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Has time become the enemy of the THOSE POLICE FIRINGS Granger Govt.? EDITORIAL

Long ago police officers were appreciated, respected and trusted by the people. The job was less stressful, but not anymore. Being a police officer today is very stressful and less appreciated by the public. One of the reasons is that criminals have become more sophisticated with high powered weapons. Many police officers are corrupt and cannot be trusted. Others are disrespectful to the public. In the past the public had trusted the police and were not scared to report crimes or mention the names of the criminals. Today, many believe that some police officers are secretly protecting some of the known criminals. Despite police statistics that the crime rate is down, the wider public is not convinced that crime has reduced because as reported in the media, someone is either murdered or robbed almost every day. Crime is driving fear in people and rendering them helpless. Literally, crime is everywhere as the criminals continue to prey on innocent civilians across the country. No community is safe. The Minister of Public Security has called on the people to join with the police to declare war on crime. However, this does not mean that the average citizen should literally pick up arms and confront the criminals. It means that they should report any suspicious behaviour and criminals activities to the police. The police and intelligence agencies are crying out for modern weapons and equipment in order to make a serious dent in crime. There is also a shortage of manpower and resources to tackle crime. Yet, kudos must be given to the police for diligent policing especially for their swift arrest of criminals and in disbanding some criminal gangs. Praise must also be given to the Citizen Security Strengthening Programme to remodel eighteen police stations across the country, create domestic violence units and to upgrade the Forensic Laboratory in order to have a more effective force to fight crime. The police must also be commended for moving against 30 rogue cops—firing 15 of them after passing them before the courts—for various acts of misconduct, theft, corrupt transactions, and armed robbery. They also wounded citizens. In addition to those dismissed, ten were reassigned for unprofessional conduct and two were charged with larceny of a cellular phone. The acting Police Commissioner has made it clear that there will be zero tolerance for misconduct, theft or mistreatment of the public by the police who took an oath to serve and protect the people. The Commissioner has sent a powerful message to all the rogue officers to either shape-up or be fired. This is probably the first time that 15 members of the force have been dismissed in one month. It has been known for a while that some Police Officers are corrupt but no action was ever taken against them by the last administration. While wrong-doings by police officers or anyone else should not be condoned, it should be noted that those ranks who were dismissed are young men who had recently joined the force to improve their lives. What they did was absolutely wrong. Some may say that taking their livelihood away is too severe but there is always the adage of the one rotten apple in the barrel. Some may also argue that they could become criminals in order to survive. Indeed, they did not kill anyone or steal hundreds of millions of dollars and neither are they repeated offenders nor perfect individuals. But then again, the longest journey begins with the first step. The life of a criminal always begins somewhere, often small.

Dear Editor, Irrespective of whether you voted for the present Granger Government or not, the time has come for us to be frank, honest and objective in holding our elected representatives on both sides of the floor accountable for the current state of affairs in this country. It does us absolutely no good if we stay passive and silent either out of fear of reprisal or party loyalty when confronted with overwhelming evidence of a tanking economy and an emerging security crisis. Both businesses and citizenry are being

brutalised, literally, since the ascension of the Granger Government to power. While I do not necessarily blame the President for these undesirable experiences, it is, however, his government that is in charge with direct influence over many of these issues. People have a certain level of expectation in them, to get things fixed or at the least not make it worse; they have succeeded in the latter. Understandably, and in fairness to this government and with any new government, it is reasonable to expect them to undergo some degree of structural and administrative changes

in the first couple of years. And possibly first term in office that will reflect a particular ideology before a broader societal and economic reform can take place and benefit its citizens. But our state of affairs is much more urgent, in that, we do not possess the confidence of time on our side to facilitate such endeavours. The general mood of the society is one of anxiety, fear, and frustration, and a bizarre phenomenon seems to be in operation, one that I cannot readily identify or theorise on as yet. But I am convinced that it is farthest from themes of development, progress, change or even a good or better life. The government

has lost a considerable amount confidence and popularity that it came into office with and no measure of selective comparative analysis by sections of the media and even ministers in the government will change the reality of uneasiness and frustration that people are experiencing. However, what it has achieved is a very petty, barefaced act of justifying colossal ineptitude, incompetence and corruption. For a coalition of political parties who had campaigned on the slogan of “It is time”, it is more than ironic now that time has become the enemy o f t h e G r a n g e r administration. John Persaud.

The procurement system needs complete meeting I excused myself overhauling from the proceedings since Dear Editor; I have noted the views expressed recently by KN and other commentators on the matter of procurements in the public sphere. Somehow, I can understand the points you have all been trying to make. For me the situation is much more complex than you all have been able to explain. Many years ago while I served in the capacity of vice chair of the Building Forum, I attended a meeting at the Presidential Secretariat to discuss the then proposed Procurement Bill with Mr Jagdeo. At that meeting he informed us that he was not going to change ‘one iota’ of what had been written. During a break in the

I felt it was a complete waste of my time. To my mind what Jagdeo was setting up was a procurement cartel where only the favoured would be able to access business. Today some of the players have changed but the form and structure still remain. The same 12 contractors that get regular work are still in place even though many of them have their ‘craws’ filled and over-brimming. This government will not effect change to the status quo since they would stand to lose valuable gratuities. I have a recent case which will illustrate some of what I am now mentioning. Last Tuesday I tendered for a consultancy through the NPTAB. There were only

three bidders. One bid was not fully responsive since they did not have the requisite compliances. The other bid only produced an original response and not the two extra copies as was required. Our bid complied with all the requirements. Now the work is scheduled to commence on October 7, 2016 as per instructions. This week, I visited the Ministry of Finance and attempted to ask pertinent questions of the officer who has been looking after this matter. His blunt response to me was ‘I don’t have time to answer anything about the job, it is being evaluated’.Many jobs have been given to those who are not compliant with the requirements. Others are given to those who have no real capacity to perform since they are more than

fully occupied elsewhere in the system. This is the real reason that the school project at Kato failed. The consultants no doubt had their hands horribly tied. We are only going to come out of this mess when the government takes a serious look at the situation and dispassionately moves to make things right. Threatening contractors will not cut it. The faults lie with the system. I have spoken at a procurement symposium and I have sent pertinent information to the relevant authorities to assist them in making positive and beneficial changes. These improvements may never fructify since the nature of man is not to change the direction and speed of the gravy train. Cyril Walker

Here are the statistical disparities among school sectors Dear Editor; Recently, Walter B. Alexander wrote a letter to you that posed the question: After 50 years of education, where are we now? In addition, he noted that, among other things, we need to take a backward glance at the 2016 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). While reams of paper may be needed for the question, I would like to inform him that a backward glimpse of the NGSA results was

undertaken. Please note that while Walter B. Alexander and I share identical and independent concerns, we do not share either a professional or informal relationship, neither do I work for the government nor any entity with an interest in the NGSA. An exploratory analysis using statistical modelling of the published scores from the top 1% of the 2016 NGSA was undertaken using multicategory logistic regression.

Multi-category logit models take into consideration pairs of categories by examining the odds and the probabilities of outcome in one category instead of another. These models are in the family of statistical analysis that accounts for categorical data. In the exploratory analysis of the 2016 NGSA, schools were categorised as Private Religious, Private Secular or Public. These classifications were based on the school’s name and crosschecked with publicly available information. Among the top 2016 NGSA

test takers, about 60% attended private schools. Notably, schools with at least ten students scoring among the top 1% of test takers had significant mean scores. These schools from different regions included Mae’s Under 12 (546.29), Success Elementary (545.42), and Academy of Excellence (545.13; Region 3). The exploratory analysis used the available scores transformed into standard deviations. For every unit increase in the standard deviation, estimated odds of (Continued on page 5)

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Sam Hinds replies to David Hinds Science is the Guyanese tourism integrated operation which and encourage environmenDEAR EDITOR; which won the contract for ings which had major repairs Editor’s note; this is the the rehabilitation of the or were being built new, and alternative makes sun-dried tomatoes tal stewardship by the comand salad dressing called munities.

conclusion of Mr. Hinds’ letter carried in our Thursday edition. When parent company CAMBIOR, itself was in trouble, and was bought by another, the order was to sell off the bauxite operations or shut it down within about six months. We were again very concerned. We readily met the potential replacements brought by CAMBIOR and provided our no-objection in good time to their choice of BOSAI. Similar levels of attention and albeit less cash support were required in managing the bauxite operations with their non-core activities and responsibilities for their associated communities, along the Berbice River. Recall that ALCOA after it bought REYNOLDS announced that it had no need for the Aroiama operations, another occasion of a potential shutdown! WE PPP/C took it over, merged the operations along the Berbice River and managed it until we attracted a core partner, RUSAL, which gained a 90% equity position in the core operations. We owe a huge debt of thanks to Mr. Morrie Stuart, the old miner man from Australia who managed the Demerara and Berbice operations in turn, in the difficult circumstances and restrictions of Government ownership at that time. We worked at encouraging the development of new economic activities in Linden offering non-core bauxite assets for new use, and seeking outside work as appropriate. I can mention that we arranged with the company

Demerara Harbour Bridge to sub-contract the Bauxite Plant Machine Shop to assemble (weld-up) the large unit pontoons; the extension of farming at West Watooka (from which pumpkins were exported to Barbados); the encouragement and facilitation of the small loggers of Linden, Ituni, Kwakwani (who have now found themselves increasingly in limbo over the last year); the convenient, successful small-man, privatesector, competitive rivercrossing at Kwakwani (under threat recently) which replaced the steadily more uncertain, no-charge company service; our repeated persevering attempts to emplace IT/call centre’s in Linden (the last, longest surviving one an eventual casualty of the 2012 disturbances). Despite the attention and subsidies occasioned by the state of the bauxite companies our fellow citizens of Linden and Region 10 benefitted no less in the provision of infrastructure and social services. On the recommendation of a group of local engineers we gained approval for a more economic design for the first rehabilitation of the Soesdyke-Linden highway – the savings enabled the upgrade of the bridges and the rebuilding of the main roads in and through Linden, including Burnham Drive and Avenue of the Republic. Work on school buildings in Linden was not delayed. I recall accompanying then Minister of Education, Dr. Dale Bisnauth on Valentine Day in 1997 on a tour of about a dozen school build-

Linden benefitted equitably in subsequent education improvement programmes. It took sometime but in time, we the PPP/C had the funding to build the new McKenzie Hospital and for the major reworking and expansion of potable water supply in Linden. Our housing programme got going in Linden after we had made some headway to remedy the acute situation in Georgetown and its environs, yet we can all be proud of the Block 22 and the extensive development in Amelia’s Ward at mid 2015. Concerning the attempt to initiate the reform of the electricity supply in Linden, highly subsidized electricity, leading to twice the average consumption on the coast, is the last remaining feature of the company town, from the time when nearly every household contained at least one company employee. Today, the situation is quite different with perhaps only one in ten households containing a company employee. Our PPP/C proposal which stood in the National Assembly for some hours without protest was intended to initiate the merger of Linden electricity into GPL in a number of stages over a number of years. The proposal entailed adopting and utilizing the (less) subsidized GPL pricing formula, but in the first stage consumers in Linden would only be charged half of what is calculated and the savings would have been utilized in helping consumers to transit. The PPP/C is not the (Continued on page 6)

Here are the statistical disparities... From page 4 attending a Private Religious school over a Public school increases by 77%, the estimated odds of attending a Private Secular school over a Public school increases by 54%, and the estimated odds of a student attending a Private Religious over a Private Secular school increases by 15%.For this sample of students, at their mean score, at one standard deviation above the mean, and at two standard deviations above the mean, the chance that a student attended a Private Religious school was 22%, 28%, and 34%, respectively, a Private Secular school 40%, 45%, and 47%, and a Public

School 38%, 27%, 19%. The relationship between school and scores were dependent. Simply put, the farther we move from the mean, the less representation we see from Public school students. If the present analysis suggests disparities among school sectors, then those factors that contribute to disadvantages need to be identified. The bottom line is the need to study individual as well as school factors and to get a better understanding of where we, after 50 years, can afford higher academic achievement especially among Public school students. Some student level factors might include gender,

math self-efficacy, reading ability, and parental involvement. Some school level factors could include the number of students who attend the particular school; teacher training and hours of professional development; and teacher satisfaction. The data needed to drive decisions should be made public. If the creation of a Center for Teaching and Learning at UG gets the required support, then the need to incorporate robust and longitudinal data collection for its researchers would create the partnership needed that would inform governmental policies. Les Archer

DEAR EDITOR; “I know very few places in the world where corporate tourism has not led to underdevelopment,” said Prof Suresh Narine, looking out his hotel room window at Niagara Falls. “The profit structure places the bulk of earnings in the hands of the wealthy owners and the impact depends on the trickle-down effect; it leaves workers in the industry at a subsistence level. Just a few blocks from the opulence of the grand hotels overlooking Niagara Falls, you’ll find very poor people and communities.” It’s the same, he says, in Barbados and Jamaica and many of the small islands in the Caribbean. The only way for tourism to work is if locals own it and profit from it. Not multinationals. A similar model has worked with the Macushi tribe in Guyana, who successfully run an ecotourism business the year-round in the Guyanese interior. But what if you didn’t have to rely on tourism, which is a low-skills transfer industry, and a volatile one? Prof Narine, of Trent University in Canada, and Guyana, director of the Guyanese Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST), suggests an alternative: science. Using applied science, he and the IAST have already done much to change the regional possibilities for regional economic growth and production. At the IAST in G u y a n a , P r o f Narine has developed a record of training locals, creating innovative products for export, and improving the quality of living of employees and consumers. He is also the Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence (joint) laureate in Science and Technology, 2015. Three recent projects in Guyana has seen commercially produced food and personal care products for local consumption and export to the Caribbean and North America. One food product is produced in a fully vertically

Pakaraima Flavours, for their origin on the slopes of the Pakaraima Mountains in Guyana. The other project is the Morning Glory brand of rice-based cereals and food products. A factory to commercially produce the ricebased products is set to open this year. Away from food agriculture is the Rupunini Essences product line, the active ingredients of which are the oil extract of the crabwood tree and the essential oils from lemongrass. The crabwood oil is known for its antiviral, emollient, insect repelling, anti-bacterial and generally salubrious qualities. It is being marketed locally, regionally and internationally as the Luxury Personal Care Brand, The Rupunini Essence includes personal care items like sanitisers, cleansers, and beauty oils. These are highly marketable products and knowledge which has remained neglected for decades. They have a strong environmental and sustainability component. Due to the profits realised from their sale logging activity is expected to be reduced so as to ensure a sustainable supply of the all-important crabwood oil. This will assist in curtailing deforestation

“The indigenous peoples of Guyana have had this knowledge for seven thousand years,” said Prof Narine. “All it took was the application of appropriate technology and commercial intervention.” But there was more to it. For these collaborations to work, an elaborate scientific and institutional infrastructure had to exist. Narine revived the IAST in Guyana about ten years ago, and turned it into one of the premier scientific institutions in the region. Today, the investment is beginning to pay returns. The IAST has begun to train Guyanese in science and technology and basic chemistry and production methods, quality control, marketing, business plan-creation, and accounting, to service the small industries its graduates are setting up throughout the country. In addition to the projects described here, the institute has developed a local plant to produce biodiesel, biomass pellets from waste from the sugar, rice and logging industries to feed furnaces, wood-plastic composite roofing shingles, and a host of other commercial opportunities utilising local materials. The institute takes (Continued on page 6)

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Mr. Jaikaran’s balance sheet in Region 3 DEAR EDITOR; Over the past two months or so I would have considerably restrained myself from offering a position on the current controversies at the Regional Democratic Council Region 3 fundamentally because I am of the firm opinion that Julius Faerber is suffering tremendously from the fact that the PPP/C lost the May 11, 2015 election. After reading a letter in the Stabroek News October 3, 2016 edition with the caption “APNU AFC COUNCILLORS DISRUPTED RDC MEETING,” and Kaieteur News October 4, 2016 edition with the said caption, written by Julius Faerber and a PPP councillor respectively, I am compelled to tender my position. First, with reference to the August statutory RDC meeting I wish to endorse the letters published in Stabroek newspaper and Kaieteur Newspaper by Parmeshwar Ramdiol and a PPP councillor bearing the captions, “Region 3 REO has nothing to apologise for” and “The real story behind the Region 3 RDC walkout,” dated September 3 and 10, 2016 respectively. It is my belief that I have the authority to endorse these missives because I was present at the RDC meeting and recognised the truthfulness of the letters as opposed to the fictions in Julius Faerber’s letter of September 15, 2016 with the caption, “Impasse in Region 3 needs to end for the good of the citizens.” To begin with, Mr. Faerber contended in his most recent missive to the media that a “No Confidence Motion” was passed for the removal of the REO. Under the Laws of Guyana, Local Democratic

Organs - Chapter 28:09 under the section Subsidiary Legislation, subsection 5.3 it is clearly written that for Region No. 3 twenty seven (27) elected councillors are members of the Regional Democratic Council. For clarity, if a unanimous decision is taken at the Council it means that all 27 voted in favour of or the amount present that constituted the quorum. In the case of an absolute majority it will be 2/3 of the councillors and if it is a simple majority it will be just over half of the 27 or just over half of the amount that constitutes the quorum. In the case of the last statutory RDC meeting twenty two (22) councillors were present which means it was properly quorated and I therefore challenge the Regional Chairman to provide proof that a simple majority or 12 councillors voted in support of his impromptu No Confidence Motion. Editor I am in possession of evidence to show that less than 6 councillors voted in support so it baffles me in understanding Julius Faerber’s position that council voted on a motion to express No Confidence in Mr. Denis Jaikaran. Secondly, the Regional Chairman had claimed in his most recent missive that REO - Denis Jaikaran only works on decisions that suit his interest and not those of the council. Editor, I can flood your newspaper with works done in Region 3 by REO - Denis Jaikaran that suit the interest of Region 3 citizens but space would not permit. However, allow me space to mention just a few: construction of the Home Economics and Science

Laboratory at Wakenaam Secondary School; construction of bitumen road in Wakenaam (Bankhall area); renovation of deplorable Government buildings at Wakenaam; donation to Wakenaam Night Committee which is headed by a PPP/ C councilor; installation of a proper gate at Wakenaam Secondary School; installation of lights for the Maria’s Pleasure Health Centre; reconstruction of an X-Ray department at Leguan Cottage Hospital which was badly built by the PPP outside of specification; construction of a completely new school at Eastern Leguan; construction of a new bridge (main access) at Endevour – Leguan; maintenance of bridge at Good Intent - Leguan, completion of the X-Ray department at Parika Health Centre; construction and completion of a state of the art dental section at Parika Health Centre; grading of a number of all-whether roads across the Region most recent at Belle West West Bank Demerara; digging and cleaning of many drains and canals across the region - most recent in the Tushen / Uitvlugt NDC area; rehabilitation of the once deplorable Leonora Cottage Hospital Road that now gives Faerber easier access to his home; renovation of a number of Government buildings that were in a dilapidated state; complete face lift of Leonora Hospital among other infrastructural improvements; renovation of the two surgical theatres at West Demerara Hospital; construction of a High Dependency Unit at the said hospital; promoting Social Cohesion among all his staff by observing and par-

Sam Hinds replies to David Hinds From page 5 problem for African Guyanese: the propaganda and focus on Indian Guyanese as the nemesis of African Guyanese is the problem and it distracts many African Guyanese from really getting on with their lives. I have put a lot into presenting

the facts in this letter; well aware that those sentiments presented by Dr. David Hinds are matters of perception and emotion shared by too many African Guyanese. And yet facts matter. Nonetheless, we of the PPP/C - every member, supporter, and friend – should hold ourselves challenged to overcome those perceptions and emotions which arise in the course of the hundreds of interactions even just fleeting ones which we have each day with fellow Guyanese who are African Guyanese. Being right, and doing right should be beyond question but that is not all.

There is much that we can add and learn by trial and error, and little by little, once we hold in mind and act out our desire for good for every fellow citizen. As all the sages have said we should be ready to share the other’s burdens, walk any number of miles with him: there should be no problem, no hardship for us of the PPP/C for we Guyanese are all on the same journey. The smiles and attitudes of friendship of our PPP/C will eventually undo the historical decades of propaganda against us of the PPP and PPP/C. Samuel A. A. Hinds Former President & Former Prime Minister

ticipating in all national events and holidays - two most recent being Amerindian Heritage Month and the National Tree Planting exercise; intervention at the request of rice farmers by providing fresh water to their rice crop during the dry season hence saved 90 percent of the rice crop and so much more. In conclusion, Julius Faerber said in his missive that the REO is mandated by Chapter 28:09 to carry out all the decisions taken at statutory meetings. Even though I did not see those words directly, I did see under Part 111 (Regional Democratic Councils) section 33 the following words, “In the management and development of its region, every council shall be guided by the general policies of the government and the national objectives as set by the government, and shall devise its development plans and programmes to ensure constitency with such policies and objectives; and in the performance of his functions each councillor shall endeavour to co-operate with every other councillor and with all socio-economic institutions in the area.” Considering the above clause, I humbly ask Julius Faerber, What is it that the REO and councillors supporting him doing that is against the general policies of the Government and the national objectives set out by the Government? Ganesh Mahipaul.

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Is APNU+AFC Govt. courting its own disaster? DEAREDITOR; The APNU+AFC government should have never put itself in the position where the PPP/C has to upbraid them for not appointing constitutional bodies. When in Opposition the parties in the APNU+AFC were part of the group, along with the Trade Union community that called for the PPP/C government to appoint these commissions, respect rights and uphold the rule of law. The differentiating

lines between an APNU+AFC government and PPP/C government are blurring. If it was wrong then it cannot be right now! Governments that ignore the citizens’ response to certain types of behaviour or the negative response to other governments, displaying similar attitudes or similar behaviour, are likely to suffer the same fate. Is this regime courting such a destiny, wittingly or unwittingly? Lincoln Lewis.

The state of African-American today DEAREDITOR; Since the first ship in the 1600s that brought captured Africans to Virginia in America, up until 2016, African Americans have been treated like a conquered people. A 14 year study, by a United Nations panel, which included a working group of experts on people of African descent assisted by human rights lawyers, in their report came to the conclusion that African Americans deserve reparations; for centuries of slavery, segregation and discrimination. In condemning the slave trade as a crime against humanity, the panel found that the legacy of colonial history, enslavement, racial subordination and segregation, racial terrorism, and racial inequality remains a serious challenge. As far as they

have seen there is no real commitment to reparations and truth and reconciliation for people of African descent. Eddie Claude Jr writing in his book “Democracy in Black”, claims that between 1857 and 1957 a hundred year period, a Black man was lynched every four days in America. Present injustices and present day police shootings of Black men, and women and children is a new form of modern day lynching. Institutionalised and structural discrimination creates barriers for people of African descent. Presently 24% of African Americans live in poverty. In conclusion the panel also found that White supremacy inhibits Social Cohesion among the US population. Milton Bruce

Science is the Guyanese tourism... From page 5 15 trainees at a time, and so far has graduated about 30, and they pass on the knowledge in their communities. The IAST is now partnering with the Guyanese Ministry of Social Protection and the Board of Industrial Training to accredit these programmes so graduates can work in the region. The institute also partners with the Ministries of Social Cohesion and Indigenous People’s Affairs in the application of technology to indigenous and rural communities. When science and development is discussed, it is usually thought to mean the importation of technology. But there must be people who can innovate using foreign technology and local resources, and there must be enabling environments .Another ANSA Caribbean Awards laureate Prof Patrick Hosein of Trinidad & Tobago, has the same complaint and has set up the first science “think tank”,

TTLAB, in Trinidad. This point of the lack of local scientific initiative, said Narine, is responsible for the underdevelopment of the interior of Guyana. Its land and economic potential remained, and still remain, largely untapped because of the lack of transportation infrastructure – roads, bridges, and vehicles – to get the produce to markets, and expertise and labour from the coast. But geography need not be a constraint. “Holland has one of the smallest land-masses in Europe,” said Narine, “yet it’s one of the largest producers of agricultural products in Europe. This is because the Dutch use their resources wisely. Appropriate technology, and choice of products – those are the keys.” By contrast, in Guyana, blessed with agricultural land and resources, “the rice breakfast cereal factory in Guyana took two years to realise because of bureaucratic delays. It should have taken six months,” said Narine. What is also interesting is that

there is no one or group of individuals to blame – the systems do not exist in most of the countries in the region to streamline such from-theground-up initiatives.” Change is possible, but it won’t be easy. Prof Narine calls his model “bootstrapping regional labour.” Talk and amorphous initiatives and meetings will accomplish little without will. I don’t think there’s even a regional map or database showing soil-types, water and land availability for cultivation. For example, how many people know that the slopes of the Pakaraima mountains (in Paramakatoi, for example), because of the altitude can cultivate crops the rest of the region can’t, like Irish potatoes? Raymond Ramcharitar Corporate Communications Manager Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence

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Guyana, India reviews sugar, rice, ICT technical assistance projects During a scheduled visit, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on Thursday met with India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, Retired General, Dr. Vijay Kumar Singh. The minister hosted a lunch at Hyderabad House in Delhi in honour of the Prime Minister. According to a statement of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Nagamootoo was accompanied by Guyana’s newly accredited High Commissioner to India, Dr. David Pollard, OPM’s Chief of Staff, Omar Bissoon and Mrs. Sita Nagamootoo. “Prime Minister Nagamootoo described the meeting as both friendly and cordial, and Guyana and India reaffirmed continuing fruitful relations and strong, bilateral ties. The sides briefly reviewed several of India’s technical assistance projects in Guyana, including those in the sugar, rice and ICT sectors.” A special guest at the lunch was national hero, Ram Sutar, sculptor of the Indian Arrival Monument to be erected at Palmyra, East Berbice. “Both parties expressed interest in reactivating the Guyana/India Joint Commission, which last met some eight years ago. At a time of growing conflict between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Nagamootoo urged both countries to continue their search for a peaceful settlement of disputes over JammuKashmir,” the OPM statement said. Guyana, the Prime Minister assured, is against

Prime Minister Nagamootoo and India’s Minister of External Affairs Rtd General Dr. Vijay Kumar Singh all acts of aggression and terrorism, and deplores the use of military force or the threat of such force as a means to resolve problems between states. Prime Minister Nagamootoo arrived on Thursday morning from Tamil Nadu where he had a schedule of meetings and visits since October 2. While he was Chief Guest at the World Tamils Economic Conference in Chennai, the Prime Minister delivered a Convocation address at the Bharath University and

toured the prestigious VIT University. On Thursday, the Prime Minister also participated in a Panel Discussion on the Enforcement of Environmental Law which was hosted by the Delhi Tamil Advocates Association. Yesterday, the PM was set to meet with several prominent corporate executives and members of the Rotary Club in Delhi. A dinner in his honour is being hosted by Vivek Tankha, a member of the RajyaSabha.

Guyana to offer hurricane relief to Haiti Even with our own financial deficiencies, Guyana is preparing to lend a helping hand to Haiti. The death toll in Haiti as a result of the recent Hurricane Matthew has reportedly soared to over 800. Some 50 people have died in the southern town of Roche-aBateau alone. The peninsula’s main city, Jeremie, saw 80 percent of its buildings levelled. In Sudprovince 30,000 homes were destroyed. The hurricane has again been upgraded to a Category Four storm, the second highest hurricane classification, Several other states are counting their losses following the passage of Hurricane Matthew through the Caribbean. As he hosted a Post Cabinet Press briefing

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y e s t e r d a y, M i n i s t e r o f State, Joseph Harmon, said that Guyana is prepared to assist in whatever way possible. He noted that Haiti has so far been most affected and hinted that a significant amount of the aid Guyana will be offering will be going to that unfortunate country. Harmon told the media that Guyana is monitoring the situation closely through the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). He said, “Guyana will make its contribution to the efforts to rebuild once the damage is properly assessed.” Harmon indicated that Cabinet has already given its approval for the Director General of the Civil Defence Commission, Colonel Chabilall Ramsarup to attend the annual “Achievements and

Priorities Workshop hosted by CDEMA. This meeting will be held in Barbados from October 11, 2016. The CDEMA meeting will seek to harmonise a comprehensive disaster management strategy for disaster risk reduction which was adopted in Japan, during March 2015. The meeting will see presentations being made on achievements, good practices and tools related to disaster preparedness, programmes and action plans for the Caribbean. Recommendations for actions will also be made for future disaster risk reduction implementation methods in the Caribbean, Minister Harmon added. Over the years, Guyana has assisted several countries in the Caribbean region and further afield that suffered from various natural disasters.

CANU files appeal to overturn decision to free Dataram’s co-accused The notice of appeal has been filed to overturn the Magistrate‘s decision to release three persons who were co-charged with self confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram. The notice of appeal was filed on October 5, last, by special Customs Anti-Narcotic, (CANU) Prosecutor Konyo Sandiford. Dataram was found guilty and jailed for trafficking in cocaine last month. He was also asked to pay a hefty fine of $164M. However, his former coaccused among whom were his reputed wife Anjanie Boodnarine, and their friends Trevor Gouveia and Komal Charran, were freed of the charges. The four persons had been jointly charged for having 129.23kg of cocaine in their possession on April 16, 2015 for the purpose of trafficking. The case was presided over by Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrate‘s Court. Following the ruling, Head of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, James Singh, expressed dissatisfaction in the court decision which allowed three persons charged jointly with a convicted drug trafficker to walk free. Singh said that he was very disappointed at the outcome of the case given the overwhelming evidence against all the persons accused in the matter. He therefore expressed intention to appeal the ruling. The four persons were facing a trial for having 129.23kg of cocaine in their possession on April 16, 2015 for the purpose of trafficking. However, only Gouveia

Convicted drug trafficker: Barry Dataram and Chandan showed up to hear the ruling by Magistrate Latchman last month. Neither Dataram nor his wife was present at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court when the sentence was handed down. CANU officials have since confirmed that the local ranks have been working with international colleagues to track down Dataram who is said to have since fled Guyana to neighbouring Suriname. Police recently issued a wanted bulletin for Dataram, and his reputed wife .The wanted bulletin says they are wanted for possession of narcotics for trafficking and possession of ammunition. Police in a bulletin said that Barry Dataram, called ‘Kevin Dataram’, or ‘Kevin Mogatani’; and Anjanie Boodnarine, called ‘Cindy’, are wanted for the offences which occurred on April 16,

2015, at Lot 661 Block X, Fourth Avenue, Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara. Dataram, a Guyana-born American, had successfully fought off efforts to extradite him to the United States of America to face drug smuggling charges. Law enforcement authorities had confirmed that the man had travelled out of Guyana on false documents. The authorities are however, unsure whether his reputed wife had travelled with him. Dataram, also known as ‘Mogotani’, or Kevin Dataram, of 13 Vriesland, West Bank Demerara; his reputed wife, Anjanie Boodnarine called Cindy, 19, of 79 Patentia, Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara; Komal Charran, 20, of 265 Belle West, West Bank Demerara; and Trevor Gouveia of Best Village, West Coast Demerara, had all pleaded not guilty to a drug trafficking charge. According to the allegation, on April 16, last, at 661 Fourth Avenue, Block X Diamond, East Bank Demerara, they allegedly had 129.23 kg of cocaine in their possession for the purpose of trafficking. The couple was arrested at their Lot 661 Fourth Avenue, Block X Diamond, East Bank Demerara residence. On the day in question, ranks from the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) swooped down on the house and conducted a search in the presence of the defendants. During the search they unearthed the illicit drug. It was reported that some of the cocaine was stuffed in frozen seafood, while the remainder was found to be bricks of raw coke.

East Coast Berbice man on trial for 2010 murder The man who is accused of murdering a taxi driver back in 2010 before dumping his body, is on trial in the Berbice High Court before Justice William Ramlal and a mixed Jury. The accused, Stephen Campbell, of Lot 5 Number Seven Village; East Coast Berbice is accused of murdering taxi driver Trevor Kissoon, between June 9 and June 10, 2010. The badly battered body of Kissoon, 27, of 24 Alexander Street, New Amsterdam was found in a trench at Bramfield No7 East Coast Berbice around noon on June 10, 2010. Kissoon at the time was employed with the J&N Taxi Service in New Amsterdam and was driving a Silver Grey 212 Toyota Car with licence

plate No HB 7489. At the time of the man’s disappearance he was working the 19:00hrs to 07:00 hrs shift. On the night in question the taxi service received a call from a cell phone asking for a car to do a pick up at the Sheet Anchor Turn in East Canje. The driver had reported that he had located the customer and was heading to

Rose Hall Town, where he was to make another pick up and then drop off at a popular hotel in New Amsterdam, before returning with the other person to Skeldon. However the man was not heard from again despite diligent efforts to make contact with him by phone and other means. As missing (Continued on page 11)

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GWI looks to learn from Suriname’s wells, operations A five-member team from the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Saturday last returned from Suriname following the second leg of the IBD/UN Habitat-sponsored Water Partnership Programme. The team engaged the Suriname Water Company in a one-week programm which addressed topical areas including water quality, non-revenue water and billing. On Thursday, according to GWI, representatives from the Suriname Water Company were here in August to analyse GWI’s operations. The aim of the exchange programme was to share ideas and experiences for the benefit of both countries. Executive Director of Operations, Dwayne Shako, said they have returned with improved knowledge on ways to upgrade Guyana’s water quality based on the expertise of their Surinamese counterparts. He added that water quality was one of the main focus areas for GWI during the exchange programme. Shako said, “What we realised is that our designs for treatment plants were very generic. What the Dutch did is they really studied all the characteristics of the ground water and they were testing far more parameters than we were, so their treatment system is actually tailored based on the quality of the ground water.” This means that even though treatment plants may be similar in design, some amount of tweaking was done to ensure they are unique to the ground water they are treating. “The most important thing is to have our lab equipped because that’s where everything starts…to be able to test all the param-

GWI officials with the Surinamese technical water counterparts during the recent visit. eters needed to properly design a treatment plant,” Shako added. The team also managed to gain a firsthand look at the outcome of their counterparts’ aquifer report, which will serve as a framework for a similar study to be undertaken by GWI. This study helps to determine the quantity of ground water resource. “So we discussed with them how they went about it and we were privileged to have some of the results from their report,” Shako disclosed. G W I ’s s t u d y, w h e n completed, will help to guide the design of new wells and the future use of ground water in Guyana. Meanwhile, in the department of billing, GWI personnel were able to advise the Surinamese on ways to improve their service, since Guyana’s system was deemed more advanced. Alternatively, the GWI team learnt new techniques on how to tackle non-revenue water. During the visit to the Suriname Water company,

A GWI official checking out one of the operations in Suriname.

GWI’s team also toured a number of their water treatment plants and other facilities with a view of analysing them in comparison to Guyana’s setup and with the aim of improving the services offered. Suriname’s Natural Resources Minister, Regilio J.

Dodson, who engaged GWI’s officials, expressed pleasure in seeing the realisation of the partnership. He noted that he is looking forward to engaging GWI’s Managing Director, Dr.Richard Van WestCharles, with the hope of

strengthening bilateral relations in the area of water. Dodson believes the neighbouring countries share common interests and has committed to assisting Guyana where needed. The team consisted of Executive Director of Operations, Dwayne Shako;

Executive Director of Project Implementation & Partnership Building, Ramchand Jailal; Technic a l A d v i s o r, J o s e p h Codette; Georgetown M a n a g e r, C u r t i s N i l e s ; Chemical Engineer, Deon Anderson and Hydrologist, Angela Franklin.

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Capping the road surface It is pleasing to see the road works that are being undertaken in the city. It is a sign that the government is not going to allow the City Council to fail. The government is bailing out City Hall once again. It is undertaking the laying of ‘top’ on roads in the city. The sub-surface of the roads is not being tampered with. The works that are going on are also, not all patching. The roads are not being dug up or re-laid. They are simply being capped with a thick layer of asphalt. A top is being put on the old road surface which acts as a base. The finished product looks good. The finished road is smooth, encouraging drivers to speed. The road surface is raised. It looks brand new. But the foundation of the road has not been touched. This is the modern way

of dealing with road deterioration. There is no need to dig up the road surface. A new top crowns the road surface and it looks like a brand new road. It is not a brand new road. The road has got a brand new top. One of the consequences of this type of relaying is that it increases the original height of the roadway. The road surface becomes elevated. The elevation of the road surface poses problems for the inclines at the side of the roads. One of the problems with the resurfacing of roads in Guyana has been the practice of raising the height of the road surface either by recapping it or when relaying the road by building it up higher than it usually is. This has caused the parapets at the side of the roads to have steep inclines and many of them such as on North Road, on

South Road and on Lamaha Street, all in the city, to slide into the canals which run alongside these roads. There is need for the government to obtain some engineering advice as to the extent to which raising the road surfaces in the city can increase the erosion of the parapets. The recapping of the roads in the city by the government is making these roads unsafe. And not just because of the fact that the smooth, flat surfaces encourages speeding. The recapping of the road is leading to a major structural change to our roadways. The roads are becoming at least ten inches narrower. The reason for this is that when you raise the road surface, there has to be at least five inches on either side which is not capped which is necessary to prevent the sides from

Dem boys seh...

Another deal coming up Guyana had so much corruption that nowadays people believe that everything dem seeing is something corrupt. If dem see a man going in a car dem believe that he and de driver up to some trickery. In fact, if a man see he wife talking to he neighbor he done believe that some transaction underway. In fact, he might be right. That is how a man dead yesterday. He see he wife too in a way that he actually believe that he neighbor was he. Anyhow, corruption nuff. When dem boys hear bout de well in de Sanata

complex and how Babbie seh is he well dem was shocked because dem know that de well been there long before Babbie buy de place. When Van West move to check de place, one man tell him to back off till dem check. That is when de story get sweet. Brazzy who run and lef he house in town because of scampishness suddenly remember selling de well to Babbie. But he forget to give de man a receipt. Now it tun out that de well ain’t belong to Babbie, at all. De trick was to avoid paying money. If you own something you don’t have to pay nobody for it.

But GWI claim how Babbie owe fuh current and things like that. He was one who promise to help pay de light bill fuh de well. And when de well was to get repair, although he seh was he own, he never had to call GWI because dem was always checking. Dem boys waiting to see wha gun happen wid de well. Dem also waiting to see bout a new rice deal. Once more rice gun mek money and it look like if somebody setting up a wicket fuh a certain man get a good hustle. But dem boys watching. Talk half and keep looking fuh dem corrupt deals

being damaged. A number of one way roads which (in the past) could have accommodated two lanes are now being reduced to one lane because the roads are being narrowed when it is capped with flat top of asphalt. What should have happened is that the parapets should have been scoped and indents made so that the entire width of the old road surface could have been capped and enough space left to allow for a small shoulder on either side which would not be part of the old road. The government agency which is undertaking the resurfacing of the roads should measure the width of the roads before they are capped and then measure them after. They will discover that the completed road is actually narrower than what it used to

be previously. This is not a problem with the new administration. It also happened with the old administration. They did the same thing on many occasions. So the technology of capping roads has been in use for many years now. It may seem progressive but so long as it results in cases in which the width of the road is narrowed, then

it is a case in which the road is not as safe and wide as it used to be. That cannot be progress.

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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===

A dossier on the scandals and corruption of the PPP dictatorship You can always count on the PPP to produce both asininity and laughter. The latest outburst is Bharrat Jagdeo’s intention to compile a dossier on 25 scandals of the APNU+AFC Government. Now, nothing is wrong with such a compilation but Jagdeo should not do it. He has no moral, ethical and philosophical authority to do it. If the PPP intends to compile an enumeration of the financial conspiracies of the 17-month-old Coalition regime then it should pay one of those UG graduates who is still waiting to be employed. In that case it would have more credibility. Bharrat Jagdeo, Clement Rohee, Donald Ramotar, Roger Luncheon, Gail Teixeira, Ashni Singh, Irfaan Ali, Priya Manickchand and company are politically alive today because an inept, mediocre, visionless government is keeping them going. Based on the forensic audits, Jagdeo, Rohee, Manickchand and others should be in deep, legal trouble. But they are allowed space to perambulate the territory of Guyana sprouting propagandistic poison. In no other country in the world would such a nasty regime be allowed the latitude the present PPP leadership is given by an incompetent APNU-AFC regime. Jagdeo is compiling a dos-

sier on financial corruption. There is also a form of corruption called moral depravity. Both types of corruption permeated the life of the administration of Jagdeo and Ramotar. Let’s examine the dossier on Jagdeo for which he has maintained a fantastic silence. Why a president would tell his nation he is legally married yet at the same time refused repeated requests by his common-law wife to legalise the union? Ms. Varshnie Singh accused Jagdeo, when he was President, of mistreating her. She had to seek refuge in the generosity of B.K. whom I was told was very generous indeed in a very all embracing sense of the word. Can Jagdeo tell us about the disappearance of spy equipment that the police confiscated from Roger Khan and which was only sold to governments by its US manufacturers? Evidence shows it was Dr Leslie Ramsammy who made the purchase. I cannot counter Jagdeo’s 25 cases by offering 25 examples in the oceans of scandals because space would not permit even 15. And if one should do a compilation of the moral and financial nastiness of the Jagdeo regime, it would fill volumes. But let us continue with the few examples that space would al-

low. What price did Bobby Ramroop pay for Sanata Textiles and the totality of the estate it rests on? What price did Eddie Boyer pay for the huge piece of real estate behind Giftland Mall? The most colossal manifestation of corruption under Jagdeo is Pradoville 2. This is financial morbidity of the nastiest kind. The lands of the people of this country were given away by Jagdeo to himself and his acolytes. Of course, I could turn to a feature in the Kaieteur News titled, THE HEIST OF GUYANA.” It details in meticulous ways how Bharrat Jagdeo’s labyrinthine schemes of corruptibility were tentacles that devoured the resources of this nation. I don’t want to quote from THE HEIST OF GUYANA because I want to include in this column examples that are not located in the HEIST of GUYANA. For example, how did Jagdeo manage to sell his Pradoville One house when, under the scheme, it was not legal do so until ten years after purchase? Just one year after a young man was brought into Jagdeo’s Cabinet, he built a mansion on West Coast Demerara near to a well known police station. The mansion has a swimming pool and a fancy pool house. Jagdeo should explain the part he played in the history of

court trials in Guyana. To date, the fastest case to reach trial was the one Jagdeo filed as President against me and this newspaper. By world standards, a libel takes about a year to be heard. In Guyana, it may not come up before eight years. In the situation with Jagdeo’s writ, trial commenced eleven months after Anil Nandlall filed papers for Jagdeo. The moral debaucheries and ethical rut of the Jagdeo/

Ramotar administration are unparalleled in the history of the English-speaking Caribbean, details of which this newspaper and any other newspaper will not print simply because they do not think those things should be made public. Unfortunately space has run out but we should mention Jagdeo’s refusal to remove Henry Green after the American Government told

Frederick Kissoon him Green was involved in matters that were related to drug trafficking. That any reader can access by going to Wikileaks. Jagdeo should tell us, how well he knew Roger Khan.

Man’s battered body found on One day after he caught foreshore - wife in neighbour’s bed The battered body of 41year-old Prakash Mahipaul was discovered at Hague, West Coast Demerara (WCD) Seawall on Thursday morning, one day after he caught his wife in their neighbour’s bed. The woman was taken into police custody but was subsequently released when an uncle, who is a senior police officer, intervened. A post mortem examination performed on the remains yesterday revealed that the father of two died from blunt trauma to the head. Mahipaul’s body was discovered around 11:30 hrs by fishermen, who notified the police. When contacted yesterday, a relative of the dead man explained that the day before the 41-year-old man’s body was found, he and his wife had got into a heated argu-

Dead: Prakash Mahipaul ment over her infidelity with a man who resides nearby. “People tell him that she was seeing this person but he

never believed. On Wednesday, he went home early and when he asked the son where she was, the son said that she went to the man’s home to collect some items,” the relative explained. Kaieteur News was told that the father of two decided to go to the neighbour’s home where he reportedly caught his wife and the neighbour in a compromising position. “The two of them had an argument and she scraped him up and so and then he left home,” the relative said. Initially, there were reports that the father of two might have committed suicide but his relative said yesterday that he was someone who loved his children and himself. “He would never think about killing himself.”

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Canadian Govt-funded IMPACT Justice brings community mediation training to Guyana The Canadian Government-funded, Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Project is bringing its community mediation training programme to Guyana in a bid to build capacity for community mediation services in the region. IMPACT Justice is a fiveyear regional justice sector reform project which is being implemented from within the Caribbean Law Institute Centre, UWI, Cave Hill Campus. Two 40-hour workshops are taking place simultaneously from October 10 to October 14. One is for officers of the Ministry of Social Protection at the Guyana Marriott Hotel and another for police officers at the Duke Lodge Hotel. Both sessions will commence with an Opening Ceremony at 8.30 a.m. Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence is scheduled to address the session for officers of the Ministry of Social Protection, while Acting Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine, will deliver remarks at the workshop for police officers. Since the commencement of the project in April 2014, IMPACT Justice has facilitated mediation training in Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Two more sessions

are scheduled for Guyana for October 31 to November 4. In a recent discussion about a similar project, Canada’s High Commissioner to Guyana, Pierre Giroux, expressed satisfaction with the progress of the ‘Strengthen the Criminal Justice System in Guyana’ project. He observed that the venture has aided the police in solving several high profile cases. The project was launched last year. High Commissioner Giroux noted that the holistic approach to justice sector reform which has proven tremendously successful in Central America and, is only halfway through in Guyana, has already helped the Guyana Police Force. He said that this success is largely due to two key elements— the unique Justice Education Society of British Columbia (JES) methodology which is inclusive, practice-based and includes rigorous mentoring, and the full support given by the Government and recipients. The High Commissioner also stated that the timing of the project was fortuitous as the Coalition government came into power with a platform of change and security sector reform was a high pri-

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ority. The success rate, to date, has surpassed most other countries where JES has conducted similar work. “Most places in the world would still be at the information stage now, but in Guyana we are quite advanced and this is due to cooperation among all stakeholders,” he noted. High Commissioner Giroux cautioned that sustainability planning is crucial to long term success. He likened the endeavour to a marathon. There is no “silver bullet” when it comes to justice sector reform, he said. The process will be long and will require great coordination of effort on the part of the donor community. He noted, too, that the donor community in Guyana works together quite closely to harmonise their programming and priorities and they have recognised that the JES methodology gets results. August 2016 marked one year of JES on the ground in Guyana and the midpoint of the Canada-funded project which was approved in early 2015 following a successful application by the JES to Canada’s Anti-Crime Capacity Building Programme (ACCBP). The project, valued at CDN $750,000 (GYD $106 million), is Canada’s largest bilateral project with Guyana.

Toolsie Persaud Ltd. donates to Guyana Book Foundation

Ray Suknandan hands cheque to Deborah Ramotar-Skeete Toolsie Persaud Company Ltd, located on Lombard Street, Georgetown, yesterday donated a cheque for $303,200 to The Guyana Book Foundation, New Garden and Anira Streets, Queenstown, Georgetown. The General Manager of the company, Ray Suknandan,

handed over the cheque to the Administrative Coordinator of the book foundation, Deborah Ramator-Skeete. The Guyana Book Foundation’s mission has always been to improve children’s literacy education, and will continue to do so in the future.

MARICS launches “Season of Giving”

Trio on bail for stealing doors off woman’s house Three individuals yesterday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the charge of simple larceny. On October 3, at Providence, East Bank Demerara, Swine Evans, 27, a gold miner; Ron Nurse, 41, a barber by profession and taxi driver, and Kimise Cameron, 32, a drainage and irrigation worker, stole four

pine doors and two blue purple heart wooden doors off Deomattie Seetaram’s house. Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones told the court that Nurse and his two friends broke and entered the premises of the virtual complaint and the trio took the doors off the hinges of the house to sell them. The doors have all been recovered at the home where

Some of the prizes that are up for grabs.

the defendants all reside. The three accused who reside at Lot 13 Field Barnwell North Mocha, pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to them by the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. The Police Prosecutor did not object to bail, and they were each granted $5,000 bail. They will make their next court appearance on October 25 at the Providence Magistrate’s Court.

East Coast Berbice man on... From page 7 person report was made. H i s r e l a t i ves had also mounted a search and some time later, with the police, they found Kissoon battered body next to a bridge at the side of a trench at Bramsfield, East Coast Berbice. When the body was found his head was bashed in and his eyes were gouged.The police conducted a diligent investigation that led to the arrest of Campbell, some two years after the incident. The car was never found. The state’s case is be-

ing presented by attorney at law Stacy Goodings. Attorneys at law Mursalene Bacchus and Perry Gossai are appearing for the accused. When the case began the Prosecution called two witnesses. The first to take the witness stand was G r e g o r y R a m s a m m y, a cousin of the deceased who testified to identifying the body of Kissoon and witnessing the post mortem examination. Police Detective Sergeant Lawrence Thomas also testified. In his testi-

mony he recalled visiting the scene and conducting investigations into the matter. He witnessed the post mortem examination which was conducted by Dr. Vivekanand Brijmohan. The post mortem report was subsequently tendered.The preliminary inquiry was conducted by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo in the N e w Amsterdam Magistrate’s court. Some 10 witnesses testified during the PI. The matter is continuing.

Marics and Company Limited, the exclusive distributor for Honda Automobiles, ATVs and Motorcycles in Guyana, launched its Christmas promotion dubbed “Season of Giving” on Thursday. This promotion seeks to reward customers in a tangible way. The company pointed out that “there is no better time to do so than this Christmas Season - a season of gifts and giving.” From now until December 17, 2016 each customer who spends $10,000 will receive a coupon to enter a grand draw

slated for December 22, 2016. The closing dates for all entries will be December 17, 2016. The following prizes are up for grabs: First place - One Honda Wave 110s Motorcycle; Second place - One Honda Lawn Mower; Third place – One Oscar Bicycle and a consolation Prize of one Food Hamper. During the period, also, customers can expect special in-store bargains like combo deals and discounts on selected items. The drawing will be done at 217 Oronoque and Charlotte Streets, Lacytown.

“Only customers who purchase an item from our store would be eligible. Motorcycle purchasers will receive 25 coupons, while vehicle purchasers will receive a total of 50 coupons,” the company has noted. Staff and their families cannot participate in this promotion and only one prize will be allocated to a customer. In addition, the correct information must be recorded on coupons, failure may result in disqualification, the company has asserted in a press statement.

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Former lecturer has issues with UG leadership changes

“The University needs a Vice Chancellor, a Deputy Vice Chancellor and lots of money.” This was the view of former lecturer of the University of Guyana (UG), Mr. Frederick Kissoon. Kissoon, a Kaieteur News columnist, was at the time vocalising his rejection of UG’s new management team which now sees the University having in place an expanded leadership team. Kissoon noted that while

he believes that the new leadership team, which was proposed by Vice Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith, was intended to be a noble move, it, however, may not have been the most appropriate. “I believe the Vice Chancellor, as a home grown Guyanese, is different from the last two Vice Chancellors. This is his country, that is his alma mater and I am sure he means well, but it doesn’t mean mistakes cannot be

made and I think mistakes have been made,” Kissoon noted. LEADERSHIP TEAM The leadership changes, which became effective last Saturday (October 1, 2016), entail Dr. Michael Scott, a recent Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, being appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic Engagement. Within Dr. Scott’s portfolio is oversight for several new units: the Centre for Ex-

cellence in Teaching and Learning; the School of Graduate Studies and Research; and the Office of Undergraduate Research. The latter two, according to information out of UG, will get some initial leadership guidance from the Vice Chancellor himself because of his expertise and experience in those areas. The current Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academics, Dr. Barbara Reynolds, has been reassigned as Deputy Vice Chancellor for Planning and International Engagement, a new entity intended to streamline and extend UG’s international relationships and build new grants, research, relationships with other universities and with international organisations. With her years of experience in the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and other international agencies, Dr. Reynolds is expected to facilitate new and dynamic international pursuits. Dr. Paloma Mohamed, a former Director of the Centre for Communication Studies and a former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, is now occupying the newly created position of Deputy Vice Chancellor of Philanthropy, Alumni and Civic Engagement. Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Planning and Development, Dr. Elizabeth Ramlal, is now the Executive Director of the Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE), to lead the realignment of the Institute to strengthen its service delivery across the country and realise it entrepreneurial potential. On assuming office, Professor Griffith had outlined in his ‘Values and Vision’ statement that capital investment, academic enhancement, economic viability and alumni engagement, are imperatives for the university to undergo a paradigm shift as part of its renaissance. The new leadership order is expected to greatly contribute to the renaissance of the university. The new administrative team is expected to be further strengthened with the establishment of an Office of Strategic Initiatives as an adjunct to the Office of the Vice Chancellor, to undertake institutional strengthening, project management, and allied services. The current Programme Officer in the Office of the Vice Chancellor, Ms. Karen Wishart, has been promoted to become the first occupant of the newly established position of Chief of Staff in the Vice-Chancellery. This promotion coincides with the renaming of the Senior Administrative Group to the Vice-Chancellor’s Cabinet, which include the Deputy Vice Chancellors, Registrar, Bursar, Human Resources Director, Director of the Berbice

Former UG lecturer, Mr. Frederick Kissoon. Campus, the Legal Officer (a new position), the Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives and the Chief of Staff. WORRIED But Kissoon is worried that the new administrative structure is not suitable for the national university which has just over 4,000 students and just about 500 staff. “The University has not got that kind of student and employee population to warrant such a vast outlay of personnel....that by any global standard is highly irregular,” underscored Kissoon. He continued by pointing out that the state of affairs that exists is that there are six persons doing a job that could be done by two. “You have three Deputy Vice Chancellors, you have an Officer in Charge of Strategic Initiative in the Vice Chancellery and the Vice Chancellor has a Chief of Staff, so that is five plus the Vice Chancellor. When you look at their functions you can curtail those personnel by four,” Kissoon theorised. In fact he is convinced that some of the new roles that have been handed out should have been left in the direct care of the Vice Chancellor. “The Vice Chancellor and his Deputy could take care of Civic Engagements...When it comes to International Engagements at all universities, that is a job reserved for the Vice Chancellor... “He is the head of the University, he has a high profile; you can’t go into negotiations with international agencies with a Deputy Vice Chancellor, so you don’t need a Deputy Vice Chancellor for International Engagements,” Kissoon said to qualify his argument. FUNDING Kissoon is of the opinion that “between the Vice Chancellor, the Director of Strategic Initiative, the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic engagement...those are the three persons you could use. Why then do you need a Chief of Staff in the Vice Chancellery?

“At most universities the Vice Chancellor has his admin officer who doubles as his secretary...I don’t know if these jobs are going to call for more funding but I think they should.” He posited that if a Dean is promoted to the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor, based on the public sector scale that promoted individual is legally entitled to a pay increase. Kissoon, however, questioned, “If you create a Director of Strategic Initiative where does this person fit in, in the salary scale?” He suggested that instead of creating new positions and increasing the leadership team, efforts could have in fact been made to distribute duties to the five existing Deans. “You have a very small university of which the largest faculty is the Faculty of Social Sciences – that is half of the student population. “The university is not doing a number of programmes; we don’t have a History Degree, we don’t have a Physics Degree. The University is small and the administration has got larger...I think the Vice Chancellor meant well but this leadership team is a mistake,” Kissoon said. THE REPORT But implementing the leadership team, this publication understands, was prompted by an existing Trevor Hamilton Report. While Kissoon claims he has not seen this Report he noted that if it is true that the Vice Chancellor was guided by it, it should not have been embraced holistically. “The Vice Chancellor, as the leader of the university, has to take the Hamilton Report and see what is relevant...He has to ‘cut and paste’. Hamilton was here for six weeks and the Vice Chancellor is a Guyanese working at the University. He is more familiar with the nuances and has to make changes based on what he sees for himself,” Kissoon asserted. In a statement issued by the University, it was pointed out that Professor Griffith in his first three months at the University said, “I am of the strong view that greater levels of effectiveness and efficiency can only be achieved through the immediate reorganisation of the administration of the University through realignment of functions and roles.” Griffith assumed the position of Vice Chancellor earlier this year and proposed the leadership changes at a recent meeting of the Finance and General Purpose Committee (F&GPC) where it was approved. The F&GPC is a policy making body of the University second only to the University Council.

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Matthew death toll passes 800 in Haiti, cholera takes lives CHANTAL, Haiti/PORTAU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew’s trail of destruction in Haiti stunned those emerging from the aftermath yesterday, with the number of dead soaring to 842, tens of thousands homeless and outbreaks of cholera already claiming more lives. Information trickled in from remote areas that were cut off by the storm, and it became clear that at least 175 people died in villages clustered among the hills and on the coast of Haiti’s fertile western tip. Rural clinics overflowed with patients whose wounds including broken bones had not been treated since the storm hit on Tuesday. Food was scarce, and at least seven people died of cholera, likely because of flood water mixing with sewage. At least three towns reported dozens of fatalities, including the hilly farming village of Chantal, whose mayor said 86 people perished, mostly when trees crushed houses. He said 20 more people were missing. “A tree fell on the house and flattened it, the entire house fell on us. I couldn’t get out,” said driver JeanPierre Jean-Donald, 27, who had been married for a year. “People came to lift the rubble, and then we saw my wife who had died in the same spot,” Jean-Donald said, his young daughter by his side, crying “Mommy.” Dozens more were missing, many of them in the Grand’Anse region on the northern side of the peninsula. In the town of Anse-

Workers bury two bodies after Hurricane Matthew passes Jeremie, Haiti. ( REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins) d’Hainault, seven people died of cholera, a disease that did not exist in Haiti until U.N. peacekeepers introduced it after a 2010 earthquake that killed some 200,000 people. Another 17 cholera cases were reported in Chardonnieres on the south coast. “Due to massive flooding and its impact on water and sanitation infrastructure, cholera cases are expected to surge after Hurricane Matthew and through the normal rainy season until the start of 2017,” the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) said in a statement. With fatalities mounting, various government agencies and committees differed on total deaths. A Reuters count of deaths reported by civil protection and local officials put the toll at 842. Haiti’s central civil protec-

tion agency, which takes longer to collate numbers because it needs to visually confirm victims itself, said 271 people died as Matthew smashed through the western peninsula on Tuesday with 145 mph (233 kph) winds and torrential rain. Some 61,500 people were in shelters, the agency said. Matthew pushed the sea into fragile coastal villages, some of which are only now being contacted. Coastal town Les Anglais lost “several dozen” people, the central government representative in the region, Louis-Paul Raphael, told Reuters. Les Anglais was the first place in Haiti that Matthew reached, as a powerful Category 4 storm before it moved north, lost strength and lashed central Florida yesterday.

Harrowing reports emerge from Bahamas as storm smashes through NASSAU, Bahamas (AFP) – Hurricane Matthew’s blast through The Bahamas brought harrowing reports of roofs blown off, windows shattering and water rising perilously, including a social media post from one desperate resident who said, “I’m on a chest of drawers. Phone battery low.” The hurricane unleashed winds of nearly 100 miles per hour (160 kilometres per hour) as it traversed the area. Witnesses said roads were littered with fallen trees and smashed fences. Utility lines were down. Only those buildings with emergency generators es-

caped the dark. The area had yet to feel the full force of the hurricane, forecasters said at midday. The winds were expected to strengthen further yesterday in the early afternoon hours before beginning to subside. All residents were urged to remain indoors. Several residents in western and southern areas of New Providence island, an area vulnerable to sea surges and heavy flooding, ignored repeated warnings to evacuate. The island includes the capital Nassau and is home to two-thirds of the Bahamian population.

A resident in an area southeast of Nassau took to Facebook to plead for emergency rescue. Resort guests at the Beach Tower at Atlantis on Paradise Island were ushered into the ballrooms of a convention centre. Even the weather forecasters at the Nassau airport were told to evacuate their offices. They were loaded into a fire truck and moved to a safer building nearby, where they were able to resume their work. Hurricane Matthew has caused widespread destruction in Cuba, to the south of The Bahamas.

People stand in a street flooded by a nearby river overflowing from the heavy rains caused by Hurricane Matthew, in Leogane, Haiti. (Photos: AP) Hours before the hurricane landed in Haiti, the Les Anglais mayor told Reuters residents were fleeing for

their lives as the ocean rushed into their homes. With cellphone networks down and roads flooded by

sea and river water, aid has been slow to reach towns and villages. Instead, locals have been helping each other.

President Santos wins Nobel Prize in boost for peace Oslo (AFP) - Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday for his efforts to end the half-century war with FARC rebels, sparking a new pledge to s a l v a g e a peace deal rejected by the people. The award was a surprise, coming just five days after Colombian voters shot down the historic accord Santos signed last month with FARC leader Rodrigo Londono, alias Timoleon “Timochenko” Jimenez. But the prize appeared to encourage the peacemakers, with the government and rebels vowing to continue a ceasefire and discuss changes to the agreement “to give guarantees to all”. The Norwegian Nobel committee said the award recognised Santos’ “resolute efforts” to bring Latin America’s longest war to end and hailed his decision to put the peace deal to the people despite knowing it was controversial. Some observers expressed surprise the FARC leader was not jointly honoured by the award. But Jimenez congratulated his former enemy and

said the only prize the Marxist guerrillas wanted was “peace with social justice for Colombia.. peace in the streets.” Nobel committee chairwoman Kaci Kullmann Five paid tribute to other players in the peace process, without mentioning FARC. “By awarding this year’s Peace Prize to President Juan Manuel Santos, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to encourage all those who are striving to achieve peace, reconciliation and justice in Colombia,” she said. The deal, signed with pens made from bullet casings on September 26 after nearly four years of talks, was supposed to be ratified following an October 2 referendum but voters

rejected it, leaving Colombia teetering between war and peace. The Nobel committee said the award’s aim was to bolster peace efforts that were now in “real danger” of collapse, with the risk of civil war flaring again. “We hope that it will encourage all good initiatives and all the parties who could make a difference in the peace process and give Colombia — finally — a peace after decades of war,” Kullmann Five said. Santos said he was honoured by the award, which he dedicated to “all Colombians, especially the millions of victims of this conflict that we have suff e r e d f o r m o r e than 50 years”.

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GNBA inquiry begins, ‘acrimonious’ relationship to be investigated Major General Retd, Joseph Singh, has begun his work investigating the allegations made by Broadcaster, Kenwin Charles against members of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA). Kaieteur News understands he began working on Thursday, the very day after he received the Terms of Reference. Initially, the media was told that Maj General Singh would be investigating Charles’s allegations of corruption and misconduct. However, a copy o f t h e Terms of Reference handed over to the inquiry states that the Maj General is expected to do much more than just investigate Charles’s allegations. In addition to looking at the veracity Charles’s allegation, Maj General Singh is expected to measure “whether remarks allegedly made by the Chairman of the GNBA (Leonard Craig) had the effect of impugning the character of any other member of the Board.” The retired army official is also to check out “whether the conduct of the members of the Board of GNBA was in keeping with their mandate as Directors of GNBA and whether such conduct has brought the GNBA into disrepute.” Further, the retired Major General has to determine

whether there has been an “acrimonious relationship” between the Chairman and members of the GNBA “and to recommend what actions, if any, should be taken to correct it.” After he would have accomplished the task of determining all that is wrong on the Board, Maj Gen Singh is expected to make two key recommendations to Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo. He will have to identify measures to increase transparency, improve efficiency and effectiveness of the operations of the GNBA. Also, the former army official is expected to identify measures to promote greater transparency in the work of the GNBA and accountability for the exercise of their powers. There have been reports that the discord on the GNBA Board has stalled critical work. Kaieteur News understands that on several occasions, Board member Anthony Vieira refused to work with Craig. The two have not been able to see eye to eye for over a year now, but no serious measure has been taken. Craig has said that he is prepared to lend his fullest support to the investigation, efforts to contact Vieira proved futile. The report on the inquiry is to be submitted to

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GNBA Board member, Anthony Vieira

Major General Retd Joseph Singh

GNBA Board Chairman, Leonard Craig

Nagamootoo by October 31. On presenting the Terms of Reference of the Inquiry, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, said that President David Granger had requested that the inquiry be conducted. “(The President) is very confident that you’ll be able to discharge your responsibilities.” Harmon also assured him of his full support throughout the course of the investigations. Maj Gen. Singh told the media that he will work along closely with the Legal Advisor from the Ministry of the Presidency, Geeta ChandanEdmond, to ensure emphasis is placed on the gathering of detailed information so that a

report can be completed and handed over to President Granger and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo in a timely manner. ”[We are going] to work closely with the Legal Adviser… to map out a time table and a sequence of events, identify those persons who are pertinent, in terms of receiving information from them; whether written or oral… and during that process asking the relevant questions to ensure that we can come up with the determination based on what the report is designed to do,” Major General Singh said. Charles, a broadcaster in Essequibo, is claiming that two members of the GNBA Board tried to force him to sell

his operation to a prominent businessman. The broadcaster said that a “deal” that was offered to him, stipulated that he sell his present operation, including equipment, to the prominent businessman and he would be given licence to operate in another region. It was alleged that GNBA members were firm that unless he complied with the “deal” that was offered, he would not be given licence to operate in any part of Guyana. The broadcaster said that the deal was conveyed to him during the course of two meetings, one of which was held at the GNBA, the other at the business office of one of the members who attempted to coerce him into selling.

Youth organisation launches programme to combat suicide Youths need to be provided with meaningful interventions and long term programmes to combat suicide and crime. This is according to the Executive Officer of the President’s Youth Award Republic of Guyana, Alistair Collins. Collins recently returned from what he deemed as a successful outreach to the New Amsterdam, Region Six area. He said the organisation’s aim is to elevate the morale of the community, given the recent number of suicides and criminal activity in the area. The official said the focus will be on self-awareness, motivational leadership and entrepreneurial skills. Collins added that the youth award programme will also be promoting social cohesion within the community. Collins further stated that PYARG has had a significant presence in the region since the award was officially launched in 1998. However he explained that the programme was not too satisfied with the turn out at this present launch. Nonetheless he said the

Students of the New Amsterdam Technical Institute during Collins’ presentation on the PYARG

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noted that through interactions with members of the community, he was informed that many youths in the area are in need of meaningful activities to engage their time. “The president youth award is a programme that can have them (youths) meaningfully engaged in community services, the learning of skills and involve them in physical recreation as well as the much anticipated adventurous journeys which exposes them to

the wonders and beauty of Guyana.” Collins said that many times youth and circumstances are blamed for many issues in society, but no one offers many consequential programmes to change things. “We often just sit and criticise; we have to work together with the young people, together with the community, together with the adults so we can effect lasting change.”

The official said while in Region Six he met with the Mayor of New Amsterdam, Kirt Wynter, who pledged his full support to the programme and all activities. PYARG will also be constructing a basketball court and a mini lawn tennis court at the Lochaber Primary school in the near future. This, Collins said, will be a form of community service for participants of the programme.

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Trump says U.S. officials let in illegal immigrants to vote; U.S. rebuts

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump meets with leadership members of the National Border Patrol Council while receiving the group’s endorsement during a meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., yesterday. REUTERS/Mike Segar Reuters - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump yesterday accused federal officials of speeding citizenship proceedings for some illegal immigrants so they can vote, a charge the U.S. Homeland Security Department said does not stand up to scrutiny. “They’re letting people pour into the country so they can go and vote,” Trump said during a meeting with representatives of the National Border Patrol Council, the union that represents Border Patrol agents, at Trump Tower in New York. The New York businessman provided no specifics on the accusation. While Democratic President Barack Obama has struggled with controlling the flow of illegal immigrants across the southern border, there has been no evidence U.S. officials are purposely allowing them to cast ballots in American elections.

Marsha Catron, a spokeswoman at the Department of Homeland Security, said that under federal law an individual must be a U.S. citizen either by birth or naturalization to vote in a federal election in the United States. She described a lengthy process to become a naturalized citizen. “If a foreign national seeks to naturalize, he or she would need to meet many requirements before doing so, generally including residing in the United States as a lawful permanent resident for at least five years,” she said in a statement. White House spokesman Eric Schultz, asked on Air Force One about Trump’s charge, replied: “I haven’t seen those comments and I have no idea what he would use to back those up.” Trump’s comment came ahead of his second presidential debate on Sunday night against Democratic op-

ponent Hillary Clinton. Trump needs to do well in the town hall-style event as he tries to rebound from a slump in some opinion polls after a rocky first debate late last month. This is a blatant lie,” Clinton campaign spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa, referring to the remark, said in a statement. “As usual, Donald Trump is pushing falsehoods and demonizing immigrants in an attempt to divide Americans. It won’t work.” Trump’s comments about people crossing the border to vote were a response to Art Del Cueto, president of the border patrol union’s Tucson, Arizona, chapter, who attended the session. Del Cueto said people who were apprehended crossing the border illegally and who have criminal records were not being dealt with because immigration authorities were tied up helping people get citizenship.

Blair hints at return to frontline politics to save Brexit Britain Reuters - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair could return to a frontline role in British politics to try to prevent Theresa May’s Conservative Party from destroying the country with a so-called “hard Brexit”, he said in an interview. The only Labour prime minister to win three general elections, Blair was hugely popular during the start of his 10 years in power but his support for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq severely tarnished his reputation. In an interview with Esquire Magazine, Blair said it was a “tragedy” that Britons were left with a choice between a Conservative Party

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intent on a hard Brexit and a Labour Party that he described as “ultra-left” and stuck in the 1960s. “I don’t know if there’s a role for me,” he said. “There’s a limit to what I want to say about my own position at this moment. “All I can say is that this is where politics is at. Do I feel strongly about it? Yes, I do. Am I very motivated by that? Yes. Where do I go from here? What exactly do I do? That’s an open question.” Britain’s shock vote to leave the European Union in June propelled May to power and the former interior minister has indicated that she sees

the vote as a demand for wideranging change in the way Britain is run. May’s approach has spooked investors who believe Britain is heading for a “hard Brexit”, meaning it will give up trying to remain in the EU’s single market in order to impose controls on immigration from the other 27 member states. The vote, which has triggered the deepest political and financial turmoil in Britain since World War Two, has also rocked Blair ’s Labour Party, with leftist leader Jeremy Corbyn accused of failing to campaign hard enough to keep Britain in the bloc.

Russia builds up forces in Syria, Reuters data analysis shows Reuters - Russia has built up its forces in Syria since a ceasefire collapsed in late September, sending in troops, planes and advanced missile systems, a Reuters analysis of publicly available tracking data shows. The data points to a doubling of supply runs by air and sea compared to the nearly two-week period preceding the truce. It appears to be Russia’s biggest military deployment to Syria since President Vladimir Putin said in March he would pull out some of his country’s forces. The increased manpower probably includes specialists to put into operation a newly

delivered S-300 surface-to-air missile system, military analysts said. The S-300 system will improve Russia’s ability to control air space in Syria, where Moscow’s forces support the government of President Bashar al-Assad, and could be aimed at deterring tougher U.S. action, they said. “The S-300 basically gives Russia the ability to declare a no-fly zone over Syria,” said Justin Bronk, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London. “It also makes any U.S. attempt to do so impossible. Russia can just say: ‘We’re

going to continue to fly and anything that tries to threaten our aircraft will be seen as hostile and destroyed’.” Russia’s Defence Ministry did not respond to written questions. A senior air force official, speaking on condition of anonymity, dismissed talk of an increase in supply shipments. But data collated by Turkish bloggers for their online Bosphorus Naval News project, and reviewed by Reuters, shows reinforcements sent via Russia’s “Syrian Express” shipping route from the Black Sea increased throughout September and have peaked in the last week.

Hurricane Matthew storm lashes Florida

Debris flies through the air as the eye of Hurricane Matthew nears Daytona Beach. REUTERS/Phelan Ebenhack Reuters – Hurricane Matthew lashed Florida yesterday with howling winds and rumbled northward up the U.S. Atlantic coast. Matthew, the fiercest cyclone to affect the United States since Superstorm Sandy hit the Northeast four years ago, triggered mass evacuations along the coast from Florida through Georgia and into South Carolina and North Carolina. U.S. President Barack Obama urged people not to be complacent and to heed safety instructions in the face of a storm that could be the most severe to strike northeast Florida in more than 100 years. “I just want to emphasize to everybody that this is still a really dangerous hurricane, that the potential for storm surge, loss of life and severe property damage exists,” Obama told reporters after a briefing with emergency management officials. The Mesa Verde, a U.S.

Navy amphibious transport dock ship, was heading for Haiti to support relief efforts. The ship has heavy-lift helicopters, bulldozers, fresh water delivery vehicles and two surgical operating rooms. Matthew skirted Florida yesterday morning with winds of up to 120 miles per hour (195 kph), but had not made landfall by afternoon. The U.S. National Hurricane Centre later downgraded the storm to a Category 2 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity as its sustained winds dropped to 110 mph. A Category 5 is the strongest. No significant damage was reported in cities and towns in south Florida where the storm brought down trees and power lines. But one person was killed by a falling tree in Volusia County after venturing outside to feed animals during a lull in the storm, said James Dinneen, manager of the county that includes

Daytona Beach. Hurricane warnings extended up the Atlantic coast from central Florida through Georgia and South Carolina and into North Carolina. In Daytona Beach, the street under the city’s famed “World’s Most Famous Beach” sign was clogged with debris washed up by the ocean. The waves had receded by early afternoon but there was damage throughout the city, including a facade ripped off the front of a seaside hotel. The city of Jacksonville could face significant flooding, Governor Rick Scott said. The storm cut power to some 1 million customers in Florida, his office said. No deaths were reported from the Bahamas, but residents of Nassau were still without power yesterday. At 5 p.m. (2000 GMT), Matthew’s eye, or centre, was brushing the northeast Florida coast near Jacksonville, the NHC said.

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Jamaica Dispatching Recovery Assistance Teams To Haiti, Bahamas The Gleaner - Jamaica dispatched two teams yesterday to Haiti and The Bahamas to help with initial recovery efforts in those countries. Jamaica is responsible for The Bahamas and Haiti under the regional disaster response mechanism. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith told the Senate yesterday morning that the teams being dispatched would include Jamaica Defence Force officials. She says the JDF has also offered its facilities to be used as a hub for relief efforts to Haiti. Bridges, roads, and entire communities in Haiti were wiped out by flood waters in the south west of Haiti, which shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. Johnson Smith says The Bahamas has reported significant property damage. She says the Office of Disaster Preparedness and

Kamina Johnson Smith Emergency Management (ODPEM) is coordinating the collection of donations such as tarpaulins, water and nonperishable food items for Haiti. However, she says cash donations are preferred. Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate, Mark Golding has joined Johnson Smith and

Senate President Tom Tavares Finson in urging the public to support relief efforts for Haiti being led by ODPEM. Prime Minister Andrew Holness is to hold talks with the Cuban President, Raul Castro, and the Bahamian Prime Minister, Perry Christie, in relation to the storm recovery process.

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10,000 lost jobs under PP in four months —Francis

Dr Lovell Francis

Trinidad Guardian - Between June 2010 and October 2010, approximately 10,000 people were fired under the then People’s Partnership government. The revelation was made Thursday by Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Dr Lovell Francis, during his contribution in the budget debate in Parliament. Speaking after Opposition Leader Kamla PersadBissessar’s contribution, Francis said he had no intention to “go down a rabbit hole” with the Siparia MP, since there were other important matters to deal with. He described PersadBissessar’s contribution as an “Alice in Wonderland review.” Francis said, however,

that there were a few things said by Persad-Bissessar that he could not let pass by. Of particular interest, Francis said was the insinuation by Persad-Bissessar that since the People National Movement (PNM) came into office one year ago some 20,000 people were sent home. He said the PNM came into office under unfortunate economic circumstances, which resulted in many people losing their jobs. He said, however, that Persad-Bissessar had no evidence to substantiate her claims that 20,000 people were sent home. “Let us assume that the honourable member is correct... that some 20,000 people have lost their jobs. But let us compare that to the circumstances under the previous

regime.” Waving a thick wad of documents, Francis said he had a list of people “who were fired... who lost their jobs... who were removed by the People’s Partnership government, not between May 2010 and December 2010, but between June 2010 and October 2010....10,000 people who lost their jobs.” Francis said the documents had the names of each person, the position they held and the ministry they worked in. The Moruga/Tableland MP said in the last 13 months the nation had been through the most difficult “financial” turmoil in living memory. He said Persad-Bissessar- had no comprehension of the circumstances the country was now facing.

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Taiwan denies fishing in St. Vincent and Grenadines waters KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - CMC – Taiwan has denied allegations that fishing vessels from the Asian country is engaged in illegal fishing in the waters of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Taiwan’s ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Baushuan Ger, is also denying that fishing vessels from his country that fly the Vincentian flag “are either poaching in Vincentian waters or evading tax”. He said that it is “very sad that a few people in this country have kept spreading false accusations” to that effect. “As a diplomat, it is my duty to set the records straight,” Ger said, noting that like vessels from other countries, the Taiwanese fishing vessels are registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines under the High Seas Fishing Act 2001. “Once lawfully registered, these Taiwanese fishing vessels should pay only licence fees and security bond or deposit according to the High Seas Fishing Regulations 2003. That is to say, these St. Vincent and the

Baushuan Ger Grenadines registered fishing vessels fish only on high seas that belong to no country. That is the very reason they don’t pay tax,” Ger said. The diplomat, speaking at a ceremony marking Taiwan’s

105th National Day, said that his country’s fishing vessels operate in full compliance with the regulations of International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

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Absent panellist forces adjournment of Russell’s disciplinary enquiry Jamaica Observer - A noshow by panellist Dr Marjorie Vassell stalled the disciplinary hearing Thursday at Jamaica Conference Centre to determine whether West Indies cricketer Andre Russell violated a whereabouts clause. It was adjourned without any witness testimony. The hearing, convened by the Independent AntiDoping Disciplinary Panel, was set to begin at 10:00 am, but approximately an hour later Dr Vassell was yet to show. The other panel members — Chairman Hugh Faulkner and former cricketer Dixeth Palmer — tried in vain to reach her via telephone. There was consensus all

around when Faulkner adjourned proceedings just past 11:00 am. The Jamaica Observer understands that contact was eventually made with Dr Vassell Thursday and she is expected for today’s resumption of the hearing at 10:30 am. According to Article 8.3.4 of the rules guiding the disciplinary panel, the hearing can proceed with only two panellists if the third member is confirmed ill or otherwise incapacitated and cannot continue. There is, however, no provision for the temporary absence of a panel member. Yesterday, Chairman Faulkner, while expressing regret at the adjournment, did

not say what the next step would be if Dr Vassell is again absent. Queen’s Counsel Patrick Foster, the lawyer representing Russell, said the adjournment was unavoidable. “We haven’t been able to find out the reason for her absence, but I have no doubt it is some compelling reason. The chairman wishes the opportunity to find out exactly why she wasn’t able to attend today. “The panel of two could not continue today because a two-member panel can only continue if there is evidence indicating that the member is ill and otherwise unable to participate further in the enquiry. And there is no evidence of that,” he told jour-

nalists after the adjournment. Asked whether there is concern that the hearing has extended beyond the original schedule, Foster said: “We would like it to finish as quickly as possible but, given the circumstances today, one could not complain. We are more concerned about the absence of Dr Vassell and whether she is well or not.” At the preliminary sitting back in July, hearing dates for evidence to be presented were set for September 19 and 20. However, a string of early adjournments has limited the hearing to the examination-inchief and cross-examination of only one witness — Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) employee

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be better than you thought. Limitations with females could lead to unfortunate circumstances. You will get out of shape easily if you don't keep on top of things. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) You may need a physical outlet that will help you relieve your tension. You will be able to find the perfect outfit, and the greatest new accessory for your house. Keep tabs on your spending. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) You should consider getting into self improvement endeavors. Put aside any decisions concerning your position at work. Don't sign up for too many extra activities or you'll have trouble fulfilling your obligations. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) Promote your ideas now. Do your work at home, if you can. Someone may be trying to make you look bad. Don't make mountains out of molehills if you want to avoid conflict. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) You can expect opposition from family as well as colleagues. Travel will be favorable. Resist overspending on luxury items. Your tendency to take on too much will end in fatigue. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Group endeavors will provide you with entertainment. You will find your personal partner taxing today. Sudden changes regarding your domestic scene are probable.

(From page 31) pacer Asela Gunaratne (230), all finished with two wickets each. Set a modest target of 66, Sri Lanka A were carried by captain Dimuth Karunaratne who stroked an unbeaten 39 while opening partner Lahiru Thirimanne hit 21. The pair put on 43 for the first wicket with Karunaratne facing 63 balls and notching seven fours and Thirimanne striking three fours and a six off 39 deliveries. Fast bowler Keon Joseph, however, took some of the shine off the victory by removing Roshen Silva without scoring and Asalanka for one, as Sri Lanka A lost three quick wickets for 13 runs. The second Test begins in Pallekele next Tuesday.

Nadia Vassell. She was heard on September 19 and 28. Attorney-at-law Lackston Robinson, representing JADCO, is also expected to call the JADCO pair of Executive Director Carey Brown and Tajae Smith to provide witness testimony on behalf of the commission. Thursday, Robinson said Brown is likely to testify via telephone link since the witness’s present condition will prevent him from attending the hearing. The panel was informed weeks ago that the JADCO boss had been injured in an accident. Foster voiced concern, arguing that a live videobased testimony would be more ideal. “I just made the observation that it would have been better in this modern era to have evidence given by video link, so you can assess the demeanour of the witness and make a better evaluation of the evidence as it is given. It’s something I may deal with further tomorrow [today],” he told members of the media. After JADCO presents its

case, Russell’s legal team is set to present his defence. The 28-year-old player is expected to be the main witness. JADCO is accusing Russell of failing to file his whereabouts resulting in him missing three doping tests over a 12-month period. Under World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regulations that amounts to a failed test. WADA rules require that athletes make their whereabouts known to local antidoping agencies to facilitate testing. An athlete may face a ban of up to 24 months if found in violation. Russell, an exciting West Indies all-rounder, has represented Twenty20 (T20) cricket franchises in India, Bangladesh, Australia, and England. He was a key part of the West Indies team that won the 2016 T20 Cricket World Cup in India in April. Russell also starred as Jamaica Tallawahs lifted the Caribbean Premier League T20 crown for a second time back in August.

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Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016

GCB Jaguars 3-day League

Guyana battle Shepherd (51 & 3-34) put W/Dem ahead Suriname today Suriname made me cry, I have a score to settle – Shabazz

Paul’s blistering unbeaten 47 leads E’bo fight-back Sean Devers

Goalkeeper Kai being taken through the paces by Coach Andrew Hazel. By Franklin Wilson in Suriname compliments of: NAMILCO, Industrial Safety Supplies Inc., Fitness Express and Fazias Collection Old rivalry between two fiercely competitive nations would be renewed today when host Suriname match skills with Guyana at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium as Round 3 of the Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016, continues. The first match in this group which also includes defending Caribbean champions Jamaica was called off due to the threat of hurricane Matthew to Jamaica on October 5th last, the CFU will be rescheduling that encounter. So this will be the first match in the group and both nations would be seeking to start on a positive note. Head Coach of Guyana’s Golden Jaguars Jamaal Shabazz speaking Kaieteur Sport after yesterday afternoon’s lone practice session prior to today’s

match, stated that Suriname made him cry and he has a score to settle. B a r n e t t F C ’s K a i McKenzie-Lyle will be making his debut between the uprights for Guyana in a team that will miss regular Captain Christopher Nurse who is nursing a slight strain that he picked up in training and would be rested and be ready for the Jamaica clash next Tuesday in Guyana, Shabazz notified. McKenzie Lyle is the only new face in the starting X1 that will also feature defenders, Walter ‘Boyd’ Moore, Colin Nelson, Jake Newton and Quincy Adams. Working the engine room will be Brandon Beresford in the middle with Samuel Cox, Trayon Bobb and Dwight Peters, while upfront the marksmen are Vurlon Mills and Marcel Barrington. Shabazz noted that today’s match is very close to his heart given the fact that Guyana has not been able over the years to get good results in the Dutch country.

”Suriname made me cry in Suriname and I am not going to forget that so easily. I hope that we could settle this score with them in this game.” Yesterday’s session which made it the fourth for the team together went well according the to the head coach who informed that the pitch is a good one and the atmosphere amongst the players is very good. ”The enthusiasm is there and we look forward to a good game. The pens have been lifted and the ink has dried so what is written for us will come to pass. What is in our hands is the type of effort that we make so we want to make a good effort to try and get three points.” He noted that the commitment of the players, old and new has been spot on: “You know, guys have pushed themselves, guys have made an effort to integrate, foreign, local within the team. It is one of the things that pleases a coach and increases his own motivation.” Kick off time is 16:30hrs Suriname time. Te a m G u y a n a : K a i M c K e n z i e - Ly l e ( G K ) , Wa l t e r M o o r e , C o l i n Nelson, Jake Newton, Quincy Adams, Brandon Beresford, Samuel Cox, Trayon Bobb, Dwight Peters, Vurlon Mills, Marcel Barrington.

While Hurricane Matthew was rocking Florida, Hurricane Keno was as destructive at Tuschen; almost injuring a passerby on the East Bank Essequibo Public Road before shattering the windscreen of a car parked at a Hotel next to the ground. The fair sized crowd was never short of entertaining action on day one of the final round of the GCB Jaguars three-day Franchise League yesterday before bad light stopped play. West Indies U-19 ViceCaptain Kemo Paul was unbeaten on 47 as Essequibo reached 83-3 off 15 overs in reply to West Demerara’s 346. With him was Ricardo Adams on four. Romario Shepherd, in a lively late afternoon 8-over spell, took all three of the wickets to fall. Tagenarine Chanderpaul t o p - s c o r e d f o r We s t Demerara with 52 from 94 minutes and 54 balls and he hit seven fours and a six. Chanderpaul got support from Shepherd with 51 from 59 balls, 62 minutes with three fours and three sixes, Raymon Reifer, who cleared the ropes five times in a 46ball 49 and Chabiraj Ramcharran whose 127-ball 43 included two fours and a six.

The Adams siblings Anthony (5-68) and Akenie (2-64) took the bulk of the wickets for the Franchise from Guyana’s County. The 18-year-old Paul, who rose to fame after the Mankad incident in the U-19 World Cup, clobbered five sixes and a gorgeous cover driven boundary and dominated a 55-run third wicket stand with Parmesh Parsotan (17) who impetuously hooked at a ball that got ‘big’ on him as he top edged the ball high to the Keeper off Shepherd. Shepherd also removed Kevin Boodie (4) and Avinash Persaud (4). Paul was struck on his helmet by a quick short ball from Shepherd and after a delay of four minutes to recover from the blow he swiveled and pulled Shepherd for six before hooking the pacer, who insisted on bowling short, for another six as Paul fought fire with fire. In fading light, Paul hooked Reifer into the roof of the Hotel next to the ground before top-edging a hook off Shepherd for six. When Shepherd pitched up the next ball, Paul charged into him and deposited the ball back over the bowler’s head and onto the Road as he continued to c o u n t e r - a t t a c k

courageously. Earlier, Chanderpaul added 100 for the first wicket with Ramcharran and 55 with Sarfraz Esau (35) for the second wicket before Chanderpaul was removed by Anthony Adams. Akenie got rid of Ramcharran and Esau at 204-3 before Reifer and Shepherd, aided by no less than 15 dropped catches, batted with plenty of positivity to ensure that their team ended with three batting points. Meanwhile, at Enterprise, East Coast fell for 125 with Bhaskar Yadram (31) Paul Wintz (22) and Chandrapaul Hemraj (20) batted well. Bowling for East Bank Demerara, Stephen Harris had 3-40, Totaram Bishun 3-12 and Steven Jacobs 2-25 doing the damage with the ball. East Bank in reply, were dismissed for 165 to earn a first innings lead of 40. Deonarine Seegobin struck 56, Sherfane Rutherford 35 and Tevin Imlach 30. Ameer Khan took 3-24, Hemraj 338, Kamesh Yadram 2-1 and Paul Wintz 3/39 for East Coast. Batting a second time East Coast reached 34 for none with Bhaskar Yadram 26 not out and Keon Roberts on eight. Today is the second day and play starts at 09:30hrs.

De Sinco Limited dominoes commences today

Senior Marketing manager of De Sinco Limited Mark Kendall (left) presents the sponsorship cheque to Deon Carter. De Sinco Limited King and Queen Dominoes competition will commence today at Turning Point Sports Bar. Entrance fee is

$1000, while the winners will receive $60,000, runner up $30,000 and third place $10,000. There will also be prizes for other outstanding

players. The finals will be played tomorrow at the said venue. The competition is being organised by Deon Carter.

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Resaul takes Boys Under-18 title in Bakewell Junior Open revenge, Kalekyezi cops U-14s Talented 14 year old Heimraj Resaul pulled off a significant win against 15 year old Mark McDonald to grab his first Boys Under-18 title of the Bakewell Junior Open tournament. Last year, it was McDonald who took the 18s title after losing to Resaul in the 14s. The match, which was run off over two days at the GBTI tennis courts started on We d n e s d a y w i t h b o t h players seemed tentative as they played safe tennis to the detriment of holding their service games up until Resaul held for the first time at 3-2 to go up 4-2. At this time McDonald also held his serve and broke Resaul to even the set at 4-4. However, McDonald still played defensively and Resaul broke to go up 5-4

and then held serve to take the set at 6-4. In the second set McDonald seemed rejuvenated and anxious to turn the tide and he demonstrated this by holding his first service game to go up 1-0. Resaul too was also able to up his tempo and both players held serve until McDonald raced away to a 4-1 lead. Resaul then won 3 straight games to even at 4-4 with some great passing shots as McDonald became overconfident, frequently approaching the net. McDonald then regrouped and both players again held their service games to take it to 6-6 and force the third set super tiebreaker. At the start of the third set on Thursday, both players showed a high level

of confidence and the standard of play dictated trading points neck and neck until Resaul edged up 7-6 amidst a lot of fist pumps. This clearly threw off McDonald who once again slipped into his defensive mode and gave Resaul the next three points to prevail 64, 6/7 (7/2) 10/6. In the Boys Under-14, the Ugandan Joshua Kalekyezi was visibly elated as he defeated Viraj Sharma 5-3, 4-2 to take the coveted title. Both players had tough semifinals but it was clear that Kalekyezi’s defeat of former champion Jordan Beaton in the semis boosted his confidence enough to hold off Sharma who too has shown tremendous improvement in their techniques over the last year.

Heimraj Resaul and Mark McDonald

Joshua Kalekyezi and Viraj Sharma

All Saints overcome Edinburgh All Saints defeated Edinburgh by 41 runs when the Ministry of Education National Sports Commission Al Sport and Tour Promotions primary schools Windball tournament continued recently at East Canje Berbice. Playing in the male division, All Saints batted first and managed 64-1 with Nicqual Samuels scoring 45 and Ronald Mc Lennon 10. Edinburgh replied with 232; Samuel Eastman made 15. Debutant New Amsterdam Primary lost their opening game to Saint Aloysius. Saint Aloysius batted first and made 41-2; Richard Bruce got 18. New Amsterdam Primary were restricted to 32 without loss. In the female segment Edinburgh beat All Saints by 12 runs. Edinburgh scored 43 without lost. Latisha

Members of the participating teams with teachers and organisers prior to the games. Nagaswar struck 23 and Tracy Caesar 10. All Saints were restricted to 31-1 in reply. Ashanti Leitch made

2 2 . Canje zone: In the female segment, Sheet Anchor batted first and

score 20-1. St Patrick’s (Rose Hall Estate) reach 211 in reply. In the male category, St

Patrick’s (Rose Hall Estate) took first strike and made 184. Delon Hendore grabbed two wickets bowling for

Sheet Anchor who hit off the required runs in one over ending on 20 without loss. Joshua Samuels made 10.

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UCCA/NPG PACKAGING AND PLASTIC INC. T20 CRICKET COMPETITION

Balram Persaud of No. 48 hits first century Play in the NPG Packaging and Plastic Incorporated T20 cricket competition for teams in the Upper Corentyne/Black Bush area is continuing. In the latest round the first century was scored when No. 48 Challengers batsman Balram Persaud hammered an unbeaten 103, (11x6, 3x4) against No 43 Joppa Warriors in a savage assault on the bowlers. The knock helped his team to a 79 runs victory. Batting first No. 48 Challengers put up a challenging 174 for 2 off their reduced 15 overs, which was due to rain. Persaud got support from Balram Samaroo 39 and Munesh Lalu 19 not out. Bowling for No. 43 Joppa Warriors, C. Persaud took 1 wicket. In reply, No.

43 Joppa Warriors were restricted to 95 for 7 off their allotment of overs with N. Singh 26 being the only batsman showing some fight. Bowling for No 48 Challengers Samaroo returned to take 3 wickets, while Satrohan Singh 2 and To t a r a m P e r s a u d 1 supported. At No. 72 ground, No. 72 All Star defeated No. 71 cricket club by 6 wickets. Batting first, No. 71 were bowled out for 185 off 19.3 overs. Clarence Beresford hammered 89 and got support from Kevin Clark 23. Bowling for No. 72 All Star, Permashwar Chatterpaul snared 5 for 25 and was supported by A. Hemchan with 3. No. 72 All Star in reply reached 186 for

Surujnarine and Hetmyer put lower Corentyne in driver’s seat against lowly placed West Berbice Lower Corentyne was large and in charge and well on their way to cementing their win of the inaugural Jaguar Franchise Cricket competition as they ended day one in a handsome position at 285-3 against the lowly placed West Berbice being played at the Port Mourant Cricket Ground. The Lower Corentyne charge was led by a brilliant unbeaten century by the prolific and consistent inform Khandasammy Surujnarine and a classy unbeaten half century by former Guyana U19 batsman Seon Hetmyer. Surujnarine well composed 127 has so far counted thirteen classy fours (13x4) and Hetmyer the elder brother of West Indies U19 winning World Cup Captain Shimron has spanked four sweetly time fours (4x4) so far. The two batsmen who came together with the score on 177-3 has so far put together 108 for the fourth wicket. Earlier, the Visiting West Berbice had won the toss and asked Lower Corentyne to take first strike. Lower Corentyne began their innings with Surujnarine and out of form wicketkeeper batsman Akeem Hinds. Hinds failed again as he went for four to pacer Brandon Best with the score on 21. The inform Jonathan Foo then joined Surujnarine and blasted a quick fire 42(7x4) as they blasted the ball around the park for a 96 runs partnership to take the score to 117. Gajnanad Singh then entered the fray and scored 26(2x4) as he put together 60 for the third wicket with Surujnarine before he went with the score on 177. There was no letting up for the West Berbice bowlers as after that it was the Surajnarine and Hetmyer show as the two batsmen showed class and gave them no reprieve. (Samuel Whyte)

Permashwar Chatterpaul

Balram Persaud

Dharshan Challitar

4 off 18.1 overs with Trishan Ramdass 53, Permashwar Chatterpaul 42, Khameshwar Chatterpaul 41 and Devindra Jaggernauth 24 leading the chase. Bowling for No. 71, Kevin Clerk took 2 wickets. Over at the No. 70

ground: No. 70 A defeated C.W.C Sports club by 7 wickets. Batting first, C.W.C Sports club were bowled out for 129 off 18 overs. Naresh Deo 35 and Lionel Seegobin 34 were the top scorers. Bowling for No. 70 A. Thameshwar Kumar took 3

wickets with Omesh Kumar 2 and Chris Bollers 1 supporting. In reply No. 70A reached their target in 14.3 overs with 130 for 3. Naeem Yacoob 55, Rayan Yacoob 35 and extras 29 were the main contributors. Bowling for

C.W.C Sports club, Darshan Challitar picked up 3 wickets. At the No. 69 ground: C.W.C Sports club defeated defending champions No. 69 Vikings by 6 wickets. Batting first, No. 69 Viking reached 147 for 7 off 20 overs. Yougraj Bhagwandat 30, Veniah Gooniah 30 and Steve Embrack 20 were the top scorers. Bowling for C.W.C, Dharshan Challitar and Ivan Adams took 2 wickets each. In reply, C.W.C Sports Club scraped home with one ball to spare. Lionel Seegobin 61 and Challitar 53 were the main scorers. The competition is expected to continue this weekend. (Samuel Whyte)

Bacchus 55* leads Georgetown reply after Bramble’s 93 Left-handed opener Robin struck an unbeaten 55 as Georgetown closed day one of the final round Guyana Cricket Board Jaguars three-day league on 116-2 in reply to Upper Corentyne first innings score of 224 all out at Bourda yesterday. G e o r g e t o w n commenced their reply in the final session and lost Andrew Lyght Jr for six before Bacchus and Sunil Singh added 44 for the second wicket. Bacchus pulled pacer Clinton Pestano for six and drove him though mid-off before hitting offspinner Eon Hooper to the mid-wicket boundary as he timed the ball well on a decent pitch. Singh who hit four fours was then removed by Keon Sinclair for 29. However, Bacchus continued to look solid and took boundaries off Shawn Pereira and Hooper before bringing up his fifty with a boundary off Pereira. His half century came off 60 balls in 100 minutes. With him is skipper Christopher Barnwell on 10. Sinclair has so far taken 2-23. Earlier, Upper Corentyne decided to bat and opener Assad Fudadin and Jason Sinclair added 24 for the opening stand before Sinclair was caught by wicket-keeper Dexter

Anthony Bramble anchored his team innings.

Solomon off Barnwell for 10. Fudadin batted with aggression and drove Barnwell for boundaries before pulling Kellon Carmichael for six. He then punched Barnwell though the covers and hit Gajanand Suknanan to the long off boundary as he continued to calmly gathered his runs on both sides of the pitch. Carmichael then removed Joshua Ramsammy cheaply before off-spinner Suknanan sent back Rajiv Ivan for 21 leaving the score at 91-4. Fudadin steered Ronaldo Alimohamed to the thirdman boundary, but was then

caught at the wicket for 46 after hitting seven fours and one six. However, Bramble added 47 for the fifth-wicket with Kevlon Anderson before Anderson went for 13. Bramble, who mixed aggression with defence, struck Devon Lord for four and smashed Carmichael for sixes before the steady Suknanan trapped Clinton Pestano lbw for eight. Hooper provided some support for Bramble as they shared in a seven-wicket stand of 29 with Bramble reaching his fifty off 57 balls. Suknanan then bowled Hooper (06), but Bramble shared in another useful

partnership of 37 with Pereira to boost their total. While Pereira rotated the strike well, Bramble continued to accumulate his runs, hitting Suknanan and Lord for boundaries. However, when on 93 he pulled Suknanan into the lap of mid-wicket to depart after facing 129 balls and batting for 192 minutes smashing two sixes and seven fours. Pereira remained unbeaten on 17 while Keon Sinclair and Omesh Matura fell for two and one respectively. Suknanan bagged 6-78 and Carmichael 2-45. Play continues at 09:30hrs today.

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BCCI hearing put off until October 17 ESPNCRICINFO - The Supreme Court has put off passing a final order concerning the BCCI’s implementation of the Lodha C o m m i t t e e recommendations until its next working day, which is October 17 because the court breaks for Dussehra holidays for a week. The court had initially given the board one day to provide an undertaking that it would accept the recommendations “unconditionally” by October 7, but the delay was because the entire threejudge bench, comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justices AM Khanvilkar and DY Chandrachud, which had heard the matter on Thursday, was not available after lunch on Friday. The matter had been listed for the “end of board,” which meant the order would be announced after all other cases for the day were heard, but Justice Chandrachud, who was presiding on a different bench on Friday, had left for the day before the other matters in the Chief Justice’s courtroom were concluded. As a result, the court passed an interim order in which it noted that the BCCI had been “noncooperative in its attitude” based on the status report submitted by the Lodha Committee and also the arguments raised by amicus curiae Gopal Subramanium on Thursday. “The sequence of events that have taken place since 18th July, 2016 and referred to in the status report prima facie give an impression that BCCI has far from lending its fullest cooperation to the

The Supreme Court has asked BCCI president Anurag Thakur for a personal affidavit © Hindustan Times via Getty Images Committee adopted an obstructionist and at times a defiant attitude which the Committee has taken note of and described as an impediment undermining not only the Committee but even the dignity of this Court with several statements and actions which according to the Committee are grossly out of order and may even constitute contempt,” the order stated. The court said it would leave a final decision for a future date, but reminded the BCCI about its attitude. “All that we need mention is that in the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee, the BCCI appears to be noncooperative in its attitude.” Chief Justice Thakur also said in court that BCCI president Anurag Thakur must file a personal affidavit to respond to whether he had

approached the ICC asking for a letter that may have aided the board in not implementing the Lodha C o m m i t t e e ’ s recommendations. The Chief Justice was referencing a story in India Today on September 12 that quoted ICC chief executive David Richardson as saying that Anurag Thakur had asked the ICC to address a letter to the BCCI, asking it to clarify whether the recommendations of the Lodha Committee did not amount to government interference in the board. As per ICC regulations, member boards cannot have government interference in their functioning. ICC chairman Shashank Manohar, Richardson said, had been reluctant to get involved in the matter unless “formally” requested to. “Mr. Anurag Thakur,

President of the BCCI shall file a personal affidavit whether he had asked the CEO of the ICC to state that the appointment of Justice Lodha Committee was tantamount to Government interference in the working of the BCCI,” the court said in the order. A BCCI official ESPNcricinfo spoke to, however, said the board would continue to stick to its stance that it will not give the undertaking asked by the court to “unconditionally” i m p l e m e n t t h e recommendations of the Lodha Committee. When asked whether the postponement of the hearing to October 17 would give the BCCI time to reach out to the state associations and form a response, the official said the absence of the top brass of the board would be a hurdle. The official said both BCCI president Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke would be in Cape Town to attend ICC board meetings between October 10 and 14. They would return by October 16. On Thursday, the court had given the BCCI one day to return with such an undertaking, but a board official had indicated later that evening that it was not in a position to do so in such a short time frame. The court had set the deadline while hearing the BCCI’s response to the Lodha Committee’s status report, which had been filed in the Supreme Court on September 28 and recommended that the court “supersede” the board’s office bearers with “immediate effect” because they were hindering the implementation of the recommendations.

Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean...

2ndGolf Tournament set for today at LGC

Silvies Sales Manager Darampaul (Anand) Prettipaul (left) hands over sponsorship cheque to LGC-President, Oncar Ramroop. Silvies General Store, of 31 High & Hadfield Streets, Georgetown, - opposite Parliament Buildings, (with another branch at 44 High Street) is the sponsor a second Golf Tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club, teeing off at 12:30pm today. Chief Executive Officer Bramanand Persaud, who readily consented to be a sponsor in July 2015 at the request of golfer Kishan Bacchus, reiterated his desire to continue to contribute to golfing in Guyana despite the challenges in the commercial sector. President Oncar Ramroop, expressed gratitude to Mr Bramanand Persaud for Silvies tangible expression of continued support of golfing in Guyana. Silvies General

Store, while it has been in operation for some forty three (43) years, providing Automobile and Motorcycle parts, and now also providing Hardware, Electrical and Industrial Products and serving customers in the gold mining, construction, vulcanizing and manufacturing industries, has always been concerned with giving quality support to the community. To d a y ’s 1 8 - h o l e tournament will take the medal play format. Last year’s winners of the Silvies inaugural tournament were Pur Persaud, 20/67 – 1st; Troy Cadogan 24/69 – 2nd; and Patrick Prashad 9/69 – 3rd .The public is invited to observe this tournament free of charge.

Correction In our Friday, October 7 edition, Kaieteur Sport inadvertently named the governing body of rugby as the IRB whereas it should have

From page 30 Name: Anson Ambrose Trainer

Name: Trevor Burnett Equipment Manager

Name: Donna-Marie Wickham Position: Physio

Name: Denzil Hernandez – Physio

been World Rugby or R u g b y L e a g u e International Federation. We are therefore sorry for the inconvenienced caused.

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Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016 – Round 3 Team Profiles By Franklin Wilson in Suriname compliments of: NAMILCO, Industrial Safety Supplies Inc.,

Fitness Express and Fazias Collection Guyana will face Suriname

Name: Quincy Linford Adams Position: Defender DOB: 7-Jan-89 Club: Slingerz FC, Guyana

today in their first Round 3 match of the Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016 at the Andre

Kamperveen Stadium in Paramaribo. This is a venue where the two neighbouring countries

have fought many a battle and today, that ongoing battle would continue. Kaieteur Sport

introduces you to the players who will be leading the charge for the golden Arrowhead.

Position: Defender DOB: 1-Sep-84 Club: FF Jaro FC, Finland

Position: Midfielder DOB: 15-Jul-92 Club: Rochester Rhinos, USA

DOB: 25-Jul-96 Club: Cal Poly San Luis, USA

Club: Slingerz FC, Guyana

Name: Anani Garecio Mohammed Position: Defender DOB: 10-Feb-92 Club: Atlante FC, Mexico

Name: Kai McKenzieLyle – First call up Position: Goalkeeper DOB: 13-Nov-97 Club: Barnet FC, England

Name: Daniel Jeran Wilson Position: Midfielder DOB: 1-Nov-93 Club: Alpha United FC, Guyana

Name: Warren Creavalle – First call up Position: Midfielder DOB: 14-Aug-90 Club: Philadelphia Union, USA

Name: Pernel Schultz Position: Forward DOB:7-Apr-94 Club: Alpha United FC, Guyana

Name: Jamaal Shabazz Head Coach Name: Colin Nelson Position: Defender DOB: 9-Aug-91 Club: Alpha United FC, Guyana

Name: Christopher Ronald Nurse Position: Midfielder DOB: 7-May-84 Club: Puerto Rico Highlanders, Puerto Rico

Name: Trayon Denzil Bobb Position: Midfielder DOB: 5-Nov-93 Club: Slingerz FC, Guyana

Name: Anthony ‘Awo’ Abrams Position: Forward DOB: 3-Oct-79 Club: Alpha United FC, Guyana

Name: Andrew Nestor – First call up Position: Goalkeeper Age: 26-Sep-96 Club: St. Francis College, USA

Name: Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover - Assistant Coach

Name: Adrian Butters Position: Defender DOB: 18-Jul-88 Club: Sigma FC, Canada

Name: Jake Newton Position: Defender DOB: 9-Jun-84 Club: Walton &Hersham FC, England

Name: Walter Andre Moore

Name: Samuel Peter Cox Position: Midfielder DOB: 10-Oct-90 Club: Boreham Wood FC, England

Name: Brandon Paul Beresford

Name: Dwight Peters Position: Midfielder DOB: 23-Aug-86 Club: Alpha United FC, Guyana

Name: Cashion London – First call up Position: Midfielder

Name: Marcel Barrington Position: Forward DOB: 28-Aug-95 Club: Margate FC, England Name: Andrew Hazel GK Coach

Name: Vurlon Robert Mills Position: Forward DOB: 11-Feb-88

Name: Rawle Adams Manager (Continued on page 29)

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Floodlights to host Berbice Masters tonight at DCC Floodlights will play Berbice Masters tonight in a T20 fixture at the DCC starting at 18:00hrs. Keen competition is anticipated. Teams- Berbice Masters Squad; Huburn Evans (Capt.), Moonsammy Ve e r a p e n , M a n g a l i Ramlinggum, John Sumair, Zaheer Moakan, Nigel Wilson, Randolph Latcha, M u n i r a m L a l l b e h a r r y,

Richard Kellawan, Imran Hussain, Hardatt Arjune and Rafeek Kassim. Floodlights; Ricky Deonarain (Capt.), Reyaz Hussein, Travis Dowlin, Dharam Persaud ,Surendra Nauth, Steve Naraine, Rakesh Arjune, Khalid Baksh, Patrick Khan, Lalta Gainda, Romeo Deonarain, Toolsie Sahadeo, Uniss Yusuf , Anil Beharry, and Troy Cadogan.

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Courts 2016 Pee Wee Schools Football Competition

Defending champs open up against St. Ambrose

HQ, A Division victorious Headquarters and A Division recorded victories when the Guyana Police Force inter -division dominoes tournament continued recently at Eve Leary. Playing in the male category, Headquarters marked 76 games to beat B Division with 75 and C Division on 73. Carl Saul scored 17, Dale Alves 15 and Neville Cadogan 14 for the winners, while Alden Reynolds got 17 and Pitamber Sukra made 15 for the runner up team. Kishandat Roshandat and Ronald

Thomas got 16 each for C Division. In the female segment, A Division chalked up 77 games to win their encounter with Headquarters 74 and D Division 74. Lorna Adonis and Alana Campbell scored 16 apiece of the victors, while Beverly Smith made 17, Kevita Jackman 15 and Denise Griffith 14 for Headquarters. Yonette Edwards and Nicola Frank were D Division leading players with 16 and 15 games in that order.

(Flashback) - Part of semi final action in last year’s competition.

Defending champion St. Angela’s will open the defence of their title against St. Ambrose in the fifth encounter today as play in the Courts 2016 Pee Wee Schools Football Competition commences today, at the Banks DIH Ltd ground, Thirst Park. Meanwhile, the March Past of all participating teams will be done at 09:30 hrs.

Three for Bishoo but Windies made to toil Windies A humbled SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Legspinner Devendra Bishoo warmed up for next week’s first Test against Pakistan with a three-wicket haul but Iftikhar Ahmed led a trio of batsmen with half-centuries as the Pakistan Cricket Board Patron’s XI got the better of the exchanges on the opening day of the threeday tour match here Friday. Opting to bat first in the day/night contest, the hosts batted all three sessions at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium to finish on 241 for five with Iftikhar top-scoring with 63, Shan Masood getting 58 and Ahmed Shehzad scoring 52. Right-armer Bishoo was the best of the Caribbean side’s bowlers with three for 77 from 29 overs. The Windies tasted early success when fast bowler Miguel Cummins plucked out Mohammad Hafeez with the first ball of the afternoon’s third over, without a single run on the board. However, opener Masood and Shehzad came

Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo … picked up a three-wicket haul. (file photo)

together to repair the innings in a second wicket stand of 101 – the first of three successive productive partnerships that denied West Indies any abundance of success. Masood, who played the

last of his nine Tests last July, struck three fours and two sixes in an innings spanning 191 deliveries and just under 4-1/4 hours. Shehzad, meanwhile, faced 130 balls in three hours at the crease, and

counted four fours and a six, before becoming Bishoo’s first wicket. Masood then added a further 43 for the third wicket with Iftikhar before falling to Bishoo with the score on 143 for three. Any hopes of making deep inroads into the Patron’s XI batting were thwarted by the right-handed Iftikhar who anchored a 63run fourth wicket stand with captain Fawad Alam who made 32. The 26-year-old, who made his Test debut against England last August, faced 103 deliveries in 2-1/4 hours at the crease and stroked six fours and two sixes while Fawad struck three fours in his 52-ball knock. Both fell to Bishoo four balls apart in the same over with one run added but yet again, the Patron’s XI ensured there was no collapse as wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal, who was unbeaten on 26, and Asif Zakir (9 not out) put on 34 in an unbroken sixth wicket stand.

in opening “Test”

Speedster Keon Joseph … picked up two wickets during Sri Lanka A’s second innings. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, C M C – We s t I n d i e s predictably crashed to a seven-wicket loss in the opening four-day “Test” against Sri Lanka A here Friday, to fall 1-0 behind in the three-match series. Resuming the final day here at the Khettarama Stadium on 165 for nine in

their second innings – only 55 runs ahead – West Indies A added just ten more runs before being bowled out. Left-arm spinner Lakshan Sandakan was the best bowler with four for 51 while seamer Asitha Fernando (2-21), off-spinner Charith Asalanka (2-27) and (Continued on page 25)

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Guyana battle Suriname today Suriname made me cry, I have a score to settle – Shabazz

Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz going through a final strategy session with the starting X1 yesterday afternoon at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium. (Franklin Wilson photo)

GCB Jaguars 3-day League

Bacchus 55* leads Shepherd (51 & 3-34) put Georgetown reply blistering W/Dem ahead Paul’s unbeaten 47 after Bramble’s 93 leads E’bo fight-back

Romario Shepherd hammers one for four during his 51 before returning to bag 3-34 yesterday at Tuschen. (Sean Devers photo)

Assad Fudadin picks up runs on the off-side.

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