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Cold blooded teen killers…

Schoolboy bragged in village about murdering pensioner - lads, aged 15, already had criminal records shattering his spine and sustaining head injuries. Leaving the old man dead in his yard, the young killers then entered and ransacked the dead man’s house. Police said that they are still unsure what valuables the teen killers took.

By Michael Jordan Who? Why? Who, detectives wondered, had battered 72-yearold Krishnachand Dabee to death in his property? Why was the act carried out? After all, persons who knew 72-year-old Krishnachand and 67-yearold Bernice Dabee knew that they did not keep large sums of cash in their home. The answers to these questions, sources say, came out of the mouth of one of Mr. Dabee’s killers. Days after Mr. Dabee was found murdered in his Annandale, East Coast Demerara yard, a 15-year-old schoolboy, living in a the nearby village of Buxton, began bragging that he and a friend had carried out the act. Some concerned villagers contacted the police, and last Friday, they arrested the 15year-old at a city school that he attends. They also detained the friend. Police are to seek legal advice today and they are likely to appear in court shortly. PLOTTED THE KILLING According to police sources, one boy invited the other to “go on a wock.” That “wock” was to enter the

Krishnachand Dabee Dabee’s house and rob the couple. At the time, Mr. Dabee was living alone, since his ailing wife was in a nursing home. The one who was approached reportedly said, “We don’t like go pun dem wock, when we go pun dem wock, they (the victims) don’t come out alive.” Nevertheless, the two 15year-old boys agreed to rob Mr. Daybee. DRAGGED FROM HIS BANNISTER While one boy acted as the lookout, the other scaled the Dabee’s fence and pounced when the pensioner came outside his house. The boy reportedly dragged Mr. Dabee from his banister. The old man fell heavily,

CRIMINAL RECORDS But this was not the first time that the two alleged killers have been implicated in serious crimes. One teen, who attends a city school, was previously charged with stealing cash belonging to a church from his grandfather, who is a pastor. Although the culprit was charged, his grandfather caused the matter to be dismissed. “After that, we kept him under surveillance and had him reporting to the station ever week,” a police official said. Kaieteur News understands that after Mr. Dabee was murdered, the lad’s grandfather had expressed concern that his grandson might be involved. Police said that the lad’s accomplice and others were charged for allegedly robbing a prison officer. However, the rank reportedly declined to give further evidence. One lad lives with his grandmother, and the other with his mother.

The slain pensioner’s house One police investigation said that he is “not surprised” at the age of Mr. Dabee’s killers. “The older ones (criminals) are trying to avoid (killing), but the younger ones do whatever they (feel) they have to do.” Family members found Dabee’s lifeless and battered body in his yard on August 27, after repeatedly trying to contact him by phone. The pensioner was found lying at the bottom of the back stairs of his two storey, wooden house. His body bore injuries to the head and near the right eye. There were bloodstains on the ground next to a water barrel where the body was found. A huge, bloodstained

stone was also found near the body. Mr. Dabee appeared to be the victim of robbers, since his house was ransacked. Relatives made the gruesome discovery after visiting Dabee, who had failed to turn up earlier in the day to visit his wife, 67-year old Bernice Dabee at the Mercy Care Residence. Ramona Johnson, his daughter, and her husband, Leon Johnson, had arrived at his house with a meal for the elderly man. Mr. Dabee’s son-in-law said that when they arrived at the house around 17:15 hrs, the gate was locked and the lights were still on. Because he had not responded to their phone calls,

they had assumed that he was either in the bathroom or in the yard. After standing at the gate and calling repeatedly, the couple went to the Vigilance Police Station to express their concerns. Returning to the home with a policeman, the visitors broke the lock on the gate and entered. They then found the pensioner’s body. A month before the tragedy, thieves broke into the house and tied up, beat and robbed the couple. This left Mrs. Dabee so traumatised that relative placed her in the Mercy Care Residence, since the elderly woman refused to go back into the house.

Husband dodges cops trying to serve restraining order A cat-and mouse situation is playing out at KuruKururu, on the Soesdyke/Linden highway, where an alleged drug addicted and abusive husband is reportedly dodging from police ranks who are trying to serve a restraining order on him. Because the order is still to be served, his wife, a 56 year old cake decorator and a mother of nine, said she is forced to live under the same roof with her spouse. She alleged that due to his drug habit, her husband would often become violent. Her eldest son, a UG graduate, often would act in her defence but this provides little comfort since she is worried that her worst fear will manifest. She recalled a story which this publication had covered

- sneaks into victim’s home at nightfall on its front page a week ago of a son slaughtered by his own father, as he stood in defence of his mother, during a heated confrontation. While the woman claims that police ranks have refused to serve the restraining order, a senior police official said she is being “less than honest” in making this claim. The official said that after the woman filed a complaint with him, he instructed ranks at the Timehri Police Station to ensure that the restraining order was served. But he stated that the husband, a seemingly ‘shifty’ individual, was never at home when the ranks visited. But the woman has claimed that for the past three months, she has been trying

to get police ranks at the Kuru Kururu Police Station to serve the restraining order before her spouse kills her and the children. Only once in three months did they visit her home but the spouse was not around. The police never returned, she added. She alleged that on her last visit to the Kuru- Kururu Police Station, she became desperate over the ranks reluctance to act. “I even give them rudeness and said to them, y’all waiting to find my body then yall gon come. I aint want y’all come then”. She even said that female police ranks on duty are of no help. The woman also claimed that the slothfulness of police

to enforce the Magistrate’s protection order has prevented her from working from home. This has reduced her income and sending her children to school nearly impossible. She said none of her children have returned to school at the start of the September term. Yesterday, the woman said that the situation remains unchanged, and informed Kaieteur News that she realises that it is difficult for the police to serve the protection order given that her husband usually returns very late at night. “It is now in the hands of the Lord” she exclaimed, as she prepares for their next court date on 21 September.

Jacqueline Daniels: The alleged victim holding Restraining Order

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

EDITORIAL

BREXIT AT A CROSSROAD

Separation from integration processes among groups of countries can be problematic just as in marriages or relationships. Sometimes the separation is orderly and amicable, such as Jamaica’s departure from the West Indies Federation. But it can be extremely difficult as is the case with Brexit. Eighteen months ago, a referendum was held in Britain on June 23, 2016 in which 51.9 percent of Brits voted to leave the European Union (EU). Since then, some progress has been slow and both sides seem frustrated over some unresolved issues. Among them is the demand by the European Union (EU) for Britain to pay billions of pounds to the EU. Then there is the border problem between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Third, the EU has refused to discuss trade until the Irish border issue is resolved because any trade deal without a settlement of the border will allow Britain to have the same benefits as being in the EU. If there is no agreement on the border issue, trade would be based on the rules of the World Trade Organization. And the fourth is the status and rights of the 1.2 million British people living in Europe and the 3.2 million Europeans living in the United Kingdom (UK), of which 80 percent of them will be eligible for permanent residence by the 2019 exit date. However, Britain’s withdrawal from the EU is mired in uncertainty because it is the first country to leave the bloc, which means that the process is untested. Meanwhile, as the negotiations proceed, the economic growth rate in the UK has deteriorated, its currency (pound) has dropped and the financial sector is haemorrhaging. Experts have predicted that Brexit could erode the role of London as a premier international financial centre and catapult the world’s fifth largest economy into crisis with the loss of jobs, taxes and other revenue. However, recent polls in the UK have shown that a majority is now opposed to Britain leaving the EU. Scotland and Ireland are against leaving the EU, and could opt out if the deal does not suit them. This could mean the end of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Several people, including former Prime Minister Tony Blair has suggested that the UK could change its position and remain in the EU. His opinion has gained popular support as the public became aware of the cost and difficulties of Brexit. Similar views were expressed by several constitutional relations experts such as Scotland’s Minister of Business and Constitutional Affairs, Michael Russell and the current President of the EU Council, Donald Tusk. France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel have expressed similar views. Others, have claimed that the law is not totally clear on this, but there are some wiggle room. Britain’s Justice Secretary, Elizabeth Truss opined that once Article 50 is triggered, the process is irrevocable and the UK Supreme Court has concurred. But Britain could indeed change its mind and remain in the EU as stipulated in Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty which establishes guidelines for entry and exit into the union. However, the most pronounced viewpoint on Brexit came from the British Ambassador to the EU from 1990 to 1995 and author of Article 50 Lord John Kerr, who said: Britain can change its mind while the process is going on. According to Lord Kerr, the British people have a right to know that reconciliation is still possible and they should not be misled into believing otherwise because there is nothing in Article 50 to prevent Britain from reversing its decision to leave the EU. The House of Lords was given the same advice by its legal counsel. However, Prime Minister Theresa May, who is under heavy pressure to please right-wing members of her Conservative Party who supported Brexit has explicitly stated that a political decision has been made for Britain to exit the EU and there can be no turning back. Brexit is at a crossroad.

LINDEN DESERVES BETTER DEAR EDITOR, As an avid reader of the dailies newspapers I come across many interesting, intriguing and sometimes shocking stories that cause one to pause and ask the question, “Is this for real?” One such story, was captured in the Chronicle newspaper under the caption “APNU runs off successful primaries for Linden LGE candidates” September 11, 2018. When? Where? What time? Those are some of the questions I as a resident of this community would like answered. The fact that this was done and the majority of our residents including myself were unaware, gives an indication of several things. One, Guyana Elections Commission has done a very poor job of sensitizing the people about local government elections and more importantly the parties of APNU who held these primaries, also failed to inform the people of the different constituencies of these so called “successful primaries” and the dismissal turn out is the evidences of this truth. This community Mr. Editor, has a voting population of over 20,000 registered voters and this article has made several interesting discoveries and revelations that cannot go unnoticed.

Firstly, Minister Valerie Patterson Yearwood is the campaign manager for the APNU in Linden. How many people before now, knew of this decision? What happened to Minister Broomes who was in charge? If there was need for a change, why were we in this community not informed and moreover why Minister Valerie Patterson Yearwood, why her? Is this for a blood lineage, her sister, now her? I ask those questions not because I have anything personal against her, but because that is a question many others like myself have asked. Minister Valerie is seldom in Linden due to her work commitments, her very visible physical challenges will pose some difficulties and quite frankly Mr. Editor, this community needs to see new emerging leadership. This community is tired of the same old faces and we know them because we’ve seen them time and again. One was most recently reinstated as chairman of the Linden Hospital board, why? Why do we keep recycling these some old people for leadership positions in Linden, when we have many others? It’s time for a change, we need new and fresh faces. We need some young and intelligent people with refreshing ideas.

Secondly, the statements the minister made when she said “The process gave the voter population within the communities the opportunity to select who they want to represent their constituencies at the upcoming LGE” and “she described the process as an orderly one and was most impressed with the “high voter turnout”, is most astonishing. Really minister? I am convinced Mr. Editor, that the APNU campaign manager for Linden has been out of Linden for far too long and is out of touch with the happenings and more over the realities in this community/ town. A town with a registered voting population of over 20,000 people and the campaign manager is happy with the combined votes of the eight constituencies within the township of a mere 400 voters who participated, less than three percent (3%) of the voting population. This leaves me in a place of shock and awe. The APNU campaign manager, the one who is in charge of a team for these important elections in her party’s strongest support base, should not be happy with such a significantly low turnout out at the primaries held. She should be embarrassed to say the least. With less than three percent turnout rate, did the people really have an

opportunity to choose their representatives? These indicators have shown in a major way, the quality of leadership of the APNU in Linden, the disinterest of our people/ supporters and the level of work that has to be done with the party and most importantly, the dire need for newness of ideas and leadership in Linden and Region Ten. Leadership with the ability to enthuse and organize the people for and increase voter turnout on Election Day and most importantly for a convincing victory at the polls. At the LGE to take place weeks ahead, I will be voting, but not for the candidates who were selected and put to a three percent of the voting population to represent my interest, my constituency and by extension my town. Better is needed and certainly a change must come and these political parties contesting these polls including the AFC and the PPP need to come with something new because I have heard it all before and all of them were given a chance and guess what, you didn’t deliver. Is it now time for something new, something fresh? We deserve better, God knows, Linden it’s time, be local, be vocal. Yours faithful, Ms Justice Welcome

Continuous mistreatment of students and staff at the Guyana School of Agriculture DEAR EDITOR, I had held back my pen for quite a while now expecting changes to occur but oh my goodness! Maybe I was expecting too much with the same Management in place. These guys apparently don’t realize that with all the technology available you have to be extremely careful otherwise conversations and other things be placed on social media or some media. Let’s get to this, there is severe favoritism at the Guyana School of Agriculture which also results in some students being victimized. I would just elucidate a few of the issues and you’ll decide. Several students have been reported to be involved in the use of Marijuana. Some were caught with the substance while some admitted using it. Others were recorded and sent to the Director of Administration. The cases were all investigated and the students were all found wanting. The result was that

a few of the students were expelled while others were allowed to continue their course. My question to this Mr. Editor is, “Why were some expelled while others were not when the investigation revealed that they were all culpable?” In the crew that were not expelled there is a guy that disappointingly is the son of a senior Veterinarian. This senior Veterinarian I understand had to beg the Director not to go to jail when an investigation was done and found him to be wanting based on the information that Mr. Paul John had put forth in his letters. So, these guys were not expelled so as to do a favor to the senior Vet’s son who spent three years at the institution to do a two-year course and can’t graduate as yet even though he was given so many chances through several re -sit exams. The other persons that were expelled were children of poor parents. Some were

sponsored by PSM. Not to say they should not be disciplined. My argument is that what goes for one must go for all. The rule should be clear and it should be applied across the board. The other sad part about that is that all of the persons identified were repeat offenders so there was no chance of saying this is first offence for one set and the next time they will be expelled. Internet issues Mr. Editor, could these guys in management be real? Students have so many assignments to do that requires research on the internet and the internet provided is dead slow plus they have to compete with over a hundred and seventy others, all at once. Why don’t these guys use some of the money the students pay so they can set up blaze high speed instead of waiting on free E-Governance and still using DSL in some places? Cafeteria and food issues There is need for improvement in the behaviour

of staff. Some are still cursing around students and speaking ‘any how’ to them. While all this is said, I, as a former student that is well informed, know that the Cafeteria has no one directly in charge of them. They have no supervisor or manager; no one to give proper guidance. No menu is up. Nothing to show anything about balanced diet and what students should be taking. Someone said the Director prefers one person over the other for the position of supervisor even though there is someone senior to her. This has been causing much frustration and the persons in charge of the shifts seems to be taking it out on the staff and it obviously spills over to the students. General treatment issue Mr. Editor, it is my firm belief that young adults should be treated not like little children. While some are still immature and need guidance there are others who have been maintaining level heads. Continued on page 6

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Crawford should be disbarred Democracy should not be trampled DEAR EDITOR, Woe unto the inexcusable man, perplexed I am of Attorney-at-Law Ryan Crawford. It seems within the general public that Ryan’s perplexity of comprehension is hard to believe and his colleagues are obviously oblivious or demented with worry. A Police rank was preforming normal routine checks at the said time one Attorney-at-Law Ryan Crawford was stopped for routine checks because of his “tinted motor vehicle” within the Laws that govern this country. “Prohibition of Tinted Glass contravention of Section 103 (A)(1) Contrary to Section 103 (ii) of the Motor vehicles and road traffic Act Chapter 51:02 as was amended by 01/1998”. I vehemently believe it’s prudent that it is within

our existing law that an offence has been committed provided that the person committing such act does not fulfill the requirements of having tinted glass despite the legislations governing this. There is also precedence of other offences such as “indecent Language…” He should be charged for the offences he had committed; the reason is vivid. He was driving his Motor vehicle with tinted glass in such a manner as to obstruct the identification of the driver or persons in the said motor vehicle. The narcissistic Ryan became annoyed with the police when he was asked to produced his driver’s licence. Under the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act Part V Chapter 51:02 “any person driving a motor vehicle on a

road including any person who supervises that person whilst driving shall on being so required by a police constable, produce his licence for examination, so as to enable the police constable to ascertain the name and address of the holder. Who fails so to do shall be guilty of an offence...” Flamboyant as he seems he became pompous. “I am an attorney; you can go and tell each and every one of the Commanders, the President and the Vice President, you go and tell them whoever you want…” I do not know about anyone else but I am dumfounded to know one that has a reputation, disrespected the vanguard and epitomized men that are working hard to build this great nation. He was arrogant and condescending and should be disbarred. An angry Guyanese

Remembering the iconic GCC Ground, Bourda DEAR EDITOR, While at Secondary School when it was cricket season we would get half days so we could go and enjoy watching the great West Indian team play at the famous Bourda ground in Georgetown. This was the time of Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd and Malcolm Marshall. The only disappointment back then was the condition of the schoolboys’ pavilion. However, the opportunity to see a great match would eclipse the problems of the time. There might have been a shortage of certain food items, running water and electricity, but there was never a shortage of a good time. We would all relish the opportunity to be outside enjoying the cricket with our school friends and it was great motivation for upcoming interclass and inter-house school cricket competitions. What was amazing is that while under the PNC the boys would comment that the government doesn’t even fix the stand.

Then came the PPP and they went so far as to move the main cricket ground out of town away from most of the children, making it difficult for many to have time to catch the match and creating the need to pay bus fare to go far to watch cricket with their school friends. Remember back when Bourda was the place for the matches? Bicycle was still king. They forgot about us and themselves again. Now the new App is in place with APNU and the pleasure of going to Bourda to see a great match has still not returned and was overlooked to create Durban Park instead, much less having a great school boy stand or pavilion to enjoy. Yet again they forgot about us and themselves. Unfortunately for some, our childhood joys seem to escape us. Fond memories of those days are a great guide on the road of life. It’s quite eye opening how the little things that were important to all of us before seem to fall to the

wayside when some of us grow older and focus on the good life in terms of financial reward. If given a bit of thought and reflection many would realize how simple it could be to have the city vibrant and full of life again with the great game of cricket in a well maintained historic venue. It was supposed to be an important part of our culture, a great part of our history and a significant historical site for outsiders to behold. After all, this was the g r o u n d w h e r e t h e We s t Indies made history repeatedly and dominated for over a decade. Maybe these little, but important things get too easily lost with the “in with the new and out with the old” way of doing things. Those who have had the pleasure of enjoying the intimate setting of Bourda Cricket Ground and have seen some of the greats play there would always look forward to its return. Best regards, Jamil Changlee

DEAR EDITOR, ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for Justice. They shall be satisfied.” This is a quotation from the Bible that can be found on the big white rock next to the huge grey cross outside the St. Stanislaus College school compound on Brickdam. While most of us just walk past without wondering, the students who attended St. Stanislaus College in the eighties always knew that the school suffered a huge sacrifice in this nation’s struggle for democracy. The rock is in memory of the ultimate sacrifice paid by Father Darke. As a child growing up during tumultuous times in Guyana, we always had in our home a newspaper called the Catholic Standard, a vanguard for democracy and principle. As a people, as a nation, we must not forget the price that was paid for democracy and freedom and we must never forget our heroes those who paid with their lives for our freedom. We must not forget the value of democracy and the reason that we fight so hard for it. It is an essential foundation of political and economic stability. Participation in Free and Fair elections is the cornerstone by which we, the people, express our consent to be governed. This right was not handed to us on a platter by President Carter in 1992. We had to fight for this right to free and fair elections. While the children watched in awe and in fear during the long years of the PNC dictatorship, the upright citizens of this country waged a war against injustice and paid a heavy price for the freedoms that we now enjoy. The people of this country cannot therefore offer a lukewarm response when our hard-earned freedoms are threatened. The first dent that President Granger put on our confidence was in handpicking a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The Guyana Elections Commission provides the

mechanism through which the will of the people is determined. Our political culture demands consensus in the choice of a Chairman of GECOM. Political culture is important because it represents our collective standards, values, virtues and wisdom – it is what we embody as a people. It is what the children learn from the adults and it represents our baseline of standards - what we stand for as a nation – without it having to be articulated expressly. The people of this country are trying to improve political culture and take it to higher standards. Trampling of hard-earned political culture is the work of the ignorant. Ignorance must not rule over us, nor must the Ignorant be given an opportunity to rule in the future, for the consequences of Political power in the hands of the Ignorant are already well known to us. We need skilled, competent leaders who are invested in service to the people. If there is one thing that we know well in this country, it is that politicians speak with forked tongues. We must therefore interrogate their utterances. Politicians must prove to us that they are genuine. We must not ingenuously believe them when they speak. President Granger made a grand speech about Local Government Elections (LGE). He said LGE is important to social cohesion. It is an entitlement of the people and it is our right to select leaders and, on that basis, he therefore cannot postpone LGE. So the President asserts that his push for LGE is because it is a right and that he is doing it for the benefit of the People and to improve social cohesion. However, the President’s claims are occurring against a backdrop of evidence that shows that there are certain glitches in the matrix. Four Miles, a community located in Region One, made a huge shout out to the Guyanese public at the end of August that the APNU/AFC coalition government is pushing to form a CDC in titled

Amerindian land (Guyana Times, 30th August, 2018). What is going on here and what does this glitch in the matrix signify? This assault on the Amerindian people was not only against political culture, but it is against the law. The APNU/AFC coalition continues to pursue its agenda as if it is above the law. This continuous aggravation by politicians against the people of this country is not appreciated. We elect statesmen and women to uphold the law and maintain and improve political stability, not to trample it. Further, Citizens Report (June 13,2018), informed the public that the APNU/AFC coalition clandestinely changed two Amerindian Village Councils into Neighbourhood Democratic Councils without consulting the Toshaos or residents of Aranaputa and Annai. Another glitch in the matrix was the clash between President Granger and the National Toshaos’ Council on Amerindian land rights. Anna Correia, in her article in the Guyana Times (April 9, 2017), asserted that this clash is part of a larger PNC philosophy geared to crush multiculturalism. Diversity is recognized world-wide as a virtue and a natural law that protects the human species against extinction. A fourth glitch in the matrix was the accusation, and the evidence provided, by the PPP/C that gerrymandering of the boundaries was taking place. Minister Bulkan has subsequently accused the PPP/C of trying to delay the LGE. Well, we don’t believe the Minister. The PPP/C has a valid claim. Maybe what can help us to understand President Granger’s resentment against the Amerindian people, his urgency for LGE and the motivation behind the gerrymandering is the opening paragraph of his article (on sale at Austin’s for $400) titled ‘Guyana’s Military Veterans.’ The paragraph begins with a sub-title: Promised Land. And continues thus: “In October, 1970, Forbes Burnham, Prime Minister of Continued on page 6

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Putting context to integrity, relative to Granger’s leadership DEAR EDITOR, I find a recent missive in “Hinds sight” captioned, “Granger’s candidacy in 2020. A mixed bag”, a more provocative than altruistic in reality. Dr Hinds gives my head a pendulum swing on the meaning of integrity, for writing, “Granger’s strength is his personal integrity, which in our political environment is a tremendous asset.” To regain my center of gravity, I was compelled to check the meaning of integrity

from all three versions of my dictionaries. Basically, I got, “the quality of having strong moral principles”. So I delved to “moral”. The dictionary gives me, “concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour”. I don’t see any complexity in this definition so I sought to put context to Granger’s action since his ascension to the presidency, relative to Hinds’s pontification of his integrity. At his swearing in,

Granger was required to hold aloft a Holy Book and repeat, “I will honor, uphold and preserve the constitution of the cooperative republic of Guyana.” Did we get that from him? I think not. As early as May 2015 he instructed a constitutionally enshrined independent Public Service Commission to cease operation. Then he moved on to revoke the leases of a few farmers in Berbice, which the CJ denounced in court as unconstitutional.

Men get abused by women with seeming impunity DEAR EDITOR, I would like to highlight a very serious situation that is prevalent in Guyana - the abuse of Guyanese men by Guyanese women. When many men report they are being abused or threatened with violence, many times the police at our police stations openly mock the males who make those reports. Often, the police give assurance that the complaints will be investigated but no action is taken.

About two weeks ago a male complained to the police at the Wismar police station about abuse at his premises and in public; he was even threatened with violence. The woman was never contacted by the police. When the male reported to the police at Wismar station that he is still being molested, ranks at the station mocked the male that complained. The abusive woman was found guilty of wounding some time ago. She also boasts she has connections

with the police. The abused male will be seeking intervention from the Commander at Linden and it will be interesting to see what develops from the matter. One of the reasons for the high incidence of male abuse of women is due to men not getting fair treatment when they make reports at our police stations. I sincerely hope our Commissioner of Police will tackle the serious problem of women abuse of men. Concerned Guyanese

Who is the uncaring one? DEAR EDITOR, Thank you for affording me a space in your newspaper to pen this letter in reply to the Junior Minister Of Social Protection article dated 2nd September, 2018 in Stabroek News captioned “Striking teachers are selfish, uncaring.” I find the Minister’s statement appalling since him being a teacher by profession he has always been known to be on the side of teachers by supporting their struggle; he has now switched gear since the shoe is on the other foot. Talk about selling one’s soul to gain the world. The statement “We do not sacrifice children. Children must not be used as pawns our responsibility must be to put children first, we can’t discard our care of them because we want a lil money.” How hypocritical of him, being the Minister of Social Protection and being a father abandoned his own child when he walked out on him at

the tender age of nine years. For the past eight and a half years he has no knowledge of how that child is living or being educated. Three years ago that child who carries his name asked him to assist him with a laptop to do research for school assignments, the Minister’s response to his child was and I quote “the same answers you will get on the computer count your fingers and you will get the same answers.” He has stopped communicating with the child since. Tell me who is selfish, cheap and uncaring. Now he wants to tar the teachers-

whose remuneration is nothing but an insult to their profession –with his brush. I shudder to think that such a blind guide with ice water in his veins was tasked with being a mediator. Judging from his pompous arrogant statements which is riddled with lunacy is a clear indication that he is power drunk. Is he fit and proper to be in public office earning a fat salary and boasting about it? My advice to him is to resign before you continue to embarrass yourself and your office any further. Deborah Ackloo

APOSTASY IS A FALLING AWAY DEAR EDITOR, With the recent pronouncement by Ireland and Argentina (both strong Catholic Nations) that they want a separation of Church and State as well as the recent sex scandals afflicting the Catholic Church I believe that The Great Apostasy is upon us. It is clear that these events will lead to a Great Falling away from the Churches (A Great Apostasy) which will create the conditions ripe for a Famine for the Word of God. What can we do in these situations? We can continue to trust in the Eternal God whose only begotten Son is Jesus Christ. Those who love Jesus Christ with their heart will need to resists the temptation to fall away. The end result of all this is that we will see who loves Jesus Christ (hence, the Eternal God) with their hearts and who loves Him with their head. Yours Faithfully Sean Ori

He then went against a procedure that had been adhered to for 23 years, the Carter/ Price formula for the appointment of Gecom chairman and unilaterally appoints 84-year-old Patterson to Gecom Chair, while he had previously asked two younger men, PCA and PUC chairmen to retire because they were too old. Do the above actions of Granger show him to be conducive to be, “concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour?” (definition of moral) I think not. I am flabbergasted at Dr. Hinds for writing, “Granger’s strength is his personal integrity.” I wonder if Dr. Hinds uses

the same dictionary that I use, or is he on a mission to conjure back his column at the Chronicle? Constitutional matters aside! The Auditor General is still waiting for the audited figures of cost estimated at close to one billion dollars for the controversial D’Urban Park from Granger’s coalition. Ten million per month continues to be paid for the rent of the controversial Sussex Street bond. Sole sourcing of over $500 million of pharmaceuticals without the going through the orthodox tendering process, are just a few highly questionable actions that had razed the public’s confidence in the coalition.

Silence or inaction is construed as a sign of acceptance. Could Granger’s silence on these matters be alluded to his integrity? I think not. Leaders with integrity do not condone “wrong behaviour” from the people they entrust to do a job. When the signing bonus letter surfaced after the Coalition’s vehement denial of the existence of a signing bonus, Granger’s response was, “I did it.” That was a show of autocracy- not integrity. If Dr. Hinds gets the authority to rewrite the English dictionary, I don’t think I would be needing a copy. Rudolph Singh

Continuous mistreatment of... From page 4 Guidance is what young people need, not policing. How about trying to teach the students about moral and sex education rather than being suspicious of them. Students have to put up with that, the invention of new rules by a few and all sorts of other things. There is a feeling that it’s a jail. You are being told when to go and study and the list continues. In my opinion this exerts a lot of unnecessary pressure on persons and it makes it difficult for them to perform optimally. As a former student I can safely say if the current Management remains in place it will be hell for new students since all that takes place is micro management. The rubberstamp CEO and his Director of Administration should get a special course on Management. The CEO/ Facilitator and the Director of Administration are constantly looking into students having relationship and they have several watchdogs feeding them with information. These people already have so much work to do during the day now they are put in a position to see

who trying to copulate and make babies. All of that is going on and Allen and Greenidge failing to look at student’s welfare. We had no proper beds, we had no proper internet service until lately. Efforts are now being made. One computer in the library that the almost two hundred students have to compete for. One functional printer in the registry, none in the library. Majority of the books in the library are dated. In fact, many are there since relatives of mine were there over thirty years ago. We have had to deal with so much water problems. NAREI’s well break down and we get problems with water to bathe. I don’t know why they don’t consult the Government regarding setting up a well since it’s a Government agency and has need for a lot of water on a continuous basis. The well will solve the problem they are getting with water especially in the dry season. Mr. Editor, I would want to suggest that the authorities pay attention to these things so that the students that graduate from the Guyana School of Agriculture come out as students that are

informed and also have some practical experience with up to date techniques in Agriculture instead of the primitive or almost primitive methods that were being thought to us. Most of us when we leave the institution all we know to do is fetch stuff, water plants, shovel feces. One credit, we are taught how to drive tractor but a few get to operate the tractor with implement. It would be remiss of me not to mention that these improvements cannot occur with the current management. I just have to be frank; the current Management lacks vision. It seems as the only thing they see is which next student to suspend or expel or which staff to fire. The staff has no representative, the students have no representative, what is the Guyana School of Agriculture turning to? Why is the Granger administration not investigating? Yes they can’t do witch hunting but please, after all the letters and no response one does not have to go to school to recognize that something is wrong and needs fixing. Amanda B.

Democracy should not be.... From page 5 Defence and Chairman of the Guyana Defence Board reiterated his pledge that all military veterans would be entitled to a grant of state land once they had retired honourably from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).” The speech of Forbes Burnham “..I made an offer to the GDF that any longserving GDF men, and women too, who retired or left the service honourably…would be given an opportunity, if they wish, along with

others, to have control of large plots of land in the hinterland for development, agriculture, particularly, though there is no objection to other forms of use of the land.” Granger continued in his writing “..four Defence Ministers, and 28 years later, no land settlement scheme has materialized and the misplaced satisfaction of military veterans has turned to scepticism.” So, maybe President Granger’s passion for LGE is not so much for upholding

the rights of the citizens, but for a dream for Amerindian lands crafted before many of us were born in an era of state control and dictatorship. If so, the Government is pursuing an agenda outside of the responsibilities given to it by the citizens of this nation. No government must feel that the people of this country are without courage, for thirst and hunger for justice flows through our veins and a passion for righteousness ignites our heart. Sincerely, Sandra Khan

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Int’l tax agency to sharpen GRA’s skills in detecting any scams used by oil operators By Kiana Wilburg The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is gearing for a round of meticulous training from the Inter-American Centre of Tax Administration, an international agency that is versed in detecting any petroleum scheme used by oil operators. This was confirmed recently with GRA’s Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia. Kaieteur News understands that the Centre will provide GRA with a general overview of the oil and gas industry, information on tax regimes and tax models. As it relates to tax and contractual issues, GRA will be given a crash course in tax and contractual compliance, commodity pricing, ring fencing and transfer pricing. Other issues to be discussed include: tax administration structure and procedures, tax risk assessment and evaluation and tax audit procedures.

UNDP MAKES APPEAL A report that was commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and prepared by Oil and Gas Consultant, Anthony Paul, calls on the government of Guyana to have future oil deals subjected to strict ringfencing provisions. The ring-fencing arrangement ensures that the government’s revenue from the Stabroek Block is calculated based on each field or well separately. In Guyana’s Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil, there are no ring-fencing provisions. This means that costs from one well, whether productive or not, can be carried over to other wells. Paul in the UNDP report notes that Guyana must guard against this in future contracts. The Local Content Expert also notes that the government must require where there is no prior commitment, a new model licence, asserting that it will be subject to new laws and regulations. He

said that government must require signature bonuses, retain equity in all new licences, and seek early or aggressive relinquishment clauses. WORLD BANK WARNS Governments which are new to the oil and gas industry are often obsessed with one thing—billions in revenue. With such clouded judgment, issues like adequate ring-fencing provisions quickly fade into the background of nothingness. More than 80 countries worldwide have not only paid dearly for such a mistake, but the future of their governments and generations to come will be haunted by it. The painful economic lessons learnt by these nations were adequately summed up by the World Bank in one of its many reports on the sticky issues of oil and gas exploration. In one of its documents, Fiscal Systems for Hydrocarbons, the World Bank explains that ring-fencing is an

Guyana, TT to sign Energy MoU this week After some weeks of planning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley, is scheduled to be in Guyana for two days, Wednesday and Thursday, to facilitate the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Energy. This was revealed yesterday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a missive to the media, the Ministry said that during the visit, Prime Minister Rowley and President David Granger will discuss a wide range of matters of interest to both States, including energy sector cooperation, agriculture and security. The Ministry also said that the meeting will be followed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Energy Sector Cooperation between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. The non-binding MOU will outline a number of sector-specific areas of possible cooperation between the two countries and will be publicized when it has been signed. Five Ministers of the Trinidad and Tobago Government are expected to accompany the Prime Minister. The Foreign Affairs Ministry said that this working visit is part of ongoing efforts to foster greater dialogue aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two

– Foreign Affairs Ministry

President David Granger CARICOM Member States. GCCI CONCERNED A few days ago, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) expressed worry over the Energy Agreement that the Government is poised to sign with Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley. Even if the CARICOM member does not get to refine Guyana’s oil, the Memorandum of Understanding is expected to pave the way for TT oil firms to participate in Guyana’s oil sector. The Chamber called for the government to put a hold on this signing until it can make the document public.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley According to GCCI’s President, Deodat Indar, the Chamber is not “anti-TT” but it needs to see if the agreement will have dire consequences for the private sector. Indar said, “We have signed MoUs with lots of nations but in specific ways, ways in which we can learn from them and get transfer of skills. This Energy Agreement with TT is different. We don’t know the language in this MoU…I am asking the government to put a hold on it before it hurts the private sector…” The GCCI President added, “We want to see it before anything is signed. This (Continued on page 10)

industry-specific feature. This refers to the demarcation of taxable entities. The World Bank said that while corporate income tax normally applies at company level in the petroleum sector, the taxable entity is often the contract area or the individual project. When ring fencing applies at contract area or project level, income derived from one area/one project cannot be offset against losses from another area/project. Another type of ring fencing separates upstream from downstream operations. Usually, all costs associated with a given block or license must be recovered from revenue generated within that block: the block is ring fenced. The World Bank emphasized that the objective of ring fencing is to protect the level of current tax revenue and, to some extent, level the playing field by treating newcomers and existing investors equally. It noted that the disadvantage of ring fencing is that it does not incentivize exploration and investment activities. The Bank stated however, “by allowing costs

GRA’s Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia to cross the fence, the host government may end up subsidizing unsuccessful exploration.” More in this regard can be read by following this link: ( h t t p s : / / openknowledge.worldbank.org/ bitstream/handle/10986/6746/ 4 0 9 0 2 0 PA P E R 0 F i 1 C 0 disclosed0Sept0181.pdf? sequence=1). GRA’S POSITION Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia like

many others, firmly believes that adequate ring-provisions are indeed necessary when it comes to the oil and gas sector. In this regard, Statia opined that Guyana must safeguard itself. The ring fencing provision ensures that USA oil giant, ExxonMobil cannot transfer the expenses incurred at one well to another. In Guyana’s contract with ExxonMobil, the mechanisms to safeguard against this are absent. GRA’s Commissioner General notes however, that the effects can be minimized with the right regulation, separation provisions and controls and continual audits and reviews. He said that there must be identification and isolation of activities, assets, costs and revenues for each well. Statia expressed, “Sure, Guyana must be on its guard. The principle (of ring fencing) exists in certain industries in Guyana already and GRA is taking steps to deal with this as it relates to companies which are in the habit of transferring costs as it relates to sister and related companies…”

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Presidential probe needed into operations at DPI - Staffers ...questions surface over appointments of AFC affiliates, spending

Senior officials of the Department of Public Information (DPI) were yesterday scrabbling to respond to a letter published in the press that highlighted the need for an investigation into the operations of the entity, including spending practices and hiring persons affiliated to political operatives. Several staff members who spoke with Kaieteur News have since corroborated some of the concerns expressed in the letter sent anonymously to this publication purportedly by DPI members of staff. Staffers have expressed the need for a full blown probe by President David Granger, noting that there would be political conflict if such a probe is conducted from Prime Minister Moses Nagmoottoo’s office. It was pointed out that Nagamootoo is a senior executive of the Alliance For Change (AFC). DPI is a budgetary agency under the Prime Minister’s office and is headed by the Director of Public Information, Imran Khan, who is an Executive member of the AFC. QUESTIONABLE APPOINTMENTS Further, it was noted that one of the questionable appointments is that of the

Deputy Director and Editor-inChief (EiC), Ernestine Leonard, who is the wife of Michael Leonard, the AFC’s Region 4 Chairman. Kaieteur News was told that Mr. Leonard, who sits on the board of the National Communications Network (NCN) frequents DPI offices and has on occasion had confrontations with some staff. Efforts to speak with Nagamootoo and Khan by telephone on the matter were unsuccessful. Khan later issued a statement that DPI is subject to an annual audit by the Auditor General’s Office. “We have and will continue to fully comply in this regard. DPI budget is subject to scrutiny and approval in the National Assembly. I can reveal that DPI has not sought any supplementary sums to execute its operations and is being managed within budget and with strict adherence to all procurement regulations and guidelines,” Khan stated. In the letter to the media, the staff said that they were left no other choice but to come public after all of their many complaints were being brushed aside, and because they fear that the collapse of the State entity, unless urgent intervention is made.

Staffers have also approached the Ministry of Labour, but claim that the Ministry has failed to address the issues. “We believe that the DPI is being badly mismanaged, and this has led to staff either resigning, being suspended, and the DPI being severely understaffed, and failing to attract newcomers, who, we believe, have gotten wind of the manner in which the DPI is being run,” the letter stated. One of the main issues involves the hiring of Mrs. Leonard. “Is this a case of friends hiring friends of friends? Why else would our complaints be brushed off, and the individual at the centre of these problems be given a pass, while those who raise these concerns are targeted with suspension and deduction from their salaries?” the staffers questioned. However, Khan said that it appears as though some staff members “prefer the old, outdated system of no substantive editorial team and a singular, almighty EiC, something that has been done away with.” “To operate optimally, fluidly and effectively DPI requires a competent and dynamic cadre of Communication Officers, supported by an editorial team. Not a singular

President David Granger almighty EiC,” Khan noted. SIDEARRANGEMENTS There are also questions about wastage as monies on ‘retreats’ to at least two resorts, to discuss issues pertaining to the operations of DPI. One such ‘retreat’ involved some twenty staffers, with transportation costing some $12,000 for each staffer. These ‘retreats’, staff noted, could easily have been held, without cost, at the DPI. “We believe that there has also been serious wastage of financial resources on the printing of several publications, which are sent to various regions. This has added to the massive workload of DPI staffers, many of whom work practically every day, without a day off,” staff highlighted. Khan confirmed that DPI has held training and staff development retreats at vari-

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo

Director of Public Information, Imran Khan

ous venues. According to Khan, what appears to be the vexing issue raised in the letter relating to a particular staff event is that certain members of staff were desirous of the event being hosted at a popular and exclusive resort. Khan stated that it came to his attention that certain staff members who were advised of DPI’s budget cap for such events sought to negotiate, without DPI’s knowledge or permission, a ‘side arrangement’. “The ‘side arrangement’ was that should the resort management provide DPI with severely discounted rates, they (the staff members) would, in an ‘under-thetable-quid-proquo’personally ensure the use of DPI equipment, resources and platforms to provide promotion and publicity to the resort,” Khan said. He stated that when infor-

mation on this ‘side arrangement’ came to his attention he was uncomfortable with it and caused it to be discontinued. “The event was held elsewhere, at a less glamorous facility, much to the chagrin and resistance of certain staff members who were intent on their choice of venue,” Khan noted. The DPI disclosure follows last week’s expose at the Guyana National Newspaper Limited (GNNL), the publisher of the Guyana Chronicle newspaper. Nagamootoo launched an investigation into expenditure undertaken by General Manager, Sherod Duncan, who is an executive member of the AFC. The PM also ordered an investigation into the dismissal of Financial Controller Moshamie Ramotar after financial information from the Chronicle was leaked to the media.

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PPP paying lip service to decentralized system of governance – Bulkan Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan has highlighted that there is still resistance to the continued efforts to decentralize governance through the Local Government system. Bulkan told Kaieteur News that Government has faced numerous challenges in resurrecting a ‘dead system’, pointing out that it will take time for persons to fully grasp the benefits. According to Bulkan, the Opposition, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has been part of the resistance. “The PPP does not believe in this decentralized model of governance, so they don’t want their people to enjoy this level of empowerment

because they tell themselves that they might get back into office, and once people have tasted freedom those people will be resistant and reluctant to go back to that central model of Governance that the PPP believes in,” Bulkan stated. There have been three local government elections since Guyana gained independence in 1966. The first was held in 1970, then 1994 and 2016. Bulkan has previously explained that when elections are held later this year, it will be the first time in post-colonial history that successive Local Government Elections are held as constitutionally due. The date for this year’s

LGE is November 12. At the 2016 LGE, there were 71 Local authority areas which comprised six Municipalities and 65 Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs). However, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM0 has undertaken to carry out the instructions of Bulkan to increase the areas to 80. Unhappy with the way that GECOM has redrawn new constituencies for LGE, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has mounted a legal challenge claiming that consultations should have been held with residents and political parties. Further, the PPP is contending that the

constituencies won by the PPP have been merged in some instances as part of efforts to favour A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC). However, Bulkan stated that the PPP, by their actions and track records have demonstrated to Guyana that they have no interest in democracy. The Minister said, “They (the PPP) do not believe in the system of Local Government. Nevertheless, we are forging ahead with the re-institution as well as expanding the system of Local Government. We are convinced that when people are empowered and

given the opportunity to develop their communities it will result in better managed communities.” Minister Bulkan added that everything he did was within the law and that the PPP has acknowledged that he has the authority under the law to determine the size of the council and that was all I did. “I am acting lawfully and legally and there has been no claim to the contrary. To the best of my knowledge they (the PPP) are saying that I acted undemocratically and have invoked Article 13 of the Constitution of Guyana which speaks about inclusionary democracy.” The Minister concluded,

Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan “We are following the democratic tradition. We are empowering people ultimately, for their own benefit. The PPP will either conform or step aside.”

Drunken cops behind the wheel…

Traffic official appeals to colleagues not to drive while under the influence “Don’t drive if you have been drinking.” This is the timely appeal that a senior Traffic Official is sending out to his colleagues, following recent road accidents involving police ranks under the influence. “The same advice that you would give to a civilian, is the same advice that we should follow. You can’t execute the law when you are breaking the law, or you would be sending the wrong message. “For instance, as with civilians, if you have been drinking, get a designated driver.” He said similar advice is given to ranks about drunken driving when they attend training classes. This caution comes after more and more members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have been finding themselves on the wrong side of the law due to alcohol-related accidents. Just recently a 64-year-old pedal cyclist was killed after he was struck down by an allegedly intoxicated Deputy Superintendent of Police, Patrick Todd. The incident occurred near the Boerasirie, West Coast Demerara. Police identified the victim as Conrad Alleyne, of Hague, West Coast Demerara.

The Deputy Superintendent, Patrick Todd

CHARGED: Ryan Persaud

DEAD: Akeem Anthony

It was reported that Todd, who is stationed at ‘D’ Division, was driving motorcar PTT 992 east along the northern side of the Boerasirie Bridge, when he “felt an impact.” Upon investigating, he saw Alleyne lying on the bridge with injuries about his body. Alleyne was taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital in a semi-conscious condition. He was treated and referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital but succumbed on the way. A breathalyzer test was later conducted on the officer and he was found to be over the legal limit of alcohol.

Just over two weeks ago, 23-year-old Akeem Anthony was killed on Mandela Avenue, after he was struck by a Guyana Police Force minibus that was driven by an allegedly intoxicated constable. Police said that a breathalyzer test revealed that the rank 23-year-old Ryan Persaud’s blood alcohol level was above the legal limit. Persaud is currently before the court after being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. The normal breath alcohol level is 35.0 micrograms. The Police Constable is currently the subject of

another investigation in relation to the death of Anthony. who was struck off his motorcycle. Last year, Police Constable Ravinand Bissessar, who was accused of causing the death

of 10-year-old pedal cyclist Davin Sealey by way of dangerous driving on May 15, 2016, was freed by a Magistrate in the Wales Magistrates’ Courts, citing insufficient evidence. However, Bissessar had pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol charge. It was stated that Bissessar, who was attached to the Wales Police Station, was attempting to negotiate a turn at Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara, when he lost control of motorcar PLL 222 and slammed into a parked car, before hitting the lad. It was reported that the 28year-old policeman’s car had only come to a halt after it crashed into a utility pole. Police had also contended that Bissessar, who had driven his motor car in an intoxicated state, had

allegedly struck down the 10year-old, who was riding a bicycle along the roadway, resulting in the child’s death. According to Police, Bissessar’s breathalyzer test showed 0.66 micrograms over the prescribe limit of 35. Last year, Police Constable, Nigel Griffith was charged for knocking down a female motorcyclist. Griffith who was at the time attached to the Tactical Service Unit (TSU) was released on $80,000 bail after denying four traffic offences. Griffith, then 20, of Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara, denied the charges which alleged that that he drive motor car PSS 4303 while he was under the influence of alcohol; driving an uninsured motor vehicle; driving an unlicensed motor vehicle and driving an uncertified motor vehicle.

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Guyana’s elderly given new lease on life Dr. Melissa DeHaarte: Dr. Melissa DeHaarte Elderly Health Coordinator

Guyana, like other Caribbean countries, has an aging population, and Dr. Melissa DeHaarte, Coordinator of the government’s Elderly Health Programme is on a mission to ensure that the country’s senior citizens are fully integrated into the society to help mentor future generations. “I want Guyana to have a new approach in terms of seeing the elderly as useful citizens because of something we call ageism which is a stigma against elderly persons that they are no longer useful and that they should be put aside,” Dr. DeHaarte explained. De Haarte is unhappy that, generally, Guyanese are very dismissive of the elderly population. “We are hoping that our society accepts our elderly, see them as useful, integrate them to have intergenerational exchanges with the youths because they can still teach the youths and the youths can still learn in any field, even if it’s to bake a cake. We have our teachers and nurses who would love to go back even voluntarily. We need them in our environment” the Elderly Health Coordinator said.

Most pressing on DeHaarte’s agenda is ensuring the country’s elderly always eat well, have regular exercise and can afford proper nutrition. “What society does is lump your illness with your age, saying it’s an old people thing, you don’t need to be active or do anything. With proper nutrition, diet and exercise you can live a long, healthy and prosperous life. We don’t want our elders to be grouped as dependable people. We want to see that they contribute to society and still live longer. We need to understand that we will all get old and avoid discrimination against older persons,” DeHaarte said. She said healthy, active geriatrics do not want to receive services or be “labelled with being sick”. This group, the Coordinator said are often financially stable and can afford visits to the private medical institutions. The Elderly Health programme is part of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Unit but will be an independent unit with its own budget when the 2019 fiscal estimates are presented later this year by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan.

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Attorney apologises over expletive-laced rant during traffic stop “I am not trying to justify my behaviour. My language was not proper as an officer of the courts nor as a member of the Bar of Guyana. I apologize for my language, but I’m not sorry for questioning arbitrary authority.” This was the sentiment expressed by Attorney-at-law Ryan Crawford, in an apology via his Facebook account. It was made in response to his expletive-laced rant after a traffic rank stopped him along the Mahaicony public road. In his apology, Mr. Crawford stated that it was his frustration that led to the excessive use of expletives to get his point across to the officer for what he alleges is an illegal stop, and that there were things said prior to the filming of the video. The Attorney’s actions became known when a traffic rank who pulled him over, recorded the exchange and posted it on social media. The incident has sparked a debate over who was in the right. Attorney Ralph Ramkarran in his weekly column, stated that a police stop is often followed by a request for a “raise”, a behaviour that despite criticism has never gotten serious attention from the relevant authorities to bring it under control. Ramkarran also outlined

- but not sorry for questioning ‘arbitrary authority’ what can be deemed a harrowing experience for any citizen who may find themselves facing demands to go to the police station for a traffic offence. ‘A demand to go to the police station is frightening. It involves hours of sitting on a bench, when eventually you are dealt with, a hefty dose of bail is imposed.” The police may then invite the person to attend a particular court the following day. The person would attend the court and waste the entire day for his or her name to be called by the magistrate’ However, he also said that while Mr. Crawford’s reaction was understandable, it was not excusable. The Guyana Bar Association also issued an official statement on the matter. While the Association refrained from commenting on the matter, it saw informed Guyanese of the procedure for being pulled over by the police. “A motorist can only be stopped by a uniformed police officer for due cause if he has formed the reasonable suspicion in his mind that an offence has been committed. That is, the police officer must have formed a reasonable suspicion in his mind of an offence prior to stopping the

motorist. The officer is under a duty to identify himself and inform the motorist of the alleged offence. This is also in keeping with the Police Force’s published guidelines as reported in the Guyana Chronicle Newspaper of January 21, 2016 and other media outlets. A motorist is entitled to know the name, rank and identification number of the police officer and must comply with all lawful directions of the officer, the aforesaid duty being already discharged.” According to the video, the BMW sedan, driven by Crawford, was pulled over somewhere along the East Coast Demerara roadway. The lawyer, who had a male passenger seated next to him, demanded to know why he was stopped. The rank said he could not see the driver properly and therefore stopped the car. However, this angered the lawyer who insisted that he was behind two trucks and was not buying that explanation. “What sc#%t you telling me man? What f#%ing nonsence you telling me?” The tirade continued. “My name is Ryan f#%ing Crawford. You tell whoever you talking to… attorney-at-

%&ing law. You heard me? So #%k you.” The lawyer said he did nothing wrong and refused to produce his driver’s licence. “I don’t give a #%k. I did not do anything wrong,” the lawyer responded on a request for his documents. The lawyer loudly said that there must be reasonable suspicion and probable cause to stop him. The lawyer also refused to wind up his driver’s side window, demanding that the cop use a “tintometer”. “Bring your tintometer. Bring your tintometer and check my f#%king glass.” The upset lawyer challenged the police rank to go and tell each and everyone – the f#%king Commander; the f#%king president and the #%king vice president. Crawford made it clear that he has a “#%king” right to travel on the road freely with-

Attorney-at-law Ryan Crawford out interference, unless he breaks the “#%king” law. “I did not. You have no right. He eventually drove away. Commander of ‘D’ Division, Calvin Brutus, said that

he has requested the assistance of the ‘B’ Division, in East Berbice, for a statement to be taken from the lawyer. The comman d e r s a i d that the file will be sent for advice.

In over four decades, Guyana borrowed US$291M from CDB - still to repay US147M, IMF notes The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) remains one of Guyana’s most important development partners, stated the International Development Fund (IMF) in its latest Staff Report on Guyana. IMF noted that CDB’s developmental partnership with Guyana accounts for over 20 percent of the country’s multilateral debt stock. IMF reported that total loans approved for Guyana from CDB’s inception (January 26, 1970) to December 31, 2017 amounted to US$291.9 million, representing 6.2 percent of CDB’s total approved lending, and making Guyana CDB’s sixth largest borrower out of its 19 borrowing member countries. IMF was keen to note that Guyana is also one of the largest recipients of grant funding from CDB; second to only after Haiti. The cumula-

tive grant approvals amounting to Guyana from CDB stands at US$53.2 million as of December 31, 2017. However, the IMF noted that of the total amount of loans approved, outstanding balances totaled US$147.8 million as of December 31, 2017. As of that date, undisbursed balances were $25.11 million. In addition, IMF noted that the US$11.7 million Skills Development and Employability Project, which was approved in December 2016, remain pending. IMF reported, “At the end of 2016, CDB’s Board approved a new CSP for 20172021. This had a notional resource envelope of US$194 million, including Guyana’s grant allocation of about $65 million from the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund(UK – CIF).1 The re-

source envelope reflects the emphasis of the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana (GOGY) that each intervention being financed with external resources must include a grant element of at least 35 percent.” Further, the Fund said that technical work is being undertaken to inform the UKCIF projects, which will include an element of blending with CDB’s Ordinary Capital Resources. These are expected to be approved in late 2018. “The GOGY has also signaled its intention to utilize its allocation of Special Fund Resources to fund further infrastructure works. CDB is also grant-funding some technical assistance in development planning; strengthening the national mechanism for climate change; and estimating the likely demand for a development bank.”

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Jaguars wreak havoc for Mocha cattle farmers Wild animals--- suspected to be jaguars, have been wreaking havoc for cattle farmers at Mocha / Arcadia, East Bank Demerara, (EBD). The jaguars have reportedly slaughtered several

- several cows, other animals slaughtered cows within the last 15 months. Reports reaching this newspaper indicate that the

jaguars have been roaming the backlands of Mocha and Diamond, EBD in search of food-- killing cattle and other do-

mesticated animals in their path. Farmers have reportedly suffered huge losses as a re-

sult of the attacks. Rayburn Jones, a representative of the Mocha Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), told Kaieteur News that the matter was reported to the NDC, the District Police, and the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC). Kaieteur News understands that the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission have also been informed. However, with no method of redress readily available to the farmers, concerns have escalated within the past few months. “At first, the farmers started losing calves but then things escalated when the larger animals started going missing. Then we received reports of sightings of these jaguars in the backlands,” Jones said. According to the NDC representative, there have been several reports from villagers who frequent the backland about their encounters with the jaguars. “We have reports of more than one sighting of a female jaguar and her cub. And based on a recent study conducted here by the University of Texas on big cats and human interaction, it is likely that there is a male somewhere. Based on that study there is more than one type of big cat that can be found in the backlands. In addition to the jaguar, there‘s the puma.” Over the years, Jones noted that there would have been ‘one off sightings’ of the wild cats. “We have had reports of one off disappearances of animals and people would say things like the jaguars might have eaten them but most persons would dismiss it as just ‘idle gaffe.’ It was until persons who

frequented the backlands started having encounters with these animals, that we started to pay heed to them. There is belief that hunters might have crossed the conservancy and disturbed their natural habitat causing the animals to roam the area in search of slower easier prey--- cattle. At present, the cattle have been removed from the backlands and are being kept in the village.” According to Jones the village is not a suitable place for the cows -they need grazing land. It is nevertheless safer than the backdam. Kaieteur News has however received reports that other domesticated animals including dogs, sheep and goats might have fallen prey to the roaming jaguars. “Just last week, a donkey was attacked and killed. A report was made to the police but they were reluctant to respond,” Jones added. Given the reluctance to address the problem, Jones noted that there is concern that there will be more attacks and not just on animals. “There is always fear amongst the people that they can be attacked as well. In fact, female farmers are not visiting the farms as frequently as before.” Jones is the Chairman of the recently formed Mocha / Arcadia Multipurpose Cooperative Society. As chairman of the coop society, Jones said that he raised the need for allotted lands for communal pastures with the Lands and Surveys Commission. “The NDC has made representation on behalf of the farmers for some intervention from Lands and Surveys. We are still awaiting word from Lands and Surveys but as it is now, there is little we can do about the situation.”

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France intent on long reign Munroe’s unbeaten half century spurs TKR to back to back titles

France’s midfielder Kylian Mbape and team players celebrate © AFP France are back on the throne. The latest FIFA/CocaCola World Ranking saw Les Bleus occupy top spot for the first time in 17 years. “That position comes as rich reward for all the work we’ve done over these last few years,” said France coach Didier Deschamps in response. Deschamps called time on his international career eight months before Les Tricolores topped the Ranking for the first time in their history, a reign that lasted from May 2001 to June 2002 for the then world and European champions. The second star collected by the French at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ had an immediate effect on their position in the Ranking, which has been calculated according to a new formula since August. Having lain seventh since April, France

jumped six places to take over at the top from Germany, who dropped down to 15th following their early elimination in Russia. It remains to be seen if France, who have fallen out of the top ten several times in the last decade, have the resources to stay out front for a long time. “We now know what to expect,” said Deschamps, pondering that challenge. “Teams always raise their game whenever they play France and that’s going to be the case even more so now. We’ve got a new status to defend.” State of mind Les Bleus certainly seems to have the means to make their stay at the top a lengthy one. Since taking over in 2012, Deschamps has worked hard on their mental resolve, which was so severely shaken by their disastrous showing at

South Africa 2010, and on instilling his players with their now-famed will to win. France’s run to the quarter-finals at Brazil 2014 marked their return to the global elite, while the disappointment of losing on home soil in the final of UEFA EURO 2016 was channelled into a burning desire for glory that swept all before it in Russia. “At EURO 2016, we thought we’d already got the job done,” said Paul Pogba before the Final against Croatia, a match the French went into as favourites once more. Despite enjoying less possession than the Croatians and being forced back by their opponents, Les Bleus still emerged 4-2 winners, thanks in no small part to Antoine Griezmann’s set-piece skills.

Colin Munroe struck an unbeaten half century to lead the Trinbago Knight Riders to an eight-wicket victory over the Guyana Amazon Warriors when the teams collided in the Hero Caribbean Premier League final last night. The Amazon Warriors were off to a bad start when Cameron Delport (00) was bowled off the first ball of the innings by Ali Khan after they were inserted at the Brian Lara Stadium in South Trinidad. Shimron Hetmyer and Luke Ronchi added 52 for the second wicket to steady the innings somewhat. Hetmyer smashed Fawad Ahmed for a maximum but was caught at slip off the very next delivery for 15. Ronchi struck six fours and one six before he was caught off Player of the Match Khary Pierre for 44 off 35 balls; Pierre then removed Chadwick Walton (01) leaving the Amazon Warriors in trouble at 81-4 in the 11th over. Sherfane Rutherford smashed Sunil Narine for a maximum over mid-wicket before he was undone by a brilliant return catch by the consistent Pierre; he departed for 12. Jason Mohammed kept the scorecard ticking, but then the Warriors lost Sohail Tanvir who attempted a wild swipe at Narine and was caught for three before Mohammed was removed by Dwayne Bravo after hitting three fours in scoring 24 off 23 balls. Skipper Chris Green fell to Bravo before Rayad Emrit and Romario Shepherd added 25 for the ninth wicket to prop up the total. However Shepherd was run out for 10 attempting a sharpe single

Khary Pierre before Emrit and Imran Tahir saw the Amazon Warriors to 147-9. Emrit remained unbeaten on 14 and Tahir on eight. Pierre was the pick of the bowlers with 3-29 while Bravo had 2-32. Brendon Mc Cullum took boundaries off Tanvir and Green and along with Denesh Ramdin who was promoted up the order, got the Knight Riders reply off to a fine start as they raced to 23 in three overs. Shepherd was introduced and could have handed the Amazon Warriors the break through, but Emrit floored the offer off Ramdin at square leg before Mc Cullum smashed

him for consecutive sixes as the Knight Riders galloped to 49 without loss in six overs. Green finally provided the Amazon Warriors with the breakthrough when he had Mc Cullum who hit five fours and two sixes, caught for 39 off 29 balls with the score on 52. A heavy downpour then sent the players off the field with the score on 65 in the ninth over and play was delayed for 125 minutes. Following the resumption, Colin Munroe and Ramdin continued to inch their team closer to their target as they added 35 for the second wicket before Ramdin was dismissed hit wicket off the bowling of Shepherd for 24 off 30 balls. Munroe, who was later named the Hero Player of the Tournament for his record 576 runs, the most by any player in CPL, played some decent drives through the off-side and together with Darren Bravo brought up their team hundred in the 12th over before Bravo retired hurt for four. Munroe continued to accumulate his runs and hit Emrit for a four and smashed him for consecutive sixes to bring the rate down to 14 from 22. Munroe then smashed him for another six to bring up his fifty before he was put down on the mid-wicket boundary off the very next ball. Munroe cut Tanvir to the point boundary to seal Knight Riders’ victory as they finished on 150-2 in 17.3 overs. The left-handed Munroe ended unbeaten on 68 off 39 balls with six fours and three sixes while Colin Ingram made seven not out. Green and Shepherd took one wicket each.

The home fans were pumped up for the entire match.

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DAVIS CUP: Croatia beat United States 3-2 to reach final

Croatia will face France in the Davis Cup final a repeat of the 2018 football World Cup final. BBCsport - Croatia reached the Davis Cup final after Borna Coric beat Frances Tiafoe in over four hours to secure a 3-2 victory over the United States. Croatia began the day with a 2-1 lead, but Sam Querrey beat Marin Cilic 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 6-4 to ensure a deciding rubber in Zadar. Coric then outlasted Tiafoe 6-7 (0-7) 6-1 6-7 (11-13) 6-1 6-3 to send Croatia into their first final since 2016. They will face defending champions France, who beat Spain 3-2. Cilic and Coric both won the opening rubbers in straight sets to put Croatia in a strong position after the opening day. America’s Mike Bryan, 40, who retired from Davis Cup tennis in 2016 along with his twin, Bob, returned to partner Ryan Harrison for Saturday’s doubles. The duo prevailed in a five-hour epic to beat Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavic 7-5 7-6 (8-6) 1-6 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-5). Both sides, along with France and Spain, are guaranteed a place in next year’s revamped Davis Cup. Earler, Cilic was given a code violation by Carlos Ramos the umpire who was called a “thief” by Serena Williams in the US Open final - for smashing his racquet. The world number six

Marin Cilic smashed his racquet after being broken in the third set by Sam Querrey. broke his racquet on the ground after a series of errors in a tight third set against Querrey. He was given the reprimand by Ramos but, because it was his first offence of the match, Cilic was issued with a warning and no points were deducted. Austria & Japan complete wins The Davis Cup will change to an 18-team event season finale, with 24 teams competing in qualifying rounds in February. The 12 winning teams will advance to the finals in November, along with the four semi-finalist from

the 2018 competition and two wildcards. Austria secured their place in the February qualifiers with a 3-1 victory over Australia. Captain Lleyton Hewitt helped pull Australia back into the tie after winning Saturday’s doubles rubber, but Alex de Minaur lost in four sets to world number eight Dominic Thiem yesterday. Japan wrapped up a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina, while Canada have a 2-1 lead over Netherlands with both singles rubbers left to play.

SIMON YATES: British cyclist wins... From page 26 fashion on stage nine. He had slipped 14 seconds behind Alejandro Valverde after the 38-year-old Spaniard won stage eight. But Yates finished ninth on a day when Ben King won out of the breakaway to move ahead of Valverde by one second and take the lead. The jersey was lost on stage 12 in what appeared to be a planned move, with Ya t e s saying his Mitchelton-Scott team “decided not to really

chase anyone”. He reclaimed it with victory on the climb of La Camperona on stage 14. Though the margin was only a couple of seconds, with bonuses applied he opened up a lead of 20 seconds over Valverde and 25 on the Spaniard’s Movistar teammate Nairo Quintana. The time trial on stage 16 threatened to be a stumbling block but Yates was the quickest of all the general classification contenders, taking another seven

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seconds out of Valverde. His 25-second lead over the 2009 Vuelta champion may have looked in threat but fears of a Giro-style meltdown were quashed on stage 19 when he attacked on the final climb to beat Valverde by more than a minute. And he increased his place at the top of the standings with another assured ride on Saturday’s final mountain stage, finishing third as his nearest challengers cracked on the final climb.

Wu becomes China’s first triple winner on European Tour Reuters - Wu Ashun became the first player from China to win three times on the European Tour when he claimed a one-stroke triumph at the KLM Open in the Netherlands yesterday. Wu carded a closing four-under-par 67, finishing with a two-putt birdie at the final hole after his aggressive second shot with a hybrid club skirted a water hazard and ended in the heart of the green. He finished at 16-under 268 and secured victory when Englishman Chris Wood made a three-putt par on the same hole at The Dutch course in Spijk. Wu’s surprise victory came after a poor season and he credited his turnaround to work with his coach. “We just fixed my swing at the beginning of the year and we still trust that we are going the right way,” the 33-year-old said. “My coach and I were working very hard and he has flown to (Europe) to help me so I think we are getting better and better so that’s why I think last week was top 10 and then this week just win.” Wu started the week ranked 344th in the world and is now projected to rise inside the top 200. Wood lamented his third runner-up finish of the year. “My putting has been so good all week and it’s just a shame that it let me down at the last,” he said.

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Mayweather says he is coming out of retirement to fight

Canelo Alvarez edges out Golovkin on scorecards in Las Vegas grudge match

...as he taunts Filipino rival in Japan

The Mexican posed for celebratory photographs with his team in the ring after being given his new belts. Floyd Mayweather (left) and Manny Pacquiao. Mailonline - Floyd Mayweather never seems far from the spotlight and the retired fighter has revealed he will fight Manny Pacquiao for a nine-figure sum in December. Mayweather appears to have been tempted into a 51st professional fight having brought the curtain down on his career after beating UFC star Conor McGregor in August 2017. Pacquiao lost to the undefeated Mayweather in May 2015 but the Filipino wants a rematch and a video of the American appears to have confirmed Pacquiao’s wishes will come true when he is seen saying ‘I’m coming back in December’. ‘I’m coming back to fight Manny Pacquiao this year,’ said Mayweather, who ran into Pacquiao in Japan according to his Instagram post. ‘Another nine-figure payday on the way.’ The verbal jibes between the pair continue as the Filipino reminds Mayweather that he ‘has the belts’, only for the American to fire back to claims in 2015 about injury in their first fight. ‘I don’t want to be hearing “Oh, my shoulder hurts,”’ he said.

Pacquiao, when quizzed on initial rumours of a rematch, recently said: ‘Mayweather? If he decides to go back to boxing then that is the time we are going to call the shots. ‘I have the belt, so it’s up to him. If he wants to come back in boxing, let’s do a second one.’ The pair’s first fight in 2015 was one of the most lucrative fights ever given it generated a combined purse of around $300 million (£230m) for the two fighters. Mayweather, who has never tasted defeat in his career, won the contest by unanimous decision, seeing him walk away with the WBA World super welterweight title and the unified WBO and WBC World welterweight belts. Pacquiao is Amir Khan’s first choice after his recent win but the Filipino will want to exact revenge on Mayweather if the opportunity presents itself. After defeat first time round, Pacquiao revealed he was having issues with his shoulder in the run-up to the fight and with his fitness at an all-time high now, he would go in confident against the retired American.

SIMON YATES: British cyclist wins first Grand Tour at Vuelta a Espana

Simon Yates won his first Grand Tour title as he triumphed at the Vuelta a Espana yesterday.

BBCsport - Simon Yates won the Vuelta a Espana to complete a clean sweep of British victories in this year’s Grand Tours. The 26-year-old Michelton-Scott rider crossed the line safely in Madrid yesterday to secure his first Grand Tour, with Spain’s Enric Mas second and Colombia’s Miguel Angel Lopez third. Britons Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas won the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France respectively this year. Elia Viviani claimed the 100km final stage of the Vuelta in a bunch sprint. In a chaotic run-in, the Italian edged out world champion Peter Sagan and Giacomo Nizzolo for his third stage win of the race. British riders have now won nine of the past 20 Grand Tours, a run that started when Sir Bradley Wiggins became

the first Briton to win a Grand Tour with victory in the 2012 Tour de France. Only twice before have riders from the same country won all three races in the same season, but this is the first time it has been done by different cyclists. And Yates’ victory will be the fifth Grand Tour triumph in a row for Britain, with Froome having also won last year’s Tour and Vuelta. How Yates won the Vuelta After a solid opening time trial, so often his Achilles heel in stage races, Yates showed his intent on stage four - the first in the mountains. He had lost a few seconds on stage two but got them back and more by finishing eighth at the top of the Puerto de Alfacar to climb to third overall. He took control of the red jersey in rather fortuitous Continued on page 25

Mailonline - The two best middleweights in the world both took it on the chin. Gennady Golovkin the arguable if not this time scandalous decision against him. Canelo Alvarez the huge blows from the most devastating pound-for-pound puncher in the world which came within his orange whiskers of costing him the victory of his life. These margins which can be so fine in championship boxing delivered the mano-amano fight with which the two of them had promised to expunge the travesty of their first close encounter, a year ago. It was not quite the classic for the ages for which all concerned were hoping but it was a modern thriller in its own right. That made the verdict brought down by three wiser men than the panel which sat in false judgement a year ago more a question for sharp discussion than outraged condemnation. Did Triple G pay the price again for battling Canelo in his virtual home town.? Most likely. The Mexican who had been favoured with a disgraceful draw a year ago possibly deserved the same decision again as his country’s Independence Day celebrations invaded Las Vegas. But no more than that in the view of most neutral observers at ringside. Professional opinion veered between another stalemate and my card of 116-113 in favour of Golovkin. The deadlock was broken by two judges who, only by giving the last round to, averted another draw by majority

decision scores of 115-113. The third man saw it 114-114. Several rounds were close enough to discourage either suspicion of venal conspiracy or protest at a blatant miscarriage of justice. Golovkin was sufficiently perturbed to stalk out of the T-Mobile Arena at the end without addressing the jubilant Mexican majority in a sell-out crowd. Yet even in the hour following the first defeat of his career and with it the end of his prolonged reign over the classic middleweight division he returned to congratulate the successor to his WBC, WBA and IBO throne. A champion, win or lose. Alvarez bestrode his gladiatorial triumph with good grace, saluting Triple G as ‘a great champion.’ They embraced at the end as true warriors should. Thereby burying their year of controversy and discontent, although not each other and not quite the shadow left over from Canelo’s drugs suspension. Each had vowed to knock out the bitterest rival of their careers but both were left standing after 12 rounds which became more crowd-rousing than technically brilliant in its latter stages. How Alvarez managed to stay upright in the 11th, when Golovkin found the target with enough howitzers to have flattened a dozen lesser men is a question only Canelo might answer. But when it was put to him he was unable to offer a bigger clue than simply exulting ‘Viva Mexico.’ (Jeff Powell)

Gennady Golovkin took some punishing punches but managed to walk through all Alvarez had to offer.

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Singapore Grand Prix

Hamilton wins to extend lead over Vettel to 40 points

PROTEAS WOMEN STRIKE FIRST IN ODI SERIES

Shemaine Campbelle top score for Windies with 46.

Lewis Hamilton celebrates taking victory for Mercedes at the Singapore Grand Prix as he steps off his car in parc ferme. Mailonline - Lewis Hamilton extended his world championship lead to 40 points with victory in the Singapore Grand Prix. Starting from pole, the Brit held off the challenge of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who finished second, while Sebastian Vettel was third as Ferrari again made hard work of strategy. Despite the wonderful setting of lights around the harbour, the race itself was not a joy to behold. But Hamilton again proved himself a convincing championship leader. After a wonderful qualifying lap on Saturday - a blitz seventh pole of the season - he got away cleanly at the start and made no mistake over 61 laps, during which he was mostly out in front. Vettel, who started third, passed Verstappen well on the straight on lap one, but his team brought him in to be reshod at an unhelpful time and probably too soon. The stop left him stranded behind Sergio Perez’s Force India. So when Hamilton emerged from his stop the following lap he was in front of the German (and Perez). That was pretty much that in terms of the top-two rivalry. The only major threat Hamilton faced came from Verstappen, who got close to Hamilton as the pair of them became ensnared among backmarkers halfway through the race. Hamilton was alert to the danger and planted his Mercedes straight in

Verstappen’s path. Romain Grosjean was given a fivesecond penalty for ignoring the blue flags. The victory was another important milestone for Hamilton. With six races, and 150 points, remaining, he has a tight grip on the title destiny. All the more so because the Marina Bay Circuit in the centre of Singapore was meant to favour the characteristics of the Ferrari over those of Mercedes. Verstappen had to dice with Vettel as he emerged from his pit stop and he did so successfully in close combat. ‘ Ye s , ’ he exclaimed. Perez was heavily involved in the e v e n i n g ’s p r o c e e d i n g s . First, he and his team-mate Esteban Ocon collided on the third corner of the race. Ocon complained: ‘I got hit by Sergio badly, badly.’ It seemed that Ocon, in fact, was too rash in thinking he could overtake at that point and, although Perez might have allowed him more space had he spotted him, he was merely holding the racing line. ‘There’s no room and I didn’t even see him,’ said Perez. Neither driver was penalised for the accident, which brought out a safety car for four laps. The Mexican, however, was punished when he turned into Sergey Sorotkin’s Williams, perhaps believing he had cut clear, at the end of a long duel. Perez was given a drive-through penalty for the indiscretion.

Round and round they went, until two hours after it began Hamilton finished where he started, first - ahead of Verstappen by 8.9sec with Vettel a further 28sec back. The fireworks began. RACE RESULT: 1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes 1hr 51mins 11.611secs 2 Max Verstappen (Hol) Red Bull 1:51:20.572 3 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:51:51.556 4 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes 1:52:03.541 5 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:52:04.612 6 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:52:05.593 7 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:52:54.622 8 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Renault at 1 Lap 9 Charles Leclerc (Mon) Sauber at 1 Lap 10 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault at 1 Lap DRIVERS’STANDINGS: 1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes 281pts 2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 241 3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 174 4 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes 171 5 Max Verstappen (Hol) Red Bull 148 6 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 126 7 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 53 8 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 50 9 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas 49 10 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 46

Bridgetown, Barbados, CMC – A half-century from South Africa’s Sune Luus coupled with a poor batting display from the West Indies women, ensured the visitors took a 1-0 lead in their threematch One Day International series. Playing in the first match of the Sandals International Home Series at Kensington Oval, the Proteas registered an easy 40-run victory over the hosts.After being sent in to bat, South Africa was led by Luus’ patient 58 from 86 balls and an unbeaten knock of 46 from captain Dane Van Niekerk, as they reached 201 for nine from their 50 overs. They then produced a disciplined bowling effort to dismiss the Windies for just 161, with opening bowler Marizanne Kapp leading the way claiming 3-14. She was ably assisted by Tumi Sekhukhune and Zintle Mali, who both took two wickets. Kapp snared the key wicket of Hayley Matthews with the second ball of the innings to put the Windies in a hole they would never recover. Captain Stafanie Taylor and Chedean Nation followed soon after to leave them 45 for three in the 15th over, before Kycia Knight, who struggled in scoring 23 from 57 balls was dismissed nine runs later. Only Shemaine Campbelle presented any resistance, before eventually being the last wicket to fall for a well played 46 off 71 balls. Earlier, South Africa’s top order of Luus, Van Niekerk and Laura Volvaardt, who made 45, gave the visitors a strong start. Volvaardt and Luus added 99 runs for the second wicket, as South Africa were cruising at 104 for one at one point. However, once Taylor introduced herself into the attack, she orchestrated a middle order collapse as the Proteas slumped to 169 for seven. A last wicket unbeaten

Suné Luus hits 4.

partnership of 15 between Raisibe Ntozakhe and Sekhukhune made sure that South Africa crossed the 200 run mark.

Taylor was the pick of the Windies bowlers, taking 3-37 from her 10 overs while Deandra Dottin snared 2-36 from her eight overs.

SCOREBOARD SOUTH AFRICA +L Lee c Dottin b Connell 0 L Volvaardt c Dottin b Taylor 45 S Luus lbw b Taylor 58 *D Van Neikerk not out 46 M Du Preez run out 5 C Tryon c Fletcher b Dottin 23 M Kapp lbw b Taylor 2 M Klaas run out 0 Z Mali run out 2 R Ntozakhe b Dottin 1 T Sekhukhune not out 4 Extras (b2, w13) 15 TOTAL (9 wickets, 50 overs) 201 Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-104, 3-118, 4-134, 5-166, 6-169, 7169, 8-178, 9-186. Bowling: Connell 10-2-27-1, Selman 9-0-44-0, Dottin 8-036-2, Mohammed 6-0-20-0, Fletcher 4-0-16-0, Matthews 3-019-0, Taylor 10-1-37-3. WEST INDIES H Matthews c Lee b M Kapp 0 K Knight c&b van Neikerk 23 *S Taylor c Mali b Sekhukhune 6 C Nation b Sekhukhune 10 S Campbelle c Tryon b Mali 46 D Dottin c Klaas b Luus 19 +Merissa Aguilleira lbw b Kapp 1 A Fletcher lbw b Kapp 0 A Mohammed c Tryon b Mali 23 S Selman c Lee b Klaas 5 S Connell not out 12 Extras (lb7, w9) 16 TOTAL (all out, 46 overs) 161 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-24, 3-45, 4-54, 5-84, 6-85, 7-85, 8124, 9-142, 10-161. Bowling: Kapp 9-2-14-3, Klaas 9-0-25-1, Sekhukhune 60-28-2, Van Neikerk 10-2-31-1, Ntozakhe 5-1-26-0, Luus 4-019-1, Mali 3-0-11-2. Result: South Africa won by 40 runs. Player-of-the-Match: Sune Luus. Toss: West Indies. Umpires: J Williams, J Blades.

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Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship

BCB/Brian Ramphal 1st Div. Double Wicket Competition

Blairmont, Albion ‘A’ & ‘B’, RHT ‘A’ Strong Technical Team in and Upper Corentyne into Rd. 2 place as preparations begin for Guyana’s participation Wayne Dover, Guyana’s former Senior Men’s National Team Coach, has been named Head Coach of the National U20 team as preparations begin for Guyana’s participation in the 2018 Concacaf Men’s U20 Championship in Florida, USA, from November 1 – 22, 2018. Other members of the 14man squad are Assistant Coach Oneal Heywood; Striker Coach,Gregory Richardson; In-Possession Coach, Vurlon Mills; Out-ofPossession Coach, Anthony Benfield; Goalkeeper Coach, Phillip Carrington and Coach Developer & Head of Sports Science, Wilson Toledo. Other members are Team Doctor, Physiotherapist, Head of People and Culture, Performanace Analyst and Head Scout, Team Operations Coordinator and Equipment Manager. “We have a talented combination of staff tasked with preparing players for the upcoming U20 championships but with the ultimate goal of pushing players into the Senior Golden Jaguars squad,” said Technical Director, Ian Greenwood. “There is clear alignment with the senior team’s campaign in the Nations League and the key messages to be delivered to the U20 players. The staffing structure allows players to receive position-specific coaching on the various moments of the game, with specialist coaches delivering the national coaching and playing philosophy. The wealth of international playing experience among the staff is vital as we prepare this current crop of exciting and talented young players. There is a clear pathway for national team

Wayne Dover

players to engage in a career in coaching which is now clearly evident.” In an invited comment, Dover said he is happy to contribute to the development of such a crucial group in Guyana’s football: “I’m happy and excited about the appointment so I thank the Guyana Football federation (GFF) for their continued faith in me as a coach. They have seen the importance of having me involved in the development of Guyana’s football and I’ll try to do my very best to help that process. Being appointed the Head Coach will give me that opportunity and I’ll work diligently with the group for the best possible results we could achieve over that period.” While the players’ squad will be announced in the new week, Dover said the squad will be crucial to inform the

Guadeloupe Head Coach... From page 30 be able to grow in the Caribbean because we want to eventually be one of the best teams in the region, along with the United States and Mexico and the other top teams. It is a good opportunity for our country,” concluded Angloma. Guadeloupe will return to CNL action on October 16 at home versus Aruba.

senior team: “The U20 group of players, we can safely say, is our golden generation of footballers; hence there will be a very careful process by the GFF to harness this group of players who definitely will form the senior national team in the not-too-distant future. This team will augur well for the projection that the GFF has for the 2026 World Cup Campaign.” Guyana’s match schedule in the first round is as follows: November 2 vs Guatemala, 10:30hrs; November 6 vs Cayman Islands, 10:30hrs; November 8 vs Curacao, 12:45hrs; November 10 vs El Salvador, 19:45hrs. TECHNICAL STAFF: Technical Director Ian Greenwood, Head Coach Wayne Dover Assistant Coach Oneal Heywood, Striker Coach Gregory Richardson, In Possession Coach Vurlon Mills, Out of Possession Coach Anthony Benfield, Goalkeeper Coach Phillip Carrington, Coach Developer & Head of Sports Science Wilson Toledo. MEDICAL: Team Doctor Dr Alex Hawkins, Physiotherapist Denzel Hernadez, SPORTS SCIENCE: Head of People & Culture (Sports Psychologist) Michael Jones. RECRUITMENT: Performance Analyst & Head Scout Asser Lutu, OPERATIONS: Team Operations Coordinator Daniel Thomas, Equipment Manager Travis Moore.

For the first time in its 79th year history of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), the entity is hosting a Double Wicket competition for firstdivision teams. Twelve pairs drawn from ten clubs started the knockout tournament which is being played in an effort to bring out the public and also to renew the passion for the game by all involved. Following the first day’s action, the teams advancing are Rose Hall Town ‘A’, Blairmont, Albion ‘A’ & ‘B’ and Upper Corentyne. The game between Tucber Park and Rose Hall Canje is yet to be played due to rain. Results from the matches played: * Blairmont’s Imran Khan and Kevin Jawahir defeated West Berbice by 22 runs. Blairmont 34 in four overs Imran Khan 26. West Berbice 12 all out. Khan and Jawahir took one wicket each. * Rose Hall Town ‘A’ defeated Police by 40 runs. Rose Hall Town ‘A’ 60-0. Kevin Sinclair 31 not out and Clinton Pestano 22 not out. Police 22 all out; Pestano and Sinclair one wicket each. * Upper Corentyne defeated Skeldon by one wicket. Skeldon 50-1 in four

Jonathan Foo

Kevin Umroa

overs, Errol Byass 41 not out. Upper Corentyne 51-1 in 3.4 overs, Rishi Persaud 31, Lakeram Latchman 15. * Albion ‘A’ defeated Rose Hall Town ‘B’ by 32 runs at Albion. Albion ‘A’ 50 in four overs. Jonathan Foo 49, Eon Hooper took one wicket. Rose Hall Town ‘B’ 18 in two overs, Kevlon Anderson 12. Kevin Umroa 1-8. * Albion ‘B’ defeated Port Mourant by 36 runs at Port Mourant. Albion ‘B’ 46 all out in four overs, Gudakesh Motie 45. Port Mourant 10 all out in two overs.

Each first division club selected three players with two of them playing at a time. Albion Community Centre Cricket Club and Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets as the top two Clubs in Berbice were given two pairs but one of the players shall an Under19 player. Each pair is supported by six additional fielders. The Tournament is being sponsored by overseas based Guyanese Brian Ramphal who earlier in the year donated $1M to the Berbice Cricket Board.

Blyden enjoys another successful season in US cricket To play for UWI in US Open in Florida

Travis Blyden.

Travis Blyden is still enjoying his cricket but his desire to be selected for Guyana’s senior team is as not strong as it was a few seasons ago. After not gaining selection in any of the GCB Franchise teams Blyden has opted to leave for Florida to play in the US Open for the University of the West Indies (UWI) after another successful season in the Massachusetts Cricket League (MSCL). “I’m presently in Boston Massachusetts. This is the third year playing in the league here. The standard is good just that it is much harder to score runs because of the level they cut the grass. But it really helped me develop more patience.” Blyden informed. In last weeks’ semi-finals his team, Melbourne CC, lost to Vikings CC in the 40-overs Massachusetts Cricket League (MSCL) played at Tuckbury Massachusetts. Vikings posted a target of 216-9 and bowled Melbourne out for 197 in 38 overs to win in cold conditions. Blyden was the best bowler with 2-19 and returned with the bat to add 99 with Andre Sealy before he was run out for 68. Blyden played 10 games out of the 18 this season and made 342 runs with four half centuries and a highest score of 71 and an average of 44.75. The Guyanese, who changed from bowling leg-spin to offspin, took 17 wickets with a best of 5-13 from eight overs after being named the Best Batsman in the MSCL last year. The 29year-old who plays for the Guyana Defence Force (GF) in Guyana informed that after being the Player/Coach for UWI in 2017 in the Trinidad &Tobago North-East Championship Division, returned to Rahamut’s Evergreen this year as the Player/Coach/ Captain to try to help them regain promotion back to the South Championship Division after being demoted last year. “Unfortunately the restructuring of the Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Leagues meant no teams from the South Zone Division will be prompted. But Rahamut’s Evergreen did well by placing second on points the table behind Woodland Cricket Club in the two-day League and 3rd place in the T20s”, said Blyden who ended the T&T season with 446 runs and 16 wickets. (Sean Devers)

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GCB 50-over Franchise

Warriors’ players to miss opening round today The three-day and 50overs GCB Franchise Leagues is one of the best initiatives for local cricket development by a Board often criticised for implementing plans which seem not to be in the best interest of Guyana’s Cricket and its players. With the disbandment of the senior inter-county tournament due to the poor showing of the Essequibo team, the Franchise League was inaugurated in 2015 with the 50-over format while the inaugural three-day format was played the next year. Each player is paid $5,000 a day for the eight-team Franchise League and despite a few issues with team selections, the condition of some grounds and the inability to get any Franchise team bought by sponsors, this League has provided more matches and has helped to expand the pool of potential National players, giving more players exposure to the selectors. Shiv Chanderpaul was included in the Essequibo

Franchise which start this year’s League as the defending three-day Champions and runner-up in the 50-over format after losing to Georgetown in the final at Providence earlier this year. Due to rain and unavailability of grounds, the three-day league was not played this year and the 50over league, which was to be used to select Guyana’s Regional Super50 team, was postponed and is set start today with four matches. The Regional Super50 is set to start on October 8 with the Jaguars playing in the Trinidad Zone and Jaguars’ team, which had to be submitted to CWI by last Friday, has already been selected but has not yet been released by CGI. Today’s games will exclude the Guyanese involved in last night’s CPL final in Trinidad since they will not return home until this afternoon. In today’s action, Upper Corentyne battle defending Champions Georgetown at Everest, West Demerara face Essequibo at

Shiv Chanderpaul

Anthony Bramble

Raymond Reifer

Trevon Griffith

Lusignan, West Berbice oppose Lower Corentyne at Albion and Upper Demerara/ East Bank face-off with East Coast at Enmore. At Everest, GT will be led Leon Johnson and include Christopher Barnwell, Jamaican off-spinner Ramaal Lewis, batsman Robin Bacchus and West Indies U19 players Ashmead Nedd and Raymond Perez while Upper Corentyne will bank on First-Class players Eon

Hooper, Anthony Bramble and Clinton Pestano along National U-19 batsman Alex Algoo, which could make for a good contest. At Albion, Lower Corentyne will be spearheaded by First-Class pacer Raun Johnson along with U-19 players Kevlon Anderson, Junior Sinclair, Kelvin Umrao while National player Jonathon Foo could miss today’s game for personal reasons.

West Berbice will pin their hopes on Gudakesh Motie, Keon Joseph, Kevin Sinclair and youth spinner Seon Glasgow. At Enmore, East Coast has a strong unit on paper with Test opener Rajendra Chandrika along with Chandrapaul Hemraj, Bhaskar Yadram, Joshua Persaud, Brian Sattuar, Clive Andries and Gajanand Suknanan in their team. But with FirstClass batsmen Vishaul Singh, Trevon Griffith along with Windies U-19 player Ronaldo Ali Mohamed and Windies

U-16 Skipper, Sachin Singh, East Bank has enough fire power to upset the host. At Lusignan, runners-up Essequibo, with Kevon Boodie, Joshua Persaud, Antony Adams, Kemol Savory, Ricardo Adams and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, will start as favourites against West Demerara, who will depend on Barbadian Raymon Reifer, former Guyana U-19 Captain Travis Persaud, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Tevin Imlach, and Richie Looknauth. (Sean Devers)

Balram Narine wins Flying Ace Cycle Club 40 miler in Berbice

Eliud Kipchoge smashes marathon world record by 78 seconds in astonishing 2:01.39 in Berlin

Kipchoge finishes the Berlin marathon in front of the Brandenburg Gate yesterday morning.

Balram Narine receives his prize from former rider Neil Reece as other outstanding performers share the moment. Coordinator Randolph Roberts at right. The Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) of Berbice once again successfully ran off another race yesterday held for cyclists from Berbice. Taking the #1 podium spot was Balram Narine who has continued his good form by winning the 40-mile contest in One Hour 45 Minutes from 14 other starters. Narine broke away early and although he was briefly challenged on the upward journey it was a complete one man show after the rider hit the turnaround point. Narine’s closest competitor was about two miles off. The race which began at the corner of Main and Alexander Street at 10: 30hrs saw the riders proceeding to the junction of the Police Training School at Adventure, Corentyne before turning back to finish at the starting line.

Riding in second was Donovan Fraser who was followed by Ralph Seenarine, Clement Doris and Ray Millington to top off the first five; Narine rode away all four prime point prizes which were up for grabs. In the 12-14 category the winner was Jeremiah Joseph who completed the distance ahead of Steve Bhimsain and Nicholas Emanuel. Coordinator of the event, Randolph Roberts expressed thanks to a number of sponsors who contributed towards the success of the race; the Regional Democratic Council, Samantha Prince of Celebity Hair, Nails and Shoe Gallery, Alfred Pettie of J Supermarket, Fix It Electronics, Vick Ram Jewelry and North West Trading among others.

Eliud Kipchoge obliterated the marathon world record with an astonishing 2:01.39 run in Berlin yesterday. The Kenyan, who won Olympic gold in 2016, enhanced his status as the greatest marathoner in history by slicing 78 secs off the mark set by Dennis Kimetto on the same fast course in 2014. Secondplaced Amos Kipruto was almost five minutes back. ‘I lack the words to describe how I feel,’ said Kipchoge, who ran the second half of the race in a rapid 60min 33sec. ‘It was really hard during the last 17 kilometres but I was truly prepared to run my own race. I had to focus on the work I had put in Kenya and that is what helped push me.’ It will rank as one of the finest ever runs at any distance, made more impressive because Kipchoge ran the final 10 miles alone after the last of his three pacemakers dropped out. The 33-year-old, a three-time winner of the London Marathon, has now won 10 of the 11 marathons he has contested. He will be the overwhelming favourite for Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020, where he could face off against Mo Farah, who is yet to decide if he will pursue another Games campaign. (Mailonline)

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Silica Sandport Inc. Golf

Pandit Haresh wins ‘C’ Flight to create history

The winners and other top performers from left, Ms Tewari, Mrs Tewari, Guillermo Escarraga, Nazeem Haniff, Aleem Hussain, Parmanand Persaud, Joaan Deo, Paton George (back row), Haresh Tewari and Kayshav Tewari. Playing with a 19 handicap in the 19-28 ‘C’ Flight of his own Silica Sandport sponsored tournament for the second successive year at the Lusignan Golf Club on Saturday last, Pandit Haresh Tewari made history as he

secured 2 chip-in birdies on the same green – for hole 4 and hole 13. Other winners in the fascinating tournament were President Aleem Hussain, now playing in the Championship Flight and

Guadeloupe Head Coach Angloma: “The nations league allows us to grow” Asse-Terre, Guadeloupe – There is a wonderfully rich history when it comes to Guadeloupe and the Concacaf Gold Cup. On three occasions the island nation has competed in the regional tournament (2007, 2009, 2011), each time advancing out of the group stage and in the particular case of 2007, reaching the semifinals before narrowly falling to Mexico, 1-0. One of the leaders of that 2007 Guadeloupe squad was Jocelyn Angloma, a former right back who starred in European football with the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan and Valencia, playing in two Uefa Champions League finals with the Spanish club. Now Angloma, who assumed the position of Head Coach of the Les Gwada Boys in December 2017, is imparting his wisdom and experience onto his players and thus far in 2019/20 Concacaf Nations League Qualifying, the results are very positive. On Tuesday, Guadeloupe collected three points in its CNL opener with a decisive 3-0 triumph over Saint Martin

Parmanand ‘Max’ Persaud, playing in the ‘B’ Flight. Performances at this tournament has sent a loud signal to all that there are several keen golfers vying for the coveted champion spot of the International Guyana Open 2018 set for early November. Even after the Course was drenched with the fallout from Hurricance Florence on Tuesday and Wednesday and water was still on the Grounds on Thursday, by Saturday morning the Greens had been prepared and the Course had been drained and firm for great tournament play that began at 12:30hrs. At the end of the day’s play, the prizes were awarded

as follows: In the ‘A’ or Championship Flight, Handicap 0-9: 1st - Aleem Hussain 72/9; 2nd - Nazeem ‘Papo’ Haniff 73/7, Mike Mangal 75/7 was close competitor in the Flight. In the ‘B’ Flight, Handicap 10-18: 1st - Parmanand ‘Max’ Persaud 68/14; 2nd - Joaan Deo 70/16. In this Flight, Aasrodeen Shaw 71/13; Brian Glasford 73/15: Hilbert Shields 73/16; Patrick Prashad 74/10 and Lekhnarine Shivraj 74/16 were a set of keen competitors. In the ‘C’ Flight, Handicap 19-28: 1st – Haresh Tewari 69/ 19; 2nd – Guillermo Escarraga 80/20, Philbert London 86/22 was the closest competitor in this flight.

‘A’ flight champ Aleem Hussain receives his prize.

Jocelyn Angloma and currently sits in ninth place in the 34-team table in its quest for a top 10 finish and a trip to its fourth Gold Cup. Following the match, Angloma took a minute to speak with Concacaf.com and shared his thoughts on the CNL. “The Nations League allows us to grow,” said Angloma. “We need this kind of tournament in Guadeloupe to Continued on page 28

‘B’ Flight Champ Parmanand ‘Max’ Persaud being rewarded.

‘C’ Flight winner, Haresh Tewari.