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

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Ramjattan and his quest for prosecution It would be interesting to know the source of the legal advice that the police received concerning any action stemming from Leader for the Alliance for Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan’s complaint against Finance Minister, Ashni Singh. The police are saying that no charges can be laid against the minister since the matter did not merit criminal investigations. Taxpayers would be understandably concerned at this appearance of legal sanctions being applicable only to the working class and not to members of the newly arrived elite class. Mr. Ramjattan has thus far placed all the facts as he knows them in the public domain, and the only other position we are presented with is that the complaint can only be treated administratively. This has to be high comedy at its farcical best. The police have a duty to inform the rest of the citizenry how it is that a purported violation of the financial laws of this country does not qualify for its attention. Yet at the same time the force allows itself to be used to cover up the glaring indiscretions inherent in the virtual criminal negligence of public officials who failed to conduct due diligence in the Surendra scam. The result is more trauma to the national psyche with the nation being told speculatively that the country is likely to come out with a gain. The utterances in these serious situations do not reflect a full grasp of reality and are identifiable with the ubiquitous card sharpers in the Stabroek Market area with their brisk business of threecard Monte. We can only hope that the mere passing the buck over to the police does not mean that, that is the end of the matter. Any layman would realize that there are civil legal remedies inherent in this whole officially-endorsed project which has turned out to be the latest in a string of highprofile scams. What the burdened taxpayers should not be surprised at is if they are told that lawsuits have been filed and then nothing else is heard. The matter would have died a natural death since the very real possibility exists that persons in high office would have already collected their share of the hundreds of millions of dollars squandered on Surendra. What is needed now more than ever is the vigilance and diligence committed to keeping this and similar issues on the front burner of national consciousness. Not surprisingly is the seeming malaise on the part of the administration to investigate if a convicted felon, who has moved to the court seeking judgment in a disputed property matter, acquired his assets through criminal transactions related to the illegal drug trade. The alacrity and zeal with which the GRA pursues those who are critical of the shady dealings that have become the norm in governments business would be welcomed if similar measures are taken against criminal elements of the uncritical minority. Furthermore, if the Special Organised Crime Unit can be given the intelligence and resources to go after questionably obtained assets this could signify seriousness of intent to back all the rhetoric demanding absolute and blind support for the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (amendment) Bill. It is simply inconceivable that of 858 reports of suspicious financial activity only one was forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and there is every reason to believe that is official. The rigidity with which the lowly taxpayers are expected to comply with respect to the relevant laws is ignored when it comes to how some foreign investors and the nouveau riche class behave indicative of a high level of contempt for our laws, values and customs. The situation is certainly not helped by an almost

Tuesday September 23, 2014

Letters... Where your views make the news

I hope you set some silent ones thinking, AT DEAR EDITOR, I refer to University of Guyana student, Akola A. Thompson’s letter in SN of September 15 last. The writer says “I saw politics as something alien. Something the foolish meddle in, because to meddle in such a system was asking for trouble…I recognized my ignorance and saw how my continued silence was slowly sinking this already sinking country. I blame myself for being a coward. What do others blame themselves for?” Student Akola Thompson, welcome to the club of awakened ones and congratulations on realizing that need at 18. You do your country proud. By “your country”, I mean the best of Guyana, including some of the selfless teachers of the past, some of whom I have had the privilege of meeting, and

who have striven against so many odds to keep producing some of the best brains of the world, who have handed down a sturdy educational system that has resisted so many misguided attempts to “improve” it. I congratulate your early realization, because I took 40 or more years to come to the realization that Guyana is in the state it is in because the rest of us have allowed it. I am now 64 and will tell Akola Thompson (AT) that unless the number of people like you is multiplied ten thousand-fold we will always be a land of potential – the unfulfilled variety. There are simply too many Guyanese who have been conditioned to believe that the politicos own the country so they aspire to either become a politico or leave. But what Guyanese do not realize is there is a bigger problem than just politicians.

While our eyes are firmly fixed on the politicians the phenomenon of silently surrendering our rights thrives in every sector of the society. For example, the phenomenon of life tenure of directorships in some private companies is an egregious manifestation of this abdication. Many people do not even know that they own an insurance company or two. Ye s , i f y o u b u y a participating policy from a mutual insurance company you automatically become a part-owner with voting rights. But try exercising that right at their annual general meeting and you would soon learn that the elections are fixed! The directorate by their own bylaws should retire at most every 3 years, and the members (policy owners) vote to elect or re-elect from among their number. But replacement is kept within a closed circle. The

directorate of one insurance company actually legitimized this insinuation of entitlement by giving themselves pensions! We Guyanese need to wake up in so many areas. A significant part of the problem is that we have never been taught our rights as citizens and, nature abhorring a vacuum, there have been, and continue to be, those who tell us what rights we don’t have when it suits them. So in this banana republic, when the brightest minds find an exit, the only criterion for leadership is the party card. AT, you might not realize it, but you have taken the first step in ensuring that your grandchildren in 2050 do not look at you thinking that you are responsible for the state of the country. I am sure when today’s 30 year-olds look at people like me they think I am one of (Continued on page 5)

Political Leadership in the 21st Century DEAR EDITOR, It is out of a sense of frustration and desperation that I address this letter to all political leaders/activists in Guyana in the hope that they may work together towards some form of national reconciliation. I am not making any claims or assertions of being experts on politics; however it remains obvious to the Working-Class that we, the workers, have not received the proper leadership from our elected representatives who frequently appear more interested in attributing blame for past injustices and acts of indiscretion than they are in solving the rampant gender violence and abject poverty within our country. It is not often that history provides people with an opportunity to do what is fair and just, however I put it to each of you that now is such a time and urge you to use this rare occasion to ensure your legacy not as divider of a country that has been in turmoil for several generations, but as healer of a fractured state that so desperately looks to you now to provide us with guidance which will deliver Guyana

from these abysmal times. I understand and am fully aware of the complexities that a programme of national reconciliation will require, however, there is no doubt that such a project is possible, providing you have the courage and determination to do what is right for the entire country. I know that there are several ideological differences that may appear too problematic to overcome. As such, there are many of us who offer whatever resources you require freely and without hesitation in support of this effort because we, the workers, want to contribute to the betterment rather than to the detriment of our country. Surely if we, the workers, can reconcile whatever differences we may have, you, our elected representatives can follow our modest yet honest efforts and at least, initiate dialogue between one another in an effort to unite our fractured country. It is under the spirit of cooperation and national reconciliation that we strongly encourage each and every one of you to put aside whatever political ambitions

fawning acceptance of breaches to the extent where government officials fall over themselves defending the indefensible. These antics are meant only to pacify those affected investors and local businesses which have been feeding off of Guyanese suffering and misery. Dr. Anand Goolsarran’s departure from Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. is to be regretted since he has been an unrelenting advocate for good governance, transparency and greater public accountability.

and personal desires you may have for the sake of our country. At this period in time, we are not interested in blaming each other for past acts of injustice and indiscretion. We are more concerned with the abject poverty and rampant gender violence that plague our communities leaving us feeling unsafe even in homes. This is not the Guyana that our forefathers had fought and struggled so hard for. This has become a wasteland filled with garbage, intolerance, gender violence and corruption which has made us become a third world country, after we had once been the intellectual and cultural centre of the entire Caribbean. It is now that we are forced to ask our elected representatives how much more damage can be done to us and our country as we become buried by your

ideological differences and politics? In closing, let me thank you for taking the time to learn more about our concerns and we sincerely hope to receive replies from some, if not all of you. We are not naïve enough to expect miracles, nor do we believe that such an arduous undertaking will be accomplished immediately. We simply urge you to reconsider whatever philosophical issues and cultural difference that keep you apart in order to achieve national reconciliation. If we, the workers, can come together and find the courage within our hearts to promote unity and peace for the sake of our country and our children, can you not also be gracious enough to do the same? Sherwood Clarke General President Clerical & Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU)

A beautiful and heart-warming story DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the Special Person article which appeared in your publication of Sunday 21st September 2014. I thank you for publishing the beautiful and heart-warming story concerning Dr. Mayda Grajales. I also congratulate and thank Dr. Mayda for her dedicated services to Guyana in the commonly misunderstood area of mental health. On behalf of all Guyanese I also thank Dr. Mayda for the love she has so generously expressed for our country and I wish her happiness and success both in her life and in her chosen profession. Lloyd H Marshall

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I WISH THE ‘JAZZMAN” Poor and low-income earners are A SPEEDY RECOVERY excluded from the banking system DEAR EDITOR, By the time this letter is published, well known radio personality Mr. Noel Adams would have had his heart surgery slated for September 12th. I wish the ‘Jazz for the Asking’ supremo well, and a speedy recovery. The NCN staff and all who contributed to Mr. Noel Adams receiving his “Pacemaker” did a good humanitarian act. Over the years I’ve grown accustomed to the name Noel Adams and the voice that goes with it the “Jazzman”. The once very popular radio personality was a household name to Jazz fans/ enthusiasts, also the one who was responsible for many talent-spotting radio shows: “Teens Ville”, “On show young Guyana”, In search of a Star” and even the drafting of a music policy for NCN as we were informed. And I think I can recall and I hope I’m right - there was a poem written by him which I was familiar with ”Visiting Home” - which says in part: “I’ve come back to wash the top root of my early years in the swelling of your tide, the years have wearied me and I am now an old man battling against the waves to reach the shore certain to sink….old age and love will bring me back someday…love dig my grave, grave keep my bones, deep in your lap in the Pomeroon”. Editor, after all those long years I finally got a chance to see the Jazzman on TV for the very first time appealing to the public for assistance. Like most people, I tried to match the voice I knew so long to the personality I was seeing, it took a short while before I fused the two. A voice is indeed a strange and powerful tool, it can play tricks on one, mislead. Looking at the programme my mind kept churning, somewhat indignant to see that after almost fifty years of steadfast service with an entity “Uncle Noel” who many “young guns” now so “sweetly” call and in dire need for help so as to undergo surgery to keep the heart beating, and “Jazz for the Asking” going, has to do so “cap in hand”. Now how many big time businesses - I think the term used is corporate Guyana have we not seen making generous ostentatious donations - real “big box” to

events that are literally worthless, pumping large sums of money into questionable projects/ operations without a second thought, some bizarre and debauch. Others give freely or grudgingly according to their game plan, as is said “everything is done with an eye to something else”. The thing is, the Jazz man does not fit the bill. He is just not the personality or kind of project whom from which the money barons can sooner/later realize a field day from such a humanitarian input. Still thankful we all must be for having a sprinkling of g o o d , g e n u i n e , compassionate folks around. And I guess that there will be some – both old and young – who though they wouldn’t be bold enough to utter aloud would be thinking: 50 years on a job! What have you been doing all along? No doubt a valid question; yet must be examined against the background of influencing factors. One of the things I’ve come to accept in life is that we all do need the grace of a little luck - yesiree! Matters not what we have, who we are or where we’re at, though there are folks who behave as if they are “vaccinated against the vicissitudes of life”, forgetting that in the best regulated and most well planned family structure there are unguarded m o m e n t s a n d disappointment. Anyway the reality is that our society is far, very far, far away, from taking care of those “walking in the rain” or “living on the edge of a sword”. We still have countless ones who as the Jamaicans would say “have to box food out of hog mouth

to survive”, forever at the mercy of a system that wasn’t designed with them in mind. I can remember there was this little girl - I think she was about 6 or 8 years old at the time, that was about 4 years ago - who was fighting desperately to save her sight, just had to get that operation and was pleading for financial assistance to do so. I can’t say whether she was fortunate or not, but trust me I will sure revisit now that the Jazzman situation has come to light. But I have to say that though the exercise was necessary and a good one, to me it looked somewhat kind of cheap. We see the Jazzman standing looking a bit shy yet thankful, the box, Noel’s box, is opened and the 100,000 is announced and handed over to him. He stands with the collection - a bundle of bills in hand like a mini-bus conductor, surrounded by NCN staff as one member pleads genuinely with the public to do their best to reach the target of a little over a million which at that point, was just about half; “we still have a very long way to go” she said. The expression on her face, the sound/tone of her voice was clear indication that she was not pleased with the general response and never for a moment did she try to stimulate the going was good, much unlike the MC who made it look so. But I know beyond a shadow of doubt, betting pennies to pins, had the Jazzman been cut from the cloth of the gentry, his box account would have long been shaking the tambourine singing halleluiah. Frank Fyffe

I hope you set some... From page 4 those responsible. I don’t even get the opportunity to plead that some great thinkers of my time told me by their actions, sometimes their omissions, and at times their very words, to keep out of “politics” – they knew best. Just check the history of the student activism that started at UG in the 1970’s. Well, I hope you set some silent ones thinking, AT. The education system might be failing, but the capacity of Guyana to

produce bright people never ceases nor ceases to amaze me. I hope some of them who know compound interest get near that new iteration of the Amaila Falls contract whenever it gets cranked up again as the boys are threatening. And I hope they feel the need to ask for answers and find a way to get a copy of the contract from the Right to Withhold information Czar. Or else what is the point of all the money we spend on education? Frederick W. A. Collins

DEAR EDITOR, The popular saying “It is what it is”, fits neatly with the struggles and the plight of the poor and low-income earners in Guyana. The minority PPP regime is forever guilty of the ex clu s io n o f th e v as t majority of the population, the poor and low income earners from the business economy and the banking system. It is disgusting! For one reason, the imposed 5 percent annual wage/salary increase on the workers is far below the annual inflation rate of roughly 16 percent. And two, more than 60 percent of Guyanese depend on remittances from relatives and friends to survive, because their wages are so low that after paying their electricity bill, rent and transportation, not a penny is left to put food on the table for their children. It is estimated that 48 percent of the children in Guyana are malnourished and 54 percent go to bed half-hungry. It is appalling to know that about 47 per cent of the adult population in Guyana do not have a bank account and about 80 per cent of those who have access to banks only have checking accounts, they cannot afford a savings account, mainly because the minimum balance required by the banks is very high. This severe form of financial exclusion of the poor and low income families is what the St. Lucia-born Nobel Laureate, the late Sir Arthur Lewis characterized as “unbanked.” In comparison, only 13 percent of Trinidadians, 18 percent of Jamaicans and 11 percent of Barbadians do not have bank accounts. Why is it so high in Guyana? Blame the PPP, especially the Jagdeo

regime. In the main, commercial banks collect money from all customers, rich and poor alike, but lend it only to the better-off people who can pledge collateral based on their assets. Poor and lowincome families do not have acceptable collateral and therefore cannot borrow from the commercial banks, some of which make superprofits. The poor and lowincome earners are usually forced to turn to building societies for mortgages and for short-term personal financing and still many are refused. Small businesses suffer from this system because they cannot get money to borrow to start or operate a business and the few that do qualify to get a loan cannot afford to pay the high interest rates which are charged by the financial institutions. Effectively, the poor people and small businesses are excluded from the financial intermediation which the commercial banks provide. The financial exclusion of the poor and low-income earners and small businesses goes even further, because they often cannot meet the excessive requirements for opening and operating an account in a commercial bank. An additional disadvantage is that the poor and low-income earners in the rural areas do not have convenient access to commercial banks; indeed they do not have access to any kind of financial institution. It usually requires several hours of costly travel to get to a financial institution. During the colonial era, the poor and the low-income earners could deposit and withdraw their money through the post office in

their districts. This rudimentary banking by the post offices was operated through what was at the time the Government Savings Bank. One of the late President Burnham’s most valuable ideas was the conversion of the Government Savings Bank into the Cooperative Bank of Guyana in 1969. When the PPP took office in 1992, they immediately got rid of the institutions created by the PNC, so in less than three years in office, they closed the Coop Bank. Today, the results are glaring for all to see, the PPP has disenfranchised the poor and low-income earners from the banking system. The Cooperative Bank was an important mechanism for the financial inclusion of t h e p o o r, l o w - i n c o m e families and small businesses into the banking system. It was a real bad idea by the PPP to disperse of the Coop Bank, but their goal was to exclude the poor and low-income earners from the Banking system. We believe that they still need much greater financial inclusion in the banking system. It does not have to be what it is. Derrick Arjune Asha Balbachan Rohit Misir Harish Singh Chandra Deolall Asquith Rose Vincent Nauth Sase Singh Allison Rutherford Devita Khan Dr. Reginald Watkins Donna Mathoo Noel Moses Vicki Rampersaud Dr. Merle SpenserMarks

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Ebola toll passes 2,800 but ‘contained’ in Senegal, Nigeria

- WHO

A man washes his hands at a tap outside the Green Pharmacy, Area 8, in Abuja Reuters) - An outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has been largely contained in Senegal and Nigeria, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, but the disease is still spreading elsewhere and has now killed over 2,811 people in the region. Senegal and Nigeria, the most recent of five nations to record cases of Ebola, implemented strict measures to isolate the ill and track down further possible cases — steps that Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have failed to impose, allowing the disease to take hold in cities and rural communities. Sierra Leone said it had registered 130 new cases of Ebola during a three-day national lockdown that ended late on Sunday, the most radical move yet to try to contain a disease that has killed around half of those it infects and is crippling some of the weakest countries in West Africa. The current outbreak was first identified in the forests of southeastern Guinea in March and then spread into neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone, where it overwhelmed weak national health systems.

In Nigeria, 20 cases were recorded and eight people died. There have been no deaths from one confirmed case in Senegal. “On the whole, the outbreaks in Senegal and Nigeria are pretty much contained,” a WHO statement said. However, the U.N. agency said the world’s worst outbreak of the virus remains a “public health emergency of international concern”, which will guarantee it the body’s priority attention. The international response has failed to match the spread of a disease that has exposed the fragility of the state in Guinea and threatened to undo progress made in rebuilding Liberia and Sierra Leone after their wars of the 1990s. Donors have since pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and the U.S. government is scrambling 3,000 soldiers to the region to build an extra 17 treatment centres and train thousands of local medics. The Pentagon said about 60 U.S. military personnel had arrived in the region so far and another 30-40 are scheduled to arrive in the next few days.

The U.S. plan has been welcomed but aid workers say other rich nations should follow Washington’s lead with cash, supplies and personnel. The WHO has said the world must act quickly to keep the number of cases in the tens of thousands. The European Union has pledged 140 million euros (110 million pounds) to fight the virus and Beatrice Lorenzin, Italy ‘s health minister, said European countries are assessing their resources to plan a coordinated response. “Only four or five countries in Europe are equipped. We will work together to coordinate the aid effort,” she said as EU health ministers met in Milan on Monday. “FOOT SOLDIERS” NEEDED Ebola has prompted a range of policy measures from African governments, including border closures and travel bans, though none as severe as Sierra Leone, where residents emerged on Monday from a 72-hour lockdown. Authorities say they reached more than 80 percent of households targeted in their sensitization campaign.

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A MONSTER IS ON THE LOOSE AND IT IS COMING YOUR WAY! What is going on when in order to muzzle Kaieteur News this newspaper and its publisher has come under sustained attack, not just now but for years. Where is the decency in our society when in light of these insidious attacks on this newspaper, civil society and the religious community remains silent on what has been taking place in this country? Where is the professionalism that is expected of Government functionaries when they allow themselves to be manipulated by their political functionaries? What more does civil society need before it takes a stand on the attacks on this newspaper? Has it not yet seen through the danger that is besetting this country? What more does it need to see? Does civil society believe that it is mere coincidence that no sooner did this newspaper publish certain revelations than enquiries are being made at the bank with which the editor does businesses? Is that a coincidence?

Does it believe that this is a mere political tit-for-tat? Does it not see the far from invisible economic hands that at work here? Was it a coincidence that just about the same time that there was a plan to build a brewery at Skeldon that a decision was taken that could have placed in jeopardy the ability of Demerara Distilleries Limited to secure a molasses, a raw material needed to make liquor? I leave it up to you to decide. Was it also a coincidence that no sooner had DDL resisted, through the Courts, the threats to its future access to molasses, its top official; Dr. Yesu Persaud was dressed down in public by a senior government functionary? Was that a coincidence? I leave it up to you to decide. When advertisements were withdrawn from the Stabroek News there was a pronouncement that ads would be based on circulation. The government, in fact, went regionally to defend its decision to withhold ads from that newspaper. But no

Dem boys seh ...

De Cow man get ketch wid he pants down Monday was a day of mourning fuh de man who like dig shit pun people. De man spread he wings like a hawk just de day before, talking how he does operate within de law and how he got de power to share information wid de president. When dem boys drop a piece of de bombshell, right away he tell Seelee that he can’t go pun leave. “Don’t proceed. I deh in deep shit and you got to help dig me out.” Seelee ask wha happen and de man ask you mean fuh tell me you don’t know? Dem boys hear Seelee then tell de man that he know was only time fuh you. When you been pun leave and you use to call me and give me all dem dutty things fuh do, I use to put you pun speaker and lef me door open because me want people fuh hear that you is de devil, not me. “I hear when you call some Anil and you was whispering. I know you is a man who does send e-mail and shout at de top of you voice. It look like something chop you tongue. Me ain’t know is de Waterfalls paper that you pick fight wid. You try deh.” Dem boys seh that de first thing he do when he go to de office Monday morning he start vacuum de office. He shoulda start vacuum he house, first. De second thing he do, he tell he secretary that nobody must enter his office wid any electronic device, be it telephone, Ipad, Iphone, or eyelash. He seh that now he want he office just like de US embassy, dem same people who he write and ask fuh information pun some people de other day. De Ambassador, Mr Hunt, promptly put he to he place. He frighten fuh even belch or fart in he office. Monday, he staff see him holding he belly and running out of he office to de back of de building. Is when he pass back dem get a smell and know wha he went to do. Now he want everybody, even Donald and de Rat fuh tek a lie detector test fuh find out how that thing he send get in de newspaper Monday; that thing that expose he wicked, evil and devious self. De whole country know that he get ketch wid he pants down, he can’t pull it up and de people who he tell, “We are in this thing together,” run and lef he wid he pants down. That is wha you call evil and good friendship. Talk half and remember “We are in this thing together, Cow buddy.”

sooner was the Guyana Times launched than this policy was reversed seemingly with the intention of ensuring that all newspapers would now attract ads regardless of circulation. This qualified the Guyana Times for advertisements. Was this change in policy a coincidence? I leave it to you to decide. I also leave it to you to decide that not long after men in a vehicle belonging to a government ministry were seen photographing this newspaper’s office that a new wave of attacks were launched against this newspaper. Is this a coincidence? If civil society believes

that it is a coincidence it should remain silent. But if it feels that the actions are connected then it should raise its voice like a thunderstorm. The National Assembly is about to reconvene. One of the main items of the agenda is the no-confidence motion against the government. The Speaker of the National Assembly has ruled that the motion meets the requirements for it to be placed on the Order Paper and that he would allow a debate on this motion. Is it coincidental that suddenly someone has emerged making an allegation of sexual misconduct against

the said Speaker? Do you think that this is coincidental? I leave it up to you. I will leave a great many other things to you the reader to decide. But I will say this, if you the readers and civil society continue to remain silent in the face of what is taking place in this country and particularly against this newspaper, then today it is Kaieteur News and tomorrow it will be you. There can be no selfinterest served in being silent in the face of the victimization and vindictiveness that is taking place in our society. There is a monster out there that wants to dominate

the totality of the economic space in Guyana. They are spreading their tentacles far and wide. Right now they are being selective. But their appetite is open-ended and when they are finished devouring the main sectors of business in Guyana, they will come in search of your little neck. They can be prevented if decent people speak out. They can be thwarted if professionals refuse to do their ill deeds.

Pick one, it’s either Local Government or General elections - says Ramotar in New York President Donald Ramotar, over the weekend at a public meeting in Brooklyn, New York has told Guyanese living there that Opposition Leader David Granger could not get “cake and bake” as it relates to the holding of Local Government and General Elections. President Ramotar made it clear that the Joint Opposition can only get one of the elections and not both. There has been an intensified campaign by A Partnership for National Unity along with all the Western Embassies and several other agencies here in Guyana calling for Local Government Elections which have not been held since 1994. The Head of State said that while the Opposition Leader is pushing for Local Government Elections and has thrown support behind the Alliance for Change’s “No Confidence Motion” Granger could not get it both ways. Ramotar also admitted to the gathering that he had indeed promised Guyanese during the run up to elections in 2011, that once he got into

office he would have called Local Government elections soon. He said at the time he did not anticipate that his People’s

Progressive Party would have ended up with the minority in the National Assembly. “I campaigned and promised people that once we win the next elections, we will have local government elections very, very quickly. That is true, but I did not anticipate that we would have a one-seat minority in the Parliament. That created political uncertainty in the situation and in the body politics of the country,” Ramotar said. He also told the gathering that the Opposition parties through their majority in the National Assembly wanted to transfer most of the local government powers from the Local Government Ministry to a Local Government Commission and he could not have allowed such a move. Last week, Dr. Roger Luncheon, during his weekly press briefing, stated that wasn’t “logical” for the holding of Local Government and General Elections at the

same time. However, Granger described that statement by Dr. Luncheon as very bizarre. Granger had written to the President last week urging him to announce a date for the long overdue LGE by September 15. He threatened

that if this was not done he would mobilize local, national and international support “in defence of democracy.” According to Granger it’s a “bizarre” statement for Luncheon to make. The (continued on page 15)

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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===

On this day, 75 years ago, one of the world’s great minds died “The great question that has never been answered is; ‘What does a woman want?’” (Quote from Sigmund Freud) I had just become a columnist when the world observed the 50th anniversary of the death of Sigmund Freud. I doubt I would be alive when the 100th year anniversary comes around. Today is the 75th death anniversary. I take this opportunity to leave in my archive of columns, an essay on Freud. Sigmund Freud was one the great thinkers who shaped my philosophy. I believe whatever or whoever

I am, my views of nature, life and people have been partially determined by many of the writings of Freud. One of the most phenomenal books that I have internalized came from Freud – “Civilization and its Discontent.” I read Freud long before I attended University. “Ralphie,” as I used to call him, the younger brother of the outstanding Guyanese scholar, Dr. Rawle Farley, spent many months in my yard on Durban Street, Wortmanville explaining Freud to me. I got a deeper insight into Freud from Brian Rodway, one

of the founding members of the WPA. Brian explained how Herbert Marcuse applied Freud in understanding the repressive cultural and biological nature of modern capitalism in Marcuse’s fantastic book, “Eros and Civilization.” Brian will always remain one of my political idols. Some of the greatest 20th century minds in philosophy have praised Freud for his immense contribution to our understanding of Homo sapiens. The list includes a range of first rate philosophers like Herbert Marcuse, Jean Paul Sartre, Jurgen Habermas, Louis

Althusser, Jaccques Derrida, and Michel Foucault. It could be easily argued that his legacy to human knowledge if not on par with Plato, Marx, Nietzsche, Kant etc., may have gone beyond them. What Freud did for human nature is what Plato did for justice, Marx for economics, Shakespeare for literature, Kant for epistemology, DaVinci for art, Mandela for politics. Since the 1970s, his work has come under intense scrutiny with many formidable scholars denting some of his notable achievements particularly the explanation for dreams. While I accept that not all dreams stem from imprisoned desires in the Id, I accept Freud’s explanation of the connection between dreams and the contents of the Id. The major attack on Freud comes from feminist theorizing. But Freud survives. Feminists argue that a substantial amount of Freud’s work is gender biased because his research was conducted in male driven cultures. They argue that many of his central concepts are flawed because he saw men as the focal point of the working out of human nature.

The feminist criticism of Freud reminded me of the assault of the radical Left on the scientific theories of the founder of socio-biology, Edward Wilson, in the seventies. Wilson proclaimed that Homo sapiens is always and will always be a product of the genetic cartography and that evolution has resulted in different types of social and cultural human beings based on the principle of environmental adaptation. The radical Left try to string up Wilson. They argue his theory is a fertile bed for racial and social superiority among different groups. Wilson hit back and said that the Left must confront science not him; all he did was to discover what science is made up of. The same applies to feminist denunciation of Freud’s theories about the evolution of the human mind. The first feminist assault on Freud came from the world famous French philosopher, Simone de Beauvoir, wife of Sartre. De Beauvoir claims that Freud’s ended up with a male superiority theory because that was what he was socially conditioned to think. But De Beauvoir’s personal life betrayed her thinking. She played an inferior role to her

Frederick Kissoon husband, tolerating and accepting his voracious womanizing and destroying her own scholarly production to serve as Freud’s “secretary” and maid. Reminds me of some of the feminists I knew in the Working People’s Alliance in the seventies and Red Thread in the eighties. These were indomitable feminists who saw the male species as oppressive yet were obedient slaves to many of their male lovers. To this day, their former exploitative men they see as the best thing after slice bread. Why do women behave so self-destructively? Read Freud for the answer. Perhaps you can defend Freud from these harsh feminist denouncers with the same argument that Wilson provided – instead of attacking Freud look at what he found inside the human mind. Reminds you of the anticolonial jackass who spends all his life denouncing the White colonial for his exploitation of the Third World rather than look at himself and his acolytes to see the destruction they did to the Third World. As with the discoveries of Wilson and Freud, reality is never easy to accept.

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President Ramotar holds bilaterals on sidelines of UN General Assembly Meeting (From page 23)

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President Donald Ramotar and a team in the United States to participate in the United Nations General Assembly Meeting held two bilateral meetings, yesterday. The first was with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cuba, Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parilla. President Ramotar reiterated his Government’s appreciation for Cuba’s assistance in technical cooperation. He took the opportunity to reassure the Foreign Minister of Guyana’s firm and continued support for the removal of the US’ economic embargo against Cuba. A bilateral meeting with the Mr. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Chair of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) saw the two heads discussing issues on the CARICOM agenda. They also addressed the possibilities of improving bilateral trade between the two countries. At the annual United Nations High level Assembly Meeting, consisting of the assembly’s General Debate, foreign ministers, diplomats and world leaders of the 192 members of the United Nations will discuss a wide range of issues in national and international affairs. President Ramotar is slated to make a presentation to the General Assembly on Friday. Accompanying him are First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar, Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn RodriguesBirkett and Director General

President Donald Ramotar, Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Elisabeth Harper and Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parilla (right) of the Foreign Ministry Elisabeth Harper. Amerindian Affairs

Minister Pauline Sukhai is also in attendance and participated in the World

Conference on Indigenous Peoples. Ambassador George Talbot and other officers from

the Guyana Mission in New York are also part of Guyana’s delegation. (GINA)

(Reuters) - A French national was kidnapped in eastern Algeria on Sunday, France’s foreign ministry said, and his kidnappers issued a video threatening to kill him if Paris did not halt its intervention in Iraq. The Caliphate Soldiers, a group linked to Islamic State militants, published a video on the Internet soon after the French ministry’s announcement on Monday, claiming responsibility for the

kidnapping and showing a man who identified himself as Herve Gourdel, 55, from Nice in southern France. The group said it would kill Gourdel if Paris did not halt its intervention in Iraq. The French foreign ministry later confirmed the video was authentic. The kidnapping came just hours after Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani urged the group’s followers to attack citizens of the United States, France and other countries which have joined a coalition to destroy the radical group. “A French national was kidnapped on Sunday in Algeria, in the region of Tizi Ouzou, while he was on holiday there,” deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexandre Georgini said in a statement. Citing an interior ministry statement, Algeria’s state news agency APS said the Frenchman, who it described as a mountain guide, had been taken in the village of Ait Ouabane when he was traveling in a vehicle with some Algerian nationals. France, which on Monday raised the threat level at 30 of its embassies across the Middle East and Africa, launched its first air strikes targeting Islamic State targets in Iraq on Friday. It has said all must be done to rid the region of the group. President Francois Hollande said in a statement he had spoken to Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek

Sellal and that the two countries were cooperating to at all levels to find and liberate the hostage. Western diplomats and intelligence sources say they believe there are less than 10 hostages still held by Islamic State. The group has recently killed two Americans, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and one Briton, David Haines, and threatened to kill another Briton, Alan Henning. The kidnapping was one of the first abductions of a foreigner by militants in Algeria since the North African country ended its decade-long war with Islamist fighters in the 1990s. The area where the Frenchman was taken is a mountainous region which was once a stronghold for the fighters. There have been several kidnappings targeting Algerian businessmen for extortion in the area but most were freed by security forces. Al Qaeda’s North Africa branch, AQIM, and other groups are still active in Algeria. CALIPHATE SOLDIERS OFALGERIA The four-minute video which appeared on YouTube and Islamic State Twitter accounts on Monday was entitled “A message from the Caliphate Soldiers in Algeria to the dog Hollande.” The Caliphate Soldiers said in a statement on Sept. 14 it had split from AQIM and sworn loyalty to the Islamic State. The video opens with images of Abu Bakr alBaghdadi, commander of the

Islamic State, while in the background Monday’s speech from Islamic State spokesman Adnani is played threatening France, coalition allies and Iran. “We, the Caliphate Soldiers in Algeria, in compliance with the order of our leader Caliph Abu Bakr alBaghdadi ... give Hollande, president of the criminal French state, 24 hours to cease its hostility against the Islamic State, otherwise the fate of his citizen will be slaughter. “To save his life, you must officially announce the end of your hostility against the Islamic State,” a speaker on the video said. The video then shows Gourdel sitting next to two armed gunmen in black turbans and carrying assault rifles. He said he arrived in Algeria on Sept. 20 and was taken on Sept. 21. “I am in the hands of Jund al-Khilifa (Caliphate Soldiers), an Algerian armed group. This armed group is asking me to ask you (President Hollande) to not intervene in Iraq. They are holding me as a hostage and I ask you Mr President to do everything to get me out of this bad situation. I thank you.” Gourdel’s friends and relatives confirmed to a Reuters reporter in Nice that the man in the video was Gourdel. Local private Echorouk television and agency APS said Algerian military had began a search operation in the area.

French national taken in Algeria, group claims kidnapping

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Turkey struggles with spillover as Syrian Kurds battle Islamic State

Turkish soldiers stand guard as Syrian Kurds wait behind a border fence near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province (Reuters) – Syrian Kurds battled to defend a key border town from an Islamic State advance on Monday as Kurdish youths from neighbouring Turkey rushed to their aid, heightening the pressure on Ankara to act against the Islamist insurgents. In Turkey, struggling to manage an influx of more than 130,000 Syrian Kurdish refugees since last week, security forces fired tear gas and water cannon at Kurdish protesters who accuse Ankara of favouring Islamic State against the Kurds. The main Kurdish armed group in northern Syria, the YPG, said its fighters had halted the Islamic State advance east of the predominantly Kurdish town of Kobani, also known as Ayn al-Arab, which sits on the Turkish border. From a hillside across the border in Turkey, plumes of smoke could be seen and the booms of artillery and rattle of machinegun fire heard from a cluster of three settlements called Siftek, where Kurdish fighters fought Islamic State militants. Hundreds of Turkish Kurds watched the fighting, cheering when fire struck Islamic State fighters’ positions. “Kurds have never lost a war and we will not lose this one either,” said Zilan, a 40year old mother of seven from the main southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir who said she had relatives fighting in the YPG ranks. Hundreds of Kurdish youths gathered at Mursitpinar, the border crossing opposite Kobani, responding to calls from Kurdish leaders to join the struggle against Islamic State fighters who have seized swathes of Iraq and Syria. Residents fleeing Kobani said the militants were executing people of all ages in villages they seized. Kurds are mostly Sunni Muslims but

Islamic State views them as apostates because of their secular ideology. It has persecuted and killed Shi’ite Muslims, Christians and members of the ancient Yazidi sect as well as moderate Sunnis who reject its stark version of Islam. Turkish security forces are now trying to keep Kurds from crossing the frontier to aid their brethren. At Mursitpinar, a line of paramilitary police guarded a barbed-wire border fence. “We all want to cross the border. We tried yesterday but they attacked us, and we will try again today,” said balaclava-clad Kurdish activist Shirwan, 28, holding a large flag of the PKK, Turkey’s own Kurdish party which waged a decades-long armed struggle for more rights. Ismet, 19, a local man who makes a living collecting strawberries in the Mediterranean coastal province of Mersin, said the protesters had gathered from cities across Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast: “They are not from around here. They come from Sirnak, Van, Mardin, Nusaybin.” He said several hundred Turkish Kurds had already

crossed to join the fight. Other residents put the figure higher. “HEROIC RESISTANCE” The advances by the Sunni insurgents just across Turkey’s southern border have alarmed Ankara. But so far Turkey has been slow to join calls for a coalition to fight Islamic State, worried in part about links between Syrian Kurds and the PKK. Turkey strongly denies it has given any form of support to the Islamist militants, but Western countries say its open borders during Syria’s threeyear civil war allowed Islamic State and other radical groups to grow in power. The PKK called Turkey’s Kurds to arms on Sunday, saying “supporting this heroic resistance” in Kobani was a “debt of honour”. Radio stations played patriotic Kurdish songs about heroic fighters and martyrs and one played recordings of PKK commander Murat Karayilan in a bid to drum up support. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said more than 130,000 Syrian Kurds had fled to Turkey since Friday and that the authorities were preparing for many more to arrive.

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Caribbean among key regions Portia, PNP confident of local gov’t, general election wins most vulnerable to climate change PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller told supporters at the National Arena yesterday that her governing People’s National Party (PNP) will win next year ’s local government elections, as well as the 2016 General Election. The prime minister added that she was confident that the people of Jamaica know that the PNP is the best party to govern Jamaica. “Comrades, are you ready?” the PNP leader asked the crowd at the party’s 76th Annual Conference at the National Arena. The answer was an extended period of deafening vuvuzelas noisily echoing around the arena. Disparaging comments by Opposition spokesman on finance and planning Audley Shaw that while the PNP Government may be passing the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) tests, it is failing the “people’s test”, Simpson Miller said: “I tell you something more, we are going to pass the people’s test again next year when local government elections are due. And then, we are going to pass the people’s test again, when the big one comes around.” “Comrades, 2016 is not far away. We are not ready yet to step on the gas pedal, but we are tuning up the engine, we are cleaning up the carburettor, we are changing out the air filter, we are dressing up the vehicle: We

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller dances with Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Peter Phillips at the end of yesterday’s 76th Annual Conference of the People’s National Party at the National Arena. are getting ready; we are getting ready,” she repeated. “We have passed the IMF test and we have passed the people’s test. Come next year, we will pass the people’s test again. You know why? The people know that we know what we are doing, and the people know that we know where we are going, and the people know that the People’s National Party right now is the best government to lead Jamaica,” she added. In her approximately twohour-long speech the PM did not include any announcements on either government policy or party programmes. She instead focused on the party’s achievements, insisting that the Government had “taken some tough decisions which have started to bear fruit”. “Jamaica is now well positioned to create a new economy. It is an economy based on innovation, fiscal

responsibility, and a major expansion in production and investments at all levels,” she said. “The question for everyone in this Arena and beyond is: How can each of us help to accelerate the progress? It cannot be business as usual. We have to do new things and approach traditional things in new ways to get better results,” she said. She then recalled the achievements of each generation of the party’s leaders dating back to Norman Manley. Her mission, now, she said, is to sustain economic growth above the average growth rate of 0.8 per cent and reduce the public debt stock. The crowd of PNP faithfuls was evidently below the party’s normal conference strength, especially when it is in power. However, they filled a number of Jamaica Urban Transit Company buses, as well as private Coaster buses, minibuses and motor cars, and turned the event into the usual political outing that local party conferences have been for decades.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico– Environmental experts say developing societies in the Caribbean are the most vulnerable economies in the Americas to climate change because the majority of the population reside in coastal areas. According to the Spanish international news agency (EFE), rising sea levels, coastal erosion and the spread of tropical diseases are among the signs of climate change. “Atlantic Ocean temperatures have been increasing in recent years, and the water’s pH imbalance has been harming marine species,” said Ernesto Diaz, director of the Coastal Zone Management Program at the Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources, during a news conference organized

by El Puente Latino Climate Action Network. “We are losing our beaches and that not only affects tourism but also our people,” added Diaz, predicting more intense hurricanes. He urged Caribbean governments to maximize the protection of ecosystems and inhabitants. Diaz said it is understandable that the Caribbean calls for more international cooperation on the issue and that he expects the region’s representatives to call for action once again at this week’s UN Climate Summit in New York. “We are the first ones to experience climate change,” he said, noting that populations of coastal areas are particularly vulnerable to rising sea level and

hurricanes. Cecilio Ortiz, associate professor in Public Administration from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, said governments must learn about the issue in order to prevent or lessen the impact of climate change on their territories, according to EFE. Meanwhile, in the leadup to UN’s Climate Summit, the United Nations on Saturday lit up its iconic Headquarters complex in New York with a spectacular 30story architectural projection show aimed to inspire global citizens to take climate action. The Climate Summit aims to catalyze ambitious action on the ground to reduce emissions, strengthen climate resilience and mobilize political action toward a “meaningful, robust, universal, and legal climate agreement by 2015.”

UNESCO examines wreck off Haiti’s coast, believed to be remains of Santa Maria PARIS, France, Monday September 22, 2014, CMC – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says the remains of a Haitian shipwreck, believed to be the lost remains of the Santa Maria – the flagship of Christopher Columbus, requires further investigation. A UNESCO team led by the former head of the Spanish National Museum on Underwater Archaeology, Xavier Nieto Prieto, recently examined the wreck off CapHaïtien in northern Haiti and collected samples as part of the investigation. The wreck was first discovered by explorer Barry Clifford, who earlier this year alerted Haitian authorities. Clifford then said he was certain that the “Holy Grail” of shipwrecks had been found but needed to investigate further. However, Clifford and Charles Beeker, a leading

maritime archaeologist and director of Indiana University’s (IU) underwater science program, were rejected by UNESCO’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Body. Ulrike Guerin, who is responsible for underwater cultural heritage issues at UNESCO, said the two were rejected on several grounds, including a lack of scientific background, proof of available funds and

competence. In response, Beeker said the decision made no sense given that he and Indiana University were endorsed by UNESCO to document Columbus artifacts at La Isabela, Dominican Republic. The Miami Herald reports that as part of its scrutiny, the UNESCO team recovered samples of diagnostic artifacts to date the site and investigated other nearby shipwrecks.

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HIKERS HOCKEY CLUB 4TH... Guyanese Ramdhani, Hemraj...

From page 32 (GCC) iNet Communications Under 16 Boys Champions - Marian Academy (Jesse Newton, Rosario Ramsammy, Eleomar Silva, Daniel Brazao, Brian Sucre, Keon Ramjit & Philip Gomes) Runners-up - Old Fort (Omar Hopkinson, Richard Thomas, Stephon Sprosta & Deron Wilkinson) Third Place - GCC (Daniel Hooper, Kareem McKenzie, Eon Burke, Meshach Sargeant, Samar DeFreitas, Christian Gonsalves, Lorenzo Vanzo) MVP - Rosario Ramsammy (Marian Academy) Woodpecker Products Under 21 Girls Champions - GCC (Rebecca Xavier, Ashley DeGroot, Briawna Gordon, Dacia Woodroffe, Leah Alphonso, Aliyah Gordon, Dominique Woodroffe, Saskia Hing & Shania Riley) Runners-up - Hikers (Latacia Chung, Renee James, Charlyn Elliot, Tekeisha Deleon, Nicole Eastman, Annesa Permal, Delice Adonis, Marcia Persaud, Shemuel King, Romichelle

Brumell, Makeda Harding, Aliyah Abel & Macaela Harding) Third Place - Old Fort (Bushani Kaladeen, Minsodia Culpepper, Malica Dey, Carolyn Dean, Cassie Campbell, Lianna Williams, Owinter Henry, Youneik Sadiq, Sarah Phillips, Shana Hernandez & Veronique Sampson) MVP - Ashley DeGroot (GCC) Woodpecker Products Under 21 Boys Champions - Hikers (Jamarj Assanah, Aroydy Branford, Andrew Stewart, Michael Harding, Laured Stewart, Robert Brumell, Joshua Carew, Deryck Blair & Tivesarid Garnett) Runners-up GCC - (Eric Hing, Jason Ray Khalil, Mark Sargeant, Medroy Scotland, Steven Xavier, Keon McKenzie, Daniel Hooper, Kareem McKenzie, Michael Craig, Lennox Carrol, Eon Burke, Shaquille Hooper) Third Place - Old Fort (Omar Hopkinson, Mark Fraser, Timothy Baker, Stephon King, Onasis Fraser, Stephon Sprosta & Deron Wilkinson) MVP - Aroydy Branford (Hikers)

Tuesday September 23, 2014 ARIES (MAR. 21APRIL 20) You will gain a lot if you listen. You will be overly sensitive today. Protect your interests legally if necessary. TAURUS (APR. 21MAY 21) Your mate may not have been honest with you. Your lover probably won't put up with your behavior. Delve into your work if you can't make amends at home. GEMINI (MAY22-JUNE 21) You must watch your tendency to spend whatever you make. Help elders get their personal papers in order. Better still, take your mate and let them foot the bill. CANCER (JUNE 22JULY 22) Romantic encounters will develop through group activity. Things have been moving so quickly that you need to do something physical to release your tension. Your courage and willpower will enable you to get rid of destructive habits as well. LEO (JULY 23-AUG 22) Try not to lend or borrow money or belongings today. You can learn from those who have had similar experiences. You can handle situations that require contact with institutions or large corporations. VIRGO (AUG. 23 -SEPT. 23) It will be important that you have your priorities straight. Be sure to use your charm and diplomacy when dealing with potential new clients. Put your efforts into moneymaking ventures.

LIBRA (SEPT. 24 -OCT. 23) Do not make rash decisions about your personal life. Think twice before eating spicy foods; you may have problems with your stomach. You might find that coworkers will support your endeavors. SCORPIO (OCT. 24 NOV. 22) Don't hesitate to come right out and ask for the pertinent information. Controversial subjects should be avoided at all costs. Don't let those close to you get under your skin. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 23 -DEC. 21) Don't get involved in secret affairs or underhanded involvements. You will have a tendency to put on pounds. Don't expect new acquaintances to be completely honest about themselves. CAPRICORN (DEC 22.- JAN. 20) You can get ahead if you work diligently behind the scenes. Take your time before making personal decisions. Take time to deal with the concerns of children. AQUARIUS (JAN. 21 FEB. 19) Your temper could be short if someone criticizes your efforts. Do your own thing. Do not yield to children or relatives when they really don't deserve it. PISCES (FEB. 20-MAR. 20) Your irritability may drive your loved ones crazy. A residential move may be necessary to get a better job. Take time to look at any outdated papers or possible investments.

From page 33 Under-13 Girls Doubles Finals: Priyanna Ramdhani & Abosaide Cadogan(GUY) defeated Sanaa Arichero & Abigeal Hing(SUR): 21-14, 21-9 Under-13 Mix Doubles Finals: Priyanna Ramdhani & Tyreese Jeffrey(GUY) defeated Timothy Karg & Sanaa Arichero(SUR): 21-0, 21-0 Under-11 Boys Singles Finals: Timothy Karg(SUR) defeated Rivano Bishpan(SUR): 21-8, 21-15 Under-11 Girls Singles Finals: Chante Koswal (SUR) defeated Veronique Kasanwirijo (SUR): 21-11, 21-14 Under-11 Boys Doubles Finals: Rivano Bisphan & Timothy Karg(SUR) defeated Omar Samad & Elan Rahaman(GUY): 21-3, 21-1 Under-11 Girls Doubles Finals: Chante Koswal & Sion Zeegelaar(SUR) defeated Sarah Samad & Reanna Persaud(GUY):21-9,21-8 Under-11 Mix Doubles Finals: Timothy Karg & Chante Koswal(SUR)defeated

Colts escape Royals lasso... From page 29 to slow any transfer of momentum to the opposition. The final quarter began with both teams locked at 5959 points. Thomas and Webster combined for 22 points in the final quarter to take Colts home. The matchup began favourably for Colts as they took a 22-12 lead early in the first quarter. Royals struggled early in the game, but Williams and Adams slowly warmed to the task, finding their form on the wooden surface to outscore Colts in the second period. Royals erased a deficit it had incurred to go into the halftime break trailing 37-41; Royals slowly built up its momentum to draw level at the end of the penultimate period before the resilient Colts untangled itself in the final five minutes of the game to win. In the first game, Georgetown’s Nirva Knights defeated Canje Knights 62-61 with Akil Lewis scoring 24 points for the Georgetown side. Owan Walton scored 20 points. For the Berbicians, Jason Gladstone had 17 points while Steve Roopnarine and Kevon Emmanuel netted 16 and 14 points respectively.

Rivano Bisphan& Sion Zeegelaar(SUR)21-18,21-17 The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) is pleased with the performances of the

Guyanese players and noted the success of the Tournament was made possible through Banks DIH and the National Sports Commission.

Eight races, over 65... From page 32 4 furlongs with Sweet Man, Fit To Fight, Flying Colours Sofia’s Choice, Flying Private and Brown Boy among the early entrants in the event. Outstanding individual performers including top Jockey, trainer and stable will

be presented with trophies and other incentives compliments of the organizers. Interested persons can make contact with Marcel Crawford Jr on telephone number 678-5342, Nikita Ross 662-4668, Campton Sancho 690-0569 or R Matadial 3253192.

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Tuesday September 23, 2014

Clive Atwell/Revlon Lake prepare Police take early lead on day one for impending overseas assignments Joint Services t20 cricket...

ARCHITECTS OF DESTRUCTION! Randy Knights (left) and Seon Daniels

the day’s highest total as Terry Fraser with an entertaining 74 and Coldis Sam, who scored an aggressive 66 featuring in an unfinished century third wicket stand to propel the Army to 197-2. The solders, led by a fivewicket haul from Orlando Tanner then bundled out City Constabulary for 31 to win by 166 runs. In the afternoon contest at Eve Leary, City Constabulary reached 109-6 when their 20 overs expired with Devon Layne topscoring with a well put together 40 but only Kishoff Augustus (14) and Richie Richardson (12) offering any assistance as Kenton Grumble, Ricardo Leacock and former Inter-County pacer Trevor Benn took two wickets each. Police were aided by several dropped catches but responded with 110-3 as the left-handed Stephon Blacks leading the way with 31. He got support from Dwayne McPherson who made 23. The competition continues today at the GDF ground with two matches.

The impending welterweight clash between world rated boxer, Clive Atwell and Jamaican welterweight Contender champion, Sakima Mullings is still to be confirmed but Atwell has already commenced preparations for the bout. Sources close to Atwell informed Kaieteur Sport that negotiations for the fight are ongoing and they will be in contact with the Jamaican sometime today to finalize details. Sunday morning, Atwell continued preparations for the bout and said that he does not want to be found napping should confirmation come soon. The Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) champion went through his paces with several hectic rounds with his Barbados based counterpart, Revlon Lake and was surely in a no nonsense mood as he exchanged vicious punches in 8 grueling rounds. Lake is also using the sessions to whip himself in shape for a lightweight fight against Trinidadian, Prince Lee Isidore in the Twin Island Republic, October 3 next. The two were being tutored by

In this photo Atwell (right) mixes it up with Lake during Sunday’s sparring sessions. coaches, Terrence Poole and Lennox ‘Cappel’ Daniels and Atwell, who had humiliated Isadore in an earlier fight en route to a 10th round knockout, doubled as a sparring partner and issued some advice. Lake’s career has had a rollercoaster ride and he has not won his fights as consistently as his talent suggests. He it was that had come

from behind to inflict a deadly left hook to Mark Austin’s jaw that left him crumpled on the canvass. Lake had also suffered losses to Atwell and quite recently, surrendered the local lightweight title to Dexter Gonsalves. He said that the workout with Atwell is serving him well and his conditioning is coming in nicely.

Hamza Eastman rides away with Irene Benjamin 75th birth anniversary Cycle road race Watched by Keeper Rawle Browne, Devon Layne goes over the top in his attacking 40 for Police yesterday at Eve Leary. By Sean Devers Police took an early lead in the 2014 Joint Services t20 cricket tournament, winning both of their games yesterday while City Constabulary remain at the bottom of the four-team tournament with two defeats. Matches were played yesterday in sultry conditions at the Police Sports Club ground Eve Leary and the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) ground at Camp Ayanganna with Police beating the Guyana Fire Service and City Constabulary while GDF hammered City Constabulary and First Service got past GDF, who like Police, compete in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) first and second division tournaments. At Camp Ayanganna in the morning game, Police defeated Fire Service by nine wickets after firing out the fire fighters for a paltry 20 with no batsman reaching double figures. Demerara InterCounty pacers Randy Knights (4-6) and Seon

Daniels (3-9) conspired to take seven wickets between them before the Cops raced to 22-1 for their emphatic win with Kord Griffith with 12 not out and Brentnol Woolford, who made an unbeaten four, seeing their team to victory after Troy Benn was run out. In the other game at the GDF ground, played yesterday afternoon, Fire Service registered an upset win over the host. At Eve Leary in the morning game, GDF amassed

Up and coming cyclist Hamza Eastman in a time of I hr: 47 minutes and 45 seconds on Saturday rode away with the Irene Benjamin 60 miles cycle race. The event, which was held in observance of the 75th anniversary of Mrs. Irene Benjamin, was sponsored by overseas based Guyanese and former national cycling champion, Wilbert Benjamin along with the Benjamin family and the Benjamin Sports Store of Fyrish Corentyne Berbice. It was organized by the Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC) of New Amsterdam. Eastman, who has shown tremendous form this year, won the $75,000 first prize in

a close battle from Marlon Williams with Paul De Nobrega riding in third, Steven Husbands fourth ahead of Raynauth Jeffery fifth with Robin Persaud rounding out the top six. The event, which was one of the major events in Guyana and was open to all cyclists, saw some 36 riders from the various clubs in the country taking to the starting line. However the event got started more than an hour late due to the late arrival of the police outriders. The race began with a flying start with the riders moving off from in front of the Benjamin Sports Store at

GCA Hadi’s World City Mall Inc 1st division tourney...

GDF thump TSC by eight wickets Guyana Defence Force (GDF) defeated Transport Sports Club (TSC) by eight wickets when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Hadi’s World City Mall Inc first division two-day tournament continued last weekend with one game. Host GDF batted first and posted 210 all out in 76.1 overs. Marcus Watkins and Cylus Sam scored 34 each;

Randy Lindore made 33 and Paul O Neil 31. Off spinner Azeem Azeez grabbed 4-31 and Kevin Ross 2-47. TSC were sent packing for 75 in 18.1 overs in reply. Azeez and Charwayne McPherson were the only batsmen that reached double figures with 18 and 11 respectively. Pacer Gilford Moore bagged 5-21 and Orlando Tanner 3-20.

Trailing by 135, TSC managed 164 before they were bowled out in 51.3 overs in their second turn at the crease. Ryan Hemraj cracked 46 and Azeez 31. Kenswel DeJonge picked up 5-43 and O Neil claimed two wickets. Set 29 for victory GDF reached their target for the lost of two wickets. Damian Ross made an unbeaten 15 and Watkins eight not out.

Fyrish Village Corentyne, first heading in the opposite direct for about half a mile before turning back. As they were sent on their way they were quickly into their stride as they battled for the lucrative prize monies on offer. The seniors however turned back at No 51 Police station instead of No 66, a distance of about 52 miles, instead of 60 miles due to the late start. As the race got deeper there was no dominant force for a considerable while as the lead change hands constantly as some cyclists were dropped and returned to the leading bunch as the battle continued. As the leading pack approached the finishing line there was a sprint for home with Eastman edging out Williams and De Nobrega, while Husbands, Jeffrey and Persaud finished not too far behind. The first junior to finish was Stephano Husbands, who won from Michael Anthony with Jamal John riding in third. Junior Niles rode home first in the veteran category with Jaikarran Sukhai coming in second ahead of Gary Benjamin in third. The veteran riders turned back in front of

Nand Persaud and Company Limited, covering a distance of 50 miles. The first female to cross the finish line was Christine Matheson with Deunce Welch and Nickey Payne occupying the other two spots. They rode from Rose Hall Town to the finish line and covered a distance of four miles. Robin Persaud took two sprint point prizes, while Romalo Crawford, Hamza Eastman, Paul DeNobrega, Michael Anthony and Raynauth Jeffery grabbed one apiece. The winner of the main event and the junior category also received a bottle of Champagne. The total prize package on the day was close to $400,000 in cash incentives and other goodies. The cyclists were sent on their way by Mrs. Benjamin and members of her family who were also on hand to distribute the prizes. The race was the third sponsored by the Benjamin Family so far for the year. The others were the Benjamin Sports Store cycle race and the Sanko Benjamin 80th birth anniversary race. It was coordinated by popular cycling coach Randolph Roberts. (Samuel Whyte)

Tuesday September 23, 2014

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DEBYDIAL ELECTED AS FARM SC PRESIDENT

one point Colts -separates escape Knights Royals lasso to win exhibition game

Colts’ new recruit, Lindener, Shane Webster beats four of Royals’ defenders to finish a lay-up off the glass Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

By Edison Jefford Georgetown’s Colts escaped Linden’s Victory Valley Royals lasso in the fourth quarter Sunday night to tramp away with an impressive win in the commencement of the crossnation exhibition games, which precede an upcoming National Division I Basketball Series. Colts untied itself from the defensive work of Royals late in the fourth quarter to win 86-78 with Shelroy Thomas scoring 28 points; newly acquired

centre, Linden’s, Shane Webster amassed 18 points while guard, Rayon Cummings and forward, Niko Fraser had 12 and 10 points respectively. Forward, Harold Adams scored 27 points while guards, Chris Williams scored 21 points and the resurgent Marlon Pollydore 12 points in a valiant effort from a young team that recently won the Royals 20 Anniversary title in the Mining Town, Linden. The momentum changed deep in the final quarter when Thomas scored a layth

up with 4:40 left in the game to give Colts a 72-71 lead. Thomas then drilled a threepoint dagger a minute later that further extended their lead without Royals scoring on possession. Thomas’ crunch-time takeover continued when he drained yet another threepoint jumper with 1:45 left in regulation and the score 80-74 in their favour. Pollydore nailed a jumper from down-town to add some poetic relevance to the game, but Thomas responded with four points (Continued on page 27)

BATTLE LINES DRAWN AMONG

Courts Staff for 3km Health Run - corporate, civil society invited to participate Battle lines have been drawn internally for the Courts Guyana Inc. fifth annual 10km Road Race Classic and 3km Walk/Jog, setting off an ‘inhouse’ competition, which goes down on Sunday at the Courts Main Street Branch beginning at 6am. Courts’ Country Manager, Clyde de Haas, who is usually a regular competitor in the race leading by example among staff will take the roadways for the 3km Health Run aspect of the annual race that is also expected to attract participants from corporate and civil societies. Courts will award the ‘First Courts’ Country Manager, Clyde de Haas (standing, Place Courts Finisher’ in the left) takes time out for a photo opportunity with staff 3km ‘Health Run’ $20,000 who participated in the 3km Health Run last year. with second and third place finishers receiving $15,000 among the staff this year with the defending and $10,000 respectively. Camille Crandon, top finishers in competition mode already. from the Main Street office, took home top The aim of this aspect of the race is to honours among the females last year. promote health and fitness and a healthy Makida Blake (Operations) and Trudy lifestyle. Interested persons can register at Abrahams (Marketing) completed the course Courts, Main Street. second and third in that order last year. The 3km Health Run usually attracts Among the men, Kevon Cummings participants from a wide-cross section of (Mahaica) was the winner ahead of Joel society, including the Georgetown Chamber Hunte (Main Street) and Silvanus Goodridge of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Wartsila, (Bargain Centre). Star Party Rental, Banks DIH Limited and a There will be some new challengers host of other stakeholders.

Members of the newly elected Farm Sports Club executive with President Kenneth Debydial standing in the center.

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enneth Debydial was elected President of the Farm Sports Club when the body held its Annual General Meeting and elections on Sunday last at Farm Community Centre ground, East Bank Demerara. Sanjay Hathiramani will serve as the Vice President while Naseer Jabar will act as Secretary. Shivram Persaud is the Treasurer and Ricky Debydial the Assistant Secretary Treasurer. The committee members are Jamal Fisher, Bhojnarine Singh, Asif Elahi and the Trustees are Deonarine Debidial and Anand Ramphal. Johnny Azeez performed the duties of the returning officer. In an invited comment President Debydial said their main aim is to promote cricket and they are currently working to improve the state of the Community Centre ground and plans are in the making to upgrade the

pavilion. He added that they will seek assistance from the NDC and business community for this venture and work has already commenced on the fence. The President stated that there are a number of talented young cricketers in the area, including national U-15 players Sagar

Hathiramani, Bhojnarine Singh and Shivram Persaud who represented Guyana U19 against Bangladesh U-19 and they want to ensure that these players continue to take the game seriously. Farm SC participates in all cricket competitions organised by the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association.

Stag Beer/EDFA Senior League - Rd 2

VICTORIA KINGS trounce Ann’s Grove

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ictoria Kings maintained their dominance in pole position when play in the Stag Beer sponsored East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) Senior League second-round action continued over the weekend. Seasoned campaigners Winston Pompey and Aubrey Gibson were the players who guided the Kings to victory with respective first half efforts. Pompey hit the network in the 18th minute with Gibson doubling the advantage and securing full points in the 36th minute. The other game that was contested saw Buxton United and Mahaica Determinators battling to a 0-0 stalemate. Play will continue on Saturday at the Buxton ground when Buxton Stars face Golden Stars in opening play at 14:00hrs, the main attraction features Buxton United and BV Triumph United.

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Tuesday September 23, 2014

Eight races, over 65 INDIGENOUS GROUPS CAP AMERINDIAN Heritage Month in competitive sports activities horses entered for Alness Turf Club Horserace meet

The lasses from Georgetown are ecstatic following victory over Paruima

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huge crowd comprising of the six ethnic groups, but with a preponderance of Amerindians from several villages in 9 of Guyana’s ten administrative regions, converged at the Everest Sports Club and engaged in competitive sports rivalry and cultural activities in commemoration of Amerindian Heritage Month, yesterday morning. This marked the final of the two day event as the indigenous groups demonstrated acute skill, competing for honours in several sports disciplines which commenced Saturday morning last. Fans were truly entertained in the highly touted football encounter between Georgetown and Paruima. There were many missed opportunities interspersed by good goalkeeping skills from both custodians resulting in regular time ending nil all and forcing the game into penalty kicks. In the end

the team from the Capital City prevailed 3-1. The male encounter between Central Rupununi and Mabaruma ended in a goalless stalemate and also went to penalty kicks with Central Rupununi prevailing 4-1. In female volleyball action, St Cuthbert Mission defeated Region 1 in the first preliminary game 12-17, 15-12, 19-15, while Laluni defeated Orealla 16-14, 15-13 after dropping the second set 12-15. Laluni then returned to take the championship honours defeating St Cuthbert Mission 15-7, 15-8. Semifinal action in the male category of this discipline saw Central Rupununi prevailing over Mainstay 21, while the combined unit of Orealla/ Siparuta defeated Wayaka by a similar margin. The two winners then clashed in the finals and Orealla/Siparuta prevailed 15-10, 15-12 after Central Rupununi won the first set 15-9.

The teams also engaged in competitive cricket and Laluni won by 7 runs against St Cuthbert’s mission in the male category after batting first and scoring 49 runs. In reply, St Cuthbert’s could have only managed 43. St Cuthbert Mission females avenged that loss stopping Laluni’s winning one match later; the former team batted first and made 72 runs from their 6 overs before restricting their opponents to 64 runs to take the championship honours. There were also novelty events including Piwari dinking race (male and female) and archery among others. The competitors hailed from 9 of the country’s 10 administrative regions including St Cuthbert’s Mission, Laluni, and Swan (4), Linden and Wiruni (10), Tapakuma (2), Maraikabai (5) Mabaruma and Moruca (1), Mahdia, North Rupununi, Central Rupununi and Karasabai (9), Jawalla and Paruima (7).

Guyana’s Number one racehorse Score’s Even is among the over 65 horses that have now entered for the Alness Turf Club one day horserace meet slated for Sunday September 28th at the club’s entity, Alness Village, Corentyne, Berbice. One more race has been added to the card to bring the total to eight which has over $4.5M in cash, trophies and other goodies up for the taking. Meanwhile, a number of sponsors including Banks DIH Limited, Guyana Tourism Authority, Nand Persaud and Sons Group of Companies, Mohammed ‘Nanko’ Shariff Business Enterprise and Racing Stable, Fazal Habibulla, Attorney at Law Ryan Crawford, J Ashrafally (Papie) Supermarket, Dennis DeRoop Simple Royal Stable, Choke Gas Station, Kanhai Electrical Agency, R Matadial, Jockey Randolph Richmond and Family among others are onboard. Fans are expected to pour out in numbers to the famous Alness Turf Club as Score’s Even is expected to be back in action in the feature ‘A’ class and lower 1600M event. $2M is at stake with a sumptuous $1M and trophy compliments of Banks DIH Limited available for the winner of that race. Apart from Score’s Even, the lineup includes California Strike, Set for Fame, Church House, Dark and Lovely, Run Nana Run, Bridal Stone Corner and Young Elite. Horses such as Swing Easy, Bridal Stone corner, Settle In Seattle, Weekend Surprise, Top Of The line and Marathon Man have been entered so far for the F and lower 1200M event which will see them galloping for a winning purse of $350,000 and trophy. The G3 and lower event over 1400M has so far attracted a star studded field with Shooting Star, Secret Circle, Silent Night, Sent From Above, Marathon Man, Prince Paige, Weekend Surprise looking to spring a surprise for the first prize of $275,000 and trophy. The ‘I and lower1200M even will see among others Mary Ann, Affinity, Smarty Light, Royal Cash, Dance For Gold, Lady Secret, The Road Is Mine, Miss Messiah

Score’s Even

and Famous Pride racing for a first prize money of $200,000 and trophy. Prince Bayaya, Wicket Revenge, Royal Cash, Cart Man, Red Steel, Iron Man, Red Jet, Lady Secret, Smarty Light, The Road Is Mine, Slim Shady, Famous Pride and Dance for Gold are among those looking for the gold in the ‘J1’ and lower 1000M event, a winning pocket of $170,000 and trophy. The race for animals classified J3 and lower has a full complement of horses lined up to compete for the winners’ money of $140,000 and trophy over 1100M. The likes of Iron man, Prince Bayaya, Speed Vision, Wicked Revenge, It’s My Time, Quincy, Cart Man, Gangster, Journey, Go Zapper, Windy Killer, Princess Stallion and Royal Intention are among the contenders. The K and lower event will fetch a winning prize of $90,000 and trophy over 1000M with Flying Colours, Fit To Fight, Lucky Star, Sophia’s Choice, Brown Boy, Triple S and Iron Man set to run, while a number of other horses have entered the J class events along with the I3 event. There is an event for unclassified animals over (Continued on page 27)

Tuesday September 23, 2014

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GUYTRAC 20/20 KO final ends in exciting tie at Crabwood Creek SC By Samuel Whyte The title of the best 20/20 cricket team in the Upper Corentyne is still to be decided. That is even after a day of enthralling, exciting and action packed cricket. The reason being that the final between two evenly matched teams - Skeldon Community Centre (SCC) and No 64 Fighting Marines ended in a tie. The occasion was the final of the GUYTRAC 20/20 cricket competition organised by the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) for teams in that area. Despite the outfield being on the softer side which made scoring somewhat difficult, the game which was played in bright

sunshine in front of a fair size crowd went down to the wire. The two teams were the last standing from the 20 which initially started the competition. Skeldon Community Centre took first strike and reached a formidable 174 all out in 18.2 overs with skipper Sherwin Murray continuing his prolific form in the competition as he led from the front with an attacking 57 ( 6x6, 3x4); he received support from Rabindra Singh with 31(2x6, 1x4). There were 23 extras. Bowling for No.64 Fighting Marines, all rounder Stephen Embrack grabbed 4-18, while Rozan Subhan picked up two wickets. The Fighting Marines in their turn at the

wicket were prepared for the fight. They were going at a reasonable clip and were well placed at 114 when the second wicket fell. They however lost their way in the middle. However, their batsmen kept the pace and at the start of the last over they needed two runs to win with some three wickets remaining. With the place in semi-darkness, Essequibo Inter county left arm spinner Robert Moore was entrusted with the ball and did a marvelous job. The first three deliveries went past the bat; the fourth got a wicket, via the LBW route. A cheeky single was scored off the fifth to tie the score. With one off one the final delivery was hit straight back to the bowler who collected and

GCA Noble House Sea Foods 2nd division tourney...

GCC trounce Third Class by an innings and 120 runs

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eorgetown Cricket Club (GCC) hammered Third Class by an innings and 120 runs when the latest action of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Noble House Sea Foods second division two-day competition concluded last weekend. GCC rattled up 244 all out batting first at Gandhi Youth Organisation ground. Ronaldo Mohamed stroked 81 and Samuel

McKenzie 63. Keon Bailey picked up eight wickets for Third Class who were skittled for 56 in response. Bernard Bailey snared three scalps, while Devon Lord, Cleyon Critchlow and Mohamed captured two apiece. In their second turn at the crease Third Class were bowled out for 68. Lord and Bailey were the main wicket takers with four each.

effected a run out at the non striker’s end as the batsmen attempted a single. The main scorers for the Marines were Davendra Budhoo 57 (3x6,3x4 ), Emanuel Davidson 49(5x6, 3x4), and Stephen Embrack who blasted a quick fire 23(3x6, 1x4). Bowling for Skeldon CC. Moore, Junior Blair and Deon Esau picked up two wickets each, while Murray chipped in with one. With the score being tied and the place already dark there was no time for a super over. There was some controversy which was quickly resolved by the members of the UCCA. The decision was made to award both teams as joint winners and split the winnings. Embrack for his outstanding all round performance was named man of the match. Earlier in a lone semifinal, SCC defeated No.69 Red Rose by 69 runs in a high scoring affair. The SCC team took first strike and blasted 240-6 in their 20 overs with the Murray hammering 82 not out which contained (10x6, 2x4), Parmanand Narine56 (5x6, 2x4) and Junior Blair 50(7x6). Bowling for Red Rose Chetram Nourand took two wickets.

Stag Beer/EBFA Div.1 League - Round 2

Grove Hi Tech beat Soesdyke Falcons 4-0; Agricola/Warriors match abandoned

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rove Hi Tech moved a step closer to sealing championship honours in the Stag Beer sponsored East Bank Football Association division-one league when they brushed aside Soesdyke Falcons 4-0 in the opening game on Sunday last at the Grove Playfield. Led by their Captain, Domini Garnett with a hattrick, Grove eased to their 11th win in 12 matches with Latest Points Standings Teams P W Grove 12 11 Soesdyke 13 8 Timehri 12 8 Agricola 11 7 KK Warriors 11 5 Diamond 12 2 Herstelling 11 2 Mocha 12 0

two games in hand and seems set to win the league. Soesdyke kept the home team at bay for almost the entire first half but their resistance eventually snapped with two minutes to the half way mark and it was Garnett who rocked the nets with the first of his three in the 43rd minute. That was all that Grove needed and they never looked back as the Soesdyke side failed to keep it tight in the final 45 minutes letting in L 1 5 4 2 5 8 7 11

D 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 1

GF 53 32 23 28 23 6 10 11

three more goals. Garnett scored again in the 52nd and 63rd minute, Devon Joseph tucked in one in the 59th minute. Sunday’s other game was abruptly abandoned as a result of a fracas between opposing players from Agricola Red Triangle and Kuru Kururu Warriors, the former were leading 3-2 at the time when Referee Wilton Bobb was forced to halt the 66th minute. The players at the centre of the melee are GA 12 21 12 11 27 23 46 34

GD 41 11 11 17 -4 -17 -36 -23

Points 33 24 24 23 16 8 7 1

Agricola’s Gordon Grant and Joseph Walker of the Warriors. The EBFA is awaiting the Referees report before deciding on the fate of the players at the centre of this unfortunate incident which brought the game into disrepute. Agricola had taken the lead in the 23rd minute through Grant, their leading marksman but goals in the space of three minutes handed the Warriors a 2-1 lead, Franklin Medouze in the 27th and Christopher Fraser, three minutes later. Agricola fired back to equalize and take the lead with goals from Winston Rawlins (55) and Lumumba Hinds (60) before the game was unceremoniously halted much to the disappointment of the fans and EBFA officials.

Captains Jason Itwaru of the Fighting Marines and Sherwin Murray of the SCC share the spoils with President of the UCCA. Red Rose despite being lead by a Tamesh Persaud swashbuckling 97(9x6, 7x4) they fell for 171 as no other batsmen showed any real

resistance. Bowling for SCC Robert Moore took 4-38 and was well supported by Junior Blair and Patrick Narine with two wickets apiece.

GCB/Cricket Guy Inc. Franchise system meeting on today at Everest

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ricket Guy Inc extends an invitation to all inter county players, match officials, first division clubs, county board executives, media and other interested stakeholders to attend an important meeting to be held today, Tuesday September 23rd at the Everest Cricket Club

Pavilion at 3:00pm. This meeting will discuss the roll out of the new WICB franchise system with all stakeholders, which is expected to commence on October 1st 2014. The meeting was originally set for yesterday but had to be rescheduled. All stakeholders are asked to make every effort to attend.

Elizabeth Styles U-19 50-overs...

Blairmont Community CENTRE THROUGH TO QUARTERFINALS

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l a i r m o n t Community Centre won their last Zone A (West Berbice) preliminary match against Bush Lot New generation to end unbeaten and zone winners to book their quarter-final berth in the Elizabeth Styles Under19, 50-overs cricket competition in Berbice. Bush Lot were bowled out for 185 in 35-overs, Navendra Mahadeo made 56 (8x4), Leg spinner Chandradatt Veersammy picked up 4-32 for Blairmont which made light work of the target to win with 4 wickets and 18 overs to spare. In another match in the same zone, Berbice Under19 pacer Renison Mitchell g r a b b e d 5 - 11 t o h e l p Achievers A bowl out D’Edward for a platy 55. He then came back with

the bat and scored 24* to lead Achievers A to an 8 wicket win. Summarized scores: At Bush Lot - Blairmont Community Centre got past Bush Lot New Generation by 4 wickets. Bush Lot New Generation 185 in 35-overs; Navendra Mahadeo 56, Te r r y D h a n r a j 3 3 , Rameshwar Somwaru 3-20, Chandradatt Veersammy 332. Blairmont Community Centre 187 for 6 in 32-overs; Shamar Flatts 32, Chandradatt Veersammy 28, Akeem Miller 2-20. At D’Edward Achievers A defeated D’Edward by 7 wickets. D’Edward 55 in 14-overs; Richard Braithwaite 29, Renison Mitchell 5-11, Grisean Grant 2-5. Achievers A 56-2 in 8.1overs; Renison Mitchell 24*.

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Kaieteur News

Tuesday September 23, 2014

HIKERS HOCKEY CLUB 4TH ANNUAL junior indoor tournament concludes

The victorious teams of the Hikers Hockey Club 4th Annual Junior Tournament pose for a photo op following the conclusion of the event on Sunday.

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he final day of the 4th Annual Hikers Hockey Club Junior Indoor Tournament provided some of the most exciting clashes of the tournament with a few upsets and defending champions being made to fight for their survival in the iNet Communication under 16 and Woodpecker Products under 21 categories. The day started with seven under 16 boys teams taking to the court in what was by far the most competitive division of all the categories. Although Old Fort Vikings and GCC won their groups, their respective semifinals against group runners-up Saints and Marian Academy both ended in ties and would have to be settled by penalties. A 0-0 tie in regulation was a moral victory for Marian Academy against the highly favoured defending champions GCC, but they showed they had higher ambitions when they booked their place in the final with a 3-2 victory on penalties. Saints’ Ezekiel Springer was the hero for his team in

regulation time when he scored in the final minute to take the match to penalties after a 2-2 draw, the celebration was short lived, however, as Old Fort Vikings scored all three of their penalties, while Saints missed one. Once again Marian Academy started as the underdogs in the final against the heavily favoured Vikings, but Rosario Ramsammy produced one of the goals of the tournament when he dribbled his way through the entire Old Fort team at blistering pace to put his team ahead in the 4th minute. Vikings equalized in the 7th minute through Stephon Sprosta. With the score remaining level until full time, the final had to be settled the same way the semifinals were, but this time around Old Fort were not as efficient, with only Sprosta scoring from the s p o t , w h i l e M a r i a n ’s Ramsammy and Eleomar Silva were dead on target to produce the most unlikely of victories for the school team. GCC’s under 16 girls were pushed to the limit against surprise finalist Old Fort who had earlier upset Hikers in the semifinal.

Repelling attack after attack, it took something special from national striker Aliyah Gordon to break through the Old Fort defence and settle the match 1-0. In the final under 21 girls match of the day, GCC was again pushed to the limit against a spirited Hikers team, but their superior fitness and relentless pressure resulted in all three of their goals being scored in the last three minutes of the match. The under 21 boys final would see a rematch between GCC and defending champions Hikers, the two teams had played to a pulsating 2-2 draw in their round robin encounter and the final seemed headed for the same faith with end to end action from the opening whistle. The encounter was evenly balanced until Hikers’ Aroydy Branford took matters into his own hands and scored all 5 of his team’s goals in the 5-2 victory to keep the title in his club’s hands for the fourth consecutive year. In addition to trophies and medals for the top three teams of each category, Under 13 MVPs Makeda Harding (Marian Academy)

Young Warriors Cricket Club pleads to the public to assist in locating pitch covers

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h e Yo u n g Warriors Cricket C l u b o f Cumberland Village, East Canje, Berbice, is pleading with the general public to assist with recovering their pitch covers, which was stolen Sunday night from the ground. The members of the club expressed shock and

disappointment that people can be so heartless to steal such an important piece of equipment which is used to take care of the cricket venue. The venue has produced many national cricketers and has made a difference in the lives of many people in the Canje area. This is a real shame and

the club calls on the police to apprehend the perpetrators and deal with them accordingly. Anyone having information with regards to stolen covers can contact Anil Beharry on 623-6875, Hubern Evans 624-3275 and Sahadeo Singh on 617-1103. All information will be treated with confidence.

and Omari George (Old Fort) received gift certificates valued at $6,000 each. While iNet Communications under 16 MVPs Aliyah Gordon (GCC) and Rosario Ramsammy (Marian Academy) received certificates worth $8,000 each and Woodpecker Products under 21 MVPs Ashley DeGroot (GCC) and Aroydy Branford (Hikers) received similar certificates worth $10,000, all redeemable at Woodpecker Products Trophy & Sports Shop. In the Global Technology Inter Schools category, champions Christ Church as well as MVPs Bushani Kaladeen (North Ruimveldt Multilateral) and Hilton Chester (Queen’s College), all received certificate values at $45,000 each for computer classes at Global Technology. At the closing ceremony, the juniors of the club, who ran the tournament, thanked the sponsors Global Technology, Woodpecker Products and iNet Communications for their

support of the junior programme. They also thanked medical personnel Patrick Fung for attending to injuries during the entire tournament and gave special thanks to all the parents and coaches of the various clubs and schools for their support. COMPLETE RESULTS Under 13 Category Champions - Marian Academy (Brian Sucre, Ethan Sookra, Makeda Hardin, Keon Ramjit, Eleomar Silva & Daniel Brazao) Runners-up - Old Fort (Darren Stouffle, Charles Chester, Dominic Alleyne, Stephon Headly & Omari George) Third Place - GCC (Rahim Oliver, Samuel Woodroffe, Eon Burke, Michael Hing, Meshach Sargeant, Alexie Cox & Camyla De-Moraes MVP Girl - Makeda Harding (Marian Academy) MVP Boy - Omari George (Old Fort) Global Technology Inter Schools Category Champions - Christ

Church (Kareem McKenzie, Shania Riley, Stephon Sprosta, Daniel Hooper & Rahim Oliver) Runners-up - St. Stanislaus College (Myron Philips, Troy Hodge, Shemar Boston Ezekiel Springer & Gordon Trotman) Third Place - Marian Academy (Makeda Harding, Rosario Ramsammy, Jesse Newton, Keon Ramjit, Eleomar Silva, Lorenzo Vanzo & Mawali Bishop) MVP Girl - Bushani Kaladeen (North Ruimveldt Multilateral) MVP Boy - Hilton Chester (Queens College) iNet Communications Under 16 Girls Champions - GCC (Aliyah Gordon, Dominique Woodroffe, Shania Riley & Ateya Ally) Runners-up - Old Fort (Carolyn Dean, Cassie Campbell, Lianna Williams & Veronique Sampson) Third Place - Hikers (Makeda Harding, Aliyah Abel, Cherub Autar & Cianna Cummings) MVP- Aliyah Gordon (Continued on page 27)

Exciting duels anticipated this Sunday at ‘Race of Champions’ Meet

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he Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) will be hosting its ‘Race of Champions’ Meet this Sunday, at the South Dakota Circuit and fans could expect a day of exciting duels in all the categories according to a source from the entity. The official told this newspaper that all the categories have been fully subscribed and competitors are rearing to get into action with the Meet being dubbed as the precursor for the regional showdown set for November in the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship.

Twenty-four (24) races are carded for the day and competitors will line up in all the different categories in what is already being touted to be a day of keen rivalry among the best in the business. The first race is set to begin at 09:00 hrs with the lineup of competitors set for 08:30 hrs. Meanwhile, the GMR&SC is asking all vendors interested in vending on Sunday to contact its Head Office on Albert Street to finalise all arrangements to conduct such activities. Vendors could make contact during office hours which is between 08:30 -16:00 hrs.

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Banks DIH International Badminton Classic...

Guyanese Ramdhani and Hemraj star on final day

The successful players from both teams display their prizes. Coach of the Guyana team Gokarn Ramdhani is standing far right

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u y a n e s e P r i y a n n a Ramdhani and Hemraj Beharry turned in commendable performances to win their respective categories when the Banks DIH Guyana International Badminton Classic concluded on Sunday last at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Ramdhani won six golds with victories in the girls’ Under-13 and 15 singles, doubles and mix doubles, while Beharry was the triple winner in the boys Under-15 singles, doubles and mix doubles events. Siya Persaud of Guyana an d Er o s P ier p o n t o f Suriname were given special prizes for being the most improved players, while Amelia Balram (Guyana) and Miracle Abdillah (Suriname) received sports personality awards. The Guyanese won fourteen gold and 11 silver over-all. FOLLOWING ARE THE FULL RESULTS; Under-15 Boys Singles: 1st place- Hemraj Beharry (GUY) 2nd place - Tyreese Jeffrey (GUY) Under-15 Girls Singles: 1st place- Priyanna Ramdhani (GUY) 2nd place- Abosaide Cadogan (GUY) Under-15 Boys Doubles: 1st place- Hemraj Beharry & Tyreese Jeffrey (GUY) 2nd place- Ransell Ramsaroop & Akili Haynes (GUY)

Under-15 Girls Doubles: 1st place- Priyanna Ramdhani & Abosaide Cadogan (GUY) 2nd place- Joy Yzer & Abigeal Hing (SUR)

Under-11 Boys Doubles: 1st place- Timothy Karg & Rivano Bisphan (SUR) 2nd place- Omar Samad & Elan Rahaman (GUY)

Under-15 Mix Doubles: 1st place- Priyanna Ramdhani & Hemraj Beharry (GUY) 2nd place- Kevin Karg & Joy Yzer (SUR)

Under-11 Girls Doubles: 1st place- Chante Koswal & Sion Zeegelaar (SUR) 2nd place- Sarah Samad & Reanna Persaud (GUY)

Under-13 Boys Singles: 1st place- Tyreese Jeffrey (GUY) 2nd place- Rivano Bisphan (SUR)

Under-11 Mix Doubles: 1st place- Timothy Karg & Chante Koswal (SUR) 2nd place- Rivano Bisphan & Zion Zeegelaar (SUR)

Under-13 Girls Singles: 1st place - Priyanna Ramdhani (GUY) 2nd place- Abosaide Cadogan (GUY) Under-13 Boys Doubles: 1st place- Kevin Karg & Timothy Karg (SUR) 2nd place- Tyreese Jeffrey & Tyreese Richards (GUY) Under-13 Girls Doubles: 1st place - Priyanna Ramdhani & Abosaide Cadiogan (GUY) 2nd place-Sanaa Arichero & Abigeal Hing (SUR) Under-13 Mix Doubles: 1st place- Priyanna Ramdhani & Tyreese Jeffrey (GUY) 2nd place- Timothy Karg & Sanaa Arichero (SUR) Under-11 Boys Singles: 1st place- Timothy Karg (SUR) 2nd place- Rivano Bisphan (SUR) Under-11 Girls Singles: 1st place- Chante Koswal (SUR) 2 n d p l a c e - Ve ro n i q u e Kasanwirijo (SUR)

Under-15 Boys Singles Finals: Hemraj Beharry (GUY) defeated Tyreese Jeffrey(GUY): 21-6, 21-10 Under-15 Girls Singles Finals: Priyanna Ramdhani (GUY) defeated Abosaide Cadogan (GUY): 21-10, 21-10 Under-15 Boys Doubles Finals: Hemraj Beharry & Tyreese Jeffrey (GUY) defeated Ransell Ramsaroop & Akili Haynes (GUY): 21-10, 21-10 Under-15 Girls Doubles Finals: Priyanna Ramdhani & Abosaide Cadogan(GUY) defeated Joy Yzer & Abigeal Hing(SUR): 21-7, 21-11 Under-15 Mix Doubles Finals: Priyanna Ramdhani & Hemraj Beharry(GUY) defeated Kevin Karg & Joy Yzer(SUR): 21-9, 21-7 U nd e r- 13 B oy s S i ng le s Finals: Tyreese Jeffrey (GUY) defeated Rivano

Priyanna Ramdhani (left) and Hemraj Beharry Bisphan(SUR): 21-15, 21-5 Under-13 Girls Singles Finals: Priyanna Ramdhani(GUY) defeated

Abosaide Cadogan(GUY): 21-9, 21-14 Under-13 Boys Doubles Finals: Kevin Karg &

Timothy karg(SUR) defeated Tyreese Jeffery & Tyreese Richards(GUY): 21-16, 1921, 14-21 (Continued on page 27)

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Indigenous groups cap Amerindian Heritage MONTH IN COMPETITIVE SPORTS ACTIVITIES P. 30

Central Rupununi is noted for its football skills and the men did not disappoint in their match against Mabaruma.

Hamza Eastman rides away with Irene Benjamin 75th birth anniversary Cycle road race

A close finish as Eastman edges home ahead of Williams and De Nobrega.

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