PPP/C ask for nothing more. Guyanese of African descent should guard against and not be deterred from taking a stand against our President Granger’s departure from the Carter Formula, by the arguments that if wrong, it is a small wrong to avoid a bigger wrong of the PPP/C winning the elections and regaining Office; that Guyanese of African descent who find themselves standing alongside the PPP (and the PPP/C) are selling out Afro-Guyanese; that the supporters of the PPP and the PPP/C do not think much of nor respect Guyanese of African descent. Those persons putting those arguments want to ensnare Guyanese of African descent for their own purposes. It has happened before and it put all Guyanese on that regrettable 1968 to 1992 trajectory. Dr Jagan, the PPP and the PPP/C by their words and deeds have always struggled against such charges, and to attract and include African Guyanese (and indeed Guyanese of all races), and we will always strive to do so; but this creates fears and resentment in those who see themselves as anointed African Leaders of Afro-Guyanese. Afro-Guyanese who have been members of, or who have been known to support the PPP and the PPP/C endure great criticism and social pressures. The allegations of racial discrimination and domi-

Undoubtedly, the AFC... From page 5 correct. The ‘projection’ of ‘dead meat’ aptly describes the AFC’s status right now. The compelling facts that the CORE workers from the Government made up the core of the audience, compounded by the absence of the AFC leaders are conclusive evidence to support this. Most of their members and supporters are back with the PPP. Names such as Dr Ramayya and Erwin Abdulla immediately come to mind. In conclusion, repeating platitudes such as ‘robust, strategic and successful representation…as part of the Coalition Government’ will not convince anyone that the Cummingsburg Accord is not even worth the paper it’s printed on. The AFC has failed to represent any one of its members and supporters, and the fact that it was not ‘consulted’ on such a vitally important decision as the appointment of the GECOM Chairman speaks volumes. There are many issues such as the Public Procure-

ment Commission which the AFC was adamant about and failed to address when they became part of the Government, resulting in the corrupt practices which resulted in the drugs scandal. These will vitiate any ‘robust, strategic and successful representation’. Furthermore, it would be extremely difficult to convince anyone that the AFC is free from corruption, it’s the reverse. They are so steeped in corruption that they are unable to keep their hands clean even from any forms of donations. However, there is one man who stands out as a beacon of honesty in this maze of corruption and that is Mr Gobin Harbhajan, who unfortunately is holidaying in Mexico at this time. But even he is incapable of stemming this tide of corruption within the AFC, I tried but I was expelled. If I am wrong I would like the AFC to convince me about the veracity of the Theme. Haseef Yusuf RDC Councilor-Region 6

nation are frequently flung in our faces – corrective counselling and disciplinary action are taken as warranted. Many times, however, these allegations are flimsy, not substantial and at other times they arise from differences in policies and approaches, differences in our ranking of issues and the resources which should be allocated at that time to the particular issues. There are substantial programmatic differences between the PPP/C and the PNCR which are not questions of race, and we believe that experience overall will show that all Guyanese, including Guyanese of African descent, are better off when the PPP/C is in Office. We believe we can do a better job for all Guyanese because we have our feet better placed on the Guyanese ground. Although they have been addressed a number of times before, allow me to address some issues which were the source of great contention at some time and which may still be used to discourage citizens, particularly Guyanese of African descent from taking a position similar to that of the PPP and the PPP/C: 1) Our housing programme offering undeveloped house lots instead of keys to finished homes in fully developed

neighbourhoods: For many good reasons, we preferred to reach tens of thousands of our fellow citizens rather than a few hundred; and further, we motivated more than half of those to successfully save and invest in their properties – they became empowered. Allegations of discrimination in the awards of house lots were not justifiable, as we had early adopted a lottery approach to allocation, and thus determined when and where the average person received his/her house-lot. 2) Our different handling of our bauxite and sugar sectors: We deviated from the agreements of the departed PNC in both cases, bauxite and sugar. We neither shut down bauxite nor sold off sugar, precipitately. 3) We refute the almost hysterical, and so far, baseless charges of a criminal narco state where hundreds of billions of dollars were corrupted from our national budget each year. 4) The low representation of African owned and/or led businesses particularly at the larger sizes: We the PPP/C, see this as largely following from the previous period when the PNC government nationalized, owned and managed about 85% of the formal economy, with Afro-

Guyanese over represented amongst the employees of this public sector. Afro-Guyanese experienced a great shock and suffered much losses and changed circumstances when the ERP introduced in the late 1980s, reversed most that they had grown to accept and expect. We the PPP/C, have great hopes that a number of the Afro-Guyanese-owned and led start-ups during our 23 years in office would be grown into large businesses of tomorrow. 5) We of the PPP/C, fear that our country is not ready for a fair, useful, healing discussion of Roger Khan and any phantoms, a regrettable development which inexorably followed from a number of Afro-Guyanese finding the prospect of and subsequent fact of a PPP/C win at our 1997 Elections totally unbearable, and consequently promoting and turning themselves into ‘Freedom Fighters’. 6) Concerning allegations that we, the PPP/C, were not even-handed during our 23 years in Office: We would point to the increases in the ownership of vehicles and of homes all across our country by persons of all races and religions as indicative of our success in improving the lives of our peoples and even-

handedly so. We of the PPP/C recognize and understand that becoming one people will challenge us all, every moment of every day and in every aspect of life. There will be times when even the best of us will falter. The road to the realization of our motto will include many twists and turns and any number of backslidings. In a number of ways we are again where we were in 1966 to 1968. Whilst it is not something to boast about, much is owed to Dr. Jagan and the PPP for keeping faith and hope in Guyana through many subsequent, difficult periods. Now, in 2017, we must urge no less from all of us Guyanese. The challenge now for all Guyanese is to somehow avert this new particularly disruptive trajectory which President Granger has thrust us on when he departed from the Carter Formula. Fair minded Guyanese of African descent, including those who support or intend to support PNC/ APNU at our elections, must stand with others against this departure. Sam Hinds, Roger Luncheon, Bishop Edghill, Gillian Burton and other Guyanese of African descent, members and supporters of the PPP and the PPP/C.

Whither to?... Respect & Morality DEAR EDITOR, “To educate a man in mind and not in moral is to educate a menace to society”. (Theodore Roosevelt) Permit me to respond to the impassioned plea for a return of moral values made by Mrs. Paula Hamilton, the headmistress of St. Rose’s High School. (Caribbean Life, October 24, 2017). Needless to say, not the appeal, but such an appeal forced an unprecedented activation of my lacrimal sacs. In the history of secondary schools in Guyana, St. Rose’s High and a few others were touted as top secondary schools, wherein the attendees (exclusively females) in addition to academic prowess, were expected to display superior comportment, compared to others attending less renowned higher places of learning. Sadly this is not the case at present, which has certainly evoked serious concern. Stephen Carter, Yale Law School Professor, in his book Carter’s Laws for Civility, states that we must express ourselves in ways that demonstrate our respect for others. According to Merriam Webster’s lexicon, respect is defined as, “an act of giving

particular attention, high or special regard, or the quality or state of being esteemed; a feeling or understanding that someone or something is important, serious, etc., and should be treated in an appropriate way”. Not so long ago in the only English-speaking country in South America, not only did children respect adults and also their elders, but respect was reciprocated from one individual to another. Such behaviour is no longer seen and practiced by the socalled new generation. In its place is a blatant lack of respect not just for authority figures and elders, but all the way around. Permit me to elucidate that the respect to which I am referring may be interpreted in diverse ways, not just bottled into speech but actions, common decency and attire. In days gone by, responses to adults were plain and simple, “No madam, Yes ma’am, or No sir, Yes sir”. Today these types of responses are tantamount to some form of a foreign language. Unless you had bidden abrupt leave of your senses, parents would never under God’s green acre allow a response to elders be thus:”Uh!, Huh!, Okay, Wha-at, Eh!”Or any of

the responses that spew from the mouths of young people to adults. It is utterly imperative that parents fully understand that teaching their children simple values, such as respect are very necessary, taking into serious consideration the era in which we live. Granted, it is utterly impossible for a parent to be with his/her child round the clock, twenty four on seven. Nevertheless the training, values, morals, ethics and teachings taught and practiced in the home should in some way, shape, form or fashion display itself, whether a parent is present or not. Nowadays, the prevailing attitude is one of “every man for himself” and hopefully God for us all. On the other hand, while the spotlight is on the child/children, the inherent irony is that some of these parents, although considered as adults, with children attending top rate secondary schools, are equally guilty of the same behaviour as their offspring. Plainly put, they are poor role models. Children learn what they see. There are still some parents with the held belief that the schools are responsible for the moral education of

their child, without actually realizing that the values come from the home and everything comes from family. Now the clarion is being sounded for a speedy return to instilling the basic values in our children, as gone are the days when children were taught the basic fundamentals of respect and morality from the community and the leaders within the community. The traditional African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child”, is no longer applicable, as the village has been pillaged. Further compounding the issue is the contamination of minds with commercialized versions of reality. The fashion, speech patterns and actions demonstrated on television, should not be an example to our children. Facebook is controlled stalking and network gossiping, of which time spent could be better utilized, especially from an academic stance. This situation must be taken seriously, for if the children are our future, then a gloomy future looms on the horizon. So together let us stand with the resolve to take the matter in hand and save our land. Yvonne Sam

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Clock ticks on Guyana, Venezuela border controversy …As two-day meeting concludes with U.N. Envoy The latest round of formal talks between Guyana and Venezuela ended on Sunday with a commitment from both sides for future engagements on the border controversy through the Good Officer Process spearheaded by Personal Representative of the SecretaryGeneral, Dag Nylander. Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the SecretaryGeneral, confirmed the two-day meeting in New York between the delegations of the South American countries. Guyana’s delegation was led by Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge while Venezuela’s Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza led the Venezuela contingent. “The Foreign Ministers

and their delegations exchanged views on issues related to the controversy with the aim of exploring options for a full agreement for its resolution. They also reaffirmed their commitment to the Good Offices process,” Dujarric stated yesterday. Since his appointment on February 27, last, Nylander has visited Guyana four times and held talks with President, David Granger and Minister Greenidge, among others. Additionally, in September, the Guyana delegation to the General Debate of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly met with the Secretary-General as well as. Nylander also held informal discussions with Venezuelan counterparts. In 2015, Guyana re-

quested the U.N. SecretaryGeneral to take steps toward a resolution of the controversy using an option from the menu as stated in the Geneva Agreement of February 17, 1966. This decision was reached after Venezuela contended that the Arbitral Award of 1899, about the frontier between Venezuela and what is now Guyana, is null and void. Further, last year, as a consequence of a stalemate on the matter, former U.N. Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon agreed with his successor, Mr. António Guterres, to continue to use the Good Officer Process until the end of 2017 as a means of arriving at a settlement. If, by the end of this year, the Secretary-General con-

Asst Supt guilty of assault, fined $15,000

ASP Frank Thompson Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore yesterday found Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Frank Thompson, guilty of abusing and threatening Constable Leandre Gillis at the conclusion of the trial in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. She then fined him $15,000 or in default, seven days’ imprisonment for the offence. It is alleged that on February 22, last, at Broad Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, ASP Thompson used abusive language towards Constable Gillis. The magistrate in coming to the decision told the court that she is of the view that while the defendant was giving his testimony, he was in the habit of leaving out bits and pieces of evidence and the court was left in doubt. The magistrate told the court the prosecution witnesses gave solid evidence throughout the trial.

According to information, Constable Gillis was on patrol duty at Broad Street, when he was stopped by Hemchand Budhai, who reported to him that Thompson’s vehicle had crashed into his vehicle which at the time had occupants. Constable Gillis then accompanied Budhai to the scene. Thompson upon seeing Budhai approaching him started to use a series of indecent expressions towards him and threatened to kill him and the other occupants in the vehicle. The court further heard that after Constable Gillis told Thompson of the allegation made by Budhai, Thompson then asked the junior rank, “What the (f#*k) you gon’ do about it?” According to reports when being questioned by the junior rank with regard to the

accident in which he was involved, the senior rank, who was intoxicated, apparently became abusive toward Budhai and the Police constable. The ASP, who was subsequently requested by the junior rank to drive to the nearest police station, turned to the junior rank, who found himself at the end of the ASP’s verbal onslaught. ”You know me? Eh? Find out ‘bout me. If me had it me way, you won’t be a (f#*king ) recruit…Find out ‘bout me. Call ‘A’ Division. I would murder you (Sk#*t) on the ground hey,” he allegedly exclaimed. Constable Gillis then reported the matter to his superior, Corporal Jones. Thompson was then escorted by the two ranks to the Brickdam Police Station.

Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guyana, Carl Greenidge and Venezuela Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza. cludes that no significant progress has been made toward arriving at a full agreement for the solution of the controversy, he will choose the International Court of Justice as the next means of

settlement, unless the Governments of Guyana and Venezuela jointly request that he refrain from doing so.” Guyana has maintained that the only way to settle the controversy is by way of a

juridical settlement at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Venezuela’s claim to two-thirds of Guyana has escalated over the years, with various shows of aggression and harassment.

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Strategic plan, intellectual depth needed to address city challenges – Former Mayor Although the proper management of the capital city [Georgetown] falls within the purview of the Mayor and City Councillors of Georgetown [M&CC], the capacity of the institution is currently very wanting. This was the recent observation of former City Mayor, Hamilton Green. Green in an invited comment yesterday, said, “The problems at City Hall are fundamental and cannot be corrected overnight.” He said that since 1994 City Hall needed a crucial injection of the three Ms – Money, Machinery and Management. He made it pellucid

that “if you have one without the other two, you are on a journey of frustration.” The city, Green observed, has expanded rapidly over the past two decades. There has been no evidence that the city was ever able to collect enough money, equipment and personnel to cope with these rapid changes. Contributing to this state of affairs, he said, “was a Government that was hostile to the city for political reasons.” The consequence, he said, was successive Town Clerks, and Ministers too, whose intention was to frustrate the proper management of the city.

But there has been little or no improvement in the way the city is managed even with a change of Government, and managers who have claimed to have the best interest of the city at heart. In response to this dilemma, Green said, “What we have now is as a consequence of those years of haemorrhage.” Fixing this situation, he related, “will require a plan and a certain intellectual depth to return the city to some semblance of orderliness and decency.” Green is convinced that moves towards much needed changes are on the way.

He recalled that earlier this year a public consultation forum was conducted, at the behest of APNU+AFC President, David Granger, to determine the way forward in restoring the city once referred to as ‘The Garden City’. A report is expected to be compiled and will serve as a guideline for City Hall to address its many challenges. Many drains were clogged owing to the indiscriminate disposal of garbage; traffic congestion and unregulated vending have been but a few of the challenges the city has had to face over the years. Fallen from its former glory, the city was assigned the moniker ‘The Garbage City’. With the APNU+AFC Government’s ascension to office in 2015, City Hall was given leverage and considerable support to forthwith address some of the challenges. But to date, Green admitted, “The city has enormous problems.” “I drove through the city (yesterday) morning and it took me half of an hour to get to my destination on Sherriff Street...in addition to the chaotic traffic situation, society has generated a group of indisciplined and uncaring

Former City Mayor, Mr. Hamilton Green people at all levels.” He is convinced that part of the requirements to improve the city is the support of citizens. He noted, too, that there must be continuance of efforts to keep the city clean. “With the new system in place, each councillor would identify groups in their respective communities to help to do work to identify what has to be done and to coordinate the whole effort,” Green related. When asked to comment on the management skills of the current Mayor [Patricia Chase-Green] and Town Clerk [Royston King], Green quickly quipped, “They need help.” “They are human beings and to be honest they inherited a fractured system; a bleeding city and it is easy to criticise. Any idiot can

criticise. I don’t take kindly to people who criticise without offering solid solutions.” According to Green, both Chase-Green and King are officers who have experience and would have worked during his tenure as City Mayor. “I don’t think they are irresponsible but they need help, and those who criticise must come forward with suggestions that are feasible and that can take us forward.” Green himself has not been wavering in lending support wherever necessary. “I was there up to this morning [yesterday]...I can describe myself as an adviser now, pro bono. For the morning I have had three groups who have come to me to seek my advice and I am willing to help. “I have the time, I have the experience, I’ve been around and I know the mistakes we ought not to be making.”

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Who killed Vincent Teekah? Vincent Teekah, a defector from the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) to the People’s National Congress PNC) was killed on October 24, 1979. The PNC government claimed that Teekah was assassinated. Burnham threatened to” repay this foul deed.” Burnham was extremely fond of Teekah. He would never have allowed the death of Teekah to go unpunished unless it was an inside job, in which case exposing it would have risked embarrassing his government. The theory gaining the greatest traction was that the killing of Teekah was an inside job within the government. The PPP believed as much but never pressed this issue, since it was not on friendly terms with the Teekah who defected along with Ranji

Chandisingh in 1976. The PNC tried to deflect blame for the killing onto the PPP. During the Rodney Commission of Inquiry, evidence was led to show that former Commissioner of Police, the late Laurie Lewis, one of the PNC pitbulls within the police apparatus, had handwritten a note purporting to come from the PPP and addressed to the widow of Teekah, threatening her life. This was an attempt to frame the PPP. The WPA, then opposed to the PNC, privately held the view that Teekah was not killed where it was said that he was killed. The WPA, which at time was infiltrating the military, was of the view that Teekah was killed at Camp Ayanganna by a PNC strongman and his body planted at the site where it is alleged he was shot. Teekah’s body was found

in his car near to Meadow Bank. He was said to be in the company of Dr. Oswaldene Walker, a female Jamaicanborn, US-based dentist who had come to Guyana to do dental implants on Forbes Burnham. Burnham was a sick man by then and had developed a serious problem with his gums. He required dental implants which was not at that time the safe and common dental procedure that it is today. Hamilton Green, in an interview with this newspaper a few weeks ago, speculated that Teekah’s death may have been a robbery. But this was not what his party was contending in 1979. It was unknown for persons to be shot and killed when being robbed in those days. And of course, if there were robbers with guns, they

Dem boys seh...

UG lecturers a give students grade pun seawall De biggest thing in de world today is sexual harassment. This thing was going on from inception but is only now woman finding de strength to speak out against it. De first big one was Bill Cosby. More than 30 woman come out and claim how he rape dem. And he was a brute. He use to drug dem, drunk dem and then rape dem. After Cosby was Trump. Nuff woman come out and talk bout Trump. More than 30 come out to talk. Now dem got a Hollywood director who tekking de cake. It look like he assault and rape every woman he see. Women still coming out to talk and he still denying. Dem woman ain’t only talking in whispers; dem going pun TV and talk. In Guyana, some of dem UG lecturers past and present use to and continue to do de same thing. Some of dem use to carry students to de seawall and grade dem deh. Even de police force rampant. Senior police officer have to taste before any promo-

tion pass. And is not dem boys seh suh. Is a policewoman seh if you don’t give up or give in you wouldn’t get promotion. One woman come in to de Waterfalls paper and seh she read bout this thing in de newspaper. She seh she plan to carry Ramnarine and Basil de Willie to court because she wukking wid dem and none of dem molesting she. De woman seh that is discrimination. And she got de looks like Uncle Adam. Dem boys seh only a mudda would love she. And is not she alone planning to tek dem man to court. Rum Jattan sit down pun he verandah sipping a 10-year-old next to he wife. He seh, “I love you so much. I don’t know how I could ever live without you.” She tun to him and ask, “Is that you or de rum talking?” He replied, “Is me talking to de rum.” Talk half and hope dem boys don’t hear that Soulja Bai harassing Jagdeo.

would have gone after a more affluent target. The view of a robbery is half-baked. There is circumstantial reason to believe that Teekah was killed by someone within the government. The person who it is alleged was with Teekah at the time he was shot, the female dentist, was ushered quickly out of the country. She has never, in the ensuing years, commented on what happened on that night when Teekah was killed. She must have been scared of something or someone. To her dying day, she never said what happened. The ‘disappearing act’ of the dentist resembles very much the flying out of Guyana of Gregory Smith, the GDF soldier who was implicated in the assassination of Walter Rodney. Dr. Walker’s immediate departure from Guyana and her subsequent silence about Teekah’s death adds fuel to the theory that Teekah’s death was an inside job within the government. Teekah certainly had his

detractors. His meteoric rise within the government would have made him enemies within the PNC. Within, one year of his defection from the PPP, Burnham made him the Minister of Education, Social Development and Culture, in a major Cabinet reshuffle. Teekah replaced Cecilene Baird who was well-liked within the PNC. Another female minister had been tipped for the job, but Teekah got the nod. Burnham always had a trick up his sleeve. From as early as 1977, Burnham was planning to be President for life. Declassified documents now reveal that within months of his appointment as a Minister, Burnham asked Teekah to draft a new constitution. Teekah produced a draft which proposed a one-party state. Burnham was astute enough to know that the Guyanese people would never accept a one-party state. He scrapped Teekah’s

draft. He later set up a team of other Ministers to produce a draft constitution. Burnham continued to be fond of Teekah who was a brilliant man. After only being a minister for one year, Teekah was on 8th August 1977, promoted along with Rashleigh Jackson, Joseph Tyndall, Vibert Mingo and Cammie Ramsaroop, to a senior Minister. Teekah’s rapid rise could well have been the reason for his quick descent. He was murdered. It could well have been because of envy over the affection he enjoyed from Burnham.

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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===

The crucial mistake Granger made that we need to see I have no objection now or in the future as to the ethnicity of the individual the President chooses to head an important institution once the context is devoid of racial motive. Sadly I think the PPP government from 1957 to 1964, the PNC Government from 1968 to 1985, the PPP administration, including Cheddi Jagan from 1992 to 2015 and the Granger dispensation from 2015 to the present time, have made appointments which were determined by the ethnicity of the persons. The Hoyte regime was an exception and that was because I think Hoyte went through an inscrutable metamorphosis that was generated by deep Freudian underpinnings. I will have to treat this is-

sue in another column. Suffice it to say he wanted to fashion a new Guyana in which the old bogeymen that dominated Guyana would no longer be there. I think Hoyte felt that Burnham had ruined his own legacy and maybe, he, Hoyte wanted to leave a legacy. In pursuing that dream, the race card was not on his agenda. What the unilateral selection of the GECOM chairman did was to let loose in countless numbers the racial bogeymen. It is nasty to accuse Hoyte of choosing a GECOM chairman out of race. If you say so, then you are racist yourself for wanting him to choose an Indian. If you say that you are glad he chooses an African Guyanese, then you could be accused of be-

ing racist because why does the ethnicity of the candidate matter? It is his/her non-political character and accompanying integrity that matter. I am not concerned with the aspect of Mr. Granger’s decision and I am uncertain about its constitutional correctness. On the ethnic side, David Hinds contends it should have been logical for Jagdeo to put up African candidates because all the other GECOM chairmen except one have been Indians. On the constitutional side many, including the AFC and the WPA, have argued that Granger did not violate the constitution in arriving at a unilateral choice. I thought I would repeat arguments here that were

Frederick Kissoon published in two previous columns looking at the third dimension of the Granger appointment - the political environment. Mr. Granger could have come out of this controversy (in fact, it would never have been a controversy) if he had the experience and the democratic instincts to comprehend the complex nature of Guyana’s political environment. First, Mr. Granger had to know that since 1992, the Carter formula provided a semblance of democratic consensus in arriving at the incredible position of GECOM chairman. Both antagonists had an input so zero sum quarrels were avoided. Mr. Granger

had to know that zero sum games would have started the minute he moved away from that democratic semblance no matter how anachronistic the Carter formula had become. Society had agreed that the formula was outdated and had to be replaced by a nonpolitical commission. What Granger did made the commission more open to charges of political injection. But what happened if Granger found that he was unbearably unhappy with Jagdeo’s three lists because they were subtle con jobs? T he unilateral direction could have been made but as they say in philosophy, sometimes form could change into substance. What made Granger’s unilateral pathway so suspicious is that he chose to make the unilateral decision a one-man thing rather than a multipronged process. The strategy was simple. Make your choice outside of Jagdeo’s lists but seek consultation so you avoid the blame of “onemanism.” What the AFC did in its first public reaction exposed the political ineptitude of Granger. The AFC said we were not involved in Granger’s decision of a

GECOM chairman and we hope with constitutional reform there would be a multipronged (my word) to the selection of the election commission. The Freudian derivative of that reaction is that the AFC felt Granger should have consulted. He should have done that then make his unilateral decision and in so doing substance would have remained (that is, the unilateral way) but form would have deceptively overshadowed it. In not reaching out to other stakeholders. Granger’s unilateralism has catapulted Justice Patterson into some strong currents which it is hoped do not drown him. From unilateralism, the critics have moved to Patterson. Patterson is the focus and there have been some inelegant comments on him. But Granger showed his inexperience here too. He kept insisting on a judge. Then he chose one. He said age is a stumbling block in the elevation of younger public servants. Then, he chooses an 84-yearold gentleman. The concatenation of mistakes of David Granger is worrying.

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Demerara Bank profits Guyana to host key anti-money laundering conference in two weeks soar by 20 percent

Demerara Bank has recorded a 20 percent increase in profits for its financial year ended September 30th, 2017. Demerara Bank Limited says that going green with the installation of solar panels has significantly reduced electricity costs. The announcement would come at a time when the bank has recorded an impressive performance, of over 20 percent increase in profits, when performance of a number of sectors seems down. With regards to going solar, the bank noted that following the successful implementation of solar panels last November to its Corporate Office, Camp Street, which allowed the building to be fully powered, it then ventured to do the same at its main branch location at Camp and South Road. Work has started at its Diamond branch too. The impact has been positive for the bank with electric-

ity costs significantly reduced. With regards to the financial performance, the bank in its published accounts, said that the past year ended September 30, 2017, was an outstanding one by any means. The performance was recorded in all areas. The bank’s profit before taxation is $2.4B, an increase of 19 percent over the previous year. Net profit was 20.6 percent. The performance, the bank says, would come despite the challenges in the banking environment, DBL said. The bank’s deposit base was at the highest at $57B, a 7.3 percent increase when compared to 2016. This would compare favorably to deposit to the banking sector which declined 2.49

at the end of August 2017. In the lending area, the bank was able to increase this from $24.7B to $25.5B. Demerara Bank’s listing of its assets at the close of financial year 2017 totaled $70B compared with $64B at the end of September 2016. There were also marked improvement to the interest earned from investments which went up from $1.56B to $1.66B; an increase of 6.3 percent. Interest income on Loans and Advances marginally increased from $2.15B to $2.19B. Other income expanded from $422M to $988M, a rise of 133.8 percent. Total interest income rose to $3.9B; 3.7 percent higher than 2016. The net worth of the bank has increased from $9.3B to $11B, an increase of 19% over the previous year.

More than 150 participants from 26 member countries are expected in Guyana for the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) conference from November 12 to November 16, 2017 at the Marriott Hotel. Hosting the CFATF symposium in Guyana will be a prestigious honour for President David Granger and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, a Government statement said. Williams is also now the Deputy Chairperson of CFATF. “Having made significant progress in improving its Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/ CFT) regime and adequately addressing the key AML/CFT deficiencies identified, the CFATF Plenary of November 2016 agreed that Guyana be removed from the CFATF ICRG process,” the statement explained. Guyana is therefore no longer subject to monitoring

Minister Basil Williams by CFATF, which monitors what member countries are doing. Not being monitored means that Guyana is not under a blacklist. Guyana was “blacklisted” by the CFATF in 2013, after it

failed to make significant progress in implementing required legislative reforms which would have aided in the international combat against money laundering and financing of terrorism.

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Thieves break into business woman’s vehicle near cremation ground While a 54-year-old businesswoman was paying her last respect to a relative at the Ruimzeight, West Coast Demerara (WCD) cremation ground on Friday, thieves were outside treating themselves to the valuables in her car. The men escaped with two flat screen televisions and an undisclosed sum of cash after breaking a window on her vehicle. Around 13:30 hrs on Friday, Indra (only name given) went to the cremation ground. She could not get parking outside the cremation ground so she decided to park in a street not so far away. “I had a lot of money in my purse so I didn’t want to take it inside the cremation ground because it had a lot of people so I leave it in the car and I went inside,” the businesswoman said. She further added that after the body was cremated, she went to her vehicle. “I opened the car and I stretch to get a cigarette from my bag but I didn’t see it in the front seat, so I turn to see if I leave it in the back but then I didn’t see the TV,” the woman recalled. Indra explained that she immediately got out of the vehicle and shouted for a relative who was close-by. “When we check the car, they broke the small window at the back. I had one TV in the trunk and one in the back seat.” The woman said that when she examined her vehicle, she noticed the men had tried to damage her door locks but after they failed, they broke the window. “My car has alarm but I couldn’t hear anything because they had music at the cremation site.” The matter has been reported to the police but no arrest was made.

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Pedal Cyclist killed by Minister’s driver

One of the vehicles involved in Saturday’s accident. A 71-year-old man is now dead, following a fatal accident on Friday 27 October, 2017 on the Cove and John Public Road, East Coast Demerara. Dead is Derrick Freeman of Lot 4, Cove and John, East Coast Demerara. According to reports, Freeman was riding a pedal cycle around 17:45 when he attempted to cross the road, he was hit by a speeding motor vehicle bearing registration number GTT 4080, a Minister’s vehicle.

He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival after sustaining severe head injuries. Ranks at the Cove and John Police Station reportedly conducted a breathalyzer test on the driver Dennis Stewart, and concluded that he was not under the influence of alcohol. Kaieteur News understands that the family has accepted from the driver an undisclosed amount of cash for the funeral and other expenses.

The elderly man had two children and a wife. His body is currently awaiting post mortem. Additionally, on Saturday last, a route 44 minibus collided with a car on Main Street, Georgetown during the evening hours. The occupants of the vehicles were severely injured and were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation by ambulances from the Guyana Fire Service and the hospital. Investigations are ongoing.

Body of drowned uncle discovered

Drowned: Gavin Moses The body of 50-year-old Gavin Moses was yesterday discovered around 14:00hrs at Rockstone Village, some five meters from where he drowned. Former employer of Moses, Frank Sanichara, was yesterday preparing to arrange a search party to locate the body of his friend. Moses had celebrated his 50th birthday on Friday. The Rockstone Tourism Authority also sent out a statement yesterday expressing condolences to the family and making clear some initiatives to increase safety in the area. The statement noted that such an incident has not occurred in the 12 years that the association has been hosting the event.

“The association… will be working closely with the Guyana Tourism Authority and other agencies to ensure that visible demarcation, barriers, signs and efficient training in first response/aid are done with all staff in preparation for other events.” Moses went missing on Sunday after he attempted to rescue his niece, Kimeanda Prince who was with him at the 12th annual Rockstone Fish Festival to celebrate her 13th birthday. The teen’s family was among hundreds, who attended the final day of the Rockstone Fish Festival held at the Rockstone Village, some ten miles west of Linden in Region Ten, Upper Demerara-Berbice area. According to information, af-

ter spending some time at the Fish Festival, Prince and her younger sister, “Lily”, and other relatives went to take a swim. Prince and her sister drifted into the deeper part of the river as a result of swells generated by a passing boat. A cousin, after noticing Prince struggling, raised an alarm that prompted her uncle to rescue the girls. He was able to push Prince’s sister to the shore but went under the surface of the water as he went back for Prince. Prince’s body was subsequently recovered and taken to the Wismar Hospital Mortuary. Relatives of the two deceased told this newspaper that plans for the funeral have not yet been made.

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Proprietor beaten as bandits storm Corentyne beer garden

Surveillance footage showing the customers on the ground while the bandits stand guard. A businessman of Number 65 Village, Upper Corentyne is the latest victim of armed robbery after five men stormed his beer garden Sunday night. The men who were all masked and heavily clothed with bag packs on their backs, were all sporting guns, including what appeared to be an AK-47 machine gun. There were caught on surveillance footage storming the business and ordering customers to lie on the ground as they searched

them. Proprietor of Mike’s Beer Heaven (Murphy’s), Krisendatt Hemnauth, aka ‘Murphy’, who was hit on the head with a gun by one of the men, told Kaieteur News that it was approximately 19:30 hrs when some persons who were at the front of the business left and he secured his gate. “I get ah gate that I does lock down at the back when it meet certain hours but it was still early so me ain’t press down the lock. Me stand up and dem bai

Robbed: Mike’s Beer Heaven (Murphy’s), Number 65 Village, Corentyne was drinking at the back in the shop and all of a sudden I see four men at this gate,” Hemnauth recounted. The businessman stated that one of the men opened the gate while he stuck his gun through the grill. “Dem tell everybody fuh go on we belly and dem just walk in and throw up a shot in the air and one out of the four come straight to me and he lash me on me head. I fall and me turn back. When I turn back he lash me in me head again and me na move

Male sex workers remanded for robbing elderly man

Remanded to prison, Godfrey Cox Two male sex workers who were recently charged for robbing two Presidential Guards with a chopper, were yesterday back before a City Magistrate to answer to another robbery charge. Twenty-one-year-old Kevin Forrester of Beterverwagting, Side Line Dam, East Coast Demerara; and Godfrey Cox, 19 of High Street, Georgetown, appeared before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman in the Magistrates' Courts. The duo denied the charge which alleged that on October 24, last, at Croal Street, they robbed Victor Bess of $84,000 and US$370 and at the same time used personal violence against him.

Remanded to prison, Kevin Forrester

P o l i c e P r o s e c u t o r, Shawn Gonsalves objected to bail being granted to the duo citing the serious nature and prevalence of the offence. The prosecutor also told the court that it was while the two defendants were out on bail for a similar offence that they committed a new offence. The Prosecutor added that if bail is granted to the defendants they would not return to court for the trial. The prosecutor's objection was upheld by the magistrate and both men were remanded to prison. They were instructed to make their next court appearance on November 20.

A few months ago, the same duo was charged for allegedly robbing two Presidential Guards with a chopper. Particulars of the charge alleged that on July 19, 2017 at Main Street, Georgetown, the duo while armed with a chopper, robbed Nicolai Reddie of a Samsung cellphone valued $54,000 and $800 cash. It is further alleged that on the same day and location, they robbed Akeem Haroon of a Samsung cellphone valued $60,000 and $400 cash. The duo denied the charge when it was read to them. They were both released on $25,000 bail by Senior Magistrate, Fabayo Azore.

back.” According to the injured businessman, the men, after barging in and ordering everyone in the building to lie face down, searched the customers and took away cellphones and cash. The men also grabbed money from his cash drawer. His 21-year-old son who was also at the shop was kicked and stomped on by one of the bandits. Hemnauth sustained a gash to his left temple. “Dem had to know me. The person wa come, he come straight to me and then dem kick up meh son,” he stated. Hemnauth disclosed that

a customer who was also present during the ordeal was the only person that was not searched. This, he said, was seen on the surveillance footage. “The footage show that only dat one person they didn’t touch, the one person deh flat, the camera show this man pushing away dem man AK when dem point it around. Dem na even touch he.” The men, after grabbing the cash and cellular phones made good their escape the same way that they entered but not before locking the customers and the proprietor in the shop. A door was also damaged

Beaten: Krisendatt ‘Murphy’ Hemnauth after one of the perpetrators smashed his gun on the locks. One of the customers who was told to lie on the ground while being searched and robbed stated that after the men rushed in he initially, he thought that the police were raiding but then they fired a shot. “They kept saying everybody get on the ground, check on the white clothes one and so on. I had $44,000 on the table…they took that and my Galaxy S6 Edge cellphone”. Over $1M was carted off in total along with six cellular phones. No one has been arrested.

Two ceremonies to mark UG's Turkeyen... From page 15 journalist based in New York. He is a former lecturer at City University of New York and the London School of Economics from which he secured his doctoral degree. Ambassador Rudolph Michael Ten-Pow, who studied Modern Languages, will give the keynote at the ceremony on the Turkeyen campus. He is Guyana's Ambassador to the United Nations. Meanwhile, at the Berbice Campus Convocation, where more than 200 students will graduate on November 18, 2017 on the University S q u a r e a t Ta i n , t h e

Convocation address will be delivered by Ms. Patricia Bacchus, Class of 2004, Bachelor of Laws. Bacchus, who hails from the Ancient County, is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board of Caribbean Container Inc. (formerly SAPIL). She also serves as the Chairperson of the Board of the Guyana Office for Investment [GOInvest]. Since 1968, when the University held its first graduation, it has become a leading provider of tertiary education in the country, graduating every year, professionals with the knowledge and skills that are

needed by the local, regional and global job markets. UG graduates can be found in senior positions in major public and private sector agencies both locally and around the world. UG has also announced that the Institute of Distance and Continuing Education, the extra-mural arm of the university, is scheduled to hold its graduation ceremonies for its four centres as follows: Georgetown Centre on November 25; Linden Centre on November 26; Anna Regina Centre on December 2 and the New Amsterdam Centre on December 9, 2017.

Antigua PM urges int’l community to change criteria for loans ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has called on the international community to change its “nonsensical criterion” for providing concessionary loans to small island developing countries like those in the Caribbean as Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica seek more than a billion US dollars to rebuild following the devastation

caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria last month. Speaking at a DominicaAntigua Relief Fund concert here on Sunday night, Browne said it was wrong to use “these artificial impediments to say that Barbuda in a time of crisis is not deserving of your assistance. “It is absolutely ridiculous for the developed world to take the position

that they cannot help Dominica because they too wealthy. We say to you tonight to scrap that nonsensical criterion of per capital income. We say to you tonight to live up to your obligations, your climate obligation and to contribute to the rebuilding of Dominica and Barbuda,” Browne told the concert that featured several Caribbean musicians and performers.

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Int’l firm being hired to value GuySuCo’s assets -State banks on leasing lands, selling factories Moves are underway to select an international accounting firm to value the assets of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) for privatisation and divestment. Yesterday, according to Colvin Heath-London, Head of the Special Purpose Unit (SPU) established under the state-owned National Industrial & Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) to handle the transactions, a selective tender process was conducted for an international firm to conduct the valuation. “Selected tenders were i n v i t e d f r o m PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, and KPMG to provide the services to the SPU as

International Financial Services Provider.” The selected firm would be conducting the valuation of all assets under the control of GuySuCo, in addition to other advisory and financial services. The tender closed yesterday. “When the tender closed (yesterday) the SPU had received submissions from all four of the invited companies. An award should be made within two weeks. It is expected that the valuation of the assets and the preparation of a prospectus will be completed by the end of January 2018.” Speaking about the approach being taken by the SPU, Heath-London explained that he believes that “there is a future for sugar in Guyana,

Judge orders Bisram’s... From page 3 the decision to have the application withdrawn is in the best interest of their client. But State Solicitor Kim Kyte, who is representing the DPP, the Chief Magistrate and the Commissioner of Police, urged the judge to hand down his decision in the matter. Kyte argued that the move by Datadin to have the application withdrawn constitutes a waste of judicial time and an abuse of process. The State Solicitor asked that a substantial cost be paid to the respondents. The judge, on the other hand, noted that he took decisions to deal with the matter in an expeditious manner, based on Datadin's application. He explained that he gave the matter precedence over some 100 cases -- some dating back to 2008. Justice Persaud further said that he will not allow the process of the court to be abused— which is exactly what was happening in this case. Justice Persaud held up a thick file which he says he spent hours perusing in order to come to a conclusion in the matter. “Let him (Datadin) put on his pads, gloves and helmet and come here.” Datadin is the President of the Guyana Bar Association cricket team, Datadin had applied for an order Nisi to quash the murder charge laid against Bisram on the grounds that the charge is irrational, unreasonable, unfair, an abuse of power, unlawful, unconstitutional, without legal foundation, and null and void. Narinedatt was beaten after he allegedly rebuffed Bisram's sexual advances early November, last year. The carpenter was allegedly dumped in the trunk of a car belonging to an acquaintance of the businessman, driven to a public road in Berbice and the scene made to look like a hit-and-run accident had taken place. The businessman was arrested at a New York beach front property, in Far Rockaway, Queens, in early July after a US Judge had issued a warrant for him. Prior to that, Bisram was posted on the Interpol wanted list. New York Judge, Peggy Kuo, filed the Certificate of Extraditability and Order of Commitment, paving the way for him to be sent back.

and that sugar production must be protected and remain part of the economic mix in the economy.” He hastened to add, “How sugar is protected depends on a combination of options for the existing assets involved in sugar p r o d u c t i o n . ” In the mix of options being contemplated are privatization and diversification. “The SPU is interested in companies, both local and international, that could integrate the production of sugar into their existing operations and product mix.” Heath-London said that “companies that are in rum production, other beverage manufacturing, and food processing, for example, would be ideal as potential operators of some of the current GuySuCo assets. ”The position being taken by the SPU is that all of what are considered GuySuCo assets are really national assets vested in the control of GuySuCo. As such, while factories could be sold to potential operators and investors, lands will not be sold but could be leased so that they remain the property o f t h e s t a t e . ” According to the SPU, many persons are looking for the survival of sugar because of the fears of job loss in the sugar-producing parts of the country with some romantic

GuySuCo’s privatization head: Colvin Heath-London about the country’s history with sugar. “The approach being taken by the SPU seeks to tackle the economic problems of GuySuCo while finding ways to defend the jobs in sugar, and to ensure that the culture and history of sugar in Guyana would be p r o t e c t e d . ” According to the SPU, it should be noted that sugar lands and sugar factories are not the only assets under GuySuCo’s control. “For decades, GuySuCo was tasked with providing and/or managing a wide range of other assets including community centres, sports grounds and other recreational facilities, primary health care facilities, drainage and irrigation networks, and water conservancies.” These, for example, made GuySuCo critical to national drainage and irrigation activities for agriculture and for flood control.

The SPU said that all of these were important social, economic, and infrastructure obligations provided by GuySuCo, often at the expense of profitability. “As an example, the fortunes of GuySuCo had an impact on cricket, horse racing, swimming, athletics, and cycling. The effects were felt by entire communities and not just sugar-workers’ families.” Bankrupt Model The unit said that notwithstanding the critical value of these other services, continuing to depend on GuySuCo to provide them is a bankrupt model that must be changed. “Many of these other properties will be privatised, divested or otherwise placed under different management arrangements.” Already, advertisements have been placed for Expressions of Interest (EOI) in the sugar factories and estates. The deadline for

the EOI has been extended from November 3 to November 24. GuySuCo is facing major problems with sugar being produced at three times what it is being sold for. Workers are slowly drifting away with strikes, poor weather and agriculture and little cash compounding the situation. With Skeldon, a US$200M project that involved a new factory, unable to perform and proving a cash drain, consecutive governments have been forced at the expense of other sectors, to plunge billions of dollars in GuySuCo annually in cash bailouts…with little to show for it. The administration, which came to power in 2015 under David Granger, had vowed to make the industry lean and profitable. However, the unions, facing a loss of membership from the job reduction that is coming, is not taking it easy, and objecting to the restructuring of GuySuCo. Last year, the centuryold Wales was closed and Enmore and Rose Hall estates are also facing closures. The industry is headed for another disaster year with production expected to barely make it to over 150,000 tonnes. Many of the factories and fields are badly in need of cash for retooling and reconfiguration for mechanical harvesting.

PPP Commissioners eager to raise fraud... From page 16 quite a lot of stuff we have to do,” Shadick maintains. T h e P P P / C Commissioner said there is also the need to give direction for the names from last continuous voter registration process that ended in July to be included in the National Register of Registrants (NRR). And then there are vacancies to be filled at the Local Government level where positions have to be held via bi-elections to replace persons who would have resigned. DAMNING REPORT The Auditor General had descended on GECOM's office after a series of articles pointed to what appeared to worrying procurement frauds at an entity that overlooks general and local government elections. One of the purchases for

the 2015 general elections was the purchase of several communication radios. It was found that less than 90 percent of the radios were used despite the strong reasons advanced by G E C O M t o t h e administration for the purchases. Some $100M was being spent. It was found that the radios arrived too late to be deployed for the May 11, 2015 elections. The radios were purchased from Mobile Authority, owned by Water Street businessman, Michael Brasse. The report found that on top of that purchase for the radios which were all outdated, GECOM went ahead and bought 12 satellite phones for use in case the radios could not be put into operation. When Local Government Elections were held in 2016, the radios were not used.

Checks on the radios found that six of the 50 radio sets were not working. GECOM defended itself for not going to tender by saying that it had little time before the May 11, 2015 elections to undertake the purchase. There were other questionable purchases, forged quotations and prices that were way above market prices paid for several other things. Some of these include Duracell batteries, nippers, toners for printers and even office furniture. While Mobile Authority quoted for other brands of radios, it was selected over another bidder, Advance Officer Systems, which met the criteria. In the three quotes for the radios, one was from Massy Technology dated a year earlier. The Audit Office found GECOM breached procurement regulations

when they went ahead and evaluated the quotes for the radios without first seeking the approval of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB). This was done after. In fact, the audit report found that GECOM signed the contract for the radios six days before the elections, making it impossible for the radios to be sourced, delivered, and installed in remote locations and for staffers to be trained. GECOM, in its defence, said that it could find nowhere in the report where anyone could be found culpable and that it would be difficult therefore to engage the police to pursue criminal indictments. Among other things, the police are being asked to find out how a quote from Massy Technology ended up in the system. The company has denied it ever submitted one.

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CARICOM launches Energy Month against backdrop of devastation by hurricanes PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) yesterday launched CARICOM Energy

Month (CEM) highlighting the “vicious cycle” of severe climate impacts, high indebtedness and high fossil fuel import bills that the regional

grouping faces. CARICOM Energy Programme Manager, Dr. Devon Gardner, delivering an address on behalf of the

CARICOM Secretary General Irwin la Rocque, pointed to the impact of the ferocious hurricanes on the energy sectors of CARICOM countries.

He said Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria, which hit Caribbean countries between August and September had reshaped this year’s Energy Month agenda. “Concomitant with these extreme weather events was the extensive damage to the electric grids and other critical infrastructure within the countries, which impacted the availability of modern energy access, albeit temporarily, to citizens in Dominica, the British Virgin Islands, The Bahamas, and other territories. “This is one example of how our vulnerability to climate and disaster can retard advances that are made toward attainment of the global SDG’s: Goal 7 is related to an “access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all”, Gardner said. He said a combination of observed trends, theoretical understanding of the climate system, and numerical modeling demonstrates that global warming is increasing the risk of these types of events. “The expectation is that extreme weather situations are expected to worsen in a future in which severe hurricanes are “the new normal”. Debates about whether single events are “caused” by climate change may continue,

but individual events offer important lessons about our vulnerabilities to climate change. “ Gardner said that the aim to “build back better” within the Caribbean context will require significant attention to be placed on the vulnerabilities of the islands. “Our future lies in the reduction of future risk from extreme weather impacts, which requires adapting our economic, social and environmental systems to changes that are already unavoidable. “A strategic focus on energy, climate and disaster risk as the central plank within our respective development models is needed, such that the efficient and cost effective production, delivery and use of renewable energy decouple our development from expensive fossil fuel use. “In so doing, the energy system design can present an opportunity for enhancing the ability of our sectors (economic and social) to strategically address climate and disaster risks,” Gardner said, noting that the theme for CARICOM Energy Month, “RE-Thinking Energy: Shaping a Resilient Community” is intended to convey this message.

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“Mission accomplished” says Barbados coach after dramatic win HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Barbados coach Ahmed Mohamed said it was a case of “mission accomplished” after teenager Dishon Howell came off the bench in the 87th minute to grab two goals and help the Caribbean side pull off a dramatic 3-2 win over Bermuda in an international friendly at the National Stadium here on Saturday night. Barbados, ranked 21 places above the hosts, appeared to be suffering from jet-lag as they went into the break two goals down before turning the game on its head against a Bermuda side captained by

midfielder Reggie Lambe. “We didn’t start well and maybe we were a little jet-legged … there were issues with concentration,” Ahmed said after the final whistle which was greeted by wild celebrations from the Barbadians but saw sections of the crowd harshly boo off the home players. “In the second half I told the players, ‘we’re here on a mission and that mission is a long, long way to victory against Bermuda.’ “Thanks to a young, 16-year-old gentleman, Dishon Howell, we got that mission accomplished.” Ahmed, a former US

Virgin Islands coach, said he had done his homework on Bermuda having watched their most recent matches against New York Cosmos, Canada and Grenada. “I knew Bermuda liked to press coming over the wing and we were prepared,” he added. “It was a nice, tough game and I could the feel the public here. There was some spice to it.” Mario Harte, the Barbados captain, who was replaced by Howell, put his team’s slow start down to jet lag. “The legs weren’t there and we were doing a lot of chasing,” the midfielder

Tuesday October 31, 2017 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Get help setting up a reasonable budget. Look into ways of making extra cash. Get involved in creative groups. Use discrimination and play hard to get.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Organize your house and be sure to include the whole family in the projects you have set out to do. You could be misinterpreted if you're not careful. You should be putting in some overtime.

TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) You are in a high cycle where travel, education, and creative endeavors are concerned. Don't donate more than you can afford in order to impress others. You may be thinking of starting your own business.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Get involved in a competitive sport that will bring the challenges you thrive on. You will have to face each issue separately and in person. One sided attractions are likely.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Try not to skirt issues if you think you'll hurt someone's feelings. Don't overspend on luxury items. Visitors may drop by unexpectedly, resulting in tension with your lover.

SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Unrealistic promises will only get you in trouble. You will find that social activities will be enjoyable and will promote new connections. You can make positive changes in your home.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) Get together with friends and do something entertaining but not too expensive. Property investments should payoff. Stick to doing things that will make you a better person both physically and mentally. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Your self esteem will benefit. Friends will be loyal and caring. Don't let others take advantage of your good nature. You need to make your environment a better place, with more comforts and a better entertainment center. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Taking on too much won't help the situation. You may be out of sorts if you have been extravagant or have let children or friends take advantage of you financially. Be discreet and don't reveal any personal information.

CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Ask family members for help and you will be able to complete t h e p r ojects more quickly. Turn your present relationship around or start a new one. Beware of colleagues who don't have your best interests in mind. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Organize your day well if you wish to accomplish all you set out to do. Your charm and generosity will bring new friends and romantic opportunities. Avoid being intimately involved with clients or colleagues. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Put all your energy into moneymaking ventures. Don't blame others for your own stubbornness. You can't do everything on your own.

said. “We knew if we could get a goal we could get back into the game. We came out in the second half and fought. When we got that we went for the kill.” Lambe, the Bermuda captain, said: “I think fitness played a big part. We had players going down with cramp and had to make substitutions. I don’t think we stuck to our principles from the first half and started to feel the game was too easy. “We got a bit complacent and started to sit back and just keep the ball in areas we shouldn’t be keeping the ball. We let

Barbados head coach Ahmed Mohamed. them back in, that’s what it boils down to.” Close-range finishes by

Willie Clemons (8 th ) and Jaylon Bather (19 th ) put Bermuda on top before Zeco Edmee pulled a goal back just before the hour mark. Bermuda still appeared to be labouring to victory until the 88th minute when substitute Howell capitalised on a mistake by teenage debutant home goalkeeper Quinaceo Hunt, who made a hash of a needless back pass by Bather. Howell then completed the unlikely comeback in stoppage time with a calm finish, slotting through Hunt’s legs. The teams will meet again in Barbados next year.

Cologne ordered to pay compensation to Arsenal (Reuters) - German Bundesliga club Cologne have been ordered to pay compensation to Arsenal over damage caused by their supporters during their Europa League match in London last month, UEFA said yesterday. European football’s ruling body imposed a one-match

Hamilton favorite... (From page 28) his journey against the odds from an under-privileged background in the commuter town of Stevenage, north of London. His paternal grandfather was an immigrant from the Caribbean island of Grenada. “I wonder what the people who were at my school are thinking. There’s a couple of teachers who said you’re never going to amount to anything so I wonder what they’re thinking now,” he had mused on Sunday. “I wonder if they’re thinking ‘I helped that young lad’. Or are they thinking ‘you know what, I regret what I said. And I’ve grown from it’? I hope that’s really the case.” Olympic athletics gold medalist Mo Farah and Wimbledon winner Andy Murray are also sporting Sirs but the Scot has emphasized he still wants to be called by his first name. Hamilton joked he would be the opposite, if such a situation ever happened. “I would enforce it. To everyone. To friends, everyone. I think it’s such an honor,” he laughed. “I’ve got friends who are Sirs and I call them Sir. When I get a text, I‘m like ‘Yes Sir.’ It’s unique and why not live it in all its beauty?.”

away supporter travel ban, suspended for two years, on Cologne in the event of further disturbances and fined them 60,000 euros (£52,791) over the behaviour of their fans at the Emirates. The German club were issued with 3,000 tickets but about 20,000 of their supporters descended on the stadium, delaying the kickoff by an hour. Portuguese club Braga have been hit with a partial stadium closure for their next

Europa League home match against Hoffenheim. UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body found the club guilty of racist behaviour and improper conduct of officials during the 20 home defeat by Ludogorets this month. Braga were also fined 15,000 euros for a late kickoff infringement and their manager Abel Ferreira will serve a touchline ban when they visit Ludogorets on Thursday.

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Lennox Blackmoore National Novice

GDF gym marches away with title Sunday evening, the third and final day of the three-day Lennox Blackmoore National

N o v i c e b o x i n g championships hosted by the Guyana Boxing Association at the National Gymnasium

on Mandela Avenue, had 11 action packed bouts which saw the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) gym retaining

the title. The army men won eight of the 11 fights on Sunday to solidify themselves as the top Amateur boxing gym in the land of many waters and each victory was celebrated with much fanfare, led by the war tunes of the GDF’s musical band that was present on each night, adding tunes to compliment the in-house Deejay. GDF’s Akimo Watts won the Junior Flyweight class against his compatriot Hakyim Bostwick (GDF) who got injured in the third round, forcing the referee to stop the contest. The Lightweight final was another GDF vs. GDF match, the second of seven mirror matches on the final night; Delroy Fordyce defeated Delon Garraway through a split decision after the three rounds. G u y a n a ’ s C o m m o n w e a l t h Yo u t h Games silver medalist,

Keevin Allicock of Forgotten Youth Foundation gym, predictably defeated Trevor Motielall of Young Achievers boxing gym after the referee stopped the contest (RSC) during round one. Kelvin Moore of Vergenoegen Boxing Gym was the third fighter from a civilian gym to upset the military after being granted victory by RSC in the second round in the Elites Bantamweight final. L e t h e m ’s S a v a n n a h B o x i n g G y m ’s J a m e s Anderson had to settle for the runner up placing in the Junior Welterweight class after being unable to cope with GDF’s Clinton Clarke forcing a RSC during the first round. The subsequent clashes of the night were all GDF vs. GDF. In the Welterweight Leon Semple out-boxed Emmanuel Sancho to win a unanimous decision.

Orlando Norton a b a n d o n e d h i s Middleweight final fight against Okimey Baker during the third round, knowing that he didn’t have what it took to better his gym mate, his coach threw in the towel. Meanwhile, Darel McPherson didn’t even show up for his Light Heavyweight brawl with Renaldo Niles. Aubrey Headley was too much for Damieon Johnson who managed until the third round in the Heavyweight final before the referee stopped the contest (RSC) to prevent any permanent damages, giving Headley an early victory. Antonio Williams was the better boxer over three rounds in the final match of the night, as he won by unanimous decision over Emmerson Farley in the Super Heavyweight class. (Calvin Chapman)

Guyana Beverage Company has full confidence in RHTY&SC and Foster - Robert Selman General Manager of the Guyana Beverage Company, Robert Selman has hailed the outstanding leadership of long time Cricket Administrator Hilbert Foster and stated that his Company has full confidence in Foster’s leadership and Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS. Selman was speaking at the presentation ceremony of the 14th Annual Busta Champion of Champions Cricket Tournament. In a passionate speech, Selman praised Foster for his visionary leadership and stated that his Company was pleased to work along with the veteran Club Official. Selman noted that Busta was pleased to be associated with the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS as the Club has always fulfilled its commitment to his Company and is an outstanding representative of the Busta brand. The long standing Business Executive disclosed that approaches were made to him to divert the cricket sponsorship away from the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club but stated quite clearly to loud applause that the

RHTYSC/Busta relationship is a long secured long term one. The Company’s Brand is well promoted, the Company was satisfied that its funds was used for the intended purpose and accounted for, while the organising skills of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club was unmatched, Selman noted. In special praise of Foster, the Guyana Beverage Company Inc boss, stated that Foster was quite passionate about the development of sports and youths and was an individual whose heart was in the right place. Commercial Manager Mt. Arjune and Marketing Co-ordinator Raymond Govindan both supported Selman’s remarks and committed the Company to a long term relationship with the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club. Arjune stated that Busta was very protective of its finance and felt comfortable with the only Club in the History of Guyana to ever receive a National Award. The Guyana Beverage Company has been an official sponsor of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club since 2004 when it came on board as the sponsor of the now popular Busta Champion of Champions

Cricket Tournament. The company on an annual basis also co-sponsored the Club’s Youth Magazine, Award C e r e m o n y, C h r i s t m a s Charity Programme, Cricket Academy, Say No/Say Yes programme, Tribute to Mothers, Tribute to Fathers, Teachers Award Programme and Christmas Village among numerous others. Foster in remarks thanked Selman and the Busta Brand for their confidence in the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club. Busta, the 2010 Sports Awardee stated, is one of the main reasons why the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club is widely known as Guyana’s most dynamic club with an unmatched list of activities and achievements. The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, Foster stated would continue to work beyond the call of duty every day to make a positive difference in the lives of youths, the elderly and less fortunate. The Final of the Busta Tournament was the 600th programme/activities of the Club for 2017 after surpassing its original target of 500 on the 2nd September, 2017. The Club has now set itself a revised target of 700 to be achieved by the end of 2017.

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RHTYSC/Busta Champion of Champions Softball Tournament 2017

Grill Master defeat Spartan in a thriller to clinch Title In what was described as the most thrilling and exciting cricket finals ever organised by Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, Grill Master defeated Spartan by one wicket to emerge the 2017 Champions of the Busta Champion or Champions Tournament. Playing in front of a large and colourful crowd at the Area ‘H’ Ground in Rose Hall Town in glorious weather, Grill Master held their nerves to clinch victory with two balls remaining with the last pair at the wicket. Grill Master won the toss and elected to bowl first in the twelve Overs Final. Spartan reached a massive 141 for 6 off their allotted 12-Overs with Krishon Sukhai 43 (3 sixes and 2 boundaries), David Lukenauth 18, Joshua Diaram 34 and Kishan Gangaram 14 being the principal scorers. Bowling for Grill Master, Vishal Phillips 1 for 18 and Kumar Thararhan 1 for 38 were the best bowlers. In response, Grill Master was fortunate that opener Keith Fraser was dropped by Kishan Gangaram off the first ball of the innings. Fraser and fellow opener Vi s h a l P h i l l i p s t h e n punished the Spartan Bowlers to all parts of the ground by adding 69 runs off just 5.3 Overs before Phillips was dismissed by Krishon Sukhai for 30. Fraser went

on to top score with 44 before he was second out at 85 for 2 in the 8th Over. Grill Master lost their way as Balram Samaroo 04, Roy Jaferally 15, Devindra Ramoutar 00, Oliver Giddings 03 were dismissed cheaply to leave their team needing 36 from 3-Overs. Keon Sinclair (13) and Wahied Edwards (20) added 30 crucial runs in 2-Overs before Sinclair was dismissed off the fourth delivery of the eleventh Over. With the dismissal of Edwards, Grill Master needed six runs off five balls but a composed No. 10 Steve Sampson struck a boundary to ease the tension. John Percival was then run out for naught and the last pair was required to score two runs off two balls/ a nervous Joshua Diaram then bowled two successive wides to hand victory to the relieved Grill Master Team. Earlier in the day, Grill Master thrashed Terry Grocery XI by nine wickets in the first semifinals. Terry Grocery XI batting first amassed 80 for 2 off ten Overs with Sanesh Sundar 32 not out and Khemraj Mahadeo 33 not out being the principal scorers. In response, Vishal Phillips 39 not out and Balram Samaroo 26 not out led Grill Master to 84 for 1 off 6.4 Overs after Keith Fraser was dismissed early for eight. Spartan defeated Hard Knock by 7 wickets after restricting them to 60 all out. Only V. Emmanuel 21 and

Ryan Braithwaite 12 reached double figures as Krishon Sukhai 2 for 10, Sunil Madramootoo and David Lukenauth 2 for 9 bowled well for Spartan. Lukenauth returned with the bat to score an unbeaten 30 to lead his team into the finals. In the 3rd Place match, Hard Knock made easy work of Terry Crocery XI to beat them by 8 wickets. Terry Grocery reached 63 for 5 off their allotted 8 Overs before skipper Eldine Mendonca with 33 not out led his team to the 3rd prize. Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster hailed the 14th Edition of the Busta Champion of Champions Tournament as a resounding success and described the Final as the best ever witnesses in his twenty six years at the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club. General Manager of the Guyana Beverage Company Robert Selman, Commercial Manager Mr. Arjune and Marketing Co-ordinator Raymond Govindan all praised the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club for organising a Tournament that properly represented the Busta Brand. Selman, stated the bond with the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club was a huge success story for his Company and committed to a long term relationship. The Winning Team received $150,000 and the Busta Trophy, the 1st Runner-up $75,000 and

Busta General Manager Robert Selman hands over trophy to Grill Master Captain, Roy Jaferally.

trophy, 2nd Runner-up $50,000 and trophy, while Fraser received a financial reward and trophy after being named Man of the Finals. Fraser and David

Lukenauth received special trophies after being named best batsman and bowler in the Final respectively. Funds raised by the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club during

the tournament would be used by its ten cricket teams to provide food hampers for less fortunate families during the upcoming Festive Season.

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Hamilton favorite for 2018 title and knighthood MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton has been installed as the bookmakers’ favorite for next year’s Formula One championship, with the Mercedes driver also a 4/1 shot to be knighted in Britain’s New Year’s honors list. Hamilton became Britain’s most successful Formula One driver after clinching his fourth title in Mexico on Sunday. Bookmakers William

Hill have Hamilton as 15/8 favorite for the 2018 drivers championship, with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel at 3/1 and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen at 10/3. Ve r s t a p p e n w o n Sunday’s race, the third triumph of the 20-year-old’s career. Formula One has driver knights in Stirling Moss, generally regarded as the greatest never to win a championship, and triple world champion Jackie

Stewart. Team principal Frank Williams and cofounder Patrick Head also have the honor. Hamilton has the MBE, a lower rung of the multitiered British awards system, and went to Buckingham Palace to receive it from Queen Elizabeth. When asked about the chances of a knighthood, the 32-year-old winner of 62 races said he had always wanted to go back to the

palace. “That would be the greatest honor, to firstly be invited back,” he said. “I try to represent England in the best way I can. If that at some stage is recognized by the Queen then I’d be incredibly honored.” Hamilton wrapped the British flag around him as he celebrated on Sunday and has made much of (Continued on page 25)

Lewis Hamilton (Getty Images)

GCB 75th Anniversary Raffle second drawing held The Guyana Cricket Board hosted its second raffle drawing at the Chetram Singh Centre of Excellence, LBI on Sunday 29th October, 2017 in the presence of members of the Essequibo, Berbice and Demerara Cricket Boards along with Executives and staff of the GCB.

Six winning numbers were drawn, five of which are food hamper prizes from Carib Foods and one of w h i c h i s a Ta b l e t compliments Cell Phone Shack. The following numbers were drawn: Hampers: #0314, #3394, #0585, #9414, #11010

Tablet: #3582 The results from the first drawing are as follow: Hampers #0293, #0481, #11614, #9835; #9895 Trip to Baganara Resort: #11858 The costs of raffle tickets are only $200 and can be purchased at several outlets country wide.

Itinerary for finals of GFSCA Guyana Cup 7 The seventh edition of the GFSCA ‘Guyana Cup’ will commence on Friday at several venues across in the city and will conclude on Sunday at DCC, Lance Gibbs St. Queenstown. Admission is $1,000. Children 14 yrs and under are free. Spectators are asked to keep their half ticket, listen for their numbers to be called. There are many prizes

to be won, including three trips for two to three local resorts (Aruwai, Mainstay and Arrowpoint). There will also be many giveaways. The Itinerary for the finals is as follows; 10:00hrs: Female Softball finals 10/10. 11:45hrs: Well-Teen, Trophy Stall, Tropical Springs and Nauth Motor Spares under 13 final 20/20

Hardball- between Blairmont and GCC. 15:00hrs: Guyana Softball Cup 7 Masters Final T20 18:00hrs: Guyana Softball Cup 7 Open Finals T20. 21:15hrs: Presentation Ceremony. 22:00hrs: Conclusion of Guyana Softball Cup 7.

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Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets First Division Team makes donation Cricketers and the Management Team of the Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets First Division Team as part of their personal and community development programmes have made donations to several cricket clubs and schools in the ancient county of Berbice. The Rose Hall Town Gismos & Gadgets Team is one of the ten cricket teams of Guyana’s 2016 Cricket Club of the Year Awardee, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS. Donations were made to the Tamarind Root Cricket Club of Hampshire, Mt. Sinai Cricket Club of New Amsterdam and the Toopoo Cricket Club of Albion. Eleven schools received $105,000 worth of trophies, medals, frames for certificates and special gifts, while twelve less fortunate families received food hampers. The team also assisted two families who suffered losses at the hands of fire related disaster. Club Secretary/CEO

Asst Organising Secretary Ravin Kissoonlall hands over donation to Mt. Sinai President Ravi Rampersaud. H i l b e r t F o s t e r, w h o spearheaded the assistance, disclosed that the Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets First Division Team has a mandate to successfully complete a total of 35 activities in 2017 and has already surpassed that amount. The teams donated a trophy to the Tamarind Root

Cricket Club for an upcoming 5/5 Cricket Tournament, while the To o p o o C r i c k e t C l u b received donation of a complete set of stumps and a scorebook. The newly reformed Mt. Sinai Cricket Club received a financial donation along with a set of stumps, balls and some

“We outplayed Jamaica from day 1 to day 4” Says Jaguars Coach Crandon By Sean Devers Three-times defending Champions Guyana Jaguars moved to an early 7.6 points advantage over second placed Leewards Hurricanes when they defeated Jamaica Scorpions by 263 runs in first round of CWI Digicel Regional Four-day Championship on Sunday at Providence to make an auspicious start to this seasons’ campaign. Jaguars arrived in St Lucia yesterday for their second fixture against the Windwards Volcanoes which starts on Thursday as the team to register an outright win in the first round and Coach Esuan Crandon said he wasn’t surprised that the Jaguars won so easily. “I wasn’t surprised because I knew that it was always going to be difficult for an inexperienced Jamaica team playing in Guyana. Having said that, I taught we outplayed the Jamaicans from day 1 to day 4. Our bowlers were very consistent throughout the game putting them under tremendous pressure. (Veerasammy) Permaul bowled with great accuracy and was able to dominate the Jamaicans,” said the 35-year-old former Guyana pacer.

Esuan Crandon The 28-year-old took 629 in the first innings to reach 400 First-Class wickets before capturing 5-55 which was his 23rd five-wicket and 5th 10-wicket match haul. The Guyanese franchise seemed to lack the knockout punch and killer instinct as an 85-run wicket stand between Fabian Allen and Denis Bulli who came together at 115-5, while Damani Sewell and Bulli were allowed to play with freedom. However, Crandon, who took 90 wickets from 38 First-Class games, said was not too concerned about that.

“It’s cricket at the end of the day and we expect the opposition to fight and the Jamaica lower order was prepared to do so… so I’m not really concerned about that too much. But it’s important we bowl to the lower order the same way we bowl to the top order,” stated Guyana most successful senior team Coach. In the first innings only Chanderpaul Hemraj of the specialist batsmen reached 50, while Skipper Leon Johnson was the only toporder batsman to register a half-century although 19year-old fast bowling allrounder Kemo Paul became t h e f i r s t p l a y e r, w h o represented Essequibo in cricket, to score a First-Class ton with his excellently constructed 107. “I would say that our top order didn’t convert starts into big scores. The first day was the most difficult to bat because of the moisture in the pitch and the overcast conditions assisted the seamers and the spinners a great deal... the ball was seaming alot. I taught the guys applied themselves well to get in but none of them were able to go big... the second innings was far easier to bat,” Crandon concluded.

cricket gears. The eleven Schools sought and were granted the donation of trophies and other items for their annual Inter-house Athletics Championship and Annual Graduation Ceremonies. The donation of food hampers were done under the “We Care” Charity Programme. Foster stated that the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club strongly believes in getting its cricketers involved in making positive difference as part of their

National Junior Cricketer Kevlon Anderson hands over donation to a Rep of Toopoo Cricket Club. personal development off the cricket field. The Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets First Division Team is currently looking at fourteen more requests from cricket clubs, sports organisations and less fortunate families with the aim of fulfilling them by mid-November, 2017. The team is sponsored by Mr. Ravi Mangar and Gizmos & Gadgets of North Road, Georgetown. Former National Under19 captain Shawn Pereira is

the captain, while National Player Clinton Pestano is his d ep u ty. O th er p lay er s include former West Indies player Royston Crandon, Eon Hooper, Jason Sinclair, K e o n S i n c l a i r, Vi d a l Crandon, Assad Fudadin, K e v i n S i n c l a i r, S y l u s Tyndall, Kevlon Anderson, Junior Sinclair, Keith Simpson, Chanderpaul Govindan, Shemaine Campbelle, Erva Giddings, Collis Butts, Jonathan Rampersaud, Joshua Wilson and Tyrese Sealy.

Registration begins for Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” Georgetown Zone Amid much anticipation, the playoff round for the 2017 edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone is slated to commence November 11th. The playoff rounds will occur following a registration period that officially started last Friday and will conclude on Wednesday, November 8th. According to the coordinators, forms can be uplifted at the Caesars Place, Banks DIH Limited, Durban Street location. Forms can also be uplifted from Referee Coordinator Wayne Griffith by calling 697-7777. The coordinators revealed, “It is a new and colorful era in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Championship, which is expected to be exciting and evenly contested in every zone.” They further disclosed, “The tournament is going through several changes which will positively impact the overall quality. Colourful uniforms, displays and balls will be utilized to give the event vibrancy, which will certainly add to the

atmosphere.” With 16 teams already given automatic berths to the group round, the initial elimination tournament will be utilized to select the other 16 teams that will form the final 32 for the round-robin stage. The venues for the championship are Demerara Park, National Cultural Centre Tarmac, Burnham Basketball Court, Albouystown Tarmac and the East Ruimveldt Tarmac [California Square]. The official playing dates are November 22nd, 23rd, 25th,

30th, December 2nd, 7th, 9th, 14th, with the grand finale th slated for Saturday 16 . Winner of the overall event will walk-away with $500,000 and the championship trophy. They will also represent the region in the National Playoffs. On the other hand, the runner-up will pocket $250,000 and the respective accolade. Meanwhile, the third and fourth place finishers for the event will collect $200,000 and $100,000 respectively and the corresponding trophy.

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Persaud and Deo set to defend Guyana Open Golf titles On November 4 & 5 at the Lusignan Golf Course, Defending Men’s Champion 7 time winner Avinash Persaud and D e f e n d i n g Wo m e n ’s Champion Jo-ann Deo will, over the course of two Days of challenge and skill, go up against the best players from the USA, Canada, UK, Suriname, Trinidad, Colombia, Fiji and Argentina to compete for the Title of Guyana Open Champion and keep the titles in Guyana. The Management of the club is encouraging fans to come out and support our local stars and enjoy the beautifully manicured grounds of the Lusignan Golf Course. All are welcome and there is no general admission fee courtesy of the Club, however, every person with a Gallery Pass will be eligible to win one of over $500,000

Avinash Persaud in prizes being given away (must be present to win). Music, Food, and entertainment will be available on both days. Cheer on the Juniors as we celebrate the first ever Guyana Open Putting Contest as Queens College,

Bishop’s and St. Roses High Schools compete for the Noble House Seafood Guyana Open Putting Championship, the club informed. A limited number of Special VIP Clubhouse passes which include access to the players, autographs and photo opportunities with the Champions, meals and drinks are available at a nominal fee. On Sunday, golfers will wear a pink ribbon to promote Breast Cancer Awareness and the Lusignan Golf Club will donate Can$1,000 to Breast Cancer Awareness. The event is sponsored by: Ganesh Parts –Bridgestone, Noble House Seafoods, Mccorp Cat, Assuria General, Club Rain Arena, Miracle Optical, Mobile Outfitters, New

Tr e n d A u t o , Wi n d s o r Estates, Beepats, Massy Technologies–Microsoft, Massy Industries, Nexgen Global Marketing, Pritipal, Nesha’s Flowerland, Cidi, Peppy’s, Crown Mining, Karibee Rice, AR Printery, Brusters, Ansa Mcal, Grand Coastal Hotel, Odessy Transport, Abdool’s & A b d o o l s , K i s s o o n ’s Furniture, Gafoors, Guyana Beverages, Oasis Café, Décor Gift Gallery, Escape to R e s t T h e r a p y, R e g a l Stationery, Cevon’s, Chilean Embassy, Fab Cakes & Cupcakes, American Home & B e a u t y, S o u t h l a n d International, Continental Group of Companies, Jai Signs, KSM, Marriott Hotel and the Department of Tourism in the Ministry of Business and The Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture.

Champion Jo-ann Deo

Powell leads Windies reply after Zimbabwe rally

Malcolm Waller looks back in dismay after being bowled by part-time offspinner Kraigg Brathwaite on yesterday’s second day. (Photo courtesy CWI Media)

Sikandar Raza revived Zimbabwe’s innings. (AFP) B U L A W A Y O , Zimbabwe, CMC – Kieran Powell was closing in on his second half-century of the series but opening partner Kraigg Brathwaite fell just before the close, to spoil an otherwise flawless West Indies reply on the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe here yesterday. The left-handed Powell was unbeaten on 43 as the Windies reached 78 for one in their first innings at stumps, in response to the hosts’ decent 326 all out at Queens Sports Club. West Indies appeared set to complete the day without losing a wicket when Brathwaite perished three overs before the close for

32, edging a flat leg-break from Graeme Cremer to Hamilton Masakadza at slip. Brathwaite faced 160 deliveries and counted two fours, adding 76 for the first wicket with Powell who has so far struck four fours in a 123-ball knock. West Indies trail by 248 runs heading into Tuesday’s day three. Zimbabwe had earlier rallied to their eventual total after beginning the day on 169 for four, with opener Hamilton Masakadza extending his fifth Test hundred to 147 and Sikandar Raza gathering an invaluable 80. The pair put on 90 for the fifth wicket which pushed

the Zimbabwe total past the 200-run mark and kept West Indies without success in the first hour. The right-handed Masakadza, on 101 at the start, faced 240 balls in a shade over six hours and counted 16 fours and two sixes. Raza, meanwhile, gathered his fifth Test halfcentury, hitting six fours and a six in a knock spanning 147 balls and just over three hours. Kemar Roach claimed three for 44 while fellow seamer Shannon Gabriel (264) and leg-spinner Bishoo (2-82) supported with two wickets apiece. Following an opening day cut short by rain,

Zimbabwe prospered on resumption yesterday, as Masakadza and Raza added a further 59 runs in the first hour after play started halfhour early. Masakadza drove the first ball of the day from Roach to the cover boundary and collected another boundary off Gabriel with a wristy flick through wide mid-wicket. Raza, meanwhile, was also positive after resuming on nine, driving part-time off-spinner Chase through cover for four before pulling a full toss from the same bowler a few overs later to the mid-wicket boundary, to raise the team’s 200. We s t I n d i e s t a s t e d

success for the first time about an hour before lunch when Masakadza top-edged a sweep at Bishoo to wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich, and Malcolm Waller followed five balls later without scoring, bowled first ball by part-time off-spinner Brathwaite. Wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva perished cheaply for 10, bowled missing a sweep at Bishoo but Raza and captain Graeme Cremer (10) propped up the innings with an eighth wicket partnership of 43, carrying Zimbabwe to 296 at lunch without further loss. The right-handed Raza raised his half-century in style, belting Bishoo over the

ropes at mid-wicket and again attacked the bowler by whipping a full toss to the mid-wicket boundary in the bowler’s following over. Unbeaten on 68 at the interval, Raza eventually fell in the fifth over following the resumption, edging a defensive push at Gabriel to Kyle Hope at second slip. His dismissal triggered the collapse of the tail as the last three wickets perished for 16 runs. Scores: ZIMBABWE 326 (Hamilton Masakadza 147, Sikander Raza 80, Peter Moors 52; Kemar Roach 344, Shannon Gabriel 2-64, Devendra Bishoo 2-82). WEST INDIES 78 for one (Kieran Powell 43 not out, Kraigg Brathwaite 32).

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GSCL Inc expresses gratitude to stakeholders on successful Prime Minister’s T20 Cup

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo addresses the gathering at the presentation ceremony at Everest CC. Following the successful staging of its inaugural Prime Minister’s T20 Cup last weekend, the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL Inc) would like to express gratitude to all the stakeholders involved. A release from the GSCL Inc stated that the tournament was successful and the entity has praised the Almighty for the fine weather. The tournament was

played in the All stars and Masters Category; In the All stars final Speedboat defeated Regal All stars by 55runs in an all Guyanese affair and Regal Masters beat New York Hustlers by 24 runs in the Masters final. Both finals were contested on Sunday at Everest CC in front of a large crowd which included Prime Minister Hon. Moses Nagamootoo, Minister of Public Security

Hon. Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of Social Cohesion with responsibility for Sports Hon. Dr. George Norton. The release indicated that the fans were able to witness a new dispensation of softball cricket whereas lighted bails were used in the finals and cheerleaders provided added entertainment from beyond the boundary. The organisation has expressed gratitude to Prime

Minister Nagamootoo, Ministers Ramjattan and Dr. Norton, the 12 teams in the All stars category and six teams in the Masters division, fans, Everest CC, GNICSC, DCC, MSC, YMCA, USA Cricket Zone, U mp ir e s , S c o r er s an d sponsors. Special mention was made of the overseas teams-New York Hustlers, SVC All stars and Queen’s All stars. The competition was sponsored by Banks DIH,

Gayle wins defamation case in Australia Chris Gayle prevailed in his defamation case against Fairfax Media, after a fourperson jury in the New South Wales Supreme Court found that there was insufficient evidence to prove he expos ed hims elf to a massage therapist in a Sydney dressing room during the 2015 World Cup. After deliberating for a little less than two hours, the jury concluded that Fairfax Media - which publishes The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the Canberra Times - had not justified its January 2016 report of the allegation on either the basis of truth or of qualified privilege, which weighs up the public interest value of published information and whether or not the media outlet acted reasonably. The massage therapist who made the allegation, Leanne Russell, testified in court last week that she cried uncontrollably after Gayle pulled down his towel to expose himself while saying “is this what you’re looking for?” during a training session at Drummoyne Oval. Both Gayle and his team-

Chris Gayle mate Dwayne Smith gave evidence denying that the episode took place. Russell had contacted the sports editor of the Age, Chloe Saltau, to tell her story after she saw the infamous interview of Gayle by the broadcaster Mel McLaughlin in January 2016. Russell also said that the incident with Gayle had followed another, when Smith had sent her a text message saying “sexy” while she had been giving him a massage. Speaking for Gayle,

barrister Bruce McClintock said Russell had been “bitter” and “vengeful” in targeting Gayle. Russell, who now works as an executive assistant for the AFL, stated in her evidence that she had wanted to take a stand for women in sport. “I was sick of being treated that way,” Russell said in evidence. “I was someone who had forged my career in sport. I would never be as successful as I would be if I was a man.” Russell had made a verbal complaint at the time

to the West Indies team manager Richie Richardson, who had then sent an email to the team requesting them to “please at all times, treat her in a respectable and professional way”. In his evidence, Gayle had insisted the incident “did not happen”. After the verdict was read out, Gayle spoke of his relief outside court. “I’m a good man,” he said. “I’m not guilty.” Following the verdict, Fairfax Media indicated concerns with the conduct of the case and that the company would be considering an appeal. “Fairfax Media is concerned with the conduct of the trial to the extent that on Friday it sought an order that the Jury be discharged and a new trial ordered,” a spokesperson said. “The Judge [Justice Lucy McCallum] accepted that the Jury had been misled in a way that prejudiced Fairfax, but declined to discharge the Jury. Fairfax believes that it did not get a fair trial. It is seriously considering its appeal rights.” (ESPNcricinfo)

Hero Motorcycles, Regal Stationery and Computer, Regal Sports, C. Mohan General Contracting Inc., Crown Mining Supplies, Elegance Jewellery and Pawn Shop, Ink Plus, Industrial Supplies and Services, P and P Insurance Brokers and Consultants Ltd., Starr Party Rentals, Pyeo General Store, Clear Waters, Chungs Global E n t e r p r i s e , G a f s o n ’s Industries Ltd., WJ Enterprise, Lucky Star, Ryan and Reuben General StoreBartica, Massy industries, Guysons Engineering, Dino Enterprise- Bartica, Scott Service Station- Bartica, Swiss Machinery

Establishment, Fly Jamaica Airways, Express International, Office of the Prime Minister and Jap Restoration Inc of New York. President of the GSCL Inc Ian John said that the tournament was held in collaboration with the National Sports Commission and the Ministry of Social C o h e s i o n w i t h responsibility of Sports and they are looking forward to a bigger tournament next year. John congratulated the winning teams and individual award winners and thanked the media for their coverage.

Ninvalle to communicate Region’s concerns to AIBA this weekend Decisions made at a meeting of Caribbean Boxing administrators held in Guyana on October 14 would be disclosed to the AIBA Executive Committee president of the Guyana Boxing Association Steve Ninvalle has declared. The declaration would be made at an Extraordinary meeting of the AIBA Executive Committee this Friday and Saturday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Ninvalle will attend the meeting in the capacity of an Executive Committee member and armed with the English s p e a k i n g C a r i b b e a n ’s approval to represent the region. At the meeting in Guyana earlier this month, CARICOM countries affiliated to AIBA decided

Steve Ninvalle among other things that critical matters that have implications for the region will be communicated through Ninvalle, it’s only elected Executive Committee member. Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, St Lucia, St Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana participated at the meeting.

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GDF gym marches away with title

The victorious GDF gym.

RHTYSC/Busta Champion of Champions Softball Tournament 2017

Grill Master defeat Spartan in a thriller to clinch Title

The Winning Grill Master team poses with officials of the Guyana Beverage Company Inc.

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