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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
PAIN AND SUFFERING! Recently, some of the events occurring in the country have embarrassed the government. With the current scandals coupled with the carnage on the roads, the gruesome murders and a spate of armed robberies, it is the belief of some that the country is in crisis and has reached the point of no return. Many are experiencing tragedy and life-altering trauma. The population is alarmed at the persistent violence against women, children and the elderly. Many youths are jobless. As a result, they are lured into gangs and crime in order to survive. Today, youths face greater uncertainty. Many have dropped out of school or are left behind as a result of a broken education system that does not cater to their needs. After 50 years of independence, a large section of the population no longer feels safe in their homes, at school, at work and on the streets. There is gross consternation in the country. Almost everywhere in the country, people are scared of being robbed or killed by criminals. This fear which has pervaded society is now embedded in the psyche of the people and has stirred immense concern for the direction the country seems to be heading. The nation is at a crossroad and it is urgently necessary for the people to tell the political directorate that they have had enough. They want to live in a society in which the law is upheld. Indeed the Ministry of Public Security has increased the size of the police force. It has embraced enhanced training of the ranks, and the government has provided equipment that gives the force some sophistication. Millions of dollars have been voted for vehicles that have increased patrols and have given the police the power and ability to respond in unprecedented ways to reports of crime. Such has been the police response that on many occasions criminals are being caught in the act. Yet people are terrified by the senseless violence and brutal murders. They are depressed by this scourge that is plaguing society. And a depressed people cannot function normally in society. If the nation is to achieve the progress that its forefathers and other pioneers of development have forecast for the country, those in authority cannot mark time or be in a state of oblivion. They must urgently address the pain and suffering of the nation. They should act collectively to over-come the protracted neglect and tribulations that are being manifested by the gruesome murders and violence which is directly or indirectly affecting everyone in society. No one is safe. The authority has not been known to make excuses or continue to be in denial of the hardships, pain and suffering being experienced by people from all walks of life. The plight of the people is not taken lightly by the authority. The authority sympathizes with the thousands of people who are reeling from the fear of crime and violence that are ravaging society. But there is more to be done, particularly from the position of the people. At one time the police had lost contact with the people to the extent that there was noncooperation. People knew who the criminals were but refused to communicate with the police. The police themselves performed in a manner that lacked confidence. Many held to the view that once they provided information to the police the latter would duly inform the criminal or the people against whom the report was made. That is changing. There is the community aspect of the police relationship; there is the relationship between the police and the religious organizations; and there are the work study programmes that expose young people to life in the Guyana Police Force. Things can only get better but we note that as one aspect of policing is bearing fruit another seems to be collapsing. In this case the traffic situation is worsening.
Editor’s Note; If your sent letter was not published and you felt its contents were valid and devoid of libel or personal attacks, please contact us by phone or email.
Police Respond to newspaper article Dear Editor; The Acting Police Commissioner is responding to an article in Stabroek News of Sunday, September 18 on page two, under the caption “Region One Education Officials investigate strip searching of female students in the presence of male police”. Ranks at Acquero Police Station, received a report from the School Welfare Officer about 18:15h. on Tuesday 13th September, 2016 to the
extent that a sum of money, property of the Matron of the Dormitory, of Santa Rosa Secondary School, was missing or allegedly stolen. The Subordinate Officer In-Charge and a Constable accompanied the School Welfare Officer to the dormitory, where the children’s bags were searched by the School Welfare Officer. However, no money was found. At this time, the School Welfare Officer
proposed and insisted on conducting a search on each child but the Subordinate Officer objected and indicated that it would be improper in the circumstance for the police to sanction this and he and the Constable left the school. The Subordinate Officer has stated that he later learnt that the children were searched by the School Welfare Officer. Jairam Ramlakhan, Superintendent, Public relations Officer
There is the urgent need for an Industrial Court Dear Editor, Due to the number of unsolved and unsettled cases, lack of enforcement of existing labour laws, failure of Guyana signing on to more international labour laws and International Labour Organization (ILO) and International M a r i t i m e O rg a n i z a t i o n l a b o u r conventions/laws and lack of addressing ongoing grievances and general work related issues affecting the working class, the People United and General Workers Union (PU&GWU) strongly believes that the way to address these matters and to establish a strong effective and improved labour sector in Guyana, and also to address workers, their trade unions, and their general grievances in a timely manner thus, the Government of Guyana needs to urgently establish an Industrial Court. The Union is calling on the APNU+AFC Government and the opposition PPP/C Party to collectively support the Union’s call for the urgent establishment of an Industrial Court since both parties when in power and on their past general and regional election campaign trails as well as on labour day rallies and marchs, have promised the working class and their trade unions a good and strong labour sector etc.
The Union will be dispatching a letter to both the APNU+AFC Government, and opposition PPP/C Party requesting both parties to move the National Assembly for Parliament to establish an Industrial Court with the status of the High Court to hear and determine disputes relating to employment and labour relations. Should the PPP/C party fail to jointly support the Union’s request, the APNU+AFC Government has the majority seats in the National Assembly of Guyana so they can independently craft, table and pass the relevant bill/law that provides for the establishment of the Industrial Court. Presently matters that relate to wrongful termination or dismissal etc, without the relevant payment that the affected worker is entitled to, the Ministry of Social Protection’s Labour Department takes some of these to court for judgment and award, but the Guyana Fines Act and Labour Act, states that the maximum a Magistrates Court can award is $100,000 to an employee. So for those matters that the award will be over one hundred thousand, the affected employee has to head to the High Court to have said matter addressed. But on many occasions a number of the
affected employees cannot afford to pay a lawyer to represent them in these cases, which leads to the matters remaining unresolved and the said employees facing injustice. The role of the Industrial Court also includes facilitation of social dialogue. Social dialogue includes all types of negotiation, consultation, exchange of information and collective bargaining. The Industrial Court facilitates social dialogue by defining and adjudicating the rights and obligations of the tripartite players - governments, employers, and employees; because of the entry of other players who are not traditionally associated with the tripartite in the world of employment and labour such as NGOs, the role of the Industrial Court can expand to cater for the new players. The practice of labour laws should no longer be restricted to trade unions and employer groups; Due to the changing nature of the labour markets, the role of the Industrial Court can drastically transform its traditional role of an Industrial Court as an Institution of Social Justice which is to avail quick, uncomplicated and inexpensive justice to workers. The procedures of trade dispute resolution (Continued on page 5)
Mr. Kirton writes on how he feels and what he is doing Dear Editor: Foreign Affairs magazine, published by the Council on Foreign Relations and the LEE KWAN YEW School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore has announced their 2016 Student Essay competition which is open to undergraduate students graduating no earlier than December 2016. The essay topic is: “What global issue should world leaders be paying more attention to?” The deadline for entries is October 15, 2016. To submit e n t r i e s g o to:www.foreignaffairs.com/ essay 2016. Earlier this week
Foreign Affairs held its Graduate School Fair which was preceded by a panel discussion on a new US Grand Strategy. I encourage Guyanese undergraduate students at home and in the Diaspora to enter this essay competition. Next, Guyana’s former president and current opposition leader Bharat Jagdeo has been invited and will deliver the 18th annual Eric Williams Memorial Lecture at Florida International University (FIU) on Friday, September 30th. I shared this information on my and other Facebook pages and several Guyanese resented the fact
that I shared this information, accusing me and the organizers of the lecture series (I am not part o f t h e o rg a n i z e r s ) o f legitimizing Jagdeo. Some have called me all sorts of names for indicating that I will attend, alleging that the former president is responsible for some 400 deaths carried out by the phantom squad which operated in Guyana during his tenure. Kindly allow me a few lines to make it clear that I am in no position to legitimize or dismiss anyone. Former President Jagdeo is legitimized by a significant percentage of the Guyanese electorate that has voted for and supports his Peoples Progressive Party (PPP). He is legitimized by
several international governmental and non governmental agencies that apparently value his contribution to their deliberations and quite rightly, like I do, take the position that a person is innocent of allegations leveled at him or her until and unless found guilty in a Court of Law. I encourage Guyanese in Florida to attend the lecture for which there is no fee and to respectfully pose whatever questions they need answered by the former president. During the presidency of Desmond Hoyte several members of the US Congress were written to by Guyanese Americans, in some cases one person using different (Continued on page 6)
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What is the authority of these regional REPS? DEAR EDITOR, I will once again like to share my frustration as to what I deem the over-riding of the Regional System for political gains and major inference into matters that ought to be dealt with by the authorities. Since the APNU+AFC Government took office in 2015, we saw several persons being hired by the Office of the Prime Minister as Regional Reps to the Prime Minister. I do not know if those hired are representing the PM personally or if they are representing his Office. There is a major difference there for those that can read through the lines. Representing the PM office is totally different from representing the PM himself. In Region 5 we had one Mr. Abel Seetaram, who was fired by the Prime Minister without a fair hearing. I will continue to defend Mr. Seetaram because I know that the man did nothing wrong during his tenure in the position he held but he simply represented all the people no matter race, religion, political affiliation, etc. He was also a threat to the entire PPP in Berbice. He was a target for some within
the APNU+AFC in the region. He was a target for the Regional Administration because he stood up for workers rights and benefits, more over for working conditions to be better. On several occasions I visited his office to seek his involvement in getting some matters resolved, but he always said that there is a process that he works with and does not supersede those in authority that have the rights and power to deal with the matters. I respect him for that and he will work through the process to see things done. But recently in the news I saw the PM Rep in Region 6 doing things by not doing the proper consultation with those in authority at the RDC or NDC level. I am saying this because I enquired about it. He seems to be using his power for his and the PM’s personal gains towards over riding the system. This man is said to be calling up the police and asking them to deal with matters quickly. He summons officers to his office. I once heard on the news that he called up the US Embassy to enquire about a woman that was left stranded
in Guyana. Recently he summoned the market vendors to his office for a meeting to deal with the impasse there. I am very surprised at those moves because I was recently told by an employee of the Prime Minister’s Office in Georgetown that there are specific roles and guidelines for those Reps. I was also told that they are not the Prime Ministers’ Rep. but Representatives to the Office of The Prime Minister. Those remarks on the role of the reps make me wonder as to who is really in charge of the Reps. I was told that the OPM Regional Reps are there to take complaints only and not dictate what is to happen but to forward those complaints to their boss in the Head Office, who then deals with it and give the Reps a feed back on the outcome of the situation\problem. So, more over Dr. Ramayya was right, it is like a note taker or a complaint desk officer. The public needs to know of the roles of these people, and how it relates to the office they hold. I cannot see the OPM Rep doing things on his own by over steppiing the RDC, NDC or town council.
There is the urgent need for... From page 4 have always been crafted to enable the workers, deemed not to have the same bargaining strength with their employers, to access quick, affordable, and effective remedies; The shift of the court into the Judiciary from the Ministry of Labour can result in a perception by trade unions that workers will no longer have easy access to industrial justice. This could be a misperception because the new laws should/will have strong provisions empowering workers, and enhance rather that limit access to all forms of justice. We should not, however, disregard the apprehension. The challenge in restructuring the Court is how to accommodate the concerns of the trade unions and employers that we are
throwing away the dispute resolution mechanism they created, to suit their unique relations without adequately consulting them. The ministry cannot enforce laws but when employers refuse to abide by the legitimate request or recommendations the ministry can take the matter to the Industrial Court for judgment and enforcement etc. which means the ministry will be able to conduct its functions more effectively and may no longer be blamed or accused of pussyfooting or delay tactics as they relate to addressing labour matters in a timely
manner etc. The Union suggested that the Industrial Court is likely to have a higher number of disputes. Not all these disputes will call for a legal solution. The Court will have a role in shifting disputes that call for judicial settlement, from those that are suited to The Industrial Court. Micah Williams General Secretary The People United and General Workers Union Editor’s note; because of length, this letter will continue in a forthcoming edition
The people who are the leaders of those entities need to put a stop to this man because he is abusing his powers within the region. I was also told he is a regional councilor in the region. Therefore, he should be aware that all complaints as a regional councilor must be taken to the regional chairman first before any action to solve the situation can be made. I don’t know what is taking place, but I do feel the
PM should put a stop to this type of dictatorship coming from the Rep of his office. The PM should also check on people’s background when hiring, because the man representing his office in region 6 needs to answer some question about the past. So it seems that questionable ones are the best to be hired by this APNU+AFC government. I call on the Head of State and the man in charge for the Affairs of the State Hon.
Joseph Harmon to carry out an investigation into the role of those persons hired by the PM to work with his office as regional reps. If the PM is saying corruption must stop, then I challenge him to publish the role of his Office Reps in the various regions. Dictatorship must stop. We can’t talk of the things the PPP used to do and we in the APNU+AFC are doing same. Take the challenge PM Nagamootoo! James Fraser
Has the foundation of the GOA been rattled? DEAR EDITOR, President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K. Juman Yassin in his most recent response to articles written by me attempting to examine his protracted possession of the reins of power continues to digress from the core of our ongoing discussion. Instead of addressing his failure after so many years at the top, Yassin prefers to highlight trivial issues such as whether or not he knows the letter writer T. Pemberton, me being a de facto campaign manager to one of my nominees for the Presidency (of which there is no iota of truth) and whether I have any example of the GOA Constitution being breached at any time. The above queries to start with, were not the basis of my
inspection of Yassin’s administrative performance, but rather the recurring poor results by our athletes and his inability to influence six previous Heads of State and many Finance / Sport Ministers about the need to invest heavily in Sport, since positive spin offs could be derived by such investment. As I write, the GOA Head has made no attempt to address in his replies, his poor performance to date, perhaps outlining some of the extenuating factors that are responsible for our enduring abysmal showing at major competitions, but grabs the opportunity to deviate from the real dialogue. It would appear that the seemingly impregnable foundation of the GOA has been rattled by the scrutiny and there is a scurry by the
Establishment to ensure that no further damage is done, before its December elections. He reminds me of the girl from Malawi who so accustomed to running on tracks without lanes, unfortunately stepped out of hers at the Rio Paralympics and was disqualified. Unaccustomed to the negative assessment, Yassin seems to be suffering from a similar experience, constantly running out of his lane in his responses to my queries. As he had said, I’m a writer who has to find something to write about for fear of losing my job; well because I don’t want to end up like a mendicant I have to continue to make a contribution to my place of work, providing it is within the confines of good journalism. Rawle Welch
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Dr. Ramayya replies to the Prime Minister DEAR EDITOR For Mr Moses Nagamooto, as someone who has the responsibility for all ministries, to say I was incompetent as the REO, is a dishonest statement, and should have known better than to give me that responsibility. He said that I did not give him details about
corruptions in Region 6. However, I indicated to him the following, the component of the tender board; single sourcing for medical supplies; the attitude of the CEO at New Amsterdam Hospital; the contract for the cleaning of septic tanks, which was again not tendered and costed about 2 million dollars
and was discharged in the hospital yards by buckets. I spoke to the PS about a contract given to an electrical contractor who was paid approximately one million dollars for wiring the hospital and health clinic; no consultation with the REO was done by the RHO Jevaughn Stephens. There
Allegations of financial wrong-doing in Region 6 DEAR EDITOR; I have been reading with deep interest the many allegations of financial wrong-doing in Region 6 and the hijacking of the 2017 Estimates allegedly by two RDC officials. What is exposed in various letters and the former Regional Executive Officer, Dr V. Ramayya in his TV programs are issues which have plagued the RDC for a long time but which have now reached epidemic proportions. The conspiracies now seem to start from the formulation of these estimates onward and if nothing is done by this Coalition Government then Region 6 will slide rapidly downwards. I was a Regional Councillor for four years and am very acquainted with the dubious practices at the Tender Board level and the huge number of substandard works being done and duly certified on a regular basis but it is time that these practices are put to an immediate halt. I was also a former C h a i r m a n o f t h e Wa t e r Users Association and I am quite stunned by the questionable practices of the new board which was installed recently. These Board members are d i v e r t i n g t h e R e g i o n ’s machines to be used for
their personal benefits and those of their friends rather than doing work to assist rice farmers in the area. These machines are also used to destroy my ancestors’ graves. These directives were allegedly given by the Regional Vice Chairman. Many farmers have been complaining bitterly about these questionable practices but to no avail. All the access dams in the rice cultivation are in dire need for repairs yet the machines have remained stuck in one area for the past months servicing friends and cronies of some officials of the Region. The Vice Chairman was spoken to and he promised to deploy these machines to No. 54 Village over a month now and yet nothing was done. It appears as though this man controls all the machines and that the Regional Chairman is totally unaware of what is going on. I do feel that it is time that the Regional Chairman investigates what is going on before it is too late since he is in charge of the Region. In addition, the education sector is also replete with conspiratorial practices. Recently, I was mandated by the Minister of Education to look at the conditions existing in various schools in the Region and I was disappointed by the substandard work done by contractors and the state of disrepair in most of the ninety schools I visited. For instance, at the
Cumberland Nursery School, female teachers have had no access to toilet facilities for over five years now. I was ashamed to ask how they responded to a call of nature. At the Belvedere Primary School a small footpath bridge which is just 4 feet in width was built at an enormous cost of 1 million dollars only last year and the revetment is already falling apart! Anyone looking at this bridge will be totally dumbfounded as to where the one million dollars actually went. This is a direct result when estimates for work are done without any independent engineer being consulted and broad based consultations. There are many instances of these and that is the reason why Region 6 cannot see the type of development that it should. Lastly, because of lack of proper consultations there are some cases where estimates were made for roads in Nos. 67-69 Vi l l a g e s , w h i c h w e r e already done and no consideration was given to priorities. I personally spoke to officials in the 5274 NDC who decried the fact that they were not consulted in the preparation of Region’s 2017 Estimates. I do hope that this Government will do a forensic audit of the Te n d e r B o a r d a n d t h e operations of the Region. Reekahraj Poonai WPA Executive Member
are too many to cite, and the AFC leaders are not willing to ‘rock the boat”. They have to maintain the status quo at all cost Moreover, if I had intended to simply enjoy the ride I would have had the two deputy REOs to do the work, and I would not have been deemed by Mr Nagamootoo, as incompetent. It was because I was attempting to get to the bottom of corruption everywhere and to save the poor taxpayers’ money which was is being misspent. Complaints were made to Mr. Nagamootoo and Mr. Ramjattan about me regarding job processes, and I indicated to the PM that protocols have to be followed but apparently it did not go down well. I presumed that had the PM browsed the dailies and would have seen my attempts to stop the corrupt practices. However no one came to my assistance, thereby allowing state money to be abused. So I do not know how PM can state that from the inception, I rejected the coalition. He is trying to paint me as a racist. Mr.
Nagamootoo, I do hope you can recall, when both yourself and Khemraj were on channel 8, prior to the elections, when you crossed from the PPP before nomination day and stated to the people of Berbice that the AFC will not (let me emphasize) associate itself with the PNC or the PPP because they are corrupt in nature, and had brought Guyana to where it is. Both of you failed the people, but Ramayya stood his ground. My principles are more important than positions. Secondly, AFC was the strongest third force ever to be in Guyana, in a political culture that c ould have brought the greatest balance between the two major political parties and bad practices could have been corrected. This ideal was sold out. When I joined the AFC in 2011, I asked a simple question; what was the elections result in Region 6 and 5? 1 Ramayya’s strong financial input along with his charisma changed the output of 2011 and that was the formation, not the 2015 elections. Khemraj
interestingly indicated to the press that the party owed not a dime to Ramayya. He (Khemraj) should tell the people of Guyana how they received 35,000 votes of which over 13,000 came from Region 6 and 5; how did they get it? I invested two new vehicles, two PA systems, over 40 foot soldiers. My wife cooked like a slave. My business closed for 4 months while both of them were still practicing their professions. On top of everything else Ramayya had to do battle in a war when they were sitting down in Georgetown. I simply asked Khemraj if 5 million dollars can run a campaign in Berbice, against the PPP regime. I could rightfully state that Ramayya’s sacrifices gave AFC elites, titles for a good retirement pension. Thus, I gradually became a pariah within the coalition and the conspiracy to get rid of me had taken root. Just as a reminder; Ramayya will leaving because of his true principles as I have not betrayed my fellow Guyanese. Veerasammy Ramayya
Mr. Kirton writes on how he feels... From page 4 names to send several letters, requesting that the US suspend aid to Guyana pending free and fair elections. And the aid was suspended. Shortly thereafter I was on Capitol Hill for a reception one evening and took along my visiting friend Neville Bissember Jr. As we were leaving the Hill I stumbled on then Senator Bob Graham and we engaged him in conversation. I asked the Senator, who knew me as the Caribbean News Agency (CANA) Wa s h i n g t o n c o r r e s p o n dent, how come he could vote to cut off aid to the Hoyte government when in fact Hoyte was embarking on a number of reforms in keeping with the strengthening of democracy. His response was “My office has been receiving letters from all these Floridian Guyanyans (meaning Guyanese) about rigged
elections and we don’t ever get the other side of the story.” So those who feel so strongly about Jagdeo’s alleged wrongdoings and the fact that he continues to be legitimized by reputable institutions, should present to these institutions whatever evidence they have against the former president and request that he not be “legitimized”. But instead these political sycophants choose to characterize me on social media simply because I share information on an event at which Jagdeo is the featured guest. Fortunately, I am an independent thinker and I take positions on issues based on what I feel is best for Guyana. My positions may not always be right but these are never influenced by any partisan political, ethnic, religious or gender considerations. I will be attending the lecture by former president Jagdeo and intend to ask a question or two. I care less about who or what anyone has to say about my attending.
Finally Editor, I also would like to share some information about next month’s annual Florida International Trade Conference and Expo (FITCE 2016) to be held October 1920 at the Broward Convention Center. This year, the Florida Conference on the Caribbean: The Diaspora Di s c u s s i o n , a t which Vice President Carl Greenidge was the featured speaker last year, has been incorporated into FITCE to provide for a single robust event that is expected to attract over 600 participants from around the world. Also this year’s event will highlight the Caribbean and a special pavilion will be mounted for the region to display its goods and services. I have secured 10 display booths free of cost for the Guyanese private sector and two for government agencies. I have also had Broward Commissioner Dale Holness extend an invitation to the Honorable Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin. I hope that both the private sector and the government accept this invitation. Wesley Kirton
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INTERPOL to train magistrates, prosecutors on trafficking Members of the judicial sector will benefit from training on the issue of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) by the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL). Members from the prosecutorial section and the magistracy are expected to be trained in victim support among other aspects, acting Coordinator of the TIP Ministerial Task Force, Oliver Profitt told the Government Information Agency (GINA) in an interview. The training will be held in October and November and will be facilitated by INTERPOL, Profitt said. “The idea now is for them to be able to come back with the knowledge they gain from this training and be able to retrain or to pass it on to members on the Task Force and also to others that work in their fields,” he explained. Training of government officials and related persons in identification, prevention and prosecution as it relates to TIP is an essential part of the TIP Action Plan. The two-year (2016-2017) strategy will be released to the public later this year. However, Profitt revealed that the Ministerial Task Force has already begun undertaking activities outlined in the comprehensive document. One such activity will be the local training of trainers in TIP earmarked for October. The Counter Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) unit of the Ministry of Social Protection is expected to facilitate this training session. ”That will enable us to have a wider base as well, of persons that can administer training or go and do awareness sessions elsewhere instead of us having a few of us around the table trying to cover the whole country,” Profitt told
GINA. Since the Ministerial Task Force on TIP reconvened earlier this year, officers from the Immigration Department, the Guyana Police Force’s Intelligence Unit and Criminal Investigation Department along with the C-TIP unit benefited from INTERPOL training. Profitt further elaborated that INTERPOL had conducted a needs assessment prior to the training. “They (INTERPOL) were in a number of countries and they wanted to assess the needs of each country, and also to have regional training so when they get this assessment done, they can tailor the training to meet the needs of each country,” he said. INTERPOL also had input in the compilation of the TIP Action Plan. The plan is divided into the four pillars used in the TIP fightprevention, protection, prosecution and partnership. The TIP Ministerial Task Force meets monthly, and is chaired by Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan. The Task Force is mandated by the Combatting of Trafficking in Persons Act No. 2 of 2005 to ensure there is public awareness on TIP, and training for law enforcement and other officials among other things. It comprises a mixture of
Suspected TIP victims governmental and nongovernmental organisations working together to combat TIP. There have been an increasing number of persons charged for TIP, with more raids by authorities to suspected hotspots. Guyana has been placed on a watch list by international bodies but has improved its standings because of local efforts to stamp out the practices which include passports being withheld from victims and the use of threats to control.
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Unresolved conflicts can result in refugee, migrant crisis - Granger tells UN Summit During his address at the 71st Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), President David Granger said that unresolved conflicts are mainly responsible for most of the mass movements of refugees and migrants in the world today. Granger, who assumed the role as Guyana’s President after last year ’s General Elections is participating in a high-level Summit on Refugees and Migrants. The confab aims to address the movement of large numbers of refugees and migrants with the view of coming up with a framework for a better international response. The Head of State, in his address told the other Headsof-State that the ‘Meeting’ offers the international community the opportunity to commit to a comprehensive solution to a complex and chronic problem. He stated that the refugee and migrant crises confronting the world today represent grave challenges to the international community. He added that images and accounts of men, women and
children, who are forced to flee their homes and homelands in search of safety, are transmitted daily and graphically by the mass and social media. President Granger said that the community can no longer ignore the plight of desperate refugees and migrants, while adding that their conditions and situations demand a commitment to address both the root causes, as well as the human consequences, which accompany refugee and migration crises. “Conflicts within and among states are mainly responsible for most of the mass movements of refugees and migrants that we are witnessing in the world today. Refugees and migrants, however, are not the only ones affected. “Conflicts between states, if left unattended or unresolved, can escalate into regional and even global crises, which can threaten the existence of larger numbers of persons in wider areas, even beyond their country’s borders.” President Granger said.
The root causes of conflicts around the world, which have spawned refugee and migrant crises, must be addressed, the President said, while adding that the conflictprevention and resolution must be part of the long-term response to the crisis of refugees and migrants. “The international community has a responsibility to prevent these conflicts and to usher in an era of security and of the preservation of peace between states. Natural disaster has also, been a cause of the refugee and migrant problem. “The global community must not ignore the impact which catastrophic natural disasters, including those caused by climate change, has had in triggering, which produces refugees and migrants.” President Granger continued that Guyana is a member of the Caribbean Community and six years ago, it was overwhelmed by the death, disease, dislocation and destruction inflicted on the Caribbean state of Haiti, a sister member of the
President David Granger and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, at the71st Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, USA. Community. “The earthquake left thousands of persons dead and consigned thousands of others to a life as refugees in their own country. Haiti’s agony is being compounded today by the creation of new waves of refugees from the Dominican Republic.” The President further stated that the Political Declaration on Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants offers a path
towards addressing the problem, in a more coherent and comprehensive manner. “The ‘Declaration’ must be backed, however, by the determination of the United Nations, to bring an end to international terrorism, state and intra-state conflicts that are active, incipient and latent.” The Head of State said that Guyana supports the protection of the rights of all migrants and welcomes the
process that the meeting will initiate for the convening, in 2018, of an intergovernmental conference on international migration with a view to the adoption of a Global Compact for Safe, Ord e r l y a n d Regular Migration. “Guyana intends to play an active role in that process. We intend to ensure that the root causes of conflict are eliminated and that peace will prevail in the world.”
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Sustainability and affordability The governments of Guyana have a reputation for providing lame excuses for not paying public servants a decent wage increase. The latest excuse is a rehash of what the PPPC used to claim: that they could not afford higher wages and that higher wages cannot be sustained. The APNU+AFC has become the PPPC. The APNU is behaving just like the PPPC when it comes to wages and salaries increases and it makes people want to question why this is happening. The APNU+AFC had to have known the size of the government’s wage bill and the state of the economy when it promised that if it got into office it would pay significant wage increases. It had to have known about the problems in all the agencies and the commitments that it would have been required to make. So how come now it
is claiming that it cannot afford and it cannot sustain higher wage increases than that which it has proposed to the GPSU. The government has had an increase of $3 billion in VAT taxes for the first half of the year. For the second half it will draw down another sizeable increase. So how come it is now claiming that it cannot sustain any higher increase. What is the cost of the 20% that most people were expecting from the new government? The excuse is going to be made that the government has to bail out GUYSUCO. It has to bail out GUYSUCO? Has the PNCR, the main party in the main coalition partner, APNU, forgotten what it did to Guysuco more than forty years ago? Instead of allowing GUYSUCO to retain its earnings and reinvest these into the recapitalization of the sugar i n d u s t r y, the
government drained GUYSUCO of its resources by extracting a sugar levy beginning in 1974. The sugar levy was used to finance the Budget. It was the monies that rightly should have gone back to the sugar workers and to the industry that kept the nation afloat. In 1992, when the PPPC took office, the sugar levy was four billion dollars. The total revenues of the country, at the time, were about three times the value o f t h e l e v y. A n d t h e country was hugely indebted. This gives an idea of the extent to which the sugar levy carried the whole country. If you take that sugar levy and try to calculate the net present value, the result will show that the billions that the government is now paying to keep the sugar industry afloat is not anywhere near what is owed to that industry. It was not just the sugar levy which the sugar
Dem boys seh
De back pay like honey to bee When a man meet a woman he does talk nice things to she till she decide that he gun mek de perfect companion. From de point of view of de woman, she see a man who look like if he can’t harm a fly and he gun be de man to provide she comfort and security. Dem does start to live nice till dem start to change. If de man stay nice and easy de woman does flex she wings. Not all of dem but some of dem because dem got others who does get protective. No fly can’t light pun de man. De man is de one people got to frighten. He does really tek over de woman and would fight she and for she. Dem boys
realize this when a man end up in court fuh biting he woman. He does wuk in de gold bush. When dem boys hear de story dem suspect that de man use to send money and gold to he woman. He does come out once in a while. This time when he come out he get suspic i o u s . Dem boys seh that he underestimate how big a woman is. He end up biting she pun she lip because he couldn’t bit nowhere else. He was trying to mark de woman suh when anybody see her dem gun know that she got somebody. De only thing is that de bite was so bad that de woman run to de police who charge de man. Dem boys
believe that de police who write de charge was one of dem people who use to play wid de woman when she man in de bush. And dem boys want to know if dem public servants gun refuse de pay increase. Is a tidy small piece and although de trade union seh that it reject de offer this is one time that de union and de members gun break ranks. But is one thing dem boys worried about and is dem people who ain’t got no back pay to get. De people in de market ready to push up dem price. That back pay to de market vendors is like honey to bee. Talk half and watch dem public servants and dem back pay
industry sacrificed for the nation, it was also all those lands which it was forced to give up for house lots. SARU is making lot of noise about the market value of the lands at Pradoville 2. But what about the market value of the lands which GUYSUCO gave up. If the government had to pay market rates for those lands, it would have been them rather than GUYSOCO which would have been in the red. The entire country owes GUYSUCO. So when SARU says that it wants to charge persons for paying below market rates for lands at Pardovolle 2, it should also put its periscope to the thousands of house lot owners who got subsidized land compliments of GUYSUCO. GUYSUCO cannot be the excuse why the government cannot pay workers more. The APNU+AFC government did not come to the rescue
of GUYSUCO. The rescue act had started under the PPPC. APNU+AFC were fully aware of what were the financing needs of the sugar corporation and the help that would have been required of the state. It was the APNU which was at one stage threatening to cut the subvention that the Ramotar administration was going to pay to the sugar workers. The sugar workers had to launch a massive protest outside of the National Assembly before this move was
aborted. The APNU+AFC continue to give lame excuses as to why it cannot pay workers more. It is not much different from the PPPC in this regard which even when it was awash with revenues refused to pay significant wage increases to workers. APNY+AFC is doing the same. What a shame! (To be continued)
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Tuesday September 20, 2016
=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===
The Carvil Duncan affair
Bharrat Jagdeo will say things that will make people laugh. But that derision comes from a limited group of people who have studied Jagdeo’s character and his politics and have dismissed him. But with each passing day in this country, children become men, girls become adults and babies grow into teenagers. These new citizens may not know what Bharrat Jagdeo did to Guyana. They may not know that Rohee was an arrogant man whose hubris had no match in any other political party even the colonial governor. These young adults may not know that Gail Teixeira was a big decision- maker at
the University of Guyana. They may not know that Robeson Benn hunted down roadside vendors. They may not know of Juan Edghill’s oxymoronic outpouring of clownish repugnancy in saying that if Jesus were to come down to Guyana during the 2011 election, he would have voted for the PPP. All over Guyana, people are trembling with the trepidation that such politicians could come back into power. They don’t want that and those who are religiously devoted are praying that they don’t. People are feverishly clinging to the hope that the PNC and the AFC settle their
differences and stay in power because if they don’t Teixeira will return to the university, Bibi Shadick may be the Prime Minister, “Killamaan” will become a Minister again, Edghill will become a Minister again, Satyra Gyall will once again take over the Ministry of Education, Benn will dictate which calypso, soca, hip hop, reggae, dance hall tune and romantic ballad NCN can play, and Jagdeo, barred from running again, will become the real king again. And what about me? The trench outside my house will not be cleaned because Benn will once more be the Minister of Public Works. People do not want this oligarchic cabal to ever rule this country again because people like Carvil Duncan will once more demoralize the body politic of Guyana . This trade unionist turned PPP sycophant was made into one of the custodians of PPP power. Like Bibi Shadick, he has
refused to resign from the formidable fortresses that Jagdeo placed them on top of. Shadick’s contract as Chairman of the Broadcast Authority was up so she was replaced, but her contract as Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana is not, so she has not resigned. Duncan is a different scenario. The Vice-Chancellor and the academics perhaps do not interface with Shadick but Duncan cannot be ignored. This man is head of the Public Service Commission and sits as a member of the Judicial Service Commission and the Police Service Commission. Jagdeo that put him in these institutions to preserve party power in the State is gone but Duncan has chosen not to resign. This has to be a pantomime never before seen in the Caribbean. Political appointees go when their patrons and benefactors go. It is the law of practicality and moral realism. If the
government appoints a school of political advisors from the ruling party to write policy papers for it then the school goes when its creator goes. Why would Barack Obama have retained the health advisor he inherited from the outgoing Republican presidency who didn’t accept a government-sponsored health care programme? What Bibi Shadick and Carvil Duncan are doing defy commonsense. We do not have to go so far into moral obligation and political pragmatism to argue for the removal of Shadick and Duncan. Basic commonsense should tell Duncan that given the political position he embraced under Jagdeo, Jagdeo’s patronage of him and Duncan’s open support for the PPP Government, that it would be silly to think that a PNC administration would retain him in those three powerful jurisdictions he currently possesses courtesy of Jagdeo’s maniacal politics. This is my take on the Bibi Shadick/Carvil Duncan affair. The PPP sat down and said that there is political capital to be gained if the two refuse to resign. The Government
Frederick Kissoon will have to force them out and in so doing they could get mileage out of it. The PPP can go to its constituencies and cry witch-hunt. This is what Jagdeo is doing with the tribunal appointed to examine the continuation of Duncan. Jagdeo refers to it as a witchhunt. That was so predictable. In the case of Shadick, the government does not need to touch her because the University would not tolerate her interference as it did when Teixeira was the hatchetwoman on the Council. Writer’s note; Dr. Ghansham Singh has informed me that he does not share a medical practice with Dr. Frank Anthony. I regret the information. Dr. Singh also said that he was not at the meeting when my contract was terminated and if he was, he would not have voted for termination. I regret the misinformation.
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Hinterland residents versed in native dialects to be trained as welfare officers The Ministry of Social Protection has embarked on training Indigenous persons, skilled in their native dialect as welfare officers to better serve hinterland residents. According to Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence, the aim is to bridge the language barrier between the hinterland and coastland, so that residents of hinterland
communities will have an equal opportunity of having their voices heard. The Minister noted, in a Government statement, that the language barrier has resulted in those communities being left behind. Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe in her 2016
budget debate presentation, had indicated that her Ministry was very concerned about the social issues plaguing Indigenous communities. These, the minister listed as teenage pregnancy, rape and sexual violence among others. Minister Garrido-Lowe noted that her Ministry will continue to collaborate with
Bus driver fined for breaking traffic laws A minibus operator was yesterday placed before Magistrate Leron Daly to answer to charges of dangerous driving; driving while using a cellular phone; failure to wear seatbelt and failing to be clean and properly attired. He pleaded guilty to all four charges. On September 13, at West Front Road, Georgetown, Jeremiah Lovell, 24, drove minibus BVV2043 in a manner dangerous to the public. Lovell, on July 15, at Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, drove minibus BVV 2043, while using his cellular phone. On that same day, he also drove the minibus and failed to wear a seatbelt. And
finally, on July 15, at Mandela Avenue, while being the driver of the minibus, during working hours, Lovell failed to be clean and properly attired. In relation, to the dangerous driving charge, Lovell claimed that he was trying to overtake a motorcyclist, when he was stopped by a traffic rank. Magistrate Daly fined the man $7,500 for using his phone while driving; $7,500 for failing to wear seatbelt while driving,; $10,000 for failing to be clean and properly dressed while driving and $60,000- the maximum finefor driving dangerously.
Cannabis trafficker remanded to prison A Jamaican national appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman on a charge of trafficking narcotics. It is alleged that Carlene Grant, on September 17, at Potaro Road, had 629 grams of cannabis sativa (marijuana) in her possession for the purpose of trafficking. Initially, Grant who was represented by Attorney Adrian Thompson, pleaded guilty to the charge after it was read to her in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. However, after a brief interaction with the woman and her attorney, Magistrate Latchman informed the court that a not guilty plea was entered by her on Grant’s behalf. The tearful Jamaican claimed that police ranks
demanded $300,000 from her to suppress charges. Grant, who is said to be three months’ pregnant, told the court that she was invited to Guyana. She explained that she was granted six months’ stay, but overstayed. Her lawyer said that while in Guyana his client became involved in a relationship. Police Prosecutor Vishnu Hunt opposed bail for the defendant based on the fact that no special reasons were provided to the court. Hunt further stated that the woman is a flight risk since she is not a Guyanese citizen. She was remanded to prison and will make her next court appearance on September 26, before the Chief Magistrate for assignment.
the Ministry of Social Protection to initiate programmes and activities to tackle these issues. “In 2015, the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs embarked on a sensitisation programme together with the
Ministry of Social Protection, where workshops were held in Regions One, Seven and Eight where village leaders were taught about the Sexual Offences Act, Trafficking in Persons, domestic violence and alcohol and drug abuse,”
Minister Garrido-Lowe had stated. The Social Protection Ministry will collaborate with the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs to ensure that persons in Regions One, (Continued on page 21)
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Tuesday September 20, 2016
Linden taxi driver claims asthma attack after breathalyzer test
- It was all a sham – Police A Linden taxi driver claims that he was harassed by police ranks from the Mackenzie Police Station some time after mid-night on
Monday. The driver, Odinga McDonald, who resides along East Coast Demerara, told Kaieteur News, yesterday, that he was
heading to Georgetown from Linden with passengers when he was pulled over by three ranks. He said that the ranks were attached to the Mackenzie Police Station. McDonald explained that
he was asked by the ranks to exit his vehicle and take a breathalyzer test. The man reported that of the three officers, one was dressed in plain clothing and later introduced himself as the “Inspector in charge of
traffic”. He continued that the “Inspector” began asking a series of questions while taking out the equipment to conduct the test. McDonald said that he did the test and was asked to take another since the air that was blown into the instrument was not sufficient. “I said man, I cannot blow how you want me to blow because I’m an asthmatic”. McDonald stated. The man added that one of the ranks told him that should he fail to follow their instructions, he would be taken to the Police Station. McDonald said that after he blew into the instrument for a second time, he had an asthma attack and fell to the ground. McDonald’s story was differed completely from what the police related after they were contacted. ‘E’-Division Commander, Calvin Brutus informed
Kaieteur News that the police were conducting a “Driving under the Influence (DUI) exercise” when McDonald was seen leaving a popular hangout in Linden with other individuals who were in an intoxicated state. Brutus stated that a call was made to alert the ranks who were further up the road. After McDonald was pulled over, he was required to do the breathalyzer test after which he collapsed to the ground. The Commander said that McDonald was rushed to the hospital where it was revealed that the taxi driver had no ailments. He asserted that it was all a sham. Meanwhile, the passenger in the car – according to Brutus – also appeared to be in an intoxicated state and was using indecent language. This passenger, he said, was arrested and subsequently released minutes after on his own recognizance.
‘Police knocks down motorcyclist, tries to escape –Guyhoc resident Shawn Robinson, 24, of D15 Guyhoc Park was struck down by Police Officers on patrol on Friday last around 17:00 hrs. Robinson who works at the Courtney Benn Construction Site was returning home from work when a police van struck him off of the motorcycle he was riding. He told Kaieteur News that he was riding west along Samaan Street, Guyhoc Park, when the van came around the corner at a fast rate. In severe pain, Robinson explained, “I now coming home from work. Same time di police dem was coming round di corner. I going round di turn and the police dem pull pun me in me lane, so I just ride pun di parapet but di van fly off di road and knock me off me bike.” An eye witness stated that the policemen attempted to flee the scene but were confronted by the neighbours in the community as they encircled them. “They were about to leave and they were saying that (Robinson) probably don’t even have his papers. That was their excuse. So we surround them and argued with them to pick him up.” After quite some time, the police eventually helped Robinson up, placed him in the van and took him along with his aunt to the Georgetown
Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was admitted. Robinson suffered multiple fractures about his body. He sustained broken bones in his right leg and abrasions to his right and left arm. Carmen Robinson, the mother of the victim, told Kaieteur News that her son has been bed ridden since the accident occurred. “It is uncomfortable for my son to be in such a condition. He can’t bathe, use the washroom, nothing. All he does is lie in bed and this is what is going to be happening for a while which means my s o n c a n ’t w o r k . A s a parent, I want the world to know what these police in Guyana doing to innocent children.” Another witness also stated that police were seen violently attacking another innocent individual some time back in the same community. They said that the police “stomped” the individual off of his motor cycle in order to get him to stop. The members of this community are quite upset with the behaviour of some of the Officers in the Guyana Police Force, and are urging that measures be put in place to address the appalling conduct of the police force. Acting Divisional Commander Marlon Chapman said that he was unaware of the incident.
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Venezuela state declares Businessman upset over blockage of $1B development project food emergency at schools
Venezuela food Children pray before aeting at a shantytown in Higuerote, 117 km east of Caracas on August 26, 2016, as part of a volunteer program. Thousands of Venezuelan children receive their school meals during holidays. CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — The Opposition governor of Venezuela’s second-largest state, Henrique Capriles, declared an emergency Monday over a lack of food for public schools, blaming the socialist government’s “misguided” policies. “We are declaring a food emergency in our state,” said Capriles, the governor of Miranda state, who is leading a campaign to remove President Nicolas Maduro from office in a recall referendum. Capriles and his centre-
right Opposition coalition, the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), blame the leftist president for an economic crisis that is causing severe shortages of food and medicine in Venezuela. The state of emergency enables Capriles, Maduro’s opponent in the 2013 presidential election, to divert funding toward food for schools, nursing homes and facilities for the disabled. It also authorises him to resort to the private sector and aid organisations for food.
“There’s not enough food for the people of this country,” he told a news conference, accusing the Government of covering up the real problem: “a lack of production”. Oil-rich Venezuela has veered into crisis as crude prices have collapsed since mid-2014, threatening Maduro and 17 years of socialist rule. Maduro blames the shortages on an “economic war” by the business sector, which he accuses of withholding supplies to undermine his government
Hinterland residents versed in... From page 11 Seven, Eight and Nine who are versed in their native dialect are trained as welfare officers. These persons will work along with the other welfare officers stationed in those regions. This initiative will not only break the language barrier, but will also create employment for the residents. “We are striving to see betterment in all the Indigenous communities, and we will work to ensure that happens,” Minister Lawrence promised. There are four main Indigenous tribes- the Warraus, Arawaks, Wapishanas and the Caribs, and several sub tribes, Arecunas, Akawaios, Patamonas, and the Mackusis, each of which can be identified by their individual language. The Indigenous peoples
Trinidad (Trinidad Guardian) - Businessman Derek Chin says he knows that his $1 billion Invader’s Bay development project, Streets of the World, was deliberately blocked to facilitate other projects along the western peninsula. Chin, just back from a three-month long business trip to Canada, told the T&T Guardian that he is utterly shocked to hear about “illegal” construction and the setting up of several private businesses in Chaguaramas. The Government is reviewing between 21 or 22 land leases given out by the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) in the days leading up to the 2015 general election. Chin asked: “How could state lands be acquired so quickly yet I got all sorts of barriers against a much better national project?” The CDA was currently re-examining a total of 44 leases given out under the People’s Partnership administration, including some dated September 4, 5 and 6— the weekend before the election. In September alone, 21 to 22 leases were signed. “Well, the facts speak for itself,” said Chin, who said his Streets of the World project, “would have changed the country big time. “We have a proven product already in Movietowne so it was not pie in the sky,” he added. “Streets of the World was a far better project than the proposed water park. It was about taking our culture, our Carnival, our steelpan, our bandleaders, our music and placing it in a world-class showcase.” Chin said he will be seeking meetings with the relevant government ministers about Streets of the World. “My project followed the
Businessman, Derek Chin rules—not a corrupt deal but one of significant value—and it has been shelved. I spent six years trying. I realise it’s a losing battle and the country is under duress. I am concentrating on my own business,” he said. During his three months in Canada, Chin said he was negotiating and “massaging” the project with interested parties. “I may do the project in Canada. This country has lost big time. I already have some interested Canadians who think it’s a fantastic project, given the many cultures plus the film industry,” he said. The project, to be developed by Chin’s company, Dachin Enterprises, was planned for 22 acres at Invaders Bay. Officials of Disney and Hettema Group, who specialise in uniquely creative designs for theme parks, museums and cultural attractions, visited T&T and held extensive discussions with Chin on the project. The only obstacle in the way was the signing of the papers to acquire ten acres of
land allotted to Dachin Enterprises for construction to begin. Chin was charged $130 million for ten acres. One of the main attractions was Main Street, a recreation of Frederick Street, downtown Port-of-Spain, in the 1930s complete with a tram car. Chin explained that the streets would reflect the rich culture of T&T and there would be a Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum highlighting T&T’s Carnival and its history, as well as history of the steelpan and calypso. There were also plans for a live entertainment theatre on the site and different streets highlighting the cultures of all the people who came to T&T and settled including: East Indians, Chinese, Africans, Europeans and Syrians. The development would have also incorporated an aquarium featuring leatherback turtles, fishes of the Caribbean and a coral reef. Other attractions included a ferris wheel—MovieTowne Eye—similar to the Orlando Eye.
Bahamas cracking down on foreigners working without necessary documents
Minister Volda Lawrence have long been asking for support to maintain their languages as part of their cultural preservation. In June, 2016, government allocated $2M to boost the Warrau language preservation project in
Kamwatta Hill, Region One. Minister Garrido-Lowe who is spearheading the project has since announced that several other indigenous languages are to be added. The Ministry’s 2017 budget will cater for the additions.
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – Bahamas immigration authorities have warned employers against hiring people who are not Bahamians or a permanent resident without a work permit. “This is regardless of whether that person has a v i s i t o r ’s v i s a o r a s e a m a n ’s v i s a f o r t h e duration of their stay in The Bahamas pursuant to entry on such a visa,” the Department of Immigration said in a statement.
It said that that while a visitor or seaman “may walk about the environs of the town and use public facilities, they cannot be hired for work in the Bahamas without a work permit. “Work includes selling goods or buying or collecting goods for the purposes of export and gain,” the Department said, noting that officers of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Customs Department have
the powers of immigration officers. “Where there is a reasonable suspicion that an individual in the Bahamas has violated Immigration laws, those officials can exercise the lawful authority to question or detain that individual and can do so …where the circumstances warrant it.” The Department said there will be greater scrutiny to avoid the violation of immigration laws.
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One 2 Storey house at Non Pariel-$50M – Call: 642-1252 One house and land in La Parfaite Harmonie -$3M. Call: 642-1252 Sale & Removal: 1 conventional 1 storey bungalow roof @ Plantation Walk, Vreed-en-Hoop, W.B.D (810.00 sq.ft)- $3M negotiable. Call: 617-1034 Transported 2 storey newly renovated building @ 12 Sussex Street Charlestown – Call: 219-1951/659-3597 VACANCY Cashiers for supermarketCall: 624-0033, salesgirls – Call: 624-0033, Pump attendants –Call: 680-3863
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Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic to work @ mining site, age 25-45, 3 yrs experienced. Apply @ Technical Services, 18-23 Eccles Industrial Site Welder/fabricators to work @ mining site, age 25-45, 3 yrs experienced. Apply @ Technical Services, 18-23 Eccles Industrial Site Site, safety & electrical engineer- experienced need, age 25-45, very good salary & conditions. Call: 261-2280; 261-2280; 697-4344 Cook/baker for the Interior location, applicants must be experienced. Call: 618-2020 Salesgirl/cashier @ New Market Street- Call: 638-1106 One professional seamstress, apply within Roxie’s Fashion, 301 Church Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown. Call: 227-8538 One Driver expediter wanted urgently contact 223-5273/4
Muscovy Ducklings –Call: 602-7203 Baby Chicks for sale – any amount. Berbice-$140, Essequibo- $170, East Bank Demerara-$135. Call:6269589 1 5L Hilux pickup, 1 transported property at Covent Garden E.B.D –Call: 265-3586 1 Flat bottom boat 8HP Yamaha, Banga Mary net, cat guts net -$800,000 negotiable. Call: 600-9770/ 225-9693 2- 250 HP Yamaha outboard engine, 2 Jet Ski boat, 9.9 HP Yamaha outboard engine. Call: 600-9770/ 225-9693 Reusable train line iron and H beam. Call Sherwin: 6887256/ 662-2078 7,000 BM Crab wood (rough sand) @ $2.50USD, 1500BM Locust (rough sand) @ $2.50USD. Call: 667-5038 Water tanks, used clothing, living room suites, wares & doors. Please call for any inquiry on: 231-1284 Elevator (good condition), Diesel Generator (23KVA, 110/220V). Call: 231-1284; 223-9719 1 Perkins V8 Turbo Charge 170KVa Generator in working condition, Call 223-7380 20 Acres sandpit with creek at Loo Creek -$15M negotiable. Call: 600-1509 VACANCY Ramnarine Mining Enterprise: welders, operators & labourers – Call: 679-0550/ 624-0501 Continue page 23
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Guyana’s fiscal position over the years reflects incredible progress A country’s fiscal makeup is no simple matrix. It’s an intricate embodiment of government expenditures, taxation, and debt. It must all stay firmly together with strong fiscal policies least it be destroyed by global economic conditions, among other factors. The fiscal position of the country, as one would imagine, is of immense importance. It determines Government’s next political and social move. In essence it’s the position of the country’s spending and borrowing power and it can determine whether the prices on the market skyrocket or plummet to the ground; whether the public servants will receive a sizeable increase or if the country will advance in its overall infrastructural portfolio over the next five years. Looking back some 10 years ago, one would observe that Guyana’s fiscal position has demonstrated unbelievable development all possible through the state’s prudent fiscal management abilities. Statistics show that Guyana’s fiscal performance in the non-financial public sector improved in 2009, with an overall deficit of $13.5 billion or 5.3 percent of gross domestic product. This was a significant reduction from the 7.6 percent in 2008. Revenues in 2009 amounted to $94.9 billion, an increase of 15 percent over 2008, as a result of improved performance of both the tax and non-tax revenue categories. The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), which also accounts for government’s spending power, contributed $89.1 billion, in 2009, representing a 93.9 percent of total revenue. Government was pleased
with the fact that internal revenue collections increased by 6.3 percent to $36.7 billion, underlying which was a 24 percent increase in income tax payments by self-employed persons, and a 19.9 percent increase in corporation tax payments by public sector companies. In 2009, Corporation tax payments by private sector companies and income tax under the pay-as-you-earn system increased more moderately at 5 per cent and 4.3 percent, respectively. Taxes on customs and trade grew by 2.8 percent to $7.7 billion, attributed primarily to increased levels of imports of consumption goods. Excise taxes amounted to $21.4 billion, while excise taxes on motor vehicles increased by 25.4 percent to $7.3 billion reflecting higher levels of vehicle importation, returns from the computerization of the motor vehicle registration process, and increased surveillance activities. Additionally, as a result of the restoration of the excise tax on fuel and notwithstanding its subsequent lowering, additional revenues of $6.5 billion were collected. This commendable performance was also notable in the following year as the fiscal deficit of the nonfinancial public sector was contained to $18.2 billion or 4 percent of the Gross Domestic Product notwithstanding scaled up investment in physical and social infrastructure. This was reflective of Government’s continued prudent management of the public finances. Central Government revenue in 2010 amounted to $108 billion, 13.8 percent over 2009, as a result of enhanced collections across both tax
and non-tax revenue categories. Tax revenue increased by 13.3 percent and accounted for 93.6 percent or $100.9 billion of total current revenue collections, while non-tax revenue collections increased by 19.1 percent to $6.9 billion. Internal revenue collections amounted to $43.3 billion or 18 percent more than the 2009 level. This was largely on account of continued robust performance by the private sector, with corporation tax and income tax from the selfemployed increasing by 21.5 percent and 16.9 percent respectively to $17 billion and $2.4 billion on account of higher reported profits. Income tax generated from the pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) system surpassed 2009 collections by 15.8 percent as all sectors of employers remitted higher levels of PAYE and as the number of employers remitting taxes also increased. Withholding taxes increased by 16.5 percent or $470.6 million due to increased collections from gold miners. Customs and trade taxes amounted to $9.2 billion representing a 20.1 percent increase over 2009 mainly due to a 21.5 percent increase in import duties bringing collections to $8.3 billion, driven by all categories of imports. Total value added tax (VAT) and excise tax collections increased somewhat more moderately by 8.2 percent to $48.3 billion, with increases recorded on import and domestic supply VAT along with excise tax on motor vehicles, while excise tax on fuel products declined due to the lower tax rates applied. Total Central Government expenditure for 2010
amounted to $133.1 billion or 4.5 percent above 2009, with the 2010 expenditure reflecting an increase of 7.4 percent and totaling $86.4 billion mainly as a result of a 6.3 percent increase in noninterest expenditure. Though Guyana held its General and Regional elections in 2011, the fiscal position of the country was not daunted but rather, had similar success for the next three years which followed. Under a new government, the A Partnership for National Unity plus Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC), Guyana’s fiscal position was declared ready for multiplied advancements. With regard to Guyana’s fiscal position for 2015, Minister of Finance, the Honourable, Winston Jordan said that Central Government’s current revenue has improved as net of inflows from Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF), totalled $144.7 billion, which was 6.7 percent above the 2013 level. He said that tax revenue collections amounted to $135.9 billion, representing 93.9 percent of total revenue. Internal revenue increased by $5.1 billion or 9.8 percent. Jordan asserted that this was primarily attributed to increase collections from private sector companies and a $2.7 billion increase in personal income tax from the Pay As you Earn (PAYE) category. On the other hand, the Finance Minister said that there was a decrease of $581.6 million from withholding tax collections associated with the contraction in the gold mining sector. He noted however, that this is not worrying as the gold prices seem to be improving for the later part of this year.
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WANTED One live in babysitter between ages 35-55, preferably out of town persons. Call: 664-3918/6707881 Welder to work in workshop on the West Coast on a percentage basis. Call: 6841247 Waitress to work in bar, ages 18-25, walk with ID cardCall: 256-4096 Live in waitress with sound secondary education$70,000 monthly, boarding & lodging free. Call: 610-3974 Meanwhile, Customs and trade tax collections totalled $13.5 billion, an improvement of 2.1 percent. Jordan said that Value Added Tax collections rose by 9 percent, to $37.5 billion, largely on account of better administration that resulted in arrears of $2.7 billion being recouped. Excise tax collections increased by 3.5 percent to $28.2 billion. He noted that total noninterest current expenditure amounted $127.5 billion, 10 percent more than in 2013, reflecting primarily increased expenditure on personal emoluments and other goods and services. Also of significance is the fact that transfer payments increased by 12.9 percent while capital expenditure amounted to $51 billion, an increase of 1.7 percent; all of which are testimony to the fact that Guyana’s fiscal position has seen nothing but incredible growth. (From Guyana Inc)
WANTED Factory workers from 18yrs and older with working experienced for more information. Call: 223-0090 Receptionist, desk staffs (male) between 25-45yrs apply within 233 South Road, Lacytown. Call: 225-0198 Straight Stitch/over edge sewing machine operators – Call: 222-2541 8:00am4:00pm, Mon-Fri Cashiers, Cooks & Cleaners; call 226-9000 or 225-6255 for more info. We buy land in La Parfaite Harmonie, Eccles, Providence, Herstelling & Farm. (title only). Call: 6585897/673-2692 1 Male able bodied clerk. Call: 616-5954 Live in waitresses to work in bar– Call:692-4649/604-6606 Female worker wanted sound secondary education, computer literateTel: 622-5518 1 Entertainment manager to work at Hotel in Charity, experience will be asset- Call: 226-9768/ 698-7083 1 Bartender, 1 waitress, 1 maid, 1 snackette attendant to work at Hotel in Charity, preferably from Essequibo – Call: 226-9768/ 698-7083 Driver/ expeditor to work with mining firm in Georgetown, must have car/van and lorry license- Call: 226-9768/6987083
Pensioner’s decomposing body found in Fyrish home”
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The decomposed body of a pensioner was discovered on Saturday evening at her home at Fyrish Village, Corentyne. The woman was identified as 86-year-old Verona Franklin, a pensioner who resided alone. Sources related that neighbours noticed an unpleasant stench emanating from Franklin’s home and alerted her grandson who later discovered her badly decomposed body lying on the floor of the home. Kaieteur News understands that detectives were unable to ascertain how the victim died because of the decomposing state of the remains. An investigation has been launched.
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Ladies to work in Suriname. Call: +597-875-4660 1 Male janitor, apply in person at Alabama Trading, Georgetown, Ferry Stelling Stabroek.
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NY, NJ bombings: Suspect found sleeping outside bar, survives shootout New York (CNN) - The man suspected in Saturday’s bombings in New York and New Jersey has been captured after a frantic manhunt and shootout. Ahmad Khan Rahami was in surgery after a shootout Monday with police in Linden, New Jersey, authorities said. He was shot and taken in a stretcher to an ambulance, his right shoulder bloodied and bandaged. Rahami is suspected of bombings Saturday in New York City and Seaside Park, New Jersey, and is believed to be connected to pipe bombs found Sunday night in Elizabeth, New Jersey, sources said. “We have every reason to believe this was an act of terror,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. Rahami was captured after the owner of a bar in Linden, New Jersey, found him sleeping in the doorway of his bar Monday morning and called police. Harinder Bains, owner of Merdie’s Tavern, said he was watching CNN on his laptop
A device at a second location in Chelsea appears to be a pressure cooker. from another business he owns across the street. He said he recognized Rahami and called police. But two big questions remain. What was the motive? And is anyone else responsible? Here are the latest devel-
opments: — The “main guy” has been caught but the investigation continues to determine if Rahami had help, sources told CNN. Though FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr., said there is “no indication” of an active operating cell in the New
U.S., China move against firm suspected of aiding North Korean nuclear program US (Wall Street Journal) -The U.S. and China are targeting the finances of a sprawling Chinese conglomerate headed by a Communist Party member who the Obama administration believes has played a role in aiding North Korea’s nuclear program. The actions against the company, Hongxiang Industrial Development Co., mark the most serious effort to date to pursue Chinese firms and business executives for their suspected role in supporting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s rapidly expanding nuclear-weapons program. Earlier this month, Pyongyang conducted its fifth atomic test in a decade. The U.S. Congress passed legislation this year requiring the White House to sanction Chinese firms conducting business with the North Korean regime. Doing so, many lawmakers, officials and experts believe, will close a crucial gap in global efforts to restrain Pyongyang. On Thursday, police in Liaoning, China’s northeastern border province, said they recently started investigating Hongxiang Industrial for alleged long-term involvement in “serious eco-
Ma Xiaohong, founder and owner of Hongxiang Industrial Development. Co. nomic crimes” over the course of its trading activities. The police didn’t elaborate on the allegations. Chinese authorities in recent weeks have frozen certain assets held by the company, its founder and top executive Ma Xiaohong,and some of her relatives and associates, according to government and corporate filings. Prosecutors from the U.S. Department of Justice made two trips to Beijing last month to alert Chinese officials about alleged criminal activities being committed by Ms. Ma and Hongxiang Industrial,
according to U.S. officials. They specifically cited alleged evidence that the Chinese businesswoman and her companies had aided North Korea’s nuclear program and Pyongyang’s efforts to evade United Nations and Western sanctions. The Justice Department is preparing as early as this week to announce legal action against Chinese firms suspected of providing financial support to Pyongyang, according to these officials. They wouldn’t comment on the specifics of the charges.
Ahmad Khan Rahami was wounded in a shootout with police in Linden, New Jersey. York area, evidence suggests Rahami was not acting alone, said Rep. Adam Schiff and a National Counterterrorism Center official. Schiff, a California Democrat, is ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee. As the investigation continues, law enforcement has stressed there is no reason to believe a bomber is on the run. — Rahami has been “directly linked” to devices in New York and New Jersey, FBI Special Agent William Sweeney said Monday. — Sweeney also said a traffic stop Sunday night of five people in New York led to searches and interviews in Elizabeth, New J e r s e y. R a h a m i ’s l a s t known address was in Elizabeth, and an explosives-laden backpack was found there Sunday night. Those five people were questioned but do not face charges. — Two officers were hit in the shootout with Rahami in Linden, New Jersey, the mayor of the nearby city of Elizabeth said. One officer’s vest was struck, and the other was shot in the hand. — Authorities believe Rahmani is the man seen in surveillance videos rolling a duffel bag near the scene of the bombing in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, according to multiple officials. — Surveillance videos showed the same man near the site of the explosion in Chelsea and where a pressure-cooker device was found four blocks away, law
enforcement sources told CNN. — The FBI described Rahami as a naturalized US citizen of Afghan descent with a last known address in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the same city where the backpack with explosives was found Sunday night. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday the bombs found over the weekend have similarities, suggesting “there might have been a common linkage.” He said he “wouldn’t be surprised if we found a foreign connection to the act.” On Sunday about 9:30 p.m. a backpack with multiple bombs inside was found in a wastebasket outside a neighborhood pub in Elizabeth. As authorities tried to investigate, one of those bombs exploded. The backpack was found about 500 feet from a train trestle, officials said. It contained up to five devices, Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage said. The two men who found the backpack thought it might contain something valuable, but they alerted police when they saw wires and a pipe on the devices, the mayor said. Bomb technicians sent a robot to examine the devices. As the robot was doing so, one of the devices detonated. “The robot that went in to disarm it cut a wire and it exploded,” Bollwage said. The remaining four devices in the backpack will be taken to an FBI laboratory at Quantico, Virginia, Bollwage said.
Police checked all garbage cans in the immediate area but found no other suspicious items. The most destructive incident took place Saturday night in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood, where 29 people were injured. A few blocks away from the blast site and shortly after the explosion, investigators found a pressure cooker on 27th Street with dark-colored wiring sticking out, connected by silver duct tape to what appeared to be a cell phone, officials said. Surveillance video shows a man dragging what appears to be a duffel bag with wheels near the site of the West 23rd Street explosion about 40 minutes before the blast, according to multiple local and federal law enforcement sources. About 10 minutes later, surveillance video shows the same man with what appears to be the same duffel bag on West 27th Street, multiple law enforcement sources said. A device at a second location in Chelsea appears to be a pressure cooker. In the video, the man leaves the duffel bag where police later found the unexploded pressure cooker. After he leaves, the video shows two other men removing a white garbage bag believed to contain the pressure cooker from the duffel bag and leaving it on the sidewalk, according to a senior law enforcement official and another source familiar with the video.
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T&T Central Bank: Local economy continues to face challenging times Trinidad (CMC) – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says the local economy continues to face challenging times with gross domestic product (GDP) contracting again in the first quarter of 2016. “Provisional estimates from the Central Bank’s Index of Real Quarterly GDP indicate that domestic economic activity declined by 5.2 per cent year-on-year due to declines in both the energy (9.1 per cent) and Non-energy sectors (2.8 per cent),” the CBTT said in its latest Economic Bulletin. It said during the quarter ending July, production in the energy sector was affected by planned maintenance and upgrade related downtime at the major oil and gas producers and by lower output associated with maturing oil fields. In recent years, energy companies have placed increased focus on maintenance in order to meet higher safety standards. On the non-energy side, construction slowed in the context of slower execution of government-related projects. On the other hand, some uptick in activity was observed in the Finance sector,” the CBTT said.
It said that the contraction in the domestic economy is slowly impacting the labour market, as the unemployment rate trended upwards and the labour force participation rate declined. “Nevertheless, unemployment remains low and there are anecdotal reports of shortages in certain specialist skill areas as well as in some low-wage jobs in the distribution sector. “The labour market data for the fourth quarter of 2015 shows that the rate of unemployment rose to 3.5 per cent from 3.3 per cent in the corresponding year-earlier period, and of the estimated 22,300 persons unemployed, 57.0 per cent were males. Moreover the number of persons without jobs rose by 400 persons, but the effect on the unemployment rate was attenuated by a fall in the labour force.” The CBTT said that retrenchment data filed at the Ministry of Labour and Small Enterprise Development point to continued softening of the labour market, as some 690 persons were retrenched in the first seven months of 2016. In the midst of a subdued domestic economy, headline inflation remained relatively con-
tained, increasing to 3.4 per cent at the end of June 2016 from 2.4 per cent at the beginning of the year. The CBTT said other price indicators such as building material and producer prices indices also showed moderate increases. Since jumping sharply in February 2016 following the broadening of the Value Added Tax (VAT) base, food inflation has settled around nine per cent. The Central bank said that more broadly, some price in-
creases have been linked to the depreciation of the domestic currency vis-à-vis the US dollar. It said the currency depreciated by roughly four per cent during the first six months of 2016. “However, the full passthrough of these increases may not yet have occurred given the lag in transmission, while some businesses may have chosen to absorb rising costs in the interim. In addition, some consumers may be substituting local goods for imported goods.
“Emphasising the generally sedate inflationary environment, core inflation remained relatively flat and measured 2.2 per cent as at June 2016, after starting the year at 2.0 per cent.” The CBTT said that in the context of the deterioration of the international energy markets, which has resulted in significantly lower crude oil and natural gas prices, Central Government fiscal accounts worsened in the first nine months of the fiscal year. It said the Central Govern-
ment deficit rose to TT$6.2 billion (One TT dollar =US$0.16 cents) over the first nine months of the fiscal year compared to TT$2.2 billion in the corresponding year-earlier period. The CBTT said in the financial year 2015/16 mid-year budget review, the Minister of Finance, Colm Imbert, proposed several measures to boost non-energy revenue and to streamline expenditure, some of which would be implemented in the upcoming financial year.
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World Leaders Pledge to Share Responsibility for Refugees
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks as President of the 71st session of the General Assembly Peter Thomson (C), and Mogens Lykketoft, President of the 70th session of the General Assembly look on during the opening of a summit on refugees and migrants, Sept. 19, 2016, at U.N. headquarters, New York. UNITED NATIONS — The international community has pledged to improve its response to the global refugee and migration crisis, though some question whether the plan goes far enough. At a high-level summit Monday at the United Nations, member states agreed to protect the rights of refugees and migrants and to share responsibility for large movements of people on a global scale. “Refugees and migrants are not to be seen a burden; they offer great potential, if only we unlock it,” U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the assembly. “We must place the human rights of all refugees and migrants at the heart of our commitments.” An unprecedented 65 million people have been forcibly displaced across the planet, some by conflict or persecution, others by extreme poverty, and many by natural disasters. The declaration adopted in New York seeks to increase support to countries most affected by the crisis, to help displaced children get access to education and to boost humanitarian funding and the resettlement of refugees. A plan to ask governments to resettle 10 percent of the world’s refugees each year was dropped and the final declaration has no requirement that countries take specific numbers of people, which has led to criticisms, especially from NGOs.
Human Rights Watch said the declaration is a “missed opportunity” to widen the scope of refugee and migrant protections, asserting it “limits expectations for concrete, new commitments.” Nobel laureate and youth advocate Malala Yousafzai also expressed skepticism that the summit would make any tangible progress for refugees, especially displaced children. ”Let’s not be fooled by what weheardattheUnited Nations today; focus on what we did not hear,” she said in a statement. “The declaration does not include any new, substantive commitments for refugees.” She said the world’s refugee children “were hoping for more. They deserve more.” From the time I arrived in the Netherlands I saw how even Europe is struggling,” Syrian refugee Mohammed
Badran told the assembly. “As young refugees we face this anger and fear every day. Doors are closed to us, higher education is denied to us. We are often dismissed, not taken seriously and underestimated,” he said. The U.N. is placing more emphasis on fighting discrimination and xenophobia relating to refugees and migrants as countries close their borders to the growing human exodus. U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Zeid al-Hussein was especially forceful, telling leaders that in too many countries positive voices are being replaced by “race-baiting bigots, who seek to gain, or retain, power by wielding prejudice and deceit, at the expense of those most vulnerable — and, ultimately, even those who support them initially.”
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Cyber hackers publish medical data for Farah, Nadal and Rose LONDON (Reuters) Olympic champions Mo Farah, Rafael Nadal and Justin Rose were among athletes targeted on Monday in the latest leak of confidential medical documents that the world anti-doping agency (WADA) says were hacked by a Russian cyber espionage group. Britain’s Farah became only the second man to retain the 5,000 and 10,000 meters Olympic titles at the Rio de Janeiro Games last month while compatriot Rose won the first gold medal in golf for 112 years. Spaniard Nadal, a 14-
times tennis grand slam winner, won Olympic men’s doubles gold with Marc Lopez. He also won the men’s singles title at the 2008 Beijing Games but missed London 2012 due to a knee injury. WADA has said it believes the hackers, named as APT28 and Fancy Bears, gained access to its anti-doping administration and management system (ADAMS) via an IOC-created account for the Rio Games. Documents relating to Farah, and published on the fancybear.net website, showed that the distance runner had no active Therapeu-
tic Use Exemptions (TUEs) at the time of the Olympics. He received intravenous infusions of saline solution, morphine sulphate and vicodin administered orally during a period in hospital between July 3-5, 2014 when he had collapsed after a training run. Prior to that, he was given a TUE for an 80mg dosage of the corticosteroid triamcinolone in October 2008. Rose had authorization for daily dosages of the antiinflammatory drug prednisolone between May this year and June 20. The documents relating
Tuesday September 20, 2016 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) You will want to take off and have some recreation. You may want to put your creative thinking cap on. New emotional connections can be made through business contacts. TAURUS (Apr. 21- may 21) Avoid conflicts with inlaws or other family members. Be prepared to lose friends or alienate other people if you insist on being stubborn. You haven't been watching your spending habits and you may have been neglecting your duties. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Emotional deception is evident. You might want to spend some time by yourself in order to decide exactly how you feel. You might find added popularity with those around you today. CANCER (June 21–July 22) If you join intellectual or cultural groups, you should meet individuals who stimulate you. You may find out that someone is trying to undermine you. Pushy people must be kept at arm's length. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) You will be able to get to the bottom of things today. You may want to make plans to take a vacation together. Hard work will bring rewards. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) You are best to concentrate on your professional endeavors. Don't let your partner goad you into wearing
your heart on your sleeve. You need to interact with others if you want to expand your knowledge. LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) You need to do more things that you enjoy. Your involvement with groups will raise your self esteem. Investments will not be as they appear today. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Resist any idle chatter. Try to concentrate on research and acquiring information that will be of value in your chosen field. You may have ignored or neglected your mate lately. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) They will jump at the chance to do something without you if it sounds like more fun. You may want to look into warm vacation spots. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) A romantic dinner, followed by a quiet evening with the one who is enticing you, should be most satisfying. Short trips to visit others will do the whole family a world of good. It is time to clear your decks. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) You may want to take a serious look at your goals and objectives. Put your efforts into being creative. Entertain those who can provide you with valuable information and knowledge. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Don't make financial contributions in order to impress others. You can discuss your findings behind closed doors with your boss. Family responsibilities are escalating.
to Nadal, who was out for more than two months with a wrist injury that forced him to miss the French Open and Wimbledon before the Olympics, showed exemptions in 2009 and 2012. The fourth release of data so far concerned 26 athletes from Argentina, Belgium, Burundi, Canada, Denmark, France, Britain, Hungary, Spain and the United States. Other high-profile names included Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba, British cyclist Callum Skinner and double Olympic rowing gold medal-
Jumbo Jet Auto sales... (From page 26) Rambrich Enterprise and BM Soat Auto Spares, Afro Alphonso, Pritipaul Singh Investments. Inshan Bacchus Trucking Service, Romell Jagroop Construction, Khanhai’s Electrical, Rohan Auto Sales, Caricom Auto sales, Truck Masters, Shariff Racing Stables, Poonai’s Pharmacy, Forrestor Lumber Yard, Guy America Trucking Service, Patrice Andres- AST Trucking Service, Raymond Prepont, Kush Construction, G.S Khan Hauling and Rental Service, Sahadeo Mining, Nancy Chick Chick Board , sif Auto Spares, Land R Auto Spares, Japarts , Eldorado Trading, Alki Investment, Shano Suenarine, Yellow Mines, Fazal Habibulla, Deryck Jaisingh, PunchieTotoram Grocery, Khan Lumber Yard, A and E Engineering, Annirude Ramcharitar, Ganesh Service Station, Trail Boss Trucking Service, N and S Fuel Pump and Injector Service, Anand and Sons Electrical, KGM Security, Winston Morrison Trucking Service, Shann Service Station, Clear water, Attorney at Law Rajendra Poonai, Ramnauth and family, Mohammed Khan of The USA, Cummings Electrical, Impressive Signs, Bai Kissoon, Colin Elcock, ISG Incorporated and Agri Parts among others. The committee will also like to say special thanks to Commander B Division Assistant Commissioner Ian Amsterdam and ranks of the Guyana police force and to all for their support.
list Helen Glover. TUEs allow athletes to take banned substances for verified medical needs and there is no suggestion any of those named have broken any rules. WADA has said the “criminal attack” has recklessly exposed personal data in an attempt to smear reputations. The agency has also said
it believes the attacks are being carried out as retaliation for investigations that exposed state-sponsored doping in Russia. Fancy Bear has previously posted data for U.S. athletes Simone Biles, Elena Delle Donne, and Serena and Venus Williams as well as Tour de France-winning British cyclists Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome.
Big win at the BEMC... (From page 31) 13th overall, # 47, Michael Murillo/*Andrew Elliott in a Honda Prelude, E-GT4 Metric Racing has been building many successful race cars over the years and as always, there is a ‘new’ project car on its’ way so, they currently have for sale: “Greta”, multiple championship and race winner. Fast and reliable. 2007 Jetta ground up build
from 800 km shell. 1.8 turbo, 6 speed Samsonas, Eurodyne, Moton, TT suspension front and rear and much more... Wheels and spares included. Inquiries to Metric1@bellnet.ca Metric Racing has been very successful with this ‘2007 VW Jetta name “Greta” this car has been very successful and is race ready to achieve more success with a new owner. “Driver Wanted”!
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2016 Senior National Karate Championships a success
Successful participants of Guyana Karate Federation 2016 Senior National Championships display their medals.
Guyana NRA Smallbore .22 Precision Pistol Competition
Gordon Richards is top shot
Jumbo Jet Auto sales and Port Mourant Turf Club express appreciation The organisers, coordinator and organizing committee of the recently held 10th annual Guyana Cup horserace meet has expressed their heartfelt appreciation to all the below sponsors, the members of the public and the various media houses in Guyana who contributed in one way or the other in making the one day horserace meet a success.
The members of the management Committee would like to say a big thank you once again to The Government of Guyana, Director Of Sport Christopher Jones, Beverage Giants Banks DIH Limited, Digicel, Trophy Stall, Nand Peraud Group of Companies, “Live by the Henny” of New Yo r k C i t y , Fix It Vulcanizing and Tire Shop,
Hand In Hand Insurance Company, Assuria Insurance C o m p a n y, C o l o u r s Boutique, BM Soat Auto Sales, Jameel Bar and Entertainment Lounge, the Muneshwar Store, Hyper Malt Beverage Company, Palm Court, Phaghoo General Store, Goodwood Racing Service, Prem’s Grocery and Beer Garden, (Continued on page 25)
Gordon Richards (2nd right) along with the four other top shooters displaying their trophies and medals. Gordon Richards emerged as the winner of the Guyana National rifle Association (GuyanaNRA) Smallbore Section .22Presision Pistol competition which took place on Saturday last at the Tactical Service Unit (TSU) Range, Eve Leary. The competition which saw shooters facing off at the 5m, 7m, 10m, 15m and 20m
distances, ended with Richards tallying 87 points to win ahead of Surujballi Persaud (78 points), Raval Seojattan (76 points), Murtland Smith (64 points) and Compton Sarabo (56 points). All shooters were required to shoot 10-rounds with their strong hand unsupported from the 5m, 7m and 10m distances after
which only the top 10 advanced to 15m range where they shot 10-rounds with their strong hand supported. Only the best would advance from this stage and it was the top five where they shot from the 20m mark with 10 available rounds with their strong hand supported. Richards emerged as the best.
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Elton ‘The Bully’ Dharry rated RHTYSC Town Week celebrations among top 15 in the world rankings off to a Rousing Start Dharry may not be a devastating puncher yet he managed to send Miguel Robles sprawling on the canvass for a spectacular win.
He has chalked up a 205-1 record and has won numerous titles including the National Bantamweight crown. His latest accomplishment was a win over Nicaraguan, Jose Rios in late 2014 for the IBF Inter-Continental bantamweight title. Indeed, Elton ‘The Bully’ Dharry had boasted that he was of world class quality and vowed to one day win that coveted world title. Dharry’s journey to the top might have seemed long and arduous but he has recently seen a light at the end of the tunnel following an improved world ranking of number 14 in the bantamweight division of the International Boxing
Federation (IBF). The ratings are the latest of all of the world renowned (boxing) bodies with no other Guyanese fighter making the cut. Lee Haskins is the champion of this division which also has such distinguished fighters in the top ten as Stuart Hall, Omar N a r v a e z , Ta k a h i r o Yamamoto, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Rodrigo Guerrero, Anselmo Moreno, Alexis Santiago, Ryan Farrag and Karim Guerfi. The three other fighters that precede Dharry are Zolani Tete, Saenganan Sithsaithong and Nikolai Potapov. Dharry last fought at the Giftland Office Max Mall, Lilliendaal, in February this
year and won an abbreviated decision over Venezuelan, Felix Machado. He subsequently returned to the United States to resume training and has not fought since. Kaieteur Sport attempted to contact Dharry for a comment and also for an update on his training activities but was unable to do so; we will keep trying. Dharry is 30 years old and this would be a fitting period for him to clinch the highest accolade in the sport. He is not a devastating puncher but has managed to chalk up a 50% knockout ratio. His last loss was to Isander Beauchamp in September 2009 and since then Dharry has rattled off 17 wins on the trot.
Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore makes successful return to the ring with convincing victory Just four days shy of two years when he stopped Mark Murray at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore returned to the ring with a bang and scored a unanimous points decision over Stephon McIntyre when the two faced off at the Charles Walker Recreation Center, Danville, Virginia, USA, last Saturday evening. Former Olympian, Dillon Carew, was in Moore’s corner for the fight and he explained the circumstances which led to Moore accepting the fight on late notice. “The champ got another win; his initial opponent backed out at the last minute but (McIntyre) took the spot but for less rounds.” Carew said that the
Leon Moore change of opponent was a disappointment but he still felt that Moore had benefitted because “We still got few rounds in.” The win has taken Moore’s record to 32-3-0 with 25 of those wins
coming within the distance to give him a 71% knockout ratio. Moore had experienced managerial issues with the Boxing 360 management team and was forced to seek mediation through the New Jersey State Athletic Commission which eventually ruled in his favour. He has won several prestigious belts including the WBC Caribbean Boxing F ederation (CA BO F E) super bantamweight title, the WBA-NABA bantamweight title, WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) bantamweight title, the WBO InterContinental bantamweight title and the local bantamweight title among others.
The promise of Guyana’s leading youth and sports Club, the RHTY&SC, MS and its eight cricket teams to organise the best ever Town Week celebration in Guyana, is on course to be fulfilled as the celebrations got off to a rousing start on Wednesday last and continued into the weekend. The Club in conjunction with the Mayor and Town Council of Rose Hall Town are hosting numerous activities to celebrate Guyana’s smallest town’s 46th anniversary since 1970. The almost three weeks of celebration started on 14th and concludes on the 30th of September when the Republic Bank Inter Secondary School Scrabble competition would be held. The activities started on Wednesday last with the Cricket teams hosting a massive March Past involving close to 1200 persons from the Guyana Police Force, Guyana Defence Force, Fire Service, Prison Service, Constabulary members from t h r e e To w n s h i p s , t h e Guyana Police Force, Military Music Band, the New Amsterdam Council of Friends Music Band, the 7th Day Church Music Band, RHTY&SC Members and students from eight schools. Club Patron and Executive President of Guyana HE President David Granger took the salute at the March Past and later described the March past as one of the larger ones he has seen in Guyana. President Granger also unveiled the refurnished Rose Hall Town Monument and laid a wreath to honour the 57 slaves who purchased Rose Hall Village in 1842. The Opening Ceremony featured remarks by Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster, Mayor Vijai Ramoo, To w n C l e r k N a t a s h a Munroe, Regional Chairman David Armogan, President David Granger and representatives of townships across Guyana. Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawerence and Georgetown Mayor Patricia Green-Chase were among the special guests. The RHTY&SC and its cricket teams honoured several outstanding residents in conjunction with Travel Span, Roraima Airways and Global Access. Top grade 6 Student Faria
President Granger receives a gift. Hafiz and Top CSEC Student Farah Bates received a trip to the Arrow Point Resort compliments of Roraima Airways, while Vikesh Ramnauth, who topped the University of Guyana Computer Science Degree Programme in 2015, received a free airline ticket to the USA compliments of Travel Span. Promising National junior cyclist Andrew Hicks along with a single parent of seven Children collected $50,000 and $25,000 respectively from the RHTY&SC and Travel Span. Oldest resident of Rose Hall Town Ms. Datsie James received one year of Global Access Cable Television and a twenty one inch Television set. To close of the highly impressive and well organised Opening C e r e m o n y, a h i s t o r i c Tourism Poster was unveiled by the RHTY&SC, MS with sponsorship from the Guyana Tourism Authority. The poster contains pictures of historic sites and prominent businesses in the town. President David Granger received the first copy of the poster from Mayor Vijai Ramoo along with a copy of a 40 page booklet on the history of Rose Hall Town. On Thursday last, dozens of residents were treated at a Medical Outreach Programme at the St. Francis Community D e v e l o p e r s Tr ai n i n g Centre, while hundreds visited the Public Exhibition on the history of the township that was held on Friday last at the Independence Arch Square. The Guyana Defence Force Steel-band on Saturday
entertained a captive crowd in a three hours concert at the Arch Square, while thousands of residents later in the evening witnessed a high standard Hip Hop Dancing competition, sponsored by the cricket teams and Imran and Daughters. The Winner Orlando Singh received one year of Global Access Cable Television and a Microwave whilst the two runner ups also received prizes. Club Secretary/CEO and the 46th Anniversary Organiser, Hilbert Foster, described great delight at the success of the First week of celebrations and noted that the participation of residents have been overwhelming. The celebrations would continue in the second week with the hosting of a 5/5 cricket, 5 a side football and Inter World Basketball To u r n a m e n t s , w h i l e educational competitions (Essay, Spelling Bee and Drawing Competition) would be held for schools. The RHTY&SC would also launch the Rose Hall Town Booklet, unveil a Television documentary on the township, while the less fortunate would be fed at the Club’s office. On Thursday 22nd, a Massive Career and Business Fair would be held on the Public Road while the Hugh Desmond Hoyte Family Recreational Park would be opened to the general Public on Friday 23rd. On Sunday 25th, the first ever Rose Hall Town Ya r d F o w l C u r r y Competition would be held at the Area ‘H’ Ground and later in the evening a Public Concert, featuring top artistes in the township and Region 6 would be held.
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Subway Maracas Bay Classic Open Water event
DSSC’s Simmons and Scott place in top 10; 270 compete The competitors are off
Displaying their rewards for hard work. The Dorado Speed Swim C l u b ’s ( D S S C ) t h r e e representatives to the Subway Maracas Bay Classic Open Water event made their club and country proud.
A release from the club stated that Team Manager, Jean La Rose informed that in their first attempt in the sea, Daniel Scott - 2,650m – placed 9th among the male competitors and 10th overall
in a time of 38.29, while Alex Winter was the 18th male and 21st overall, finishing in 41.45. The lone female Soroya Simmons swam the 5000m race and placed 4th on the
distaff side as well as 10th overall in a time of 1:22.02. Both Scott and Simmons were rewarded with trophies for placing in the top 10. The club noted that with
a starting line-up of over 270 swimmers it is very proud of the swimmers’ achievement. Gratitude was extended to the club members who provided financial and other
support to the swimmers; Jean La Rose for functioning as Team Manager and to Miranda La Rose and Noelle Smith for hosting the team in the Twin Island Republic.
Mabaruma thump Tabatinga to take male Heritage football title By Zaheer Mohamed Mabaruma of Region one turned in an outstanding performance on Sunday night to beat Tabatinga of Region nine 5-2 in the final of the Amerindian Heritage M o n t h m a l e f ootball tou r n a m e n t a t t h e Everest Cricket Club ground. The game which was witnessed by a large and colourful crowd including Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues and technical director of the Guyana Football Federation Jamaal Shabazz brought the curtains down on a series of events held as part of the Amerindian Heritage month celebrations. The game created much excitement in the first half and Sheron Davis put Tabatinga ahead with a 24th minute strike before Romario Welcome drew Mabaruma level in the 28th minute. Joel Nieunkerk handed Tabatinga the lead two minutes later; however their advantage was short-lived as Kareem Knights found the equaliser in the 31st. Mabaruma took the lead for the first time in the game when Ralph Parris netted in the 35th, handing
Parima are female champs
Captain of the victorious Mabaruma team Albert Smith (2nd from right) collects the winning prize from Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues while MVP Kareem Knights accepts his trophy from Samantha Fedee Deputy PS (Zaheer Mohamed photo.) his team the advantage at the break. Tabatinga pressed in search of an equaliser after the interval, but Port Kaituma defence stood firm, however Keron Solomon extended Mabaruma advantage in the 79th before Parris slotted home his second in the 88th to hand
his team a well deserved victory. Kareem Knights was named the MVP. Parima of Region seven trounced Moruca of Region one 5-1 to take the female title. Donnalyn Ellyman gave Prima the lead in the fourth minute before Annalisa Vincent equalized in the
10th. Betsy Gonzalves then put Parima ahead in the 36th minute as they went to the break with a one goal advantage. Parima outplayed their opponents in the second stanza with Evadney Thomas who was named the MVP finding the back of the net in the 60th.
Ellenixa Lewis netted one minute later before Gonzalves scored her double in the 64th. Region Two United grabbed the male Tapeball crown with a four-run win over Mahdia. Batting first, Region Two managed 54-3 in five overs with N. Sandy scoring
21 and C. DeJounge 16; N. McKenzie took one wicket. Mahdia were restricted for 50-4 in five overs in response. A. Gibson got 26 and N. Clement 13; R. Wilson had two wickets. St. Cuthbert’s Mission defeated Laluni by 31 runs to win the female softball title. St. Cuthbert’s Mission scored 70-4 off their eight overs taking first strike. D. Ferrier struck 37 and C. La Rose 19; A. John had two wickets. Laluni replied with 39-4 in eight overs. E. Wilson made 13 as Ferrier snared two wickets. Sean Duncan won the male Archery event with 57 points ahead of Anand Duncan 54 and Eric Hing 30 while Samira Duncan copped the female segment with 27 points. Nanda Mohamed placed second on 18 and Shearyl Duncan third on two. Aliya Gordon won the junior segment with 11 points while Shamara Duncan finished second on seven and Carville Daniels third on three. Orella Siparuta beat Mainstay 15-11, 15-7 to capture the male volleyball title while Moruca overcame St. Cuthbert’s Mission 15-8, 15-13 in the female final.
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More indiscretions unearthed with National U-19s trip to St Vincent By Sean Devers Investigations have revealed that National under-19 Skipper Travis Persaud missed a part of the Regional one-day final in St Vincent and was absent from the presentation ceremony at the Arnos Vale ground. H o w e v e r, t h e investigations also discovered that Manager David Black reportedly refused to allow Persaud to go the Hospital to get a ‘medical’ to verify his fitness to play in the final against the Windward Islands following the removal of a cast on his injured hand. It is understood that after Black refused to accompany Persaud or allow him to go the Hospital, the GCB was called and give permission for the player to leave the ground. It is also understood that Black was told to make urgent contact with the GCB but failed to do so. It was disclosed that Persaud’s mother took him to the hospital since the team’s Liaison could not do so. The player was seen by Dr Woods after a long wait. Black got involved in the team’s selection after Persaud had passed a fitness
GCB President Drubahdur
David Black
Travis Persaud
test which entailed 25 balls being hit at him for catching purposes. A poll was reportedly done and three players voted against him playing. During my days as a National U-19 player, the Coach and Captain were the ones who usually pick the team. Among the job of a Manager is making sure that players clear immigration, supervise their booking into hotels, accompanying injured players to the hospital, ensuring disciplined is maintained, making the players comfortable and speaking to
the Media, but Black told Kaieteur Sports, ‘Since St Vincent I am not talking to the Media’. If a player goes missing i t ’s t h e M a n a g e r ’s responsibility to find out his whereabouts and notify the GCB immediately. Black failed to do so which means he was aware that Persaud had not abandoned his team. A friend of mine in St Vincent said to me that if there was a prize for the most indiscipline team in the tournament Guyana would have easily won it.
Blacks’ failure to control his charges was evident even before the team departed Guyana when a senior player refused to comply with a chore which was mandatory for all players. It is alleged that a senior player, considered as one of the best player in the entire tournament, who starred for Guyana with bat and ball, formed a clique of four and
Suriname, Guyana meet on boxing collaboration The Guyana Boxing Association and its Suriname counterpart have held formal talks towards further development of the sport in the Guianas. GBA president Steve Ninvalle met with the General Secretary of the Suriname Amateur Boxing Association Morris Ricardo last weekend and discussed a number of avenues for collaboration. On the front burner is the participation of Guyanese boxers and officials in an international tournament in Paramaribo on November 26. Ninvalle said yesterday, all areas of collaboration were looked at including the exchange of coaches and referee/judges. A verbal invitation to the tournament was issued, while the formal one is expected by the first week in next month. The GBA will
Morris Ricardo use the upcoming tournament as part of preparation for the Caribbean Development tournament to be held in Barbados early December. “Suriname is now coming back into boxing after some turmoil within the association. AIBA has given
them a clean bill of health and Guyana stands ready to assist in whatever way n e c e s s a r y, ” N i n v a l l e declared. Suriname boxers last visited Guyana in August 2014 when Sita Pinas and Samuel Green represented the Dutch speaking country in a specially arranged segment of the Inter Guianas Games. Later that year Suriname issued an invitation for Guyana to participate in a tournament there. However, world governing body AIBA instructed that the GBA not accept the invitation from the Suriname Amateur Boxing Association to participate in the competition scheduled for October 2014. Internal wrangling in the SABA was the main reason for the AIBA instruction.
sowed seeds of division in the squad. There are reports of an on-field verbal altercation between a couple of Guyana players in the game against the Windwards in the preliminary round and a show of unsportsmanlike conduct by a senior player after he was run out and while still on the field. It is also understood that Black took his team to a BarB-Q at the Liaison officer’s home and some of the players returned to their Hotel intoxicated after 02:00hrs and could not attend practice the next morning. All of these allegations, including the issue with Persaud, must be investigated and if found to be true penalties imposed on the guilty parties. When one player was dropped during the three-day tournament, a fellow Sports Journalist at Kaieteur News and I both shared the view that there were problems in the Guyana Camp.
A Cricket Board member confirmed that the debriefing was held last week and that Manager and Captain (both submitted reports) were questioned but added that another player was absent. While he declined to disclose the contents of the reports he confirmed that an investigation was being done. It is hoped that the missing player gets a chance to defend himself and that the general findings of the investigation made public in the interest of transparency. It is felt by many that the poor attitude and lack of respect for the game by several young cricketers is one reason they are not progressing past the U-19 level despite their undoubted talent. The GCB needs to organise clinics for youth teams focusing on how to behave as National Sporting Ambassadors, especially when on tour.
Number of entries received for Ryan Crawford Memorial horserace meet Sunday A number of entries have been received for the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities horserace meet set for Sunday 25th September at the club’s track Alness, Corentyne Berbice. Over 30 horses from most of the top stables in Guyana have been entered so far, for what is expected to be an exciting day of racing. The club, which is known to have one of the better race tracks in Guyana, is in good condition with rehabilitation work being completed on the surface. Over $3M in cash, trophies and other incentives are up for grabs and a total of 8 races are billed for the day’s card. The events listed are the Alness Classic over 1600M event for a first prize of $600,000 and trophy with a total purse of over $1.2M. The G and lower event over 1300M with a first prize of $300,000 and trophy.
The Guyana bred two year old horses will compete for a winners money of $200,000 over 1100 M. The H and lower 1400M even will see the animals racing for a $200,000 winner’s money and trophy. The animals in the ‘J1’ class event will be competing for $140,000 winners money over 1300M. The K and lower event will fetch a winning prize of $80,000 over 1100M. There is a race for L1 animals over 1100M for a first prize of $60,000 and trophy.
The unclassified event will see the horses galloping over 1100M for take home money of $30,000. Outstanding individual performers including top Jockey, trainer and stable will be presented with accolades compliments of the Trophy Stall of Bourda Market and the RCMTC&SF. Interested persons can make contact with Marcel Crawford Jr on Telephone number 678-5342, Dennis DeRoop 640-6396 or Compton Sancho on 6021567. (Samuel Whyte)
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GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League
Plaisance edge Victoria Kings; Buxton United held by Mahaica Determinators A solid team effort from the Plaisance Under-17 side saw them erasing a one goal deficit to come out victorious over Victoria Kings when the G F F / N A M I L C O Thunderbolt Flour Power National Under-17 Intra Association league continued on Sunday last at the Melanie ground, East Coast Demerara. The day’s opening match produced a 1-1 draw between Buxton United which had taken the lead o v e r M a h a i c a Determinators. Buxton got the go ahead goal from Kobe Durant with the match 20 minutes old and held that advantage for 40 minutes. Mahaica were able to salvage an equal share of the points on the end of a
Ozelle Jacobs -Mahaica Determinators (right) and Buxton United’s Kobe Durant.
This Buxton United (Blue) heads the ball away and out of danger against Mahaica Determinators. productive period of dominance which was sealed when Ozelle Jacobs nudged in the all squaring goal in the 60th minute. The remaining half hour failed to produce anymore goals and both teams walked away with a point each. Buxton’s winning ways
was jerked as one week earlier they ran away 3-0 victors’ over Bachelors Adventure Paradise Sports Club. On the previous weekend also, Plaisance had to settle for an even share of the points against Ann’s Grove, while Victoria Kings were
recipients of full points in their clash with BV Triumph United. On Sunday last however, Plasiance were in no mood to share points and despite falling behind 23 minutes into the match, were patient enough to absorb what the young Kings had to offer
before striking back with two unanswered goals. Kings jumped ahead with the lead when Kerwin Maxwell drilled a shot past the Plaisance goalkeeper in the 23rd minute. It was a lead which brought some positive and energized play from the
Kings but that momentum lasted up until the 65th minute after which, it was all Plaisance. Jaheem Hinds it was who drew them level in the 65th minute and 10 minutes later the winning strike was converted by Jermaine Thompson.
Lady Budapest scores the double at Kennard Memorial Turf Club
Lady Budapest of the Bactowar Stable with Semple powers on the rail during the main event.
Ms Sharifa Shariff collects the winning Trophy from a sponsors Rep. After arriving in Guyana in 2014 and not achieving a victory, Lady Budapest continued to fight on. The animal imported from the USA by the Clement “Joe” Bactowar stable at Bush Lot Corentyne Berbice during the time showed that it had potential. On Sunday the wait was all over as the Lady Bactowar became first lady of the track as she hit the mark with telling effect. Ridden by overseas based Jockey Michael Semple, the animal scored a big double victory by taking the two main events at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club Post Emancipation Horse Race meet held at
KMTC facilities Bush Lot, West Coast, Berbice. Known mainly as a good finisher the animal always came up short with a few seconds, thirds and fourths. However, on Sunday the animal was in a class by itself as it completed the astonishing double by winning the feature B class 7 furlongs even after thumping the field in the E class race. Running two 7 furlongs events in one day is not easy, but it was Lady Budapest Day. The animals were off to an even break in the feature B and Lower event with Jack in my Style, Golden Blue Echo, Spit Fire and Score’s Even all taking turns in leading the race. It was
Golden Blue Echo of the Nand Persaud Stable that was pointing them as they steamed along the back stretch. Spit Fire came up and took over for a brief while, but Golden Blue Echo was looking good as it retake the lead. As the animals hit the homestretch it was anybody’s race with Golden Blue Echo looking like it would have the better of the company. However, as the animals cantered towards the finishing line, Lady Budapest was moving up all the time. Working the rails the animal began to make its move and with a final burst rode past the field to edge
past Golden Blue Echo with Jack In My Style third and Spit Fire fourth to take the Ivan Off Trophy and the $1M at stake. There was no letting up or no goodwill in the E and lower event as Semple was the man abode Lady Budapest when she beat the field with another blistering home run to win with ease from Light up Canada with Richmond of the Nand Persaud Stable and Goodwill Boy. Isn’t She Charming of The Jumbo Jet Stable with Colin Ross in the stirrups won the G1 and lower race from Cat Messiah and It’s My turn. The H1 and lower event
saw Precise Gold of the Shariff Stable with the Trinidadian Nicholas Patrick spurring it on, being an easy winner as it whipped It’s My Turn, Rosetta and Mid Night Blue. T h e Tw o Ye a r o l d Guyana bred event saw Awesome Warrior ridden by Ramnauth of the Mohabir stable scoring a controversial win over Flash Again, with Ross of the Cheefoon stable in a close encounter as King Stanley and Princess Saria rounded out the money. The J1 event, which was run in semi darkness, saw three jockeys falling and being injured, was won by Golden Kiss of the Singh
Stable. There was plenty of controversy in the L class open race with the stewards relegating Daddy Dollar to third after holding a stewards inquiry and giving the win to She Is in Control ridden by Ross of the Pluck Stable which moved up from third. Affinity retained its second place and Iron Man fourth. The L class non winners match up saw Yap Drepaul piloting Malyia to victory. The Bactowar Stable rode away with the champion stable accolade with Lady Budapest two telling victories. Joe Bactowar was the champion trainer. The top jockey on show was Michael Semple.
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GAPF Raw Nationals 2016
Rahim, Gonsalves, Edwards and Tineisha reign supreme
Flashback! Vijai Rahim in deadlift mode during an equipped competition. When the curtains came down on the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) Raw Nationals on Sunday last at the Critchlow Labour College, there stood many victors as many upsets were recorded even as seasoned competitors continued their winning ways. Despite a late start due to technical glitches, the patient fans and supporters were eager to witness the strongmen and women take the platform showcasing their raw power and they were treated to an entertaining bout of squats, benchpresses and deadlifts.
Leading the medal charge after racking up the weights following the final deadlift was Vijai Rahim of Hardcore Barbell Club who rolled over his winning ways from the Equipped competition by capturing the Best Lifter Open Title with a total of 602.5kg and Wilks total of 482.722. In the Junior and Sub Junior Category, Romario Gonsalves of Life Gym captured the Best Lifter Title with a total of 462.5kg and a Wilks total of 410.144 after out-lifting seven other challengers in the Open category with Sohail
’Big’ John Edwards during his squatting routine on Sunday at CLC Hussain of Buddys Gym and Navendra Tamessar of Total Fitness being his closest rivals, totaling 432.5kg and 422.5kg respectively. The Masters Division was dominated by a wounded yet dangerous veteran ‘Big’ John Edwards of Space Gym who managed to overcome his biggest rival Farouk Abdool of Hardcore Gym following a massive 30kg increase in his final deadlift attempt of 272.5kg to finish with a total of 720kg and Wilks total of 418.89. This performance also earned Edwards the Gold
medal in the Men’s 120kg Open class. The Women’s Junior division was won by 17year-old Tineisha Toney of Life Gym who made light work of her gym-mates Britney Mack (47.kg) and Nessa Bhagwandin (72kg) to capture the Best Lifter Title. Toney finished with a total of 292.5kg and Wilks Total of 343.19; Mack and Bhagwandin were the winners in their respective weight classes. In the Women’s Open D i v i s i o n , M s To n e y maintained her dominance, brushing aside seven (7) other female lifters to secure
Tinesha Toney displaying her Best Lifter Open and Junior trophies.
the Best Lifter accolade. Nadina Taharally was unstoppable in winning the Female Masters Division Best Lifter Title after narrowly missing the Open Best Lifter prize. Taharally ended with a total of 315kg and Wilks Total of 334.30 and this was enough to also give her the 72kg Open Female top spot. Other notable performances were recorded by Errol “Rugged” Henry of Kingsrow Barbell Club who won the Masters II category after making his debut in Raw Powerlifting at the age of 59years.
Demetri Chan (74kg class), a 19-year-old representing Buddys Gym overcame seasoned competitor and national athlete Osmond Mack and Masters Lifter Deonarine Dutt to claim the 74kg Open Title after Mack failed to register a deadlift. Chan also dispatched Junior contender Johnny Seecharran to capture the Gold. The GAPF wishes to thank its Sponsors Fitness Express, Buddy’s Gym and Trophy Stall and also wishes to apologize to its patrons for the delays in the presentation of the results.
Big win at the BEMC War Bonnet Enduro for Kingston VW/Metric Racing Team Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, north of Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada – British Empire Motor Club Inc. held its’ 62nd Annual Indian Summer Trophy race on Sunday, September 17, 2016. The 3 hour War Bonnet Indian Summer Enduro was contested on a wet, rainy and damp 3.957 kilometres Mosport Grand Prix track. From the drop of the green flag to the wave of the checkered flag, it was 3 hours of rain. Canadian, Ian Madden, who also has a Caribbean background, said it was “A fantastic pit call and fuel stop and it’s a big win at the BEMC War Bonnet Enduro”. The K i n g s t o n Volkswagen/Metric Racing Team ran an impressive race from start to finish.
The Metric Racing Greta Multiple championship and race winner that is for sale. Barbadian Legend, Mark Durant was unable to compete with teammate Ian Madden due to a shoulder injury but, this set-back was not going to stop # 106, Ian Madden who drove the VW Jetta the entire 3 hours solo all the way with consistent lap times to a class win in CGT3 action with a 3rd overall finish in the 20 car field. The overall winner in the biggest race of the Canadian
Automobile Sports Club – Ontario Region race of the 7 event schedule - was #83, a Radical Canada entry of Daniel Earle/Gary Browne in a Radical SR3 completing a total of 91 laps with Ian Madden only 3 laps behind. This class win by “Gina” the VW Jetta is by far the biggest win of the season and 3rd win in as many races of the season for the Kingston VW/Metric Racing Team. Ian Madden
Gina # 106 Ian Madden & Mark Durant pose with the winning trophy. has been very successful with many Race Wins, Class Championships and Overall Championships over the
years. Other notable Caribbean-based drivers (in asterisk) in the field were:
4th overall, # 101, *Paul Taylor/Joe Chan in a Chevrolet Cobalt, C-GT4 (Continued on page 25)
t r o Sp Mabaruma thump Tabatinga to take male Heritage football title Parima are female champs
The winning Parima team display their prizes with Minister Carolyn Rodrigues center.(Zaheer Mohamed photo)
RHTYSC Town Week celebrations off to a Rousing Start
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