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Thursday September 22, 2016

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

DEEPLY DIVIDED A fter more than 60 years of existence the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) which was defeated in the 2015 elections, seems to be a fraction of its original self. Under its current leader, the party appears to be deeply divided and is in crisis. Even though political parties are expected to undergo changes, especially after losing elections, very few people could have predicted the desecration of this flagship party. T here has been much talk about making changes in the party, but on the surface, not much has changed, and therein lies the problem. Its founder who has sacrificed his life and has contributed so much to the PPP is probably turning in his grave. I t is true that changes are inevitable in organizations and in society. However, if those changes require consensus, then the PPP leadership is in serious trouble, because the party is as segmented and fractious as never before. I t is generally known that different political, social and economic challenges and changes occur with each generational change, some more acceptable than others. In this situation, political parties are expected to modify their ideological positions as appropriate, fortify their philosophical foundations, and develop policies that are relevant to the society in which they operate. T hey must also adapt and be illustrative of the understanding of the socio-economic and political climate. Therefore, the onus is on the PPP to renew itself and rebrand its image by inviting new and creative thinking and talents to inform problem-solving. T he truth is the PPP has not been able to build on the principles on which it was founded. Whether wittingly or unwittingly, the PPP under its present leadership has been steadfast in building an implosive, one-dimensional, dysfunctional and rigid political party. This is a far cry from what its founding leader had envisaged. During the last fifteen years, the PPP has practised a cock-eyed and jaundiced view of governance that is unheard of in Guyana and elsewhere. U nder the current PPP leadership, there has been a steady withering away of the moral compass which has been the foundation of the PPP. The acceleration towards a one-man dictatorial control has taken roots in the party since the turn of the 21st century. Until about 2002, the PPP had enjoyed a particular pedigree of integrity, discipline, decency and maturity, but less than five years after, the PPP under Mr. Jagdeo became one of the most corrupt, vindictive and indecent political parties in the Caribbean and perhaps in the hemisphere. I ts credibility is shot as it degenerated into a decadent and unethical party with all the trappings of a moribund political entity laced with a pillar of shame. The collapse of the PPP has being fueled, in no small measure, by its leader who controls the bowels of the party and through his various cliques has put his individual agenda ahead of the party’s agenda. T he PPP has undergone a political and organizational metamorphosis; it is nothing like the PPP of the Jagans. Only an exorcist can save it. D uring the last general election, the hypocrisy of the PPP leadership to uphold virtue and denounce vice while being corrupt and uncouth has sounded the death knell of the party and put it deeper in the dungeon of shame from which it may never recover. Such pretense leaves little doubt about the direction and future of the party as many of its members have painfully concluded that no amount of cosmetics change would change the PPP. A fter all, putting lipstick on a pig does not in any way, shape, or form makes it into a sheep.

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.

My passing mark for Goolsarran is a C grade Dear Editor; Mr. Anand Goolsarran (AG) in his Stabroek News article dated September 19, 2016 was misleading. I give him a C-grade due to his obfuscation of the material available to him and his tendency to ignore the substance of the transaction. If my grading was done at Ivy League University level, the grade would have been lower, due to his convenient omissions. 1. The Chairman of the GWI Board issued a statement... False 2. Where in accounting or law does it define that property, building and erections sold, exclude a water well or similar asset? 3. NICIL position on who owns the well is omitted. Who owns the well is a question AG should ask NICIL. GWI awaits the sale agreement from

NICIL for the entire property with building and erections thereon. 4. Vesting order number 14 of 2002 according to AG, does not detail the assets transferred to GWI. 5. AG says via order No. 40 of 2010 the Sanata Complex was transferred to QAII, then makes a convenient and illogical disconnect between the Public Corporation ACT and the Companies Act. 6. There is no evidence that several buildings and erections are included in the Valuation of June 2007, including the Well. 7. It is revealing that items certified by the external auditor provide sufficient grounds for AG to treat as the Auditor General findings as irrefutable evidence - September 20 Article - SN. 8. AG does not state when and how the well was included in GWI asset

register re: September 20 Article - SN. 9. What rational basis does AG use to pontificate that QAII is a customer of GWI for the property formerly known as Sanata Complex, when QAII is the owner of the property, buildings and erections; where the well is located. 10. Based on several references to absence of evidence - see September 20 Article - SN; AG still manages to conclude that QAII does not own the well. 11. Is AG suggesting that QAII should pay electricity costs incurred, related to the 9,000 plus residents receiving water from the well? It strikes me that AG undermined several positions he took during the NICIL audit. NICIL should issue a statement on who owns the well. Nigel Hinds

As an MP, I get complaints often of drug shortages Dear Editor, I write in response to an outrageous article published in the Guyana Chronicle on 19 September in which the Regional Health Officer declares “No shortage of essential drugs in Region 5”. It is either the Regional Health Officer for Region 5, Dr Steven Cheefoon is oblivious to the shortage of essential drugs at the Fort Wellington Hospital, or that he is aware of it but chooses instead to defend the Administration’s position of denial, denial, denial. This Region 5 drug shortage was previously raised in Parliament by PPP/C Parliamentarian Dr. Frank Anthony, and was venomously denied by Public Health Minister, Dr. George Norton. I heard the same denial coming from an APNU+AFC Councillor during the Regional Democratic Council’s (RDC) statutory meeting held last month. And again the mantra is being repeated by Dr. Cheefoon at the September sitting of the RDC statutory meeting. Editor, my personal experience contradicts what is being said by Region 5 Regional Health Officer, Dr. Cheefoon. My wife suffers from asthma. She has a nebulizer and

medication that she uses at home, but when it’s a serious attack, she goes to the Fort Wellington Hospital for treatment. During her nebulizer treatments at the hospital over time, she is always given a face mask that had been sterilized after being used by other patients. When I first objected to the unsanitary use of a face mask that is designed for single-patient use, I was told the hospital has a shortage of drugs and medical supplies. Two days ago, I visited the Fort Wellington Hospital again because she had a serious attack of asthma. In the rush to get her to the hospital, we forgot to take along her own face mask and again, she was forced to use one that was sterilized after being used by other patients. The doctor and nurses there did well to cope with the steady flow of patients. But then came another revelation that only one thermometer was available for use by both doctor and nurses. The doctor requested that a patient sit and wait on the bench to have his temperature taken, because a nurse was taking the temperature of another patient in the examination room with the only thermometer that was available.

After making some inquiries, I learnt just how frustrating it is for healthcare professionals to provide quality healthcare to patients when basis essential drugs and medical supplies are in short supply. What percentage of the Region’s healthcare budget has been spent so far to purchase drugs and medical supplies is a mystery as the Ministry of Public Health has not been procuring these items through public tenders to compensate for demands in the sector nationwide and as such, the Regions are suffering. But according to Dr Steven Cheefoon, Region 5 RHO, systems have now been put in place to resolve the drug shortage, “We have put an extra 1000 of every medication on the distribution shelf to cater for the excess of patients with chronic illnesses referred to us by hospitals outside the region.” However it is very unlikely, and I find it hard to believe that hospitals outside the region would refer patients with chronic illnesses to either the Fort Wellington or the Mahaicony hospitals in Region 5, when both the Georgetown Hospital (Region 4) and the New Amsterdam Hospital (Region 6) are much better staffed and better equipped (Continued on page 5)

This school child should not have been suspended Dear Editor, Please spare me some space in your newspaper. I was very disturbed after speaking to a friend and hearing that her son was suspended from a city school for not wearing the school tie. His reason for not wearing the tie was that he could not afford it. What really surprised me was the lack of compassion in dealing with this issue. Why in this day and age are children sent home for such a minor issue? Schools are supposed to provide a learning environment for children not stress. Why was the child not asked why he was not wearing the tie or further ask the parent? The tie costs $1500 at this

school. Some would say this is really not much but the truth is, there are many out there struggling to make ends meet, especially single mothers. Global studies have shown that single mothers are the poorest of the poor and often many struggle to make ends meet. I am not against uniforms or guidelines as I think they are needed, though I may be against ties for this hot tropical weather and also rigidity of school shoes colour being black as in my day, brown and white was also acceptable. I understand the Ministry of Education has a policy that no child should be turned away due to school fees or attire.

Please I plead for school management teams to show more compassion when dealing with such situations. You just do not know what parents are dealing with in the home and such situations can push people over the edge. I also understand that some public institution offices, the male staffers are being sent home for not wearing ties. Last time I checked we were listed as a tropical country with hot weather. We need to end mental slavery and allow people to dress for comfort at work, once respectable. Dr Raquel Thomas- Caesar Very concerned Mother

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SWAT team is not being Political warning to President treated or utilized properly Granger DEAR EDITOR; I will like to bring to your attention some developments in the G u y a n a P o l i c e F o r c e ’s S.W.A.T team. Since the establishment of this elite unit the primary duties are special operations in crime fighting. For several months now the Elite Unit has been inactive. This elite unit was specially trained in various aspects of high profile crime fighting e.g. drug raids, high profile escorts and many other intelligent police duties beyond the normal policing. This Elite Unit conducted an eradication exercise in the Berbice River where it was successful. There were other high profile operations in Berbice where they were also successful. The crime rate was reduced when the Elite Unit was in Berbice. Since they were removed the crime rate has since increased. Since the Elite Unit was sent back to Georgetown it has been doing normal police duties which are not its functions e.g. S.W.A.T team members were placed at hotel gates doing guard duties etc. This Elite Unit was supposed to be doing strategic planning and emergency mode response

preparations, practicing their entry and rescue tactics. Hundreds of millions were spent to establish and train this Elite Unit Team by foreign experts. The question I would like to ask is - if respective commanders for the S.W.A.T team have the authority to refuse to do certain duties —which a normal police can execute? Another question I would like to ask is whether S . W. A . T m e m b e r s c a n refuse to take directives from commanders that are not assigned to this unit e.g. in execution of their (commanders) duties? In comparison with worldwide S.W.A.T teams, Guyana S.W.A.T team is not permitted to carry personal firearms at all times for personal protection. This issue was brought to the attention of the relevant authorities in the past and nothing was done about it. Is it that the relevant authority that is responsible for issuing these personal firearms do not have the trust and confidence in these S.W.A.T team members especially when the n e c e s s a r y screening(assessment and training) were done? This S.W.A.T team unit is beyond the normal police. It is noticed that

ordinary police ranks carry their personal firearm for their personal protection. The question asked- how often does the Elite Unit conduct physical and tactical training? 1. Is there a gym provided free of cost or do team members have to utilize their personal finance for physical training? 2. Is there a monetary package for the members of the S.W.A.T team? 3. How often do these members practice at the ranges? The living condition of the S.W.A.T. team members are much to be desired. The living quarters are congested, infested by rats, poor sewage conditions and surrounded by animals which are penned in close proximity to the living quarters. The stench from the animal dung and urine are unbearable. The security of the S.W.A.T. team members are not up to standard for their living quarters. All the questions and concerns that are listed above were brought to the attention of the relevant authorities and nothing was done about it. This is the main reason why I used your media to air these very important issues. Concerned Citizen

As an MP, I get complaints... From page 4 to treat patients with chronic illnesses. As a Member of Parliament, I get complaints all the time of shortages of essential drugs at the Fort Wellington Hospital. Some even complain about the lack of laboratory services which may have been due to lowvoltage from the GPL power line that was plaguing the hospital for some time. But thanks to the intervention of Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson, a new transformer has recently been installed by GPL, and efforts are being made to secure a second transformer for the sole use of the hospital. The APNU+AFC Administration needs to place a much greater priority on the healthcare of our citizens. A brand new building to house a health center was built in Plantation Experiment on the West Coast of Berbice by the PPP/C Administration. But because of the 2015 general election, this building was never commissioned, and re-

mains an empty shell, unstaffed and unequipped to this day. Perhaps the RHO, Dr. Cheefoon or Minister of Public Health, Dr. Norton can explain the reason why the APNU+AFC Administration is allowing this healthcare facility building to go to waste. The money being spent to secure an inappropriate and ridiculously expensive pharmaceutical storage bond from a campaign contributor could have made this facility functional for a lot less, extending critical healthcare services to the residents of the Bath/Experiment communities, but then again, this would have been considered a PPP stronghold, not worthy of the investment. Undoubtedly, more needs to be done to provide a better

and more efficient healthcare service to our people. It is time for the sector to be fully computerized to allow doctors to view patients’ medical history from a computer screen or printout before treating those patients. This will save lives; reduce medical malpractice; improve efficiency and significantly cut the waiting time for a patient to see a doctor. As of now, a doctor in a public hospital has little or no knowledge of a patient’s medical history before s/he is treated, and this can be dangerous to the successful diagnosis and treatment of our loved ones. The status quo cannot be allowed to continue if real value is placed on the wellbeing of our citizenry. HARRY GILL, MP (PPP/ C)

DEAR EDITOR; Please publish this letter that was sent to President Granger. Dear Mr. Granger I am not a good writer but I just cannot stop the need to ask you a question: Are you sure you know what you doing? In Lethem we voted for you because we feel that you are a righteous man. We like what you tell us at the meetings you had in the region. But I, like my friends feel that you fooled us. Region 9 is still full of corrupt officers. You said you would clean out the place but everyday we have to look at the same officers that had us

oppress. It hurting us bad. These people mean no good. They are there to give you and your government a bad name. Many people tell me that they do get problem with these same officers. It is hard to get paid. They making us look bad. Then we had heritage the other night. That was no heritage. That was a PPP meeting. The former REO was there, the MP was there, other PPP people were there; all at the head table. No APNU or AFC people were there. The heritage turned out to be a “coast lander party,” all these “vulga” music, no Amerindian songs. Mr. President, these people want to make you serve only one round. They are always telling people that they are the next

government. But can you blame them. The APNU people not coming and tell us anything. We are right next door and we don’t see them no more.If you want to keep the government, you have to ensure that that the PPP workers are gone or transferred. You also have to let our APNU politicians come and visit us. We need them to tell us what the party is doing. We know what the government is doing but not the party. So Mr. President I want to let you know that there are many people talking of leaving the party and joining AFC because they don’t like what APNU is doing. Please try for us. Patricia Camildo

Health Ministry officials must carry name tags DEAR EDITOR; Allow me a few lines to shed light on the nonsense of the Ministry of Health. The country’s medical sector is functioning as though it is practicing primitive medicine from the 1800s. Friday, September 16th at about 5:50 p.m., two individuals (one female and one male) came to my gate and tried to talk to me about what is called medication. Immediately I asked to see an ID card and the woman stated, “We are from the Ministry of Health,” as though I was supposed to be impressed. The male never spoke. The woman stated that they were not provided any (ID), and I told her that without an ID card I will not speak with them and she stated, “It is your prerogative” and they walked away. I am certain if the two individuals had approached Fred Kissoon’s gate the Ministry of Health would have had to answer questions, and rightfully so, as to why non-medical personnel are pimping medication without ID cards. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Health and for that matter the government is doing whatever they want without oversight or accountability, ripping away at the fabric of their

supporters, and cuddling the corruption learned from the PPP/C. Although I am a strong supporter of the Coalition Government, I take a stance that George Norton is unfit to be the nation’s health care chief, through his failure of basic leadership. Looking from an outside lens at the government, it is unequivocally clear that Norton has bad advisors or should we say wrong advisors, and people without even peripheral vision. My experiences with a number of physicians, nurses, pharmacists and administrators (managers) in the Guyana health field are incompetent at best, whereby I wouldn’t even have my pet treated by one of them. Considering the high volume of robberies, home invasion, murders, and other crimes, how is it that these leaders of the poor health care system are sending non-medical personnel without ID cards

to dispense medication? This is a clear reflection of G e o rg e N o r t o n ’s p o o r leadership skills. Further, as it stands, any of these government officials on both sides of the turf could pick-up themselves and rush off to one of the ABC countries for medical treatment. For argument sake, the two people could have been robbers or for that matter dispensing tainted medication. I do not appreciate the Ministry of Health sending anyone to my gate without ID cards, nor non-medical personnel with medication. Annoyed citizen

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There is a pharmacy without a pharmacist DEAR EDITOR; A well established pharmacy located at Region 2 has been operating without a qualified pharmacist which is in violation of the law as a statutory requirement. It is has been happening for the past ten years now. For the protection of the public’s safety the law also makes it compulsory to display in a conspicuous place the certificate and photograph of the person employed in this capacity. While there with a prescription, it was made known to a young female employee over the counter my desire to get some advice from the pharmacist as to how to use the intended medication but my request could not have been entertained because no one in this position was employed there. In querying “how come a big established business like this is functioning without a

pharmacist” it was explained to me “We don’t need to have one because we have the experience”. For my personal safety, the purchase was made at another nearby pharmacy. To do so on the basis of experience is very much speculative with a dangerous risk being involved from the correct treatment not being administered just like gambling with a person’s health and life. From all appearances, it would seem that cheapness in saving expenses for providing the services of a pharmacist is very good for the business owner, but simultaneously very bad for customers whose health from being given wrong medication could well be jeopardized. It was revealed that when this business entity started, a pharmacist was employed there but as it expanded tremendously the individual who now owns his own

business left and there was no replacement for some ten years now. Where other pharmacies exist in the district the law is being complied with and the use of the certificate and photograph is ever so much evident but why not at this one? To ensure that the law is being enforced, representatives from the Pharmacy Board or Council in the city would usually make on the spot inspection annually but what is responsible for the glaring violation becomes questionable. With the predominance of bribery and corruption plaguing the country and as the saying goes; “money could do wonders and make all things possible” this should not be the case as it would seem to be when considering that one’s health must be treated with paramount importance at all times. John Niles

Bread products must carry expiry dates DEAR EDITOR, Consumers of bread and bread-related products, country-wide, must have recognised that the “best before use” date is not displayed on any of these products’ packaging or plastic container. In most developed countries of the world, and some Caribbean states, all bread and breadrelated products have “best before use” dates prominently displayed on the packaging or plastic containers; simply because of the need to allow consumers to make informed decision when they choose to buy these products, rather than buying them and not knowing

when they will expire. Editor, to illustrate the problem or dilemma of not having “best before use” dates on these products, I will share with the public my experience, which I am sure has been shared by many, many others. On Monday afternoon of this week, I bought a bag of whole wheat tennis rolls (large) from an East Coast gas station. The cost is immaterial. The outcome is what matters. The next day morning, the entire bag of tennis rolls was filled with mold; thick green mold. Why can’t the manufacturer keep details of their manufacturing and stocking dates in the shops and supermarkets? In this

way there would be some synchronization between manufacturing and stocking dates between shop/ supermarket owners and the manufacturers so as to avoid these products remaining on shelves, rather than having poor unsuspecting consumers being duped into buying expired or near-to-be expired products. Secondly, manufacturers should be recalling all expired and nearto-be expired bread products from shelves. God knows how many consumers who do not know the potential dangers of consuming food products infected with molds are consuming mold-infected breads. The consumers association needs to do something about this and insist that these products due to their short shelf life carry “best before dates” on their packaging or plastic containers. Akash M. Sen

Thursday September 22, 2016

Urgent need to assess City Hall’s spending DEAR EDITOR; As a citizen and rate paying resident of Georgetown I would like to be shown under which bylaws or statutes the Town Clerk of Georgetown Royston King has the fiscal or legal authority to be expending the revenues earned from property owners, to pay the expenses of a former mayor who hardly resides in Guyana. Recently in an unlawful and dissolute motion moved by Mayor Patricia Chase-Green and seconded by Councillor Heston Bostwick, it was proposed to have the services of the

City Constabulary Department extended to former mayor Hamilton Green with the provision of security guards at his residence. This is unprecedented; no former Mayor ever enjoyed and does not currently enjoy such a facility. But that is just the beginning, as the Council also provides a motor vehicle, provides un l i m i t e d f u e l supply for it, a chauffeur to drive this vehicle, a gardener, 24 hour body guards and much more. How could a municipality that says it is constantly broke and cannot pay its debtors,

spend so lavishly on a former mayor who incidentally spends more time out of the country than in the country? Indeed this former Mayor ’s residence looks like an outpost for the City Constabulary with some constables living right there on site in his compound in barracks. Where is the transparency and accountability we were promised and deserve? Is there need for a City Assets Recovery Unit (CARU) or a Special Municipal Crimes Unit (SMCU) to be set up to go after the citizens’ money? Debra Gibson

More money needed for sports development DEAR EDITOR, The Olympic Games in many ways are to unite countries from all angles, learning about different cultures, customs, promoting peace, unity, bridging the gap between nations and the founder ‘Pierre De Coubertin’ saw it as an avenue to assembling political enemies under one roof or bringing political enemies together... This is apart from medalling. O n e ’s participation is on the

same level with athletes who attains a medal. So whether anyone qualifies with a ‘B’ standard timing, selected for a wild card entry etc, those are also accomplishments in their own right which we should learn to appreciate. There are many contributing factors for any country to make it on the medals list and in my opinion, Guyana is far from that task. It is rather un-fair for anyone to blame solely the head of the current GOA for

Guyana’s failure to medal at the just concluded Rio 2016 Olympic Games.. Perhaps the government of the day can consider allowing the Sports Ministry to once again have its independent office and have 5 billion dollars for sports as a start during the 2017 Budget. This will be added to what is available from all other sports fraternities that receive funding from overseas towards 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. T.Pemberton

Ministry of Communities needs to do more for the poor DEAR EDITOR; Over the last few months I have observed with disgust the way in which the Ministry of Communities has been managed. The community base concept of Local Government is not only refreshing but has always been the vehicle for the development of a country. Today I am scratching my head wondering what has happened. It seems as though the Ministry has no clue as to what it is doing and its administrators are out of their depth in the management of this large ministry.

It should be paying more attention to the plight of citizens in their communities. After 18 months in the ministry there are no significant changes/ development in these communities, the deplorable conditions that manifested under the PPP/C be it physical or social continue with no end in sight while the Ministry continues to deal in platitudes and offering no real solutions to problems which are affecting thousands of residents throughout the length and breath of Guyana. My question is, why is the Ministry not using the funds

budgeted, to improve lives and alleviate the suffering in communities so that they can feel as though THE GOOD LIFE as promised by President Granger is indeed coming. Is the Ministry working in the interest of the people or that of its former bosses (PPP/C). GWI seems to be the only area under that Ministry that has shown significant improvement, and that is not because of any current leader but rather experience leadership. If the ministry’s hierarchy is incapable of fulfilling their mandate please step aside and let someone who is capable of improving the communities of my Guyanese brothers and sisters take over. Mr. President it is time for a major shakeup in your administration, your slip is showing. Damian Gilkes

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PPP distances self from GECOM $100M radio Scandal

PPP/C General Secretary, Clement Rohee

Mobile Authority Boss, Michael Brasse

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Clement Rohee, has set about distancing his party’s name from the controversial purchase of communication radios for the Guyana Elections Commission. He made this known during his party’s weekly press conference at Freedom House. He said that the elections body was responsible for making all decisions on the matter inclusive of identifying where the equipment ought to be bought, and that the Government did not play any role in the procurement of the radios. Rohee said, “The elections commission is an independent body; it has its own resources. It does its own procurement; that is how I understand it.” According to him, GECOM would have been

cognizant of the type of radios it wanted to purchase as it relates to the specifications for the equipment and the number needed. Recently Chief Whip of the party, Gail Teixiera, stated that the issue would not have come to the Cabinet level during her tenure in office, since the figures were kept under the margin or threshold for Cabinet. However, it was later revealed that the PPP/C cabinet did give its no-objection to the award of the contract during April last year. This left a few days for the supplier to order and import the items. The radios were bought to be used during the May 2015 National and Regional Elections. Persons weighing in on the issue have said that the deal seems to have been designed to have the old radios

The radios that were supplied last year for the Elections. dumped. One Government official said that the installation of the radios would have been impossible given the timeline of the purchase, also when and where they were to be used; since to work in the hinterland regions, a base station, cables, pipes, power supply and technicians to install them would be needed before deployment. The matter of the radios has gained the attention of the Audit Office which is currently engaged in an investigation. The $100M contract was awarded to Mobile Au-

Mining body rescues girl, 9, from sexual pact in Port Kaituma Representative of the Guyana Women Miners Association in Region One, Stephanie Miguel, reported yesterday that she has in her care a nine-year-old girl who has been a victim of human trafficking for over a year. Kaieteur News was informed of the matter by President of the GWMO Urica Primus and immediately made contact with Miguel for further details. According to Miguel, the young girl resided

in the Port Kaituma backdam with her parents and two brothers. She said that the girl’s father does not speak English, only his native tongue Carib. Miguel reported that the young girl was handed over to a miner and forced to live with him. The GWMO representative said that it is appalling that a girl at such a young age would be subjected to such inhumane treatment. “People know what hap-

pened in the backdam, and the thing is, people can get charged for not making a report.” She relayed that the man was allowed to have his way with the girl since he would sponsor the family with food supplies regularly. Miguel said that after the issue was finally exposed the girl and her brothers, aged 11 and eight, were taken to the Port Kaituma Police Station. Continued on page 11

thority, a company owned by Water Street businessman Michael Brasse. Mr. Brasse also owns two other companies which have done business with GECOM, M-Tech Business Solutions and Mibra Trading. These separate entities were awarded around $290M in contracts for last year. Based on the contracts which Brasse’s companies received and the manner of procurement practiced, he seems to have been a favoured contractor for GECOM. He supplied toners, stationery, office equipment, electrical items, Duracell batteries and furniture. Using the three companies to do business with GECOM raised suspicions of sole sourcing coupled with contract splitting.

This is so, since records have suggested that many payments were intentionally kept below a certain amount to avoid attracting attention from oversight bodies like the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB). Chairman of GECOM, Dr. Steve Surujbally, had said that although the Commission would agree to what purchases needed to be made, the actual transactions are ultimately left to the GECOM Secretariat and the Ministry of Finance. Manufacturer of the radios, Barrett Communications, had written this newspaper expressing its surprise that images of its radios had appeared in the newspaper under such circumstances. According to the com-

pany, it had never delivered radios to GECOM for the 2015 elections. It was explained that some of the radios in the photograph were from a 2006 purchase. Additionally the company said that production of the radios displayed had ceased in 2009. GECOM apparently sourced 30 of the ICOM 718 model and 20 of an older Barrett radio. Since these radios are out of production, questions on the validity of the warranty offered by Brasse through Mobile Authority were raised. Further, Barrett indicated that its local subsidiary Advanced Office Systems had tendered for the same contract but was denied, while a non-compliant company, Mobile Authority, was chosen.

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Stabroek Market shooting…

Ballistic test to identify shooter A single bullet will determine the outcome of Tuesday’s shooting of an innocent passerby when a policeman shot at a teenager. They are both pointing fingers at each other over the shooting of Jean Rodrigues at the Stabroek Market, in the vicinity of Timehri bus park on Tuesday. The woman was shot in the lower back during an alleged crossfire between the police and a teenager. She was taken to the hospital where doctors removed the bullet and handed it over to the police—that bullet will identify the shooter. Apart from that bullet, detectives have taken the policeman’s uniform and firearm for ballistic test. They are also checking for gunpowder residue on the hands of the teen and the police. Reports are that the woman along with her family was heading to the Grove bus park when she was shot. Sources confirmed that the police rank in question claimed that a young man was acting in a suspicious manner and when he pursued the individual, the lad opened fire, causing him to return fire. The policeman reportedly claimed that the woman was struck by a bullet from the suspect’s weapon.However, persons at the scene said that they only saw when the policeman was chasing the individual. “I see the lil commotion and I looking but before the police shoot, people went saying that he better don’t shoot because too many people around and next you hear is two gunshots and he still ain’t catch the man,” a taxi driver said. A La Parfaite Harmonie bus driver claimed that the individual, who was running

PPP takes credit for Dr. Surujubally’s pending resignation

PPP/C General Secretary, Clement Rohee Jean Rodrigues from the police, was not armed and even if he had a weapon in his bag, he did not have enough time to reach for it. Early yesterday, Linda Forde, the mother of the young man who was being chased by the police rank took her son to the police station to air his side of the story. Forde said that based on what she was informed, her son, Kelsie Benjamin, was spotted running in the vicinity of the High Street, when police shot at him believing him to be a criminal. However, her son and a female actually had a misunderstanding and the woman’s brother got involved. Benjamin was actually running from the woman’s brother when the police saw him and assumed that he had grabbed someone’s chain and opened fire at him. Benjamin remains in police custody assisting with information. Rodrigues’s husband, Anthony Persaud, said that

he only saw one person with a gun and that was the policeman. “The boy was running but we didn’t see him with a gun. The police fire two shots at him but only hit my wife.” According to information, Rodrigues, her husband and their three children were heading to a wake in Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) around 16:40h when the incident occurred. Persaud said that his family was in the vicinity of the Timehri bus park when they heard screams. Upon looking, they saw the police rank chasing after a man. It was while running after the individual that the rank discharged a round, hitting the woman. “We were all standing and this man run past us and then the policeman that was chasing him fire off shots,” Persaud said. He said that his wife was discharged from the hospital and she was at home relaxing.

On Tuesday General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Clement Rohee, said that Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Dr. Steve Surjubally, is expected to resign from his office. According to Rohee, his party’s picketing exercises against GECOM have finally paid off. During a press conference at Freedom House on Tuesday, Rohee reported that his party had received word that Surujbally is to finalise his resignation after his tenure comes to an end in November. According to him, the GECOM chairman has met with President David Granger and with the Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, to discuss the matter and as such the necessary arrangements are being made to ensure a smooth transition. Rohee said, “I remember at some of the picketing exercises journalists would ask us how long we intend to continue with this picketing exercise and my response to them would be: ‘until our goals are achieved’. Well from all indications one of our goals has

GECOM’s Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally

been achieved.” Last year the PPP/C filed an election petition in the High Court, challenging the validity of the results of the May 2015 General and Regional Elections. The PPP has never accepted the elections results which saw it being booted out of office after 23 years in power. In response to the petition, Surujbally, who has been Chairman of GECOM since 2001, had stated that his resignation would come on his own terms and not at the behest of the PPP/C’s political pressure. The current Opposition had expressed its loss of confidence in him after GECOM refused to recount the votes of the elections. Presently, Surujbally is on leave along with Chief Registration Officer, Keith Lowenfield. Rohee said that his party has taken the firm position that the CEO’s contract, which ends in March 2017, should not be renewed. “Given the current investigation or audit that is taking place at GECOM, he should not return to office while the investigation is on-going.” It had been reported that both Dr. Surujbally and

Lowenfield have been going into office despite being on leave. Rohee said that his party had confirmed the reports. He said that it is unclear why the two gentlemen are at work despite being on leave. The General-Secretary said that the present behaviour of the officials is grounds for suspicion. “If you are on leave, you are on leave. You can’t be on leave and at work. So it appears to me that they are either getting rid of or discussing issues that the auditors and investigators eventually will be aiming at.” Rohee remarked that he does not want to speculate on the reasons for the presence of the two men at GECOM’s office, but based on the party’s experiences, Guyana should anticipate an outcome soon. The announcement of Surujbally’s resignation comes at a time when the Elections Commission is under investigation by state auditors after damning revelations were made regarding purchases made by the entity prior to the May 2015 elections.

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Who is pulling the strings? The PPP and the PNC always professed to be working class parties. But both parties were allied to different sections of the bourgeoisie class. The PNC and its ideology of cooperative socialism took this country the closest it ever came to being the next Cuba of the Caribbean. In fact, just before he died Burnham had begun to set the stage to implement a Cuban-styled system of neighborhood communities. But behind all of that, Burnham and his party were closely allied to a family– based bourgeoisie class. There was always a group of rich families which were close to the PNC and which derived considerable wealth from the patronage and protection that they got from the PNC. Very few people have asked how in an era when rum was making so much money that more companies did not emerge to compete with some

of the local breweries and rum mixers. How it is that Burnham nationalized foreign-owned companies and drove local companies into bankruptcy but did not touch certain family-owned businesses and other companies? How come he protected them? The reason is simple. The PNC though being a party which has a socialist ideology was aligned to a rich domestic business class. The PPPC was no different. It was also aligned to a local bourgeoisie class. The reason why workers cannot be paid a living wage in Guyana, now or ever, is because of class interests. If the government pays a living wage, this will lead to an increase in wages in the private sector. The private sector in Guyana was built on the exploitation of workers. It cannot align its own ideology with that of a living wage. The private sector will re-

sist any wage increases because it will claim that such increases will make businesses uncompetitive. The private sector will argue and probably has argued before that if it has to pay significant wage increases, it will go bust. And perhaps it will because the private sector in Guyana generally has never handled competition well. The government in setting its wages policy cannot ignore the effects of wages on the competitiveness of its private sector. The government would be naïve to want to do this. Right now, wages and benefits in the public sector are higher than in the private sector. This is why so many persons are looking to work with the State. They want the high-paying jobs and the benefits that go with being a senior government employee. Wages in the private sector are chasing wages in the public sector and this is caus-

Dem boys seh...

Guyana sabotaging itself De British did come up wid a saying that one should not carry coals to Newcastle. That is because Newcastle, a town in England, got more coal than it can handle. Dem boys tun de situation to Guyana and find out that people importing everything that Guyana got. This had to happen from de time dem reporters find out that Guyana importing plantain chip, coconut water, sugar cake and drinking water. People know that any country that like its own people would support dem. Uncle Sam does subsidise its famers when things bad. If beef price start to fall, Uncle Sam would pay fuh dem cow that de farmer can’t sell. But not Guyana. From de time somebody mek something is gone some businessman gone overseas to see if he can import it. De Chinee people come to Guyana and tek over dem contract. Is not that Guyana didn’t have contractor but we had to import couple because we own couldn’t tackle some big jobs. And if dem could, it woulda tek years

instead months. Li’l children use to sing a song about de farmer in de dell and how de farmer tek a wife and de wife tek a child. Dem boys now singing how Guyana tek a Chine contractor and de contractor tek stone from Suriname. Imagine wid all that stone in de country de contractor trying to import stone from Suriname and is not because dem can’t get any in Guyana. Is not because of price. It got to be something wid Suriname because even de drinks that dem use to give school children might now come from Suriname. Imagine de school children use to drink a box of Topco in school. That same drink provide money fuh dem farmers who plant guava, cherry, mango and things like that instead of ganja. Now Guyana telling dem same farmers to go back and plant ganja because de country buying drink from Suriname. Talk half and think about carrying coal to Newcastle.

ing serious problems for the private sector because even though they are far more efficient that the public sector, the private sector does not feel that it can match the increases that the government pays each year to its workers. They feel that large increases in wages will make the private sector uncompetitive. The political parties cannot ignore how the private sector feels. The political parties need the financial backing of the bourgeoisie class. They need monies to finance their political campaigns. Elections are not won by

those who do a little running around here and there and come back to Guyana and get the big jobs with the government. Elections are won by election campaigns which require more than busybodies. Election campaigns requite money and that money comes from those with the money. Those with the money hardly give anything for free. After the elections, they come asking for their pound of flesh. The bourgeoisie class is no different. It may not always ask for a direct return on its ‘investment’. It may simply

ask for influence - to pull the strings behind the scenes. Those persons may already be pointing out to the government the effects of large wage increases on the ability to compete. The government can and has never ignored their concerns. This is why the tug-o-war over wages will continue for a long time to come.

M&CC guard remanded for murder of colleague MCC security guard, Kevin Stephens, was on Tuesday remanded to prison after he appeared before Magistrate Alisha George at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court, East Coast Demerara to answer to the charge of murder. The charge read that on September 17, Stephens allegedly shot and killed his colleague, Herbert Verwayne, a driver attached to the said security firm after he made ill remarks about a female relative of his. The dead man, Herbert Verwayne, a father of five, of Lot 710 Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, was shot in the neck and died while receiving treatment at the Georgetown

Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).The incident occurred shortly after 07:00 hrs at the security firm’s head office at Happy Acres, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Kevin Stephens, of La

Penitence, Georgetown was not required to plead to the offence. He was unrepresented. Stephens will make his next court appearance on October26.

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Thursday September 22, 2016

=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===

The GNBA corruptibility must be exposed! Monday evening I had a Nicky’s fish and chips lime with Imran Khan of the Prime Minister’s Office and Leonard Craig, Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA). Readers of this column would know Craig and I are very good friends. I got to know Imran from the 2015 election campaign and we have developed a good relation. At the time we were at Nicky’s I had absolutely no idea about the corruptibility at GBNA that has now been exposed by Kaieteur News. Had I known that, I would

have told Leonard and Imran in furious terms that they have to expose this kind of atavistic depravity that the nation experienced under Jagdeo’s oligarchy. Let me do some clarification right here and now for every human that reads this column. It was reported to me that on a discussion programme on television on channel 6, Craig was severely criticized for the GNBA’s refusal to cancel the radio license giveaway to Jagdeo’s friends by Jagdeo which Jagdeo did just before he demitted office. One of the panelists, Mr. Sankies, in

chastising Craig, yelled out; “And you know who is his friend? Freddie Kissoon.” I take that to mean that Craig is doing a wrong and I should share some blame because Craig is my friend. Mr. Glenn Lall of this newspaper has repeatedly said to me that Craig is my friend and why don’t you talk to him about the radio license thing. For the record, I have consistently told Craig that the radio license abrogation must be done and that his political career stands to take a beating for this lapse. I have continuously told Craig that he cannot be evasive with the press on this issue because the press will not accept that kind of attitude. On one occasion when I

raised the imbroglio again with Craig, he said the call has to come from the Prime Minister. As late as last Monday at Nicky’s in front of Imran Khan, I brought up the GNBA fiasco with Tony Vieira. Let me say to Mr. Lall and Mr. Sankies, I believe Craig should reverse that unjust depravity of Jagdeo and if he has not got the power to do it then he should tell that to the nation so we could turn our attention to the Prime Minister. I now turn my attention to the allegation that two GNBA Board members attempted to coerce a license holder for him to transfer his license to one of Guyana’s richest men. Because of the wealth of this man, I believe money is at the centre of the transaction.

We have reached a stage here where some folks are so wealthy that the little handout they give to state officials are an enormous amount in the context of the financial standing of the state officials. Fifty million dollars to a ruling politician puts them good for the rest of their lives but that fifty million is literally peanuts to the wealthy guy who gave it away. I think this kind of sickening immorality that characterized the Jagdeo/ Ramotar epoch and has crept into post-2015 Guyana. I believe it is rampant in City Hall’s dealing with the Georgetown business community and it has a presence in the Coalition Government. The rich business tycoon who wants the license is so wealthy that his offer to the two GNBA members could not be refused. Where do we go from here? Is it alright for the nation to know about what Carvil Duncan allegedly did at GPL, Mike Khan at the Georgetown Hospital, Valmiki Singh at the National Frequency Management Unit, some people at GECOM, some people at the Forestry Commission etc but not the names of two GNBA Board members

Frederick Kissoon and the wealthy tycoon? Of course this is the way Guyana is. Do you think we will know who those people are? We can do some logical deduction. If the incident took place in Essequibo and the businessman is one of the wealthiest in Guyana then we can likely guess correctly who he is. The other two, who belong to the GNBA, we may never know their names. If the media tries to name them, we may end up with a libel suit. But there are ways to get around libel. If you say the businessman is into gold mining then he would be silly to sue because many Essequibo businessmen are into mining. Jagdeo is gone. Ramotar is gone. The PPP is gone. But the famous French saying will never go away; “the more things change, the more they remain the same.” I wonder what Hegel would say of that dialectic.

Thursday September 22, 2016

Police acquire more equipment to reduce road lawlessness

Traffic Chief, Dion Moore (centre) and ranks of the Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Department with the newly acquired radar guns, breathalyser kits, flashing wands, traffic cones and reflector vests to be used in Operation Safeway. The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has boosted the capability of ‘Operation Safeway’ to nab drunk drivers and those who break the speed limit with the receipt of a number of radar guns and breathalyser kits, among other traffic gear, on Tuesday. Traffic Chief, Dion Moore, showcased the new equipment his department received at Traffic Headquarters, Eve Leary, Kingston. Since the launch of Operation Safeway on September 15, last, police have arrested 41 persons for driving above the prescribed alcohol limit and 356 persons for speeding.The newly acquired equipment will see an increase in random breathalyser testing and recording of speed limit with radar guns by the GPF traffic ranks nationwide as part of Operation Safeway, a Government statement said. To ensure the visibility of ranks on the roadway during

the operation, the GPF also acquired flashing wands, traffic cones and reflectorised vests. “We emphasise the point that ranks performing duties on the road must be at all times visible,” Moore said. More than 200 police ranks are engaged in Operation Safeway. The ranks work on a 24- hour shift basis with special emphasis during the night. “By night, you will have more vehicle patrols and within those patrols you’ll find ranks conducting random breathalyser testing,” Moore explained. For the year, there have been over 96 deaths as a result of accidents on the roadways compared to 90 by the end of September 2015. The Traffic Chief pointed out that those fatal accidents occur mostly on East Bank Demerara where drivers are often under the influence or above the speed limit. Division A, East Bank

Mining body rescues girl, 9, from sexual... From page 7 However, she said that the officers could not keep the children at the station; hence a home had to be found for them. According to Miguel the children were to be resettled with a woman but were later seen going home with their mother. Miguel said she then intercepted them and the girl and her brothers have been staying with her for over a week. Miguel said that the man with whom the girl was forced to live died last Sunday. She added that the girl’s older brother aged 15, has been held in connection with the man’s death. According to her, the welfare officer in the area, Ms. Bibi and the Probation Officer, Collis Jacobs are aware of the situation. She said that the question as to what is the next step with the children is being considered. The children after being away from school for some

time were given uniforms and are now attending classes. In a recent article published by this newspaper, the story of sexual harassment plaguing mining communities was shown to be growing in regularity. In the community of Baramita, it was reported by the Guyana Human Rights Association that there were high numbers of unreported cases of young women being lured by wealthy miners in the community. Larry Carryl, Coordinator for Rights of Children, an arm of the GHRA had revealed in an interview there were reports of police ranks taking bribes from miners who are exploiting women sexually. The failure to intervene is widespread. Carryl said that the lure of gold and pervasive drug and alcohol use are being blamed for the high levels of suicide, sexual harassment and physical violence.

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Demerara followed by Division C, East Coast Demerara recorded the highest road fatalities to date. Operation Safeway was introduced to curb the rising road fatality rate. “Our aim is to have more road safety consciousness and to promote better driving attitudes and road safety practices,” Moore told the media.

High schools earmarked in TIP Task Force awareness programme The Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) will soon roll out a public awareness programme targeting secondary schools. An edutainment programme is being examined for this group of students. “We had an idea coming out of Task Force members of having flash mobs done … to basically attract students’ attention and have them focusing on the issue and actually gaining knowledge while being entertained as well,” Coordinator (acting) of the Ministerial Task Force, Oliver Profitt, told the Government Information Agency (GINA). The awareness programme will initially target Fourth and Fifth Form students with subsequent plans to expand to other school levels. The Task Force has been conducting interactive awareness sessions in schools across the country. Other awareness programmes that were undertaken by the Task Force include walkthroughs in markets in Georgetown, and

Coordinator (ag) Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons, Oliver Profitt Berbice and the dissemination of informational paraphernalia on TIP. “We want persons to understand that Trafficking In Persons does not affect the Task Force only, it affects everyone, and it can affect anyone. Therefore, by us doing this awareness programme, it gives us the ability to actually be able to play a part,” said Profitt.

The general public “has an idea” of what TIP is, but one of the aims of the Task Force is to ensure that persons “have a full understanding of the actual issue, how it could affect them and others,” he explained. However, the Task Force has been challenged to cover Guyana’s vast terrain and disseminate information. “Obviously we’re well supported by the government, but funding will always be an issue in terms of getting the information out, so we appreciate any kind of help we can receive,” Profitt said. Public awareness programmes are a major thrust of the TIP Action Plan which was completed this year. The two-year strategy is scheduled for public release later this year. Many of the activities outlined in the plan are expected to be undertaken in the following year pending approval of the Task Force’s budget. Profitt said the Task Force is proposing a budget of around $20M.

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‘Customers’ rob Ogle feed shop over $2M, valuables The Sooklall Feedshop at 21 Temple Street Ogle was robbed on Tuesday of over $2M in valuables. According to Neville Sooklall, the incident occurred around 9:00hrs, when two men on a black and white motorcycle came to the Sooklall residence to purchase feed. One of the men entered the yard and the other was said to have stayed on the motorcycle. Neville said that the man approached his daughter-in-law Sandroutie Sooklall to conduct the transaction. He said that after the man paid for the feed and received the bag, he threw it on the ground and demanded a refund. It was at this time that he pulled out a gun and began signalling the other man, his daughter-in-law along with a neighbour, a newspaper vendor and a customer were made to stand in the patio of the house. According to Neville, they were then forced to lie on the floor. The accomplice who was waiting outside then entered the compound and took the shop attendant into the house while the gun slinging robber guarded the others. Neville said, “Dem bring abi inside here right, and we sit down hay and de other

Thursday September 22, 2016

Blankenburg fatal accident…

Mother, stepfather unaware of children’s death

Injured parents: Mark Halley and Michell Miguel

Neville Sooklall (inset) at his home which was robbed. one wah bin pon de bike after dis bai seh that don’t talk! Don’t seh nuttin! That bai come in and carry she (his daughter-in-law) inside de house” According to Neville Sooklall, the man ransacked the house and emerged with a bag containing computers and handed the items to his accomplice.

“When he come out, he tell she (his daughter-in-law) fa sit down outside with us and he linger, linger.” Neville said that the men then proceeded to relieve his daughter-in-law of her earrings. He said too that he was robbed of $15,000. Before making their escape, the men locked the victims in the house.

“Them push us inside de house and dem shut it, and then we hear this bike roll up, and when it roll up we seh dem gone.” According to Neville Sooklall’s son, the men took two laptops, jewellery, one Iphone and a portable DVD player. He said that the family is still checking to see what other items were taken. However he estimated losses to be about $2M. One resident on the scene said that she recognized the men since they have been frequenting the area supposedly scouting for a vulnerable target.

While recovering from their injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), the mother and stepfather of 10month-old Marvin and his seven-year-old sister, Tina, have no idea that the children are dead. In fact, they believe that the two children are at the home of a relative, playing and recovering from a few bruises. Mark Halley, the stepfather, has no idea that once he is discharged from the hospital he will be charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving as a result of the accident which occurred two Tuesdays ago. Kaieteur News understands that the children’s mother, Michelle Miguel, enquires about the children daily. To avoid further pain, her relatives would say that the children are doing well and that they were at home

playing. Also, the mother was informed that her son and daughter only suffered from a few scratches as a result of the accident. At around 02:00 hrs two Tuesdays ago, Halley was reportedly proceeding west along the Blankenburg Public Road at a fast rate when he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and slammed into two parked vehicles, a Toyota Tundra and a mini bus. Police believed that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. He sustained head injuries and several broken bones while Miguel sustained injuries to her neck. Following the collision, they were all rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where the children were pronounced dead on arrival. Halley and Miguel were transferred to the GPHC where they remain patients.

Thursday September 22, 2016

Kaieteur News

Mystery fire guts Paradise home

A fire of unknown origin on Wednesday destroyed a two-flat wooden home located at Paradise, West Coast Berbice. According to reports, the fire started around 10:30 hrs. The owner of the home,

Melissa Hudson, reportedly arrived on the scene moments after the blaze started. Fire tenders arrived promptly but were unable to contain the blaze. Investigations are currently ongoing.

Anti-crime ranks stop, harass K/ News staffer for bribe - police try to locate culprits It seems like ranks are not heeding the acting Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine’s warning. Less than a month ago, Ramnarine reminded the force that ranks from the anti-crime unit are not permitted to conduct the task of traffic ranks and that action will be taken against those accused of unprofessional conduct. Last S a t u r d a y, a K a i e t e u r N e w s s t a ff e r, Harry Brijmohan was harassed and made to pay a bribe after five anti-crime patrol ranks stopped him. B r i j m o h a n , who was riding a CG motorcycle, was a short distance from his home and decided to remove his helmet when the ranks stopped him—two of the ranks were in plain clothes. This was around 15:00 hrs when the lawmen stopped him. The Kaieteur News staffer acknowledged that he broke the law and was willing to collect a ticket but the policemen told him that the offence was a non bailable one and that he needed to spend 72 hours behind bars.

When asked to make a phone call, Brijmohan was informed that he could not make any calls and would have to wait after 72 hours. Here is how everything started; the young man was heading west along the road that leads to Providence New Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD). It is the road next to the stadium. The policemen were in an unmarked vehicle, heading in the opposite direction and one of the ranks signaled him to stop. When he did, they asked him for his documents and then asked him to empty his pockets after which they searched him—they did not find anything illegal yet they told him that they had to charge him and he will be placed before the court. “One of them tell me that I should have ride away that his gun rusty because long he ain’t use it. They ask where I working and then they say where I working ain’t matter,” Brijmohan recounted. He said that the men placed his motorcycle at the back of their vehicle and informed him that he had to

go to the station. “They drive out to the junction. While driving, the two at the back telling me that I gun get charge and then they say that I can do something before I reach,” Brijmohan said. He claimed that one of the men asked him if he had money to which he responded in the negative but another rank interjected and said that he was lying. Apparently when the motorcyclist reached for his licence in his wallet, the rank saw that he had money on him. “They say that once I reached at the station then I can’t do anything but I can do something before I reached and I said I got $3,000 and then they say no, is five of them and I got to give them $5000. I said no and they telling me that I got no other option,” Brijmohan recalled. He said that while he was bargaining with the two police ranks, trying not to hand over all his cash, another rank said that they did not drink anything for the day. In the end, he handed over $5,000 to the ranks and was allowed to go home. A statement was taken from Brijmohan yesterday as the police seek to locate the policemen in question.

Local quarry protests CJIA stone... From page 17 “We are unclear how this could happen. We have over 75 families whose lives are attached to our quarry and this will impact them tremendously. We depend on businesses like this to keep the operations going.” Persaud explained that not only is the country losing royalties by bringing in the stone, but there is the ripple

effect to the benefit accrued from producing and selling it locally. “There is an even more important point to note here. We have here in Guyana one of the best stones that have a higher engineering specification than any other territories in the region. We have supplied stones before to the airport. We do have experience and the track record. And we are keeping

our monies here, plugging it back into the economy.” It is not the first time that local producers have objected to stones being imported. An attempt was announced in the 90s when the Essequibo coast road was being done. The attempt was reportedly abandoned. Another attempted in the early 2000s also met with a similar fate.

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LAND FOR SALE 85.6 Acres titled farm land with timber/water access, located @ Loo Creek E.B.D River. Call: 625-8589; (518) 859-5313

Water tanks, used clothing, living room suites, wares & doors. Please call for any inquiry on: 231-1284

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Dairy cows and goats, etcCall Ramsadeen: 226-1322/ 679-9770

Land at Tuschen Housing Scheme, near school, 3 minutes away from main road. Call: 261-2988 La Parfaite Harmonie - $1.2M & $1.6M, size 80ftX45ft (title available). Call: 658-5897/6732692 DRESSMAKING Jean offers courses in dre s s m a k i n g , c u r t a i n s , floral, cake decoration @ 153 Barr Street Kitty- Call: 6702653/ 638-8449

Terrazzo Machine and discCall: 616-3094 25 Acres transported land, main road to Mahaicony River, suitable 800 – 18 months coconut plants. Call: 221-2075 Brand new whirlpool freezer, 11 cubic feet, price $100,000 negotiable. Call: 696-4620 Ashley 3X2X1 suite, microwave, gas stove, bed, AC unit, kitchen cupboard, washer, dryer, wardrobe etc. Call:658-5897/673-2692 Continue page 23

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Govt moves to sell 5,000 tonnes of used tyres dumped at Haags Bosch From page 22

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

File photo: The tyre situation at the Haags Bosch dumpsite. The photo was taken a few months ago. Government is moving to sell thousands of used tyres that have been left at the Haags Bosh dumpsite, East Bank Demerara. The “end-of-life” tyres have been posing a major environmental and fire hazard at the government-owned facility. According to a notice from the Ministry of Communities that was published in Kaieteur News, yesterday, there is approximately 5,000 tonnes of “end-of-life” tyres which is currently stockpiled at the dumpsite. “The total amount of end-of-life tyres would be sold as one lot. Bids must be placed in sealed envelopes bearing no identity of the bidder on the outside and must be clearly marked on the top right hand corner “Bid for the purchase of End-ofLife Tyres” and addressed and delivered to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communities, Fort Street, Kingston, no

later than Thursday 20th, October 2016 at 16:00hrs,” the notice said. The Ministry said bidders can make inspections on weekdays between 09:00hrs-13:00hrs at the site, located behind Eccles. The dumpsite is a new one and came into operation a few years ago. But management, legal and operational issues have been proving a problem. Government sacked the previous manager, BK International and hired a new one, Puran Brothers, on a one-year contract. A few weeks ago, Kaieteur News reported that the dumpsite, which was financed by the Inter-American Development Bank, had stopped accepting metals and tyres at the facility. This was based on instructions received from the Solid Waste Management Department, headed by Gordon Gilkes.

Frightening times…Disconnect between... From page 13 TVET education, which is now need driven is a sure way to ensure high productivity of individual workers and the region as a whole. The implication of this development has far reaching effects for CARICOM. The movement of skills will be easily facilitated and accomplished since all of the countries will be operating within one human resource development education system. It will also provide one trajectory for the engagement of the rest of the world with regard to the movement of

skills beyond the region. The Minister of Education also recognised the work of the regional educational institutions in the effort to standardise training and certification across the region. “In this process the CXC has played a lead role with the complete harmonisation of secondary education. It also presents a challenge for the governments of the Caribbean to give effect to the establishment of the council for tertiary education thus completing the tripod on which a harmonised and integrated education system is being built.”

From page 15 Deputy Vice Chancellor, Dr. Paloma M o h a m e d , r e ceived the books on behalf of the University with much thanks. The Deputy Vice Chancellor made mention of the Rabindranath Tagore collection of books donated back in 2006. Tagore was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

“We are working very hard, not only to get a new library, but also to ensure that it is really up to date, modern and are really able to meet the needs of what we want to do at the university” She also noted the university has several Indian nationals in their employ, adding that the academia is very pleased with their performance. The official also highlighted Guyanese, who are currently in India studying to acquire a PHD in media video and community.

India donates books to U.G

CXC and the Caribbean Association of National Training Agencies (CANTA) have blazed the trail in that regard and established the foundation which the council for tertiary education can build upon in harmonising the entire system thus leading to the creation of a regional education framework, and the movement away from the divisive and desperate individual frameworks. “This is indeed what

CARICOM is all about, as I understand it, and underlines the onerous responsibility which is placed on our human development system, the education system. It is ironic that all of this is occurring when CARICOM is actively addressing the question of a regional human resource policy. What is happening today can only be defined as timely,” Minister Roopnaraine observed.

From page 15 relative, who was coming to Guyana for five days. The receptionist made the young man who was said to be in his 20s, aware of the rates at the hotel. The individual then took out a phone and began to send a text. At this point, hotel staffers were of the view that he was relating the information (prices) to the said relative. Moments later another man emerged from the car, entered the lobby of the hotel brandishing a gun. He was said to be in his 30s. The doorman who was reportedly paying attention to the first man, who entered the lobby area, was surprised by

the gun toting bandit who ordered him to give up all he had. “He then said to me ‘Furthermore, go in there and tek out everything before I shoot you,’” the doorman recounted. It was at this point, that the first individual who entered the lobby moved behind the counter and ordered the receptionist to empty the cash drawers before both men escaped in a waiting car. The owner, Clifton Bacchus said that he had left the hotel only five minutes before the robbery occurred with most of the days earnings. He disclosed that just about $100,000 of phone card money was taken.

Bandits attack Church Street...

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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 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 Driver & Porter must have lorry license to deliver water at Nimbus Water System. Tel # 231-7002/ 622-0445 Land to buy in Uitvlugt, Zeelugt, Tuschen and La Parfaite Harmonie. Best price offered! Call: 642-1252 One domestic worker and one cashier to work in Trinidad. Call or text 1868683 1528 1 Female cleaner for offices in Eccles. Call: 233-2745 Ladies to work in Suriname. Call: +597-875-4660 1 Male janitor, apply in person at Alabama Trading, Georgetown, Ferry Stelling Stabroek. Experienced male salesperson must be able to multitask, communicate well & have computer skills @ KeyFood Trading McDoom.

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Charlotte braces for more riots after police shooting

Police officers wearing riot gear block a road during protests after police fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. REUTERS/Adam Rhew/Charlotte Magazine CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) - Authorities in Charlotte, North Carolina, braced yesterday for a possible second night of rioting triggered by the police killing of a black man who refused commands to drop a handgun that officers said he was brandishing. Sixteen police were injured overnight on Tuesday and one person was arrested as officers in riot gear clashed with protesters who threw stones, set fires and briefly blocked an interstate highway. Police and protesters offered widely differing accounts of the shooting. Officers said Keith Scott, 43, was armed and ignoring orders, while the victim’s family and a witness said he was holding a book. Authorities ha v e n o t released any video of the incident. The trouble in Charlotte unfolded as demonstrators in Tulsa, Oklahoma,

demanded the arrest of a police officer seen on video fatally shooting an unarmed black man who had his hands in clear view at the time. The deaths were the latest to raise questions of racial bias in U.S. law enforcement, and they stoked a national debate on policing ahead of the U.S. p r e s i d e ntial election in November. Police shootings in cities including New York, Chicago and Ferguson, Missouri, have sparked more than two years of largely peaceful protests punctuated by days of rioting and arson and given rise to the Black Lives Matter civil rights movement. U.S. Dem o c r a t i c presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said such killings were unbearable. Her Republican rival, Donald Trump, questioned what the Tulsa officer was thinking in shooting a man he said seemed to pose no

imminent threat. Criminal investigations have been opened in both cities, and the U.S. Justice Department has started a separate probe into the Oklahoma incident to see if officers’ use of force amounted to a civil rights violation. Charlotte’s police chief, Kerr Putney, said Scott was seen on Tuesday afternoon getting into a vehicle holding a handgun. Police surrounded the car, Putney said, and Scott was shot by a black police officer after he exited the car and did not obey orders to drop his weapon. “I can also tell you we did not find a book,” Putney told a news conference. “We did find a weapon.” Local resident Taheshia Williams said she saw the incident from her balcony about 100 feet (30 meters) away, and that she watched Scott get out of his car with his hands raised.

Anti-Trump campaigners hit London’s streets in red bus Reuters - Activists urging American expats in Britain to vote in the upcoming U.S. presidential election took to the streets of London yesterday in a red opentop double-decker bus adorned with anti-Donald Trump posters. Organisers, online activist network Avaaz, put up flags, balloons and

posters reading “American Abroad: Vote to Stop Trump” on the bus, referring to the Republican presidential nominee who faces Democrat Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 vote. Some 30 activists filled the top of the bus as it made its way around the British capital, chanting “Stop Trump” and singing along to

Bruce Springsteen song “Born In The U.S.A.” The bus made stops along the way, with campaigners using tablets to help some expats register for the vote. Some eight million Americans live abroad, of which more than 220,000 live in Britain. However, just 12 percent of them vote, Avaaz said in a statement.

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Indian cabinet approves purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets

Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to save truce

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses Russian actions in Syria during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council during the General Assembly for the 71st session at headquarters, yesterday. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry demanded yesterday that Russia and the Syrian government immediately halt flights over Syrian battle zones, in what he called a last chance to salvage a collapsing ceasefire and find a way “out of the carnage”. An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the U.N. Security Council in New York, during a tense televised showdown, saying the bombing of an aid convoy in Syria raised “profound doubt whether Russia and the Assad regime can or will live up to” ceasefire obligations. Speaking before Kerry, Lavrov told the 15-member Security Council: “One needs to refrain from emotional

instincts, from rushing to the microphone immediately to comment on something; a probe should be conducted (into the aid convoy attack).” Listening to Lavrov made him feel like he was living in a “parallel universe”, Kerry said. “To restore credibility to the process we must move forward to try to immediately ground all aircraft flying in those key areas in order to deescalate the situation and give a chance for humanitarian assistance to flow unimpeded,” Kerry said. The key areas are places where humanitarian aid needs to be delivered and where Syrian government forces have been accused of targeting civilians. The aim of the ceasefire deal between the United

States and Russia, which took effect on Sept. 12, is to facilitate aid access to besieged areas and allow the pair to jointly target Islamic State jihadists. More than 300,000 people have been killed and half of Syria’s 22 million people have been uprooted since a crackdown by President Bashar al-Assad on prodemocracy protesters in 2011 sparked a civil war. Islamic State militants used the chaos to seize territory. The United Nations suspended aid deliveries after the convoy attack two days ago, which the Syrian Red Crescent says killed some 20 people, but the world body said on Wednesday it was gearing up to resume deliveries.

Russian ‘lies’ worse than Soviet era, Ukraine’s Poroshenko tells U.N. Reuters - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko made a scathing attack on neighbouring Russia yesterday, accusing it of “lies and manipulations” that even Soviet leaders at the height of the Cold War had not dared. Relations between Kiev and Moscow have never been worse since Russia annexed Crimea more than two years ago and Russianbacked separatist fighters subsequently took up arms against Ukrainian government forces in the east of the country. Poroshenko used his speech at the annual gathering of world leaders for

the United Nations General Assembly to accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of using “hybrid warfare” to fuel global insecurity. “Over the last year the practice of hybrid warfare has only spread and its effort has been seen by the whole of Europe, America and beyond,” Poroshenko said. He said Russia has used “political pressure, propaganda, interference with electoral processes, economic coercion, secret subversive military operations, cyber attacks and the misuse of diplomatic measures. These are methods of undeclared war.” Kiev and Western

countries accuse Russia of providing military backing to the insurgency in eastern Ukraine. Russia denies any direct role in the conflict. Efforts to broker an end to fighting through the so-called Minsk agreements have so far failed. Violence increased over the summer months and Western powers fear peace efforts could unravel. Yesterday, Poroshenko renewed accusations that Russia finances, trains and supplies pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, while sending heavy weapons and Russian troops and mercenaries, to help fight Ukrainian forces loyal to the Kiev government.

Reuters - India’s cabinet cleared the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Av i a t i o n yesterday, paving the way

for signing a deal that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is betting on to modernise the air force, a government source told

Reuters. The acquisition is part of a $150-billion military overhaul India has launched, drawing global arms makers into one of the world’s most promising markets.

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Bandits robs Cumberland taxi driver after invading home The police are on the hunt for five armed bandits who in the wee hours of Wednesday evening, broke and entered the dwelling house of a Cumberland, East Canje couple and robbed them before making good their escape. According to information, the couple-—27year-old Navindra Singh, his wife 23-year-old Melissa Gobin, and their three-yearold son were awakened about 02:00hrs by strange noises outside of the bedroom door. According to Singh, someone placed a gun above the door, demanding that he open it. “When de one with the gun say open the door, me start holler cause is just we alone on de house and dem kick down de door and come in and push de gun at

Robbery victim: Navindra Singh me side and seh ‘don’t holler’ we want de money and gold.” Singh said that the bandits knew him well as they addressed him by his middle name. “Dem know me cause dem saying dey want money

and gold and telling me, ‘Suresh just co-operate.’” Singh told this newspaper that he told the bandits, “Take what yall want but don’t hurt we.” He said that he led them to the money located in the wardrobe. The traumatized couple related that the bandits escaped with two gold chains, Singh’s wedding ring, jewellery belonging to the three-year-old, $40,000 in cash, two Samsung Galaxy cell phones, a tablet and one Laptop computer. The items were estimated to be a total of $600,000. The bandits gained entry into the home by removing the louvre panes from the bathroom window. Investigations are ongoing.

The East Canje home of the taxi driver.

GNBA Head launches... From page 16 Also, Craig is operating as though he is an Executive Chairman even though the Prime Minister went to great lengths to explain to his face that he is not. The Prime Minister also went to great lengths to explain to him what his role is. He is just ordinary, nothing but an ordinary member. It is unfortunate that he would still act in this manner.” As for the allegations, Vieira made it clear that Charles is only “making things bad for himself.” The GNBA regulator said that Charles is not only operating without a licence but is using the wrong frequency to transmit his services. Vieira said, “This fella Charles never had a licence to transmit cable services to paying subscribers. Charles came to us and he said that he has been doing this for about four or five years. He confessed that he has never paid fees and

continued to use the frequency. We told him that he was using the wrong frequency for his operations and that we cannot allow him to continue like that.” Vieira said that there is also the allegation that Charles’s operation is interfering with operations in Georgetown. He explained that he subsequently made a suggestion to Charles in the presence of Insanally and the acting CEO of GNBA, Violet Boyal. Vieira said, “I told him there is no actual operator at Mahaica-MahaiconyAbary and he should consider going there because he is going to have a far bigger audience and a better playing field. “Charles told me it would be too expensive to move there. I sat there looking at this man in disbelief. He is breaking the law and I must continue to allow him to do that.” T h e G N B A Board

Member said that even if the authority were to give the broadcaster a licence, there is another cable operator in the same vicinity with Charles. In Vieira’s view, the two would end up competing with each other for a small pool of subscribers. He believes that this would only lead to both providing poor services. He said, “When there are two cable persons operating in the same area they end up providing poor services and would end up being placed in a position where they would have to buy the rights for the area…” The GNBA Board Member insists that he is not corrupt. He maintained that his behaviour was above board and that Charles is involved in public mischief. He will be seeking the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack in this regard.

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49ers’ Kaepernick claims Weakened team hunt down... (From page 33) he has received death threats (The Sports Xchange) San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick said on Tuesday that he has received death threats regarding his actions during the playing of the U.S. national anthem. “If something like that were to happen, you’ve proved my point,” Kaepernick told reporters, saying he had received the threats through several avenues. “It’ll be loud and clear why it happened.” Kaepernick started his protest in the preseason by sitting down during the national anthem. He has since kneeled during the anthem in

protest of what he calls racial inequalities and injustices taking place in America, including policerelated violence. Several NFL players have joined Kaepernick in his protest. Kaepernick also addressed the shooting of Terence Crutcher by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma. “They shot and killed a man and walked around like it wasn’t a human being,” Kaepernick said. Kaepernick intends to go through with his plan to donate $1 million to local communities. He said he will donate $100,000 a month for the next 10 months and will also set up

a website so the public can see how the money is spent. Former 49ers star Jerry Rice has changed his stance on Kaepernick. After previously criticizing Kaepernick’s actions, Rice came out in support of the quarterback on Tuesday. “I support @Kaepernick7 for bringing awareness for injustice !!!!” Rice tweeted. “As Americans we all have rights! Im (sic) hoping we all come together#solution” I n i t i a l l y, R i c e h a d tweeted that Kaepernick should not disrespect the flag.

Thursday September 22, 2016 ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Look into attending seminars that can expand your perception. Changes involving your domestic scene may be unpleasant.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) Put your plans into motion by presenting your intentions to those who should be able to give you financial support.

TAURUS (Apr. 21- may 21) Be honest in your communication and don't lose your cool. You may be fortunate while traveling.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) You can make financial gains if you are prepared to take a risk. Don't try to hide your true feelings from your mate.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21) You will have a great day if you just say what you feel. You will be extremely sentimental, and if pushed by others you may hold a lasting grudge.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) You can make drastic changes in your professional direction today. Call someone you haven't seen in a long time.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) You may want to make changes in your home environment. You may be sensitive to a point of absurdity.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Try to join groups of interest such as ballroom dance classes or perhaps an internet organization. If you can, try to work out of your home today.

LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Make sure that you get legal matters checked out thoroughly. Spend some time with the one you love. VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) You will feel the limitations if you have been overdoing it. You will have to do a lot of running around, so be prepared to fall short of your expectations.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Be ready to explain your actions. Don't be too eager to cut those who have disappointed you from your life. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) You may find yourself in a heated dispute with a friend if you try to change your mind. You have a tendency to think that no one else will do things properly.

Enterprise A and B... From page 35 taking first knock. Selwyn Burgess led with 46 and Anson Burgess got 18; E. Khan took 3-29. Lusignan responded with 88 all out in 18.4 overs. Hiradeo Jailall made 28; Bernard Daw had 4-10.

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RHT 46 Anniversary celebration

Rose Hall Estate CC lift RHTYSC/Hand in Hand Insurance 5/5 Cricket Tournament The Rose Hall Estate Cricket Club of Canje was crowned Champions of the first ever RHTY&SC, MS/ Hand in Hand Insurance 5/5 Cricket tournament when they easily defeated crowd favourite, Tamarind Root at the Area ‘H’ Ground last Sunday. Led by former Berbice all-rounder and Man of the Tournament Balram Samaroo, the Canje Team played unbeaten throughout the day to emerge as Champions. The tournament was organised in observance of the 46th Anniversary celebration of Rose Hall Town. The eight cricket teams of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation are organising a series of activities between the 14th to 30th of September to mark the anniversary. Eleven teams – RHT ‘A’, RHT ‘B’, Bush Lot United, Young Achievers, Young and Restless, Good Bananen, Police, Tamarind Root, Belvedere United, Rose Hall Estate and Courtland placed in-front of a capacity crowd. The RHTY&SC, MS also hosted basketball and football tournaments, while three exciting bouts of boxing was also held as part of a 46th

Anniversary Day of Sports. Batting first in the finals, Tamarind Root CC were restricted to 36 for 7 off their allotted overs as the Rose Hall Estate fielded and bowled superbly. Dilip Regasami top scored with 15 as Balram Samaroo took 3 for 3 off his one over. In response, Samaroo returned with the bat to blast 20 not out as Rose Hall Estate reached 40 without loss in 3.4 overs to win the finals by a comprehensive 10 wickets. The champions defeated Young and Restless by nine wickets in the semifinals after restricting their opponents to 38 for 6. Earlier in the first round, Police drew the bye while Tamarind Root defeated Courtland, Good Bananen squeezed past Rose Hall Town ‘B’ during the power over, Bush Lot United upset pre-tournament favourite Rose Hall Town ‘A’ by eight wickets, while Belvedere United defeated West Berbice. In the second round, Young and the Restless thrashed Police after blasting the tournament highest score of 72, Tamarind Root beat Bush Lot United after successfully defending their total of 35, while Rose Hall

The winning Rose Hall Estate Cricket Club team with their hardware after the presentation. Estate defeated Good Bananen. Meanwhile, South Rose Hall Town led by Eon Wiggins and Percy Cort defeated North Rose Hall Town by 36-34 points in a tense Basketball Match sponsored by Anamayah Memorial tournament.

The football tournament was halted by the Management of the RHTY&SC after it was discovered that the two finalists included players not authorised to play for them. Secretary/CEO of the RHTY&SC and Chief Organiser of the Town Week

Anniversary Hilbert Foster stated that the tournament would be replayed in the near future. Foster at the presentation ceremony hailed the Day of Sports as a great success and expressed gratitude to the sponsors – Hand in Hand Insurance, Anamayah Memorial Hospital

and Balram Shane General Store for their support. The RHTY&SC, MS he stated would continue to invest heavily in sports especially cricket as it strongly believes in the promoting of sports as an alternative to a life of drugs and crime.

‘This is a tough one,’ says Neville Bell STGC Manning Cup skipper collapses, dies Jamaica Observer - “This one is tough,” cried St George’s College’s Head Coach Neville ‘Bertis’ Bell as he reacted to news that his captain Dominic James had died while undergoing treatment at University Hospital of the West Indies after collapsing during their ISSA/FLOW Manning Cup match against Excelsior High at Stadium East field Tuesday. James, 18, who was recently invited to Jamaica’s Under-20 set-up, collapsed approximately two minutes into the game while jogging back from an attack by his school. He remained motionless for a few minutes and was eventually attended to by two medical doctors before being rushed to hospital. “I think you know the way I coach and I love them so much and again it’s not just

about me, it’s about his family, friends, the team,” said a mournful Bell. Akeem Robotham had given St George’s College a 26th-minute lead but Thorne Buchanan struck twice in the 30th and 38th minutes to give Excelsior High a 2-1 advantage before the game was called off on the stroke of half-time when news of the player’s death had filtered through. It was an exciting game and was shaping up to be one of the best games of the season between two highly touted teams. “I thanked the referees for calling the game off. I don’t know if we could have handled it. I don’t know if the Excelsior team could have handled it because they were so very concerned,” said Bell. “We just prayed that he is close to the Father. We are

always told that when you die you are in a better place. I pray that he is with him now,” he added. St George’s College lead Group A with six points, two ahead of Excelsior on four points in what was a crucial game, as they battle for top honours and a spot in the rich FLOW Super Cup knockout tournament. “We will obviously have to continue this season; I don’t think we can do anything, but bwoy this one tough,” reiterated Bell. Shavar Thomas, former national representative and coach of Excelsior High, expressed shock at the passing of James, whom he coached at Waterhouse last season. “Condolences go out to the George’s team and his family. I know him personally because I worked with him

last season at Waterhouse. It’s such a sad moment. It’s tough and we will give St George’s College our shoulders to lean on,” said Thomas, who is a former national captain. “Most of my players knew Dominic well. They even talked to him on Sunday as we watched the Waterhouse Premier League game and he was there having a chat. I am pretty sure they are very, very torn apart right now,” he added. Assistant referee Keeble Williams, who was close to James when he collapsed, described what he saw. “Actually the George’s team had just made an attack on the Excelsior goal. The defenders were coming out and he was actually coming out with the defenders. The ball was played up and I just saw him fall. When he fell, I realised what was happening because there was no one around him to tackle him or anything like that,” said

Williams, who immediately called the attention of referee Wilverglen Lamey. “I saw his actions, I saw his eyes and I immediately waved to the referee whilst calling the technical support and medical people from George’s to get onto the field. Having seen it happen in an international competition already, I kind of knew that was probably that situation that was going to happen again,” he explained. Meanwhile, Dr Walton Small, president of ISSA, gave his condolences to James’ family and the sporting fraternity while noting that it is impossible to have an ambulance at every game. “As it relates to the medical protocol [for] all schools you cannot have a match unless there is a school nurse or a doctor. In terms of the presence of ambulance, because of the volume of games that are being played, even if we are to get all the

ambulances in Jamaica, we would not be able to cover [all],” Dr Small explained. “So what we have asked the schools to do is make arrangement with the nearest medical facility so in case of emergency we have indicated to our principals that there should be a minimum of 10 to 15 minutes of getting any ambulance or vehicle to hospital,” he said. According to the president, who is also the principal of Wolmer’s Boys’ School, ISSA is responsible for providing medical assistance when the competition reaches the second round and games are played at venues provided by them. “We ensure that in the second round there are ambulances as well as the business of the stretchers available to take the injured players from the field. Going forward [we] will insist now that all schools be equipped with stretchers,” said Dr Small.

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A. Ally and Sons Basketball...

New Amsterdam Warriors pound Ithaca Hardliners New Amsterdam Warriors continued their good run in the A. Ally and Sons First Division Basketball Competition when they pounded out a lopsided 7031 beating on the hapless Ithaca Hardliners Basketball club in a game played last Sunday at the Ithaca Basketball court. The Warriors showed little concerns that the game was being played in the opponent’s home court as they began raining basket from the opening whistle to lead the first quarter at 9-2. By the time the Warriors had settled in comfortable in

the second quarter, the Hardliners were already being pounded into submission as the Warriors were already all over them for a 32 -10 lead by the half way stage. As the second half began Warriors were merciless in her attack as they ran their opponents into the ground, only allowing them to score 6 points as they sunk 15 for a 47 to 16 lead. The Warriors kept the pressure up against the Hardliners, scoring another 23 points in the last period to end the game 70-31. Kwesi Mickle was again in good form as he almost

RHTY&SC Cricket... From page 33 Mayor and Town Clerks 1970 – 2016 Rose Hall Town Monument, Outstanding Residents, the Younger Generation, Places of Worship, Profile of Vic Persaud, History of Sharon Chapel Congregational Church, the Business Sector, Area ‘H’ Ground, Lower Corentyne Secondary and J.C. Chandisingh Secondary Schools, Best ever CSEC Student, Historic Achievements, Facts about Rose Hall Town and the Constabulary. Among the outstanding residents recognise in the booklet are Vic Persaud, J.C. Chandisingh, Alex Foster, Ranji Chandisingh, Nigel Hughes, Mark Lyte, John Fingal, Mohammed Raffik among others. Foster urged the younger generation of residents to learn about their history and to be inspired by the sacrifices and hard work of their fore-parents. The energetic Secretary/CEO also spoke broadly on the importance of sports and education in the lives of youths and the need for youths to develop a love for reading and research. He noted that the future of Rose Hall Town depends heavily on its youths and he pleaded to the attentive school children to be role models to their peers. Town Clerk Natasha Munroe and Mayor Vijai Ramoo spoke of how proud they were about the documenting of the township’s history and the huge success

of the Town Week celebration organised by the cricket teams of the RHTY&SC. Munroe pleaded with residents to learn about their history so that they can plan for the future, while Mayor Ramoo stated that the township over the next few years would enjoy massive developments that would impact the lives of every resident. Marketing Executive of Scotia Bank, MS. Jennifer Cipriani hailed the publication of the booklet as historic and an investment into the future of the town. She expressed the hope that the booklet would be used for research by students and serve as an inspiration to the younger generation. She stated the Bank of Nova Scotia was proud to be partner with the RHTY&SC, MS, an organisation she described as Guyana’s most dynamic youth and sports organisation. The Bank, she stated was proud of its investment into the Club and announced that the relationship would continue into the future. The booklet was launched with Mayor Ramoo handing over a copy to Cipriani. The booklet was edited by Hilbert Foster with assistance from Anil Ramnarine, Simon Naidu, Marissa Foster, Sonia Leow and David Prahalad. Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the booklet can call 337-4562 or e m a i l foster_hilbert@yahoo.com.

GABA Terrence Alli... From page 34 accommodation and meals, and the take away lunch is part and parcel of us attempting to alleviate that burden,” GABA president Steve Ninvalle said. The Caribbean Development Tournament saw Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, French Guiana, Grenada, St. Maarten,

Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago participating with the host country winning the hog’s share of medals. The Terrence Alli National Open followed on the heels of the Pepsi/Michael Parris Under-16, the Andrew Lewis National Novice and the Lennox Blackmoore National Intermediate competitions.

outscored the entire hardliners with a game high 27 points. Shamar France 19 and Jermaine King 8

supported. No one reached double figures for the losers with Kester Sinclair 6, Philip

Edwards 6 and Royan Solomon 5 being their main contributors. The competition

continues on Sunday with Smithfield Rockers taking on Rose Hall Jammers at the Rose Hall Town Court.

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Thursday September 22, 2016

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DMW Festival still relevant today By Rawle Welch Twelve years after its inauguration in 2004, the Diamond Mineral Water (DMW) International Indoor Hockey Festival remains a popular fixture on the Guyana Hockey Board’s (GHB)

annual calendar of events. The Festival which started in 2004 has grown leaps and bounds with participation of foreign teams from as far as North America, being a regular feature at the year ending event of the GHB.

President of the GHB Philip Fernandes under whose stewardship the Festival was conceptualised, speaking recently with Kaieteur Sport, said that while the final composition of teams are yet to be finalised, the

Committee that deals specifically with the organisation of the event is busy working to ensure that this year’s Festival is another success. Fernandes stated that he has received commitments from as far as Canada and is hoping that most of the teams from the Caribbean that regularly attend the tournament are available once again. The DMW Festival is the most popular and highly attended indoor tournament in the Caribbean that very often attracts some of the best players in the Region, including players the calibre of Trinidad and Tobago’s Kwandwane Browne and Stacy Sui Butt. Among the other star attractions that have graced

the event include Guyana born Canadian national Jonathan Roberts and Scott Sandison of Guyanese lineage. The DMW Festival has served as a breeding ground for emerging talent and among those who’ve benefitted from the exposure are Jerazeno Bell, Shane Samuels, Kevin Spencer, Robert France and Aderemi Simon, while of recent the skills of Jamaarj Assanah, Aroydy Branford, Colonel Heywood and Eric Hing have been noticed as well. Owing to tournaments such as the DMW Festival, Guyana’s hockey has now become stronger and could be considered comparable with Caribbean powerhouse Trinidad and Tobago in terms of producing players of

similar excellence. Assanah and Branford are amongst the most exciting players in the Caribbean and together have earned reputations of being prolific goalscorers in their own right. They will be present at this year ’s event and defenders will be hardpressed to stop their usually incisive forays at goal. However, this tournament has already built up a reputation of producing stars and with all the hockey that has been played leading up to this competition, maybe another future star will emerge. Guyana’s hockey has improved two fold since the Festival’s inauguration so fans are being advised to make this year’s event a must see.

Meeting held among Ministry of Education, Sports bodies to target youth development

Officials of the Ministry of Education, GFF and ReadysetGo at Monday’s meeting. A Meeting with CEO(ag) Ministry of Education, President Guyana Football Federation, Wayne Forde, Regional Executive Guyana Football Federation, Shawn Austin (Ministry of Presidency/Community Development Council) and Pastor Raphael Jackman (Coordinator ReadysetGo Programme/Guyana) was held on Monday to look at youth development strategies a release informed. The meeting was geared at merging all the a f o r e m e n t i o n e d organisations with the focus on developing youths at all levels teaching principles or discipline, loyalty, respect, unity and other core values of society. This is in keeping with all that President Granger

is advocating since taking office. The GFF will be providing coaches to improve the sporting programmes in schools, merging it into the athletics programme with a focus on alleviating crime and other societal programmes through sports developmental programmes in schools. The ReadysetGo programme will also provide aid with the development of youths with transforming young people using sporting strategies and facilitating moral and life skills that is necessary for the development of society. Deriving from the meeting is that the Community Development Council will be the nexus between all the

above-mentioned groups, also providing leadership and capacity building and training countrywide for members of all Parentteacher Associations in all regions and communities countrywide. The series of training will be geared to alleviate economic, social, educational, spiritual challenges as well as to bring about social cohesion in Guyana. The CDC also, seek to aide in garnering scholarships for youths to foster development and also direct youths in areas of entrepreneurial training such as agro-processing, cottage industry and collaboration with the Private Sector, Small Business Association etal.

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GCB Jaguars 3-day Franchise League

Weakened team hunt down L/C’tyne in 5th Rd By Sean Devers Weakened teams will be keen to hunt down leaders Lower Corentyne with 70.8 points and a 16.8 point lead over East Cost who have overtaken West Demerara on 45.2 points to move to second place as they head into the fifth round of the GCB Jaguars three-day cricket League from tomorrow. Left arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul will be badly missed by L/C’tyne, while Assad Fudadin and Devendra Bishoo will not play for U/C’tyne. Ronsford Beaton will be unavailable for E’bo, while Rajendra Chandrika will not play for East Coast. West Berbice losses Keon Joseph, Shemron Hetymer and Gudakesh Motie and Georgetown will have to do without Guyana Captain Leon Johnson. These players will be missing due to West Indies Senior and ‘A’ team comments in the UAE and Sri Lanka. Jonathon Foo has been in sublime form and has two tons and the only batsman to reach

400 runs (409). He has scores of 152, 127 & 26 not out, 22, 40 & 42 at an Average of 81.8. Essequibo’s Kevin Boodie (102) and West Demerara’s Raymon Reifer (119) are the only other batsmen to reach three-figures. Permaul has three fivewicket hauls, the only 10wicket haul (10-80 vs E’bo) and the most wickets (19) so far, but while he will be missed Foo is enjoying a purple path to follow up his ‘most runs’ in the 50-over League and is among a formidable Lower Corentyne batting line-up which has posted the highest total of the League in the opening round against Essequibo at Tuschen when the made 382. The very experienced Shiv Chanderpaul and West Indies World Cup U-19 Vice-Captain Kemo Paul, who missed the last round, are both expected t o p l a y k e y r o l e s f or Essequibo, who have climbed past Georgetown into fourth position with 27.2 points. Chanderpaul’s presence in the team should provide a

learning experience for the likes of Ricardo Adams, Boodie and even Paul, who are capable of scoring quickly but getting dismissed to rash shots when well set in threeday cricket. Paul Wintz is also back from a Camp in Barbados and will strengthen East Coast with both bat and ball since he is considered a genuine allrounder at this level. Spinners Gudakesh Motie, Ameer Khan and Akenie Adams along with left-arm pacer Raymon Reifer each took 5 wicket-hauls in the opening round. East Bank’s Off-spinner Ershad Ali captured the first seven wicket haul (7-62) in the second round but off-spinner Gajanand Suknandan’s 7-37 is the best figures in the League. The Georgetown spinner continued to impress with his flight and turn and narrowly missed a second five haul. Anthony Adams (5-25), Permaul (5-39), Romario Shepherd (5-23) and Kamesh Yadram (5-34) are the other bowlers to capture five-wicket

Akenie Adams hauls in the third round, while Akenie Adams (5-30) was the only bowler in the last round to claim a five-wicket haul. Upper Corentyne battle Essequibo at the Port Mourant, East Bank face-off with West Berbice at the Enterprise, Lower Corentyne oppose East Coast at Albion, G eorgetown play West Demerara at the Lusignan from tomorrow to Sunday with all matches scheduled to commence at 09:30hrs.

Jonathon Foo

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RHTY&SC Cricket Teams and Scotia Bank launch History Booklet on Rose Hall Town

Mayor Vijai Ramoo and Jennifer Cipriani launch the booklet. The township of Rose Hall created history on Tuesday 20th September when it became the first township in Guyana to document its past for future generations. The RHTY&SC, MS and its eight cricket teams with sponsorship from Scotia

Bank launched a 40 pages booklet, that would be distributed free of cost to residents in the township and others around Guyana. Secretary/CEO of the RHTY&SC, Hilbert Foster, who edited the booklet, disclosed that despite being the smallest township in

Jennifer Cipriani of Scotia Bank Poses with Rose Hall Town Council Officials and Students with copies of the Booklet. Guyana, it has achieved a lot since attaining the status of township in 1970 and has a rich tradition of hard work, unity and an ability to get things done despite great hurdles. The township, which has a population of about 20,000 residents is

considered the economic hub of the ancient county of Berbice and Foster noted that its residents have every reason to be proud of the progress, the small town has made over the years. Rose Hall is also the home of the Rose Hall Town

Youth and Sports Club, the St. Francis Community Developers and the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce. The booklet, which was produced by the Educational and Research Committee of the RHTY&SC, includes

Messages from the Club’s Patron, President David Granger, the RHTY&SC, MS, Mayor Vijai Ramoo and To w n C l e r k N a t a s h a Munroe. Articles includes Profile on Rose Hall Village, History of Rose Hall Town (Continued on page 31)

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Thursday September 22, 2016

GMR&SC Drag Meet

Chet Singh will be in the mix on Oct 2 Known to many as a perfectionist, Chet Singh will definitely be one to watch when the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club stages its Drag Meet on October 2, at the South Dakota Circuit. Singh, who once dominated the Group 2 division in circuit racing, also loves to engage in the Drag Meets and would usually earn equal success in his Mitsubishi Evolution VII, racing against some of the best in the category.

He is known to compete in the eleven seconds category and it will be interesting to see how he fares against the likes of Sanjay Persaud, Peter Daby and Anand Ramchand in what is shaping up to be an enthralling battle for top honours. Among the categories to be contested on the quarter-mile strip are the F Class - 14 Seconds Bracket, E Class - 13 Seconds Bracket, D Class -

12 Seconds Bracket, C Class - 11 Seconds Bracket, B Class - 10 Seconds Bracket, A Class - 9 Seconds Bracket and the 8 Seconds Bracket. The Porta Tree Timing device with specialized starting lights will be operational throughout the day. Starting time is 09:00 hrs and admission is adults $1000, children $500, while those under the age of 12 years and vehicles are free.

Chet Singh

GABA Terrence Alli National Open fixed for next month -Take away lunch planned

Steve Ninvalle

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association will close off hosting of statutory competitions for the year with the staging of the Terrence Alli National Open Tournament from October 29 to 31 at the National Gymnasium. The Guyana Defence Force is the reigning champions but is expected to have a torrid time with the Republican Gym which would be, led by heavyweight Jason ‘AK47’ Barker. The drum beating Republicans rumbled, with some measure of success,

with the army at the recently held Lennox Blackmoore National Novice The GABA would also use the National Open to hold a take away lunch in order to raise funds to send a team to the Caribbean Championships in Barbados in December. The lunch is also being held to assist in paying debts incurred when Guyana staged the first Caribbean Development Tournament. “Yes we owe and that should not be a secret. We are indebted to some hotels for (Continued on page 31)

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Nand Persaud, Karibee Rice investing millions in sports Constructs horserace track, Playfield, Fun Park in the pipelines

Managing Director Mohin Persaud examining the track which is under construction

By Samuel Whyte Known for its pacesetting ability business giants, the Nand Persaud Group of Companies Limited with Head Quarters at No36 Village on the Corentyne Coast has been a big investor in Guyana in almost all areas of operation. Their main areas of concentration being in the areas of Agriculture with rice being one of their principal targets. Apart from their billion dollars m u l t i p u r p o s e complex which i n c l u d e s a f a c t ory, storage and stores and numerous other facilities at No 36 village. The company

also has another large scale rice milling complex in the Black Bush Polder area. However, the company is not only into business but is a major player in all aspects of Guyanese life. Be it community, educational youth, social and sports activity the company has been a true player either going it alone or in partnership with any willing partner. Its contribution in the field of sports is massive as it has b e e n i n v o l v e d in sponsoring cricket, football, Basketball, cycling among other games. It has for a number of years been sponsoring its own teams in

A bulldozer could be seen leveling the track. both male and female hard and softball cricket, under its signature Karibee Rice Brand - Karibee Rice Boys and Karibee Rice Girls, Karibee Rice X1 etc. The entity has recently returned to horse racing with massive sponsorships in all the major race meets and participation after more than two decades. However, the company is going doing more than that by constructing its o w n racetrack. The track, which is being built at NO36 Vi l l a g e , C o r e n t y n e Berbice is not a regular race track with a circular shape like the others.

Enterprise A and B teams register victories Enterprise A and B teams recorded victories when the East Coast Cricket Committee T20 tournament continued on Sunday. A five-wicket haul by leg spinner Chanderpaul Singh handed Enterprise A team a 11 2 - r u n v i c t o r y o v e r Strathavon at Calcutta. Batting first Enterprise A posted 157-7 with Rohan Mangal and Bishram Samaroo scoring 37 each, while Rajendra Beepat made 24 and Lakeram Samaroo 19. G. Hemraj, Z. Salim, D. Latchman and K. Latif picked up one wicket each. Singh then proved almost unplayable as he bagged 5-

Chanderpaul Singh 11 from 3.5 overs to help bowl out Strathavon for 45 in 12.5 overs. Salim was the only batsman to reach double figures with 12 as

Pradesh Balkishun supported Singh with 2-18, while Bishram Samaroo and Mangal had one each. At Enmore, Enterprise B overcame Mahaica by 41 runs. Enterprise B batted first and scored 103-6. Jai Kishun made 17 and Mankad Balkishun 14; D. Singh and D. Persaud claimed two wickets each. Mahaica were bowled out for 62 in 17 overs in reply. Singh got 26 as Bhaskar Deodat captured 317, Sachinan Ramkumar 2-8 and Dave Persaud 2-11. At Ogle, Golden Achievers beat Lusignan by 51 runs. Ogle scored 139-9, (Continued on page 25)

It is a straight track to stage sprints races. The distance is about a mile and will accommodate races between 200M, 300M and 400M. As Managing Director Mohin Persaud stated, the company likes to be a p a c e s etter, doing things differently, opening up new avenues and going into areas that others have not tried - the reason for them constructing the straight track. According to Mohin it will bring a new set of horses to t h e f o r e , h o r s e s t h at could sprint and likes the straight track. He stated that the event is popular in

America, Japan and some other countries. Persaud mentioned a horse leaving America going over to Japan and winning the feature event on the card. The venue is almost complete and will be fitted with permanent lights, a c a r park, rails, paddock and areas for spectators. Races will begin at 14:00 hrs and go into the night. The facility will be p owered with its own electricity which is generated from the nearby factory. T h e c o s t o f developing the entire square is about $130M so far and

s o m e m o r e work is still to be done which should be completed within a week’s time. According to Persaud, when c o m p l e t e d t h e facility could be used f o r o t h e r r ecreational activities including, cricket, football, camping, concerts, kite flying. He says as long as all goes well and there are not much bottle necks the venue could be developed into a play field and fun park for the old and young as well. The venue is set to host its first race meet during the m o n t h o f O c t o b e r.

NSC expresses condolences on the passing of Dominic James The National Sports Commission (NSC) and Director of Sport, Christopher Jones yesterday expressed condolences on the passing of footballer, Dominic James. Below is the full text of the message. “On behalf of the sporting fraternity in Guyana, I extend our deepest and heartfelt condolences on the passing of Mr. Dominic James, Captain of the St. George’s College football team. We, in Guyana share in his family’s, St George’s College’s, Jamaican football and sporting fraternities’ and all of Jamaica’s grief at this time. His unexpectedly and

Dominic James (Jamaica Gleaner)

tragic passing no doubt must cause emotional distress. We in Guyana hold Dominic’s parents and relatives, the St

George’s College family and the people of Jamaica in our thoughts and prayers in this time of mourning”.

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