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The Govt. itself has to create employment DEAR EDITOR; No government whose interest is in the people would be happy with a high unemployment rate. The statistics show that the unemployment rate is at approximately 40% for the youth of this country. On one hand there are calls for the government to do more to ensure that jobs are created for young people and on the other hand we have the President stating that the position of his administration is to create an environment where it is easy for jobs to be created presumably by the private sector or by new innovative ideas of the young people themselves which does not stray very far from what the APNU+AFC manifesto states. There are however some facts that need to be addressed if we are going to speak to the issue of job creation and who should be the primary job creator at this juncture in our nation’s history. Guyana is still celebrating its 50th year of Independence which from a historical perspective makes the nation still a young one with many challenges to overcome and many decisions to be made as to the type of society we want. The status of ‘developing country’ also alludes to this. What then should be the role of a government in such a young country and what should the role be for the private sector.
In the “Wretched of the Earth,” Frantz Fanon argues that the national bourgeoisie of underdeveloped countries is not engaged in production, or in invention, nor building, nor labour. He suggests that the spirit of indulgence is dominant at the core of the bourgeoisie; and this is because the national bourgeoisie identifies itself with the Western bourgeoisie, from whom it has learnt its lesson. He also states that the psychology of the national bourgeoisie is that of the businessman, not that of a captain of industry; and it is only too true that the greed of the settlers and the system of embargoes set up by colonialism has hardly left them any other choice. What does this all mean? It is my humble opinion that the local businessmen who are supposed to be the embodiment of the private sector are first and foremost capitalist whose main priority is and has been amassing enough wealth for themselves and dispersing excesses only when there is a dire need to do so. There is also the belief that the current private sector does not have the capacity to adequately invest in the sectors that need diversification to ensure that there are adequate jobs for those who are seeking employment. Added to this is the belief that the private sector is holding on to the capital that they do have awaiting a
proper economic policy from the government. Some may argue that this is a tacit attempt to ensure that the government fails. Whatever the reason we are currently at a juncture where if the private sector can invest they are choosing not to. On the other hand, we have the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana stating time and time again that the government is committed to providing an enabling environment for job creation. How does the government do this? What does the economic environment look like that would stimulate the private sector to open their purses? Has the private sector indicated to the government the specific hindrances that are faced when trying to create jobs? In January, 15 2016 edition of the Stabroek News Lance “Hinds told Stabroek Business that the Chamber is anticipating that this year’s budget will focus on job creation on a large scale” …. “What is clear is that an aggressive capital works programme, including infrastructural works like road construction must continue if we are to create jobs on a significant scale. We also need to see a budget that reflects planning for diversification into other areas that can grow the economy. We have no choice there’, Hinds says”. This response suggests that the private sector is looking to the
government to diversify industries which is an interesting position to have as the then president of the GCCI. My belief is that we are straddling two economic ideologies that are not helping us to create a solid economic agenda. A theory exists in academia that suggests that developing countries need a stronger sense of government intervention in their economies and as the country develops government should have less and less input into the economic affairs of said country. What economic ideology should we be utilizing when deciding on the best economic strategy for this country taking into consideration the current stance of the private sector? If my belief is true that the private sector is not interested in investing and when they do invest it doesn’t help to significantly reduce the unemployment numbers. Government’s job has to be more than creating an enabling environment to one where it is a provider of jobs. If our interest is ensuring we reduce the joblessness especially amongst our youth we need to recognize quickly the realities that currently exist and implement solutions that would see the reduction of the unemployment numbers across this country. Tabitha Sarabo-Halley
Coalition Govt. fails to uphold basic trade wage/salary increase for be easily forgotten, much union principles public servants. more has to be done at the DEAR EDITOR; The present impasse between the Government of Guyana (GoG) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) reflects an absence of critical and progressive thinking. What is also being seen on the GoG’s part is horse trading. The outcome of any negotiation that is considered just is one where the results are agreed upon by the parties involved. The GPSU rejected the wage/ salary offer. For the government to state that the position put forward to the union is final, and it will go ahead and implement it even if the union has not accepted same, is a breach of trust and can be described as evidence of bad faith negotiations. Industrial relations are not about gut feelings. They are guided by a body of
knowledge grounded in conventions, time-honoured principles, established rules and laws. Representatives of this government are advised of the importance of arming themselves with an understanding of these tenets or they will continue lurching from one crisis to another on matters pertaining to workers’ welfare. There are precedents in this society which can serve as guides as against the present big stick method being pursued. In the 1964 national elections, both the People’s National Congress (PNC) and United Force (UF) in their manifestoes promised wage/ salary increases to public servants. In the first budget of the coalition (PNC-UF) government, Peter D’Aguiar who was Finance Minister announced a 24 per cent
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In taking the decision D’Aguiar said, “The increases in rates of pay have been necessary to restore and improve morale in the civil service. It is now hoped to reduce the flow of resignations and to attract suitable staff to the service at all levels.” The minimum wage was raised from $3.04 to $4.00 per day, which represented a 76 per cent increase. The parties that form this government campaigned on a promise to pay public servants decent wages/ salaries. Rather than address workers’ wages/salaries and conditions of work, the government, ie, the President, ministers and members of parliament, moved to look at their own first. This act is unpardonable in this society. For the government to believe that their decision will
bargaining table for workers not to believe that the increases paid to the cabinet and MPs were not self-serving. In 1979 the Forbes Burnham government announced a wage freeze. Bauxite workers challenged this decision in the streets and were able to get a wages/ salaries increase through the Performance Appraisal System. In 1980, having learnt from 1979, when the GoG and Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) met to negotiate, a number of issues, inclusive of salary increases were agreed upon. The government, conscious of its inability to pay, involved the State Planning Secretariat in the person of Carl Greenidge who was mandated to find possible ways to meet the commitment given to the Continued on page 6
Nurses selling food at Suddie Hospital DEAR EDITOR; Several female nurses attached to the Suddie Hospital are engaged in the selling of home made food items at the institution especially in the day while on duty during normal working hours. The practice is apparently being done to augment their income in breach of employment conditions and from mounting public concerns it was considered to be totally wrong and improper.Much slackness and lack of proper supervision at the Administrative level is evident for this to happen when such an ugly situation should have been nipped in the bud. Instead, with an increase in what seems to be a lucrative business for the nurses so involved, it will
obviously now become even more difficult to bring under control having regard to the fact that a stitch in time could save nine. It is all time important for nurses to be confined to their operations in the line of their duty so that the interest of patients can best be served and to keep “extraneous” activities away from their job. Some measure of concern should be given to a canteen operating in the compound contributing to a hefty rental to the institution with the unfair competition posing a threat to the survival of this business entity. An imminent closure to the canteen will be inevitable unless immediate steps are taken to rectify this anomaly once and for all. Concerned nurse
Can there be social cohesion in a plural society? DEAR EDITOR; Thank you for publishing my letter captioned “Here is my definition of culture” in Kaieteur News, Friday 02,2016. However, please permit me space to make this pronouncement in relation to a letter captioned “Social cohesion in Guyana is a profound necessity,” Kaieteur News, Saturday 03, 2016. I strongly endorse the writer’s sentiments. However, can Guyana as a plural society, truly achieve the objectives for social cohesion if the human and cultural rights of every Guyanese regardless of race, age, gender, sex, religion, etc is not respected? Therefore, it is incumbent on every Guyanese to assist the Minister of Social Cohesion, the Hon. Mrs. Amna Ally and her ministry to objectively create the enabling environment for the achievement of social cohesion. But while we sit at the table of diplomacy with the minister and her team to resolve whatever issue/s that may impede on this objective, let’s mutually respect each other’s beliefs, cultural practices and way of life. It is obvious that the value for sentiments is greater than the value for facts/truth, therefore, I’m committed to live my life to objectively express and not to impress and to work for a cause and not an applause. Pandit Deodatt Tillack
Deadly and dangerous shortage of insulin DEAR EDITOR; Guyana is experiencing a massive shortage of insulin, a vital hormone critically necessary for diabetic patients. Such a shortage is already forcing diabetics onto death row. In the absence of insulin, diabetics face life threatening consequences, including lapsing into a coma. The survival rate of people with diabetic coma stands only at 50%. The severity of this crisis is unarguable. The number of diabetics that have been rushed to hospital emergency rooms within recent weeks
has spiked enormously due to this shortage. In addition, the harsh economic situation facing this country forces many diabetics to remain at home and die. This is inhumane. The Ministry of Health needs to urgently address this desperate situation and provides an explanation to the nation. Absolutely, no one should ever be left to die because Government fails to provide. Annie Baliram
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Guyana Association of Professional Engineers has failed Guyana DEAR EDITOR; Allow me to suggest to Guyanese via this news media, that GWI’s problem is not about poor administration and visionlessness. The problem seems to be conceptual than anything else. What we are witnessing is basically the manifestation of the problem. What is sad is enormous time spent elaborating on the spin-offs of conceptual deficiencies. When the new administration appointed the current CEO, the opposition made several negative comments. At that point I disregard those comments because the opposition’s record during their reign of terror and otherwise speak for itself. However, I am always of the view that appointments of such magnitude require careful examination and good judgement. In the GWI scenario only the Government of Guyana can explain why this appointment was made in manner that reflects total disregards for logical thinking. The focus here is not about the person but the principle. The reason why most government controlled utilities are inefficient, is simply because politics has replaced engineering and a sustainable business environment and culture. The dead and weighty hands of governments must let go. The duty of Government is not to stifle initiatives and frustrate growth. The government’s role should be one of creating an environment that stimulates a positive response from its engineers and the business community. In another write up, I will comment on the role of a progressive government with specific reference to GWI. Before I conclude for now, I wish to say that the Guyana Association of Professional Engineers (GAPE) has failed the entire nation. Whilst they continue to have lavish Christmas lunches, engineering which is a regulated profession in progressive countries is on the decline. An associate of mine said to me that the process is irreversible. I hope not because of the perceived consequences. For example, the use of carbon steel for well casing by GWI, in an environment that is ideal for galvanic corrosion. Engineering achievements have nothing to do with position held but rather on engineering implementations that impacts positively on the social and economic lives of the human being and the environment in which he live. May God bless GWI and the Government of The Cooperative Republic of Guyana. Hector Lambert
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Quoting W.E. B Du Bois to justify the ten percent salary increase DEAR EDITOR; I join the debate on the increase in salaries for public servants, with a sense of patriotism, called the last refuge of a scoundrel by Samuel Johnson. I also feel obliged - which really is a code word for making a choice–to write as a conscientious citizen of Guyana on salaries for public servant. Honourable Minister Winston Jordon in his maiden budget speech delivered in 2015, as extracted from an article published in Stabroek News (SN) dated August 11, 2015 stated: “Mr. Speaker, I wish to announce an increase in the minimum basic salary of each public servant to $50,000, effective July 1, 2015. This translates to a 26.4 percent increase for those still earning the old minimum wage of $39,540 and 17.1 percent for over 4,000 public servants earning the current minimum wage of $42,703,” “Since the bulk of the public servants earn $100,000 and below, these are substantial increases, more than was promised to these categories of workers. These increases are payable to workers who were employed on or before January 1, 2015,” With approximately 80% or 25,000 public servants earning below $100,000 out of the estimated 31,250 public servants in Guyana, it is my belief that the Coalition Government substantively delivered to the 80 percenters or public servants working for less than $100,000 per month, a fulfillment of the campaign promise of 20% increase to public servants. The table below extracted from the Stabroek News article referenced above; illustrates that the 80 percenters on average received at least a minimum of 20% increase, with effect from July 1, 2015. The above development should not be ignored as salary increases are being negotiated for public servants in 2016. However, what is needed in the 2016 salary negotiations are deliberations with a biased focus on those public servants earning below $100,000 per month. It is disingenuous to conflate the 10% currently being offered to the 20% campaign promise that has to a great extent been delivered on and implemented by President Granger’s administrationin 2015. From the statements in his letters to the Editors of Stabroek News and Kaieteur News, on Sunday, August 28, 2016, Mr. Tacuma Ogunseye, the fair, fearless and well informed writer and WPA member; a Guyanese who in my opinion looks at the big picture,wrote; “It is my considered opinion that an increase of 20 to 25% for low income workers was the least the government could have offered, given all the known challenges it faces. Such an offer even though it would have disappointed some workers and their leadership, would have resulted in the broad masses of workers willingly accepting the compromise offer and doing so with dignity.” I concur with Mr. Ogunseye and take this opportunity to point out that a 25% increase for the 80% of Public Servants who earn below $100,000 per month, with Guyana having an income tax threshold equivalent to the minimum wage level of $50,000 per month, essentially results in 30% of the increase being returned to the Treasury - as illustrated below:
Coalition Govt. fails... From page 5 union. It was during this negotiation that the issue of deferred wages/salaries in the forms of bonds was proposed to the GTU. This was accepted by the union and the parties signed off on an agreement. In 1999 the Janet Jagan government decided that it will respond negatively to the public sector unions’ demand for an increase in wages/salaries, on the pretext that the IMF Structural Adjustment Programme prevented offering a decent increase. The government felt the trade union was weak, but underestimated the workers who were enraged by the treatment, mobilised among themselves, and proceeded to strike action. The union leadership had to comply. The 1999 strike lasted for 57 days and the parties had to resort to arbitration to have the matter resolved. When the award was made, the IMF was notified and the government had to honour the increase. Though the award was not honoured in its entirety, the increased wages/salaries for the three years the award stipulated were paid. One would have expected that these experiences would serve as lessons to guide negotiations with the GoG and the GPSU and the GTU. Actors of the events of 1979 and 1980 such as Carl Greenidge, Jeffrey Thomas and Richard Persico are still around, and their knowledge and experience could be tapped. The 1999 issue is still fresh and most of the persons who participated in it are still around. Negotiation requires constructive engagement, built on mutual respect, which would guide arriving at a package agreed on by the employer and workers’ representatives. This government has failed in upholding these basic principles, and is urged to learn and be guided by the lesson of history, and return to the negotiation table. Lincoln Lewis
We should always strive to do better than our predecessors, not for the sake of casting them in a bad light, but to improve upon what exists and to be true to human nature. I close with a quote from W.E.B. Du Bois, used by Finance Minister, Honourable Winston DaCosta Jordan at the ending of his budget speech on August 10, 2015:”Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime.” Nigel Hinds
Indira Ananjit needs to answer many questions DEAR EDITOR; Reference Letter to Editor issued in the Guyana Chronicle dated September 3, 2016 written by former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Legal Affairs and Attorney General Chambers, Ms. Indira Ananjit. The Staff, Ms Ananjit had oppressed, marginalised and discriminated against waited only one day after her departure on annual leave she had not taken since 2013, to take to the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs (AGMLA) the incriminating documents. The staff advised the newly appointed Minister of the Public Service procedures
which required the matter and documents being sent to the Auditor General. The documents showed Ms. Ananjit, the Chief Accounting Officer for the Ministry, approving payments of over 2.5 million dollars for Commonwealth Law Reports and over 2 million dollars in computer parts but those purchases could not be found as having been received in any of the records of the Ministry. After not hearing from the Auditor General for many months, the Ministry received a purported report which it challenged under the provisions of the Audit Act. The Report could be
interpreted to mean that former President Ramotar and former AGMLA, Anil Nandlall conspired to spend taxpayers; money in the custody of the Ministry to purchase the law books for Nandlal’s benefit. In the words of Sir Richard Drayton it was a “predatory relationship seeking to strip private wealth out of state assets.” When the Hon. Attorney General took over the office he met staffers who greeted him with exultations of “we are free at last, free at last.” There were many reports of Ms Ananjit taking files and giving them to Nandlall; downloading information from the Ministry’s computers and giving them to him or his driver and
suppres s i n g d o c u m e n t s and other information relevant to the new administration, yet the Minister never dismissed her. Ms Ananjit did write the Minister of State Harmon but she indicated to him she did not want to return to the Ministry of Legal Affairs (MLA) and would like to go anywhere else. She never sought to return to the MLA and for good reason; she was afraid of being charged for a criminal offence. Ms Ananjit must tell the nation whether she left the Ministry of Tourism, GECOM and the NCN under similar circumstances. The AGMLA rejects the contentions in Ms Ananjit’s said letter. Ministry of Legal Affairs
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B Division Commander says crime in Berbice declining monthly Crime in ‘B’ Division has been declining monthly and this is a fact not fiction or perception. Commander Ian Amsterdam made this observation while responding to criticisms from individuals, including Regional Chairman Regional Chairman David Armogan, who said that crime is on the rise in Berbice. He said that police statistics differ from the misinformation being peddled by some media houses, media personnel, social media experts and political crime analysis with political agendas. “We employed strategy based on crime trends and patterns, not politics,” Commander Amsterdam said. “For example, the Honorable Minister of Public Security coming to Berbice may be a political strategy, but certainly not a crime fighting strategy. “Smooth roads, well lit streets and villages will certainly aid response times and impact our crime fighting strategy in a positive way.” “Mounted police deployed in the backlands will certainly aid our strategy by providing support to patrol our vast savannahs, and for our farmers, and will act as a deterrent for those mentally challenged persons who would seek to exploit those challenges by robbing, murdering and engaging in all forms of illegal activities.
- blasts critics, challenges NDC to fix roads, install lights in vulnerable areas “Yes, this is one welcome initiative that will boost out strategy. We always welcome positive criticism that will improve our performance and service to the residents and citizens.” The Commander said that crime will occur and the main issue is how the police respond when crime occurs. He took a swipe at Regional Chairman David Armogan who was on Television in Berbice lamenting that crime has increased in Berbice while calling on the police to do something about the situation. He said that a number of the things are hampering the police in their crime fighting strategy, and the Regional Chairman and the NDC could do something about them. “What is needed is smooth roads street lights, cutting the bushes…these are some of the things in the domain of the Regional Administration and the respective NDC.” He made mention of a recent robbery on the East Bank Berbice in which a bandit was killed. According to the Commander, the police patrol took over 30 minutes to get to the location due to the deplorable and horrendous state of that road. “We would have liked to get there in 10 minutes not 30
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minutes. That is what the Regional Chairman has control over. He can fix the road, so we can respond in 10 minutes not 30 minutes. Going to Angoy’s Avenue (Cow Dam) the road is in a bad state and that is an area where we know the bandits will flee to hide most times when they commit a crime. In Fort Ordnance the road is also in a deplorable state. The time one takes to get into those areas the bandits would be far gone. In some of the villages the bushes are so high along the road ways…what is the Region and the NDCs doing? They have control over those things. They should fix them. Those are all security risks. The police have no control over some of those things. Do they expect the police to do them? Fix the road, fix the lights, cut the bushes? Fixing these those things will help us fight crime.” The commander had some questions for the critics in which he asked. “What strategy do we employ to prevent a human from unlawfully taking the life of another human? What Strategy do we employ to prevent a person who was robbed of millions in the past from repeating the same actions and expect a different result?”
COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF SERIOUS CRIMES FOR ‘B’ DIVISIONS 1st JANUARY TO 19th AUGUST, 2015/2016
Father of two loses eye after allegedly beaten by soldiers The family of a 33-yearold man who lost his left eye after he was allegedly beaten by several Guyana Defence Force Coast Guards, over a month ago, at Parika are criticizing police for their sloth in probing the matter. Julius Taylor, a father of two, of Lot 1639 Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo was reportedly attacked and brutally beaten by the army ranks on July 27, last. At the time of the assault, he was making his way home from the Parika Police Station where he had visited to inquire about a report of larceny. According to Taylor a report was made to the Parika Police Station in relation to the attack on him. However, police officials told Kaieteur News that no arrests have been as investigations are ongoing. Recalling the events that lead to this tragedy, a tearyeyed Taylor said that he had visited the station to inquire about investigation into a matter he had reported some time ago. He said that as he was making his way past a “rum shop” four men who were consuming alcohol confronted him and an argument ensued. He recalled that one of the men threw a Guinness bottle at him while he was involved in an altercation with another man who was armed with a knife. Taylor said that he was dealt several stabs to the face and about his body with the sharp objects. The injured man alleged that the beating occurred a short distance from the station and was witnessed by three police officer who stood and did nothing to assist him. When asked how he knew
Seventeen youths... (From page 3) machinery while developing talented young Guyanese to ensure a consistent level of superior results and quality in the delivery of Macorp’s customer service. Over the years, Macorp has trained more than 100 technicians (in an individualized environment) towards ensuring quality; owing to the constant upgrades and the uniqueness of Caterpillar machine and its technology. The company promises to continue playing an essential role in the country’s development; contributing directly with technical support and supply of equipment to related sectors – mining, agriculture, road construction, basic industry, marine, forestry and electrical power generation.
Julius Taylor the men were members of the GDF, Taylor said that he was able to ascertain their identity based on information he received from residents in the area. Taylor made it clear that he had never seen his attackers before. He related that police officers from the station transported him to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where he was visited by a policeman who took a statement from him. His relatives only became aware that he was hospitalized after an official from the Cottage Hospital contacted them by phone. He was referred to the
GPHC two days later, where he had the badly damaged eye removed. “They (police) just hustling to cover up this story. I was told that they did some ID parade. But how could they have done that when I was not there and cannot see to identify anyone?” Taylor added. He claimed that he was told by police to bring persons in for questioning who might have witnessed the brutality. Medical documents seen by Kaieteur News indicated that Taylor was advised to seek medical attention overseas since corrective surgery to save his right eye, which was also damaged, cannot be done here. A relative of said that the operation costs $750,000 and will be done in Trinidad and Tobago. To date, Taylor and his wife indicated that they have raised monies to fund the surgery. But they are pleading with the public for assistance with garnering funds to offset travel and accommodation expenses. Persons desirous of rendering assistance can contact Taylor on (592) 6927714.
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Cops ID suspect in pensioner’s murder, seek speedy DNA results By: Romila Boodram Detectives probing the murder of 76-year-old David Ramkissoon, who was found with his throat slit in his Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home three Sundays ago, are convinced that they have his killer in their sight. But they need a DNA match to confirm their suspicions, and getting that is easier said than done. That DNA test will cost taxpayers approximately $1M, and getting Cabinet’s blessing to access this cash can be challenging at times. Kaieteur News understands that additional time was requested from the court to detain the prime suspect, but he was eventually released on station bail. Ramkissoon’s body was discovered in his living room with his throat slit around 17:30 hrs on August 21. The pensioner was the only one at home at the time of the murder. His son and several persons were held but they were subsequently released.
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Dead: David Ramkissoon Kaieteur News understands that detectives who visited the scene on the day of the murder saw footprints in the mud at the back of the pensioner’s yard, leading to an alleyway. Along with the footprints, they spotted drops of blood that led straight to a shack located a short distance from the slain man’s home. The occupant of that shack was taken into custody after blood was found in his home. Investigators also reportedly found blood under the suspect’s nails. On being
questioned, he reportedly gave different versions of his movements on the day the pensioner was killed. If the blood found under the suspect’s nails match that of the victim, then detectives will know for sure that they have the right man. The suspect is someone who is known to Ramkissoon’s relatives and he was aware that the victim’s family would be out for the day. Neighbours said that just after the pensioner’s son and his family left to go to a creek on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, pensioner David Ramkissoon went to a nearby shop. He reportedly failed to lock his door, and it is suspected that the killer sneaked inside. “Perhaps, while rummaging through the house, the victim went home and confronted him and that’s how he (Ramkissoon) was killed,” a rank opined. The investigators who are working on this case are hoping that the DNA test can be done as soon as possible so that the case can be closed.
Atlantic Symphony Steel Orchestra Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Founder Rudy Bishop and supporters at the event The Banquet Hall of the St. Stephens Lutheran Church in Brooklyn was the venue for the staging of the Grand Black Tie Affair to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Chronicle Atlantic Symphony Steel & Brass Orchestra. The formal dinner, which was attended by a wide cross section of long-time supporters as well as current and past members of the band, reminisced as the evening went by where a number of persons were presented with certificates and plaques. Heading the list was former Prime Minister and Mayor – Hamilton Green. Host of the evening Bobby Vieira, a former Manager and player in the band, highlighted many of the accomplishments of the group, including their numerous tours to several countries showcasing Guyana’s rich culture. The group, which had a Brass component also included at times on Tour, Dancers, Singers and Drama and poetry specialists. Vieira reminded the audience of their many experiences when for example in Brazil, an elderly woman followed the band to every performance and brought flowers for the young players, who were able to perform pieces like Swan Lake, The flight of the Bumble Bee and The 1812 Overture. The band showcased itself in Russia, London, Brazil, Cuba, Canada, The United States and many Caribbean countries. They represented Guyana at Carifesta 1972 in Guyana, Cuba 1976, and Barbados 1981. For many years the band was also a highlight home with their annual presentation of “Christmas Festival”. The group which continued throughout the late 70’s and 80’s was replaced by a younger generation, after most of the band members migrated to either the US or Canada. The Founder – Rudy Bishop
Founder Rudy Bishop (left) is presented with a Lifetime Achievement award continued the process of training younger students now called the “Acolytes”, while maintaining the larger and older group in Brooklyn. Today, like Guyana, the band celebrates 50 years on continuous service of keeping the Guyanese flag high in the US, with appearances at many significant festivals and events including the famous “Apollo Theater” in Harlem. Significantly present at the event were veteran theater personalities – Desiree Edgill, Jasper Adams, Henry Rodney and Andre Wiltshire. Vieira highlighted the contribution made by the actors as part of the group, and commend e d M r. Hamilton Green for his assistance in the formation and development of Steel Bands in Guyana. Former Director of Music of the Band – Desmond Fraser was among the former members who were recognized. Calvin White, Frank Lynch and Roy Geddes were given high praise for their support and contribution toward the successes of the
band at some point or another. Songsters Jenny Ferreira, Daunne SchultzBlackmore and other well know members were also on hand to join the festivities. Even more significant, was the passing of the baton to Rudy Bishop’s son Steve Bishop, who will now take the band and the younger group into the next series of years and performances. Rudy in an emotional response after receiving a Life Time award on behalf of all of the present and former from former members reminisced how it was heartwarming to see some of the members whom he had to nurture on tours because of their very young age, have turned out to be outstanding Citizens, Husbands and Fathers. He closed by saying he was now happy to have successfully steered the band for fifty years, and was handing over to his son, who has been at his side for almost forty years of his life. Bishop, a former Member of Parliament under the Burnham administration, now retires in the twilight.
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The slide downwards and backwards Kaieteur News yesterday listed sixteen areas of concern over the government’s performance over the past year. Very few governments in the world have racked up such a large number of slipups and blunders in such a short period of time. The government seems to lack the ability to call its senior members to account for what have become embarrassments for the ruling coalition. The government wants Guyanese to consider what has happened as mistakes.
Guyanese are not stupid and should not be easily insulted. The government has been a disappointment and this ultimately will be blamed on poor leadership. The government cannot blame any of the sixteen issues mentioned in yesterday’s edition of the Kaieteur News on the PPPC. The PPPC has had nothing to do with those issues. They are solely of the making of the government and it is therefore the government which is required to ‘pull up its socks’
and to do so swiftly to stem the decline. The government seems to be stumbling from mistake to mistake. There seems to be no end to its clumsiness in administering the affairs of Guyana. It says the right things but it does, in so many instances the wrong things. The issue with the rental of the storage bond was only unearthed because the government had to go to the National Assembly for approval of the cost of the security deposit. It was while
Dem boys seh...
BaiShanLin apply fuh more visa than it need When dem boys talk nuff people does believe dem mekking joke. Nuff people get vex when dem boys talk bout BaiShanLin and de things dem was doing but dem boys wasn’t de only one who was talking. De British and de Americans was talking. Since 2013 dem boys suspect that something was happening when all of a sudden BaiShanLin was bringing in people to wuk and Guyanese never see de wuk. People come in to build some value added to de timber industry that BaiShanLin was involved in but no factory didn’t build. Dem boys want to know why Donald allow so much Chinese come in to build a factory when no place ain’t clear fuh de factory or no factory part ain’t come in. De British was watching this and dem call Rohee. But that was like talking to a deaf man who tun he back to you. De Chinee keep coming in by de droves. BaiShanLin was applying fuh more visas than it need. De Marriott people already had dem set of Chinee workers. Is only BaiShanLin and de airport people claim how dem had vacancy. At de same time dem boys did hear how
BaiShanLin was bringing in jail men but de Ambassador kick up a fuss. He even refuse to tek some refreshment that de Waterfalls paper boss man did offer him. Now dem boys hear that BaiShanLin was involved in human trafficking. That mean that somebody was tekking de people and promise dem wuk. David Daby shell out visa and Rohee give out work permits—some boys seh that people don’t do nutten fuh nutten. When de Chinee come BaiShanLin put dem up in de hotel next to de Princess. From deh de people use to get ship out to de interior to wuk gold. Dem do everything except wuk in de timber industry. Some of dem complain how dem lose dem passport and that Guyana had to give dem one—for a fee from you know who. Now dem boys want to know wheh all dem Chinee people who come to Guyana deh. If dem go to Venezuela dem got to run back to Guyana although dem can bear dem chafe. Some wukking in de stores and some disappear. Talk half and start searching fuh dem who BaiShanLin bring.
questioning this spending that certain facts emerged which spiraled into one of the biggest controversies of the new government. Who knows what lies hidden behind some of the other deals which were not required to go to the National Assembly for approval. For example, it is not yet known just who donated to the works at Durban Park and just how much monies are owed to contractors. The government promised greater transparency but it has been less than transparent in trying to defend some of its more controversial decisions. The issue of the value of the steel that a private company gained possession of remains a mystery. The way of deal with such issues would have been for the government to put all the facts on the table but the government seems to be disinclined to doing so. This is not what was promised. It also cannot be laid at the feet of the PPP because the issue of transparency of the present government has nothing to do with the PPPC. Why is the government not releasing the contracts it
signed? One of its first acts when it came to power was to table in the National Assembly a number of agreements signed by the PPPC when it was in power. What is preventing the government from doing the same? The government did promise when it was campaigning for office that it would sell the Marriott Hotel because this was a rotten deal by the PPP which would cause the State to lose money. The government has not yet sold the hotel and seems to want to hold on to it, thereby making it seem as if the PPPC ‘s decision to build the hotel was not as bad as was made out to be by their opponents. Why is the Marriott not yet up for sale? There has also been no movement on granting television and radio licenses which were denied to entities who had applied and who many felt were the victims of PPPC discrimination. The Broadcasting Authority has not issued a single new license, except for some community radio licenses, since it was established. Why did the government opt to issue new fuel import
licenses. A number of reputable international companies have always controlled the importation of fuel into Guyana. Guyana also has a state owned oil company which ensures that oligopolistic relations do not develop and that consumers benefit from competition. Why is the government moving then to increase the number of fuel importers, knowing well its weakness in regulating and monitoring this sector? And why did the government not advertise and invite for expressions of interest rather than simply handing out the licenses. The government is running amok and awry. The left hand does not seem to know what the right hand is doing. Things are sliding backwards and downwards. Imagine what is likely to happen when the oil revenues come flowing, if they ever do because at the rate the government is going by the time those revenues are ready to be received by Guyana, the PPPC would have regained power.
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Keeping NICIL alive can result in future abuses Regardless of whatever explanations the Government may present for keeping NICIL, former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran insists that there is great danger in keeping the controversial entity alive in its present form. Goolsarran said that prior to 2002, a Privatization Unit was functioning under the Ministry of Finance. He said that by a Management Cooperation Agreement entered into, the Privatization Unit, headed by the infamous Winston Brassington went over to NICIL and took over the operations of the entity. The Chartered Accountant said that since then, state revenues, in the form of dividends and privatization proceeds have been intercepted and retained by NICIL as its revenue.
– FORMER AG
NICIL Chairman, Dr. Maurice Odle These revenues he said were used for purposes as dictated by NICIL’s board. Goolsarran said that while corrective actions might have been taken in relation to some
of the irregularities uncovered by the forensic audit he conducted on NICIL, there is the inescapable reality that “there is the clear danger that keeping NICIL ‘live’ can result in future abuses.” The Chartered Accountant said that there is no reason why the current activities of NICIL cannot be undertaken as a department under the Ministry of Finance, as was done in the past. He stressed that NICIL was established in 1990 to monitor the Government’s privatization programme and to collect all dividends from public corporations and other entities in which controlling interest is vested in the State,
Fishmonger on trial for wake house murder
- video link evidence used at Berbice High Court History was created in the Berbice High Court when for the first time a video link was used during a High Court trial in the Ancient County. The video link was used in the trial of a man who is accused of stabbing his uncle-inlaw to death back in 2014 following an altercation at his grandmother- in- law’s wake. Latchman Samaroo, 28, a fishmonger and father of four of Lot 45 Bacchus Street, Rosignol Village West Bank Berbice, is on trial before Justice Jo Ann Barlow and a mixed jury. Samaroo is accused of murdering his uncle in law Surijpaul Ramnarine called “Mud Foot” and “Boyo”, 51 of Blairmont Village West Bank Berbice on Saturday December 13, 2014, at Rosignol following an ongoing feud. Ramnarine was allegedly stabbed in the chest around 12:10 hrs on Saturday morning. The incident took place at a wake which was being held for Ramnarine’s mother at Rosignol Village West Bank Berbice. Samaroo is being represented by attorney at Law Goomatie Singh. State Prosecutor attorney at Law Stacy Goodings is presenting the state’s case. The suspect and Ramnarine were embroiled in an argument, which escalated into a fight..It is alleged that the accused took out a 12 inch knife and stabbed Ramnarine. He then made good his escape. Samaroo gave himself up a few days later at the Blairmont Police Station. The video link was used in the testimony of Seenarine Ramnarine, called “Blacka,” who lives in Barbados. The man testified that Latchman was his brother. He testified to being at the venue for most of the afternoon as they were preparing for his mother’s wake. He said he was with the men and some others. Samaroo and his brother were arguing and he saw Samaroo stab his brother. Seenarine Ramnarine was subsequently cross-examined by Defence Attorney Goomatie Singh. A number of witnesses have testified so far for the prosecution, including taxi driver Samal Khan. Khan told the court that he was at home when he was called and told something. As a result he drove his car, PEE 9826, to the scene and took Ramnarine to the Fort Wellington
MURDER ACCUSED: Latchman Samaroo Hospital. Harikesh Ramnarine in his testimony told the court that the deceased was his father. He witnessed the postmortem examination which was conducted by Dr. Vivikanand Brijmohan. Police Detective Constable Andel Doris testified to visiting the scene on the night of the incident. He conducted interviews and took a number of photographs of the scene. The photographs were then tendered into evidence. The final witness was Detective Sergeant Zoanne Johnson, who testified to conducting investigation into the matter. She took a caution statement from the accused. In the caution statement, which was tendered into evidence the accused stated that: ”Me na bore the man, me and the man had a scramble and all two a we fall on the ground. Me come off from he and me run away after he brother pick up a wood and lash me windscreen on me bus. Me keep looking and de man bin still lie down on the ground. “Me thought the man drunk and he knock he self-hard. Me na stab he me na know if he had anything in he hand and when he fall if the thing bore he. Me na know nothing.” The preliminary inquiry was conducted by Magistrate Rhondell Weever at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court. The trial is continuing.
as well as privatization proceeds and pay them over to the Consolidated Fund. The former Auditor General said that the privatization programme came to an end some five years ago. As regards Goolsarran’s recommendation to shut NICIL down, Chairman of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited, Dr. Maurice Odle said that this is a policy decision that Government has to make. In a statement to the media, Odle said that a decision was taken by the Board not to recommend the disbanding of NICIL. He said that the Board recommended that NICIL retain both its original custodial and
Former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran oversight role as a holding company and, also, its development role. Dr. Odle believes that the development role, in conjunction with line
Ministries, involves capitalization, financial and legal structuring, and project management, with respect to certain investments approved by Cabinet. In addition, to this, the NICIL Chairman said that the entity to date continues to be responsible for various types of assets, particularly land and property, until such time that the Government may deem it necessary to privatize same. He stressed that collaboration with Ministries and Agencies is being used to enhance effectiveness. In this regard, the NICIL Chairman cited that a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with the Ministry of Business concerning the administration of Industrial Estates.
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WPA placed leash on public criticism of Govt. in the interest of partnership By: Kiana Wilburg When the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) joined forces with the coalition party, it made a conscious decision that it would temper its public criticism of government’s actions. It opted to do its criticism in private. According to WPA Executive Member, Dr. David Hinds, the decision to do so was based on several reasons. However, this crucial choice did not come without its own political consequences. Has the party benefitted from its decision to be so guarded in its commentary? Or has it become imprisoned by its caution? Has the WPA been able to voice its concerns in the Government? More significantly, is the WPA given a voice at the
“But we took that caution too far and have become partly imprisoned by it.” - Dr. Hinds table when it comes to policy making? These very questions were addressed by Hinds in his recent writings. The University Professor opined that the WPA’s criticisms of the Government in the public sphere have been placed on a leash in the interest of the “collective.” The political activist argued that one of the difficulties still facing the individual parties within the APNU+AFC partnership is the ability to balance being in government while maintaining independence. Dr. Hinds said that none of the parties in the Coalition has worked out how to do that balancing act. “Some may even question
whether it is possible to balance those two things. It should be noted that the WPA is not the only party in the Coalition that does not speak out on government action; the PNC and the AFC are also silent. This suggests that the problem is much bigger than we think,” expressed the WPA Executive Member. He added, “It can also be argued that the PNC does not have to do the balancing act since they are the ones controlling the government. I differ with that view. Some PNC members feel that the party is marginalized in the government; that it is the exsoldier faction that is really in charge.” Contrary to the views in
some quarters, Dr. Hinds opined that the WPA has not lost its independence or its conviction. As a collective, he said that members disagree strongly with some of the government’s actions. The University Professor said that although his critiques are done in his own name and not the party’s, most of the time his views are reflective of a majority within the WPA family. “When the government changed, the WPA’s leadership decided to deliberately take a cautious approach towards public criticism of the government. We decided to remain quiet so as not to appear to be undermining the government.” The political activist that that there are four major considerations that informed WPA’s caution, when it comes to publicly critiquing the government. Firstly, the WPA Executive Member said that the party has taken into consideration that partnership government in Guyana is a new phenomenon that requires each partner to resist against the temptation to impose its views on the partnership. Secondly, Dr. Hinds said that the party is committed to making the government work
WPA Executive Member, Dr. David Hinds and not to undermine it. In this regard, he said that the party’s primary concern is not to poison relations with its partners. Thirdly, the political activist said that given WPA’s history of radical critique of government and politics, most within the party structure are sensitive to the criticisms that “we cannot be trusted to hold things together.” Lastly, the University Professor said that the WPA feels strongly that as a party they should avoid doing anything to give comfort to the PPP and aid its stated objective of undermining and derailing the government. “In a sense, the WPA muted its critical voice in the public sphere in the interest of the collective. In my view we took that cautiousness too far and have become partly imprisoned by it.” The WPA Executive
Member said that it was the party’s hope that it would air its concerns internally, but opportunities to do so have been scarce. He said that the organs of the APNU meet infrequently and so far as the WPA knows, the partners of the Coalition do not meet outside of Cabinet. “The WPA has one voice and one vote in Cabinet. In other words, our party has very little or no voice in policy making. For example, as a party we were not consulted on the recent decision on the wage offer to public servants. I am arguing that we got precious little for erring on the side of cautiousness.” The WPA Executive Member said that there is currently a raging debate inside the WPA family on the party’s silence on government action. He said, too, that there is a majority view that the party is hurting itself by not asserting its independence both inside and outside of government. “Many of our comrades feel very strongly that as a party, we have not done a good job at balancing our independence by upholding our traditional values with our commitment to making the Coalition work.” Dr. Hinds emphasized however that the party’s survival as a credible political influence is premised on striking that balance—the sooner the better.
Shot serial offender found in hospital after fleeing from cops Robbery suspect Jamal Junior Munroe was shot on Saturday morning during an altercation with ranks of an anti-crime patrol in Berbice who went to arrest him. Munroe, called ‘Ocku,’ 23, of Lot 31 Savannah Park New Amsterdam, was wounded in the abdomen, but still managed to flee into some nearby bushes. He subsequently turned up at the New Amsterdam Hospital from where he was transported to the Georgetown Hospital in a critical condition. Munroe was out on bail after being charged with several offences. According to information, at approximately 03:30 hrs the ranks of the anti-crime patrol spotted the suspect in the house. Upon realizing that he was cornered, the fugitive allegedly jumped through a
window. He landed in the path of one of the ranks and the two had a scuffle during which Munroe was shot. He eventually jumped over a drain and fled into some nearby bushes. He was subsequently found seriously wounded at the New Amsterdam Hospital with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The suspect, who had lost a considerable amount of blood, was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital. He has previous charges of break and enter and larceny, simple larceny, robbery under arms and throwing missiles among others. It is alleged that on March 21, at Nicolay Street, New Amsterdam, Munroe and others robbed Lloyd Butchey of a gold chain, a Samsung Galaxy Smartphone and $12,000 in cash.
Jamal Junior Munroe Another charge is that on March 31, at Lot 56 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam Berbice, Munroe and an accomplice broke into the home of Erica Hope and stole two laptops, two cell phones and a DVD player. Upon seeing the virtual complainant, Munroe allegedly fled with the items. He subsequently texted and (Continued on page 24)
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Obama quashes prospect of fast- China’s Xi at G20 says world economy track Brexit UK-U.S. trade deal at risk, warns against protectionism
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May (left) and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands after speaking to reporters following their bilateral meeting alongside the G20 Summit, in Ming Yuan Hall, yesterday. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama offered Britain little hope of a fast-track postBrexit trade deal yesterday, but said he would work to ensure the economic relationship between the two does not unravel after the British vote to leave the European Union. Obama met with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the start of a G20 summit in China as Britain embarks on the long process of reinventing itself as an independent trading nation following the shock June EU referendum outcome. Obama, who in April used a visit to London to tell Britain it would be at the back of the queue for a trade deal if it left the EU, met with May for the first time since she became prime minister to discuss Brexit and other global challenges. He offered May reassurance that Britain’s closest political, commercial and military ally would stand by her, but did not shrink away from his stance that Brexit was a mistake and that London would not be able to jump the queue to arrange a bilateral deal. “It is absolutely true that I believed pre-
Brexit vote, and continued to believe postBrexit vote, that the world benefited enormously from the United Kingdom’s participation in the EU,” he said. “First things first - the first task (for Britain) is going to be figuring out what Brexit means with respect to Europe, and our first task is making sure we get, first, TPP (TransPacific Partnership) done and also that we move forward on the TTIP (Transatlantic T r a d e a n d I n v e s t m e n t P a r t n e r s h i p) negotiations in which we’ve invested a lot of time and effort.” TTIP is a stalled U.S.-EU trade deal, while TPP is Obama’s signature Asian trade deal. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, meanwhile, said on Sunday his country and Britain were both very committed to having an early free trade agreement after Britain leaves the European Union. “They’ve got to put in place free trade agreements and we are enthusiastic and supportive; we’re providing Britain with as much assistance as we can at a technical level,” Turnbull told reporters in Hangzhou.
Reuters - The global economy is being threatened by rising protectionism and risks from highly leveraged financial markets, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the open of a two-day summit of leaders from G20 nations. His warning yesterday followed bilateral talks with Barack Obama that the U.S. president described as “extremely productive”, but which failed to bring both sides closer on thornier topics such as tensions in the South China Sea. With the summit taking place after Britain’s vote in June to exit the European Union and before the U.S. presidential election in November, observers expect G20 leaders to mount a defense of free trade and globalization and warn against isolationism. The global economy has arrived “at a crucial juncture”, Xi said, in the face of sluggish demand, volatile financial markets and feeble trade and investment. “Growth drivers from the previous round of technological progress are gradually fading, while a new round of technological and industrial revolution has yet to gain momentum,” he said. G20 countries are set to agree in a communiqué at the end of the summit that all policy measures - including monetary, fiscal and structural reforms - should be used to achieve solid and sustainable economic growth, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda said. “Commitment will be made to utilizing all three policy tools of monetary and fiscal policies and structural reforms to achieve solid, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth,” Hagiuda told reporters on the sidelines of the summit. Xi also called on G20 countries to match their words with actions. “We should turn the G20
China’s President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, yesterday. REUTERS/Mark Schiefelbein/Pool group into an action team, instead of a talk shop,” he said. But some of the G20 leaders have begun drawing battle lines in disputes over issues ranging from trade and investment to tax policy and industrial overcapacity. Yesterday, Xi held talks with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and told him he hoped Australia would continue to provide a fair, transparent and predictable policy environment for foreign investors. China was angered when Australia blocked the A$10 billion ($7.7 billion) sale of the country’s biggest energy grid to Chinese bidders last month.
China has accused Australia of bowing to protectionist sentiment in blockin g t h e b i d f o r Ausgrid, as well as an earlier one by a China-led consortium to buy cattle company Kidman & Co. Beijing has also criticized Australia, a staunch U.S. ally, for running surveillance flights over disputed islands in the South China Sea. Meanwhile, European Commission President JeanClaude Juncker said China must set up a mechanism to address its problem of industrial overcapacity, saying it was “unacceptable” the European steel industry had lost so many jobs in recent years.
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Venezuelan military personnel named to oversee food distribution
People queue up to buy food and basic household items at a supermarket in Caracas as Venezuela faces acute shortages. (AFP Photo/Federico Parra) Caracas (AFP) Venezuela named publicly 18 military commanders to
oversee the production and distribution of food and basic goods in an effort to alleviate
severe shortages affecting the country. Defense Minister Vladimir
Padrino Lopez selected the military personnel for the “Great Mission of Sovereign Supply and Security,” appointments formalized in the state newspaper. “We will have thorough, precise control of the strategic areas,” Padrino Lopez told journalists weekend. “This semester we will record supply levels greater than what we presented in the first semester, and next year, we will already have a structure to increase projection and improve distribution.” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro created the plan to combat severe shortages — which private firms say have hit 80 percent — of basic products like rice, sugar and toilet paper that
Govt. Minister Appeals to Banks to Drop Interest Rates taxpayers are found within the MSME sector, “but the sector cannot hope to thrive at the pace necessary to get this economy rolling, unless we get to low single-digit interest charges”. He made the comments at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Scotiabank Vision Achiever Programme last week. Minister Samuda said the greatest challenge for the small-business sector is the inability to provide the level of collateral needed to access
loans. “If you don’t have it (collateral), your negotiating skills are diminished. With big collateral you can bargain and get the best rates. I think for Jamaica to really go forward, the philosophy of banking has to be altered somewhat, whereby the focus is more on the viability of the project than on the level of collateral that is offered,” he contended. Meanwhile, Samuda commended Scotiabank on its Vision Achiever
Karl Samuda Programme. Under that initiative, 25 small and medium enterprise operators benefited from an intensive three-month coaching programme designed to achieve core competencies for running a successful business. (Caribbean360)
Bartlett: Jamaica going after US$494- billion ‘rustic’ tourism market MONTEGO BAY, St James — Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has revealed that Jamaica will be gunning for a slice of the US$494billion “rustic” luxury tourism market. “There is a market that values US$494 billion across the globe and we want a piece of it. There is an element that I have called the rustic luxury segment of the market. It’s not the formal luxury that you are used to,” Bartlett remarked. “We are a destination which is characterised mostly by all-inclusives, but we certainly did not begin this way and we certainly don’t want to end that way. And we believe we can do a level of product diversification which affords us to be attractive to all demographics.” The tourism minister was
regulatory, legal, investment and medical cannabis landscape. Meanwhile, citing the great value that cannabisinfused experiences have added to the health and wellness tourism in overseas markets, Bartlett disclosed plans for similar success here and revealed that he has put in place plans to tap into that market for which a policy will be ready by the end of next year. “We have looked at what
Edmund Bartlett speaking at the inaugural CanEx Conference and Expo at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Friday. The event was the first of its kind held in Jamaica and featured high- level content on the latest advances on the
happened across Colorado, where we saw when that intervention came, bookings increased by over 175 per cent in a given year. And we saw also what happened in Amsterdam and other places. So we are looking at those markets,” the tourism minister stated. Bartlett also revealed that the south-western corridor of the island is earmarked for becoming a health and wellness tourism resort area. (Jamaica Observer)
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German anti-immigrant party beats Merkel in her home district Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats were beaten into third place by the anti-immigrant and anti-Islam Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a north-eastern state election yesterday, TV exit polls showed. In a stinging defeat for Merkel in her home district that could weaken her chances of a fourth term in next year’s federal elections, the upstart AfD took 21.9 percent of the vote behind the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) in their first election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern by campaigning hard against the chancellor’s policies on refugees, according to a projection by ARD TV at 1815 GMT. “This isn’t pretty for us,” said Michael Grosse-Broemer, one of Merkel’s top deputies in parliament in Berlin in a
Angela Merkel ZDF TV interview. “Those who voted for the AfD were sending a message of protest.” Merkel’s approval rating has plunged to a five-year low of 45 percent, down from 67 percent a year ago, due to spreading disenchantment with her open-door policies on refugees.
According to a Der Spiegel magazine report, Merkel wanted to announce her intention of running for a fourth term this year but put that on hold due to resistance from her Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union. The arch-conservative CSU has demanded that Merkel put limits on the numbers of refugees. “This was a dark day for Merkel,” Thomas Jaeger, a political scientist at Cologne University, told Reuters. “Everyone knows that she lost this election. Her district in parliament is there, she campaigned there, and refugees are her issue.” The election took place exactly a year after Merkel’s decision to open Germany’s borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees and the discontent in the state was palpable.
South Sudan agrees to more U.N. troops in bid to avoid arms embargo Reuters The government of South Sudan agreed yesterday to accept 4,000 extra peacekeepers in a bid to avoid an arms embargo threatened by the United Nations Security Council, but said the details of the deployment were still being discussed. The announcement came after a meeting in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, between President Salva Kiir and the U.N. Security Council, led by U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power. The 15-member council last month authorized the deployment of a 4,000-strong regional protection force as part of the U.N. peacekeeping mission already on the ground, known as UNMISS.
Salva Kiir It threatened to consider an arms embargo if Kiir’s government did not cooperate. “ To improve the security situation the Transitional Government
of National Unity gave its consent to the deployment, as part of UNMISS, of the regional protection force,” the South Sudanese government and the Security Council said in a joint communiqué. The countries contributing troops to the force, UNMISS and the government would “continue to work through the modalities of deployment,” the statement said. East African regional bloc IGAD pushed for a regional protection force and has pledged to provide the troops. South Sudan Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Martin Elia Lomoro, said the government had no objection to who contributes soldiers.
Syrian forces besiege rebel-held Aleppo…
Turkish-backed fighters drive Islamic State from border Reuters - Syrian government forces and their allies again laid siege to rebel-held eastern Aleppo yesterday, while Turkishbacked fighters drove Islamic State from all the areas along its border, in two significant but separate developments in the multi-sided conflict. The fighting - two potential turning points in the conflict if the gains can be sustained complicated efforts by the United States and Russia to reach a ceasefire deal for Syria, whose civil war is in its sixth year. Talks by the Cold War foes on a ceasefire were set to continue today, but “we’re not there yet,” U.S. President Barack Obama told reporters at the G20 summit in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
wants to fully recapture divided Aleppo, Syria’s largest city before the war. Gains made by Damascus have relied heavily on Russian air support since September last year. Yesterday, intense aerial and artillery attacks helped government forces and their allies drive insurgents out of the Ramousah military complex in Aleppo, according to rebels and a monitoring group. The rebels had captured the complex in early August, breaking through a government siege of eastern Aleppo. Ye s t e r d a y ’s g o v e r n m e n t a d v a n c e s resulted in a new siege of the area, said Zakaria Malahifji of the Fastaqim rebel group.
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Ousted President Dilma Rousseff Obama: Young Americans ‘completely reject’ Trump on immigrants vows to take on new govt. BRASILIA, Brazil Damning the process that led to her recent ouster, former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vowed to “oppose” the new government as it was the “right way to fight.” The Brazilian Senate had voted on Wednesday to remove Rousseff from the presidency for practicing what is known as ‘pedaladas fiscais’ using public money to fund state or federal social schemes without approval of the Congress - in the run-up to her 2014 reelection. “I’m going to oppose this government regardless of where I might be... Our role, the role of those that did not support the coup is to keep an eye on the Brazilian institutions and respect them. I will appeal in all instances because this is the right way to fight,” she told international media. Lawmakers, however, spared the leftist leader
Dilma Rousseff from an eight-year ban on running for any public office as provided for in Brazil’s constitution, in an unexpected separate vote. M i c h e l Te m e r, t h e conservative vicepresident, has been confirmed as president for the remainder of Rousseff ’s term through 2018. Rousseff has filed an a p p e a l w i t h B r a z i l ’s Supreme Court to c h a l l e n g e t h e S e n a t e ’s decision to oust her from
office for manipulating the federal budget. The appeal, filed by Rousseff ’s attorney Jose Eduardo Cardozo, demands “the immediate suspension of the effects of the senate decision.” C a r d o z o ’s petition also accused the opposition attorneys of violating her right to due process. Thousands flocked the streets across Brazil this year to demand the removal of Rousseff, as the country’s worst recession in decades followed by a corruption scandal at oil company Petrobras flattened her coalition. Meanwhile, new vicepresident Rodrigo Maia has reportedly signed a legislation to amend an existing law to tweak rules for credit without Congress’ approval. According to the legislation, the executive can now use up to 20 percent as credit for adjustments in the federal budget, instead of the earlier 10 percent.
Washington (AFP) Barack Obama believes that young Americans “completely reject” Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump’s tough line on immigration and that most Americans share their stance. “There’s a long tradition in the United States of inclusion, immigration, diversity,” the president said in an interview broadcast yesterday on CNN but recorded before he left for the Group of 20 summit meeting in China. “I don’t think that’s going to change because Mr Trump’s got a little more attention than usual,” added Obama. He reiterated that he felt certain the 70-year-old real estate mogul would not succeed him as president next January. “If you look at the current polls,” Obama said, “he’s been able to appeal to a certain group of folks who feel left out or worried about the social change, who have legitimate concerns around the economy and (are) feeling left behind.
Donald Trump But that’s not the majority of America.” “And if you talk to younger people, the next generation of Americans, they completely reject the path” taken by Trump. The president said it was important to “pay close attention” when there was a rise in intolerance and calls for “banning certain classes of people,” a clear allusion to Trump’s call last year to ban all Muslims from entering the country “until we find out what’s going
on.” But overall, Obama concluded, “I’m optimistic.” After issuing a series of contradictory signals on immigration — reflecting the tensions within his campaign team — Trump delivered a muchanticipated speech Wednesday in Phoenix, Arizona that essentially repeated the hard line on immigration that helped fuel his rise during the Republican primaries. Detailing the arsenal of tough measures he intends to take if he defeats Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the November 8 election, he ruled out any path to citizenship for the undocumented immigrants — most of them Mexicans — living in the shadows in the United States. He has, however, backed away from the idea of forcibly deporting the totality of the undocumented — generally estimated to number 11 million — perhaps in view of the enormous logistical challenges such a sweeping operation would pose.
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Young Frenchman Pouille upsets Nadal to reach U.S. Open quarters NEW YORK (Reuters) Young Frenchman Lucas Pouille scored a stunning five-set upset over 14-times grand slam singles winner Rafa Nadal, winning a climactic tiebreaker 8-6 to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Sunday. Displaying poise beyond his years, the 22-year-old Pouille took charge early and led two sets to one, then rebounded after sagging in the fourth set to win 6-1 2-6 64 3-6 7-6(6) in a four hour, seven minute struggle against the fourth seed. Playing in his third consecutive five-set match, 24th se e d P o u i l l e , s t i l l looking for his first ATP Tour title, showed that his quarter-final advance earlier this season at Wimbledon was no fluke. “I couldn’t dream better than this,” he said in an oncourt interview after falling flat on his back in celebration after his forehand winner ended the marathon on his fourth match point. Pouille will play 10thseeded compatriot Gael Monfils in the last eight.
Wawrinka saves match point to beat unseeded Evans
Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland returns a shot to Daniel Evans of the United Kingdom on day six of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports) Lucas Pouille of France winning a game late in the fifth set against Rafael Nadal of Spain (not pictured) on day seven of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) Monfils advanced with a 6-3 6-2 6-3 victory winner against unseeded Marcos
Baghdatis of Cyprus, and has yet to lose a set in the tournament.
Montfort half-century helps Canada HP beat Bermuda again All-rounder Delray Rawlins
KING CITY, Canada, CMC – Guyanese all-rounder Mark Montfort followed up his fivewicket haul in the opener by hitting a half-century that helped a Canada High Performance XI inflict a second tour defeat on Bermuda at Maple Leaf Cricket Club here on Saturday. Canada’s 53-run winning margin was ultimately more emphatic than their twowicket victory at the same venue on Friday, although a half-century and four wickets from teenager Delray Rawlins
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had given Bermuda hope of levelling the series. Montfort followed up his five for 34 on Friday by stroking a 95-ball 71 at number three until he was trapped lbw by Rawlins in his team’s 257 before the visitors collapsed from 129 for one to 204 all out in reply with more than four overs remaining. After opener Bhavindu Adihetty went for 43, Montfort featured in fourthwicket of 98 with Parveen Saroye, who finished
unbeaten on 71 from 74 balls. Rawlins, an 18-year-old s l o w l e f t - a r m b o w l e r, finished with four for 45 from nine overs and was well supported by left-arm medium pacer Jordan DeSilva’s three for 33. Promoted to open the innings, Rawlins struck 52 from 53 balls in a stand of 85 with captain Terryn Fray (45) before off-spinner Montfort avenged his dismissal by trapping him lbw for his only wicket of the innings. Fray was next to go at 129 after adding 44 with Dennico Hollis (32). Although Kamau Leverock (25) and Brian Hall (27) added useful runs, the visitors were undone by Nameed Singh and Daksh Talwar, who shared six wickets. Talmar finished with three for 27 from eight overs while Singh took three for 44 from 10. Bermuda, who will face Mississauga Ramblers on Tuesday and a Canada select team on Wednesday, are using the four-match tour to prepare for an ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament to be held in Los Angeles between October 27 and November 4. Bermuda’s opponents will be the United States, Denmark, Oman and Italy.
NEW YORK (Reuters) Third seed Stan Wawrinka saved a match point at the U.S. Open on Saturday before squeezing past unheralded Briton Dan Evans in five sets to reach the fourth round. The Swiss faced match point at 56 in the fourth-set tiebreak but won it 10-8 and then raced through the final set to clinch a 4-6 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(8) 6-2 victory. “It was an unbelievable fight,” Wawrinka said. “I’m for sure lucky to get through that match, saving match point. He played really great, he’s really talented and he was really pushing me. “To finish like that, I’m really happy to get through. It wasn’t easy for me to find my best game.” World number 64 Evans described his loss as a “heartbreaker” after coming so close to reaching the last
16 of a grand slam for the first time. Ranked as low as 772 in May of last year, Evans stunned Wawrinka as he took the match to the two-time grand slam champion in a packed Louis Armstrong Stadium. The 26-year-old broke in the 10th game to take the first set and though Wawrinka hit back to level the match, the Briton took the third in a tiebreak. The pair traded breaks at the start of the fourth set but Evans, who surprised Wawrinka with his variety, had match point in the tiebreak as the crowd rose to their feet in anticipation of a massive upset. But Wawrinka saved it with a volley winner, and that proved the last gasp for Evans as the Swiss, a semi-finalist in New York in two of the past three years, prevailed in the
tiebreak and then dominated the fifth set. “Just a bit of a heartbreaker really,” Evans told reporters. “It was a tough one to take. Probably hurt a bit for a while. Disappointing how it sort of played out. Evans acknowledged that he was felt fatigued after failing to close out the match in the fourth-set tiebreak. “I was physically pretty tired. Subconsciously, mentally as well. I was hurt a bit. Just one of those things. I n t h e f i f t h s e t , h e ’s obviously a class opponent. I sort of knew that was the chance in the fourth set, yeah,” the Briton said. “It’s just a difficult one really to sort of take.” Wawrinka, the 2014 Australian Open winner and 2015 French Open champion, will next play Ilya Marchenko of Ukraine.
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Roberta Vinci first through West Dem romp to 201-run win to U.S. Open quarter-finals at Everest despite 7-wkts by Ali GCB JAGUARS 3-DAY FRANCHISE LEAGUE
By Sean Devers Questionable tactics in their run chase from East Bank after off-spinner Ershad Ali had captured a League best 7-62 in a losing cause, handed West Demerara their first win when their second round GCB Jaguars three-day Franchise League match ended at Everest yesterday. Set an improbable 330 to win in 79 overs on a slow track which kept low, after West Dem carried their overnight 164-5 to 236 just before lunch, East Bank were bowled out for 129 at 15:41hrs to lose by 201 runs five minutes before a heavy downpour began. A draw would have given both teams three points plus their batting and bowling points. But after Vishaul Singh, the only batsman with the temperament to bat all day, was run out by a sharp piece of fielding by Richie Looknauth for a 41 ball 21 with four boundaries, the others batted in t20 mode and paid the price for not understanding they were required to bat ‘time’ instead of trying to score as quickly as possible. Scores: W/Dem 253 & 236, E/Bank 160 & 129 Resuming yesterday, West Demerara, beaten by East Coast in the first round, lost their last five wickets for 72 runs with Raymon Reifer taking his overnight 24 to 38 before he was removed by Colin Benn. Romario Shepherd followed his five-wicket haul with a quick-fire 24-ball 32 with three-fours and a six before he was removed by Ali, who ended the innings by getting rid of Mahendra Dhanpaul (5) to finish with eight wickets in the game for East Bank who began their reply with emphasis more on trying to bat out the day than going for a win. Bajan Reifer swung the ball both ways and struck thrice in quick succession to
Boodie, Foo hit tons in Berbice
Veersammy Permaul rip out the top order and leave East Bank on 22-3. Singh cut Shepherd behind point for four before stroking the pacer nonchalantly down the ground and flicking him for consecutive boundaries in an over which cost 14. The left hander, selected for the Windies ‘A’ team tour to Sri Lanka, punched Reifer for four and looked rock solid. He and Steven Jacobs joined forces at a time when a big partnership was needed but that did not happen although Jacobs got off the mark with an imperious short arm jab past mid-on for four off Reifer. Shepherd ran in hard and banged one in short and had the tall Jacobs going on his toes to ‘ride’ it down. But Jacobs (7) was soon LBW to Dhanpaul at 35-4 and when Singh was run out two runs later it was always going to be an early day for West Demerara. Sherfane Rutherford plundered Dhanpaul for three boundaries in an over but was dropped on 22 off Looknauth in the deep by Reifer. But that did not deter the pugnacious left-hander from riding his
Yusuf century propels Floodlight to 27-run win over Savage An attacking century by opener Yunnis Yusuf handed Floodlight a 27-run victory over Savage XI in a 20-over softball fixture played on Friday night at Demerara Cricket Club. Yusuf anchored his team innings as he shared in a 61-run third wicket stand with Rakesh Arjoon (12) after Floodlight lost two early wickets deciding to bat. Yusuf smashed fifteen fours and eight sixes in a rapid 125 to guide Floodlight to 196-7. Surendra Nauth chipped in with 24 not out. Raymond Bisraj claimed three wickets. Savage lost a few early wickets before Rudolph Pereira stabilised the innings fairly. He smashed ten fours and one maximum before he was dismissed for 74, Toolsie Sahadeo got 24 and Nadir Baksh 17 as Savage XI were limited to 1697. Rabindra Singh and man-of-the-match Yusuf picked up two wickets each.
luck. A mighty sweep was miss-timed and trickled to the ropes while another miscued shot off Looknauth went for a one-bounce four. While Rutherford entertained the small crowd it was not the type of innings needed at that point and talented youngster never suggested permanence. With dark clouds hovering over the ground he was bowled by Looknauth at 71-6 after facing 28 balls for 32, decorated with five fours and a six. Rain stopped play just before Tea at 103-9 and when played resumed the last wicket pair of Mark Robe (41) and Colin Benn (2 from 34 balls) added 44 in a frustrating stand with Robe looking an accomplished batsman before he was taken at long-on to end the game. Reifer finished with 3-14 and Looknauth 345 doing the main damage with the ball. Meanwhile, at Albion Lower Corentyne resumed on 249-6 reached 290 before bowling out Georgetown for 140 in their second innings despite an attractive 57 from Robin Bacchus. Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Persaud (5-39) captured his third fivewicket haul in two matches to move to 19 wickets in the tournament. Pacer Raun Johnson supported with 2-34 for L/C’tyne who were set 65 to win. The home side reached 65 for the loss of Devon Clements’s wicket with Jonathon Foo making an undefeated 26 to go to 305 runs, top scoring in the ninewicket win. At Cumberland in Canje, West Berbice overnight on 98-2, reached 163 with Avishkar Sewkarran (40) and Shemron Hetmyer (35) leading the way. Ricardo Adams had 5-25 and Anthony Adams 3-29. The visitors, set 216 to win, reached 216-4 with Kevin Boodie (102) joining Jonathon Foo (2) as the only batsmen to score centuries. Boodie got support from Ricardo Adams (49) and Ricardo Peters (29) to give Essequibo a six wicket win. Kevin Jawhair took 2-47 for West Berbice. The next round begins on Thursday with E’bo facing E/ Bank at Everest, W/B’ce playing W/ Dem in Canje, G/ T battling E/Coast at Bourda and U/C’tyne taking on L/ C’tyne in an all Berbice affair at Port Mourant.
NEW YORK (Reuters) Italian seventh seed Roberta Vinci was first through to the U.S. Open quarter-finals, taming Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko 7-6(5) 6-2 on Sunday. At number 99 the lowest ranked player to make it through to the last 16, Tsurenko represented a tricky test for last year’s U.S. Open runner-up having knocked off 12th seed Dominika Cibulkova and 21st seed Irina-Camelia Begu to get to the fourth round. The 27-year-old Ukrainian looked prepared to add another seeded scalp to her Flushing Meadows collection as she forced the first set to a tie-break before surrendering 7-5. After a draining 67-minute opening set, Tsurenko had little left in the tank for the second and Vinci stamped her authority on the match quickly by going up a break and cruising to an easy win to clinch a spot in the last eight for the third time in four years. Next up for Vinci is the winner between secondseeded Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber and 14th-seeded twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.
Roberta Vinci of Italy celebrates after defeating Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine (not pictured) on day seven of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports)
Venus takes next step to possible sisters showdown at Open
Venus Williams of the USA hits to Laura Siegemund of Germany on day six of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) NEW YORK (Reuters) Venus Williams moved within two wins of a possible sisterly showdown with Serena in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open by beating German 26th seed Laura Siegemund to reach the fourth round on Saturday. The sixth-seeded Williams came up big on the critical points to make quick work of Siegemund in a 6-1 6-
2 victory in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 36-year-old Williams, oldest player in the women’s draw, repelled seven of nine break points held by the German, and capitalized on six of 10 of her own break opportunities. “Just doing what I have to do, being able to dominate when I need to,” Williams told reporters.
“Being in control of the points, so even if I lose a point, I feel like, OK, I’m in a position to win the point. That’s where I want to be every single time.” Williams, a seven-times grand slam singles winner and twice U.S. Open champion, has enjoyed some recent success, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon and the final at Stanford. Siegemund appeared poised to offer the American a good test, coming off a productive stretch in which she made the semi-finals in Bucharest, won in Bastad and reached the quarter-finals at the Rio Olympics. But she wilted under the raw power of Williams, who forced her into 32 errors and was gifted with 26 unforced miscues in the 78-minute match. That moved Williams into a round of 16 clash against big-serving, 10th-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova, a 62 6-4 winner against Russian 17th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Top-seeded Serena advanced to the fourth round with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of Sweden’s Johanna Larsson.
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Sarfraz, Shoaib lead Pakistan WDFA / STAG SENIOR LEAGUE Young Achievers pummel Vegae to consolation ODI win Boys; Uitvlugt held by Stewartville, Sarfraz Ahmed became the leading run-scorer in the one-day series, England v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Cardiff, September 4, 2016 ©Getty Images
Eoin Morgan poses with the series trophy, England v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Cardiff, September 4, 2016 © Getty Images
( R e u t e r s ) P a k i s t a n ’s Sarfraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik shared a fluent partnership of 163 to lead the tourists to a consolation four-wicket win over England in the fifth and final one-day international in Cardiff on Sunday. The hosts, put into bat, mustered a respectable 302 for nine from 50 overs but their bowling lacked penetration and Pakistan reached the victory target with 10 balls to spare. England, who won the series 4-1, never produced the explosive power that has characterised their recent one-day batting. Jason Roy made 87 off 89 balls and Ben Stokes 75 off 76 but they lost wickets at regular intervals, Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali completing figures of 4-60. England fast bowler M a r k Wo o d t o o k t w o wickets in one over to reduce the touring side to 77 for three before Sarfraz and Shoaib assumed control. They attacked England spinner Liam Dawson on his ODI debut and Sarfraz struck an excellent 90 off 73 balls before skying Dawson to Alex Hales on the boundary. The experienced Shoaib also fell to a catch in the deep off Dawson for 77 but Mohammad Rizwan’s unbeaten 34 guided Pakistan home. The sides, who drew 2-2 in the test series, meet in a one-off Twenty20 international in Manchester on Wednesday. Scores: Pakistan 304 for 6 (Sarfraz 90, Malik 77) beat England 302 for 9 (Roy 87, Stokes 75, Hasan 4-60) by four wickets.
Shoaib Malik made his first ODI fifty against England in England, England v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Cardiff, September 4, 2016 ©Getty Images
Eagles draw Jetty Gunners By Franklin Wilson Young Achievers was the only team to rake in full points when the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) / Stag sponsored Senior League resumed at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground on the weekend. While Young Achievers displayed little or no signs of inactivity in their 5-0 whipping of Vegae Boys, Eagles of Stewartville had to dig deep to earn a 1-1 draw with Jettey Gunners in the other game on Saturday, while Uitvlugt Warriors floored a plethora of opportunities yesterday as Stewartville rallied to earn a 0-0 draw at the same venue. Lexroy Mansfield blasted a hat-trick for Young Achievers, hitting the back of the nets in the 59th, 60th and 61st minute. Lloyd Prince netted the initial goal with just 5 minutes on the game clock, while the sealer was converted by Emmanuel Thomas in the 66th minute. Jetty Gunners almost pulled off an upset win over Eagles, the former drawing first blood in the 16th minute thanks to a Shawn Williams goal. The Gunners were able to hold on to that advantage for quite a long time but eventually broke under pressure when Eagles found the
back of the nets for the equalizer in the 65th minute, Orlando Henry performing the honours. Eagles squandered a late penalty that would have given them full points; the Gunners left the venue contented with their single point. Yesterday, Uitvlugt Warriors, currently sitting third in the standings saw their winning streak after three matches being halted by old rivals and neighbours, Stewartville. The Warriors created chances almost at will but their focus in the final third was as miserable as can be as they missed chance after chance, almost as if they had practiced for that. Stewartville can count themselves lucky on an afternoon ideal for football with the rain intervening just before kick off to cool things down. Jamal Petty, Keion Duke and Charles Stobie were the main culprits for Uitvlugt, missing chances throughout the match. Turning in a sterling performance for Stewartville in defence were Steffon Bentick and Joslyn Small. Den Amstel are the current points leaders with 15 points from five wins, they are also unbeaten.
Courtney Walsh relishes Bangladesh challenge
Courtney Walsh (Photo: usacricketers.com) DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) – Former West Indies paceman Courtney Walsh said his love of a challenge has prompted him to accept the job of specialist bowling coach for the Bangladesh team. Walsh, 53, this week agreed a three-year deal after he completed his assignment as a selector for the West Indies in August, a post he occupied for the last two years. “I have always dreamed of being involved with an international team,” Walsh said in his first press conference in Dhaka on Sunday. “There was a natural
instinct to come here. I have never ever played in Bangladesh in my career. I played against them a couple of times. “It was another chance to make new friends, and I always like challenges and get a satisfactory end result at the end of everything. It is a combination of both. I am happy to be here,” he said. Walsh, who took 519 Test wickets and 227 in ODIs in a 17-year international career, replaced former Zimbabwean captain Heath Streak in the position. Streak stepped down in May after helping Bangladesh make steady
progress in the pace bowling department during his twoyear tenure. “I am hoping by the time I leave Bangladesh, there will be much improvement. What really impressed me were the strides that Bangladesh Cricket Board wants to make for their players,” Walsh said. “They have gone leaps and bounds to improve the game. Obviously they want to improve their rankings and I would like to be part of that. Wa l s h ’s m o v e t o B a n g l a d e s h , h o w e v e r, comes at a tense time for the South Asian team. Only in late August did England finally agree to go ahead with a tour in October, after 20 people, mostly foreigners, were killed in an attack on a Dhaka cafe, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility. Bangladesh also recently appointed Sri Lankan Thilan Samaraweera as their batting consultant ahead of the England series while officials said they are in the process of naming a spin bowling coach. England will arrive in Dhaka on September 30 to play two Tests and three oneday internationals.
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Fazil Haniff, Imran Khan and Carlos Adams emerge as Champs
Mr. Vibert Austin and Mr. Oncar Ramroop pose with the day’s winners. From Left; J. Medina, I. Khan, F. Haniff, Mr V. Austin, C. Adams, P. Persaud, I. Gouveia, and President O. Ramroop. Undaunted by the long absence (4 months!) from the Golf Course due to incessant rains and an almost impassable road, Golfers turned out with great enthusiasm for the massive Massy United 4th Annual golf tournament Saturday. The top stream was a refreshing net range of 73 – 76, with some ten golfers in the range, comprising F. Haniff, I. Khan, C. Adams – 73; Pur Persaud, P. London – 74; I. Gouveia, M. Gayadin – 75: and A. Hussain, P. Prashad and H. Tiwari - 76. Other golfers submitted scores ranged up to net 85. While the scores are generally much better for all the golfers, the long competitive absence did
not deter keen competitive scores as demonstrated by the top ten. Club Captain Chatterpaul Deo was high in his praise for the effort of the golfers to come out and play and produce such a close range at the top. Winners of the day’s tournament were 1st - Fazil Haniff 73/87; 2nd - Imran Khan 73/80; 3rd – Carlos Adams 73/ 99. Best Gross – Imran Khan; Nearest to the Pin (3 feet) Ian Gouviea; and Most Honest Golfer – Jorge Medina. (Any tie in golf – as in the case of 3 scores at 73 – is initially settled by the golfer with the better ‘back nine’ scores receiving the better place. The tournament was
played under the open medal play system.) Massy United Insurance, of Lot 126F Carmichael Street, Georgetown,(tel:592-2267444) had since April 30 expected its tournament to be run off, but this did not take place until now, September 3. The rains have eased and remedial work on the Club’s access road through collaboration between Macorp, Mr. Mohan Jacob Director for Design & Construction with American based construction company EMR Inc., - and the Club’s executives, has made the road very usable. Massy United Insurance, (a Barbados based Company,) offers a wide range of general
Windies, Pakistan to square off with World Cup berths in mind BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Pakistan’s one-day series against West Indies will take on special significance when the two teams clash in three matches starting later this month in the United Arab Emirates. In the latest official International Cricket Council rankings released on Sunday, Pakistan were floundering at number nine on 86 points – just eight ratings points behind the once mighty West Indies in eighth spot. With hosts England along with the seven highest ranked nations qualifying automatically for the 2019 50-overs World Cup, the latest rankings mean there will be a mad scramble at the bottom of the table for a top eight spot. The two remaining spots for the marquee tournament will be filled through a 10-team qualifying competition set for 2018. On Sunday, Pakistan scored a consolation four-wicket victory in the fifth and final OneDay International against England in Cardiff, but conceded a 4-1 series loss to crash to their lowest-ever points tally in the 15-year history of the current rankings system.
Pakistan will now face the challenge of sweeping the day/night series against West Indies in order to remain in contention for an automatic World Cup berth. The first game is set for September 30 in Sharjah with the second two days later at the same venue. The third is carded for Abu Dhabi. West Indies, meanwhile, will be hoping for a positive series result in order to maintain their spot in the top eight of the rankings and also avoid the qualifying tournament. They already suffered the disappointment of missing out – for the first time – on a place in next year’s ICC Champions Trophy after failing to tie down a top eight spot by last year’s cut-off date of September 30. The Caribbean side are currently four points behind seventh placed Bangladesh and seven adrift of sixth placed Sri Lanka. However, if the Bangladeshis can sweep their upcoming three-match series against minnows Afghanistan and then beat England in a similar three-match rubber following, they will move up to an unprecedented sixth spot in the rankings.
insurance products for businesses throughout 14 territories in the Caribbean. Their A-ExcellentA M Best (of the USA) financial stability rating gives clients the assurance that they are financially stable and well able to manage various risks and effectively settle claims when the need arises. Club President Oncar Ramroop, in expressing gratitude on behalf of the Club, gave members detailed information of the financial stability of Massy United, and of the excellent coverage that Massy United Insurance has given the Lusignan Golf Club. Mr. Vibert Austin, Claims Officer, representing Mr. Lindel Harlequin and Massy United, expressed his appreciation for the detailed information about Massy United presented by Club President Oncar Ramroop and for the opportunity for Massy United to be involved. He reiterated Massy’s perspective that Insurance should cause the client to be happy that they were involved with them. He also repeated Mr Harlequin’s commitment that Massy’s involvement with the Lusignan Golf Club is annual and will only be bigger and better. In closing, Club President, Ramroop thanked Mr Jorge Medina and Macorp for the significant contribution made to the improvement of the road. Mr Medina expressed that Macorp has been very happy to assist not only the Golf Club but also the Lusignan community in the improvement to the road.
Monday September 05, 2016
Concentrate on schoolwork, developing skills - Coach Harper The Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) August Holiday Clinic concluded on Friday with eight participants receiving awards for their exceptional display during the camp, while all other participants as well as the awardees were presented with certificates to recognize their attendance throughout the two weeks. Jason Camacho, a 16-year batsman who is also a quite good bowler was the most stupendous talent on show while leg spinning all-rounder Wayne Bollers was the best under15 player and Shiloh Adams received the top honours for the under 13s. Best all-rounder 17 years and under went to Jeremiah Scott, Chad Shivinton won best bowler accolade for the u-15s, Nehemiah Singh and Malachi Barrington were the other awardees for under15s and 13s respectively. While Kishawn Sannie won most improved player and Jamal Michael most disciplined player. A press release for the Club stated that Award recipients received bats, gloves, cricket pads and autographed teeshirts compliments of the sponsors. Speaking at the closing, MSC President Winston Semple extended his gratitude to all who collaborated with the club to help to make the Camp a success. He also thanked the parents for choosing MSC to assist in their children’s development while encouraging them to participate in the club’s weekly youth programme. Facilitator of the camp, Mark Harper said he was immensely satisfied that there was such an overwhelming response of over 50 participants attending the camp. He continued by stating it was both enjoyable and challenging since they (coaches) were able to impart to the young and upcoming crickets much knowledge as possible within the framework of the game. Most importantly he encouraged the children to concentrate on their school work and develop their skills since the game has a lot to offer, while he urged their parents to encourage them to play and develop the sport. There were also other significant figures making oral presentations including GCA President Roger Harper, Manager of the National Blind team Terry Pemberton and longest serving President of MSC Claude Raphael. Club secretary Adrian Smith was master of ceremonies. Other than former national player and coach, Mark Harper there were other established coaches who imparted their knowledge on the young brigade over the packed two-week period. The aims of the programme were: to provide a variety of fun and enjoyable activities which are expected to provide immense pleasure and satisfaction, while teaching the basic skills of the game; to develop hand-eye co-ordination, sharpen reflexes, agility and flexibility, balance and speed; to teach the rules of the game by step-by-step instructions; to develop life skills, such as self-confidence and selfdiscipline; to build and improve skills and athletic capabilities. Children were also taught the basics of the game through playing a variety of games that cover all facets of cricket. There were also games designed for small groups to ensure that all children get a go, and that they could have test, learn and practice skills as they go. There were also matches during the programme to test the skills, confidence and mental capabilities of players. Apart from the coaches several national players and prominent individuals lectured to the individual on their social development. In general the clinic was a successful one that had the necessary requirements to nurture cricketers for the future. There were also several participants who are new to cricket while some came from other clubs to enhance their abilities. The camp was supported by Noble House Seafood, Winston Semple, Kings Jewellery World, Arron Fraser, Andrew DeAbreu, Sherwood Lowe, Dr. Joseph, Regal Stationery Centre and Regal Sports, Lloyd Dubblin, Brans Security, Gordon Gilhuys, Orin Forde, Shawn Holder, Sean Devers, Leading Edge Sports, Emily Dodson, Atlantic Mining Supply, General Industrial Supplies, Teshana Cox, Anita Lane, Wilbur Security, Paul Castello, Outar, Persaud, Prashad, Keith Lowenfield, Roger Phillips, Boston, Ivor Wharton, Star Party Rentals, Green Ice Taxi, Ray Lall, Erron Lall, Ramroop, Ramesh Seecharran, Sita Hassan, Roderick King, Mark Harper, Reon King and Derick John.