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APNU/AFC government tolerating Craig Sylvester got it wrong about me ‘POLITICAL TERRORISM ‘at Region Five RDC DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the letter titled, “This is another example of educated individuals being used to undermine teachers’ claim for increased salaries” (KN September 02). As much as I regret the tone, content, and thrust of this letter I must respond for a few reasons. Mr. Craig Sylvester and I clearly differ on the quantum of increase for teachers. I take no issue with that even as I stand firmly by my position, as articulated earlier, and with the bigger national picture duly considered. However, I not only strongly object, but I take serious offense at Mr. Sylvester’s attachment to me through the claim of “individuals in the pay of the administration being used….” As if to make his emphasis clear, Mr. Sylvester repeated that statement in his writing. Nothing could be more inaccurate, nothing farther from the reality as it pertains to me. I proceed to enlighten Mr. Sylvester. I have never received a single dollar from this government for any action, any role, anything. To reiterate: not a single cent has been either received or taken. Period. End of story. The records will show that stipends due are routed to one worthy cause or another, and never (never) to me. During the rule of the previous government, and soon upon my return to Guyana, a fellow member on a school board encouraged me to assist with some monitoring with a stipend affixed. I was able to lend a hand to a couple of schools for a brief period, and I asked Mr. Tiwari (fellow board member), the Ministry of Education’s representative to channel the resulting monies to Central High School. I do not know if it was done, but nothing came to me, or would have been accepted by me. Again, the bottom line is that I never received or took any pay in any form or in any amount from the current government or the prior one. This is my little, quiet public service. It is also living what I write. Continued on page 6

Music and Musicians DEAR EDITOR, I believe Guyanese musicians are missing an opportunity that is teems with potential to catapult Guyanese music and musicians on the regional and international stage and establish a money making industry for themselves and Guyana. I refer to a brand of music that is referred to as rookatooks ( my spelling). Rookatooks is to me (I could be wrong) a merger of two genres original to Guyana, viz Queh queh and cumfa music. I arrive at this conclusion from my participation in queh queh and listening to the legendary Little Jones band in my youth. This music - rookatooks has been made popular by Stitchy one man band. I became convinced of the potential of this music when I was on the Plaisance Line Top with youths from across the Caribbean and at least two of them, including a Jamaican asked me what type of music is it. My response was it is a mixture of two Guyanese genres. I had a few months ago said to one person at the music school in the Department of Culture that the development of this music should be pursued. I believe that Guyanese musicians will do well to start putting lyrics to this genre and begin to produce Guyanese music. This will go a far way in promoting Guyana, Guyanese music and contribute to the development of a unique Guyanese tourism brand and move us away from being imitators of Jamaican and American music among others. Let us pursue the potential that inheres in rookatooks. I wish to applaud Stitchy and request that he and other musicians put nice decent and progressive lyrics to this evolving genre and realize the potential that inheres in it. Aubrey C . Norton

DEAR EDITOR, The Ministry of Communities with direct responsibility for Local Government is failing to protect the constitutional rights of electors who voted at the last National and Regional elections on May 2015. The Minister of Communities who is empowered constitutionally to ensure that conditions are conducive to enabled elected officials to serve and represent the people. The minister who is also empowered to ensure that no public officials (REO) hinder elected officials from serving their constituents. As such the current impasse that exits at the Regional Democratic Council Region Five should not have been tolerated by the Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan. The non-intervention by Minister Bulkan to sanction the Regional Executive Officer, Ovid Morrison, is definitely because he is a member of the PNC/R and would not be sanctioned until there is political direction from the leader of the PNC, David Granger. This suggestion can be concluded based on the

President David Granger’s explanation on the ‘Broomes’ fiasco’ at the last press conference. The practice of employing Regional Executive Officers in the Public Service is based on political affiliation and party loyalty, that contributed in undermining the effective functioning of a key level of Regional governance and as such this APNU/AFC government cannot survive. The responsibilities of the Regional Executive Officer according to Public Service Act, is the chief administrative officer of the region. He/she manages the day -to-day operations and provides advice to the Regional Chairman. With competence the REO carries out the instructions of the Regional Chairman to the extent that the Regional Administration does not violate the applicable laws rules or regulations. The REO of Region Five is a known political hack who was planted by the APNU/ AFC coalition government in Region Five to undermined the functions of the RDC. The most recent violation by the REO was the illegal statutory meeting in the absence of the elected Regional Chairman and Vice

Chairman, demanding that the RDC approve the illegal minutes of that meeting. Under the Laws of Guyana Local Democratic Organs Act 28:09 section 23 (1) During any period when the chairman is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office those functions shall be assumed and performed by the vice chairman. In continuation of the Act 28:09 section 23(2) if the vice chairman for any reason unable to perform the functions of the office of chairman in accordance with section (1)the clerk shall call a meeting of the council to elect a councillor to perform those functions and the councillor so elected shall assume and perform those functions until such time as the chairman or vice chairman as the case may be, is able to act. In electing a councillor to perform those functions the Local Democratic Organs Act 28:09 must be observed so it is stated in section 23(3) section 20 shall, in so far as it is applicable, apply to a meeting call under this section. According to the act the important aspect of sections 19 and 20 is that the elected councillor must be invited

with a publish notice of time and place of intended meeting and invitation must be serve at least three days before the meeting . Based on the constitution requirements it is evident that the REO acted illegally in appointing a chairman for the RDC without adhering to the laws governing meetings in appointing councillor to be chairman for the RDC. Minister Bulkan is very vocal when it comes to upholding constitutional laws and democracy but refuses to condemn this unconstitutional behaviour from the REO Ovid Morrison. The people of Region Five are pleading with President David Granger and the new Commissioner of Police to intervene and ensure elected officials are allowed to represent and fulfilled their duties toward their people in a favourable environment. This REO should be dismissed immediately for creating a situation of “political terrorism” at the Regional Democratic Council Region Five. Regards, Zamal Hussain Councillors Regional Democratic Council Region Six

M&CC showdown with Garbage collection agencies DEAR EDITOR, With reports appearing in some sections of the media that another showdown is looming between the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown and the two largest garbage collection agencies, who are contracted to provide refuse collection services to corporate, residential and industrial customers, certainly not a citizen of Georgetown should be surprised. Absolutely no one should be startled that payments to the two companies by the Council, could be slipping into arrears again. Without an audit done of Council’s financial records in over two decades, with the profusion of financial scams over the years, and with the profuse and improvident spending

that the Council is so well known for, how could one expect anything other than insolvency, defalcation and total bankruptcy at the Council? It will not be much longer that the Central Government will be asked to jump in and bail them out again. Especially since the Local Government Elections are scheduled in a matter of weeks. M e n d i c a n c y , impecuniousness and indigence are the order of the day at the Georgetown City Council. Further, the city’s two largest waste collection service providers working for the Georgetown Municipality, should not be the least surprised at the plan being hatched to jettison them from the garbage

collection arrangements involving the capital’s nursery, primary and secondary schools, in favour of another ‘well-connected contractor. This is just another barefaced, crude and open attempt at massive corruption, malfeasance and nepotism at the Council.

Everyone knows who this ‘well-connected contractor’ is, who he is connected to and why he is treated specially. A movie can be made of the goings-on of the Council that would rival The Godfather, Goodfellas, The Departed and Scarface. Best regards, Sambu Jacobus

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PARKING METER SCHEME REVISITED

DEAR EDITOR, A few Sundays ago, in one of the dailies, the Parking Meter Contract between Smart City Solutions Co. of Mexico and the Georgetown City Council was published. This was the first time that this document was publicized in this way. This, together with an earlier media report of a few months ago that the City Council had adopted the Report of their re-negotiating team which they had appointed to review their Contract with Smart City, gave the impression that the Council was on its way to starting up the Parking Meter Scheme again. Several consumer activists had informed us that the City Council had decided to move slower on this issue owning to the imminence of the Local Government elections. It was feared that since the Scheme was unpopular in the City, city councilors who supported the Scheme may find their re-election more difficult. This leads to the logical conclusion that those candidates who are offering

themselves to the various constituencies should be made to give their position on the establishment of the Parking Meter scheme and should pledge themselves to periodically report to their constituencies on the main issues being deliberated upon by the City Council. In revisiting the Parking Meter Scheme, it is apposite that we recap a few facts about it: Firstly, no feasibility study of the Scheme was done, and if one was done, the Company has studiously kept it away from the Georgetown citizens. Secondly, the Contract was negotiated and agreed to without the City Hall being accorded expert legal advice and this has resulted in its being one-sided and in some ways not in the interest of the Guyanese side. Thirdly, the legality of the Contract is open to question on several grounds. Fourthly, the issue is before the Courts and until a final decision has been arrived at, the City Council could not proceed with the Scheme. One of the most important

things to note about the Parking Meter Scheme is that it has no relationship to traffic control. The raison d’etre of the Scheme is to raise money from the citizens and those persons from the countryside who may visit Georgetown with their vehicles. This is clearly illustrated by the fact that most of the parking meters are placed in parts of the City where there is very little traffic. It should therefore be emphasized that the Parking Meter Scheme is not a traffic control measure but a revenue-raising one. It should be reiterated that nowhere else in the world had parking meters been instituted primarily as a revenue-gathering measure. If parking meters are instituted as primarily a revenue-gathering measure, it inevitably leads to the unjust exploitation of the citizens. There are a number of other issues about the Parking Meter Scheme which would have to be resolved before the Scheme could become fully acceptable to the public. We will give some of

them at random:In the Contract between Smart City and the City Council, Smart City would be allocated 80% of the profits while the City Council would have to be content with 20%. In this equation, the City Council would be contributing more than 80% of the input to the Scheme which would include the use of the roadsystem of the city of Georgetown which is worth billions of dollars, the ultimate responsibility for enforcement, and protecting the Parking Meters by night and day. This would imply the deployment of 30% of the Constabulary to these tasks costing millions of dollars. From their input to the Scheme, the City Council should receive at least 80% of the profits. The present profit-sharing arrangement is highly iniquitous to the Guyana side. The Parking Meter Scheme will be a substantial drain on Guyana’s foreign exchange and no estimate of the US dollars to be taken out of the country has been made to the Bank of Guyana or the Ministry of

Response to the Junior Social Protection Minister on the Striking Teachers DEAR EDITOR, I refer to Stabroek Newspapers dated September 2, 2018, caption” Striking teachers are selfish, uncaring”. I have some fundamental disagreement with the Junior Social Protection Minister Keith Scott, speaking at the Bursary Awards Ceremony of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union (GPSCCU). Mr. Minister, a strike is the coercive mechanism use by trade unions to press their demands for better salaries

and wages, working hours, fringe benefits and working conditions. A strike is the withholding of labour by a group of workers until such time as the demands of their union are met or an agreement on term has been negotiated, usually through conciliation. Mr. Minister it must not be overlooked that under the Guyana Constitution workers have the right to belong to a trade union of their choice. That right is set out in chapter III, Fundamental Rights and Freedom of Individual, Article

40(1), (b). Further, Article 147 of the constitution guarantees that within certain societal constraints, no worker “shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of assembly and association.” Mr. Minister it is around Article 147 that some controversy exists, for there are those who argue that collective bargaining is a fundamental right, since it is a logical extension, an adjunct of the right to form or belong to a trade union (freedom of association). Mr. Minister complains

can be made to the Committee on Freedom the Association of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Mr. Minister it must not be overlooked that in 1966, since Guyana became an independent nation, Guyana has ratified ILO Conventions Numbers. 87 and 98 on “Freedom of Association” and the “Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining,” and so we can also lodge complaints with the ILO, when and if the Conventions are violated. Yours Sincerely, Sherwood Clarke

The University of Guyana has legal and... From page 4 It is important to note that the University of Guyana Act, which dates to 1963, in the section that pertains to the power to confer degrees, 18 (e); grants the University the legal authority “to confer Honorary Degrees and other distinctions, provided that all degrees and other distinctions so conferred shall be conferred and held subject to any provision which are or may be made in reference thereto by the university”. Additionally, the University’s Statutes, at Statute 15, which deals with Powers of the Academic Board, states: “The Academic Board shall be the academic authority of the University and shall have the control and general direction of research, instruction and examination and of the award

of Degrees, Certificates and other distinctions”. Further, that Statute vests the Academic Board with the power “to make recommendations to the Council with respect to the award to any person of an Honorary Fellowship or Honorary Degree or title of Professor Emeritus”. Thus, in the context of the authority conferred by law and the University’s Statutes, the University plans to confer its first honorary doctoral degrees this coming November. The article also makes spurious claims about the laboratories of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology. The public should note that this Faculty and the Faculty of Natural Sciences have been the beneficiaries of an infusion of funds within the last three years through a World Bank-funded project

called The University of Guyana Science and Technology Support Project (UGSTSP). The project had three enhancement components, namely; curriculum reform, rehabilitation of buildings and the acquisition of a significant amount of state-of-the-art laboratory equipment for the various departments. Additionally, substantial funds from the recentlyimplemented Learning Resource Facility Fees were used to purchase laboratory equipment. Works in this regard are ongoing. Additionally, contrary to the misinformation in the Freddie Kissoon article, the University also offers a number of Master’s Degree programmes. At the 2017 Convocation, Masters Degrees were awarded in the following 10 disciplines:

Education, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, Internal/Infectious Disease, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Public Health, Forest Biology, Business Administration and Public Administration. Moreover, during the current academic year, one Master ’s Degree will be offered in Orthopaedics and Traumatology and one in Petroleum Engineering, in collaboration with The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. The public is invited to visit the university’s website (www.uog.edu.gy) or Facebook page to keep abreast with developments at the university. Sincerely, Public Relations Division The University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus Greater Georgetown

Finance. Smart City will have to correct this omission. In the Contract, Smart City is allowed the concession to build parking garages. Parking garages is a different industry from outdoor parking and the City Council will have to negotiate a fair return from such a venture. At the moment, it is a give-away of public assets and this omission must be corrected. It seems that the Contract precludes business houses from using their own parking or owners using their empty lots as paid parking or even their yards. The City Council should try to extricate themselves from this illegality. Parking meters or parking spaces outside business places could impede the loading and unloading of their goods and this is bound to result in a great deal of litigation for which

the taxpayer will ultimately pay. The parking meter rates proposed by Smart City are far too high and, indeed oppressive, and seem to be a conversion of the US dollar rates charged abroad into Guyana dollars. Such high rates would prevent people from the countryside from coming to Georgetown to do their business resulting in economic loss to the City and its residents; it would be a social set-back to the many young people who would have owned a car for the first time and would have been faced with prohibitive parking rates; and it is inevitable in a milieu of resentment and disgruntlement that there would be attempted vandalization of the parking meters. The City Council will have to review the Contract making changes so that it becomes acceptable to the public Yours faithfully, Patrick Dial

Craig Sylvester got it... From page 5 When this government took office, I wrote in SN that people should not be paid for serving on state boards. Having so written, I now live the privilege of servanthood. Maybe this is unheard of, and alien to Mr. Sylvester’s mentality and outlook. But this is who I am. For Mr. Sylvester’s information, there were other situations, educational and noneducational (think mediabased) where I contributed without taking a single dime. I am humbled that I am able to live, by God’s grace, some of the very things of which I write and advocate. It is not much, but it is what I have. It is what I have shared and given freely. Further, and I apologize if I am rubbing it in, Mr. Sylvester might be astonished to learn that I did 6-7 years of full-time service at a school with the express condition of no pay. Nothing; not one coin of any kind. If that is hard to believe and infinitely more problematic to stomach, I invite Mr. Sylvester (and any from the similarly critical and doubtful ranks) to check with the proper people. I can provide details through SN or KN. Still further, for Mr. Sylvester’s edification and others so inclined, I say this loud and clear: no minister, no government can pay me, or influence me for this or that position on anything. That price does not exist; and all the oil money in the world means nothing to this poor man. In a word: unaffordable; in another unapproachable and nonnegotiable. I have never been so approached; I think it is well known that such would lead to a parting of the ways. On another note, I seem to recall that Mr. Sylvester is

the leader of a political party. I wish him the best. I also exhort him to consider this: real leaders do not condemn newspapers, in this instance, Stabroek News, for providing space for another view (also free and voluntary), no matter how disagreeable. If this is leader Sylvester today, I cringe to think of the state of speech should he realize power in the future. Oh, and one more thing for Mr. Sylvester to digest. He might be severely discombobulated to learn that KN did approach me to write editorials (2-3 weekly at least) for a consideration. I made this much very clear: whatever that sum was, it would have to go to a charity to be identified. I did write one editorial before other exigencies interfered with further involvement. I am still to tell Mr. Lall (not GHK) who and where to pay. The point is that SN is not alone in its interest in my thinking. I readily acknowledge Mr. Sylvester’s critique of my position with teachers’ pay. I believe that an apology is due from him on my own pay. This is what honorable men and principled leaders do when confronted with the facts. In closing, I take the liberty of sharing with Mr. Sylvester that there are a few people like me around; the very few who are independent and stand for things as they see it, whether in an individual or macro (teachers’ pay) circumstance. Government does not matter one whit; does not feature in the contemplation; it is neither relevant nor consequential in my thinking. That might be blasphemy to some; but it stands. Good luck with the politics. Sincerely, GHK Lall

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Teachers divided on strike action - some disenchanted with Union; will turn out for work today Some teachers appear to have taken a divided stance on the countrywide strike action led by the Guyana Teacher’s Union, (GTU), scheduled to commence today. Last week, GTU‘s President, Mark Lyte had told the media that the Union has been receiving overwhelming support from its members. Lyte had reported that all members from the Georgetown area are fully on board with the strike. However, checks made at some schools in the city revealed that this is not the case. Kaieteur News has learnt that more teachers are participating in the strike in Linden than in Georgetown. For at least six schools in Region Four, (Georgetown and surrounding areas) a majority of the teaching staff are expected to turn out to work today. This newspaper has engaged a few teachers, who on the condition of anonymity shared their views on the industrial action. A teacher attached to a secondary school in the city reported that “Teachers have been in school for the preterm activities which is in preparation for the new school year and almost all the teachers have turned up to work. “ “We have 27 teachers on staff and nineteen have been at work this week,” The teacher noted that over time, she became increasingly disenchanted by the actions of the Union towards reaching an agreement with the government for salaries to increase. “For me it’s like, it’s been too long. The Union’s efforts towards getting an increase for teachers’ salaries has taken too long … Three years after the government changed and still there’s no proper arrangement for teachers to benefit from a salary increase. “Also, from my experience the Union has been reluctant to represent the interest of teachers in smaller matters. “I have personally experienced instances where I looked to the Union for representation; they did not make

GTU President Mark Lyte

Teachers during a recent meeting with the GTU on the impending strike. themselves available … so how can I trust them now?” I don’t believe they (the GTU) truly has teachers’ interests at heart. It is my opinion that the Union is only interested in helping whenever they can benefit. Whenever teachers’ salaries increase; the union dues are bound to go up,” the teacher added. Additionally, some teachers accused the GTU of not giving them proper notice of the impending strike action. “I have been a member of the Union for the past ten years. And to tell you the truth, there was not one single occasion where I received an official notice from GTU about this strike action,” one teacher said. “Everything I know so far is from the media reports, in the newspaper, radio or television. And I believe that the issue is the same for many teachers. We were not properly informed.” Another teacher attached to a primary school on the East Bank noted that for her, the

GTU announcement that there is no cash relief for teachers made her rethink participating in the strike action. “At this point, I am undecided because I understand

to teachers, is also not reasonable “However as a teacher I believe that a 20 percent or even a 25 percent increase along with other benefits like

“I looked to the Union (before) for representation; they did not make themselves available … so how can I trust them now?” - Teacher that there are no proper measures in place to accommodate teachers, should they lose their salaries. “I will be going out to work on Monday (Today) but I have not decided if I’ll be a part of the strike because I have a mortgage and other financial commitments. I cannot afford to lose my salary.” Another teacher opined that while she agrees with the government that the 40 percent salary increase may be difficult to hand out at this time, the government offer of a $700 million one-off payment

travel, uniform, stationery allowance and duty free concession for senior teachers would be reasonable. “I believe the Union should bargain for something like that instead of for an overall increase of forty percent.” Last week, GTU‘s President reported that the Union has met with members across

the country. According to Lyte, the Union reached out to hundreds of its members from Georgetown, the East Coast Demerara, Berbice , Linden, Bartica and Essequibo. “Our teachers are serious about striking…in Bartica, they have agreed to meet with us, even on a national holiday,” said Lyte, as he insisted that teachers are fully prepared to stay away from school come even without financial support,” Lyte said. Lyte also noted that GTU is looking into claims that some teachers are being dissuaded from supporting the planned industrial action. Lyte said based on reports reaching the Union, some teachers within Region One for instance have been receiving threats. “Based on second-hand information, we are hearing

that some of the untrained and semi qualified teachers from areas within Region One have been threatened to stay away from any strike action, and they have been warned that they must report for work,” Lyte stated. It is being alleged, Lyte said, that the threats have been made by a senior official. “We are trying to get more information on this,” said Lyte, even as he insisted that the union has officially informed the Ministry, and by extension the regions, of its plan to engage industrial action. This therefore means that the action to strike is a legitimate one, and therefore, teachers should not be fearful of participating. He said that executive members of the Union has since met with more than 200 teachers at its Woolford Avenue, Georgetown headquarters, where it sought to sensitise teachers about the importance of engaging industrial action. Following the initial two weeks of strike action, the GTU is expected to meet with its membership to decide the way forward if government does not revise its position.

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Pres. to release British expert’s Today Essequibo, report on security sector reform tomorrow our turn The final report on the Security Sector Reform Project (SSRP) which was prepared by British security expert, Lt. Col (Ret’d) Russell Combe will be released to Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo. This is the commitment given by President David Granger who received the report from Combe on January 18, last. The report came up during Thursday’s discussions between the President and Jagdeo which centered around the appointment of Leslie James as Commissioner of Police and four Deputy Commissioners. “I have instructed that he [Jagdeo] be sent a copy of the report by Colonel Combe and during the month of October after the recess it will be made available to the National Assembly,” Granger stated. The President had committed to have the report delivered to Jagdeo on Friday, but by midday, the report was not received. Following Thursday’s meeting, Jagdeo indicated that the Opposition was still in the dark about security sector reform and plans to restructure the Guyana Police

British Security Advisor Lt. Colonel Russel Combe Force. “We have heard about decentralisation of the police force; regionalization of its structure. The President said that he wants a pyramidal structure in the police force and I said that may be good, but we would like to see if there is an overarching vision that is driving all of these reforms,” Jagdeo pointed out. The President has hailed the completion of the report as a monumental achievement

for the coalition administration. Granger said that it aimed at addressing the root causes of crime and correcting the errors of over two decades of mismanagement of the security sector. The President has been critical of the former governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP), pointing out that they have essentially ignored recommendations to improve the security sector over the years. He reminded that the

US$4.7B programme was initially scrapped in 2009 by the PPP Administration after the British Government had requested to have oversight of the programme, to ensure that there was ‘value for money’. Granger had indicated that in 2016 he met former UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, and made a request for assistance with security sector reform. Cameron agreed by facilitating Combe, an expert from the Olive Group, which was contracted by Engineering, Design, Construction, Management (AECOM), on behalf of the United Kingdom Government. Granger had said that the previous plans focused on the symptoms of crime rather than the root causes which, at that time, was narcotics trafficking. Granger had said that crime escalated because of the growing narcotics trafficking, which brought with it a horrific spate of violence that Guyana had never seen before. Combe, whose office was housed at the Ministry of the Presidency during his oneyear tenure in Guyana, has received a further contract extension through to 2019 to help implement the recommendations contained in the report. According to Combe, the report is a dynamic document that builds upon previous work and also a reference document for the various security sector players and actors. He noted that the report places emphasis on the Police Force. It includes recommendations for improvement of the criminal justice system, the Guyana Coast Guard and the Guyana Prison Service. The UK, Combe outlined, doesn’t want to see the report sitting on the shelf gathering dust.

for blackouts - Jagdeo predicts The East Coast, West Coast, Berbice and other parts of Guyana can very well experience the prolonged blackouts plaguing Essequibo. This is according to Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo. At his press conference on Thursday, Jagdeo told the media that he hoped President David Granger would have provided “clear answers to the blackout woes that the people in Essequibo are faced with now. We have had three different answers from three individuals. (Minister of Public Infrastructure David) Patterson said the engine already on Essequibo Coast, another Official from GPL said they (the generators) are on the way and the third said they are doing foundation work now.” Jagdeo continued, “You think it is Essequibo alone. It is Essequibo now, but our turn will come in the interconnected grid that is the integrated system here, our turn will come.” Jagdeo said he has been warning for some time that the “gen sets are pretty old.” He noted that the government dispensed with the Wartsila management contract and has not brought in new generating capacity into the interconnecting system. Jagdeo noted, “Hydro power should have brought in 160 megawatts of power into the interconnected system to allow us to cater for growth in demand and leave some reserve. They have not done any of that. The sets

here are old and we are running very, very tight, so any major problem or even minor problem will result in the same situation you have on the Essequibo coast in the interconnected area, parts of West Coast, East coast and Berbice area. The people of Essequibo have been protesting continuing outages last week. The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) had said it was rushing two generators to Essequibo coast. But it later said “Due to unforeseen mechanical and electrical issues with three of our generation units, we are challenged to provide the required peak demand of 4.2 Megawatts. Currently, two units with an aggregate capacity of 1.5 MW are in operation at the Anna Regina power station. These units cannot satisfy the demand of the entire Coast and as such load shedding is in effect until additional generation becomes available,” GPL said in a statement yesterday. The power company said it is working with technical assistance from the equipment supplier, to mobilize additional generation by weekend to alleviate the prolonged service interruptions. “We remain cognizant of the inconvenience caused and seek the patience of our customers as we work to restore reliable power supply to the Coast.” GPL had announced that it is building a new power plant to replace the aging engines at Anna Regina, but that will not be completed for a few months.

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The Belt and Road Initiative is a dark alley Kaieteur News is being taken to task for reporting critically on the China and Belt Initiative. But what Kaieteur News is doing is sounding a warning to Guyana to be careful about committing to this initiative. Guyana has to be wary of walking blindly into an initiative which has encountered serious problems in other parts of the world. Guyana cannot ignore what is happening in other parts of the world. That would be like venturing into a dark alley. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge has tried to allay fears over Guyana’s signature of China Belt and Road Initiative. In a response which was published in the media, the Minister made a number of arguments which implicitly sought to defend Guyana’s interest in the Belt and Road Initiative. This column has already dealt with one of those arguments: the view that a Memorandum of Understanding is not an agreement. This week, the other arguments made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs will be examined. The first is these that we live in a world of ideological rivals. This is another way of saying that China has its political rivals and therefore much of the criticism of China’s global outreach is part of an ideological

campaign to attack China. While it cannot be denied that indeed the West is concerned about China’s global outreach, it is also a fact that much of the concerns about China and, especially about its ‘debt diplomacy’ is based on problems with projects under the initiative. Research has shown that the debt ratios of many Asia and South Asian countries is approaching dangerous levels. Tongo is reported to have made a request for debt waivers from China. The Belt and Road Initiative is not accelerating into Africa. One leader has already described it as a new form of colonialism. Myanmar is now experiencing its own debt problems because of its dealings with China. The suspicions over China’s Belt and Road Initiative are not confined to countries in South Asia and Africa. Montenegro has been forced to raise taxes and freeze wages because it ran

into problems after it took a huge Chinese loan to build a highway connecting to one of its ports. Guyana should be forewarned also by the fact that major Asian countries such as Japan and India are keeping at arms- length from the Belt and Road Initiative. And this goes beyond the security implications of the initiative. The problems which these countries are forewarning of which face Guyana, a minute economy compared to those

countries and one which therefore cannot grow out in any future debt crisis. Guyana has already been shafted because of its deal with ExxonMobil. Pre contract costs have to be paid and by the time that is finished Guyana will not get much from first oil because of this and the 75% cap on cost recovery. Therefore, Guyana has to be mindful of falling into a debt trap with China. China can emerge as Guyana’s

largest creditor. Already, Guyana has racked up a massive debt in respect to just two projects – the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and the Skeldon Factory. There is also a claim for sums owed for work done to the Marriot Hotel. Guyana has to be careful then down the road when it cannot service its Chinese debts. What will happen then when China comes knocking? So therefore while it is understandable that the

western countries are likely on geo-political grounds to oppose the Belt and Road Initiative, other countries in China’s backyard are equally wary. And they will become more wary because of the track record of the initiative and the fact that the benefits of the Belt and Road Initiative seem to be flowing one way.

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Mom again pleads for teen escapee to surrender -16-year-old has long rap sheet One month after her 16year-old son escaped from the Juvenile Detention Centre at Sophia, Joanne Johnson is still pleading with him to turn himself over to police. The mother is afraid that her son would be seriously harmed if he were to be found by the police. Mrs. Johnson, who was at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts last Friday, stated that persons have informed her that there have been sightings of her son in the Sophia area. The woman added that

The mother of the teenager holding a photo of him while at a City Court.

she relayed the information to police. The mother has not seen or heard from her son since his escape. The teenager, who has an alarming rap sheet, is currently before the court on charges of illegal firearm and ammunition and robbery under-arms. He is on trial before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly. Due to the teen’s failure to show up in court, his trial is being conducted in his absence. Johnson said that she is scared for her son since persons might see him and

hurt him because he is young. “I have done everything possible to bring my son up in the right way. I have tried my best and it’s not good enough. At this stage I would just like my son to turn himself over to the police.” The worried woman related that she has not seen or heard from her son since he broke out of custody. She is pleading with the public not to harm her son, but instead, contact the police. “I don’t want to be involved. I’m tired of him misbehaving. Let the police handle the situation,” she said, adding that, on numerous occasions she has

told her son to stay away from bad company and find a job. She added that her son enjoys spending time with older male friends, most of whom are unemployed. “To be honest, I mek de children, me ain’t mek they mind. Let the police catch him and place him before the court and whatever the Magistrate do I’m okay with it,” the mother said with a look of dismay. The woman related that she is always there for her son and would attend all his court hearings to lend support. She is now puzzled as to why her son would want to continue breaking the law Continued on page 23

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Food & Drug Dept. Chief defends $1.1B headquarters, lab Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) Director, Marlan Cole has defended the decision to construct a new headquarters along with four labs and equipment which is estimated to cost tax payers $1.1B A portion of land on the University of Guyana (UG)’s Turkeyen Campus has been cleared as part of initial works to construct the new facility. Cole said that the agency continues to work to establish world-class facilities that will meet international standards; since this is critical if Guyana is to compete internationally and maintain accreditation Accredited Laboratories of the GA-FDD include the – Food Chemistry Laboratory; Food Microbiology Laboratory; Excise Laboratory and Water Chemistry Laboratory. Cole was recently in Ja-

…says sharing existing facilities wouldn’t work

The GA-FDD head office currently housed at the Institute of Applied Science and Technology on UG’s campus maica, to accept the Certification (Award) of Accreditation in conformance with the ISO/

IEC 17025:2005 standard from the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC).

He explained that utilising or combining existing facilities will not work, as this will require legislative changes since the agency is semiantonymous. He brushed aside suggestions that multiple agencies could utilise one lab facility. “We are building for inspectors and analysts. It is too expensive to combine and too expensive to separate. We are less than one million in population,” Cole noted. Kaieteur News understands that some $100M has been budgeted for the threeyear project this year with future expenditure estimates of $600M in 2019 and $400M in 2020. GA-FDD is currently housed at the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) on UG’s campus and serves as the regulatory body for drugs, food and beverages which are imported, and also those that are destined for export markets.

There is the view among officials that the current facility is adequate. The Ministry of Public Health, which is responsible for the department, has advertised for expressions of interest to design, build and equip the department’s new labs and office complex. According to the Ministry, the scope of works include the construction of a 30,000 square feet, steel framed, twostorey building to house four labs and office complex on a 1.14 acres of landscape garden-type land. Interested companies are being asked to include in the designs, external storage bonds for both chemical and other materials; ramp, lift, waste disposal system for gas and chemicals, solar installation and other relevant requirements. Further, among the requirements is the design of four labs to be constructed to ‘internationally accredited’

standards and complaint with the international building requirements and housed under a single roof with office complex to accommodate approximately 60 staff with provision for an additional 10 auxiliary staff. The Ministry expects that the subsequent contract will provide for the equipping of the facilities with the adequate office furniture and the lab equipment to perform tests, such as microbiology, chemistry (both gas and chemicals), and solar installation. The Ministry has put forward the position that the complex will be digitised and paperless in the processing and handling of analysis and test results. With numerous concerns over the expenditure for the forensic lab and the absence of critical services, there is likely to be greater scrutiny on the new plans announced by the Ministry of Public Health.

Establishment of JOF Haynes Law School on agenda for CLE meetings The feasibility study for the establishment of the JOF Haynes Law School in Guyana will be a major focus of the Executive meetings of the Council for Legal Education (CLE) to be hosted at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown from September 6-8. President David Granger will address the opening of the Meeting of the CLE on September 7 and Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, SC., MP, as the host, will de-

liver welcome remarks. In January 2017, the Attorney General signed the historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of the Caribbean (UCC) and Law College of the Americas (LCA) for the establishment of the JOF Haynes Law School in Guyana. The Attorney General during the Executive meetings of CLE last year in Jamaica was part of the process aimed at furthering the programme to sensitise the Jamaican public on the establishment of the

law school in Guyana. The establishment of the school, AG Williams said, is expected to significantly reduce the cost, particularly to Guyanese, to continue with their law studies while attracting other students from across the Caribbean. Sixty participants have, thus far, confirmed attendance at the meetings, among them Chairman of the CLE, a representative of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Attorneys General, members of the Bar Association, representatives of the Hugh Wooding Law School, as well as Principals of the three Law Schools located in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and the Bahamas. The event, which is being hosted here for the fifth time, is a collaboration between the Government of Guyana and the CLE.

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Cuba concludes migratory talks with Belize

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HAVANA, Cuba - CMC – The govenments of Cuba and Belize have reiterated the importance of strengthening bilateral relations and reaffirmed the commitment to implement joint actions with the objective of increasing bilateral cooperation in the migration sector. This was the outcome of the first Round of CubaBelize Migratory Talks concluded here last week after two days of negotiations headed by Ambassador Ernesto Soberon Guzman, Director of Consular Affairs and Cuban Residents Abroad of the Cuban Foreign Ministry and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Belize Patrick Andrews. During the meeting, negotiations also started for a Memorandum of Understanding in Migration with the objective of promoting the regular, orderly and safe migratory flow in addition to combat illegal traffic of migrants and human trafficking.

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Monday September 03, 2018

High end vehicles entering Guyana without records at GRA – Statia

Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia A number of luxury vehicles are making their way into Guyana with no records to show who they belong to. This was confirmed yesterday with Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia. He said that the problem was detected a few months ago but it was larger than anticipated. Statia said, “You know how many vehicles are in this country without license plates? It is unbelievable. Look, vehicles continue to

come from Suriname. We picked up three the other day and there was no record of them coming into Guyana. There are no records with us. And another set came in at one of the wharves. And with our investigations we were able to seize it. It is rampant and it is being done in collusion with some of my officers…” The GRA Commissioner General said that these vehicle issues are further compounded by re-migrants who continue to abuse their duty free concessions.

The tax chief said, “A few days ago I sent my officers on an exercise to seize one of these high end vehicles. We had checked the records and realized that the person who owns it is not even in the country. He breached his agreement. You are supposed to be in this country for 183 days and from the time you leave before that you breached the agreement. So I sent them to seize it…” The Chartered Accountant said he will be recommending to the Finance Minister that there be a change to the system of granting duty free concessions to re-migrants. Statia is of the view that duty free concessions should be given to individuals with skills and or those who left to study and wish to return to Guyana to invest in building the country. Statia said, “The current system is not fair. Some people are getting duty free and bringing in all sorts of high powered vehicles and they can’t show me the source of the funds. I have a list of all the people who have duty free concessions and that is how I can tell you that it used to be one in five who is abusing the system but it is now one in three.” (KIANA WILBURG)

Diamond home owner who drilled well arrested, to be charged The scene at lot 1200 4th Street, Diamond just after the illegal well caused the natural gas explosion.

Soownauth Gorakh, the home owner, who drilled a well in his backyard at lot 1200 4th Street, Section A Block X, Diamond, on the East Bank of Demerara, and hit natural gas reserves, has been arrested and is to be charged soon. The man was arrested on Saturday night by a plain clothes superintendent of police

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after an investigation into the drilling of the illegal well, led to recommendations being made to have him charged for his negligence. The drilling fiasco, which resulted in millions of dollars in damage to the man’s home and many surrounding properties, sparked a multi-agency effort to bring the situation under control.

Bandit drops gun, screams ‘like a girl’, leaves trail of urine after victim opens fire

The scene of Sunday morning shooting that caused a bandit to run and leave his gun. Three bandits bent on robbery dropped a gun and bicycle, while one fled “screaming like a little girl” after a businessman who was their intended target shot at them. The incident, in which the one with the gun also left a trail of urine, occurred in Cemetery Road near to the building that once housed the A & D Funeral Parlor. According to reports, the

businessman had dropped his girlfriend off in the area. He then parked to ensure that she entered her home safely. It was then that he saw a man standing at the driver’s side of his door and pointing a gun at him. The businessman said he immediately drew his licensed handgun and fired several shots at the robber. He said that the bandit immediately dropped his

gun and started to run, screaming “like a little girl,” while leaving a trail of urine on the roadway. The businessman said he then observed two other men running in the same direction as the gunman, with one of them dropping a bicycle. He contacted the police and handed over the robber’s firearm. He also gave the ranks a description of the attackers.

Mom again pleads for teen... From page 11 with his recent escape. However, while the mother is calling on the public to hand her son over to police, sources say that despite his age, the teen is viewed as a potentially dangerous inmate. According to the source, he has repeatedly been found with sharpened implements. Just about a month ago, he reportedly sawed through metal bars in his cell, but other juveniles tipped off police ranks in time to foil his escape. According to reports, the teen slipped out of the Juvenile Holding Centre on August 8, last, after being

taken to the Administrative Office to speak with a senior civilian staffer. This Publication understands that after speaking to the staffer, the youth exited through the back door of the office. He reportedly then slipped through the main gate. A source said that a police rank had escorted the juvenile from a cell to the office. However, Kaieteur News understands that ranks are not allowed to be present when civilian staff is interviewing the juveniles. The youth was arrested last April after he allegedly slapped a painter and robbed

him at gunpoint. The incident occurred in ‘C’ Field, Sophia. Police, acting on information, went to the teen’s home, where they allegedly found him with a revolver, a cell phone and other suspected stolen items. A police official stated that the teen claimed that he rented the firearm from a ‘C’ Field, Sophia resident, whom he identified. But after being taken into custody, the youth bolted from the Cove and John Police Station, after asking a rank to use the washroom. When he turned up at his mother’s home, the woman alerted the police and he was rearrested.

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McCain’s body arrives in Annapolis for burial after week of eulogies ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) - The body of John McCain arrived yesterday at the U.S. Naval A c a d e m y, w h e r e t h e Vietnam War hero, Arizona senator and presidential candidate buried in a cemetery on the grounds of the school where he graduated six decades ago. Crowds gathered along the route to Annapolis travelled by the motorcade bearing McCain’s body. At one point along the route, a large American flag hung suspended between two cranes on a bridge. Family and friends, along with the academy’s class of 1958 and the current Brigade of Midshipmen, plan to commemorate McCain, who died Aug. 25 at age 81, at the Naval Academy chapel. McCain buried next to his classmate and friend, Admiral Chuck Larson, a former commander of U.S. Pacific Command who died in 2014, according to the McCain family. Among those paying tribute to McCain at yesterday’s private service were his sons Jack and Don, retired Army General David Petraeus and Senator Lindsey Graham, a long-time political ally and

friend. President Donald Trump will not attend. McCain, an often imposing presence for decades in U.S. defence and foreign policy, was eulogized by former U.S. presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, as well as his daughter, Meghan McCain on Saturday at a Washington ceremony. Without naming Trump, McCain’s daughter, Bush and Obama all rebuked the current president, who feuded with the late senator and mocked his military service. During both the Washington ceremony and the Annapolis burial,

Trump was at his private golf course in Virginia. Graham, speaking on CNN yesterday, said of M c C a i n ’s b u r i a l : “ I ’ m going to try to focus on the fact that I’m going to admit to what I’ve lost. I cannot think of anything I’ve done in politics of consequence, any cause I’ve engaged in, that John was not there, that I was not his wingman.” Joseph Lieberman, a former U.S. senator, said on CNN, “I say goodbye and my heart will be heavy. I’ll shed a tear and yet I’ll thank God that I knew a man like John McCain so well.”

McCain’s body arrives in Annapolis for burial after week of eulogies.

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C’bean countries reaffirm importance of planning for tackling structural inequality SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - CMC – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says regional countries have reaffirmed the importance of planning for development as a mechanism for tackling structural inequality. ECLAC said regional countries made the agreement during 27th meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning here last week. Representatives of 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries participated in the meeting during which regional representatives reviewed the progress made to date and compliance with the

Representatives of 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries. agreements adopted by the Regional Council for Planning – a subsidiary body of ECLAC and the main

intergovernmental forum guiding the activities of the ILPES. “The authorities

reiterated their interest in the ILPES continuing its applied research, technical cooperation, consulting and

OWTU wants PM to hold his hand on Petrotrin, offers alternative plan Trinidad Guardian - Hold your hand—the OWTU (Oilfield Workers Trade Union) has an alternative plan. That’s the 11th-hour call to Government from the OWTU regarding Government’s decision to close Petrotrin’s refinery. OWTU, which has been holding meetings with workers and other agencies over last Friday and Saturday, made its call on the eve of Prime Minister Keith Rowley’s address to the nation last night on the Petrotrin issue. Petrotrin’s Board last week announced closure plans. Some 2,700 workers are at issue in the matter though Petrotrin indicated 1,000 can reapply to be rehired. However, 1,700 will be “axed”. Energy Minister Franklin Khan estimates workers’ termination benefits would cost “significantly more” than $1 billion. Petrotrin chairman Wilfred Espinet said Petrotrin will foot the bill and will have to find the money. Finance Ministry officials explained to the Guardian that the refinery costs the State over $2b annually and if that cost was removed, Petrotrin will be able to raise financing—by borrowing— to meet workers’ settlement. They said borrowing would be the only way to handle it. OWTU’s’ Chief Education/Research officer Ozzie Warwick—replying to the Guardian’s questions Saturday—said the union received no information on which workers will form part of the 1,700 “to go”, who may get the early retirement/full pension plan being proposed by Government or further details.

OWTU Officials Despite Government reaching as far as estimating the size of termination benefits, Warwick said “We’re not giving up, we still hold hope this decision can be changed. We’ve told workers this refinery closure isn’t the only choice Government has. There are other options. We have a strategic document to show what other options exist and T&T won’t have to lose energy sovereignty to external, foreign sources to supply fuel needs as Government plans—that will only increase fuel prices and the cost of living overall.”Warwick said OWTU’s plan was based on some of its recommendations to the Selwyn Lashley team which reviewed Petrotrin’s operation in 2017. After that team’s report, however, Petrotrin’s Board was mandated in December 2017 to present to Cabinet a restructuring plan. Warwick maintained OWTU wasn’t told of refinery-closure plans. Warwick said, “Our plan focused in detail on increased productivity, accountability, and achieving production targets, with employees

taking full responsibility for performance. We examined Petrotrin as a whole. It couldn’t be viable and profitable in the current structure as you don’t run an integrated company with one management. “Our focus was major restructuring into three business units of a new governance model— Refining/Marketing, with its own management; Land/ other business units with Trinmar; and separation of the hospital into an entity to be run by a medical board.” Plans also address quickwin projects yielding an additional 2,000 barrels of oil daily and multiple other initiatives in land and offshore areas. Increasing refinery efficiencies and reviewing whom T&T imports crude from is among aspects. Warwick noted the Lashley team agreed with the union’s recommendations. “It’s strange it didn’t recommend closing the refinery. But our plan will ensure Petrotrin’s survivability. It’ll be finetuned this week.” Potentially affected— welders to shipping workers

Warwick said “If this closure is forced by the fact that Government has to pay US loans for Petrotrin from next year, how can they find billions to pay off workers, yet can’t get the same money to pay the loans? “The public also needs to know what will be done with the billions of dollars worth of refinery assets if it closes. It can’t sit there as these assets depreciate quickly if unused. Will assets be sold? Is the fact that some business groups agree with the closure, indication the private sector has a role to play later?” OWTU figures indicate the refinery has 23 plants with 2,200 permanent workers plus 800 casual/temporary workers. The figures include 300 operators, 150 maintenance workers, plus shop area craftsmen, welders, electrical and mechanical workers, pump operators, electrical instrument operators, oil stock workers, marine/ shipping workers. Warwick admitting OWTU will be affected by the closure, said it was a form of “union busting”. OWTU is holding a meeting with workers today evening.

training in relation to planning for development, the territorialization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and public administration,” ECLAC said. It said García-Buchaca affirmed that the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda, approved by the 193 countries represented at the General Assembly, has repositioned planning as one of its means of implementation. “As ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena said, planning is back,” he said. “But not just any planning – planning for development, and that entails greater and improved efforts from the countries of the region.” Morales said the 2030 Agenda “poses great challenges for countries, principal among which is public policy coherence.” “Planning for development has been

repositioned as an ideal instrument for linking the development objectives of the different levels of government to budgeting and public investment,” she said. Morales also highlighted the work of the ILPES and its contribution to forging a regional vision on planning for development, according to ECLAC. During the meeting, ECLAC presented the progress made by the Regional Observatory on Planning for Development, a space for analysis, information and collective production of knowledge for governments, academia, the private sector and civil society on planning for development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which – less than a year after its implementation in October 2017 – has more than 116,694 registered users.

New York police increase security for Caribbean J’Ouvert NEW YORK - CMC – The New York Police Department (NYPD) says it is heightening security for this year’s Caribbean J’Ouvert celebration in Brooklyn, saying that it is still concerned about violence that had rocked the event in past years. The Caribbean celebration will now start at 6:00 a.m. (local time) today, rather than at earlier hours, as in previous years. The J’Ouvert celebration takes place ahead of the massive West Indian American Day Carnival Parade on one of Brooklyn’s major thoroughfares, Eastern Parkway. “We learned, with last year’s success, that each of us has the ability to make J’Ouvert a safe and highly enjoyable event,” NYPD Commissioner James P. O’Neill told reporters. “Through the evolution of this passionate celebration of Caribbean culture, the NYPD has built trust and strengthened relationships with many of the stakeholders, and we know we’re always stronger and more effective together,” he added. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio noted that “J’Ouvert is one of the most vibrant cultural celebrations in our city, and we’re working with the community to make the festivities are enjoyable for all. “In the safest big city in America, no one should have to choose between ensuring their safety and celebrating their heritage,” he said. The NYPD said hundreds of additional uniformed officers will provide security at 13 secure entry points and along the two-mile parade route, where participants and spectators will be screened for weapons and alcoholic beverages. In 2015, the Caribbean J’ouvert was marred by gun violence in 2015, when the former legal aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Carey Gabay, 43 – a Jamaican, died, after being shot in the head in a crossfire, while walking home.

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Archery Guyana participate in Training Camp & Coaching Seminar in Colombia World Archery Guyana Head Coach, Nicholas Hing recently returned from an Archery Training Camp and Coaching Seminar funded by Pan Am Sports, and coordinated by World Archery Americas in collaboration with the Colombian Olympic Committee in Medellin, Colombia. The Camp and Seminar, which followed on the heels of the World Archery Americas General Assembly and the conclusion of the Pan American and Parapan Championships, was conducted by top level experts in various fields of the sport, and attended by a total of 32 archers and 39 coaches from 22 countries, among whom were Olympic silver medalist Aída Román of Mexico, Central American and Pan American champion Alejandra Valencia of Mexico and men’s compound champion Roberto Hernandez of El Salvador. The intensive programme was coordinated by USAA coach Phil Graves. Speaking on the importance of biomechanics of the shot cycle, and the prevention of physical and mental injury, was world-renowned Head Coach of the US recurve team Kisik Lee. Also speaking were Level 4 Coach, Philip Graves, Dr. Alison Pope-Rhodius and Professor Fernando López of the Department of Psychology at JFK University who spoke on the mental aspect and mental training in archery.

Equipment expert Don Rabska,Vice President of Easton Foundations spoke on bow tuning and set-up, WAA SecretaryGeneral Sergio Font spoke on the rules of archery, and physical trainer Felipe Marin’s presentation was on designing and controlling physical training schedules for archery. From all of this, a high performance archery programme can be developed from the bottom (grass roots programmes -Junior development in schools/clubs) leading to schools and national competitions, and work upwards to win World Championships in preparation for the Olympics. There was special mention of Guyana as a developing nation on the archery stage in the Americas, as we hope to soon be competing regionally in the Caribbean’s development with sister nations; Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, the British and US Virgin Islands, The Bahamas, etc. All eyes are on Guyana with the tremendous Archery potential. The next important event in the Americas, are the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October. The training camp and seminar was a boost for Archery Guyana’s development programme for which Hing is grateful to have been selected to attend, and is thankful to his part-sponsors; New GPC Inc. and Guyana Times Inc.

Archery Guyana’s Nicholas Hing is flanked by USAA Coach Phil Graves (left) and US Olympian Recurve Team Coach, Kisik Lee.

Rafael Nadal beats Nikoloz Serena Williams beats Kaia Basilashvili to reach quarter-finals Kanepi to reach quarter-finals

Nadal won the US Open men’s singles title in 2010, 2013 and 2017. BBCsport - Defending champion Rafael Nadal’s progress into the US Open quarter-finals was far from smooth as he needed four sets to beat unseeded Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili. The 32-year-old Spaniard led by two sets to love before Basilashvili, ranked 37th in the world, recovered to take a third-set tie-break. But the top seed broke twice as Basilashvili faded physically in the fourth to win 6-3 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-4. He faces ninth seed Dominic Thiem next. Nadal has reached at least the quarter-finals in all four Grand Slams this year the first time he has achieved the feat since 2011. Austria’s Thiem knocked out South African fifth seed

Kevin Anderson - the man who lost in the final to Nadal at Flushing Meadows last year - in three sets earlier yesterday. For Thiem, Tuesday’s quarter-final offers a chance to avenge a defeat by Nadal in his first Grand Slam final at June’s French Open. Nadal had to dig deep to beat powerful Russian Karen Khachanov in the third round, fighting back from a set and a break down - also overcoming a slight knee injury - to win one of the most thrilling matches of this year’s tournament so far. Two days later Nadal, who played without any strapping on his right knee, needed another three hours 19 minutes to overcome

Basilashvili. “I’ve had tough matches in a row,” said Nadal, who is chasing an 18th Grand Slam title. “This was a physical one but I feel good.” After needing four hours and 23 minutes to beat Khachanov, it means Nadal has spent more than sevenand-a-half hours on court in three days and could face a physical encounter against another heavy hitter in Thiem. “It’ll be a tough one against Thiem. He hits the ball strong and has a big serve,” Nadal added. The problems Nadal faced came virtually out of nowhere. The threetime US Open champion cruised into a two-set lead in little over an hour - ominous signs for Basilashvili, who had won one game against Nadal in their only previous meeting at the 2017 French Open. This time, the 26-year-old Georgian coped much better with the intensity of facing one of the world’s greats. Basilashvili’s approach was all or nothing against the world number one, although unforced errors outstripped winners in the opening two sets before he began to find his range in the third. Twenty-three winners from his racquet forced Nadal to face some uncomfortable moments. Despite fatigue appearing to kick in before the breaker, Basilashvili found some energy reserves to outfight his illustrious opponent and take the match further.

BBCsport - Six-time winner Serena Williams reached the US Open quarterfinals with a 6-0 4-6 6-3 victory over Kaia Kanepi. Williams, 36, took the first set in only 18 minutes as she converted all three break points she earned and did not drop a point on her first serve. But Estonia’s Kanepi responded, displaying some of the shot-making that helped her beat world number one Simona Halep in the first round. Williams broke early in the third set as she completed her win in 97 minutes. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion will now play Czech eighth seed Karolina Pliskova. And the American warned her rivals that her fitness has improved since reaching the Wimbledon final in July. She returned to competitive tennis in March after a year out during which she gave birth to her first child. “It wasn’t an easy match at all,” said Williams, who last won the US Open title in 2014. “Kaia knows how to play and has a lot of big wins. She has had a great career. “We always have tough matches, so I am just happy to get through. She was hitting such big returns so I wanted to hit bigger second serves. “I like it when players challenge me to do that. I think what I have improved most is my fitness. Coming back from having a baby is really hard.”

Serena Williams last won the US Open singles title in 2014. Williams produced a near perfect set - taking it 6-0 in 18 minutes which contained four aces, points won on every one of her successful first serves, three breaks from three chances and 14 winners. “The 14 winners and two unforced errors was unreal, considering how big she was hitting the ball,” former world number six Chanda Rubin told BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. “We’ve been waiting to see Serena at the level she was at before her pregnancy. “She still hasn’t played many tournaments yet, but her level is there.” Kanepi responded brilliantly in the second set by breaking Williams twice before she held serve in the 10th game to level the match. It was the first set she had

taken off the American in five meetings. That setback prompted Williams to raise her level in the deciding set. The former world number one broke the world number 44 to go 2-0 up before sealing victory with a forehand winner in the ninth game. With Halep, number two seed Caroline Wozniacki and Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber having already fallen, few major obstacles stand between Williams and a seventh title in New York. If she defeats Pliskova she could face defending champion and fellow American Sloane Stephens in the last four. Then there is the prospect of playing long-time rival Maria Sharapova in Saturday’s final.

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Calvin Ming pulls off amazing Limacol football tourney continues tonight at MOE ground podium finish after qualifying ninth After qualifying in ninth position for the final race of the 2018 Cooper Tyres Mazda USF2000 series last Saturday in Portland, Oregon, Guyanese Motor Racer Calvin Ming pulled off an incredible podium finish. Driving very consistently, he was able to move up to finish in 3rd position at the end of the 25 lap race, around the Portland International Raceway’s 1.97 miles long circuit with 12 turns. Ahead of Ming were Kyle Kirkwood who won the race and Igor Fraga that finished second. The Guyanese, who finished 3rd driving for the Pabst Racing team was elevated one

podium spot after a 30-second penalty for initial second place finisher and Exclusive Motorsports driver, Fragga, after Stewards found the Brazilian guilty of avoidable contact. Ming, who was able to patiently move through the pack from ninth, bode his time well, getting up to fifth before a full course yellow brought out the safety car. On the restart, Ming was able to navigate through a first corner tussle between Pabst teammates Rasmus Lidnh of Sweden and Kaylen Frederick of the United States to move up to third. He defended that third for the remaining four laps of the race under pressure.

Knight Riders go top with win over Patriots was helped over deep square leg, while the fifth and sixth balls were dispatched over point and wide mid-on respectively. Munro then delivered the final rites, smashing Sheldon Cottrell for 18 runs in the final over to push the Patriot’s required run rate for victory up to 10 an over. Despite losing Chris Gayle cheaply, the Patriots were given hope by Evin Lewis. Lewis stroked a beautiful half-century as his side progressed to 78 for 2 in the 10th over. But once he became the second of newcomer Anderson Phillip’s three wickets, the Patriots folded meekly. After progressing to 52 from 36 balls, laced with five boundaries and two fours, Phillips produced a quicker delivery to trap Lewis plum in front. Wickets then tumbled frequently, as the required run rate escalated to more than 20 runs per over, to all but secure victory for the Knight Riders. Phillips was the pick of the Knight Riders’ bowlers, taking 3-40 from his four overs.

Dwayne Bravo Basseterre, St Kitts, CMC – The Trinbago Knight Riders regained top spot in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) when they trounced the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 46 runs at Warner Park here on Saturday night, to notch their fourth consecutive victory. In a mesmerizing display of batting, the Knight Riders bludgeoned 87 runs from their final five overs to post a formidable total of 199 for four in their 20 overs. And while the Patriots threatened briefly in their run chase, they eventually fell woefully short of the target finishing on 153 for eight. The Knight Riders owed their mammoth, yet unlikely total to Colin Munro, who pummelled an unbeaten 76 from 50 balls, and later on captain Dwayne Bravo, whose 37-run cameo took just 11 balls and contained five sixes and one boundary. With the score on 112 for three at the end of the 15th over following the dismissal of Brendon McCullum, the Knight Riders launched their assault. This brought Darren Bravo to the crease, and while he didn’t last long, his 18 runs from just eight balls set the stage for what was to come. His older brother entered the fray with just 20 balls remaining in the innings and proceeded to completely tear apart fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, who up until then had bowled brilliantly, snaring two wickets. Joseph began the 19th over by bowling a dot ball, but was then carted over the boundary ropes in his next five balls by Bravo. Bravo first belted him over mid-on, before lifting the third ball over mid-0ff. The next ball

Colin Munro pulls the ball CPL T20

The third annual Limacol football tournament, which has 12 teams matching skills in a round-robin/knockout format continues tonight at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground, Carifesta Avenue with a double header from 18:00hrs. Pouderoyen Football Club (FC) will clash with Beacons FC in their first match of the competition which has teams divided into three groups vying for a chance to win the top prize of $600,000 and the Limacol

Championship trophy. In the feature match tonight from 20:00hrs, Police that lost their opening game to Mahaica Determinators 1-0, will play the experienced Northern Rangers unit that drew 1-1 with Pele FC in their opening match. The runners-up in the tourney will pocket $300,000, third $150,000 and fourth $75,000. Meanwhile, fans will enter the MOE venue that will host the competition throughout free of cost for all the group stage games.

Tridents slump to fourth successive home defeat Bridgetown, Barbados, CMC – The St Lucia Stars ensured the Barbados Tridents’ would remain winless at home in this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) by trouncing them by six wickets at Kensington Oval here yesterday. Once again it was the Tridents’ batting which let them down, as they could only muster 135 for seven off their 20 overs after they were sent in to bat. The Stars, which have also endured a miserable season, made sure to end their regular season on a winning note, easily surpassing the target to reach 136 for four in 17.3 overs. It was the Trident’s fourth straight loss in front of their home fans and their sixth in eight matches, to leave them firmly rooted at the bottom of the table on just four points. Meanwhile, the victory kept the Stars’ slim playoff hopes alive, as they ended their campaign on seven points. No batsman from the Tridents had a meaningful impact on the game, with Hashim Amla’s topscore of 35 off 34 balls, highlighting those struggles, as no other batsman scored 20. Openers Dwayne Smith and Martin Guptill both fell cheaply, with debutant Christopher Lamont having Smith caught at midoff by Odean Smith for 16 and Kesrick Williams claiming Guptil’s wicket for just nine to leave them 27 for two. Man-of-the-Match Lamont then caught Hope off his own bowling for just two, to put the Tridents in further trouble at 50 for three. Shamar Springer (17) and Nicholas Pooran (14) struggled to get the ball away, striking only two boundaries in the 37 balls faced between them. By the time Amla was dismissed in the 15th over, the Tridents had yet to reach triple figures. Ashley Nurse and Imran Khan tried their best to get the Tridents up to a competitive total, but the final score was well below par. The home side made a spirited response in the field,

David Warner fields during a CPL game CPL T20/Getty Images

with Mohammad Irfan claiming the early wickets of Andre Fletcher and the promoted Rahkeem Cornwall for five and 18 respectively to limit the Stars to 24 for two. But Chandrapaul Hemraj, who scored 37 from only 26 balls and David Warner, who finished unbeaten on 42, combined to add 56 runs in six overs to swing the momentum back in the Stars’ favour. And even when captain Kieron Pollard fell for a first

ball duck following Hemraj’s dismissal, Warner and Lendl Simmons carried them over the line in an unbeaten fifthwicket partnership of 56. TRIDENTS 135 for seven off 20 overs (Hashim Amla 35; Christopher Lamont 2-21, Obed McCoy 2-24, Kesrick Williams 2-32). STARS 136 for four off 17.3 overs (David Warner 42 not out, Chandrapaul Hemraj 37, Lendl Simmons 24 not out; Mohammad Irfan 2-22, Jason Holder 2-25).

Patriots beat Tallawahs by seven wickets (DLS) – 25th game

Chris Gayle

Basseterre, St Kitts, CMC – St Kitts and Nevis Patriots defeated Jamaica Tallawahs by seven wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method, in their rain-affected Caribbean Premier League match at Warner Park here Sunday night. Scores: Tallawahs 206 for six off 20 overs (Rovman Powell 84, Glenn Phillips 40, David Miller 32; Ben Cutting 2-29). Patriots 118 for three off 10.1 overs (Rassie van der Dussen 45 not out, Chris Gayle 41, Mahmudullah 28 not out). More details in tomorrow’s edition.

Monday September 03, 2018

Costs of staging Women’s T20 World Cup were too high Kingston, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica was unable to bid to host any of the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup matches in the Caribbean because the costs associated were too high. That is the word from the president of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Billy Heaven, who said the association simply could not afford to host any of the 23 matches which will be played in the region between November 9 and 24. Those matches will be played in Guyana, St Lucia and Antigua and Barbuda. “The reality is, as with any male team coming here (Caribbean), the territories are now expected to bid for matches and that comes with a cost. When we looked at the women’s tournament, we could not afford it,” Heaven said. “It is not reasonable to ask the Government to fund these things. I do not believe in that. It would cost the JCA

Billy Heaven President of the Jamaica Cricket Association what we don’t have because we had established some programmes before that we are obligated to fund, and we could not set those back at the time. So it was purely a matter of cost and not that we don’t want our women to play here.” Heaven said while there was always much talk about

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the benefits of sports tourism, there needed to be studies done to quantify how much countries actually benefitted from it. He said unless there were major benefits it would be unfair to ask Government to foot the bill. “Every time a team or a country is to come here (Caribbean) to play, you hear this argument about sports tourism and all of this. We need to quantify what benefit it is to the economy. If it is of no real benefit to the economy, I couldn’t ask the Government to fund it … ,” Heaven said. “We would work and support any initiative to establish that (research), because as you know, this has come up time and time again. You need credible data to determine that (benefits) … We cannot approach sponsors without satisfying them that these are the benefits that you (sponsors) will get from whatever we are promoting.

Hamilton wins Italian Grand Prix, extends championship lead

GHB Outdoor Development League Cadogan leads Bingo Spartans to huge win; Hikers Gadgets and Hikers triumph

Devin Munroe (left) controls the ball in their game against Old Forte. Abosaide Cadogan turned in a commendable performance to lead Bingo Spartans to a 6-1 victory over Woodpecker Hikers while Hikers Gadgets and Hikers triumphed when the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Outdoor Development League was contested on Saturday at St. Stanislaus ground. Playing in the Women’s Bounty Paper Towel Second Division segment, Cadogan handed her team the lead in the 5th minute before extending the advantage six minutes later. She proved too much for her opponents defence and completed her hat-trick in the 18th. Woodpecker Hikers found it somewhat difficult to contain their rival and Cadogan scored her fourth in the 29th before she added another in the 32nd. Shondelle

Durant pulled one back for Woodpecker Hikers in the 35th while Cadogan scored her sixth in the 39th. Saints beat Old Forte 3-0 in their encounter; Cherub Autar opened the scoring in the 11th minute before Tekeisha Deleon netted a double to cement her team’s victory. Her first came in the 32nd minute while her second was scored one minute later, both field goals. In the Men’s Division, Hikers Gadgets overcame Old Forte 3-1. Jerezeneo Bell gave Hikers Gadgets the lead in the 15th minute before Theodore Thierens drew Old Forte level one minute later. However Hikers Gadgets showed more purpose and Devon Munroe gave them the advantage in the 20th before Cove Bowman netted his teams’ third in the 36th. GCC ‘The Sequel’ defeated GCC

Bounty 4-1. GCC Bounty took the lead in the 4th minute when Jason Gomes scored a field goal. However their advantage was short-lived as Medroy Scotland hammered in a penalty corner in the 9th minute before Devin Hooper gave GCC ‘The Sequel’ the lead one minute later. Phillip Fernandes then anchored his team victory with field goals in the 28th and 29th minute. In the Solo Girls U19 competition, Hikers beat Saints Sonics 2-0. One of the goals was awarded due to the late arrival of Saints Sonics team while Hikers second was notched in by Tivesarid Garnette in the 11th minute. In the Boy’s category, GCC Pitbulls gained a walk over from Saints Splinters; three goals were awarded for the win. (Zaheer Mohamed)

England beat India, but hosts still...

Lewis Hamilton celebrates by leaping off his car after clinching victory for Mercedes at the Italian Grand Prix. Monza, Italy, CMC – Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won a controversial Italian Grand Prix to extend his championship lead over title rival Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to 30 points. The Briton took the initiative early in the race, causing Vettel to spin as he tried to defend against an overtaking move by Hamilton at the second chicane on the first lap. Hamilton, whose paternal grandparents hail from Grenada, took the outside line and was slightly ahead as they turned into the corner

after the German had had a little look at a possible passing move on Raikkonen in the lead. Vettel’s car slid into Hamilton’s in the middle of the chicane and he spun in front of the pack, his front wing broken. The Ferrari driver complained over the radio, but the stewards judged it a racing incident not worthy of further action. Vettel was left to recover lost ground and eventually took fourth – partly thanks to a five-second penalty for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who

finished third on track but was demoted to fifth after crowding Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas off the track. “I want to give it up to Ferrari, who put up a great challenge this weekend. There was a lot of negativity here and I could see so many British flags out there, and they inspired me so much,” Hamilton said after the race. “In future, the negative is only a positive for me, because I turn it around. Big thank you for the team and also for Valtteri for helping me.”

From page 31 long-term solution, especially not in countries where the new ball and short-pitched bowling are vital factors in the game. But, with a tour to Sri Lanka on the horizon, Moeen could be a stop-gap solution. Moeen is one of a number of all-rounders in this England team. From the side that played in Southampton you could argue five players - Moeen, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Curran have two strings to their bow. The idea that too many allrounders are hurting England is a bit of a red herring because, with the probable exception of Curran, they are also the best batsmen available. What matters is the way they play, which is often too expansive. All-rounders can be like that, but it does not have to be the case. Look

at the way Jacques Kallis, one of the finest all-rounders the game has ever seen, batted so correctly in Test cricket. Now it is up to those allrounders to realise there is a ‘situation vacant’ sign above the number three position and for one of them to make it his own. In the short term, England will probably pick the same side at The Oval. In some ways, it is a shame we are not heading to London with the series

poised at 2-2. It almost deserved a decider. England will not be thinking like that, though. Even if they have some issues, they are most likely to be judged on winning Tests and series - that is what they have done. By the same token, India have looked a very good side and they have certainly not harmed their reputation by coming up short. The fifth and final Test will still be an entertaining game of cricket.

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CMRC STAGE 3

2018 Pan American C/Ships - Cayman Islands

Truelove secures valuable points Guyanese ladies gets highest ranking for Team Mohamed’s; Andrew King wins to strengthen title defence Current Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) Super Bike Champions, Team Mohamed’s, remained poised to retain their title after their riders Matthew and Harry Truelove made light work of their competitors yesterday at Bushy Park Race Circuit, Barbados, during the third and penultimate leg of the CMRC. Matthew Truelove won all three races in the superstock class, edging his brother on each occasion after the duo had qualified on poles 1-2 respectively following Saturday’s qualification. Guyanese Superbiker Matthew Vieira was on the podium on all three occasions as the

‘Land of Many Waters’ occupied 1-3 in each Super Stock Race. In the group Four Class (cars), there were wins each for defending champion Andrew King along with his Guyanese teammate Mark Vieira and Barbadian, Mark Maloney. In the group Two Class, President of Guyana’s Motor Racing authority, Rameez Mohamed finished fourth in race one, fifth in race two but did not finish race three, with Trinidad’s Justin Sanguinette winning two of those races with Marc Gill of Barbados winning the other. There were no competitors in Group three for Guyana but Trinidad’s Ronald Wortman finished on top the podium in all three races.

Guyana wrapped up its participation in the 2018 Pan-American Championships in the Cayman Islands with the Men’s Team finishing on a winning note by beating British Virgin Islands 2-1. Scoring for Guyana was Richard Chin and Jason Khalil while Sunil Seth conceded his match due to injury; Guyana finished in 15th place. On the distaff side, after qualifying for

the Pan-Am Games on Saturday evening, Guyana was seeking some revenge against the Chilean team that eliminated them in 2014 from qualifying for the Pan-Am Games. However, it was not to be as both Mary Fung-a-Fat and Nicolette Fernandes lost their matches. However, Guyana was able to achieve its highest finish at these championships, ending in 6th position.

FIFA-RAP 5-day seminar wraps up

Dental Imports Guyana Inc. sponsor GSSF Steel Plate Match The Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF) has announced plans for a Steel Challenge Match which has attracted sponsorship from Dental Imports Guyana Inc (DIG). The GSSF, an affiliate of the Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA), continues to promote this simple, yet action-packed shooting sport to local pistol shooters by organising such matches on a regular basis. Steel Challenge is considered to be the fastest practical shooting competition in the world. All matches comply with all rules and regulations stipulated by the SCSA.

Chairman of the SCSA Committee, Dr. Pravesh Harry reported that three exciting stages are being planned where competitors will be shooting at 5 steel targets which are arranged in preconfigured positions. Scoring will be done using a timer which records the time taken for a shooter to complete engaging all 5 targets. The shooter’s time is his/ her score, with time added for targets not hit. Scores are entered into a specialised software, and the shooter with the lowest overall time wins the match. Participants will fall under two divisions, Limited, and Production with

prizes being awarded to the top three shooters in each division courtesy. At the simple hand-over ceremony, Company Secretary, Dr. Kevin Jodah shared that Dental Imports Guyana (DIG) is pleased to sponsor the GSSF Steel Challenge Match and indicated DIG’s commitment to the GSSF and safe sport shooting activities. DIG Inc., recently established by Dr. Pravesh Harry and Dr.Kevin Jodah, is a local, efficient, and reliable dental supplies company. More information on the GSSF can be found on its w e b s i t e : w w w. G u y a n a SportShooting.com.

Peter Prendergast raps with some of the local Instructors during the programme. FIFA’s affiliate, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is one of the few nations in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) that has been facilitating the FIFA-Referee Assistance Programme (RAP) for consecutive years and according to FIFA’s Technical Instructor of the RAP, Peter Prendergast, nine consecutive years has seen progress in the level of officiating in the country. That was noted during an invited comment from the Jamaican Prendergast at the close of the five-day RAP seminar at the Critchlow Labour College, yesterday. “This is the best that we have had in terms of the organisation and certainly the best level of instructions by

the local instructors in the training which had 35 participants, so it was really well done”, Prendergast told Kaieteur Sport yesterday afternoon. When weighing the pros and cons, Prendergast highlighted that, “The physical capacity, their willingness to learn and execute are the main positives of the local officials while there is room for improvement in the support the officials receive; more support in terms of training courses both locally and regionally.” He elaborated that an entire recruitment drive which will increase the number of referees that are servicing the game in G u y a n a i s d e s p e rately

needed stating Guyana does not have enough competition among referees due to the low numbers so if an official fails a fitness test for instance, that official will still be called to a game, regardless. Prendergast posited that the lack of support for match officials is not so irregular in the CFU: “It’s a common situation among the region where referees are treated as the bastard child and we need to change that culture because the referees are a part of the game and should be seen as such and treated as such.” The RAP is a capacity building programme which seeks to create uniformity among referees and enable same to meet the demands of the game.

Tons from Bookie & Savory power Cops...

Dr. Pravesh Harry, Director of DIG Inc. (2nd left) hands over cheque to GSSF Treasurer Mr. Ray Beharry. GSSF Director Mr. David Dharry (right) and DIG Inc’s Company Secretary, Dr.Jodah (left) shares the moment .

From page 33 decorated with 12 sixes and five fours took the score to 169 before Bookie ran past offspinner Shivrattan Chad who was belatedly introduced into the attack and who looked the best of the MSC bowlers. Adams (45) was removed by Shaquille Mosley at 246-3 as the runs feast continued while Pernell London weighed in with unbeaten 62 with four sixes and five fours as sixes rained at DCC. MSC were on the verge of forfeiting the match when they ran out of balls which were lost when they were hit over the ground and Police could have been charged with assault with a deadly weapon as their batters caused the MSC bowlers much pain in the drawn match.

At Everest, TSC resumed yesterday on 491 and fell for 102 with Adrian Hinds (33) and Keon Morris (16) offering token resistance as Dwayne Dodson (3-12), Darrian Douglas, Dennis Haywood and Ershad Ali picking up two wickets each. Batting a second time UG made 250 with Lloyd George supporting Stephenson with 39 and Ray Newton chipping in with 28. Frauchot Duncan-Clarke followed up his five wickets in the first innings with 3-48 while Skipper Kevin Ross (3-85) and Ewart Samuels (2-19) did the damage for TSC who were 31-1 when the game ended in a draw. UG faces DCC and Police comes up against GNIC in the semi-finals which are set for this weekend.